World-Ending Demon Emperor-Chapter 1643 - 728: Master of Misfortune Cave, Come and Meet Your Death!
"Lord Lanling, we have fulfilled our contract, so we must take our leave now." Rakshasa Ghost Mother said to Lanling.
Lanling asked, "How do you plan to search for the Ghost King’s whereabouts? Are you really going to take this million Skeleton Legion with you?"
"Only I and these four children will seek the master. I will first lead this million Skeleton Legion to hibernate overseas." Rakshasa Ghost Mother replied.
Lanling said, "Your master is hiding within the Dragon Temple. I trust you are aware of how dangerous this organization is. So do not act recklessly."
Rakshasa Ghost Mother replied, "Understood. We certainly won’t infiltrate the Dragon Temple. We will search for the energy traces left by the master across this world. It’s the most foolish method, but also the most direct one."
Lanling said, "I wish you good luck, and thank you for this battle."
Rakshasa Ghost Mother replied, "It was our honor. Farewell, Lord Lanling!"
"Farewell!" Lanling said.
Then, with a command from the Rakshasa Ghost Mother, the million Skeleton Legion charged toward the eastern sea like a hellish green tide, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
After this million Skeleton Legion left, the area finally regained its light, and the sunlight shone upon the earth once more. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚
The hellish dark clouds had finally completely dispersed.
Lanling waved his hand.
On the ground, seventeen thousand Centaur Legion charged towards the direction of the Southern Yan Mo Banner like a tide.
They carried the bodies of three thousand Centaurs, along with shields and broken swords.
Lanling rode on three Chimeras, gazing at these three thousand Centaur corpses, his heart truly wrenched with pain!
The last time battling Nai Shu’s army of a million, the Centaur casualties were less than a thousand, with actual fatalities not exceeding three hundred.
This time, however, three thousand Centaur Army perished.
This was his most elite and loyal force, his most courageous strength.
Lanling’s heart bled.
In truth, all these casualties could have been avoided. If he had summoned the Skeleton Legion earlier, the Centaurs would have suffered no losses.
Yet, all of this was initiated by the Centaurs themselves.
Feeling Lanling’s inner grief, Chiyan Khan suddenly said, "My lord, you need not feel sorrowful. I can sense how excited and honored these fallen brothers are because they died for a great lord. Each of them carried numerous honors. As a warrior, the saddest death is on a sickbed; the most glorious is on the battlefield. Moreover, our Centaur Tribe is fervently breeding new generations, with young Centaur warriors training vigorously. Soon, they will be ready to fight for the lord."
Eighty thousand Demon Leopards followed behind the seventeen thousand Centaurs, appearing very submissive as they had been defeated and willingly looked up to these Centaurs.
Behind were two hundred thousand fierce warhorses.
These warhorses were unlike the Demon Leopards; they possessed a certain level of intelligence but followed the main force as a group behavior.
This force of three hundred thousand marched southward grandly.
In the sky, two thousand five hundred Death Samurai rode on Ghost Rays, five thousand Ghost Rays, over ten thousand flying cavalry, blocking the sky as they marched south.
...
A day later!
Lanling reached the southern end of the Heaven Demon Banner territory, encountering a vast crowd.
Upon seeing Lanling, the crowd knelt neatly on the ground, saying in unison, "Greetings, Lord, congratulations on your triumphant return, long live, long live, long live forever..."
It was the Near-Human Tribe!
The war between Lanling and the Heaven Demon Banner had lasted twenty-three days from start to finish, freeing over fifty thousand Near-Human Tribe slaves.
At this moment, these fifty thousand slaves awaited at the southern end of the Heaven Demon Banner territory.
Lanling hovered in the air and ordered, "Two or three people per horse, mount up!"
"As you command!"
The tens of thousands of Near-Human Tribe began to form ranks and mounted the warhorses one by one.
These were the warhorses of the Heaven Demon Banner’s main cavalry, immensely strong and much larger than ordinary warhorses, capable of easily carrying two or three Near-Human Tribe members.
Fearing falling off, each Near-Human Tribe member tied themselves with ropes to the horse’s back.
The fierce warhorses were unwilling to let strangers ride on their backs, trying vehemently to throw them off.
However, the seventeen thousand Centaur Legion roared suddenly, quickly followed by the eighty thousand Demon Leopard Legion’s intimidating roars.
Instantly, these twenty-something thousand fierce warhorses obediently carried two or three Near-Human Tribe members each.
"Lord, which way?" Chiyan Khan suddenly asked.
In front were two roads: one was the arrival path along the Cangyi Land by the sea to return to the Yan Mo Banner, which would be two thousand miles farther.
The other was a direct path into the Blood Demon Banner territory to return to the Yan Mo Banner in a straight line.
Since the Yan Mo Banner and Heaven Demon Banner do not border each other, a Blood Demon Banner lies between them.
Previously, to attack the Heaven Demon Banner, Lanling had to bypass the Blood Demon Banner, taking a longer route to avoid encountering another foe.
"Go straight, enter the Blood Demon Banner!" Lanling commanded.
Chiyan Khan responded enthusiastically, "As you command."
Beside them, Lord of Dark Demon City Hei Zhou hesitated to speak; such a grand army entering the Blood Demon Banner was tantamount to declaring war. However, since the lord had given the order, Hei Zhou could not publicly object.
Thus, Lanling’s hundreds of thousands of ground forces and 20,000 aerial forces overwhelmingly entered the Blood Demon Banner, avoiding a two thousand-mile detour.
...
Less than a hundred miles deep into the Blood Demon Banner, they were immediately detected by the Blood Demon Banner’s Sky Legion.
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