The war broke out the year after Lin Qin returned from the counter-killing operation of the beheading plan.
It is not a small-scale friction, not a tentative attack, but a super-large-scale offensive that Eight Great Clans has been brewing for decades, mobilized hundreds of Seven-Star Fiend, and spent half of their wealth - "Operation Furnace".
The intelligence came in from seventeen different channels on the same day.
In the side hall of Elder Morris, dozens of jade slips of communication were piled up into a hill, each marked with a blood-red word "urgent". The core elders did not sleep for three days and nights, repeatedly checking every piece of information, and finally came to a breathtaking conclusion. Eight Great Clans simultaneously attacked twelve peripheral strongholds of the Heaven Sacrifice Mountain Range.
From Rock Fortress on the northern front, to Iron Fir Fortress on the eastern front, from Jade Wave Lake Outpost on the southern front, to Dragon Ridge Pass on the western front. Each stronghold is facing the siege of at least three Seven-Star Fiend and two thousand God-level legions.
"This is to remove all our peripheral barriers in one fell swoop." Gaiseresen stood in front of the map with a low voice, "If twelve strongholds are lost at the same time, Heaven Sacrifice Mountain Range will be completely exposed to Eight Great Clans's troops."
"Deploy reinforcements." Vladimir said solemnly, "Every stronghold must be defended."
"We can't hold it." Reynalds shook his head, "We only have thirty-six elders in total. Even if we send them all out, we can only have three in each stronghold. The opponent's troops invested in each direction are more than three times ours."
The hall fell into silence.
Lin Qin stood at the bottom, looking at the blood-red arrows on the map. The twelve strongholds were like twelve nails, nailed around the Heaven Sacrifice Mountain Range. Every nail was being pulled out.
"Where is the most critical situation?" he asked.
Gaia looked at him. "Rock Fortress."
The map is zoomed in, and the detailed terrain of Rock Fortress emerges.
"Rock Fortress was besieged for three months." Gaia said, "Barbary Clan, the three Seven-Star Fiend--Earth Split, "Gru's younger brother, Mountain Breaker" Ge Lie, Rock Demon "Karon, Iron Wall" Herman have led two thousand God-level legions and have been attacking for three months. Only 30% of the defenders are left in the fort, and supplies are about to be exhausted."
Gru.
Lin Qin reminds me of the bald man who was killed by him with seven swords in Misty Swamp. That was Gru, Barbary Clan the seventh-ranked elder.
Now he is his younger brother.
"Ge Lie is here for revenge." Gaia looked at him, "He knows it was you who killed Gru."
"I'll go." Lin Qin said.
Gaiseresen looked at him. "Are you sure? Rock Fortress is the main attack direction. There are at least three Seven-Star Fiend there, possibly more. And they know that you killed Gru, and they will kill you at all costs."
"I'll go." Lin Qin repeated.
Gaiseresen was silent for a moment and nodded.
"Shi Yan, Feng Ying, Tyron, Qingwan, and the group of people who survived the last rescue operation, you take them with you." He said, "I will assign you twenty Six-Star Fiend and fifty Five-Star Fiend. If you can hold it, hold it, and if you can't, retreat. People are more important than strongholds."
"Understood."
Lin Qin turned around and left.
Two hours later, a team of seventy people set off from the Heaven Sacrifice Mountain Range East Gate.
Seventy-three people, sixty-three Six-Star Fiend and Five-Star Fiend, among the nine elder-level combatants, only Lin Qin himself is an elder, and the others are all family elites. They took three small metal life ships and flew northeast at full speed.
Three days later, the metallic life landed in a hidden canyon eight hundred miles away from Rock Fortress.
You can't go any further. If you go any further, you will enter the patrol range of Eight Great Clans.
Lin Qin stood at the mouth of the canyon, looking to the north.
The sky is filled with gray-black smoke and dust, which is the smell of war. A faint thunderous roar can be heard, which is Magic Crystal Cannon bombarding the city wall.
"Feng Ying."
"Here."
"Take three people with you to explore the road. Find out the enemy's deployment and come back before dark.
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Feng Ying nodded and disappeared into the wasteland with three tribesmen who were good at hiding.
Lin Qin turned around and looked at the team behind him.
"Rest where you are. We will set off after dark."
Everyone found a place to sit down. Some took out dry food, some closed their eyes and rested, and some were silently wiping their weapons. No one spoke.
Three hours later, Feng Ying came back.
His face was grimmer than usual.
"Three Seven-Star Fiend." He said, "Ge Lie, Karon, Herman. They are all here."
"Strength distribution?"
"The main camp is located thirty miles east of Rock Fortress. It is built against the mountain and has two lines of defenses. Two thousand people are divided into three teams and take turns to attack the city. The defenses are changed three times a day, with a half-hour gap between changes."
"Where are the supply lines?"
"On the west side, there are two hundred people escorting supplies from the rear every day. The person responsible for escorting is Six-Star Fiend, and the trip takes place every two days."
Lin Qin nodded.
He quickly deduced it in his mind.
Three Seven-Star Fiend, two thousand God-level legions. In a head-on fight, the seventy of them rushed in and couldn't even splash water.
You can't fight hard.
"Tonight, I will burn their supplies." he said.
"What?" Shi Yan stared, "Are you alone?"
"With more people, the target is bigger." Lin Qin said, "I can advance and retreat by myself. You stay here and wait for my signal. Once the supply line is cut off, the enemy's army will be confused and the siege rhythm will be disrupted. When the time comes, you will rush in from the east and burn their main camp."
"What about you?"
"I will make a noise at the supply line and lure Seven-Star Fiend there. You hurry up and kill as many as you can."
Shi Yan wanted to say something else, but was stopped by Feng Ying.
"Listen to him." Feng Ying said, "He alone is safer than seventy of us."
Lin Qin said no more, turned around and disappeared into the night.
Two hours later, he touched the supply line of Eight Great Clans.
There is a winding mountain road with steep hillsides on both sides. Two hundred people escorting fifty carts are slowly moving towards the main camp.
The leader of the group was Six-Star Fiend, with a bald head and scars on his face. He was sitting in the front car, drinking lazily.
Lin Qin lurks among the rocks on the hillside.
He didn't take action immediately.
He didn't get up until the entire convoy entered the mountain road.
Gravity Domain opened instantly, covering a radius of three hundred feet. The movements of two hundred people were stagnant at the same time.
Dragon Roar Divine Ability activates!
The low Dragon Roar echoed in the valley, and the time flow of all enemies slowed down by half a beat. Lin Qin swooped down from the hillside, swords flashing.
Kill the leader Six-Star Fiend with one knife.
With two swords, he killed the deputy leader.
Three knives, four knives, five knives, and one knives passed by, and heads flew up one after another. Those escort soldiers with Five-Star Fiend and God-level in the middle fell in a pool of blood without even having time to react.
Ten breaths.
Two hundred people were wiped out.
Fifty large carts were filled with grain, grass and Magic Crystal Cannon ammunition. Lin Qin raised his hand and a ball of flame fell on the cart.
Fire shot into the sky.
Thirty miles away, Eight Great Clans's main business.
"Report--!"
A scout rushed into the tent, his face pale. "The supply line was attacked! The entire escort team was wiped out! All supplies were burned!"
"What?!"
Mountain Breaker Ge Lie stood up suddenly. He was a giant bald man who looked exactly like Gru, but his eyes were more fierce.
"Who did it? How many people?"
"------personally!"
"Alone?" Ge Lie glared, "You say that again?"
"A man! Wearing black clothes, using a knife, knowing Dragon Roar!
Ge Lie's eyes instantly turned red.
Lin Qin.
Lin Qin who killed his brother.
"Command Karon, Herman, follow me!" He grabbed the battle ax and rushed out of the tent, "Those who stayed behind continued to attack the city! Wait for me to come back and flatten Rock Fortress!"
Three figures rose into the sky and flew toward the fire.
Lin Qin stood beside the burning supplies, waiting for them.
Thirty miles, for Seven-Star Fiend, is only a moment.
Three figures descended from the sky and formed a triangle to surround him.
Ge Lie is holding a pair of axes, with muscles all over his body. Karon is a short, bald old man, holding a dark war hammer. Herman is a tall and thin middle-aged man, wearing a pair of golden gloves on his hands. He is a rare strong man Barbary Clan who practices Laws of Wind.
"Lin Qin." Ge Lie gritted his teeth, "Today, you have to pay for my brother's life.
Lin Qin holds the knife, Dragonblood Warrior bloodline is activated, and the transformation is completed instantly.
"That's what your brother said," he said, "And then he died."
Ge Lie roared and struck down with two axes.
At the same moment, Karon's war hammer swept across, Herman's figure disappeared, and when he reappeared, he was behind Lin Qin.
Three Seven-Star Fiend took action at the same time.
Lin Qin will not return.
Gravity Domain exploded with all his strength, and Dragon Roar Divine Ability rose again. Time stagnated slightly, and he sided to avoid Ge Lie's double axe, and the blade collided with Karon's war hammer.
"Clang!"
Sparks flew everywhere. Karon took three steps back, and Lin Qin also took three steps back.
Herman's fist has arrived.
That punch carried Laws of Wind's extreme speed. Wherever the punch passed, the space was distorted. Lin Qin had no time to dodge and could only block with a horizontal sword.
"Bang!"
The blade shook violently, and Lin Qin flew backwards, smashed into the hillside, and smashed countless rocks.
Herman caught up, and the second punch had already arrived.
Lin Qin rushed out of the rubble, and Dragon Roar stood up again. Herman's fist was half a beat too slow, and he dodged sideways, then slashed at Herman's neck.
Herman sneered, and a strange light suddenly appeared on the golden gloves.
Sovereign’s Might.
Lin Qin pupils shrink.
The power of that punch instantly increased tenfold, and wherever the punch passed, the space collapsed. If hit by this punch, even Seven-Star Fiend would be seriously injured.
He had no time to hesitate.
In Space Ring, the blue-gold crystal given by Gaiseresen instantly shattered.
A drop of golden liquid melted into the body.
Sovereign’s Might, activate!
The aura of Lin Qin surged. He felt that his strength, speed, and understanding of laws were all instantly elevated to a new level. On the blade, five kinds of mysteries were flowing, and the "Vitality" that had just been introduced just now also burst out with terrifying power of life and death.
Knives and fists clash.
"Boom!"
The shock wave spread, and the hillside with a radius of ten miles was directly flattened. Ge Lie and Karon were knocked upside down, and Herman spurted blood from the mouth, and the entire right arm bone was shattered.
Lin Qin stood there, the hand holding the knife trembling slightly.
Sovereign’s Might is still boiling in his body, but he knows that this is only temporary. Sovereign’s Might can only last ten breaths, and after ten breaths, he will return to normal state.
The battle must be resolved within these ten breaths.
He rushed towards Herman.
Herman's expression changed drastically, he crushed a Sovereign’s Might crystal again and punched out with his left fist.
But it's too late.
Lin Qin's knife is faster than him.
A sword that perfectly integrates five mysteries, plus the blessing of Sovereign’s Might - the power of this sword is infinitely close to Asura level.
The blade passed by.
Herman's head flew up.
Seven-Star Fiend, die.
Ge Lie and Karon turned pale.
They did not expect that Herman, who was carrying Sovereign’s Might, would be killed with one knife.
"Use Sovereign’s Might!" Ge Lie roared, crushing the crystal.
Karon is also crushed at the same time.
Two auras of Sovereign’s Might rose into the sky. A blood-red halo appeared on the double axes of Ge Lie, and an earthy yellow light shrouded the war hammer of Karon.
Two against one.
Lin Qin will not return.
Dragon Roar rises again.
Time stagnated slightly, and he rushed towards Ge Lie.
Ge Lie slashed wildly with two axes, and each ax had the power to break mountains. But Lin Qin's knife was faster, more accurate, and more ruthless. The knife and ax struck each other seven times, and Ge Lie took seven steps back, leaving a deep hole in the ground with each step.
The eighth knife.
Ge Lie's double ax was finally released.
The blade cut into his chest.
Ge Lie opened his eyes wide, looked down at the knife on his chest, opened his mouth, wanted to say something, but couldn't.
The second one, Seven-Star Fiend, died.
Lin Qin drew the knife and turned to look at Karon.
Karon turned pale, turned around and ran away.
He can't escape.
With the blessing of Sovereign’s Might, Lin Qin was much faster than him. After three breaths, the blade penetrated his back and penetrated his chest.
The third one, Seven-Star Fiend, died.
Lin Qin stood there, gasping for air.
The duration of Sovereign’s Might was up. He felt that the strength in his body subsided like a tide, replaced by extreme fatigue.
But he can't stop.
Thirty miles away, there are still two thousand enemy troops attacking the city.
He put away three Seven-Star Fiend and Godhead, as well as the trophies in their Space Ring, then turned around and flew in the direction of Rock Fortress.
Thirty miles away, Rock Fortress.
After the Ge Lie three left, the siege continued. More than a thousand God-level legions took turns attacking the city wall, and the Magic Crystal Cannon bombardment was deafening.
The city walls are already crumbling.
There were only more than 300 defenders left, and all of them were injured. The castle owner "Iron Wall" Hawthorne was Six-Star Fiend. He was covered in blood and stood on the city wall with red eyes.
"Hold on!" he roared, "Reinforcements will be here soon!"
But no one believed it.
Besieged for three months, reinforcements would have arrived sooner if they could.
At this moment, there was sudden chaos outside the city.
Seventy figures came out from the east side and rushed towards the main camp of Eight Great Clans. The leader was a bald man, holding a heavy ax on the door panel, one ax at a time, killing flesh and blood everywhere.
"It's reinforcements!" someone exclaimed.
Hawthorne stared in disbelief.
Seventy people dare to attack the main camp of 2,000 people?
But what shocked him even more was what happened next.
Three figures descended from the sky and landed on the city wall.
Lin Qin, Shi Yan, Feng Ying.
"Elder Lin Qin!" Hawthorne rushed over and almost knelt down, "You----"
"Can your people still fight?" Lin Qin asked.
"Yes!" Hawthorne gritted his teeth, "Three hundred people can still fight!"
"Okay." Lin Qin pointed to the outside of the city, "The main camp is in chaos and Seven-Star Fiend is dead. Now, follow me and fight out."
Hawthorne was stunned.
Seven-Star Fiend, dead?
Lin Qin didn't explain, jumped off the city wall and rushed towards the enemy.
Behind him, Shi Yan, Feng Ying, Tyron, Azure Luan, and the three hundred remaining soldiers roared in unison and rushed down.
The enemy troops outside the city are already in chaos.
The main camp was burned down, and the team leader Seven-Star Fiend has not returned yet. Now a group of madmen who are desperate for their lives have emerged. They don't know what happened, they only know that they were defeated.
Half an hour later, the battle ended.
More than half of the two thousand God-level legions were killed or injured, and the rest fled in all directions. Barbary Clan's offensive in the direction of Rock Fortress completely collapsed.
Lin Qin stood on the ruins, looking at the fleeing enemy troops in the distance.
Sovereign’s Might's sequelae were still there. He felt sore all over, as if he had been drained. But he didn't show it.
Hawthorne came over and knelt down deeply in front of him.
"Elder Lin Qin, your life-saving grace will never be forgotten, Hawthorne."
Lin Qin helped him up. "They are all members of the tribe."
Hawthorne raised his head, his eyes were red.
"You----did you really kill those three Seven-Star Fiend?"
Lin Qin said nothing, but took out three Godhead from Space Ring.
Ge Lie's, Karon's, Herman's.
Three Seven-Star Fiend and Godhead glowed dimly in the sunlight.
Hawthorne took a breath of air.
Behind him, three hundred remaining soldiers knelt down at the same time.
"Lin Qin Elder!"
The shouts shook the sky.
Seven days later, Lin Qin led the team back to the Heaven Sacrifice Mountain Range.
In front of the Azure Dragon Hall, thousands of tribesmen lined up to greet him. When he walked into the crowd, the cheers were deafening.
"Lin Qin Elder!"
"Battlefield Rock!"
"Lin Qin! Lin Qin! Lin Qin!"
Lin Qin walked through the crowd and walked into the Azure Dragon Hall.
In the hall, the five core elders Gaiseresen, Gaia, Vladimir, Reynalds, and Morris are all present.
"Rock Fortress held it." Gaiseresen said, "You killed three Seven-Star Fiend, burned the enemy's supplies, and led seventy men to defeat two thousand legions. You took the lead in this battle."
He stood up and took out a green-gold token from his arms.
"This is Azure Dragon Battle Token", the family's reward for the highest military merit. Those who hold this order can mobilize any resources of the family without approval or waiting. The family has only issued seven in total, and you are the eighth.
Lin Qin took the token.
The token is heavy and has a Azure Dragon with its head raised and roaring engraved on the surface.
"Xie Patriarch."
Gaiseresen nodded and took out another Space Ring.
"Here are twenty drops of Sovereign’s Might, and one Soul Defense Divine Artifact Azure Dragon Soul Jade", which is stronger than the Hidden Dragon Pendant you broke before. Keep it."
Lin Qin took the ring and put it on his hand.
"Go down and rest." Gaiseresen said, "You don't have to do any missions in the next six months. Digest the insights from this battle and strive for an early breakthrough Highgod."
"Yes."
Lin Qin exits Azure Dragon Hall.