"This so-called Sea-Calming General may be hailed as an Orthodox God, but his power is only on the level of a Yin Spirit," Tang Changsheng thought. Even with tens of thousands of Ghost Soldiers under his command, the general had no way to deal with these Sea Ghosts.
Just then, a voice rang out across the land:
"Do not panic! These are our Eastern Glory Lands. The monsters of the Canglan Sea can forget about running wild here! Men, reinforcements will arrive any moment! Hold the coast with me, and you will have earned great merit!"
At the news that reinforcements were coming, the Ghost Soldiers' morale surged.
At that same moment, a flame-like radiance flashed within Suxu City. The deity guarding the city had begun to act as well.
With both sides working together, their position grew stronger. But then countless Bone Crows came flying out of the sea, blotting out the sky.
"Corpse-Eating Crows! Loose your arrows! Loose your arrows!"
The Sea-Calming General clearly recognized the crows and shouted at once. But it was too late. In an instant, they broke through the Ghost Soldiers' arrow defense and plunged into the Battle Formation.
Screams rose everywhere, and the Ghost Soldiers' Battle Formation rapidly collapsed.
These so-called Corpse-Eating Crows did more than peck at the Ghost Soldiers. They ate them.
With each strike, a Corpse-Eating Crow tore a great mass of Yin Energy and Ghost Aura from a Ghost Soldier's body and swallowed it.
Once too much had been devoured, the Ghost Soldier could no longer hold his form together. His soul scattered on the spot.
And there were so many Corpse-Eating Crows. In the blink of an eye, no one could tell how many Ghost Soldiers had screamed as their souls scattered.
Tang Changsheng had never intended to