These soldiers were all battle-hardened veterans. Each of them was either an elite selected from within the Great Yi Dynasty or a human warrior converted on the battlefield of gods and demons. Not only were they loyal, but they were also all warriors who had survived countless battles. They cultivated top-tier military techniques like the "Heavenly Soldier Combat Manual" and the "Heavenly General Combat Manual", allowing each of them to unleash their full potential—even beyond their limits.
Among cultivators of the same realm, few could rival them.
Their cultivation was also steadily rising.
At this moment, facing the undead skeletons, there was no trace of fear in their hearts. Instead, their gazes were icy cold.
"Draw and release!"
The Divine Mechanism Crossbows fired frenetically. Their speed was so fast that in the blink of an eye, they became a rain of arrows, sweeping across the battlefield like a tidal wave.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Undead skeletons were pierced through the skull, their soul fires extinguished. Others were hit in the body, bursting into flames. Some were frozen solid, their bodies shattered into shards of ice. Each arrow ripped through the void with shrill howls.
Even though many skeletons instinctively tried to block or counterattack, their strength barely reached the Divine Sea Realm—at most the Fate Aperture Realm. They were merely puppets under the control of the ghoul tribe. No matter how they resisted, they couldn't stand against the elite troops of Great Yi.
They were cut down like stalks of wheat.
A field of shattered bones scattered across the ground.
They couldn't even get close to the city wall before being brought down mid-charge.
The strength of Great Yi was far beyond what it had once been—not something common folk could imagine.
Destruction. Pure destruction.
Skeletons were annihilated on the spot. Even with various strange abilities, they could not escape the fate of being shot down under the intense arrow rain.
"Target that ugly demonic face—fire at will!"
A storm of arrows surged toward the enormous face of Chi Wuwei, the ghoul leader.
That face was simply too large to dodge. The arrow rain was so dense that even a blind man could land a shot.
Seeing the skeletal puppets fail to impact the Great Yi army, Chi Wuwei's expression turned colder. His understanding of Great Yi's power deepened. It was terrifyingly strong.
"However, if you think you can wipe out my ghoul tribe, that's impossible. A mere arrow storm—what can it do to me?"
The thought flashed through Chi Wuwei's mind. A hint of disdain flickered in his eyes.
He didn't even bother dodging. His massive mouth opened wide, transforming into a massive black hole that emitted a tremendous suction force, forming a swirling vortex.
All the crossbow bolts and arrows fired at him were drawn into that gaping maw—consumed completely without a trace, as if they had vanished into a bottomless sea.
"Devour Heaven Formation – devours all under heaven and earth. Nothing is inedible. Nothing is indigestible."
Chi Wuwei sneered. "Humans, today I shall devour you all."
As his words fell, the gigantic mouth expanded with inhuman speed—growing tenfold, dozens of times larger in an instant—until it rivaled the size of the celestial city itself.
The black hole descended like a vortex from the heavens, aiming to swallow the entire city whole in a single bite. It was monstrous and merciless.
Even the most battle-hardened soldiers in the city couldn't help but feel shaken—as if the sky were collapsing.
This was the Devour Heaven Formation, capable of swallowing all things. To manifest such a vast formation, all the ghouls had pooled their power into it.
"You seek death? Then this general shall grant it."
Guan Yu's eyes narrowed, his voice cold. Then came a sharp shout:
"Boundless Heavens—Heavenly Soldiers, lend me your strength!"
Shout!
With his command, all 500,000 soldiers of the Godslayer Legion roared in unison. In that instant, an unseen, mysterious connection formed, and their energy began flowing toward Guan Yu.
Streams of true essence and mana surged into his body—not clashing but harmonizing perfectly, merging as one.
Guan Yu's body began to grow at an astonishing rate—ten zhang, dozens, then hundreds, finally reaching several hundred zhang tall. In the blink of an eye, he had transformed into a towering giant clad in armor, a divine war general of unmatched might.
In his hand, he held a massive Green Dragon Crescent Blade. His eyes, at first closed, suddenly snapped open.
"SLASH!"
His voice thundered through the skies like a bolt of lightning.
At the same moment, he raised his blade and swung it—straight toward the descending black hole.
It moved so fast it defied comprehension.
Like the first light piercing the darkness, dazzling and peerless.
Within the green blade light danced a colossal azure dragon. As it moved, darkness itself seemed to be torn apart.
This was a blade strike beyond compare.
Within the weapon surged the ultimate blade intent—ferocious, violent, unstoppable. In that strike, one could witness the rise and fall of kingdoms during the Spring and Autumn era, the destruction and birth of states.
It was the Spring and Autumn Blade Technique, and this was its ultimate move:
"Sweep Across the Six Kingdoms!!"
This slash embodied the overpowering will of Qin's unification of the six kingdoms—a ruthless, awe-inspiring force that ended the chaos of the Warring States and brought absolute order.
A slash of supreme bravery.
A slash that arose from death to forge life.
A slash that opened a new era.
This strike carried the faith of millions, the will of invincibility, and the spirit of conquest.
It was unstoppable. It was absolute.
Even Guan Yu himself had rarely used this move. In his lifetime, he had executed it only a handful of times.
It was a peerless slash.
When unleashed now, its power was beyond description.
Within the blade light played out the entire history of the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States.
Just witnessing it once left a mark in the soul—impossible to forget.
Crack!!
The blade light flashed.
And then—the colossal black hole was sliced clean in two. The light vanished. As if it had never existed.
In the void, the black hole faltered… and collapsed. In the blink of an eye, it reverted into Chi Wuwei's face.
At this moment, his enormous face appeared stunned, his eyes lifeless. Divine light flickered and faded from his gaze.
"What… is that blade?"
Chi Wuwei murmured.
"The Spring and Autumn Blade."
Guan Yu replied coldly.
"A fine blade. A fine Spring and Autumn Blade. A fine Great Yi Dynasty. A fine Great Yi army… I never imagined even the Devour Heaven Formation could be broken. Humans… truly cannot be underestimated. This blade—I concede… yet I do not."
Chi Wuwei roared to the skies.
And then—the massive face split apart down the middle, a colossal fracture running through it—clearly the mark left by the blade.
Crash!!
As the demonic face crumbled, countless ghouls scattered in all directions. When they hit the ground, they were all dead. Not even their corpses remained whole—shattered into pieces, cleanly sliced as if by countless blade lights.
Dead.
The entire Ghoul Tribe had perished. In this one moment—they were utterly exterminated.
"This is the power of an army. That slash—could even kill a cultivator of the Dharma Image Realm. Instantly."
Guan Yu sighed inwardly, even he somewhat shaken.
This was the first time he had used the technique in real combat.
It was a secret army technique. Or more accurately, a military formation called:
"Heavenly General Convergence Array!!"
In essence, it was a secret art that allowed the commander to draw upon the entire army's strength, channeling it into one body. In such a state, one man became equal to the might of an entire legion. In fact, the combined force could unleash unprecedented, almost unimaginable power.
Of course, such a method wasn't without limitations.
Any technique that let one person absorb the power of many carried immense risk. If the energies were not compatible, they would violently clash—causing internal collapse or even instantaneous death from backlash.
To perform the Heavenly General Convergence Array, all soldiers had to cultivate the Heavenly Soldier Combat Manual, so that their true essence would share a common origin. Only then could their energies be safely merged—if only for a short time.