The next morning, people from all the major sects woke up early and gathered in the courtyard.
"Is everyone ready? Let's not delay any longer, let's set off." The Chu Emperor also arrived, having removed his dragon robe and put on exquisite armor, clearly intending to take the field himself.
Without further ado, the group followed Emperor Chu out of the imperial palace and headed straight for the frigid borderlands of the empire.
In less than half an hour, the group arrived at the border of the Chu Kingdom, the defensive line of the monsters in the extremely cold land—a fiery red forest, as clearly visible as a raging fire.
Upon seeing this forest ablaze with color, everyone's eyes lit up, and they looked around in amazement.
"This should be a barrier. The Chu Kingdom's strength is truly remarkable to be able to set up a defensive line here." Looking at the fiery red forest before him, Bai Hao's gaze sharpened slightly as he discerned the clues.
At the edge of the fiery red forest, a once-tall city wall has been built, heavily guarded by soldiers.
The barrier of the Fiery Forest is based on the city walls and powered by soldiers, forming an indestructible barrier.
Even when Bai Hao and the others arrived, they could still see a few scattered demonic beasts crashing into the invisible barrier of the Fiery Red Forest. But then a barrier suddenly ignited, burning the demonic beasts to ashes. A thick layer of black ash had already accumulated at the edge of the Fiery Red Forest, which was obviously left behind after countless demonic beasts were burned to ashes.
"What an amazing barrier!" Bai Hao's eyes lit up slightly upon seeing this.
This barrier is formed by the combined power of countless soldiers on the city wall. Its strength far surpasses that of ordinary barriers. Unless all the demon beasts can gather all their power in the same way and unleash their strongest attack, it is unlikely to be broken. Even the Demon King would find it difficult to resolve.
At this time, in addition to the soldiers on the city wall responsible for maintaining the barrier, a large number of soldiers had gathered below the city wall, ready to launch an attack at any time.
The group arrived at the city wall, and Emperor Chu pointed to the dense forest of demonic beasts ahead, saying, "The area ahead is where the demonic beasts roam. As you can see, our soldiers are ready. In the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, I will personally lead the troops forward. At that time, the demonic beasts will definitely put up a fierce resistance. You can take this opportunity to go in, and I will have someone open a gap in the barrier for you to enter."
“Okay.” Xuan Tong stepped forward and nodded.
"Then you should hide first."
After speaking, Emperor Chu walked directly towards the army below the city, while Xuan Tong and the others hid to avoid being discovered by the demon beasts.
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"Soldiers of Chu, now that the demonic beasts are causing chaos and bringing disaster to our country, we must fight them back in the decisive battle!" Standing before the army, the Chu Emperor's voice, imbued with true energy, clearly reached the ears of every Chu soldier.
The sword at his waist was drawn, its cold gleam illuminating his iron armor. The Chu Emperor shouted loudly, his voice swift and powerful.
"The Chu army is mighty!"
"General, you are mighty!"
"The Chu army is mighty!"
"Long live His Majesty!"
"The Chu army is mighty!"
"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"
"kill--!"
With the barrier wide open, tens of thousands of Chu soldiers, led by the Chu Emperor, charged into the Demon Beast Forest with high morale.
On the city wall, the war drums resounded, their sounds inspiring and uplifting.
Faced with the overwhelming force of the Chu army, the demonic beasts dared not resist and fled in disarray.
On another day, after the Chu Emperor led his army a considerable distance in, Bai Hao and the others, led by Xuan Tong, arrived at the other side of the barrier.
A soldier was already waiting there. Upon seeing them arrive, he immediately stepped forward and said, "I have been waiting for you all for a long time. I will open the barrier for you now."
As he spoke, the man took out a waist token, and when he approached the barrier of the fiery red forest, the barrier automatically opened a "door".
"Everyone, this time I'm leading the team. Perhaps we have some grudges between us, but today, our goal is to capture the demon beasts. I hope everyone can work together, put aside our grudges for now, and prioritize the greater good." Xuan Tong glanced at everyone, his expression quite serious, but the others looked at each other, seemingly not quite understanding the meaning of Xuan Tong's words.
Or perhaps they all understand it in their hearts, but just show it on their faces.
Finally, everyone entered the barrier together. There were more than fifty people from five sects. The target was not big, but it was not small either.
After passing through the fiery red forest, everyone quickened their pace in unison, heading deeper into the monster forest.
The main force of demonic beasts was drawn to the Chu army, leaving few demonic beasts on the flanks. Moreover, Xuan Tong's division of labor was very clear: the people from the Demon Suppression Sect were responsible for clearing the way at the front, the Cold Moon Palace and the Inviting Moon Sect were responsible for the left, and the Falling Sea Sect and the Pill Sect were responsible for the right. If any demonic beasts appeared from the three directions, they would kill them as quickly as possible to prevent the news from leaking out.
Everyone here is an elite member of the sect, their strength is beyond doubt, and their knowledge and action are very strong and efficient. Almost every monster that appears along the way is dealt with in the next moment, and no monster can escape from their sight.
The journey was almost entirely unimpeded, and they advanced two hundred miles in one go, almost reaching the true northern lands.
Upon arriving here, the sounds of the Chu army fighting with the monsters on the outskirts were almost inaudible. Moreover, as they ventured deeper into the monster forest, the scattered monsters around them were almost gone; either there were none, or they appeared in large groups.
Fortunately, they outnumbered and outgunned, and were able to quickly annihilate even a whole group of demonic beasts.
However, this was clearly not going to work; the commotion would only grow louder and alert the powerful monsters deeper inside.
They arrived at a hill, and Xuan Tong gestured for everyone to stop. They hid in the dense forest on the hillside and slowly made their way up.
Upon reaching the summit, on the other side of the mountain, in a valley, a large number of demonic beasts, numbering in the hundreds or thousands, were found. Most of them were Foundation Establishment stage demonic beasts, but there were also a considerable number of Breakthrough stage demonic beasts. No Spirit Integration stage demonic beasts were found at the moment.
The number of monsters is not yet large, but it is obvious that a large number of monsters are arriving from all directions around the valley, as if a large army is gathering.
After briefly surveying the demonic beasts in the valley, Xuan Tong said in a low voice, "According to the Chu Emperor's information, so far only two demon kings at the early stage of the Knowledge and Action realm and one at the late stage of the Knowledge and Action realm have appeared. However, apart from the great battle back then, those three demon kings rarely leave the Northern Cold Lands. Now that the Chu Emperor's army is pressing in, those demon kings should be coming out soon. The demonic beasts in front are very likely the demon kings' assembled army."
"Before the Demon King appears, let's strike first and wipe out these minions!"
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