Chapter 337: Champion Marquis

If you have that ability, you can try it!

Mu Yi looked up at Ma Zi Ka Sa and sneered.

In the mind of the scorpion god named Ma Zi Ka Sa, the string named reason snapped completely.

In his eyes, Mu Yi was utterly hateful.

He resisted divine punishment head-on, shaking the faith of his followers, forcing Him to descend.

Now, in the form of a divine power incarnation, under the gaze of the gods, his descent upon the earth is itself a disgrace.

Moreover, being provoked by an ant like this truly makes Him unable to contain His anger.

The continuing anger in his heart almost ignited Ma Zi Ka Sa, and upon feeling that the divine power incarnation could finally move, He did not want to wait another moment.

He dove straight down from the heavenly dome.

Die!

Majestic divine might descended from the heavens, overbearing and without any concealment, as if to grind everything into dust.

"Zongwang Prompt: You have received the mark of the Red Scorpion God—Ma Zi Ka Sa!"

"You have been marked as a God-forsaken person!"

"Zongwang Prompt: Under divine might suppression, undergoing evaluation……"

"Evaluation failed…… You are under divine might suppression……"

"In this world, you will be suppressed by the divine power of the Red Scorpion God—Ma Zi Ka Sa, and your comprehensive attributes will decrease……"

"In this world, your luck attribute begins to sharply decrease……"

"In this world, you will encounter more misfortune events……"

……

Watching the constantly updating Zongwang Prompt on his retina, Mu Yi's brows furrowed a bit.

Mu Yi was not surprised by his own suppression; after all, it was their turf, and receiving some interference suppression was to be expected—enemies in his controlled reincarnation land would also suffer many negative effects.

However, what puzzled Mu Yi was what divine portfolio this scorpion god held, and why there were so many flashy suppression effects.

But now was not the time to worry about these things; Mu Yi gazed at the figure diving down from the heavenly dome, and fierce fire ignited in his eyes.

"A mere barbarian god dares to block my great army!"

Mu Yi let out a roar, the great army's momentum coalesced, rising to the heavens.

The momentum of the entire great army formed a ferocious tiger that directly pounced onto the descending scorpion god.

From below upward, it violently collided with the divine might.

Will can distort reality; the clash of auras naturally disturbs heaven and earth.

The two auras collided, and the space at the impact point emitted a sound like shattering glass.

"Crack~"

In the next instant, an illusory mountain sprang up from the ground and slammed head-on into the scorpion god descending from the sky.

"Boom!"

A violent impact burst forth, scattering the vapors and clouds above the heavenly dome and sweeping away all debris on the ground.

The many beastman deities standing upon the heavenly dome all looked in disbelief at the two forces colliding below, a development they could not have foreseen.

Clearly just a Legend like an ant, plus a horde of soldiers even worse than ants, yet they could oppose a deity's incarnation.

You must know, the scorpion god is a deity of medium divine power.

Even if it is merely an incarnation descending, its power should be the pinnacle limit of the entire world.

The scorpion god blown away by the Great Army Cloud looked at his shattered armor, his face flaring with even greater rage.

Under the gods' gaze, his divine power incarnation not only failed to subdue the ant before him, but was blown away by the opponent.

"It seems I underestimated you!" Ma Zi Ka Sa's face burned with uncontrollable anger as He reached out His hand.

Then, in the starry sky above the heavenly dome, a streak of light fell from His divine realm.

The flowing light descended, and the hand that the scorpion god Ma Zi Ka Sa had extended happened to grasp it.

When the flowing light dissipated, what appeared in Ma Zi Ka Sa's hand was a stout trident, its tip stained with patches of still-wet crimson— the blood of spirits, symbolizing Ma Zi Ka Sa's past wars with other pantheons.

After securing his divine artifact trident, Ma Zi Ka Sa again looked down upon Mu Yi and roared with anger he could barely contain.

"Heretic, you shall be judged!"

Mu Yi coldly gazed at the enraged deity in the sky, sensing a dangerous aura from that trident—it was definitely a divine artifact.

Even though the incarnation cannot fully unleash this divine artifact's power, the combination of the two will definitely enable this deity before him to exert power surpassing the Legend tier.

Even in incarnation form, the opponent himself could already exert power beyond the Legend limit; now, wielding the divine artifact, he could achieve an effect greater than the sum of its parts.

Moreover, this world belongs to him; the world entirely sides with him, and they have not even begun to fight before already being burdened with heavy shackles.

Ma Zi Ka Sa, the scorpion god, dove down again; unable to use his authority, he could only resort to this most primitive combat style.

However, no matter how primitive the combat style, backed by the numbers it becomes extraordinarily terrifying.

Mu Yi stared at Ma Zi Ka Sa's movements, then again mobilized the Great Army Cloud to blast toward him.

Ma Zi Ka Sa used the trident in his hand to block the cloud attack, but under the impact of that force he was blown far away.

After stabilizing his stance, Ma Zi Ka Sa frowned.

Something was off; the first clash didn't feel obvious, but this second encounter was blatantly clear.

Whenever he approached the vicinity of that ant, he would feel an invisible suppressive force; it was this force that put him at a disadvantage in the fight, causing him to be uncontrollably blown away.

Even having equipped his divine artifact trident resulted in the same outcome.

This instantly put Ma Zi Ka Sa on alert; although He was burning with anger, He was not a reckless deity.

Just by looking at his followers' style, one knows he is the type who hides in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to deliver a lethal strike—fundamentally not a frontline combatant.

Had it been another time, or another deity as opponent, Ma Zi Ka Sa would surely employ his most adept combat style, fighting and delivering a fatal blow from the shadows.

But today won't do.

Or rather, now won't do; before the followers, under the gods' gaze, he must crush Mu Yi with the simplest, most brutal method.

As a god, dealing with Mu Yi still requires almost sneak‑attack tactics……

Even if he kills Mu Yi, it's still over for him.

The beastfolk ultimately revere strength; their inherited fighting style can be a deadly strike from the shadows.

But now he must face the enemy with a fearless posture and grind them to dust.

Once faith collapses, heaven knows what it will become.

Especially those watching gods; they absolutely do not advise broadcasting their own embarrassing deeds, turning his followers into theirs.

This is a result Mazikasà cannot tolerate.

No matter what Mazikasà thinks, Mu Yi's mobilization of the army's Cloud Energy attack keeps blasting Mazikasà away time and again.

"What a monster!"

When Mu Yi again blasted Mazikasà away, he couldn't help but catch his breath.

The Cloud Energy condensed by the army struck continuously over a dozen times; under normal circumstances even the most majestic mountain range could be shattered.

But when it landed on Mazikasà, aside from blasting him away repeatedly, it seemed impossible to inflict any damage.

The army's Cloud Energy attack is not endless, especially when they are rejected by heaven and earth; absorbing and mobilizing the world's essence becomes laborious, further increasing their consumption.

It also let Mu Yi clearly recognize the gap between himself and the gods.

Even if he leverages the momentum of a great battlefield victory, using power beyond normal limits to oppose the gods' avatars, he still cannot win.

If he were in normal condition, he would probably have been ground to ashes by now.

Yet no matter how glorious the victory, he cannot long maintain that overwhelming momentum, especially as they bombard the enemy repeatedly while the enemy swoops down again and again.

One drum of vigor, then waning, then exhaustion.

After reaching the peak yet failing to blast the opponent, the army's momentum began to fall; the direct effect was a drop in Cloud Energy attack power, and the distance Mazikasà was blown away grew shorter and shorter.

Even Mu Yi was starting to falter; his near‑monstrous energy recovery speed was now lagging, each attack leaving his body more emptied.

"Should we have delayed enough time already?"

Mu Yi furrowed his brows, once again mobilizing Cloud Energy to blast Mazikasà away.

But this time the Cloud Energy strike failed to take effect.

Mazikasà blocked the Cloud Energy attack with his trident, and the tail he had never used since the battle's start extended straight down toward Mu Yi.

"Oh no!"

Seeing the enormously enlarged scorpion tail in his view, Mu Yi's hairs stood on end; the opponent's constant head‑on clashes had let him lower his guard.

The foe was like an assassin, launching a lethal strike when they were most lax.

Mazikasà cleverly blended his fighting style into frontal combat; though still unexpected, it shifted from ambush to a fierce assault.

But for Mazikasà, these details no longer matter; what matters now is killing Mu Yi.

No matter how much impact faith may suffer, killing Mu Yi first is the foundation of everything.

"Soldier against soldier, general against general, my juniors cannot be bullied by you!"

A sword flash suddenly appeared from the void, instantly severing Mazikasà's scorpion tail, followed by another sword flash striking Mazikasà himself.

"Ah~~~"

The scorpion god Mazikasà, dwelling in his divine realm, let out a painful wail.

In an instant, the sword flash slew his divine avatar.

The gods in the starry heavens were greatly startled; they had completely failed to notice any sign of another god's presence.

"Kid, how did you guess that?" A figure appeared beside Mu Yi, a roguish smile full of admiration for him.

"Let's just gamble!"

Mu Yi gave a wry smile at the figure before him, yet inwardly he let out a sigh of relief.

He had seen this person in the Military Strategist Hall — Champion Marquis Huo Qubing.

With him here, today is assured.

"Just as you said, soldier against soldier, general against general, king against king — I have already drawn out the opposing gods, yet the Grand General Wei is nowhere to be seen; to claim he didn't anticipate this, I wouldn't believe it even ten thousand times!"

"The only explanation is that he used me as a target to draw the gods' attention, masking his true aim!"

"Guess what the true purpose is?" Huo Qubing nodded appreciatively.

"Perhaps it's to destroy these gods' divine realms?" Mu Yi speculated.

Huo Qubing stared for a moment, then nodded.

"To be valued by so many war gods, you truly are a promising talent; when this world's affairs are settled, come see me!"

"Thank you, Champion Marquis!"

Mu Yi was overjoyed; although he had long earned permission from many war gods to receive their teachings through his merits, obtaining teachings endorsed by a war god is an entirely different matter from ordinary instruction.

"Take your people and retreat; the upcoming battlefield is no place for you to participate!"

Huo Qubing lifted his gaze to the myriad beastfolk gods in the starry sky.

"Cowardly rat‑like lot, not a single one dares to come down — truly disappointing!"

"Since you won't come down, I'll go up instead!"

"If you hadn't revealed yourselves voluntarily, it would really be hard to net you all at once!"

Huo Qubing laughed, turning into a stream of light that plunged into the void; a fortress like a divine realm appeared in mid‑air, its surrounding solidified Cloud Energy barrier leaving Mu Yi dumbstruck.

"Zongwang Prompt: The current 'Siege' has entered its final stage, all participants are being repatriated……"

"You have earned the recognition of the war god Wei Qing, gaining the qualification to remain in the camp!"

Just like a Zongwang transfer, in an instant Mu Yi returned to Wei Qing's camp.

As Mu Yi was lost in thought, Wei Qing, dressed in military attire, appeared before him and nodded.

"Well done! Next, you will lead the Wei Ke unit and follow me into battle!"

"Zongwang Prompt: Wei Qing issues you the 【Siege】 second-stage conscription mission; your performance will be recorded in the mission contributions."

"Yes!" Mu Yi accepted without hesitation, clasping his fists in salute.

For him, being able to personally witness the war of the Military Strategist War God was absolutely beneficial.

"Battle!"

Wei Qing drew his precious sword from his waist and let out a loud roar; the military camp tore open space and entered the starry sky of the beastman world.

In the starry sky, everything had already fallen into chaos.

Huo Qubing's commander's military camp fortress, in a domineering posture, charged toward the divine kingdoms of numerous beast gods; wherever the sword light passed, all was destroyed.

The divine kingdoms towering in the starry sky began to collapse under the destructive sword light of Huo Qubing.

Dozens of divine kingdoms were destroyed by the sword light, shedding their outer layer of divine power Starlight.

Having lost the support of divine power Starlight, the divine kingdoms, like continents, began to collapse, turning into meteors of various sizes that started to fall toward the world below.

Although these divine kingdoms hung high in the firmament, their essence was also part of the material world, part of the earth, cut and lifted by people into the starry sky and forged into divine kingdoms.

After this collapse, they naturally fell back to the original world.

(End of chapter)