As night fell, Chen Xuezhen had already notified the troops stationed in various locations to prepare and gradually advance towards the Yang Essence Mountain Range.
At this point, we must mention Chen Kingdom's all-terrain reconnaissance system. With this equipment, coupled with the support of high-altitude reconnaissance satellites, the Chen Kingdom has been able to gain the upper hand in every battle.
As the Chen Kingdom's army penetrated deeper into the Yang Essence Mountain Range, the people of the Heavenly Puppet Sect gradually realized something was wrong, and the two sides began to fight.
Boom! Boom! Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!
Unlike the Heavenly Puppet Sect Sword-Questioning Sect, the Heavenly Puppet Sect is a completely worldly sect.
The Heavenly Puppet Sect has over a million disciples, mainly distributed in Jing Province. The occupation of the Yang Essence Mountain Range was spearheaded by the Heavenly Puppet Sect, so those stationed here are all disciples of the Heavenly Puppet Sect.
In terms of individual skills, the disciples of the Heavenly Puppet Sect are much stronger than ordinary soldiers. In addition, they are skilled in using talismans, Rune Artifacts, and formations, all of which are suitable for group battles. In many cases, the army is at a great disadvantage in front of them.
However, the Chen Kingdom's army was different. After years of training, they included special forces who used Rune Gun and rune cannons, and their excellent communication technology ensured consistent command and control. Even with a numerical advantage, their casualties were not more than those of the Heavenly Puppet Sect disciples.
"Retreat! Their hidden weapons are too powerful; we can't hold them off."
A man jumped down from the tree and signaled to his dozen or so men to retreat.
Although the Heavenly Puppet Sect has many disciples, not everyone has the talent of a talisman cultivator. The vast majority of them are just martial cultivators who can use talismans flexibly, while true talisman cultivators have a very high status and can command ordinary martial cultivator disciples.
They had originally laid out a large number of Explosion Talisman in the mountains, intending to detonate them after the Chen Kingdom soldiers had penetrated deeper.
However, the snipers in the Chen Kingdom army completely disrupted their deployment. Although they could activate the talismans remotely, they still needed to hide in the shadows to observe the situation before they could take action. This gave the snipers an opportunity, and many talisman masters were found and killed by snipers while they were observing from the shadows. This made them afraid to show their faces.
Unable to see through them, the talismans they deployed could only explode randomly, resulting in very low killing efficiency.
"Xuezhen, the people from the Heavenly Puppet Sect have all retreated to the mountaintop. Their location is high and offers a wide view, so it won't be easy for us to launch a direct attack."
In the mountains, Chen Manting, dressed in dark armor and wearing glasses with a faint glow on her helmet, quietly reported the situation on the battlefield to Chen Xuezhen.
Her helmet contained Auxiliary Intelligence Brain, and she was controlling thousands of scout mosquitoes and bees to thoroughly survey the terrain for over ten kilometers ahead. The combined vision of these scout insects formed the panoramic map she saw.
"It's alright, the Five Elements Army will help us create an opening. Order all soldiers to attack with full force and don't let them escape."
Chen Xuezhen.
After actually making contact with the people of the Heavenly Puppet Sect, Chen Xuezhen found that they were not as difficult to deal with as he had imagined. Although the methods of the talisman cultivators were powerful, the Chen Kingdom's army also had ways to counter them. Moreover, the fighting spirit of the enemy was much weaker than that of a real army. As things stand, they have already firmly gained the upper hand.
"Alright! The order has been passed on, let's get ahead of us."
Chen Manting is not as talented as Chen Xuezhen in command, so she currently serves as Chen Xuezhen's adjutant, and everything is based on Chen Xuezhen's orders.
"Alright! Rune Puppet Legion, let's go!"
Chen Xuezhen led his Iron Rune Puppet Legion, marching majestically up the mountain, ruthlessly destroying any obstacles in his path.
Most of these steel Talisman Puppet were humanoid, with only a small portion being spider-shaped. The spider-shaped ones were better suited for moving through the jungle and were sent ahead by Chen Xuezhen to scout the way, while the central army consisted of humanoid Talisman Puppet.
The steel Talisman Puppet were too conspicuous to move around in at night, so they simply pushed their way up the mountain and launched a direct attack on the disciples' camp of the Heavenly Puppet Sect.
Inside the Heavenly Puppet Sect Sect's stronghold, there was an old man dressed in shabby clothes and wearing an eye patch. He used his Divine Soul sense to detect the approaching Iron Rune Puppet Legion from afar, and a hint of disdain appeared in his eyes.
"Hmph! So this is Chen Kingdom's Iron Rune Puppet Legion? Nothing special!"
The one-eyed old man glanced at his disciples below him, and finally looked at a middle-aged man.
" Tu Da, summon all the corpse puppets you brought and destroy them."
This is Soul-Summoning Banner; you can use the Corpse Explosion Technique if necessary.
"Yes!"
Tu Da was obese with a face full of scars. He took a long banner, about half a person's height, from the one-eyed old man and rushed out the door.
The rest of you, go out and help!
Those seventh-generation disciples are utterly useless; they were scared into running around in all directions by some small projectiles and hidden weapons.
The one-eyed old man gave instructions to his other disciples.
"Yes!"
After receiving the order, all the disciples left the room, leaving only the one-eyed old man inside, who closed his eyes once more.
After leaving the room, Tu Da walked into the nearby forest and gently waved the Soul-Summoning Banner in his hand.
"Hurry, hurry, as the law commands! Rise!"
In an instant, countless human hands rose from the ground, and the soil trembled incessantly. After about half an incense stick's time, thousands of terrifying corpse puppets emerged.
After these corpse puppets rose up, their eyes revealed a bloodthirsty light. However, under the control of the Soul-Summoning Banner in Tu Da's hand, they only roared incessantly but dared not make any rash moves.
"On my command! Destroy all those steel golems in front of you, leave not a single one alive."
Tu Da gently waved the Soul-Summoning Banner, and the corpse puppets, like wild dogs that had smelled blood, immediately charged madly towards the distant Rune Puppet Legion.
"Halt! All troops, engage! Open fire at will!"
Upon seeing the corpse puppets charging down the mountain, Chen Xuezhen immediately gave the order to the Rune Puppet Legion to open fire.
Clap clap clap! Thump thump! Sizzle...!
Although the corpse puppets are made of flesh and blood, their bodies are incredibly tough. Even when the steel Talisman Puppet are sprayed with machine gun fire, it takes a lot of bullets to kill just one.
The corpse puppets were incredibly fast. After dozens of corpse puppets died, the steel Rune Puppet Legion began close combat with the corpse puppets.
"It's a corpse puppet! The Heavenly Puppet Sect is indeed using this method to train its army."
Upon seeing the corpse puppet, Chen Xuezhen's face darkened, and he felt a sense of unease.
The corpse puppet's body was refined with secret medicine, making it impervious to blades and spears, no less formidable than the outer shell of an iron Talisman Puppet.
On the other hand, because the Corpse Puppet imprisons vengeful spirits, it can inflict mental damage on enemies. The Steel Talisman Puppet's core is also infused with beast souls, so it is countered by the Corpse Puppet and cannot fully unleash its combat power.