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Chapter 1008 - 821 Aquatic Clan Leader (Monthly ticket, please!)

Chapter 1008: Chapter 821 Aquatic Clan Leader (Monthly ticket, please!)

Li Xuan had stayed at this location for another five days, his original intention being to reorganize the army and unify the military banners in preparation for the decisive battle.

Yet when this nearly ten-million-strong army arrived at this location with a grand momentum, gods and heavenly beings from South Sea, Java, Song, Annan, and other regions all hurried to converge at Cibei Island. Moreover, a large number of scattered sea demons from various places in the South Sea had also made their way here.

They were unaware of the identity and origins of the Xuanhuang Emperor, nor did they know the relationship between this Xuanhuang Emperor and Prince Fenyang of the Jin Dynasty.

But they knew that at this time in the South Sea, the only force capable of defeating the Kunpeng and contending against the Kunpeng Emperor’s deep-sea army was right here.

For this reason, they were even willing to submit to the Heavenly Court of Xuanhuang.

They believed that the person who could make the Heavenly Empress Puji willingly submit must certainly be the most powerful existence in this world.

As a result, in just a short time, Li Xuan’s army had grown to an impressive 13 million.

To Li Xuan’s delight, he discovered that the combat strength of the aquatic troops under the command of Heavenly Empress Puji was significantly stronger than that of the subordinates of the Dragon Palace.

Although their overall cultivation strength was not much different and both were equally well-trained, their spirit, combat will, was far beyond that of the East Sea Dragon Palace.

The quality of the lower and middle-ranking leaders was noticeably higher; they were clever and capable, able to endure hardship, and far superior to the hereditary leaders under the Dragon Palace.

After these five days of reorganization, the 3.5 million troops of the South Sea aquatic clan looked even more strict and formidable than the divine clan of Fusou.

It was astonishing that the heavenly levels among the South Sea aquatic clans reached as many as thirteen people.

By then, more than 900 years had passed since the Heavenly Empress Puji left the mortal realm, and all the old followers who had once fought with her in the South Sea had departed from the mortal realm.

These thirteen individuals had all grown and emerged over the next few hundred years, truly a generation of talented individuals.

Yet these inherently unruly heavenly sea demons were utterly loyal to the Heavenly Empress Puji.

Just as he completed the initial training, the deep-sea army of the Kunpeng Emperor, carried by a storm, approached within three hundred li south of Cibei Island in the South Sea.

That morning, the sea within four hundred li around Cibei Island churned incessantly, with enormous waves reaching up to three hundred zhang high sweeping in all directions.

Merely the skirmishes between the vanguards beneath the sea were bloody and fierce, enough to shake the seabed and make the earth tremble. Their spilled blood dyed the entire sea surface bright red.

Li Xuan did not hesitate to order a full advance, arranging the 13 million aquatic troops into a formation that spread out over 350 li in a fan shape, pushing forward to crush the opposition.

The art of military deployment lies in knowing both oneself and the enemy.

Li Xuan knew that his army’s greatest advantage lay in the fact that his forces were somewhat familiar with battle formations and could to some extent follow commands.

However, when it came to individual combat strength, the Kunpeng Emperor’s eight million Deep Sea Aquatic Cultures were undoubtedly much more formidable.

Their advantage lay in their formation during battle, not in disorganized guerrilla combat.

Besides this, there were also his 100,000 heavenly armored soldiers and the Taixu Battleships.

He placed these 100,000 soldiers in the very center of the entire formation, occupying a battle line 23 li wide, which was the thinnest point of the formation.

Positioned right behind them were the Xuanhuang Emperor ship and thirty-six Yunzhong warships.

Once the battle commenced, these warships could immediately be positioned crosswise to form an array made up of at least three thousand pipe-retreat breech-loading cannons.

As the skies south of Cibei Island became densely clouded with war, two men with scholarly demeanors appeared out of thin air, showing up on the north side of Cibei Island.

They stood in the clouds, looking into the distance.

After glancing once at the seabed, Song Lian couldn’t help expressing his amazement, "Good heavens, this 100,000-strong line stretches for twenty-three li, and the formation is so thin, he’s surely trying to lure the Kunpeng Emperor into striking at his Central Army, right?"

"Isn’t that overly confident? Isn’t he afraid that the sea creatures under Kunpeng’s command will completely break through his Central Army in one fell swoop? Although their firearms are powerful, they shouldn’t be able to function under the sea," Song Lian wondered.

While Li Lexing had just ascended to Extreme Heaven and was still unable to stabilize his own qi, causing the Void and clouds around him to continuously change and twist.

"How could Li Xuan not know? He has been unbeaten and unmatched in every battle in the mortal realm, his military exploits unparalleled across many generations, who can rival his invincible reputation?"

Li Lexing shook his head, "I had previously visited the workshop and discovered that they were rushing to produce some special munitions for underwater combat. Li Xuan must have great confidence in his victory to arrange his troops in such a formation."

He was not like Song Lian, who had been solely focused on reaching Extreme Heaven these days.

Li Lexing also had the capacity to pay attention to the internal bureaucracy, workshops, military system of the Heavenly Court of Xuanhuang, and even the imperial concubines—

"Special ammunition for underwater combat?" Song Lian couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows slightly, "If so, His Majesty’s deployment of troops certainly carries additional implications."

Li Lexing simply nodded, "It may be intended to deter the South Sea, let’s just watch."

He knew that the battle in the South Sea meant more to Li Xuan than many might imagine.

It not only meant that Li Xuan would completely secure maritime dominance, but it would also truly consolidate the foundation of the Heavenly Court of Xuanhuang.

Even if the First Emperor’s Seal later lost its effect, his descendant could still rely on the Two Rivers, the Five Lakes, the Four Seas, and compete against various Emperors.

Though the power of those Emperors could sweep through the heavens and earth, as long as they could not produce sufficient naval forces, they would be unable to contend with Li Xuan underwater.

As Li Lexing and Song Lian conversed, Li Xuan was on Cibei Island, in front of an imposing Array.