Living In Another World With A Farm Chapter 8423: A great victory (1)

The emergence of numerous puppets right before the eyes of the 13 Allied forces caused Baili Wuya's expression to darken severely. He had overlooked the fact that the Blood Slaughter Sect still possessed these puppets. During the previous two assaults, the Blood Slaughter Sect hadn't deployed any. But now, unleashing them abruptly dealt a massive shock to the allies' spirits.

Glancing at Baili Wuya, Du Wan Sha couldn't suppress a chuckle. "Baili Wuya, let's see how your 13-family Alliance stands against our Blood Slaughter Sect. You're finished. Charge!" Not one to linger on talk, Du Wan Sha swiftly issued the command, sending the Blood Slaughter Sect's troops surging ahead.

Facing this scene, Baili Wuya and his companions realized retreat was no option—they had to clash head-on. Their initial scheme had been to waylay the Blood Slaughter Sect en route. Yet, the enemy's arrival so distant from the island had foiled that trap. Left with no choice, they braced for open battle.

Furthermore, tensions ran high between Baili Wuya and Yu Fengbo. Both held esteemed positions within the 13-family Alliance. Baili Wuya's power edged out slightly. Yu Fengbo once commanded the Sen Luo Temple, but its ruin elevated Baili Wuya's standing even further above his.

Baili Wuya harbored distinct views on confronting the Blood Slaughter Sect. Yu Fengbo favored a purely defensive stance, convinced they lacked offensive capability and that mere defense sufficed. Baili Wuya disagreed vehemently. He advocated striking first to engage the Blood Slaughter Sect aggressively. Victory in a few clashes, he argued, would compel the enemy to seek truce. Additionally, battling off-island spared their territories from harm. Waiting for invasion meant the island's assets would shatter instantly under assault, leading to dire consequences.

Initially, few backed his strategy. Back then, the core 36 islands retained the unity formation. Yu Fengbo aimed to leverage it against the Blood Slaughter Sect's onslaught. But he hadn't foreseen their deployment of a devastating tool. The God Slaying Saber cleaved straight through, obliterating the unity formation. Soon after, Flowing Light Island fell to the Blood Slaughter Sect. Lone Mountain Island followed suit into their grasp.

Baili Wuya proposed once more to meet the Blood Slaughter Sect beyond the island and drive them back. Through careful evaluation, he predicted their emergence 300 to 500 miles from the core island. This range struck a perfect balance—not too distant, not too near—ideal for activating the portable teleportation array. He persuaded the other patriarchs, who refused to huddle on the island awaiting doom. They understood well: absent the unity formation, the island's defenses couldn't halt the Blood Slaughter Sect's advance. Thus, they opted to venture out and battle to the bitter end.

In this standoff of armies, Du Wan Sha directly challenged Baili Wuya. Among the 13 Family Alliance, Baili Wuya ranked as one of the toughest foes. Though his might fell short of Du Wan Sha's, it likely matched Ha Jing's closely.

Du Wan Sha refrained from wielding his God Slaying Blade. While immensely potent, it drained energy excessively and suited only dire straits. Normally, he relied on his personal battle blade, employing the Eight Forms of Bloody Battle—just as now.

Baili Wuya's armament stood out uniquely: a brush nearing a meter in length. Its handle came from ten-thousand-year-old sandalwood, the bristles from a high-grade spirit beast's fur. This tool served to jab, slice, or inscribe talismans mid-air, boasting versatile applications. In the cultivation world, it qualified as an oddity among weapons.

The Baili family excelled in paintings, after all. So when Baili Wuya wielded his brush, he sketched endless mountains and rivers across the heavens. Each peak and stream bore immense power—pure sword intent. Wielding brush as blade and artwork as sword force defined the Baili family's signature method.

With a thunderous crash, Du Wan Sha's Blood River clashed against the Baili clan's Ten Thousand Miles Rivers and Mountains Painting. The shockwaves rippled out, forcing nearby cultivators several miles away to stagger back hastily. A single graze from those residual blasts could spell death.

At that instant, Li Daya and Tu Ling sprang into action too, targeting leaders from various allied families. Though those foes boasted solid strength, they paled beside Baili Wuya. Truth be told, Baili Wuya could merely withstand Du Wan Sha's onslaughts—victory lay beyond reach.

The Blood Slaughter Sect's other Island Lord-level powerhouses unleashed full fury upon the 13 Family Alliance. Yet this round spelled doom for the alliance's Island Lord experts, outnumbered as they were. To crush the 13 Family Alliance, the Blood Slaughter Sect mobilized three of its six great elders plus nearly 1000 Island Lord-level fighters. Even after that, over 900 remained—nearly double the alliance's count. Outmatched in numbers and individual prowess, the 13 Family Alliance's Island Lord experts faced utter domination, practically swarmed and pummeled by their counterparts.

Meanwhile, the Blood Slaughter Sect's rank-and-file disciples clashed with the alliance's own. Rather than charging straight in, they unleashed puppets for the opening salvo. Myriad puppets morphed into colossal blades, hacking toward the 13 Family Alliance's ordinary disciples. The barrage of giant swords blanketed the sky like an unstoppable tide.

The 13 Family Alliance's ordinary disciples paled at the sight of those massive swords. They hastily invoked spells to fend off the onslaught. But the sheer volume and ferocity overwhelmed them. Weaker members fell sliced apart in this initial wave. And it didn't stop there—the unused puppets reverted to humanoid shapes, lunging at the closest foes. Their forms whirled like monstrous grinders, a horrifying spectacle.

The 13 Family Alliance's cultivators wouldn't tolerate endless puppet assaults. They countered fiercely. Yet retaliation bred fresh peril: once sufficiently damaged, puppets detonated on the spot. Those blasts packed lethal force, lethal to any below the Dharma cultivation realm.

This assault alone had decimated nearly half the 13 Family Alliance's ranks. Puppet-induced losses mounted relentlessly. Their formation dissolved into total disarray. And the Blood Slaughter Sect's disciples hadn't even closed in yet.

By the disciples' arrival, the 13 Family Alliance's forces lay in utter turmoil from the puppets. Still, puppet numbers held strong. Controlled by Blood Slaughter Sect disciples, they compounded the pressure. The alliance's disciples endured barely two hours before crumbling in defeat.

The Island Lord-level powerhouses fared slightly better, falling later than the rank-and-file. Victory seemed hopeless, with close to 300 slain. Such losses stunned them. Eventually, a handful of Island Lord experts led a breakout. En route, they abandoned nearly 100 more corpses. Thus, only about 100 Island Lord-level survivors fled this fray—the rest perished.

Du Wan Sha had already slain Baili Wuya by then. The other families suffered similarly. Save for the Lu family head's escape, Li Daya and Tu Ling eliminated the remaining patriarchs. The 13 Family Alliance crumbled utterly, while the Blood Slaughter Sect's toll stayed modest.

Just 10 Island Lord-level fighters died, over 50 wounded. Total losses hovered under 100. Among ordinary disciples, fewer than 10,000 fell—an astoundingly light toll for such a conflict. What left Blood Slaughter Sect members bemused was how many casualties stemmed from their own side. Mishandled puppet detonations wounded several due to sloppy teamwork. It left everyone speechless.

This triumph soared the Blood Slaughter Sect army's spirits skyward. Du Wan Sha permitted a brief respite for his comrades before marching toward the 13 Family Alliance's core island. Riding the wave of victory, their advance brimmed with unstoppable vigor. From leaders to foot soldiers, an aura of triumph pulsed through the ranks. The mustering slaughter fields ignited fervor and bloodlust in all.

They soon reached the fringes of the 13 Family Alliance's main island. There, they beheld the assembled forces on the island, every soul gathered and poised for the confrontation.

Perched atop a massive sword, Yu Fengbo gazed at the Blood Slaughter Sect army with steely resolve. Du Wan Sha positioned himself at the forefront, eyeing Yu Fengbo in return. As a long-time adversary, Yu Fengbo had sparred with them for centuries. Once evenly matched, now the tide favored Du Wan Sha, cornering Yu Fengbo. A mix of emotions stirred in Du Wan Sha, but he inhaled deeply, steadying himself. Then, fixing on Yu Fengbo, he declared, "Daoist Yu, we meet again. I truly never imagined our reunion would unfold like this."