Trading Moves

The Void Battlefield was divided into three war zones.

First, Shen Shuibi and that Mohist cultivator were entangled with each other, neither able to break free.

The second group consists of the remaining Unreturning Disciples... who are currently engaged in battle with a portion of the Human Path army. Neither side has a fifth-rank soldier, but the Unreturning Disciples have the advantage. It won't be long before the Human Path is wiped out.

The third is what Gou Lou is facing at this moment.

He faced three fifth-rank officials from the Tang Kingdom alone, along with a large army under his command.

Although the army was not large in number and almost everyone was wounded, the mere presence of their Soldier's Qi was enough to suppress Gou Lou's Martial Dao Inner Qi, preventing him from achieving his full potential.

In addition, there were three fifth-rank generals, one of whom was Human Path general far stronger than him.

Gou Lou knew that this journey was one of no return.

However, the heart of a warrior pounded within his chest.

He is... the last remaining person from the Goulu Realm.

His civilization has essentially become extinct because he can't even find a member of his own kind to reproduce and continue his lineage.

His name is actually Babu, not Goulu.

It is called Gou Lou because it is its own world, its own civilization, and its final bearer.

His Martial Way Divine Intent is his own civilization, the spirit that his civilization has developed to this day.

Now that civilization has been severed, his Dao Path has naturally also been severed.

However, the spirit of civilization—its vigorous progress and continuous advancement—will not be lost.

He is not Babu at this moment; he is Goulu, he is the Goulu Realm, he is the Gou Lou's civilization!

He is civilization itself; within him shines the last light of a civilization that stands in the void beyond the realm!

Even though the light itself was stained with blood.

This is a civilization, a proud civilization that has carved out its own path to survival in the outer void through its own wisdom and strength, and this is its final revenge!

Meanwhile, on the other side, General Zhou, the Human Path general whom Liu Junyi had transferred from the front lines, watched as a red meteor hurtled toward him.

A martial artist can vaguely see the opponent's Martial Way Divine Intent.

Within that Martial Way Divine Intent, he seemed to see a young man striding forward with his head held high, rushing into the unknown, disregarding everything, and running with all his might.

General Zhou lowered his head and sighed softly.

They are human.

It's just me again.

What a pity...

Human Path is meant for all people, but people always have their own ideas, and not everyone will support Human Path.

It's like the Nine Lands of the World.

The Dao Lineage of the Nine Lands of the World are all recognized by Human Path as 'human beings,' all of whom are noble Dao Pursuer the Dao, yet ultimately they still end up fighting each other.

Human Path, in fact... doesn't want things to be like this.

Everything Human Path does is for the sake of sunshine for everyone. The future they seek is beneficial to everyone, but not everyone is acting in a way that benefits them.

The struggle over the Dao... the struggle over the Dao.

Well.

Seeing the other party charging towards him, based on General Zhou's usual character, he would probably go up alone and fight the other party one-on-one, which is the greatest respect one can show to a person.

However, at this moment, it is not for personal honor or disgrace, but for the great cause of Heaven.

So he stopped, waved his hand and said, "Form ranks, prepare. The enemy has Sha Qi, so we cannot surround and kill them in the usual way. Be careful not to let the Sha Qi corrupt your Dao heart."

"With the Soldier's Qi above their heads, the right wing on their right shoulders, the left wing on their left shoulders, and the center on their chests, each with one drumbeat. They move upon hearing the drumbeat. The center wing beats one and three drumbeats, then beats three and ten drumbeats at a time, and then they exert their strength all at once. They follow this rhythm and are only restrained by their Soldier's Qi. They must not get too close to the battlefield."

After giving the specific tactical instructions, he then said to the remaining two fifth-rank soldiers, "The three of us will attack together and take them down without dragging it out for too long."

The remaining two fifth-rank officials immediately nodded.

Then, following the pre-arranged tactics, Goulou fell into the Human Path battlefield.

Gou Lou's mind had been devoured by the Sha Qi.

He naturally couldn't resist the Sha Qi that even Human Path great general couldn't control.

Right now, all he can think about is killing.

However, a faint, lingering consciousness told him... to drag it out a little longer.

One Chen, just one Chen will do. Three quarters of an hour have passed since the battle began, so there are still five quarters of an hour left.

Every little bit of delay counts.

Both sides of the battlefield have reached a fever pitch.

On the main battlefield controlled by Li Qi and Liu Junyi, the battle was raging.

The battlefield here is a thousand times more brutal than the small battlefield controlled by Shen Shuibi, and the casualties are also as great.

Hundreds of billions of lives have been lost tragically, with both Human Path and Shaman Path bearing immense casualties.

But none of these deaths were wasted. Under the direction of Li Qi, a massive Blood Sacrifice covering a vast number of world groups transformed all these deaths into power.

This put immense pressure on Li Qi. As the central figure of the formation and the grand sacrifice, and the Shaman ultimately balances everything, all deaths must pass through him.

Through the power of Blood Sacrifice, the Shaman Path was able to continue to expand slowly, but... the rate of expansion slowed down.

Because... the front line of Shaman Path has already crossed that band of light and arrived at the Human Path War Fortress.

After fighting until now, Li Qi has finally reached the edge of Human Path.

With the help of these fortresses, Human Path began to defend itself. Even with the blessing of Blood Sacrifice, it was difficult to continue advancing, and they could only continue the attack symbolically.

However, in that case, the Shaman Path offensive would not be able to be sustained.

Blood Sacrifice relies on death to provide power, severing the cycle of life and death, and using death to nourish life in order to obtain power.

Human Path retreated into its fortress, using it as a refuge and refraining from attacking. As a result, the number of deaths plummeted, and the power of the Blood Sacrifice naturally declined accordingly.

The ultimate result was that the Shaman Path offensive slowed down, giving Human Path a chance to catch its breath.

And once a chance to catch one's breath—

Human Path could be taken to redeploy defensive forces elsewhere! Since the frontal offensive has already ceased, it's only natural to spare some men to deal with Shen Shuibi; otherwise, things could get very bad.

In other words, even when facing a formidable and difficult-to-crack War Fortress and weakened as a whole, they still had to maintain the offensive for at least a Chen, otherwise Shen Shuibi would surely die.

This is another difficult problem that Liu Junyi has presented to Li Qi!

Liu Junyi chose to control casualties and reduce the strength of the Shaman Path's attack, while using the fortress to free up his hands to deal with Shen Shuibi.

This is also forcing Li Qi to make his own choice.

If Li Qi chooses to stop his offensive, Shen Shuibi will be beyond saving.

If Li Qi chooses to continue intensifying the offensive, the casualty ratio will increase further. The number of people who die in the siege will be much greater. By exchanging the pointless deaths of his own people for the continuation of the Blood Sacrifice, he forces Human Path to be unable to withdraw.

You have two choices; the decision is yours.

Li Qi felt it was a difficult situation.

Neither of those choices is good enough for him.

Choosing the first option would mean Shen Shuibi's death... He couldn't accept that.

But if we choose the second option, these people's lives matter too...

Furthermore, even if Li Qi were heartless and treated them as mere numbers, continuing to drive them to forcibly attack the city, it would still quickly waste his own strength.

Even if this battle is won, if too much energy is consumed, it is equivalent to losing. Although the successful activation of the probe can bring Li Qi a huge advantage and may bring new reinforcements, it cannot help Li Qi win directly.

Wasting manpower is too costly; there are still battles to fight!

He was caught in a dilemma, but time was running out for Li Qi.

The entire battle lasted only a Chen, and four quarters of an hour had already passed. Now, only four quarters of an hour remained, leaving Li Qi with no more than a minute to think.

What methods can be used to reduce losses while applying sufficient pressure?

Li Qi frowned.

But at that moment, a top-secret message from a fifth-rank realm master suddenly entered his mind through the formation.

The only person who can contact Li Qi now is a fifth-rank realm master. Li Qi doesn't have the mental capacity to handle so many things; his subordinates handle them all themselves.

Therefore, this kind of information is usually extremely important.

Li Qi opened his eyes and glanced at the intelligence report.

The intelligence was brief, stating that General Zhou Ming of the Seventh War Zone had not appeared for 25 minutes, and asked whether to intensify the attack.

This made Li Qi blink.

"The generals of the Seventh War Zone haven't appeared for a long time. I remember that war zone has nine thousand worlds... and two fifth-grade worlds are stationed there."

Li Qi began to calculate the combat strength.

However, in reality, there are far more than nine thousand worlds over there, but in a war of this magnitude, only worlds of the seventh rank or higher can be counted as combat power.

As for worlds of the eighth, ninth, or even those not classified, they are like Weichen in the outer realms, completely ignored and no one will recruit soldiers for them. These worlds may not even know that an unprecedented war is taking place in the outer realms.

Of course, this refers to the world of Shaman Path.

On the Human Path side, these worlds have been demolished, making it relatively clean.

After thinking for a minute, Li Qi suddenly said, "In that case... in other war zones, slow down the offensive. Since the Human Path forces have already retreated, you can set up camp where you are and begin the siege!"

"While besieging it, mobilize all World Lords and Child of Destiny of the Sixth Rank and above to the Seventh War Zone for a full-scale assault! Remember, all of them! Don't worry about the Liesu's carrying capacity; as long as they aren't completely destroyed, damage is fine! Be quick!"

Li Qi almost ground his teeth to powder when he said this.

Liu Junyi! This is the choice I, Li Qi, have made!

Are you trying to force me?

Let's give it a try!

The reason for such agitation is that Li Qi's decision is essentially forcing Liu Junyi to make the choice! I, Li Qi, have made my choice; Liu Junyi, you choose for yourself now!

The slowdown in offensives in other war zones is tantamount to Human Path to free up resources and redeploy personnel.

At the same time, Li Qi also drew upon all the Child of Destiny of the sixth rank and above and their worlds.

What is the concept of Child of Destiny?

Fighting enemies of a higher level is as easy as eating and drinking; in his own world, he is blessed with divine favor, and the whole world is on his side.

With their world as the main battlefield and so many Child of Destiny charging to the front lines, the pressure on Human Path will increase dramatically! The Seventh War Zone might even be breached, creating a gap that allows all the armies of the Shaman Path to advance unimpeded.

This is also one of the advantages of the Shaman Path. As the Dao Lineage of heaven and the universe, they are naturally able to receive help from the world. It is precisely because of this that the Shaman Path can have an excellent relationship with the Star Official and even achieve close cooperation with the Four Symbols.

In this way, the choice fell to Liu Junyi.

The battle lines shifted in an instant, with a large number of Child of Destiny overloading their Liesu and arriving at the Seventh War Zone. Almost instantly, the intensity of the battle in the Seventh War Zone increased several times over!

The Human Path forces in the entire Seventh War Zone were swiftly eliminated!

Liu Junyi quickly realized Li Qi's intentions.

Liu Junyi was also faced with two choices.

Either send people to reinforce the defense of the Seventh War Zone, or Li Qi will break through directly, abandon the others, and lead his high-end forces and the Child of Destiny all the way in, causing internal turmoil.

The advantage of doing this is that it can kill Shen Shuibi, stop the detector, and prevent the arrival of the Shaman Path's reinforcements.

The downsides are also clear: Li Qi's side completely turned the tide, tied the score, and was able to successfully gather his Shaman Path and leverage the advantage of a large army, thus gaining the upper hand in the subsequent war.

Alternatively, they could redeploy their forces to defend the Seventh War Zone, but in that case, Shen Shuibi would have to rely on her own luck, and the outcome would likely be a 50/50 chance.

Just as Li Qi only had a minute to think, Liu Junyi didn't have much time either.

If we delay, we could very well lose both sides at the same time.

So, Liu Junyi used the terminal to inquire with the general who had been transferred there, asking, "General Zhou, can they handle it over there?"

"It's a sure thing. We've wiped out more than half of our opponents, leaving only two fifth-rank cultivators barely clinging to life. We have four fifth-rank cultivators left, including Luo Ye from the Mo family, and myself. Just the two of us are enough."

"Won't there be any unexpected events?" Liu Junyi asked.

Although he asked the question, he actually knew the answer in his heart.

No matter how Shen Shuibi performs, she is only about the same level as that person from the Mo family.

As long as they aren't as strong as the Plague Lord, capable of crushing everyone alone, then victory is practically guaranteed. Even if they have some Trump Card, it's impossible to fight against two generals at the same time.

Liu Junyi doesn't have many experts of this caliber under his command, otherwise why would the transfer of General Zhou directly cause the Seventh War Zone to become a weak point?

It's already the greatest respect to have two people deal with Shen Shuibi at the same time.

So Liu Junyi nodded and issued the order through the Nexus of All Realms.

While holding their ground, they also deployed experts and elite troops to the Seventh War Zone to resist the Child of Destiny summoned by the Shaman Path Cult. There are not many Child of Destiny of the Shaman Path Cult, and every one that dies is one less. Just like the high-level combat power of the Tang Kingdom, they are difficult to regenerate in a short period of time.

Then, let Shen Shuibi deal with two opponents who are just as strong as herself.

In this round, the two sides exchanged moves again.

On a chessboard composed of billions of worlds, two chess players seem to be floating, gazing at each other, then pinching worlds and powerful figures with their fingers and placing them on the battlefield.

Each time a piece is eaten, it signifies the destruction of a civilization.

This is the Human-Shaman War.

Happy Children's Day!