The Immortal Herb Merchant Alliance deployed Body Integration Realm bean soldiers directly. Five of them took on the enemy, while the rest dealt with the other members of the Devil Race. The disparity in strength was too great; the Devil Race crumbled in disarray and was no match for them.
Li Yan's expression was cold. They had brought quite a few Body Integration Realm bean soldiers; that was their trump card. Unless a Mahayana cultivator intervened, the Devil Race stood no chance against them.
Screams rang out without end. Countless members of the Devil Race were slain, and blood flowed everywhere as corpses littered the ground.
"Retreat at once and wait for reinforcements!" the Green-robed Old Man shouted, his brows knitted tightly.
The Immortal Herb Merchant Alliance's assault was too fierce. They could fall back to their stronghold and defend it with the formation.
The members of the Devil Race retreated toward the stronghold in waves, but Li Yan and the others blocked them, inflicting heavy casualties.
Just then, 1,080 streaks of azure light shot into the sky. They converged high above, transforming into an enormous Green Light Screen that covered several hundred million li in every direction. Flowers, grass, and trees sprang densely from the ground.
In less than ten breaths, towering trees appeared out of thin air, each ten thousand zhang tall, their branches and leaves flourishing until they blotted out the sun. The dense forest encircled the Qianling Mountain Range, forming a vast protective barrier.
"The Myriad Spirits Exterminate Yao Array. Not bad." Li Yan smiled scornfully. If they wanted to break the formation, they could. But Thousand Grass Star was territory controlled by the Devil Race; taking one stronghold didn't mean they could occupy the entire Cultivation Star.
Shi Yue had given Li Yan one task: