Chapter 1969: Second Victory

Chapter 1969: Chapter 1968: Second Victory

The next day.

The sun slowly rose above the horizon.

It was time for the second wave of the Heavenly King Palace to prepare for battle. They arranged themselves in formation, getting ready to fight the Heavenly People on Ice Island.

Even though they were tense, there was a slight excitement in their hearts.

Yesterday, they heard from the first wave that the Heavenly People weren’t that difficult to deal with, which sparked some anticipation in them to defeat the high and mighty Upperworld Immortals.

At this moment.

The sun fully rose.

The space-time tunnel in the sky began to spin open once more!

A large group of Upperworld Immortals poured out from within.

As soon as they emerged.

Before the people on Ice Island could react, dozens of Qi Bombs were launched in a frenzy!

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Qi Bombs struck Ice Island, immediately throwing their formation into chaos.

“Damn it!”

Qi Ling furrowed his brows at this moment and said, “They clearly came prepared this time!”

Yesterday, they charged in directly, showing off, and were caught off guard. This time, they learned their lesson. A group of Great Powers emerged first, unleashing a bombardment before anything else.

On one hand, it disrupted their own defensive setup.

On the other hand, it served as a show of force.

Of course, their ultimate goal was to create chaos after disrupting the camp, allowing more time for their reinforcements to emerge.

Because the space-time tunnel wasn’t that large, people came through bit by bit. Yesterday, they suffered because of this small number, unable to hold against the many. Today, they used Great Powers to pave the way, then let the others follow.

“Attack!!”

Qi Ling hastily issued the command.

The sooner they engaged in battle, the more advantageous it would be for them. If they waited for all of them to come, that wouldn’t be good.

Everyone immediately began to attack upward into the air.

However.

The first batch that came had more than half Great Powers. Just a single Qi Bomb from them could blast away dozens of strong Immortal Realm cultivators, making it hard for them to close in quickly.

Dragon Commander saw this and said, “First, tie up those Great Powers!”

Following this.

He led General Shi, Zuoqiu Feng, and others with formidable powers into the air to engage in battle with the Great Powers.

Fortunately, their exceptional talents allowed them to exert strength beyond their own cultivation. Otherwise, they would only be crushed by the Great Powers. Even so, they could only hold them off; apart from Dragon Commander, the others struggled to gain the upper hand.

And this time.

The Upperworld Immortals seemed already aware of the dangers on Ice Island and did not rush to land there to fight, lingering in the air. This put the Heavenly King Palace at a disadvantage.

Qi Ling saw this, furrowed his brow, and then commanded each of the major halls and branches to force them onto Ice Island!

Soon.

Countless mages continuously unleashed lightning and fireballs into the sky!

“Thunder God of Gods!!”

“Ice Arrow!”

“Fireballs of the Gods!!”

“…”

The sky was a vibrant display, bustling with activity.

As expected.

Under unsuitable conditions, the Upperworld Immortals in the sky finally chose to engage on the ground.

With the support of Ice Island’s defensive array, their power was significantly reduced.

Among the Upperworld Immortals, many began to caution others to avoid Ice Island and instead move to the sea surface.

However.

When they landed on the sea, huge sea beasts, as large as mountains, suddenly emerged from the waters, dragging them into the sea.

Though powerful, the immense sea beasts posed no great threat to them.

But the number of sea beasts was overwhelming.

Often, after slaying one sea beast, they would be swallowed by another, slicing their way out from one sea beast’s belly only to be swallowed by another…

“Thankfully, we have support from the Mermaid Clan.”

Qi Ling finally breathed a slight sigh of relief at this moment.

However.

They were slightly more cautious than yesterday, which cost their own side dearly.

As the sun slowly set.

Although they still claimed victory today, there was no joy in this battle.

The casualties on their side were as high as eight hundred thousand!

Fortunate enough that most had teleportation talismans, so they were mostly heavily wounded, transported back to Vine Dragon Mountain before getting killed.

Of course.

Compared to wiping out three million enemies, this was a significant victory.

At night.

Qi Ling found Qin Feng, who was resting, and was in a relatively good mood.

Two victories also gave her hope.

“I heard it was you who went to the Upperworld, found Lady Dongfang for help, and modified the space-time tunnel to allow fewer people through at once, limiting the invasion to three million a day. This played a decisive role in our victory,” Qi Ling said with a smile.

“Of course, it was also mainly your control and improvements here during this time.”

Qin Feng shrugged and said.

He knew well that being able to gather people from all over and in a short time, getting them to unite into a well-trained army was a credit to Qi Ling, something only she could accomplish.

Only an army with strong cohesion and better execution could be stronger in war.

The failure of the Upperworld Immortals these past two days exactly demonstrated this; although numerous, they were merely a temporary gathering of different forces without a unifying leader or a true commander in the Lower Realm. Consequently, they fought chaotically and ultimately suffered disastrous defeat.

“In any case, enduring two days is a good start!”

Qi Ling said, gazing at the stars in the night sky.

Qin Feng gave a bitter smile and said, “No, tomorrow will be a fierce battle.”

“A fierce battle? I understand, the enemy’s continuous two-day loss will make them take things seriously, their attack tomorrow will be even fiercer,” Qi Ling said.

Qin Feng shook his head and said, “Not just that; did you notice, the reason we succeeded smoothly today was that some of them managed to escape.”

“Yes, indeed, there were escapes yesterday, and today as well,” Qi Ling said.

“Today, those who escaped were some of the Great Powers.”

Qin Feng sighed.

He knew this because he and Dragon Commander and the other top-level strong warriors were responsible for dealing with the Great Powers, and today those Great Powers didn’t engage heavily with them, many withdrawing after brief encounters.

This left Qin Feng on alert.

Clearly, those Great Powers came here to gather intel!

After their disastrous defeat on the first day, they used the second day to have Great Powers scout out the Lower Realm. Now they likely have a clear understanding of their side’s combat size, Ice Island’s defensive formation, and the endless sea beasts.

So tomorrow, they will certainly target these strategically.

After hearing this, Qi Ling couldn’t help but become serious and said, “You’re right. Since this is the case, we need to think of countermeasures in advance!”

“If I were them, in tomorrow’s battle, the most important thing is to avoid the Ice Island as much as possible, and also avoid the sea surface; the best way is to fight in the air!”

Qin Feng contemplated and said.