Chapter 423: The Battle Begins, Breaking Through to the Four Fiend Realm! (1)
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In the vast sea of the Northern Region, a fleet with different flags sailed majestically towards Dark North Island.
This fleet was clearly formed by many factions. Although they were sailing in the same direction, there was a distance between the different factions.
In the center of the many fleets was a fleet of black warships. On the masts of each warship hung the ferocious and domineering Demon Statue flag, representing the Heavenly Demon Sect.
“d.a.m.n it!”
On the largest warship in the middle of the Heavenly Demon Sect’s fleet, because Demon Han Zhao’s thoughts were connected, a trace of joy appeared in his eyes when he learned of Huo Longtengs death.
“Next, we’ll see how this battle goes.”
Demon Han Zhao stood by the window and looked at the endless sea. He sighed with emotion.
Although the Heavenly Demon Sect had been a.s.signed to be the vanguard of this battle, it was inevitable that they would suffer some losses. However, Huo Longteng was already dead, and the greatest trouble had been resolved.
He was on the way to Dark North Island now. Huo Longteng had died on Magnolia Island thousands of kilometers away. This matter had nothing to do with him.
A mere Four Fiend Realm martial artist did not have the ability to kill a top expert of the Six Fiend Realm.
As long as the Heavenly Demon Sect established enough battle merits at the beginner level, they would have a way to escape.
Although all the factions in the outer seas had to listen to the orders of the Martial G.o.d Alliance, the Holy Emperor Palace, and the Yin Yang Hall in the war with the foreign races, they could not be fearless.
The battle merit system greatly mobilized the enthusiasm of martial artists, and it also minimized the resentment of the various large factions.
As long as one made enough contributions in battle, treasures that were rarely seen could be exchanged from the Martial G.o.d Alliance, the Holy Emperor Palace, and the Yin Yang Hall.
To young martial artists, it was naturally a high-level cultivation method. High-level weapons were the most tempting, and to high-grade martial artists, breaking through was their greatest need.
As for some high-grade martial artists who were about to die of old age, what they needed the most were natural treasures that could extend their Life Extension and leave more foundation for their juniors.
The Martial Saint Realm was divided into the Seven Fiends. The Three Fiend Realm was a process of qualitative change. Martial artists developed their brains and trained their mental power. From there, they could condense Lesser Divine Powers and increase their combat strength, forming a huge advantage or even crushing the One Fiend Realm and the Two Fiend Realm.
After reaching the Five Fiends Realm, a martial artist’s blood qi would be locked by the five elements fiendish qi. Their blood qi would not decline with age. Even a Five Fiends Realm Martial Saint who was about to die would always be at the peak of his blood qi.
Every time a racial war happened in the outer seas, some high-grade martial artists who were usually not famous would appear. Some of these people were lone rangers, and some were master and disciple of a single lineage. In short, they would partic.i.p.ate in the battle for various purposes.
Regarding this, the Martial G.o.d Alliance, the Holy Emperor Palace, and the Yin Yang Hall did not reject anyone.
Lastly, there was the peak Martial Saint of the Seven Fiend Realm. Although they were of the same realm, after the Seven Fiend Martial Saint cultivated his divine sense, he would have the ability to predict the future in battle. It would form a huge advantage for martial artists below the Seven Fiend Realm. The only goal of martial artists of this realm was to break through to the Divine Power Realm.
He would only consider transcending the tribulation later. The first thing he had to do was to break through the bottleneck and cultivate Dharma power.
Even if he thought of a way to avoid the lightning tribulation and cultivate a Pseudo Divine Power, his lifespan would increase greatly. From then on, he would reach the sky in a single step and become a person at the top of the clouds.
It was not that important to partic.i.p.ate in the battle. What was important was that there had to be enough high-grade martial artists to block the first violent attack of the foreign races.
“Although the demons in the outer seas are not obvious, there are definitely demons. However, I haven’t come into contact with them for the time being. I can exchange them for some Demon Crystals through this battle.”
In fact, Demon Han Zhao would partic.i.p.ate in the battle no matter what. After the Nirvana True Demon Technique broke through to the Second Level, it seemed to have a catalytic effect on the Heavenly Demon Policy and the Nether Demon Flame. The Nether Demon Flame showed faint signs of evolution.
Previously, after he used the Nether Demon Flame to injure the Dragon Guards, he realized that the Nether Demon Flame could directly devour mental power to grow.
This was fully confirmed after he used the Demon Flame to completely kill the Dragon Guard.
However, high-grade martial artists were not cabbages. He could not kill them as he pleased. Moreover, he would not kill innocent people in order to increase the Nether Demon Flame. There were not so many enemies who came knocking on his door.
This battle happened to give the Nether Demon Flame a chance to evolve.
The foreign races’ attack was a life-and-death race war. The more he killed, the more meritorious the human race would be.
Demon Han Zhao was very motivated to bring these two clear targets to the front line.
Along the way, other than replenishing fresh water, he did not rest at all. Finally, he arrived at the Giant Leviathan Port on Dark North Island ten days later.
Great Roc Citys City Lord, Xu Peng, and West Bei City’s City Lord, Lan Caiyi, led their troops to Great Roc Port to welcome the martial artists who had come to support the front line.
Xu Peng had run Giant Kun City for many years, but he looked like a handsome young man in his early twenties.
This surprised Demon Han Zhao. He only knew that the cultivation technique Xu Peng cultivated had the effect of nourishing one’s youth, so he looked very young. However, the deep crow’s feet at the corners of his eyes could tell that he was not as young as he looked.
As for the City Lord of Xibei City, Lan Caiyi, she was a middle-aged woman in blue palace clothes. She was dressed very exquisitely, but her appearance was ordinary.
“l thank everyone on behalf of the tens of millions of living beings on Dark North Island. Please go to the tent to discuss the battle deployment.”
Xu Peng looked young, but he was capable and efficient. After exchanging pleasantries with everyone for a while, he went straight to the point.
“City Lord Xu, please!”
The martial artists gestured for Xu Peng to leave first.
Demon Han Zhao noticed that Xu Pengs gaze would stop on him from time to time.
However, he did not think too much about it. After all, his strength was at the front of the team and he had brought nearly 200 experts.
There were also high-grade Martial Saints hiding their strength in the team. Han Zhao discovered a green-robed old man and a young man. The two of them looked to be at the Grandmaster Realm, but the old man’s true realm
was the Five Fiend Realm, while the young man was at the Five Qi Perfection
Realm.
The high-grade martial artists followed Xu Peng into a large tent not far from the Giant Leviathan Port. Although it was a temporary tent, it was gorgeously decorated and had everything.
In the middle of the tent was a huge sand table model. In the middle was the entire outline model of Dark North Island. Even the location of the shoal was made of sand of different colors. The outermost area was blue seawater that completely surrounded the entire Dark North Island.
In the north, northwest, and northeast of the Dark North Island model, demon beast models were placed. Every one of them was vivid and lifelike.
“In this battle, the higher-ups of the human race have already negotiated with the higher-ups of the Magi and demons. The other party is determined to invade Dark North Island. The reason is unknown, and the goal is unknown.
Therefore, the main purpose of this battle was to find out the enemy’s intentions. When the conditions allowed, it was best to capture the high-grade combatants of the enemy alive.
“This way, the higher-ups of our side will have a chance to pry out the information in the other party’s mind. At that time, those who make contributions will be heavily rewarded.
In the past, no matter what mistakes they made or which faction they conflicted with, the higher-ups could guarantee that they would let bygones be bygones.”
Xu Peng said seriously.
Demon Han Zhao noticed Xu Pengs gaze looking at him again.
“I’m afraid it’s not so easy to capture a high-grade combatant who knows the secrets of the Magi and the demons. No matter how good the reward is, it’s useless even if you die,” the green-robed old man said calmly.
“Of course. Everyone’s primary goal is to kill as many enemies as possible and protect themselves at the same time. If you encounter a powerful enemy you can’t defeat, you can adapt flexibly according to the situation,” Xu Peng added.
Many martial artists who were temporarily recruited came for benefits. It was unrealistic and unreasonable to expect them to fight to the death.
“In that case, I have nothing to say.” The green-robed old man nodded.
“The so-called combat deployment is not complicated. As long as everyone listens to the command at the critical moment, it’s fine. At other times, you just have to eliminate the enemy in the sea area under your responsibility. You don’t have to hand over all the spoils in war. The battle merits are calculated according to the number of enemies killed and the enemy’s strength.” Xu Peng added.
When Demon Han Zhao heard this, he nodded to himself. It was indeed a simple and crude arrangement, but it was indeed effective. Even if it was a matter of risking one’s life, as long as there were enough benefits, there would be people fighting to do it.
“Next is the specific deployment of the martial artists from all sides. The northern direction with the greatest pressure will be guarded by the martial artists of our Martial G.o.d Alliance. As for the northeast and northwest battlefields, they will be…”
Xu Peng arranged the combat deployment on the sand table model.
The local factions of Dark North Island were their core combat strength. If they really let these people from the various factions fight together, someone would probably have their own thoughts.
“Alright! We have no objections to City Lord Xu’s arrangements!”
“The Heavenly Demon Sect agrees.”
“The Water Cloud Sect agrees.”
The few sects that came with the Heavenly Demon Sect were arranged to guard the northeast battlefront under the lead of Demon Han Zhao.
Lin Zhan was a domineering person, but he was powerful, famous, and had a good reputation. Therefore, these sect martial artists basically had no objections.
In addition, those itinerant cultivators were sent to the northwest battlefield. In order to prevent these people from becoming scattered sand and fighting for themselves, the City Lord of West Bei City, Lan Caiyi, led the team. Some of the Lan family’s martial artists would also go with them.
After the deployment ended, Xu Peng began to distribute bronze tokens to everyone to record their merit points.
“Sect Master Lin, please wait.”
When everyone left the tent one after another, Xu Peng suddenly stopped Demon Han Zhao.
When Demon Han Zhao heard this, he turned around and nodded at Xu Peng, staying in the tent.
“City Lord Xu, why did you stop me?” When only the two of them were left in the tent, Demon Han Zhao asked.
“I’m sending a message to Sect Master Lin on behalf of the Yuan family.” Xu
Peng smiled and said, “More than ten days ago, a huge battle broke out on
Magnolia Island. Huo Longteng was suspected to have died.”
“What? He’s dead?!” Demon Han Zhao revealed a shocked expression.
“Now that Huo Longteng is dead, the trouble for the Heavenly Demon Sect is much smaller. However, the Dragon King does whatever he wants, so if you want the Huo family to not target the Heavenly Demon Sect anymore, we need Sect Master Lin to perform well in this battle.”
Xu Peng said seriously. He did not doubt Lin Zhan. After all, the difference in strength between the two sides was too great, and Lin Zhan did not have a chance to attack at all. However, if the Huo family wanted to target the Heavenly Demon Sect, they did not need a reason at all.
“Thank you, I understand.” Demon Han Zhao cupped his hands at Xu Peng.
“Then I wish Sect Master Lin a great harvest in this battle,”
Xu Peng returned the greeting with a smile.
Three months pa.s.sed quietly.
To Han Zhao’s surprise, the battle on Dark North Island went unexpectedly smoothly.
The Beast Soul Division and the Heavenly Wings Division led a large number of demon beasts to attack Dark North Island, but there were very few Martial Saint-level experts.
It made Demon Han Zhao stand out. In the recent period of time, he had killed more than a hundred Grandmaster-level demon beasts and five to six Martial Saints.
As for Han Zhao, who had killed Huo Longteng, he was brought back to the Heavenly Demon Cave by the Buddha Avatar and safely pa.s.sed the Reincarnation Stage.
After another two months of cultivation, he finally successfully broke through to the Four Fiend Realm..