“Good lad, quite capable.”
Ao Lie chuckled and charged toward the demon lords.
They had been fighting for quite some time, and the Thunderstorm squad members were all formidable. Of the dozen or so demon lords, only a few were still struggling to hold on.
In the end, with everyone’s coordinated effort, all the demon lords were annihilated.
“Let’s go, support the battlefield below!”
Wan Lei did not retract his Diamond Dharma Body. Instead, he led everyone and plunged towards the Kunyang Star below.
The battle below had become chaotic with the arrival of reinforcements. The demon race had to divert half of their forces to counter the newcomers.
The demon army still numbered over 800,000. Even with half their forces diverted, the reinforcements remained at a disadvantage. As Wan Lei had instructed, they had to rely on the speed of their own spacecraft to maneuver and engage in hit-and-run attacks against the demon race.
When Wan Lei and the others arrived, the demon army of over 400,000 was in pursuit of the reinforcements. The black torrent reappeared, though its might was considerably less than during the Bitter Sea battle.
“Assault the enemy formation, break their offensive!”
Wan Lei roared. His Diamond Dharma Body led the charge, raising its warhammer and crashing headfirst into the demon army.
He and Ao Lie were at the forefront, descending from above with unstoppable momentum. In an instant, they plunged into the enemy ranks, scattering demon figures and flinging countless corpses.
Wan Lei and Ao Lie shared the same objective: to press their advantage, break through the enemy formation first, and halt their offensive.
The colossal dragon and the Diamond Dharma Body, majestic and formidable, were unstoppable. Before long, they had penetrated the core of the demon army, throwing their formation into utter disarray.
“Five Elements Hall army, disembark from spacecraft and engage the enemy!”
As Wan Lei commanded, the hundreds of maneuvering spacecraft returned. The figures of the 正位面 (Zheng Wei Mian - Righteous Plane) soldiers appeared. They formed ranks in mid-air, with shield bearers at the front, followed by the assault battalions, and then the long-range artillery units responsible for fire support.
Concurrently, the hundreds of spacecraft unleashed their full firepower, launching long-range bombardments at the distant demon army.
The demon army’s formation was in disarray. The Zheng Wei Mian army assembled in the distance, delivering an orderly barrage of fire. Within their ranks, the Thunderstorm squad acted like a disruptive force, relentlessly assaulting the enemy. Their Demon God had already fallen, and the remaining demon lords and mortal realm demons struggled to effectively counter the onslaught.
In an instant, wails erupted across the battlefield, and the demon army was routed, scattering in all directions.
The commander of the demon army force below, who had been engaged in a siege, made a decisive choice. He abandoned the attack on the capital and ordered all his troops to assist in the battle, prioritizing the annihilation of the reinforcements.
In truth, the demon commander knew well that the moment the Immortal Realm sent reinforcements and the moment their Demon God fell, their mission to conquer this universe and refine the Heart of the Universe was effectively doomed to fail.
Even if they could annihilate all these reinforcements, the Immortal Realm could dispatch even more. Their failure was inevitable.
But what else could they do? They could only report the situation back to the Bitter Sea base and fight to the death, hoping to survive.
The demon army of over 400,000 below lifted off from the ground and ascended into the sky, merging with the forces above to engage the Zheng Wei Mian reinforcements.
“Why did the demon army leave?”
On the city walls, the middle-aged emperor looked up at the sky in confusion.
With the departure of the demon army, the obscured sunlight suddenly reappeared. The oppressive feeling of clouds and sun being blotted out instantly vanished, allowing them to clearly see the scene above.
“The reinforcements put too much pressure on them, forcing them to consolidate their forces and resist the reinforcements’ assault with all their might.”
Feng An immediately understood the unfolding battle.
Upon hearing this, everyone on the city walls breathed a collective sigh of relief. Their previous tension and despair vanished, replaced by joy and elation.
“I knew it! With the heavenly soldiers of the Immortal Realm descending, how could they not defeat the demon race?”
“Exactly. Even though they are outnumbered, their combat power is immense, and they possess the superior weaponry of the Immortal Realm. Defeating these demons is simply a matter of course.”
“With the arrival of the heavenly soldiers, wherever their swords point, these petty demons will be turned to dust. The pressure on our side has instantly lessened. My heart can finally rest easy.”
“The Immortal Realm is so powerful. It’s a pity I’m only at the Nascent Soul stage. I wish I could ascend directly to the Immortal Realm and witness the might of the Immortal Realm army.”
The surrounding people offered flattery with smiles. Feng An, however, furrowed his brow. While others might not know the strength of the Immortal Realm army, he was aware.
Although the demon army was a mix of demon lords, demon gods, and mortal realm demons, the Immortal Realm was similar. An army consisting of both immortal and mortal realms, under normal circumstances and with equal numbers, would not have an advantage against the demon race.
Furthermore, this was a battle of 200,000 against 800,000.
Despite the current pressure on the demon race, it was only because the Zheng Wei Mian army had formed a proper formation, and that small squad had disrupted the demon formation.
Once the demon formation was disrupted, they could not unleash their full combat power. But once the demons recovered their composure and re-established their formation, the human forces, being severely outnumbered, would immediately face defeat.
However, Feng An did not voice these concerns. The people around him had endured tension and despair for too long. Now that they had finally seen a glimmer of hope, he did not wish to extinguish it.
Liu Tao was unaware of these intricacies. His gaze, filled with fervent admiration, remained fixed on the demon army, specifically on that golden, humanoid Dharma Body.
That figure was tall and imposing, radiating golden light. His majestic body seemed to pierce the heavens, and wielding a giant hammer, he charged back and forth through the black sea of demons. No matter how the black waves crashed against him, he stood firm like a stabilizing needle.
Liu Tao watched, mesmerized. The figure was magnificent and valiant, like a god. No enemy could withstand him for long!
In the midst of a million soldiers, amidst extreme danger, that figure, accompanied by a colossal dragon, moved as if playfully swimming.
This sight ignited Liu Tao’s blood, overwhelming him with emotion.
Perhaps on some night in his life, he had dreamt of himself charging through a million troops, invincible.
But after waking, he had never thought of such a thing.
He was just a ruffian, a thief, a hooligan.
Even though he had reached the Core Formation stage, in the capital, where strong individuals abounded, he was merely a slightly larger, stinking insect.
When he encountered any powerful individual, he had to bow and scrape, offering a fawning smile, terrified that those important figures might, with a casual gesture, crush him.
In his humbleness, he had never considered the possibility of him becoming a powerful being one day.
But now, he began to fantasize if he could one day, like that figure, be invincible in the world!