However, they didn’t dare to chase too far, lest they fall into someone else’s trap. The main responsibility of the seven people from Ice Heart Valley was to protect the Space Array, but even so, the hundred or so demonized people who had come had to leave behind more than thirty corpses to escape safely.
On the main battlefield, more people fell to the ground and died. In such a large scale battle, even if the North Region’s cultivators had a strong lineup and were supported by Yang Kai’s two great wizard technique, it was impossible for all of them to remain unscathed, but the casualty ratio was simply incomparable to the Demon Race.
On the ground, rivers of blood flowed and mountains of corpses piled up. The two races had slaughtered so many people in this wilderness that even the sun and moon had dimmed.
Yang Kai had killed countless Demon Race masters along the way. Even Demon King Realm masters had died at his hands, seven or eight of them. This was only his battle record, so it was likely that Luan Feng and the others battle records were not inferior to his.
It could be seen that this time, the Demon Race had sent out many masters.
Finally, a deep horn sounded from the Demon Land.
All of the Demon Race who heard this sound quickly retreated, but even though they were retreating, they were still in an orderly fashion. They didn’t just run for their lives, instead covering each other’s backs and taking turns to retreat.
The cultivators of the North Region naturally pursued them relentlessly.
After half a cup of tea, all the demons had retreated back to the Demon Land. Yang Kai stopped, raised his sword, and shouted, “Don’t pursue a cornered enemy!”
Only then did the Northern Region cultivators stop and stare towards the direction of the Demon Land, all of them covered in blood. After a brief moment of silence, a burst of cheers erupted.
Before this, they had never thought that their group would be able to defeat the millions of Demon Race masters so easily, but now that the truth was laid out in front of them, they realized that the Demon Race… was only so-so.
They were also living creatures, and if they were killed, they would die. They didn’t have three heads and six arms, nor did they have indestructible bodies. Like them, they were all living creatures with flesh and blood. [Hoogs: People died when they're killed.]
This was the first battle between the Star Boundary and the Demon Territory, and it was also a great victory for the Star Boundary. This battle might affect the future of the war.
The cheers were like waves, each wave louder than the last, but the Demon Earth was deathly silent, with no response.
Many Emperor Realm flew to Yang Kai’s side and requested to continue their pursuit, determined to exterminate this defeated enemy.
Yang Kai naturally wouldn’t agree.
Leaving aside the fact that they knew nothing about the situation inside the Demon Earth, even the Bloodlust Technique was not omnipotent. During the time the Bloodlust Technique was effective, the cultivators of the North Region would be able to display greater strength, but once the Bloodlust Technique lost its effect, there would be repercussions. Even if the Bloodlust Technique performed by the Wizard King was not too powerful, it was still enough to greatly reduce the strength of the cultivators of the North Region.
At this time, it would be best to return to recuperate and adjust their condition while waiting for the cultivators from the Southern and Eastern Regions to arrive.
The Northern Domain army roared as Yang Kai returned triumphantly. On the way back, many people were whispering excitedly about how brave and ruthless they had been just now and how many Demons they had killed, as if they couldn’t wait to announce this accomplishment to the world.
Returning to the location of the Space Array, he ordered the Northern Region army to set up camp while simultaneously checking the number of casualties.
Only now did Yang Kai have the time to check on Su Yan and the others.
Among his four wives, besides Xia Ningchang, who wasn’t proficient in combat, Su Yan, Shan Qingluo, and Xue Yue had all come. After all, they were all Principle Source Stage cultivators, and Su Yan was a peak Third-Order Principle Source Stage master who was only a step away from becoming an Emperor Realm. If a Void King Realm could enter a battlefield, they could naturally participate.
However, during the previous battle, Yang Kai had no spare energy to pay attention to them.
The three women were fine. The Monster Kings of the Wild Ancient Land knew their identities, so they naturally took good care of them. With the Monster Kings protecting them, how could the Demon Race harm them?
Inside the newly set up tent, Yang Kai washed his body with the help of the three women, changed his clothes, and walked out.
High up in the sky, Mo Huang lowered his head and nodded slightly, his eyes filled with praise.
He had watched this battle from beginning to end, and Yang Kai’s performance had been remarkable. At the critical moment, he had not been blinded by a moment of victory, it was especially rare for him to retreat in time. He felt that Yang Kai had many years of experience in commanding an army and was able to advance and retreat in an appropriate manner, so he couldn’t help wondering where this little brat had obtained such experience.
Yang Kai responded but didn’t go up to chat. Li Jiao had already rushed over with a look of joy on his face.
Yang Kai looked at him and asked, “How are the casualties?”
Li Jiao’s entire body was covered in blood, obviously not having the time to clean it up, so he replied excitedly, “Less than five thousand people died and twenty thousand were injured, but all of them were minor injuries. The others are fine.”
Five thousand people had died in a single battle and twenty thousand had been injured. This was a terrifying number, but if there were a million enemies, it would be an incredible number.
In this battle, excluding the Green Demon and Red Demon, who had previously acted as cannon fodder. There were more than three hundred thousand casualties for the Demon Race, and the corpses strewn all over the ground were the best evidence. On the other hand, the Northern Region cultivators had only paid the price of five thousand deaths and twenty thousand injuries. This was a miracle.
Yang Kai nodded slightly. This number of casualties was acceptable.
Li Jiao continued, “It’s just that everyone is feeling a bit weak right now, so I’m afraid we’ll need to rest for a few days.”
The aftereffects of the Bloodlust Technique were normal, and this was the side effect of the Bloodlust Technique that was used by the Wizard King level Yang Kai. If it was used by a lower ranked Wizard, it would be common for them to rest for half a month or even a month.
Li Jiao couldn’t help worrying, “If the Demon Race takes advantage of this time to attack…”
Yang Kai patted him on the shoulder and said, “Do you think Beast Martial Lord is here to watch a show?”
Just like how he didn’t dare to casually lead his men into the Demon Earth, the Demon Race definitely wouldn’t dare to casually launch another attack. If the Northern Domain army really couldn’t hold on, Mo Huang would definitely take action.
Li Jiao’s expression changed, finally relaxing.
Over the next few days, there was no movement from the Demon Race’s side. It was unknown if they were gathering their forces, but the reinforcements from the Eastern and Southern Regions arrived one after another.
The Eastern Region and Southern Region both had Space Arrays set up by Yang Kai, and now Li Wuyi was able to set them up as well, so although he was a few days later than the Northern Region, he was still able to arrive as quickly as possible.
The two regions each had an army of about a hundred thousand, and their strength and cultivation were almost the same as the North Region’s. All of Yang Kai’s unfamiliar and familiar faces appeared.
The new cultivators coming here were naturally fearful of the Demon Race, but when they heard that a few days ago the Northern Domain Army had fought a great battle with the Demon Race and won a great victory against the Demon Race’s million strong army, they were all shocked and quickly went to inquire about the situation from the Northern Domain cultivators.
The cultivators of the North Region naturally added fuel to the fire, wanting nothing more than to brag about how wise they were and how peerless they were.
Hearing was false, seeing was believing. Although the newly arrived cultivators didn’t believe the boasts of the Northern Domain cultivators, the hundreds of thousands of Demon Race corpses left behind in the wilderness couldn’t be faked.
Before they came here, the North Region’s army had really fought a great battle with the Demon Race and had even killed hundreds of thousands of them!
At this moment, the fear they felt towards the Demon Race decreased significantly, and many people were secretly looking forward to the next great battle. In this chaotic world, heroes would emerge. This kind of great battle between the living beings of the two worlds would not be seen even once in tens of thousands of years or even hundreds of thousands of years, so who would know that the one whose name would go down in history would not be them? This was an excellent opportunity.
The Great Emperors also arrived one after another.
Yang Kai didn’t know exactly how many Great Emperors had come, but he roughly estimated that there were at least six or seven of them. One of them was a woman wearing a Floral Dress. Her expression was tranquil, giving off a pure and holy feeling.
Yang Kai estimated that she was the only female of the ten Great Emperors, Flower Shadow Great Emperor Hua Linglong.
In fact, this was the truth. As soon as Flower Shadow Great Emperor arrived, she summoned Yu Rumeng. After all, Yu Rumeng was currently replacing Li Shiqing, the successor of Flower Shadow Great Emperor.
Yu Rumeng is in trouble! Yang Kai thought to himself. Regardless of Yu Rumeng’s background or ability, even if she could deceive others, she would never be able to deceive Flower Shadow Great Emperor. After all, they were master and disciple, so how could Hua Linglong not see through her disguise?
Outside the tent, Yang Kai was surrounded by a group of Emperor Realm, all of whom were Second or Third-Order.
Some of these Emperor Realm were Yang Kai’s acquaintances, while others he had only recently met were masters from the Southern and Eastern Regions.
Perhaps it was because they had heard that Yang Kai had a deep understanding of the Demon Race, so they had come to ask for advice in case they had no idea how to deal with the Demon Race.
Yang Kai naturally had nothing to hide, so he reiterated what he had said to the North Region's cultivators before setting out, explaining the characteristics and abilities of each of the Demon Territory's Races.
The group of Emperor Realm listened attentively, silently taking note of this information. From time to time, someone would interrupt and ask a few questions, and Yang Kai would also answer them one by one, causing many to admire him. No one knew why Yang Kai knew so much about the Demon Race, but this was undoubtedly a valuable piece of information. Without Yang Kai, this information would have required a hundred thousand or even hundreds of thousands of casualties.
After half a day, the group cupped their fists and bid farewell. Such precious information was naturally something they couldn’t wait to share with their respective disciples.
“Brother Yang, this is the item we previously agreed upon. The Temple Master asked me to deliver it to you.” After everyone left, Chi Gui from Ahan Temple stepped forward and handed over a Space Ring.
Yang Kai took it suspiciously and swept it with his Divine Sense, raising his brow and nodding slightly, “Temple Master Chen is too kind.”
The things stored in this Space Ring were nothing special, just a massive amount of resources, Source Crystals, Alchemy Secret Tome, and even Artifacts, all of which seemed to be from a Sect.
In fact, this was indeed a treasury, but it was not a single Sect, but two!
It was a treasury belonging to the Eastern Region’s Underworld Sect and Buddhist Heaven Holy Land.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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