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Kumārajīva turned to Li Qiushui beside him and said:
"We will go back and report to King Ru."
Li Qiushui glanced at Ku Rong and the others on the city wall with pity, and nodded slightly.
Then he returned to King Ru's side with Kumārajīva.
When the Confucian King saw the two return, he was about to ask them a question when Kumārajīva was about to speak.
However, the Confucian king simply waved his hand and said:
"You don't need to say anything. I just heard it too. Since the Dali royal family wants to die, then I will grant their wish."
After saying that, he pushed off with both feet, leaping into the air, and at the same time let out a loud roar:
"Great Wilderness Imprisoning Heaven Finger! One finger can determine the fate of heaven and earth."
With his roar, a towering imperial phantom appeared behind the Confucian King, standing a hundred feet tall.
Upon closer inspection, it can be found that this emperor statue is exactly the same as the one erected by Li Chengtian when he established his dynasty.
Immediately afterwards, the hundred-foot-tall phantom of the emperor stretched out his index finger and slowly pressed it down on the Jade Gate city wall.
The martial art used by the Confucian Prince was a royal martial art created by Li Chengtian by combining the essence of many martial arts techniques.
Only those of the royal bloodline of the Great Qing Dynasty can cultivate this technique.
Its rating has reached the level of a terrestrial celestial being, belonging to the same level as Li Chungang's Sword Arrival.
On the city wall, Ku Rong and the others, upon seeing the hundred-foot-tall phantom behind the Confucian King, had their pupils dilate instantly, their faces showing terror, and cried out in unison:
"What... what kind of strength is this?"
Then, as if remembering something, they hurriedly turned to the soldiers beside them and shouted again:
"run!"
However, it was too late.
The hundred-foot-tall phantom's index finger pressed heavily on the top of the city wall, as if Mount Tai were crushing an egg.
With a deafening roar, the entire Yumen city wall was blasted to pieces in an instant, and all the soldiers on the wall, including Kurong and others, turned to ashes in that instant.
Immediately afterwards, an incomparably powerful shockwave surged outwards in all directions with overwhelming force.
Seeing the situation was dire, a grandmaster in the army rushed forward like lightning.
They did everything in their power to block that terrifying shockwave.
His figure was like an impregnable fortress, firmly blocking the shockwave in front of him.
Li Qiushui and Kumārajīva stared blankly ahead, their bodies trembling uncontrollably, their eyes filled with endless fear.
The sight before them was unbelievable; the once impregnable walls of Yumen Pass...
Now it was easily smoothed out by the power of the Confucian King's finger, as if it had been bitten off by a ferocious beast.
The 200,000 surrendered soldiers behind the Confucian king, having witnessed this breathtaking scene, were filled with fear.
Another surge of indescribable excitement welled up within me.
After all, they are now soldiers under the command of this invincible Confucian king!
With such a powerful leader, what do they have to fear?
Morale soared instantly, burning as fiercely as a raging flame.
After using the Great Wilderness Imprisoning Heaven Finger, the Confucian King dismounted again and shouted to the army behind him:
"kill!"
The sound was like thunder, deafening, as if it came from a god in the heavens, sending chills down one's spine.
Kumārajīva and Li Qiushui only came to their senses after the Confucian King shouted "Kill!"
Their eyes widened, their faces filled with astonishment and fear.
Kumārajīva looked ahead tremblingly, his lips quivering, and stammered:
"This...this...this strength is terrifying! It's like being a god!"
His voice was filled with deep fear, as if he had seen the most terrifying thing.
Upon hearing Kumārajīva's words, Li Qiushui nodded in alarm and said:
"Yes! Fortunately, our Western Xia surrendered quickly, otherwise it would probably be gone by now."
Her face was pale, and her eyes revealed an undisguised fear.
The two quickly realized what was happening and, without hesitation, spurred their horses toward Yumen City.
They knew that if they lingered any longer, they might incur the displeasure of the Confucian king.
Half an hour later, Dali's 100,000-strong army was routed by the Confucian King's 200,000-strong army.
The battlefield was in chaos, with corpses piled up like mountains and blood staining the earth red.
The army of the Confucian king was like an unstoppable torrent of steel, scattering the Dali army into pieces.
The Dali soldiers panicked and fled in all directions, completely losing their will to fight.
In the end, only a few thousand people escaped this nightmarish massacre.
These few thousand people were deliberately released by the Confucian King, who wanted to instill fear throughout Dali.
This will make future governance much easier.
Inside a bedroom in the Dali Imperial Palace.
Emperor Baoding sat upright on his dragon throne, carefully reviewing the memorials in his hands.
Although Daqing had already launched an attack on Dali, he still needed to personally review and process the memorials sent from various places.
Just as Emperor Baoding was focused on his work, he suddenly heard hurried footsteps coming from outside the palace.
His heart tightened, and he thought to himself, "Could it be that the eminent monks of Tianlong Temple who were sent out failed to stop the army of Daqing?"
However, despite his deep anxieties, Emperor Baoding maintained a calm and composed demeanor.
He slowly raised his head, his gaze falling on the eunuch who had rushed in, and asked authoritatively:
"Why are you so panicked?"
The eunuch, panting heavily, knelt on the ground and reported in a trembling, anxious voice:
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!"
Yumen City has fallen, and the Prince of Zhennan and all the old princes have died heroically.
Of the 100,000 troops, only a few thousand escaped.
Currently, the Daqing army is only thirty miles away from our imperial city.
They are expected to arrive at the capital in just one hour.
Emperor Baoding sat on the dragon throne, listening to the eunuch's report with a gloomy expression.
When he heard the eunuch say, "The Prince of Zhennan and several old princes have died in battle,"
Unable to remain calm any longer, he stood up abruptly from the dragon throne and exclaimed:
"How can it be?
My uncles are all grandmaster-level experts!
How could they have perished in less than a day?
Tell me quickly, what exactly happened at Yumen City?
Upon hearing Emperor Baoding's exclamation, the eunuch trembled even more violently, and replied with a face full of terror:
"Your Majesty... according to the soldiers who escaped, there is a powerful expert in Daqing who only used the power of a single finger."
They destroyed the city walls of Yumen, resulting in the deaths of the Prince of Zhennan and several old princes who were still on the walls.
Having lost the protection of the city walls, and without a leader,
Our 100,000-strong army was utterly routed by Daqing's 200,000-strong army.
After hearing the eunuch's report, Emperor Baoding trembled with rage. He pointed at the eunuch and roared:
"How dare you! You actually lie about military intelligence! Guards, drag this lackey away and execute him!"
The eunuch, upon hearing the Emperor's order, was terrified and repeatedly kowtowed, begging for mercy:
"Your Majesty, spare my life! This servant would never dare to lie to you about military intelligence!"
If you don't believe me, you can send someone to investigate and see if what I said is true.
Looking at the anxious yet sincere expression of the eunuch before him, Emperor Baoding was already quite convinced of what he was saying.
However, the idea that a single finger could destroy an entire city wall was so bizarre that he found it hard to believe.
Nevertheless, he waved for the eunuch to leave and pondered to himself:
"Could there really be such an unparalleled master?"
Immediately afterward, Emperor Baoding realized that only one hour remained before the Daqing army attacked the Dali capital; time was of the essence.