The Whole City Goes to War

Two hundred veteran soldiers of the West Sea Slaves formed a five-vertical and forty-horizontal formation.

Pairs of eyes, sharp and full of expectation, stirred the blood that had been dormant for years.

At this moment, everyone thought back to their youth, their first time entering the military camp, full of vigor and high spirits. They thought of the exhilarating battles on the battlefield, the endless demons and monsters they had vanquished.

Now, he shoulders a heavy responsibility once again, embarking on the final battle of his twilight years.

The remaining six hundred West Sea Slaves were divided into thirty groups.

Li Weiyi distributed thirty copies of the intelligence information and quickly assigned tasks to each group. "The farthest government office is eighty li away from here. How long will it take to deliver it?"

"If it's not delivered within half a quarter of an hour, take my head."

A centenarian veteran at the Seventh Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm stepped forward.

"I can arrive in less than a quarter of an hour. In a quarter of an hour, all the soldiers in the government office will be assembled and ready to go. Anyone who dares to miss the battle, I will definitely kill him."

An old soldier of the Deformed Race, who was at the Ninth Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm, was once the scout commander of the West Sea Slaves. He had repeatedly ventured deep into the Ash Region of the Far West for reconnaissance. Due to injuries to his Qi Sea, he had retired more than ten years ago.

His agility and speed were unmatched.

Li Weiyi entrusted the task of delivering the message to the furthest prefectural office to this former scout commander, and then looked at everyone. "Speed is of the essence in war. In today's battle, we must race against the enemy and against time, and strike them hard before they can fully react."

"The enemy are all martial arts masters, and their reaction speed to a crisis is very fast. If the battle in the whole city cannot start within a quarter of an hour, it will be a disgrace to the West Sea Slaves."

"Whether the enemy or we are on the defensive in this battle depends on you!"

"The clash between the transcendent and the giants requires the support of the city's formation, which is now at risk of being destroyed by the enemy at any moment. Whether we can control the situation in the city as quickly as possible and allow the formation to function as intended depends on you!"

"The enemy might react midway and intercept you. You must adapt to the situation and break into smaller groups. In short, no matter what, you must complete the mission."

"Furthermore, after eliminating the internal traitors, you'll need to fill the gaps in the defensive formation. Can you manage that?"

The captains of the thirty veteran teams all seemed to have flames burning in their eyes. "There are no West Sea Slaves who can't complete their missions."

"Tell all government offices that this is the decree of the Third Palace Master and the Duke Taishi. Life and death are at stake; there is no time to lose. Set off!"

Li Weiyi shouted loudly.

Old Zhuang, one of the team leaders, stared at Li Weiyi.

Li Weiyi nodded to him, Old Zhuang began to circulate his magical energy. Despite his limp, he became incredibly agile and, along with the other West Sea Slaves, transformed into human-shaped rivers, swiftly traversing the interconnected streets and alleys.

Li Weiyi looked at Xing Yenu, who understood immediately.

The two secretly activated the Provincial Governor's Official Robe they were wearing.

A mile away, the four Blood Handprint Knights of the Dark Knight Legion were puzzled, realizing that these veterans did not seem to be heading to the Western Territory immediately.

"What are they doing? They're distributing booklets." A Blood Handprint Knight, over five meters tall and covered in black wings, sensed something was amiss.

However, that area was shrouded in a field of psychic energy, making it impossible to discern the content of their conversation.

All one could sense was a sudden surge of intense killing intent emanating from these broken, old bones.

Another Pure Immortal Body Blood Handprint Knight said, "Interesting. They actually mobilized two hundred veterans, arranged them in formation, and are facing us. In the days since we entered the city, there have been constant arrogant Lingxiao Martial Cultivator who have come to provoke us. Could it be that they also want to test the sharpness of our spears?"

"Something's not right. They've started moving, heading in different directions. Oh no! Those two hundred veterans have formed a battle formation, their fighting spirit is so strong... All Dark Knight Legion, listen to my command! Form battle formation and prepare to fight!"

Even if the third Blood Handprint Knight didn't trust these veterans enough to dare to charge at them, he immediately ordered his men to engage the enemy the moment their killing intent surged forth.

It's important to understand that the difference in strength between two armies of equal strength, whether they are in battle formation or not, is enormous.

The former is a unified whole, while the latter is a disorganized mess.

The disparity was like that of an army with soaring morale chasing down a routed force. One hundred thousand routed soldiers were no match for eight hundred Tiger Army soldiers.

"Roar! Roar! Roar..."

Two hundred veteran soldiers of the West Sea Slaves roared like ferocious beasts.

The moment he raised the Horse-Slaying Saber with both hands, all the blade tips aligned in a straight line, Heavenly Dao Mana Fusion. The Dao Heart Manifestation, essence, spirit, and fighting spirit of everyone merged into one, transforming into a giant resembling the "West Sea King," tens of feet tall.

"Whoosh!"

Their armor and the Horse-Slaying Saber they wielded were covered in dense Formation Script and scriptures.

The Formation Script was a three-mile-diameter Formation Disk, densely covering the sky and the earth, turning space into a furnace and enveloping the Dark Knight Legion.

The scriptures flew towards the "West Sea King" and transformed into scales on his armor.

Black flags fluttered, a hurricane swept across several miles, clashing swords and galloping horses, the sound of war drums, sandstorms and clouds, thousands of troops and horses... all sorts of battle spirit and shadows appeared in this world.

At this moment, even if Longevity Realm Giants were to come, he could be killed with a single strike.

The Dark Knight Legion certainly had its own battle formations; they were top-tier elites, and in terms of individual combat strength, they were even superior to the veteran soldiers of the West Sea Slaves Army. However, they were too arrogant and never imagined that an army from the Lingxiao Shengjing would suddenly unleash such powerful killing intent.

It was as if they wanted to wipe them out completely.

The moment the four Blood Handprint Knight sensed the danger, Li Weiyi and Xing Yenu activated their Provincial Governor's Official Robe and performed a spatial jump.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Two Purple Mist Light Cluster appeared in the ranks of the Dark Knight Legion.

The two emerged from the Purple Mist Light Cluster, releasing their Dao Heart Manifestation and creating two explosive shockwaves that sent several nearby Dark Knights flying.

Then, Li Weiyi and Xing Yenu, wielding their weapons, launched a frenzied attack.

The goal is to create as much chaos as possible, delaying their formation into battle.

The five-meter-tall Black Feather Deformed Race Blood Handprint Knight reacted instantly, leaping off the back of the skeletal giant, throwing a spear at Xing Yenu, and striking Li Weiyi with a palm strike from a distance.

The four Blood Handprint Knights were all at the Ninth Heaven the Dao Seed Realm.

The Blood Handprint Knight was still twenty feet away, but his mind had completely locked onto Li Weiyi. The handprint he struck was blood-red, like a burning sun, capable of flattening a mountaintop.

"Aww!"

The official robes worn by Li Weiyi emitted Dragon Roar's roar.

A giant, misty dragon flew out from his chest and collided with the incoming bloody handprint.

Last night, his Wind Mansion Dragon Seed broke through from the peak of the Fourth Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm to the Fifth Heaven. The Dragon Soul Power he could mobilize was much stronger than when he fought Xie Chucai.

"Boom!"

The dragon soul was shattered inch by inch by the blood handprint.

The power contained in the bloody handprint was rapidly diminishing, and its light was dimming.

"Fight!"

Li Weiyi's body condensed into Golden Crow Flame Armor, combining Inner Martial Outer Thought. He unleashed a palm print, colliding with the flying blood handprint, and his figure was blasted back.

The shockwave spread outwards, sending three riders flying. Li Weiyi retreated several feet away, remaining calm as he stood still, looking at the enraged Blood Handprint Knight: "Go!"

"Whoosh!"

He activated his Provincial Governor's Official Robe, which transformed into a Purple Mist Light Cluster, and vanished from the spot as spears pierced through them.

On the other side, Xing Yenu used the Provincial Governor's Official Seal to block the spear thrown by the Blood Handprint Knight, took a step back, and teleported away.

The Blood Handprint Knight landed where Li Weiyi had just stood. "It's him!"

Judging from the opponent's performance just now, he was clearly the same Lingxiao prodigy who defeated Xie Chucai at Six Thoughts Zen Temple, someone he had heard many people describe.

He is a man the Dark Knight Legion must kill.

To the Blood Handprint Knight's astonishment, how could a Six-star Mind Master, with limited martial arts skills, withstand one of his palm strikes?

He desperately wanted to give chase, but a bright glint of light appeared above his head.

"Whoosh!"

Two hundred West Sea Slaves, in perfect unison, unleashed their signature "Horse-Opening Slash."

They had practiced this one strike for a century.

The formation, the person, and the sword have long been integrated into one.

The intent and energy of the sword overlapped, cleaving out from the hand of the "West Sea King," which was tens of feet tall, transforming into a bright river of swords two or three miles long.

The buildings on both sides of the alleyway emitted loud "bang" sounds.

The Defensive Formation within Danyue Ward were activated.

The Dark Knight Legion's battle formation was only half complete; the Formation Disk was in its initial stages of formation, and the interior was somewhat chaotic. The shadow of a disheveled, skeletal giant had just risen from the battle formation.

"Boom!"

Between the two armies, a mile-long street burst open, revealing a deep ravine, with rubble flying everywhere.

"West Sea! West Sea!"

The battle formation moved forward rapidly, unleashing a second strike.

"West Sea! West Sea!"

The third cut, the fourth cut...

As the seventh strike landed, the Dark Knight Legion's battle formation shattered completely. In the flash of the blade, twenty or thirty knights screamed in agony, some were cut in two, others had their limbs flying everywhere, and blood gushed out like waterfalls.

That Deformed Race Blood Handprint Knight, possessing the Dao Seed Realm the Ninth Heaven Realm, had his armor shattered by a single strike, and his body turned into bloody mud.

Once the battle formation is broken, it becomes a one-sided massacre.

The battle Formation Disk of the veteran West Sea Slaves covered an area of three miles, making it no easy task to escape the battle formation area.

The remaining three Blood Handprint Knights, with unwavering will, shouted, "Do not break our fighting spirit!" They unleashed three Thousand Character Artifacts: Battle Flag, a war drum, and War Hammer. With the combined efforts of all the martial artists in the Dark Knight Legion, they continued to fight against the veterans' battle formation.

If they flee, they'll only die faster.

If they can hold out for a while, the transcendent Sacred Dark Family will surely notice the sudden crisis here and come to their rescue.

It's simply incomprehensible; how could they suddenly go on a killing spree?

Have these veterans from Lingxiao gone mad?

Martial arts practitioners, merchants, courtesans, officials, and all those living near Danyue Ward were awakened from their sleep and looked toward the two armies battling on the wide, hundred-foot-wide road.

"These Dark Knights from beyond the realm acted arrogantly and domineeringly after entering the city, considering themselves superior. Finally, someone can put them in their place."

"It still has to be the world's number one iron army, the West Sea Slaves!"

"Aren't these veterans afraid of retaliation from the Demon Kingdom and the Sacred Dark Family, given how ruthless they are? There must be a powerful figure plotting behind them, which will surely cause quite a stir. Alas, they've gone too far; I wonder if it's a blessing or a curse."

"What's going on? Both the inner and outer formations are activated!"

"The City Protection Array has also been activated—not just three layers, but all nine. All nine layers activated; such a thing has never happened in a thousand years. What major event has occurred?"

"Only with the Saint Spirit King Mind Master, personally overseeing the operation can the Ninefold Array be activated."

While Li Weiyi and the Eight Hundred Veterans were on their way, the same thing was happening in the City Defense Camp.

Both sides acted together to ensure everything went smoothly.

Last night, several key figures from the Taishi Family, including Taishi Qingshi and Liang Chu, personally and quietly cleared out the most critical locations within the City Defense Camp.

"All soldiers, listen to my command! Follow me to the residence of the Shaoqing of the Imperial Secretariat to suppress the evil cult leader Yao Qian!" Liang Chu, Duke Taishi Qian, donned his armor and led an army in a grand procession.

"Our mission is to capture the nine Earth Vein Tower in the South City as quickly as possible, garrison them for defense, and stabilize the order of the South City."

Taishi Bai addressed all the retainers of the Taishi Family, then rode off on his strange beast at breakneck speed.