Celestial Night Emperor

Chapter 123: Chapter 123: The Saber Remains

The magnates of the Qin and Ye Families in the Northern Domain were all in a panic!

They were called magnates because of their noble status, but at this moment, that status meant nothing at all!

If the Northern Domain fell, Ye Tianlong would be the first to be executed!

Immediately after, the two great houses of Qin and Ye would be condemned and purged!

They were powerful, yes, but in the Imperial Capital, Celestial Kings were common and Divine Generals were as numerous as stray dogs. There were plenty of other prominent families with far more power and wealth.

Everyone was just waiting for the Qin and Ye Families to be utterly disgraced!

The faces of the Qin Family’s two top Elders went pale!

This time, it was Qin Wuhui who had committed a grave sin!

They rushed forward, punching and kicking Qin Wuhui. But venting their anger was one thing; it wasn’t a solution to the problem.

Just then, Ye Tianlong, who had just regained consciousness, roared, ”Stop thinking! Immediately issue the Emperor Clan’s decree! Gather all the descendants of the Qin and Ye Families! This is a battle for our families’ very survival! If we have no other choice, call on the Celestial Kings from the other prominent families as well!”

There was no other choice. They had to mobilize all their forces for one last, desperate battle.

”Be wary of that Night Emperor. If he suddenly volunteers to fight at a time like this, we’ll have no reason to refuse him!”

In the eyes of the Qin and Ye Families, they would rather see the Northern Domain fall than let the Night Emperor make a comeback.

They had sacrificed far, far too much to keep that Night Emperor suppressed!

They couldn’t give that man a second chance.

But soon, a piece of terrifying news reached them.

”Northern Domain, your Night Emperor is back!”

Qin Tianxuan, dressed in full combat gear and gripping a military dagger, was now at Longshou Hill!

No one could have predicted it. He hadn’t gone to the Northern Domain Battle Department, nor had he stopped at the second line of defense. Instead, he headed straight for the rally point beyond the secret passage.

There, the elites of Battle Pavilion Wutian had been waiting for a very, very long time!

”Sir, the Celestial Demon Headquarters is just thirty li from here! Should we report back to the Battle Department?”

Qin Tianxuan grinned fiercely. ”Report what? The battle is upon us. Act first, report later!”

Yes, sir!

Yes, sir!

Yes, sir!

The armies obeyed, their wills united as one!

The Night Emperor was back, still the same old boss—ruthlessly decisive and unparalleled in his martial prowess!

As long as he stood here, even if they faced a million Celestial Demons, the soldiers of the Ninth Army were willing to charge to their deaths!

Because they knew the Night Emperor would always be the one charging ahead of them!

At this moment, Qin Tianxuan’s face was like frost. ’My warm home, my well-behaved daughter, my gentle Weiwei, my departed wife...’ He suppressed all these feelings.

He had once again become that machine of war.

His heart was a placid well as he stared at the map. ”For this battle, I need a three-hundred-man suicide squad to act as bait! These three hundred must hold out until the main force of the Celestial Demons has been fully deployed. Therefore, their chances of survival are zero!”

The moment he finished speaking, Wutian of the Battle Pavilion was the first to step forward, dropping to one knee. ”I volunteer to go!”

Behind him, the Five Pavilion Leaders knelt down together!

”Lord Wutian, you are the Five Pavilion Leaders! You have more important things to do! Let us old-timers go instead!”

Led by Li Changshan, a group of old brothers-in-arms, who had been retired for many years, stepped forward.

Yue Jingtian, former commander of the Lieyang Army’s Third Camp!

Chang Beihai, former Captain of the Third Camp!

...

Zhao Dajun, an old veteran of the Third Camp!

The Lieyang Third Camp. That was the unit where Qin Tianxuan had gotten his start. Back when he was just a humble Captain, he had led the Lieyang Third Camp in campaigns across the land!

Now, looking at these old brothers-in-arms, Qin Tianxuan’s voice choked with emotion. ”You... you’ve all given too much. I can’t. I can’t let you sacrifice yourselves again!”

Wutian and the others had tears welling in their eyes. ”Old commanders, you can’t do this!”

Many of the Night Emperor’s new recruits shouted and jumped forward, dropping to their knees. ”We’re young! We can go!”

The scene was enough to make one’s blood boil with passion.

Every one of them was scrambling to be the first to serve as the sacrificial bait!

Finally, everyone turned to the silent Qin Tianxuan.

Qin Tianxuan stared straight ahead and slowly raised a hand. ”I’ll go.”

”What? You can’t!”

”You’re the commander-in-chief!”

Qin Tianxuan spun around and roared, ”Shut up! I once wiped out the Celestial Demons. I am a thorn in their side. Who could possibly be a better bait than me?”

Everyone was crying, their faces streaked with tears.

Qin Tianxuan shook his head. ”If I go alone, I can save three hundred of our young soldiers! That’s a worthy trade!”

”My Lord!”

Qin Tianxuan placed his left hand across his chest in the highest salute of the Battle Department. ”This is a battle order from me, the Night Emperor!”

The entire field fell silent.

A battle order from the Night Emperor could not be defied.

”Come! Bring the liquor!”

Strong liquor filled the bowls. They were raised high, then downed in a single gulp, igniting the fire in their hearts.

Qin Tianxuan smashed his bowl on the ground and pointed to a red triangle on the map. ”When the Celestial Demons’ main force is fully drawn out, Wutian, you will take command and annihilate them in one fell swoop. If I don’t make it back, please take care of my daughter... and Weiwei!”

He turned, and with his blade in hand, went alone straight into the territory of the Celestial Demons!

「Night fell. A dark desert, a crescent moon the color of blood.」

Qin Tianxuan appeared alone at the site of the Celestial Demon Headquarters.

The assembled forces of the Celestial Demon Alliance went wild.

”One man! He appeared all by himself?”

”All troops, mobilize! He must be killed!”

The Celestial Demons could not resist such a temptation!

If they took out Qin Tianxuan, there would be no one left in the world who could stand against them!

The next moment, 20,000 soldiers of the allied Celestial Demon army instantly gathered in the narrow heart of the dunes!

They were all remnants of the old guard!

And the absolute elite among them at that!

Observing the battlefield from a distance, Wutian clenched his fists, his heart burning with anxiety.

Using all sorts of equipment, they could only make out a single, defiant figure being surrounded by tens of thousands of Celestial Demons...

But!

The military dagger that represented the Night Emperor continued to flash with a brilliant light!

Half the Celestial Demons had moved out! The blade was still there!

The Celestial Demons had surrounded the dunes! The blade was still there!

The entire allied Celestial Demon army had mobilized! The blade was still there!

Wutian of the Battle Pavilion let out a guttural roar: ”Kill!”

The encirclement had long since been formed. Lying in wait for the exhausted enemy, they fixed their eyes on the glow of Lord Night Emperor’s blade and charged forward to the slaughter.

In that moment, blood stained the desert sands, and the dark moon was blotted from the sky!