Shocking World War Emperor-Chapter 457: Spirit-breaking Crossbow

"Now that our tracks have been discovered, the most important thing is to delay time as much as possible and mislead those Ninth Layer experts from Great Chu, making it as difficult as possible for them to determine our exact direction of advance."

"Fortunately, we are in the mountains and forests; it won’t be easy for them to catch up in a short time."

"It seems that we can only make our way forward by taking a roundabout route."

"In addition, when encountering search teams below the Sixth Layer of Primordial Pill Realm, leave them all to me. You just need to conserve Spiritual Power to deal with bigger threats."

Ling Chen instructed.

He is a Divine Thought Master, fully capable of controlling cultivators below the Sixth Layer to become his informants.

Reporting the positions of Great Chu’s experts at any time.

And also able to mislead the controlled individuals to deliberately report their wrong directions of advance.

With that, everyone burst forth with all their might, rushing towards the front.

"Whoosh!"

A search team appeared ahead.

Ling Chen immediately launched a Divine Soul Attack, knocking everyone else unconscious, leaving only the team leader whom he then controlled with Divine Soul.

Then, he deliberately created some traces in one direction, pretending they had passed through there.

"My Lord, we’ve discovered enemy tracks!"

"My Lord, we’ve found the enemy!"

"My Lord, we’ve encountered the enemy!"

"My Lord, we’ve run into the thieves from Great Xia!"

...

Quickly, one message after another was reported up the chain of command.

The powerful members of the Great Chu Army rushed over here upon receiving the news.

Based on the informants’ positions, they quickly determined the direction Ling Chen was heading and set traps at the border, waiting for Ling Chen and his team.

However, they did not encounter Ling Chen and his group.

Instead, messages kept coming from other directions, reporting the positions of Ling Chen and his team.

Soon, the experts from Great Chu realized that the people of Great Xia were not moving in a fixed direction, but kept making detours.

Ling Chen, on the other hand, was able to use Divine Soul Control left among the Great Chu Soldiers to pinpoint the experts’ positions and thus always determine the direction to move forward, maintaining a certain distance.

However, as time went on, this method also began to lose effect.

Because the experts from Great Chu began to split into teams and chased from several directions.

After all, they could determine the general whereabouts of Ling Chen and his team.

They just needed to close the net from all sides.

While Ling Chen and his team caused chaos, Li Changhe and his team were quite relaxed, crossing the border line and returning to Great Xia within half a day.

Once back in Great Xia territory, they immediately contacted the Northern Frontier Army.

Upon discovering Ling Chen had not returned, the Northern Frontier Army promptly set out for the border and launched an attack against the Great Chu border forces.

To alleviate the pressure on Ling Chen’s team.

The movements of the Northern Frontier Army naturally caught the immediate attention of the Great Chu Nanlin Army. Marshal Nanlin quickly deployed troops, redirecting most of the forces to the Great Xia Army’s attack point. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel-com

"Half the search teams in this area, withdraw."

"On this side of the border, set up ten teams with Spirit-breaking Crossbows; I want to see how they can leave my Great Chu!"

Marshal Nanlin issued the orders.

Once the Northern Frontier Army acted, he knew that Ling Chen’s team was definitely still within the territory of Great Chu.

He had been going toe-to-toe with the Northern Frontier Army for years and was well aware of the opponent’s strength.

Unless the Northern Frontier Army invaded with their full forces, there would be no need to use the entirety of his forces to resist.

Ling Chen caused them heavy losses; he would absolutely not allow Ling Chen and his companions to return!

As the battle unfolded, Ling Chen and his team clearly felt that the searching troops from Great Chu were starting to decrease.

"Captain Ling, shall we make a break for it?"

Yang Xiu asked.

Clearly, the attack by the Northern Frontier Army was taking its toll on the Nanlin Army.

Ling Chen slightly frowned and said, "Vice Captain Yang, I am not very familiar with military affairs. Do you think the Nanlin Army really needs to put their full effort in to withstand our Northern Frontier Army?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiu did not immediately answer.

"We can’t be certain. However, the strength of the Nanlin Army is indeed above that of our Northern Frontier Army."

Yang Xiu pondered for a moment before speaking.

"Then that means there is a good possibility?"

Ling Chen said.

Yang Xiu nodded and said, "Captain Ling, in war, nothing is completely certain. I think we should make a dash for it!"

Ling Chen gently nodded, looking at the other team members: "What do you all think?"

"Charge!"

Apart from Ling Wu, the other team members voiced in unison.

These past days, they really had been running themselves ragged, consuming who knows how many Returning Essence Pills.

"Alright!"

Ling Chen nodded and said, "Then let’s set off immediately!"

"Yes!"

The crowd responded excitedly.

With that, Ling Chen and his group immediately dashed toward the direction of the border.

This time, upon encountering a search squad, Ling Chen and the others struck instantly, eliminating them.

The group pushed forward relentlessly.

Two hours later, the border line came into their sight.

"We’re here!"

Yang Xiu and the others were overjoyed.

Just by rushing through the valley ahead, they would step into the territory of Great Xia.

A hint of joy also flashed across Ling Chen’s eyes.

They were finally about to return to Great Xia.

"Everyone take a moment to adjust, and then let’s cross over in one fell swoop!"

Ling Chen said with a smile.

"Yes!"

Yang Xiu and the others immediately obeyed.

Each of them hurriedly took out Returning Essence Pills to recover their Spiritual Power, while also adjusting their condition.

After a quarter of an hour.

All ten were at their peak condition.

Every face was filled with eager anticipation.

"With our speed, it would probably take about a thousand breaths to cross the mountain forest ahead and reach Great Xia."

"But if we fly through the air, it would likely only take a hundred breaths!"

"Captain Ling, how should we get across?"

Yang Xiu asked.

Ling Chen walked over to Ling Wu and said, "Flying through the air would be too obvious, don’t you think? I feel we should still go through the forest."

Even returning to the territory of Great Xia could not guarantee safety.

And, traversing through the forest, although slower, was at least a bit safer.

"Alright!"

Yang Xiu nodded.

"Then it’s settled."

Ling Chen waved his hand grandly and said, "Let’s set off."

This time, Ling Chen asked Ling Wu to stay close behind him.

The two entered the forest first.

A hundred breaths.

Two hundred breaths.

Three hundred breaths.

...

Nine hundred breaths.

Time passed by.

Yet everyone felt the time moving incredibly slow.

At that moment, everyone’s hearts were in their throats.

The decisive moment was in these final hundred breaths.

"Charge!"

The group accelerated towards the front.

They even employed the Body Technique Heavenly Spirit Technique.

"Shh shh shh..."

However, at that moment, a series of dense whooshing sounds arose from the front, left, and right directions.

Everyone’s hair stood on end!

"Spirit-breaking Crossbows!"

The faces of the group changed dramatically.

Spirit-breaking Crossbows were weapons specifically designed to deal with Cultivators.

Their lethality was immense.

They could even kill a ninth-layer Cultivator of the Primordial Pill Realm!

Of course, such crossbows were exorbitantly priced, on par with superior-grade Spiritual Weapons.

Therefore, these devices were usually only used within the army and the Palace.

Ling Chen’s complexion turned ashen as well.

Divine Soul Telekinesis surged out, scouting the surroundings, as arrows numbering no less than three hundred were shot from three directions.

Moreover, the arrows were so densely packed that even with the use of superior-grade Heavenly Spirit Techniques, they could not be avoided.

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