[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-the-sky-fell":3,"chapter-after-the-sky-fell-after-the-sky-fell-chapter-785":6,"glossary-terms-4462":23},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","After the Sky Fell",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2281641,4462,"Chapter 785: Combat Squad","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-785",785,"\u003Cp>Zhao Wuling led Ye Jingtian and Li Yi into the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Li Yi clearly sensed that the building contained many powerful auras, some so intense they sent shivers through him—clearly, extraordinary experts were stationed within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Although Earth’s cultivation era began only recently, when survival hangs in the balance, top-tier experts inevitably emerge—after all, a world’s foundation cannot be underestimated,” Li Yi thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had not begun cultivating early, yet now possessed strength enough to confront Mahayana-level opponents; those who had started earlier than him must have reached even higher realms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In times of stability, these top-tier experts might never show themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with multiple worlds uniting to invade Earth, these hidden experts would surely be forced to emerge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though their numbers fell short of those from other worlds, they could still temporarily stabilize part of the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Zhao Wuling did not take them to the battlefield hall—he led them instead to a nearby office, where a single artificial intelligence robot sat, not a living person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ye Jingtian and Li Yi from Base Eight reporting for reinforcement of Earth’s defense line. Register us,” Zhao Wuling said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The AI robot replied: “Acknowledged. Identity information registered. Thank you both for your support.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After registration, Zhao Wuling led them to another hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people were gathered there, passionately discussing the latest battle reports.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can’t keep fighting like this—the Demon God Realm and the Profound Immortal Continent are growing ever closer in alliance. Once we step onto the battlefield, we face coordinated assaults from Great Demons and Mahayana experts. Their goal is simple: slowly grind down our top-tier forces until we’re utterly depleted, then claim Earth as their territory.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth's current strength cannot match the combined heritage of these two worlds. Their refusal to swallow us whole at once suggests they intend to wear us down—force us to abandon Earth voluntarily, vacate the land, and cross over on our own. This is a slow, cutting death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t we foresee this scenario long ago? From trading space for time, to sacrificing groups to buy time—all was planned. Evolved ones have unlocked cross-world methods and limitless potential. Haven’t you noticed how many new experts have emerged in the last ten bases? Before, evolved ones barely managed to fight Heavenly Demons—but now, there are many capable of confronting Great Demons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even so, the Demon God Realm has a Demon King, and the Profound Immortal Continent has True Immortals watching over it. If things turn dire, the Demon King and True Immortals will intervene directly. No matter how many experts we gather, it won’t matter—and the battlefield opens again soon, meaning another wave of experts will be lost.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the murmurs, it was clear Earth’s defense line was in dire straits—evolved ones were being targeted in unison by both worlds’ experts, suffering heavy losses—but all remained steadfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were willing to sacrifice their lives to buy time for Earth’s remaining twenty million evolved ones, refusing to abandon Earth and flee to other realms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with the arrival of Li Yi and Ye Jingtian,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two unusual auras appeared, instantly silencing the hall’s clamor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Support from Base Eight has arrived. Which squad wants them?” Zhao Wuling said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Support? I’ll take them—I’m short two members. My squad took heavy losses last time and still hasn’t been replenished,” one man stood up without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He Zhiming, your squad still has eight people. Mine has only three left—give them to me, or my squad will be wiped out entirely,” another cultivator rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a middle-aged man with a weathered look, armor torn and stained with blood—as if he’d just survived a brutal battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yue?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others fell silent upon seeing him speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every squad was short-handed, but Jiang Yue’s was worse—last time, ten entered the battlefield, only three returned. Even Jiang Yue, their captain, was nearly killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiang Yue, your squad is finished. Disband it and merge with others. Recruiting new members is pointless,” someone spoke after a brief pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bullshit! We haven’t avenged last time yet. I won’t disband this squad until I’ve slaughtered those two Great Demons,” Jiang Yue roared. “My teammates didn’t die in vain. With these two, we’ll have five. When the battlefield opens again, we’ll have another chance to fight. That’s final—these two are now in Squad Nine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t argue further—he slammed his fist on the table and settled it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For newcomers, joining any squad was the same—they’d all face the battlefield eventually, and no squad treated recruits unfairly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though squad sizes varied, battlefield strength depended on total numbers; when combat erupted, multiple squads often fought together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The squad system existed to improve coordination and teamwork.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing no opposition, Jiang Yue immediately said: “Xiao Yuan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, I’m here,” the AI voice echoed through the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yue said: “Add these two support members to Squad Nine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Acknowledged. Information updated. Ye Jingtian, Li Yi—welcome to Squad Nine,” Xiao Yuan’s voice replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yue nodded in satisfaction, then asked: “Who is Ye Jingtian?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am,” Ye Jingtian said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yue said: “I’m Jiang Yue. We’re comrades now—no need to be formal. Tell me your strength. Any experience fighting Great Demons?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I killed one myself, outside Base Eight,” Ye Jingtian said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, many turned to stare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Killed a Great Demon? Damn. These reinforcements are strong. Are you sure you did it alone? No help?” He Zhiming’s eyes lit up as he hurried over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing a Great Demon made one a pillar of Earth’s defense—on the battlefield, strategies could be built around such a fighter, greatly increasing squad survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Jingtian touched the purple and azure swords at his waist and said: “I did it alone. No help. Maybe that Great Demon wasn’t at its peak—rumor says Great Demons in the Demon God Realm vary in strength.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t exaggerate—this was the battlefield. Boasting would invite disaster. Humility was safer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, the crowd was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good! Excellent! If you’re truly that strong, next time we fight, the whole squad—including me—will fight around you. Tell us how to coordinate,” Jiang Yue said, his gloom vanishing as he laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Ye Jingtian truly had such strength, he could turn the tide of any battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?” Ye Jingtian blinked, then chuckled and shook his head. “No, don’t. I can kill a Great Demon if I fight to the death—but compared to Li Yi, I’m nowhere near his level. If we’re going into battle, you should all fight around Li Yi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pushed Li Yi forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having witnessed Li Yi’s strength, Ye Jingtian knew his own limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another expert?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others turned to look at Li Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d noticed the two unusual auras upon entry—especially Li Yi’s, which was extraordinary. But his armor was too ornate, too clean—raising doubts about whether he’d ever seen real combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strength was one thing; battlefield experience was another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the battlefield, no one fought alone—even the strongest could be surrounded and killed by elite foes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Yi, have you killed a Great Demon?” Jiang Yue asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing a Great Demon was the standard for measuring strength—on the battlefield, the Demon God Realm always deployed Great Demons first. Without the ability to fight them, entering meant near-certain death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve killed three Great Demons and two Mahayana cultivators,” Li Yi recalled his achievements since leaving the Wildlands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three Great Demons died in the Four Seas and Eight Zones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Mahayana cultivators—one died on his way back to Tianchang City; the other was just slain moments ago by Li Yi’s Golden Arrow as he arrived at Earth’s defense line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the others in the hall froze at this report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Three Great Demons? Two Mahayana cultivators? Are you serious? Joking?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All alone? This sounds insane.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unbelievable. Are these two reinforcements really that strong? If all Earth’s evolved ones were like this, we’d have crushed them long ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shocked, they still harbored doubts about Li Yi’s claims.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Li Yi truly killed three Great Demons and two Mahayana cultivators alone, his strength ranked only below the Demon King and True Immortals—he could dominate the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, “dominate” was an exaggeration—but with proper coordination, he could annihilate the entire opposing force in the next battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Jingtian added: “I didn’t witness Li Yi killing the three Great Demons, but on our way here, we were ambushed by three Mahayana cultivators. One of them—a sword cultivator—was killed by Li Yi’s arrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s why the other two Mahayana cultivators fled—we made it here unharmed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could vouch for Li Yi’s ability to slay Mahayana cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi said nothing—he reached into his Five Elements Bracelet and pulled out a massive skull, dropping it to the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skull was not human—it belonged to a green lion, but this was no ordinary beast. It was a Great Demon who had taken human form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the blood had dried, it still looked fresh—this Great Demon had been slain recently. Even from afar, the residual demonic power was palpable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s Qing Shi, a Great Demon under Silver Fang Demon King!” a female evolved one shot to her feet, teeth clenched, eyes locked on the skull, fury blazing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When the Demon God Realm invaded Earth, I saw this Great Demon swallow half a city whole.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? That’s the one who swallowed half a city?” Others had heard the tale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was too cruel—every Earth evolved one burned with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But few knew which Great Demon was responsible—so the blame fell on the Demon God Realm as a whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[84] (End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1587,"2026-06-20T01:27:07.233Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","478930aa4c886dda45eba7fd6c8785b37a6d03728132f2736ffe898d75b71d9d","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-786","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-784",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-the-sky-fell-cover.jpg",{"terms":24,"userReplacements":180},[25,30,35,40,45,50,55,60,65,70,75,80,85,90,95,100,105,110,115,120,125,130,135,140,145,150,155,160,165,170,175],{"id":26,"raw_term":27,"original_term":28,"translations":29},1803422,"Li Yi","李易",[],{"id":31,"raw_term":32,"original_term":33,"translations":34},1803423,"Zhao Xiaoxiao","趙曉曉",[],{"id":36,"raw_term":37,"original_term":38,"translations":39},1803424,"Wu Zhen","吳振",[],{"id":41,"raw_term":42,"original_term":43,"translations":44},1803425,"Zhang Gao","張高",[],{"id":46,"raw_term":47,"original_term":48,"translations":49},1803426,"Xiang Xiangzi","香湘子",[],{"id":51,"raw_term":52,"original_term":53,"translations":54},1803427,"Xuan Yuezi","玄月子",[],{"id":56,"raw_term":57,"original_term":58,"translations":59},1803428,"Bald Daoist","禿道人",[],{"id":61,"raw_term":62,"original_term":63,"translations":64},1803429,"Taiyi","太易",[],{"id":66,"raw_term":67,"original_term":68,"translations":69},1803430,"Yun Feizi","雲妃子",[],{"id":71,"raw_term":72,"original_term":73,"translations":74},1803431,"Du Baizhi","杜白芷",[],{"id":76,"raw_term":77,"original_term":78,"translations":79},1803432,"Wu Zuohua","武左華",[],{"id":81,"raw_term":82,"original_term":83,"translations":84},1803433,"Zhou Yu","周煜",[],{"id":86,"raw_term":87,"original_term":88,"translations":89},1803434,"Cang'erzi","蒼耳子",[],{"id":91,"raw_term":92,"original_term":93,"translations":94},1803435,"Li Chengyu","李成玉",[],{"id":96,"raw_term":97,"original_term":98,"translations":99},1803436,"Tai Xianweng","太仙翁",[],{"id":101,"raw_term":102,"original_term":103,"translations":104},1803437,"Old Daoist Wu","吳老道",[],{"id":106,"raw_term":107,"original_term":108,"translations":109},1803438,"Sun Boxiu","孫伯修",[],{"id":111,"raw_term":112,"original_term":113,"translations":114},1803439,"Tianjiang Zi","天江子",[],{"id":116,"raw_term":117,"original_term":118,"translations":119},1803440,"Sun Fei","孫飛",[],{"id":121,"raw_term":122,"original_term":123,"translations":124},1803441,"You Nu","憂女",[],{"id":126,"raw_term":127,"original_term":128,"translations":129},1803442,"Bai You","白幽",[],{"id":131,"raw_term":132,"original_term":133,"translations":134},1803443,"Liu Ming","劉明",[],{"id":136,"raw_term":137,"original_term":138,"translations":139},1803444,"Yang Wei","楊偉",[],{"id":141,"raw_term":142,"original_term":143,"translations":144},1803445,"Ning Wu","寧舞",[],{"id":146,"raw_term":147,"original_term":148,"translations":149},1803446,"Haili","海力",[],{"id":151,"raw_term":152,"original_term":153,"translations":154},1803447,"Meiling","梅玲",[],{"id":156,"raw_term":157,"original_term":158,"translations":159},1803448,"Shan Yi","善翼",[],{"id":161,"raw_term":162,"original_term":163,"translations":164},1803449,"Golden Feather Demon King","金羽妖王",[],{"id":166,"raw_term":167,"original_term":168,"translations":169},1803450,"Wang Chengjun","王成軍",[],{"id":171,"raw_term":172,"original_term":173,"translations":174},1803451,"Li Weiguo","李衛國",[],{"id":176,"raw_term":177,"original_term":178,"translations":179},1803452,"Miao Huizi","妙慧子",[],{}]