Three months later, in the Heavenly Puppet World.
After three months of planning, the Heavenly Puppet Sect has mobilized the power of the entire plane. After all, this is the Heavenly Puppet Sect's home ground, and the Heavenly Puppet Sect can use many means to deal with the Chen Kingdom's army.
The two sides fought fiercely during this period. In addition to the machine army, Chen Kingdom successively deployed technologies such as Demon Spirit Missile, rune satellites, and rune warships.
With the support of these advanced rune technologies, the Chen Kingdom has maintained the upper hand. However, although the Heavenly Puppet Sect has suffered repeated defeats, it has been extremely tenacious, and the Chen Kingdom has no way to swallow up the entire Heavenly Puppet World in the short term.
In the center of the Heavenly Puppet World, many mountains float in mid-air. The largest of these mountains is about the same size as the inner chamber of the Heaven-Questioning Pavilion, and it is called Heavenly Puppet Peak.
At the highest point of Heavenly Puppet Peak stands a magnificent palace, where the Heavenly Dao Core of the Heavenly Puppet World is housed. It is here that Song Yunting, the master of the plane, usually goes into seclusion.
At this moment, dozens of high-ranking members of the Heavenly Puppet Sect had gathered in the main hall. They all looked worried, and the atmosphere was extremely oppressive.
"Useless! You bunch of useless trash!!"
Our millions of cultivators in the Heavenly Puppet World, fighting on our home turf, still couldn't defeat the Chen Kingdom's less than 100,000 soldiers.
"All these years, have all those rare and precious herbs I've supplied been eaten by pigs?"
Song Yunting sat at the highest point of the main hall, furious, and berated the elders of the Heavenly Puppet Sect below.
In fact, if we look at military strength alone, the Heavenly Puppet Sect's local forces are definitely no weaker than the invading army of the Chen Kingdom.
After all, the Chen Kingdom's army needs to transit through the Brahma Sword World to attack the Heavenly Puppet World, which will take a lot of time and resources.
Therefore, the number of the Chen Kingdom soldiers attacking the Heavenly Puppet World from the Brahma Sword World was not very large, only more than 40,000 combat units, while the remaining tens of thousands of the Human Clan warriors were all from the Sword-Questioning Sect.
The Heavenly Puppet World can muster at least several million troops, and even if there are cultivators of equal strength to the invading legion, their numbers would still be seven or eight hundred thousand.
Despite such a disparity in troop strength, the Heavenly Puppet Sect had won almost no battles during this period, which explains why Song Yunting was so furious.
"Grandmaster Yunting, our Heavenly Puppet Sect is, after all, a talisman-cultivating sect. Our disciples have never experienced military training, which puts us at a great disadvantage in legion battles."
Since last month, I have arranged for my disciples to undergo military training. I believe that given more time, we will definitely be able to turn the tide and annihilate the invaders.
Inside the main hall, a burly middle-aged man emerged. Although he wore a Daoist robe, his chest was bare, and his thick eyebrows and square face exuded a fierce aura.
This person is named Fang Mingda. Although he only has the cultivation level of the Saint Level Early Stage, he used to serve in the military in the Haotian Empire and has a good understanding of military affairs. He played a significant role in the fight against the invasion of the Chen Kingdom.
"But what we lack right now is time!"
"Do the math yourself. At their current rate of attack, they'll probably be here in less than a year, right?"
Although Song Yunting was annoyed, he did not dare to be too harsh on Fang Mingda, and his tone softened considerably.
Fang Mingda was previously inconspicuous in the Heavenly Puppet Sect. He had not left his secluded cultivation place for over a hundred years. If it weren't for this war, Song Yunting wouldn't have even noticed that there was such a person in the Heavenly Puppet Sect.
However, in the past two months, Fang Mingda has proven his worth. It is because of his arrangements that the Heavenly Puppet Sect's defenses have not completely collapsed. Therefore, he is now one of the few people in the Heavenly Puppet Sect who dare to speak up.
That's absolutely right!
But in this world, there are no wars that are destined to be lost, only people who are destined to lose.
If my master decides to give up, then I have nothing to say. But if my master still wants to fight this battle, then he must listen to me, and we will persevere together."
Fang Mingda looked up at Song Yunting, his eyes seemingly burning with fire.
But Song Yunting hesitated. Having lived for thousands of years, he had long lost the passion of a warrior, and all that remained in his heart was cunning and cautiousness.
"Elder Mingda, I actually admire your military talent, but what you say is too unrealistic. I can't place all my hopes on you."
How about this, let's ask the Heavenly Court for help!
As far as I know, the Heavenly Court has always been dissatisfied with the existence of the Chen Kingdom. As long as the Heavenly Court is willing to help us, we are not afraid that the Chen Kingdom will not withdraw its troops.
Upon hearing Song Yunting's plan, Fang Mingda became very excited and quickly shook his head.
Absolutely not!
Grandmaster Yunting, you couldn't possibly be unaware of the Heavenly Court's intentions towards our Heavenly Puppet World over the years.
Asking them for help at this time is tantamount to asking a tiger for its skin!
Because Fang Mingda had once served in the Haotian Empire, he was very clear about the true colors of those people in the Haotian Empire. On the surface, they cooperated with the Heavenly Puppet Sect, but in reality, they always wanted to annex the Heavenly Puppet Sect.
Even though he was a native of the Heavenly Puppet World, he had been coerced and tempted to the point of almost betraying the Heavenly Puppet Sect. He didn't believe that the Heavenly Court would generously help the Heavenly Puppet Sect.
I know! But it's the only way we can do it.
Even if the Heavenly Court has ulterior motives towards us, at least they will help us through the immediate crisis. As for how the Heavenly Court will deal with us later, we can discuss countermeasures then.
As the ruler of his plane, Song Yunting would certainly not give up his plane, but from his perspective, surrendering to the Heavenly Court would not be unacceptable if he had no other choice.
After all, even after submitting to the Heavenly Court, he would normally still be the master of this plane. However, the power of the Brahma Sword World has now infiltrated the Heavenly Puppet World. If this trend continues, the Heavenly Puppet World will be completely devoured by the Brahma Sword World, and he will inevitably lose his status as the master of the plane.
If a plane's ruler loses his plane, he will inevitably suffer a severe blow, and his cultivation level will drop back to the Saint Level, which is something he absolutely cannot accept.
Fang Mingda then realized that if he didn't give a compelling reason, Song Yunting wouldn't believe him at all. So he gritted his teeth and began to explain his plan.
"I have led troops to fight against the Abyss Devil Race many times, and I have come to a deep understanding of one thing: the Human Clan is a very resilient race. The greater the external oppression, the stronger their ability to resist."
Grandmaster Yunting, our Heavenly Puppet World has never experienced a war with other planes since its birth, so it is normal that the people's combat power cannot be fully utilized at the beginning, but this absolutely does not mean that we will lose.
As the old saying goes, "Burning one's boats and breaking one's cauldrons, fighting with one's back to the river," when people are driven to the brink, they will unleash unprecedented fighting power. "As long as you listen to me, Master, there is definitely still a chance for us to win this war."