Attacked From Both Sides

It is 300 miles away from Yuntian City.

Yellow Heaven Sect's Supreme Elder Zhang Taiping, Sect Master Zhang Lingjian, and two other Primordial Spirit True Lord, Tao Changle and Zhao Danqing, were leading 20,000 experts from the sect at an extremely fast speed toward Yuntian City.

Of these 20,000 elites, although the proportion of experts at the Qi Refining, Gang Condensing Core Forming, and Core Formation stages and above is not high, it still exceeds 10%.

The remaining 90% were almost all warriors and generals of a hundred men at the first level of Organ Refining and Blood Changing.

This is the elite of the Yellow Heaven Sect's elite forces, known as the Fighting God Army.

They possess the best equipment, the most rigorous training, and the most advanced military formations of the Yellow Heaven Sect.

Even if half of them are Organ Refining, in terms of combat strength, a ten-person team still has the ability to kill Demonic Beasts.

Although Zhang Taiping and the others did not fly on swords, they could ride ferocious beasts and travel 600 miles a day. However, they were still able to keep up closely with the others by relying on the speed of their mounts, and the formation remained orderly.

"We can slow down and recover our strength now."

Zhang Lingjian said, "Judging by the time, the Demonic Beasts should already be fighting Lingxiao City."

"The battle has not only begun head-on, but it has already reached a fever pitch."

Zhang Taiping said, "After all, according to the news from Yuntian City, Lingxiao City used a large number of war Spirit Artifact called 'Sharp Swords' this time. These war Spirit Artifact were very powerful in the Battle of Longxiao City, forcing Longque Manor, which originally intended to defend to the death, to give up its geographical advantage and gather its elite troops to fight Lingxiao City. As a result, they were blocked by Gu Jinlai, who, relying on the trump card obtained from the Aries Star Palace, wiped out all the elite troops of Longque Manor in one battle."

"A sharp sword..."

Zhang Lingjian had also seen news about this kind of war Spirit Artifact.

At the same time, he couldn't help but exclaim again, "Throughout Gu Jinlai, there have truly been geniuses who have come up with so many ingenious ideas."

"Our spies learned from the Purgatory Sect that Gu Jinlai have inherited the legacy of the Heavenly Origin Path. It is reasonable that the Heavenly Origin Path, in order to fight against Demonic Beasts, inspired them to create powerful war Spirit Artifact. However, whether it is a close-range artillery or a sharp sword and heavy cannon, it can only deal with thick-skinned and agile Demonic Beasts at best. For us True Lord, it is not worth a second glance."

Zhang Taiping's expression carried a hint of arrogance.

This is the pride of him as a top cultivator— Primordial Spirit True Lord.

"Lingxiao City possesses a war Spirit Artifact similar to a flying sword—the Heavenly Sword. Its power is not to be underestimated; it can already threaten even our Primordial Spirit True Lord."

Zhao Danqing said with a solemn expression.

"I have studied that kind of war Spirit Artifact carefully. It is indeed very fast, but its flexibility is obviously not comparable to our flying sword. Unless it is targeted by several heavenly swords, it is not a threat."

As Zhang Taiping spoke, he smiled slightly, "Judging from the fact that Lingxiao City has not produced any new 'Heavenly Sword' in the past six months, it is not difficult to conclude that the production of such a war Spirit Artifact must be extremely difficult. Although we need to be careful, we do not need to be too wary or underestimate ourselves."

Zhang Lingjian nodded. "External forces are ultimately just external forces, and they have all sorts of limitations. Only by becoming strong oneself and gathering all kinds of great power into one's own body can one be truly powerful."

"Roar!"

As the two talked, roars seemed to echo from the horizon.

"It looks like we've entered the Demonic Beasts- controlled area. Have the elders use their swords to shoot down the Demonic Beasts blocking our way, so as not to hinder the advance of the group."

Zhang Taiping said something.

Zhang Lingjian nodded and quickly issued the command via telepathy.

Immediately afterwards, several sword lights shot straight into the sky, sweeping towards the charging Demonic Beasts.

Soon, the howling Demonic Beasts subsided.

"Demonic Beasts is Demonic Beasts. Despite its intelligence, when it merges with a Demonic Spirit beast and transforms into Demonic Beasts, it is destined to be dominated by its wild instincts. Just like when in extreme pain, even the most determined person will not be able to help but scream. This is a biological instinct that is difficult to reverse."

Zhang Taiping said calmly, "Just like now, even though the main force has been led by the Crocodile Dragon King to attack the Lingxiao City garrison, there are still some unruly Demonic Beasts left behind, wreaking havoc and devouring spiritual energy."

His words prompted the other elders to nod in agreement.

Even the Demonic Beasts King would find it difficult to completely control the other Demonic Beasts.

In particular, some high-ranking Demonic Beasts are themselves calamity-level Demonic Spirit. They are only powerful because they arrived later and are not as strong as some large Demonic Spirit that have evolved into Demonic Beasts kings. How can they obey those large Demonic Spirit?

The team continued its advance.

At that moment, roars came again from ahead.

There were over a hundred of them.

"It seems that the Crocodile Dragon King's control over the Heavenly River Demonic Beasts is weaker than I imagined."

Zhang Taiping instructed Elder Yu Fan: "Take a hundred men and deal with these Demonic Beasts."

"Yes."

Upon receiving the order, Yu Fan cupped his hands in greeting and quickly led his elite disciples to confront the Demonic Beasts.

At this moment, from another direction, a large number of Demonic Beasts appeared. Although their numbers did not reach thousands, there were still three or four hundred of them.

These Demonic Beasts roared and charged straight toward their location.

"Don't panic, they're just a bunch of uncontrollable Demonic Beasts. Among nearly 100,000 Demonic Beasts, there will always be some that are out of control."

As Zhang Taiping spoke, he waved his hand again.

After sensing for a moment, Zhao Danqing said, "Among this group of Demonic Beasts, there is one mid-level great Demonic Beasts and six ordinary great Demonic Beasts. In order to prevent our disciples from being killed or injured, I will take some elders and three hundred disciples to go there."

"Good."

Zhang Taiping nodded slightly. "With Elder Zhao personally dealing with a mere few hundred Demonic Beasts, there is indeed no chance of failure."

Zhao Danqing gathered a group of people, and they quickly began to slaughter these Demonic Beasts.

Before Zhao Danqing could even approach the group of Demonic Beasts...

Zhang Lingjian seemed to sense something and looked around.

Before long, a burst of intense roars came from ahead.

Immediately afterwards, a gigantic figure led a thousand Demonic Beasts, galloping across the plains at an extremely fast speed.

And their Yellow Heaven Sect army of 20,000...

It happened to block the path of these Demonic Beasts as they rushed forward.

"Thousands of Demonic Beasts..."

At this, Zhang Lingjian frowned. "Something's not right. Should we give way or change our marching direction?"

"Change direction? No need."

Zhang Taiping took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Not every Demonic Beasts is willing to follow the Crocodile Dragon King to attack Yuntian City. Some Demonic Beasts want to take the opportunity to slaughter surrounding towns to gain more spiritual energy and accelerate their growth, which is a normal phenomenon."

As he spoke, he said to Tao Changle, "Elder Tao, you should take a thousand disciples and make a trip. Have Elder Liu and the others cooperate with you. We must not let these Demonic Beasts attack our army formation."

"Yes."

Tao Changle cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.

This time, he not only brought four elders, but also a full thousand disciples and deacons.

In a short time, the number of disciples and stewards who were composed of Qi Refining, Gang Condensing, and Core Forming cultivators had dwindled to less than half.

"Perhaps the Demonic Beasts haven't attacked Yuntian City yet, and we've just been traveling too fast and caught up with the Demonic Beasts army's tail?"

Zhang Lingjian was somewhat puzzled.

"That's possible."

Zhang Taiping said, "It's good that the disciples need to rest before the battle, so let's order them to set up camp. Although this will make us too far from the battlefield, it will also prevent the Demonic Beasts from feeling threatened by our arrival and reducing the intensity of their attacks on the Lingxiao City garrison in Yuntian City."

Zhang Lingjian nodded. "I'll have someone use Spirit Artifact to inquire about the situation in Yuntian City."

"Good."

Zhang Taiping agreed.

At this moment, Zhao Danqing, who had led his disciples to attack first, had already killed the first batch of Demonic Beasts and was planning to return.

But at this moment, he seemed to sense something, and suddenly he rode his sword into the sky, soaring into the clouds and gazing into the distance.

At this moment, dawn had broken, and thousands, even tens of thousands, of Demonic Beasts were surging in from the horizon, where a hint of pale white was visible.

The sheer number and sheer scale of it caused this Primordial Spirit True Lord to widen his eyes in astonishment.

"Thousands, tens of thousands of Demonic Beasts!? How could there be so many!?"

Immediately afterwards, he seemed to see the direction these Demonic Beasts were heading, and when he looked back, he saw that the Fighting God Army had already begun to set up camp more than ten miles away.

Set up camp on the path of the Demonic Beasts' charge!

This...

"Danger! Danger!"

Zhao Danqing immediately roared and sprinted towards Zhang Taiping and the others at top speed, "Demonic Beasts are attacking! Be on guard! Be on guard!"

As Zhao Danqing sensed the approaching horde of thousands of Demonic Beasts, Zhang Lingjian, urged on by the situation, received news from Yuntian City.

For a moment, his expression froze.

"Defeated!? The Demonic Beasts have been defeated!? This is impossible!"

"The Demonic Beasts have been defeated?"

Upon hearing Zhang Lingjian's voice, Zhang Taiping immediately looked over. "What did you just say? The Demonic Beasts were defeated!?"

"I've already had them double-check..."

Zhang Lingjian said.

At this moment, several other spies sent messages.

All the messages point to one fact.

Demonic Beasts ...

They were truly defeated, routed by Lingxiao City.

"How is this possible?! Even though those Demonic Beasts were severely injured by our Yellow Heaven Sect, there are still seventy or eighty thousand left, especially the Crocodile Dragon King who is still alive. How could Lingxiao City possibly defeat so many Demonic Beasts?!"

Zhang Taiping couldn't help but shout in a low voice.

"I don't know, they were vague about it. They only said they saw a bright light, and then shouts of 'Victory to the Lord of the Great Sun!' came from outside the city, along with the full-scale pursuit of the Lingxiao City army..."

As Zhang Lingjian spoke, something suddenly came to mind.

These Demonic Beasts...

Could these hundreds, even thousands, of scattered Demonic Beasts they encountered be...?

Almost simultaneously, Zhao Danqing's figure pierced through the void and flew over.

Before the person arrives, their spirit arrives first.

"Demonic Beasts are attacking! Elder Zhang, Sect Master Zhang, at least tens of thousands of Demonic Beasts are rushing towards our location at an extremely fast speed! It's too late to retreat now. We must form a battle formation to resist the Demonic Beasts' onslaught, otherwise, the Fighting God Legion will be completely annihilated!"

"Tens of thousands of Demonic Beasts!"

Zhang Taiping and Zhang Lingjian exchanged a glance.

Even if the Crocodile Dragon King couldn't control the Demonic Beasts under his command, he wouldn't allow such a large group of Demonic Beasts to break away from the group.

In other words...

It's true that the Heavenly River Demonic Beasts Army was defeated!

What appeared before them now was...

It was the defeated Demonic Beasts army that fled from Yuntian City!

Their appearance here, Yellow Heaven Sect, is...

They helped Lingxiao City launch a pincer attack on the Demonic Beasts!