Chapter 151: Breaking Dongzhou

Hong Zun spoke calmly; beside him, Ye Zhangqing, who had just taken a sip of water, spat it out with a puff and then looked at Hong Zun in disbelief.

"Peak Master, is this alright?"

"Tricking them in to kill was already enough; now that you can't deceive them, are you planning to use force?"

"Going to kill in the East Sea? How could you even think of that? That's their territory, and the Demon Kings alone number in the tens."

"Never mind that Hong Zun and Qing Shi's cultivation is sealed now; even if it weren't, they're not even in the same league."

"Hearing Ye Zhangqing's words, Hong Zun laughed and said."

"You brat, I didn't say we should go in strong; even if we want to break out, we need to be methodical—mindless slaughter is just a brute's act."

"Ye Zhangqing's mouth twitched. You even know that's a brute's act? With just one peak's strength you dare to go kill in the East Sea—throughout the history of the Dao Yi Sect, I'm afraid such a thing has never happened."

"Next, Hong Zun shared his idea with everyone."

"Killing definitely can't be random; we're surely no match in a head‑on clash, so we need to use some tricks."

"Again with the tricks—hearing this, Ye Zhangqing's scalp went numb; whenever he hears those three words 'little tricks', he instinctively feels uneasy."

"As expected, Hong Zun's next words left Ye Zhangqing completely numb."

"\"First is the issue of opportunity—if we go out to kill, the chance is clearly only once; once those ingredients react, they'll definitely be on guard, and then we won't be able to leave the formation at will. \""

"\"So in this one battle we must decide the fate, striving to obtain as many ingredients as possible; according to my idea, we at least need to slay over a million. \""

"\"One battle to get a million ingredients? Master, isn't that too difficult? \""

"Zhao Zhengping frowned and said, \"Even if you had a million pigs, you couldn't just kill them all easily; the others feel the same—it seems impossible. \""

"But Hong Zun remained confident, smiling."

"\"Normally it's indeed impossible, but what if we use this? \""

"Saying this, Hong Zun took out a jade bottle from his Space Ring; seeing this, everyone was stunned."

"\"What is this? \""

"\"Soul‑Bewildering Powder. \""

"Hong Zun said lightly, \"This Soul‑Bewildering Powder has about the same effect as Gastrodia Powder, but its grade is much higher—it's already comparable to a fifth‑grade pill. \""

"Even a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator would be affected if unprepared."

"\"You all know Soul‑Bewildering Powder, but it also has a property: it dissolves on contact with water without losing efficacy. Before we act, we'll pour enough of it into the East Sea, so the ingredients in that area will quickly become limp and weak, making the slaughter much easier. \""

"\"But to cover enough area, the amount needed is not small. \""

"Qing Shi raised an objection; hearing this, Hong Zun grinned, waved his hand, and instantly more than ten thousand bottles of Soul‑Bewildering Powder appeared before everyone."

"Seeing so much Soul‑Bewildering Powder, Ye Zhangqing was dumbfounded."

"You're the Peak Master of Divine Sword Peak—or maybe of Poison Peak? Who the hell keeps tens of thousands of bottles of bewildering powder in their Space Ring for no reason?"

"They gave Hong Zun a strange look—this old guy seems off."

"However, at this moment nobody noticed Ye Zhangqing; staring at the tens of thousands of bottles of Soul‑Bewildering Powder, their expressions gradually turned odd."

"First was Xu Jie, his eyes full of wise light."

"\"Master is amazing—having this much Soul‑Bewildering Powder is enough. \""

"Then came Zhao Zhengping."

"\"With the Soul‑Bewildering Powder, it's indeed possible—at least the slaughter will be much easier. \""

"Last was Qing Shi, who said something weird."

"\"Why do you carry so much Soul‑Bewildering Powder on you for no reason? \""

"\"Mind your own business—I like carrying it for self‑defense, okay? \""

"\"A Human Race Saint with perfected Shèngjìng cultivation carrying tens of thousands of bottles of Soul‑Bewildering Powder for self‑defense? \""

"However, Hong Zun didn't give Qing Shi a chance to speak, looked at everyone, and said seriously."

"\"Take this seriously—this sortie isn't a joke; a little carelessness brings danger, so besides what I said earlier, we also need to control the timing. \""

"\"How do we control it, Master? \""

"\"When we act, Wang Yao and Lu Youyou, you two go a thousand li ahead, use this to monitor the water tribe's movements; if there's any abnormality, you can send a message immediately, then leave via the Teleportation Array Disk, and everyone else should withdraw at once. \""

"Hong Zun took out a Formation Disk; this is a detection formation—whenever a Demon King‑level aura appears, the formation reacts instantly."

"Hearing this, everyone had no objection and nodded in agreement."

"\"Alright, then prepare—this sortie only requires Inner Sect disciples and above; the Outer Sect and Menial Disciples will stay at the camp. \""

"\"Yes. \""

"\"Remember, strike hard, run fast, don't be greedy—kill as many as you can; if any abnormality occurs, everyone must withdraw immediately at my command. \""

"\"Yes. \""

"Seeing everyone's ready‑to‑die attitude, Ye Zhangqing couldn't help but interject."

"\"Peak Master, we could actually swap for some food; there's no need to risk going to the East Sea. \""

"The Jinhai Yingdi camp has two exits—one leads to Dongzhou, the other to the East Sea—so why do you insist on going to the East Sea?"

"Wouldn't buying supplies in Dongzhou be more secure?"

"But hearing this, Hong Zun replied without even thinking."

"\"I've recently taken a liking to this fresh taste; I can't stomach anything else. \""

"\"Exactly, that old loach is clueless too, still daring to refuse—if we don't give it a lesson, do you really think Divine Sword Peak can't handle it? \""

"Qing Shi also chimed in from the side."

"Ye Zhangqing said no more, since it wouldn't help—these guys, once they go crazy, really can't be talked down."

"\"Young Ye Zhangqing, don't worry—just rest well at the camp; you know the capabilities of Divine Sword Peak. \""

"Watching the few people leave, Ye Zhangqing opened his mouth but ended up saying nothing."

"\"You lot are milking this sheep for all it's worth—you even refuse to change the flavor. \""

The Divine Sword Peak side is already prepared to launch an attack, while on the other side, outside the East Sea Dragon Palace, nearly all Demon Kings, Heavenly Demons, and Earth Demons of the East Sea Water Tribe have gathered here, and there are also many other powerful members of the Water Tribe.

The Old Dragon King stood atop the heads of all the demons and spoke with high spirits.

"Everyone, on this campaign we will surely conquer Dongzhou, slaughter the Human Race, and let our Demon Race become the true masters of this Dongzhou, ruling over all under heaven."

"Dragon King is mighty, Dragon King is mighty."

"All demons, hear my order: follow me to break the formation, enter Dongzhou, and slaughter the Human Race."

"Break the formation, enter Dongzhou, slaughter the Human Race."

A multitude of East Sea Water Tribe experts, under the leadership of the Old Dragon King, marched mightily toward the west of the East Sea.

They intend to break the Near Sea Great Formation, so they naturally could not choose the Near Sea Camp as that point; instead they selected a place one hundred thousand li to the west.

By breaking the formation here, we can directly strike West Sea City, a major city of the Dongzhou Human Race that is populous yet not considered a strong power, easily taken, serving as a foothold for the East Sea Water Tribe's attack on Dongzhou.