Chapter 1599 - 1576: Tiangang Mountain!

When the leaders of the hundred ancient martial clans and ancient martial forces gathered in front of the six Ultimate Guardians of the deep mountains, Divine Traceless had already instructed the Guardian battalion members to set up a tent-style temporary command post at the foot of the Tian Gang Mountain!

This temporary command post was quite rudimentary, containing only a few teacups and thermos flasks, a few chairs, a clear large-scale map of the massive Tian Gang Mountain, and a rough structure map of its interior!

"Gentlemen, please look, this is the partial internal structure of Tian Gang Mountain that our seven Guardian Battalions managed to penetrate last night, despite paying a heavy casualty price during an offensive!" Divine Traceless said, stepping next to a map propped up by a stand and tapping it twice with his hand.

Including Ye Huan, everyone’s gaze fixated on this map.

After carefully studying the map for a while, almost everyone frowned deeply!

Drawn in pencil, the map was very crude, but from its tangled, labyrinth-like passages, it was evident that the interior of Tian Gang Mountain was chaotic and filled with labyrinthine mechanisms and hidden pathways.

Moreover, this map only detailed about one-third of Tian Gang Mountain’s interior.

This indicated that even with the full force of the seven Guardian Battalions, they had only managed to penetrate one-third of Tian Gang Mountain, and had yet to truly attack the core location of Qilin Hall within the Evil Martial Sacred Land.

"I believe you have all noticed that the internal structure of Tian Gang Mountain is extremely complex and variable, with innumerable hidden weapons and mechanisms. It is truly a meticulously designed layout, which we speculate to be the real base of the Evil Martial Sacred Land!"

"We do not know how many hidden weapons and pathways there are! Last night, during the Guardian Battalions’ consecutive attacks, stones beside us would suddenly burst open, and a large number of Evil Martial Artists would emerge from the hidden passages, quickly ambushing the rear of the Guardian Battalions and launching surprise attacks, causing significant losses to the Guardian teams!"

"Therefore, under such circumstances, we cannot choose to attack rashly. First, we must surround without striking, and wait for my command to decide the next course of action!"

"Come, have a look!"

At this point, Divine Traceless walked over to the terrain map on the left and tapped it twice with his finger.

Once again, everyone’s attention shifted, all eyes converged on the map on the left.

Compared to the crude, pencil-drawn map of Tian Gang Mountain’s interior on the right, the map on the left was much clearer, with all the mountain paths and corners clearly visible, almost comparable to a satellite image.

Moreover, each mountain path and intersection was labeled with numbers!

The environment around Tian Gang Mountain was exceedingly variable; the terrain was extremely complex and the paths rugged, totaling 856 marked routes!

In other words, there were a total of 856 mountain paths through which those inside Tian Gang Mountain could break through!

The pressure to defend it can be imagined!

"I announce that the 856 mountain paths around Tian Gang Mountain are to be jointly guarded by the hundred ancient martial clans and ancient martial forces, not allowing even a fly to escape. If any of the Evil Martial Sacred Land people are spotted, call me immediately, and I’ll dispatch personnel to encircle and eliminate them at once!"

"Alright, I will now begin deployment!"

"The most powerful clan—Ling Family, is responsible for the eastern paths 7 and 8 of Tian Gang Mountain, along with Main Road A01 and the patrol and guard task of the eastern mountain area labeled 001!"

Divine Traceless clasped his hands behind his back, shouting orders sternly!

"Yes!" Ling Wuye immediately stood up straight, saluted to show his understanding, then left the temporary command post to head to the Ling Family’s Rebel Army base, leading them to the eastern side of Tian Gang Mountain!

Subsequently, Divine Traceless issued one command after another!

"Super first-tier clan—Zhan Family, is responsible for eastern paths 5 and 9, Main Road A02, and the patrol and guard task of the eastern mountain area labeled 002 of Tian Gang Mountain!"

The Patriarch of the Zhan Family immediately acknowledged, shouted out, and led the Zhan Family’s Rebel Army to the designated area!

"Super first-tier clan—Tian Family, is responsible for the northern paths 1 and 4, Main Road B01, and the patrol and guard task of the northern mountain area labeled 009 of Tian Gang Mountain!"

"Yes!"

The Patriarch of the Tian Family immediately shouted a response and led the Tian Family’s Rebel Army into the northern mountain area!

Divine Traceless’ voice continued to give commands without pause!

The heads of the major ancient martial clans and forces received their orders, leading their units to garrison their respective areas!

One hour later, after assigning all tasks, Divine Traceless led Ye Huan to the front line—the mountain entry passage of Tian Gang Mountain.

"Fire!!" At the foot of Tian Gang Mountain, Captain Hu Feng of the Third Guardian Battalion shouted loudly!

In an instant, the thirty-plus silver cannons at the foot of the mountain burst into flames, firing shells one after another at the mountain entry passage of Tian Gang Mountain, filling the air with smoke and dust, and debris flying everywhere!

The barrage continued, turning the entry passage of Tian Gang Mountain into a charred and dilapidated state!

When the shelling ceased, over a hundred members of the Fourth Guardian Battalion, wielding silver rifles and wearing silver armor, charged into Tian Gang Mountain with loud cries, opening fire immediately!

Bursts of fiery serpents sprayed out, bullets pockmarking the mountain wall, and not a few Evil Martial Artists launching sneak attacks from the hidden paths met a bloody demise as soon as bullets made contact with their bodies!

"Master Shen, your approach is certainly unique." Ye Huan shook his head, thinking that the confrontation between ancient martial artists and evil martial artists should involve ancient martial artists unleashing overwhelming might and storming Tian Gang Mountain to wage a life-and-death battle with Qilin Hall’s evil martial artists!

Little did he know it resembled a common warfare, using guns and cannons!

"Haha, Ye Huan, you might not know this, but times have changed!"

"Ancient martial killing techniques are much more effective and powerful compared to these specially made guns and bullets, but when dealing with the cunning Evil Martial Artists inside Tian Gang Mountain, ancient martial killing techniques cannot always be unleashed."

"However, these guns and cannons are different—they are ancient martial guns and artillery produced by the Artifact Pavilion under the leadership of Lord Lou Gao, a top-tier artifact forger of the Endless Deep Mountains. Every gun and every round of ammunition without exception have lord Lou Gao’s personally designed, exquisitely intricate arrays etched on them."

"This endows every bullet with the power to kill Celestial God Level ancient martial artists and evil martial artists, injure Initial-Tier Divine Kings, and wound Mid-Tier Divine Kings."

"The Guardian Battalions have now been massively equipped with these new weapons, forming a modernized Guardian Army of a division’s strength, perfectly capable of suppressing the Evil Martial Artists with firepower!"

Upon finishing, Divine Traceless stroked his beard and laughed heartily.

Ye Huan couldn’t help but feel a bit sheepish. At the same time, from Divine Traceless’ explanation, he realized the tremendous combat value of these new ancient martial weapons!

This made him marvel at how technology truly is the primary productive force while his eyes blazed with a brilliant gleam!