Chapter 848 - 847: Feng Shiyu’s Plan, Certain That Gu Yuexi Will Evacuate with the City Guard Army?

Very quickly, the sea breeze blew away the dust and debris kicked up by the deaths of the giant Sea Demons. The scene on the city wall was clearly exposed to all the Sea Demons. The Sea Demon Commander narrowed its eyes to take a closer look... and was utterly dumbfounded!

A lone woman in a long white dress stood on the high city wall. She was extremely beautiful, with an aloof temperament that made her look like a True Immortal descending to the mortal world, completely out of place on the bloody battlefield. But that was not the main point. If this woman were a powerhouse in the Celestial God Realm, the Sea Demon Commander would have found it perfectly reasonable.

However, her Cultivation was merely at the Divinity Transformation Realm First Layer!

The Sea Demon Commander was stunned on the spot. What kind of Spirit Realm joke was this? A Female Cultivator at the Divinity Transformation Realm First Layer could slay three giant Sea Demons in the Void Refinement Realm with a single sword strike?

What absolute nonsense! Only a ghost would believe that!

The Sea Demon Commander stopped looking at the Female Cultivator on the wall, naturally assuming she was just a decoy. It channeled its Divine Power and shouted loudly toward the empty sections of the city wall.

"Come out! There’s no need to hide anymore. I know you’ve ambushed experts on the wall!

"Stop bringing out such insignificant parlor tricks to embarrass yourselves!

"If you have the guts, come out and fight us in a real battle!"

The Sea Demon Commander’s voice rolled out, echoing up and down the city wall. But no matter how loud it shouted, a second Cultivator did not appear from the wall. It was as if the only person on the long city wall really was that single Female Cultivator at the Divinity Transformation Realm First Layer.

Naturally, the Sea Demon Commander did not believe this. It simply assumed the enemy was composed enough to wait until the Sea Demons got closer before making a move. It let out a cold snort, waved its hand, and dispatched a Sea Demon General in the Void Refinement Realm.

"You, go up there and kill that Female Cultivator.

"The Human Race’s ambush will naturally reveal itself.

"Remember, be careful."

"Yes, Commander!"

Receiving the order, the Void Refinement Realm Sea Demon flickered and flew up onto the city wall in a flash.

"MWAHAHA...

"Little lady of the Human Race, you look quite striking."

The Void Refinement Realm Sea Demon revealed a cruel smile, licking its lips as it brandished the trident in its hands.

"Hurry up and call out the people hiding behind you!

"Otherwise, you will die a miserable death!

"I will let you know a fate worse than death!"

The Void Refinement Realm Sea Demon spoke the human language with utmost fluency. This was exactly why the Sea Demon Commander had sent it up to test the waters.

The Female Cultivator standing opposite the Void Refinement Realm Sea Demon was none other than Gu Yuexi. After separating from Chu Sheng, she had remained in the vicinity to kill Sea Demons, tempering her Cultivation through actual combat.

She was using a Cultivation Technique from Immortal Venerable Shi Xi’s memories that was without a specific Equal Tier. Even Immortal Venerable Shi Xi himself had never practiced it, yet it was surprisingly suitable for Gu Yuexi. The core of this Cultivation Technique was to refine Divine Power and polish Laws during life-and-death struggles. The more intense the battle and the more dangerous the situation, the faster her Cultivation would improve.

After the recent slaughter, she had completely stabilized her Cultivation at the Divinity Transformation Realm First Layer. Her accumulation of Divine Power was growing thicker, steadily pushing toward the Divinity Transformation Realm Second Layer. Such rapid Cultivation Speed was something she wouldn’t have even dared to imagine in the past. However, when paired with the Immortal Venerable inheritance in her body, the effects of this Cultivation Technique were absurdly good.

Not long ago, she had been fighting smoothly when she noticed that the surrounding warriors of the Human Race were becoming fewer and fewer, retreating toward the northeast squad by squad. She vaguely overheard a messenger say that the command center wanted to withdraw all the troops from this front to the Northeast Front to concentrate their defense.

Gu Yuexi did not understand why the City Guard Army would deploy their troops this way, nor was she interested in knowing. Soon, the last squad of Human Race warriors withdrew from the Southwest Defense Line, leaving her completely alone on the entire section of the city wall.

Even so, she had no intention of retreating.

The more desperate the situation and the stronger the enemies she faced, the faster this Cultivation Technique would increase her Cultivation. With the City Guard Army entirely gone, facing the entire Sea Demon Army by herself was just right.

Thus, she stood quietly on the city wall, watching the Mermaid shatter the City Defense Barrier with her singing voice without intervening. She wasn’t here to defend the city; she was here to slaughter! Only when the barrier was broken would more Sea Demons charge up, providing her with more and stronger opponents.

Immediately after, three giant Sea Demons in the Void Refinement Realm charged up first. With a single strike of her sword, she killed them all.

Now, facing the questioning and threats of the Void Refinement Realm Sea Demon that had just leaped up, Gu Yuexi’s response was simple. With a slight flick of her wrist, she lightly raised her longsword.

Another flash of cold light swept past.

Before the ferocious smile on the Void Refinement Realm Sea Demon’s face could even be retracted, its head flew into the air. With a heavy THUD, the demon head rolled onto the city wall, and its headless corpse fell stiffly to the ground.

"To quote Mosquito," Gu Yuexi said flatly, sheathing her sword without sparing a single glance at the corpse on the ground. "You talk too much."

Meanwhile, in the command center of the City Guard Army’s third defense line.

Zheng Chenguang stared at the marker for the Southwest Defense Line on the sandbox, his expression extremely grim. He was highly dissatisfied with Feng Shiyu’s plan.

"Miss Feng, I have no objections to you ordering all the soldiers on the Southwest Defense Line to retreat to the Northeast Defense Line.

"But that Gu Yuexi isn’t an idiot. Won’t she leave alongside the retreating soldiers?

"As a Low Level Cultivator at the Divinity Transformation Realm First Layer, she can’t possibly defend the southwest city wall by herself, can she?

"If she actually did that, how would she be any different from an idiot?!"

Zheng Chenguang grew increasingly agitated as he spoke, his voice growing louder. The other generals descended from the Eight Great Clans also looked at Feng Shiyu with confusion and doubt in their eyes. Even though they had worked with Feng Shiyu for so many years and her strategies had never been wrong, this time, their faith in her plan wavered.

Only Li Zi’an, who was seated at the head of the table, gently tapped the edge of the sandbox with his fingers, a flash of understanding passing through his eyes. "Shiyu, are you trying to separate Gu Yuexi from the City Guard Army?"

Hearing this, Feng Shiyu pushed up her glasses. "That’s right." She stood up, walked to the sandbox, and pointed her finger at the inevitable path from the southwest to the northeast.

"Our soldiers are all retreating in batches according to squad size.

"Gu Yuexi is only at the Divinity Transformation Realm First Layer, so she absolutely won’t dare to stay at the Southwest Defense Line to face the Sea Demon Army alone.

"Just as Commander Zheng mentioned earlier, she will inevitably follow behind the retreating squads and head toward the Northeast Defense Line.

"From the Southwest Defense Line to the Northeast Defense Line, there are roaming Sea Demon squads everywhere along the way.

"Moreover, the terrain is highly complex.

"How much of a chance do you think Gu Yuexi has of surviving while walking the retreat path alone and facing the main forces of the Sea Demons?"

Feng Shiyu paused, a cold smirk tugging at the corner of her lips.

"Not to mention, I have long since arranged a squad of Death Warrior Assassins to ambush her on the necessary route.

"Even if she manages to luckily evade the siege of the Sea Demons and safely approach the Northeast Defense Line, she absolutely won’t be able to dodge the assassination attempt of a squad of Elite Assassins.

"Pursued by Sea Demons in the open and ambushed by assassins in the shadows, she will be caught in a pincer attack from front and back."

Feng Shiyu’s gaze turned chilling, her tone brimming with absolute certainty.

"As long as Gu Yuexi retreats with the City Guard Army, she will undoubtedly die!

"When she dies amidst the chaos of the army, no one will be able to trace it back to us.

"They will just assume she was unlucky and was killed by the Sea Demons."

After listening to Feng Shiyu’s complete explanation, everyone in the command center suddenly saw the light, their faces showing expressions of admiration. This strategy was interconnected and meticulously thought out, directly backing Gu Yuexi into a fatal corner.

Even Zheng Chenguang, who had never seen eye to eye with Feng Shiyu, obediently shut his mouth, not daring to say another word.

When a woman dealt with another woman... she really didn’t pull any punches!