Seven days later, the cultivators of the Cultivator Alliance advanced with their armies.
They raised the banner of revenge, appearing ready to fight the Shitian tribe to the death!
The sects that had their territories crossed and their people massacred by the Shitian tribe in the preceding days held strong opinions about the Cultivator Alliance.
The Cultivator Alliance had also promised them that this battle would bring vengeance for them.
There was no reason for the Shitian tribe to refuse; if they won, the morale of humanity would drop another level.
Having lived in peace for too long, a significant defeat would cause the Cultivator Alliance's prestige across the cultivation world to decline if they lacked immediate counter-measures to boost morale.
Wu Yuan had also come to participate in person this time, and the Shitian tribe was not afraid, as they had also dispatched peak eighth-realm powerhouses.
Last time, the Shitian tribe's plan seemed successful. They had entered the human safety zone and massacred nearly ten million humans. However, due to the variable of the Ice Sword Mercenary Group, they lost ten seventh-realm powerhouses.
From the Shitian tribe's perspective, this was a huge loss!
Even the death of a single seventh-realm Shitian tribe member was considered a significant loss. These were high-end combat forces, and their cultivation was not as simple as that of humans. It could take thousands of years to cultivate a seventh-realm Shitian tribe member.
Therefore, the Shitian tribesmen were also furious. They dispatched even stronger forces than humans had anticipated, determined to annihilate the Ice Sword Mercenary Group that would be participating in this battle.
Human prodigies had always been their primary targets. This time, with so many appearing, the Shitian tribe was more panicked internally than the human side.
These top-tier prodigies were different from the hothouse flowers of this world; they had the potential to achieve Immortal Emperor status. Each human Immortal Emperor was a great hidden danger to the Shitian tribe.
"Wu Yuan! Do you dare to duel me to the death?"
The peak eighth-realm powerhouse on the Shitian tribe's side was named Makula, and he was also the leader of this wave of Shitian tribe forces.
Wu Yuan sneered and said, "Outsider, you'd best not flee later!"
"Hahaha! Flee? Last time, when we massacred you humans, they fled so miserably, constantly calling out 'Cultivator Alliance save me!' It was truly a rare and spectacular sight!"
Wu Yuan's expression turned grim as he said, "You can still laugh? I heard you lost ten seventh-realm experts, and they were killed by our Nascent Soul realm geniuses. How shameful."
"Old thief Wu Yuan! Die!"
"Makula, today I shall spread the might of our Cultivator Alliance!"
The two of them immediately ascended into the sky, brilliant magical techniques blooming continuously in the air as they clashed.
Wu Yuan possessed an immortal artifact, and Makula also had a magic artifact of corresponding strength.
Although they hurled fierce words, they both knew that neither side could do anything to the other.
However, the battlefield below was different. The human side seemed to be at a disadvantage.
When Wu Yuan brought his people to participate, he had considered the Ice Sword Mercenary Group as a vital force. But what troubled them now was why the Ice Phoenix had not appeared yet after the battle had begun.
On the Shitian tribe's side, they had also considered the combat power of the Ice Sword Mercenary Group and were determined to annihilate them. But the opposing force had surprisingly not shown up.
Were they not coming? If they didn't come, then this battle...
The Shitian tribe's army immediately became frenzied and ferocious. If the Ice Sword Mercenary Group was not present, then both sides, especially in the battlefield from Nascent Soul to Mahayana stage, the Shitian tribe held a significant advantage.
"Haha! We've long heard of the conflicts between the mercenary groups and the Cultivator Alliance on the human side. It seems their conflicts are deeper than we imagined!"
"Kill! This is a golden opportunity; we've never achieved such a great victory!"
"If the Ice Sword Mercenary Group is absent, then let's forge the glory of the Shitian tribe with this great victory!"
"......"
The morale of the Shitian tribe surged to its peak, while the human side was on the verge of collapse.
Everyone had heard of the Ice Sword Mercenary Group's achievements in the past few days. They had expected to see them display their might on this battlefield.
But to their despair, the Ice Sword Mercenary Group did not come. This was something that no one, not even the Shitian tribe, had anticipated.
Wu Yuan's eyes were bulging with rage as he watched his cultivator army being pushed back step by step.
He could already foresee that if he lost this battle, not only would the prestige of the Cultivator Alliance fail to rise, but it would likely plummet to the lowest point. He might even be impeached from his position as interim alliance leader.
"Damn it, didn't they claim to regard all humans as compatriots? How could they not come?"
......
But at the same time, the members of the Ice Sword Mercenary Group had arrived near the previously named Shiyue Mountain.
The reason for choosing this location was that beyond Shiyue Mountain lay the gathering grounds of the Shitian tribe.
Precisely because of this, the human side had always been hesitant to easily cross this natural frontline.
However, Luo Xiaowei and his group were different; they intended to catch them off guard.
Currently, the entire Shitian tribe's attention should be focused on the battlefield at Wuyun Mountain. But they never expected that one day they would be raided.
A colossal ice phoenix soared over the towering Shiyue Mountain.
The mercenaries in the vicinity were stunned. What did this ice phoenix symbolize? It was undoubtedly the most legendary mercenary group—the Ice Sword Mercenary Group!
"Why aren't they at Wuyun Mountain?"
"No, the question now is, what are they going to do?"
"Holy crap, they've crossed Shiyue Mountain! They're going to kill their way into Shitian tribe territory!"
"Hiss... So brave! But won't this be very dangerous?"
"I don't care, the Ice Sword Mercenary Group are my idols, I have to go to the mountaintop to watch!"
"......"
The Shitian tribe forces also did not react in time. After all, the common sense for any normal person would be that with the Ice Sword Mercenary Group's strength, they should be participating in the battle on-site.
"Huh? Why is there an ice phoenix appearing... Holy crap! An ice phoenix!! It's the Ice Sword Mercenary Group!"
"What are you barking about? The Ice Sword Mercenary Group should be at Wuyun Mountain right now!"
"Are you blind? Hurry and notify Lord Gulaji! We're being raided!"
Shitian tribesmen, one after another, raised their heads and saw a group of fierce-looking individuals leap down from the ice phoenix.
"Shitian dogs! From this day forward, the Ice Sword Mercenary Group will be your eternal nightmare!"
A massive golden pillar descended from the sky, smashing down towards the entire Shitian tribe city!