Chapter 447

Obviously, they had no intention of launching an uphill assault.

"This divine avatar is quite cautious."

On the southern highland, Meng Ying murmured a phrase, then gave the order:

"Advance!"

The seven hundred thousand troops of the Spirit Kingdom and the Flame Army marched down in perfect formation from the southern highland.

Not long after, the seven hundred thousand troops reached the plain below the southern highland, facing the Horton Kingdom's army across several kilometers.

The warriors of both sides stood facing each other on the plain.

On the southern highland, the civilians of the Spirit Kingdom who had come to watch the battle surged forward, observing this monumental war from above.

Among these civilians were also many from the Hunhe Duchy.

Looking down from above, this battlefield stretched over twenty kilometers in length and similarly extended several kilometers in depth!

This was an exceptionally vast battlefield!

The Horton Kingdom employed ten-thousand-man battle formations, each formation consisting of ten thousand soldiers, arranged one hundred across and one hundred deep.

One million troops, exactly one hundred formations.

Of course, there were also smaller formations, such as the Temple Knights and the Temple Mages, whose formations were not nearly so large!

The central formations had multiple layers, with numerous mage and knight detachments in between, while the flanking formations thinned gradually from inside to outside, resembling a giant wing!

On the Spirit Kingdom's side, the royal army also used ten-thousand-man formations, but the beastmen's formations primarily consisted of 2,500-man point arrays.

Especially the Lion Clan's formations.

The Lion Clan warriors were too large; a 2,500-man formation appeared even larger than a human ten-thousand-man formation!

Of course, the Xiong Zu warriors were even more terrifying.

But there were too few Xiong Zu warriors—only two thousand—now divided into fifty groups of forty each, each holding heavy shields, positioned at the front of every formation; even from several kilometers away, they were astonishing to behold!

"Those are the beastmen of the Flame Nation, right?"

Among the Spirit Kingdom's formations, some warriors whispered among themselves.

Now, the two sides were only several kilometers apart, across the flat plain, and they could clearly see the opposite side.

"They're huge—look at their shields, taller than all of us combined."

One warrior said.

"These beastmen warriors are terrifyingly strong. Do you remember last time? Our armored cavalry clashed with their horsemen and werewolves, and we were annihilated in under ten minutes—tens of thousands of armored cavalry! Even our square formations couldn't withstand their charge, yet they fell so quickly!"

Another Horton Kingdom warrior said with awe beside him.

Before the divine avatar descended, the morale of the Horton Kingdom's troops was far from high.

Tens of thousands of powerful armored cavalry were annihilated mere moments after combat began, leaving a profound shock among these warriors—some even developed psychological trauma.

Just thinking of facing such a formidable army, these warriors couldn't sleep well for days.

But after the divine avatar descended, their morale instantly soared!

What could inspire troops more than a god descending in person?

So now, these warriors could chat and laugh, discussing the beastmen warriors with utter ease.

In their eyes, no matter how powerful these beastmen were, they were nothing to fear.

Because they had a god!

"These beastmen are too strong—only our Mendejiao Society's army could match them. But with my god presiding, they're utterly insignificant in this battle."

Another warrior scoffed.

"True, but these giants are intimidating—the ones at the front must be the Xiong Zu. A single Xiong Zu warrior is as strong as one of our Fourth-Rank Temple Knights. This Flame Lord really is a genius—he unified all the beastman nations."

The warriors all began discussing among themselves.

In every formation, there were actually several commanders; in the past, these commanders would have immediately silenced such chatter.

On the battlefield, still chatting and laughing—what kind of discipline is this?

But this time, none of the commanders intervened.

In their view, this battle held no suspense.

It might even be the easiest major battle they'd ever fought.

Besides, the war hadn't even officially begun—they were talking themselves, so why stop others?

"Sound the horns—we attack!"

In the sky, Meng Ying issued the order.

She was going to launch a preemptive attack!

"Woo~"

The attack horns echoed across the battlefield through amplification magic.

As the horns sounded, the armies of the Spirit Kingdom and the Flame Nation moved.

They did not charge recklessly forward—in such a massive battle, maintaining formation was critical.

Even the beastmen warriors advanced only by steady marching, keeping pace with the flanks.

The seventy-thousand-strong formation advanced in perfect unison, pushing steadily toward the Horton Kingdom's line.

Such a massive mobilization was profoundly awe-inspiring.

Especially when their footsteps synchronized—the ground itself trembled!

In the sky, seeing the Spirit Kingdom move first, the divine avatar standing in the airship rose to his feet.

He pressed his hands downward and cast a massive buff spell; instantly, the million troops below felt their strength surge, each as if injected with stimulants, their battle fervor soaring.

Then, the attack horns sounded again.

The divine avatar stepped out of the airship, standing at its very front, his cold gaze fixed on the vast sea of Spirit Kingdom troops below, and spoke:

"Fight!"

Fight!

This simple word was the first time the divine avatar had spoken.

He did not use any amplification magic, yet this single word seemed to shake the very fabric of space, echoing across the entire battlefield!

This word sent the million-strong army of the Hutton Kingdom into a frenzy.

Even the Hutton Kingdom civilians who had come to watch the battle joined in the uproar.

For in their eyes, it was the voice of a god!

The god commands me to fight—even if I must sacrifice my life, I will fight!

Thus, the million-strong army of the Hutton Kingdom instantly became utterly fanatical.

Warriors who had just been laughing and chatting now became fiercely spirited, their eyes fixed solely on their enemies!

"Woooh!"

The horns of the Hutton Kingdom blared as well.

The hundreds of formations, composed of the million-strong army, began to advance.

In the sky, after uttering that word, the divine avatar stood with his hands behind his back at the front of the airship, his expression devoid of sorrow or joy, filled with boundless indifference.

As a god, even if he controlled the entire battlefield, he could never display any human emotion—unless something utterly beyond his expectations occurred.

Before the airship, three Holy Spirits flew toward Xiang Mengying.

The divine avatar did not intend to intervene at the start of this battle!

Though this divine avatar was powerful, due to the celestial barrier, the power he carried was suppressed to the peak of Legend rank. As a god, though he could unleash the full strength of Legend rank as if it were Saint Domain power, his power was not inexhaustible.

King against king, general against general, soldier against soldier.

A Saint Domain warrior on the battlefield could match dozens of thousands of soldiers, but that did not mean he could annihilate dozens of thousands with a single strike.

If he intervened too frequently, even if he killed dozens of thousands of the enemy army, once his carried power was exhausted, he would stand no chance against the opposing god's descending power.

Then it would become the opposing god's domain!

Therefore, at the very beginning of the war, the divine avatar did not intend to act.

In the divine avatar's view, the Hutton Kingdom's million-strong army and the Xiling Kingdom's seventy-thousand-strong army would require at least a full day and night—or longer—to determine a victor.

Of his three Holy Spirits, one had been elevated to Legend rank.

His Holy Spirits, within the Celestial Realm, had originally far surpassed Legend rank—only their power had been suppressed upon descent.

Now that he had descended even his avatar, he naturally brought with him a sacred artifact and a portion of his power, elevating one of his Holy Spirits to Legend rank.

One is enough!

Elevating two would be wasteful!

For the enemy has only two Forbidden Spells!