Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1658: Chapter 1597: Nearly Invincible

If one were to say that the White Horse Soldiers, while moving at high speed, were like flowing clouds, then the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, having attained the same speed, were akin to a violent storm sweeping the earth. The oppressive feeling of dark clouds hovering over a city on the brink of collapse caused even the Northern Huns Guards facing them to feel the pressure.

”Kill!” The Uloran Clan roared, and the Northern Huns Guards, with long spears ready, charged headlong at the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, followed by over ten thousand Northern Huns Elite Cavalry who suddenly accelerated into a gallop.

At an almost extreme speed, both sides clashed in mere breaths, under the silver moon, two bolts of wild lightning battled across the plains, as the most elite cavalry in the world faced off at that moment.

Supported by nearly infinite power of military spirit, all the traditions passed down for three hundred years by the Northern Huns Guards bloomed in that instant, while the Xiliang Iron Cavalry led by Hua Xiong roared as they thrust their spears directly at the opponents in front of them, no matter who was ahead!

In the next moment, blood bloomed, and in the instant of their head-on clash, countless blooms of blood erupted, with over a hundred Northern Huns Guards falling from their horses, trampled into pulp by the charging warhorses, while only a few Xiliang Iron Cavalry fell from their mounts, and almost no one was injured.

At that moment, all experience and technique lost their meaning. No matter how many years of refined tactics and riding skills honed from childhood, all became meaningless against the near-unbreakable offense and defense of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.

The long spears used by the Northern Huns Guards, when simultaneously striking each other with the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, were either dodged by the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, or they directly killed their opponents. However, the spears of the Northern Huns Guards aimed at the Xiliang Iron Cavalry sometimes even bent into arcs upon striking.

A Northern Huns Guard with a pierced chest held onto a spear that was bent into an arc, with the spearhead still embedded on the surface of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry’s armor. At that moment, the dying Northern Huns Guard, eyes wide open, blood continuously gushing from his mouth.

At that moment, he clearly felt the power draining from his body, looking at the Xiliang Iron Cavalry who seemed unaffected, the eyes of the Northern Huns Guard were filled with unwillingness.

He couldn’t understand why, despite his superior skill and experience, his opponent was able to kill him so easily. Were his spears so powerless against them...

As his final bit of strength dissipated, the Northern Huns Guard holding the spear expanded by the elasticity of the spear shaft, the whole person was flung off the warhorse, while the Xiliang Iron Cavalry soldier opposite paused their charge, then after a moment’s breather, reined in the horse and charged forward again.

This was the military spirit attribute of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, the very attribute awakened by Hua Xiong himself.

Due to Hua Xiong’s limited understanding (intelligence), his military spirit is so simple that it only includes attack and defense; when charging, the faster the charge, the more the soldiers’ strength is enhanced.

It’s worth noting that the faster any cavalry charges, the greater their attack becomes, combined with Hua Xiong’s simple and brutal understanding, the attacking strength of the current Xiliang Iron Cavalry, now elevated to a military spirit legion, is actually equivalent to three times their strength before the elevation.

Considering only the previous attacking strength of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, without accounting for their casualties, it could already damage all military spirit legions, including those in their conventional state.

Currently, the attack is excessively potent, implying that for the Xiliang Iron Cavalry now, there is no defense they cannot penetrate.

Regarding defense, besides inheriting their previous elite talents, the military spirit effect is such that when the charging speed is over seventy percent of the maximum usual charging speed, all attacks are distributed across the whole, including the warhorses.

Simply put, although you thrust a long spear at high speed at the Xiliang Iron Cavalry soldier, the power of that thrust has already been distributed across a horseback man-and-horse-sized area and, with the innate muscle and armor defense of the elite talents, withstanding such an attack is actually quite simple.

However, this is also the greatest weakness of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry’s military spirit defense; non-instantaneous impact attacks cannot be twisted, even if it doesn’t kill the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, it can slow their speed, and once speed is reduced, the distribution area shrinks, increasing the potential for breaking the defense.

Nonetheless, as the chance of breaching the defense increases, the overall impact lessens, and speed decreases more slowly, a very peculiar form of defense.

Speaking logically, given the quality of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry soldiers, no need to even distribute the power of one spear thrust over both the horse and rider, just over the rider, and they can still withstand it.

Thus as long as the charging speed of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry doesn’t fall below fifty percent of their maximum usual charging speed, their defense is essentially like armor.

Even if there is a military spirit legion with the ability to pierce armor, when the level ascends to that of a military spirit legion, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry possesses a trait of resisting death!

These attributes collectively form the complete attribute of the new military spirit legion, and unlike other military spirit legions, Hua Xiong’s military spirit legion has no ultimate capability besides using the power of military spirit to enhance previous basic abilities.

In essence, even if there were an ultimate ability, it would be meaningless to Hua Xiong whose intellect is insufficient to control it. In fact, this straightforward and brutal ”chop-chop-chop” approach might suit Hua Xiong’s thought process more.

Zhou Yu and Chen Xi silently observed the battlefield. Though both flanks were in dire conditions, truth be told, the battle between Hua Xiong and the Northern Huns Guards determined victory or defeat in this war. Once the central battle is resolved, the outcome for the Miscellaneous Hun on both wings will be decided instantly.

”This...” Zhou Yu had difficulty viewing the center of the battlefield; the victory of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry was nearly certain, the difference between both sides vastly significant.

”You’re dead!” Leading the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, Hua Xiong pierced through the Northern Huns Guards’ formation of over ten thousand elite cavalry three times, and finally met the Uloran Clan leader face to face and swung his sword.

At this moment, Hua Xiong’s momentum had long surpassed its peak, and facing the Uloran Clan whose strength even surpassed his, Hua Xiong fearlessly raised his precious sword and struck down.

By this time, fewer than a hundred Hun Guards remained beside Uloran Clan, and the Northern Huns Elite Cavalry, after being crushed three times by the Xiliang Iron Cavalry led by Hua Xiong, were on the verge of collapse.

”Clang!” Although the Uloran Clan was an Inner Qi Manifestation expert, under Hua Xiong’s pinnacle strike, he faltered instantly, and Hua Xiong, having gained the upper hand, relentlessly pursued, delivering another full-force strike onto Uloran Clan’s spear shaft, leaving no time for Uloran Clan to adjust.