The Smiling Palace had long since built a transmission formation between them and the Three Village Gang. This was a channel that all the major forces of power and their affiliated forces had to have.
When the Ouyang Family destroyed Liang Guan City, the Proud Smiling Palace immediately gathered their men and came to intercept the Ouyang Family's army. They wanted to fight to the death in the Three Village Gang's territory.
When all the higher-ups of the Three Village Gang heard that the Proud Smiling Palace's army had come to their aid, all of them were shocked. At the very least, the Proud Smiling Palace did not disregard their lives.
The Head Bandit Master led a group of people to welcome the people from the Proud Smiling Palace.
There were nearly twenty thousand people from the Proud Smiling Palace. Ten thousand of them were from the Proud Smiling Palace, and another ten thousand were from the other affiliated forces.
Most of these people were at the Earth Sovereign Realm, and there were only six to seven thousand Celestial Venerables. The Mystic Thearch had forty to fifty people, and there were only three Martial Saints — Han Kai, Mad Tooth, and Granny Netherwind.
"You are Sect Leader Yu Shou?"
Ye Yunfeng held a golden spear in his hand and sat on a rank six Dipper Yellow Lion, looking majestically at the leader of the bandits.
"Yes, I am. Greetings, Elders!" Chief Yu Shou bowed to the group of powerful people in front of him.
Everyone behind him also bowed and greeted him.
Ye Yunfeng brought Yu Shou in front of Feng Xianyun and introduced him, "Madam, this is the leader of the Three Stockaded Clans, Yu Shou."
Yu Shou revealed a surprised expression as he looked at the beautiful woman in front of him. He hurriedly saluted and said, "Yu Shou greets Madam. The Three Stockade Gang is willing to listen to Madam's orders."
Yu Shou did not understand why Palace Master Ling Xiao did not appear in such a huge battle. Why did he send his wife?
Although he had doubts in his heart, he did not dare to ask.
"Good, since you guys can still defend here and not retreat, after we destroy the Ouyang Family's army, we will definitely ask the Palace Mistress for the merit. Now, gather everyone in the gang and prepare to face the enemy!" Feng Xian Yun did not waste any time and immediately ordered.
"Thank you very much, Madam. We, the Three Stockade Gang, pledge our lives to serve the Main Palace," Yu Shou replied in a sonorous voice.
"Alright, prepare for battle immediately!"
As Feng Xianyun gave her order, a pair of mother and son swords appeared in her hands. She took the lead and dashed towards the Ouyang Family.
Roar!
The protective spirit beasts of the 20,000 cultivators roared in unison, and their earth-shattering auras were particularly frightening.
"Milady, the Dark Wind Old Woman will stay by your side. You and the advisor will guard the rear," Mad Tooth said to Feng Xianyun.
"There's no need for that. If my husband was here, he would be the first to charge and break through the enemy lines. How could I weaken his reputation?" Feng Xianyun refused.
"You can't say that. If anything happens to the madam, it'll affect the army's morale. It'll be extremely disadvantageous to us, so just leave the vanguard to us," Mad Tooth said.
The Savage Leopard also said, "That's right. Madam, you just need to hold the line at the back. We will definitely be able to kill the Ouyang family."
Xuan Yao said, "Yes. Elder Han and Elder Feng will be the first to fight. You have to keep the Saint level cultivators busy. If you two can win, we will win. If … If you lose, it will be very bad for the Smiling Palace."
"Haha, don't worry, with my friends here, they can definitely hold off the Ouyang Family's Saint," Han Kai, who had not spoken until now, laughed.
There were five people following Han Kai, all of whom were unfamiliar faces. No one knew where they came from, only that they claimed to be old friends of Old Han who had come to help the Smiling Palace.
These five people were all elderly, four men and one woman, and their attitude towards Han Kai was extremely respectful, but towards the others, they were extremely indifferent.
Only Mad Tooth could sense their strength. Surprisingly, there was a mid-level Saint, a low-level Saint, and three Half-Saints.
With such a strong force of support, Han Kai was able to remain so calm.
Han Kai had become an Alchemist Saint thousands of years ago. His status was not just for show. There were many people who wanted to pursue him, but he had always been dismissive of them.
Of course, there was no lack of friends who had become friends with him. These people had all received his kindness.
Now that the Smiling Palace was in trouble, Han Kai had formed a great relationship with the Smiling Palace. As the saying goes, they were bound together for good or ill, so he had no choice but to find some of his friends to help.
Due to the lack of time, he could only find the strongest of his friends. He didn't have time to find the others.
"Thank you, Seniors!" Feng Xianyun didn't insist and cupped her fists to Han Kai's friends.
They just nodded and didn't say anything.
"Alright, this is enough. Everyone, get into formation and wait!" Xuan Yao stopped everyone when they arrived at the edge of a barren mountain.
This was a barren mountain with no signs of human habitation. It was the most suitable place for a battle.
Han Kai, his friends, and Mad Tooth stood at the forefront. The Xuan Emperor stood in the second line. The Heavenly Venerables and Earth Sovereigns stood at the back.
Han Kai had also summoned his protective spirit beast. It was an Eighth-Order High-Grade Flaming Cloud Roc. Its huge flaming wings fluttered and released bursts of intense flames, preventing people from getting close.
His friends had also summoned three Eighth-Order spirit beasts and two Seventh-Order peak spirit beasts. They were all attack-type spirit beasts and their auras were extremely strong.
Mad Tooth's was a Eighth-Order Mid-Grade Four-Horned Demon Bull. Its body was surrounded by dark clouds and its body was as strong as a mountain.
Presently, the Proud Smile Palace had 4 Saints and 4 Half-Saints on its side, so it was absolutely capable of resisting the Saints of the Ouyang Clan.
However, it might not be enough. The Black Demon Sect was very close to this place. They would definitely arrive first and that would be the most dangerous moment.
Therefore, this battle had to be finished quickly and not give the Saints of the Ouyang Clan too many chances.
…
The Ouyang Clan's army was not far from the Proud Smiling Palace's army.
They could have rushed over to kill the enemy immediately.
However, they suddenly stopped and didn't go over immediately.
"Master Xiao, why don't we go over now?" Ouyang Zhen looked at the old man beside him in confusion.
This old man was an old monster of the Ouyang Clan who had lived for nearly twenty thousand years. He had one foot in the coffin and was a High-Grade Saint. His name was Ouyang Xiao.
"They have more Saints than we do. If we go over now, we will definitely lose!" Ouyang Xiao's eyes shone brightly.
The two teams were not far from each other. With Ouyang Xiao's senses, it was not difficult for him to sense the number of Saints.
"How is this possible? Is the Proud Smiling Palace really that strong?" Ouyang Zhen cried out.
They had three Saints and four Half-Saints. This was the strongest force in the Ouyang Clan, but they couldn't compare to the number of Saints of the Proud Smiling Palace. This was unbelievable.
"Don't worry, they only have one more Saint than us, but they have two mid-level Saints and Han Kai, who's a peak Saint. On the surface, we seem to be slightly inferior to them, but they won't dare to act rashly," Ouyang Xiao said. He paused for a moment before continuing, "More Saints are coming. I hope they're our reinforcements, so we can kill them faster."
As expected, as soon as he finished speaking, two people rushed in their direction.
These two people were extremely fast. In just a few blinks of an eye, they had arrived from tens of thousands of miles away.
"Ouyang Zheng, didn't you say you were going to fight to the death with the Proud Laughing Palace? Why are you still standing here? Could it be that you want to escape?" One of the two men spoke to Ouyang Zheng as soon as they stood still.
When Ouyang Zhen saw who it was, he was overjoyed. "Brother Gu, I haven't seen you for hundreds of years. Your strength has improved so much. Congratulations!"
The two people who had come were not from the Black Demon Sect. They were two Saints from the Gu Clan.
One was Gu Lei, a Mid-Grade Saint, and the other was Gu Mo, a Low-Grade Saint.
The two left the Gu Clan's team and came to help the Ouyang Clan's Saints.
"Cut the crap. I've only been in seclusion for a hundred years. I didn't expect the Central Region to change so much. The new forces are so arrogant. The Gu Clan has lost face. If I don't save the face of the Proud Smiling Palace, it would be inexcusable. What kind of grudge does the Ouyang Clan have against the Proud Smiling Palace?" Gu Lei said.
"Brother Gu, my brother and third brother have been killed by that little bastard from the Proud Smiling Palace," Ouyang Zhen said angrily.
"What … You said that Brother Xing and Brother Hua … were both killed?" Gu Lei was shocked.
He knew the strength of Ouyang Xing and Ouyang Hua. Two Saints had been killed. How strong must one be to do that?
"That little bastard's strength isn't very strong, but he has a very terrifying drum. He forcefully killed my elder brother and third brother. I suspect that … it's a legendary divine weapon!" Ouyang Zhen told the truth.
"Divine … Divine Weapon?" Gu Lei and Gu Mo exclaimed in shock.
"That's right. So if we want to destroy the Proud Smiling Palace, we must first take that kid's Divine Weapon and stall that old bastard Han Kai. Then we will win!" Ouyang Zhen said.
Gu Lei glanced at Ouyang Xiao, who was standing next to Ouyang Zhen, and thought to himself, 'Could this be the Ouyang family's old geezer? With him stalling Han Kai, it would be best if both sides suffered heavy losses. If that happens, I might be able to seize that Divine Artifact.'
Gu Lei immediately made up his mind and said with a smile, "Since you already have a plan, we will help you take down the Proud Smiling Palace. But that little bastard took our Golden Dragon Spear. We must return it to its rightful owner!"
Ouyang Zhen immediately nodded and said, "Brother Lei is right. The Golden Dragon Spear belongs to the Gu Clan!"
"That's good. Then let's go. I believe the people of the Proud Smiling Palace can't wait any longer!" Gu Lei said.
Ouyang Zhen looked at Ouyang Xiao and saw him nodding. He immediately said, "Good. Today, we will destroy the Proud Smiling Palace. We will let them know that they can't provoke us, the old forces!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Saints immediately flew towards the army of the Proud Smiling Palace.
The other people of the Ouyang Clan also flew over on all kinds of Spirit Beasts.
A terrifying aura filled the air, and a great battle was about to break out in the next moment!