Chapter 857 - 856: True God Realm Wants to Make a Move? Exhaust Gu Yuexi to Death!

The Flying Shark Sea Demon Brothers, who could hold their own against True God Realm experts, had died a tragic death right in front of the Sea Demon Commander.

And their killer was merely a Human Race Female Cultivator at the Early Stage of the Divinity Transformation Realm.

What was even more absurd was that this Female Cultivator, despite being a Beast Tamer, hadn’t even summoned a Beast Pet. Throughout the entire ordeal, she had only worn a suit of armor and wielded a single longsword.

The Sea Demon Commander had led armies in battle for thousands of years, fighting hundreds of wars both big and small. Never once had it encountered such an absurd battle.

"Gu Yuexi... is she really only at the Divinity Transformation Realm?" The Sea Demon Commander stared at the slender white silhouette on the city wall, doubting its own judgment for the first time.

"How could a Cultivator at the Divinity Transformation Realm unleash such powerful Sword Qi?" it wondered. "And how could her Law Comprehension be higher than someone at the Integration Realm Peak?"

It wracked its brain to the limit but still couldn’t figure out the reason. It only felt its entire worldview suffering an unprecedented, violent impact in this moment!

It couldn’t figure it out! It simply made no sense!

Lost in bewilderment, the Sea Demon Commander stood rooted to the spot for a long time. It didn’t know whether to continue sending soldiers to fight Gu Yuexi head-on or to just press forward with the entire army.

If they continued to duel Gu Yuexi one-on-one... below the True God Realm, the Flying Shark Sea Demon Brothers were already the strongest combatants it had. When the three brothers coordinated, they could even exchange a few moves with a True God Realm expert! If even they had died at Gu Yuexi’s hands, how would sending other Sea Demons be any different from sending them to their deaths?! It would practically be handing her battle merits on a silver platter!

Just as the Sea Demon Commander was caught in this dilemma, the subordinate it had just berated and told to scram came scurrying right back.

The subordinate patted the dust off its body, cautiously sidled up to the Sea Demon Commander, and whispered, "Commander, the Storm Giant Ape King sent me to ask a question. That Gu Yuexi seems rather difficult to deal with. Does it need to step in personally?"

The Sea Demon Commander subconsciously turned its head to look at a corner at the rear of the army. That area was shrouded in black mist and obscured by a Water Curtain, making it impossible to see inside. But it knew very well that the Storm Giant Ape King, one of their trump cards for this campaign, was hidden there.

It was a genuine True God Realm Sea Demon with terrifying combat power, particularly skilled in the Law of Wind and the Law of Water. As long as the Storm Giant Ape King unleashed the Law of Wind and the Law of Water simultaneously, very few Human Race Cultivators in the same realm could match it.

The Sea Demon Commander nodded toward the black mist but did not agree to the offer.

The war between the Sea Demons and the Human Race had lasted for countless years. Most of the time, both the Human Race and the Sea Demon Race exercised relative restraint. The units deployed for battle were generally Cultivators and Sea Demons below the True God Realm. Entities like the Flying Shark Sea Demon Brothers, who were at the Integration Realm Peak and could collectively rival a True God Realm expert, were already the strongest combat power in conventional warfare.

It wasn’t that neither side wanted to send out True God Realm or even Celestial God Realm experts for a fight to the death. It was simply that the destruction caused by experts of this caliber was too devastating once they truly fought. The aftershocks of their battles wouldn’t distinguish between friend and foe; a single random strike could wipe out vast swathes of ordinary soldiers. The losses would far outweigh the gains.

Furthermore, True God Realm and Celestial God Realm experts were far too rare. Whether for the Human Race or the Sea Demon Race, they were strategic deterrents. Much like atomic and hydrogen bombs on Blue Star, they weren’t easily deployed in actual combat; they were mostly kept in place for mutual deterrence.

When the human warriors of the Southwest Defense Line first completely evacuated, the Sea Demon Commander had anticipated that a Celestial God Realm expert would be left behind to guard the city walls. In its eyes, only an expert of that caliber could possibly hold an entire defense line single-handedly.

If they wanted to deal with a Celestial God Realm expert of the Human Race, the Sea Demons would also need to send out a Sea Demon of the same tier to match them. In a battle between Celestial God Realm experts, ordinary humans and Sea Demons couldn’t intervene at all. Those even slightly lacking in strength would be courting death just by getting close; they could only watch from afar.

When the Human Race’s City Guard Army retreated, the Sea Demon Commander had already figured out which Celestial God Realm Sea Demon senior to invite to take action. In the end... instead of the anticipated Celestial God Realm expert, it only saw a little girl at the Divinity Transformation Realm.

The names of their realms differed by only a single word, but on the battlefield, the difference was like heaven and earth. How could a little girl at the Divinity Transformation Realm possibly withstand the massive army of the Sea Demon Race?!

However, the Sea Demon Commander never could have imagined that one day, the hundreds of thousands of troops it led would be held back by a single Human Race Cultivator at the Divinity Transformation Realm. Gazing at the city wall that was so close at hand, it found itself caught in a dilemma!

If the other Sea Demon Commanders found out about this, they would probably laugh their tails off! If it actually sent the Storm Giant Ape King to deal with a little Female Cultivator at the Divinity Transformation Realm, the Sea Demon Commander wouldn’t be able to show its face in the Sea Demon Race ever again! It couldn’t afford to lose face like that!

Therefore, even though the Storm Giant Ape King had taken the initiative to offer help, the Sea Demon Commander hesitated for a moment before shaking its head in refusal. It glanced in Gu Yuexi’s direction, then turned and waved its hand dismissively at its subordinate.

"Go and tell the Storm Giant Ape King to remain calm and continue standing by. A mere Female Cultivator at the Divinity Transformation Realm is not worth a True God Realm expert taking action.

"I will resolve the trouble that is Gu Yuexi momentarily, and then I shall lead the army straight into the human heartland. It won’t be too late to ask the Storm Giant Ape King to step in once we encounter the True God Realm experts of the Human Race."

"Yes, Commander!"

The subordinate acknowledged the order and turned to run toward the black mist. The Sea Demon Commander hadn’t told it to "scram" this time, making it feel significantly more relaxed. Even its footsteps were much brisker.

Watching its subordinate’s retreating back, the Sea Demon Commander’s gaze fell back onto the city wall of the Southwest Defense Line. Its previously hesitant eyes instantly turned ruthless.

"Gu Yuexi, since I can’t kill you in a one-on-one duel..." The Sea Demon Commander sneered coldly, a vicious look appearing on its face. "Then I will use my army to wear you down to the death! I refuse to believe your Divine Power is truly limitless! Once your Divine Power is completely drained, we’ll see how you can still put up a fight!"

The Sea Demon Commander abruptly waved its large hand and issued an order to the messenger beside it. "Pass down my command: the Sea Demons are to form small squads as combat units and charge the city walls in rotating batches. Without my order, they are absolutely not to stop! I will use a war of attrition to drain her Divine Power dry! Let’s see just how long she can hold out!"

After the Sea Demon Commander finished speaking, it scoffed. "No matter what, I will wear you down to the bone on that city wall!"

The messenger complied and quickly began relaying the orders. The formation of the Sea Demon Army constantly adjusted as squad after squad of Sea Demons split off and lined up neatly. Like a surging tide, they began to charge toward the city wall, wave after wave.

While the Sea Demon Race deployed its forces, Gu Yuexi stood on the city wall, her breathing slightly heavier than usual. Killing over a hundred Sea Demons at a higher realm than her own had consumed a massive amount of Divine Power. Especially when dealing with the Flying Shark Sea Demon Brothers just now, she had almost exhausted all of her Divine Power to annihilate them with a single sword strike.

If another opponent on the level of the Flying Shark Brothers appeared, she would have to rely on Elixirs to replenish her Divine Power in order to unleash such an earth-shattering sword strike again. However, looking at the way the Sea Demon Army was moving its troops, it was obvious that they no longer had any high-end combatants on the level of the Flying Shark Brothers.