Chapter 279: Watching the Battle Concludes (Seeking Subscriptions)

The battle has officially begun!

The conflict between the boundary arrays of the two sides began to intensify, a dull rumbling sound ringing out incessantly; the celestial phenomena in this frontier region also began to change, and lead-gray dark clouds abruptly spread to cover the sky.

Awooo! Awooo! Awooo! Awooo! Awooo...

The more than one hundred thousand troops on the side of the Fudong Immortal Gate, with cultivation levels ranging from Nascent Soul to Qi Refining, all cast aside human decorum at this moment, emitting beast-like howls.

Then, with uniform movements, they draped themselves in a certain type of animal hide, and in an instant, they transformed directly into humanoid demonic beasts, a wild, fierce, and insane baleful aura erupting naturally from them.

Fur-Draping Art.

A secret art that Du En had seen in the archives of Nanmo; by draping themselves in specially refined animal hides, one could gain the power of the corresponding demonic beast, becoming half-human, half-demon, and extremely ferocious.

Moreover, because of the pursuit of greater power, the practitioner often has to endure immense pain, known as Demonic Blood Erosion, which is difficult to avoid.

Yet at this moment, the entire Fudong Immortal Gate was practicing it, and each one was accustomed to it; as they roared, they did not appear to be in pain, only filled with a kind of madness, their eyes entirely consumed by bloodthirsty bestiality.

Humans pretending to be demons?

Half-human, half-demon?

No, it is the degeneration of wild beasts!

These degenerated, humanoid wild beasts, who had lost all trace of humanity, further accelerated their movement, and depending on their cultivation, they quickly became uneven.

The Convict Battalion on the side of Luoyu also began to meet the attack at close range.

Magical artifacts, spells, talismans... all sorts of things, produced from various small cities and gathered here as finished products, flew out like raindrops, beginning to bombard from hundreds of miles away.

The convicts squeezed out their own cultivation and urged their mana, as if venting all the emotions that had not yet become completely numb.

Boom, boom, boom...

Explosive sounds and flashes were incessant, and the shock and destruction were continuous; this Sighing Death Gobi silently endured the brutal slaughter that had begun once again.

Bang!

A wolf claw suddenly lunged out, striking directly into the Convict Battalion.

Ugh!

Someone was caught off guard on the spot and was directly beaten into minced meat.

Others hurriedly turned their fire, but discovering only a claw, they could not help but feel strange and horrified, hurriedly bombing it, even affecting their own people.

Blood Feud Retaliation?

Du En thought of such a secret art available in the merit exchange.

If a cultivator's physique is strong enough and their blood and Qi are sufficiently vigorous, comparable to a demonic beast, they can practice it.

The effect is singular: when one is about to be killed, through the causal link of the blood feud, one can directly cause a portion of one's own limbs to undergo extreme specialization and be teleported to the side of the person who killed them, delivering a final surprise attack.

And now, everyone in the Fudong Immortal Gate can learn this secret art; even in death, they use their own blood feuds to pave the way!

Thus, one after another, piece by piece, the remaining fur-draped beast claws and beast maws appeared abruptly within the lines of the convicts, wreaking all sorts of havoc and making it difficult for the bombardment here to maintain its density.

Fresh blood splattered everywhere, and screams were constant.

By the time they finally managed to deal with these blood-feud remnants, the enemy had already taken the opportunity to close in.

Each one was wounded, dripping with blood, roaring powerfully, with whimpers mixed in.

There was nothing fancy; they simply pounced, bit, and tore as soon as they arrived, fully highlighting their degenerate, wild bestiality!

The tens of thousands of cannon fodder on the Luoyu side also began to move; likewise, there was nothing fancy, as they moved forward to engage in battle, incidentally pushing the convicts in front forward.

The two sides engaged in close-quarters combat.

Limbs flew and blood rained, but soon they would be turned into a pile of dust by various spells.

All kinds of magical artifacts, pills, and talismans were consumed as if they were worthless, just to kill one more enemy.

Du En also quickly understood that a hundred-thousand-level battle does not mean there are only one hundred thousand, but rather that it is less than a million.

The Fudong Immortal Gate side began to continuously add fuel to the fire.

Since one hundred thousand is not enough, then bring another hundred thousand; if that is still not enough and they cannot win, then continue to increase.

In half a day, the number was continuously added up to four hundred thousand.

And the response of the Luoyu Immortal Gate was also very simple: the cannon fodder battalions were replenished one by one, also fighting over numbers, but because the Convict Battalion was fighting to the death in the front, the number of people on this side was always lower than the opposite side.

So, what about other tactics? What about macro-strategy?

Du En could not help but frown slightly.

Because there were none.

The confrontation between the two great immortal gates was just like directly comparing mana by pressing palms together; within the scope of this frontal battlefield, there was never any need for extra tactics or strategies, just mutual consumption with all their might!

If resources are not enough, then use people to make up for it!

Fight, fight, fight, and see who is the first to be unable to hold on!

As long as a sign of the opponent's decline is glimpsed in the contest, the great cultivators and True Immortals guarding the rear will strike fiercely, directly raising the intensity of the war, attempting to pierce through the battlefield and reach the other side.

"But, for ten thousand years, they have still been locked in a stalemate..."

This is the hopeless and numbing immortal gate battlefield; it is exactly as Du En had thought before, pointlessly and meaninglessly consuming people's lives!

So, there is no need to keep watching.

Du En cupped his hands to the people watching the battle, and with a calm expression, turned and left.

The crowd was slightly surprised at this moment.

They had thought that this Traveler Du would storm out, as he was one of Counselor Meng's people, and this faction had always held the strongest opinions regarding the hegemony of the immortal gates.

But here, there was only a slight frown, and from beginning to end, no other ripples were produced.

"Interesting, isn't it?"

Somewhere in the city, a voice sounded.

It was the True Immortal of the Void Refining stage who was stationed here.

"Counselor Chang Meng has actually found a piece of unpolished jade over in Nanmo this time."

"The ancient well knows itself, plan before you act..."

Three people, three sentences, finally converged into one.

"General, what is True Monarch Huiqing thinking?"

The one being asked was precisely the general here.

And the person standing beside them was Meng Changqing's third senior sister, True Monarch Huiqing.

"No need to act, observe the changes quietly."

The general spoke slowly and withdrew their gaze.

The other True Persons exchanged glances in secret, all with meaningful expressions.

Clearly they were paying close attention, watching him arrive at this eastern region of the Immortal Gate, the place under their own jurisdiction, yet in the end, they chose not to take any action at this time...

It seems the rumors are not false; this child is not only recruited and trusted by Advisor Chang Meng, but even True Monarch Zhuding favors him and is exceptionally concerned.

So, the question arises.

Where is he so outstanding?

Spiritual root is inferior, it is certainly not in this aspect.

Golden Core is flawless, merely a basic requirement.

Magical power is refined, which also appears ordinary.

Comprehension is passable, having switched to a high-grade cultivation method, but in reality, it is just so-so.

Spiritual body is rough, although the potential is decent, it appears common among those of the same rank...

Can't figure it out!

"Stop thinking about it; how could the thoughts and considerations of a True Monarch be something we can speculate on?"

The general spoke thus, yet could not help but frown inwardly.

Although True Monarch Huiqing told them to observe the changes quietly and not take action, this "quiet observation" itself carried the meaning of watching, yet they had just observed Du En carefully in secret and failed to see anything in Du En that surpassed an ordinary genius.

(End of this chapter)