Chapter 130: Terrified Now, You Insolent Peasant!

With the two puppet supernatural powers combined, their force was greatly amplified. The 8th-rank J-type zombie let out an unwilling roar, but after three seconds, it calmed down and knelt before Song Yan, saying, "Greetings, Master."

Song Yan nodded with satisfaction and said, "From now on, you shall be called Corpse Two."

"Corpse Two thanks Master for the name."

After subduing Corpse Two, Song Yan left without lingering. He had a premonition that the Myriad Beast Sect would likely launch an attack on him before long.

Myriad Beast Sect, Azure Dragon Hall.

The Sect Master, Yin Yang, sat high on the main seat. Below him sat thirty-six people. Among them were the five hall masters—Feng Tianfeng, Lei Wanjun, Zhuge Tian, and others—while the remaining thirty-one were elders who had emerged from the forbidden grounds.

Eighty years ago, the Elder of the Heavenly Stars left behind a prophecy before passing away and ascending. Because of this prophecy, nearly a hundred martial arts sects had retreated into the deep mountains and forests, disappearing from the secular world to accumulate strength.

These thirty-one elders were all powerful, each having reached at least the fifth rank of the Gang-Refining Stage. The strongest among them, Elder Tan, possessed a terrifying cultivation level at the eighth rank of the Gang-Refining Stage.

Scanning the thirty-one elders, Yin Yang felt a sense of immense satisfaction. "Hall Master Feng, tell everyone about the situation in the Huahai Settlement."

"Yes, Sect Master!" Feng Tianfeng stood up from his seat and said loudly, "After more than a month of development, the settlement our sect established in Huahai has gathered 53,627 survivors. From them, we selected 20,000 sturdy individuals to consume evolution crystals. We have forged 15,000 new martial artists at the Dark Energy level and 5,000 at the Bright Energy level."

"Good! Very good!" Yin Yang praised with satisfaction, then turned to Lei Wanjun. "Hall Master Lei, report the situation of the Huaxin City settlement."

"Yes." Lei Wanjun stood up, cast a provocative glance at Feng Tianfeng, and declared, "Our Huaxin City settlement has gathered 185,629 survivors. We selected 50,000 to train as new martial artists, cultivating over 30,000 at the Dark Energy level and nearly 20,000 at the Bright Energy level."

"Good, well done, Hall Master Lei!" Although Yin Yang had already received this data in advance, hearing it again was still exceptionally thrilling.

"Hall Master Zhuge, introduce the situation of the Qingyang City settlement to everyone!" Yin Yang’s gaze shifted to Zhuge Tian.

"Yes, Sect Master." Zhuge Tian stood up, waving his feather fan, and said with a smile, "Currently, the Qingyang City settlement has gathered 213,627 survivors. We selected 80,000 able-bodied people to form new martial artists. Now, we have over 50,000 at the Dark Energy level and over 20,000 at the Bright Energy level!"

"Good! Truly excellent!"

Yin Yang couldn't help but clap. With 100,000 Dark Energy martial artists across the three settlements, if this force were used well, which power in South China Province would dare challenge the Myriad Beast Sect?

"By the way, what is the current strength of the Yanhuang Settlement?" Yin Yang asked Feng Tianfeng.

"Replying to the Sect Master, the population of the Yanhuang Settlement is under 30,000, and their 12,000 combatants have all reached the late stage of Dark Energy," Feng Tianfeng replied truthfully.

"Hmph!" Hearing this, Yin Yang snorted coldly. "It is time to excise this tumor!"

"Sect Master, I am willing to lead 30,000 troops from Huaxin City to completely eradicate this tumor!" Lei Wanjun immediately requested the task.

"Hall Master Lei, there is no need for you to trouble yourself with this; our Huahai Settlement is enough!" Feng Tianfeng sneered. This was a great merit, and he did not want to hand such an opportunity to Lei Wanjun.

"What, Hall Master Feng wants to take all the credit for himself?" Lei Wanjun mocked.

Feng Tianfeng refused to back down, retorted, "Hall Master Lei, Huahai City is the territory under my responsibility. Don't reach too far; just manage your own patch of land."

"Hehe!" Lei Wanjun suddenly gave a strange laugh. "Feng Tianfeng, I don't agree that Huahai City is your territory. That is the territory of the Myriad Beast Sect. What, do you want to break away and become a king?"

"Stop spouting nonsense! I, Feng Tianfeng, am loyal to the Myriad Beast Sect. To develop the Huahai Settlement, I even went to rescue my daughter who was trapped in the Yanhuang Settlement...!"

Lei Wanjun interrupted with a cold laugh, "That’s not necessarily true; perhaps you are just naturally cold-hearted and ungrateful!"

"Lei Wanjun, isn't that going too far?" Feng Tianfeng could no longer suppress his inner rage. If not for being in the Sect Master's hall, he would have attacked Lei Wanjun already.

"Enough, both of you, sit down!" Yin Yang barked, his face chilling.

Seeing the Sect Master was angry, the two dared not act recklessly. They glared at each other before sitting down.

"The task of destroying the Yanhuang Settlement is assigned to Hall Master Feng, with Elder Tan and thirty other elders assisting!"

Hearing this, Feng Tianfeng was overjoyed. Without the support of the Elder Group, he only had ninety percent confidence, but with this group of experts, his certainty of destroying the Yanhuang Settlement reached one hundred percent!

He immediately declared, "Please rest assured, Sect Master, I will take down the Yanhuang Settlement within ten days!"

Seeing the merit slip away, Lei Wanjun was reluctant and wanted to speak, but Yin Yang shot him a look, the icy expression making him instinctively shut his mouth.

"Hall Master Lei, your territory is close to the Yin-Yang Sect. Once the Yanhuang Settlement is taken, the Yin-Yang Sect will be the second target for the Myriad Beast Sect to deal with, so you must collect as much intelligence on the Yin-Yang Sect as possible!"

"Yes, Sect Master!"

Lei Wanjun said happily, the dissatisfaction in his heart vanishing instantly. Compared to attacking the Yanhuang Settlement, the merit of attacking the Yin-Yang Sect was far greater.

One day later.

Yanhuang Settlement, high-level conference room.

"Leader, according to information from our scouts, the Myriad Beast Sect is recalling all their Dark Energy martial artists. I fear they are coming to attack us!" Yang Shaojin reported with a grave expression.

Since the appearance of the Myriad Beast Sect’s settlements, Song Yan had established a new department—the Scout Group.

Led by Yang Shaojin, a sharpshooter from the former armed police detachment, 200 elites were selected for the unit, with the primary task of monitoring the Myriad Beast Sect's settlements. Because of Song Yan's special care, Yang Shaojin's cultivation had reached the peak of the Postnatal Stage.

Upon hearing the news, the people present were not surprised, only concerned.

"Very good, continue to monitor their movements and report to me as soon as there is any news!" Song Yan nodded. He scanned the crowd and asked, "How do you all think we should respond?"

Guan Zijie was the first to speak: "Our settlement's defensive line is too large. While it can block zombies, it is difficult to stop martial artists at the Dark Energy level. Therefore, I believe rather than defending, we should engage them in a head-on battle!"

"A head-on battle?"

Song Yan appeared thoughtful. Although the Myriad Beast Sect had over 15,000 Dark Energy martial artists—more than 3,000 more than the Yanhuang Settlement—in terms of overall strength, they were inferior.

This was because all 12,000 of Song Yan's combatants practiced innate techniques, and ninety percent had developed internal energy, making their strength superior to average late-stage Dark Energy martial artists. Furthermore, Song Yan had taught them the blade and sword techniques he had created, so hundreds of warriors already possessed strength comparable to the early stage of the Force-Refining Stage.

Thus, the head-on engagement proposed by Guan Zijie might very well be a viable strategy.