Chapter 2310: The Final Battle

Sui Fenghu now worries most that Ye Liuyun will appear suddenly and, seizing the last decisive battle opportunity, launch a surprise attack on him.

As the Leader of a great army, he cannot possibly forgo such a good chance.

Ye Liuyun would not be foolish enough to wait until his allies are all slain before fighting him alone.

As for the remaining civilians, aside from women who might still be useful, the others are not even fit to be slaves and are already unprofitable.

He doesn't care much, and Ye Liuyun likely doesn't care either.

Thus, as long as Ye Liuyun does not act during his own great battle, he can be sure that Ye Liuyun will have left before they reach their goal.

So he first cautiously led troops into the city opposite the Lianhe Chengbang, intending to wait for those Martial Cultivators to attack him, allowing him to rely on the city walls for defense without dispersing his forces.

He climbs the walls daily to scout the surroundings, even sending out several bait squads to recon and lure Ye Liuyun and the opposing Martial Cultivators to strike, but nothing happens.

How could he know that Ye Liuyun is at this moment seizing the chance to control soldiers?

During this period, Ye Liuyun has even taken control of two full ten‑thousand‑person units, and other controlled individuals can at any time act against those key Leaders.

The local Martial Cultivators also know how costly a siege is and simply do not wish to launch an offensive, opting instead to defend with all their might.

They all think that the longer they stall, the more it benefits the civilians' dispersal and concealment.

Sui Fenghu waited nearly half a month, seeing the opponent had no intention to attack and could not locate Ye Liuyun, so they decided to dispatch troops.

After all, they are not locals and cannot stay here to stall forever.

But before sending troops, they left behind three thousand Warwolf Cavalry and ten thousand soldiers in the city as reserve forces ready to reinforce them at any time.

The two ten‑thousand‑person units controlled by Ye Liuyun, having deliberately slowed their march at departure, became the rear of this great army.

Sui Fenghu paid no mind, directly ordering the front four‑ten‑thousand soldiers as the main assault, with ten thousand on each flank for defense, while the two ten‑thousand units under Ye Liuyun were set to keep watch and be on standby.

When the battle began, the Lianhe Chengbang activated a Defense Array, trying to drain their True Essence as much as possible.

After the Defense Array was breached, the local Martial Cultivators realized they could not hold the city, so they all charged out.

Many low‑realm Martial Cultivators surged forward, using their bodies and treasures to shield higher‑realm cultivators behind them.

Then a few slightly higher‑realm Martial Cultivators acted as cannon fodder, drawing soldiers' attention, while among them the Ninefold Strong delivered a fatal strike.

As soon as fighting started, the low‑realm local Martial Cultivators fell row by row, yet they still could not stop the enemy's reckless determination.

This also put great pressure on the Tiger Shark legion.

Their attacking soldiers numbered two ten‑thousand in front and two ten‑thousand in rear.

Soon the front two ten‑thousand were ripped open by the local Martial Cultivators and surged in.

Although the local Martial Cultivators suffered heavy casualties, their numerical advantage finally came into play.

Nearly four hundred thousand people attacked recklessly as a mass, indeed putting huge pressure on those four‑ten‑thousand soldiers.

Sui Fenghu, watching from behind, also frowned.

But now is the critical moment, and they dare not commit the entire force to a direct counterattack.

They left both flanks untouched, instead letting the foremost two ten‑thousand soldiers hold as long as possible, while the subsequent two ten‑thousand used crossbow bolts for ranged support.

At this time, some low‑realm local Martial Cultivators voluntarily stepped forward to block arrows, protecting their higher‑realm comrades fighting those soldiers.

All usable treasures were brought out, forming several rows to create a human wall.

In the front two ten‑thousand, although shielded, they were still exhausted trying to cope with this sea of bodies.

Seeing the situation turn dire, Sui Fenghu ordered three thousand Warwolf Cavalry to circle behind and charge the four hundred thousand, relieving pressure on the front two ten‑thousand.

The beast tide of three thousand Warwolf sprinting around the backs of the local Martial Cultivators surged into their ranks.

The local Martial Cultivators did not retreat; all their treasures rained down from all directions onto the cavalry.

The Martial Cultivators ahead of the beast tide did not dodge, attacking full‑force, blocking a little where they could.

This caused the cavalry unit considerable losses; although the local Martial Cultivators suffered even greater casualties, they cared not at all.

"These people truly fear no death!"

Ye Liuyun watched and greatly admired their spirit.

"Attack!"

Sui Fenghu, seeing his cavalry also heavily depleted and the beast tide slowing, finally ordered another two ten‑thousand to join the fight.

At the same time, both flanks and the rear advanced forward a bit.

The newly added two ten‑thousand soldiers were immediately swept up by the Martial Cultivator tide, creating a chaotic battlefield.

Shouts and killing cries rang continuously on the field, with bodies falling every moment.

"Each flank, shift five thousand, use crossbow bolts for support attacks."

Seeing the battle tighten, Sui Fenghu promptly moved up another ten thousand soldiers with crossbow support.

Simultaneously, they anxiously probed the surroundings with Divine Sense.

"Logically, if that great army were still present, it should have acted by now!"

He thought this to himself.

At this moment the number of local Martial Cultivators was sharply dropping; the ground was already layered with corpses, and if they kept killing, the local Martial Cultivators would be wiped out.

These Martial Cultivators, though numerous, had few high‑realm members.

Thus killing them proceeded quickly.

He now only needed just over fifty thousand soldiers to withstand their desperate tactics.

Of course, if he sent more troops, casualties would be smaller and the battle would end faster.

Therefore, judging whether Ye Liuyun is present greatly influences the final outcome of his battle.

He waited a while longer, saw no movement, then let the ten thousand crossbow‑reinforced soldiers also join the fight directly.

Then he ordered another ten thousand on each flank to advance again with crossbow support; the two ten‑thousand reserves under Ye Liuyun each dispatched five thousand to supplement the flanks.

When everything was arranged, Ye Liuyun finally felt the opportunity had arrived.

Now Sui Fenghu, besides the thousand‑person guard beside him, has only the four thousand Warwolf Cavalry remaining within the Space World.

The troops under Ye Liuyun's control have already surrounded Sui Fenghu.

"Move!"

At Ye Liuyun's command, the pre‑emptively ambushed Qiong Qi, Mo Shaowen, Liu Yang and others each struck at the Leaders of the two ten‑thousand‑person squads, launching Spiritual Soul Attacks.

When the Divine Soul Contract in their Sea of Consciousness was destroyed, Sui Fenghu immediately sensed something was wrong.

"Hm?"

He still thought Ye Liuyun had acted.

"Stay alert!"

He instantly gave orders to all the soldiers.

But aside from the guard unit beside him, the soldiers on all four sides rushed straight toward him.