When they arrived, others had already earned substantial war merits.
To capitalize on Qin Han Chu's swift progress, Leng Ying had to tolerate him for the time being.
A day later, the other eight legions were all at full strength.
Under Dean Gu Dao's arrangement, the remaining individuals were assigned to Qin Han Chu's legion.
Qin Han Chu's legion had only about four thousand men, making it the smallest among the nine legions.
Yao Fei Fan and Kuang Ling were each assigned two thousand men, and Qin Han Chu was to directly command both of them.
In the following days, all the martial artists busied themselves purchasing pills and resources needed for combat.
Seven days later, the nine major legions reconvened.
"Bai Li Han Su, use your Five Elements Divine Banners for travel," Dean Gu Dao instructed Qin Han Chu.
Qin Han Chu asked, "Is there a route, or am I to decide?"
"Here is the route. Bring along the legions of affiliated forces," Dean Gu Dao handed a jade slip to Qin Han Chu.
Having received the route, Qin Han Chu immediately activated the Five Elements Divine Banners and opened a teleportation channel.
Led by Dean Gu Dao, the grand army majestically passed through the channel of the Five Elements Divine Banners.
Thousands of years ago, Myriad Demon Pool had learned of Gu Dao Academy's intention to wage war against them.
As Gu Dao Academy mobilized, Myriad Demon Pool was also actively preparing for battle!
Myriad Demon Pool knew very well that they had to block the Gu Dao Academy army at the border at this juncture.
If they were to be defeated one by one, Myriad Demon Pool would be in a perilous situation.
At the border of Myriad Demon Pool, over twenty thousand powerful cultivators had already gathered.
According to intelligence from Myriad Demon Pool, Gu Dao Academy would take several hundred more years to arrive, thus giving them ample time to fortify their defenses.
They were unaware that Gu Dao Academy possessed the Five Elements Divine Banners to assist their march.
A journey that would have taken centuries was completed by Gu Dao Academy in just sixty years.
Myriad Demon Pool's border defenders numbered only around thirty thousand.
In front of the Myriad Demon Pool forces, a massive black vortex suddenly appeared.
The appearance of this vortex immediately alerted the powerful cultivators of Myriad Demon Pool at the border.
Before they could even issue a warning, battle cries erupted from the black vortex.
Following this, the army of Gu Dao Academy surged out of the teleportation channel.
"The army of Gu Dao Academy is attacking! Counterattack quickly!"
"No, we cannot form an effective counterattack. Retreat immediately."
"Do not make futile sacrifices, quickly withdraw your lines."
"Retreat! Retreat quickly!"
Upon seeing the nearly one hundred thousand strong army of Gu Dao Academy charging at them, the commander of Myriad Demon Pool immediately abandoned resistance.
The most sensible decision in this situation was to retreat and preserve their strength.
If they were to fight to the death against Gu Dao Academy here, all of them would perish.
If these powerful cultivators were consumed, Myriad Demon Pool's combat power would be significantly weakened.
Despite the commander's swift decision, escaping was not as simple as they wished.
The army of Gu Dao Academy swarmed the defenders of Myriad Demon Pool like locusts.
"Ninth Legion, let's cut off their escape route."
Qin Han Chu activated the teleportation channel again, and then led his subordinates to the enemy's rear.
Before long, over two thousand martial artists from Myriad Demon Pool advanced towards Qin Han Chu and his group.
"It's time to earn war merits, charge!" Qin Han Chu waved his hand.
While Qin Han Chu was indifferent to war merits, the other members of the Ninth Legion were not.
Seeing these deserters, the martial artists of the Ninth Legion reacted as if they had spotted a flock of treasures, roaring as they charged forward.
Qin Han Chu, wielding the Destruction Divine Halberd, followed at a leisurely pace within the ranks.
A Xiang, Yao Fei Fan, and Kuang Ling were also around Qin Han Chu.
Rumbling...
The powerful cultivators of both sides soon clashed.
The people of Myriad Demon Pool only wished to break through the encirclement, so their fighting spirit was not high.
In contrast, the martial artists of Gu Dao Academy were like a pack of hungry wolves, their fighting spirit extremely fierce.
In terms of numbers and morale, Qin Han Chu's side held a decisive advantage.
Qin Han Chu and the other three showed no restraint, launching a coordinated surprise attack on the opposing Divine Emperors.
The four of them unleashed ancestral-level divine skills from the outset, completely overwhelming the enemy Divine Emperors.
In just over ten minutes, one Divine Emperor was surrounded and killed by Qin Han Chu and the other three.
Concurrently, cultivators were being killed continuously.
Divine Venerates fought Divine Venerates, and Divine Emperors fought Divine Emperors, with the two battlefronts clearly demarcated.
So many participants were involved that even with Qin Han Chu's forces surrounding the enemy, many still managed to break through the encirclement.
Qin Han Chu did not pursue; eliminating those who did not escape was considered a success.
This battle lasted for over two hours, and Qin Han Chu's subordinates, without any casualties, killed over fifteen hundred of the enemy.
Qin Han Chu had not exerted himself much, but he had already killed three Divine Emperors.
If Qin Han Chu had gone all out, this battle would have concluded even faster.
"Let's go, back to regroup with the main force," Qin Han Chu had only come to observe this time, and this battle served as a sufficient report to Gu Dao Academy.
When Qin Han Chu and the others returned to the main battlefield, the fighting there had not yet concluded.
Several thousand people were still resisting stubbornly.
With a wave of his hand, Qin Han Chu sent Yao Fei Fan and Kuang Ling to lead the Ninth Legion to assist in the battle.
With the addition of the Ninth Legion, the battle concluded swiftly.
"Dean, do we need to rest?" Qin Han Chu asked as he approached Dean Gu Dao.
Dean Gu Dao looked at the other legion commanders, "What do you think?"
"We have sustained no casualties, so we can proceed directly," stated Qing Yue Divine Maiden.
Long Hai asked, "Should we pursue them continuously, or continue to use Junior Brother Bai Li's teleportation to travel?"
"I believe we should strike while the iron is hot and push directly to the Myriad Demon Pool's base camp," Leng Ying snorted.
Qing Yue Divine Maiden countered, "Are you treating the Ancestor of Myriad Demons as a decoration? Although ancestors disdain to interfere in battles between Divine Emperors, if we push right to his doorstep, he may not be able to resist intervening."
"That's right, don't push too hard."
Qin Han Chu agreed with Qing Yue Divine Maiden's sentiment; one must not push an ancestral-level expert too far.
If his own lineage faced the threat of annihilation, an ancestral-level expert would not stand idly by.
If ancestral-level experts were to intervene, Qin Han Chu and the others would be in grave danger.
Qin Han Chu did not wish to become cannon fodder in the struggles of ancestors.
It wasn't just Qin Han Chu who felt this way; many Divine Emperors present also did not want to become cannon fodder.
Although Dean Gu Dao was the overall commander for this expedition, his cultivation realm was not significantly different from Qin Han Chu and the others.
After hearing everyone's opinions, he stated, "Then let's sweep through. We should prioritize fighting the martial artists of Myriad Demon Pool outside their territory and avoid directly assaulting their strongholds."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's continue pursuing those fleeing martial artists."
"Our Ninth Legion will go intercept the deserters first."
Qin Han Chu bid farewell to the others, and then, utilizing the teleportation of the Five Elements Divine Banners, led the Ninth Legion to pursue the fleeing deserters.
With the aid of the Five Elements Divine Banners, the Ninth Legion led by Qin Han Chu moved like phantoms, appearing and disappearing within the territory of Myriad Demon Pool.