Under the barrage of more than twenty thousand Flame Spirit Demon-Exploding Crossbows, the Human-Bodied Fish-Headed Water Lord and the three thousand Spirit-Connecting Realm elites behind him were either dead or wounded.
When the remaining hundred thousand or so water demons saw even their Water Lord vanish amid the flames filling the sky, they immediately collapsed, their fighting spirit utterly extinguished.
They scattered and fled in rout. Occasionally, one or two ambitious water demon generals leaped out to try to halt the collapse, but the bombardment of the Flame Spirit Demon-Exploding Crossbows had frightened most of the water demons out of their wits. Forget barking orders at them—even executing men to enforce military discipline was useless.
Military Commander Gao Xingji's eyes shone with eagerness. "My lord?"
Ye Zhen understood what Gao Xingji meant. After considering it for a moment, he said, "Leave ten thousand men behind to defend the city and clear the battlefield. The rest will pursue the routed water demons in scattered battalions. Every pursuing unit must carry at least one hundred Flame Spirit Demon-Exploding Crossbows! If you encounter a large force of water demons, retreat immediately!"
"This general obeys!"
Military Commander Gao Xingji excitedly began issuing orders. Ye Zhen, meanwhile, gazed at the blazing light that filled the air for several breaths.
A few breaths later, as the flames faded, Feng Jiumo and his group immediately plunged inside.
A few breaths later, Feng Jiumo flew back carrying a Dragon-Patterned Golden-Spotted Fish over three hundred meters long, its entire body covered in dragon-patterned scales.
"My lord, that Water Lord is still alive, but his injuries are severe and he has fallen unconscious!"
The Dragon-Patterned Golden-Spotted Fish before Ye Zhen should have been the true form of the Human-Bodied Fish-Headed Water Lord from earlier. Under the bombardment of the Flame