CHAPTER 973: CHAPTER 742: ENTERING THE BATTLEFIELD

The few extremely terrifying auras in the distance were without a doubt the three Demon Kings from the Demon God Realm and several Immortals from the Xuanxian Continent. Their intention to display their strength was obvious, signaling to Earth that this war had commenced, serving also as a deterrent.

"The battle has begun. Squads Two, Five, Six, and Nine, head to the battlefield immediately." At this moment, Zhao Yongshan, the person in charge of the Earth Defense Line, also appeared near the battlefield.

He gazed into the distance, his eyes slightly profound. Although Earth’s defense was always at an absolute disadvantage, he hoped for a change this time.

Upon hearing the command.

The four combat squads, comprising a total of thirty elite Evolvers, immediately headed towards the battlefield without any hesitation.

While their numbers seemed insignificant compared to the vast battlefield, they were elites carefully selected from among Earth’s Evolvers. Every death would be a tremendous loss.

Moreover, in terms of resources, Earth lagged far behind both the Demon God Realm and the Xuanxian Continent.

Yet, Zhao Yongshan understood deeply that they had no choice in their war tactics; they could only join the battle with determination.

The thirty experts gradually distanced themselves from the Black Great Wall, with fierce winds howling and sand swirling in the air. Although the harsh natural environment affected no one, they knew they were stepping onto the battlefield.

"According to past experiences, we usually engage the enemy about half an hour after entering the battlefield. However, we must be most wary of the cultivators from the Xuanxian Continent. Their Mahayana Realm experts have vast Divine Sense coverage, encompassing the entire battlefield. Our movements are almost transparent before these cultivators."

"Thus, hiding or concealing is impossible; we can only choose our positions wisely to confront the enemy."

The captain of Squad Five, He Zhiming, spoke up at this moment.

But before he could finish his words, suddenly, everyone’s faces tensed.

Just now, they felt a formidable Divine Sense sweep past them, instantly revealing their numbers, conditions, and positions with no secrets to spare.

Moreover, Evolvers had yet to master any means to shield against Divine Sense.

"I sensed it, a Divine Sense from a Mahayana Realm Cultivator swept over us," Ye Jingtian’s face instantly darkened, almost instinctively gripping the Purple and Blue Treasure Sword at his waist.

"This is normal considering the advantages of the Cultivation Technique. We haven’t discovered them, yet they have already locked onto us. But no need to worry for now. The thirty Mahayana Realm cultivators on their side won’t confront us directly; they need to communicate with the Great Demons from the Demon God Realm to formulate a battle plan before surrounding us together."

Jiang Yue said calmly, seemingly accustomed to such situations.

"After all, cultivators fear death. They won’t initiate a battle without absolute certainty. They like to leverage the strength of Great Demons to defeat us without harm; the previous battles were such. Moreover, they don’t enjoy pursuing and attacking relentlessly, fearing a counterattack. So, comparatively, the threat from Great Demons is greater because they are combative, bloodthirsty, and importantly, possess enough battle power."

The captain of Squad Six, Liu Yunbai, spoke up, "The Great Demons’ combat power is just on the surface. Those Mahayana Realm cultivators aren’t weak either; they just haven’t been forced into a desperate situation. If cultivators are driven to desperation, revealing all their cards, they might even be fiercer than the Great Demons."

As they chatted, they also quickly made preparations.

Li Yi remained silent at this moment, clad in three layers of heavy armor, clutching the Red Gold Shattering Star Spear, with a Red Gold Treasure Sword at his waist, armed to the teeth. The Divine Power of twelve dragons and twelve tigers within him was already mobilized.

Once he moved, it would inevitably be earth-shattering.

During the conversation process.

They already flew to the depths of the battlefield, their positions continuously exposed because they were constantly locked onto by the Mahayana Realm cultivators’ Divine Sense.

"Let’s prepare to meet the enemy here. Fighting in this spot minimizes the residual effects outside, and time doesn’t allow us to keep selecting positions. More and more Divine Senses are locking onto us, and those Great Demons probably can’t wait any longer," Liu Yunbai said.

"Everyone disperse, take your positions as arranged previously. Li Yi, you don’t need to move, stay where you are; this battle will revolve around you. Ye Jingtian, follow me," Jiang Yue instructed at this moment.

Other squads also started preparing accordingly.

Soon.

The thirty people rapidly dispersed, occupying various locations in this area.

They kept a distance from each other to prevent a single strike from affecting multiple members during battle. Their positions had to be sufficiently scattered, having suffered in past confrontations where Evolvers were too close and suffered significant losses under the combined forces of a dozen Mahayana Realm cultivators.

Learning from their losses, they became wiser.

Li Yi stood alone in mid-air on Xiangyun, isolated and silent, with the nearest ally kilometers away by his perception.

Surrounded only by boundless yellow sand.

"Li Yi, only act when I give the signal. Otherwise, don’t make a move. Right now, you just need to conceal yourself. It’s not about avoiding detection but making your target less obvious."

At this moment, Liu Yunbai from Squad Six suddenly used Divine Sense Transmission to speak to Li Yi.

"I understand."

Li Yi replied, then his figure flickered, directly transforming into a cloud and mist, disappearing. His aura was faint, easily overlooked without a careful probe from an expert.

The Cloud-Riding Technique was not only a flying technique but also capable of concealing one’s presence.

After Liu Yunbai finished speaking, he stayed silent.

Everyone was waiting for the arrival of the enemy.

At this moment, Divine Sense from the Mahayana Realm continuously swept over, constantly determining their position and understanding their latest developments, but these Mahayana Cultivators, no matter how they probed, overlooked one key point.

That was Li Yi, under the protection of the Supreme Treasure Red Lotus, could block the perception of Divine Sense.

Even he himself didn’t know this.

Therefore, within the Divine Sense of those Mahayana Cultivators, the Evolvers on Earth’s side were not thirty, but twenty-nine.

However, the cultivators from Xuanxian Continent were not surprised about the lack of one person on Earth’s side, because although the battlefield required thirty experts to join the battle, if they couldn’t gather enough people, having less was also permitted.

"These Evolvers on Earth are still the same as always, haven’t changed a bit, they can only obediently form up on the battlefield waiting, don’t even set up a defense array, what’s the difference with sending themselves to death, truly ignorant."

At this moment.

In the distant sky, thirty Mahayana Cultivators were arriving together, their aura magnificent, forming a continuous segment, invoking the Heaven and Earth Power to form a very strong formation.

This formation’s defense was extremely astonishing, once activated, even when facing a joint attack by Great Demons, it could still protect itself.

Although the Xuanxian Continent and Demon God Realm briefly joined forces to target Earth.

But as traditional cultivators, how could they trust a group of monster creatures, who knows when they might turn on them, even if they don’t, they also want to find an opportunity to eradicate the Demon God Realm.

"It’s not that Evolvers don’t want to form arrays, it’s that they can’t. They practice multiple techniques, their internal powers differ, once they set up a Grand Array and the powers conflict, the array will immediately break, unlike us cultivators whose Spiritual Power shares the same root and source, allowing us to jointly set up an array."

A Mahayana Cultivator proficient in formations calmly said.

"If you want to set up an array, one person would have to operate the array, but on the battlefield, an array operated by one person has limited defense, how could it withstand our dozens of Mahayana working together."

"Quickly defeat these Evolvers and end this battle, this old man is striving to break through to Human Immortal, and doesn’t wish to spend time on this." A Mahayana Cultivator at the peak of the Mahayana Stage said indifferently, named Heavenly Light Saint, one of the three leaders this time.

However, Elder Xuan Yang beside him said with a gloomy face: "Heavenly Light Saint, don’t underestimate them, last time I intercepted two Evolvers and suffered greatly, Elder Jianfeng even perished because of it."

"The Supreme Elder Swordwind of the Sword Control Sect perished? Elder Xuan Yang, are you joking? That’s a Sword Cultivator." Heavenly Light Saint was immediately taken aback.

Why is such important information only disclosed now?

Other Mahayana experts also turned to Elder Xuan Yang, hoping to get more information from him.

If the Earth Defense Line really had such a top-notch expert, they must be careful.

Elder Xuan Yang’s expression was calm as he said: "How can I lie? That person is the one previously jointly hunted by the various sects of Xuanxian Continent, Li Yi. He has now become powerful, even able to kill a Mahayana Sword Cultivator. If encountered, fellow Daoists had best join forces to quickly dispose of him, lest you fight him alone."

"That wanted Li Yi? I seem to have some impression, but those were things from years ago..." Heavenly Light Saint frowned.

In the past, when deploying people to scout Earth, indeed this Li Yi was causing quite a commotion, some sects lost many disciples.

But to strong figures in Mahayana like them, these were just minor squabbles, a small character wanted wouldn’t catch their attention.

This time Xuanxian Continent fully invaded Earth, trying to use Earth as a stepping stone to pivot to various worlds, only then did these top experts start paying attention to some relatively powerful figures.

"An evolver who has cultivated for years can now kill a Mahayana Sword Cultivator? Are you sure this isn’t a joke?" Adjacent, a woman at the peak of Mahayana Stage frowned and asked.

Her name is Lingshuang True Man, also one of the leaders this time.

Elder Xuan Yang said: "If you don’t believe me, someday on the battlefield when you encounter this guy you’ll naturally realize, I don’t want to explain too much."

If not for personally being on the battlefield, he’d be too lazy to disclose this information.

Anyway, if he meets this Li Yi next time, he definitely won’t engage him, he’ll immediately flee.

Better to be a deserter than lose one’s life.

"Alright, let’s stop discussing this matter, those Great Demons from the Demon God Realm are about to arrive soon, each fellow Daoist should be vigilant." Heavenly Light Saint immediately said.

Everyone now turned their gaze in another direction.

A mass of demon clouds floated over, thirty amazing strands of Demon Qi surged into the sky, making the Mahayana Cultivators feel alarmed.

In terms of battle power.

Great Demons surpass Mahayana, especially peak Great Demons, if confronted, several Mahayana experts would not be able to subdue them.

Precisely because of apprehension, they remained cautious at every step.