Chapter 2798: Unfathomable Power

The Hundred Battles Sky on the battlefield fought with great exhilaration.

It had been a long time since he had clashed with an opponent whose martial power was off the charts; in nearly a thousand years, the enemies he had slain all preferred to win with divine abilities, spells, formations, and divine realms, making the fights soft and unfulfilling.

Only the Tiger Wing General opposite dared to meet his blade with axe, hard against hard.

Moreover, the Tiger Wing General had one peculiarity: his power composition was unclear.

Hundred Battles Sky had spent his life studying "power," and could easily analyze the source of his opponent's strength. Do not underestimate this ability—knowing the cause means knowing how to counter.

But the Tiger Wing General before him was covered in black light darker than ink, not only thick and impossible to disperse, but even viscous, almost liquefying.

Whether it was the immortals of Coiling Dragon or the war generals, Hundred Battles Sky could see clearly how their true power and elemental power flowed using his own abilities, and even when they prepared to unleash a major move, the rapid accumulation of their true power could give him early warning.

Only this Tiger Wing General was a blind spot under the lamp. No matter how Hundred Battles Sky used divine arts to observe, he appeared like a mysterious black hole.

Under this black light's concealment, Hundred Battles Sky could not see clearly how the Tiger Wing General's power was accumulated, distributed, or flowed, thus losing much precious real-time information for decision-making, forcing him to be extra cautious in battle.

Furthermore, this layer of black light was not merely a concealment; the trouble it caused Hundred Battles Sky could be described in two words:

Extremely nauseating.

Like his Annihilation Power, this power could also be conducted through weapons onto the opponent, especially after a wound, making it pervasive.

Fighting an opponent like the Tiger Wing General, it was impossible not to sustain some injuries. Hundred Battles Sky discovered that these forcibly attached black lights transformed into faces, feasting on his flesh and blood at his wounds.

Of course, they were not truly human or ghostly faces, but mere manifestations of power—after all, how could entities of the ghostly realm dare approach within ten zhang of the Great Heaven God?

To Hundred Battles Sky, this was a new power he had never encountered before.

"Karmic Force!" At that moment, a solemn and vast voice echoed in his ears: "The black light on Tiger Wing is a power unique to the mortal realm, the power of karmic sin, or what is called karmic obstacle power."

Hundred Battles Sky suddenly understood. Things not existing in the divine realm naturally were not within his familiar power system.

"Living in the world entails karmic retribution and entangled cause and effect." The voice continued, "Even in the mortal realm, karmic obstacle power is something immortals and cultivators avoid at all costs, as the saying goes: karmic sin entangles the body, blocking the path to heaven. I never thought it could be used by Tiger Wing. Since you have come to the mortal realm, you must abide by its rules. In this great battle, you affect many living beings, and karmic force likewise affects you."

Thus, although Hundred Battles Sky had deeply participated in the ancient war, he had never clashed with this power before, because it is not something immortals can wield.

And for Hundred Battles Sky, such a murderous god full of slaughter, karmic force was like a bone-deep ulcer—once attached, no matter what he did, he could not shake it off, far more stubborn than the Annihilation Power he implanted in others.

Even setting aside the karmic obstacle power, the Tiger Wing General's strength far exceeded Hundred Battles Sky's expectations. He had thought the strongest in Coiling Dragon, aside from the Red General, would only be Zhong Shengguang.

As for the Red General, needless to say, he had unclear ties with Mitian and the Great Fang Hu.

Moreover, whether in the heavenly realm or the mortal realm, status was often tightly linked to cultivation and martial power; the masters of Ling Mountain were the highest true immortals, and the supreme ruler of the heavenly realm was the incomparably powerful Ling Xu Shengzun. By analogy, the strongest in the Panlong Kingdom should be the leader Zhong Shengguang.

Although the Tiger Wing General had been active early on the front lines against Between Between Between Beijia, his soul had been sealed for nearly five years, and his body had slept for five years. The Heavenly Palace had assessed Panlong's ministers and generals, concluding that the Tiger Wing General excelled in military command, acted decisively, and had strong cultivation, but at best could only fight the Heavenly Gods to a draw—nothing more. Who could have predicted his power could actually oppose the Great Heaven God?

According to data collected by the Heavenly Palace and Between Between Between Beijia, the Tiger Wing General's true birthplace is unknown; he is only about thirty years old this year, joined the Panlong Army just over a decade ago, and his growth trajectory can be traced—basically all military life, either fighting or training. He did not receive the favor of ancient heavenly gods like the Red General, nor has there been any word of earth-shattering miraculous inheritance.

How could such an ordinary person grown from the military possess power capable of opposing the Great Heaven God? This answer, Hundred Battles Sky found himself intensely curious about.

He had originally displayed his ferocity, slaughtering Panlong's generals and immortals, with the Panlong Army watching helplessly, full of resentment yet unable to act. Then the Tiger Wing General descended like divine soldiers, single-handedly blocking the Great Heaven God, and the Panlong Army cheered, morale rising again.

Xu Shichu skirmished on the side, always unable to find a chance to intervene, as the two fighters' battle was too……exclusive. Not mentioning anything else, just their combat and movement speed, he could not keep up.

This was not only his problem; other heavenly demons similarly scratched their heads, finding it hard to step forward to assist.

So the two sides looked at each other, and said, "Well, let's just fight each other then."

Everyone found opponents of equal level.

Thus, in heaven and earth, the mighty faced the mighty, armies faced armies, and each fought their own.

In the following half a cup of tea's time, Huaiyuan Gao again mobilized the troops several times, then merely observed the battlefield dynamics, his furrowed brows unable to relax.

Being able to deploy troops and arrange formations to this extent was already his limit; Gao Huaiyuan acknowledged he had done all humanly possible, and now had to leave it to fate. Since the Tiger Wing General had already taken the field, the one likely playing a global game against him now was mostly Zhong Shengguang.

Midnight had passed, it was now the latter half of the night, and Gao Huaiyuan was no longer sure whether time was on Between Between Between Beijia's side.

At this moment, a messenger flew back from the rear, kicking up mud spots on the ground:

"Urgent report from the northeast front: the armies of Zhang Kangyi and Du Shian withdrew overnight, the main force has already left camp and marched over thirty li, currently at Partridge Grove; our side's avian demons report: the Red General leads troops south in full force, she personally leads several thousand elites racing to reinforce, and can reach Mingsha Grove by dawn at the latest!"

Hah, the Red General was anxious as fire, disliking the slow pace of the main army, so she simply took her flying legs and rushed over here herself.

Just bringing a few thousand troops and daring to charge ahead first—this too was her overflowing confidence.

These were two solid pieces of bad news. Gao Huaiyuan stroked his beard.

Why did those two generals choose to withdraw now, instead of waiting until after dawn—was this one night really that crucial?

Indeed.