Unless they could fly over from above, they inevitably had to enter the formation.
Three formations should give them a hard time!
Nezha, Shi Ji, and Zhao Gongming turned their heads back immediately after hearing Jiang Yuan's voice.
The Unihorn Smoke Beast was very fast and soon brought Shi Ji to Jiang Yuan's side.
Though slower, the Black Tiger also returned quickly.
After all, the Black Tiger was faster than the armies of the Thunder Element Spirit Clan.
"Let's go."
Jiang Yuan glanced at the three hidden formations and smiled as he turned to leave.
After passing through a relatively wide area, Jiang Yuan's hand reappeared with four Purple Quality Cards.
The remaining four formations were also left here.
"I wonder how much damage this can cause them."
Jiang Yuan chuckled and continued moving backward.
In this major battle between two clans, he had no intention of leading the charge.
As everyone knows, I, Jiang Yuan, lack combat ability.
Wait until the two clans officially begin fighting, then let Nezha, Zhao Gongming, and Shi Ji enter the battle.
Seven formations!
Apart from the Heavenly Extinguishing Formation, the Blood Transformation Array and the Soul Falling Array, there were seven other formations.
Jiang Yuan had thought about completing the Ten Extremes Formation.
However, the problem was that while the Blood Transformation Array was okay, the Heavenly Extinguishing Formation and Soul Falling Array had been attempted twice.
He vaguely felt that it might be due to the insufficient quality of the cards, which is why they couldn't be successfully made.
Maybe once he could make Red Quality Cards, he could manage to create these two Array Cards?
Jiang Yuan retreated all the way and soon regrouped with the Human Clan army.
To call it an army was an exaggeration; it barely consisted of more than two hundred people.
That number was almost equal to that of the Thunder Element Spirit Clan.
However, the issue was that the Thunder Element Spirit Clan had stronger combat power in this terrain, so the Human Clan was always at a disadvantage.
"How is the situation ahead?"
Seeing Jiang Yuan return, Zuo Mulin was also somewhat surprised and asked.
"The Thunder Element Spirit Clan has the same intent as us, aiming to annihilate us."
Luckily, now everyone's attention was on Jiang Yuan; no one noticed her.
But she resolved to take down the strongest opponent later!
She had also heard from Bai Wanbao that Jiang Yuan's Card Spirit, Nezha, had slain Smirilian and Veremir.
You should know, the strength of those two is not weak at all.
How come they were slain by Jiang Yuan and the others?
And that quickly, too!
Even though she knows her speed cannot compare to Jiang Yuan and his group, her speed is also not slow.
But before she could even arrive, Nezha had already killed two.
This indeed made her feel somewhat embarrassed.
After all, everyone was supposed to be a vanguard.
"Should we just stay put and wait for them here?" Zuo Mulin tentatively asked Jiang Yuan.
"I suggest we move past my second trap, that way we can rush through and shatter the opposition without giving them time to prepare."
Jiang Yuan's expression was serious: "And with the lesson from the first round of trap cards, they will definitely be much more cautious."
"So, what you mean is for us to act as bait, drawing them to charge towards us."
Zuo Mulin smiled, clearly understanding Jiang Yuan's intention after his explanation.
After so much superiority for a long period, the Thunder Element Spirit Clan has developed a sense of superiority against the Human Clan.
This leads them to launch an attack directly upon sighting members of the Human Clan.
Under these circumstances, if we humans position ourselves behind the second round of trap cards, it basically guarantees that they will trigger the traps and have their combat power reduced again.
"That could work."
Zuo Mulin smiled, his face brightening as if a chrysanthemum bloomed.
"Thanks to you, I might even get some military merits as a reward when we return."
Zuo Mulin smiled happily, knowing well as the leader, no matter whose idea it was, or who contributed the most, he would not miss out on his share.
"Then let me congratulate you in advance."
Jiang Yuan also smiled, indifferent to matters of military merits.
Just days before, Qin Boyuan had spoken— if they could successfully drive the Water Clan back, he would be the one with the greatest merit.
If they manage to push into Grotto Heaven of the Water Clan, that would add to the merits.
And if they counterattack the world of the Water Clan, the merits would be even greater.
As a military commander and a leader, Jiang Yuan naturally wouldn't doubt the authenticity of what was said.
However, Qin Boyuan's words also hinted that he should enhance his power as soon as possible— the implication was unclear.
Jiang Yuan shook his head to clear his thoughts.
The most important thing now was the upcoming battle with the Thunder Element Spirit Clan.
Zuo Mulin commanded to advance with controlled speed.
Meanwhile, the Thunder Element Spirit Clan had already entered the first layer of formation.
The first round includes the Wind Roar Formation, Fiery Flame Formation, and Red Sand Formation.
All are brutally aggressive offensive formations.
As the enemy was caught off-guard during the first round, it was easy for them to enter.
Moreover, with the three formations covering a wide area, encompassing the entire path, practically everyone stepped into it.
Under these circumstances, these three highly damaging formations were quite appropriate.
In the Wind Roar Formation, wind and flames act as blades, continuously attacking those within the formation.
In the Fiery Flame Formation, flames burn, untamed on the ground, underground, or in the air, leaving no place safe from the flame's assault.
In the Red Sand Formation, red sand sweeps across, leaving not a blade of grass alive, transforming any affected beings into dust like a sandblasting machine.
Members of the Thunder Element Spirit Clan entered the three formations but broke through them in just a moment.
Especially the Red Sand Formation, which was breached first.
After all, it included the two strongest members of the Thunder Element Spirit Clan, Clement and Kayadinger.
The other two formations were also forcibly breached by powerful attacks.
It should be said, the attack strength of the Thunder Element Spirit Clan is truly explosive.
Yet even so, most of the members of Thunder Element Spirit Clan with early-stage strength from Great Liang were virtually annihilated.
A part of the mid-stage died, and the survivors were all injured.
Only those with later-stage strength from Great Liang fared slightly better, but many still carried injuries or had their equipment worn down.
Roughly estimating, at least thirty members of the Thunder Element Spirit Clan were taken out by this round of traps.
Even though not dead, more than ten completely lost their combat capabilities.
This means that, in one fell swoop, the Thunder Element Spirit Clan directly lost nearly one-fourth of their combat power.
Such losses, such scenarios where one dies before achieving success, caused Clement, the leader of the team, to have an ashen face.