Master of Strange Dao

Chapter 1755: Chapter 74: Dragon Elephant Army, Requesting Battle

The fanatical momentum indeed frightened this group of people who had never fought against the body refiner army before.

These soldiers may not have experienced the loss of their homeland, but their fathers and grandfathers surely did.

Having heard and seen it since childhood, they naturally cared deeply about reclaiming their homeland.

Now, in their first grand military merit campaign since Daqian’s return, they were fervent to the point of being willing to sacrifice their lives, which was considered normal.

This was also Dadui’s battle to establish its might, leaving no room for error.

The sound of war drums thundered across the sky and earth, even for the soldiers in the rear who hadn’t joined the battle, their Qi-Blood seemed to be burning.

In the front, a giant elephant of Qi-Blood charged wildly forward, the massive Qi-Blood power behind it coalescing into a cloud, covering the sky.

Those from Daqian had never seen such a fiercesome momentum.

Under the wild charge, the ground started to rumble before they even reached there.

Without even engaging in close combat, their morale plummeted as their resolve was already captured.

At this time, Daqian’s loosely arranged battle array had just barely adjusted, beginning the second wave of counterattack with their best method.

Spirit light flew, transforming into a torrent pouring forth, turning the area into a tide of secret techniques crashing down suddenly.

In the Dragon Elephant Army, a shout erupted, and the Qi-Blood suddenly burned up.

"Charge!"

A furious roar exploded, with tens of thousands of people shouting in unison.

The giant elephant of Qi-Blood, transformed in illusion, raised its head and roared, charging directly into the wave without dodging.

The thunderous sound was like a clap of thunder. Amidst the skylike waves, a giant elephant of Qi-Blood was seen breaking through the wave, moving with unstoppable momentum towards Daqian’s battle array.

The distance of several miles instead became a significant source of pressure as they watched those ferocious soldiers charging forth, fearless of the armor-piercing arrows stuck in some of them, making them look even more savage.

"Boom..."

The battle array made contact, and within just three breaths, the giant elephant forcibly broke into Daqian’s formation, forcefully traversing back and forth within.

Those floating in mid-air were merely brushed by the Qi-Blood-transformed giant elephant and were like individual cultivators hit by an Iron Mountain Lean, with their spirit light shattering and bones crackling, spitting blood as they flew backward.

The horn’s mournful sound came from Daqian’s front array, which had been utterly disrupted and quickly retreated, more coordinated than before.

The first tentative engagement broke apart under Dragon Elephant Army’s reckless charge.

In the camp, King Lian gathered a bunch of vice generals, still discussing what to do next.

Daqian indeed lacked experience in clashing with such a body refiner army, suffering a major loss this time.

The formation was too slow, and there were too many people dragging their feet, which was also a major reason.

Outside the camp, a few heads were displayed.

After much discussion, they still felt that the Armor Piercing Arrows were the most effective, and conveniently, they had them ready.

King Lian listened to the discussion, feeling quite conflicted inside.

He also wanted to fight this battle well, doing his utmost to achieve the best outcome.

He understood that even if negotiating with Dadui, leverage had to be gained on the battlefield first.

Otherwise, relying on Dadui to retreat after reclaiming the homeland was sheer foolishness.

Unfortunately, without strong combatants stepping in, with their current strength, it was hard to hold them off.

Ten thousand well-trained body cultivators, with fervor, were truly not less effective than Ninth Tier interventions.

At the same tier, body refiners were generally less than Qi Refinement cultivators in the low-tier, but in the High Tier, it was usually the opposite.

Reaching the Ninth Tier, without suitable Magical Treasures or Secret Techniques, Qi Refinement strong could likely be hammered by body refiners in the same Realm.

The current situation was pretty much like that.

"Fall back five hundred miles..."

King Lian solemnly commanded, seeing several people inside the tent seemingly breathing a sigh of relief, his expression grew darker.

He originally planned to purge the people planted within during the process.

But now it seemed he had to first clear out those parasites to consolidate power for a proper confrontation with Dadui.

After the army retreated five hundred miles, King Lian began issuing orders one by one, with new heads displayed at the camp entrance every day.

On the other side, the Dragon Elephant Army was not in a hurry, advancing steadily.

After capturing a city, they would first stabilize it, let the rear follow up, secure it, and then push forward again.

Step by step, now the momentum was soaring; the initial greenness was gone, the morale was fiery.

In Jiachen City, Yu Ziqing had been stationed there lately, and Dadui’s national fortune seemed to be burning, growing more prosperous.

In East Dui, the obsession with reclaiming the homeland was strongest.

Every day, those who had lived since then came to volunteer, some with only Third-tier Cultivation, with their lifespan near its end, earnestly saying they wanted to die on their homeland.

In recent years, it hadn’t been mentioned, and Yu Ziqing wasn’t entirely aware of how deep this obsession ran for Dadui.

Now, at the beginning, he sensed Dadui’s national fortune beginning to rise step by step, far exceeding their achievements in battle.

He personally stationed in Jiachen City, even had Zhang tell everyone that Emperor Dui was watching from Jiachen, watching towards the East.

In the temporary residence, Zhang sat opposite Yu Ziqing, sipping tea, barely able to hold his composure.

"Zhang, hold your composure, Dadui’s Dragon Elephant Army, going into battle for the first time, must undergo trials."

"This old minister is not losing calm, but rather struggling to suppress those volunteering for battle..."

Zhang let out a long sigh.

"Fortunately, His Majesty only dispatched a hundred thousand, with the strategic aim of merely reclaiming the homeland.

Otherwise, I genuinely feared the current situation would escalate into a multi-million strong army.

At that point, it would inevitably develop into a full-scale war."

"Expanding the war doesn’t align with our interests, it would force all forces within Daqian to unite against us."

"Nowadays, the number of volunteers keeps increasing, and they all come with the idea to annihilate Daqian."

"Is East Dui the most?"

"It’s everywhere, not just East Dui, enthusiasm is very high, just slightly more in East Dui."

Yu Ziqing heard this, his brow furrowing, immediately becoming alert.

"Have the Riddler thoroughly investigate what’s going on."