The Long Road of Ten Thousand Paths
Chapter 608

Battlefield Reunion

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The sudden arrival of reinforcements Human Path off guard.

However, he immediately realized what was happening and then sharply raised his command flag, "Form ranks and prepare to meet the enemy!"

It's very simple, because the opponent's flag is 'No Return'.

Is this banner from a deadly attack? Judging by the murderous aura, is it a backup plan?

As the command flag flashed, the other Human Path warriors reacted immediately, taking their positions and unleashing their cultivation.

With banners and armor in perfect order, and drums beating valiantly, under the control of the banner, the soldiers' Soldier's Qi surged forth, transforming into a phantom image of a majestic eagle, charging forward.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that it was not an illusion, but rather the result of the Human Path soldiers launching a charge. As they charged, their Soldier's Qi enveloped their bodies, forming the illusory image that resembled a Dharma image.

Its majestic and sharp eagle head and iron beak are the marks of trampling and crushing by iron cavalry!

Smoke and dust obscure the sky, like an eagle spreading its wings, poised to attack or defend.

The thunderous cannon fire is the eagle's shell, the backbone of the entire team, a reserve force, ready to be deployed at any time to reinforce the formation.

Arrowhead Rain Gathering is the Vajra Eagle Claw. It is not a physical entity, but an attack area formed by the gathering of Technique Method. Wherever it touches, mountains crack and rivers stop flowing!

This is not about soldiers standing still and forming Dharma bodies to fight. Although many lower-level worlds do like to do this, using people as human batteries, forming formations and then standing still, letting the Dharma bodies formed by the formations fight.

But the strategy of Human Path Military School is not that simple.

The majestic eagle before us is an integrated entity of the banners, military formations, Soldier's Qi, and all the soldiers.

When the charge is launched, it is a massive army assault, a display of divine might in battle formations, and coordinated by the banners and the Soldier's Qi. With the general at the center, all these capabilities are integrated into one. The enemy must deal with all these attacks simultaneously; if any one is missed, the enemy will know what true suffering is.

This is the true strategy of Military School.

A sixth-rank Military School cultivator, along with such a well-trained army and the banners of Human Path, is even capable of fighting against a relatively weak fifth-rank cultivator, provided that the opponent is alone.

An army of equal strength, even with ten times the number of troops, would find it difficult to directly resist the methods of a Human Path Military School.

But--

To the astonishment of this sixth- Human Path general, the army that was flying the banner of 'No Return' did not actually form a battle formation.

No formation? Are you courting death?

In large-scale warfare, do you dare to be so audacious? Even if you have a hundred times the number of troops, you are nothing but a rabble that will be easily wiped out!

But it was precisely because of this that the Human Path general chose to hold back five-tenths of his strength.

If the opponent is coming to their death, then five-tenths of our strength is enough.

If the other party has something else going on, then reserve 50% of your strength for a reaction, so you can withdraw in time to stop the loss and do something else.

This is a great strategy, and no one can point out any problems with it.

However, it was this very strategy that led to the deaths of this Human Way army.

The army in the sky, flying the 'No Return' flag, did not display any military formation whatsoever.

However, the two sides collided—

The Human Path soldiers then realized that they were no match for them.

So strong!

Like a giant whale wading across the ocean, it makes no waves, yet clears the entire area. Wherever its banners go, nothing is spared. Thus, sweeping away the army of Human Path is as easy as picking up a mustard seed!

Impossible! Human Path has never lost in battles of equal strength! Other Dao Lineage cannot do it, and this small team could not do it either.

The problem is that, in just the first collision, the eagle's head was already shattered, and thousands of Human Way Iron Cavalry perished.

The Human Path expert's hair stood on end, and he reacted swiftly.

He didn't know what was going on, but he was willing to die rather than let his fellow practitioners find out the truth!

"All troops!" He raised the command flag again and suddenly unfurled a signal.

This is the banner of a suicide charge.

The expressions on the faces of the other Human Path soldiers, from Subordinate Seventh Rank officers to eighth-rank ordinary soldiers, all changed.

There were all sorts of expressions, including surprise, anger, sadness, and grief.

But in the next instant, their expressions hardened, and they quickly regrouped.

All the desperate Technique Method were cast, and all sorts of life-burning pills were taken. In just half a second, this Human Path detachment unleashed more than four times the power!

It was precisely because of this that the true form of the 'No Return' flag in the sky was successfully forced out.

The Unreturning Disciples were astonished; they never expected that Human Path would so decisively choose a suicide attack, forcing them to reveal their Trump Card.

In the clash, blood and flesh flew everywhere. The Human Path soldiers fought bravely to the death, actually pushing the battle line back. The thing behind the 'No Return' banner was forced to reveal itself.

A divine image of the moon appeared, and the soldier with the 'No Return' banner in front of him was one of the fingers of the divine image of the moon.

It turns out that the other side did have a formation.

However, the formation is too large!

That's not a common military formation! It's a massive World Cluster Formation centered around several fifth-rank units! It seems to have the characteristics of a mountain and water formation, and it also incorporates some Daoist techniques.

The power of the formation protected the opponent while launching attacks on many worlds. My side was just a finger, so it was not very clear!

Upon receiving this intelligence, the Human Path did not hesitate to take out his terminal and transmit all the information about this scene to the Nexus of All Realms!

The moment the intelligence was sent out, the lieutenant general, along with his entire detachment, was smashed into mincemeat by the array's fingers.

At the same time, Shen Shuibi, who was in charge of the formation's central hub, frowned slightly.

At the same time, they launched an attack on twenty-six detachments.

Of the twenty-six branches, twenty-three risked their lives to transmit relevant intelligence, completely thwarting my plan to quietly eliminate some without exposing myself.

Is this... Human Path?

They really dare to die.

But it doesn't matter. I never intended to keep it completely hidden in the first place anyway; that would be too difficult.

The real purpose this time was to remind Human Path of the existence of an armed force called the Unreturning Disciples, and that there were a total of five of these specially made fifth-grade formations.

Hundreds of Human Way army were attacked simultaneously.

Shen Shuibi, Gou Lou, Cha Xike, along with the other five members of the Unreturning Disciples, formed the remaining two groups. They made their moves in different places to keep the situation unpredictable and Human Path wondering what was going on.

Even if someone were to send back information from five different directions, using different methods, but all under the same banner, it would still confuse Human Path wondering what was going on.

All of this was done to buy time for Li Qi.

"Be careful in other areas. Human Path will definitely send Fifth Rank officers to intercept you. You should retreat first and leave discreetly," Shen Shuibi said.

Although it has been less than a minute since they appeared.

However, Human Path has a reserve of fifth-rank power.

The other four formations also knew that this was just a surprise attack, so after destroying twenty or thirty sixth-rank Human Path troops in one go, they retreated immediately.

In any case, this is enough for Li Qi to gain the upper hand. The rest is up to the world under Li Qi's command.

But Shen Shuibi didn't leave.

She stayed behind to test Human Path mettle of these reserve fifth-rank troops and conduct a risk assessment for future operations.

From now on, their main opponents will be these reserve forces, and their specific task is to defeat these reserve forces, making the chaos they create exceed the capacity of Human Path to defend, so that the front-line troops will have to return to defend, allowing Li Qi Qiteng to mobilize a large army.

Shen Shuibi had barely finished speaking when Gou Lou and Cha Xike withdrew, even though they had only been at it for a minute.

Just a dozen seconds after they left, Golden Platform's phantom suddenly appeared nearby.

Sure enough, the fifth-rank Human Path warriors arrived at the location of the raid within a minute. If they had been any slower, they probably would have been caught.

The two fifth- Human Path, leading their large army, began the search.

They just left, so they couldn't have gone far.

Shen Shuibi didn't care about those things; whether they could evacuate was their own business. Now, Shen Shuibi would face her own challenge.

Sure enough, there wasn't even a second of delay.

In the sky, a Human Path cultivator descended.

That's right, it wasn't the usual Human Path army, but a Human Path cultivator.

The rabbit looked somewhat surprised. She was currently controlling a large-scale formation, supported by 100,000 Unreturning Disciples. A single fifth-grade cultivator would probably have a hard time contending with her.

Could it be that I have a chance to kill a fifth-rank Human Path today?!

Is there really such a good thing?

A fleeting moment of joy passed through Shen Shuibi, who immediately manipulated the formation, using her own Dharma form as the means of output. She twirled a spell in her hand and unleashed it without holding back!

He immediately used Shen Shuibi's signature spell, Yin Thunder!

A faint, flowing lightning lightly broke through the morning mist; the combination of the Taiyin Qi and Thunder Method produced a sound that was extremely faint, almost silent.

Accompanying the Yin Thunder was the Karmic Wind. Together, the wind and thunder extinguished many worlds, seemingly freezing the outer void in place.

This place was originally a battlefield, with many worlds floating around. Now, they were all frozen in place, but instead of freezing, many hungry ghosts began to crawl out.

Yin Thunder is the thunder that blasts ghosts in the underworld. When combined with the karmic wind, it creates a land of Yin Ghost. The gate of reincarnation in the world is opened, and a large number of Yin Ghost are forcibly commanded by Shen Shuibi to rush towards the other side!

With a blue face and fangs, and a hideous appearance, the monster lunged at its opponent, wanting to devour its blood and flesh.

"Such a beautiful woman, why does she prefer to use such sinister and grotesque methods?" The fifth-grade Human Path cultivator shook his head, seemingly expressing some regret.

"He's not Military School, no wonder he didn't bring any soldiers." This thought immediately popped into Shen Shuibi's mind.

But the next moment, a simple and unadorned 'righteous energy' spread out in all directions, and countless Yin Ghost were immediately blown away. Even the Gate of Reincarnation opened by Shen Shuibi was forcibly closed.

"Righteousness and integrity? No, Confucianism doesn't have such a rigid and meticulous spirit. It must be Mohism!" Shen Shuibi immediately made the corresponding guess, then put her hands together, absorbed the power of the formation, and summoned her Pill Furnace!

If it is the Mohist school, then we should respond with the true fire of the Pill Furnace.

The Pill Furnace ignites a new fragrance with its fire, stripping away all evil and revealing the true nature of the body. Water and Fire complement each other, and thus true fire is born. A sea of fire ignites in the surrounding void, spreading for hundreds of millions of miles, intending to refine the approaching party into ashes!

However, over there, the Human Path who had come also took out a Pill Furnace and blew a breath into it.

A burst of green flame also spewed out from the other party's Pill Furnace, and it even blew towards Shen Shuibi.

Shen Shuibi's original sea of fire was Innate Qi, where yin arises from yang. Now, it has fallen into acquired energy, becoming material without substance, losing its original nature of yin and yang blending together. Water and fire are in different places and cannot help each other. Because water and fire cannot help each other, heaven and earth do not interact.

In this way, both of his moves were easily neutralized by his opponent.

This made Shen Shuibi take a deep breath.

Is there such a divine being among those of the fifth rank?

He was already very powerful, and with the support of the formation, he was still locked in a fierce battle with his opponent.

Are there really such experts in Human Path?

Impressive, but not impressive enough.

Shen Shuibi didn't waste any words; she never liked to talk nonsense. Instead, she directly overturned her Pill Furnace.

The Pill Furnace overturned, and the Alchemy Fire inside spilled out.

In the past, the Dao Ancestor's alchemy furnace overturned and fell into the mortal world, forming a forbidden land called 'Flaming Mountain'. The flames in it are the Dao Ancestor's alchemical fire. Even a ten-time Buddhist disciple or a great sage of the demon race can only scratch his head in front of this alchemical fire, completely helpless. If one were to enter it, he would definitely be burned to ashes.

This would render the Pill Furnace partially unusable, because the true fire in Pill Furnace is usually a continuous and persistent flame. Once it's poured out, it will be very difficult to rekindle the fire.

However, correspondingly, its power is absolutely explosive!

Shen Shuibi unleashed all her Alchemy Fire, spraying forth brilliant flames that sparked like hundreds of serpents.

Flames poured down, spreading for billions of miles, swallowing world after world, and then bursting forth again.

It was as if a god had kicked over a crystal goblet, and countless lights fell to earth, scattering and raining down like stardust, illuminating the void and making many worlds shine so brightly that it was hard to open one's eyes.

After the Alchemy Fire was extinguished, Shen Shuibi formed hand Hand Seals.

One of the signature Technique Method of Daoism is fire magic.

Throwing fire across ten thousand miles of the Zhen Palace, four fierce horses suddenly charge with fire!

With the help of Shen Shuibi's Alchemy Fire Seed, the fire technique now unleashed incredible power, which even among those at the fifth rank would probably be difficult to withstand!

However, the Human Path cultivator in the distance slightly raised his hand.

With a buzzing sound, countless fine, hazy dust particles seemed to suddenly appear in the space.

Even with the eyesight of a fifth-rank expert, it was difficult to see clearly what it was, but one could clearly sense a very weak interior.

"Their true strength is so weak... They're not a genuine fifth-rank official; they were forcibly promoted to that rank." Shen Shuibi immediately realized this.

So here's the question: what exactly is this hazy dust?

How could something so weak, a mere fifth-rank official with only a half-baked skill, and all alone, possibly withstand my first two moves?

Can someone like that really stop me?

Shen Shuibi frowned slightly and watched the other party respond quietly.

Once you start dealing with it, your weaknesses will be exposed.

The sea of fire engulfed the past.

Then, in the next second, the hazy dust came into contact with the sea of fire.

Shen Shuibi suddenly widened her eyes!

Those dust particles were alive, and each one possessed the qualities of a fifth-rank cultivator! It was as if countless fifth-rank cultivators who had lost their power were fighting against her.

Therefore, there are all sorts of methods.

Although he lacked the strength of a fifth-rank individual, he possessed a great deal of knowledge at the fifth-rank level!

Is this a clone? An avatar?

No! None of them.

She knew who the other person was.

Plague Lord!

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