Way of Heaven

Chapter 15 Establishing an Empire (2)

Translator: BipBop

After defeating the combined forces of three major cities in a valley, Baiyi City’s army began recruiting soldiers from the fallen army. 

The corpses of the dead buried or burned, the soldiers began sweeping up the battlefield. Then, they set out to directly attack the three major cities, not stopping. The soldiers approached a city.

There was not a single blood coagulation expert there. The three major cities, which were already almost completely wiped out, were unsurprisingly cleaned up. The three kings of the cities, left with no other choice, surrendered. Their territory now belonged to Baiyu City.

In the following years, Feng Yu led Baiyu City’s army to break through more than 30 major cities, now owning around a third of the feathered race’s territory. Through war, they began unifying the entire feathered race.

Seeing this unsettling trend, the remaining major cities began to take drastic action. If this continues, the entire feathered race would be ruled by Baiyu City. The high priests, warriors, and nobles were not willing to go down without a fight.

Originally, they were nobles who possessed the power to dictate the life and death of thousands of people. They were happy, content.

Now that Baiyu City wanted to unify the feathered race, they would be at risk of losing all their power. How could they take this lying down?

As such, the remaining major cities formed a major alliance with each other. They were going to resist Baiyu City.

They weren’t seeking the obliteration of Baiyu City. As long as they could halt Baiyu’s takeover, they would be happy, continuing to be the overlords of their people.

Dozens of cities put their forces together and gathered over 200,000 troops. There were nearly 10,000 warriors and fifty experts at the coagulation realm. They were preparing to make their last stand on the Fugu Plain.

Baiyu City’s army, absorbing and recruiting constantly through their unending battles, had reached an army of 100,000. 

After conquering many major cities, the resources of Baiyu City were rich. Although their number of troops couldn’t compare with that of the alliance, their number of high-class warriors outnumbered the alliance.

Ever since war broke out, nearby foreign races greedily eyed the feathered race, ready to make a move at a moment’s notice. They all wanted to take advantage of what was happening to plunder the feathered race’s resources. 

Therefore, Feng Yu wanted to unify the feathered race, frighten the foreign races, and suppress the turmoil as soon as possible. He was naturally supportive of ending it all in one battle on the Fugu Plain. Two armies solemnly marched towards the Fugu Plain. A battle that would be engraved in the minds of future generations was about to begin.

In the Fugu Plain, a river several hundred meters wide spanned across the land, dividing it into two halves. The two armies faced off across the river, forming formations.

Swarms of feathered people blanketed the entire plain. A dense line of spears formed. Feathered soldiers and fierce birds covered the sky, like dark clouds. 

The suffocating thick smell of smoke and blood wafted through the air. A bloody breeze blew. All the beasts that lived in the valley had already fled.

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

“WUUUUUU”

The fierce ringing of the war drums made from the skin of vicious beasts resounded; the pounding shook the earth. A huge horn was blown, echoing across the plain.

“I have received the King’s orders. Get out there and f*cking kill them!!”

Flying, a feathered warrior, dressed in leather armor, held the Baiyu’s city glorious flag. The wings on his back flapped. He was waving the flag. Blood spiked through his body, he roared. His voice tore through the battlefield.

“F*cking kill them!”

The veteran soldiers of Baiyu City lined their spears, emitting a thick bloodthirsty aura, their will like iron.

The alliance’s forces’ morale began to weaken. A feathered man, dressed in armor engraved with ornate patterns, appeared to boost the alliance’s morale.

“I hereby declare that anyone who beheads ten enemy soldiers shall be rewarded 100 taels of gold! Kill!”

“Kill!” Thousands of soldiers roared in sync, rippling the air and shaking the sky.

The archers on both sides commenced the assault. 

Dense clusters of arrows flitted through the sky, instantly crossing the river. It poured like rain. There was nowhere to take cover.

KE! The sounds of arrows piercing bodies intermingled with the sounds of screams. Cries, roars… the sounds intertwined on the battlefield. 

Countless feathered people were slaughtered by the downpour of arrows and fell into the river like bricks. Blood tainted the river, giving it a scarlet color; bodies bobbed up and down.

A few coagulation and blood realm warriors circulated their blood and qi, shielding themselves.

Some warriors shattered the arrows in front of them. Others quickly flapped their wings, creating gusts of wind and redirecting the arrows…

The vicious beasts, which were subdued by the feathered race, roared. The arrows flying couldn’t pose a threat to their tough hide. At the most, it caused them minor skin injuries.

The war flags began waving. The two armies began to charge forward at the same time. They collided over the river.

“BOOM!”

The sharp cries of weapons clashing reverberated.

Warriors from both sides began pouring into the battlefield. The battle became bloody.

The robust, blood-filled warriors were like wolves entering a flock of sheep. Ordinary soldiers began to be slaughtered, bursting into chunks of flesh. 

Warriors faced off against other warriors. Their exchange of blows blasting the surroundings. 

“KA!”

A Baiyu warrior manipulated a vicious beast bird to spread its wings and claw at the ground. Dozens of enemy troops perished, their bodies ripped open.

Dismembered limbs, chunks of flesh, and mayhem covered the land, the sky. Miserable screams echoed. War was cruel.

Fang Yu’s gaze crossed over the battlefield and focused on the couple of dozen coagulation realm experts that were across the river. Out of a tacit understanding, the two sides didn’t send their top forces yet.

A warrior at the first layer of the coagulation realm had a strength that exceeded 3,000 kilograms. Every move they made could smash stones and collapse trees. It was inhuman.

The entry of over a hundred coagulation realm experts would cause irreparable casualties to both sides.

In the beginning, both sides were unwilling to sacrifice their army. In addition, they were of the same race and, once a victory was established, needed to fend off the foreign races. They were unwilling to wantonly kill their entire species.

As such, the two sides held off from sending their coagulation realm experts, letting the two armies tear each other apart. 

However, at this stage in the battle, both sides have already suffered countless losses. The number of warriors that have died was unmanageable. It was still a stalemate. There was still no clear victor.

It was time for the experts to make a move. It was time to determine the outcome of the war. It was time to end this.

Fang Yu slowly drew the longsword on his waist. He pointed it at the enemy. His white wings trembled and darted. He was soaring, killing all in his wake.

“Everyone, the time of unification is upon us, follow me and kill!”

The people behind him did not hesitate and soared in Fang Yu’s direction.

The coagulation realm experts on the opposing side naturally responded, flying into the air. A battle of 100 coagulation realm experts was on the verge of erupting.