Chapter 453: Divine Intervention, Timely Rescue

Chapter 453: Divine Intervention, Timely Rescue

"That's right, General Lu. The Wanfeng Dynasty's army has become so powerful; I fear there is a force behind them that we cannot even imagine. It would be safer if we investigate clearly before making another move."

"General Lu, the casualties of our Tianling Dynasty's soldiers have already exceeded one hundred thousand. If this continues, I fear the losses will be even more severe. The best course of action right now is to retreat to the city and investigate thoroughly before attacking."

Hearing the words of his confidants, Lu Fan felt as if his heart were being twisted by a knife. He gritted his teeth, stood up, and said.

"Pass the order down: retreat! I will return to report to Your Majesty before making further plans!"

"Yes!"

The two confidants quickly walked away upon hearing this. After they left, Lu Fan walked to the front of the tent. Watching the battlefield where the fighting was still ongoing and looking at his brothers who had suffered such heavy losses, Lu Fan could not help but look toward the direction of the Imperial Capital and say.

"Your Majesty, what exactly has happened? Why has there been no reply for a full half-month? Could something have gone wrong?"

"General Lu, what exactly has happened?"

Just then, a voice reached General Lu's ears, causing him to freeze slightly. After turning around and seeing who was behind him, he was startled.

"Who are you? Why are you disguising yourself as the Crown Prince of our Tianling Dynasty!"

Lu Fan drew his sword and watched Zhang Tianhao guardedly. Zhang Tianhao was a bit surprised by this, but then he thought of the assassination attempt he had encountered a month ago, and his expression immediately turned serious.

He had already anticipated that the Wanfeng Dynasty was likely preparing to go to war with their Tianling Dynasty.

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Tianhao continued.

"General Lu, I really am Zhang Tianhao. A month ago, I was attacked by three members of the Divine Archer Battalion from the Tianfeng Dynasty. It was my confidants who risked their lives to let me survive."

As he spoke, Zhang Tianhao could not help but feel a bit dejected.

Hearing this, Lu Fan's brow relaxed slightly. He often met with the Crown Prince, so he was naturally very familiar with the Prince's appearance. It was just because His Majesty and others had already confirmed the Prince's death that Lu Fan had questioned him the moment he saw Zhang Tianhao.

However, Lu Fan did not completely believe Zhang Tianhao yet. After all, they were in wartime, and he did not know if this might be a ploy by the Wanfeng Dynasty.

As the Crown Prince of the Tianling Dynasty, Zhang Tianhao naturally understood Lu Fan's concerns, so he said with a serious expression.

"General Lu, to tell you the truth, when I was at death's door a month ago, I was lucky enough to be accepted into an Immortal Sect, which is how I survived. Otherwise, I would have already passed my seventh day after death."

"I have returned this time to resolve the great trouble facing our Tianling Dynasty."

Upon hearing this, Lu Fan noticed that the aura on his Crown Prince was already different. Even he, a martial arts expert, felt a faint, invisible sense of oppression standing in front of the Prince.

Looking at the side of the Prince, there was also a young man with a grinning face. Just when Lu Fan intended to say something else, Cai Wankun, who was standing beside Zhang Tianhao, spoke up with a serious expression.

"Senior Brother, why are you wasting your breath with them? Illegal invasion, inciting chaos, harming the common people—this Wanfeng Dynasty is a heinous existence. As a Disciple of the Heavenly Emperor Sect, I naturally have an obligation to handle this matter, so leave this to me!"

After saying this, Cai Wankun vanished from inside the tent with a 'swish'. Seeing this, Lu Fan stood frozen in place, and it took him a long while before he looked at Zhang Tianhao with a trembling voice.

"Your Highness, this?"

"General Lu, I am not speaking nonsense. With my Junior Brother's strength, he is fully capable of holding off the Wanfeng Dynasty's army.

Also, what exactly happened, and how is the Emperor doing now?"

Zhang Tianhao asked in a heavy tone. Seeing this, Lu Fan no longer concealed anything and recounted the events of this past month.

It turned out that the situation was not as Zhang Yu had anticipated. Just half a month later, the Wanfeng Dynasty led a large army and directly launched an attack on the Tianling Dynasty.

With no other choice, Zhang Yu could only order the army to counterattack, but he did not expect that the strength of the Wanfeng Dynasty's army would far exceed their imagination.

Every single soldier in the Wanfeng Dynasty's army could fight ten, which led to the Tianling Dynasty suffering continuous defeats even though the number of troops on both sides was about the same.

As of half a month later, the Tianling Dynasty had already lost thousands of miles of territory, and the total number of soldiers killed or injured had nearly exceeded one hundred thousand.

Hearing this, Zhang Tianhao's expression became extremely grim. He had not expected the Wanfeng Dynasty to be so cruel, launching a war directly without any prior conflict.

Thinking of something, Lu Fan could not help but sigh and say.

"Your Highness, after learning of your death, the Emperor's hair turned white overnight. So, I implore Your Highness to return to the Imperial Dynasty as soon as possible. Only upon knowing the news that you are alive can the Emperor recover his spirits."

"General Lu, I understand. But the urgent priority is to first repel the people of the Wanfeng Dynasty. Moreover, I always feel that there is the shadow of something else behind the Wanfeng Dynasty."

Zhang Tianhao said, his heart heavy and his expression serious.

After all, the strength of the Wanfeng Dynasty and their Tianling Dynasty was originally about the same, but now every soldier of the Wanfeng Dynasty could achieve the strength to fight ten.

And this was achieved in a short period of time, which made Zhang Tianhao inwardly suspicious that perhaps there were cultivators behind the Wanfeng Dynasty.

Hearing this, Lu Fan said with some shock.

"Your Highness, are you suspecting that there is the shadow of an Immortal behind the Wanfeng Dynasty?"

"This cannot be confirmed at the moment. In any case, let us wait and see."

Zhang Tianhao shook his head; he did not place the force behind the Wanfeng Dynasty in his eyes. After all, having witnessed his Master's supreme power, he clearly realized that his Master's strength was absolutely not something that could be constrained by this world of his.

It could not even be contained by a larger world.

"Alright, let's go out first. By now, my Junior Brother should have resolved everything."

After saying this, Zhang Tianhao turned and walked out of the tent. Seeing this, Lu Fan hurriedly followed.

However, when he saw the situation outside, Lu Fan went completely stiff. He saw that outside, Cai Wankun was flying in the air, his majestic figure looking like a Heavenly God.

Immediately after, he saw Cai Wankun wave his hand, and in an instant, countless golden lights surged from Cai Wankun's body, falling into the figures fighting on the battlefield. Any existence touched by the attack dissipated into ashes in an instant.

Lu Fan had previously worried about whether it would affect their Tianling Dynasty's soldiers, but upon taking a closer look, he saw that the figures struck by the golden light were, without exception, all soldiers of the Wanfeng Dynasty.

With Cai Wankun's joining, the situation immediately became one-sided. In just a few seconds, all the soldiers of the Wanfeng Dynasty were killed by Cai Wankun, without even having a chance to beg for mercy.

As for the soldiers of the Tianling Dynasty, they were all dumbstruck upon seeing this scene, as if a pause button had been pressed on them.