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Chapter 873: 879 Chapter: Overthrow
The battle in the Wanxian Sea Area was a disastrous first round for the Sea Clan!
Two Fifth-order Flood Dragons were slain, and a large number of low-rank Water Devils were killed, especially during the frantic escape when more than half of the low-rank Water Devils died.
As such, the few low-rank Water Devils that managed to escape back lost all their morale and completely lacked the will to fight.
Even the less intelligent Flood Dragons knew that taking such an army of Water Devils to forcibly join the battle would only result in another disastrous defeat!
Therefore, they could only disperse the low-rank Water Devils and send them to other sea areas, replace them with another batch of low-rank Water Devils, and recruit a new army.
The Boundless Sea was not lacking in anything, especially low-rank Water Devils, so there was no concern about their quantity.
At the same time, the Dragon Tribe also sent more Fifth-order warriors to join the battle. In terms of strength, the newly formed Sea Clan army had completely surpassed the cultivators of the Wanxian Island chain.
After a month or two of frantic preparations, they finally managed to regroup.
"We must kill that cultivator and avenge Ao Shan and Ao Shi!" roared Ao Yun, the strongest of the Flood Dragons, in furious anger.
"Kill him!"
"Kill him!"
The other Flood Dragons echoed in unison.
Killing Li Zhirui was the primary goal for all the Flood Dragons, and in their hearts, it was even more important than breaking through the island chain and then launching an attack on the mainland.
"Set off!" Pleased with everyone’s attitude, Ao Yun bellowed and immediately led the other Flood Dragons and the Water Devil army towards the Wanxian Island chain.
Meanwhile, the group of Nascent Soul Cultivators, who had long awaited the Water Devils, felt no urgency for the upcoming battle. Instead, they were overflowing with excitement, as if they could see Li Zhirui embarrass himself and witness heavy casualties among the Li family cultivators in the next second.
The Flood Dragons rested to the east of the island chain for several hours. Given their strength, even if they charged from the deep sea, covering thousands of miles, they wouldn’t consume much energy. However, the same could not be said for the low-rank Water Devils; they needed rest to fully exert their strength.
"Attack!"
When the time came, Ao Yun roared to the heavens and immediately led several Flood Dragons directly towards the island where Li Zhirui was located.
The other Flood Dragons split up to engage other Nascent Soul Cultivators, preventing them from supporting Li Zhirui.
Unfortunately, what they didn’t know was that no Nascent Souls were coming to help.
On the island, Li Zhirui’s heart, which had been on edge as he watched the main Water Devil army approaching, finally settled.
He was well aware of the hatred the Flood Dragon Tribe harbored towards him, especially since the deaths of two Fifth-order Flood Dragons had caused them great embarrassment.
Fueled by the pride of the Dragon Tribe, they would definitely try to kill Li Zhirui to exact their revenge!
Five Fifth-order Flood Dragons, along with two Fifth-order Water Devils, led a large number of Third and Fourth-order Water Devils in a menacing assault on Li Family Island.
Their strength completely overwhelmed the Li family!
Throughout the entire battlefield, Li Family Island faced the greatest pressure.
Aware of this, Li Zhirui had already anticipated it, so after the end of the first round of battle, he increased the island’s defenses, hoping to block the Flood Dragons for a moment and wait for reinforcements from other powers.
Unfortunately, Li Zhirui miscalculated!
He was unaware that other Nascent Souls were not going to help.
Although some Nascent Souls had a significant advantage, fully capable of severely injuring or even killing their opponents, they did not do so. Instead, they became entangled with the Water Devils, and it seemed that they could not resolve the battle in a short time.
Having done all this, could they not see their objectives?
"Damn it! Those bastards! How dare they! Aren’t they afraid of the island chain’s defenses failing?" Li Zhirui cursed angrily.
Jiang Fengwu, Da Qing, and the others were also very angry; after all, they were comrades in arms, and yet you just backstabbed us!
However, Cang, who had foreseen this previously, appeared relatively calm and said in a deep voice, "Let’s now think about how we can get through this disaster."
"Since they won’t let us have it easy, let’s not make it easy for them either!"
Li Zhirui became fierce, issuing a direct order, "Have all the clansmen board the Cloud Whale Spirit Ship; we will directly retreat from this small island then, and I want to see how those cultivators will handle it!"
"But if we do this, Wanxian Island will have to face the Sea Clan directly, which will bring great harm to the family," Da Qing frowned, still hoping that Li Zhirui could remain calm and not let anger cloud his judgment.
"Da Qing, you think too highly of them!"
Xiaoqing shook her head disdainfully, "When they plotted against us initially, they just intended to use the Sea Clan to teach us a harsh lesson, they would never dare to let any Water Demon in."
"So once we retreat, they will definitely send someone to plug the line of defense immediately!"
"This..."
Although it sounded reasonable, Da Qing, who was always cautious and conservative, still felt that the risk was a bit too high. If those cultivators did not keep up in time, Li family could face a huge blunder!
If anything went wrong, no matter what it was, as long as it was related to a major battle with the Sea Clan, Li family would definitely be the first to take the blame!
"They’ve already stooped to such despicable means, do we not have the right to counterattack? There’s no such rule!" Li Zhirui’s face still looked terrible.
"Still, we should be prepared just in case, leave something to curb the Water Demons."
Li Zhirui turned to Jiang Fengwu and asked, "How’s that Killing Array you prepared?"
The saying goes, a prolonged defense surely falls!
Li Zhirui didn’t just trust defenses blindly, he didn’t even very much trust those Divine Transformation cultivators from the Central Region.
Of course, his distrust was based on the Water Devils dispatching a large number of Fifth-order Great Devils, leaving them unable to assist Li family.
Rather than the current situation, where they could help but deliberately turned a blind eye!
"It’s ready."
Li Zhirui nodded, "Then go set up the formation now, make it concealed, so that it won’t be discovered by the Water Devils."
"You all come with me, let’s strike at the Water Devils’ offensive and buy more time for our clansmen to board the ship!"
While the Water Devils hadn’t yet breached the second layer of defense, they still had time to safely get their people away.
Soon, all the clansmen had boarded the Spirit Boat.
Mainly because there were no severely injured clansmen on the island, they had all been sent back to Wanxian Island for treatment, and in reality, the numbers weren’t many, after all, they had just gone through a major battle.
Li Zhirui glanced at the Defensive Formation that was shaking and about to fall, "Let’s go!"
The Spirit Boat soared into the sky upon command, departing from the rear.
This move by the Li family stunned all the cultivators; how dare they do this!
How dare Li Zhirui and his people do it? It was nothing but desperation! Who willingly waits to die?
"Bastards!"
The Nascent Soul Cultivators were livid, but they couldn’t just watch an island being overtaken by Water Devils; hadn’t they seen the large number of Water Devils converging there, planning to occupy the island?
With no other choice, they could only send cultivators from behind to board Li Family Island, desperately resisting the frenzied Water Devils.
