298: Human soldiers, nothing more than that

A few breaths later.

The devouring ended.

Inside the ten thousand souls banner, hundreds more demon souls were added. The banner emitted a dense black light, and a chilling aura permeated the air, captivating souls.

“......”

Xie Weilou surveyed the ten thousand souls banner.

Inside the ten thousand souls banner, besides the two soul entities, Elder Long and Nether Master, who could rival the Dragon Transformation Realm, there were also over six thousand demon souls. If all these soul entities were released, they would certainly be a great help.

“Although there are many soul entities within the ten thousand souls banner, the only truly presentable ones are the soul entities of Elder Long and Nether Master.”

Xie Weilou pondered, thinking that he still needed to devour more soul entities. Then, he would let Elder Long and Nether Master devour them again to see if these two soul entities could be further strengthened.

Especially Elder Long's soul entity. This old fellow was a Divine Court Realm existence in his lifetime, with immense room for growth. He must be allowed to devour more soul entities.

If he could make him unleash the might of the Divine Court Realm, he would gain an even greater reliance.

“Xie Weilou!”

Just then, a faint voice sounded.

Xie Weilou put away the ten thousand souls banner, took out a sound transmission jade slip, and asked, “Qinghuang, did you encounter trouble?”

Qinghuang’s voice came, “No trouble! According to the latest news I’ve gathered, the strong practitioners of the demon race and the Nine Heavens Tower are going to explore Phoenix Perch Mountain tomorrow. Mr. Song and the others will also go. Do you have any thoughts?”

Upon hearing this, Xie Weilou mused, “Phoenix Perch Mountain can be explored, but not now. After those strong practitioners leave, I will head to Northern Nether City. I must kill all the demons in Northern Nether City.”

With the demon strong practitioners heading to Phoenix Perch Mountain, Northern Nether City would certainly not have any Divine Court-level existences guarding it. This was an excellent opportunity for him, perfectly suited for him to act.

At that time, he would directly unleash the ten thousand souls banner and devour fiercely.

No one knew how many demons were in Northern Nether City, but it was certain that the number of demons would not be small.

A round of devouring would definitely make the ten thousand souls banner even more ferocious.

Anyway, he and Lin Qinghuang had a map of Phoenix Perch Mountain. Let those strong practitioners take the lead, and he and Lin Qinghuang would follow to pick up the scraps.

“That’s good. After you deal with the demons in Northern Nether City, meet up with me.”

Lin Qinghuang said.

“Alright!”

Xie Weilou smiled faintly, then put away the sound transmission talisman.

“Continue the slaughter!”

He transformed into an afterimage and rushed into the distance…

The next day.

Noon.

The sun shone down, melting the surrounding ice and snow.

Xie Weilou sat cross-legged on a stone slab. The ten thousand souls banner floated in front of him, flashing with dazzling black light. The soul entities within the banner had already increased to ten thousand. In one night, he had slaughtered several small towns and dealt with thousands of demons.

Northern Nether had one hundred and eight small towns. He had only dealt with a portion of them. In most of the remaining towns, young people from Great Xia and Eastern Zhou were slaying demons.

There was still a long time until the Northern You Alliance ended, so the demons in those small towns would be left for those people to deal with.

“Counting the time, those strong practitioners should have already gone to explore Phoenix Perch Mountain. Next, it’s Northern Nether City.”

Xie Weilou stood up. He put away the ten thousand souls banner and rushed towards the northern direction.

— — — — — —

Northern Nether City.

It was originally a City of Great Xia, but was later occupied by the demon race. The demon race used it as a stronghold, continuously sending more Demon Soldiers, and simultaneously invading Great Xia and Eastern Zhou.

Over the years, Great Xia and Eastern Zhou had paid a heavy price to resist the demon race.

The massive City walls were pitch black, twenty meters high, and incredibly thick. The City gates were cast from bronze, and the three characters “Northern Nether City” on them had already been stained red with blood.

At this moment, many fierce Demon Soldiers stood on the Northern Nether City walls. In front of Northern Nether City was a vast, flat, icy and snowy area. At this moment, the armies of Great Xia and Eastern Zhou were fiercely battling the demon race here. Blood splattered, and screams were incessant.

This time, Great Xia and Eastern Zhou each sent three hundred thousand troops, a total of six hundred thousand troops gathered, solely to suppress and kill the demons within Northern Nether City.

The armies of Great Xia and Eastern Zhou were divided into three attacking forces, each with two hundred thousand soldiers.

Currently, two hundred thousand Great Xia and Eastern Zhou troops were fighting the demon army. The demon race only sent fifty thousand troops, but they were incredibly ferocious. The soldiers of Great Xia and Eastern Zhou were constantly being slaughtered.

Among the second army.

Mu Bei and General Dongzhou stood together, both looking extremely solemn. The demon race was too ferocious. Even though they had a numerical advantage, they suffered heavy losses in this battle.

General Dongzhou said in a deep voice, “Two hundred thousand troops against fifty thousand Demon Soldiers is still a bit insufficient. It seems we need to deploy the second team.”

Mu Bei pondered, “There are still one hundred thousand Demon Soldiers in the City, which is a huge problem.”

General Dongzhou said, “The strong practitioners in Northern Nether City have all left. With our six hundred thousand troops, we can certainly flatten the demons in this City.”

Mu Bei shook his head, “It’s not that simple! Those demon strong practitioners saw our army approaching, yet they showed no concern and chose to leave directly. I suspect they left some strong practitioners in the City.”

General Dongzhou heard this, and his expression was somewhat hesitant, “Then, according to General Mu, what should we do next?”

All the Profound Manifestation Realm and above strong practitioners from Great Xia and Eastern Zhou had gone to explore Phoenix Perch Mountain. Currently, he and Mu Bei had the strongest cultivation.

They were only at Dao Repository Realm Peak. Although they had trump cards that could threaten Profound Manifestation Realm, if the demon race had left even more powerful contingency plans, it would be even more troublesome then.

Mu Bei said in a deep voice, “The first probing ends here. Withdraw the army first. Great Xia’s reinforcements will arrive very soon.”

Song Shenfeng and others also left behind contingency plans. It wouldn't be long before Great Xia’s strong practitioners arrived. War was not a matter of a single day. Today’s probing could end.

“That’s good too.”

General Dongzhou nodded lightly.

“Retreat!”

Mu Bei spoke.

Two soldiers picked up their battle flags, waving them while shouting, “Retreat!”

The soldiers of Great Xia and Eastern Zhou, who were fighting the demon race, saw the retreat flag and quickly fell back.

The demon army, seeing this, waved their weapons and immediately pursued, emitting strange laughter, as if mocking them.

On the City wall.

A Mystic Form Realm early-stage tiger demon saw Great Xia and Eastern Zhou’s armies retreat. It sneered, “Human soldiers, nothing more than this!”

Boom!

Just then, the sky trembled, and a terrifying pressure descended from the heavens. The fifty thousand Demon Soldiers who were chasing the Great Xia and Eastern Zhou soldiers were instantly sealed and suppressed by this pressure, unable to move forward.

“Hmm?”

This sudden scene surprised Mu Bei and General Dongzhou. They immediately looked upwards.

In the void.

Xie Weilou arrived with his hands behind his back. He wore a black robe, had an ordinary appearance, and was stepping through the air, shrinking the ground into inches. With each step, the pressure intensified.

After seven steps.

He arrived above the fifty thousand Demon Soldiers, his expression indifferent as he swept his gaze over the Demon Soldiers below, and an even more ferocious pressure erupted.

“Roar!”

The fifty thousand Demon Soldiers were instantly forced to their knees, letting out angry roars…