Chapter 3071

Moreover, tonight's massive outbreak of Imperial Flowing Paste also benefits all talisman formations and divine abilities.

The city is sturdy, the cannons are sharp, and there are still many people.

Because facing them is the world-renowned Nine Nether Great Emperor, the famed elite troops of the Shan Yu Kingdom have all been mobilized here, employing a strategy of overwhelming numbers.

If we cannot pile up anything else, then we pile up human lives.

Naval warfare tactics + human wave tactics.

In this way, Ansha Fortress barely held on until now. But even the civilians inside the city can see that it has reached its limit.

He Lingchuan has already arranged two rounds of fierce attacks today. During the lull before launching the third round, he received several military reports concerning the other major armies.

The first to arrive was the battle report from Fu Shanyue. He had been stationed in the Yangshan Archipelago for a long time and had not commanded troops for ages, but just two hours ago he led the Chiyan Grand Army to capture Xu Fu Town, thereby seizing the waterway hub south of Ansha Fortress in one fell swoop—truly, his old sword is not yet dull.

Furthermore, battle reports also came from Chan City, Zao County, and Changjiang.

The other two major armies are still fiercely attacking Sha Pei City and Bai Shan Pass.

However, the last army ran into a wall at Qingmo City, suffering several defeats and sustaining considerable casualties.

Even within the War Alliance, not all armies are strong; some small states have few troops and weak commanders, and their spiritual power is also somewhat lacking.

The final military report concerns reinforcements for Ansha Fortress.

The Heavenly Palace dispatched a large army eastward to aid Ansha Fortress, numbering over two hundred thousand. However, its speed is not fast, and it happens to arrive at Ansha Fortress just tonight. Therefore, He Lingchuan infers that it is primarily here to cooperate with the descent of the Heavenly Demon.

The War Alliance also sent a large army to intercept. Currently, the two armies are locked in combat thirty li west of Ansha Fortress.

It has been ascertained that the main force of this enemy reinforcement is the elephant army of the Baoxiang Kingdom—truly heavy cavalry, and it is not ruled out that some of the Heavenly Palace's own troops are mixed in.

He Lingchuan also received intelligence that the Heavenly Palace has committed all the troops it has secretly trained over the years to the Baoxiang Kingdom, equivalent to placing them under the banner of the Baoxiang Kingdom's army. The reason for doing so is only one:

To borrow the spiritual power of the Baoxiang Kingdom.

The Heavenly Palace is not a state entity and itself produces no spiritual power; for its own troops to have greater combat effectiveness, it must seek refuge under a powerful state.

He Lingchuan was about to issue further orders when another urgent report arrived.

He unfolded the letter and glanced at it twice, whereupon his face darkened, for this was bad news:

The third-largest city of Mu Kingdom, Tianhe City, also suffered a Heavenly Demon attack last night!

It occurred on the eve of the "deadline" set by the Lingxu Holy Venerable, almost simultaneously with the assault on the Cangyan King's Palace and the Chixiao Golden Hall.

The Heavenly Demon employed explosions, vast numbers of monsters, and wide-ranging divine arts, but Tianhe City was unlucky—its central government offices and numerous buildings were destroyed, regardless of public or private use. Known casualties exceed seventy thousand, and many civilian corpses leave no trace. As time passes, the statistics of casualties will certainly increase further.

Such indiscriminate attacks are intended solely to create terror.

The Heavenly Demon also knows that Mu Kingdom's capital must be heavily guarded, making action difficult, so it chose Tianhe City to establish its prestige. The Heavenly Demons manifesting in Tianhe City number about a hundred or more, all skilled in wide-area and delay-type divine arts. The Mu Kingdom army fought desperately and killed a few, while the remaining Heavenly Demons scattered and fled.

After reading the battle report, He Lingchuan could only let out a single sigh.

War—how could it possibly be without casualties?

Had it not been for the timely return of the Red General to aid Cangyan, Ju City's losses would certainly have been far worse than Tianhe City's. After all, the Lingxu Holy Venerable dispatched two great Heavenly Demons against the Chixiao Golden Hall.

If the Lingxu Holy Venerable's covetousness were not directed at the Chixiao Golden Hall, but instead at attacking Cangyan's second and third largest cities in the same manner as the assault on Tianhe City, under the leadership of the two great Heavenly Demons, what would be the likelihood of failure?

Cangyan is merely a bit luckier.

It is foreseeable that, after the Heavenly Demon's descent, such attacks will likely become commonplace worldwide.

This is also the inevitable suffering that humanity must endure in resisting foreign enemies.

He Lingchuan suddenly felt something, waved his hand, and drove everyone out of the main tent.

Then he personally lowered the tent flap, set up wind-blocking and soundproofing barriers, before taking out a statue and placing it on the east-facing table, then lit an incense stick.

During the wait, he ate a piece of mint green candy to refresh and invigorate himself.

Today is destined to be arduous; he occasionally also needs to refresh and relax a bit.

When the mist floating in midair solidified into form, He Lingchuan spoke first:

"I hope you have good news. Is it the descent point of the Heavenly Demon?"

The mist condensed into a familiar face—it was Naluotian.

"No." Naluotian's voice carried a hint of helplessness: "Until now, the gods of the Lingxu multitude still do not know their own descent point. It seems the Lingxu Holy Venerable intends to keep it secret until the very last moment."

"It appears the Lingxu Holy Venerable has planned something great." He Lingchuan asked Him, "Then why do you seek me?"

During wartime, he is very busy.

"But I have obtained a piece of information: the Lingxu Holy Venerable currently has four great gods dispatched in the mortal realm."

"You wouldn't happen to know exactly who they are, would you?"

"The Lingxu Holy Venerable certainly would not give me a list, but I can infer from signs in the heavenly realm that they should be the Ying Shi Tian brothers, Helo Tian, and Pili Tian."

Upon hearing the name "Ying Shi Tian," He Lingchuan's eyebrows twitched slightly. The heavenly twins fell last night; the Lingxu Holy Venerable probably fears shaking morale and thus keeps the news secret. Naluotian does not know, and most other Heavenly Demons probably do not either.

The plan to invade the Chixiao Golden Hall is highly secretive; most Heavenly Demons know nothing about it.

Not knowing is equivalent to it never having happened.

It seems the Lingxu Holy Venerable also deeply understands this essence.

However, if Naluotian's inference is accurate, then the great Heavenly Demons currently active in the mortal realm are only two left.

"What use is this information?" He Lingchuan deliberately asked, "Tonight is the day of demon subduing; if delayed a bit longer, won't another great Heavenly Demon just descend?"

"Are you truly stupid or just pretending?" Naluotian silently cursed this fellow as being sharper than a monkey, impossible to suddenly become muddled at this moment: "Although I have not obtained the descent point of the myriad gods, I know the number of gods descending to the mortal realm tonight is enormous. The gods of the Lingxu multitude I know have basically all been arranged to descend tonight."

Even though he had long predicted this outcome, He Lingchuan still felt his heart sink upon hearing it, yet his expression remained nonchalant: "So what?"

"The divine body of the Hidden God Lord can produce only a limited number of divine forms. Since the Lingxu Holy Venerable has already decided to let more gods descend to the mortal realm, the deployment of great gods must therefore be postponed." One cake is only so large; evenly divided among ordinary people it can be cut into dozens of pieces, but for a big eater it can only be cut into three or five pieces. The Lingxu Holy Venerable decided to give the cake to ordinary gods, so great gods temporarily get none.

He Lingchuan raised an eyebrow at Him: "So tonight's divine descent will not involve any great Heavenly Demons descending to the mortal realm?"

"According to my inference, it is unlikely to happen, unless they simultaneously adopt other methods to descend." Naluotian also does not speak in absolutes, anyway the fearful ones are in the mortal realm, what does it matter to Him? "You believe it or not."