Mythical Three Kingdoms

As for relying on Cloud Qi to directly nullify attacks, unfortunately, while Cloud Qi defense is simple, it is still a type of Cloud Qi Formation. To completely nullify Zhang Xiu’s Legion Talent, it must be specially reinforced to an extremely solid state; otherwise, it’s just wishful thinking.

Of course, some extreme formations come with Cloud Qi Defensive Systems that can immunize against such illusory piercing, but frankly, those who have mastered extreme formations and are still alive are likely not more than ten in the world.

Regarding Legion Talent directly countering Legion Talent, to be honest, if Zhang Xiu encountered Li Jue now, he would definitely be easily defeated.

The illusory piercing of Zhang Xiu’s Legion Talent would be entirely exempted by Li Jue’s Legion Talent. It should be mentioned that Li Jue shattered the myth that Legion Talent must be obtained through Inner Qi Manifestation, so his Legion Talent inherently carries Absolute Will, exempting all will-related effects.

Competing in willpower with someone who has shattered myths is really overthinking; if it weren’t for Li Jue’s personal martial arts talent being so poor that he couldn’t even compare to Li Tiao, he might have stepped into the final step with his Absolute Will alone.

Li Jue’s Legion Talent can even resist Vanguard’s Phantom Arrows. When Vanguard was first established and faced Hua Xiong, their raw strength wasn’t much stronger, and Hua Xiong’s near total defeat was due to Vanguard’s Heavy Crossbows, which, besides the Crossbow Mechanism effect, could also fire non-Physical Arrows.

The effect of Phantom Arrows is essentially the same as Zhang Xiu’s Legion Talent, but the difference is that Vanguard is long-ranged, and their Phantom Arrows count as Will Arrows; they can penetrate any non-physical defense, but if the target’s will is firm, they are directly exempted.

Simply put, the key difference between Juo Yi’s non-Physical Arrow and Zhang Xiu’s illusory piercing is that people killed by Juo Yi’s Will Arrow not only have no damage to their clothing, but after removing the Inner Qi effect, there are no wounds on their bodies. Zhang Xiu’s illusory piercing, on the other hand, causes real damage to soldiers, only passing harmlessly over non-will entities.

Yet Juo Yi used these arrows essentially for killing Miscellaneous Soldiers and penetration shots, and an important reason Vanguard captured cities in every battle was that while Phantom Arrows could not sustain penetration through walls, they easily penetrated gates.

After firing hundreds of shots at the gate, the Miscellaneous Soldiers inside were basically wiped out, making sieges much simpler. However, this method was completely ineffective against those with steadfast will, as Military Spirit Will directly immunized, which was why Juo Yi was so embarrassed facing Trap Formation for the first time.

It can be said that if Zhang Xiu didn’t integrate his Legion Talent, Martial Techniques, and Cloud Qi Formation, his Legion Talent would be close to being obsolete for Military Spirit Legions.

However, since it was something Vanguard once used, even if considered child’s play in that grade, at the Legion Talent level, it is still very powerful.

Especially after Zhang Xiu integrated it into Hundred Phoenixes Soaring in the Sun, significantly reducing the Cloud Qi consumption of this maneuver, it effectively became a truly powerful, breakthrough, single-charged Legion Talent.

Zhang Xiu rushed out first from the dust, followed by countless Xiliang Iron Cavalry charging like fierce tigers, their Long Spears poised at the chests of the Miscellaneous Hun in the next instant, and then the Purple Radiance penetrated through the defense of their weapons, through their Leather Armor.

The next moment, the Purple Radiance pierced through their chests and then through the Leather Armor at the back. If not for blood seeping through the Leather Armor at the moment the Miscellaneous Hun were pierced, all the Hu People would have thought the foot-long Purple Radiance was merely decorative.

At the moment of the Miscellaneous Hun’s death, the Purple Radiance lost its damaging effect on them again, and the corpse hanging on it naturally fell off as if passing through light, with no will-made entity for the Purple Radiance to cause real damage.

With this highly effective penetration attack, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry led by Zhang Xiu advanced unstoppably. The savage charge, when combined with an attack seemingly ignoring all defenses, exhibited the Xiliang Iron Cavalry’s valor in breakthrough charges vividly at this moment.

With ten breaths, the Cavalry of Miscellaneous Hun coming out were pierced through by Zhang Xiu’s crazed, invincible attack, shredding their formation completely with this unmatched momentum.

Without any intention of turning, Zhang Xiu entered directly into the main camp of the Miscellaneous Hun, needing no probing or hesitation, as the Xiliang Iron Cavalry had the confidence to obliterate the enemy without even thinking.

The next instant, four thousand Xiliang Iron Cavalry crashed into the Miscellaneous Hun Cavalry, who had no time to maneuver, and if viewed from the sky, a spectacular scene could be seen: a Purple screwdriver fiercely piercing into a pie, ripping a huge gash in it with this fierce ripping attack.

Zhang Xiu roared and killed the Miscellaneous Hun blocking him head-on, wildly wielding his Long Spear—fierce or gentle, it didn’t matter; these are all killing techniques at this moment, no need for thought—wiping out the enemies in front as was enough.

In hardly half the time it takes an incense stick to burn, Zhang Xiu, with the kind of attack almost irresistible to the Hu People granted by his Legion Talent, almost pierced through half of the Miscellaneous Hun army, with minimal losses on his side. Unfortunately, the stronger the power, the more restrictive its use.

Relying on such a method to slaughter large numbers of enemies can’t be sustained, but with such dreadful penetration capability, Zhang Xiu, in a very short time, managed to rescue Zang Ba trapped in the formation.

”Heh, indeed bold; can you fight enemies with me?” Zhang Xiu said arrogantly.

In truth, Zhang Xiu was suffering silently. His Legion Talent kept penetrating through the enemies, resulting in continuous Cloud Qi and Inner Qi consumption, and even though Zhang Xiu might be considered one of the world’s top masters, it was hard to keep it up.

”Thank you!” Zang Ba and the others clasped their fists gratefully, immediately mounting their horses to charge out along with Zhang Xiu.

By this time, Zhang Xiu’s Legion Talent was starting to fade, but the Miscellaneous Hun Cavaliers, having their momentum snatched by Zhang Xiu, found no courage to fight against such incomprehensible might.

Thus, facing Zhang Xiu, they couldn’t help but develop a sense of awe, becoming restricted in their movements. And although Zhang Xiu’s Legion Talent had almost entirely faded, thanks to the Xiliang Iron Cavalry’s formidable combat power, they still managed to charge and kill their way out successfully.

Yet when Zhang Xiu led Zang Ba out, the Miscellaneous Hun Cavalry had already regained their composure, as towards the end, the combat power displayed by Zhang Xiu’s Legion was not nearly as terrifying as before, strong indeed but no longer the unstoppable ghostly deity.