Shi Li was sending these dozen-odd star domains to their deaths!
At this moment, the dozen-odd generals glared at the lewd figure, filled with rage. If it weren't for this fellow provoking the big shot, why would they be made to lead the charge to their deaths? Yet, they were helpless. Although it was called the Hundred Domain Alliance Army, the vast majority of troops were forced to be dispatched under the might of the top ten star domains. Many star domains among the hundred were even their subordinates.
Indeed, the fellow who had defied Shi Li was the commander of the Deadwater Tribe's forces this time.
"Young Master Li, it was my ignorance that offended you. I beg you, be merciful and spare my tribe." The fellow from the Deadwater Tribe immediately knelt upon hearing Shi Li's words, kowtowing and begging for mercy. Who would have imagined that such a remark would cost their Deadwater Tribe one hundred million elite soldiers!
"Then, as General Li has said. Come! Raise the banners!"
Although Shi Li was not the supreme commander of the allied army, even the supreme commander had to give him some face. Moreover, the star domains personally chosen by Shi Li were not subordinates of the Ten Great Star Domains, so it mattered little. After all, it was better for a neighbor to die than for oneself.
The Mangshan Star Domain, in addition to its hundreds of billions of native cultivators, was filled with tens of billions of allied soldiers throughout the cosmos.
These armies varied in appearance, and even their sizes differed greatly. At first glance, they seemed like a haphazardly assembled force, but the aura they exuded was quite astonishing. After all, they were the elite forces of their respective star domains. These tens of billions of soldiers were all above the Moon Realm, and a small portion were even Sun Realm cultivators.
"The vast expanse of the starry sky is truly immense. Such a realm can accommodate so many cultivators," Di Zang stood at the forefront of the army, his divine sense spreading out. Seeing such a vast number of soldiers for the first time, he couldn't help but sigh.
The closer one was to the Fang Gate, the stronger the spiritual energy theoretically was. However, the dimensional reduction attack a million years ago had depleted the foundations of the hundreds of star domains ahead, leaving the human star domains as barren lands devoid of spiritual energy.
Yet, even so, the strength of the great races in the Tenth Heaven and Earth, such as the Divine Race and the Ghost Race, was still beyond the comparison of these 'remote' star domains. Even the Divine Race army before could have easily dominated any single one of these star domains, let alone now.
"What nonsense are you spouting, monk? Let's charge before their main force assembles!" Hei Yi and Yue Xia stood on either side of him, growing anxious as they watched countless cultivators gather in the Mangshan Star Domain.
In large-scale warfare between star domains, unless one possessed divine sense ten times greater than the opponent or possessed spiritual artifacts capable of blocking divine sense detection, any troop movement would not escape the opponent's divine sense.
"No rush. Haven't you noticed that the six great legion commanders of our Ghost Race and their deputies are absent? We can wait a little longer," Di Zang clasped his hands together and held a magnificent vajra pestle, gazing afar at the assembly of the Hundred Domain Alliance Army tens of thousands of miles away.
And in the frontmost cannon fodder ranks of the allied army were billions of native cultivators from the Mangshan Star Domain. Under the banner of protecting their homes and families, they had gathered an immeasurable number of low-level cultivators.
"Yue Xia, in warfare, initiative is crucial. Do you have some plan?" Yue Xia frowned. This confrontation with the Hundred Domain Alliance Army, with the Ghost Race as the vanguard, naturally centered around the Ghost Race. However, with the battle imminent, the twelve generals of the vanguard army had disappeared, and even divine sense could not locate them. This was truly vexing.
"Commander, look, aren't they here?" After waiting a few more minutes, Di Zang suddenly smiled. The middle finger of his clasped hand lit up with a golden '卍' character.
Under their astonished gazes, the golden light detached from his finger and shot up tens of thousands of meters into the sky, then exploded with a roar, illuminating the entire sky in gold.
This... is the power of faith!
"Ghost Race soldiers! Kill!"
"Kill!"
Buddhist light and ghostly aura intertwined. Nearly a hundred million ghosts, along with nearly a hundred million Twisted Thorn warriors, charged towards the Hundred Domain Alliance Army like a flood.
"Holy crap, why is this monk so impetuous? Aren't you waiting for your twelve lord generals?" Hei Yi shouted to Di Zang. Yue Xia, along with his two to three hundred million subordinates, charged out directly with him. Feng Xi and Mo Li from the rear also followed suit.
The five great army groups, twelve hundred million soldiers, moved like a sharp arrow across the starry sky.
"Battle! Battle! Battle!"
The tens of billions of allied forces roared in unison! The billions of native cannon fodder legions immediately engaged in their own battles, facing the Ten Directions Army.
"Vanguard! Follow behind them and kill!"
At this moment, Shi Li sat on his bronze throne, coldly watching the Ten Directions Imperial Army charge forward.
That's right, before the battle, Shi Li had seized military power from Ye Du Ye by force and immediately organized his troops for battle. The intensity of his preparations made the surrounding generals tremble.
*Bang...*
The void exploded as the two armies collided. Those cannon fodder below the Sun Realm suffered heavy casualties in a single engagement. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers were killed by the Ghost Race, and countless severed limbs and pieces of flesh scattered everywhere.
"Holy crap! How can these armies be so powerful! Retreat, quickly retreat!"
"Damn it, you scumbags of the allied army, you lied to me, saying the enemy's strength was no more than the Sun Realm. To hell with the Sun Realm! My great saber couldn't even cut through their clothes!"
"Damn it, all of them deserve to die!"
"I don't want to die yet! Those behind, stop charging! You're pushing me to my death!"
The countless Mangshan cultivators knew as soon as they made contact with the Ghost Race that the strength of the Ten Directions Imperial Army far exceeded their expectations. They, the so-called righteous individuals, were merely cannon fodder tricked by the Hundred Domain Alliance Army.
However, the arrow had already left the bow, and there was no turning back.
*Buzz...*
Suddenly, vast expanses of golden clouds appeared in the starry sky, and countless golden lights rained down into the enemy ranks like a celestial maiden scattering flowers.
"What is this?"
A Mangshan cultivator swung his saber at the falling golden light, instantly shattering it and splashing the surrounding soldiers.
"That shouldn't be. Why is this attack so weak?" The cultivator was first stunned, then his expression changed dramatically.
The splashing golden light seeped into their skin before they could react. Within seconds, they were like living Buddhas reborn, their bodies radiating Buddhist light. Then they raised their weapons and attacked their own kin.
"What's going on?" Shi Li stood up from his bronze throne, looking at the golden light that had fallen into the crowd of cultivators. He felt a hint of disgust, and even a trace of fear that he himself would not admit.
"General Li, I don't know what's happening. The enemy's vanguard legion is a group of ghosts, but these ghosts are all Buddhist practitioners. That Buddhist light just now was the method of Buddhist practitioners,"
At this moment, Ye Du Ye, the original commander, stood behind him and replied.