Xuanyuan Lingtian said nothing — but his expression suddenly turned pale.He was a Grandmaster, yet he had been defeated by a mere Master… someone even weaker than Qu Ge.
Song Yan (宋砚) glanced at him, shook his head slightly, and turned to leave.
When he returned to Blood River City, Song Yan ordered Li Feng to report the results of the battle to Lei Jiuming.
Upon hearing that the Assassin Battalion had once again achieved a brilliant victory that night — annihilating four entire enemy battalions of ten thousand soldiers each — Lei Jiuming couldn't hide his satisfaction.
After all, killing that many powerful Bull Demons on the battlefield always came with a heavy cost.
The next day, the powerful warriors of the Bull Demon Clan gathered in the royal palace alongside the Ninth Prince, Di Shayu.
When Di Shayu finished reading the battle report from the Blood River front, his expression turned dark and stormy.
In just a few short days, eight battalions — eighty thousand troops — had been completely wiped out.
His domain had a population of eighty million and an army of one and a half million.Of those, the most elite five hundred thousand soldiers were stationed in the royal city,while the remaining one million were spread across his territories.
Because of the distances between regions, each force was arriving at Blood River at different times.
But the humans had seized that very opportunity — and destroyed his eighty thousand elite soldiers.
Although furious, Di Shayu quickly regained his composure. He immediately sent orders to the approaching armies, instructing them to halt and gather in a small city five hundred li from the Blood River.
Only once his main force arrived would they proceed together to the riverfront.
At the same time, he issued strict commands for the royal city's garrison to reorganize and prepare to march within three days.
The territory bordering Di Shayu's lands belonged to the Third Prince, Di Shashi.In terms of both population and military strength, the Third Prince was weaker than the Ninth.
That was why he always kept a close eye on his younger brother's movements.
After reviewing the recent intelligence gathered by his spies, Di Shashi mused silently:
"The Ninth Prince's troops have been moving frequently… could it be he plans to start a war with the humans?"
The Great Li Bull Demon Clan was a fiercely warlike race.Wars between princes and lords were common occurrences.
Since Di Shashi's and Di Shayu's lands shared a border, their forces often clashed.
"This could be my chance," Di Shashi thought, an evil smile curling on his lips."If Ninth Brother goes to war with the humans — and loses — I'll simply take his territory for myself!"
Meanwhile, in Blood River City — at the Assassin Battalion's base — a meeting was underway inside a simple wooden hall.
Song Yan sat at the head of the table, with twelve Martial Saints seated on either side.
To his left was Song Jiuhuo, and to his right, Dong De — both peak-stage Martial Saints.
Without wasting time, Song Yan began:
"After last night's battle, if Di Shayu isn't a fool, he'll have realized what happened. He'll definitely order his remaining troops to stop advancing toward Blood River for now and regroup somewhere behind the frontlines before making another move."
As he spoke, Song Yan hung a large map on the wall.
He pointed to several marked spots.
"Here, here, and here — these are the most likely locations where the Bull Demon forces will gather.But we can't give them that chance.So, my plan is to strike first — enter their territory today, and crush their armies one by one before they can regroup.Any objections?"
"The Commander's plan is brilliant," Song Jiuhuo said immediately. "We'll follow your orders without hesitation."
He had only been with Song Yan for less than a month, yet he had already earned a first-class and second-class military merit.After last night's attack, a third-class merit was certain.
His faith in Song Yan was absolute.
"We all follow the Commander's lead!"Dong De added, and the others quickly voiced their agreement.
Song Yan nodded with satisfaction.
"Good. We move immediately — every moment counts."
Half an hour later, Song Yan and his twelve Martial Saints had already ventured over three hundred li deep into Great Li Bull Demon territory.A few li ahead of them lay a Bull Demon village.
"Are we going to slaughter this village?"Song Jiuhuo asked, a cold glint in his eyes.
Humans and Demons were natural enemies.Whenever the Demons invaded human lands, they slaughtered every village, every city they came across.
This village held at least five hundred powerful Bull Demons.
"Exterminate them," Song Yan said calmly.
He was not a man of mercy. The Demons feasted on human flesh and treated humans as livestock — there was no reason to show them compassion.
"I'll go."
With that, Song Jiuhuo vanished from sight.
Half a quarter-hour later, he returned — blood still lingering in his aura — while the village behind him lay in ruins.
Song Yan unfolded his map.
"Next, we'll follow this route — and wipe out every Demon village we find along the way."
"Yes, sir!"
Their destination was a small Demon city about five hundred li from Blood River — the most likely location for the Bull Demon forces to regroup.
An hour later, the thirteen of them arrived before the city gates.
On their way, they had destroyed five large Bull Demon villages and slain over three thousand Demons.
"Wait here. I'll scout ahead."
Song Yan disappeared again, circling the city in a blur.
Within moments, he had grasped the entire layout.
The city housed about a hundred thousand residents and a garrison of twenty-three thousand troops — three thousand of whom were the city's original defenders, while the rest had arrived from elsewhere.
There wasn't a single Martial Saint among them — only four Masters.
Song Yan reappeared and, in a flash, sent Meng Li and Li Feng to eliminate the four Bull Demon Masters.
Within ten breaths, all four were dead.
Then, the ten Martial Saints outside the walls surged into action, cutting down the thousand defenders on the ramparts and storming the city.
A massacre began.
Song Yan himself didn't join in. Instead, he released Golden-Furred Hou — a beast that particularly loved devouring brains.
Its strength was comparable to that of a late-stage Master, and its speed surpassed even most human Grandmasters.Within this city, nothing could threaten it.
The slaughter raged for two full hours.
By the time it ended, every Bull Demon soldier and citizen in the city was dead.
While the twelve Martial Saints sat cross-legged, meditating and recovering their strength, Song Yan cast a large-scale Migration Spell to search for approaching enemy troops.
Half an hour later, he detected a Bull Demon battalion of ten thousand soldiers about three hundred li east of the city.
He returned, gathered six Martial Saints, and led them to strike.
In less than half an hour, the entire ten-thousand-strong camp was annihilated.
An hour later, he discovered another battalion of ten thousand, four hundred li to the northwest.
He took one Martial Saint — and once again, the result was the same.
Another massacre.In under half an hour, another ten thousand Bull Demons lay dead.
By the end of the day, the Assassin Battalion had wiped out ten full Bull Demon battalions, each numbering ten thousand.
Counting the small city's population, the twelve Martial Saints had slaughtered nearly two hundred thousand Bull Demons in a single day.
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