Immortal Road.

Chapter 309 Drawing fire from the bottom of the cauldron
After returning to Hongyadong.

After settling Dai Budong, Zhu Duiyou and a group of people from the Dai family, the Yuanlu Demon King immediately went out to gather the bison herd.

The Yuanying stage demon king was so quick in his work that in less than a day he brought back dozens of herds of cattle, large and small, with a total number of more than 100,000!
Fortunately, the interior of Hongya Cave is large enough to accommodate so many monsters to stay temporarily.

Although the scouts of the Kuihu Demon King also noticed the movement, they had no way to stop it and could only let it go.

That night, with the help of Dai Budong and Zhu Duiyou, the Yuanlu Demon King set up the fire bull formation.

Mr. Bei was training the original demon soldiers in an intense and orderly manner.

After all, all the work is done to buy time for it to train.

The Fire Bull Formation is just a delaying tactic.

……

The next day, drums and cannons sounded outside Hongya Cave.

The demon king Kuihu once again led his army in a frontal attack, and this time the morale was obviously higher.

After two consecutive victories, the entire army saw the dawn of victory and believed that the Yuanlu Demon King would not be able to hold out for long, so they cut the Gordian knot and capture the king first.

Under the command of flags and drums, teams of demon soldiers charged into the front-line positions in an orderly manner.

The first five lines of defense had already been shattered by two rounds of attacks and were easily passed through without any effort.

Next, the rear defense line, with the help of Lin Shan's magic treasure, narrowly avoided the formation and attacked, and penetrated into it.

The defenders of Hongyadong were unable to resist effectively and could only suffer repeated defeats. They were forced to abandon their positions one by one and move to other positions to block the enemy at each level.

Almost half a day after the battle.

The army of the Kuihu Demon King was unstoppable and reached the ninth line of defense one after another. At this time, they had penetrated deep enough, and the various teams were unable to respond to each other. The communication between them was intermittent, and Lin Shan had a hard time commanding them on the general platform outside.

Suddenly there was an explosion deep in Hongya Cave, and the ground shook violently.

Countless rocks fell from the mountain and a huge curtain of smoke and dust swept over.

“Tap tap tap tap!!!~~~”

"Moo~~~"

The sounds of cows mooing one after another were so loud that they were deafening and dizzying.

The armies trapped in the formation were instantly hit by the herd of bison, and their formation was immediately in chaos.

A boundless sea of ​​fire swept over.

All the bison had red eyes at this moment, their bodies were covered in flames, carrying thick smoke, with sharp thorns on their horns, reeds tied to their tails and filled with oil, special fire-proof inscriptions painted on their bodies, and as they charged forward, thunderbolts hung behind them, each of them howling in pain, and charging recklessly in the formation.

The demon soldiers under the command of the Demon King Kuihu are all elite, and the demon generals are all experienced in battles.

They did not panic when faced with the sudden situation, but stopped their advance and calmly formed a defensive formation on the spot, fighting on their own under the leadership of various generals.

The first collision between the intelligent demon army and the wild beast tide was a complete massacre.

Bisons were bleeding on the spot, and they were shot to death from a distance before they could even get close.

The corpses were piled up layer by layer on the wide defense line from left to right. The broken limbs piled up like a hill, and it only took a quarter of an hour for the blood to flow like a river.

The flames were still burning, spreading from the corpses to the blood river, and were carried to the grassland by the blood river.

The elite troops on the side of the Demon King Kuihu obeyed the orders and blocked the flames, the river of blood, and the herd of bison at a distance of ten feet, without any resistance.

At the top of Hongya Cave, the Yuanlu Demon King, Mr. Bei, Dai Budong, Zhu Duiyou and others were looking down at the battlefield quietly from their high place, without any surprise.

After all, the beast tide is just a mob. If they can easily defeat the demon army, then there is no need for the demon kings to train demon soldiers so hard. They can just gather their tribe and rush in without thinking.

The demon army is made up of intelligent demons who understand military discipline, know how to cooperate, can follow orders, form military formations, and can bless their generals to gain cross-level combat power. They all have their own independent thinking spirits, and wild beasts are not even worthy of carrying their shoes!

However, since Zhu Duiyou offered the Fire Bull Formation, he must have his own intentions.

"Moo!!!~~~"

A huge shadow over thirty feet tall emerged and appeared directly above the battlefield.

It was the soul of a black bull demon, born from the bodies of countless wild buffaloes and condensed with the power of a formation. It was domineering as soon as it appeared, and its invisible pressure radiated over an area of ​​dozens of miles.

The fierce wind howled, bringing up endless black clouds, which pressed down on the city and threatened to destroy it!
The momentum of the fire bulls below increased greatly, as if they were superimposed with twelve layers of encouraging aura. Their offense, defense and endurance all rose by more than one level, and all the armies felt the pressure to resist.

Lin Shan and others who were directing on the stage in the distance were shocked.

They were still discussing the next steps of the attack on the sand table, and sending teams of scouts back and forth to collect intelligence from all sides, to find out why the army trapped in the battle array was blocked in its offensive. They didn't expect something like this to happen!
"Could this Black Bull Demon Soul be another killer weapon of the Yuanlu Demon King?"

Young Master Jiuyou looked into the distance in horror; he could feel the suffocating feeling even from a distance away.

The Kuihu Demon King sat under the treasure sedan without moving. If he made a move, the opponent would also make a move, so it was meaningless.

At this moment, seeing the earth-shaking changes in the distance, I was also shocked and confused.

"Yuanlu has such a trump card. How come I have never seen it before?"

Young Master Jiuyou couldn't help but ask, "Could it be Mr. Bei's doing?"

The Kuihu Demon King shook his head. He naturally knew Mr. Bei's abilities very well. It was also the first time he had seen such a powerful military spirit.

At this time, the scouts sent out to the front line came back covered in blood, with only one in ten dying. Fortunately, they brought back the photo stone.

The light screen image recorded the scene in the formation in detail.

Watching the countless herds of bison running past with a cloud of dust, falling down one after another like mowing the grass, and then rushing forward one after another, everyone on the stage gasped.

Zhong Shenxiu saw those cattle-like monsters with flames all over their bodies, and vaguely connected it with a guess, and spoke with some uncertainty.

"Could this be the Fire Bull Formation?"

The Demon King Kuihu and the Young Master Jiuyou turned their heads at the same time. They had never heard of this term before.

Some of the demon generals who stayed behind, including the Ming Snake Demon King who had always had little presence, also cast their eyes over.

Lin Shan suddenly had some images, remembering that when the Lujiang League attacked the Dai family, they seemed to have encountered a similar incident, but the scale of the incident at that time was far from what it is now, it was simply a dwarf compared to a giant.

"It is indeed the Fire Bull Formation, but why is its power a little different from what I have seen before?"

Everyone hurriedly asked Lin Shan where they had seen him before.

Lin Shan did not hide anything, as there was no need to hide it, and he told everyone what he had seen and heard in the Dai family.

After his description, combined with the image of the photo stone.

It seems a bit similar!
Apart from the huge difference in power, the form is pretty much the same.

"Could it be that there is another expert helping the Yuanlu Demon King?"

A group of people and monsters looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

How can the hundreds of spiritual beasts of the Dai family compare with the wealthy dog ​​owner like the Yuanlu Demon King?

He is the biggest leader of the herbivorous monsters. With a wave of his arm, he can pull as many bison as he wants. He wouldn't feel sorry even if tens of thousands of them died, and he wouldn't even blink an eye!
The huge difference in power is understandable.

However, on the battlefield, the wind and clouds roared in an instant, and every breath changed rapidly.

Led by the huge black bull demon soul, the tens of thousands of fire bulls below were full of energy, like surging waves crashing against the shore. The armies of the Kuihu demon king were like small boats, swaying in the waves and struggling to hold on.

The corpses outside were piled up layer upon layer, but the Yuanlu Demon King showed no mercy.

How can there be no sacrifice on the road to achieving great things?

Although these monster tribes are also its roots, there is an obvious difference in closeness compared to Hongya Cave.

The Fire Bull Formation was originally unable to break through the army's blockade, but with the support of the Black Bull Demon Soul, it has now posed a subtle threat, and it is getting more and more serious.

The army of the demon king Kuihu had previously attacked and charged nine lines of defense, and now they were fighting desperately against the endless stream of fire bulls. Their endurance and energy were gradually exhausted and they even began to weaken.

Several people looking down from Hongyadong Mountain discovered this turning point, and Zhu Duiyou immediately made suggestions to the Yuanlu Demon King.

"My king, if you don't send troops now, when will you send them?"

The Yuanlu Demon King did not hesitate and immediately ordered his generals to attack.

Although the demon guards in Hongya Cave are old, weak, sick and disabled, they are still regular troops and still have some combat effectiveness.

At this time, they took advantage of the situation and followed the Fire Bull Formation, and took advantage of the situation to attack, and the situation got out of control in an instant.

Several armies were directly defeated and engaged in hand-to-hand combat.

On the general platform in the distance, the Kuihu Demon King suddenly stood up.

This time it really can't sit still!
I didn't expect that such a variable would occur in the battle that seemed almost certain to win!

Who is the expert behind the Yuanlu Demon King who gave him the advice on the Fire Bull Formation? It seems like he may be able to make a comeback?
However, as the old overlord of the southern forbidden area for so many years, the Kuihu Demon King naturally has his own means.

When Lin Shan and others were at a loss, it took immediate action and ordered the messenger.

"Where are the Flying Tigers?"

The herald blew the bugle, the flag changed, and hundreds of demon soldiers walked out from the reserve troops behind him.

Each of these demon soldiers is a ferocious tiger with a drooping forehead and white eyes, strong limbs, muscular body, and a tiger tail like a mace. Most importantly, each of them has wings growing out of their ribs!
They are all mutant demon tigers!
This is the "Flying Tiger Army", one of the two ace troops under the command of the Demon King Kuihu!
Of course, the other one is the Flying Bear Army.

However, they were defeated by Mr. Bei in the battle of Jingqilin, and now only this one group is left, but they are also the elite among the elite.

A white tiger demon general in the Jindan stage walked out. Judging from his race, he seemed to have no blood relationship with the Kuihu Demon King. They were barely considered to be from the same clan, but were divided into different tiger branches.

At this moment, there was no need for the Demon King Kuihu to give too many instructions. He led the Flying Tiger Army into the sky without saying a word.

It was like a sharp white spear that cut through the sky and killed the black bull demon soul in the formation.

Lin Shan hurried back to the sand table and provided the herald with the marching route through the formation.

Otherwise, no matter how powerful this group of Flying Tigers is, it will be useless if they are blocked outside the formation and cannot enter.

There was also a group of reserve troops in the rear, who now all came to the front five lines of defense and lined up, ready to assist the evacuation of the friendly forces inside.

At this point in the battle, the army inside was exhausted and not fit for a long battle.

In order to preserve the manpower, the demon king Kuihu decisively ordered the troops to retreat.

The Flying Tiger Army charged forward with great force to contain the Black Bull Demon Spirit. The armies below, hearing the sound of drums and gongs, began to fight and retreat at the same time. Along the way, countless fire bulls were running around in a panic, and many of them trampled on each other.

The army of the Yuanlu Demon King took advantage of the situation and pursued them, hiding among the herd of cattle and roaring and killing them. For a time, the momentum was huge.

This battle lasted for a long time and ended at sunset.

The two sides stopped at the fifth line of defense, each withdrew their positions and stopped advancing rashly, drawing a line between the Chu River and Han River and watching from the other side.

The Kuihu Demon King looked at the troops returning from the front line one after another. Each of them was covered in wounds and scars, mentally exhausted and listless. They barely retreated with the help of the Flying Tiger Army and the reserve team.

The light curtain of the enemy's sixth line of defense was still changing colors. The defenders of Hongyadong inside were on full alert, gathering the out-of-control and confused herd of fire bulls, and did not chase them out.

The Yuanlu Demon King on the distant mountain top cast his gaze over and met the eyes of the Kuihu Demon King.

It has been a long time since these two demons met, and they don’t know how many times they have looked at each other like this.

The pupils of the tiger eyes of the Kuihu demon king glowed with a strange green light, and he looked at Mr. Bei beside him with murderous intent. He swept his eyes over the faces of the two strange young men behind him, and knew in his heart that they were just like him, and had asked for help from a master.

As the sun sets, the sky lowers.

Both sides withdrew and today's battle ended.

……

The atmosphere in the king's tent changed from the relaxed and smooth atmosphere of the previous few days to a quiet and cold one.

The light from the brazier shone on the faces of all the demon generals. They secretly lowered their eyelids, not wanting to reveal their expressions for fear of being seen by the king.

"In the daytime battle, our army was annihilated and lost three caves of soldiers, more than 500 dead, over a thousand wounded, and tens of thousands of demon bulls killed."

After Zhong Shenxiu finished the statistics, he reported. As he reported, he couldn't help but feel frightened. The intensity of this battle was almost half as fierce as the one against Jing Qilin!

"Oh!"

The Kuihu Demon King was so angry that he slammed the table in front of him and broke it, gritting his teeth in hatred.

"What's the point of killing tens of thousands of demon bulls? They are not the army of the Yuanlu Demon King! Using those cannon fodder to exchange for my elite troops, it really is a good deal!"

It was not easy to source its demon soldiers, and this time the three caves’ forces were wiped out at once, which was a big blow to it.

"My fellow military advisors, what should we do now that Yuanlu has the help of the Fire Bull Formation?"

Lin Shan frowned, but responded without thinking.

"My lord, at this point, the arrow is on the string and must be shot! We are only one step away from victory. We can't retreat just because of a mere Fire Bull Formation. Besides, we still have more than 3,000 elite soldiers, including the ace Flying Tiger Army. If we fight to the death, we still have a good chance of winning Hongya Cave!"

This is the truth, and the demon king Kuihu naturally knows it.

The Fire Bull Formation is certainly powerful, but today it only caught the enemy by surprise.

The elite army under its command was caught off guard and still killed tens of thousands of enemies, which was enough to show the gap between the two.

However, if they continued to attack fiercely as Lin Shan said, the casualties would be great, so great that the Kuihu Demon King would find it difficult to bear.
Zhong Shenxiu was also eager to enter Hongya Cave at this time, so he was naturally on the same side as his second brother.

"My lord, we really shouldn't slow down at this moment. Instead, we should speed up our attack and take it down in one go. The longer we delay, the more disadvantageous it will be."

The Kuihu Demon King was still hesitating, and instinctively felt the pain of having to risk all his resources to fight.

At this time, the Young Master Jiuyou stepped forward and proposed: "Your Majesty, today's Fire Bull Formation is indeed a huge obstacle for our army. However, what the two brothers said is not without reason. I suggest that we should take a two-pronged approach."

"How do you do this in two ways?"

The generals turned their attention.

Young Master Jiuyou said firmly:

"The Fire Bull Formation under the command of the Yuanlu Demon King originated from the vast plains of Hongyaye. In this case, we might as well cut off the source of the firewood directly. While fiercely attacking Hongya Cave, we can send a small force to strangle the wild bulls outside and cut off their roots!"

This move is extremely cruel. It seems that this young master of the evil sect intends to wipe out the entire clan!

No matter how many wild buffalo monsters there are on the Hongya Plain, kill them all!

(End of this chapter)