Devouring Sha

Shen Shuibi's heart sank at the thought of Void Battlefield.

Human Path still had some strength left, so Li Qi's side couldn't hold off the main force? Or is the power of Human Path truly that great?

It shouldn't be that bad... The difference in combat power between the two sides shouldn't be too great, otherwise the vanguard battle would be meaningless, and the combat power would keep increasing until it eventually becomes a decisive battle.

This battle, which is now affecting countless worlds, is essentially just the prelude to the Human-Shaman War, a game of rock-paper-scissors before a Go tournament to determine who goes first.

Since it's a game, fairness is the top priority. Both sides will definitely cheat, but if everyone cheats, it's the same as no one cheating. So, the actual cards on the table and the Trump Card won't be too different.

Li Qi failed to expand the situation effectively, meaning Li Qi was actually in a tough fight and had to bear more pressure to achieve a draw.

Another fifth-rank official, similar to myself, has joined the ranks...

Can it hold up?

Shen Shuibi looked over there.

Even if we can't hold on, we have to.

We must hold out for a Chen until the probe has scanned the entire world cluster.

The benefits of having a probe scan the entire world are numerous.

Not only can it instantly detect the deployment of Human Path defenses and force them to change Human Path defenses, but it can also locate the base stations of the Nexus of All Realms, thus preparing for the next surprise attack.

Hopefully there will be another raid... if the Unreturning Disciples aren't all dead, and I can get out alive.

Moreover, and most importantly, they might be able to find the trapped Shaman Path' reinforcements.

This detector has so many advantages, the only downside is... it's too conspicuous.

Once it starts, it will force both sides to fight to the death.

Since Human Path has the upper hand and isn't prepared to fight to the death, then we'll have to let Shen Shuibi and Li Qi fight it out.

So... how should we support it? Shen Shuibi fell into deep thought.

As for the Trump Card that were already prepared... there aren't any left.

He is currently entangled with the Mohist cultivator, and it will be difficult to determine a winner in the short term. Moreover, another fifth-rank cultivator of similar strength is on his way with five fifth-rank cultivators and a Human Path.

Oh, no, the group of Unreturning Disciples just committed suicide together must have caused them damage. At least two of the five fifth-rank soldiers died. It would be good if half of the 100,000 troops survived.

But it seems... the difficulty hasn't decreased much.

While Shen Shuibi was pondering these thoughts, the Mohist cultivator opposite her suddenly spoke.

"You have quite the nerve, Moon Spirit. Even when we're fighting like this, you can still get distracted." As he said this, Law Treasure kept forming around him and then shooting out.

The Mohists were extremely skilled at manufacturing combat equipment, which was also their primary means of fighting.

Of course, they are also very skilled in close combat, resembling martial artists, and have earned the title of "Mohist Knight, Mohist Knights). It's just that this Mohist cultivator isn't using it right now.

"Anyway, no one can really defeat anyone else. Aren't you too lazy to fight in close combat? What's a bit strange is, what about your non-aggression policy? Why are you, who advocate non-aggression, here now?" Shen Shuibi said, while dodging the Law Treasure.

Yes, neither side can really do anything about the other, so it's better to save our energy.

It's like two tigers staring at each other, circling around, peering for each other's weaknesses, and constantly growling and probing, but never launching a direct attack.

Since both sides are of similar skill levels, the one who initiates the attack will be at a disadvantage. It would be better to maneuver and wait for the other to make a mistake.

At the same time, no one dared to leave, because the act of 'leaving' itself was a huge flaw.

The two were stuck there, unable to move. Whoever left first would suffer the consequences. But if they didn't leave, they could only try to harass each other with some small tricks, hoping to make the other reveal a weakness, even though they both knew it was futile.

Upon hearing Shen Shuibi's question, the Mohist cultivator shook his head. "The purpose of this battle is to uphold universal love. On the day the Yellow Path is completed, Human Path can cease its plundering of the outside world, and the debate over whether those outside the realm are considered 'human' can also stop."

"That's enough, there's no point in discussing this with you. I should go now," Shen Shuibi said, preparing to leave.

The Mohist cultivator immediately said, "Are you afraid the people over there will be wiped out? Then you won't be able to leave."

After speaking, he opened his arms and stopped trying to fish.

In the blink of an eye, a blue-green domain suddenly opened up around him!

Within this realm, light weaves through, drawing stripes and patterns that create a dreamlike scene resembling a blueprint projection.

Then, a War Fortress appeared out of thin air from the illusion!

This is not a real War Fortress, this is... his Dharma form!

The Dharma image unfolds, revealing the fortress atop it.

There are standardized Law Treasure, each six feet long, made of two pieces of wood joined together to form a bridle, each bridle being two feet long, with one bridle every twenty steps.

Every two hundred steps there is a pavilion, every hundred steps a tower, every three hundred steps a building, and four buildings stand together, stretching all the way. The gates are secured with metal, iron, and sealed with seals, making them incredibly sturdy.

When the emperor receives the mandate, heaven and earth are in harmony. Looking up, one sees jade and pearls joined together; looking down, one sees silver, Yellow Jade, and purple. The entire palace walls are insufficient to depict their forms.

The sun, moon, and stars have been carefully observed and their influence has been applied to the banners.

Furthermore, there are the Dragon Tiger Volcano, which is no more ancient than the ancient ones. The four spirits of Qilin and Phoenix guard it, the Yuan Turtle has the response of carrying a map, and the cloud has the title of official. All the strange phenomena of eagle, falcon, bear and lotus are on it.

Clouds are the breath of dragons.

Water is associated with virtuous deeds, and this is another auspicious sign.

The character 𫜁 signifies peace and prosperity.

Eagles and falcons are birds of prey, and can be used to discern auspicious omens and punishments.

Bears and grizzly bears are fierce beasts. This is a fitting way to commend the strength of military officials.

The lotus flower is chosen for its elegant and refined beauty.

Many strange phenomena arose, and suddenly the wind and rain, darkness and thunder struck, the haze cleared, the mountains and lakes were connected, and the world was bright and clear!

The opponent's Dharma form was a large, square city! It trapped Shen Shuibi inside, and if she wanted to go out to provide support, she would have to break through it head-on.

Shen Shuibi frowned slightly.

This is difficult.

But outside—

Cha Xike and Golou witnessed the Human Path army that was rushing towards them not far away.

I've counted them all.

There are also three fifth-rank officials and approximately 40,000 men.

However, among these three fifth-rank cultivators, one was at the same level as Shen Shuibi. He was the newly arrived fifth-rank cultivator of the Human Path, and it was he who directly ended the battle over there.

All the Unreturning Disciples, except for Gou Lou and Cha Xike, who were of the fifth rank, were wiped out.

Of course, this also wiped out about half of the enemy's manpower.

But it doesn't matter anymore; if we wait for the other side to arrive, we'll have lost.

Right now, Cha Xike, Goulou, and these Unreturning Disciples are entangled with the army that is trying to destroy the phased array. It will take some time to annihilate them...

"The two of us will go and stop them. This side... without us, it should be fine, it'll just take a little longer," Cha Xike suggested.

Gou Lou's expression turned serious. "The two of us going? Are you sure?"

The opponent has three fifth-rank soldiers, two of whom are no weaker than them, and one of whom is much stronger than them, plus the Soldier's Qi composed of tens of thousands of elite troops.

If the two of them go without corresponding Soldier's Qi support, they will be instantly killed; they won't even last a second.

Gou Lou has a very strong fighting spirit. It was Gou Lou who asked Cha Xike to take risks several times, but one time the situation was reversed and it was Cha Xike who asked Gou Lou to take risks.

Even Gou Lou knew that this adventure could no longer be called an adventure; it was pure suicide, and it wouldn't even have the effect of delaying the enemy.

Only--

"I have a way. Look over there." Cha Xike pointed to the spot where Shen Shuibi's golden core had exploded. (See Chapters 608 and 609 for details)

There, the Golden Core self-destructed, and the shattered inner worlds of those fifth-rank cultivators mixed together into a chaotic mass of primordial Primal Qi, from which even a fifth-rank cultivator would not fare well.

These Primal Qi will not disappear into thin air, and no matter can disappear into thin air. Therefore, they will only transform into places similar to extraterrestrial wonders at this moment, becoming 'strange sights' recorded in the history of other worlds. Then, as time goes by, they will gradually calm down and eventually become the prototype of a certain world.

"I have a plan. We can use those things. With that... my combat power should be able to stop those people," Cha Xike said.

"You can do it? Won't you blow yourself up?" Gou Lou asked with some surprise, knowing Cha Xike's limits.

"We have to do it even if we can't. Staying here is just a slow death. We took a risk once before and opened up a new situation. Now it's just another one. We're going to die anyway, so what else can we do if we don't fight?" Cha Xike said through gritted teeth.

Gou Lou was speechless, then nodded. "Then you go, I'll speed things up here, using our Soldier's Qi to annihilate as many of these Human Path as possible, and then hold them off for you..."

"We can't beat them, but once the Human Path arrive, it will take them at least a quarter of an hour to kill all of our more than one million people. You only have a quarter of an hour left, that's all we can give you." Gou Lou remained calm and quickly calculated before drawing his conclusion.

Now that a conclusion has been reached, there's no need to discuss it further. We're all fifth-rank officials, and we all know what to do.

Cha Xike left the team immediately.

Gou Lou then intensified his fighting efforts, hoping to eliminate as many enemy troops as possible.

However, Human Path is too tenacious.

Even those surrounded by over a million Unreturning Disciples at this moment, their combined Soldier's Qi could barely hold them off, and they could only slowly wear them down.

But Gou Lou couldn't wait that long; he had to... at least wipe out these tens of thousands of people before the enemy arrived.

We must find a way.

At times like these, determination and willpower alone won't get anything done. Even with such a strong sense of Human Path, you still have to fight honestly, don't you?

So what can be done? Actually, there are some.

Gou Lou glanced at a mummified corpse in the distance.

That mummified corpse was the martial general who had been invaded by Shen Shuibi, whose body was then filled with Sha Qi, and who was ultimately controlled by the Sha Qi, unleashing all his cultivation power in a single strike.

All his Qi and Blood, cultivation, inner world, divine will, and soul were severed by a single strike, turning his body into a dried corpse.

However, within the mummified corpse, there was also an overwhelming aura of Sha Qi.

If it can be put to one's own use...

Thinking this, Gou Lou fought while communicating through the formation, drawing out a team of twenty seventh-rank soldiers, led by a sixth-rank soldier, and sending them a message: "I have a mission for you."

"What is it?" the seventh-rank officials asked in surprise.

The task personally assigned to them by a fifth-rank official...

"I'm fighting here, so I can't leave. Drag that mummified corpse over there for me. Remember, don't look at it, don't listen to it, don't observe it. Just drag it over. This task is dangerous, but it must be done," Gou Lou said.

"Understood, we'll set off immediately," said the sixth-rank leader, who then quickly disbanded and rushed towards the location of the mummified corpse.

Gou Lou continued fighting, relentlessly destroying the Human Path front.

The Martial Way Divine Intent bombarded relentlessly, while the millions of Unreturning Disciples also weakened the enemy's Soldier's Qi. The Soldier's Qi was destroyed bit by bit, and every minute thousands of Human Path soldiers perished here.

If time is not of the essence, this army can be completely destroyed in just over ten minutes.

Unfortunately, they might not have more than ten minutes.

About a minute later, Gou Lou received a message.

The entire force that was sent out was wiped out.

Contact with the Sha Qi of a fifth-rank official was still too much for them; they only completed half the journey.

Gou Lou sighed inwardly, but without hesitation, he immediately dispatched a second team.

The second team arrived quickly as well.

The mummified corpse was quickly dragged in front of him.

However... only one member of the second team returned.

For them, this journey must have been incredibly difficult. If Li Qi had been doing this, his inner monologue could probably fill an entire article.

At this moment, in this war, everyone is like this, everyone has their own story, but their stories become insignificant under the grand and cruel war.

"Mr. Gou Lou, we brought it back..." The sixth-rank official who brought back the mummified corpse struggled to speak, his body filled with Sha Qi.

Then, without resting, he charged directly into the Human Path army formation.

The Sha Qi entered his body, doubling his killing power. He was about to lose control. If he went berserk, they would kill each other. It would be better to cause a ruckus in the Human Path army formation.

Seeing this, Gou Lou lowered his head and smiled.

Indeed, we're thinking the same thing; we're all homeless.

But then Gou Lou retreated behind the battle line, grabbed the mummified corpse, blew on it, and heard a crisp popping sound.

A cloud of dust drifted away silently, turning everything from hair and dry skin to the flesh and even bones into white sand in an instant.

The remaining traces of malevolent Sha Qi surged violently like boiling oil. When exposed to light, this Sha Qi began to boil, causing the mummified corpse to move again. Below, the white bones and hanging internal organs made it look like a mummy.

Half a second later, all of this vanished into thin air, and the person turned into white, yellow, and red sand. A gentle breeze blew out of Gou Lou, and clumps of sand rose up and flew down, colliding with each other and making a rustling sound.

Then, Gou Lou took a deep breath and pressed his hands down on the dried corpse!

A sea of blood- Sha Qi surged into his body!

Gou Lou's muscles tensed, and his Martial Way Divine Intent was quickly tinged with red—

His Martial Way Divine Intent is civilization itself, the persistence of civilization.

But in that instant, all of this was stained with the crimson of war and slaughter.

With bloodshot eyes, Gou Lou broke away from the battle line and charged towards the line of 'General Zhou' in the distance.