More than two hundred people from Yu Xu Palace and Qian Kun Palace were in the expedition, and only Jia Ren managed to escape the encirclement.
After escaping, Jia Ren began to find ways to summon reinforcements. First, he recalled the Giant Army, who had been operating as bandits outside, back to his space.
Meanwhile, a clone disguised as Xiao Youyi had already contacted Huang Feifei, instructing the intelligence system to transmit information about the situation here to Yu Xu Palace and Qian Kun Palace.
Furthermore, using Jia Ren's identity, he approached the nearest Human Holy Land, which happened to be the Yu Xu Holy Land, familiar to Xiao Fei.
Xiao Fei's first entry into Yu Xu Palace was as a genius disciple of the Yu Xu Holy Land, participating in the ten-thousand-year Heavenly Materials Exchange Conference.
The Yu Xu Holy Land had two Immortal Monarchs. After confirming Jia Ren's identity as a disciple of Yu Xu Palace, they did not hesitate. The two Immortal Monarchs, along with several Heavenly Immortals, set off.
Concurrently, in the Jun Tian Realm, Yu Xu Palace and Qian Kun Palace received transmissions from Huang Feifei's intelligence personnel.
They also dispatched four more Immortal Monarchs and dozens of Heavenly Immortals each to reinforce the trapped Human powerhouses.
With the coordination of Xiao Fei and the intelligence system, reinforcements from various Human major forces were rushing towards the battlefield.
The Human reinforcements, deploying their troops and commanders, planned to encircle the powerhouses of the Demon-Monster Alliance from the periphery.
Their intention was to annihilate all the gathered demons and monsters there.
This operation was initially planned by the Demon and Monster races, who had secretly set up a massive trap for the Human team.
At the same time, they had gathered a large number of powerhouses to guard the outer perimeter of the Demon Holy Land.
Once the Human Immortals fell into the trap, they would be surrounded from the outside, vowing to kill all the Human team members there.
The Demon and Monster races' plan was successful this time. The Human team indeed stumbled into their trap and suffered heavy losses.
Of the True Immortals, only thirty remained in Zhang Yi's hands. Among the Heavenly Immortals, only a dozen severely injured individuals were rescued by Zhang Yi.
Even the Human Immortal Monarch Bing Huo, in order to seal the most powerful black sphere that erupted and buy time for others to escape, ultimately perished.
Now, in the center of the Demon-Monster Alliance's encirclement, the remaining seven Human Immortal Monarchs had to simultaneously face fifteen Demon-Monster powerhouses of the same cultivation level.
The battle was arduous, but Immortal Monarchs possessed strong resilience. Although they were constantly at a disadvantage and suppressed, they sustained some injuries but were not on the verge of death.
The remaining True Immortals, however, were not as fortunate.
Earlier, Zhang Yi had utilized the explosive power of the black sphere from Immortal Monarch Bing Huo to kill many Demon-Monster powerhouses.
However, the Demon-Monster Alliance had dispatched a considerable number of forces, far more than those encountered earlier. Now, reinforcements had arrived from behind, continuing their pursuit.
At this moment, Zhang Yi was still in a large pit, cradling the scorched head of Immortal Monarch Bing Huo in his hands.
His eyes held a look of ancient weariness, as if he had lived for millions of years.
The inheritance bestowed by Immortal Monarch Bing Huo was vast, encompassing over a million years of cultivation experience, insights into laws, and the Dao.
Absorbing this immense information left Zhang Yi's mind in a state of confusion.
In addition to experience and insights, Immortal Monarch Bing Huo also bequeathed to Zhang Yi all the wealth he had accumulated over his million years of existence.
Zhang Yi slightly raised his palm, and a flame the size of a bean appeared in his palm.
This tiny flame, though seemingly insignificant, possessed immense power.
Zhang Yi had witnessed Immortal Monarch Bing Huo using this treasure more than once and had always envied it.
He never expected that this treasure would eventually fall into his hands.
This tiny spark was forged from the origin of the Southern Bright Divine Fire and had undergone tens of thousands of years of refinement before its successful creation.
Immortal Monarch Bing Huo had named it the Southern Bright Flame.
This flame, though appearing weak, used immortal energy as fuel. Any item containing immortal energy would be ignited by it, becoming its fuel.
"Peak Master, the demons and monsters are attacking again!"
The remaining thirty True Immortals had dwindled to twenty-six. They had now reached the edge of the pit.
Seeing Zhang Yi still in the pit, holding a human head in a daze, they urgently called out.
Zhang Yi's mind gradually calmed down, and the ancient weariness in his eyes receded.
He quickly cast several talismans, sealing Immortal Monarch Bing Huo's withered head to preserve its last trace of vitality.
Then, he collected the head and a single toe found on the ground into his spatial artifact.
After handling matters concerning Immortal Monarch Bing Huo, he extended his hand, and the bean-sized Southern Bright Flame on his palm slowly rose, flying towards the pursuing Demon-Monster army.
As the tiny flame flew above the Demon-Monster coalition, it suddenly "poofed" and transformed into a sea of fire, engulfing them.
"Ah!"
"Ahhhh!"
As the sea of fire formed by the Southern Bright Flame descended, the Demon-Monster coalition erupted in a chorus of heart-wrenching screams.
Their immortal energy and demonic energy were ignited by the Southern Bright Flame, turning them into figures of fire.
Those with weaker cultivation perished instantly, while the stronger ones could only flee backward, carrying the flames.
Seeing this, Zhang Yi breathed a sigh of relief; he could temporarily hold back the Demon-Monster army.
The Southern Bright Flame was Immortal Monarch Bing Huo's favored immortal artifact. In the hands of a Heavenly Immortal like himself, its full power could not be unleashed.
Furthermore, wielding the Southern Bright Flame consumed his mental energy rapidly. In just this short period, Zhang Yi's face had become significantly gaunt.
While the Human forces here were besieged and engaged in a desperate struggle, the various Human reinforcement armies finally arrived at the outer perimeter.
The Human reinforcements comprised a total of ten Immortal Monarchs and dozens of Heavenly Immortals. Coupled with the seven trapped Immortal Monarchs, their overall strength surpassed that of the fifteen Demon-Monster Immortal Monarchs.
Therefore, the Human forces planned to coordinate their efforts from within and without to eliminate these demons and monsters.
After Xiao Fei had brought reinforcements through his clone and Huang Feifei's intelligence network, he did not stop there.
His gaze had already shifted towards the Holy Lands and Grotto-Heavens of the Demon and Monster races.
Initially, Yu Xu Palace and Qian Kun Palace only intended to act covertly and did not plan to escalate the conflict at this time.
However, the secret operation had long since been exposed, and the scale of the battle had expanded beyond controllable limits.
The initial plans of both sides had been disrupted by the engagement.
Xiao Fei pondered that even if his Giant Army were deployed into the main battle, they could at best contend with the Heavenly Immortals of those demons and monsters.
They would not significantly impact the final outcome of the battle, and their losses would undoubtedly be substantial.
But now, the powerhouses from the various Demon-Monster Heavenly Grotto-Heavens and Holy Lands had been drawn away to surround Zhang Yi and his group.
The interiors of these Grotto-Heavens and Holy Lands must be vulnerable. He could take his Giant Army to exploit this weakness and raid their homes.
With this idea in mind, Xiao Fei contacted Huang Feifei again.
He needed to obtain the personnel composition and current garrison situation of every Grotto-Heaven and Holy Land of the Demon and Monster races.
This was where intelligence proved its importance. Knowing oneself and the enemy, any Demon-Monster forces with internal vulnerabilities became his targets for plunder.