"Taiping! Zhoujue Demon Grotto is a hundred li ahead!"
Amid the dark mist of the Demon Domain, Zhao Qian, serving as the formation's forward scout, turned immediately to report to Xu Taiping behind him the instant he sensed Zhoujue Demon Grotto's aura.
At that moment, this force, which Nine Abysses regarded as Human Race outriders, was speeding through the Demonic Fog.
From afar, it looked like a streak of heavenly light racing along.
Upon hearing Zhao Qian's shout, Xu Taiping immediately ordered:
"Generals, heed my command! Form the Wind and Thunder Battle Formation!"
The armored soldiers behind him immediately answered in unison.
To conserve magic power, Xu Taiping had not had the army travel using the Wind and Thunder Battle Formation earlier. With only a little over a hundred li remaining, he naturally no longer had that concern.
As Xu Taiping once again enveloped the entire army in his battle intent, his expression suddenly tightened, and he murmured:
"Sixty thousand came, and now there are fifty-four thousand. In the end, we still lost six thousand soldiers."
"And several of the battle generals were wounded to varying degrees."
On their way into the Demon Domain, Xu Taiping and his force had suffered their greatest losses at Yuliu Pass.
In that battle, without all the generals working as one, Xu Taiping could never have fought his way out through his own strength alone.
Beside Xu Taiping, the Third Prince said calmly:
"Taiping Commander-in-Chief, never mind the Heaven-Demon Battlefield—even on a battlefield in the Lower Realm, trading six thousand lives for such astonishing battle merit would be an extremely favorable exchange."
Xu Taiping shook his head.
"When lives are at stake, how can you call it a favorable exchange?"
Chu Yinan's gaze immediately grew solemn.
"You are right to admonish me, Taiping Commander-in-Chief."