As night fell, a bright red moon hung high in the sky.
The wilderness of the Netherworld is a forbidden zone for humans, but a paradise for the dead.
Whether they are hardworking Human Clan or powerful Nether Clan, they will not choose to come out into the wilderness at night unless absolutely necessary, because at this time the undead are inexhaustible.
However, at this moment, an ordinary-looking Human Clan man led more than 1,500 people across the wilderness, rushing rapidly in a certain direction.
"Full speed ahead! Try to get back to Iron Soul City before dawn."
After Chen Mu gave the order, he made a hand seal, and his body split into nine, transforming into nine figures identical to himself, each rushing in different directions to escort the entire team forward.
This technique of creating clones was obtained by Chen Mu from the library of the Heaven-Questioning Pavilion. He used to think that creating clones would affect the strength of his original body, so he rarely used it.
However, after he was able to open up multiple dantians in his body, he discovered the wonders of clones. At this time, he placed the power of his 108 dantians into nine clones. Although the strength of the clones was slightly reduced, they still had more than 80% of the strength of the original body.
During the days he was repairing the Nine Baleful Intent Yin Thunder Formation for the Yan Manor, he was not idle. Instead, he used the power of the Nine Baleful Intent Yin Thunder Formation to help himself condense his Qi into liquid. With the assistance of the Ice Chalcedony, he has now successfully condensed liquid in more than a dozen of his dantian.
Therefore, each of his nine clones now possesses a Dharma Power power no less than that of the Peak of the True Spirit Realm. With the assistance of Little Blue's flames, they are even more formidable than ordinary Core Formation Realm experts in their ability to kill spirits.
Roar~~!!
As the human tribes traversed the wilderness, the undead, like sharks that had smelled blood, swarmed from all directions, launching a frenzied attack on the human forces.
The human force of over a thousand people was now divided into six small groups. The largest group was the Iron Soul City cavalry led by Gao Fenghai, while the remaining five groups were the soldiers that Chen Mu had just gathered that afternoon.
These soldiers were not all of those who had defected to Iron Soul City. In fact, due to years of war, many settlements around Nine Yama City were in danger of extinction. After the news spread that joining Iron Soul City would guarantee them a life of plenty, countless settlements now wanted to join Iron Soul City.
Chen Mu originally didn't want to bring too many burdens on his way back to Iron Soul City, but several settlements were determined to join him and were quite strong, so he specially selected a group of elites to come along and see what their qualities were like.
" A Xing, you must do your best this time so that the adults will remember you."
That way you can take your people to Iron Soul City, and they won't have to go hungry anymore, do you understand?"
Among the crowd, a Human Clan man named Shi Xing recalled the instructions his clan elders had given him before he left Nine Yama City, and his eyes seemed to burn with raging flames.
"Kill! Fight for our lord!"
Led by Shi Xing, a force of over a hundred soldiers, they tore the charging undead to shreds like a pack of ferocious wolves.
And so, the human forces continued their march toward Iron Soul City. Chen Mu primarily controlled his nine clones to kill the undead powerhouses, while the ordinary undead were left to the human forces to deal with.
They fought fiercely all night, and as dawn broke, they finally arrived not far from Iron Soul City.
"All troops, listen up! Rest in place! Await my orders."
The entire army was exhausted and wouldn't be of much help even if they reached Iron Soul City. So, after killing off the undead in the surrounding area, Chen Mu let the troops rest while he returned to the city alone to check on the situation.
At this moment, a large hole had been breached in the walls of Iron Soul City, and the city was filled with smoke and flames.
Boom! Boom boom...!
Outside a semi-circular building made of steel, the Green Ghost King Han Xiao led his three hundred followers in a desperate attack, but no matter what they did, they could not break through the defenses.
"Damn it! What kind of turtle shell is this? How can it be so hard?!"
Han Xiao had been busy for most of the night but to no avail. He was extremely frustrated and started cursing.
This semi-circular building is the automated workshop that Chen Mu and his main force built. It is the most important place in the entire Iron Soul City, so naturally its defenses are also the strongest.
"Boss, I have a feeling something's not right. The people in Iron Soul City are too cowardly."
"Once the city walls fell, they didn't fight us to the death; they all hid inside this tortoise shell. Do you think they might be plotting something against us?"
Seeing that they couldn't break through after a long siege, the third leader of the Green Ghost Bandits began to become suspicious.
"Hmph! So what if they have a conspiracy? With our strength, what conspiracy do we have to fear from them!"
The Green Ghost Bandits have roamed the Manju Imperial Court for decades, so they naturally have their reasons for their confidence.
His three hundred followers were all elite soldiers, four of whom had reached the Core Formation Realm, and he himself was comparable to the Mid Core Formation Realm. Even the Nine Yama City's direct legion would not have an easy time annihilating them, so why would they be afraid of the defense of such a remote settlement?
If they hadn't happened to be in the vicinity and hadn't learned from Ge Rao that Iron Soul City contained precious magical treasures, they wouldn't have bothered attacking Iron Soul City at all.
"But boss, we've been fighting for so long, and this turtle shell hasn't budgeed an inch."
If this drags on any longer, and if Nine Yama City sends troops to pursue and annihilate us, we'll inevitably face some trouble."
The third leader neither agreed nor disagreed with Han Xiao's words, and continued to offer advice.
"Hehe! I heard that Nine Yama City is in internal strife and is too busy taking care of itself to help us. Don't worry about us."
"Have the brothers spread out and search carefully again. I refuse to believe their defensive formation is impenetrable."
Han Xiao insisted.
Inside the control room of the automated production workshop, Mingye leisurely sipped his tea, his expression showing no sign of the embarrassment or tension of someone who had been beaten up at home.
Just then, the screen on the control panel switched, and Chen Mu's figure appeared on it.
" Mingye, I've brought the troops back. What's the situation in Iron Soul City now?"
"It's the same as always. With those Green Ghost Bandits, there's no way they can break through the defenses you've set up."
"If it weren't for conserving Yin Stone, we wouldn't have abandoned the city walls and let them into the city."
When Chen Mu left Iron Soul City, the Iron Soul City's reserves of Yin Stone were already low. Without sufficient energy supply, no matter how ingenious his defenses were, they were like a skilled cook without ingredients. That's why Mingye returned ahead of schedule.
"Alright, let them be arrogant for a while longer. Once the men I brought back have rested, we'll coordinate an attack from the inside and wipe them all out. We won't let a single one escape."
As Chen Mu spoke, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.
"No problem, the Green Ghost Bandits in the city are easy to deal with."
The main problem is that group of people outside the city; they're very suspicious, and it probably won't be easy to keep them all here."
Faced with the reconnaissance radar created by Chen Mu, Ge Rao's hidden experts outside the city had nowhere to hide and had long been detected.
"It's alright, leave those people to me. You just need to focus on dealing with the Green Ghost Bandits."
Chen Mu said calmly.