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Chapter 252: Chapter 249 Preparing for Battle
Yuntian City warfare command room.
Beside Zhang Yukan, Si Tianyan, and other Heavenly Masters lay a vast map that depicted all the terrain outside Yuntian City, divided into dense grids.
Each grid was meticulously marked.
"Thanks to the unique terrain outside Yuntian City, when the demons besiege the city, they will inevitably attack from this side. Each of these grids corresponds to different firing angles of the Sword Heavy Cannons. When the time comes, apprentices and soldiers simply need to shoot at these areas according to the messages from the front line,"
Gu Jinlai said with a smile, "In other words, when the demons are still dozens or nearly a hundred miles from Yuntian City, they will be under our artillery’s fire. Moreover, the power of each heavy cannon does not pale in comparison to a strike from a Primordial Spirit Monarch."
"A heavy cannon shell equals the strike of a Primordial Spirit Monarch, one hundred and twenty-eight heavy cannons... that’s like one hundred and twenty-eight Monarchs attacking at the same time..."
Zhang Yukan exclaimed in awe.
Although the hit rate of the cannons definitely couldn’t match the flying swords of the Primordial Spirit Monarchs, but...
Their heavy cannons used special materials and had a lifespan of over a thousand shots, making their endurance surpass that of the Primordial Spirit Monarchs using their swords.
Moreover, this time the Supreme Elder had brought over sixty thousand cannon shells!
Zhang Yukan almost dared not imagine what kind of horrifying carnage these sixty thousand cannon shells could wreak if they were all fired.
"The main issue is that our team has too few Heavenly Masters who have perfected the Spiritual Explosion and can fully utilize it. Otherwise, our Heavy Equipment Group could also enter the battle,"
Gu Jinlai stated.
"Heavy Equipment Group..."
Zhang Yukan recalled the two heavy armors that had just been produced not long ago.
This armor was six meters and twenty centimeters tall, humanoid, made of special extraordinary materials, and even a small amount of spiritual materials with the trait of "Thousand Catties," weighing eighty-two tons in total. Its defensive power...
Surpassed any heavy armor or super heavy armor.
Its terrifying weight and astounding defense made this armor an undeniable machine of slaughter. Combined with the fact that the armor could also be equipped with Short Range Defense Cannons, and even the enhanced version of large-caliber aviation cannons intended for the Mystic Bird Fighting Machines, if they could bring out the full power of the armor, it would be enough to fight an Upper-level Demon head-on.
Unfortunately...
This armor was too heavy, so even if people like Gu Chifeng wore it, its movement would be severely hindered, affecting their ability to perform.
Only Gu Jinlai, with his extremely proficient Spiritual Explosion, wearing such a piece of super heavy armor over six meters tall, could easily rotate, jump, somersault, and even stand on the tips of his toes to dance.
For others...
Even Zhou Mingshi, who had made the fastest progress in Spiritual Explosion, couldn’t maneuver as deftly as Gu Jinlai.
And operating such a colossal piece of heavy armor, with his Heavenly Master Realm Spiritual Sense, he could only last less than a minute. 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓅𝓾𝒷.𝒸ℴ𝓂
It wasn’t yet suited for actual combat.
"We have let the Venerable Daoist down."
Zhang Yukan said, feeling guilty.
"In fact, once you raise your control over Spiritual Explosion to Small Achievement, relying on the spiritual strength of Great Heavenly Master, you could maintain about eight to ten minutes of combat time. If you can raise it to Perfection, you might even extend it to nearly half an hour. Half an hour of high-intensity battle in the Co-spirit Heavy Armor is enough,"
Gu Jinlai said with a smile, "This heavy armor set is just the initial type of the Golden Body Mecha. Soon there will be the Evolutionary Type, the Mature Type, and even the Complete Type and Ultimate Type truly forged from Immortal Essence Gold capable of contending against the Saints. Therefore, you really need to put more effort into mastering this secret technique of Spiritual Explosion."
Zhang Yukan, Si Tianyan, and others exchanged glances, then nodded solemnly in agreement, "We will work even harder."
Gu Jinlai nodded with a smile.
Sword Heavy Cannon?
Justice Heavy Cannon?
Truth Heavy Cannon?
These things were never what Gu Jinlai prepared for the Heavenly Masters.
He believed that Fighting Machine Xuan Nu and Cheng Ying Mecha were capable of truly unleashing the Heavenly Masters’ combat potential.
Through forcefully uniting with the machines using Spiritual Explosion, they could precisely operate every feature of Fighting Machine Xuan Nu and Cheng Ying Mecha. Driving such war weapons to battle the Devas and challenge the Saints in the future was by no means wishful thinking.
"State Governor."
At this moment, Cheng Wanli walked in from outside and reported, "According to reports from the Meteor Star Guard scouts, the demon vanguard has appeared three hundred miles away. Based on their speed, they will reach a hundred miles outside Yuntian City by nightfall. Moreover, compared to humans, demons have an advantage in the dark. They will surely launch their attack at midnight."
"An attack under the cover of darkness?"
Gu Jinlai glanced at the grid map already drawn up: "Then let them come."
He immediately gave orders to Gu Chifeng standing beside him, "Make sure the Demon God Guards rest well and proceed to the defensive positions. They will be our sturdiest line of defense."
"Yes."
Gu Chifeng responded solemnly.
The Demon God Guards were tasked with intercepting the demons when they breeched the hundred-mile bombardment range and assaulted the base of Yuntian City.
They were to block the demons at the foot of the city.
By then the cannons would handle targets five miles away, the high-ground arrows shot from machinery and catapults would cover the area from one to five miles.
The Demon God Guards and the elite special forces were responsible for the region from the city walls up to a mile out.
And the city walls?
The walls of Yuntian City were constructed thick and robust, capable of defending against ordinary demons, but those Great Demons...
Even more agile Upper Demons could climb up, rendering the walls useless.
Therefore, to fully rely on the city walls to defend against the demons would be a fool’s dream.
"Last time, during the Dragon Sparrow Manor battle, we had limited cannons. This time, the number of cannons has tripled, and each one packs a greater punch with the improved Sword Heavy Cannons. Even the cannonballs have been enhanced for greater lethality. Right now, all that’s left is to test the viability of these tactics with the fresh blood of these demons. If feasible..."
Gu Jinlai surveyed the surroundings.
The Tianhe Demons were not the end.
They were just the beginning!
When the time came, he would lead his Iron Army to push back into Mu State, sweep through Sun State, even reclaim Daqian, and further march beyond Daqian, sweeping through places like Tianyuan.
Let the roar of the heavy cannons echo in every corner of this world, restoring order and the glory of prosperity.
...
Yellow Sky City.
The main city where the headquarters of the Yellow Heaven Dao Sect was located.
At this moment, Yellow Sky Dao Disciples and their armies were retreating into the city one after another.
At the edge of their vision, the figures of demons followed in pursuit for the kill.
However, as the demon army, including many Great Demons, had already traveled south along the Jade Belt River, those following were mostly low-level demons who could not control their instinctual wildness. As sword lights howled out from within Yellow Sky City, they were quickly slain one by one.
"Whoosh!"
Sword light streaked across.
Zhang Taiping, Zhao Danqing, and Yu Xuanjing landed on the city wall.
Among the three, Yu Xuanjing’s face was pale as death.
The Spirit Sword he used for sword control was astonishingly just an ordinary one, indicating that his previously used top-grade, even supreme flying swords, must have been destroyed in the battle at Champsosaurus Swamp.
As for Zhang Taiping, the top-tier Monarch...
His injuries were even more severe.
His right sleeve hung empty.
This was the result of trying to block the Innate Divine Ability of the Champsosaurus King, being crushed into dust along with his sword.
Nevertheless...
In the blood-soaked battle, they had also inflicted no small wound on the Champsosaurus King.
Though such injuries were not much for a Champsosaurus King with an almost complete Undying Demon Body, the very fact that it had suffered these wounds made the Demon King realize that if the Yellow Sky Sect truly fought to the death, they had the capability to kill it, prompting it to withdraw.
In addition, they also had to send people to block the escape routes of the people from Lingxiao City, lest they realize something was wrong and flee in advance.
However, dealing with Lingxiao City was already a major plan of Yellow Heaven Dao, so when the Champsosaurus King made this request, it was readily agreed to.
"Patriarch, the battle at Champsosaurus Swamp... our losses were devastating..."
Divinity Transformation Elder Yu Fan approached Zhang Taiping, his steps heavy and his expression full of anguish: "In less than half a month, the army trained by our Yellow Sky Sect has suffered losses of over a hundred thousand, with thirty thousand disciples down by over ten thousand. The key concern is the True Inheritors, Stewards, and the likes... nearly forty percent of them are lost, Refining God Elders thirty-two have perished in battle, and even Elders... we lost six..."
Zhang Taiping expected the demonic surge to cause heavy casualties to the Yellow Sky Sect, but he didn’t expect the losses to be this massive.
In just one battle, the rank of experts above Refining God in the Yellow Sky Sect had been reduced even more than those of Purgatory Sect or Netherworld Sect.
These individuals represented nearly a hundred years of the Yellow Sky Sect’s accumulated foundation.
And all this...
Was because of the rumors spread by Lingxiao City.
They first established the Tian Nan Alliance, a coalition against the demons, then provoked the Tianhe Demons, step by step, pushing the Yellow Sky Sect to this dire state, simply...
An unforgivable crime!
"Lingxiao City!"
Zhang Taiping glared hatefully in the direction of Yuntian City: "Our Yellow Sky Sect has suffered grievous losses, and you Lingxiao City must also pay the price! Even more so, the blood we’ve lost in the Yellow Sky Sect must be repaid by you, drop by drop!"
"It’s all Lingxiao City’s fault, they must pay back the blood debt!"
Yu Xuanjing also said gravely, "What shall we do?"
"What to do?"
Zhang Taiping sneered coldly, "Gather the men, we’re going to Yuntian City!"
"Going to Yuntian City?"
Yu Xuanjing was stunned, then quickly understood: "Are we planning to take advantage when they are weakened from fighting the demons..."
Zhang Taiping nodded, then said fiercely, "We’re going to Yuntian City, of course, to reinforce our allies of the Tian Nan Alliance. We can’t allow them to battle alone."
Yu Xuanjing, Zhao Danqing, and others nodded in understanding.
"That’s right, we, the Yellow Sky Dao, are the true path of Immortal Dao."
Zhao Danqing said, "Though Lingxiao City is not weak, they can’t withstand seventy or eighty thousand demons. I guess by the time we get there, Lingxiao City will probably have been wiped out, right?"
"We still have to clean up for our allies, can’t let their corpses lie in the wilderness."
Zhang Taiping spoke while giving a glance at Yu Xuanjing, "Your Spirit Sword has been destroyed, so stay behind to secure Yellow Sky City. Tao Changle, Zhao Danqing, and Zhang Lingjian, gather the elites, the four of us will head out."
His eyes were brimming with a chilling killing intent, "We can’t let our allies wait too long."
