The third day dawned early, just as the sky began to lighten.
Jiang Zheng, Wang Er Zhuang, and the commanders of the Third and Fifth Legions of the Nether Army stood on the forward position, which had been established just the previous evening. They gazed coldly at the Heavenly Clan army not far away.
"It seems the Heavenly Clan is truly desperate this time, sending an elite legion and four main battle legions. They certainly think highly of us," the commander of the Third Legion of the Nether Army said with a grave expression.
Wang Er Zhuang nodded subconsciously, "I just wonder if they have any reinforcements behind them. If another two elite legions arrive, we might not be able to complete our mission."
Jiang Zheng shook his head, "We've already annihilated four of the Heavenly Clan's ten elite legions: Tian Qi, Tian Zhan, Tian Dun, and Tian Qi. The one opposite us should be the Tian Yue Legion, known for its siege warfare. If the Heavenly Clan dispatches more elite legions for support, their forces will be stretched thin, and they won't be able to surround us."
"Stop your worrying, brothers. As long as we hold off the first wave of attacks, I've sent word to Old Leng to mobilize five million mad dogs for us. Then, we'll give these fools opposite us a good taste of our strength. This time, I'll turn our forward position into a meat grinder. None of us will move until we've wiped out these five Heavenly Clan legions."
The two commanders of the Nether Army exchanged glances. Damn, this kid was ruthless.
Opposite the forward position, the commander of the Tian Yue Legion, Emperor Tian Yue, gazed at the forward position with a heavy heart.
He had initially intended to lead his troops to dismantle all the human strongholds along the way, then become a nail, firmly hammered into the path of human advance, forcing the Human Dao and Earth Dao legions to engage.
He hadn't expected the humans to be so resolute, directly forming a formation to confront him.
"Order the generals of the Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, and Twelfth Legions to convene for a council of war."
A moment later, a group of Heavenly Clan generals were gathered in the central command tent. Emperor Tian Yue addressed his four subordinate legion commanders, "Generals, the humans have established defensive positions ahead. You all know our mission. Let's discuss any good strategies you have."
The four Heavenly Clan legion commanders exchanged glances. The commander of the Fifth Legion stood up and said, "High General, the forces guarding the opposite position consist of two human army groups, which are equivalent to two of our Heavenly Clan legions, and two main battle legions from the Earth Dao and Nether Army. In terms of strength, they should be comparable to our main battle legions, perhaps even weaker."
"The two great generals leading the human forces are also young prodigies of the new generation, having only recently advanced to the Great Emperor realm. At most, they are at the mid-tier Great Emperor level, incomparable to the High-tier Great Emperors among us. Furthermore, in terms of the number of Great Emperors, we have one more than them. I believe this is a point of breakthrough for us."
The other three Heavenly Clan legion commanders also rose and said, "Brother Wu is right. Moreover, we have peak Emperor realm powerhouses like yourself, High General. We also believe we can find an opportunity to slay the four Great Emperors on the opposing side."
The Heavenly Clan's main battle legions were led by High-tier Great Emperors, who were granted the military rank of Heavenly Clan Great General.
The Ten Elite Legions were led by ten peak Great Emperors or even peak Great Emperors at the War General level, who were also granted the military rank of Heavenly Clan High General. Their treatment and resources were higher than those of normal Great Emperors of the same level.
Therefore, in the eyes of these veteran Great Emperors of the Heavenly Clan, they completely disdained newly promoted young Great Emperors like Wang Er Zhuang and Jiang Zheng.
"It's a joke. If it weren't for the successive great victories of your human race and your surging destiny, could these brats your age even dream of advancing to the Great Emperor realm? Dreaming would be more reliable than you."
However, what the Heavenly Clan did not anticipate was that the reason these youths like Wang Er Zhuang could advance to the Great Emperor realm was not solely due to the surge in human destiny, but more importantly, the Star Inheritance they received in the Imperial Dragon Secret Realm.
The human powerhouses who could merge their bloodlines, cultivation techniques, and divine abilities into inheritance stars were at least semi-ancestral level beings at the very least.
It could be said that the inheritance stars hidden in the Imperial Dragon Secret Realm were from the semi-ancestors of the human race who had fallen since the chaotic era. Unable to bear their own demise, they existed in this form with the help of the Human Ancestors.
These were also the last acts of these soon-to-be-fallen ancestors for humanity.
As a result, humanity's accumulation of hundreds of thousands of years was all used on this generation. Even talented youths like Lin Zhan's cousins and elder brother-in-law received other inheritances under the arrangement of the Human Ancestors. Otherwise, how could they have achieved such accomplishments at such a young age?
As for nurturing Lin Zhan, the old ancestors of the human race spared no effort. They directly provided Lin Zhan with five of the most famous gluttons in the heavens to supply him with energy, feeding him tons of delicious food and drinks. As long as these five gluttons continued to eat, even if Lin Zhan were an idiot, he would eventually ascend to the Ancestral God realm.
Emperor Tian Yue nodded upon hearing this, "This is a good idea, generals. Time is pressing, and the humans haven't had time to build cities. They've only established forward positions with defensive depth. The heavenly road we're attacking along is quite wide, enough to accommodate the advance of one of our Heavenly Clan legions."
As Emperor Tian Yue spoke, he instructed a staff officer to project a top-down view of the human forward position.
"This is the top-down view of the human positions obtained from reconnaissance today. We can clearly see the human deployment. Although the horizontal distance of the entire position is sufficient for one legion to charge, coordinated operations between infantry and cavalry will not be possible. However, this also provides us with convenient conditions."
"Old Wu, you will lead the Fifth Legion in the first wave of attack. This battle must showcase the might of the Heavenly Clan. Do not retreat, even if you are entangled with the humans and the Earth Dao forces," Emperor Tian Yue said with killing intent in his eyes.
The commander of the Fifth Legion quickly nodded, "High General, rest assured. I, Old Wu, dare not boast of anything else, but there are no cowards among the soldiers of our Fifth Legion. I will personally lead the death squads."
Emperor Tian Yue nodded with satisfaction upon hearing the Fifth Legion commander's assurance. "Old Liu, Old Jiu, each of you will bring two deputy legion commanders from your respective legions to accompany Old Wu. If the four Great Emperors on the opposite side's position intervene, you will immediately engage them. If the opposing side does not intervene, with the two deputy legion commanders of the Fifth Legion, a total of six peak Emperor realm experts will be enough to give them a hard time."
"However, this is only the overt force. I will arrange for three semi-ancestor experts from the Tian Yue Legion to charge with you. Additionally, two Great Emperors from the Heavenly Dao Scout Corps will remain hidden in the shadows, ready to cooperate with you in eliminating the four opposing Great Emperors."