Mythical Three Kingdoms

But admittedly, compared to Yizhima’s reign, this place is obviously more prosperous. If Taishi Ci had landed here initially, he might have opted for destructive plunder, but it’s not too late to choose now, as Taishi Ci has been amassing a significant amount of wealth all along his path of destruction.

"General, the other side has sent a messenger." Until one day, after Taishi Ci had annihilated several nations and arrived at a place that somewhat resembled a county town in the Central Plains, he planned to attack the city the next day, and unexpectedly, the other side sent a messenger.

In the Central Plains, Taishi Ci wouldn’t even give such a county town a second glance, but in Wa Kingdom, Taishi Ci mostly saw only villages, so after a long time, seeing this "Giant City," Taishi Ci, unusually, felt inclined to hear what the other side had to say.

Soon, a "tall" official about 1.6 meters high, wearing maa yi, walked in, and upon seeing Taishi Ci, immediately expressed anger with an exaggerated demeanor.

Taishi Ci watched him silently as if watching a farce, only calling in the translator after he finished speaking.

"General, he says his name is Tsugitako Palace, a servant of the Celestial Grandson. We’ve attacked the lands of the Celestial Grandson, and the gods are very angry. If we don’t return the territory and acknowledge the Celestial Grandson’s rule, we’ll incur divine punishment." The translator, after much time, had barely mastered the language of the Han Dynasty and was much more fluent.

"Oh, tell him to have their god come tomorrow." Taishi Ci waved his hand dismissively.

At this point, the translator knelt down, "General, Izumo State is a land of gods, as mere mortals invading here, we truly feel fearful. Please avoid this region."

"Nonsense, I haven’t seen a god in all these years." Taishi Ci refused without hesitation.

He’d seen many immortals but never a genuine god, even more so since Lyu Bu shattered the void and ascended. Taishi Ci’s reverence for immortal gods had drastically declined; gods still mingling in the mortal world are likely weak—see, Lyu Bu shattered the void and flew away.

The translator, kneeling, bowed repeatedly, yet Taishi Ci completely disregarded him. Were it not for the fact that this fellow had been translating for him lately, his current conduct would have had Taishi Ci expel him. A chief general gave orders, yet someone dares to dissent.

The helpless translator could only kneel before Tsugitako Palace pleading for forgiveness, while the other stormed off angrily, and Taishi Ci merely sneered.

Recently, he’s been annihilating small cities with just thousands of people, at most a few cities with over ten thousand, yet Taishi Ci hadn’t even exerted effort or displayed the power of Inner Qi Manifestation, and for a mere county city to make him bow—what a joke.

The situation has escalated to the point where discussions are futile. Both sides feel extremely annoyed with each other, and the ruler of the Yamato Regime, Emperor Zhongai, declared he would teach Taishi Ci a lesson.

A few days prior, when Taishi Ci destroyed the seven small nations on the Yamato Regime’s border, mutual hostility had already been established, only Taishi Ci’s advance was indeed too swift.

In just ten days, he reached the capital of the Yamato Regime, granting the other side only a few days to gather troops. Unfortunately, the capital, representing the Yamato Regime, already had seven thousand soldiers, plus a few thousand assembled over six days; the other side had successfully gathered over ten thousand troops.

This was indeed the first time since landing in Wa Kingdom that Taishi Ci encountered an army exceeding ten thousand in size. Yet, Taishi Ci’s side still only consisted of his five hundred trusted aides.

As the sun rose the next day, a vast number of soldiers holding standardized weapons slowly emerged from the county, gradually forming a dense line of defense, with roughly two to three hundred cavalry clustered in the center.

Of course, the horses of these cavalry were only about 1.2-3 meters at the shoulders, comparable to the current horses in the Central Plains that hadn’t had their advantageous genes continuously gelded, only a mere 1.6 meters at the shoulders, indeed akin to foals. But here, they already counted as among the best troops.

Moreover, compared to the place where Taishi Ci landed, the soldiers here, except those on the periphery clearly included to bolster numbers, indeed looked the part in the middle. Though their armor wasn’t complete, they did have it, and their weapons were standardized; their formations resembled something.

But they merely resembled it, after experiencing many battles in the Central Plains. Though these people were commanded, overall they had barely moved beyond brawling and fighting.

"General, perhaps we should retreat; the opponent’s forces are far too numerous." The translator, following Taishi Ci outside, saw the ten thousand plus troops and strongly advised with alarm.

"The enemy has over ten thousand men, and we have five hundred. But do you think they are stronger than the Miscellaneous Hun?" Taishi Ci turned to question his trusted aides.

"Without even having Inner Qi, we can each easily kill fifty of them, and they wouldn’t have enough for us to kill!" one of Taishi Ci’s trusted aides laughed.

"Good, remember this: in war, more soldiers don’t guarantee victory!" Taishi Ci laughed heartily, pulling on the reins. The warhorse reared up as Taishi Ci shouted, charging directly at the enemy, followed immediately by all his trusted aides.

At that moment, Taishi Ci, showcasing the true essence of Inner Qi Manifestation, unleashed a roar that thundered like a spring storm, and his lone charge crushed the morale of the opposing forces.

"Take my move!" At this moment, a frenzied, golden glimmer burst from Taishi Ci’s body, followed by a horizontal slash of his halberd.

A legion attack, stretching hundreds of meters, swept across and instantly bisected two to three hundred cavalry of the Izumo army.

The legion attack continued its relentless momentum, striking the capital’s city wall, leaving a massive mark and causing a violent shake, but it did not collapse.

Yet, before the citizens of Izumo could cry out, the secondary attack from Taishi Ci’s Legion Talent had already hit the city wall.

In front of countless onlookers, the wall, which stood for over eighty years, collapsed under a single strike from Taishi Ci.

At that moment, Taishi Ci was dumbfounded. He assured himself it was merely a tentative legion attack; there was no real need to activate his Legion Talent if he wasn’t wary of the opponent.

But Taishi Ci truly hadn’t anticipated that the enemy knew nothing of Cloud Qi defense; although he couldn’t sense the opponent’s Inner Qi, given the number of people, they should have some Inner Qi.

As for the county-level city walls, without the support of internal Cloud Qi and only subconsciously nurtured, collapsing after two legion attacks already meant it was a well-made structure.

If Taishi Ci was the one in shock, then the army facing Taishi Ci had utterly collapsed. They always assumed their opponent was merely a tall mortal man, but when he destroyed the city with one blow, how could they resist such god-like or demon-like power?

With Taishi Ci shattering the city with one strike, the army recruited by Izumo State collapsed on the spot. Over ten thousand troops, who had previously come to stop Taishi Ci, fled with the collapse of the city wall behind them.

The translator, who had always wanted to escape, was now dumbstruck, incredulously pointing in the direction of Taishi Ci, "Great... Great... Demon God, it’s real."

The commander of Izumo’s army, positioned at the rear, was nearly at the breaking point, while the witch Gohyakujō Iruki beside him, who offered prayers, remained unfazed. Having truly witnessed the so-called power of deities, she understood that their opponent, in their perception, was a true deity.

This was indeed awkward. Their faction believed themselves descendants of the Celestial Grandson, offspring of deities, and served by many gods.

Perhaps over a hundred years ago, the clever people in their faction regarded this divine service as a mere tool to rule and deceive the populace, but now, having been able to truly command these deities, they held much more reverence for mythology.

This is also why their governance was much better than others because they genuinely possessed divine powers, so they had to adhere to some ancient, vague covenants.

"Honorable deity, please cease your slaughter. Gohyakujō Iruki is willing to heed your guidance." At this moment, Gohyakujō Iruki did not hesitate at all, directly borrowing the power of the Yuqi Deity, wife of the Great Deity, ascending into the sky, and addressing in the so-called divine language that could communicate with anything.

Gohyakujō Iruki ascended into the sky, and her gentle yet authoritative words stopped the collapse of her own troops right away. Of course, the main reason being that she herself was now floating in the sky.

For present-day Wa Kingdom, which didn’t even have Qi Refining to Gang, this was naturally a divine level of power. Taishi Ci’s god-like or demon-like power, capable of shattering a city with one strike, awed everyone, but the sight of someone levitating in the sky commanded even greater veneration.

Taishi Ci’s translator was already utterly stunned by this point, yet Taishi Ci’s trusted aide showed no fear; if Taishi Ci didn’t say to stop, they would keep killing.

"Everyone, fall back." Taishi Ci could feel the Inner Qi from the other side akin to Inner Qi Separation, yet Taishi Ci understood this absolutely wasn’t the person’s power. Otherwise, he would have sensed the Inner Qi Manifestation on the battlefield earlier.

Taishi Ci hoisted his Sky Piercer, then ascended as well, standing at the same height as the other, which meant for the Wa people, the fight was no longer possible. Now it all depended on the outcome of the conversation between the deities, as the war below had lost its significance.

The translator and those from Izumo State were silently praying, hoping both sides would reach an agreement. If the divine war from myth descended, it would indeed be the end.

"Do you speak Han?" Taishi Ci asked with interest, looking up and down at the other. Unlike most Wo people, the woman opposite had a height comparable to an ordinary woman in the Central Plains.