Holding the Formation

Not long after the war began at Azure Sky Lake, the Gluttonous Devil Lord from the southwest also led his Devil Race to arrive and launched an attack from the other side.

Caught between two Devil Race, the allied forces at the Azure Sky Lake faced mounting pressure.

However, thanks to the numerous Defensive Formations they had set up beforehand, and their enormous Fleet, the allied forces ultimately managed to hold out tenaciously.

Yuan Qingshan is located West Azure Sky Lake. Yang Tianyou and his group are facing the Devil Race under the command of the Gluttonous Devil Lord.

Looking at the tens of thousands of Devil Race standing densely in front of him, Yang Tianyou frowned slightly. The enemy had actually sent three Nascent Soul Devil Race. Although they were all at the Nascent Soul Early Stage, they were still extremely difficult to deal with.

Not to mention, these Devil Race can also form demon arrays, and the power they unleash is no less than their Heavenly Gang Demon-Subduing Formation.

"Prepare to meet the enemy! No cultivator is allowed to leave their combat post without authorization; otherwise, they will be executed without mercy!" Fairy Youruo shouted coldly, her previous gentleness in the hall gone, replaced by a heroic and valiant air.

"Heh heh, there's only one Nascent Soul Cultivator inside, this fortress isn't difficult to deal with!" Outside, a strange Devil Race member, two zhang tall, with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a deer, chuckled. His four blood-red pupils were filled with intense brutality and greed.

"Don't be careless. Human Race most skilled at using Formations; we can't compete with them in that respect," another Nascent Soul Devil Race said. This demon resembled Human Race by about 80%, and was quite handsome, fitting Human Race aesthetic standards.

However, behind him was a constantly swaying, highly venomous scorpion tail, its stinger gleaming with a dark, poisonous light.

"Further words are useless. Let's launch an attack to test the waters first." The last Devil Race spoke up. This Devil Race was in beast form, resembling a leopard, but with two heads.

"Alright, then let the minions attack!" The Deer-Body Devil Race grinned cruelly, its four blood-red demonic eyes glaring like copper bells.

"Attack!!"

More than a dozen Demon Nests took flight, and beams of deathly black light shot out from their demonic eyes, striking the Formation Shield and creating ripples.

"Defense!!"

Fairy Youruo spoke, her Law Power surged forth, pouring into the core of the great array atop the mountain, into the Formation Furnace.

Yang Tianyou also guarded a node, using his own Law Power and the power of the Spirit Veins below to support the operation of the Defensive Formation.

"The enemy only has three Nascent Soul Early Stage Devil Race. It will be extremely difficult for them to break through Yuan Qingshan, who has Fourth Tier Spirit Vein providing Spiritual Qi and is equipped with multiple defensive formations. However, the Devil Race are attacking from two sides this time, and they have the advantage in numbers. They should be able to achieve results in other areas soon and free up their forces. Therefore, I must remind Fairy Youruo to make preparations as soon as possible!"

Having the experience of later generations, Yang Tianyou naturally knew that the most difficult part of this war was the first half.

Bloodfiend Devil Lord and Gluttonous Devil Lord attacked the Lu Wu Realm Allied Forces from both sides. At the most difficult moment, the Defense System set up by the Allied Forces with Azure Sky Lake as the core was destroyed by half.

The first, second, and third lines of defense have all been breached.

Yuan Qingshan, where Yang Tianyou was stationed, was located on the Second Line of Defense.

"Senior You Ruo..."

Yang Tianyou transmitted the information he knew to Fairy Youruo through the Formation.

Upon hearing this, the latter's beautiful eyes Xu Tianyi. Of course, she knew Xu Tianyi; he was upright and honest, so his words were highly credible.

"Will other Devil Race soon be able to join forces and attack Yuan Qingshan? How did he know? Even if the Devil Cultivators are powerful, isn't there still Guanghan Immortal guarding the Azure Sky Lake?..." Fairy Youruo murmured to herself. However, adhering to her cautious approach, she still prepared the Fourth-Tier High-Grade Demon-Subduing Flying Boat and quietly took out her trump card, a Fourth-Tier Lower-Grade Puppet.

"With these two in hand, even if five or six Nascent Soul Devil Race come at the same time, I can handle them with ease!"

As time passed, the Devil Cultivators' attacks became increasingly rapid. However, backed by Yuan Qingshan's Fourth Tier Spirit Vein, and supported by a continuous stream of Spiritual Qi, the defensive array remained extremely sturdy.

"Heh heh, Demon Leopard, how come you haven't breached this Human Race fortress yet? So incompetent, how can you call yourselves Demon Kings?"

The Devil Race reinforcements have arrived. The one who spoke was a dark Demon Bull with four sharp horns on its head and strange purple demonic patterns all over its body, giving it a savage and terrifying aura.

"Hmph!" The two-headed demonic leopard snorted coldly, saying nothing more.

"Alright, Demon Bull, now that you're here, form a demonic array and attack with all your might!" the Scorpion-Tailed Devil Race said, his long tail swaying slowly behind him.

"Alright, form Battle Formation and quickly breach this fortress so we can continue our advance!" Demon Bull laughed heartily, then beckoned to another Nascent Soul Devil Race behind him and the rest of the Devil Race army to prepare for their attack.

"Five Nascent Soul Devil Race, over fifty Golden Core Devil Race, and forty to fifty thousand low-level Devil Race —can we hold them off?" a Golden Core Cultivator asked in a trembling voice, his eyes filled with obvious fear.

"Don't worry, these forty or fifty thousand low-level Devil Race may look intimidating, but in reality, eighty percent of them are only equivalent to our Qi Refining Level 1 cultivators. They are just relying on their racial talent to make everyone a soldier; in terms of quality, they are far inferior to us!" A Golden Core Great Perfection cultivator said in a loud voice.

"Daoist Friends Guang is right. Everyone, don't be discouraged. Don't forget that Fairy Youruo still has Fourth-Tier High-Grade Flying Boat in her possession."

"If we set up the Heavenly Gang Heavenly Gang Subduing Formation together, we will have strength comparable to the Nascent Soul Great Perfection stage. At that time, even if we can't defeat these Devil Race, it will be very easy for us to escape!" Another Golden Core Great Perfection cultivator spoke, his voice old and gentle, like a clear stream, washing away the negative emotions in the hearts of many cultivators.

"Everyone, get ready. I don't plan to wait until the Spiritual Qi in the Spirit Veins is depleted before using the Demon-Subduing Boat. Instead, I will wait until a quarter of an hour later, then suddenly change Formation to catch the Devil Race off guard!" Fairy Youruo suddenly spoke.

"What? Fairy, please reconsider! We are no match for the Devil Race. How can we launch an attack? They have five Nascent Soul Devil Race!" A Golden Core Cultivator hurriedly transmitted his voice through the Formation. His voice transmission was not concealed, so everyone else heard it clearly.

"Yes, fairy, let's wait until the Spirit Veins 'Spiritual Qi is exhausted on its own before retreating using the Flying Boat. That way, the higher-ups won't hold us responsible."

One after another, Golden Core Cultivators spoke up to persuade her, Fairy Youruo Ruo hesitated. Through the Formation, she glanced at Yang Tianyou, who remained seated motionless, and asked, "Daoist Friends, was the projected image you sent through the Formation earlier real?"

Fairy Youruo was referring to the scene where Yang Tianyou used the Seven-Star Heaven-Sealing Formation.

"It's true, Fairy, rest assured, I, Xu Tianyi, am willing to make Heavenly Dao Oath right now!" Yang Tianyou said sincerely.

"Since that's the case, then I'll listen to you!" Fairy Youruo's expression hardened, choosing to trust Xu Tianyi.

Besides, it doesn't matter even if the other party doesn't have that kind of strength.

Since we're going to retreat anyway, it doesn't matter whether it's sooner or later. Maybe if we retreat sooner, we can preserve more of our Origin Qi.

Then, she used the Formation to send a message to everyone, "Stop saying anything more, prepare for battle with all your might. Since I proposed this plan, I'm confident I can win. How could I let you all die in vain!"

Upon hearing this, the many Golden Core Cultivators remained silent for a moment, then replied helplessly, "We will obey the fairy's command!"