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Chapter 529: Great Victory
🕑 Added 2024-04-05 05:34:22 +0000 UTCImmortal Path Space : Table of Content/Chapter List
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Moli clan ancestor's scales were not as tough as the Purple Flame Scorpion King's exoskeleton, but its pair of antlers on its head was extremely hard, and Wang Hong's Flying Sword couldn't harm it in the slightest.
Moreover, Moli clan ancestor could also spew a black flame, which was extremely formidable. Wang Hong had to use a leaf-shaped magic weapon to block it, but it consumed his spiritual power rapidly.
Wang Hong's Golden Crow Fire had been hidden all along, and with the protection of the leaf-shaped magic weapon, he found that Moli clan ancestor seemed unable to harm him.
He hoped that the battle would continue for a while, as it would help him gain more combat experience in the Nascent Soul stage.
Meanwhile, their aerial battle was proceeding as planned, while the battle below continued steadily.
The assault on the Demon Clan camp below was initiated by the Demon Subduing Army and the East Zhou squad's Foundation Building cultivators using arrows and short spears in the first round of attacks.
This took the Demon Clan by surprise, creating chaos within their camp. Simultaneously, all the Golden Core cultivators of the East Zhou squad remained hidden in ambush in the air. As soon as a third-tier Demonic Beast revealed itself, ten of them would strike together, slaying it in one fell swoop.
Amidst the chaos in the Demon Clan camp, countless low-tier Demonic Beasts, frightened and confused, recklessly charged and collided with each other. Many Demonic Beasts were injured or killed due to this stampede, even more than the ones shot down by the Demon Subduing Army.
In the absence of effective organization, their numbers were a burden rather than an advantage. The high-tier Demonic Beasts wanted to organize a counterattack, but they couldn't even show themselves, as they were met with swift retaliation.
With no chance to counterattack and unwilling to die in place, their only option was to flee.
So, while Wang Hong was still battling Moli clan ancestor with an undetermined outcome, the battle below had already been decided. All the third-tier Demonic Beasts and a few second-tier Demonic Beasts scattered in various directions to escape.
When they had fled about fifty miles from the camp, they encountered the Revival Battle Team cultivators who had been lying in ambush. The sudden ambush made most of the high-tier Demonic Beasts easy prey for the Revival Battle Team.
The goal of the Demon Subduing Army and the East Zhou squad had been to disrupt the Demon Clan camp, forcing the high-tier Demonic Beasts to flee. Then, they would be intercepted at a distance from the camp, separating them from the low-tier cannon fodder and negating the numerical advantage.
In terms of the number of Golden Core cultivators versus third-tier Demonic Beasts, Wang Hong's side had a significant advantage. Only by forcing these third-tier Demonic Beasts out could they fully leverage their advantage.
Wang Hong had put a lot of thought into developing this plan. If they had fought within the camp and, in a life-or-death situation, the Demon Clan might have been able to regroup and resist, which would have been a losing proposition.
It should be noted that the Demon Clan still had approximately a million members, while Wang Hong's side had a total of less than thirty thousand people.
In the end, this battle between thirty thousand cultivators and a million members of the Demon Clan was won by the cultivators!
Even though the battle between Wang Hong and Moli clan ancestor had not yet determined a victor, it couldn't change the overall outcome of the battle.
Even if Wang Hong ended up losing to Moli clan ancestor, with the assistance of his two hundred-plus Golden Core cultivators, Moli clan ancestor wouldn't be able to do much to them.
Moli clan ancestor, in the midst of battle, realized that its descendants had already been defeated. It grew anxious and cursed its subordinate high-tier Demonic Beasts as useless.
Thinking about punishing those who had fled after the battle, it was unaware that most of its fleeing subordinates were unable to return; Wang Hong had already dealt with them.
The more anxious Moli clan ancestor became, the more likely it was to make mistakes in battle. Wang Hong seized an opportunity, thrusting his sword into a weak point in Moli clan ancestor's abdomen and exiting from the other side, piercing it through.
Unable to break through the defense of the leaf, and with its subordinate Demonic Beasts defeated, Moli clan ancestor felt a sense of retreat. At this moment, it suffered another sword strike and became even less inclined to continue the battle.
In desperation, it spat out essence blood from its mouth and formed mysterious runes in the air using that essence blood as a guide. Moli clan ancestor rammed into the runes, and a red light flashed, making Moli clan ancestor disappear into thin air, leaving behind only a faint red blood mist.
A gust of wind blew, dispersing the blood mist in the air, leaving no trace behind.
Wang Hong flew to the spot where Moli clan ancestor had disappeared, searched in circles, but found nothing. There was nothing more he could do.
He had never seen such a miraculous escape technique before. If there was a chance in the future, he would like to try acquiring such a secret art.
At this moment, battles were still ongoing in various places, and the operation to encircle third-tier Demonic Beasts continued.
As for the low-tier Demonic Beasts within the chaotic Demon Clan camp, now they only needed to disperse them. These low-tier Demonic Beasts had limited intelligence, and most of them would not return to the northern territory of the Moli Clan but instead settle where they were.
In the future, these Demonic Beasts would become cultivation resources for future cultivators. It was like they were being released ahead of time.
At this moment, Hu Jian, Luo Zhongjie, and several squad leaders flew towards Wang Hong.
"East Master, the low-tier Demonic Beasts have all been dispersed. What should we do next? Please instruct us!" Hu Jian asked.
Wang Hong thought for a moment and replied, "Hu Jian, lead the Demon Subduing Army back to Azure Void City to guard it. Luo Zhongjie, lead the East Zhou squad to stay in your current position."
Luo Zhongjie hesitated for a moment and asked, "East Master, shouldn't we take advantage of this opportunity to march directly north and wipe out the Moli Clan? In my opinion, with this great victory, the Moli Clan is currently weakened and could be easily defeated."
"No! If we were to eliminate the Moli Clan now, do you think the surrounding Demon Clans would react? They might view us as a major threat," Wang Hong responded.
In his view, the other Demon Clans might see them as a nuisance that could be easily eliminated. So, for now, their territory and resources were not worth the entire Demon Clans making a big fuss over.
Wang Hong believed that the most important thing for him at the moment was a period of stable development. Seizing territory was a secondary concern. He already possessed a vast territory from the former Qing Fox Clan and a large population, which would sustain him for a long time.
His current priority was to digest and convert the Spiritual Sites, population, and resources he had occupied into real power. Facing two major Demon Clans in this battle had been extremely difficult, and he had to rely on strategy to win. This was mainly due to his lack of strength, and there were still many risks involved.
Luo Zhongjie and Hu Jian received their orders and left to execute them.
The news of the simultaneous defeats of the Purple Flame Scorpion King and the Moli Clan quickly spread to the hands of the various Demon Clans. Some cursed Moli clan ancestor and called it incompetent, while others expressed shock and condolences for the two ancestors.
Of course, there were also those who took pleasure in their misfortune. Sometimes, if you couldn't surpass someone, seeing them suffer was still a source of joy.
The Yaohou Clan, located south of the Qingxu Mountain Range, felt fortunate. Thanks to the foresight of their Yaohou Clan Ancestor, they had avoided the calamity of war.
Inside the cave mansion of the Yaohou Clan Ancestor, Yaohou Ancestor sat at the head, his two long ears standing tall.
"Ancestor, the Purple Flame Scorpion King and the Moli Clan have both been defeated. Shouldn't we take advantage of this opportunity to enter the Qingxu Mountain Range and expand our forces?" a subordinate asked.
"Do you think it's suitable for us to go to war now? Even if we go to war now, do you think we can gain any advantage?" Yaohou Ancestor neither agreed nor disagreed, instead, he asked.
This three-tier Demonic Beast thought to himself, Here we go again; he's testing me again.
The most challenging part of this test was not knowing the correct answer, but guessing the answer that was already in the ancestor's mind.
Only an answer that matched the result the ancestor had in mind would be considered correct.
This Demonic Beast was quite skilled and had accurately guessed the answer based on the ancestor's tone and demeanor.
"Disciple believes that we should not go to war now. Although the Human Clan has defeated two major Demon Clans, intelligence suggests that their strength hasn't been significantly reduced. Our strength is not superior to that of the Purple Flame Scorpion King and the Moli Clan. If we rashly attack now, it may not necessarily be advantageous for us."
"Correct! It seems that I haven't wasted my efforts in training you," Yaohou Ancestor nodded in satisfaction.
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