Beginning of Death

Gu Qingshan sprinted through the Jungle, carefully detouring when he encountered a clearing.

After running for several dozen yards, another clearing appeared ahead.

Gu Qingshan paused and detoured again.

After walking for a while and pushing aside dense branches, another bare clearing appeared before him.

Looking around, such clearings were everywhere.

Gu Qingshan exhaled and gritted his teeth as he leaped to a higher spot.

He raised the Military Bow and shot an arrow into the ground.

The arrow sank deep into the earth, leaving only a section of its fletching visible.

Before long, a human face the size of a sports field appeared on the clearing.

The face spat out the arrow, looked at Gu Qingshan, and asked in a low, slow voice, "You... how... know, I'm... here?"

Gu Qingshan sized up the opponent and said, "The soil is too new."

"New... what mean?" The face showed a puzzled expression.

This was a type of Demon that could burrow into the ground, called an Earth Elemental Demon.

It was born with a certain degree of resistance to the five elements' spells, and if it encountered a Sword Cultivator, it would dive into the earth.

Burrowing was a powerful divine ability, mastered by very few living beings.

Earth Elemental Demons were almost invincible in military battles, once giving the Human Race cultivators a great headache.

It wasn't until much later that the players discovered its fatal weakness: it wasn't very bright.

It would believe anything anyone said, as long as it successfully piqued the Earth Elemental Demon's interest.

Gu Qingshan then said, "You should bring some soil from where you came from, so that it matches the earth-yellow color of your body."

He continued, "If that were the case, I wouldn't be able to find you—no one would be able to find you."

The face on the ground said, "No one can find, real...ly?"

"Real...ly?"

"Real...ly?"

"Real...ly?"

"Real...ly?"

Countless identical voices echoed.

Gu Qingshan barely managed to calm himself down, standing on the branch and looking around.

Countless giant human faces emerged from the ground, staring at Gu Qingshan with a hint of excitement.

These faces were densely packed, almost covering the entire mountain.

—The Earth Elemental Demon Legion, the backbone of the Demons.

Although the Faceless Giants were powerful, they were few in number. When it came to besieging and killing enemies, the Earth Elemental Demon Legion had to be deployed.

"Of course it's true, no one can find you," Gu Qingshan looked around and laughed loudly, "If you don't believe me, you can bring the soil and try it; I'll wait here."

The faces showed a eager expression, saying, "Okay, you... wait for me."

With that, the face disappeared into the ground, quickly vanishing from sight.

"I... go too."

"I... go too."

"I... go too."

"I... go too."

One by one, the giant human faces disappeared from the land, fleeing into the distance.

The place where these demons came from is the Demon Army's main camp, thousands of miles away. Even with the Earth Elemental Demon's speed, it would still take some time to return.

As soon as the Earth Elemental Demon left, Gu Qingshan moved, ready to run as fast as he could.

Just kidding, the entire Earth Elemental Demon legion is moving. Such a large formation will inevitably alarm the Demon Army, and it is very likely that they will be intercepted halfway and ordered to return to the front line again.

If they come back, then it's really over.

Just as Gu Qingshan was about to slip away, he heard a voice from not far away.

"Young friend, thank you for the rescue. May I ask what your name is?"

Gu Qingshan suddenly turned around and saw an old man looking at him with a smile.

Gu Qingshan held his Military Bow and quickly said, "I am Gu Qingshan, a Vanguard Camp soldier of the Brave Cavalry Camp. May I know who you are? Do you have a waist token?"

The old man tossed a waist token over, and Gu Qingshan caught it, releasing Spiritual Power to grip the token.

The waist token immediately shone brightly, and a ray of fire rose from the token, condensing into a line, forming several large characters.

"General Dingyuan Gongsun Zhi"

Gu Qingshan's heart sank.

General Dingyuan of the Human Race cultivator alliance, Supreme Elder of the Saint Dao Sect, Grandmaster of Array formations Gongsun Zhi!

Why is it him!

I clearly already left the military camp, I clearly already moved far away from the place where he was besieged, why did I still run into him?

He tossed his own waist token over, also letting the other party examine it.

Both sides were slightly relieved.

Gu Qingshan couldn't help but ask, "So it's General Gongsun, may I ask why you are here alone?"

Gongsun Zhi sighed, took out a small Array Disc, pressed his hands on it, and shouted, "Six Harmonies Escape Array, open!"

Gu Qingshan only felt a change before his eyes, and all the scenery instantly receded. When he looked again, he found himself standing in front of a Taoist temple.

Outside the Taoist temple, the four directions of east, south, west, and north were all blank, and he couldn't see the distance or direction.

This mountain range actually hid a Taoist temple with an array formation!

Gu Qingshan followed Gongsun Zhi into the Taoist temple, and saw a person wearing a snow-white cloak and golden armor sitting on a prayer mat in the middle.

The armor worn by this person was not bulky, but rather slender and delicate, highlighting her slender and graceful figure.

She lowered her head, only slightly raising it when Gongsun Zhi brought Gu Qingshan in. When she discovered that the newcomer didn't even have a Foundation Establishment realm, she lowered her head again.

When she looked up, Gu Qingshan saw that she was wearing a silver mask on her face, completely covering her appearance.

"Young friend Qingshan, thanks to you for driving away the Earth Elemental Demon legion, otherwise we would have been trapped here."

"Him? Dispersed the Earth Elemental Demon legion?" A pleasant female voice sounded.

The golden-armored woman spoke in surprise, with no expression visible under the silver mask.

"That's right," Gongsun Zhi said, "The Earth Elemental Demons have opened up the five elements of earth, and can control the soil, which has a great impact on my array deployment. Now they have all been tricked away by him."

"Tricked away?"

The golden-armored woman was even more confused.

Gongsun Zhi then explained the whole story.

The golden-armored woman then looked at Gu Qingshan properly, and asked, "How do you know the weaknesses of this kind of monster?"

Gu Qingshan already had a prepared explanation in his heart, and calmly replied, "I am in the Vanguard Camp, dealing with Demons every day, and I like to study their characteristics, so I have gained some knowledge."

"Vanguard Camp? That makes sense." The golden-armored woman murmured, "As far as I know, the Vanguard Camp was scattered by the main force of the Demon Army and almost the entire army was wiped out. You may be the only one who survived."

Gu Qingshan appropriately revealed a look of grief and indignation.

Gongsun Zhi's eyes lit up and asked, "Then do you understand other demons?"

Currently, the Human Race army is fighting with the Demons for the first time, and they have not yet fully understood the characteristics of the Demons, so they have suffered a lot.

Many armies were completely wiped out, and no news was sent back, so the rear still doesn't even know the depth of the Demons.

If there could be a soldier who survived from the Vanguard Camp to point out the characteristics of various Demons, it would be of great help to the war.

"I have some understanding," Gu Qingshan said affirmatively.

The Spiritual Energy on these two people was as obscure as the sea. Gu Qingshan was unsure how they would treat him, so he simply showed his value slightly.

Sure enough, Gongsun Zhi and the golden-armored woman exchanged a glance and nodded.