Shennong Dao Master-Chapter 1392 - 23: Absolute Heaven and Earth · Battle of Cultivators (Part 1)_3

Once the firecrackers are exhausted, their energy is nearly depleted, and they have to return due to the need for supplies for the flying boat and themselves.

Zang He and Hou Sen had hastened their journey to Wind Witch City by flying boat, unable to carry major destructive weapons. Hence, this pursuit only slowed down the marching speed of Chen Shijie and Liao Rulong's forces, with hardly any casualties on either side.

Until the afternoon of the twenty-sixth, Zhao Xing in West Field City received news that both forces had temporarily repelled the pursuing troops, with Zang He and Hou Sen retreating back to Wind Witch City for resupply, repair of the flying boat, healing of the injured, and waiting for subsequent main forces.

After shaking off the pursuers, both forces arrived at the designated camp location by evening.

On January twenty-seventh, Divine Might Army, Xuanjia Army, Fierce Sun Army, and Tiger Flood Dragon Army, totaling over eighteen thousand troops, launched an attack on Eighth-rank Witch City Tianshui City from three sides.

The Zhenhai Army led by Chen Shijie, along with some reserve forces, remained in the shallows and West Field City to guard against the advanced troops of Zang He and Hou Sen.

Divine Might Army attacked from the east side of Tianshui City, first deploying the battle car units.

The original battle cars were drawn by exotic beasts or powered by an array and elemental crystal cores, capable of flying in the sky or moving on the ground.

But now things are different, as the mechanical masters who regained their strength could only restore part of the spell mechanisms' power, so the battle cars could only operate on the ground.

Much like how the flying boat can't fly in the sky for long, because this world is different.

The battle cars in the restricted area differ from previous designs, resembling a hybrid of shield car and ram.

The siege battle cars used by Divine Might Army were crafted by Wang Ji, resembling a carriage with a three-meter-long spiral ram in front instead of horses.

The top of the carriage has a 'sail'.

A total of one hundred and twenty siege battle cars charged towards the east city walls of Tianshui City.

The external structure of the carriages has three layers of defense: a leather layer soaked in beast oil, metal iron sheets, and hardwood composites.

The three-layer protection guards the fragile core of the array.

In the Absolute Heaven and Earth restricted area, the machines crafted by mechanical masters are extremely fragile and prone to failure, as usable materials are too weak. Moreover, this equipment ceases functioning if it veers too far from the mechanical master.

The only way to protect the array is through this method.

"Whew~~"

A gust of strong wind appeared on the battlefield, blowing into the sail of the battle cars, and starting to push the cars forward.

The wheels of the battle cars are designed like tracks, enabling them to traverse trenches.

Due to the scarcity of cultivators, the Divine Might Army needed each person to employ wind techniques to blow the sails of at least three battle cars.

Zhao Xing, with the consummate strength of the Eighth Grade Spirit Bridge Realm, was also casting spells to create wind, controlling thirty battle cars to crash towards the city walls.

The sail swelled as the battle cars slowly advanced towards the city base.

"Blow! Quickly blow them back!"

"Don't let these damned things get close!"

On the east walls of Tianshui City, a red-skinned barbarian general swung his long sword, shouting furiously.

The magic witches on the city wall also began to fiercely blow the wind outside the city.

There is no choice but to block these breakthrough battle cars, as they can destroy the structure of the array wall once they come into contact with it.

"Woo woo~"

Two vastly different winds began to blow fiercely in front of the east side of the city.

The sails of the battle cars sometimes swelled to the east and sometimes to the west, back and forth, quickly leading to a deadlock.

One hundred and twenty battle cars were now over a hundred meters away from the city walls, slowing down, crawling like turtles.

But soon, twenty battle cars broke the stalemate.

Zhao Xing manipulated the Gang Wind, driving twenty breakthrough battle cars.

The complexion of the magic witch facing off against him changed drastically.

"Commander, there's a master on the other side, I can't hold them off." Three magic witches immediately reported.

"Damned! How skilled can they be? Hold them off for me!"

"Yes, yes..."

But reality doesn't change with individual willpower.

Even though Zhao Xing was in the Eighth Grade Spirit Bridge Realm, his wind was much stronger than those in the same rank.

Additionally, due to the Cloud-climbing Vine, Zhao Xing could open the Pure Essence Soil only accessible to the Fifth Grade and continually absorb spiritual energy from it.

So he hardly needed to worry about depletion, always maintaining full strength.

Other magic witches and Wind Mages, during high-intensity confrontations, would need to pause to regain energy after three to five minutes of blowing.

Low-grade cultivators consume substantial energy when casting spells at full strength.

But Zhao Xing could keep blowing wind indefinitely.

"Creak creak creak~"

Twenty battle cars soon approached the city walls.

Then they faced the second challenge—moat.

"Splash~"

The water in the moat surged out, forming waves that blocked the path.

Seeing this, Zhao Xing had no choice but to power up once more.

"Form clouds!"

He cast the Swallowing Cloud Skill, causing patches of white clouds to hover over the moat, quickly absorbing the water inside.

"What?!"

Watching the moat's water level rapidly decrease, the barbarian general on the east wall nearly popped his eyes out.

"Could there be a Fifth Grade Military Minister of Agriculture Officer on the other side, making the clouds so powerful?"

"No wonder the Great Commander of the Nine Nether Army wants to besiege this troop. Can we really hold Tianshui River?"

The defending barbarian general began to panic.

His eyes began darting towards the twenty flying boats parked in the inner city.

Within the Absolute Heaven and Earth range, due to material and various constraints, only medium-sized flying boats are possible. There are no warships.