Collision

Within the Central Demon Nest, in a vast space filled with black Devil Qi, stood a white bone throne several dozen feet tall. A humanoid Devil Race, with a massive body three or four feet tall, leaned back on the throne.

This Devil Race was none other than the Bloodfiend Devil Lord, a peak Mid Sage Manifestation, who had slain more than one Sage Manifestation native to the Lu Wu Realm, and Demon Might.

"Is it true that Guanghan left the Azure Sky Lake to personally lead men to intercept and kill the reinforcements sent by Blood Sha?" A hoarse and rough voice came from the mouth of Bloodfiend Devil Lord. His foot-long claws gently rubbed against the armrest, producing a series of piercing sounds that could penetrate eardrums.

"Reporting to the Devil Lord, this information was provided by the Heart Devil Race, and its reliability is extremely high. Moreover, the clan has also used special Devil Artifacts to spy on the army that left the shores of Azure Sky Lake."

There was indeed an icy, bone-chilling aura within. Among the beings of the Lu Wu Realm opposite, besides the Guanghan Immortal, there should be no other one who could possess such an aura.

A short, ugly Devil Race knelt respectfully on the ground and answered without raising his head.

"So, I overestimated Guanghan? Her reckless actions deserved her defeat. Send a message to the Blood Sha Devil Lord, instructing him to inform his Demon Kings to fight and retreat, to stall Guanghan Immortal as much as possible, and to immediately send reinforcements eastward once my battle is over."

"Yes, I will obey the Devil Lord's command!"

"Also, inform the Gluttonous Devil Lord to join us in a two-pronged attack to quickly defeat the Lu Wu Realm coalition. The Demon God is still waiting for our good news!"

"Yes, sir!"

Half a day later, one Demon Nest after another rose into the sky, and the soaring Devil Qi blocked out the sun on the horizon, leaving a scene of darkness in its wake.

Half a month later, the Bloodfiend Devil Lord's Demon Nest army arrived at the Azure Sky Lake. Without any communication, they launched a fierce attack.

All the Demon Nests began to writhe, and the black flesh parted from the middle to both sides, revealing black and red demonic eyes. Each demonic eye contained countless tiny demonic eyes.

As the veins, resembling blood vessels, glowed, surging Devil Qi poured into these demonic eyes.

Swish!

Beams of deathly black demonic light shot out, and countless beams of light converged together, launching an attack in the same direction. The scene was chilling.

Under this torrent of demonic light, even Sage Manifestation being would be instantly vaporized, turning to ashes and disappearing from the Lu Wu Realm.

"Defense!"

The Second Elder of the Barbarian Tribe Ba Lie, stood atop the Guanghan Palace, holding a small Totem Pillar in his hand. He exhaled and spoke, his voice booming like Thunder.

Boom!!

As his voice faded, a fierce burst of lightning suddenly illuminated the entire area spanning thousands of miles Azure Sky Lake.

Purple Firmament Ringing Thunder Formation activated!

In an instant, countless Array Mark rose from all directions, arranging and combining to form streaks of purple Thunder that circled around the warship fleet.

Boom!!

The collision of black demonic light and purple Thunder was like the creation of heaven and earth, a moment of profound silence and unfathomable power. First came a suffocating stillness, followed by rolling sound waves powerful enough to shatter the Law Power shield of Nascent Soul Cultivator.

The two torrents collided between heaven and earth, and then both disappeared, leaving only the dark cracks that had appeared in the original place, from which spatial energy rippled.

"Kill, slaughter all these living beings, and offer them as sacrifices to the Demon God."

The Bloodfiend Devil Lord transformed into a hundred-zhang-tall figure, standing atop the Demon Nest, holding a thick demonic spear in his hand.

"Roar!!"

Kill them all!

"For the sake of the Demon God, kill!!"

A deafening roar erupted from the Demon Nest lairs, followed by Devil Race flying through the air, baring their fangs and claws as they pounced on the allied Fleet.

The appearance of Devil Race is not fixed; some are humanoid, some are beast-like, and some are bizarre and grotesque, like the Heart Devil Race Devil Race.

Their only commonality is that they are born with Devil Qi, and are cruel and ruthless, fond of destruction and disliking creation.

If Human Race and Demon Race represent order, then Devil Race represent chaos.

Chaos breeds evil, so while not all Devil Race are inherently wicked, such Devil Race are extremely rare.

However, precisely because of their fondness for killing and invasion, the Devil Race possesses formidable war-making abilities, making them virtually a nation of soldiers.

"Activate the Myriad Woods Circumference of Heaven Formation, Azure Armor Jade Water Formation..." A Sixth Tier Formation Master from the Human Race was methodically instructing the cultivators below to activate the Defensive Formation.

Seeing this, Ba Lie also raised the Totem Pillar in his hand, and then poured a vast amount of Blood Qi into it.

As he moved, a towering, earthen-yellow pillar suddenly appeared in the Barbarian Tribe stone palace located in the center of the allied Fleet.

This is Sixth Tier Totem Pillar of the Barbarian Tribe, crafted from Earth Attribute Spirit Materials. It can connect to the Earth Veins, absorb boundless Earth Qi, and form an incomparably sturdy protective shield.

It can also enhance the strength of the numerous cultivators within the protective shield. Although the number of cultivators individually is not large, when tens of millions of cultivators unite, this enhancement becomes extremely considerable.

Sure enough, as the Totem Pillar shone brightly, an indestructible, thick and powerful protective shield rose from the earth.

Knock knock!

The Devil Race attacked, their various attacks striking the totem shield and creating ripples.

At the same time, defensive formations such as the Myriad Woods Circumference of Heaven Formation also formed new defensive barriers, blocking the Devil Race' attacks.

Meanwhile, from within, hundreds of thousands of Flying Boat and warships launched their attack.

Towering flames, blazing Thunder, raging hurricanes, beams of light shooting skyward, a blood-red giant hammer, Spiritual Qi Torrent...

Various attacks formed a vast, colorful river of destruction, seemingly slow but actually continuous, rushing towards the Devil Race on the other side.

"Defend the Demon Nest!"

With a loud shout, the Bloodfiend Devil Lord caused hundreds of thousands of Demon Nests to begin to writhe, their flesh splitting apart, and black buds of flesh extending from them, connecting and fusing together like a woven net.

Soon, an enormous plaza of flesh and blood appeared directly beneath the Devil Race.

Buzz!!

This flesh and blood plaza can also absorb the Earth Vein's energy, transforming it into a Heavenly Demon Ocean Devil Qi.

Within this Demon Sea, any attack will be slowed down, weakened, and ultimately annihilated.

Thus, the two sides used their Formations and the power of the Demon Nest to wear each other down, and the war reached a stalemate.

In fact, this is the normal pattern of large-scale wars in the Cultivation World.

First, deplete the lower-level combat forces to reduce the variables in high-level combat, so as to avoid being wiped out by a concentrated attack from the opponent during the battle.

Such examples abound in the history of warfare.

The fallen High-Rank Cultivators all relied on their own strength, believing they could be invincible in Battle Formation, but they overlooked the power of the group.

Just as ants can kill an elephant, in the Cultivation World, one can certainly dominate the world with individual combat prowess.

However, once Low-Rank Cultivators are gathered together to form a large army, even Sage Manifestation cultivators would not dare to directly confront them.

Therefore, in every major battle, the fighting strength of the lower-level cultivators is first depleted, or rather, the High-Rank Cultivators are given a clear understanding of the situation before they are mobilized to engage in combat.

Besides this reason, another reason is for training troops.

War is an incredibly brutal elimination tournament, where the weak are swept away by the tides, turning into dust that nourishes the earth, while the strong shine like stars in the sky.