As Yan Yukong’s words fell, no one tried to dissuade him further. Whether it was Fang Yun’s courage or Yan Yukong’s magnanimity, all advice seemed pale in comparison.

As scholars, they must possess the Courage to Write, even if their opponent was the seemingly invincible Imperial Army.

“You, you’re not crazy, but you sure act like it. Since Master Fang is going to fight, I will follow. Our lives have been yours since that rainy night,” Li Fanming said.

“I am willing to go.”

Zong Wude reluctantly said, “If that’s the case, we can only accompany you to the end. Fang Yun, if you fail, it doesn’t matter. We can give up the Mist Butterfly, but we can’t let the Demon Clan have the Star King. We will do everything we can to heal your injuries. Yan Yukong, Mo Shan, Sun Naiyong, and you are the four greatest Presented Scholars in the world, you have the best chance of winning the Star King.”

“Yes, victory or defeat is a common occurrence for Military Strategists. We will first fight the Imperial Army. If we can’t beat them, we can give up the Mist Butterfly and ask the Demon Barbarians for help. They won’t ignore us, otherwise they might also be blocked by the Demon Emperor’s Golden Guards and the Imperial Army,” Mo Shan said.

Sun Naiyong laughed, “I am a descendant of the Military Strategists, I should be the one saying this.”

Everyone smiled slightly, lightening the previously somber atmosphere.

Yan Yukong looked around at everyone and said, “Anyone who doesn’t want to fight the Imperial Army can leave. If anyone doesn’t contribute or even sabotages us, I guarantee you won’t be able to leave the Holy Land! Any questions?”

Liu Zizhi and Xun Ye remained silent, and no one left.

“Good! Naiyong is a descendant of the Military Strategists and has fought against the Imperial Army before. Let him command,” Yan Yukong said.

Then, Sun Naiyong quickly drew a simple map, pointed out a few key points, and mentioned some things to pay attention to in the battle. Halfway through, Fang Yun said, “Stop here. Before the battle, I will fight the Imperial Army alone. Your targets are the demon generals, not the demon soldiers.”

Sun Naiyong squinted at Fang Yun and slowly said, “There’s no joking in the army! If there’s any deviation, we’ll lose everything. Are you willing to take that responsibility?”

“I will kill the demon soldiers with the first sound of my battle song. If I can’t, I’m willing to be punished,” Fang Yun said.

“The first sound of the battle song, worthy of Fang Zhenguo…” Shi Tang sighed lightly.

“The first sound of the battle song always has a great variable. I can’t disregard everyone’s lives because of you. In that case, I’ll make two plans…” Then, Sun Naiyong made two battle plans. One was based on Fang Yun’s success, and the other was based on Fang Yun’s failure, trying to make it foolproof.

Soon, the Demon Barbarians shouted, “Humans, are you ready? Are you still grinding ink?”

Sun Naiyong shouted, “We are ready. If you can’t even stop ten golden guards, go back to the Demon Realm and suckle your mother!”

The Demon Barbarians were furious and started to move.

“When you’re beaten by the Imperial Army and crying for your daddy, remember to kneel down and call me grandpa! Demon Barbarians, let’s go! Block those ten golden guards and let the Imperial Army have fun with those humans! If you’re defeated by the humans, don’t ever say you’re part of the Thirteen Armies of the Demon Realm. Our ‘Bear Tiger Army’ can’t afford to lose face!” Xiong Cang roared.

In front of the bronze giant gate, the Wolf Savage Golden Guard looked at the humans with contempt and said, “You go and shut them up! Let them know the true power of our Demon Clan!”

“Haha, I’m going to kill them all!” The green bird on the shoulder of the Wolf Savage flew up and hovered above the Imperial Army, behind the Blood Demon Flag.

“Die!” The bird said, and suddenly opened its mouth towards Fang Yun and the others.

“Chirp… Chirp…”

A strange sound suddenly exploded, and an invisible shock wave spread out. The air trembled slightly, and a strong wind carrying the bird’s chirping sound blew towards them, piercing their eardrums.

Dust rose from the ground.

“Hmph!” Yan Yukong snorted coldly, and the power of the Courage to Write spread out, completely blocking the bird’s chirping sound outside.

Except for a few people like Fang Yun, Mo Shan, and Sun Naiyong, everyone else swayed slightly, then quickly recovered.

The bird didn’t expect that there would be someone among the Presented Scholars who could block it. It screamed, “As long as the Imperial Army’s casualties don’t exceed 90%, this Blood Demon Flag will be here. As long as the Blood Demon Flag is here, you can’t kill me! I want to see if your power of the Courage to Write is greater, or if I can chirp longer! Chirp… Chirp… Chirp…”

“Imperial City!” A demon general suddenly shouted in the demon language, and the three thousand Imperial Army soldiers stepped forward. Different demon clans formed different squads, ready to hunt the humans.

A faint blood mist fell from the Blood Demon Flag, covering all the soldiers of the Imperial Army.

“Fang Yun…” Yan Yukong’s face darkened, and he turned to look at Fang Yun, only to find that there was an extra zither on Fang Yun’s wheelchair.

Even under the scorching sun, the light on the zither was clearly visible, especially the lightning dragon pattern on it, which was somewhat dazzling.

“It’s up to you now.” Everyone silently watched Fang Yun.

Fang Yun closed his eyes, his hands slowly resting on the zither strings. After three breaths, he suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze as sharp as lightning, and his eyes full of fighting spirit like a raging flame.

“A song ‘General’s Order’, to send off the Imperial Army!”After Fang Yun finished speaking, his fingers plucked the strings.

“Hum…”

The ancient war song of the Tang Dynasty’s army expedition began to play.

The first part of the General’s Order, the military camp’s horn.

A thunderous sound, as if descending from the heavens, resonated from the strings, instantly spreading ahead.

The Demon General’s strange bird had a very loud voice, but as soon as the music started, the dust that was originally blowing towards Fang Yun and the others suddenly rolled back, the wind and sand rose, and it rushed straight into the Imperial City Army.

The blood mist in the Imperial City Army was blown to tremble slightly, and all the soldiers of the Imperial City frowned.

Fang Yun’s fingers moved lightly, and the awe-inspiring zither emitted a series of thunderous horn sounds, commanding the power of a hundred thousand soldiers, forming a thick momentum pressing towards the Imperial City Army.

The strong wind turned into a gale.

The Demon Barbarian soldiers of the Imperial City Army immediately felt a suffocation in their chests, their steps suddenly stopped, and the entire army fell into a brief chaos.

The strange bird suddenly closed its mouth, looking at Fang Yun in horror, because the awe-inspiring zither was emitting a mysterious power that it had to submit to.

The music changed, and the second part of the “General’s Order”, “The General’s Command”, appeared. This part of the music was stern and strong, as if a brave general was giving a lecture.

One by one, semi-transparent soldiers appeared in front, and in the blink of an eye, a thousand-man spear army was blocking the Imperial City Army.

These soldiers were clearly spear soldiers, but they all wore heavy armor, not only holding spears, but also carrying large knives around their waists.

Fang Yun took a deep breath, the music changed again, the originally strong music became heavy, and a faint killing intent spread in the air.

Autumn scattered.

The gale turned into a storm.

The storm rushed towards the Imperial City Army, and sharp, tiny wind blades were hidden in the storm. The “hiss” sound was dense, the hair of the Demon Clan was flying all over the sky, the Demon Generals were unharmed, but the Demon soldiers had one after another long wounds on their fur.

A thousand spear soldiers began to run forward.

The Demon Generals of the Imperial City Army immediately roared: “Speed up the charge! We can’t wait!”

“Such a strong music. Such a large range, such a terrifying war intent and killing intent, this war song faintly has the power of a nation.” Shi Tang couldn’t help but exclaim.

All the Presented Scholars looked at Fang Yun, looking at his awe-inspiring zither, the music wounded three thousand enemies. Isn’t this something that only a Hanlin Scholar could do? Even an Imperial Scholar would find it extremely difficult, how could Fang Yun, a mere Presented Scholar, possibly do it? Even with the sound of thunder, it’s impossible to hurt so many Demon soldiers!

Fang Yun’s fingers suddenly sped up, the music suddenly became extremely urgent, sometimes majestic and magnificent, like a charge of ten thousand armies, sometimes sharp and piercing, like a spear thrusting out.

The final movement of the General’s Order, the two armies confront each other.

As soon as the final movement came out, the storm disappeared. There was a brief calm on the battlefield.

A thousand spear soldiers and three thousand Imperial City Army were about to collide.

Suddenly, the awe-inspiring zither made a crackling noise.

The surrounding Presented Scholars were horrified to see that the entire zither was wrapped in dense blue and white lightning, and what Fang Yun was playing was not the strings, but the lightning!

Suddenly, the lightning on the zither rushed into the sky.

Everyone looked up and saw a cloud of thunder in the sky.

“Crack! Crack! Crack!……”

Thousands of thunderbolts were released in the thundercloud, each one hitting a spear soldier.

The two clans of the Demon Barbarians were taken aback. The power of thunder is more likely to penetrate vitality, which is also the reason why the Dragon Clan is not afraid of the Demon Barbarians. But seeing the lightning hitting those soldiers, they were immediately happy, but their smiles soon disappeared.

All the soldiers hit by the thunderbolt were flashing with lightning all over their bodies. Their bodies instantly swelled, becoming stronger than the strongest Savage Cow soldiers.

“Kill!”

The Imperial City Army collided with the Thunderbolt Spear Soldiers.

“Puff puff puff……”

The frontmost Thunderbolt Spear hit the abdomen of a Wolf Demon Soldier, like a sharp blade piercing tofu, unimpededly piercing the Wolf Demon Soldier through.

The Wolf Demon Soldier was incredibly brave, there was no fear in his eyes, he actually wanted to scratch the spear soldier. The spear soldier shook his spear, and the Wolf Demon Soldier was shocked and flew out.

The Wolf Demon Soldier fell to the ground spitting blood, but there was no fear in his eyes, the ferocity in the bones of the Demon Clan was completely aroused, then he felt a large amount of vitality pouring into his body, and he grinned.

With the Vitality Demon Flag, the Imperial City Army will not die!

However, this Wolf Demon Soldier suddenly froze, he looked down at his abdomen, a flash of lightning was flickering in the wound, once the vitality healed the wound, the lightning would immediately tear the wound.

The blood of the Wolf Demon Soldier sprayed like a river bursting its banks, a large amount of vitality was lost with the blood, and the Vitality Demon Flag was still continuously drawing the vitality of other soldiers into its body.

“Don’t give me vitality, I can’t live……” The Wolf Demon Soldier whimpered softly.

The Vitality Demon Flag is not a person, it has no wisdom, with the Vitality Demon Flag, the Imperial City Army will not die!

The Wolf Demon Soldier lay on the ground weakly, his breath getting weaker and weaker, but a large amount of vitality was still pouring into his body, until the infused vitality exceeded five times his total vitality, the Vitality Demon Flag stopped.

The Wolf Demon Soldier was dead.The three thousand Imperial City soldiers engaged in the battle were left with nothing but pure fighting spirit, transformed into killing machines under the stimulation of their vital energy, temporarily oblivious to these anomalies.

However, those not involved in the fight could see everything clearly.

“What’s going on? Fang Yun actually has a method to break the Blood Demon Banner!”

“No, it should be the effect of the Thunderstone Lacquer, it has nothing to do with Fang Yun.”

Master Tang suddenly said, “No, the Thunderstone Lacquer doesn’t have this effect. It’s Fang Yun’s zither music carrying a murderous aura, like the transition from autumn to winter, causing everything to perish. Moreover, within this piece, there is the ‘Transparency’ from the Nine Sounds of the Zither Dao. The sound is distant and clear, enabling the thousand spear soldiers to exert their greatest strength.”

(To be continued.)