358: Chapter 358 Xie Zhiyuan Makes a Move

Whoosh~ Whoosh~~ Whoosh~~~

Nearly a hundred figures arrived at the battlefield, automatically dividing into four factions.

Great Xia, the Tianlang Empire, Xuanwu Kingdom, and the Vermilion Bird Empire.

Among them, Great Xia had the most, with nearly fifty.

However,

The Tianlang Empire and Xuanwu Kingdom were positioned in the same direction, confirming their alliance without a doubt.

Dongfang Baichen was not surprised to see the arrivals.

"General Ye Sinan? I knew you would come."

"As your old rival, of course I would come to visit you when you're injured," General Ye Sinan laughed, his tone gentle. Anyone unaware might think they were the best of friends. "Now that I see you, and confirm that your Divine Soul is indeed damaged, I can rest easy."

Dongfang Baichen's heart tightened. General Ye Sinan had discovered it—he had discovered his Divine Soul injury. And he, in turn, noticed the change in General Ye Sinan.

Compared to a few years ago,

General Ye Sinan now possessed an additional energy within him, just like himself—a Soul Embryo Prototype, also cultivated through the Source Primordial Ascending Light method.

"So you've also cultivated a Divine Soul. No wonder you dared to infiltrate Great Xia with your men."

Dongfang Baichen's tone held some surprise, but more than that, it was tinged with regret.

He felt this entire setup had been wasted. If General Ye Sinan made a move, either Xie Zhiyuan or Xiao Weiqing would have to reveal themselves, as no one else could be General Ye Sinan's match.

However, once exposed, it would prove that besides Dongfang Baichen, Jingdu Prefecture had other existences surpassing the Eighth Realm. The Azure Dragon Divine Envoy would definitely not dare to come then.

"You cannot kill me. Take your people and leave," Dongfang Baichen said calmly.

He didn't know if General Ye Sinan was connected to the Azure Dragon Divine Hall, or if he simply came to kill him. Regardless, Dongfang Baichen did not want to fight.

It wasn't worth depleting Great Xia's top strength here for no reason. As for whether Qi Sheng and Qi Wei were sent by the Divine Hall or the Heavenly Wolf Empire, that was still impossible to determine.

General Ye Sinan said, "As expected of an old rival, you know me so well."

He threw Qi Sheng to Qi Wei. "Take him and leave first."

Everyone thought General Ye Sinan was preparing to retreat, but instead, he revealed a ferocious grin.

"The rest of you, follow me! Kill!"

General Ye Sinan's goal was simple: he came to kill Dongfang Baichen. The Tianlang Empire's desire to attack Great Xia was not a new development, but due to the Dongfang Family and the Demon Suppressing Army, they had never made a major move.

There were only minor skirmishes at the border.

Now,

with two Demon Realm Entrances in Great Xia anchored, and Dongfang Baichen injured, it was practically a heaven-sent opportunity.

At General Ye Sinan's command,

all the Tianlang Empire's experts erupted with power, charging towards Great Xia's experts.

At the same time,

Xuanwu Kingdom also moved.

Their experts blocked the experts from Great Xia's other prefectures.

"Xuanwu Kingdom, are you seeking death?"

"Family Head Dongfang, we mean no harm. We have long heard of the great names Dongfang Baichen and General Ye Sinan, who have sparred several times. We never had the chance to witness it. Why not let the two of them have a fair duel now, so we can broaden our horizons?"

"People from Sakura Prefecture? Shameless!"

"Dongfang Yin, I respect you as the head of a family, but if you slander me, I will also be displeased," said the leader of the Xuanwu Kingdom group.

Xuanwu Kingdom's objective was also simple: to help the Tianlang Empire weaken Great Xia's strength.

Looking at the three nations' territories, Xuanwu Kingdom and the Tianlang Empire were separated by a massive mountain range, so conflicts were rare.

However,

the Tianlang Empire and Great Xia Empire shared borders across thirteen or fourteen prefectures, leading to constant friction year-round.

Xuanwu Kingdom and Great Xia only shared borders across four or five prefectures. Originally, Xuanwu Kingdom was a neutral nation, but the prefecture with the most extensive contact was Sakura Prefecture. They had always tried to occupy more territory, attempting to restore their former state.

Secretly,

Xie Zhiyuan sent a mental message to Xiao Weiqing, "Weiqing, the plan has failed. Man proposes, heaven disposes."

Neither of them expected that General Ye Sinan of the Tianlang Empire had also cultivated a Divine Soul. His current strength was now greater than an Eighth Realm Peak expert. Apart from Xie Zhiyuan and Xiao Weiqing, no one present was his match.

Xiao Weiqing's face was grim. Initially, the number of Eighth Realm Experts infiltrating Jingdu Prefecture far exceeded expectations. Xiao Weiqing had no choice but to unite Ye Yinhong and the others, making promises, hoping everyone would face the external threat together to deter the people from the Tianlang Empire and Xuanwu Kingdom.

Yet, they still didn't anticipate the variable of General Ye Sinan. This man had actually also cultivated a Divine Soul.

"Old Headmaster, I must trouble you to take action."

"Very well. You possess a Divine Artifact; it's best to use it as little as possible."

Boom~~~

The Eighth Realm Experts who were close in strength continued to clash.

They fought with full force from the very start.

The sky erupted with various Innate Skills, like fireworks in the night. On the ground, Martial Cultivators engaged in close combat, shaking the mountains and splitting the earth.

Within a radius of twenty kilometers, various energies intertwined.

"Dongfang Baichen, prepare to die!"

General Ye Sinan erupted with terrifying energy, charging towards Dongfang Baichen.

At that moment,

"Soul-Suppressing Palm!!"

In the darkness,

Xie Zhiyuan appeared out of thin air. His palm condensed with pale blue soul patterns, his Mental Energy highly concentrated. The air vibrated slightly but without a sound.

His palm was aimed directly at General Ye Sinan.

General Ye Sinan's attention was entirely on Dongfang Baichen. Caught off guard, he was struck by the palm.

Although he reacted in time, erupting with powerful Mental Energy within to block, he was still injured.

General Ye Sinan felt as if a bell tolled deep within his Divine Soul. His entire body was struck as if by a giant hammer, his movements stiffening for half a beat.

"Hmph~~"

General Ye Sinan retreated repeatedly, each step in mid-air carrying immense weight.

"Who are you?"

General Ye Sinan never imagined that Great Xia still had someone of such strength, also possessing a Divine Soul, with Mental Energy even stronger than his own.

"Could this be a trap? A trap specifically for me, luring me here?"

General Ye Sinan's thoughts raced.

"No, I was able to Cultivate a Divine Soul only with the help of the Tianlang Divine Envoy, to guard against our Demon Realm Entrance being anchored. Therefore, Dongfang Baichen couldn't have known," General Ye Sinan thought to himself.

Furthermore, based on his understanding of Dongfang Baichen, he wouldn't use such a trap against him. It would provoke a massive slaughter between the two nations' experts, a pointless waste.

"Then what is this really about?"

The experts watched as Xie Zhiyuan forced General Ye Sinan back.

Gradually, they stopped fighting.

The first to stop were the experts from Xuanwu Kingdom's Sakura Prefecture. They were only there to contain, not fighting with full force. Seeing General Ye Sinan halt, they immediately withdrew from the battlefield.

With Xuanwu Kingdom stopping, the Tianlang Empire faced increased pressure and also retreated behind General Ye Sinan. At a numerical disadvantage, they didn't want a fight to the death either.

In just a few minutes, many experts were already wounded.

On the other side,

Great Xia's experts were unwilling. They couldn't just start and stop a fight so easily. Just as they were about to press their advantage, they were stopped by Dongfang Baichen.

"General Ye Sinan, get lost. Do not set foot in Great Xia again. Our enemy is the Yao Race."

"If there is a next time, I guarantee you will not leave Great Xia alive."

With this plan's failure, Dongfang Baichen would soon recover from his Divine Soul injury. There wouldn't be another opportunity for General Ye Sinan to exploit.

If Dongfang Baichen were not injured, General Ye Sinan would be no match for him.

General Ye Sinan stared at Xie Zhiyuan and snorted coldly.

"Consider yourselves lucky this time."

He then turned to leave.

Suddenly,

General Ye Sinan stopped, turned back to look at Dongfang Baichen, and laughed heartily.

"Haha... I see, hahaha..."

"So that's how it is. So that's how it is."