Through the grand formation's water mirror, Liu Changxu intently surveyed the entire battlefield, his gaze sweeping over the low-tier sea monsters surging toward the Island-Guarding Grand Formation like a rising tide.
They hurled themselves at the formation's light barrier, one wave after another. Though the formation's immortal power froze them into ice sculptures, the barrier's radiance quietly dimmed.
A thought stirred in his mind, and he immediately saw through the sea monsters' ploy: they clearly intended to use an endless supply of low-tier sea monsters as expendable fodder, draining the formation's energy little by little and upsetting its operational balance. Once its energy ran low or a gap appeared in its defenses, the high-tier demon cultivators would exploit the opening and launch an all-out assault.
Having seen through their scheme, Liu Changxu immediately ordered the Liu Household's senior members and every cultivator at the Body Integration Realm or above within his defensive sector to gather before the formation's water mirror for a discussion.
It was worth noting that more than ten million cultivators had already been deployed in the sector under his command. In sheer numbers alone, their forces were formidable.
Yet when everyone assembled and Liu Changxu counted their ranks, his heart could not help sinking: there were only thirty-five Integrated Body Realm Cultivators and just two at the Mahayana Realm, both female cultivators at the early Mahayana stage whose combat strength was relatively weak.
Compared with their base of ten million cultivators, this contingent of high-level fighters was woefully disproportionate. Holding off the sea monsters' subsequent all-out assault with such forces would likely prove exceedingly difficult.
No wonder Bai Xuefeng was so delighted by my arrival! So that was why.
He drew a deep breath, suppressed his disappointment, and swept his gaze over those present before speaking gravely: