Then, Pei Yupo continued, "Of course, we don’t need all of us to head to Nidao City. We’ll first send three Emperors with half the soldiers to slaughter it, while we lay siege to Willow Leaf City."

"Once Nidao City is completely massacred, we will, in front of the entire Willow Leaf City, perform the Hundred Dominating Souls Soldier Killing Array of Shi Douxing."

If Nidao City is slaughtered first, Willow Leaf City would receive the news and make preparations. It’s even possible that key figures would escape directly with the Qianyuan Fragmented Map.

Therefore, they must split their forces to completely sever the connection between Willow Leaf City and Nidao City.

Three Emperors with half the soldiers wiping out Nidao City would be, of course, effortless.

Don’t forget, within the Nidao Sect, there’s only one Emperor Realm, Shi Douxing. As for the Nidao Sect’s Hundred-man Soldier Killing Formation, it cannot be taught in such a short time, and there hasn’t been news of it being taught to the entire city.

Everyone grinned again, and subsequently, eight Emperors of the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall stepped forth, volunteering to destroy Nidao City.

"Very well, then Changyong Emperor, Changyi Emperor, Changle Emperor... you three will lead the troops to attack Nidao City."

With Pei Yupo’s order, the three Emperors immediately accepted the command, and then they set off with the troops.

Meanwhile, Pei Yupo and Pei Chang began advancing towards Willow Leaf City.

Today during the day, all their troops had already gathered completely, and they were fully capable of sweeping through the Willow Leaf City Region.

But still, they wanted to instill a terrifying deterrent effect, to announce the rise of the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall to the entire Central Plains, and to declare their intent to reclaim the Qianyuan Fragmented Map!

They wanted to play the villains; of course, they had to be more evil and more insane, so that when Pei Kuang played the righteous role, he would be even more imposing.

...

Half a day later, Sikong Jing and the Split Armor Flying Scorpion were the first to arrive at Nidao City.

By this time, his expression was extremely grave.

His Little Demon Beast had already discovered that the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall had split its forces in two directions, one heading towards Nidao City and the other towards Willow Leaf City.

Similarly, Sikong Jing had also roughly understood the full strength of the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall’s troops; they were numerous and powerful!

Under normal circumstances, even with only half their troops, the Nidao Sect could not withstand them. Thus, Sikong Jing muttered to himself, "I wonder how Sect Master Shi has done in arranging and teaching the Hundred-man Soldier Killing Formation?"

Taking a deep breath, Sikong Jing instructed the Split Armor Flying Scorpion to temporarily hide in the mountain forests outside the city, while he slipped into Nidao City alone.

And what he saw was just as he anticipated...

Nidao City was now densely packed with people, all fleeing from small towns and towns to seek refuge.

Sikong Jing murmured again, "There are even more people than expected, and this battle must utilize everyone’s strength."

Although Sikong Jing arranged everything, this battle would be difficult; the disparity in strength between the two sides was too great.

It could be said that whether it was Willow Leaf City or Nidao City, without any reinforcements, victory was practically impossible, even if he taught everyone the Hundred-man Soldier Killing Formation...

The enemy comes prepared, and they have entities in the Holy Martial Stage.

So, as Sikong Jing had told Ye Wushen, this battle was only to delay time as much as possible.

In terms of time, in terms of intelligence...

Sikong Jing had to be absolutely precise.

"But for the battle of Nidao City, as long as the Holy Martial Stage doesn’t appear, there’s a chance of fighting."

"As long as these next few days, Sect Master Shi achieves what was planned on the Hundred Dominating Souls Soldier Killing Array, the chance of winning isn’t small."

Sikong Jing weaved through the throngs of people, silently analyzing everything and eventually arriving at the Nidao Sect.

Earlier, as soon as he entered the city, he had already sent a message to Shi Douxing.

So when he reached the outside of the Nidao Sect gate, Shi Douxing himself came out to lead him inside.

Along the way, Shi Douxing asked in a low voice, "Sikong Xiao, is it time to begin?"

In fact, with his Emperor’s intuition, he could already feel the terrifying pressure.

During this period, he hadn’t sent anyone out to scout on the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall’s deployment, to prevent those sent from not returning.

But he could feel the pressure of the impending battle.

And because he hadn’t sent people out to investigate, he had almost no intelligence regarding the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall and had to place his trust in Sikong Jing.

Sikong Jing nodded to this and said, "In about three hours, the troops of the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall will arrive at Nidao City."

For Sikong Jing, his intelligence was all feedback from the Little Demon Beasts...

Thus, he wasn’t afraid of sending people out and being captured; he had a terrifying, unbeatable war intelligence network, which was his absolute advantage.

However, his words caused Shi Douxing’s entire body to shake, his whole face turning slightly pale.

"Don’t worry, the strong ones in the Holy Martial Stage won’t come for now..."

Sikong Jing then relayed all the intelligence of the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall’s troops to Shi Douxing.

Subsequently, Sikong Jing continued, "But we only have three hours to prepare. Now we must take action immediately; take me first to see the situation with the Hundred-man Soldier Killing Formation."

Shi Douxing nodded heavily and then led Sikong Jing into a large courtyard within the Nidao Sect.

Inside, people were continuously practicing the Hundred-man Soldier Killing Formation...

The number amounted to tens of thousands, including the disciples of the Nidao Sect itself, people selected from within Nidao City, and members of all the Vassal Forces, among others.

And just like Shi Douxing had done a few days ago, everyone here had been sealed off from the outside world during these few days.

They had no knowledge of what was happening outside.

At this moment, Sikong Jing put on the Dark Wing Mask, and followed behind Shi Douxing, observing everyone in secret.

"Sect Master Shi, it’s nearly as I expected, enough for a battle!"

With Sikong Jing’s murmured words, the expression on Shi Douxing’s face slightly brightened.

At this moment, those who were training also noticed Shi Douxing’s arrival, and each of them naturally smiled widely.

Of course, they also saw the corpse wearing the Dark Wing Mask, but they paid it no mind for now.

At this point, a leader of a Vassal Force at the King Realm said, "Sect Master Shi, this Hundred-man Soldier Killing Formation is simply miraculous, too powerful!" 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

To this, Shi Douxing smiled and nodded, but then his expression immediately became sombre and solemn...

He then looked quietly towards this leader, "Sect Leader Zhang, all the people from your Shu Lian City have already arrived in Nidao City; they have sent you many messages."

As his words fell, the previously bustling courtyard suddenly fell silent, everyone staring dumbfoundedly at Shi Douxing.

And Zhang, the King Realm leader, stupidly asked, "Sect Master Shi, what did you just say, all my people from Shu Lian City are here?"

The so-called Shu Lian City was a small city within the Willow Leaf Region, controlled by Sect Leader Zhang, and of course, they had all come seeking refuge, but people from Shu Lian City had been unable to reach Sect Leader Zhang.

Of course, their Message Bird had been deliberately intercepted by Shi Douxing.

Which is to say, they purposely kept everyone here in the dark about the outside world to prevent chaos that would be difficult to manage.

"It’s not only Sect Leader Zhang; the families and disciples of everyone present have already arrived in Nidao City as well."

Shi Douxing did not respond to Sect Leader Zhang’s question but instead let his old eyes sweep across all present, including some of Shi Douxing’s disciples learning the Hundred-man Soldier Killing Formation. The entire tens of thousands of people present were bewildered...

Exchanging looks, Sect Leader Zhang still asked, "Why is that?"