Supreme Emperor of Mist

Chapter 144: Final Battle (1)

"Get yourself ready. Polish all your weapons and feed your horses! This battle today will be our last, so put in everything you have to win this for his highness!" the officers making their rounds from one tent to another said.

There are only a total of 900 soldiers remained in Sun Wu Jian's camp. Furthermore, this figure is after it added up with the remaining troops under Qin Lan's command. That was less than one-sixth of the total force remaining.

That was the ugly truth in this world dominated with strength. Only those with luck, ability, and persistence survive.

Walking out from his tent, Huang Ping revealed a sharp gaze as he recovered a part of his strength. Although it was just a seventh-level Flesh Refining cultivation, that is more than enough for him to participate in this final battle.

Along with Wang Xun beside him, the two went into Sun Wu Jian's commander tent for a final briefing before engaging in a battle of wits against their biggest enemy across the Ten Miles Plain.

"Your highness," Huang Ping and Wang xun greeted their liege the moment they entered his royal tent. A few other people have already been waiting inside even before the two arrived.

"Commander Huang. Vice Commander Wang," the three experts of half-step Bone Reconstruction Layer greeted the two when they step inside the tent. Two soldiers immediately dusted the chair beside Sun Wu Jian for them to have their seats.

"Three experts are too polite. Please return to your seats." Huang Ping and Wang Xun returned their gesture.

"Commander, Vice Commander, please have a tea and breakfast first..." some female attendants soon came forward and served them both with some deep-fried cakes and dough sticks.

"Brother Sun," Shan Xiong Xin was the next one to come into the tent. He was quickly served similarly to the others.

Qin Lan was the last to arrive in this tent. His group was also the largest as he came with Qin Chan, Lu Yi, Lu Qing Yun, and Huo Zunjie. The twelve of them were people with the highest authority in this army right now.

They were seated on the left side of Sun Wu Jian.

"Since everyone present, let us start our strategy meeting for today's battle. There are a total of 900 soldiers left at our side. As for our enemies, the scout reported that their number is around 1,200."

"The interrogation on our captives also allowed us to roughly estimate the number of experts still left in the opposition side. We believe that only Lang Xue and Xiong Jie are the only two who remained of the Hushan Bandits."

"As for the Evil Infant Sect, we believe that there's close to eight peoples. Two amongst them were first-level Bone Reconstruction Layer experts." Sun Wu Jian repeated what was reported to him this morning.

"This battle is going to be a difficult one... Handling the two first-level experts is going to be trouble," said Qin Chan. Right now, she was the only first-level Bone Reconstruction expert in the tent. Furthermore, Lu Yi, Huo Zunjie, Huang Ping, and Qin Lan was still a seventh-level Flesh Refining expert.

In her opinion, no matter how skillful are their own people, forcefully engaging against an opponent stronger than themselves would always come with a risk.

"This is the reason I gathered everyone here today to discuss what will be our plan. In everyone's opinion, which one of these experts will be our biggest threat in this battle?" Sun Wu Jian asked.

Everyone started to look at each other as they think about which name to be brought to their attention.

"I'll start first." Sun Wu Jian raised his hand up.

"Lang Xue, from the Hushan Bandits. Wei Hu Xuan and his nameless subordinate, both from Evil Infant Sect." Sun Wu Jian's pick was indeed the top three of their concern. They were also the experts who killed three of Sun Wu Jian's most dependable half-step Bone Reconstruction cultivators.

"Your highness, please include us as part of your force to keep one or two of their experts occupied." one of the Elite Soldiers of Sun Wu Jian said. There are only nine of them left out of twelve. If it was not because Qin Lan was making a great wave on his battlefield yesterday, perhaps more than half of them are dead by now.

"No. Even if all of us died, the nine of you must be by our prince's side. You're not allowed to move more than ten steps away from his highness," said Huang Ping.

"But, commander!" one of them cupped their hand and tried to kneel.

"No, This is an order." Huang Ping then tossed a token on the floor between them and Sun Wu Jian. It was a modest token made of wood. Except for the fact it was carved using hand from one stroke to another, there's also a word (Chancellor) engraved on the token.

"That's... That's the order of the chancellor!" the nine elite soldiers gritted their teeth hard as they unwillingly obeyed Huang Ping's order. It even surprised Qin Lan because such an effect can be achieved by bringing out a simple token.

'I wonder who exactly is this chancellor and teacher of Sun Wu Jian and Huang Ping? To control nine peak Flesh Refining Experts with his token alone... How amazing could he be?' Qin Lan stares deeply into the token and studies the humble plate from afar.

'What? To think that there's a Formation of Heaven's Blessing hidden within the token... No wonder he's able to get their respect... What a virtuous figure... I can't wait but to meet him.' Qin Lan nodded and took a sip of the tea on his table.

"Let me handle the one called Wei Hu Xuan from Evil Infant Sect. Even if I'm unconfident about killing him, keeping him occupied until the battle ended shouldn't be a problem for me," Qin Chan said. As the one with the highest cultivation in this tent, it was her responsibility to keep the strongest one in check.

"As for the other first-level Bone Reconstruction expert, let both of us face him together. We might lose our lives, but we'll promise that we will keep him occupied until the end of the battle." Elder Shun and Elder Xie offered to face the next Bone Reconstruction expert.

"What about Lang Xue?" Sun Wu Jian asked.

"Let me handle him." Shan Xiong Xin offered to take the challenge. But Expert Yi has a different point of view.

"Commander Shan, the job to handle Lang Xue should be left to me. After all, I am the only half-step expert here without a proper opponent." Expert Yi said.

"No, Expert Yi. Although Lang Xue might be a difficult opponent, he's still a peak Flesh Refining Layer cultivator. You have experience fighting against Xu Xin Cheng from the Evil Infant Sect before, so please continue to delay him as long as you could." Shan Xiong Xin said.

"Then, let both of us give you a support, Expert Yi!" Lu Yi and Huo Zunjie volunteered to give Expert Yi a hand and face against two helpers standing beside Xu Xin Cheng.

"That's great! With the help of you two, I'm confident that even if I can't win, keeping him occupied won't be a problem at all!" Expert Yi cupped his hands together at Lu Yi and Huo Zunjie as he expressed his gratitude for their support.

But before that, the two still need Qin Lan's approval.

"Why are both of you looking at me? If you're confident, then go for it. The Kuangshan Lu Sect disciples are all heroic experts, not underhanded cowards." Qin Lan smiled as he was happy that the two had now started to have their own target in their lives.

Although he was responsible for grooming them, what Qin Lan was looking for is experts capable of thinking and deciding for themselves.

"Then... Please allowed both of us to accompany Expert Yi and keep the opponents in check. We will not bring shame to the Qin Faction and our young master!" the two of them bowed slightly and said.

"Good!" Qin Lan slammed the cup of tea in his hand down on the table. The preciseness of his use of strength was so sharp and refined, where it only leave a dent on the ground, but not the table nor the cup.josei

"What the... Is this something one can do after mastering the use of Spiritual Energy?" everyone was quiet as they wait for Qin Lan's word.

"Me and Wang Xun will handle the remaining expert serving Wei Hu Xuan and Xiong Jie." Huang Ping said.

Then... Me and Qing Yun will face Peng Yan and her subordinate." Qin Lan said.

"Good! Let's go with this arrangement." Sun Wu Jian said. With all the targets has been marked, they appeared in front of their loyal soldiers.

"All soldiers of the ninth prince Sun Wu Jian, listen to your order!"

"We'll divide you into three different armies. The first army will follow Commander Qin, the second army with Commander Huang, and the third army with me!"

"Our target is destroying the Hushan Bandits, kicking the men from Evil Infant Sect out of the Flame Demon Mountain, and take control of this region of Yunshan Province!"

"Soldiers... This will be our final battle. Victory to the Country of Wu!" Sun Wu Jian shouted.

"Victory to the Country of Wu!"

"Victory to the Country of Wu!"

"Move forward! Our target is to defeat our enemies and kick them out from this Flame Demon Mountain! March forward!"

Similarly, those from the Evil Infant Sect are prepared to end this war today.

"All soldiers! Move forward!" Peng Yan ordered as she changed into a battle robe that covered her modesty. Right now, she resembled a qualified general of an army.