Soon after, Elder Bai Xuan's demon army also came under attack.
A squad of Weird Cultivators hid in the snow and released poisonous Turbid Qi mist, hoping to kill the demon army's cavalry.
Elder Bai Xuan unleashed an Illusion Technique, trapping the Weird Cultivators in an illusion where they slaughtered one another. He dealt with the trouble effortlessly.
Ambush after ambush surged toward them like waves.
The Abnormal Army's tactics were clear: send small units to harass the allied forces, wear them down, lure them into pursuit, then draw them into an encirclement and wipe them out.
Another commander might well have given in and sent troops after them.
But Su Ming had issued his orders in advance.
When they encountered the enemy, they were to drive them off, not give chase.
Anyone who charged ahead recklessly in pursuit of glory would face military punishment.
Every army followed the orders to the letter. After repelling an ambush, they immediately returned to formation and continued their steady advance at the same pace.
The Abnormal Army's plan to lure them out came to nothing.
Over three days, the allied forces advanced a hundred and fifty li north.
Along the way, they captured twelve Abnormal Army watchposts and three medium-sized strongholds.
They seized large quantities of Black Iron ore, Origin Crystal Ore, and provisions.
Each time they took a stronghold, the allied forces left a detachment behind to fortify it and turn it into a forward outpost.
Defensive formations, provisions, garrison troops—it had everything it needed.
Step by step, they pushed the Defense Line north.
They were as secure as a turtle in its shell, leaving the Abnormal Army nowhere to sink its teeth in.
News reached the Abnormal Army Camp deep in the Icefield.
Great Emperor Fury smashed the ice-and-stone table before