The five sea nests of the Dingwei Region’s sea clan have practically emptied their lairs.

Five great armies swept across the land, driving all the human cultivators active in the wilderness back to the floating island.

The White Elephant King, without pause, personally acted as vanguard, not even granting those fleeing cultivators the chance to send a warning, blocking them at the very threshold of Dingwei Floating Island.

Now, the great army surrounds the island, a vast, dark mass, obscuring the light above the floating island.

Human cultivators are accustomed to forming armies through military formations, and the sea clan also has its own formations.

The sea clan has always relied on individual strength to survive in the harsh environment of the Canghai Sea. Facing terrifying crises, unity is often less effective than dispersal, lacking the foundation for large-scale formations. Sea clan warriors typically form formations in small squads.

This situation slowly changed after the war in the Maze Realm entered a stalemate.

The sea clan’s earlier large-scale formations were imitations of human formations. They might appear crude to human military experts, but with so many years of fighting in the Maze Realm, the sea clan’s formation system has developed rapidly, gradually forming its own unique advantages.

Now, the five sea clan armies are divided into five formations. Above the formations, qi coalesces, forming illusory images: a raging dragon, a vicious jackal, an octopus monster, a ghastly fish hawk. Closest to the White Elephant King, the formation bears the image of a fierce white elephant.

Compared to the intricate and adaptable human military formations, the sea clan’s formations are more savage and ruthless.

The earth-shattering roar that shook the entire island just now was the White Elephant Army manipulating its military soul projection, slamming the floating island’s light barrier with its trunk. It almost shattered the entire floating island.

Why do human cultivators defend islands? One reason is that the floating islands have pre-existing defensive arrays, which can help the defenders conserve more power.

On the other hand, as mentioned earlier, both floating islands and sea nests require a large amount of maze crystals to construct. Humans returning to floating islands and sea clans returning to sea nests can both eliminate the effects of the Maze Realm’s assimilation. The principle behind this elimination is that the environment of the floating island is almost equivalent to a miniature version of the mortal realm.

The sea clan, long adapted to the Canghai Sea, naturally experiences rule suppression upon entering the mortal realm, weakening its strength. Just as humans entering the Canghai Sea are similarly suppressed.

This “suppression” makes floating islands and sea nests into fortresses in the Maze Realm, thus having a crucial impact.

Therefore, in areas with unbalanced strength, the isolated party can rely on floating islands or sea nests for defense, preventing easy annihilation.

At this moment, the sea clan armies form military formations, constantly bombarding the shield island barrier.

The floating island cultivators also form their own battle arrays, adding layers of defense and injecting power into the shield island barrier under unified command.

The shield island array has its limits and cannot support indefinitely. However, Dingwei Floating Island needs it to endure for longer, consuming more of the sea clan’s power, thereby creating opportunities for close-quarters combat later.

Although the White Elephant King appears enraged and impatient, he is exceptionally cautious when launching the actual attack. He always keeps three armies on standby, with only two armies attacking in rotation at any given time.

This prevents the Dingwei Floating Island’s shield island array from having any time to repair itself, while also avoiding any opportunity for a counterattack.

At the same time, he does not forget to continue his mental assault: “Ding Jingshan. It seems your array is about to collapse. How many people have bled and sacrificed to preserve this floating island? Due to your moment of misjudgment, it will be destroyed today. I also feel pain for you! Is it worth it for an insignificant little cultivator?”

His words carry undeniable weight amidst the continuous bombardment.

“Because of our existence, the human race exists in the Dingwei Region. We’ve come this far, so I’m not considering whether it’s worth it. I’m only considering how much you’ll have to pay.”

Ding Jingshan also attempts to undermine the opponent’s morale: “To give the Blood King an explanation, you’re crippling your direct line of power. Even if the entire Dingwei Region belongs to the sea clan, who will bring the army to take over? Have you considered whether what you’re paying is worth it?”

The White Elephant King laughs: “What you say also makes sense. How about this, hand over that little friend, and I’ll immediately withdraw my army. Wouldn’t that be mutually beneficial for both sides?”

Ding Jingshan also smiles: “I’ve already said he’s a little friend. You’re so old, bullying the young isn’t appropriate! Why not let him go, so he can be close to you in the future? Isn’t that a win-win situation?”

The core figures of the human and sea clans, the highest authorities in the Dingwei Region, actually begin chatting idly during the battle. But despite the relaxed conversation, the war does not slow down for a moment.

“You are truly stubborn.”

“You’re the one who’s incorrigible.”

“If my subordinates suffer heavy losses for an ordinary little cultivator, it’s naturally not worth it.” The White Elephant King raises his right hand, making a forward gesture: “I’m just afraid you can’t do it!”

The sea clan armies immediately shift their formations. Only one sea clan army remains on standby, while the remaining four armies begin to attack in rotation, accelerating the frequency and intensity of the attacks!

Ding Jingshan says nothing, leaving his subordinates to adjust the defenses within the island.

At that moment, the five sea clan armies, forming military formations outside the floating island, unleash a frenzied attack on the floating island with the military soul projections of various terrifying beasts.

Thunderous sounds follow one after another.

And on the floating island, human cultivators form small arrays, grasping each node of the shield island array to enhance the defense. As cultivators exhaust their daoyuan, they retreat, and other cultivators immediately step up to replace them.

The seemingly thin layer of light forms a barrier between the human and sea clans, separating life and death.

Everyone knows that when it shatters, it will be the most brutal moment of this war.

“Open the armory and bring out all the Sunscorched Flying Boats! Mount the Star Shattering Ballistae!” Ding Jingshan suddenly shouts.

The Star Shattering Ballistae are unique military armaments of Yang Valley. The secret method of their manufacture has been passed down from the Yang Kingdom era. After generations of improvement, they use yuan stones as an energy source and possess terrifying power. One ballista shot is similar to the full-strength strike of a Fourth Realm cultivator.

Truly a great weapon of destruction.

The Sunscorched Flying Boats are even more important armaments, the foundation of the sect’s strength. Yang Valley and its affiliated forces use these boats to travel between the mortal realm and the Maze Realm.

This boat, together with the Sea Fishing Pavilion’s Dragon Fishing Boat and the Jue Ming Island’s Thorn Boat, is known as having the might of the great sun, capable of scorching everything — an exaggeration, of course, but a Sunscorched Flying Boat, once activated, can easily kill a few commander-level sea clan members.

Against this level of sea clan army, other armaments are useless. Only these trump cards will suffice.

But bringing out all the Sunscorched Flying Boats and Star Shattering Ballistae means that Ding Jingshan is prepared to perish together with the enemy, leaving no room for retreat.

The White Elephant King once again raises his right hand, slowly clenching his five fingers into a fist!

At that moment, in each of the five armies, sea clan warriors pilot enormous white elephant-shaped sea beasts out from the ranks. Three enormous white elephant sea beasts are arrayed before each army.

These white elephant sea beasts are different from ordinary sea beasts. Judging from their aura, each of them possesses combat power close to that of commander-level sea clan members. It must be known that ordinary sea beasts wandering in the wilderness are usually below the Ascending Dragon Realm level.

Their appearance, which echoes the White Elephant King’s name, further indicates their extraordinariness.

The fifteen white elephant sea beasts raise their trunks in unison, emitting cow-like moans.

Then, one after another, they all explode!