Lu Li was right. The army on the right was marching toward the Lu City and the Leaf City. Eventually, they would not be able to go around the Fan City.
The Fan City was a big city. The army would not let the Fan City go. Lu Li teleported over as fast as he could.
Although there were not many people in the various cities, the Teleportation Formations were still there. They took out some crystals and easily activated the Teleportation Formations.
After more than a day, they arrived at Fan City. At the same time, countless troops gathered in the vicinity.
No matter what level the martial artists were at, they all gathered here.
Following Lu Li's instructions, Lord Li and the others began to arrange their troops.
Lu Li also went into Stealth and began to make arrangements.
The army had already arrived at Karghalik. Karghalik was bathed in blood and the army was heading towards Fan City.
The advance team sent by Lord Li had already gone over. Their objective was to disrupt their marching speed and buy time for their side to make arrangements.
The advance party was led by two Saint Emperors. There were not many soldiers, only a few thousand, and they were not strong either. There were even Fifth and Sixth Tribulations among them. Lord Li's mission was not to fight head-on, but to harass them.
These thousands of soldiers split up and advanced separately. They spent a few days before encountering the main army.
The thousands of soldiers split into over a hundred teams, each team having dozens of people. They had long set up many simple one-way teleportation formations, and then attacked separately.
Guerrilla warfare, mobile warfare!
Every time they bombarded the army, no matter how many enemies they killed, they would immediately retreat after releasing a round of attacks.
They all rushed into the teleportation formation and disappeared into the distance.
Moreover, it wasn't just one squad, but several dozen squads attacking from all directions at the same time.
It was impossible for an army of several million to be gathered together. The army stretched for tens of thousands of li, and the attackers were still thousands of li away.
After releasing their attacks from afar, they immediately fled. It was impossible to chase after them even if one wanted to.
In a short period of time, the flames of war rose in all directions. There were battles everywhere, and there were attacks everywhere.
The leader of this side was the Eighth Elder of the Rhinoceros Ape Race. When he discovered that there were troops attacking from all directions, not only did he not panic, but he was also very excited.
Slaughtering was meaningless to them. What was the point of massacring cities?
He was trying to force Lu Li and the powerful warriors of the Heaven Emperor Sect out.
Massacring might be exciting for a while, but one would become numb and nauseous after killing for too long.
It was like a butcher who killed pigs every day. If he killed too many pigs, he would definitely feel disgusted.
Even if they killed wild beasts, they would feel disgusted after killing too many of them.
Moreover, the three races wanted to rule this large domain. If this large domain became a purgatory or a dead world, then what was the point of them conquering this domain?
Therefore, if they could force Lu Li and the Celestial Emperor Sect out and kill them all, then their most important mission would be accomplished.
Although Lu Li didn't show up, there was an army that was clearly organized.
Those warriors were either sent by Lu Li or the Heaven Emperor's Sect.
If Lu Li or the Heaven Emperor Sect could not wait any longer, then they would have a chance.
Sneak attack? Assassination?
If Lu Li and the Celestial Emperor Sect were capable of wiping them out, would they resort to such tricks?
He had long since openly killed his way over.
Not only the Eighth Elder and the others, but even the powerhouses of the three clans didn't care about the deaths of some ordinary soldiers.
As long as they could wipe out the Celestial Emperor Sect and kill Lu Li, it didn't matter if all the warriors had to die.
The three races had a large population. In a few hundred years, a large number of warriors would grow up again.
As long as they could occupy the Endless Ruins and gain access to the resources here, the warriors of the three races would grow up quickly.
Regular warriors were like leeks. Once they were cut down, another group would grow up.
Patriarch Eight told the warriors to gather together and then go after the warriors and capture them alive as much as possible.
It was just a group of dozens of warriors. With Saint Emperors leading the team, it would be easy for hundreds of warriors to capture and kill the warriors.
Patriarch Eight ordered all the warriors close to the consummate realm to stay together so that Lu Li wouldn't have any chance.
After all, the other side was only sending out some warriors. Saint Emperors would be enough.
At Patriarch Eight's order, tens of thousands of warriors moved out to search for the warriors.
Before these thousands of warriors came, they all knew that they would all end up dead. It was very likely that none of them would survive.
But they didn't mind. They were here to court death. They were willing to pay with their lives for the Endless Ruins.
Soon, some warriors were killed. After all, the warriors sent out by the Celestial Emperor Sect were weak. They were killed as soon as they moved out. They couldn't even run away.
But after killing hundreds of warriors, not a single one was captured alive.
Before they were captured, all the warriors blew themselves up. They had poisons hidden in their mouths. They were ready before they came.
The remaining warriors were even more cunning. They led the warriors on the other side in circles.
Their goal was to buy time. Now that the army had stopped and was chasing after them, they would not be so silly as to throw away their lives. Instead, they led the enemies around in circles. They could do anything as long as they could buy time.
Because Patriarch Eight was afraid of traps, he strictly ordered the warriors to stay close to each other. If they went too far, they would have to come back.
The warriors didn't dare to do anything rash. They came back after a while.
When the army moved on, warriors from the Celestial Emperor Sect came again.
Wolf Tactics!
When the enemy advanced, we would retreat. When the enemy chased, we would run. When the enemy retreated, we would chase …
The warriors from the Celestial Emperor Sect were like a pack of wolves. They had been circling around the army. Once the army sent out warriors to chase after them, they would run away.
The army didn't dare to go too far for fear of being separated. Even though they could kill some warriors from the Celestial Emperor Sect every now and then, the warriors from the Celestial Emperor Sect were still disrupting the army.
It should have taken the army 10 days at most to get to the Fan City. They had been on the road for seven or eight days and they were only halfway there.
The higher-ups of the army were troubled. They sent out seven powerful warriors close to the consummate realm to investigate secretly. But they found no trace of Lu Li. Lu Li didn't sneak up on them, either.
Even so, the higher-ups of the army didn't dare to act rashly. They were afraid that Lu Li was hiding in some corner, waiting to bite them to death when they were alone.
But they couldn't go on like this!
They had only covered a small distance in seven or eight days. There were too many warriors like this in the Endless Ruins. They were as numerous as ants. How long would it take for them to wipe out the entire Endless Ruins?
"Don't worry about these small fries!"
The Eighth Elder pondered for a moment, then ordered, "Advance at full speed towards the big city in front of us. The citizens of that big city are definitely moving, and these warriors are just delaying our marching speed."
Patriarch Eight didn't care what the warriors were doing. Patriarch Eight decided not to care. He had to maintain the absolute strength and concentrate on sweeping across. If Lu Li and the Celestial Emperor Sect wanted to save the civilians, then they would have to fight with force.