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

The emergence of numerous puppets before the 13 Allied forces caused Baili Wuya's expression to darken severely. He had overlooked the fact that the Blood Slaughter Sect possessed such puppets. During their previous two assaults, the Blood Slaughter Sect hadn't deployed any. Their abrupt deployment now delivered a severe hit 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 Bloody Massacre Sect. You're finished. Charge!" Du Wan Sha wasn't one for idle chatter, so he swiftly commanded, and the Blood Slaughter Sect's troops surged ahead without delay.

Realizing the inevitability, Baili Wuya and his companions braced for battle despite their reluctance. Their initial intent had been to waylay the Blood Slaughter Sect en route. Yet, the sect's appearance far from the island had foiled that plan. Left with no alternative, they now faced direct confrontation.

Additionally, tensions ran high between Baili Wuya and Yu Fengbo. Both held significant sway within the 13-family Alliance. Though Baili Wuya's power edged slightly ahead, Yu Fengbo's prior command of the Sen Luo Temple had elevated his status—until its ruin boosted Baili Wuya's influence beyond his.

Baili Wuya harbored distinct views on countering 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 proactive strikes to engage the Blood Slaughter Sect head-on. Repeated victories, he argued, would compel the sect toward negotiations. Engaging off-island offered another edge: sparing the islands from devastation. Waiting for invasion meant the islands' assets would suffer irreparable harm from the outset.

Initially, few backed his strategy. Back then, the core 36 islands retained the unity formation, which Yu Fengbo aimed to leverage against the Blood Slaughter Sect's onslaught. Unexpectedly, the sect unleashed a devastating artifact. The God Slaying Saber shattered the unity formation outright. Soon after, Flowing Light Island fell to the Blood Slaughter Sect, followed by Lone Mountain Island.

Baili Wuya renewed his call to clash with the Blood Slaughter Sect beyond the island, aiming to repel them. His assessment pinpointed their likely emergence 300 to 500 miles from the core island—a span ideal for activating portable teleportation arrays, neither too distant nor too near. He persuaded the other patriarchs, who refused to await doom passively on the island. They recognized that, sans the unity formation, the island's barriers couldn't withstand the Bloody Massacre Sect's assault. Thus, they opted for the perilous venture: departing the island to battle the Bloody Massacre Sect to the bitter end.

In this clash of armies, Du Wan Sha directly challenged Baili Wuya. Among the 13 Family Alliance, Baili Wuya ranked as one of the toughest opponents. Even if his prowess fell short of Du Wan Sha's, it rivaled Ha Jing's closely.

Du Wan Sha refrained from wielding his God Slaying Blade. Though immensely potent, it drained vast energy reserves, reserved for dire straits. Typically, 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. Crafted from ten-thousand-year-old sandalwood for the handle and high-grade spirit beast hair for the bristles, it served to jab, slice, or inscribe talismans mid-air. Its versatility marked it as an unconventional tool in the cultivation realm.

The Baili family renowned itself through paintings. Hence, Baili Wuya's brush strokes conjured endless mountains and rivers overhead. Infused with myriad forces—all sword intents—this technique transformed brush as blade and artwork into sword assault, emblematic of the Baili lineage.

Du Wan Sha's Blood River clashed thunderously against the Baili family's Ten Thousand Miles Rivers and Mountains Painting. The shockwaves rippled miles wide, forcing nearby cultivators to stagger back hastily. A mere graze from those residual forces could prove fatal.

Li Daya and Tu Ling sprang into action too, targeting several rival families. While those clans boasted solid might, they paled beside Baili Wuya's. Truthfully, Baili Wuya merely held off Du Wan Sha's onslaughts; triumph eluded him.

The Bloody Massacre Sect's other Island Lord-level powerhouses unleashed full fury upon the 13 Family Alliance. Yet, the alliance's Island Lord-level fighters faced certain defeat this round, outnumbered severely. To crush the 13 Family Alliance, the Bloody Massacre Sect mobilized three of its six great elders plus nearly 1000 Island Lord-level experts. Even after accounting for reserves, over 900 remained—nearly double the alliance's count. This disparity doomed the 13 Family Alliance's Island Lord-level contingent against the Bloody Massacre Sect's superior numbers and strength, leaving them besieged and overwhelmed.

Meanwhile, the Blood Slaughter Sect's rank-and-file disciples engaged the 13 Family Alliance's counterparts. Rather than direct assault, the sect's foot soldiers unleashed puppets in the opening salvo. Myriad puppets morphed into colossal blades, cleaving toward the alliance's ordinary disciples in an unending torrent.

The 13 Family Alliance's ordinary disciples paled at the sight of those massive blades. They hastily invoked divine abilities to parry. But the blades' sheer volume and relentless barrage proved too much. Weaker alliance members fell sliced apart in this initial wave. Yet peril persisted: unengaged puppets reverted to humanoid shapes, hurtling at the closest foes. Spinning wildly, they resembled monstrous grinders—a horrifying spectacle.

The 13 Family Alliance's cultivators wouldn't tolerate endless puppet assaults. They countered fiercely. This riposte birthed a fresh peril: sufficiently damaged puppets detonated instantly. Their blasts packed lethal punch, overwhelming any below Dharma cultivation realm.

This onslaught had already halved the 13 Family Alliance's ranks. Puppet-induced losses mounted steadily. The alliance army's ranks dissolved into turmoil. Notably, the Bloody Massacre Sect's disciples hadn't even joined the fray yet.

By the Bloody Massacre Sect disciples' arrival, the 13 Family Alliance's forces lay in utter disarray from the puppets. Vast puppet numbers lingered, still manipulated by the sect's disciples. This intensified the strain on the alliance's beleaguered fighters. They endured less than two hours before routing.

The Island Lord-level experts fared marginally better, their collapse lagging behind the disciples'. Victory seemed hopeless, with nearly 300 slain. Such toll stunned them. Ultimately, a handful of Island Lord-level leaders spearheaded a breakout, abandoning close to 100 comrades. Thus, only over 100 Island Lord-level survivors fled, the majority perishing.

Du Wan Sha had slain Baili Wuya by then. The other clans 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 Bloody Massacre Sect's toll stayed modest.

Merely 10 Island Lord-level experts perished, over 50 wounded. Total losses hovered under 100. Ordinary disciple casualties astonished with fewer than 10,000. For such a conflict, this figure seemed negligible. What left Bloody Massacre Sect members bemused was that many wounds stemmed from friendly mishaps—poor coordination triggering puppet self-destructs. It defied easy commentary.

This triumph soared the Blood Slaughter Sect army's spirits. Du Wan Sha permitted a brief respite before marching toward the 13 Family Alliance's core island. Buoyed by victory, their advance brimmed with unstoppable vigor. From leaders to ranks, an aura of triumph and bloodlust permeated, igniting fervor across the board.

They soon reached the 13 Family Alliance's main island outskirts. There, the alliance's assembled forces awaited, every soul from the island mobilized in readiness.

Perched atop a massive sword, Yu Fengbo gazed at the Blood Slaughter Sect's army with steely resolve. Du Wan Sha, at the forefront, eyed Yu Fengbo in return. As a long-standing adversary through centuries of strife, neither had previously gained decisive edge. Now, the sect held dominance, cornering Yu Fengbo. This stirred mixed emotions 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 under these conditions."