Dragon Soul Heroes - Chapter 12: Wrathful Battle Against the Evil Army

Bai Lingyu climbed onto the city wall and roughly surveyed the enemy's formation, estimating that the enemy's forces numbered no less than 100,000.
"How is the situation?"
Just then, [Long Hui] swiftly ascended the city wall and immediately issued orders. Upon seeing their commander appear, the soldiers' morale was greatly boosted.
Bai Lingyu was slightly taken aback. Long Hui secretly transmitted his voice and said, "Lingyu, it's me. Senior Sister is distracted by the matter of the little phoenix and is not suitable to lead the army. So I will temporarily take over as commander-in-chief."
It turned out to be Lu Mingluan. Bai Lingyu nodded in understanding.
Bai Lingyu said, "The enemy force should number no less than 100,000, but we still need to investigate the specifics."
At this moment, Lianyi also climbed onto the city wall and whispered, "Mother has already brought Bing'er back to Wutong Garden. Bing'er is not in any immediate danger; she has only fainted."
Bai Lingyu then asked, "Where is Xuexin?"
Lianyi said, "Xuexin is fine, she just got a minor scrape. She accompanied her mother to escort Bing'er."
Bai Lingyu breathed a sigh of relief. Lu Mingluan said, "Yi'er, quickly send Sparrow Shadow to scout out the enemy's situation!"
Lianyi received the order and summoned twenty-eight Sparrow Shadows, personally leading the team to scout out the enemy's situation.
Lu Mingluan asked, "What is the situation inside the city now?"
Bai Lingyu said, "I have already sent Xu Hu to lead troops into the city to maintain order, so things are relatively stable for the time being."
Lu Mingluan said, "Now is a critical moment, and we must not allow any trouble to occur within our ranks!"
Several hours later, Queying returned to the city, and Lianyi reported: "Commander, the enemy has about 120,000 troops this time. They started from Cangsong and attacked Jinling from three directions. They have already crossed the beacon towers."
Lu Mingluan frowned and asked, "How strong are they?"
Lianyi said, "Judging from the enemy soldiers' spirits, they don't seem to be restricted by the formation."
Lu Mingluan said, "If I'm not mistaken, this fire has damaged the earth veins of Jinling, causing the formation to break down and making it difficult to contain the enemy."
"First, order the proud birds to attack, give the enemy a good beating, and slow down their advance!"
Lu Mingluan gave a cold order, and the demon general Lu Fei immediately led three hundred proud birds into the air to attack the enemy's three armies. However, just as they flew into the air, they were struck by a series of lightning bolts, and many proud birds were struck down by lightning, resulting in heavy casualties.
Lu Mingluan was taken aback and immediately leaped into the air. She saw that the sky above was covered with thunderclouds and muffled thunder.
As soon as Lu Mingluan ascended to the sky, she was struck by a series of lightning strikes. The electric current, like silver snakes dancing wildly, rushed towards her, forcing her to use all her strength to hold on.
Lu Mingluan summoned the Seven-Colored Divine Light to protect himself and flew through the lightning, trying to find out the extent of the thunderclouds. However, he discovered that the thunderclouds stretched for hundreds of miles and almost covered the entire Jinling area.
Lu Mingluan descended from the city wall and said coldly, "The thunderclouds in the sky are very unusual. The proud birds can no longer fly. This must be the work of Cang Shitian."
At this moment, Hongjun and Yuanding climbed to the top of the city wall and inquired about the battle situation. Lu Mingluan gave a general account of the situation, but she did not reveal her identity to Yuanding.
Yuan Ding looked up at the sky, calculated with his fingers, his face growing increasingly gloomy, and asked, "Did you ever kill an avatar of Cang Shitian?"
Lu Mingluan nodded and said, "Indeed, on the second day of the Lunar New Year, my wife and I killed one of Cang Ze's clones."
Yuan Ding said, "You've fallen into a trap. Cang Shitian deliberately sent an avatar for you to kill."
Lu Mingluan asked curiously, "What do you mean by that?"
Yuan Ding said, "Cang Zei's clone contains the primordial energy of the Bright Karmic Fire. Once he dies, the primordial energy will scatter in all directions, eventually returning to dust. However, he also cultivated the Heavenly Vault Mystic Method, so after his death, some of his primordial energy rushed into the sky. Moreover, the place where he died happened to be the location of the Gathering Yin and Reversing Yang Formation. The primordial energy can thus be condensed and not dispersed through the formation. The primordial energy on the ground is mixed with the soil, and the primordial energy in the sky is mixed with the clouds. There is Cang Zei's primordial energy both in the sky and on the ground in Jinling City. When the Gathering Yin and Reversing Yang Formation is activated, the primordial energy on the ground will rise up with the help of the earth fire, resonating with the primordial energy in the sky, thus attracting thunderclouds to cover the area."
Lu Mingluan asked, "Could this thundercloud also be a kind of formation?"
Yuan Ding nodded and said, "This formation is called the Illusionary Cloud Thunder Formation. The earth fire that erupted in Jinling, combined with the Yuan Gong True Qi of Cang Shitian's clone, caused the heavens and earth to resonate. This formation already has enough power. With just a little activation, ten thousand thunderbolts can roar together."
Before he finished speaking, several bolts of lightning struck down, turning many of the city's soldiers into charred remains.
Lu Mingluan secretly realized something was wrong. This Illusionary Cloud Thunder Array not only prevented the Ao Niao Clan from taking off, but also caused Jinling to suffer an attack from the sky, making the situation extremely dire.
Yuan Ding chuckled, seemingly with a hint of schadenfreude, but before he could finish laughing, a bolt of lightning struck him.
Caught off guard, Yuan Ding dodged in a sorry state, leaving a large crater where he had been standing.
Lu Mingluan retorted sarcastically, "Daoist, lightning doesn't have eyes. You'd better be careful and not get too cocky, or you might get struck by lightning!"
Yuan Ding's face turned ashen, and he glared and puffed out his beard.
The enemy army had already approached Nanjing, encircling it from three directions. They had formed a battle formation, with swords and spears like a forest, and armor that gleamed brightly. The various branches of the army were arranged in order, and the army was truly magnificent.
Among the army stood a Dharma platform, upon which stood a Taoist priest, none other than the Purple Crane Immortal.
Yuan Ding was furious and pointed at the enemy camp, cursing, "Outrageous! Zi He, you scoundrel, how dare you show off your formations in front of me! If I don't teach you a lesson today, I'm not Yuan Ding!"
Upon hearing Yuan Ding's voice, Zi He said with some surprise, "Oh, so it's my old friend, Brother Yuan Ding. After escaping from Linxia Mountain, instead of resting properly, you've come to wade into these troubled waters. That's truly unwise!"
Yuan Ding snorted, "If I am unwise, then it is shameful for you to lick Cang Shitian's feet!"
Zihe exclaimed, "Yuanding, what do you mean by that? Cang Shitian is a member of the evil sect. As a cultivator of the Xuanzong sect, how could I lower myself? It is you who shamelessly associate with demons and monsters, making the Daoist sect lose all face!"
Yuan Ding pointed at the enemy formation and said, "Your emperor is actually Cang Shitian in disguise. It's a shame that you, a fool, are still willing to risk your life for him."
Zihe sneered and said indifferently, "His Majesty is a man of great talent and strategy, and loves his people like his own children. He is truly a wise ruler for all ages. You scoundrel, how dare you slander His Majesty!"
Lu Mingluan snorted, "Yuanding, Zihe probably already knows Cang Shitian's identity. You'd better not waste your breath and save your energy."
Yuan Ding chuckled and said, "Since Zihe wants to be a dog, I, the Daoist, will lower myself today and become a dog butcher!"
Zihe sneered, "Yuanding, enough nonsense. I wanted to avenge my humiliation back then!"
Back when they were fellow students, Zihe once challenged Jingchen and Yuanding to a battle of formations, but lost both matches. Jingchen was tolerant and it didn't bother him, but Yuanding made fun of his defeated opponent, causing him to lose face. Now, seeing his former rival again, Zihe was filled with rage and vowed to avenge his humiliation.
Zihe lit three incense sticks, drew talismans in the air, and chanted: "Transform Yin and Yang, sever demonic influence, thunder and fire righteous law, hasten as you wish!"
The dazzling runes, forming a continuous stream of spiritual energy, soared into the clouds, once again attracting thunder from the dry sky to aid them.
Faced with the thunder and lightning, Yuan Ding chuckled and flicked his robe, saying, "This Daoist cultivates the Thunder and Fire Body, yet you dare to play with thunder in front of me? You've brought shame upon yourself!"
Before he finished speaking, Yuan Ding pointed his finger at the ground, drawing in the qi to form a formation within a formation. He moved the earth fire surging within Jinling City, and then used the Heavenly Gang Technique to guide it, drawing up the remaining energy of the earth fire to form a powerful wall of fire that blocked the raging thunder. Moreover, Yuan Ding also somewhat humiliated Zi He by protecting all the soldiers on the city wall, preventing the thunder from harming them in the slightest.
Seeing that the heavenly lightning he summoned could not harm even one enemy soldier, Zihe became furious and immediately activated his magic power again, summoning dense thunderclouds and unleashing thousands of thunderbolts that enveloped the entire Jinling.
Lu Mingluan cried out in alarm, "This is bad! With this round of lightning strikes, many houses in Jinling City will be reduced to ashes. What have the people done to deserve this?"
元鼎虽欲夺道尊之位，但却始终心怀道者修心，从不滥杀百姓，如今看到紫鹤竟然向百姓下手，不由怒上眉梢：“紫鹤，你这无耻之徒！”
只见他再提焚天雷罡，真气赫然爆发，此时金陵阵法已经被破坏，所以他功体恢复十足。
元鼎捏法决，念咒术，以焚天雷罡为根基，引动地火护持，只见金陵城内的地火冲霄而起，与天雷缠斗在了一起。
这两人可谓是棋逢对手，一者欲雪耻，一者欲败敌，各展神通。
元鼎杀红了眼，当下跃下城墙，双足触地，以无上根基抽吸地火护体。
紫鹤法力化出一尊硕大无比的巨神，只见此神身负两翼，青面獠牙，尖嘴利爪，正是一尊雷神化相。
只见以天雷聚成攻势，急袭元鼎。
元鼎不让，抬臂一振，聚火成甲，正是焚天雷罡之烈火战铠，但这套站铠却在地势的加持下化作一尊庞大巨人，其须发赤红，身披厚甲，以不坏之躯硬接雷击，远方观战的士兵见到了一个不可思议的景象——正是雷神斗火仙，这种景象曾在铁壁关出现过一次，但那一次是两大武者的真气所化，而如今则是道者阵法比斗而现之异象。
阵法一途并非单纯地仰仗根基深厚，而是看谁先抢得先机，谁先蓄足大势，便可占得上风，因为阵法一成便是沟通天地，外人入阵便等同于跟天斗，与地争，要是没有破阵法门便会被硬生生拖垮。
紫鹤这幻云暴雷阵已经布下数个月，早已蓄势十足，如今召雷唤电那是信手捏来，要多少便有多少，相反元鼎是仓促迎敌，准备难免不全，被对手反压一头，烈火站铠被雷神打得支离破碎。
大军阵中，沧释海率军亲征，此刻正端坐帅位之上，紧紧盯着这场罕世的道门阵法之争，而沧释天分身的神渊身为督军，却显得一派从容，优哉游哉地坐在椅子山喝茶。
他抿了一口香茗，将茶杯放下，掏出手绢抹了抹嘴角，笑道：“帅爷不必太紧张了，如今紫鹤道长的阵法大成，以阵破阵，笼罩金陵方圆百里，仍那元鼎有通天之能也无从反抗。”
靳紫衣淡淡地道：“法师如此有把握？”
神渊笑道：“贫道与紫鹤同出道门，对其能为有相当自信，这幻云暴雷阵一成，那些乱臣贼子必遭天谴，这金陵不用多久便要破城，到时候大军再掩杀过去，必可将这群乱党一举歼灭！”
靳紫衣和尹方犀同时沉默，不再多言，似乎心有所想，惹来沧释海一阵不悦。
轰隆一声，天打五雷轰，再度吸引了众人视线，只见紫鹤召出的雷神展翅振臂，发出隆隆啸声，似乎在威慑敌人，再看那尊火仙已经被雷电击灭，而元鼎更是一道旱天雷劈得浑身冒烟。
紫鹤意气风发，哈哈笑道：“元鼎，你知道乳猪是怎么烤成的吗？”
元鼎怒不可遏，双脚一顿，驾驭地火腾空而起，元功法咒牵扯八方，竟将金陵城内燃起的地火全部吸来，化作九道凌厉火柱，冲向天空。
元鼎喝道：“紫鹤贼道，来试试爷爷此阵——地火九兽阵！”
九道火柱在其法术催化之下生成九大灵兽法相，分别是霸下、睚眦、饕餮、辟邪、囚牛、蒲牢、朝凤、鳌鱼、狴犴。
这阵法虽然威力巨大，但必须要借势孕生，正好刚才的那场大火令得元鼎可以从容施展。
烈火如焚，九兽空群而出，冲撞、扑击、噬咬，撕抓……誓将雷神撕成碎片，烧成灰烬，转眼间就把雷神围做一团，轮番缠战和攻击。
紫鹤见状咬破舌尖，以血画符，再催法力，振振有词地道：“法殛封神、太初定法。八卦生象，震雷引法，驱迫魔邪！”
雷神受其法力催动，巨掌擎天，雷光响应呼唤，再度倾泻而下。
雷电玄能化作兵刃，只见雷神左持电锥，右握雷锤，声威赫赫，反扑烈火九兽，雷兽重锤一敲，地火消散，囚牛覆灭。
刚屠一兽，下一组攻势又涌来，凶猛鳌鱼，噬向雷神。
雷神电锥斜击，格毙鳌鱼，刺破火气，再破元鼎一招。
元鼎改变战术，以蒲牢攻击，蒲牢头生尖角，锋锐无比，火焰集中而锐利，一撞便刺破雷神护甲，紫鹤见状再引雷电助阵，雷神吸纳雷电后迅速修复伤体，重组攻势，只见它展翅高飞，先拉开距离，然后雷锤敲打电锥，顿时无数电流窜出，将蒲牢打成筛子。
雷神有进无退，著著反攻，雷云电力随着其攻势轨迹如雨劈下，雷劲电能充足无比，遇神杀神，遇佛杀佛，元鼎一连数招皆被对手强袭轰破，火兽一一败阵，消散溃亡。
当雷神击溃霸下火劲后，只剩下最后一尊火兽朝凤，虽然九兽去其八，但元鼎仍不见丝毫气弱，冷哼一声召唤朝凤啄击雷神，猛地一下便将雷神双眼钉破，然后利爪一勾，嗖的一声，雷神面门电流溃散，头颅没了大半。
紫鹤以元气控制雷神，如今雷神受创他也不好受，胸口闷痛，几欲吐血。
紫鹤的法力怒然而生，再借雷云助力，重组雷神形象，只会雷神手持弓箭，对准朝凤便是连环数箭，射杀最后一尊火兽，九大火兽相继灭亡，而元鼎也耗尽了金陵内燃烧的地火，无从布阵。
紫鹤正在洋洋得意之时，却听元鼎冷笑道：“紫鹤，这回可多谢你替我灭火了！”
紫鹤这时大叫上当，原来那臭道士是故意跟他斗阵法，将金陵冒起的地火全部引来，借着天雷的威力扑灭火势。
被对方算计了一把，紫鹤恼羞成怒，叫道：“元鼎贼子，贫道这回看你还如何抵挡雷阵天威！”
说罢便要再召雷电，却是无功而返，天上雷云毫无动静，紫鹤吃了一惊，急忙掐指推算，顿时脸色大变，天上雷云的运行已经被打乱了，使得他难以随意召唤雷电。
幻云暴雷阵虽然仍悬挂在金陵上空，但元鼎却已经扰乱它的运行，令得雷电无法源源而生，也就是紫鹤不能随意召雷唤电，雷阵欲再度攻击必须间隔一段时间，等同给龙麟军争取了一丝喘息的机会。
先是借雷灭火，然后再以火扰雷，元鼎的道术展现得淋漓尽致，刚才那种情况普天之下也就只有他能够化解劣势。
因为他专修雷火功体，对于雷火特性是了然在胸，哪怕是换了修为不再元鼎之下净尘的来，但却没有元鼎玩火弄雷的本事，仍是难挡对方蓄势而成的雷云大阵。
元鼎跃上城头，嘿嘿笑道：“紫鹤，当年你败给我，今天也同样不能幸免，你这蠢货永远都只能是我的手下败将！”
紫鹤气道：“元鼎，你封得住雷云阵一时，封不了一世！”
元鼎翻翻白眼道：“失败者总是会逞一下口舌之快，你还是发发嘴上牢骚吧，宣泄一下，免得憋了一肚子气，把自己气得中风！”
紫鹤咬牙道：“待大军破城，道爷一定要想将你碎尸万段！”
说罢便翻身跳下法坛。
元鼎说什么也帮过自己，鹭明鸾收起锋芒，诚心向他道谢：“多谢真人援手。”
元鼎拂袖转身，不受她的礼，嘴里说道：“道爷只是看不惯紫鹤那贼厮，不是要帮你们，谢礼省下吧！”
鹭明鸾抬头望了一眼天空，只见雷云已经凝聚不散，似乎还有卷土再来的迹象。
元鼎哼道：“吾虽借地火打乱了雷云的运行，但仅仅为暂时，少则十天，多则半个月，雷云便会重新恢复。”
鹭明鸾望着这悬空利刃，问道：“敢问真人，此阵如何破解？”
元鼎道：“沧释天以牺牲一个分身为代价，先引地火，再降天雷，环环相扣，吾能做到这个地步已经是极限了，这幻云暴雷阵蓄成大势，雷云笼罩百里，要破解……难，实在是难！”
沧释天先以分身潜入金陵埋下聚阴逆阳阵，然后再故意授首，把肉身元气留在金陵，待到时机成熟，便发动连环杀阵——地火乱窜，焚烧金陵；火势激发；元气引雷，雷云笼罩，轰击孤城，若不是元鼎及时发现，地火天雷同时招呼，金陵焉能不亡。
鹭明鸾叹了一声，诚心朝着元鼎行谢礼：“道长替金陵军民瓦解一场灾难，大恩大德无以为报，请受我一拜！”
元鼎瞥了她一眼，似乎还记着当初临夏山败阵之耻，脸上还是爱理不理的表情。
免去了天雷轰顶之灾，又扑灭残余的地火，金陵守军算是松了一口气，但他们还未来得及喘息，敌军便又有了动作，只见敌军三路调动，各种攻城利器搬运而出，全数对准金陵。
鹭明鸾暗叫不妙，立即命人加强防备，她抬头望了一眼天际，忖道：“雷阵虽然无法自主攻击，但雷云密布不散，天上雷电不绝，傲鸟众无法腾空，唯有在地上迎战了！”
敌军开始拔营攻城，千军万马踏着整齐的步伐围上，雄壮的步子踩得大地一阵抖动，就连远在城头的龙麟军将士也感觉到晃动。
鹭明鸾美目凝视，遥遥观望，大约两里外，有数十辆焚油车在阵中驶来，它们每五两做一组，拖拽一口石炮只见那石炮高约九丈，炮身粗三抱，长十二丈，中有钢轴，前方以铁索挂万斤巨石，后有大小齿轮数十个，以焚油机括抓住手柄，借齿轮机栝之力，将燃火巨石绞起。
刹那间，敌军将领一声令下，操控之人开启机关，铁索急收，声若霹雳。
只见三百斤巨石却飞上半空，落向金陵城头。
便在石落的一瞬，龙麟军尽皆看到生平最可怕之事。
巍峨谯楼转眼粉碎，数十名龙麟军被大石砸成肉饼。
一时之间，震响、惨号、惊呼……此起彼伏，在城头响成一片。
白翎羽挥枪卸开一块扑面巨石，但却震得手臂发麻，喉咙一甜，吐了一小口血。
鹭明鸾拂袖扫掉身边残石，暗骂该死。
白翎羽喘了几口气，调和内息，命人检点人数和伤亡，回报得知死伤不下三百，而城墙都遭到不同程度损坏，尤其是北门和西墙都发生了破损。
鹭明鸾脸色一沉，跺足道：“岂有此理，这一定是儒门穷酸制造的东西！”
幸存的士兵目睹了这石炮的威力，皆是胆战心惊，要是再给对方来上几下，金陵城还不塌掉？就在此时，白翎羽道：“今天冰儿送来了十口火炮，咱们也还以颜色！”
鹭明鸾急忙过去查看，她也懂得机械之理，看到这些火炮后不由得大喜：“好，月俊宛这骚狐狸果然有些门道，传令下去，炮手立即就位，给我瞄住了打，把那些破石头给炸掉！”
一声令下，妖族炮手迅速就位，填充炮膛，移动炮口，随之一声令下，火舌喷吐，一道道的火光划空而下，那些高大的石炮立即成为了靶子，被炸得稀巴烂，破碎的残骸又落入军中，砸死不少人。
鹭明鸾正要继续发炮，却听手下禀报炮弹已经所剩不多，原来这新式火炮刚刚造出，匹配的炮弹还没来得及搬上城头便发生了地火焚城，鹭明鸾立即命人去搬运炮弹，可是得来的消息竟是火药库因为地火蔓延之故发生爆炸，连累可不少人丧命。
如今的城头已经是无足够的火器可用，无论新旧炮弹都得省着来用，要用在最合适的时机。
然而敌军也摄于新式火炮的威胁，暂停了进军，全部后退十里，也给金陵一个喘息的机会。
鹭明鸾蹙眉道：“城墙破损，敌军一定会借机发难，翎羽，你速领一支精兵出城御敌，拖住敌军进宫步伐，其他人尽快在缺口处布置防御工事，工程兵立即抢修缺口，决不能放一个敌军入城。”
到了第二天，神渊和靳紫衣等人已经被敌军看穿龙麟军火器不多的事实，所以再度发兵强攻，这一次敌军以步兵方阵为基础，使了个玄龟阵，此阵便是以镇邪车挡在最前，相当于铁甲营的防护作用；而后便则是装载着铁甲神雷的焚油车，其作用便如同神火营，后方再有一只重骑兵和铁甲营步兵共同推进，可谓是两重防护，在后面的便是各大步兵营，玄龟阵的两翼再配上轻骑兵迂回掩护，堪称可攻可守。
白翎羽率领的龙麟军精兵在城外三里处便跟对方发生了遭遇战，打得异常惨烈，遇上这新式阵法，龙麟军损兵折将不再少数，幸亏白翎羽悍勇，银枪强挑镇邪车的操控者，破开防御首个阵势，然后再怒碎铁甲神雷，这才堪堪逼退敌军，但付出的代价却是三千将士的性命和白翎羽气脉受创，功体顿减五成。
次日，敌军再度攻来，声威更大，鹭明鸾只得咬牙将剩余的炮弹打出，才勉强守住城池。
夜间，龙麟军众人齐聚一堂，清点伤亡，伤亡减员不在少数，而且火器耗尽，情况极为不容乐观。
就在愁眉不展时，屋外响起一个娇嗲嗲的声音：“师父，师父，你在哪？我饿死了！”
鹭明鸾一听，这才回想起来，自己这几日都忙着战事，家里那个傻丫头无人照料，如今循着她的气息过来找人了。
鹭明鸾不禁哭笑不得，跟众人告罪一声，先出去将这小祖宗打发走再说，出了帅张，鹭明鸾立即现出原形，只见潇潇瞪着水汪汪的眼睛四周寻视，脸上挂着湿痕，显然刚哭过不久。
鹭明鸾急忙过去，潇潇一眼瞥见她，撒开腿便扑到她怀里，呜呜道：“师父，我好饿啊……你这几天去那里了，都不回家。”
鹭明鸾化身龙辉前曾再三交代不许她离开屋子，这丫头也是听话，乖乖地呆在家里，谁知道鹭明鸾一走就是好几天，将潇潇饿得是前胸贴后背，躲在屋里呜呜流泪，最后她实在忍不住了便出门寻师。
鹭明鸾望了一眼这傻丫头，见她圆圆的小脸似乎瘦了几分，想来是饿得发慌，不禁暗自愧疚，伸手替她抹去泪水，柔声道：“好了，潇潇，别哭了。”
潇潇伸手揉了揉小肚子，一边眨眼睛一边说道：“师父，我饿，我肚子好饿！”
鹭明鸾立即找来涟漪，让她先照顾潇潇，潇潇不依地道：“师父，我要跟你在一起。”
鹭明鸾哄道：“潇潇乖，别淘气，先跟姐姐一块玩，师父还有正事！”
潇潇顿时哇哇大哭，撒泼起来，好似一个孩子，弄得涟漪和鹭明鸾束手无策。
就在这丫头情绪激动时，她体内妖气开始翻涌，很快便止住哭声，她缓缓抹去泪水，咯咯笑道：“这臭丫头真是麻烦，师父对不起了！”
当她放下皓腕时，脸上天真尽逝，原本乌亮清澈的眸子此刻闪着妖异的光茫。
鹭明鸾暗自苦笑，原来的傻潇潇被饿昏了头，情绪激动使得另一个人格再度取得身体控制权。
潇潇理了理凌乱的秀发，朝涟漪甜甜一笑：“姐姐，给你添麻烦了！”
她虽说的有礼，但涟漪却感到一股莫名寒意。
潇潇走到鹭明鸾身边，说道：“师父，弟子知您为战事困扰，特来助您一臂之力。”
鹭明鸾点了点头，将她带进帅营。
待大致了解战情后，潇潇嘿嘿冷笑道：“既然对方这么想进城，干脆就放他们进来算了。”
鹭明鸾奇道：“潇潇，你有什么想法？”
潇潇道：“反正现在不是正在修补缺口吗，那干脆就在缺口后边的地上取材，挖出来的泥土砖石用来补缺，而地上的坑又能又来做陷阱，直接放他们进来踩陷阱岂不省事许多。”
白翎羽蹙眉道：“区区陷阱还不足以剿灭入城敌军，若不能尽快解决这些入瓮之鳖，那等同于让金陵内外受敌。”
潇潇道：“掉进坑里，直接浇火油，来个红烧肉不是省事多了！”
白翎羽苦笑道：“那场大火几乎烧尽了火药库，根本无法火攻。”
潇潇咯咯一笑，眼中闪过一丝冷酷和毒辣，说道：“据我所知，要制造火器必须使用大量浓酸，没了火器，那么就用浓酸，一桶一桶地浇下去，就算他们能爬出来也残了半条命！”
鹭明鸾不由拍手叫好：“妙哉，潇潇，你可来的真是时候。”
涟漪也是眉开眼笑，说道：“潇潇，姐姐去给你准备点吃的。”
潇潇摇头道：“暂时不要吃东西，肚子一饱，那傻丫头又会回来。”
此话一出，众人不解莞尔哄笑。
翌日大战再起，西域军层层推进，白翎羽率军抵御了一阵，然后虚晃一枪假装败退，敌军见状稳步进逼，待到了城墙缺口，镇邪车和铁甲神雷无法进去，唯有以重骑兵开路，步兵随后而行。
当他们入城的瞬间四周飘来浓雾，正是林碧柔和玉无痕联手施展的雾隐术，以浓浓迷雾剥夺视线，令得他们无法看清路径，踏入陷阱之内，当他们掉进坑里，士兵便将浓酸灌进去，惨叫响绝四野，西域军士兵不断地挣扎要逃出坑去，但却被守在上边的龙麟军射杀。
坑内涌起一股股酸臭的腐烂气息，闻之欲呕，便是见惯生死的老兵也不忍多看一眼。
一轮激战下来，龙麟军剿杀敌军一万余人，沧释海不得不收兵固守，休整军容。
休整半日后，于下午再度攻城，这回沧释海以铁甲神雷和火炮轮番轰击，失去火炮防御的金陵城又被炸开了三道缺口，这三个缺口分别是北墙，南门还有东墙，再加上原本破损北门和西墙，金陵的缺口足足有五个。
沧释海见时机成熟，短短两日内便再调来十万大军，驻扎在金陵外围，尤其是在楚江、赤水河流域附近筑起土墙和寨子，挡住龙麟军的水师支援，也同时孤立金陵，其他各城的援军便与西域军在河畔边上展开激战，由于金陵已经被雷云笼罩，傲鸟族不能再以飞行方式传递军情，使得援救金陵的各路大军焦急万分，再加上敌人传出金陵被破的消息，令得援兵躁狂不已，若非王栋和梁明这两个龙麟军元老坚持奋战，恐怕多路援兵先自己乱起来。
金陵遭遇地火焚烧后的第五日，沧释海立即吹响冲锋号角，各路大军就逮住这五个缺口狂攻，危机关头，鸿钧率领道门弟子挺身而出，守住北墙缺口；南门则由百战、狼嚎天、袁飞子率军镇守；西门便是由袁齐天、明雪镇守；北门便由白翎羽、林碧柔和玉无痕携手御敌；东墙便是以豸冠、赤狮、皇奎守护。
五方激战，打的是血肉横飞，杀声震天，中午时分，西域军改变战术，先用炮火轰击一轮，再派重骑兵碾压过去，之后再派出封闭灵识的猛兽骑兵冲击，令得白翎羽无从以麒麟血威慑对方，龙麟军越战越是吃力。
轰隆一声，北墙防线再也支撑不住，率先破开缺口，重骑兵猛地冲过来，鸿钧祭起绵绵道罡，以身为墙，护住防线，力挡重骑碾压，挡住了一骑，再挡一骑……但对方重骑兵接二连三地冲击过来，血肉之躯终是难撼这铁甲洪流，鸿钧哗啦吐了一口鲜血，受创而退。
重骑兵长驱直入，纷纷涌入城内，虽然龙麟军率先在城墙后挖好了陷阱，但对方已经有了准备，重骑兵阵中又冲出一支轻装步兵，他们以木板泥土填补陷阱，给重骑铺平道路，再加上浓酸以及耗尽，重骑再也难受威胁，就这么肆无忌惮地闯入城中。
城墙后便是沟渠街，这条街乃是军营和民宅的分界线，过了此街便是金陵民宅区，但重骑兵踏入沟渠街时，忽见一名赤袍道人单刀立于前方，手中握着一口赤红刀锋，双目冷傲不羁，正是元鼎真人，“来得正好，待道爷送尔等一个地火混元阵，也叫紫鹤那厮瞧瞧贫道手段！”
只见元鼎刀锋插入地面，他三日早已将部分元功埋入地底，跟地脉混合，凝聚了不少地火，随着烆阳锋的插入，元鼎将烈火真气输入地脉，整个沟渠街顿时成了一个炸药库，轰隆一声炸了开来，重骑兵不是被炸死，便是被火烧死，他们那身厚实铁甲并不能为其保命，反而成了催命符，逃不了还要被活活灼死，阵阵焦臭肉味飘起，入城的重骑兵被元鼎火阵全歼，但此阵却是毁坏了沟渠街的地脉，这个地方在百年之内是无法生长植物，也无法再施展一次混元地火阵。
元鼎这个阵法本来就是杀鸡取卵，他若不是念及唇寒齿亡，也不会祭出如此有伤天和的法术，只看他使出此阵后，神情萎靡，已是损耗了不少元气，就算他有心再用此阵，也是无力施为。
随着鸿钧失守，南门也坚持不住，只见狼嚎天被利刃削断一根手臂，南门妖兵防线被敌军撕开一道口子，只见一名蓝铠将提剑策马，率军冲向城内。
见同族重创，百战和袁飞子大怒，联手攻向蓝铠将，但他们久战多日，气力亏损，哪能敌得过对方，蓝铠将剑锋一转，无数细针般的剑气抖擞而下，袁飞子率先败阵，浑身被刺得没有一丝完好的皮肉，整个人就像是在血里捞出来的一般，百战根基比袁飞子深厚，力保不失，但大腿也中了一剑，鲜血直流。
蓝铠将正是六道神宫魁首——绝天，他重创妖族三名高手，正是意气风发之时，率领五千虎豹营骑兵掩杀入城，南门之后同样是军营重地，而且还是一个宽大的校场。
绝天喝道：“兄弟们，给我跑起来，冲进城内，杀敌立功，财宝金银，美女佳人享之不尽。”
这些西域士兵早就听说江南富庶，美女如云，如今杀进城中个个都露出野兽的眼神，口水直流，便要将憋了许久的欲火发泄出来。
就在此时，前方缓缓走出一道秀丽身影，婀娜多姿，雪肤玉貌，看得一众西域军食指大动，浑身燥热。
终于有十几个人按耐不住，哇哇怪叫，策马便朝那女郎扑来，个个都是口吐淫邪秽词。
“这妞是我的！”
“放屁，谁抢到就是谁的！”
“妈的，挣个屁，大伙一起上！”
绝天定神一看，骂道：“白痴，快回来……”
警告之声还未结束，那十几个骑兵已经身首异处，血溅五步。
秀气灵动的眼眸再无昔日温婉，唯有寒冷如冰雪般的杀意和汹汹怒火，素白莹润的手掌各握一口长剑，左为岁月，右为无尘，而秀丽身姿旁尚有一口软剑凌空浮起，正是凤嫣。
“我姐姐所受的苦，我要你们百倍偿还！”
秀美女郎轻启檀口，冷冷而言，话音未落，便看校场四周剑光闪烁，千余剑者持剑而现，各入其位，剑走八方，排列玄妙，似星宿，似河山，似风云……正是天剑谷绝式剑阵！绝天怒喝道：“魏丫头，本将便看你如何抵挡朝廷王师！全军——冲击！”
虎豹骑兵摆出阵势，狂奔而来，天剑谷弟子结阵而立，绵绵剑罡尽挡西域精骑。
魏雪芯娇躯瞬动，天剑谷两大名剑左右挥动，正是秋水并器，刚柔剑罡交错而出，另外环绕在身边的凤嫣剑受剑心牵扯，好似一条灵动毒蛇，刁钻难测，这三把名剑奇正互补，犹如无人之境，演绎出一场绝美至寒之屠杀，敌军连惨呼都未来得及发出便喋血当场，而且每一个尸体的脸上都划下一道深深的剑痕。
魏雪芯冷目一瞪，锁定敌酋绝天，绝天被她瞪得遍体生寒，拔剑护身，魏雪芯玉步挪移，如真如幻，快得不及眨眼，便已欺近。
绝天立即使出针劲剑气，以大范围的招式来限制魏雪芯的身法。
魏雪芯剑心一开，瞬间窥得针劲虚实，岁月剑一刺干净利索地破开绝天防线，然后剑锋横向一削，便取绝天眉心。
“吾命休矣！”
快得无法形容的一剑，绝天唯有闭目等死，却是感到面前一寒，剧痛传入，睁眼一看，自己并未丧命，但鼻子处却是剧痛万分，伸手一摸，不见鼻子唯有满手鲜血，竟是被削掉鼻子。
“贱人，你做了什么！”
绝天怒火中烧，破口大骂，话音未落，魏雪芯无尘一挥，闪电般削下绝天两个耳朵，绝天心生怯意，调转马头便要逃命，却见凤嫣横空飞来，嗖嗖几下，将他俊秀的面容刮得血肉模糊。
种种剧痛令得他心寒不已，只求快点逃走，所以也顾不上疼痛，卯足了劲一股脑朝城门跑去，谁料还没跑出数步，便摔了个前仰后翻，原来是战马被砍断了马蹄，无法奔走，令得这个主人因惯性俯冲出去。
绝天猛地一咬牙，强行驱散心中惧意，提起宝剑，催动极限元功，欲和魏雪芯一绝生死。
魏雪芯玉容仍旧是一片冰冷，只见她缓缓松开手指，无尘跟岁月立即脱手，但在剑心控制下悬浮不落。
魏雪芯玉指轻捏，三口宝剑同时飞出，岁月剑快若闪电，先断绝天五指，叫他终身无法握剑；无尘剑刚猛如雷，强行震碎绝天丹田，令他功体尽废，凤嫣剑刁钻难测，刺瞎绝天双目，叫他永生无光，最后三剑齐出，贯穿绝天身体，刚柔奇正之剑气在绝天体内不断交缠，随着三剑透体而过的瞬间，剑气轰的一声爆发开来，绝天立即血肉无存，死无全尸！

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