Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1017: Chapter 710: Spirit Source Land

Ji Feiyu and Yan Huichun still wanted to seize the opportunity to kill Yang Chengye, but before they could rush to confront him, they found themselves suddenly surrounded by twenty imposing martial artists appearing behind Yang Chengye.

With twenty Innate Martial Artists ahead of them, Ji Feiyu and Yan Huichun’s expressions changed completely.

They knew the Yang family was strong and anticipated that Yang Chengye would have Innate Martial Artists by his side, but never did they imagine that Yang Chengye would have twenty of them.

Even if these twenty Innate Martial Artists only entered the Innate Realm a few years ago, they were still true Innate Martial Artists.

Moreover, judging by their formation, this was clearly a military strategy of collective assault.

Using a military tactic involving Innate Martial Artists was beyond Ji Feiyu and Yan Huichun’s comprehension.

Since when were Innate Martial Artists so numerous that they could be used like ordinary soldiers?

In other powers, this would naturally be impossible.

But in the Yang family, it was feasible because these guards themselves were originally soldiers, adept at military formations; now they were Innate Martial Artists but retained their past habits, excelling at coordinated combat.

No unnecessary words were exchanged as Ji Feiyu and Yan Huichun found themselves encircled in the blink of an eye.

The two of them tried to evade the encirclement by the guards, but the twenty guards moved in teams of four, coordinating seamlessly, balancing offense and defense, holding them tightly, trapping them within the encirclement.

Yang Chengye ignored Ji Feiyu and Yan Huichun and charged directly toward Chen Hengchang.

Chen Hengchang’s cultivation wasn’t low, at the Postnatal Eighth Layer, but this level of cultivation was insignificant before Yang Chengye.

Even with numerous elite guards by Chen Hengchang’s side, they couldn’t stop Yang Chengye’s charge.

In mere moments, Yang Chengye was upon Chen Hengchang.

Chen Hengchang wanted to contend with Yang Chengye, yet he clearly underestimated Yang Chengye’s strength.

A long spear thrust forward, Jin Qi surged, and with a single charge, Yang Chengye pierced through Chen Hengchang’s chest.

Seeing the terror on Chen Hengchang’s face, a cold smile graced Yang Chengye’s lips.

Yang Chengye didn’t have much impression of Chen Hengchang and didn’t like him; he admired King Da Liang more.

King Da Liang was a true hero; though he met his downfall in the end, one couldn’t deny that he possessed many admirable qualities and character.

Chen Hengchang fell far short of King Da Liang.

Yang Chengye swung his spear, flinging Chen Hengchang off, then charged again, thrusting the spear into Chen Hengchang’s throat, brutally breaking his neck.

Chen Hengchang’s head dangled on the spear tip; Yang Chengye, covered in blood, held it up.

"The enemy leader is dead, attack!"

Upon witnessing this, the fighting soldiers’ morale soared.

Yet the Divine Sun Sect members continued their killing frenzy, devoid of morale, utterly mindless killing puppets.

However, Chen Hengchang’s subordinates weren’t all Divine Sun Sect members; he also commanded tens of thousands of regular troops, untrained in the Spirit Continuation Blood Refining Skill, who, despite being bloody-minded on the battlefield, still retained sanity.

Upon seeing Chen Hengchang’s head, they instantly lost their will to fight, each beginning to flee.

With Chen Hengchang dead, what were they still fighting for?

This time, however, there wasn’t a complete rout because those Divine Sun Sect members didn’t retreat; even as allied forces discarded their arms and fled, they charged on madly.

Yet their madness was futile, for the scales of victory had tipped.

With the battle ongoing, Ji Feiyu and Yan Huichun fell one after another, and An Yuxing and Lin Fuan reached their own conclusion.

An Yuxing smashed a hammer onto Lin Fuan’s head, causing his brain to burst horrifically.

As the sunset’s glow entirely disappeared on the western horizon, the fierce battle finally ended.

Bodies lay piled on the ground, dark red blood pooled, seeping into the earth.

Da’an soldiers supported each other, clawing out of the carnage, leaving the battlefield.

Behind them, thousands of civilians trembled as they entered the battlefield to begin cleanup.

Yang Chengye shed his sticky bloody armor, stood on the rear hillside, overlooking the gray battlefield, his expression complex.

"This chaotic era is finally over!"

An Yuxing approached and said softly.

Xuanzhen Taoist, Zhou Tianci, Liang Shengze, and others stood behind him.

The struggle of chaotic times, brutal and merciless.

Common folk and noble families alike suffered greatly.

How long did this chaos last?

Supposedly, it began during Emperor Yanping’s reign, but its real eruption was during the three years of drought in Longyuan’s three provinces.

The three-year drought in Longyuan, leaving thousands of miles of barren land, corpses everywhere, and famine-driven banditry claimed countless lives.

Then came the Bashu rebel disorder; although their havoc wasn’t as severe as the drought and banditry, it strained Bashu’s social fabric further.

Following that was Chen Hengchang’s uprising, slaughtering Jiangnan.

Also, in the Southwest, border defenses held deals of power; Da Yue Dynasty and Wuliang Royal Court trespassed borders.

In ten years, the once-prosperous Da Rong Dynasty was torn apart, livelihoods withered, with tens of millions dead.