Chapter 137 Three Nascent Souls

Wan Lei listened to the report from his subordinates and sneered,

"Heh, clumsy acting. Who can be fooled? They came after all.

"Pass down the order. All the guards are to assemble and resist the enemy.

"Also, immediately ask the other four prefectures for reinforcements and have them come as quickly as possible."

The intelligence stated that the three armies did not start fighting, but joined forces and marched towards the Wan family.

"Lei'er."

Wan Zhentian went up to the city wall and came to Wan Lei and Tian Suanzi's side.

"Grandfather."

"I just received another piece of information. The Qi family has dispatched an army that has crossed the Qishan Mountains and is approaching West Prefecture City.

"The Ba family also has an army that is about to reach North Prefecture City.

"Those two prefectures probably won't be able to spare any reinforcements."

"Hehe, just a feint attack, the purpose of which is to disperse our forces and attention. It doesn't matter if those two prefectures send reinforcements or not. The main prefecture and East Prefecture still need to send more.

"Otherwise, it will be very difficult for the strength of our South Prefecture to resist the three allied armies.

"After all, everyone can see where the main force of the three families is."

Wan Lei was not being self-deprecating. He had led many wars, large and small, in his previous life, so he naturally knew the importance of the lower-level troops.

Many times, it is not enough to rely on your strong upper-level combat power to completely determine the outcome. Even if the opponent's soldiers have poor combat capabilities, they can still exhaust you to death.

At this time, the nineteen Core Formation experts and the hundred thousand soldiers of South Prefecture had all assembled.

After arriving in South Prefecture, the reinforcements and Core Formation cultivators did not try to usurp power or disobey orders.

Because Wan Lei was here.

Everywhere, people respect the strong.

Wan Lei's current identity was no longer just the Wan Clan's number one genius.

The record of killing a Nascent Soul cultivator with a Core Formation cultivation base had already spread throughout the Wan family and the surrounding Qishan Prefecture.

It could be said that many people now regarded Wan Lei as the Wan Clan's strongest combat force.

"Since I am the strongest combat force, then your first target should be me. You will definitely do your best to kill me first.

"For the current me, Core Formation cultivators are no longer enough to watch. How many Nascent Soul cultivators will you send?"

Now, Wan Lei would never believe that the three families did not have Nascent Soul cultivators.

His combat power was there for all to see. If the other party did not have Nascent Soul cultivators, they would not have the confidence to attack the Wan family. Instead, they would try every means to please him, fearing that Wan Lei would cause trouble for them again.

Since the other party had come, they must have confidence.

At noon, a mighty fleet of war boats finally appeared in the southern sky.

The overwhelming fleet of war boats blotted out the sky, even blocking the sunlight, creating a scene of dark clouds pressing down on the city.

At a rough glance, there were at least two thousand war boats.

According to the carrying capacity of a standard war boat, which could hold one hundred cultivators, then the other party had at least…

Two hundred thousand soldiers!

And since they were the main attacking force sent by the enemy, they must be elite, with combat power far exceeding that of South Prefecture City.

The regular army guarding South Prefecture City only numbered fifty thousand, consisting of twenty thousand from South Prefecture City, twenty thousand reinforcements from the main prefecture, and ten thousand reinforcements from East Prefecture.

The others were miscellaneous troops composed of various vassal families, rogue cultivators in the city, academy disciples, and other forces.

If compared to ancient mortal armies attacking a city, the other side was two hundred thousand elite and brave soldiers, while South Prefecture City was fifty thousand elite soldiers plus fifty thousand elderly, weak, sick, and disabled civilians.

Moreover, the enemy did not need to set up cloud ladders to climb the city walls.

The enemy fleet approached, and the spiritual energy cannons on the war boats all aimed at South Prefecture City, emitting a roaring sound.

At the same time, various defense facilities in the city also roared, and beams of light shot towards the enemy fleet.

Both sides did not say a word and began fighting with great tacit understanding.

There was nothing to say, everyone knew what the other side was doing.

It was just the annexation and defense between different forces, which was too normal. Moreover, unlike wars between mortal countries, they did not need to find a reason to justify their actions.

The attacking and defending sides showed their strongest combat power from the start.

Outside, groups of cultivators flew down from the fleet of war boats, using their flesh and blood to withstand the defensive fire while continuously releasing divine powers to bombard the city's protective formation.

Wan Zhentian calmly commanded the city defense army, trying his best to allocate resources in a measured manner.

Wan Lei did not move. He was waiting for the enemy's Nascent Soul experts.

He waited.

The three families' flagships quickly landed seventy or eighty cultivators, each exuding the aura of Core Formation, and headed towards South Prefecture City.

After those people had all flown down, three figures with even more powerful auras appeared.

From the Ba family's war boat, an old man with white hair and a beard, possessing the demeanor of an immortal, flew down.

From the Duanmu family's war boat, a middle-aged Taoist priest wearing a Taoist robe appeared.

From the Qi family's flagship, a young man stretched lazily with a playful smile and a hint of slyness at the corner of his mouth, looking towards South Prefecture City.

"Good fellow, a full-scale attack right from the start. So many Core Formation cultivators, and three Nascent Souls. It seems that the main forces of the three families have all gathered here."

Wan Lei took out the Thunder God's Hammer and looked at the runes on it.

Wan Zhentian sighed, "These old things are still alive.

"Lei'er, be careful. All three of them are Nascent Soul cultivators.

"The old man from the Ba family is called Ba Xin. He is the previous Ba family patriarch and should be a Nascent Soul Initial Stage cultivator.

"The one from the Duanmu family is called Duanmu Wen Dao. He focuses on cultivating the Dao, not on physical training, only Qi refinement. His cultivation should be higher than Ba Xin's.

"The most powerful one is from the Qi family. He is a genius from three hundred years ago, called Qi Xiaoxiao.

"Three hundred years ago, he appeared out of nowhere and was invincible in Qishan Prefecture. At that time, he was already a Core Formation Late Stage cultivator.

"Later, he disappeared without a trace. People guessed that he might have gone to more vast worlds to explore. I didn't expect him to come this time.

"He… should be the strongest."

Wan Lei nodded. This was normal. A cultivator's appearance depends on their cultivation at their age. Those two old things only achieved Nascent Soul at such an old age. How strong could their cultivation be?

On the other hand, Qi Xiaoxiao was a Core Formation expert three hundred years ago. It was normal for him to be even stronger now.

"Grandfather, I'm going."

"Be careful and don't fight head-on. I've already asked for reinforcements. The clan leader and the others will arrive soon."

"Okay."

Wan Lei did not ask if the clan leader was a Nascent Soul cultivator and flew out directly.

The other three families all had Nascent Soul cultivators. There was no reason for the Wan family not to have any.

Foundation is the foundation of a family.

"Wan Lei, where is your father?"

The old man Ba Xin frowned slightly when he saw Wan Lei flying out alone.

Could it be that Wan Hongxin had run away?

That didn't make sense. If anyone was going to run, it should be Wan Lei. Why would the father abandon his son and run away?