Chapter 1405: New Round of Counterattack

Once the Night ends in the remaining two months, the Human army will undoubtedly launch a fierce counterattack. By then, no matter how strong our desire to resist, it will be extremely difficult to stop the Human army's advance by willpower alone.

What I've mentioned is just one problem; the most critical factor is the Human race's absolute leader, the individual named Xu Yang. He alone could likely eliminate millions of our Nether Soul warriors, and ultimately, there's no way to stop him by brute force. How do we solve this crucial problem? All these issues are piling up, and even if we integrate all the Star Venerables' power, it would still be very difficult to resolve the current problems."

The speaker was the Sixth Star Venerable, who appeared as an elder and was known for his foresight and extensive combat experience. His analysis immediately made the battlefield situation exceptionally clear. In fact, the elder's judgment was not an exaggeration; it profoundly analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of both sides. As he stated, while the Human faction did not have a numerical advantage, their individual strength was overwhelmingly powerful. It was not impossible for one person to stand against hundreds or even thousands. Under such relatively disadvantageous conditions, how could they stop the Human army's advance without the Treasure Mountain Empress personally overseeing the battle? For a moment, no one in the faction could provide a complete answer.

The various Star Venerables all turned their attention to the First Star Venerable, Long Kun, wanting to hear his opinion. However, His Excellency the First Venerable was clearly smarter than Xiao Hua had imagined. This point seemed to particularly raise questions for Xiao Hua, as her previous impression of Long Kun was always that of someone brave and daring but lacking in foresight. Yet, the First Star Venerable before them seemed to be the opposite; his strategic genius on the battlefield far surpassed that of the original Long Kun. As for his current strength, she couldn't make an accurate judgment yet.

"The Human race is indeed powerful, but as long as we can activate the Grand Star Array, we can achieve a relative balance by continuously drawing upon the Nether Soul warriors descending into this world as replenishment for our casualties. Then our combat power will be inexhaustible, and enduring for three months is not an impossible task."

"As expected, His Excellency the First Venerable is truly resourceful."

His words immediately greatly encouraged the other Star Venerables.

"You don't need to worry about the specifics; leave everything else to me. What the remaining seven Star Venerables must do is each guard your respective exclusive territories. Maximize the combat capabilities of the Nether Soul warriors under your command. As long as we can safely get through these three months, the outcome of this battle will be without suspense. Because no matter how powerful Xu Yang is, he will be no match for the Empress after she successfully emerges from her secluded cultivation."

Xu Yang, however, was unsure where this individual's confidence came from, to trust the Treasure Mountain Fourth Prince's birth mother—the Empress who controlled this lineage of civilization—so implicitly. But the one thing Xu Yang knew was that he couldn't kill this person right now, because if the First Venerable were to fall, the Twelve Constellations system would completely collapse. All the Nether Soul warriors would then launch a furious counterattack. At that point, the number of casualties on his own side would skyrocket. More importantly, if he truly was a product of Long Kun's soul, killing him now would make it impossible for Xu Yang to face his former comrade.

With a mind to show mercy when possible, Xu Yang gave the opponent ample time and opportunity to develop. After receiving first-hand spiritual intelligence, he immediately instructed the leaders of the Human legions in several sensitive areas to be prepared for any eventuality. Yet, even so, to Xu Yang's surprise, a gloomy rain began to fall from the sky without warning. And with the descent of this rain, Xu Yang immediately saw an opportunity for a full-scale counterattack.

Because of his understanding of celestial phenomena, such a torrential downpour meant that the moment of clear skies after snow, where the dark clouds part to reveal the blazing sun, was imminent. This implied that the countless warriors of the Treasure Mountain Nether Soul tribe were rapidly losing the starry light blessing on their bodies within a very short period.

"Hahaha, do you see it now? This is the drawback of their excessive reliance on a single elemental attribute's exclusive power. Because once they encounter an elemental force that counters them, they will be utterly defenseless."

Although Xu Yang conveyed these words to the minds of every Human warrior below via soul transmission, this part of the soundwave, emitted by Xu Yang as a leader, accompanied the Human cultivator army's second wave of full-scale counterattack. Truly, no hope of survival was left for the Treasure Mountain faction. Xu Yang continued to coordinate and control the overall situation. Meanwhile, Xiao Hua continued to infiltrate the joint operations of the other eight Star Venerables. The specific plan of the First Venerable Long Kun was not particularly unusual.

However, Xiao Hua startlingly discovered that with Long Kun's personal involvement, the combat power of each of the eight Star Venerables seemed to have significantly increased. His presence seemed like a second coming of the Night, bringing special vitality enhancement and improvement to every Star Venerable-level expert. Even the intensity of the starry power on these Star Venerable-level experts had greatly increased. Xiao Hua wanted to uncover the secret behind the First Venerable Long Kun, but she never found a better opportunity. Therefore, she informed Xu Yang of her thoughts. After pondering for a moment, Xu Yang once again manifested an illusionary body. However, this time, his illusionary body had been specially processed and crafted by Xu Yang, completely concealing the aura of his true self.

"Oh, find an opportunity to go directly to the battlefield where the First Venerable Long Kun is."

Sure enough, upon their initial face-to-face encounter with the First Venerable Long Kun, Xu Yang was almost certain that this was indeed Long Kun himself. What was awkward was that First Venerable Long Kun seemed to detect no trace of Xu Yang's aura. According to Xu Yang's judgment, if this individual was truly Long Kun and possessed Long Kun's original memories, then there was no reason why he wouldn't recognize Xu Yang, the strongest leader of the Human race, who was once his former superior. The fact that he still appeared in the identity of the First Venerable was sufficient proof that some unknown special experiences had occurred to Long Kun.

Xu Yang calmly gazed at Long Kun, the head of the Twelve Constellations, before him. With a faint, enigmatic smile on his face, it was impossible to discern any intense killing intent from him. He had come specifically to uncover all the secrets surrounding this individual.