Leave None Alive!

Li Ze gathered the Spoils of War left behind by the dead Mechanical Race soldiers as he flew toward the original battlefield.

"Li Ze!"

As Li Ze flew, a voice suddenly invaded his consciousness. The unconscious Li Ze instantly came to a halt, yet the many Immortals outside the Space-time Fortress, watching the screen, noticed nothing unusual about him.

"What's going on?" Li Ze jolted awake.

"Where is this?"

After waking, Li Ze discovered that he was no longer in the familiar Space-time Fortress, but in a metal hall several hundred meters across.

"Little fellow, congratulations on winning this Sacred Mountain Battle." A gentle voice entered Li Ze's ears.

Li Ze looked over in shock.

At the front of the previously empty hall, a massive throne suddenly appeared. Seated upon it was a man in crimson battle robes, with a silver-white horn on his head and an eye shining with purple light on his forehead.

He wore a smile... yet as he sat upon the throne, he seemed like an Ancient God King, naturally radiating an aura of nobility that made Li Ze submit involuntarily.

Moreover!

Though Li Ze could see the Red-robed Man upon the throne with his naked eye, he felt as though this great Supreme being was not in the same space as him. This sense of distorted space-time felt profoundly uncomfortable.

"I am the person in charge of the Human Race's Fourth Outer Domain Battlefield. You may address me as Divine Pupil Venerable." The man in green robes sat upon the throne, looking at Li Ze with a gentle voice.

So this was a Venerable. Upon hearing the man's introduction, a monstrous wave surged through Li Ze's heart.

Although he had imagined that he would one day face a great being such as a Universe Venerable, meeting one of the Human Race's top combat powers so soon still came as a shock.

"Greetings, Divine Pupil Venerable!" After a moment, Li Ze recovered and respectfully bowed to Divine Pupil Venerable.

"Little fellow, your willpower is quite good." Seeing that Li Ze had only been dazed for a moment even in his presence, a trace of appreciation appeared in Divine Pupil Venerable's eyes.

"I brought you into this space because I have a choice for you." Without any pointless words, Divine Pupil Venerable got straight to the point.

"In this Sacred Mountain Battle, our Human Race has gained an absolute advantage over the Demon Race and the Mechanical Race. It can be said that we have already won." Divine Pupil Venerable spoke with a faint smile.

"The leaders of the Demon Race and Mechanical Race have now directly asked me to concede defeat early and end this Sacred Mountain Battle. Naturally, in exchange for allowing their remaining Universe level soldiers to live, they will compensate the Human Race with certain resources."

"While these resources are of no use whatsoever to someone at my level, they would be of great help to little fellows at the Universe level like you."

"Out of respect for those of you participating in the battle, I am giving you this choice. You may choose whether to end the Sacred Mountain Battle and receive resource compensation, or continue fighting until the six-month period ends and kill every last remaining Universe level member of the Demon Race and Mechanical Race."

After speaking, Divine Pupil Venerable quietly watched Li Ze, waiting for his choice.

In truth, Divine Pupil Venerable was dissatisfied with the Demon Race and Mechanical Race's request to end the Sacred Mountain Battle early. The Human Race's top Universe level teams had paid an enormous price to establish this absolute advantage.

If the war continued to the end, even if they could not slaughter every Universe level participant from the Demon Race and Mechanical Race, there certainly would not be many left.

However, if the war continued, Human Race Universe level soldiers would also keep dying. This made Divine Pupil Venerable hesitate slightly. After all, these were Human Race lives. To directly disregard their lives and deaths would be disrespectful to the lives of the Human Race.

That was why he had given Li Ze this choice. After all, if not for Li Ze, the Human Race's Universe level soldiers might have been the ones facing slaughter now.

After a brief silence, Li Ze's gaze became resolute.

"Divine Pupil Venerable!"

"I choose to continue fighting and slaughter every last remaining member of the Demon Race and Mechanical Race!"

Word by word, carrying immense determination, Li Ze voiced his choice.

Li Ze had made this decision only after great deliberation.

If he chose to end the Sacred Mountain Battle now, he might receive some compensation from the Demon Race and Mechanical Race. But how could that do justice to his Tongfeng Team companions—Shantuo, Luan, Lan Teng, and the others—who had died in the Mechanical Race's attack? How could it do justice to the members of the many top Human Race teams who had died in the final battle? How could it do justice to the more than five hundred thousand Universe level soldiers who had already died throughout the Sacred Mountain Battle?

Besides, once the top team members rescued during the final battle recovered from their injuries, they would all be capable of easily killing other Demon Race and Mechanical Race fighters.

With people like them leading the way, even if they fought until the very end, the Human Race would not suffer overly great losses.

Therefore, Li Ze chose to keep fighting and wipe out every remaining member of the Demon Race and Mechanical Race!

"Good! Since you have made your choice, I will tell them that we shall fight to the end!" Divine Pupil Venerable became even more satisfied with Li Ze's performance, and a trace of laughter entered his gentle voice.

"This World Ring is for you. The items inside are your reward for this Sacred Mountain Battle!" With a wave of his hand, a World Ring flew toward Li Ze.

The moment Li Ze caught the World Ring, before he could react, space-time shifted, and he found himself once more flying forward.

Without a sound, he put away the World Ring in his hand. This was not the time to inspect its contents.

Afterward, Li Ze flew back along the route he had taken while pursuing the enemy.

"Hahaha! Qinglin, Golden Flame, don't even think about ending the Sacred Mountain Battle early. Our Human Race refuses! Watch how your little Universe level brats die!"

A booming laugh echoed through the space above the Space-time Fortress.

Upon hearing that Divine Pupil Venerable had rejected the proposal to end the Sacred Mountain Battle, Qinglin and Golden Flame, the leaders of the Demon Race and Mechanical Race in the Fourth Outer Domain Battlefield, both darkened their faces. They had already offered compensation. They were only a few Universe level little fellows—was that still unacceptable?

Violent auras instantly rose within the surrounding space, and resentment filled the air. Even the originally stable space rippled under those violent auras, becoming unstable.

"Hehe! What, you two want to test yourselves against me here on the Outer Domain Battlefield? If you aren't afraid of dying, then come!" Sensing the auras rising from Qinglin and Golden Flame, Divine Pupil Venerable chuckled as an immense aura also erupted from his body.

Divine Pupil Venerable was not worried about fighting at all. As beings of the same level, even if he faced two opponents alone, he was confident he could hold on until Human Race reinforcements arrived.

Moreover, if a Universe Venerable dared to strike first on the Outer Domain Battlefield and break its rules, they had to be prepared to receive punishment from the upper echelons of the Three Races.

Under Divine Pupil Venerable's mockery, Qinglin and Golden Flame gradually calmed down.

"Shentong, our Demon Race will remember this Sacred Mountain Battle. Given the chance, we will surely get even!" Qinglin Venerable of the Demon Race said coldly.

"That's right, Shentong. In the next war, our Mechanical Race will certainly get even." Even Golden Flame Venerable's normally emotionless metallic voice carried a distinct chill this time.

Hmph!

Divine Pupil Venerable gave a derisive snort and did not reply. After all, when others had suffered a loss, could he stop them from making a few threats?

Inside the Space-time Fortress.

Li Ze had already returned to the place where the decisive battle against the Demon Race had begun, collecting all valuable Spoils of War along the way.

With a wave of his hand, he transferred Feng He and the others out of the World Ring.

"Li Ze!"

After Feng He emerged, he looked at Li Ze with a complicated expression.

Although they had been inside the World Ring, Li Ze had not restricted their ability to observe the outside world. Other than the period when he met Divine Pupil Venerable, during which Divine Pupil Venerable had controlled things in advance and prevented them from sensing the outside, they had been aware of everything.

They had sensed the entire process of Li Ze fighting the Mechanical Race alone.

Li Ze's strength filled him with admiration, while the deaths of so many top Human Race team members in the Mechanical Race's attack filled him with shame.

Thus, as he looked at Li Ze, he wanted to say something, yet could not utter a word.

"Hurry and bring out your teammates so they can treat their injuries. There are still many battles ahead," Li Ze said directly upon seeing Feng He's expression.

He did not comfort him. As a lifeform that had already reached the Universe level, Li Ze believed that Feng He's powerful will did not require his consolation, so he simply said it directly.

After hearing this, Feng He and the others silently moved some distance away and transferred out everyone they had stored in their rings who was severely wounded and unconscious.

Li Ze also transferred out everyone he had stored in his own World Ring.

Seeing that the people he had already treated with healing potions were slowly recovering, he said nothing. He silently sat beside several Tongfeng Team members and waited quietly for them to awaken.

"Ugh! Ow!" A pained groan rang out.

After Li Ze had waited for nine hours, the first person from the Tongfeng Team finally woke up.

"Where is this?" Mengqian was the first among them to awaken.

As a Pharmacist, Mengqian had always moved around the very edge of the battlefield during combat. When the Mechanical Race's Space-time Sphere struck, she had been the quickest to flee into the distance.

Therefore, she had suffered the lightest injuries in the attack and was the first to regain consciousness after treatment.

"Mengqian, you're awake!" At the sight of his first teammate awakening, a hint of a smile finally appeared on Li Ze's calm face.

Having just woken up, with her head still aching, Mengqian gradually recovered after hearing Li Ze's words.

"Li Ze, were we attacked? The captain and the others..." Mengqian spoke instinctively after regaining consciousness, but before she could finish, she saw the Tongfeng Team members lying not far away.

Captain Lairui'er, Jirui Yu, Han Fu, Lan Kun—these were the only people she could see.

"Li Ze, where are Luan, Shantuo, and Lan Teng? Have the three of them already woken up?" As though she had thought of something but did not dare believe it, Mengqian asked Li Ze tentatively.

"After the Mechanical Race's attack, I couldn't find them on the battlefield!" Li Ze drew a deep breath and spoke slowly.

"This..." Upon hearing Li Ze's words, Mengqian wanted to say something but could not. A dense sorrow enveloped her.

Although she had spent many years on the Outer Domain Battlefield and had long grown accustomed to death, every time one of her teammates left, sorrow still filled her heart.

To be continued

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