While Feng Buming, who was hiding a few hundred miles away, imdiately flew north upon receiving the definitive answer, locating the island chain defense line established by the Li family.
"Li, although this battle was a victory for the Cave Abyss Sect, before the Water Devils fled, they destroyed nurous islands and Spirit Veins. They must start from scratch, with no adequate ti to recover, making it difficult to fend off the Sea Clan’s counterattack."
With such a significant matter at hand, Feng Buming didn’t have the ti for pleasantries and swiftly shared the news he knew.
After hearing him out, Li Zhirui’s brow furrowed involuntarily; he hadn’t expected the actions of the Cave Abyss Sect to add more obstacles, increasing the difficulty of holding the sea region.
"Do you know where the Cave Abyss Sect built their defensive location, Fellow Daoist?"
"It should be over eight hundred miles from the shore."
Li Zhirui’s eyes lit up instantly, muttering to himself, "It seems the Cave Abyss Sect has no intention of giving up; their resolve is quite firm. Perhaps they are now mobilizing sect power to recover combat strength as soon as possible."
If not for a do-or-die determination, the Cave Abyss Sect wouldn’t possibly have established their base such a distance from the shore, for if they fail, the Sea Clan’s pursuit and harassnt could result in countless cultivators perishing on the way.
"For now, there’s no need to worry about the situation over at the Cave Abyss Sect’s side. We should focus on how our family can secure a victory under the Sea Clan’s counterattack."
To achieve this goal, the Li family has indeed exhausted their strength, continuously gathering vassals and Loose Cultivators.
Though the latter two are not particularly strong, their vast numbers can still exert significant force when facing a beast horde.
...
"Sothing’s wrong! Sothing’s wrong!"
In the Sea Palace in the center of the East Sea, nurous outstanding and powerful Water Devils had gathered.
This was precisely the Ten Thousand Clans Contest organized by the Sea Clan, aid at selecting the excellent Sea Clan mbers, providing them with ample resources, so they never need worry about cultivation resources.
Currently, a lively and intense contest was underway, but suddenly, a panicked voice rang in everyone’s ears.
"Do not spread panic here!" Imdiately, a Water Devil stood forth, scolding with an unpleasant expression, and ordered them to be taken down.
While maintaining order, several Earth Immortal Water Devils quietly disappeared.
"What happened?" An Earth Immortal questioned the disheveled clan mber who had clearly rushed back from afar.
"Ancestor, those Immortal Dao influences took advantage of our internal gathering to launch a sneak attack. The near-sea area over a thousand miles north is likely to fall into their hands, and we can’t reclaim it with local forces alone."
Hearing this, the expressions of several Water Devils turned extrely grim.
Despite anticipating the Immortal Dao might exploit their vulnerability, they hadn’t expected it to beco a reality.
"Before those elite clan mbers left, orders were given to set up formations and traps in every gathering place. How could those cultivators take the near-sea region so easily?"
"Those cultivators ca on fiercely and didn’t head straight for the sea domain where the gathering places are located..."
Though wealthy, the Sea Clan isn’t rich enough to establish formations and traps in every sea domain.
Evidently, the cultivators discovered their setup and simply avoided it.
"What should we do now?"
The Ten Thousand Clans Contest is the Sea Clan’s grandest event, and more than seventy percent of the offspring who erge triumphantly from it will reach the Immortal Realm. If interrupted now, won’t all past efforts go to waste?
Yet, if they don’t imdiately organize strong clan mbers to counterattack and reclaim the near-sea region while the Immortal Dao is still freshly established and unstable, will they have to wait centuries for another chance to reclaim it?
The two choices left them deeply torn, ultimately delegating the decision to a Heavenly Immortal, hoping the choice would pleasantly surprise everyone.
The situation was urgent, and they soon received an answer.
Imdiately organize manpower and reclaim all the lost sea regions!
As for the Ten Thousand Clans Contest, it can only be paused temporarily and restarted after this battle concludes.
This process will undoubtedly waste many Spiritual Objects, but such external items pale compared to the precious sea regions.
anwhile, the Sea Clan participating in the contest loudly declared to teach the Immortal Dao a lesson, hoping to deter them from ever coveting sea regions again.
In re one day, the Sea Clan organized a highly formidable army that raced westward.
However, they were just the first wave of Sea Clan reinforcents, with nurous Water Devils following, albeit not in such a rush.
...
Ti flowed like water, racing downstream.
In the blink of an eye, several days passed.
During this period, the Li family drew a part of their clan mbers daily to build defenses, striving to strengthen the line to better withstand the Water Devils.
On a rather unremarkable morning, the Sea Clan issued a roar that shook the heavens and the earth.
A countless throng of Sea Clan troops appeared in the vision of Li Zhirui and others.
The recruited Loose Cultivators and small faction cultivators were dumbstruck, seeing the beast horde of at least tens of thousands of low-level Water Devils not far away.
"What are you afraid of! What’s there to be scared of? They are just cannon fodder. As long as we stay in our base, there’s no need to fret for our lives!" A Li family cultivator shouted sternly.
"Sound the bronze bell and prepare to attack!"
The best defense is to attack; they cannot allow the large number of Water Devils to scatter across the 400-mile island chain, so they must find a way to keep the Sea Clan from spreading out before taking action.
Rumble——
Various thunder, storms, and fierce fires descended from the sky, pounding the Water Devils who had just arrived and hadn’t even settled, causing them to be dumbstruck, surrounded by wails and screams.
The Sea Clan that ca to attack the Li family couldn’t all be elite, as the Li family wasn’t significant enough for the Sea Clan to view them as a major threat.
So most were Water Devils gathered and recruited along the way, of rely five or sixth rank, or even lower, effectively serving as cannon fodder.
At the start of the great battle, the cultivators, protected by formations, could attack freely, eliminating one low-level Water Devil after another.
But soon, the frequency of attacks decreased as they ran short on mana!
The sheer number of low-level Water Devils prevented the cultivators from engaging simultaneously, forcing them to rotate to avoid letting the Water Devils’ attacks directly hit and damage the formations.
On the Mortal Realm battlefield, the fighting was intense on both sides, and on the other side, the Immortal Realm battlefield was even more fierce.
"Defeated opponents, dare to face in battle?"
Li Zhirui shouted, leading Mu Yuan, Yue, and others out from the formations.
Jiang Fengwu held down the base, personally overseeing the Great Array.
"Hmph! Don’t get arrogant! Today is your death day!"
"Let’s see if you have the capability for that."
Li Zhirui wasted no more words, leading two late-stage Independent Immortal Water Devils, moving away from the crowd to open another battlefield.
Yue and others also picked their respective opponents, including Feng Buming and Feng Buxi, who ca to assist.
The numbers matched perfectly.
The Sea Clan originally positioned three Independent Immortal Water Devils for extra support, aiming to swiftly conclude this fight, but unexpectedly, the Li family gained two more Independent Immortals, and Li Zhirui successfully leveled the playing field by fighting two on his own.
Now, it’s a question of whether the stronger force on the Li family side will achieve a breakthrough first, or if the Sea Clan side gains victory first, defeating the Li family cultivators.
At that mont, the sky was filled with vibrant colors, powerful Divine Powers blossoming in their hands, their explosive strength making it impossible for any nearby life to approach.
This was also why they moved away from the main battlefield, as fighting at full capacity risked affecting nurous nearby lives.
Xiaoqing and Cang, unable to restrain themselves, charged out from the base, directly heading for the battlefield, hoping to break through their bottlenecks and achieve the realm of Individual Immortal through this fierce struggle.
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