My Beasts Grind Proficiency For Me

Chapter 352 - 212: Steamroll

Yang Jing watched until the last Flying Boat, filled with soldiers of the Demon Suppression Army, had flown toward the Northern Domain. Only then did he look away.

"Minister Yang."

Wang Xu suppressed his complex emotions, cupped his hands in a salute, and awaited Yang Jing’s command.

There were three other Capital City Commanders like him. Each commanded over seven hundred Demon Suppression Army soldiers, and all of them now stood by Yang Jing’s side, awaiting their orders.

A few years ago, Yang Jing was just an ordinary Demon Patrol Envoy, a position far below Wang Xu’s rank of Capital City Commander. But in just a few short years, Yang Jing’s power had become second only to the Golden Core Cultivators.

According to the Northern Army Governor’s Mansion’s protocol, these four Capital City Commanders should have been led by at least one Golden Core Cultivator.

But Canyuan True Monarch had taken all the Golden Core Cultivators with him, leaving Yang Jing to oversee all affairs, a clear sign of his immense trust.

Yang Jing shifted his gaze to the four Capital City Commanders, their expressions respectful.

"My foundation is shallow, and in the Northern Army Governor’s Mansion, I am merely a junior. It is only due to the Governor’s trust that I hold such great authority. Frankly, I am apprehensive. I can only hope that you will all work together with me, with one heart and mind, to completely remove the cancer known as the Demon Realm that has grown within our Northern Domain Seven Kingdoms."

"Minister Yang, you are too humble. You have only been in the Northern Domain for a few years, yet you have already achieved great merits that we could not hope to match in a hundred years. Whatever your orders are, just say the word. We will surely follow them and dare not slack off in the slightest!"

Wang Xu was quick to flatter him.

The other three Capital City Commanders glared at Wang Xu, surprised that this usually honest and unassuming man was so quick to suck up this time.

They also hurried forward.

"Minister Yang, I have long admired you. If you tell me to go east, I will never go west."

"We all hold military posts. Following orders is our sacred duty. Minister, please give your command!"

"Me... me too!"

Yang Jing gave a relaxed smile.

"Capital City Commanders, my orders are not complicated. You must all simply guard your positions within the Arrays. Do not leave the Arrays to engage the Celestial Demons in open battle without cause, and it is strictly forbidden to enter the Demon Realm without authorization. You are only permitted to leave the Array to provide relief when a neighboring Tier Two Array is under siege and sends a signal for help."

With the Demon-Catching Tripods, they held the complete strategic initiative. All they needed to do was establish a solid defense and fight a war of attrition.

By advancing methodically and compressing the Demon Realm’s territory, the Celestial Demons within would have almost no way to resist.

The greatest taboo was getting greedy for merit and advancing recklessly.

"Every time you sally forth, you must strictly inspect the Lesser Yang Exorcism Talismans on each soldier to prevent any Celestial Demons from possessing a soldier and infiltrating the Array."

Although Lesser Yang Exorcism Talismans were only effective against Low-Tier Celestial Demons—and only in large numbers could they slightly restrain Mid-Tier ones—the talismans served another purpose. If a High-Tier Celestial Demon possessed someone, the Exorcism Talisman on their body would immediately ignite as a warning.

This was to prevent a situation where someone in the ranks was secretly possessed by a High-Tier Celestial Demon without anyone knowing.

The four Capital City Commanders cupped their fists and assented.

"As you command!"

Having received their military orders, they took their trusted soldiers and rode Impact Boats back to their respective Arrays.

Yang Jing slowly let out a breath. He hadn’t expected Canyuan True Monarch to actually trust him so completely, handing over the command of three thousand soldiers to him entirely.

The lives of three thousand men now rested entirely on his shoulders, a truly heavy burden.

Zuoqiu Feng came forward, her slender fingers gently massaging the acupoints on his head.

"You just need to do your best. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself."

She had been in seclusion in a Quiet Chamber, recovering her Magical Power. She had only emerged by chance to learn of the Northern Army Governor’s Mansion’s major operation. Although she was a little annoyed that Yang Jing had kept such a huge matter from her, she still comforted him in a soft voice.

Although she hadn’t been in seclusion for long, her complexion had improved greatly, and her previously unstable aura had now stabilized.

"Let’s board the Flying Boat first."

Yang Jing said, gently holding Zuoqiu Feng’s soft hand.

Aside from the more than 2,800 soldiers led by the four Capital City Commanders, he placed the remaining 200-plus soldiers under Iron Head’s command to serve as a mobile reserve force, ready to provide support from the Flying Boat at a moment’s notice.

As they flew up to the Flying Boat, Iron Head immediately came forward to greet them with his junior brother and sisters.

"Master."

He had changed into the Profound Light Armor he had obtained from the secret vault of the Northern Army Governor’s Mansion. However, because he was so short, he didn’t look very imposing; in fact, he looked rather cute.

Yinjiao, on the other hand, wore a suit of Silver Armor. Yang Jing had refined this suit from his shed Flood Dragon Scales, blended with a variety of precious Spiritual Materials. It was also a Tier Two Spiritual Artifact, but its Defense Power surpassed even the Profound Light Armor.

Chi Yu, Ji Feng, and Yellow Foot, however, were not wearing armor. Their Cultivation was too low; they were still only in the Qi Cultivation Realm. Yang Jing did not plan to let the three of them participate in combat.

"Take flight."

At Yang Jing’s command, the Flying Boat immediately soared into the air.

He held the Pure Yang Golden Crow Mirror and channeled his Magical Power into it. A beam of golden light shot into the sky, so bright it could be seen clearly from hundreds of miles away.

This was his signal for the Cultivators at every post to activate their Demon-Catching Tripods.

In the next instant, from within each Array, Demon-Catching Tripods were launched by the immense force of catapults, flying into the Demon Realm while trailing long chains.

The Cultivators responsible for activating the Demon-Catching Tripods were already sitting cross-legged on the Array Discs. The moment the Tripods landed, they would immediately activate the Spiritual Light Chains to seize the Celestial Demons within the Demon Realm.

In an instant, countless Spiritual Light Chains shot out from each Demon-Catching Tripod, capturing the unsuspecting Low-Tier Celestial Demons.

Once the Cultivators controlling the Demon-Catching Tripods sensed that enough Celestial Demons had been imprisoned inside, they immediately ordered the Warriors to turn the winches and pull the Tripods out of the Demon Realm.

The Low-Tier Celestial Demons in the Demon Realm were thrown into chaos by this sudden attack.

If there had been High-Tier Celestial Demons present to command them as in the past, these Low-Tier Celestial Demons wouldn’t have been thrown into such helpless pandemonium. But in the previous battle, a great number of High-Tier Celestial Demons had died at Yang Jing’s hands, leaving these Low-Tier Celestial Demons utterly leaderless and with no idea what to do.

All the Arrays were concentrated on a battlefront more than fifty li long to the west of the Demon Realm.

For a time, vast numbers of Celestial Demons on this front were captured and killed. The surging Spiritual Qi of the Nine Heavens World immediately pressed forward, forcing the Demon Realm to retreat step by step.

Suddenly, a Fire Talisman exploded into light above one of the Arrays. This was the prearranged signal: a Demon-Catching Tripod within the Demon Realm was being obstructed during its retrieval.

"Go!"

Iron Head immediately gave the order, and the Flying Boat accelerated toward that Array.

Arriving above the Array, Yang Jing’s eyes glowed with a Cyan Gold Light. He saw a Three Corpses Bone Demon grabbing a Demon-Catching Tripod in the Demon Realm with both hands, preventing the Warriors in the Array from dragging it back.

Yang Jing activated the Wanhua Child, preparing to send it into the Demon Realm to deal with the Three Corpses Bone Demon. To his surprise, the moment the Bone Demon saw the Wanhua Child’s Golden Tripod, it immediately abandoned the Demon-Catching Tripod, executed a Bone Demon Escape Technique, and fled deep into the Demon Realm for its life.