Chapter 795: Strike First

"The eighth‑level Zao Hua attack is really strong!" Qiong Qi shook his head and stood up from the ground.

He just hadn't steadied himself and fell!

"Check the Defense Array." After Du Yan came to his senses, he immediately had Qiong Qi check the Defense Array.

Qiong Qi didn't dare delay and inspected every Formation.

"It can still block two more attacks as strong as the one just now," Qiong Qi whispered to Ye Liuyun and Du Yan.

But he said aloud, "The Formation can no longer withstand attacks this strong!"

He said that clearly for Liu Er to hear.

Tuozi also understood the Formation and saw Qiong Qi was lying, but he remained composed and stayed silent.

Liu Er had been staggered by the previous strike, so he didn't doubt Qiong Qi's words much.

Although he didn't want Ye Liuyun's Warship damaged, the objective still had to be completed.

"We still need to rush back to the battlefield," he said firmly to Ye Liuyun.

"Of course." Ye Liuyun replied, then ordered Du Yan to adjust course and head back again. However, they didn't go through the void; they returned slowly.

That eighth‑level Zao Hua strongman did not continue pursuing Ye Liuyun, but went to attack other Warships instead.

When they returned to the battlefield, they couldn't help but be surprised.

The guards of the Demon Race Temple were down to barely a few; even the ten late‑stage Zao Hua strongmen were now only eight, some still wounded.

As for the guards of other realms, they were almost all wiped out.

The Alliance's Warships were reduced to one‑third, and the battlefield was littered with wreckage and debris.

Just as Ye Liuyun's group returned to the battlefield, the Warship of the Demon Cultivator Alliance leader activated, moved in front of the Demon Race Temple, and eight late‑stage Demon Cultivators descended from it, charging at the temple guards.

"Quick, seize the time to bomb the temple's Defense Array!" Liu Er urged.

"Alright, bomb the array." Ye Liuyun also ordered Du Yan to deploy his Warship to cooperate with the Alliance's assault.

The strongmen guarding the temple are currently entangled, making it the perfect moment to attack the Formation.

Around the temple, the remaining operational Warships rushed over, surrounded the temple's Formation, and launched attacks simultaneously.

In an instant, booming sounds rose everywhere. Though the temple's Defense Array was sturdy, it could not withstand the simultaneous bombardment of hundreds of Warships; it lasted less than a quarter of an hour before collapsing.

"Be careful, there are still strong ones inside!" Liu Er warned.

"Slip into the void, hurry and retreat!" Ye Liuyun also urged Du Yan.

Du Yan had long prepared for retreat and immediately slipped into the void, sailing away from the temple.

"Boom, boom!" Two streams of soaring Demon Qi erupted, and two ninth‑level Zao Hua Demon Race members burst out of the temple.

Both swung their hands simultaneously, instantly sweeping a circle around the temple's Warships; most were battered beyond repair.

Immediately after, a few first‑second Zao Hua Demon Race members surged out to eliminate the remaining Warships.

Those two Demon Race strongmen then charged straight at the Super Warship where the Alliance leader was.

From the leader's Super Warship, six late‑stage Zao Hua Demon Cultivators also burst out.

Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense detected that one of them was the leader.

Even though these six Demon Cultivators are all eighth‑level Zao Hua, a three‑against‑one can barely be sustained.

With the Super Warship's support, they were not at a disadvantage for a while.

"Great opportunity! Reverse the Warship and charge into the temple!" Liu Er sounded excited.

"Are there still guards inside the temple?" Ye Liuyun asked.

"There will be some, but no powerful beings left! Hurry over, don't dawdle!" Liu Er urged, while glancing at Ye Liuyun and the others with his peripheral vision.

"When we arrive later, you all must disembark and join the fight!" Liu Er told Ye Liuyun and the others.

"Of course!" Ye Liuyun replied, and without a hint, glanced at Qiong Qi.

Qiong Qi understood and silently activated the pre‑arranged Formation.

Seeing Ye Liuyun's eager agreement, Liu Er raised no suspicion and anxiously used his Divine Sense to probe the temple's interior.

Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense and Golden Pupil constantly monitored his movements, discovering two main locations he was investigating: the Treasure Vault behind the rear hall and the main hall.

"Found them: one is the rear hall's Treasure Vault, the other is inside the main hall, but I don't know his target!" Ye Liuyun transmitted to Qiong Qi.

"Liu Er has never exposed his target; later we'll have to perform a Soul Search!" Qiong Qi transmitted to Ye Liuyun.

"I'm afraid his Divine Sense is too strong; we need to wear him down first!" Ye Liuyun replied.

"Then I'll attack his primary Soul, you attack his secondary Soul."

Facing such a strong opponent, Qiong Qi didn't dare take on the entire Spiritual Soul Attack task.

"Alright! First strike his Physical Body!" Ye Liuyun replied secretly.

Seeing the Warship arrive at the temple, Liu Er shouted, "Everyone, disembark all Warships!"

But before any response, he realized he was no longer inside the Warship.

"Formation?"

Liu Er immediately realized he was trapped within a Formation.

"Damn, this kid acted before I could move!"

Liu Er didn't know where he had slipped up.

But now is not the time to think about that, as several fire dragons had already risen and lunged at him.

In the Formation Qiong Qi set this time, there were not only fire dragons but also an Illusion Array and toxic smoke.

Moreover, the toxic smoke was a colorless, odorless, transparent vapor—a poison Qiong Qi happened upon by chance.

Though the toxic smoke was subtle, over time it could numb a person's Soul, stripping combat ability.

Liu Er and three hundred other strong ones were trapped in the great Formation, battling the Illusion Array's hallucinogenic effect while fighting the fire dragons, yet no one noticed the toxic smoke's effect.

Low‑level Demon Cultivators were instantly incinerated by the fire dragons.

But Liu Er and the others also gathered together.

"We all charge in the same direction; we'll eventually break through!"

Liu Er told the others to stay close to him, keep their eyes closed to avoid being confused by the Illusion Array, and all charge in one direction.

Once the Illusion Array is deciphered by the opponent, it essentially fails.

And the space inside the Warship is inherently small. These people don't have to go far before they feel the Warship's edge.

However, the effect of the poisonous smoke has not yet manifested.

This poisonous smoke, though concealed, acts rather slowly. It may also be that the remaining people are relatively strong and possess some resistance.

"Come quickly and help, stop them!" Qiong Qi called to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun immediately threw a Mourning Bell, hurling it straight at Liu Er.