490: The Sea Clan's Plan

“Oh my god! They've retreated! They've actually retreated!”

“Incredible! We actually beat them back!”

“The giant god cannon! It's all because of the power of the giant god cannon!!!”

“Yeah, I saw such intense artillery fire just now, I simply couldn't believe my own eyes...”

“It's terrifying! The power of the giant god cannon is unprecedented, even their leader had his leg blown off!”

“The giant god cannon is awesome!!!”

After seeing the astonishing effects of the giant god cannon, the soldiers on the city walls cheered and shouted one after another, their wild joy evident on their faces...

“Those at the Martial Ancestor level and above, follow me and pursue them!” Master Qing Yuan shouted, and together with Xu Chuanwei, he was the first to charge out of Shanhai Pass.

Countless figures leaped down from the city walls, and a pursuit battle broke out right then and there!

Due to Nian Kuo's unexpected injury and about half of the Sea Clan experts being severely wounded, the remaining people were shaken and found it difficult to withstand the strikes of the top combat power from the Ming Army side. After barely resisting for a while, they lost all will to fight and turned to flee. The other middle and low-level Sea Clan members also fled at the sight of them, only hating that they were born with too few legs or wings. This one-hundred-kilometer stretch to the sea was a matter of life and death for them; those who managed to escape into the sea could save their lives, while those who didn't were killed or captured on the spot by the Ming Army.

The Ming Army, which had already assembled on the flanks, also took the opportunity to charge out and launch a massive encirclement of the Sea Clan. Suddenly, smoke and fire rose everywhere, shouts of battle echoed, the entire battlefield was bathed in blood, and fighting broke out everywhere, as if the apocalypse had arrived...

Meanwhile, underground, the battle situation also reached a turning point. The Eel Clan and the Ming Army were engaged in a fierce battle in an ambush circle 10 kilometers away. Because the Eel Clan had fallen into the trap first and lost a large wave of combat power, while the Ming Army had been building up strength for a long time, the balance of power between the two sides had long since changed. However, because the Eel Clan possessed many experts, they could still continue to tangle with the Ming Army. Moreover, the environment of this underground space was actually more favorable to the Eel Clan, giving them the geographical advantage. If they continued to fight, the Ming Army would certainly be defeated if they relied solely on Great Master Zhishen, a single top expert.

Fortunately, the situation on the surface battlefield reversed, and the Sea Clan was routed, allowing the Ming side to free up more experts to support the underground battlefield. Even the commander, Xu Yanran, came, because according to the current development of the situation, the underground battlefield had instead become the main battlefield.

Xu Yanran's arrival replenished the top combat power. Although she was only at the Middle Stage of the Martial Commander level, she was a top Mind Power Master, a unique existence on this battlefield. She controlled a pair of High Grade Nian Needles to wantonly reap the lives of the Eel Clan on the battlefield. With her cooperation from the shadows, Great Master Zhishen's combat power soared. Even Mansong lost an eye after being hit by a Nian Needle and was severely injured by a palm strike from Great Master Zhishen, fleeing in a panic!

The Eel Clan immediately routed and was chased by the Ming Army all the way into the sea, leaving behind countless corpses on the road, with blood soaking the underground space...

Soon, the underground Ming Army and the surface Ming Army converged. Looking at the sea surface in the distance floating with large patches of blood, everyone felt heroic and even had the impulse to chase them out to sea to annihilate the remnants, but they were stopped in time by Xu Yanran!

“Senior Qing, what now?” Xu Yanran asked.

Master Qing Yuan pondered and said: “The Sea Clan is numerous, and what has come now is only their vanguard. Although we won this battle, we cannot rule out that they will come to attack again after regrouping. The top priority is to clean up the battlefield, recover arrows, repair the city walls, replenish the giant god cannon shells, and train the Ten Thousand Soldiers Gathering Profound Formation to prevent more experts from arriving!”

“We shall follow Senior's words!” Xu Yanran agreed deeply and immediately gave orders to carry it out.

The war at Shanhai Pass had come to a temporary end, while the war at Linhai City had just begun...

There were over a dozen Sea Clan tribes attacking Linhai City, led by the Mian Clan, the Turtle Clan, and the Flying Fish Clan. The Turtle Clan was actually a high-level power within the Sea Clan. Fortunately, this particular branch of the Turtle Clan was only a medium-level power among them, so it was still within Linhai City's capacity to bear. Both sides fought fiercely, evenly matched, and both suffered losses.

However, the Ming Army actually had hidden top-tier strength in Linhai City, because Prince An and Sabado were just watching coldly and had not appeared. They knew that what had arrived now was only the Sea Clan's vanguard, and appearing too early would only attract the attention of the Sea Clan's top powerhouses. As long as they maintained a situation of mutual struggle with the Sea Clan, they could maintain the balance for a longer time, preferably until the arrival of the Golden Core Expert from Tianji Pavilion.

The two were observing the battlefield when they heard a communication come in. After Prince An connected, he heard Xu Yanran's voice: “Reporting to Prince An, Shanhai Pass has temporarily repelled the Sea Clan vanguard and is currently cleaning up the battlefield!”

“Oh? Congratulations! How were you able to beat them back so quickly?” Prince An asked curiously.

“It's the credit of the giant god cannon!” Xu Yanran reported what had happened on the battlefield to Prince An, which made Prince An suddenly realize.

“In other words, you waited for an opportunity when the opponent's experts were all out, and then used the giant god cannon to severely damage the opponent?” Prince An asked.

“Yes! The opponent did not expect that we possessed such a Sharp Weapon as the giant god cannon and was unprepared for it, so it severely injured a dozen of their experts at once, thereby reversing the battlefield situation. However, the opponent's experts have now basically turned into Spirit Beasts, and we are seriously lagging behind in top combat power. If it weren't for the giant god cannon, it would probably be a critical situation now!” Xu Yanran sighed.

“Is that so?” Prince An was speechless for a moment. It turned out that the victory at Shanhai Pass had come so thrillingly and luckily, but the giant god cannon produced by Prince Zhao's Tiangong Group had indeed made a great contribution this time!

“I wonder how the situation is over at Linhai City?” Xu Yanran asked.

Prince An introduced the situation briefly and added: “The Sea Clan will definitely not give up. You must seize the time to recover in order to deal with the subsequent changes! Sabado secretly captured a Turtle Clan expert, and from him, learned that the Sea Clan has nearly one hundred tribes on our side, with countless numbers. Fortunately, these tribes are all medium-level forces of the Sea Clan and their vassal forces. Each medium-level force has quite a few experts, who are likely all Spirit Beasts. Our pressure is still very great!”

“Understood! Fortunately, there is the giant god cannon, otherwise, it would really be unimaginable!” Xu Yanran said with a bit of relief.

“The main problem now is...”

“What is it?!”

“The Sea Clan has divided their forces into three routes this time, targeting our Ming's coastal Shanhai Pass, Linhai City, and Nanyue Base respectively. Now Shanhai Pass and Linhai City are both guarded by giant god cannons, but Nanyue Base does not even have a single giant god cannon. Given the strength of Nanyue Base, I am afraid it will become a Breakthrough point for the Sea Clan!” Prince An sighed.

“What?! The Sea Clan has divided their forces into three routes?!” Xu Yanran was shocked. She completely could not imagine what strength Nanyue Base had to resist the Sea Clan's attack. Even if she had heard of Long Yuan's plan before, it now seemed extremely difficult. After all, in such a war, the high-end battlefield was almost the key point to whether they could win. Nanyue Base did not have any experts; the strongest before were only Martial Generals, at most with a few hidden civilian Martial Commanders. But with the ability of a Martial Commander, it was very difficult to defeat high-end Spirit Beasts, a point that Great Master Zhishen had already proven in battle...