A rare opportunity

Seeing their leader instantly kill a Saint Realm expert with a single strike, the entire demon army's morale soared! They all roared and fought bravely, with the demons leading the way!

As the war progressed, the demon army suffered more serious casualties than the human army! Therefore, the central army and the rear army also joined the battle one after another!

Seeing that the demon army was showing signs of fatigue, Yin Zijuan ordered another part of the demon army to leave the city and replace the previous part of the surviving demon army to return to the city for rest.

Faced with this invincible, unstoppable demon army, the human army, which had been self-righteous after a long battle, finally felt fear! They had not expected the demon army to be so brave! They refused to give in and fought to the death!

Little did they know, the demon army was blocked by the city walls and had no way to retreat! If they didn't fight, they would die! Rather than dying in confusion, they might as well fight! What's more, their commander and their leaders were leading the charge.

As the battle continued, fear spread throughout the human army! Fear gripped their hearts, and they suddenly considered retreating! With the influx of new demonic forces, some people's defenses finally crumbled, and they immediately turned and fled!

It only takes one trigger for the nerves of a person who is extremely nervous to collapse! The already exhausted human army, seeing some people retreat, finally began to collapse their psychological defenses! More and more people chose to retreat, leading to the complete defeat of the entire human army!

When Yin Zijuan saw this, she immediately pointed her sword forward and shouted:

"kill!"

The demon army was naturally excited! They had never imagined that the human army, which had always looked down on the demons and was so arrogant, would be defeated! In fact, they didn't need Yin Zijuan's order, they were already excited and rushed forward to kill!

The so-called defeat is like a landslide! The human race who had originally insisted on fighting also lost interest in fighting and retreated in a hurry!

Whether retreating or fleeing, the most taboo for a large army is disorder. And at this moment, the human army was in a state of disorder and defeat.

Due to the lack of effective command and coordination, the entire army was in a state of chaos! As everyone was scrambling to escape, and with so many people around, trampling on each other and even drawing swords against each other was inevitable!

Sadly, many human cultivators died not in battle with the demons, but at the hands of their own people! A million-strong army suffered fewer than 100,000 casualties in battle. But in the retreat, nearly half were lost! By the time they reached the edge of the core zone, less than 500,000 remained!

Yin Zijuan naturally knew the principle of not pursuing a desperate enemy. She led the demon army to charge for a while, frightening the fleeing soldiers, and then immediately called off the troops.

Looking at the remnants of the defeated army, Duan Kaishan couldn't help but feel depressed and gloomy! He had originally thought that his side had a clear advantage, but he didn't expect such a result in the end! Now it seems that even if the sect leader came in person, the chances of victory are slim!

Li Yu is too terrifying! Not only is his cultivation unfathomable, but he also possesses the terrifying Sun True Fire! He's practically invincible on Xuanyuan Star! To defeat him, it would probably require the combined efforts of the top masters from the five major sects!

He glanced at Gu Feng, who was hiding in the distance, and couldn't help but curse inwardly: This bastard, a playboy, could have provoked anyone else? How could he have provoked such a plague god? Not only did he bring shame to the Xianxia Sect, but he also got himself into trouble for so many things!

For the sake of the Xianxia Sect's promise, the entire Xuanyuan Star cultivation community suffered heavy losses in this battle! Regardless of whether or not Li Yu could be captured this time, their promise must be fulfilled! Otherwise, it would cause public outrage throughout the cultivation community! Even a sect like the Xianxia Sect could not withstand the criticism and condemnation of the cultivators!

Just when Duan Kaishan was feeling depressed, he suddenly heard someone shouting behind him:

"Deputy Sect Leader Duan! Hu Yishan, following the Sect Leader's orders, leads seventeen elders to assist in the battle!"

Upon hearing this, Duan Kaishan immediately turned around and grabbed Hu Yishan, who was bowing and clasping his fists, and said with emotion:

"Grand Elder, please stand up quickly! I've been waiting for you to finally arrive!"

Hu Yishan was the Grand Elder of the Xianxia Sect's inner sect. His power was only second to that of the Sect Master, Gu Yizhi, and Duan Kaishan, and he too had reached the eighth level of Sainthood. However, he was a recent arrival, only at the early stages of the eighth level!

Following Hu Yishan were the seventeen inner sect elders of the Xianxia Sect. These individuals were the Xianxia Sect's core strength! Their cultivation, at the very least, had reached the fourth level of Sainthood! They were undoubtedly incomparable to the six outer sect elders accompanying him!

To be honest, Duan Kaishan didn't think their arrival would be of much help to him! Li Yu's battle frightened him! Not to mention that Li Yu still had the Sun True Fire, even if Li Yu didn't have the Sun True Fire, these people wouldn't be enough in front of Li Yu! However, polite words always have to be said.

Duan Kaishan was indeed the deputy leader of the Xianxia Sect. His judgment of people was truly accurate! Li Yu's cultivation had not only recovered to the ninth level of the Saint Realm, but had become even more solid! It seemed he could ascend to godhood at any moment!

"Deputy Sect Leader Duan, what...what's going on?"

Hu Yishan saw that the human cultivators were all dejected and couldn't help but ask in confusion.

"Alas! Li Yu's strength is too terrifying. Even if we try our best, we can't win!"

"Oh? Does he have three heads and six arms?"

Clearly, the Great Elder wasn't convinced! According to the information he had, the enemy had fewer than ten Saint-level cultivators. Meanwhile, the various clans and sects led by Duan Kaishan had no fewer than fifty Saint-level cultivators! With five against one, even if the enemy was formidable, there was no way they could fail!

Duan Kaishan couldn't help but blush! He opened his mouth, but in the end he couldn't refute.

Hu Yishan saw Duan Kaishan's grim expression and realized that his words were a bit harsh. Although he had always been dissatisfied with Duan Kaishan's appointment as deputy sect leader, and there was no lack of open and covert fighting, he still had to maintain superficial harmony. He immediately softened his tone and said:

"I am a straightforward person and I beg for your forgiveness for any inappropriate words, Deputy Sect Master! In my opinion, this defeat is most likely not your fault. It must be because those noble families and sects were cunning and not using their full strength! Now that we are here, we will definitely help you capture that scoundrel Li Yu!

Elders, follow me to meet Li Yu!"

Without waiting for Duan Kaishan to speak, Hu Yishan waved his hand and flew up with the seventeen elders!

Seeing Hu Yishan leading the elders towards the core area, Duan Kaishan stamped his feet in anxiety! Stopping them was obviously impossible! He also knew that even if he tried to stop them, Hu Yishan wouldn't listen! Instead, he would think he was being jealous and trying to stop him from going and making a contribution!

But he couldn't just ignore it! After all, these people were the backbone of his Xianxia Sect, not those from the aristocratic families or sects! He could ignore the lives of those from the aristocratic families and sects, but he couldn't just watch the elders of his own sect die!

Duan Kaishan immediately whispered an order to the six outer sect elders:

"You guys quickly contact the Sect Master and have him gather the masters from other sects to come and support us!"

After saying this, he waved to the less than thirty remaining Saint-level monks from the aristocratic families and sects, saying:

"Everyone! Reinforcements from my Xianxia Sect have arrived. Follow me and kill Li Yu!"

Everyone witnessed the arrival of the Xianxia Sect's Grand Elder and his entourage! They remained indifferent as they watched the Grand Elder and his entourage rush towards the core area! For no other reason than that they were terrified by Li Yu's Sun Fire! If possible, they never wanted to become Li Yu's enemy! No one wanted to be left with nothing!

Even when Duan Kaishan greeted them, they hesitated and did not dare to step forward.

"Everyone! Don't you see? My Xianxia Sect has sent out all its elite troops this time, and victory is at hand! Do you want to miss this opportunity? Don't you want your family and sect to be protected by my Xianxia Sect? Don't you want more of your disciples to have the opportunity to join my Xianxia Sect? What are you still hesitating about? Quickly follow me and charge forward!"

Finally, someone was persuaded. Although a little slow, they finally took the first step! Most people were already tempted, but they just couldn't make up their minds. Now, seeing someone taking the lead, everyone started to move.