Chapter 1594: Water Dragon Swallows Arrow

The optimal battle strategy was to join forces with the other two great empires, uniting their power to collectively counter the force behind Xu Yang.

Xu Yang did not disturb the Black Armored General's desperate, last-minute plan.

He remained calmly poised in the void, his gaze sweeping over the two generals from the Brocade Empire and the Barbarian Empire, as he awaited their respective answers.

As expected, the general from the Brocade Empire did not hesitate further. He immediately waved his hand behind him, and their formidable military formation discipline immediately became apparent.

The fifty thousand armored soldiers behind him swiftly formed various terrifying combat arrays, dispersing their previously orderly, dense, and compact formation outwards.

They immediately found various forms of cover.

Speaking of which, each of the three great empires' military formations had their unique characteristics.

The Barbarian Empire's formations were relatively loose, without fixed rules or patterns, but their strength lay in the fact that when enraged, each warrior's combat power surpassed that of any other military force in the entire Second Divine Hall.

Like a group of berserkers, they wouldn't stop easily once bloodlust set in.

Consequently, although the Barbarian Empire's overall national power was significantly inferior to the other two great empires, for many years, the other two empires had no intention of lightly challenging the might of the Barbarian Empire's fanatical warriors.

As for the Brocade Empire, because of their extraordinary economic strength, the greatest strength of their military formations lay in their equipment.

Particularly formidable were their powerful siege crossbows, and the various cultivation teams maintained by their imperial legions, which were also very powerful. To put it plainly, any problem that could be solved with money was no problem for the Brocade Empire.

Even at this moment, among the fifty thousand soldiers led by the Brocade Empire general, there were a full three thousand individuals forming a team of the most powerful cultivators.

Their attire differed slightly from the other soldiers in the formation.

Each of them wore black battle robes and masks, positioned in the middle-to-rear of the formation, and did not immediately engage.

However, there was no doubt that once a large-scale battle began, these three thousand black-robed cultivators would undoubtedly be a true trump card. "Archers and crossbowmen, prepare!

"Since this is a rare collaboration among the three great empires, our Brocade Empire should naturally express its sincerity."

In reality, everyone understood the Brocade Empire general's true intentions.

He simply wanted to demonstrate the unique prestige of the Brocade Empire on this battlefield where the three great empires were arrayed together.

As expected, the powerful bows and crossbows were quickly loaded.

The Brocade General grandly waved his sleeve, looking full of vigor and confidence.

In an instant, thousands of powerful crossbow bolts, amplified by a certain degree of vital energy, hurtled towards Xu Yang's position in the void.

However, the smile on Xu Yang's face never faded.

With a flick of his long sleeve behind him, from the previously calm sea surface, a hundred-zhang long water dragon instantly surged forth. A wave, condensed into the form of a dragon's head, enveloped in a tremendous surge of power, rushed fiercely towards Xu Yang's back.

It truly resembled a water dragon reborn, rising to protect Xu Yang's unparalleled regal authority.

As this sky-obscuring water dragon swept down, the thousands of powerful arrows flying from the jungle battlefield below were instantly and completely enveloped by the massive water dragon!

Xu Yang stood proudly atop the water dragon; within a hundred meters of his person, no force could approach.

In just moments, these tens of thousands of arrows were completely swallowed by the water dragon.

Then, guided by Xu Yang's cultivation power, they launched a powerful counterattack against the Brocade Legion's formation below.

"No, how is this possible!

"This person's power has reached such a level? Who exactly is he?"

After witnessing this scene unfold, the soldiers of the three great formations below were completely flustered.

On the contrary, Xu Yang was met with hysterical cheers from the various beast-race warriors awaiting him.

Especially the four Demon Sages of the leadership team, along with Xiao Xiang Jiu'er and others, all expressed profound reverence for Xu Yang's strength in their hearts.

"Is this the legendary realm of 'one man holding the pass against ten thousand'?"

"As long as our boss stands in the sky like that, it doesn't matter if the opponent brings tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people, it seems to make no difference at all!"

Long Kun, the chief sycophant, picked his nose and proudly began to sing the praises of his boss, Xu Yang.

It seemed that for Long Kun now, only two things could truly excite him.

The first was receiving an order approved by Xu Yang, telling him to charge into battle and mercilessly beat his opponents.

The second was praising his boss's majesty in front of everyone.

Fortunately, Long Kun had found his precise niche.

Therefore, no matter where he went over the years, Xu Yang always kept this loyal brother by his side.

The massive water dragon rose from nothing, and then crashed down in an instant!

The impact force of the spreading waves and the power that erupted, in just moments, completely engulfed the tens of thousands of archers and crossbowmen deep within the jungle.

Water-attribute power, when manifesting its might in this form, was often less potent than when Xu Yang directly manipulated pure water elements through his Sea God's Domain.

But in this battle, Xu Yang had no intention of utterly annihilating these hundred thousand-plus soldiers.

His goal was to 'strike the mountain to startle the tiger' and 'kill the chicken to warn the monkey' – to make these complacent natives of the Second Divine Hall realm understand precisely what kind of existence this foreign invader truly was.

Watching the archers and crossbowmen below abandoning their armor, scattering, and becoming a disorganized mess, the smile on Xu Yang's face deepened, and he couldn't help but speak softly.

"How about it, Generals? Did this Venerable One's power perhaps provide you with a little shock?"

Such a question was akin to slapping someone's cheek while asking them how they felt.

It wasn't physically damaging, but it was extremely humiliating!

As expected, the Brocade Legion general clenched his teeth, and with a face full of resentment, unleashed a powerful aura of his cultivation.

However, it seemed this fellow was just putting on a show.

Where would he find the courage to directly challenge Xu Yang to a one-on-one duel in front of so many soldiers and the combined forces of the three great empires?

Doing so would be tantamount to tarnishing the reputation of the Brocade Empire himself.

To be able to lead tens of thousands of troops and become their commanding general, these individuals were all exceptionally shrewd, one in ten thousand!

How to both maintain their empire's prestige and preserve their strength in such a confrontation was the true test of their abilities.

In contrast, the Barbarian Empire, which had remained motionless for a long time, was not in a hurry to act, still observing the situation.

They couldn't care less about so-called "face."