Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

The Iron Tide gradually receded into the distance.

Leaving behind deep tracks from the tanks’ treads on the ground.

”They’re gone...”

Atop the city walls, the emperor in disguise heaved a sigh of relief.

”Congratulations, Your Majesty, the appearance of this God Army is a heaven-sent auspicious sign, indicating that the Great Li country will prosper for thousands of generations!”

The eunuch of Xiantian realm flattered and congratulated him.

”Auspicous signs, what auspicious signs?”

The Great Li Emperor, a robust man, scoffed and laughed, ”If my predictions are correct, this must be the celestial army of the Xianmen Sect.”

”Only their immortal forces could do so without harming a single hair, their route may pass through cities and towns, but they do not destroy anything nor cause any casualties among the people.”

”The celestial army of the Xianmen Sect?”

The chief eunuch’s face changed, ”With such a murderous aura, their target is...”

”Yes, I presume it’s the Heavenly Palace’s Celestial Army.”

The Emperor of Great Li sighed repeatedly; even when transmitting his voice with True Qi, he dared not speak disrespectfully of either side, ”It remains to be seen which side will triumph. We mortals can do nothing but wait quietly for the outcome.”

His face was filled with worry.

Neither the Heavenly Palace nor the Xianmen Sect were forces to be taken lightly, and whether they would settle scores with him, a mortal who once sided with the enemy, was uncertain.

Any slight change, a mere thought from any Immortal Master could put his life as Great Li’s sovereign at risk, potentially leading to the annihilation of the imperial family.

”Your Majesty, which do you think would be better, a victory for the Heavenly Palace or the Xianmen Sect?”

The chief eunuch was also concerned.

Although a eunuch, he was a Xiantian expert, and they had a deep friendship, so he asked directly.

”Both are good, both are good,”

The Great Li Emperor sighed, ”The Xianmen Sect, apart from making demands on the well-being of the populace, interferes little with the mortal world. The Heavenly Palace... will select disciples from Great Li, and if one passes the various tests, it’s possible to become a disciple of the Heavenly Palace.”

”Both are good, both are very good, all are immortals who relieve suffering and hardship.”

...

The Tank Tide left the plains and once again entered the forest.

Where there were mountains, they carved paths; where there were waters, they built bridges.

Cultivators from the Xuanwu tiangong frequently ambushed deep underground, risking their lives under the pressure of Spirit Soul Restrictions and family coercion, attempting to launch surprise attacks on the passing army to delay its speed at the cost of their own lives.

Before they could even act, within thirty kilometers of the army, the sound of cannons roared. Dozens and hundreds of white streaks crossed the sky, carrying armor-piercing shells imbued with the earth-cracking skill into the ground, shattering an underground cavern.

The surface of the earth sank slightly, and then there was silence.

In the sky, Jiang Ding sat cross-legged atop a super Air-Space Warplane, resting with his eyes closed.

Another few thousand kilometers marched.

In the distance the thirty-six giant pillars that formed the core of the Xuanwu Four-polar Boundary Array penetrated the heavens, their dense earthy-yellow Runes flickering, piercing the clouds and reaching into the Starry Sky.

At this moment, the attacks of the Xuanwu tiangong cultivators reached a climax, avoiding a hundred-kilometer span directly in front and hundreds of Foundation Builders circled to the rear for a surprise attack, causing many casualties among the Qi Practitioners of the Xianmen Sect.

But soon after, they were obliterated by the Armor Piercing Bullets in the shortest amount of time.

The Iron Tide had not stopped since it had started.

A hundred kilometers.

Ninety kilometers.

Seventy kilometers!

This was within the effective range of the tank guns.

The target was a stationary one that could not be moved!

All the eyes of the Xianmen cultivators lit up, burning with fervor as they entered the most familiar and favorite part of firing at a fixed target.

”Ready!”

The voice of Jin Lingfeng echoed in the ears of all the Qi Practitioners driving tanks in the First Group Army, and it was the same for the Second, Third, and Fourth Group Armies, with Jin Chengkong, Xue Xi, and others.

Sitting cross-legged on the super Air-Space Warplane, Jiang Ding looked down.

The muzzles of more than two million eight hundred thousand tank guns lifted slightly, adjusting their direction, their metallic barrels reflecting dazzling light in the sun, a spectacular sight to behold.

”Fire!”

Jin Lingfeng, Xue Xi, Jin Chengkong, and other commanders of the Group Army said in unison.

Boom!

A thunderous explosion shook heaven and earth, rolling sound waves for hundreds of kilometers, snapping plants and trees as over 2.8 million cannons fired flames simultaneously.

Flames became a sea, gun smoke formed clouds, rising into the sky.

Whoosh, whoosh whoosh!

Trails of white streaked into the sky in dense swaths, not interfering with each other, all heading towards the thirty-six Xuanwu Boundary Formation Base pillars in the distance.

”Fire!”

”Fire!”

”...”

One round was far from the end.

As if venting the fury accumulated since crossing the border, Jin Lingfeng and the others bombarded twenty waves of armor-piercing shells, completely submerging the Xuanwu Four-polar Boundary Array, leaving no trace.

Dozens of Peak Qi Practitioners gathered together, using the troop’s long-range Viewing Skills to observe the effects of the bombardment.

Among the thunderous echoes, the billowing gun smoke cleared a bit.

The Xuanwu Four-polar Boundary Array’s thirty-six pillars shone brightly, piercing into the starry sky, the Array’s protective shield flickering with spiritual light.

Compared to before, there was no change whatsoever.

”Impossible!”

Jin Lingfeng, Xue Xi, and other officers changed color, unable to believe.

”That a single barrage couldn’t destroy the core of the Xuanwu Four-polar Boundary Array was expected. It is nourished by a fourth or even fifth order Spiritual Vein, and though it’s a third-order Array, it surpasses ordinary third-order Arrays by a lot.”

”But how could it be completely unscathed!”

”This defies military common sense!”

”Has the Xuanwu tiangong’s Immortal Path Array technology made a breakthrough?”

For a moment, many were terrified, chaotic thoughts emerging in their minds.

A desperate viciousness typically seen in Xianmen cultivators facing extinction was now pervasive in the military ranks.

”If that’s really the case!”

Someone spoke in an icy tone, ”Even if our entire army is wiped out, we must uncover the details of this new Immortal Path Array technology so that this situation does not appear on the battlefield at the pinnacle of Xianmen, preventing our homeworld from facing the crisis of falling once again.”

”Xuanwu tiangong’s Immortal Path technology development is far inferior to Xianmen, so why this? Is it luck and destiny?”

Someone was reluctant to accept it.

In Immortal Path scientific research, often many results are illogical, not appearing in teams that are strong, diligent, and strictly follow laboratory regulations.

Instead, they manifest in ragtag teams with incomplete equipment and disorderly personnel!

Where’s the sense in that?

”Shut up!”

”It’s not certain yet, so what’s the panic about?”

Jin Lingfeng, Xue Xi, and other commanders halted the discussions among their officers that were causing their Dao Hearts to waver.

It was only they who thought so much; many students were much simpler, not as afraid.

”Commander-in-Chief.”

They inquired in a united voice, ”Your Air-Space Warplanes have much higher reconnaissance precision than our Viewing Skills, what exactly is the reason?”

”See for yourselves.”

Jiang Ding, who rarely concerned himself with the specific affairs of the military, sent over a segment of reconnaissance footage captured by an ultra air-drop war machine.

In the footage, the sound of the armor-piercing shells tearing through the air was incessant.

Everything was normal until they entered the range of the Xuanwu Four-polar Boundary Array.

Boom! Boom boom!

Similar massive explosions sounded, millions of cannon mouths fired in unison, and core-shell bullets shattered the air, colliding with the group of armor-piercing shells, resulting in terrifying explosions and flashes of fire, leaving the millions of Xianmen tanks’ armor-piercing shells destroyed in the empty space.

The remaining shockwaves were inadequate to inflict any substantial damage to the Xuanwu Four-polar Boundary Array.