Trap Massacre

Invisible mental power silently infiltrated Li Ze's Sea of Consciousness.

The Sea of Consciousness was boundless, yet a pale-red giant tower nearly filled it completely. This Tower of Void was crystalline throughout with a faint red hue, vague mystic patterns surfacing across it. It seemed flawless and impenetrable, heavily protecting the Soul Core within.

Tower of Void

The giant tower phantom that appeared in his Sea of Consciousness was the soul defense secret technique, Tower of Void, which Luo Feng had given Li Ze when they exchanged the Space Analysis manual.

Tower of Void was an exceptionally powerful secret technique.

Even among his own inheritances, there was no soul defense secret technique that surpassed it.

This secret technique was a core inheritance of the Yun Mo Star lineage. Back then, Yun Mo Star's master, Hu Yanbo, had only obtained it through a fortunate coincidence. Even with his barely Marquis-level Immortal realm, he had only cultivated it to the 'Six-layer Pagoda Realm' before his death. If he had reached the 'Seven-layer Pagoda' during that calamity, he would not have died! This showed just how powerful the Tower of Void was.

It had been over a year since he obtained this secret technique. Relying on his comprehension of the 'fire and space' Origin Laws, as well as his modified soul, he had finally completed the first layer shortly before the Sacred Mountain Battle began.

"Hah!"

Streams of intangible mental power invaded Li Ze's Sea of Consciousness and directly touched the Tower of Void. Upon contact, they did not launch a forceful assault. Instead, they spread out like a membrane, slowly clinging to the Tower of Void as they gradually made contact, attempting to pull Li Ze into an illusion through mental contact.

Buzz!

Li Ze's soul emitted an unknown ripple. The Tower of Void that filled his Sea of Consciousness trembled, directly shattering the mental power that had invaded it.

On the battlefield, the expressions of the several Starry Sky Leopard Illusionists attacking Li Ze with illusions changed instantly. The collapse of their mental power caused them all to suffer backlash as well.

Li Ze, who had been subjected to the illusion attack, was not affected in the slightest. Before the weapons of the other Mental Masters could reach him, he killed another Starry Sky Leopard Soldier, then vanished from where he stood.

Like this, under the Starry Sky Leopard Team's utmost vigilance, Li Ze appeared around them time and again, taking the lives of these Starry Sky Leopards each time.

"Universe Level General! We must have encountered one of the strongest beings in the Human Race's universe-level army. Only a Universe Level General could leave us completely unable to resist." The Starry Sky Leopard Captain, standing in the center of the Starry Sky Leopard Team, watched his fellow soldiers die one by one while his team's attacks proved utterly useless. At last, he understood the enemy's strength.

"Captain, ask the other Demon Race teams for help! If this continues, our entire team will be wiped out." A soldier beside him, his eyes red, rapidly roared at the Starry Sky Leopard Captain.

"That's right, Captain, request support. Don't reveal that we encountered a Universe Level General. Just say we ran into an even larger elite Universe level team from the Human Race. Otherwise, the teams around us may not dare to come support us." A more thoughtful Starry Sky Leopard Soldier advised the captain.

Listening to his many soldiers and watching his fellow clansmen die one after another, the Starry Sky Leopard Captain finally made up his mind. Through the Demon Race communicator, he sent a distress signal to the Demon Race teams nearby.

"Requesting support! Requesting support! Our team has encountered a large group of elite Universe level teams from the Human Race and is under siege. Coordinates: H749 Sector XXXX, XXXX. All nearby teams, quickly converge on our location and surround the Human Race forces!"

"Requesting support! Requesting support! Our team has encountered a large group of elite Universe level teams from the Human Race and is under siege. Coordinates: H749 Sector XXXX, XXXX. All nearby teams, quickly converge on our location and surround the Human Race forces!"

He sent several messages through the communicator in succession.

After sending them, he ordered the team members to stop attacking Li Ze. Everyone focused entirely on defense, forming a wall of Metal Shields around themselves without leaving a single gap as they waited for the nearby Rescue Teams to arrive.

Once the metal wall had been formed, it clearly proved effective. That Universe Level General of the Human Race no longer suddenly appeared inside the metal wall.

Looking around, in such a short span of time, fewer than forty Demon Race members remained from the complete team he had led. The Starry Sky Leopard Captain's heart was filled with sorrow. He grieved for the deaths of his fellow clansmen and worried whether he himself could survive.

At this moment, several hundred meters outside the metal wall formed by the Starry Sky Leopards, Li Ze stood on the branch of a Great Tree, watching the distant Starry Sky Leopard Team.

Rather than continuing his attacks, he occasionally slashed out a Sword Light of little power toward the Metal Shields.

In truth, there was no need to go through so much trouble to deal with this Demon Race team. As long as he used Controller Methods or some of a warrior's devastating killing moves, he could soon slaughter every one of these Starry Sky Leopards.

But in order to fish, he could only frighten them while leaving them a sliver of hope for survival. Only then would more Demon Race 'Rescue Teams' arrive.

Looking at the many Starry Sky Leopard corpses stored in his Spatial Ring, Li Ze revealed a faint smile.

"Li Ze, we're already not far from your location." Lairui'er sent a message through the wristguard.

A moment later, everyone except the brothers Lan Teng and Lan Kun appeared within his sight.

Li Ze flashed over to meet them.

"Li Ze, how is the battle going?" When Lairui'er saw Li Ze suddenly appear beside them, he immediately asked.

"Don't worry, Captain. Everything is proceeding according to plan. I've gradually killed that group of Demon Race bastards until fewer than forty remain. They're all huddled together now, probably waiting for reinforcements," Li Ze replied.

"Good. According to the plan, Jirui Yu, go and set up the Illusion Water prepared for this Sacred Mountain Battle within ten kilometers of the area. Mengqian, deploy the Ji Mo Liquid we prepared throughout a ten-kilometer radius. Luan, release your Starry Sky Spirits to continuously monitor this area. This time, we'll prepare a Death Grave for the Demon Race's Rescue Teams." Lairui'er's eyes flashed coldly as he spoke to his teammates.

"Understood, Captain." The few who received the captain's orders replied directly, then departed to carry out their respective tasks.

Before the Sacred Mountain Battle began, the Tongfeng Team had already made several battle plans.

Because their team had relatively few members, their early-stage numbers in the Sacred Mountain Battle were low and their search speed was slow. Thus, they had devised the 'fishing' plan: expose themselves as bait, lure other Alien Race teams to come on their own initiative, choose the battlefield themselves, set up traps, and wait for the fish to bite.

Within the chosen battlefield, the Illusionist Jirui Yu would fill the area with the Illusion Water she had prepared. This Illusion Water was made by Jirui Yu using a special secret technique of the Ji Rui Clan. It could cause universe-level beings to unconsciously fall into illusions, though it could only affect Elite Universe Level Warriors.

Ji Mo Liquid, meanwhile, was a poison specifically designed for universe-level beings. It was a unique medicinal agent developed by Mengqian over many years on the Outer Domain Battlefield. Colorless and odorless, it could be absorbed into a universe lifeform's body along with Original Force. During battle, it reduced the consumer's explosive power and weakened the enemy's combat strength. Only those who had taken the unique Antidote in advance could avoid its effects.

Starry Sky Spirits were not a type of universe lifeform, but offspring produced by a plant called Beast-taming Starry Sky Grass. They had no life and could only serve as scouting tools, transmitting the surrounding sights back to the Mother Body. Since these Starry Sky Spirits were not living beings, they would not be easily discovered.

These three items were the main components of this trap. Through their coordination, they would turn the area within a ten-kilometer radius into a massive trap, using it to bury the arriving Alien Race Rescue Teams.

"Li Ze, go back and continue attacking the Starry Sky Leopard Team first. Put pressure on them. We'll notify you once we're ready. When the new Alien Race teams arrive, directly kill all the Starry Sky Leopards," Lairui'er said to Li Ze at last.

"Understood." After hearing this, Li Ze said nothing more. Once the fish bit the hook, there was naturally no need to keep the bait.

Afterward, Li Ze returned near the Starry Sky Leopard Team and directly resumed his attacks against them.

The difference in strength between the two sides was immense.

Therefore, even while attacking, Li Ze still had enough attention to observe the current situation across the entire battlefield.

At present, many teams in the regions before H Sector had already clashed with the Demon Race. All kinds of messages continuously flashed across the wristguard communicator.

There were messages reporting the successful elimination of Demon Beast teams, as well as messages requesting support from teams unable to withstand Demon Beast attacks.

However, the areas from which those distress messages came were quite far from the Tongfeng Team. Even if they saw them, they could not get there in time. By the time they arrived, the battles there would likely have ended long ago.

"Danger! Reconnaissance has discovered a team composed of Demon Race Royal Family members in C743 Area. Our team has not yet made contact with them. All Human Race soldiers, please remain alert. Specific coordinates:"

"Danger! Reconnaissance has discovered a team composed of Demon Race Royal Clan members in F591 Area. Our team has not yet made contact with them. All Human Race soldiers, please remain alert. Specific coordinates:"

Such warning messages appeared among the many reports from time to time. This was the strategy the many Human Race universe-level teams had established before the battle against Demon Race Royal Family and Royal Clan teams.

The Human Race's scouting ability was more outstanding than the Demon Race's, so they had decided to minimize combat with Demon Race Royal Family and Royal Clan teams in the early stages. During the middle and later stages, they would gather a large number of Human Race teams to besiege them, reducing casualties among ordinary Human Race teams.

Inside the wristguard, in addition to displaying information exchanges between teams, three scoreboards were shown.

Individual Scoreboard (984132/1000000)

1. Tu He (19th Legion 1st Brigade Tianyu Team): 731 points

2. Zhan Zhi (77th Legion 1st Brigade Qilin Team): 419 points

3. Xiong Tian (4th Legion 1st Brigade 33rd Team): 372 points

531. Li Ze (5th Legion 1st Brigade Tongfeng Team): 64 points

On the Individual Scoreboard, it showed that in only three days since the universe-level soldiers entered the battlefield, more than sixteen thousand had already fallen.

Because the Sacred Mountain Battle had only just begun, the scores were still relatively low. Only soldiers from Areas A through D, who had been the first to engage the Demon Race, had relatively high scores and ranked near the top. Many soldiers in the rear regions had yet to fight Alien Race teams.

Furthermore, due to differences in duties and strength within the same team, their scores were not yet uniform. The Tongfeng Team had only sent Li Ze into action so far, so the others currently had no points.

Team Scoreboard (12917/13000)

1. 19th Legion 1st Brigade Tianyu Team: 1417 points

2. 77th Legion 1st Brigade Qilin Team: 873 points

3. 4th Legion 1st Brigade 33rd Team: 519 points

473. 5th Legion 1st Brigade Tongfeng Team: 64 points

The Team Scoreboard was similar to the Individual Scoreboard and was not particularly meaningful at present. The later it became, once many points were concentrated on a small number of people, the more points one would gain for each person killed.

Race Scoreboard

1. Demon Race: 34609 points

2. Human Race: 18937 points

3. Mechanical Race: 17493 points

Judging from the current scores, because the Mechanical Race and Human Race had entered the Space-time Fortress from relatively opposite sides, the two races were primarily fighting the Demon Race at present. That was also why the Demon Race currently had the highest score.