Chapter 168

Lu Xu took the crossbow and crossed the river to lure the monster. Atay and Li Jinglong stood by the river. Not long after, there was a tremor in the distance. An Earth-Swallowing Beast was chasing after Lu Xu and rushing towards the river.

Just as the Earth-Swallowing Beast was about to open its mouth to roar, Li Jinglong immediately shouted, "Now!"

Instantly, Atay shot out a fireball that lit up the river. The soldiers who were lying in ambush on both sides of the river saw the fireball boldly shooting into the Earth-Swallowing Beast's mouth. Before the Earth-Swallowing Beast could roar, it stopped abruptly. It suddenly closed its mouth, and a red light shot out from its abdomen. With a muffled sound, it fell into the river.

Immediately after, mud and stones rolled out crazily, filling up half of the river. The river instantly changed its course. Li Jinglong never thought that the Earth-Swallowing Beast would spit out so much stuff. The river soon soaked into the forest. The vanguard soldiers saw the monster for the first time and was washed away by the river. They instantly became nervous.

"Steady!" Li Jinglong shouted to the back, "Steady! Lu Xu! Next one! "

However, at this moment, the sound of an arrow suddenly came from the forest behind them!

"Who gave the order!" Li Jinglong was instantly furious.

"Kill —"

"Don't charge!" Several people were instantly flustered. Ashina Chong urged his horse to rush over and shouted, "Bian Lingcheng urged us to dispatch the troops!"

"Is he crazy?" Li Jinglong roared.

"He thinks we're stalling for time!" Ashina Chong shouted, "He wants to force us to fight!"

The first person Li Jinglong wanted to kill was not the enemy, but his own people, Bian Lingcheng. However, when the eight Earth-Swallowing Beasts had just taken care of one, the vanguard Tang soldiers mistakenly thought that they had killed the monster. Mud and stones blocked the river, so they immediately rushed forward.

"What should we do?" Lu Xu shouted, "Do we still lure them?"

"No!" Li Jinglong shouted, "Act according to the situation! Let's split up! "

The strongest in the Exorcism Division was Atay, but Atay often needed cover to cast spells. As for Lu Xu, other than his fast speed, he had almost no magic weapon to subdue demons. Hongjun, who was the best at fighting, was not here. Otherwise, he could control the Immortal Slaying Modao and kill one demon after another. This group of little demons were no match for him at all.

"Let's fight!" Ashina Chong shouted.

This was the first time that the Exorcism Division had to work together with the soldiers. It was simply too chaotic. Li Jinglong finally steeled himself and shouted, "Charge!"

Everybody spurred their horses and rushed out of the forest toward the other side of the river. Lu Xu shouted to Li Jinglong, "You can't fight! Chief Inspector! "

However, Li Jinglong did not care. Just like before, he took the lead and led the exorcists to charge towards the enemy camp with the Sword of Wisdom in hand.

The remaining three exorcists were dumbfounded. They hurriedly urged their horses to chase after Li Jinglong.

In the rebel camp.

An Lushan pressed down on Liang Danhuo's head with one hand. Billowing black Qi permeated her entire body. The skin demon's originally bright red flesh gradually turned pitch-black. Demonic Qi gradually emitted from her muscles and blood vessels. At this moment, An Lushan's entire body was like a swollen skin bag. His movements were slow and sluggish. This body seemed to be unable to contain any more Demonic Qi and was on the verge of reaching its limit.

Suddenly, shouts of killing came from outside the camp.

"It's almost time." An Lushan said in a terrifying voice, "I feel that there are too many lives. This fear will help me complete the last step …"

Liang Danhuo's voice became increasingly hoarse and ferocious. She said, "I'll kill them all for you."

An Lushan ordered, "Carry me out. Food, there's too much food …"

In the tent, the Carp Demon tried to tear off the taut human skin on the bird's bones with its bare hands. However, the human skin was too well-sewn. Moreover, it still did not know what this bird was used for. It grabbed the bird's butt and climbed up. Just as it was looking left and right, Liang Danhuo suddenly came in with a large group of demons. She said, "Don't be afraid. With the Earth-Swallowing Beast guarding, they won't be able to break in for a while."

The Carp Demon was most afraid of seeing Liang Danhuo. It was instantly scared out of its wits and burrowed into the bird's butt.

Liang Danhuo climbed onto the giant bird's neck and said to the demons below, "Go and guard the camp. Kill them if you can."

The demons responded in unison and dispersed. The Carp Demon was terrified and crawled towards the bird's stomach. The bird's body was not entirely made of human skin. There were strange black pieces of flesh that were tightly packed together. The Carp Demon crawled to the bird's neck through the gap. Suddenly, a dagger stabbed into its back and almost pierced through it.

Liang Danhuo was on top of its head. She chanted an incantation and the green light on the dagger instantly spread throughout the giant bird's body. It quickly spread to the black pieces of flesh that made up the giant bird's innards. The giant bird flapped its wings and flew up!

The Carp Demon was sandwiched between the pieces of flesh and was only half an inch away from the dagger. Its eyes were wide open and its mouth was wide open. It did not dare to move. The strange bird soared into the sky. The Carp Demon turned its head to the front of the bird's mouth and looked out. It saw the tent open and the giant bird soared into the sky. Half of its fish head popped out. When it looked down, it saw a wooden plaque hanging from the giant bird's neck. On it were two shocking words written in blood — Elite Guard.

The Carp Demon was speechless.

At the same time, on the battlefield on the plains, the sleeping soldiers in the tents were all awakened. The surprise attack team made up of tens of thousands of people shouted and shook the sky. The mountains shook and the earth shook as they charged towards the military camp in the dark night! However, before they could fight head-on, there was a roar in front of the military camp. The Earth Swallowing Beasts raised their heads and roared in unison!

In an instant, the ground with the rebel camp as the center tilted rapidly. The direction of the galloping horses' charge turned into a slope. The slope was getting bigger and bigger. The Tang soldiers immediately shouted in panic. Li Jinglong shouted, "Hold on!"

Ashina Chong cursed and roared, "We're not ready yet! Which bastard gave the order to charge! "

That was the real tilting of the earth. The exorcists ran on the slope. Heaven, earth, and space seemed to have changed strangely. Lu Xu shouted, "We have to kill all the demons!"

Atay shouted, "Get ready! We're going to fly! "

Immediately, Atay fell behind slightly. He rode on his Hurricane Fan and a hurricane rolled over. "Boom!" The remaining three people and their horses were sent flying along the slope. Instantly, the horses neighed. Ashina Chong and Lu Xu rushed to the front of the Earth Swallowing Beast and shouted at the same time.

The two of them drew their swords together and stabbed them into the throat of the Earth Swallowing Beast. The second Earth Swallowing Beast roared instantly. The slope of the ground slowly recovered. Li Jinglong saw this and shouted, "Exorcists, pay attention! Kill the demons first! "

Eight Earth Swallowing Beasts released their demonic powers at the same time. Heaven and earth tilted and reversed. Every time one was killed, the slope would recover a little. Lu Xu and Ashina Chong worked together to kill one before turning around to kill the rest. Atay waved a hurricane and swept the two of them to the top of the slope.

At the same time, the rebel soldiers had all appeared at the top of the slope. They raised their spears. Li Jinglong turned around and shouted, "Retreat! They're going to charge! "

At this moment, Gao Xianzhi finally arrived at the battlefield. Just as he was about to give orders, he saw the terrain suddenly change. He was shocked. The original plain had turned into a giant slope. How did this happen?

Lu Xu and Ashina Chong split up and rushed to the front of the Earth Swallowing Beasts on the slope. In order to protect the remaining six Earth Swallowing Beasts, the demons all rushed out. Lu Xu spun around and pressed down on the Earth Swallowing Beast's head. The sharp dagger in his hand flashed and the Earth Swallowing Beast's entire jaw was chopped off. Fresh blood spurted out. It turned around and rushed out, crashing into another Earth Swallowing Beast. Ashina Chong leaped into the air and shook his cloak to block the arrows from the rear. Two flying daggers shot out like a falcon and hit the eyes of an Earth Swallowing Beast!

The Earth Swallowing Beasts' defense line was in chaos. The enemy's defense line immediately collapsed. The slope rose again. Lu Xu was about to kill again when he heard an earth-shattering sound of a bell from the rear.

"Dang!"

The remaining four Earth Swallowing Beasts suddenly roared and the slope rose rapidly. Li Jinglong realized something was wrong and quickly shouted, "Retreat! All troops, retreat! "

The slope that was originally slanting towards the Tang army rose rapidly, lifting Li Jinglong and the others above the enemy's defense line. However, in the chaos, no one heard his shout. Just as the Tang army was trying their best to climb up the slope, the Earth Swallowing Beasts changed. In an instant, the entire army rolled down the slope!

In an instant, men and horses were thrown off their feet and turned into a torrent rushing forward. Lu Xu and Ashina Chong were not prepared for the sudden change in the slope and rolled into the darkness. Lu Xu was about to turn around and climb up when he suddenly stepped on air. He immediately shouted, "Trench!"

Behind the Earth Swallowing Beasts, there was a huge trench that was almost ten feet wide and a few miles long. The enemy troops were all waiting in front of the trench with their bows drawn and arrows nocked. Ashina Chong instantly felt a chill down his spine. At this moment, he finally knew the rebel army's arrangement! However, all of this was too late. Above their heads were the Tang army's thousands of soldiers and horses. The soldiers and horses lost their balance and rolled together, rushing towards the trench!

Ashina Chong shouted, "Jump over!"

Opposite them were the rebel army, waiting for them to rush over. Lu Xu gritted his teeth and grabbed Ashina Chong's collar with one hand and stabbed his sword into the ground with the other. The two of them took advantage of the momentum and spun around. Ashina Chong was thrown into the air!

"Lu Xu!" Ashina Chong shouted in the air.

Lu Xu shouted, "What!"

"You're more handsome than Hongjun!" Ashina Chong shouted, "From today onwards, I'm in love with you!"

Lu Xu was speechless.

Li Jinglong was about to urge his horse to retreat. In a short moment, tens of thousands of Tang soldiers had rolled down the slope. Li Jinglong had no choice but to jump on the back of his horse. Suddenly, a spectacular scene appeared — —

The rebel army shot tens of thousands of arrows at the same time. The Tang army fell into the trench and screamed in pain! Li Jinglong was hit by a warhorse that was rushing down the slope. His blood and Qi surged as he was hit by two arrows. The pain was excruciating. At the last moment when he was about to fall into the trench, something suddenly hit his waist. The White Deer emitted a dazzling light in the darkness. It raised its head to avoid the arrows and flew into the sky with Li Jinglong on its back!

The White Deer flew across the battlefield and left the range of the arrows. The rebel army kept shooting arrows into the trench. Countless sharp blades were buried in the trench. The Tang soldiers who fell into the trench immediately lost their lives.

Li Jinglong said, "Jump over it."

"We can't," Lu Xu said in a low and cold voice. "We can't win! Accept your fate! "

Li Jinglong, "…"

Li Jinglong looked at the ground and saw the Tang army filling up the trench. Li Jinglong shouted, "Kill those Earth-swallowing Beasts!"

The White Deer circled and flew down the battlefield. However, the Earth-swallowing Beasts had all retreated. After swallowing tens of thousands of Tang soldiers, the trench finally returned to its original state. The main force of the Tang army then rushed into the battlefield. Feng Changqing and Gao Xianzhi commanded the army. They shouted, "Hold on! Advance! "The Tang army was terrified. They looked up at the sky.

A hoarse cry was heard. In the night sky, a giant bird spread its wings and flew over.

At the same time, the rebel army raised their halberds and shouted. They crossed the trench filled with corpses and launched the first round of attack on the Tang army! The giant bird spread its wings and covered the sky. With a hoarse cry, it emitted a bloody mist and rushed to the rear of the enemy. Gao Xianzhi's expression changed. "Fire!"

In the midst of the Tang army's charge, arrows were shot into the sky. However, the bloody mist filled the air and the human skin was extremely hard. The arrows could not penetrate it at all. Li Jinglong turned around and heard a scream.

The bloody mist dispersed. The Commander-in-chief Gao Xianzhi was suddenly grabbed and lifted into the sky. He was then thrown down from a height of dozens of feet!

"General Gao — —!" Li Jinglong shouted.

In an instant, the Tang army's camp was in chaos. Coincidentally, when the two armies collided, the two armies converged together! Without waiting for Li Jinglong's order, the White Deer suddenly rose into the sky and rushed towards the strange bird.

Currently, the only one who could fly was Lu Xu. Li Jinglong gritted his teeth and pulled out the arrow from his body. Blood spurted out and splashed all over the White Deer.

The White Deer shouted, "What do we do?! You're injured! "

"I saw it!" Li Jinglong said, "Knock her down!"

"She can fly!" The White Deer shouted.

"Where's Atay? Atay — —! " Li Jinglong swept over the army's head and flew towards the direction of the fire. Atay rolled up a hurricane and rose into the sky to deal with the strange bird. Li Jinglong flew over and shouted, "I'll help you!"

"I'll cover you!" Atay shouted. Immediately after, several fireballs flew towards the human skin elite guard. The elite guard dodged to the side. In the blink of an eye, the White Deer and Li Jinglong had already collided with the elite guard's back. The White Deer stepped on the elite guard's side and turned into Lu Xu's human form. He attacked as fast as lightning.

Liang Danhuo's bloody hand reached out and Lu Xu's fist met Liang Danhuo's finger. In a short moment, they exchanged several moves. Li Jinglong shouted and stabbed towards Liang Danhuo's back with his sword. But Liang Danhuo turned around and kicked him, almost causing him to fall off the elite guard.

The Carp Demon heard Lu Xu and Li Jinglong's voices and immediately became nervous. Liang Danhuo shouted from above its head, "I was just wondering where to find you and now you've delivered yourself to me!"

Li Jinglong grabbed the elite guard's wing. Lu Xu and Liang Danhuo were as fast as a whirlwind. Liang Danhuo was covered in blood and shouted, "Die — —!"

"You're the one who should die, slut!" Lu Xu said coldly. Then, he turned his fist into a palm amidst the fist shadows that filled the sky. He passed through Liang Danhuo's bloody claw and slammed his palm firmly onto the side of the Painted Demon's face, causing her neck to tilt and blood to spray everywhere!

Liang Danhuo was furious and instantly went crazy. Her whole body exploded into a bloody mist and attacked Lu Xu. Lu Xu swept through the bloody mist like lightning and appeared behind the bird's tail. The bloody mist swirled and once again wrapped around him. Lu Xu's speed was even faster. With another sweep, he rushed to the elite guard's head!

At the same time, fireballs were shot from afar one after another. They hit the elite guard and the giant bird trembled violently.

It was the first time Liang Danhuo encountered such a difficult opponent. She didn't know that this speed had already used up all of Lu Xu's strength. She immediately shouted, "Let's see how long you can last — —" Then she transformed back into her human form and reached out to grab the dagger that was stuck in the elite guard's head.

But just as she was about to grab the dagger, her hand grasped the air and the dagger retracted into the bird's head.

Liang Danhuo, "???"

Liang Danhuo's fingers grabbed the end of the dagger's handle and wanted to pull it out. But there seemed to be a force that sucked the dagger in! The Carp Demon grabbed the dagger with both hands. The two sides wrestled and the elite guard immediately roared. The bird's body tilted. Li Jinglong saw the opportunity and used the tilt to flip onto the bird's back. He then flew up and launched a sneak attack. He shouted, "Get off!"

The elite guard instantly flipped over. Liang Danhuo screamed loudly and was thrown off the bird's back. The Carp Demon flipped onto the elite guard's head and grabbed the dagger. He hurriedly inserted it back into the elite guard's head and shouted, "Li Jinglong!"

Li Jinglong and Lu Xu hurriedly took a glance and saw the Carp Demon. Before they could say anything, the two of them fell off the bird's back. Then the White Deer flew up again with Li Jinglong on its back. He shouted, "I'll leave this place to you!" Then he stepped on the air and flew towards where the Painted Skin Demon fell!

"Wh … What?" The Carp Demon rode on the bird's neck and held the dagger in its hand. It hurriedly looked around and saw that the ground was already in chaos. In the darkness, the rebel army chased after the Tang army and killed everywhere. Their comrades were nowhere to be seen.

"How are we on the same side!" The Carp Demon pressed down on the dagger. The elite guard flapped its wings and rushed towards the ground. It tried to lift the dagger up and the elite guard rose into the air. Press down and the elite guard descended. Pull left and it flew to the left. Pull right and it flew to the right. Push forward — —

The elite guard let out an ear-piercing and painful cry. It opened its mouth and green light gathered in its internal organs and spewed out!

The green light slanted towards the ground and formed a pillar of light. Wherever the pillar of light shone, the boulders, sand, and shrubs on the ground all flew up into the sky. There was a strong earthquake. Rubble flew up into the sky and formed a gully. The soil on both sides of the gully was overturned and continuously filled towards the center. Suddenly, the soldiers who were fighting were all swallowed up!

"Wow — —" The Carp Demon was shocked. It muttered to itself, "Then what about pulling back?"

He pulled it back, but nothing happened …

Alright, the Carp Demon controlled the elite guard and flew towards the rebel army camp. In the enemy camp, thousands of demon beasts mixed with the rebel army were charging towards the Tang army. The Carp Demon didn't care about distinguishing between friend and foe. It immediately pushed the dagger and green light spewed out everywhere, causing a flood of mud and rocks.

The battle line was pushed to the front of the stream. The muddy water that was originally spread out was sprayed by the elite guard's spell. The muddy water and sand flew up into the sky, turning the entire ground into a swamp and muddy land. All the rebel army was trapped inside!