The situation on the battlefield had been completely reversed. The Sea Exploring Sect's people were attacking with all their might, while the Sacred Gate's people were retreating bit by bit. However, although the Sacred Gate's disciples were retreating bit by bit, they weren't retreating on their own accord. Instead, they were being pushed back by the Sea Exploring Sect's people. The Sacred Gate's disciples were actually fighting to the death rather than retreating.
Seeing this situation, Zhao Hai couldn't help but admire the Sacred Gate's disciples. Under such circumstances, they hadn't been defeated. This was really shocking. It also fully illustrated the Sacred Gate's disciples' determination to fight to the death.
Zhao Hai admired the Sacred Gate's disciples' will to fight. However, Elder Vermillion Bird's mood wasn't good at all. He would rather have an ugly victory than see the Sacred Gate's disciples fight to the death, only to be pushed back by the enemy bit by bit.
Elder Vermillion Bird quietly looked at the Sacred Gate's disciples, then turned to look at Zhao Hai. Zhao Hai was also looking at him. Elder Vermillion Bird looked at Zhao Hai and said in a deep voice, "Sect Master Zhao Hai, the strength of your Sea Exploring Sect's disciples is really strong. I admire you."
Zhao Hai looked at Elder Vermillion Bird's appearance and smiled faintly. "Elder Vermillion Bird, you don't have to be so polite. I also admire the Sacred Gate's disciples' will to fight. The Sacred Gate is also the strongest enemy my Sea Exploring Sect has ever encountered. Today, the casualties on both sides are not small. How about we temporarily retreat today?"
Elder Vermillion Bird couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Zhao Hai's words. He really didn't expect Zhao Hai to say this. One must know that the Sea Exploring Sect had the upper hand now. However, Zhao Hai took the initiative to ask for a retreat. Why was this?
Zhao Hai saw the doubt in Elder Vermillion Bird's eyes, but he wasn't prepared to answer Elder Vermillion Bird. He just looked at Elder Vermillion Bird calmly, waiting for his reply.
Elder Vermillion Bird glanced at the Sacred Gate's disciples who were still fighting on the battlefield, then turned to look at Zhao Hai. Finally, Elder Vermillion Bird said in a deep voice, "Alright, let's stop here today." After speaking, Elder Vermillion Bird turned to look at the battlefield, then at Zhao Hai. It was obvious that the Sea Exploring Sect had the upper hand. If the Sea Exploring Sect wanted to stop, the Sea Exploring Sect's disciples would have to stop first. Otherwise, the Sacred Gate's disciples would suffer great losses if they didn't stop the Sea's by one side.
As soon as Zhao Hai saw Elder Vermillion Bird's expression, he knew what Elder Vermillion Bird was thinking. He couldn't help but smile faintly, then he turned his head and said, "Disciples of the Sea Exploring Sect, stop attacking. Defensive formation, retreat."
As soon as they heard Zhao Hai's order, the Sea Exploring Sect's disciples were stunned. However, they still stopped. To be honest, although they were still attacking, their situation wasn't very good. All the disciples felt tired. The Sacred Gate's disciples' tenacity was beyond their imagination. In the past, if they fought to this extent, their enemies would have been routed. But now, these people didn't retreat and were still attacking with all their strength. This was really beyond their expectations.
Now, Zhao Hai's order came at the right time. They could finally retreat and have a good rest. Therefore, all the Sea Exploring Sect's disciples stopped and slowly retreated.
As soon as the Sea Exploring Sect's disciples stopped, the Sacred Gate's disciples were about to attack. But at this time, Elder Vermillion Bird immediately said, "Disciples of the Sacred Gate, stop attacking and retreat."
As soon as the Sacred Gate's disciples heard Elder Vermillion Bird's order, they were stunned. However, all of them stopped. They weren't stupid. As soon as they heard that both sides were retreating, they understood what was going on. It seems like today's battle had come to an end.
The disciples of the Holy Gate felt a little complicated. Their current casualties were very high. From the start of the battle until now, both sides had been attacking each other for more than six hours. In these six hours, the casualties of the Holy Gate's disciples had exceeded 30 million people. 30 million! They only had 50 million people here. But now, their casualties had exceeded 30 million. Such casualties made them feel a chill in their hearts.
The Sea Exploring Sect's casualties were also very high. Their casualties had exceeded 10 million. Most of them died in the battle. There were only a few who were injured but not dead.
It could be said that this was the first time the Sea Exploring Sect had suffered the most casualties since its establishment. It was also the most bitter battle. After six hours of high-intensity battle, many disciples felt exhausted after retreating. They couldn't even maintain flight in the sky. Such a situation had never happened before.
However, the Sacred Gate's disciples' situation wasn't much better than theirs. They had all retreated and their situation was more serious than theirs. Previously, they were relying on their courage to fight. Now that they had retreated, they felt as if their bones were about to fall apart. This feeling made them feel uncomfortable.
Zhao Hai looked at the Sacred Gate's disciples retreating. When all the Sacred Gate's disciples had retreated, Zhao Hai ordered the troops to retreat. At the same time, all the corpses of the disciples who had died in the battle were collected. After cremation, they were sent back to the Sword Spirit World.
Zhao Hai first treated the injured disciples. Then, he called Tie Shi and the others to his study room. After everyone sat down, Zhao Hai opened his mouth and said, "This time, I allowed the disciples to have a fair battle with the Sacred Gate. Does everyone feel strange? We obviously have more people. Why did I give the Sacred Gate such an opportunity and increase our casualties for no reason? Is there anyone who thinks so? "
Tie Shi and the others didn't open their mouths. Zhao Hai looked at everyone and said, "I don't blame you for thinking this way. However, I want to tell you that this battle is to let the Holy Gate know how powerful we are. We want to destroy the morale of the Holy Gate's disciples. Don't think that we only fought 50 million Holy Gate disciples. All of them are experts. It wouldn't take long for the Holy Gate to know that we defeated them in a head-on battle. In the future, the Holy Gate wouldn't be as confident as they are now. This would reduce their fighting strength instead."
Tie Shi and the others didn't say anything. Zhao Hai continued, "Besides this, I'm also trying to raise the morale of our disciples. You should know that it's not just the Holy Gate's disciples, even our own disciples think that if we don't have the advantage in numbers, then we would be doomed. The number of such disciples isn't small. What we're doing now is to make them understand that we aren't worse than the Holy Gate's disciples, we might even be stronger than them." Tie Shi and the others didn't say anything.
Tie Shi and the others nodded this time. Then Zhao Hai continued, "In the past, the Sea Exploring Sect has always pursued a tactic. In a war, we must eliminate the enemy by hook or by crook, reducing our casualties to a minimum. But this way, we rarely have the opportunity to face the enemy and defeat them face to face. This is very rare." Tie Shi and the others nodded. Then Zhao Hai continued, "The Sea Exploring Sect has always pursued a tactic.
Everyone agreed with Zhao's words, because Zhao was right. When they faced the enemy, they didn't have to face them head-on. Because of this, their casualties weren't that high. Zhao's words were very true. When they faced the enemy, they didn't have to face them head-on. Because of this, their casualties weren't that high.
Zhao Hai looked at them and said, "But if we keep doing this, it's easy for the disciples to develop a feeling of opportunism. When they face the enemy, they will always think about how to use the most convenient method to eliminate the enemy. This will slowly make them lose their courage. Therefore, I want to use this battle to make the disciples understand that the disciples of the Sea Exploring Sect need to have the courage to face powerful enemies. They also need to have the determination to fight to the death against the enemy." Zhao Hai nodded and said, "That's right.
Tie Shi and the others didn't speak, but each and every one of them looked at Zhao Hai with shining eyes. Zhao Hai continued, "Previously, when we fought with the Holy Gate's disciples, we were actually a little afraid. Why? First, it's because the Holy Gate's disciples are strong. Second, it's because the Holy Gate's disciples would rather die than surrender. This caused our disciples to have a trace of fear towards the Holy Gate's disciples. However, I believe that after this battle, they won't have such thoughts anymore. This is because they withstood the crazy attacks of the Holy Gate's disciples and won. Although they didn't eliminate the Holy Gate's disciples, it's because we don't want to have more casualties. Tomorrow, we will dispatch troops to eliminate the Holy Gate's disciples. This time, we won't give them a chance to fight a fair battle. We have the advantage in our hands. If we use our advantage to deal with the Holy Gate, wouldn't that be too stupid? "
When Tie Shi and the others heard Zhao Hai's words, their eyes lit up as they looked at Zhao Hai. Zhao Hai said solemnly, "Inform all the disciples to get ready. Tomorrow, we will attack the Holy Gate's disciples with all our strength and eliminate them in one fell swoop."
Tie Shi and the others responded loudly. Then, Zhao Hai waved his hand and let them leave. Tie Shi and the others stood up and bowed to Zhao Hai. Then, they turned around and left.
After they left, Zhao Hai took out a jade slip. Then, he used his spiritual force to scan the contents of the jade slip. Then, he kept the jade slip.
This jade slip was given to Zhao Hai by Wen Wenhai. Wen Wenhai also said that they were attacked by the Holy Gate's disciples at night. However, they were repelled. The Holy Gate's disciples didn't succeed.
Looking at this situation, Zhao Hai understood the Holy Gate's approach. The Holy Gate wanted to take advantage of the night battle and attack them continuously. They wanted to fight with their lives on the line and repel them in the end. The Sea Exploring Sect's disciples were never afraid of night battles. They had also undergone training in this aspect. Zhao Hai, who had gone through countless interfaces and faced countless enemies, was very clear that the enemy would attack you when you least expect it. This would give you a headache. Therefore, night battles were inevitable. Therefore, the Sea Exploring Sect's disciples had undergone training in this aspect.
It was precisely because of this that the Holy Gate didn't get any advantage this time. When they attacked at night, the Sea Exploring Sect's disciples quickly discovered them. They immediately gathered and repelled them.
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