Wu Shattered Star River

Jiang Han's information was relayed back, and the Light Assembly immediately placed great importance on it, speeding up the mobilization of troops.

Jiang Han had scouted so much information, and the Intelligence Division, after comprehensively judging various situations, determined it to be accurate. Therefore, the Intelligence Division highly valued Jiang Han's information.

Pei Yunxu also shared the information with the Thunder Dao, who were somewhat skeptical and immediately dispatched top scouts to investigate the Soulfire Flame Dao.

Ten days later, Jiang Han's information was verified!

The Dark Dao launched a large-scale offensive from three fronts. Initially, only Dark Dao cultivators were attacking. During the intense battle, the Ice Snow Clan appeared on all three fronts, though not in large numbers, only a few thousand on each side.

However, after the Ice Snow Clan appeared, they released a strange术法 (shùfǎ,術法,术法) (术法/spell), summoning blizzard. The snow condensed in mid-air, forming ice gates.

Then, countless ice beasts roared out from within the ice gates. Under the control of the Ice Snow Clan, they frantically attacked the Light Dao cultivators.

There were far too many ice beasts, an endless stream. Although these ice beasts had left the Arctic, their combat power was greatly reduced, but each ice beast's attack power was still comparable to a Saint Lord.

One Ice Snow Clan member could control thousands of ice beasts, and a few thousand Ice Snow Clan members could control millions of ice beasts. Millions of ice beasts might not seem like much, but each one was comparable to a Saint Lord, which was terrifying.

On the three battlefields of the Light Dao and Dark Dao, the number of soldiers was originally about the same, but now suddenly there were millions more ice beasts, and the Light Dao was instantly crushed.

Fortunately, Jiang Han had sent the information beforehand, so the Light Dao had some preparations. They secretly arranged some reserve troops near the battlefield, and after discovering the appearance of the Ice Snow Clan, they immediately mobilized the reserve troops to support them.

In the end, the Light Dao lost on all three battlefields, but not decisively. They retreated completely, and three main cities were captured.

The main reason was that the soldiers here were fighting the ice beasts for the first time, and they were somewhat unaccustomed to it. The white fur of the ice beasts was too powerful. Anyone hit by the white fur would be frozen and then mercilessly killed.

With the Ice Snow Clan controlling them, the ice beasts did not attack the Dark Dao cultivators. Therefore, the Dark Dao cultivators could cooperate with the ice beasts to attack, becoming even more fierce.

The Dao Ancestor Realm Eighth Level experts above, seeing the heavy losses of the cultivators, did not engage in a prolonged battle. Not long after the war began, they ordered a retreat, giving up the three main cities and nearby military camps, retreating first to plan a counterattack.

The Dark Dao did not pursue because the Light Dao had reserve troops prepared. Who knew if there were any ambushes behind them?

Having already captured three large cities, it was considered a great victory, so naturally, they had to consolidate their gains.

The main camp behind the Light Dao mobilized a large army to meet those defeated troops. At the same time, they built a simple line of defense in the south. They were not in a hurry to counterattack but prepared to defend for a period of time.

Because they needed to mobilize a large number of fire-attribute treasures!

The white fur of the ice beasts could freeze cultivators. Without fire-attribute treasures, they would have no resistance against the ice beasts' attacks.

It was unrealistic to equip so many cultivators with powerful fire-attribute treasures, but the Light Dao had a treasure land that was rich in a type of fire-attribute crystal.

That kind of crystal could resist the severe cold. Equipping it wouldn't completely resist the ice beasts' attacks, but it could slow them down a bit, preventing them from being frozen.

There were many of these fire-attribute crystals. An entire mountain range was full of them, enough for the army to use for decades.

The Pei family immediately organized a large number of cultivators to mine the crystals and sent a message to the front-line cultivators to hold their ground. If they couldn't hold on, they should retreat continuously and not fight the Ice Snow Clan to the death.

Front-line base camp, Jade Void Mountain!

The five old ancestors gathered here, and many Dao Ancestor Realm Eighth and Seventh Level experts also came. Pei Tianyu, the Pei family's front-line commander, summoned all the strong individuals to hold a meeting to discuss how to deal with the current battle situation.

The five base camps were connected by teleportation arrays, so it was convenient for experts to travel back and forth, and support was also convenient.

Inside a grand hall, the strong individuals gathered. Above them were the five Saint Venerables of the Light Assembly, existences at the Dao Ancestor Realm Ninth Level. Three of them were Pei family experts, which showed the Pei family's strength.

Pei Tianyu sat in the middle, with the Dao Ancestor Realm Eighth Level experts sitting in the first row on the left and right below him. As for the Dao Ancestor Realm Seventh Level experts, they could only sit in the back, and the Dao Ancestor Realm Sixth Level... they were not qualified to enter.

"Speak!"

Pei Tianyu spoke faintly, his expression not too solemn. He had lived for countless years and was of the same generation as the Pei family clan king. For him, although the current situation was somewhat severe, it was not too critical and not enough to shake his Dao heart.

A Dao Ancestor Realm Eighth Level cultivator first stood up and said, "Five Saint Venerables, I believe that in the current situation, we should not rush to counterattack. We should even try to prolong the battle time."

"The ice beasts are not in the Arctic, and they cannot absorb the icy energy of the Arctic. Their combat power will slowly dissipate. The longer we drag it out, the more beneficial it will be for us."

"That's right!"

The second Dao Ancestor Realm Eighth Level expert stood up and said, "We can even abandon some areas in the north and transfer all the sect disciples in the north away. Then, by guarding each sect, we can slow down their march and disperse their forces. After the ice beasts' combat power weakens, we can launch a full-scale counterattack!"

"No!"

A Dao Ancestor Realm Eighth Level expert stood up and rebuked, "If you do that, the sects in the north will be destroyed in an instant, countless cultivators will die tragically, and many resource treasure lands will be destroyed. We will suffer a great loss of vitality!"

"We cannot retreat, we must defend to the death!"

"Isn't the Fire Cloud Stone about to be mobilized? We can hold on for a while. As long as all the cultivators are equipped with Fire Cloud Stones, we can withstand the ice beasts' attacks!"

"That's right, we've only fought one battle, and we're already taking the initiative to retreat? There's no reason for that!"

"We cannot retreat, otherwise, the morale of the army will be greatly affected. At that time, countless small sects may betray us, which will have a very large impact on the overall battle situation!"

"I think..."

One cultivator after another expressed their views. Many cultivators' sects were in the north, so naturally, they were unwilling to retreat.

After half an hour of discussion, a Dao Ancestor Realm Eighth Level expert stood up and said, "I have an immature idea—these ice beasts are all controlled by the Ice Snow Clan, so can we organize a group of strong individuals with powerful assassination techniques to specifically assassinate the Ice Snow Clan?"

"As long as the Ice Snow Clan is assassinated, the ice beasts will be out of control. At that time, they may turn against the Dark Dao cultivators, and perhaps there will be unexpected surprises!"

"Hmm..."

The words of this Dao Ancestor Realm Eighth Level expert silenced the entire hall. Soon, a group of cultivators' eyes lit up.

During the previous battle, they had all seen that the ice beasts were indeed controlled by the Ice Snow Clan. One Ice Snow Clan member controlled thousands of ice beasts. If the Ice Snow Clan were assassinated, the ice beasts would be out of control and might turn against the Dark Dao cultivators.

If that were really the case, the situation might quickly reverse!