The battlefield of Sanyou had become a sea of chaos.
The once unstoppable charge of Rin Ko had finally collapsed. His elite troops, who had fought with absolute confidence only moments ago, were now scattered and desperately trying to regroup.
But standing above the battlefield was Hyou Ren.
His eyes remained cold and focused.
"Rin Ko's army is broken."
He raised his sword.
"… advance."
The Hyou Ren army moved like a predator sensing its prey. They did not give the Wei soldiers time to recover. Cavalry smashed into their flanks, infantry pushed forward relentlessly, and the remaining Rin Ko troops were slowly crushed under the pressure.
The battlefield that had once belonged to Rin Ko had now become a graveyard for his ambitions.
However, Hyou Ren's attention was not on the defeated enemy.
His eyes turned toward the distance.
There, the army of Kaishibou was advancing.
The earth trembled beneath the footsteps of Wei's strongest warriors.
Kaishibou's massive army was currently engaged with the combined forces of Mo Yu and Lu Shen.
Even from a distance, Hyou Ren could see the pressure they were under.
Kaishibou was pushing forward.
A normal commander would have immediately sent reinforcements.
But Hyou Ren simply reached for his bow.
"Kaishibou cannot be allowed to continue."
He pulled the string.
THWACK.
An arrow flew across the battlefield.
A Wei officer riding beside Kaishibou suddenly fell.
Another arrow.
A messenger carrying commands collapsed.
Another arrow.
A formation commander leading the advance was struck down.
The soldiers around him froze.
"An archer?! From that distance?!"
Hyou Ren continued firing.
Every arrow targeted officers, banners, and command points.
He was not trying to defeat Kaishibou's army.
He was slowing it.
Breaking its rhythm.
Destroying its ability to coordinate.
"Even an army of monsters requires eyes and ears," Hyou Ren muttered.
"Remove those, and even monsters stumble."
Meanwhile, at the Qin headquarters, another legendary battle was taking place.
Mou Gou stood with Bao Jun and Tian Hao.
The three Qin commanders surrounded one man.
Ren Pa.
The legendary general of Zhao stood among the chaos, his enormous glaive covered in blood.
Yet despite being surrounded, Ren Pa was smiling.
Bao Jun attacked from the left.
Tian Hao charged from the right.
Mou Gou struck from the front.
The battlefield shook with every clash.
Ren Pa blocked one strike.
Countered another.
Dodged a third.
Even against three opponents, his strength remained overwhelming.
But this was different.
This was not a battle for survival.
This was a battle between generals who had spent their lives chasing the peak of warfare.
Ren Pa laughed.
"Hahaha…"
His eyes burned with excitement.
"Now this…"
"This is a wonderful battle."
He swung his glaive and pushed the three Qin commanders back.
"It has been ages since I have felt this alive."
For a moment, everyone forgot about the war around them.
They were simply warriors enjoying the clash.
Then…
A sound echoed across the battlefield.
A horn.
Not a Qin horn.
Not a Wei battle signal.
A horn of victory.
Everyone stopped.
Then they saw it.
Smoke.
Rising from the direction of the Wei headquarters.
A massive pillar of smoke covered the sky.
And through the smoke...
A Qin banner appeared.
The Wei headquarters had fallen.
Inside the Wei command center, the battle had already ended.
Ri Yue stood before the fallen body of Hakusai.
The Wei commander-in-chief had never expected an attack from this direction.
Ri Yue's army had moved silently through the chaos.
They did not fight a prolonged battle.
They aimed for one target.
The head of Wei.
Hakusai had fallen.
Ri Yue looked at the burning headquarters.
"Begin the signal."
Her soldiers immediately moved.
They raised Qin banners.
They burned Wei command documents.
They destroyed anything that could prove the headquarters still existed.
The message was clear.
Wei's command had collapsed.
The entire battlefield would know.
Not long after, Ri Yue encountered another Qin army.
The soldiers of Kanki had also broken through toward the right side of the battlefield.
Kanki looked at the burning Wei headquarters and smiled.
"Well, well."
"You are quite lucky."
Ri Yue looked at him calmly.
"Lucky?"
Kanki laughed.
"If we had not caused chaos on this side, you would never have reached Hakusai."
"You used our distraction perfectly."
Ri Yue narrowed her eyes.
"And because of your negligence…"
"Kaishibou was allowed to move into the center."
Kanki's smile widened.
"So you noticed."
Ri Yue looked back toward the battlefield.
"Every move has consequences."
"Today, Wei placed too many of their strongest pieces forward."
"And left their weakness exposed."
Back at the battlefield center, Ren Pa stared at the smoke rising into the sky.
His expression changed.
The smile disappeared.
He understood immediately.
Hakusai was dead.
The Wei headquarters was gone.
The war was decided.
Ren Pa slowly lowered his glaive.
Mou Gou looked at him.
"Ren Pa…"
The legendary general looked toward the Qin commander in chief.
"I have lost."
The battlefield became silent.
Ren Pa continued.
"The commander-in-chief has fallen."
"The army has no reason to continue fighting."
He looked around at the countless dead soldiers.
"This battle has reached its conclusion."
He turned his gaze toward Mou Gou.
"So…"
"Make sure the bloodshed stops."
Mou Gou remained silent for a moment.
Then he nodded.
"I understand."
He raised his weapon.
"ALL QIN SOLDIERS!"
The battlefield stopped.
"The enemy commander has acknowledged defeat!"
"THE VICTORS OF SANYOU ARE…"
"QIN!"
The Qin army erupted.
Cheers echoed across the battlefield.
The banners of Qin rose above the battlefield of Sanyou.
The impossible had happened.
The army of Ren Pa, one of the greatest generals of the era, had been defeated.
And at the center of this victory stood a new name that every kingdom would soon remember.
Hyou Ren.