"The Great Emperor Blazing Sun, who dares to challenge me?!"
A rough, deep voice, accompanied by a terrifying divine thought, forcefully entered the fiercely contested Mount Taishi.
The overwhelming explosive aura seemed to be combined with a special technique activated by divine sense, even breaking through the restrictions of the magic array.
Stimulated by this intense aura:
In the distant Mount Taishi, the numerous bursts of light that had been erupting intermittently suddenly subsided.
Obviously:
The Earthly Branch Alliance, having sensed the reinforcements from the Heavenly Stem Alliance, decisively abandoned their pursuit and temporarily withdrew their forces.
Meanwhile, the Emperor Venerable of the Heavenly Stem Alliance took this opportunity to retreat and solidify their defenses.
"This is the kind of awe-inspiring power only an Invincible Emperor Venerable -level ruler, can possess!"
Upon seeing this, the Sect Master Guangwang exclaimed in surprise, a glimmer of hope rising in his heart:
" The Earthly Branch Alliance, upon realizing that Great Emperor Blazing Sun had led reinforcements, immediately retreated, indicating that their advantage was not significant."
"At least, in the battlefield of Mount Taishi, their forces did not exert overwhelming dominance."
"Then this battle is far from over!"
"Um."
Upon hearing this, Chen Qingyu nodded slightly.
He pondered to himself—if he were to fight a supreme overlord Invincible Emperor Venerable, what were his chances of winning?
After thinking for a moment, he shook his head and muttered to himself:
"I control dozens of laws, and my methods are flexible and varied. At least in this aspect, I am no less than any Invincible Emperor Venerable."
"But in other aspects, especially in terms of the power of a head-on collision, it is still much inferior."
"Defeating an Invincible Emperor Venerable is probably very difficult... but if it's just a short-term confrontation and entanglement, it shouldn't be a big problem."
By sensing the aura of the Great Emperor Blazing Sun, he also determined his current level.
Among the Emperor Venerable Limit, he was almost unmatched; even the Invincible Emperor Venerable could barely put up a fight.
"Walk!"
With a low shout, Great Emperor Blazing Sun immediately led hundreds of Emperor Venerable and sped towards Mount Taishi.
A moment later:
The group arrived at one side of Mount Taishi, and the magic array immediately opened, revealing a huge portal.
Behind the gate stood dozens of Emperor Venerable, waiting there.
"Brother Yanyang!"
An elderly man with gray hair, dressed in a linen robe, immediately came forward to greet them.
Upon closer inspection, his eyes appeared to be faintly white, suggesting he was blind, which seemed somewhat unbelievable.
"Brother Hemp Robe."
Great Emperor Blazing Sun nodded in acknowledgment and inquired:
"How's the battle going? Have those bastards really retreated?"
"Um."
The old man in the linen robe nodded and said:
"Previously, their strength far surpassed ours, and there were two others at the same level as me."
"If it weren't for the array's restrictions, we would have been defeated long ago, but we're barely holding on, and the situation is extremely precarious."
"Fortunately, you led such a strong force to support them, so they retreated immediately without the slightest hesitation."
Upon hearing this, Great Emperor Blazing Sun breathed a sigh of relief:
"That's good. Looks like I arrived just in time."
The old man in linen smiled and extended his hand, saying:
"Please, come in first."
"Good."
Great Emperor Blazing Sun nodded, turned around and waved:
"Come, follow me into the mountains!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he took the lead and flew alongside the old man in hemp cloth, entering the array gate of Mount Taishi.
Hundreds of Emperor Venerable followed behind him, riding their escape lights and rushing into the array gate.
After the array gates closed:
Chen Qingyu then had a chance to look at the dozens of Emperor Venerable beside the old man in hemp cloth. He found that most of them were injured and their auras were somewhat unstable, but there didn't seem to be many seriously injured.
"It seems the situation was quite intense earlier..."
He narrowed his eyes, a ripple of emotion stirring within him.
And in front of everyone:
"Damn it, I shouldn't have acted so impulsively."
"If we had concealed our presence and approached slowly earlier, we might have caught them off guard and turned the tide of battle!"
Mount Taishi can be considered a typical local battlefield.
The mountains are dotted with dozens of strategic locations, fortified with powerful magic arrays and restrictions, making them the focus of contention between the two sides.
The difference is:
The Heavenly Stem Alliance remained on the defensive, while the Earthly Branch Alliance, with its larger numbers and greater strength, dispatched troops to attack these strategic locations, gradually shrinking their living space.
However, this inevitably led to the dispersion of manpower within the Earthly Branch Alliance.
Just now, if Great Emperor Blazing Sun had caught them off guard, he could have used the advantage of gathering five hundred Emperor Venerable to defeat them one by one, and finally snowball out of Mount Taishi.
Because of a moment of impulsiveness, he missed such a good opportunity, which made him regret it so much that he kept hitting the ground and sighing deeply.
"Brother Yanyang, there's no need to be upset."
The old man in linen, on the contrary, seemed quite philosophical about it, casually remarking:
"If you hadn't shown yourself earlier, the pressure on us wouldn't have lessened, and we might have suffered a complete defeat before your sneak attack."
"By then, if you rashly venture into the mountains, you will have fallen into a den of dragons and tigers."
He paused here, a serious look appearing in his eyes:
"Moreover, one of the two I fought cultivated some strange and mysterious law, and was extremely skilled in sensing abilities."
"If you conceal your presence and lead your men to approach stealthily, you may not be able to fool him."
Upon hearing this, Great Emperor Blazing Sun shook his head and said:
Even so, the opportunity was still missed.
"We are now at a complete disadvantage. Playing it safe will only lead to defeat. When it's time to go all out, we can't hesitate. I can only blame myself for misjudging the situation..."
"Alright, alright."
The old man in linen waved his hand and said in a deep voice:
"Since the opportunity has already been missed, there's no need to dwell on it anymore."
"Now that they have completely reduced their manpower and retreated to the other side of Mount Taishi, they will surely reconsider their strategy and change tactics!"
"Good."
Great Emperor Blazing Sun nodded in agreement and immediately inquired:
"Brother Hemp Robe, do you have a good plan?"
"Um..."
The old man in linen pondered for a moment, then cautiously spoke:
"Now that you have provided support, the overall strength of both sides is not much different. To be on the safe side, we should not disperse our forces any further."
"I'm afraid the enemy, too, won't dare to disperse their forces to avoid being defeated piecemeal..."
At this point, he paused slightly, then said in a deep voice:
"In my opinion, they will most likely send a group of people to launch a feint attack, and then concentrate their superior forces to break through at one point."
"And we should concentrate our forces and organize the strongest mobile units, ready to strike at any time."
Upon hearing this, Great Emperor Blazing Sun frowned.
"Can't we take the initiative and launch a counterattack?"
"This is too scary."
The old man in linen shook his head and said:
"Although their overall strengths are similar, they still hold a certain advantage."
"Moreover, many of our magical formations and restrictions were severely damaged in the previous battles, making our rear base unstable, but their strongholds are all intact."
"Under these circumstances, if we launch a rash attack, we may find ourselves in a stalemate, and if a local defeat occurs, it could lead to a complete rout!"
"... I see."
Great Emperor Blazing Sun nodded slightly, turned around and shouted:
"All those of the first and second rank, step forward!"
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