Some people, even after just a few drops of the poisonous water splashed on them, suddenly developed several holes in their bodies.
Some people were directly corroded into a pool of blood.
The scene was extremely terrifying and tragic.
In an instant, hundreds of believers died from the poisoned water.
The Imperial Guards were dumbfounded; they had never imagined that the poisonous water would be so terrifying.
Just now, if the arrows strapped with poison hadn't been driven back by the commander...
So now they are the ones suffering.
They couldn't help but feel a wave of fear.
Fortunately, the commander reacted quickly and returned the poisonous water to the Sun Moon Cult army.
"What are you waiting for? Fight back!"
Li Yao shouted loudly.
The Imperial Guards were then jolted awake, nocked their arrows, and unleashed a barrage of arrows as they chased after the fleeing members of the Sun Moon Cult.
At this moment, these followers were like frightened birds, with no intention of fighting back, only knowing how to run away.
In a short time, hundreds of followers were riddled with arrows and lay in pools of blood.
Soon, the Sun Moon Cult's thousand-strong army was reduced to less than one hundred men.
The remaining followers were either struck by arrows or splashed with poisonous water, and had no way to escape.
Since we can't escape, we might as well fight to the death!
Then, Jabu roared and shouted, "Brothers, we have no way out. We might as well die for our cause and fight these henchmen of the imperial court!"
At Jia Bu's command, the remaining followers turned around and charged towards the Imperial Guard army.
Unfortunately, they were trying to stop a chariot with their bare hands, courting death!
Ta-da!
Although the remaining followers were all elite martial artists.
However, they are, after all, flesh and blood.
Under the dense rain of arrows, these people were immediately riddled with holes.
Jabu's body was also riddled with arrows.
He looked at the corpses scattered on the ground in despair, his eyes filled with resentment and incomprehension.
He couldn't accept this ending; it was completely different from what he had envisioned.
The Sun Moon Cult army he led this time was composed entirely of elite warriors.
Moreover, they also possess a deadly weapon: a barrage of poisoned water arrows.
Even if he faced a 10,000-strong imperial army, he was confident of victory.
However, he failed miserably.
Everyone is dead.
He was the last to fall.
Before he closed his eyes, he let out a weak but unwilling growl:
"how so?"
Chapter 197 One Palm Strike Kills, Ascending Blackwood Cliff
More than a thousand Imperial Guards faced off against more than a thousand members of the Sun Moon Cult.
As a result, not a single member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard was injured or killed, while the Sun Moon Cult army was completely wiped out.
Such an amazing record is unbelievable to anyone, no matter who you tell it to.
It should be noted that the members of this cult army are basically martial artists of at least the second rank, each one brave and skilled in battle, with extremely high individual combat power.
The Imperial Guards felt like they were dreaming.
They had long heard that the Sun Moon Sect's protective army was extremely powerful, and that the Sun Moon Sect had relied on such an army to eliminate and subdue countless martial arts sects.
Such a powerful army of protectors of the faith was completely wiped out in just a short time.
And all of this was entirely the work of their commander.
In an instant, the Imperial Guards were filled with high spirits, cheering and shouting that their commander was mighty.
In fact, the reason why the Sun Moon Cult's army suffered such a crushing defeat was entirely because Jia Bu's clever scheme backfired.
If he hadn't created that poisoned water arrow formation, the army protecting the faith wouldn't have been harmed by it, and they wouldn't have been defeated so quickly.
After Li Yao received the attribute orbs contributed by the Divine Cult army, he ordered the army to cease resting.
He wanted to take advantage of the army's high morale and strike straight at Blackwood Cliff.
Moreover, the news that the Sun Moon Cult's entire army of protectors had been wiped out would soon reach Blackwood Cliff.
He wanted to get to Blackwood Cliff as soon as possible before the news reached it, and to wipe out the Sun Moon Cult.
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Blackwood Cliff.
The atmosphere in the council hall of the Sun Moon Cult's headquarters was unusually oppressive.
At this moment, almost all the leaders of the Sun Moon Cult were present.
They all looked anxious, like ants on a hot plate, pacing back and forth in the hall.
A moment later, a faint footstep came from the back room.
The group exchanged glances and immediately stopped walking.
Immediately afterwards, a man in his thirties appeared in the hall.
This man was wearing a maroon leather robe, was burly, had a full beard, and looked extremely imposing.
However, the man's sallow complexion was clearly a sign of excessive indulgence.
"Greetings, Grand Steward!"
As soon as this person appeared, all the leaders in the hall bowed to him.
The reason everyone treated this person with such respect was because he was none other than Yang Lianting, the male favorite of Dongfang Bubai.
Yang Lianting sat high in his seat, fiddling with the thumb ring on his thumb, and asked casually, "Shangguan Yun, has Jia Bu returned? Has the Embroidered Uniform Guard been wiped out?"
Shangguan Yun, with a solemn expression, bowed and said, "Reporting to the Grand Steward, the army of protectors led by Jia Bu has been... completely annihilated!"
"What?!"
Yang Lianting was startled and suddenly stood up from his seat, his expression shifting unpredictably.
After a long while, he sat down again and said angrily, "That good-for-nothing Jia Bu, he could defeat a thousand-strong army of protectors of the faith, and even ten thousand government soldiers, yet he was completely wiped out by a mere Jinyiwei?"
Shangguan Yun said anxiously, "Grand Steward, according to the scouts, Li Yao has led the Imperial Guard army to attack Blackwood Cliff. The brothers are resisting with all their might, and the situation is extremely critical. I hope the Grand Steward will immediately invite the sect leader to take charge of the overall situation."
Yang Lianting, his face contorted with rage, pointed at Shangguan Yun and the other key figures, and barked a stern but ultimately weak rebuke:
"Useless! You're all useless! They've already come knocking on our door, and you're only telling me now."
"You wait here, I'll go and ask the leader to come out right away."
After saying that, he hurriedly headed towards the back hall.
"You're the one who's useless!"
As Shangguan Yun watched Yang Lianting leave, she couldn't help but mutter a curse under her breath.
Everyone present was a highly skilled martial artist, so they all heard Shangguan Yun's curses.
Elder Bao Dachu whispered a reminder: "Elder Shangguan, be careful what you say."
"Be careful what you say!"
An old man said indignantly, "If this kid hadn't insisted on making Jia Bu lead the army of protectors to face the enemy head-on, would the army have been completely wiped out?"
This old man, named Tong Baixiong, was a highly skilled martial artist and a longtime sworn brother of Dongfang Bubai.
Tong Baixiong once risked his life to fight against the Seven Tigers of Ludong to save Dongfang Bubai, who was on the verge of death.
Dongfang Bubai plotted to kill Ren Woxing, and when he first became the leader of the sect, the elders in the sect were dissatisfied. It was thanks to Tong Baixiong's strong support that he was able to overcome this.
Therefore, Tong Baixiong played an indispensable role in Dongfang Bubai's rise to become the leader of the Sun Moon Cult.
Unfortunately, in the original novel, he died under Dongfang Bubai's embroidery needle because of his feud with Yang Lianting.
How pathetic!
Shangguan Yun sighed and said, "Back then, how wise and powerful our leader was, yet he favored this greedy, selfish, and treacherous villain, causing our sect to decline day by day and our power to be far less than before. Now, even the court's lackeys dare to bully us."
"snort!"
Tong Baixiong snorted coldly and said, "What is there to fear about the imperial court's lackeys? As long as the sect leader personally takes action, he will surely be able to eliminate these imperial court's lackeys immediately."
Shangguan Yun chimed in, "Brother Tong is right. No matter how powerful Li Yao is, in our leader's eyes, he's nothing but a clown who can be easily wiped out."
"Master Dongfang, skilled in both literature and martial arts, will unify the martial world!"
Bao Dachu shouted a code word and said, "Li Yao is nothing to worry about, I can kill him with a flick of my hand!"
Immediately, the others began to sing praises, commending Dongfang Bubai for his wisdom and prowess.
This shows that Dongfang Bubai was like a god within the Sun Moon Cult.
Bang!
Just as everyone was praising Dongfang Bubai, the main hall door collapsed with a crash.
A slender figure stood proudly in front of the gate.
This person was none other than Li Yao.