Chapter 509: An Army of 500,000!

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Half an hour later, over a hundred golden-armored generals from the Eastern Sea gathered on the beach of Purple Bamboo Island.

Hao Ren was dressed in silver armor and wearing a black robe, standing on the viewing platform of the palace.

Zhao Yanzi held two cloth bags filled with ice blocks next to Hao Ren. She looked aggrieved as she raised the bags high, placing them beside Hao Ren's neck, providing cold compresses—a punishment meted out by Zhao Hongyu.

In the sea from near to far, hundreds of thousands of Eastern Sea black-armored soldiers stood in formation.

"Left General Chen Rong!"

"Right General Lu Yuantao!"

"Central General Hu Chunyi!"

Hao Ren's voice resonated with the vast spiritual energy, "Each of you will lead 150,000 troops!"

"We accept your order!" Three golden-armored generals stepped forward from among the others.

In fact, Hao Ren had chosen these three people after receiving advice from Chancellor Xia. These three were all fierce and capable of battle.

Under Hao Ren's command, each general picked their deputies.

All was orderly; under the leadership of the main commanders and several deputy generals, the densely packed soldiers in the sea quickly divided into three groups.

The other generals who had not been called out by Hao Ren or the three main generals were to return to their respective posts for guarding duty.

"General! I don't agree!"

Suddenly, a coarse voice rang out on the beach.

Hao Ren looked closely and realized that the caller was General Liu Yi from the Western Gate, who had challenged him at the banquet earlier.

He wielded a gleaming silver Double-Edged Dragon Halberd, wearing silver armor, standing behind the golden-armored generals, still looking imposing.

"General, you appointed me as Vanguard General! Why am I not called up to fight this time" Liu Yi raised his head and shouted again.

Hao Ren looked at him from afar. "Liu Yi, you should be guarding the Western Gate of the Dragon Palace. How did you leave without permission"

This mobilization included troops outside the Dragon Palace guards, so commanders like Liu Yi shouldn't have been here.

Liu Yi looked around but saw no one who could speak for him. So he roared, "I want to fight in the Western Sea! Count me in!"

Hao Ren looked at him and found it amusing; this Liu Yi still hadn't grasped the situation—thinking that the Eastern Dragon Palace was about to attack the Western one.

"Five thousand black-armored cavalry will be assigned to you as vanguard," Hao Ren said.

Liu Yi's face lit up with joy, and he immediately knelt down on the beach to thank [General Hao], "Liu Yi accepts your order! I will definitely make them run away in utter defeat!"

The last time when the West Sea Dragon Palace invaded the East Sea Dragon Palace, Liu Yi had stubbornly defended the west gate and was very brave. However, at that time, the main battlefield was near the front door of the East Sea Dragon Palace, so he didn't get to show off.

"If you achieve military success, I won't pursue your desertion from duty. If you come back without any achievement but with your rear end in full bloom, I will deal with you accordingly!" General Hao stood on the viewing platform and said immediately after that.

Ha ha ha...

The generals around him laughed loudly together.

Liu Yi's neck turned red as he shouted, "General Hao, don't underestimate me!"

He stood up with a whoosh, wielding the Azure Dragon Great Saber to flip and land on top of the waves. The 500,000 troops' only remaining 50,000 black-armored cavalry followed Liu Yi as they galloped madly towards the West Sea Dragon Palace.

These dark-colored horses were not ordinary ones but demon steeds with demonic beast bloodlines. When they ran wildly on the waves, it was a magnificent sight to behold.

Hao Ren looked at Liu Yi's commanding presence and felt that this Liu Yi had some talent, but he also felt that Liu Yi was too eager for glory by not appointing any deputy generals to assist him.

Actually, Hao Ren didn't know that the Dragon Palace's military commanders inside the palace were a separate system from those who fought outside. Liu Yi didn't recognize these generals at all and couldn't appoint them as his deputies.

"Uncle, I will also join you," Hao Ren said to Zhao Guang.

"Mm!" Zhao Guang nodded calmly.

Seeing Hao Ren's commanding presence when appointing the troops on this high platform, Zhao Guang felt that Hao Ren had far surpassed his expectations. His expectation of Hao Ren was raised even higher as a result.

In fact, however, Hao Ren was just putting up a facade. As the Grand General of the East Sea Dragon Palace, he couldn't face the generals of the East Sea and be too nervous to speak a word, could he

Zhao Yanzi took off two ice packs from one side and immediately shouted, "Dad, I also want to go!"

"Nonsense!" Zhao Guang put on an imposing stance.

“Just let her join us,” Zhao Hongyu interjected.

Zhao Guang looked at Zhao Hongyu and then at Zhao Yanzi. "If you cause trouble for Hao Ren, see how I deal with you!"

Zhao Yanzi pouted, feeling extremely wronged. Both Zhao Guang and Zhao Hongyu favored Hao Ren, but Hao Ren still held her while they slept together—where should she go to reason

"Here’s the Mountain River Map; take it with you," Zhao Hongyu took out a Mountain River Map from under her sleeve and then taught Hao Ren how to activate its function.

Hao Ren gently pulled Zhao Yanzi's arm. Under his spirit energy, the Mountain River Map unfolded immediately.

"Uncle Long, Uncle Sun, Chancellor Xia, you should also join us," Zhao Guang was still worried about anything happening to Zhao Yanzi and said this right away.

“As commanded!” The three of them—Chancellor Xia, Master Long, and Master Sun—immediately stepped onto the Mountain River Map.

The Mountain River Map whooshed up into the sky.

Zhao Hongyu looked at the River and Mountains Chart that had shrunk to a red dot, then turned around to look at Zhao Guang. "Ah Ren's thoughts are deep. As for Ah Zi, she should still be trained."

"I'm afraid Ah Ren won't like Ah Zi," said Zhao Guang.

"How could that be" smiled Zhao Hongyu; she was quite confident in this aspect.

The massive army of the East Sea marched across the waves, forming a grand and imposing sight.

The marching formations supported a red barrier.

From the East Sea to the West Sea, they needed to traverse the Ocean of Ten Thousand Demons. However, demon kings and demonic beasts resided at the bottom of the sea; if they moved on the surface, there wouldn't be much danger.

Even if a few demonic beasts approached the surface, seeing such formations would definitely deter them from taking any action.

The overall strength of the East Sea Dragon Palace was formidable, and it was precisely because of this that the demon kings in the Ocean of Ten Thousand Demons had signed agreements with the East Sea Dragon Palace to avoid mutual conflicts.

Standing on the River and Mountains Chart, Hao Ren caught up with Liuyi's vanguard unit quickly. They were about ten meters above sea level.

In Hao Ren's view, the 500,000 troops mainly served as a deterrent. The ones who could engage in direct combat against demonic beasts would be Liuyi's 50,000 black-armored cavalrymen.

Some eighth and ninth-level demonic beasts surfaced from the sea but seeing the orderly military appearance of the East Sea Dragon Palace with sharp weapons, they all sank back down again.

The demon kings in the Ocean of Ten Thousand Demons each had their own territories and wouldn't easily allow cultivators to pass through them. However, they didn't need to fight hard against something as formidable as the East Sea Dragon Palace.

Hao Ren controlled the River and Mountains Chart while Liuyi and his black-armored cavalrymen dashed across the waves; in just half a day, they crossed the Ocean of Ten Thousand Demons into the domain of the West Sea Dragon Palace.

Boom...

Loud fighting sounds erupted from underwater.

"Liuyi, only defend against demonic beasts and do not waste troops," said Hao Ren.

"Understood!" Liuyi bowed.

On this journey, Liuyi finally understood his mission: he wasn't here to attack the West Sea Dragon Palace. However, being able to claim territory here was still a good outcome.

Swoosh...

The 50,000 black-armored cavalrymen instantly dove into the sea, creating an awe-inspiring spectacle.

Hao Ren controlled the River and Mountains Chart and followed them into the water.

Underwater, soldiers of the West Sea Dragon Palace clad in white armor were fiercely battling large numbers of demonic beasts that emerged from the Ocean of Ten Thousand Demons.

The tens of thousands of troops of the South Sea Dragon Palace and North Sea Dragon Palace stood on either side of the forces of the West Sea Dragon Palace, assisting with defense.

However, it was evident that demonic beasts mainly attacked the West Sea Dragon Palace. The formations of the South Sea Dragon Palace and North Sea Dragon Palace were defensive in nature and didn't aggressively pursue the demonic beasts.

The fourth and fifth rank demon beasts, when ferocious, were also extremely formidable. The soldiers of the West Sea Dragon Palace fell in groups, with blood flowing like a river.

Zhao Yanzǐ only wanted to be with Hao Ren but didn't expect the battlefield to be so intense. She quickly closed her eyes.

Liu Yi led 50,000 black-armored cavalry into battle and formed a long snake formation that connected the forces of the West Sea Dragon Palace, the North Sea Dragon Palace, and the South Sea Dragon Palace.

In this manner, the forces of the four dragon palaces were like a Great Wall; those scattered demon beasts couldn't penetrate to the middle of the formation, reducing casualties for all three dragon palaces.

The generals of the West Sea Dragon Palace who were fighting against the demon beasts suddenly saw the East Sea Dragon Palace appear and felt myriad emotions in their hearts.

Not long ago, they from the West Sea Dragon Palace had gone to battle with the East Sea Dragon Palace. Who would have thought that when the West Sea Dragon Palace was on the verge of collapse, the East Sea Dragon Palace actually sent troops for support!

"Kill!" Liu Yi issued the order.

Boom boom...

The black-armored cavalry from the East Sea Dragon Palace charged forward in unison.

More than ten thousand first and second rank demon beasts were forced back hundreds of meters.

The West Sea Dragon Palace, South Sea Dragon Palace, and North Sea Dragon Palace immediately followed up and advanced their formation by several hundred meters.

Battle was all about momentum. The East Sea Dragon Palace's valiant black-armored soldiers suddenly boosted the morale of the other three dragon palaces.

With a Qinglong Yan Yue Dao, Liu Yi suddenly jumped up and slashed into the horde of demon beasts, his heavy blade smashing several demon beasts aside with loud thuds.

"Kill!"

The black-armored soldiers from the East Sea Dragon Palace shouted in unison again, forcing back the demon beasts another few hundred meters.

Zhao Yanzǐ covered her eyes and didn't dare to look at the battle scene, while Hao Ren thought that this scene was very magnificent.

Liu Yi's great sword flew about, instantly picking up a dozen or so demon beasts. He rarely went out on campaign as a city gate general but when he did fight, he never held back.

"The commander of the South Sea forces is the third prince of the South Sea, and the commander of the North Sea forces is the second king of the North Sea," Chancellor Xia whispered to Hao Ren.

Hao Ren followed Chancellor Xia's pointing gaze and found a handsome young man holding a white spear standing on an open jade carriage behind the soldiers of the South Sea Dragon Palace.

Behind the soldiers of the North Sea Dragon Palace was an imposing middle-aged man riding atop a black leopard with a willow leaf sword hanging at his waist.

They were supervising the battle, but they didn't personally fight. Clearly, their target wasn't just the demon beasts.

"Fortunately, Marquis Yizhao was prescient and sent out 500,000 troops," Chancellor Xia said somewhat僥倖地說。

郝仁的目光在亂軍之中掃視一圈，卻冇有看到曾逸韜。

教……

Hao Ren's gaze swept through the chaos of battle but didn't see Zeng Yitāo.

Teach...With his sword light guiding him, Hao Ren jumped to another broken piece of stone."A cornered beast still fights," Zhao Kuo used his sword light to destroy Hao Ren’s landing spot directly.This forced...