Mountain Patrol Military Officer-Chapter 1038 - 682: Emerging to Mobilize Troops! (2)
Beside Chen Yuan, Old Man Dong Fu, from the Dragon Breeding Clan, looked bewildered. He turned to Chen Yuan, pointed at himself, and confirmed once again, "Are you guys planning all this excitement just to leave this old man alone here to watch over the place?"
Chen Yuan nodded, "As I venture out for a battle, I must let the world hear a roar, and at the same time, test the might of my newly cultivated Divine Skills."
"Since the county can’t do without people, we must temporarily inconvenience Elder Dong a bit."
"But I still have to rely on you to hold down the fort, don’t I?"
First, give Old Man Dong a flattering compliment.
Dong Fu opened his mouth as if to speak, but hesitated. He actually wanted to say that he too wished to hear a roar, but he threw his sleeve aside, deliberately turning away with feigned nonchalance, "Forget it, forget it, this old man is just destined to worry."
"Hmm, just as well, this old man wants some peace and quiet!"
His ruddy nose snorted insincerely.
Chen Yuan saw through the insincerity but didn’t bring it up. This place indeed needed Dong Fu, so he smiled, "Then I leave it in your hands, Elder Dong."
"I also need to make some preparations!"
Then, with a leap, his body as swift as a flowing wind, he vanished amidst the dazzling silver light of the Yin Mountain Holy Tree.
As time passed, night fell, and the sky gradually darkened. However, the old site of the prince mansion, due to the presence of the Holy Tree, was as bright as daylight, with spirit light suffusing.
In the plaza in front of the Yin Mountain Holy Tree, troops gradually gathered. The clattering of hooves and the clinking of armor collided densely, like thunder rolling by, causing the ground to tremble.
Thousands of armored soldiers held sharp weapons, lined up shoulder to shoulder in a strict array. Armor leaves in the silver light gleamed with cold, hard light, and under the helmets, pairs of eyes burned like fire, with chests puffed up, full of spirit.
It is said the General is leading troops out from the pass, assembling everyone. The energy that has been building recently is about to burst out from their throats.
After all, in recent weeks, hearing countless war reports from outside, they were urgently confined in this northeastern corner, the fire in their hearts blazing.
Here, all are veterans honed by blood and fire, elite soldiers of the Ninth Mountain, once surviving through the slaughter of battle and blood seas, most unwilling to endure this stifling situation, waiting for the General’s orders.
Now, with the General coming out from the pass, assembling the soldiers, everyone’s eyes are shining like frightening stars.
Warhorses pawed the ground, snorting white puffs of breath, their cries pierced the sky, either high-pitched and thrilling, or deep and sonorous. The Mountain-cutting Banner flapped loudly in the wind, its golden patterns on black flying proudly, without unnecessary words, only the sound of armor scraping, hooves striking the earth, and blades softly humming, forming an overwhelming force, a silence before the storm.
Awaiting the signal!
As all troops marching into Qingshan County gathered, outside, the moon climbed to the treetops.
"Drive"
"Drive"
"yu"
Yun Tiansheng, Liu Qing, and Lu Ming, the three Piaoqi Generals, gathered a total of five thousand of their underlings, riding Demon mounts, lined up before the formation, their voices sonorous, reporting.
"Left-wing vanguard camp assembled!"
"Center assembled!"
"Right..."
After the troop assembly finished, through the huge Holy Tree standing ahead, silver leaves flew out, gathering into a tall figure. The silver leaves transformed into a silver cape, as Chen Yuan strode out, clad in the Five-Colored True Dragon Treasure Armor, his body blazing with divine light, his golden eyes radiating majesty.
"Salute to the General!"
"Salute to the General!"
"Salute to the General!"
The soldiers dismounted, kneeling with one knee down, one hand on the ground, one hand on the sword at their waist, saluting in unison, their momentum vast as a rainbow.
The clinking sound of armor echoed like thunder.
Overlooking from above, Chen Yuan looked down at the expanse of armor light, reminiscent of when he was first appointed as the Ninth Mountain’s Colonel, as the Ten Thousand Mountains breached the border, just on the night of the ceremony at Yunding Mountain, when armies were assembled, leading thousands of defeated Ninth Mountain soldiers southward throughout months of battles.
Now, those once defeated soldiers have grown strong, with powerful troops, their momentum like a rainbow.
Now, all these are my soldiers, not listening to the Court’s command.
Chen Yuan’s long tranquil heart was stirred by the scene of the past, with a fiery sensation rising in his chest; his throat rolled, thunderous voice rang out,
"I know that these days, there’s a fire burning in your hearts."
"In the north, the rebel king has amassed troops under the gates, in the south, Ten Thousand Mountains is starting to stir again, and the Demon Country on the western line is relentlessly encroaching."
"Yet Shu territory, it was by many Mountain-cutting Army comrades risking their lives against the Demon’s sharp claws and teeth that it was preserved!"
"No one should dare covet it!"
With these words, Chen Yuan raised a hand towards the Yin Mountain Holy Tree behind him, a gust of wind rose,
"Unleash the formation!"
With this command falling, the great wind arose, stirring the branches and leaves of the Yin Mountain Holy Tree. Instantly, the crisp ringing sound echoed like bells.
Then, the Holy Tree trembled, as if snowflakes filled the sky in an instant, pieces of silver leaves detached from the branches, carried by the wind, flying outward. As countless silver leaves broke free from the treetops, it was like a cascade of stardust, some flitting like butterfly wings, spinning and sweeping past the mansion’s eaves; some zipped swiftly like fireflies, leaving silver arcs darting between pavilions; others slid along the gallery pillars into the clear pool, creating rippling silver patterns.
These silver leaves fell onto the old site of the prince mansion in various places, some landing on vermilion pavilion railings, some perched in lanterns hanging between pillars, even entering the carved wooden windows’ designs, embellishing every part of the mansion with silver-white halos.
When the silver leaves settled, mystical scenes appeared as if some mechanism were triggered, lines of light spread like brush strokes, gradually forming complex array patterns. These patterns contained the ways of the Military School, sometimes lines flowed like living creatures, extending long and drawn-out, sometimes erupting with terrifying lethality. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
As these array patterns quickly formed, humming sounds rose, then milky-white light beams shot out from the patterns, rising skyward, like silver swords piercing the sky dome.
Initially slender and vine-like, the beams rapidly expanded to pillar-like thickness, their interwoven brightness seemed to prop up the sky dome over the mansion.
Pavilions and buildings, water pavilions within the mansion, the array patterns appearing scattered were actually interconnected, weaving together the entire mansion into a gigantic and mystical array map.
The instant these array patterns lit up, the void seemed to freeze, only the silver leaves’ clear sounds and the array patterns’ humming intertwined, awakening a powerful force, reminiscent of when Beiliang’s princely heir’s ceremony took place, with the formation lighting up.
The only change Chen Yuan made was designating the Yin Mountain Holy Tree as the main eye of the formation, supplying stronger Heaven and Earth Essence Qi to the entire array map, while easing the pattern’s activation difficulty!
At this time, on the Yin Mountain Holy Tree, Chen Yuan waved another hand towards it again, just like before, a vast number of silver leaves flew out, slicing through the sky.
However, this time, these silver leaves didn’t go to activate the array map, but flew towards each Ninth Mountain Armor Soldier ahead.
"Following the silver leaves’ guidance, each of you shall manage different array patterns!" He commanded.
"Yes!"
Each soldier received the silver leaves’ guidance, quickly mounted and rode, maneuvering among the formations, marching in all directions, appearing chaotic yet orderly.
"Drive"
"..."
Thus, thousands of elite soldiers distributed among the array patterns, arranging formations under the silver leaves’ guidance.
At this point, Chen Yuan soared into the sky dome, then dazzling divine light burst forth from his body, as he swayed, performing Fatian Xiangdi, revealing Qingtian stature, with both hands tearing the night sky open, suddenly ripping a space fracture.
Inside was no space storm, but another "small world."
The clear moon and Star River, mountains suspended in the sky.
Chen Yuan tore open his personal cave heaven, then descended Qingtian’s massive form outside the prince mansion, resembling a heavenly giant looking down at the "miniature mansion" below, directly sinking down, gigantic hands gripping into the ground, roaring thunder-like with mouth and nose.
"Rumble"
The entire old site of the prince mansion was lifted, moved towards the heavenly opening, the Heavenly Cup world.
The scene here was incredibly spectacular, truly awe-inspiring!
Yet it took only a matter of moments.
Soon, with the disappearance of the prince mansion’s old site and everyone, before the heavenly fracture closed, a silver beam shot up.
Carrying intense void fluctuations.
Instantly, the fluctuations vanished.
The beam disappeared, breaking through skyward departure.
