At the same time.
Wild Goose Pass.
General Tang Ze hurriedly returned. Seeing the Marquis of Calm Sea's questioning gaze, he could only shake his head helplessly.
"General, I've asked all the cultivators who came from other city passes to reinforce our Wild Goose Pass didn't notice anything unusual on their way here."
"The cultivators we sent out were clearly wiped out. How can there be nothing unusual?" The Marquis of Calm Sea focused and said in a deep voice, "If there's nothing unusual, then that's the biggest abnormality.
We can't wait any longer. Immediately send the news to Jade Gate Pass and apply to temporarily abandon Wild Goose Pass! "
"Abandon Wild Goose Pass?!" The young general Tang Ze looked at the Marquis of Calm Sea in astonishment and disbelief.
Wild Goose Pass was one of the only seventeen small city passes in the Extraterritorial Battlefield.
In order to defend this city pass, countless human cultivators had sacrificed themselves. But now, the Marquis of Calm Sea was actually prepared to abandon Wild Goose Pass?
"I feel uneasy." The Marquis of Calm Sea nodded and frowned. He patiently explained, "Everything is too strange this time. In the past, when the Demons attacked the city, they came with great fanfare. How could it be like this?
Also, Wild Goose Pass has completely become an isolated city that only allows people to enter and not leave. This is clearly a trap. "
"If this drags on, there will definitely be a big problem," the Marquis of Calm Sea said with certainty.
This was only his guess.
Perhaps it seemed a little metaphysical and even a little arbitrary, but it was not because he was conceited.
He had been guarding Wild Goose Pass for a thousand years and had experienced hundreds of Demons attacking the city. He had long developed a kind of intuition, an intuition about how the situation would develop.
The experience and intuition of a veteran cultivator were often very accurate.
Although Tang Ze was bewildered, he would not object to the Marquis of Calm Sea's decision. He immediately replied, "I'll go and pass the news."
Whoosh!
But before he could leave, a streak of light rushed over from afar and landed on the city wall.
In the escape light, it was a cultivator guarding the Wild Goose Pass. With a panicked expression, he anxiously reported, "General, something big has happened. The army of the Demons is coming. At this time, they have already sealed off the northern area of our Wild Goose Pass!"
Tang Ze was the first to change his expression when he heard this. "In the past, when the Demons attacked, they would send out their army directly. There has never been any talk of a blockade …"
The Marquis of Calm Sea's face paled slightly. His experience allowed him to see many things in an instant. He muttered to himself, "I never thought that it would still be too late. I should have been more decisive. I should have acted first and reported later. I should have abandoned Wild Goose Pass first …"
Tang Ze understood the meaning behind Marquis Calm Sea's words and subconsciously asked, "Didn't the Demons only seal the north?"
The Marquis of Calm Sea shook his head and said with certainty, "Since it's a blockade, how can it be limited to the north? Wasn't this just deceiving himself? It's just that the news from the other side hasn't arrived yet … "
As soon as he finished speaking, another three cultivators flew up to the city gate. They reported with panicked expressions, "General, a large army of Demons has appeared in the south of Wild Goose Pass!"
"… A large army of Demons has appeared in the east!"
"… A large army of Demons has appeared in the west!"
Tang Ze's pupils suddenly dilated. It showed that he was not calm in his heart.
"Looks like the Demons intend to destroy our Wild Goose Pass in one fell swoop," said the Marquis of Calm Sea softly.
"How is that possible?" Tang Ze kept shaking his head. He could not believe it. Or rather, he did not want to believe it. "Why would the Demons break the balance for no reason …"
Their Wild Goose Pass had been resisting the attacks of the Demons for more than a year or two.
It was precisely because of his many years of experience that Tang Ze had tacitly agreed that unless there was a decisive battle, the Demon Race would only send an army that was on par with them to attack the city in order to deplete their strength. They would definitely not do something like destroying the city.
This thought could be said to have been deeply ingrained in his mind.
Who would have thought that this would be the end of the story?
"It's already happened, so there's no point in hoping that it won't happen. The most important thing is to reduce our losses."
The Marquis of Calm Sea looked at the young General that he thought highly of and sighed. He did not analyze the situation in detail as he spoke slowly.
Many times, so-called astute thoughts and schemes were not important on the battlefield between the two races. Instead, it was the big picture that was important.
In the Marquis of Calm Sea's eyes, Tang Ze was already very outstanding in other aspects, but he was not good at the big picture.
However, this could be slowly nurtured.
The Marquis of Calm Sea had always thought that Tang Ze would become the next General of Wild Goose Pass, so he had spared no effort in nurturing him.
It was just that he could not be sure if Wild Goose Pass would still exist after this disaster, or if Tang Ze would still be there …
…
These thoughts flashed through the Marquis of Wild Goose Pass's mind, but he quickly calmed himself down.
After the initial shock, the paleness on the Marquis of Calm Sea's face disappeared, leaving behind only calmness.
He stared at the wilderness in the distance.
There, he could vaguely see a black tide.
"Since it's an encirclement, the Demons are naturally fully prepared. Defending Wild Goose Pass to the death is a dead end, so they have to risk their lives to break out. Every cultivator that can leave is one."
.....
Lu Qingshan felt somewhat bitter.
After Demon General Qing Ge had forced him to stay on the warship, he could only watch as the warship followed the Demons' army and approached Wild Goose Pass.
And now, the majestic Wild Goose Pass in the distance had already entered his eyes.
The mottled walls were full of potholes, indicating the long history of this pass.
This was a ten-thousand-year-old ancient city, majestic and imposing.
However, after today, Wild Goose Pass would no longer exist.
Wild Goose Pass was the destination of Lu Qingshan's trip.
Who would have thought that after such a torment, although he finally came to this Luoyan Pass, he came together with the Demon Race army that was attacking the Luoyan Pass.
Was this not "Grand Lord, this way please"? Although he was forced to do so …
Lu Qingshan felt helpless, constantly thinking in his mind, but no matter how he thought, he could not find a way to escape.
This was because this battleship was located right in the heart of the entire Devilish Race army due to Devilish General Qing Ge's presence.
Without Demon General Qing Ge's permission, how could he leave under the watchful eyes of so many people?
"The disaster of Wild Goose Pass is a foregone conclusion, next I have to consider my own safety.
The longer I stay in the demon's nest, the more likely my identity as a fake Hades cultivator will be exposed. "
Lu Qingshan at this time no longer thought about Wild Goose Pass — — He had already braved great danger to try to save Wild Goose Pass, and almost lost himself.
He had a clear conscience.
"The only thing I can do now is to act according to the situation when the battle begins, and see if I can take advantage of the chaos to escape." Lu Qingshan constantly calculated.
.....
The majestic Wild Goose Pass.
The cultivators of Wild Goose Pass, led by the Marquis of Calm Sea, were gathered on the city wall, gazing at the demon wave that had already appeared in their field of vision.
The Demons were mighty and mighty, like a flood pouring down in torrents, forming a line.
Countless Demons were madly rushing toward Wild Goose Pass, each and every one of them seemed to be filled with fighting spirit and incomparable madness.
The atmosphere in Wild Goose Pass was very solemn.
In the face of this situation, some of the human cultivators' faces turned deathly pale, and they were shocked by the massive commotion. Some of them had bloodshot eyes, and they were prepared to fight to the death with these devilish beings.
Dong dong dong!
The low sound of drums suddenly sounded, as if it was knocking on the heart of every cultivator of Wild Goose Pass.
The sound of the drums seemed to contain a strange power, causing the originally pale cultivators to gradually calm down under the sound of the war drums.
This was a magical weapon that had the effect of inspiring people.
At the center of the Luoyan Pass, there was a huge array.
At this moment, a thick spiritual light shot out from this formation, rushing into the sky. Then, it turned into a magnificent curtain that connected the sky and the city, enveloping the entire Wild Goose Pass.
This was the Grand Formation protecting Wild Goose Pass, the most important thing that the human cultivators had to defend the pass, and their life line.
This was also the reason why the Marquis of Calm Sea was not prepared to defend Wild Goose Pass to the death. He wanted to break out of the encirclement, but he led all the cultivators in the city to temporarily defend the city.
They had to break out of the encirclement, but they could not blindly do so.
The power of a single person in the sea of war would be instantly swallowed up, eaten away by the Demons.
He had to borrow the protection of the formation and gather the power of all the cultivators to have a chance of breaking through.
.....
"They're finally here!" Seeing the Demons' army approaching, a fierce light flashed through the Marquis of Calm Sea's eyes.
In the next moment, he led the soldiers and was the first to jump off the walls of Wild Goose Pass, charging towards the Demons.
In order to boost morale and test the Demons' strength, he had to kill and fight!
Only then would the cultivators of Wild Goose Pass have a chance at survival.
The general, Tang Ze, was the first to charge out with the general.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Whoosh! Whoosh! The dozen or so most powerful Body Integration cultivators of Wild Goose Pass followed closely behind. They led the way and left the city, charging towards the Demons' army.
Rumble!
In the air, the Marquis of Calm Sea released his Origin Power without restraint, and it spread out in all directions.
Sky-blue seawater appeared out of thin air with him as the center, forming a domain that was 1,000 feet wide.
Within the domain, the seawater surged and undulated in the air.
This was his Precept Domain, the Calm Sea Precept Domain. It was a very comprehensive Precept Domain. It was extremely adept at restraining, controlling, and blocking enemies.
Of course, being comprehensive also meant that there were flaws everywhere.
Let's put that aside for now.
The other Body Integration cultivators of Wild Goose Pass also brought out their own Precept Domains at this moment.
Some had blazing flames that soared into the sky, forming a sea of fire. Some had baleful auras that made them seem like hell. Some had continuous spring rain and looked full of vitality … In short, there were all kinds of strange and mystical Precepts.
The Precept Domain was the most representative of a Body Integration cultivator. It was also their strongest technique.
"Attack!" Three water pillars shot out from Marquis Calm Sea's hands. They streaked across the sky and transformed into three ferocious snakes that instantly bit towards the Demons charging at the frontlines.
The remaining Wild Goose Pass cultivators also used their own techniques.
For a time, all kinds of Dharma spells, spiritual lights, Dharma artifacts, and even flying swords linked together and shot towards the Demons' army with great momentum.
One could imagine how the Demons would be utterly defeated by this wave of ferocious attacks.
However, the scene that one imagined did not appear as expected.
This was because at this moment, dozens of shockingly powerful auras also soared into the sky from the Demons' army.
Marquis Calm Sea's pupils could not help but constrict when he saw this scene.
These were Rank Seven Demonic Cultivators!
In an instant, nearly 50 Rank Seven Demons attacked at the same time.
One had to know that in the previous large-scale battle at Wild Goose Pass, the Demons' side would not mobilize more than 20 Rank Seven Demonic Cultivators.
However, this time, there were more than twice as many Rank Seven Demons.
The fact that they had mobilized such a large force showed just how ambitious the Demons were.
This caused Marquis Calm Sea's heart to turn cold. The difference in strength between the two sides was just too great.
A burly Demonic Cultivator covered in armor had just appeared. He nonchalantly waved his enormous palm and directly slapped apart the three water pillars that Marquis Calm Sea had sent out.
Then, he gave Marquis Calm Sea a savage smile, revealing his dense fangs. "That's it?"
On the other side, a strange Demonic Cultivator whose palm had strangely extended five short, sharp spears suddenly waved his hand.
A moment later, the five short spears fell from his hand and transformed into five dark streaks of light. They were so fast that they could not be seen clearly as they twisted through the air and stabbed towards Marquis Calm Sea.
Marquis Calm Sea's expression did not change in the face of this scene.
Plop!
When the five short spears pierced his Precept Domain, they seemed to sink into a swamp. They advanced with great difficulty, their strength constantly weakening.
The Demons who had shot out the short spears did not seem to mind this scene. They only curled their lips and mocked, "The tortoise shells of humans are still so disgusting."
Humans and Demons had different cultivation systems.
In the human cultivation system, all Body Integration cultivators would cultivate a Precept Domain.
Within a Precept Domain, the cultivator was the ruler, the king. If other cultivators did not also cultivate a Precept Domain, they would not be able to resist at all within another's Precept Domain.
This was also the reason why Body Integration cultivators could crush Soul Formation cultivators.
However, among Demons, there was naturally no such thing as a Precept Domain. Even so, Rank Seven Demons did not fear the Precept Domains of human cultivators at all.
This was because, in the cultivation system of Demons, although there was no Precept Domain, all Rank Seven Demons would cultivate a God-Demon Body.
Demons' God-Demon Bodies differed from person to person. There were many types of God-Demon Bodies, and they all had different powers.
Some of them had extremely powerful killing abilities, some of them had terrifying speed, and some of them had all kinds of magical powers ….
However, all God-Demon Bodies had one thing in common — they were extremely immune to Divine Abilities and were impervious to all Divine Abilities.
This allowed them to ignore the effects of human cultivators' Precept Domains to a large extent and fight against human cultivators.
Hence, in the eyes of Demons, a human's Precept Domain was nothing. At most, it was a slightly troublesome tortoise shell.
.....
Boom! Boom!
Boom! The Body Integration cultivators of Wild Goose Pass had already clashed with the Rank Seven Demons.
The battle was extremely intense.
The Marquis of Calm Sea's combat strength was extraordinary, so he was fine for the time being. However, the other Body Integration cultivators who left the city with him did not have as profound a cultivation base as him.
Under the overwhelming numbers of Demons, their Precept Domains were forced to shrink in size and passively defend themselves. They were in a rather sorry state.
If it was a one-on-one battle, it was hard to say whether a Precept Domain or a God-Demon Body was stronger. However, there were far more Rank Seven Demons than Body Integration cultivators.
Hence, in just a short while, a few Body Integration cultivators on the human side had already suffered minor injuries.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a Shadow Devil hidden in the shadows appeared in a human cultivator's Spring Rain Precept Domain without warning.
He grinned hideously as he held a poisonous spike in his hand. It tore through the air, penetrated the Precept Domain, and stabbed toward the forehead of the cultivator in the Precept Domain.
The one who cast the Spring Rain Precept Domain was a female Early-stage Body Integration Spirit Cultivator.
She was originally focused on fighting another Rank Seven Demon. Faced with the sneak attack of the Rank Seven Shadow Devil, who was known as a Spirit Cultivator Killer, she could not help but turn pale with fright. She hurriedly retreated, but it seemed like it was too late.
The situation was critical!
Clang!
A green lotus bloomed at the perfect moment, blocking the demonic spike and neutralizing the fatal attack.
The Shadow Devil, whose attack had failed, did not continue fighting. His figure flashed decisively, and he disappeared into the shadows again.
The Shadow Devil who had yet to appear was the most terrifying.
The female Spirit Cultivator, who had narrowly escaped death, turned around and saw that it was the General of Wild Goose Pass. Tang Ze had helped her block the Shadow Devil's attack.
"Thank you." The female Spirit Cultivator still had lingering fear, but she was extremely grateful.
Tang Ze waved his hand.
"Retreat!"
The Marquis of Calm Sea noticed that the human cultivators were already flustered and in dangerous situations. He hurriedly shouted and quickly led everyone back to Wild Goose Pass.
The Demons, on the other hand, were unforgiving. They chased after the retreating human cultivators.
Fortunately, the human cultivators did not rush too far away, so they quickly retreated to Wild Goose Pass.
The Demons' Devil Cultivators chased after them for a while. When they saw that the human cultivators had all retreated to Wild Goose Pass, they reluctantly stopped.
The Heavenly Screen stopped them from continuing their pursuit.
At the very back of the Demons' army, Demon General Qing Ge stood on the deck of the floating battleship. He looked at the human cultivators leaving the city on their own initiative and then being forced back to Wild Goose Pass in a sorry state. He laughed sinisterly and commanded loudly.
"Puny humans, that's all there is to it. Kill them all! Break through this great protective formation!"
This Demon General Qing Ge, who was deeply doted on by the Demon Venerable, saw that the Demons' army had already launched a fierce attack on the Heavenly Screen under his command. He proudly waved his nonexistent sleeves and placed his hands behind his back. At the same time, he raised his chin and said calmly, "I, Qing Ge, can turn Wild Goose Pass into ashes with a snap of my fingers!"
…
The Marquis of Calm Sea, who had retreated to Wild Goose Pass in a sorry state, stood on the city wall. He looked at the Demons' army with a gloomy expression.
Tang Ze stared at the nearly 50 rank-seven Devil Cultivators hovering in the sky outside the city. He said with difficulty, "Lord General, the Demons are determined to win this time. It'll be difficult for us to break out of the encirclement …"
His wrist was bleeding.
In the short battle just now, he had already sustained quite a few injuries.
There were less than 20 Body Integration cultivators in Wild Goose Pass.
The Demons, on the other hand, had nearly 50 rank-seven Devil Cultivators.
50 against 20.
This was already a one-sided battle. How were they supposed to break out of the encirclement?
The other Body Integration cultivators were also silent at this moment.
Their judgment was the same as Tang Ze's.
Wild Goose Pass was already in a hopeless situation where they had no chance of survival.
The day the Grand Protective Formation was breached would be the day they died.
The Body Integration cultivators' pessimism affected the other human cultivators as well.
Wild Goose Pass was deathly silent.
This was a pessimism that even the war drums and Artifacts could not change.
The Marquis of Calm Sea seemed to have sensed his subordinates' despair. However, he shook his head. His eyes flashed, and he said word by word, "No, we still have a chance!"
"We still have a chance?!"
"Look …" The Marquis of Calm Sea looked toward the depths of the Demons' army.
"That's …" The others hastily followed his gaze. They saw the blood-stained warship.
"I was wondering why the Demons didn't seem to have a clear subordinate relationship even though they've mobilized nearly 50 rank-seven Devil Cultivators. It's clear that there's no leader among them.
Who's the one leading the army? Why hasn't he shown himself yet? "
"That is, until I saw him!" The Marquis of Calm Sea's gaze passed through the endless Demons' army and landed on Devil General Qing Ge, who was standing on the warship in high spirits and commanding the Demons' army to attack.
"Who would've thought that the leader of the Demons' army, which includes nearly 50 rank-seven Devil Cultivators, would be a rank-six Devil Cultivator …"
The Marquis of Calm Sea muttered, "I think that the reason the Demons are acting so strangely this time is because of this rank-six Devil Cultivator."
"This Devil Cultivator isn't that impressive …"
Tang Ze's eyes flickered as he stood behind the Marquis of Calm Sea. He seemed to have understood something. "General, you mean …"
"That's right," the Marquis of Calm Sea said firmly, "A rank-six Devil Cultivator can lead an army of Demons. This means that his identity isn't simple.
The more extraordinary his identity is, the more advantageous it is for us.
That's because no matter how extraordinary his identity is, it doesn't change the fact that he's only a rank-six.
If we can find a way to get close to that warship and capture him alive, we might be able to use him as a hostage to force the Demons to retreat! "
As a veteran general, the Marquis of Calm Sea instantly saw through the fog when he discovered that the Demons' army was led by a rank-six Devil Cultivator. He grasped the theoretical chance of survival!
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