312: Battlefield Meat Grinder

"Hmph!"

"If my father won't listen to me, then I'll just tell my sister; she'll definitely listen to me!"

Young Master Yun Xu's smile stiffened; it was obvious he had suffered at her hands before.

Yun Miao was also a student of the Gentlemans Academy, highly valued by Lady Yaoguang, and possessed an incredibly violent bonded Bear Yao.

Not only was her bonded Bear Yao violent, but she herself was also extremely violent. She never reasoned when she could use force, making her a bully in the academy. If not for Lady Yaoguang shielding her, she would have been expelled long ago.

"I can't be bothered to talk nonsense with you!"

Young Master Yun Xu bypassed An Yunxi and continued asking Liu Xuan, "Did you Awaken a Yao Beast Bloodline? Or do you possess a special Spirit Body?"

The Qi on Liu Xuan was very strange but not strong. It didn't seem like he possessed any treasures, so the most likely possibility was an Awakened special Yao Beast Bloodline or a special Spirit Body.

"Replying to Young Master, I do indeed possess a special Dual Cultivation Spirit Body. This Spirit Body can increase the Cultivate speed of both parties through male-female Dual Cultivation."

Liu Xuan guessed that the strange Qi Young Master Yun Xu sensed was likely brought about by the Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method. He couldn't fool a Nascent Soul Great Yao with a fake Yao Beast Bloodline Awakening, so it was best to use a special Spirit Body as an explanation.

Spirit Bodies are ever-changing, and many special ones are even unique. Their abilities are also bizarre and varied, and no one dares to claim they understand them all.

Liu Xuan had already made up his mind; if Young Master Yun Xu insisted on personally examining his body, he would officially join the Beast Taming Sect as a Genius.

His Body Refining cultivation could be explained by an Awakened Yao Beast Bloodline, and his Qi Refining cultivation could be explained by being a Genius—it was nothing more than being a bit more talented.

The worst-case scenario was Young Master Yun Xu attacking him directly, which would be quite difficult to handle!

However, Liu Xuan was certain that he hadn't discovered the Star Array. In any case, his life was guaranteed; as long as he didn't die, it wasn't a big problem!

"Dual Cultivation Spirit Body?"

Young Master Yun Xu recalled knowledge in this area but found no leads, eventually letting the matter drop.

If An Yunxi hadn't stepped in, he wouldn't have minded casually checking an ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator. But since Liu Xuan was the Junior Brother acknowledged by An Yunxi, and it was merely his Qi that was a bit strange, he couldn't be bothered to think about it further.

...

Half an hour later.

Yunhe and Young Master Yun Xu departed on the Celestial Elephant Flying Boat toward the Peach Blossom Sect; they had only stopped by to see their Junior Sister An Yunxi.

Yun Xian was also preparing to leave. The military merit rewards for this great war were extremely generous and related to the future distribution of the Peach Blossom Sect's territory, so she also needed to participate in the war.

To motivate Foundation Establishment Cultivators and Golden Core True Persons to fight with all their might, the Beast Taming Sect established a military merit system.

Military merit could not only be exchanged for many high-level controlled resources but also included the distribution of territory after conquering the Yao Race.

Wasn't that the reason everyone traveled tens of thousands of miles here? As long as the benefits were sufficient, even Golden Core True Persons were willing to risk their lives!

A large number of Golden Core True Persons flooded into the Peach Blossom Sect battlefield. With them taking control of the great armies, the situation on the battlefield changed drastically.

Evil Qi filled the sky, obscuring the heavens. The perimeter of the Peach Blossom Sect became dim, and violent Qi rolled endlessly.

...

"Yun Xu, do you think Peach Blossom Demon Lord will personally make a move this time?"

On the Celestial Elephant Flying Boat, the Second Senior Brother, the old man Yunhe, stood side by side with his bonded Yao Beast, the Formless Crane, both looking toward the mountain gate of the Peach Blossom Sect.

"Probably not!"

"She is neither surrendering to the Demon Court nor to our Beast Taming Sect this time, and has even set up the 'Myriad Spirits Grand Array,' intending to fight for a sliver of an Opportunity for Soul Transformation in the middle. She won't come out now and waste her strength in vain."

"The Academy Head said that if she can invite Demon Court forces to sacrifice themselves for her, we shall fulfill her wish."

"If she cannot invite the Demon Court to help her, this time will be enough to severely wound her. Once the Academy Head arrives, the Peach Blossom Sect will be the territory of our Southern Branch."

Yunhe's weary gaze looked toward the Peach Blossom Sect mountain gate in the distance, which was obscured by pink Demonic Qi, and he sighed:

"Peach Blossom Demon Lord is a Senior with the potential to achieve the Dao of Soul Transformation; her methods are unfathomable, so you and I should be careful!"

Young Master Yun Xu's expression also turned a bit more serious. For an existence like Peach Blossom Demon Lord, if she were willing to surrender, she would immediately become an honored guest of the Beast Taming Sect, with a status even higher than the Academy Head.

The reason the other party was blocking this place was simply to leverage the overall situation to fight for a sliver of an Opportunity for Soul Transformation.

If she were truly lucky enough to succeed, it would even be enough to affect the outcome of the entire Pioneering War.

Of course!

Soul Transformation is not so easy to achieve. Putting aside whether her plans can succeed, even if she truly achieves her goal and obtains the Opportunity, that is just one Opportunity; there is still a distance of a hundred thousand miles between that and achieving Soul Transformation.

The Endless Demon Court is vast and boundless; if Soul Transformation were so easy to Breakthrough, there wouldn't only be one Demon Saint!

"Rumble~"

"Rumble~"

...

While the two were talking, the vanguard of the Beast Taming Sect army had already begun to advance, and all the Yao Race blocking the front were slaughtered!

With Golden Core True Persons personally taking action, coupled with the augmentation of battle formations, they could change the weather with a wave of their hands, causing mountains to crumble and the earth to split, forcing the Peach Blossom Sect Yao Race army to retreat rapidly.

This smooth situation lasted for two days. On the third day of the Beast Taming Sect's general offensive, Demonic Qi surged across the sky from the direction of the Endless Demon Court, and a terrifying Yao Race army flew over, covering the sky and earth.

"Boom!!"

"Thud!!"

"Bang!!"

...

When the Demonic Qi clashed with the battle formations, the Beast Taming Sect's speed of advance slowed down and eventually came to a halt.

The battle situation immediately became chaotic. Along the long battle line, some places encountered little resistance and were still advancing, while some places were broken through by the Yao Race army, with formations shattered, and other places were deadlocked.

The scene of the war was much more intense than before. Foundation Establishment Cultivators and Yao Beasts, who previously had few casualties, began to suffer significant losses, and even Golden Core True Persons could be injured or even die if they were not careful.

However, they could not run away like before this time. The Beast Taming Sect offered generous military merit, and the punishment for deserters was severe enough. Even if they retreated, it had to be a tactical retreat; no one dared to turn and run at the slightest sign of danger.

Furthermore, there were Nascent Soul existences from the Beast Taming Sect watching from behind! How could anyone dare to escape easily?

The war situation became increasingly intense until the vanguard army suffered heavy losses, forming a vacuum zone between the two sides, and the situation slowly stabilized.

Although the Peach Blossom Sect blocked the first wave of the Beast Taming Sect's attack this time, they could not drive the enemy away like last time and could only maintain the battle line.

The Beast Taming Sect and the three nearby Nascent Soul Sects were still continuously sending reinforcements to this area, and the Demon Court was also increasing its troops. Based on the current situation, the Peach Blossom Sect was destined to become a meat grinder, crazily devouring the lives of both sides.

Casualties were countless, especially among those low-level Cultivators and Yao Race; lives seemed worthless, as they were alive one second and turned into a pile of flesh and blood the next.

This feeling was not very strong on the local battlefield, but if one looked at the overall situation, the Cultivator army was falling like straw, their lives as fragile as a sheet of paper.

Young Master Yun Xu's face showed a trace of pity, "Such is the trend of the situation; this is your fate!"

Immortal Master Yunhe was much more composed; he loudly ordered, "Press forward! Those who retreat without cause shall die!"