A Millionfold Return: My Children Cultivate Immortality, I Become a God - Chapter 453

Chapter 453: Divine Soldiers Descend to Save the Day Just in Time

“Yes, General Lu, the Wanfeng Dynasty’s troops have become so strong—it’s likely they have backing from forces beyond our imagination. We must investigate thoroughly before making any further moves to ensure our safety.”

“General Lu, the casualties among our Tianling Dynasty soldiers have already exceeded a hundred thousand. If this continues, the losses will only get worse. The best option now is to retreat to the cities first, conduct an investigation, and then strike again.”

Hearing the words from his trusted aides, Lu Fan felt as if a knife was twisting in his heart. Gritting his teeth, he stood up and said,

“Relay the order to retreat. I will report back to His Majesty before making any further plans!”

“Yes, sir!”

The two aides quickly left after hearing this. Once they were gone, Lu Fan walked to the entrance of the tent and looked out over the battlefield still raging with fierce fighting. Seeing the heavy losses his brothers-in-arms were suffering, he couldn’t help but turn his gaze toward the Imperial Capital and spoke,

“Your Majesty, what exactly is going on? Why have we heard no news for a full half month? Could something have happened?”

“General Lu, what exactly is going on?”

At that moment, a voice reached Lu Fan’s ears, causing him to stiffen slightly. When he turned around to see who was behind him, he was startled.”Who are you? Why are you impersonating the Crown Prince of the Tianling Dynasty?”

Lu Fan drew his sword defensively, watching Zhang Tianhao closely. Hearing this, Zhang Tianhao was somewhat surprised, but then he recalled the assassination attempt he had faced a month ago. His expression immediately grew serious.

He had already suspected it—perhaps the Wanfeng Dynasty was preparing to go to war against their Tianling Dynasty.

After a moment’s thought, Zhang Tianhao continued,

“General Lu, I really am Zhang Tianhao. A month ago, I was attacked by three members of the Divine Archers Battalion from the Tianfeng Dynasty. It was only thanks to my loyal men fighting desperately that I survived.”

As he spoke the last part, Zhang Tianhao couldn’t help but show a hint of sorrow.

At this, Lu Fan’s frown eased slightly. Since he often met with the Crown Prince, he was naturally very familiar with his appearance. It was only because the Emperor and others had confirmed the Crown Prince’s death earlier that Lu Fan had initially doubted Zhang Tianhao upon first seeing him.

However, Lu Fan still didn’t fully believe Zhang Tianhao. Given the wartime situation, he couldn’t know for sure whether this might be a trick from the Wanfeng Dynasty.

Zhang Tianhao, as the Crown Prince of the Tianling Dynasty, understood Lu Fan’s concerns well, so he replied with a serious expression.

“General Lu, to be honest, about a month ago, when I was on the brink of death, I was fortunate enough to be taken in by an Immortal sect, and that’s how I survived. Otherwise, I would have already passed beyond the seventh day after death.”

“This time I’ve returned to resolve a major crisis confronting our Tianling Dynasty.”

Hearing this, Lu Fan finally noticed that the aura around the Crown Prince was different—so much so that even he, a martial arts expert, felt a vague, intangible pressure standing before him.

Looking again beside the Crown Prince, he saw a young man with a smug grin. Just as Lu Fan was about to say something, Cai Wankun, standing next to Zhang Tianhao, spoke in a serious tone:

“Senior Brother, why waste words with them? Illegal invasion, inciting chaos, harming the people—this Wanfeng Dynasty is a grave evil. As a disciple of the Heavenly Emperor Sect, it is my duty to deal with this. So, leave this matter to me!”

With that, Cai Wankun vanished from the tent in a flash. Seeing this, Lu Fan stood frozen in place, stunned, before nervously glancing at Zhang Tianhao.

“Your Highness… this?”

Zhang Tianhao replied solemnly, “General Lu, I’m not speaking nonsense. With my Junior Brother’s strength, he’s more than capable of holding back the Wanfeng Dynasty’s forces.

Besides, what exactly happened? How is Father now?”

Seeing this, Lu Fan no longer held back and recounted all that had happened over the past month.

It turned out the situation was not as Zhang Yu had predicted. Just half a month later, the Wanfeng Dynasty led a massive army in a direct assault on the Tianling Dynasty.

Left with no choice, Zhang Yu ordered a counterattack, but they hadn’t anticipated how far stronger the Wanfeng forces were. Every soldier in the Wanfeng army was capable of taking on ten opponents, which caused the Tianling Dynasty to suffer continuous losses despite the armies being roughly equal in number.

After half a month, the Tianling Dynasty had already lost thousands of miles of territory, with nearly a hundred thousand soldiers killed or wounded.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Tianhao’s expression darkened deeply. He hadn’t expected the Wanfeng Dynasty to be so ruthless, starting a war without any prior conflict.

Thinking this over, Lu Fan couldn’t help but sigh and said,

“Your Highness, after hearing news of your death, His Majesty’s hair turned white overnight. So please, Your Highness, you must return to the dynasty as soon as possible. Only knowing you’re alive can help His Majesty regain his strength.”

“General Lu, I understand. But the urgent priority is to first repel the Wanfeng forces. Also, I can’t shake the feeling that something else is lurking behind the Wanfeng Dynasty.”

Zhang Tianhao said this with a heavy heart and a serious expression.

Originally, the strength of the Wanfeng Dynasty had been comparable to that of the Tianling Dynasty. But now, every soldier in Wanfeng’s ranks was capable of fighting ten enemies alone.

Moreover, this transformation happened in such a short time, which made Zhang Tianhao start to suspect that there might be Immortals working behind the scenes of the Wanfeng Dynasty.

Hearing this, Lu Fan was a bit shocked and said,

“Your Highness, are you suggesting that there might be Immortals pulling the strings behind the Wanfeng Dynasty?”

“That’s not confirmed yet. For now, we just have to observe and see,” Zhang Tianhao replied, shaking his head. He didn’t put too much stock in the forces behind the Wanfeng Dynasty because after witnessing the unparalleled power of his Master, he clearly understood that his Master’s strength was beyond what anyone in their world could contain—maybe even beyond an entire higher world.

“Enough for now, let’s go outside. My Junior Brother should have taken care of everything by now,” Zhang Tianhao said, then turned to walk out of the tent. Lu Fan hurried to follow him.

But when Lu Fan saw the scene outside, he froze completely. There, Cai Wankun was flying in midair, his figure grand and majestic like a Heavenly God.

Then, with a powerful wave of his hand, countless streaks of golden light surged from Cai Wankun, shooting into the chaotic battlefield where the two sides clashed. Anyone struck by this attack instantly disintegrated into ashes.

Lu Fan had been worried that their Tianling Dynasty soldiers might be caught in the crossfire, but when he looked closely, every single figure struck by the golden light without exception was a soldier of the Wanfeng Dynasty.

With Cai Wankun joining the fight, the situation swiftly turned completely one-sided. In just a few seconds, all the Wanfeng Dynasty soldiers were killed by Cai Wankun, not even given a chance to beg for mercy.

As for the Tianling Dynasty soldiers, witnessing this scene left them stunned, as if someone had pressed the pause button on them.