His only problem now was getting back to the Third Divine Temple ahead of the Lower River Ghost Soldiers to defend it.
Fortunately, they were not far from the temple...
Meanwhile, the Lower River City God Ghost Soldiers had also set out under Tang Changsheng's command.
The City God Ghost Soldiers were far stronger now than they had been when Tang Changsheng served as acting City God. Their numbers had grown to more than thirty thousand.
Even though Tang Changsheng had brought only twenty thousand Ghost Soldiers this time, they still made a mighty procession.
Once a thousand Ghost Creatures gathered, their Yin Energy could condense without dispersing, easily forming something like a Domain. Now, with twenty thousand Ghost Soldiers assembled and their Formation transforming that energy, their immense Yin Energy and Killing Intent fused into a vast banner that snapped in the air.
A force like that could not be concealed, even from dozens of miles away.
Before they reached the Outer Regions Ghost Soldiers' lair, those soldiers came out to intercept them. Several thousand troops formed a Battle Formation packed tight, countless great shields overlapping like fish scales. One glance was enough to tell how formidable its defenses were.
"The Outer Regions Ghost Gods' Battle Formations differ from ours. They rely more on coordination. Ours gather strength, concentrating all their power on the Ghost General so he can break cunning with brute force and smash through anything.
"If we can't rout the enemy quickly and throw their Formation into disarray, they'll pin us down. Then enemy reinforcements will come wave after wave and drown us..."
Tang Changsheng was not, after all, a true commander of armies. When they encountered the enemy, someone naturally came over to explain the situation to him.
Fortunately, the generals commanding the Ghost Army—Yuan