In another direction, Bi Shihu's ten thousand elite soldiers were formidable, but they were attacking their own people, after all, causing the morale of Bi Shihu's three armies to sink to rock bottom.
Let alone the immortal soldiers, even the numerous experts under Bi Shihu were silent one by one.
Watching Highsun City on the verge of falling, knowing they were about to help the Wu tribe stain their hands with human blood, their expressions were incredibly complex.
"Senior Brother."
The woman beside Bi Shihu still retained her charming allure. Her name was Wei Yu, and she belonged to the same sect as Bi Shihu.
For many years, Wei Yu had cultivated as a rogue cultivator, with her daily resources supported by Bi Shihu.
Even though the martial siblings hadn't seen each other for a millennium, they frequently kept in touch.
Now that Bi Shihu had urgent matters, no matter what it was, Wei Yu came without hesitation.
Wei Yu didn't care whether her Senior Brother was going to slaughter their own kind or not.
She merely saw that her Senior Brother's subordinates had lowered their eyes, and said solemnly,
"Senior Brother, the Wu tribesmen cannot be trusted. After this battle, your subordinates might harbor rebellious thoughts.
The dynasty can no longer tolerate you, and to you, they are nothing more than dead weight.
After this battle, follow me back to the sect in the Eastern Sea. With Master's protection, we won't fear anyone."
Hearing this, Bi Shihu frowned slightly.
"There are five of us in our sect. Master always says I'm worthless. Now that I've become a deserter, I can no longer catch Master's eye.
I still carry the honor of my father's generation; I cannot ruin the reputation of my ancestors.
I swore an oath: if I do not achieve heaven-shaking merits and make my name known throughout the world in this life, I will never marry or have children."
Wei Yu fell silent.
Bi Shihu took a deep breath. How could he not see the low morale of his subordinates?
He merely cast a glance at Highsun City and said to his subordinates, "Prepare yourselves. The Wu tribe is about to charge into Highsun City."
"Marshal!"
Being forced to risk their lives for the Wu tribe like this, Ge Li could no longer hold back.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Whatever you ask us to do, we will do it.
You told us to run; fine. We didn't dare fight the battle at the Shadowfell Prefecture, so I ran with you.
You wanted to deal with the Azure Cloud Li Clan; I wasn't afraid. If one day you want to fight it out with Ba Siyu, I would dare to stand with you and battle a Body Integration expert."
"But asking me to follow the Wu tribe to attack Highsun City... I can't do it!
Highsun City is not Shadowfell Prefecture.
If Highsun City falls, Deston Prefecture is in peril, and the dynasty is in peril.
You are asking for my, Ge Li's, name to be forever carved onto the dynasty's pillar of shame, with my hands stained with the blood of my compatriots!"
Seeing this, Divine Archer Guan Mingxuan scolded angrily,
"Surnamed Ge, following the Marshal brings us wealth and glory. Are you playing the noble saint now? Where were you during the battle at the Shadowfell Prefecture?"
"How is that the same?" Ge Li was so furious that his hair stood on end, his face looking like an evil ghost.
"If Li Tianyue died, she died. Three hundred and twenty thousand people sacrificed their lives for the country.
We preserved our strength because the Marshal said he wanted us to save our useful bodies for the future.
Wealth and glory? With my Void Refinement realm cultivation, where in the dynasty can I not find wealth and glory?"
"Why are you starting infighting at a time like this?" Cai Yongzhen snorted coldly, glaring angrily at Guan Mingxuan.
"Enough!"
Bi Shihu's voice was low, yet it silenced his subordinates.
Ge Li and Cai Yongzhen turned their heads away indignantly.
They then heard Bi Shihu say, "The fall of Highsun City is a foregone conclusion. I said I would bring you honor. How many years have you followed me? When have I ever deceived you?"
"Marshal?" Ge Li was stunned.
Bi Shihu's brows furrowed and his gaze turned cold.
"A brutal fight will soon take place in the city. The infamy we bear, as well as the days of fleeing all these years, are about to end.
Did you really think I, Bi Shihu, had lost my mind and actually trusted the Wu tribesmen?
Those who are not of our kin will surely have different hearts; this is an immutable truth since ancient times."
Looking at the other side of Highsun City, the Wu tribesmen had already broken through the array formation.
Bi Shihu took a deep breath.
"I have interacted with Feng Tu for decades. I understand his character; this man is not stupid.
With the Wu tribe attacking, he will inevitably rally the cultivators in the city to fight to the death. He only has ten thousand elite soldiers; the rest are scattered stragglers.
But do not forget, under the threat of death, they will not simply give up; they will fight desperately for their lives!"
"I want to win a victorious battle. With Highsun City and the Wu tribe locked in a death struggle, we become the key."
A booming sound echoed.
Highsun City's Divine Flame Array extinguished.
The light formed by the collision of Spiritual power was as dazzling as the rising sun.
Three hundred thousand Wu tribesmen broke through the grand array and smashed the city walls to pieces.
Countless Wu tribesmen flooded into Highsun City like a tide, and the human cultivators engaged in a brutal fight with them.
Sharp light radiated from Bi Shihu's eyes, also invigorating the three armies following him.
"During my years in Highsun City, I have understood one truth: the world doesn't look at the process, but the result.
What the world measures is value. Enough glory can cover up the filth behind us."
"In this battle, the ones we are fighting are not our compatriots, but the Wu tribe.
Once this battle is won, the world will only know that it was I, Bi Shihu, who led you, fearless soldiers, to save Highsun City and save Deston Prefecture.
We will no longer bear the infamy of deserters. The dynasty will give us ample rewards, and Ba Siyu will also have to be deeply grateful to us because of this."
His subordinates looked at Bi Shihu in disbelief.
This Marshal they had followed for decades, centuries, or even ten thousand years... his bearing was as grand as ever!
"Marshal, you..."
Ge Li noticed that Bi Shihu's peak Void Refinement Spiritual power, which had been bottlenecked for years, was rising.
"You... are not far from Half-step Body Integration."
"This is my Dao. The Dao of an army of a hundred battles, an undefeated Dao. My Dao is undefeated!" The corners of Bi Shihu's mouth curled up slightly.
"This battle is my Dao path. It is enough for me to break through to Half-step Body Integration.
With the dynasty's rewards, I will then march to the Shadowfell Prefecture to campaign.
Within a century, I will be a Body Integration expert. This world will have a place for me!"
The light from the collision of Spiritual power in Highsun City fell upon Bi Shihu and the soldiers of his three armies.
It was as if the taint of being a band of deserters was being dispelled by the radiant glory of the brutal fight in the city, soon to be met with the revered gazes of the world.
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