Many martial arts practitioners discussed the matter, with many dismissing Yang Xiao's warning.
Yang Xiao saw this but did not force the issue, thinking to himself: You'll have your turn to cry later.
The Ming Cult members had already stuffed their ears with cotton balls they had prepared beforehand.
At this moment, Li Yao and his men were still some distance from the Tartar soldiers and were outside the range of the cannons.
However, many Tatar soldiers were already pushing cannons and slowly advancing up the mountain.
In order to eliminate the Han people's Jianghu forces in one fell swoop, the Prince of Ruyang paid a heavy price and brought in a large number of cannons.
Li Yao looked down at the Tartar soldiers who were attacking the mountain.
Suddenly, he leaped into the air, his feet barely touching the ground, and he charged towards the Tartar soldiers like lightning.
The Tartar soldiers were taken aback when they suddenly saw someone rushing towards them, and then they burst into loud laughter.
They mocked Li Yao for overestimating his abilities, actually trying to fight a rock with an egg, and using his flesh and blood to fight against artillery!
What's the difference between this and courting death?
Seeing that Li Yao had entered the range of the cannons, the Tartar soldiers lit the fuse without hesitation.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sound of cannons rang out continuously.
Just when the Tartar soldiers thought Li Yao would be blasted to pieces, they were all dumbfounded.
They only felt a dragon's roar, and a tremendous force suddenly swept over them, causing cannonballs to explode in mid-air.
But Li Yao was completely unharmed!
Before the Tartar soldiers could figure out what was going on, they suddenly heard a terrifying roar in their ears.
The roar was deafening, causing their blood and qi to surge uncontrollably, and they even felt as if the meridians in their bodies were about to burst.
They tried to cover their ears with their hands, but it was no use.
The terrifying roar pierced their ears and ruptured their eardrums.
The Tartar soldiers who were closer to Li Yao were so shocked by the terrifying roar that they bled from all seven orifices and died.
At this moment, those martial arts practitioners who had not covered their ears with cloth strips finally understood why Yang Xiao had reminded them to do so.
It turns out that the kung fu Li Yao used was the Lion's Roar!
They hadn't expected Li Yao's Lion's Roar to be so powerful.
They hurriedly tore strips of cloth from their clothes and stuffed them into their ears, thus escaping death.
The Tartar soldiers, however, were unaware of this divine skill and only knew to cover their ears with their hands, but the effect was minimal.
Soon, the Tartar soldiers were so overwhelmed by the terrifying roar that they rolled on the ground, their eyes rolling back in their heads, and they immediately lost their fighting ability.
Then, Li Yao waved his hand.
Yang Xiao then led a group of Ming Cult members and a group of martial arts practitioners into the midst of the Tartar soldiers.
Soon, the sounds of battle shook the heavens, and the area at the foot of Shaoshi Mountain became a battlefield of carnage.
The army collapsed like a house of cards!
The Tartar soldiers were quickly routed and retreated desperately.
Little did they know that no matter which direction they retreated, large numbers of Ming Cult rebels would suddenly emerge and slaughter them one by one.
The battle lasted for half an hour.
The Prince of Ruyang led 50,000 elite troops, all of whom were slaughtered.
To Li Yao's great surprise, the Prince of Ruyang and his son Wang Baobao were killed in the chaos.
In the Battle of Shaoshi Mountain, the Yuan army suffered a crushing defeat.
Emperor Yuan was furious and ordered the execution of all the elites of the six major sects.
Of the elites from the six major sects, all but Wudang Five Heroes, Song Qingshu, and Zhou Zhiruo, who were rescued by Zhang Wuji, were killed.
Taking advantage of the situation, Li Yao united various sects and launched uprisings across the country to overthrow the Mongol Yuan dynasty.
Three years later, he conquered Dadu (Beijing), overthrew the Mongol Yuan dynasty, and established the Ming dynasty in the name of the Ming religion.
Another year later, he led a large army and wiped out all the remaining Mongol invaders.
Li Yao naturally copied the Dragon-Slaying Saber, because the Iron-Crowned Taoist lived up to expectations, finding Ice and Fire Island and Xie Xun.
After copying the Dragon-Slaying Saber, Li Yao, in front of Xie Xun, used the Heaven-Reliant Sword he had previously obtained to fight the Dragon-Slaying Saber.
With a clang, the sword and saber broke apart simultaneously, and the quick-learning version of the Nine Yin Manual, the essence of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, and the Wumu Legacy inside fell out.
Xie Xun then realized that the secret of the Dragon-Slaying Saber, which he had studied for twenty years, was actually hidden inside the saber.
Li Yao also captured Cheng Kun and made Xie Xun settle his grudge with Cheng Kun himself.
As a result, Cheng Kun was killed by Xie Xun using the Seven Injury Fist.
Afterwards, Xie Xun went into seclusion in the mountains with Zhang Wuji and Zhou Zhiruo.
In the sixteenth year after Li Yao became emperor, he passed the throne to his son Li Yu and then ascended to heaven.
Chapter 119 Crossing the Desert, A New World
The sun was blazing, and the heat was unbearable!
As far as the eye can see, all that can be seen is yellow sand.
A listless figure, like a snail, trudged through the desert.
Compared to the boundless sea of sand, the human figure is extremely small.
This tiny figure is Li Yao.
Li Yao never expected that the system would take him to the desert.
On his first day in the desert, he didn't think things were too bad.
Relying on his unfathomable cultivation, he circulated his Great Dao True Qi and used his Cloud-Ladder Leap technique to quickly rush towards the place where the sun rises.
He originally thought that he could leave the desert or find an oasis water source in just half a day.
As a result, he ran for a whole day but was still in the desert and had not found an oasis or water source.
Fortunately, he was protected by the Great Dao True Qi, so he did not feel tired.
However, he hadn't had a drop of water all day, and his throat was already burning.
The next day, he dared not take any more risks.
He used the breath-holding technique from the Nine Yin Manual to close most of the pores on his body in order to reduce the loss of body moisture.
Then, he traveled through the desert at a normal speed in the same direction.
As a result, he still did not escape the boundless desert.
He hasn't had a drop of water for two days.
His physical functions have begun to decline.
In this way, he walked in the desert for more than ten days.
But looking around, all that could be seen was still yellow sand.
If it were someone else, after going without food and water for more than ten days, they would probably have turned into a dried-up corpse by now.
Fortunately, Li Yao cultivated the "Great Dao True Scripture," which protected him with the true qi of the Great Dao, allowing him to hold on until now.
However, if he still doesn't have water to drink, even the most powerful Daoist Qi can't save him.
In a daze, he felt as if he had already walked out of the desert.
However, he couldn't get excited at all.
Because the surrounding area is still a desert, with no water source in sight, only barren mountains.
He simply couldn't hold on any longer. Li Yao collapsed weakly to the ground, letting the scorching sun beat down on him.
Is he destined to die of thirst here?
Li Yao felt his eyelids getting heavier and heavier, and he felt drowsy and all he wanted to do was sleep.
I don't know how long I slept.
suddenly……
He seemed to hear a clanging sound, slowly approaching from afar.
Someone's here?
Li Yao desperately wanted to open his eyes, but he couldn't.
He desperately wanted to call for help, but he couldn't make a sound.
After a while, it seemed like someone was talking.
Then, he suddenly felt a few drops of cold water drip into his mouth.
Sweet!
Cool!
His burning throat was immediately soothed.
Although it was only a few drops of water, it was like a sweet spring, giving the long-parched body a new lease on life.
Li Yao felt that he had never drunk such sweet and refreshing water before.
His Adam's apple bobbed greedily, as if he wanted to drink more water.
However, he only drank a small sip of water, and that was it.
He slowly opened his eyes and saw a tender little face smiling at him.
He raised his head slightly and finally saw the other person's appearance clearly.