Preparing for War

Cloud Sky City Operations Command Center.

Before Zhang Yukun, Si Tianyan, and other celestial masters was a huge map, which depicted the entire terrain outside Yuntian City and divided it into dense grids.

Each grid cell has detailed markings.

"Thanks to the unique terrain outside Yuntian City, when the Demonic Beasts besiege Yuntian City, they will inevitably launch their attack from this side. Each grid on this grid corresponds to a different attack angle for sharp swords and heavy cannons. At that time, the apprentices and soldiers only need to carry out coverage fire on these areas according to the information sent from the front line."

Gu Jinlai smiled and said, "In other words, when the Demonic Beasts are still dozens or even hundreds of miles away from Yuntian City, they will be under our artillery fire. Moreover, the power of each heavy cannon is no less than that of a strike from Primordial Spirit True Lord."

"The shell of one heavy cannon is equivalent to a strike from Primordial Spirit True Lord. One hundred and twenty-eight heavy cannons... that's one hundred and twenty-eight True Lord attacking simultaneously..."

Zhang Yukun exclaimed in amazement.

Although the accuracy of artillery is certainly not as good as that of the Primordial Spirit True Lord's flying sword, but...

Their heavy artillery uses special materials and has a lifespan of over a thousand rounds, making it even more durable than the sword of Primordial Spirit True Lord.

In addition, the Supreme Elder brought 60,000 cannonballs this time!

Zhang Yukun could hardly imagine how terrifying the destructive effect would be if all 60,000 shells were fired.

"The main problem is that we have too few Celestial Masters in our team who have mastered and cultivated the Spiritual Burst. Otherwise, our heavy armored troops could also be deployed."

This Gu Jinlai.

"Heavy Armored Corps..."

Zhang Yukun thought of the two heavy armored vehicles that had just been produced not long ago.

This armor is 6.2 meters tall, humanoid in shape, and made of special extraordinary materials, including a small amount of spiritual materials containing "thousand-pound" properties. It weighs 82 tons, and its defensive capabilities...

It surpasses any type of heavy or super-heavy armor.

Its terrifying weight and astonishing defense make this armor an absolute killing machine. In addition, the armor can be equipped with close-in weapon systems, and there are even plans to install an enhanced version of the large aircraft cannons that are on the Xuan Bird fighter jet. If the armor can unleash its full power, its combat capability is enough to fight a high-ranking Demonic Beasts head-on.

Pity...

This armor is too heavy; even if Gu Chifeng and the others wear it, their movements will be severely restricted, which in turn will affect their ability to perform.

Only Gu Jinlai, relying on extremely skilled and intuitive abilities, can someone wearing such a super heavy armor that is over six meters tall easily spin, jump, flip, and even dance on tiptoe.

If it were someone else...

Even the most advanced spiritual masters, like Zhou Mingshi, cannot be as flexible as those of Gu Jinlai.

Moreover, even with his Celestial Master level spiritual awareness, he could only control such a massive heavy armored vehicle for less than a minute.

It is not yet ready for practical use.

"We have disappointed the Supreme Elder."

Zhang Yukun said with remorse.

"In fact, once you raise your control over the spiritual burst to the minor level, with the strength of the Grand Celestial Master's spiritual consciousness, you can maintain eight to ten minutes of combat time. If you can raise it to the perfect level, you can even extend the combat time to nearly half an hour. The Spiritual Heavy Armor is enough to maintain high-intensity combat for half an hour."

Gu Jinlai smiled and said, "Currently, this heavy armor is only the initial model of the Golden Body Mech. There will be an evolved model, a mature model, and even a complete and ultimate model that is truly forged from immortal refined gold and can fight against saints. Therefore, you really need to pay more attention to mastering the secret technique of spiritual burst."

Zhang Yukun, Si Tianyan, and the others exchanged glances and nodded solemnly at the same time. "We will work even harder."

Gu Jinlai smiled and nodded.

Sharp sword and heavy cannon?

Justice Cannon?

The Truth Cannon?

These things were never prepared for the Celestial Masters, either in Gu Jinlai.

In his view, the Xuan Nu fighter jet and the Cheng Ying mech are the places where the Celestial Master's combat power can truly be unleashed.

Through their forced spiritual awakening, they can precisely unleash the full potential of the Mystic Maiden Fighter and the Shadow-Bearing Mech. In the future, piloting these weapons of war to fight against Celestial Person and contend with saints is by no means a pipe dream.

"Lord of the State."

At this moment, Cheng Wanli walked in from outside and reported, "According to the reports from the Meteor Guard scouts, the vanguard of the Demonic Beasts has appeared three hundred miles away. Based on their speed of movement, they will arrive a hundred miles outside Yuntian City by nightfall. Moreover, compared to us humans, the Demonic Beasts have an advantage in the dark, and they will definitely launch an attack at midnight."

"To launch an attack in the middle of the night, under the cover of darkness?"

Gu Jinlai at the already drawn grid and said, "Then let them come."

He immediately gave an order to Gu Chifeng beside him, "Let the Demon God Guards rest well and go to the position to defend. They will be our strongest line of defense."

"Yes."

Gu Chifeng responded in a deep voice.

The Demon God's personal guards were tasked with being the first line of defense when Demonic Beasts broke through the hundred-mile bombing range and reached the foot of Cloud Sky City.

They will fight off the Demonic Beasts below the city.

At that time, artillery will be responsible for striking targets five miles away, while arrows and catapults launched from higher ground will cover the area from one to five miles away.

The Demon God's personal guards and elite special forces are responsible for the area extending one mile out from the city wall.

As for the city walls?

Although the walls of Yuntian City are thick and strong enough to defend against ordinary Demonic Beasts, those powerful Demonic Beasts...

Even the more agile High-ranking Demonic Beast can climb up and treat the city walls as nothing.

Therefore, relying entirely on city walls to defend against Demonic Beasts is wishful thinking.

"In the last battle at Dragon Sparrow Manor, artillery was limited. This time, the number of cannons has tripled, and they are all more powerful heavy artillery pieces. Even the cannonballs have been improved, making them more lethal. Now, all that's missing is to use the blood of these Demonic Beasts to test the feasibility of the tactics. If it works..."

Gu Jinlai, we have looked around with our eyes.

The Heavenly River Demonic Beasts are not the end.

It's the beginning!

At that time, he will lead his iron legion to further counterattack Muzhou, sweep away Rizhou, and even restore the Great Qian Dynasty, and further out of the Great Qian to sweep across Tianyuan and other places.

Let the roar of heavy artillery resound in every corner of this land, restoring the glory of order and prosperity.

Huang Tiancheng.

The main city where the Yellow Heaven Dao Sect's headquarters is located.

At this moment, Yellow Heaven Sect disciples and their troops retreated into the city.

At the edge of their vision, a series of Demonic Beasts figures followed and attacked.

However, since the Demonic Beasts army, including many powerful Demonic Beasts, had already moved south along the Jade Belt River, those who came after them were mostly low-level Demonic Beasts who could not control their wild instincts. As streaks of sword light swept through Huangtian City, they were quickly killed one by one.

"Call out!"

A flash of sword light.

Zhang Taiping, Zhao Danqing, and Yu Xuanjing landed on the city wall.

Of the three, Yu Xuanjing was deathly pale.

When he arrived on his sword, he was using only an ordinary spirit sword. It is not difficult to deduce that the high-grade or even top-grade flying sword he originally used had been destroyed in the battle of Crocodile Dragon Swamp.

And Zhang Taiping, this top-tier True Lord...

The injuries were even more severe.

The right sleeve was now empty.

This was the result of being crushed into dust along with the sword while trying to resist the Crocodile Dragon King's innate divine Divine Ability.

But...

In the ensuing bloody battle, they also inflicted considerable damage on the Crocodile Dragon King.

Although such injuries were nothing to the Crocodile Dragon King, whose Undying Demon Body had reached its peak or even near perfection, it was precisely because of these injuries that the Crocodile Dragon King realized that if Yellow Heaven Sect were to fight to the death at all costs, he would have the ability to kill it, which is why the Demonic Beasts king retreated.

In addition, they also had to send people to help Crocodile Dragon King block the retreat route of the people of Lingxiao City, so that they would not realize something was wrong and escape in advance.

However, dealing with Lingxiao City was Yellow Heaven Sect's main plan, so he readily agreed to Crocodile Dragon King's request.

"Ancestor, the battle at Crocodile Dragon Swamp... we suffered terrible losses..."

Spirit Transformation Fan, a Nascent Soul cultivator, approached Zhang Taiping with heavy steps, his expression pained. "In less than half a month, the army trained by our Yellow Heaven Sect has suffered over 100,000 casualties, including more than 10,000 of our 30,000 disciples. The most critical casualties are our True Disciple and stewards... nearly 40% of them have been lost. Thirty-two Spirit Refining Elders have died in battle, and even six elders... have perished..."

Zhang Taiping anticipated that the surging southward advance of Demonic Beasts would inevitably cause heavy casualties to the Yellow Heaven Sect, but he never expected the casualties to be this great.

In just one battle, Yellow Heaven Sect's experts above the Spirit Refining were reduced to a point where they were even less powerful than those of the Purgatory Sect and the Yellow Springs Sect.

You must understand, these people are the foundation that Yellow Heaven Sect has accumulated over the past century.

And all of this...

It's all because of the rumors spread by Lingxiao City.

First, they established the Tiannan Alliance, an anti- Demonic Beasts alliance, then they provoked the Tianhe Demonic Beasts, step by step, forcing Yellow Heaven Sect to this point, it's simply...

His crimes are unforgivable!

"Lingxiao City!"

Zhang Taiping glared hatefully towards Yuntian City: "Our Yellow Heaven Sect has suffered heavy losses, and your Lingxiao City must pay the price as well! In fact, Lingxiao City must make up for the blood our Yellow Heaven Sect has lost, bit by bit!"

"It's all Lingxiao City's fault, they must pay with their blood!"

Yu Xuanjing also said in a deep voice, "What should we do?"

"How do we do it?"

Zhang Taiping sneered, "Gather our troops, let's head to Yuntian City!"

"To Cloud Sky City?"

Yu Xuanjing was taken aback, then quickly realized. "We need to take advantage of the situation when they and the Demonic Beasts are both severely weakened in their battle..."

Zhang Taiping nodded, then said fiercely, "We are going to Yuntian City to reinforce our allies in the Tiannan Alliance. We can't let them fight alone."

Yu Xuanjing, Zhao Danqing, and the others nodded in understanding.

"That's right, our Yellow Heaven Sect is the orthodox sect of immortality."

Zhao Danqing said, "Although Lingxiao City is not weak, it is no match for 100,000... 70,000 to 80,000 Demonic Beasts. I estimate that by the time we get there, Lingxiao City will have been destroyed, right?"

"We still have to clean up after our allies; we can't let them rot in the wilderness."

As Zhang Taiping spoke, he glanced at Yu Xuanjing and said, "Since your spirit sword has been destroyed, you will stay here to guard Huangtian City. Tao Changle, Zhao Danqing, and Zhang Lingjian, gather the elites, and the four of us will go."

His eyes were filled with a chilling murderous intent: "We can't keep our allies waiting any longer."