"A secret military tactic: Imprisonment."
As soon as he finished speaking, streams of military aura manifested once more, transforming into thin chains. These chains were only as thick as a little finger, yet they emitted a silvery-white light.
Looking at the chains, Bi Xuan subconsciously frowned. He couldn't detect them with his spiritual senses, yet they were visible to the naked eye—this was highly illogical.
With the surge of true energy, a visible protective shield was formed, and Bi Xuan hid inside the shield, being very cautious.
Unfortunately, neither the solar true energy cultivated to its peak nor the fist in his hand could cause any damage to these chains.
Retreat! Retreat immediately!
He slammed his right foot down, instantly creating a crater a meter deep. Using the recoil from the kick, he quickly retreated.
Unfortunately, the faster he retreated, the faster the chains moved. In a flash, he was bound! Strangely, however, Bi Xuan, though bound, was still able to move, as if he were completely unaffected.
"What kind of sorcery is this?" Bi Xuan asked subconsciously, looking at the silver-white chains on his body.
Seeing this, Lin Yang couldn't help but laugh. This was the power of asymmetric warfare. Bi Xuan had no idea what military aura was, yet he used his true qi to resist. But this was completely meaningless.
True Qi and Military Qi are two completely different energies, not even in the same dimension, so what use are they?
Just like the ninjas in the Naruto world, no matter how skilled they are in ninjutsu, if they were to enter the world of Harry Potter, a newly graduated wizard might be able to easily kill them with the Killing Curse!
And Bi Xuan before us is no exception. Is Bi Xuan powerful? Very powerful. He was already one of the three Grandmasters, and now he has broken through to the Celestial Realm. Whether it's his talent or his innate abilities, he is beyond reproach.
Is Lin Yang's military aura really that powerful? In the main world, even a random squad leader of a hundred men would know how to break it! (Knowing how to break it and actually being able to break it are two different things!)
But at this moment, this small military aura chain directly blocked Bi Xuan's spiritual energy exchange with the outside world. Moreover, it sealed him off completely.
Martial artists, those at or below the third rank, are rendered useless once sealed by military aura! How much true qi can they possibly retain within their bodies? Thirty years? Sixty years? At most, ninety years!
Ninety years of true qi, is that a lot?
For an individual, that's a lot. But against a well-organized army? Very little!
"All soldiers, heed my command!"
"Team A1 will advance and eliminate this person, then switch to shields and spears, focusing on defense and using only spears for offense, with the aim of depleting this person's true energy. After three rounds of arrows, Team A3 will take over."
"Team A2, listen up! Use your bows and arrows collectively for a saturation attack, a 360-degree assault with no blind spots. Don't worry about wasting them. Just fire three rounds. After that, Team A4 will take over."
"Also, Team A5 will stand guard to prevent any harassment. Team A10, be ready to make substitutions."
At Lin Yang's command, Team A charged forward. Team A consisted of one hundred men, each wielding a spear fifteen feet long. Beside them stood a man carrying a shield weighing several hundred pounds for protection.
"Damn it! How dare they look down on me like this!" Bi Xuan roared in anger. As a totem-like figure on the grasslands, how could Bi Xuan have ever been so looked down upon in his life?
Therefore, in their rage, they charged straight at them. They were just a thousand-strong army; even with their bare hands, they could kill them all!
However, looking at Bi Xuan, who was charging towards him with red eyes, Lin Yang shook his head speechlessly. Dealing with this kind of person was simply too easy!
When fortune smiles, heaven and earth lend their strength; when fortune turns, even heroes have no freedom!
The Bi Xuan of the past was so clever. If he were in this situation, he would have run away without hesitation. How could he have made such a series of basic mistakes?
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth has been sealed off, and the communication between the inside and outside has been broken. Even the basic harmony between heaven and man cannot be achieved, so what is the point of fighting?
If they were outside, perhaps with the support of the Turkic people's fortune, Ha might have a sliver of hope. But at this moment, the entire city of Yangzhou is isolated from the outside world because of the formation.
All external fortune cannot enter. Naturally, there will be no situation where, under a life-or-death crisis, fortune erupts and the mind suddenly becomes clear.
Not only Bi Xuan, but the rest of them were the same. Under normal circumstances, they would have run away long ago, but at this moment, influenced by the military aura, the killing intent in their minds subconsciously took over, eliminating their original rationality.
Simply put, due to the influence of the formation and military aura entering their brains, these originally intelligent people became brain-dead! For example, Empress Yin and Bi Xuan.
Those who already had mental problems were now completely finished. People like Bian Bufu and Chai Shao are an example.
With a loud bang, Bi Xuan threw a punch, directly blasting more than ten soldiers on the left side to pieces, along with the surrounding shield soldiers.
Unfortunately, this single strike consumed ten years' worth of his true energy. Once it was gone, it was gone. Without the replenishment of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, and without the blissful feeling of being in harmony with the universe, all that remained was a wild, irritable brute!
As time passed and after several bursts of energy, Bi Xuan finally exhausted his true energy. His only achievement was killing a hundred or so basic Dao soldiers.
With a sharp crack, the sound of a spear piercing flesh filled the air. Bi Xuan was finished. The martial lord of the grasslands, Bi Xuan, had been killed by a mere soldier he had once completely disregarded!
Seeing Bi Xuan's fate, Lin Yang suddenly felt uneasy. No matter how heroic or valiant you are, when caught in calamity, you're nothing more than a spear!
This is fate, the fate of Bi Xuan and his group, and also the fate of Lin Yang and his companions in spreading the Dao throughout the world. However, this time, Lin Yang has emerged victorious!
So, what about next time? What about the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the main world? What about the future Black Lotus Prince? Or even, the more distant unification of all realms and the ascension of the universe?
Strength, only strength can determine all of this. And my progress is really too slow. Oh well, I'll have to speed things up for the next move!
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Chapter 106: Fellow Daoist, please wait!
However, while Lin Yang was sighing, many of the remaining people were terrified. But at this point, it wasn't as simple as just leaving!
"All soldiers, listen to my command! Form teams of one hundred men each, and in small squads, using this location as the starting point, conduct a comprehensive search of the entire city of Yangzhou. If you encounter any enemy you cannot defeat, use communication talismans to notify me. Furthermore, those who surrender will not be killed!"
Following Lin Yang's command, squads of soldiers left in order, one after another, like spiders spinning webs, circling outwards in all directions!
While Lin Yang was wallowing in self-pity, idly pondering the meaning of various ideals, the rest of the people were using all their strength to escape out of the city.
After all, even if one is caught in a calamity and their mind isn't sharp, it doesn't mean they've become an idiot. After discovering Bi Xuan's fate, they had a choice of what to do.
Just like during the Investiture of the Gods, the disciples of the Jie Sect all turned into idiots, rushing forward one after another like the Calabash Brothers to their deaths.
But if, at the very beginning of the great calamity, one of the powerful figures like the Supreme Dao Ancestor or the Primordial Heavenly Venerable suddenly died, would they still be so foolish as to continue their descent into the mortal realm?