**Chapter 68: Breakthrough, Annihilate All Enemies!**
The Yan Family Island Lord roared with laughter, grabbing Ning Yiyi’s slender arm and dragging her towards the bed.
Ning Yiyi, caught off guard, stumbled. “Ahhh,” she cried out in pain, a soft whimper that only excited the Yan Family Island Lord further, his breathing quickening.
“Island Lord, the window…” Ning Yiyi exclaimed as she was pulled onto the bed.
“Let it stay open! I want to witness Chu Yun’s pathetic defeat, hahahaha!” the Yan Family Island Lord roared, ripping her silken garment with his powerful hands. It tore easily, revealing Ning Yiyi’s pale, smooth shoulders.
The Yan Family Island Lord’s eyes glinted. With a heave, he ripped the garment further, exposing her snow-white arms. They were elegant and flawless, like ivory, flowing with a graceful curve, reminiscent of a gentle stream. Her slender wrists and delicate fingers stood out starkly against the crimson of the wedding bed, catching the dim light, their perfectly shaped nails gleaming faintly.
Ning Yiyi trembled, instinctively trying to recoil.
“Hahahaha!” The Yan Family Island Lord roared again, tearing his own shirt open to reveal a muscular, scarred physique. Compared to his imposing frame, Ning Yiyi seemed as frail as a small white rabbit.
Ning Yiyi gasped again.
“What is it?” he asked, his Adam’s apple bobbing, a predatory glint in his eyes.
Seeing the terrifying man about to pounce, Ning Yiyi, despite her preparedness, was still overwhelmed. In a moment of desperation, she pointed outside the window. “Island Lord, look outside!”
“Outside?” The Yan Family Island Lord frowned and turned his gaze. He saw the four divisions of the Shu Family Army engaged in fierce battles. Despite the heavy resistance, they had not retreated.
“Hahahaha, excellent!” the Yan Family Island Lord laughed. “I’ve always heard of the Shu Family Army’s bravery, but alas, that very bravery will be their undoing. If they had retreated earlier, they might have had a chance to break through. Now, trapped here, my reinforcements are encircling them from all sides. Under this heavy siege, the Shu Family’s main fleet is on the verge of annihilation!”
After his laughter subsided, he turned back to Ning Yiyi. “Little beauty, you are indeed my lucky star. Come…” With that, he lunged.
Ning Yiyi rolled to the side, making him miss, but he managed to grab her right ankle. He removed her embroidered shoe and brought her snow-white foot to his nose, inhaling deeply. “Mmm, so fragrant…” he moaned in ecstasy.
Ning Yiyi’s body exuded a faint floral scent, a subtle sweetness that had permeated her skin after a two-hour soak in a flower bath.
“Island Lord, Chu Yun is attacking,” Ning Yiyi said, pointing outside again, attempting to distract him. She had thought she could handle the situation, but facing it directly, her body and mind tensed, and she couldn’t help these reactions.
“Hehehe, with the Vermillion Fire City reappearing, how could Chu Yun possibly attack?” the Yan Family Island Lord dismissed. “Little beauty, relax, don’t be so nervous…”
His words had the opposite effect, making Ning Yiyi even more anxious. She stared blankly out the window, her lips parted in a look of pure terror. This time, her fear was genuine.
“Hmm?” Seeing her true terror, a sense of foreboding washed over the Yan Family Island Lord. He turned sharply to look out the window and gasped, “How is this possible?”
Chu Yun was advancing.
*Breakthrough*
Behind him, the Shu Family’s elite commanders and soldiers charged with soaring battle spirit. As they advanced, numerous Demon Soldier puppets rose from the ground. These puppets were relics of ancient inheritances, guarding the Vermillion Fire City. Despite generations of effort by the Yan Family to maintain them, less than one percent, around 6,000 of them, remained. They were robust, their bodies shimmering with the glow of vermillion fire. Wielding various weapons, as the Vermillion Fire City slowly ascended from the ground, they awakened and aimed their weapons at the Shu Family Legion.
However, the Shu Family Army seemed prepared. They advanced in an orderly fashion, following specific routes, and constantly left soldiers behind to engage these vermillion fire terracotta warriors. Among them, Chu Yun’s contingent was the most prominent.
The Yan Family Island Lord’s face contorted in disbelief. “How is this possible? How does he know the layout of the Vermillion Fire City? He’s navigating it like familiar territory, choosing the easiest breakthrough routes while avoiding the strongest defenses!”
He couldn’t help but be astonished. The layout of the Vermillion Fire City, buried underground for so long, was not even fully known to him, the Yan Family Island Lord. How could Chu Yun, an outsider, possibly know? It was simply inconceivable.
He didn’t know that in Chu Yun’s memory, there was a record of such an event. The Tie Family had attacked the Yan Family’s main island for nearly ten days with no success. Tie Ao was at a loss for a solution when Long Daozhi offered a strategy: “I have observed for a long time and discovered the weakness of the Vermillion Fire Terracotta Soldiers. These ancient Demon Soldiers only attack those within a certain range, and indiscriminately attack friend or foe besides themselves. Our army need only split into several groups, bypass the powerful Demon Soldiers, and strike directly at the heart of their defenses.”
Tie Ao adopted the plan, and within half a day, he successfully conquered the Yan Family’s main island. Long Daozhi gained fame, embarking on a brilliant career as a strategist. After the battle, Tie Ao also commissioned propagandists to write detailed accounts of this difficult campaign and spread them widely to showcase the Tie Family’s might. Chu Yun learned of it through these accounts.
These four routes were meticulously scouted by the Tie Family, at the cost of countless lives and a great deal of time. Chu Yun was now able to use them, thanks to Long Daozhi and Tie Ao.
“Yan Family Island Lord, do you think this Vermillion Fire City alone can stop me?” Chu Yun, riding his Sky Fox, unleashed the Drunken Snow Saber, its light like a surging tide, a fierce dragon on the crimson battlefield, becoming the most conspicuous banner, charging forward towards the inner reaches of Shu Island.
*Boom!*
The Sky Fox opened its mouth and spat out a Red Lotus, striking the inner shield. This was a Supreme Grade World-Ending Red Lotus, amplified with extra brilliance. A deafening explosion shook the heavens and the earth. Fire erupted, flames billowed, and the shield wavered precariously.
*Qi Men San Cai Saber!*
Chu Yun unleashed his Snow Fang, swinging it three times. Each strike was a Snow Fang Heaven Charge, successfully tearing an opening in the shield.
*Fire Virtue True Body!*
The Sky Fox transformed into flames, burning intensely and engulfing Chu Yun. Under the stunned gazes of the Yan Family defenders, a fifteen-foot-tall fire giant, wielding a gleaming saber, advanced like a god among mortals, crushing everything in its path, smashing its way towards the central City Lord’s Mansion.
*Capture the leader first!*
“Stop him!”
“Today is the Island Lord’s grand day, don’t let him pass!”
The Yan Family defenders within the inner shield had not anticipated Chu Yun’s breakthrough. They were in disarray, their formations disrupted by the advancing Shu Family Army, plunging them into chaos.
The Yan Family Island Lord could hardly believe his eyes. Moments ago, the situation had been as stable as Mount Tai, and now, in the blink of an eye, it had become critically precarious.
“Three-legged Fire Crow, stop Chu Yun!” He summoned his Spirit Monster, the Three-legged Fire Crow, hoping to block Chu Yun’s assault.
Chu Yun’s attack was like a tidal wave. Seeing the Three-legged Fire Crow soar towards him, he roared, unleashing his newly acquired Cultivation Method, the Fire Transformation. With a single saber strike, he heavily wounded the unprepared Fire Crow.
The Three-legged Fire Crow shrieked, blood gushing forth. The Yan Family Island Lord’s face turned deathly pale. “How? How does he possess the Fire Transformation Cultivation Method?”
With the Fire Transformation Cultivation Method, he could counter fire-elemental demonic beasts. The Three-legged Fire Crow, a pure fire-elemental beast, was swiftly pushed back by Chu Yun’s aggressive assault.
“Hundred-footed Golden Centipede, go!” Chu Yun, unwilling to engage the Three-legged Fire Crow further, slapped his Immortal Pouch. A golden light shot out. The Hundred-footed Golden Centipede, while only a Great Demon, could temporarily hold back the severely injured Spirit Monster Fire Crow.
At this moment, the remaining few Yan Family generals were all tied up in their respective battles, unable to disengage. Chu Yun seized this opportunity and flew towards the Heavenly Tripod Pavilion.
“Ah, you can’t kill me!” The Yan Family Island Lord wielded his Great Demon weapon, a bronze ge, attempting to parry.
“An ant trying to stop a chariot.” Chu Yun sneered, the Drunken Snow Saber flashing. The bronze ge snapped in two, and the Yan Family Island Lord was crushed by the massive saber, his body mingling with the crimson bedding.
“Ah…” Ning Yiyi cried out, her delicate body trembling on the bed. She looked up at the towering figure before her, her face drained of color. In his features, which bore a resemblance to Chu Yun, she saw a pair of eyes as sharp as ice.
Chu Yun’s gaze swept over Ning Yiyi. A chill ran down her spine, and she shuddered uncontrollably. Chu Yun frowned, seeing the scene, and began to understand the Yan Family Ancestor’s intentions.
“Hmph, this has dirtied my saber,” he snorted disdainfully, then turned and leaped down. Like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, no one could withstand his might. His saber whistled as it swung, and countless Yan Family soldiers were swept up like autumn leaves, only to be dashed to the ground.
As for the Ning Family’s fleet, they had wisely retreated earlier upon sensing the unfavorable turn of events. Only a small portion remained, and they too were slaughtered by the advancing Shu Family Army.
Half an hour later, Chu Yun took control of the Yan Family’s main island. Although scattered skirmishes continued, the overall situation was decided.
“Secure the battlefield. Send a military dispatch to my father requesting reinforcements. Hold the Yan Family’s main island until the reinforcements arrive,” Chu Yun ordered.
“Yes!” Old Red Spear and the others responded, their faces alight with excitement. The Yan Family’s stronghold had been captured; it felt like a dream.
“Pah! You scoundrels, if you have the guts, kill us all! Don’t expect us to surrender to you.” A while later, important figures from a large group of captives were brought before Chu Yun. A young general, his eyes blazing with hatred, glared at Chu Yun, wishing he could drink his blood and eat his flesh.
Chu Yun laughed heartily. “You can refuse to submit, but look at this in my hand. What is it?”
“Ah? The Fire Square Document!” Everyone looked up, and upon seeing the item Chu Yun held, their expressions changed drastically.
