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In the face of overwhelming superiority in weaponry and organization, numerical advantage and individual bravery were not enough to turn the tide of battle.
Maeda Masao quickly realized why the contingent in Hisai Castle had ended in complete annihilation.
Against heavy artillery, even Xiantian Beings below the Guizhen stage would struggle to survive, let alone Houtian Beings. The blow to morale was no less devastating than when they faced the Black Robes Heavy Cavalry.
The blood qi of Martial Arts Practitioners specifically countered illusory techniques and could also suppress yin energy and resentment.
But firearms were inanimate objects, supremely yang and unyielding. A Martial Arts Practitioner’s blood qi had no effect on them, even if amassed to the level of a Manly Immortal on the battlefield, unable to block cannon fire. Ironically, the methods suppressed by blood qi, such as the Banished Immortals’ Joyous Cloud Shield, could withstand firearms entirely.
Tens of thousands of samurai charged en masse toward the defensive lines Spirit Guard Jia Shen had long prepared, like countless living targets, awaiting harvest at will.
The thunder of cannons rolled on without pause.
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