Dominating Martial King-Chapter 1487 - 517: Divine Mirror Sky Blade

Could his colleagues really not offer any advice?

Xia Longxiang rode his warhorse, lost in thought.

Until the hazy mountains ahead appeared in his sight.

"Is that Black Gold Mountain up ahead?"

’Black Gold’ is an elegant term for coal. Hence, Black Gold Mountain means Coal Mountain.

There are massive reserves of coal beneath the dozen peaks of Black Gold Mountain.

Shimei County got its name from the abundance of coal.

The coal reserves beneath Black Gold Mountain are extraordinarily rich, it’s said that beneath the mountain and surrounding several dozen miles, it’s all coal.

Xia Longxiang couldn’t help but think of the warm stoves recently popular in the Ice State.

It started gaining popularity in the Ice State over a year ago during the winter.

It’s said to have been invented by the Infinite Blade Lord.

The Infinite Blade Lord found the Ice State too cold, so he invented the warm stove. Even in the season of snow and cold, rooms could be as warm as spring.

Initially, it was only popular among the wealthy families in the Ice State, but by last winter, many common people had also built warm stoves.

The Ice State has fertile land and abundant spiritual medicine, so as long as one has hands and feet, there’s no real poverty, and they could afford to build a warm stove.

Unfortunately, the Formless Divine Sect revered the Wood Sword Immortal and didn’t allow the cutting of trees. Usually, only deadwood, cow dung, and coal were burned, leading to last year’s charcoal prices in the Ice State being extremely high.

The Ice State also has coal, but not much.

Xia Longxiang thought how it would be great if these Yan State coals could be transported out.

However, the terrain of the Yan State Plateau is over seven thousand zhang higher than the Ice State, making the mountain paths difficult and transport challenging.

Xia Longxiang was pondering this when he suddenly frowned and focused his attention once more in the direction of Black Gold Mountain.

Having been seasoned in the military, having experienced countless battles, he was very experienced.

Thus, just a glance caught his attention alerted him to something amiss.

The vegetation atop Black Gold Mountain was lush, yet there were no birds fluttering about.

Focusing his gaze, his heart tightened.

"Sound the horn! Release the warning fireworks! Dispatch the Feathered Edict Captains, instruct each unit to halt their advance, without reinforcing the central army, choose positions to gather troops, form a formation, and hold steadfastly!"

In an instant, the desolate sound of horns reverberated across the plain.

Fireworks shot through the clouded sky, exploding five hundred zhang high, emitting glaring golden light, illuminating the area for a hundred li around, sending warnings to nearby troops.

Dozens of Flying Dragon Knights, with flags on their backs, soared skyward from the central army, each flying towards the north and south lines of defense.

They were Feathered Edict Captains under Xia Longxiang, responsible for conveying military orders to the Xuanwu Army’s various divisions.

Most of these Feathered Edict Captains possessed significant combat strength, aided by powerful Flying Dragon Knights. On the battlefield, they were far more reliable than carrier pigeons.

As the fireworks exploded in the sky, the entire ground shook violently.

From the rear of Black Gold Mountain, a massive cloud of dust arose as Giant Spirits, tall and mighty, charged out from the mountain’s sides.

Their numbers kept increasing, tens of thousands of them, densely packed, their thundering footsteps sounded like a storm, causing the ground to tremor continuously, making the mountains quake.

Numerous members of the Half-Horse Clan charged forth with the Giant Spirit army, their numbers boundless and uncountable, like a monstrous black tide rushing forward.

The sky above Black Gold Mountain turned a shade darker.

Countless Winged Warriors soared skyward from behind Black Gold Mountain.

Their wings blocked out the sky, spreading wide, covering nearly a third of the sky ahead.

The Night Wolf Giant Spirits and Yan State Alien Clan, aware their troops had been exposed, showed no intentions to retreat, instead launching a fierce assault, as sudden as lightning.

Xia Longxiang’s face turned pale.

Estimating by sight alone, the ambushed Giant Spirit troops behind Black Gold Mountain numbered nearly a million strong!

His expression turned grave, realizing there was a serious issue with his scouts and reconnaissance riders.

The Ice State’s army had been invincible in its campaign against Yan State, sweeping all before it. However, the scout battles along the way were extremely fierce and brutal.

The Yan State Giant Spirits organized many experts to assassinate the Ice State army’s scouts and reconnaissance riders, and exerted all efforts to seal off the skies.

The Half-Horse Clan and Winged People were particularly troublesome, with their extreme speed and swift actions.

The General had no great solutions for this, borrowing people from the Formless Divine Sect and Demon Battle Tower to contend with the Yan State Giant Spirits, maintaining a general balance between the two sides.

Xia Longxiang was extra cautious in his military tactics.

In addition to the army’s scouts and reconnaissance riders, he organized hundreds of powerful Flying Dragon Knights to scout far and wide, advancing as far as two hundred li.

Now it seemed they were either careless or beguiled by illusions.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to overlook the million-strong Giant Spirit army at Black Gold Mountain.

— But a greater likelihood is that there was a problem with the individuals themselves, with some aiding in concealing the presence of the Giant Spirits.

Anger surged within Xia Longxiang, full of resentment.

Back on Grey Wolf Plain, the Sky Wolf Army had been betrayed in such a manner, nearly leading to their demise.

Now, some people seemed intent on replicating the same trick against them!

Those bastards, haven’t they considered if the Xuanwu Army is buried here. Not only would the promising situation of the Yan State campaign be ruined, but the Ice State might also face future danger of falling?

What benefit would that bring to them?

Xia Longxiang then felt a chill down his spine.

The Xuanwu Army, numbering three hundred thousand, was spread across the north and south covering a range of three hundred li. With large groups of ten thousand to twenty thousand, and smaller ones of two to three thousand, the farthest distances reached over ten li between them.