Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme-Chapter 965 - 596: Pyrrhic Victory

Chapter 965: Chapter 596: Pyrrhic Victory

Three Lords, one dead, two fled, but the battle did not end there.

The enemy’s twenty-thousand-strong army still had the majority remaining, with over ten thousand men.

There was no choice, in front of the multitude, the power of an individual was too tiny, even with Xu Yang charging into the fray and Hua Mulan leading the remnants to reinforce from behind with arrow shots, in such a short time they had only slaughtered six or seven thousand men.

Over ten thousand soldiers fled in disarray, attempting to escape through the recently established “Defeat Transmission Array.”

Though the Contemplating Defeat Order was an escape route, it had its disadvantages, mainly that it took an excessively long time to establish, otherwise Augustus and Zhao Wuji would not have needed to resort to their lifesaving items, and Adams would not have met with such a tragic death.

But with the dead gone, there was no use discussing it. The remaining tens of thousands of defeated soldiers, upon seeing Xu Yang standing alone at the Defeat Transmission Array, had their morale, which had already bottomed out, finally crumble completely.

Seeing this, Xu Yang did not say much, he simply raised his Hua Ji and thundered: “Surrender and you will not be killed!”

With those four words, he struck the final blow, their psychological defenses instantly shattered, and tens of thousands of soldiers immediately knelt on the ground.

“The White Lotus Strongmen have collapsed, requesting to surrender!”

“The Roman Legion Centurions have collapsed, requesting to surrender!”

“The United States Federation Elite Archers have collapsed, requesting to surrender!”

“The enemy Hero Ox is requesting to surrender!”

“The enemy Hero Hachado is requesting to surrender!”

“The enemy Hero Gu Tena is requesting to surrender!”

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Special Troops, possessing better combat strength and morale than regular troops, but even the highest killing intent cannot withstand such crushing defeats.

Ghost God intimidation, unrivaled slaughter, had dealt a devastating blow to their morale, added to the deaths of many Heroes and the flight of the three Lords, even though they had over ten thousand combatants, they could only kneel and surrender.

When ten thousand men knelt, it became a victory, tens of thousands of combatants transformed into beams of white light and vanished, leaving behind only a field of Prisoner Cards and war loot.

The Sky-reaching Tower’s notification followed…

“You have achieved the feat—Heroic Crown!”

“Your Physical Strength +15, Strong Body +3, Strong Strike +3, Martial Arts +3, Riding Skill +3!”

“You have achieved the feat—Unrivaled!”

“Your Physical Attribute +25, Strong Body +5, Strong Strike +5, Martial Arts +5, Riding Skill +5!”

“Your Long Pole Weapon usage has advanced to Grandmaster level!”

“In a single battle, by your own strength, you have turned the tide and captured over ten thousand enemy soldiers and numerous Heroes, as a result, you have come to understand “×&%￥#@§№☆…”

“You have learned a special Skill—King’s Way!”

King’s Way: A tyrant rules with strength, a King is revered for benevolence (Your Physical Attribute will benefit from the effects of your Charm Attribute, every point in Physical Attribute increases your troop command limit by twenty points and adds to Morale bonuses, in battle there is a certain probability to intimidate the enemy into surrendering, after the battle there is a certain probability to make the captured troops and Heroes directly submit, the attractiveness of your territory’s tavern towards General type Epic Heroes greatly increases)

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The Sky-reaching Tower’s notification did not first announce the victory, but the completion of two feats and the acquisition of a new Skill.

Achievements, one of the mechanisms of the Sky-reaching Tower, allow Lords to accomplish various feats and obtain various rewards, such as his current “Heroic Crown” and “Unrivaled,” which provided a massive boost to his Physical Attribute and Combat Skills.

This was an important way for Lords to enhance their own power; otherwise, with just the initial five points of Basic Attributes, and one Free Attribute per level, even reaching Tenth Order Level 100, one could not compare to Epic Heroes with additional growth, let alone those abnormal Legendary Heroes and Mythical Heroes.

Of course, the reward of an achievement was directly proportional to its difficulty. For example, the current Heroic Crown and Unrivaled required personal kills in a battle of a certain scale to surpass all troop types in the army to achieve Heroic Crown, and Unrivaled required battling against ten thousand by oneself.

High difficulty, good rewards, very friendly for a “solo Lord” like himself, the two achievements directly gave a boost of 35 points in Physical Strength and enhancements in numerous Combat Skills, allowing him to progress further in combat power without advancing a level.

That was achievements, now looking at Skills…

Familiar garbled text appeared, Xu Yang could not be sure if this Skill was a reward from the Sky-reaching Tower, or if his “cheat” was at play, or possibly both.

But no matter what, he had acquired a new special Skill—King’s Way.

The effects of this Skill need not be elaborated, Physical Attribute gained the effects of Charm Attribute, directly increasing the limit of troops under his command and Morale bonuses, solving the biggest issue he faced as a “solo Lord” when leading troops.

In addition, it could intimidate enemies into surrendering during battle, and post-battle make captive Heroes and troops submit directly.

This effect was nothing short of miraculous, as prisoners were an important source of troops for Lords, but recruiting prisoners was no simple matter—it required high Charm Attribute and Skills such as Oratory, Persuasion, and Captives Management to transform prisoners into soldiers.

King’s Way could directly recruit these captives, saving Xu Yang from having to invest in Charm Attributes and Charm Skills, its value was self-evident, definitely enough to make numerous “solo Lords” green with envy.

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Although Xu Yang was already powerful, he did not mind adding splendor to what was already splendid, to strengthen what was already strong.

After achievements and Skills, came the victory announcement.

“You have defeated all enemies and achieved a resoundingly brilliant victory!”

“You receive 850,000 extra Experience Points and 18,250 Reputation Points as a reward!”

“You obtained the special war loot—Phoenix Wing Purple Gold Crown!”

“You obtained the special war loot—Beast-faced Swallow Head Armor!”

“You obtained the special war loot—Dragon Head Bow!”