“Why are you scolding me?”

“What were the Sect Master’s orders?”

“An annihilation, leave no one alive from that entire clan!”

“Then are your enemies fools? Knowing you’re coming to wipe them out, they’d just stand there waiting? Don’t they have legs? Can’t they run?

By the time you get there, they’ll have long since fled, scattering across the Central Domain, even across the entire Thunder Wind Realm. Where will you find them?!”

“How could they possibly know we were coming to attack them?”

“Do you think everyone is as foolish as you are?

You guys from Yin Yang Sect sent people to demand their surrender, and they resisted. Wouldn’t they suspect that your Yin Yang Sect would send a massive army for retribution?

Furthermore, among the millions of disciples of the Yin Yang Sect, aren’t there any young disciples or informants from that clan?

Are there no spies from that family planted outside the Yin Yang Sect?

Your dozens of warships charging out ostentatiously, do you think anyone would be stupid enough not to know what you’re doing? Would they not run and instead clean their necks waiting for you to chop them?”

“Then… then what should we do?”

Qu Qingyan’s face turned a little pale. The fleet of warships had already departed the Yin Yang Sect.

“Is it too late to block the news now?”

“It’s definitely too late. The only thing we can do is to ensure the enemy doesn’t know when we’ll arrive!”

“How can we achieve that?”

Wan Lei remained silent. He took out a formation bead and activated it. A formation suddenly appeared, enveloping the entire fleet of warships in mid-air.

It was an ordinary illusion formation. From the outside, the fleet of warships suddenly disappeared into the air, leaving only the blue sky and white clouds.

The drawback of this illusion formation was its weak effect, making it easy to break.

However, its area of coverage was vast and sufficient to block sightlines, at the very least preventing outsiders from seeing them and confusing the enemy.

“Now, abandon normal speed and maintenance. Fully activate all energy sources to increase speed. Within the shortest possible time, encircle the enemy forces, striving to annihilate the enemy’s fighting strength to the greatest extent.

I hope it’s not too late. I hope the main figures of that clan haven’t escaped yet.”

“Wan Lei, thank… thank you very much.”

“Enough with the pleasantries. Tell me about the enemy’s strength and ours.”

“Okay. The enemy… that small clan is surnamed Feng. The strongest member of the Feng clan is named Feng Shiyan. He is at the middle stage of the Nascent Soul realm and is the ancestor of that clan.

There is also a person named Feng Qu, at the lower stage of the Nascent Soul realm. The rest are disciples at the Nascent Soul and Core Formation stages, not very strong in combat.

These two are the instigators of the massacre of the mortal populace this time, and they must be killed.

On our side, including myself, there are five Nascent Soul realm powerhouses. Including the elder previously sent, there are six in total.

In the army, there are one thousand Nascent Soul cultivators and nine thousand Core Formation cultivators.

This force is more than enough to crush the enemy easily. Now, the consideration is how to prevent the enemy from escaping.”

“If the opponent doesn’t run, that’s the most dangerous situation,” Wan Lei said coldly.

“Wh-why?” Qu Qingyan had lost all confidence.

“Facing a behemoth like the Yin Yang Sect, if the opponent doesn’t run, it’s clear they have strong backing.

Back in the Wan family, we were once sent to suppress a rebellious subsidiary clan. That clan didn’t run.

Our strongest cultivator at the time was only at the Foundation Establishment stage.

But when we arrived, we discovered it was a trap. They had enclosed us with a large formation, and then a cultivator at the Core Formation stage and ten at the Foundation Establishment stage appeared. These were the reinforcements for that clan.

On that occasion, if it weren’t for Wan Liuchuan and I turning the tide, we would have all died there.

Do you still think the clan we are about to conquer is as simple as it appears on the surface?”

“I…” A shadow of doubt fell upon Qu Qingyan’s heart. This was not a good sign for someone leading a campaign for the first time. Her confidence was greatly diminished.

However, Wan Lei did not comfort her. She was the commander, and every decision she made bore the lives of all the soldiers under her command. She had to be careful and cautious, and not underestimate any enemy. Even a cornered rabbit would bite, let alone a clan in the Nascent Soul realm.

Qian Duoduo leaned towards Wan Lei, asking with a playful grin, “Brother Lei, why do you seem so experienced in warfare? Were you a general in your past life?”

Although Qian Duoduo was joking, he was not far from the truth. Wan Lei was indeed a character akin to a general in his previous life, often leading troops into battle. However, they were not called generals or commanders there; they were called officers.

Under the cover of Wan Lei’s formation, the army, not caring about the warships, burned their energy sources to maximize the warships’ functions, flying at the fastest possible speed towards the southeast.

“The Feng family’s location is at the border between the jurisdiction of the Yin Yang Sect and the Huo family. It has always been a sensitive area prone to friction. When we make our move, try not to let them escape into the Huo family’s territory,” Qu Qingyan whispered as a reminder.

“I know. Political sensitivity, right? If our army enters their jurisdiction without prior negotiation, it will arouse their vigilance and hostility.”

In the Central Domain, most areas were governed by the nine major powers, maintaining peace within the Central Domain. With greater ability comes greater responsibility.

Of course, the nine major powers did not govern these matters for free. The clans, sects, and states within their jurisdiction had to pay tribute annually. This was also the reason for the enduring prosperity of the nine major powers.

The journey continued without incident. The distance of tens of thousands of miles, which they set out for in the morning, was reached by noon.

That clan was vast, occupying an area of thousands of miles. Like the Wan family, it also had branch estates.

Of course, their primary objective was to exterminate the main branch. As for other branch estates, they were considered inconsequential.

What reassured Qu Qingyan was that the Nascent Soul powerhouses and Nascent Soul cultivators on the clan’s roster were all present.

The bad news was that the cultivators previously dispatched by the Yin Yang Sect, under the enemy’s siege, now only had that one Nascent Soul elder stubbornly holding on. All other cultivators had been killed.

Wan Lei let out a cold laugh and roared, “How dare you kill my Yin Yang Sect disciples, you courting death! All warships, target the enemy’s Nascent Soul cultivators and fire!”

“As you command!”

The muzzles of all the warships aimed at the pitiful more than twenty Nascent Soul cultivators. Each muzzle was powered by a Nascent Soul cultivator and five Core Formation cultivators.

The barrage of fire tore through Wan Lei’s formation and ripped apart the bodies of the unsuspecting Nascent Soul cultivators.

The two Nascent Soul realm cultivators who were attacking the Yin Yang Sect elder were splattered with the blood and shattered flesh of the exploding Nascent Soul cultivators. They froze.

“How did the Yin Yang Sect get here so quickly? They only set out this morning. Who gave them the intel!” the younger, lower-stage Nascent Soul realm cultivator, Feng Qu, roared desperately. His roar was filled with fear.

Feng Shiyan muttered in disbelief, “That’s not right. When has the Yin Yang Sect ever been so ruthless? Shouldn’t they offer a chance to surrender first? Who is leading the army? Why are they so decisive?!”