Chapter 923: Changing Strategy

Although Yin Xuan did not know how Wang Jianqiang was able to calculate the attacks of the Out-of-Boundary Cultivators three times in a row.

But this was not important.

What was important was that under the leadership of Master Wang, they had wiped out three teams of Out-of-Boundary Cultivators in succession.

The total number of people added up to an astonishing two thousand!

This number was nearly twenty times the defensive force of Wenxian City!

If not for Master Wang, even with the Star Envoy, Nangong Yu, and Xiao Keke present, Wenxian City would absolutely not have been able to hold out!

He looked at Wang Jianqiang, his face filled with emotion and reverence, "As expected of Master Wang, you wiped out over two thousand Out-of-Boundary cultivators one after another while laughing and chatting."

"If such a feat were reported back, it would certainly cause a sensation."

Wang Jianqiang smiled faintly, "Wenxian City is the gateway to our world and the defensive line blocking the Out-of-Boundary Cultivators."

"As a member of our world, Wang has the responsibility and obligation to guard this gate and this defensive line."

"As for so-called empty fame, Wang does not care."

Upon hearing this, Yin Xuan and the four Deputy City Lords beside him simultaneously revealed expressions of admiration.

Just at this moment.

Wang Jianqiang suddenly changed the subject, "Of course, if City Lord Yin insists on reporting the truth, Wang will not stop you. After all, as the City Lord of Wenxian City, reporting the war situation to the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace is your duty."

"However, when City Lord Yin reports, you must be realistic and must not exaggerate Wang's contributions."

"Also..."

"The last batch of Array Disks was quite expensive; remember to report it together and get them reimbursed for me."

Yin Xuan:...

The Four Deputy City Lords:...

All the city-defending cultivators:...

Seeing that Yin Xuan was somewhat stunned, Wang Jianqiang frowned, "City Lord Yin, is there any difficulty?"

Yin Xuan immediately came back to his senses, "No, no, Master Wang, rest assured, Yin knows what to do."

Wang Jianqiang nodded with satisfaction.

Yin Xuan hesitated for a moment and asked Wang Jianqiang, "Master Wang, what should we do next? Should we still wait for the Out-of-Boundary Cultivators to take the initiative to attack?"

Wang Jianqiang shook his head, "Next, we will take the initiative to strike."

The Out-of-Boundary team had already lost more than half of its cultivators.

If a similar loss were to occur again, the plan to attack the Outer Realm Battlefield would almost certainly mean total failure.

Therefore, the Out-of-Boundary team would likely not dare to continue taking risks.

Instead, they would put all their eggs in one basket and launch a fierce attack on Wenxian City.

Although the Out-of-Boundary side had suffered heavy losses, there were still more than two thousand people remaining.

A team of two thousand people was still not something Wenxian City could withstand.

And the Array Disks he had prepared had already been exhausted in the previous battle.

If he were to refine more, there would not be enough time.

Once the Out-of-Boundary team arrived, with such a large disparity in numbers, it would be difficult for Wenxian City to hold.

Therefore, they could not wait for the Out-of-Boundary team to attack; they had to take the initiative to strike.

Take the initiative to strike?

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, Yin Xuan's expression froze.

"Master Wang, Yin does not doubt you."

"It's just that..."

"Currently, within our Wenxian City, there are only a little over a hundred cultivators at the Seventh-Order Will Stage or above."

"If we fight outside Wenxian City, we still have the City Protection Array to assist in the battle."

"If we take the initiative to strike without the help of the City Protection Array, I fear..."

Speaking to this point, a look of difficulty flashed across his face.

Wang Jianqiang naturally knew what he meant and smiled, shaking his head, "With the current strength within our Wenxian City, taking the initiative to strike would indeed be nothing more than a death wish."

"Daoist Friend Yin, rest assured, the initiative to strike that Wang speaks of is not a blind attack."

"Wang has his own methods."

In the wilderness.

Ever since the feinting team left, Yuwei, Qingshui, and the Wuzhou Leader had been waiting anxiously.

Originally, a thousand-man team feinting an attack on Wenxian City could be considered foolproof.

But after experiencing the first two failures, the three of them were also feeling a bit uncertain.

Suddenly.

The three of them received a large number of messages at the same time.

This scene seemed familiar!

The hearts of the three jumped simultaneously, and with faces full of worry, they took out their Sound Transmission Talismans.

When they finished listening to the content of the messages in the Sound Transmission Talismans.

Their complexions turned pale at the same time.

"Yuwei, what happened?"

Cao Tian noticed the change in Yuwei's expression immediately and asked hurriedly.

Yuwei bit her red lips, "The feinting team has been wiped out again!"

Yuwei's voice was not loud, but she did not deliberately hide it either.

At the same time Cao Tian heard it, everyone present also heard it one after another.

At the same time, they revealed looks of astonishment.

The feint team had actually been wiped out again!

How could this be possible?

The first time the feint team was wiped out, it was because they did not know the reinforcements from the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace had arrived and were caught off guard.

The second time they were annihilated was because the team leader was greedy and fell into a trap set by Wenxian City.

Logically speaking, having learned from the previous two lessons, there should not have been the slightest accident this time.

How could they be wiped out again?

"Impossible, right?"

Just as these thoughts flashed through everyone's minds, a voice of disbelief came from Cao Tian's mouth.

Hearing Cao Tian's words, Yuwei sighed, "The feint team was ambushed by Wenxian City; a large number of Array Disks self-destructed, killing nearly ninety percent of the members. Afterward, the remaining survivors were besieged by experts from Wenxian City, and not a single one escaped!"

"What kind of Array Disk could have such powerful might!"

Hearing Yuwei's words, everyone revealed looks of shock.

However.

Cao Tian's focus was somewhat different from the others.

"The feint team was ambushed in advance?"

"Could it be that someone leaked the information to the Cultivators of Wenxian City in advance?"

"It must be Wan Guiyuan!"

Cao Tian gave a cold snort, "I said it long ago, this person Wan Guiyuan has the ambitions of a wolf and cannot be trusted!"

"Cao Tian, what kind of nonsense are you spouting?" Cold light flickered in Jiuyou's beautiful eyes.

"Hmph, within the entire Wenxian City, only Wan Guiyuan knew the details of our operation."

"If he hadn't leaked the information, how could Wenxian City have ambushed our feint team so precisely?"

Cao Tian sneered, then continued, "I suspect that Wan Guiyuan betrayed us from the very beginning; otherwise, how could we have repeatedly hit walls on such a simple mission?"

"There are many possibilities for how Wenxian City could have ambushed the feint team. On what basis do you say Daoist Friend Wan betrayed us? If we follow your logic, you are also someone in the know, and you cannot escape suspicion either!"

Jiuyou stared at Cao Tian, blood-colored light flickering in her beautiful eyes.

Cao Tian's repeated targeting of Wan Guiyuan had long since stirred up a murderous intent in her heart.

If the occasion and timing hadn't been wrong, she probably would have already been unable to refrain from attacking.

"You two, it has already reached this point, stop the infighting!"

Qingshui interrupted their argument, feeling somewhat annoyed, "Now we only have two thousand people left in total; the upcoming actions do not allow for the slightest mistake."

"At a critical juncture like this, you are still having internal strife..."

"Do you want the mission to attack Wenxian City to fail?"

Hearing Qingshui's words, Cao Tian sneered at Jiuyou and did not continue speaking.

Jiuyou's gaze flashed.

To be honest, she did not care too much about whether they could take Wenxian City.

However, taking Wenxian City was the goal of this trip and the common will of everyone, so she did not want to oppose the collective will.

The murderous intent in her beautiful eyes was temporarily restrained.

Seeing that everyone had stopped fighting, Qingshui continued, "By now, half of our manpower has fallen."

"With such heavy losses, no matter what, we will all face accountability after leaving the Outer Realm Battlefield."

"Things have reached this point; the so-called minimizing of losses no longer matters."

"We cannot afford any more mistakes; for the next step, I suggest abandoning the plan to break the Formation and directly launch a full-scale assault on Wenxian City."