Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

"Thirty-six... Seventy-two, including the Taoist Soldier Troop, seventy-two Golden Pill battle strength."

Jiang Ding counted once over.

In the flank of the Second, Third, and Fourth Group Armies, behind the two to three hundred kilometer expanse of the tank forces, seventy-two military formations—either from the True Disciples or from the Xuanwu Taoist Soldier Troops—saw the rise of towering lava giants and beast demon giants in their midst.

They whipped up the sweeping Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi, forming gigantic axes, balls of flaming magma, and vines to smash the incoming Armor-piercing Bullet Group, stubbornly forcing their way into the tank troops' formations of the Xianmen Sect amidst millions of shells.

In an extremely brief period, they tore through a vast tract of defenses, flattening countless tanks. Qi Practitioners of the Xianmen Sect perished as ashes amidst the raging fires, leaving no bones behind, as the death toll soared by tens of thousands upon tens of thousands.

At the same time, tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of Armor-piercing Shell Groups whistled through the air, shattering one Golden Pill formation after another. The torn bodies of Foundation-building cultivators were flung haphazardly, and Golden Pills on such a battlefield were not invincible.

The war on both sides abruptly entered an extremely brutal phase of slaughter. One's own life and the lives of others no longer held importance, and the killing would only stop when one side was completely eradicated.

In just a short time, more than five hundred thousand of the Xianmen Sect's Qi Practitioners had fallen in battle, with only seven Golden Pill formations having been breached.

"We're no match..."

Jiang Ding gazed at the battlefield for a moment before transforming into a majestic grey-blue Sword Escape Light, headed towards the rear of the great army.

In theory, the 3.7 million tank force could counter more than a hundred Golden Pills head-on, possessing such battle strength.

But in theory, that was all it was.

The thirty-kilometer interference range of the shells was an everlasting pain for the tank troops. When numerous Golden Pill strengths converged together for a wild boar charge, only close to a million tanks could frontally fire at the enemy, while other shells, just ordinary shells, couldn't track the enemy, serving merely to limit movement and for blanket bombardment.

If left unchecked, the entire iron army would collapse in succession.

"Do your best to hold on,"

Jiang Ding couldn't help but be relocated by the enemy, leaving these words for Jin Lingfeng and An Siyan.

Xiang Jia and the Treasure Tripod Maitreya had yet to appear—they were certainly not sitting idly by. Instead, they were Concealment, lurking at an unknown distance waiting to strike... or to first destroy the troops here.

"Rest assured!"

Jin Lingfeng said solemnly.

Boom!

A grey-blue Sword Light tore through the clouds and descended upon the battlefield shrouded by the silhouettes of giant figures, carrying the overwhelming Sword Intent of Destruction, with the oppressive might of the Sword Dao spreading outward.

Whoosh!

The leading edge of the Blue-Gold Sword Light pierced through six Golden Pill formations, splitting open the heads of six True Disciples of the Xuanwu tiangong, while the rest of the Foundation-building cultivators died amidst the pale blue Sword Qi exploding all around.

"Grest Sun Swordsman!"

The surrounding True Disciples of Xuanwu tiangong felt a tremor in their hearts.

Without hesitation, they abandoned their groups of tanks before them, along with the sky full of Armor-piercing Shells, summoning several dozen-meter-tall golden knives, giant axes, and molten giant clubs to strike towards the skies, with Golden Pill level magic attacks seemingly at their disposal everywhere.

"Twenty-five Golden Pill formations... You still lack magnanimity,"

Jiang Ding muttered to himself.

Out of the fifty-nine Golden Pill formations confronting the Second, Third, and Fourth Group Armies directly, a startling twenty-five had broken off to encircle him, leaving the remaining thirty-four Golden Pill formations struggling to survive under the assault of more than two million tank troops, no longer able to advance.

"Supreme Commander!"

Xue Xi, the commander of the Third Group Army, watched the sky with trepidation. Amidst the struggle, she yet again directed over two hundred thousand tank shells towards the enemies Jiang Ding was facing, to alleviate some of his pressure.

Clang!

The clear sound of a sword's cry reverberated across the battlefield as the Sword Intent of Destruction spread in all directions.

A river dubbed Sword of the Milky Way appeared, surging incessantly. With net-like pure gold patterns interweaving within, it raised gigantic waves in the river, crashing down on the onslaught of magic from the twenty-five Golden Pill formations.

Boom!

As the river roared violently, flaming giants clubs and gigantic golden cleavers shattered, with many attacks from the Golden Pill formations obliterated within the river, their Spiritual Light depleted and earth-shattering explosions erupting, with the shockwaves pulverizing hundreds of miles of clouds and mist.

"This is beyond human..."

With their spells broken, the faces of the True Disciples of the Xuanwu tiangong blanched, with turmoil in their Elixir Fields, witnessing for the first time the scenes recorded on the Jade Slips, their hearts tumultuous as if engulfed by raging waves.

"Kill!"

"Kill him!"

Then, a fierce glint flashed across their faces as they crazily infused mana into the military formation, unleashing roars of beastly demons and the lava giants dozens of feet tall. The intense, icy killing intent overflowed as they launched another attack up into the sky.

The Dari Swordsman of the Eastern Devil School!

Since this fiend had appeared, he had slaughtered thousands of Foundation-building cultivators from the Heavenly Palace; if he did not die, everyone would perish!

Although the Huangtong Small World was vast, there was nowhere to hide!

"Behead!"

Jiang Ding's face was expressionless as he pointed forward.

The Sword of the Milky Way was brilliant, and the web-like pure Jinmai became even more defined and sharp, once again thunderously pouring down, assisted by a skyful of Armor-piercing Shell Group to suppress the twenty-five Golden Pill military formations, the kilometers-long River of Swords flowed unstoppable.

Boom!

Within the River of Swords, the winter melon-sized huge hammers, Square Sky Halberds, tiger head axes, earthy yellow giant clubs, and more, all snapped with a crackle. The dense river water surged forward, each drop infused with pure gold Jinmai amidst the azure blue, breaking laws and eliminating methods, dissolving these giant objects into nothingness.

"Kill!"

"Kill! Advance without retreat!"

The Xuanwu tiangong's True Disciples were filled with immense fear, but their killing intent grew even colder. They manipulated the Mana Technique, stepping on the auspicious spots of the Heavens and Earth, with Golden Pill array patterns densely spread out, once again launching an assault to meet the River of Swords in the sky.

Dreadful explosions occurred one after another.

The River of Swords, with its azure charm and golden web-like patterns, poured and flowed, moving freely. The twenty-five giant phantoms in the battle formation roared continuously, slashing fiercely, fighting against death, even as they kept getting injured, refusing to take a single step back.

Meanwhile, just a few breaths after Jiang Ding left the central army and descended onto the rear battlefield, Jin Lingfeng's First Group Army held their breath after consecutively firing restraining Armor-piercing Shell Groups at the enemy.

"Amitābha!"

Amidst a divine aura of peaceful Buddha light, the Treasure Tripod Maitreya appeared within ten kilometers of the army, and with a wave of his hand, two revolving Golden Wheels smashed towards the army.

As the Golden Wheels spun, sharp Golden Lights radiated, piercing through the heads of Qi Practitioners one by one, with tens of thousands dead or injured.

"Good believers, why not convert to my Buddha?!"

He bellowed loudly, his voice like the sound of a great bell, his golden ripples spreading in all directions.

"All of the past turns to emptiness!"

"Praise my Buddha, the supreme Treasure Tripod Maitreya!"

Tens of thousands of Xianmen Qi Practitioners had a look of confusion in their eyes as they abandoned controlling their tanks. Instead, they sat cross-legged on the spot, their faces revealing a look of sudden enlightenment, devoid of all desires.

"Fire!"

"Fire!"

"..."

Jin Lingfeng felt a chill in his heart, repeatedly shouting loudly.

Boom! Boom, boom!

Years of training had instilled instinctive responses in the million-strong army. Second-order Spirit Particle Sonars locked on, the muzzles roared, and millions of Armor Piercing Bullets shot out, leaving white trails in their wake. The echoing whistling sounds enveloped the area.

This was the power that could encircle and kill dozens of Golden Pills!

"You will all descend to the eighteenth layer of hell!"

The Treasure Tripod Maitreya's face changed. He brought his palms together and pushed out a Vajra Wall. His four sturdy arms swung, creating blurs as he swung two Zen sticks and two treasure tripods, accompanied by the sound of chanting, smashing forth.

Boom!

Endless explosions occurred around the dignified Maitreya. The sounds of cracking were continuous as the Vajra Wall shattered, the Zen sticks, and treasure tripods were pierced through, and numerous holes appeared on his body. His aura dropped significantly, no longer the imposing divine figure he once was.

"Not so strong?"

Jin Lingfeng was taken aback, his face turned pale with shock.

Elsewhere, the Xuanwu Substitute Daoist Xiang Jia appeared.

Taking advantage of the recent barrage attack, he successfully infiltrated the midst of the army, clad in a Turtle-shaped double-sided shield, his Vajra circle magic treasure embryo in hand, splitting from one into two, two into four...

In the blink of an eye, they multiplied to cover the sky, and with the speed of lightning, they smashed through the heads of one Xianmen Qi Practitioner after another, killing and wounding tens of thousands in an instant.