Chapter 119: A Person's Name, A Tree's Shadow

In a vast, boundless mountain range, a lush and green scene.

On some of the stone walls of this massive mountain range, there were some incredibly ancient carvings, likely secret patterns carved by the original inhabitants of the Yanji Continent back in the day. However, as no one had maintained them for endless years, and powerhouses occasionally fought in the vicinity, these carvings had long since become dilapidated.

Above this massive mountain range, two powerful immortal spirit squads were currently locked in battle—one belonging to the human race camp, and the other belonging to the Monster race camp.

Among them, the human camp had six immortal spirits, while the Monster side had only five.

Although the Monster side had fewer powerhouses, they had already gained an absolute advantage on the battlefield.

This was because all five powerhouses on the Monster side were Marquis Immortals, including two high-level Marquises, while the human camp only had two low-level Marquis Immortal spirits, and the remaining four were merely high-level military lords.

"Zhuifeng, quickly think of a way to help Tieshou and the others!"

The captain of this human squad, 'Marquis Jindao', slashed through the white silk threads wrapping around him and transmitted his voice to the other Marquis Immortal in the squad.

Just then, the sharp claws in the hands of a high-level Monster Marquis Immortal had already reached toward the back of a high-level human military lord.

If this strike hit, that human high-level military lord would certainly be severely injured, if not killed.

"Heiguang, watch out!"

At this moment, Marquis Jindao, who had been entangled with a low-level Monster Marquis Immortal, roared, instantly burned his immortal divine power, broke through his opponent's obstruction, and slashed his blade toward that high-level Monster Marquis Immortal.

The high-level Monster Marquis Immortal who had intended to ambush the high-level military lord 'Heiguang' turned instantly, and the sharp claws in his hands collided fiercely with the blade light slashed out by Marquis Jindao.

Boom!

In the terrifying explosion, the figure of the Monster Marquis Immortal was blasted back several thousand kilometers, and the immortal spirit 'Heiguang' also took this opportunity to catch his breath.

"Damn human immortal, I want to see how much immortal divine power you are willing to burn!" the high-level Monster Marquis Immortal roared angrily.

He was a high-level Marquis; logically, he should be able to completely suppress Marquis Jindao. It was just that Marquis Jindao was now burning immortal divine power, so his strength naturally exceeded his own.

And their squad had already gained the absolute advantage and held victory in their hands, so he naturally was unwilling to burn his own immortal divine power!

"Captain, you and the vice-captain should flee quickly!"

Looking at Marquis Jindao, who was constantly burning immortal divine power to support his team members, Heiguang, clad in black armor, had a trace of madness in his eyes: "The enemies this time are far stronger than us. If you don't flee now, once your immortal divine power is severely depleted and your strength greatly reduced, you won't be able to escape even if you want to!"

On the other side, the other Marquis Immortal of the human camp, 'Marquis Zhuifeng', also transmitted to Marquis Jindao: "Captain, what should we do?"

"Zhuifeng, is there no way for you to help Heiguang and the others?" Marquis Jindao asked anxiously via transmission.

"I can't, Captain!"

Marquis Zhuifeng replied hurriedly: "These two Weiyi race immortals have both locked onto me. One is a high-level Marquis and the other is a low-level Marquis. Even if I burn my immortal divine power, it's very difficult for me to shake off their restraints and save the others!"

Hearing this, Marquis Jindao couldn't help but look at the three alien immortals in the Monster team.

They all had butterfly-like wings and huge compound eyes bulging on their foreheads; they were the three Marquis Immortals of the powerful Weiyi race.

"Damn Weiyi race immortals!"

Marquis Jindao roared angrily in his heart: "If it weren't for you, our squad could have escaped even if we couldn't win!"

One must know that the powerhouses of the Weiyi race are most skilled at using the silk threads they spit out to bind, entangle, and trap enemies.

Two Weiyi race immortals working together can even trap alien enemies a level higher than themselves, not to mention that there was now a high-level Marquis Weiyi race immortal.

In fact, the reason the battle had continued until now was entirely because these Monster immortal spirits were all unwilling to burn their immortal divine power; otherwise, someone from their squad would have fallen long ago.

But as the battle continued, Marquis Jindao had already burned 8% of his immortal divine power. Once he burned more than 10%, his strength would be greatly reduced, and by then, he might even end up losing his own life.

"Captain, flee quickly!"

"Indeed, Captain, you have done your best. You and the vice-captain should flee quickly!"

The several human immortal spirits who only had the strength of high-level military lords transmitted to Marquis Jindao one after another.

They had followed Marquis Jindao for a long time and naturally were unwilling to see him fall here just to help them.

Just as Marquis Jindao was hesitating whether to abandon his long-time teammates and flee, he suddenly received a message from Lu Qingshan.

"Marquis Jindao, hold on, I will arrive at the battlefield at top speed!"

"Is it Marquis Ranling?"

Marquis Jindao, having received Lu Qingshan's message, felt as if an ordinary person had just received a shot of adrenaline.

Subsequently, he transmitted to his teammates with great excitement: "Brothers, Marquis Ranling is already rushing toward us. Our squad is saved; everyone, hold on for a while longer!"

"Marquis Ranling?"

"Captain, is this true?"

The others in the Golden Blade Squad, upon hearing Marquis Jindao's transmission, all became excited.

Although Lu Qingshan's fame is not much in the eyes of those high-and-mighty King-level powerhouses, it is already extremely resounding among the many Marquis Immortals on the Yanji Continent.

"Of course it's true!"

Marquis Jindao transmitted hurriedly: "Everyone must hold on. Once Marquis Ranling arrives, we might be able to turn defeat into victory!"

"Yes, Captain!"

"Captain, I have no problem!"

"Hahaha! After more than a hundred years, I can finally see Marquis Ranling's peerless demeanor again!"

"Captain, my immortal divine power loss is less than yours. Next, if Heiguang and the others encounter danger, I will burn my divine power to resist!"

Upon hearing the news that Marquis Ranling was about to arrive, everyone in the Golden Blade Squad became excited, and their momentum even rose by a few points.

If other reinforcements had arrived, they might not have been so confident, as many powerhouses generally do not risk their lives when supporting allies;

But Marquis Ranling is different!

Never mind supporting teammates, even in ordinary battles, Marquis Ranling frequently risks his life!

Coupled with Marquis Ranling's terrifying soul attacks, there are not many Marquis-level squads on the Yanji Continent that do not fear him!

On the other side, seeing the momentum of the Golden Blade Squad rise, the powerhouse squad of the Monster camp didn't pay much attention, but continued to slowly consume the divine power of everyone in the Golden Blade Squad.

A moment later, Lu Qingshan finally approached the place where the Golden Blade Squad and the Monster camp squad were fighting.

With the latest detector shielding the signal, the powerhouses on the Monster side had no perception of Lu Qingshan's arrival.

"A high-level Marquis Monster Heavenly Wolf. It seems he should be the leader of this Monster squad!"

"The other black wolf should be a follower of that Heavenly Wolf, and as for the other three Weiyi race immortals, they are not to be feared!"

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan immediately left the spaceship and turned into a stream of light, rushing rapidly toward the battlefield.

As a Marquis Immortal who had also created a top-tier movement technique, Lu Qingshan's instantaneous burst speed was naturally terrifying.

In just the blink of an eye, Lu Qingshan had already arrived at the battlefield.

"Marquis Ranling has arrived!"

Upon detecting Lu Qingshan's figure, a look of relief finally appeared on Marquis Jindao's face.

If Lu Qingshan had arrived even a moment later, their Golden Blade Squad would certainly not have been able to hold on, and at least one or two people would have fallen.

And the others in the Golden Blade Squad, upon seeing Lu Qingshan's figure, all showed excitement on their faces.

They were finally going to survive!

Although they had just hoped for Marquis Jindao and Marquis Zhuifeng to flee, that was only because they saw no hope at all!

And they were all immortal spirits with eternal lifespans; naturally, they were unwilling to fall just like that once they saw hope.

At the same time, the five Marquis Immortals on the Monster side, upon seeing Lu Qingshan rushing over alone, all showed solemn expressions.

"Captain, it's Marquis Ranling from the human camp!"

"Damn it! It's actually that madman Marquis Ranling!"

"Why did this madman suddenly come here!"

"Captain, what should we do?"

Although Lu Qingshan was only one person, he made them extremely wary. After all, Lu Qingshan had a track record of slaying Marquis Immortals multiple times!

If the battle continued, the high-level Marquis Heavenly Wolf and the Weiyi race immortals might be safe, but the three low-level Marquises would be in danger!

"Hmph! The alliance has already ordered that once the traces of this Marquis Ranling are discovered, they must be reported immediately. I imagine they will send King-level powerhouses to slay him. This Marquis Ranling is dead today!"

The Heavenly Wolf race immortal transmitted to his teammates while immediately sending out a message through the communicator in his world ring.

"I am on the Yanji Continent, my coordinates are..."

"I have discovered the traces of Marquis Ranling from the human camp, please rush over!"

Once this message was sent, it was rapidly transmitted to the intelligence system of the Monster race on the outer battlefield.

However, the Monster race's intelligence system is the worst among the four camps on the outer battlefield. Without the ability to transmit battle footage, it is impossible to immediately confirm the authenticity of the message. Therefore, after uploading, it must pass through the preliminary analysis of the Monster intelligence system, and only after it is judged to have a certain degree of authenticity will it be transmitted further.

After sending the message, the Heavenly Wolf race immortal transmitted to his teammates again: "I have already sent the message. Next, we must find a way to drag this Marquis Ranling down; we absolutely cannot let him escape! By then, even the credit for reporting the news will be enough for us to obtain a large amount of military merit!"

"Yes, Captain!" the other Monster immortals nodded one after another.

And the Monster Heavenly Wolf looked directly at Lu Qingshan and said directly: "Marquis Ranling, you..."

"Monster scum, die!"

Lu Qingshan had no intention of talking to the other side and directly burned his immortal divine power.

Hum!

Invisible and intangible virtualized divine power instantly permeated toward the five Monster immortals. At the same time, Lu Qingshan also transmitted to the Golden Blade Squad: "I will influence their actions; you all withdraw first!"

On the other side...

"This madman!"

"Marquis Ranling, this madman!"

Seeing Lu Qingshan burn his immortal divine power without saying a word, the Monster immortals cursed incessantly, but none of them dared to be careless!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The five Monsters, who had not burned a single bit of immortal divine power while besieging the Golden Blade Squad, all burned their immortal divine power simultaneously.

And after burning their divine power, they didn't choose to attack the Golden Blade Squad, but instead used the divine power with greatly increased might to protect their souls layer by layer.

As the saying goes, 'A person's name, a tree's shadow'!

The fact that Marquis Ranling is skilled in soul attacks and burns immortal divine power at the slightest disagreement had long since spread in the circle of Marquis Immortal spirits on the Yanji Continent!

Facing Marquis Ranling in a state of burning divine power, those who were careless were already dead!

No matter how unwilling they were to burn their immortal divine power to fight for their lives, they had to do so upon seeing Lu Qingshan burn his!

And Marquis Jindao and Marquis Zhuifeng took this opportunity to collect their teammates into their world rings and then retreated to Lu Qingshan's side.

"Roar!"

The black wolf race Marquis Immortal had a strange giant beast guarding his soul within his body. Although that strange giant beast was swaying under Lu Qingshan's soul attack just now, it finally managed to block it.

"Hahaha! I blocked it!"

The black wolf race immortal, having regained consciousness, immediately roared at Lu Qingshan: "Marquis Ranling, your soul attacks are nothing more than this!"

"Oh? Is that so?"

At this time, the Golden Blade Squad had temporarily escaped the enemy's encirclement, and Lu Qingshan naturally had no more worries.

Swish!

He saw him immediately holding the Purple Thunder Sword and turning into a stream of light to kill the high-level Marquis Heavenly Wolf, while also once again permeating his virtualized divine power into the body of that black wolf race immortal!

And this time, that black wolf race immortal had become the sole target of his soul attack, and the secret method he used had changed from the self-created "Soul-Slaughtering Sword" to the peak-level soul attack secret method recorded in the "Thunder Illusion Secret Method!"

Boom!

Inside the black wolf race immortal's body, the strange giant beast that had originally resisted Lu Qingshan's soul attack collapsed instantly under Lu Qingshan's attack, and the black wolf race immortal's soul was also instantly destroyed by Lu Qingshan, completely losing its life aura.

"So weak?"

Seeing the black wolf race immortal unable to even utter his last words, Lu Qingshan was slightly stunned.

Originally, he thought that the black wolf race immortal was so confident because he was very confident in his soul defense, so he directly unleashed his strongest soul attack this time.

But the result...

One must know that many low-level Marquis Immortals could persist for a while under his soul attacks, yet this black wolf race immortal couldn't even struggle; he was clearly quite weak in soul defense!

On the other side.

"Too terrifying!"

"Marquis Ranling's soul attacks are simply too terrifying!"

Marquis Jindao and his companion, who had already collected all their teammates, showed shocked expressions upon seeing Lu Qingshan instantly slay the black wolf race immortal.

"That black wolf's strength is quite formidable; in a one-on-one fight, neither of us is a match for him!"

"Indeed! I never expected him to be killed by the Marquis of Burning Spirit in the blink of an eye!"

"No wonder those alien Immortals all say they would rather encounter a peak Marquis than the Marquis of Burning Spirit!"

"They are right! Even if that black wolf encountered a peak Marquis, he could probably hold out for a while, but encountering the Marquis of Burning Spirit, he can only blame his bad luck!"

And at this moment...

"Marquis of Burning Spirit, you are courting death!"

Seeing Lu Qingshan instantly annihilate the Black Wolf clan Immortal, the leading Sky Wolf clan Immortal flew into a rage. He no longer intended to wait for the arrival of the Demon clan's reinforcements and instead charged directly toward Lu Qingshan.

In truth, if Lu Qingshan had killed the two Immortals of the Tail-Legacy clan, he would not have been this furious, nor would he have burned his divine power at any cost to attack Lu Qingshan.

But that black wolf was the only follower under his command at the Marquis level!

Although he was a member of the Demon clan's Imperial family, he still needed to compete for resources within the clan!

That Black Wolf clan Immortal who had just been killed by Lu Qingshan had been following him since he was at the Boundary Lord stage, a period spanning tens of millions of years!

But now, his most important helper had been casually killed by Lu Qingshan just like that; how could he endure it?

"Kill!" the Sky Wolf clan Immortal roared madly.

"Well come!"

Facing the roaring Sky Wolf clan Immortal, Lu Qingshan did not even use soul attacks to influence his opponent; instead, he relied directly on his body amplitude secret technique, as well as his self-created sword arts and movement techniques, to tangle with him!

Swish! Swish!

Lu Qingshan's movement technique was agile and elegant, his figure changing in unpredictable ways.

Boom! Boom!

The Sky Wolf clan Immortal's divine might was vast, every move carrying immense power.

"The Sky Wolf clan is truly blessed by heaven!"

Lu Qingshan could not help but sigh: "Their life gene level is naturally six times that of ordinary beings in the universe. Although not as invincible at the same level as the twelve peak bloodlines of the Starry Sky Giants, it is enough to give them a huge advantage among their peers!"

After seeing that he could not hit Lu Qingshan, the Sky Wolf clan Immortal quickly sent a voice transmission to the high-level Marquis of the Tail-Legacy clan who had just stored the two clansmen into his world ring: "Phantom, quickly help me stop this Marquis of Burning Spirit!"

"Captain, there is no need for us to risk our lives against this Marquis of Burning Spirit!"

This 'Marquis Phantom' from the Tail-Legacy clan quickly replied via voice transmission: "As long as we wait for the camp's strong reinforcements to arrive, this Marquis of Burning Spirit will definitely die without a doubt!"

"No!"

The Sky Wolf clan Immortal replied again: "I must kill him with my own hands today. Help me out, and all the military merit from killing him will be yours!"

Hearing this, Marquis Phantom, who had originally been unwilling to fight Lu Qingshan, had no choice but to choose to act.

Seeing this, Marquis Golden Blade and Marquis Chasing Wind, who were not far away, wanted to step forward to help, but were stopped by Lu Qingshan: "The two of them can be dealt with by me alone. You two have lost too much divine power; you should retreat first, no need to intervene!"

"This..."

Marquis Golden Blade and Marquis Chasing Wind looked at each other, then quickly sent a voice transmission: "Many thanks to the Marquis of Burning Spirit for saving our lives. I have already transferred two hundred billion in military merit to you through the military system!"

After saying this, the two of them immediately turned into streaks of light and flew toward the distance.

In the central region of the main continent of the Yanji Continent, there was a luxurious palace atop a majestic mountain.

This luxurious palace was very conspicuous on the Yanji Continent, yet no strong expert had ever appeared here, because this was the residence of the Demon clan's peak King-level expert, King Flying Swallow.

King Flying Swallow came from the Demon clan's 'Flying Swallow clan'. The Flying Swallow clan originally held a very low status within the Demon clan; it was only after King Flying Swallow stepped into the peak King-level that the clan's status improved, and King Flying Swallow became the new leader of the Flying Swallow lineage.

However, King Flying Swallow had no elders in the clan to help her, and she herself had only become a peak King-level expert after long years of cultivation, so she was not highly regarded within the Demon clan at all.

Like those King-level Immortals from the Imperial or Royal families, even if they were only entry-level Kings, they could obtain vast resources; but King Flying Swallow had to rely on herself to fight for every bit of resource.

It was precisely because of this that she chose to come to the outer-territory battlefield to venture.

However, she was the leader of the Flying Swallow clan; once she fell, the clan's status within the Demon clan would surely decline significantly, so she did not dare to go to dangerous places like the Star Tower or the Twin Whirlpool Domain, choosing instead to remain stationed on the Yanji Continent.

With her current strength as a peak King-level expert, coupled with her ability to teleport, it was impossible for her to encounter any danger on the Yanji Continent. The only downside was that the accumulation of military merit was too slow.

"Soon, soon!"

Deep within the palace, King Flying Swallow, whose body length was less than one meter, flapped her two wings and thought to herself: "More than a hundred years ago, I saved the super genius 'Aldrich' of the Imperial 'Samsara Ringed Snake' lineage from the Machine clan's 'King Town Sea'. His teacher, 'Venerable Black Python', once promised to help me when I applied to accept the 'Motian Divine General Inheritance'. Coupled with my teacher's help, as long as I accumulate three hundred billion Shield-Coin units, I can apply for the next Motian Divine General Inheritance!"

"The Motian Divine General Inheritance last opened more than three thousand epochs ago; there are still more than six thousand epochs until the next opening. Before then, I must accumulate three hundred billion Shield-Coins!"

Thinking of this, King Flying Swallow could not help but curse: "Damn Marquis of Burning Spirit, weren't you very arrogant before? Why have you disappeared without a trace now?"

"And that bitch White Dove, how dare she come to provoke me?"

"And saying that if she can't get it, I can't get it either?"

"Hmph! She doesn't even think about it; she is an Immortal who cultivates the Law of Time. Even if allies discovered the traces of the Marquis of Burning Spirit, how would she kill him?"

"Ride a spaceship and fly over slowly? By the time she arrives, the Marquis of Burning Spirit would have long since run off to who knows where!"

"Fortunately, the clan's high-level leaders are wise and handed this task to me!"

"But where exactly is that Marquis of Burning Spirit hiding? He used to be very active, and allies on the Yanji Continent often discovered news of him, but how has he disappeared without a trace for more than ten years?"

Thinking of this, King Flying Swallow felt somewhat helpless!

When the Demon clan's high-level leaders handed her the task of killing the Marquis of Burning Spirit, she had been very excited!

It was merely killing a human illusionist who was at most a high-level Marquis, yet she could obtain military merit equivalent to 'killing an entry-level King-level Immortal'.

Such a task was definitely a lucrative job, a lucrative job that made people envious!

You must know, even for peak King-level experts, they usually only kill peak Marquises at most!

And they couldn't kill frequently, otherwise, it would easily provoke public anger!

Under normal circumstances, the military merit she obtained from venturing on the Yanji Continent for ten thousand years was only equivalent to the military merit of killing one entry-level King-level Immortal!

Such a lucrative job naturally made many people envious.

Fortunately, when the clan's high-level leaders distributed such tasks, they generally prioritized experts of the same clan.

And among the many Demon clan Immortals venturing on the Yanji Continent, only she possessed the ability to teleport, ensuring that she could arrive immediately after discovering the coordinates of the Marquis of Burning Spirit and kill him, so the clan's high-level leaders handed this task to her!

Of course, if she could not successfully complete it within a hundred years, this task would be made public to the entire Demon clan camp, and by then, who knows how many people would be competing with her for it.

After all, among the Demon clan experts active on the Yanji Continent, there were still some peak King-level Immortals who possessed the ability to teleport!

And after receiving this task, King Flying Swallow had been waiting for intelligence on the Marquis of Burning Spirit.

Once she obtained the opponent's accurate coordinates, she could teleport directly.

The diameter of the Yanji Continent was only 1.8 light-years in total. For King Flying Swallow, who could cross one or two light-years in a single teleportation, the entire Yanji Continent was within her teleportation range. She could instantly arrive at any place on the Yanji Continent that was not spatially sealed.

As long as the intelligence arrived, she could immediately reach the accurate coordinates, kill the Marquis of Burning Spirit, and then obtain a huge amount of military merit.

What a simple task!

"Trash!"

"The intelligence system is truly rotten. More than ten years have passed, and yet no one has discovered the Marquis of Burning Spirit!"

At this moment, King Flying Swallow was naturally quite depressed, but even if she was unwilling, she could only wait slowly, hoping that the Marquis of Burning Spirit would appear within the remaining eighty-plus years and be successfully killed by her!

But just at this moment...

King Flying Swallow's pale silver eyes suddenly lit up.

"Hahaha, that human Marquis of Burning Spirit has finally appeared!"

Whoosh!

Just as King Flying Swallow finished speaking, she instantly activated her teleportation ability, and her figure disappeared into thin air from the palace.

(End of chapter)