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Chapter 629: The Formation Breaks
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This newly formed army of fifty thousand soldiers was named the Eastern Expeditionary Army and was led by Zhang Chunfeng.
In just five short years, vast resources were poured into these fifty thousand individuals, resulting in a significant improvement in their cultivation levels.
Most notably, the proportion of Golden Core Cultivators (third-tier warriors) greatly increased, with Golden Core Cultivators now accounting for one-tenth of the total army.
Among the remaining ninety percent of the population, nearly half had reached the mid-level of Foundation Building (second-tier mid-level warriors) or higher.
Such an elite force might not even be possessed by the major powers of the Fengwu Continent.
The reason for having such a powerful and organized force, apart from the large number of Spiritual Objects purchased from Fengwu Continent, was the crucial role played by the Green Spirit Peach cultivated within the Space.
When he cleaned out the Space Spiritual Objects before, he took a liking to these spirit peaches and moved some of them to Qizhou Island for cultivation.
There were still many large peach trees in the Space, and consuming these peaches at a low price could rapidly increase a cultivator's cultivation level, making them almost heaven-defying existences.
Having previously harvested many peaches but unable to bring them all out, aside from brewing a large quantity of Spirit Wine, many were also sealed and preserved.
At this time, when he brought them out, each ordinary Foundation Building Cultivator could elevate their cultivation level by one layer with just one peach. Over the past five years, each person had consumed at least one.
This effectively elevated everyone's cultivation level by one layer.
On this day, twenty ships were docked at the port of Haigang City, and the fifty thousand people boarded the ships in an orderly manner.
"Luo Zhongjie, Xu Lun, during our absence, Qizhou Island will be entrusted to you."
At the port, Wang Hong gave a brief instruction to the officials seeing them off.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, when you return, Qizhou Island will surely be stronger and more prosperous."
This time, Wang Hong would personally lead the expedition. He had long known that behind the Hezhou Demon Clan stood a fifth-tier beast clan, which made him uneasy about sending his men off like this.
Moreover, with the Taihao Sect joining the fray again, with Wang Yi and his wife in battle, this kid would fight without regard for his life; he needed to keep an eye on him.
Accompanying him this time was Yi Ze, who Wang Hong had recruited in Boundary City years ago. He had now reached the Nascent Soul stage.
He had been by Xu Lun's side before, and he was quite adept at managing logistics and other related matters. This time, he was responsible for the logistical affairs of the army.
Accompanying them were not only the commander Zhang Chunfeng but also the Sloppy Old Daoist, Jia Liang, the father-daughter pair Ling Shuai, Hu Jian, Wen Lan, Skinny Monkey, and several other subordinates.
In total, there were more than thirty Nascent Soul and fourth-tier warriors.
Twenty Large Sea Ships were docked at the port, ten of which were obtained from the Redeye Bandit.
To prevent recognition, these ships seized from the Redeye Bandit had not only been repaired but also altered in appearance so that even members of the Redeye Bandit wouldn't recognize them if they came.
In the sky, there were one thousand transport Flying Boats and one hundred Large-sized combat Flying Boats.
They couldn't go to battle empty-handed; since it was inconvenient to trade with Hezhou, they naturally had to bring enough logistical supplies.
If Southern Region Cultivators needed them, they could also sell a portion and earn some extra income.
After everyone boarded the ships, the fleet slowly departed from the port, sailing eastward.
On a deserted island's shore, the fleets of the Qingxu Sect and the Taihao Sect had long been waiting.
Led by Wang Yi and Feng Ai, the Taihao Sect consisted of two thousand people, with five Golden Core Cultivators and the majority being Qi Cultivation stage cultivators.
Leading the Qingxu Sect this time was the newly promoted Nascent Soul Cultivator Wu Tingchang.
Knowing that Wu Tingchang had a good relationship with Wang Hong, the Qingxu Sect had invested heavily in his training. Coupled with Wu Tingchang's own diligence, they now finally had a second Nascent Soul Cultivator.
Wu Tingchang also brought along five Golden Core Cultivators and dozens of Foundation Building cultivators, along with Qi Cultivation stage cultivators, totaling two thousand people.
After the three fleets converged, they headed directly towards Hezhou.
In the Southern Region of Hezhou, in a canyon area, a major battle was underway. The Human Clan had utilized advantageous terrain to set up a defensive line stretching hundreds of miles.
Nearly all of the Southern Region's forces had been poured into this area.
The resistance of the Southern Region Cultivators against the Demon Clan seemed to be faster-paced in terms of losses compared to Zhang Chunfeng's previous estimates.
The main reason was the sudden reinforcement of the Eastern Sea Demon Clan, which had drawn a large number of Demon Clan forces from the Eastern Sea into the battlefield.
Although the Southern Region Cultivators had gained a large amount of resources and rapidly increased their strength, they were still unable to withstand the unprecedented power of the Demon Clan. They were steadily retreating, and now, more than half of the Southern Region had been occupied by the Demon Clan.
At this critical moment of life and death, the courage of the Southern Region Cultivators was ignited, leading to unprecedented unity among them, with everyone swearing to resist to the death.
Currently, the Human Clan occupied the canyon and had set up numerous formations within it.
On the other hand, the Demon Clan still employed their old tactics, using a large number of low-tier Demonic Beasts as cannon fodder to charge forward, consuming the energy of the formations and depleting the Spiritual Power of the Cultivators.
When the consumption was nearly complete, they would send out elite Demonic Beasts for a concentrated assault to break through the defense, causing the entire defensive line to collapse.
Although the Demon Clan had used this tactic countless times, they had an absolute strength basis. In the situation where the overall strength of the Human Clan was insufficient, there was simply no effective way to counter it.
If they had enough strength, they could naturally use cannon fodder to deplete the enemy's cannon fodder or form an elite team specifically to kill the enemy's elite.
Unfortunately, the manpower at various points of their defense line was stretched thin, and they simply couldn't muster enough people.
At this moment, a group of four to five hundred third-tier Demon Clan members found a weak point in the formation and launched a joint attack.
These Demonic Beasts were of various kinds. Some used their physical strength to strike, while others displayed innate abilities. The formation quickly faltered, with runes flickering above and then dissipating.
A huge gap was soon blasted open in the formation, and countless Demonic Beasts poured in through it.
Seeing that the entire defensive line was about to collapse, a burst of starlight flashed past, and the leading few third-tier Demonic Beasts fell to the ground.
At this moment, a Nascent Soul Cultivator with white hair appeared. With a sweep of his dusting tool, a dazzling starlight flashed, taking the lives of several Demonic Beasts.
However, hundreds of third-tier Demon Clan members flooding in were not something he alone could stop. Many Demonic Beasts still broke through the defense and attacked the surrounding Cultivators.
At this time, other Nascent Soul Cultivators were all tied up and couldn't be redeployed.
Just as he was fully engaged in slaying the incoming Demonic Beasts, a sense of crisis suddenly surged in him, and the white-haired Cultivator swiftly retreated.
At that moment, a black bone spike silently appeared, piercing his chest.
"My life is in danger!"
At this time, the Demonic Beast that ambushed him also revealed itself: a fourth-tier Demonic Beast covered in bone spurs, howling as it led a group of Demonic Beasts to charge through the formation.
At the same time, other defense formations couldn't spare the attention to deal with the attacks from the opposing Demon Clan and still sent out a large number of reinforcements to the gap.
However, this particular gap had not been sealed yet, and three new gaps appeared.
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