Tiger-Leopard Cavalry Becomes a Thought-Forged Weapon; the Chessboard Rises and Falls, Outer Demons Condense into Humans

"Here it is...?"

Upon hearing those words, General Lü suddenly looked up, and his face was none other than Lu Hu!

"It's you!"

He looked up, his gaze extending to Qiu Yan standing in the distance. His eyelids twitched, and he looked around, only to find a vast, empty space that seemed to have no end. But if he looked closely, he could see a faint glow on the horizon, as if it were a dome.

A wave of weakness washed over him, and a sharp pain shot through his chest. Looking down, Lu Hu saw a hole running from front to back in his chest, rapidly healing! Broken stone fragments fell from his body.

Memories flooded his mind, reminding Lu Hu of the most humiliating thing he had experienced not long ago: he had fought Qiu Yan from a distance, but was no match for him. His fake body was pierced, and he suffered a fatal injury. Along with the hundreds of Original Spirit he had captured, he almost escaped.

But at the last moment, Lu Hu risked shattering his consciousness to forcibly separate himself from his avatar, petrifying it and locking his Original Spirit, which was about to leave, inside. Only then could he temporarily quell the situation and avert the crisis.

However, with his fake body severely injured and turned into a stone statue, Lu Hu's consciousness also suffered significant damage. The situation he had built up on the Sand Battlefield was completely destroyed. He instinctively withdrew and dared not return easily in the future, otherwise, if the stone were to dissolve, it would immediately turn into a tragedy.

Even so, over time, a force will naturally draw his consciousness in on its own, because the imprint and aura of the Military Ranks World have already integrated into his consciousness and corrupted his soul, beyond his control.

In this situation, how could Lu Hu possibly feel at ease?

His subsequent actions in the General's Mansion stemmed from this, and due to his damaged consciousness, his temperament became increasingly eccentric and violent.

But just now, an extremely profound power arose out of nowhere, forcibly stripping his consciousness away. Unable to resist, he regained his senses and found himself here, meeting Qiu Yan.

"It seems this matter will ultimately come to pass, but there's also an opportunity hidden within it. Hmm..."

With a sudden shift in thought, clarifying the cause and effect, a sharp pain suddenly pierced his consciousness. This was because the wounds and damage to his consciousness had not yet healed. They only appeared fine on the surface, but in reality, the attack was being temporarily suppressed. If nothing was done, it would erupt sooner or later.

Lu Hu knew this clearly. He slowly stood up. His chainmail was long gone, revealing his solid chest. Hundreds of Original Spirit split into four streams, were now converging in his heart.

"So that's how it is. My consciousness was prematurely retrieved; you dragged me onto the General-Selecting Platform. You want to challenge me, using me as a stepping stone to plunder everything from this body before advancing Depths of the Army! What Qi Soul! This is even more cruel than directly annihilating the fake body! But..."

As he spoke, Lu Hu straightened up and stared coldly at Qiu Yan, his eyes filled with ruthlessness and hatred!

"You were far too arrogant. You thought that by obtaining one or two strands of your Original Spirit and launching a sneak attack when I wasn't paying attention, leaving me with a mental injury, you could guarantee victory? What a joke! You've squandered all your previous gains!"

As he spoke, he suddenly laughed.

"That's not all. When General-Selecting Platform Military Conquest, many people will sense your presence from afar. You'd better not use the same tactics you employed in your sneak attack. Remember, the depths of the Military Ranks World are not peaceful either. 'A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime.' The more you reveal, the more attention you'll attract, and ultimately, you'll become the target of everyone's ire!"

As the story progressed, the Great General of the Intestine-less Continent became increasingly certain that his chance to turn the tide had arrived, and that this opportunity was personally delivered by the young man before him.

"He's been blinded by victory! Even though my consciousness is severely damaged, my ability to lead troops remains, and I still possess four Original Spirit..."

The thought in his mind grew stronger; Lu Hu wanted to first shake the enemy's morale with words and seize the initiative.

"... Our battle depends entirely on Military School skill, on the ability to lead troops into battle. I have experienced countless battles and am about to write a masterpiece that will astound the world. My accumulated knowledge is immeasurable. Do you think you can defeat me?"

He looked at Qiu Yan with disdain, his eyes filled with arrogance.

Qiu Yan simply retorted, "So what?"

"Huh?" Lu Hu was taken aback.

Qiu Yan then said, "It's good that you have such confidence; only a fierce Sand Battlefield has meaning."

"You... fine, fine! You've got guts!" Lu Hu said with a sneer, "Then let's begin!"

At that moment, a voice seemed to come from Beyond Heaven—

"Then, this game begins!" It was the voice of the Guardian Spirit.

As soon as he finished speaking, a tremendous force bound Qiu Yan and Lu Hu, preventing them from using their Cultivation Method. Then, the flat ground suddenly trembled and burst into light!

But the light did not spread; instead, it coalesced into lines, spreading across the ground, crisscrossing and intersecting with each other, expanding in Eight Directions, as if a chessboard were being laid out.

The light swept past Qiu Yan and Lu Hu in an instant, continuing to spread into the distance, but behind the two, the light and shadow distorted, and figures emerged one after another—

Behind Lu Hu, roars of ferocious beasts echoed, and tigers and leopards appeared one after another, each one robust and taller than ordinary horses. On the backs of these beasts, radiance condensed into riders.

Immediately afterwards, the reins and saddle materialized. The reins were taken by the riders on the backs of the beasts, who were also seated on the saddles. The beasts and riders lined up in a row, layer upon layer. After each of them materialized, they raised their right hand, holding a curved sword, and swung it in the air, the blade gleaming coldly. Then, they lowered their hands, gave the reins a tug, causing the beasts they were riding to lie down on the ground, and they themselves lowered their heads.

One by one they knelt down, showing submission to Lu Hu, radiating an invisible pressure and giving the impression of being well-trained.

"This is my Tiger-Leopard Cavalry!" Lu Hu grinned, and light shone from beneath his feet, revealing a ten-foot-tall beast—a tiger with snow-white fur!

Lu Hu twisted his hips and sat down.

The snow-white tiger roared, its voice shaking the surrounding area!

Instantly, the Tiger-Leopard Cavalry behind them joined forces, unleashing a powerful and oppressive force that surged outwards!

The pressure spread outwards, pointing directly at Qiu Yan, but the latter merely glanced at him intently and whispered, "When felines run, their spines stretch and sway, which is inherently unfavorable for riding. I wonder how the Tiger-Leopard Cavalry managed to overcome this?"

As he spoke, a radiant light shone behind him, and Qiu Yi and his soldiers appeared. They were of various types, including infantry and cavalry. Most of them were soldiers who had followed Qiu Yan in his campaigns in the Military World of military strategists. However, among the crowd, there were a few people whose faces showed surprise and confusion. These were none other than Ran Lian, Fu Yong, Zhang Fei, and others.

They stood in the center of the column, also clad in armor and wielding swords, looking at the soldiers around them with puzzled expressions and fear of the unknown in their eyes.

And so, soldiers took shape one by one, lining up behind Qiu Yan in a continuous line for hundreds of feet. The scene was quite spectacular, but compared to the Tiger-Leopard Cavalry opposite them, they inevitably appeared somewhat less formidable and were at a disadvantage in terms of military bearing.

"Hahaha! You expect to fight my Tiger-Leopard Cavalry with such troops? If so, there's no need to exert any effort. My men's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry alone are enough to tear your army to shreds!"

Upon seeing Qiu Yan's troops, Lu Hu adopted an arrogant and conceited demeanor, mocking them with words. However, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, growing ever more icy. He did not display the arrogance he spoke of, but rather revealed a calm demeanor.

"I need to confuse him first, make him misjudge my personality, so he won't put his full effort into visualization..."

Lu Hu's Ruyi was thwarted in the blink of an eye.

At present, his troops have stopped increasing and have remained at a size of a thousand. In contrast, Qiu Yan's troops have also stopped appearing. In terms of numbers, they seem to be less than a thousand, but more than a dozen different Military School weapons have slowly materialized!

Upon seeing the equipment, Lu Hu's heart skipped a beat.

"What's going on? This person actually has a concrete image of a machine in his mind? Although I have collected several ancient books and possessed the four Original Spirit, which describe the methods of manufacturing machines, I cannot calculate the exact structure and details. If there is even the slightest deviation, it is difficult to visualize the form, and the machine collapses on its own. How can this person do it? Could it be that in such a short time, he has comprehended the Original Edition content to such a degree?"

Thinking of this, he felt a chill run down his spine, and a strong sense of dread and killing intent arose within him.

Qiu Yan certainly didn't just recently comprehend it. The Original Edition text was written by him. Although it extracted the contents of the Military Pavilion, he had already thoroughly memorized each book. The weapons recorded in them were naturally included, and the weapons from his previous life's memories could now be clearly recalled.

With the computing power provided by Divine Spirit Body, analyzing structures and materials becomes effortlessly effective.

The Military Ranks World of this Sand Battlefield is similar to that of the Scholar Forest; even grains of sand can manifest soldiers, and naturally, like the Scholar Forest, it can create other objects through visualization.

When Qiu Yan Soul Entry into the Scholar Forest, he saw the pavilion and houses of Bei Xuan Guanxiang at the foot of Book Mountain. He knew the key to visualization and knew that, like the Scholar Forest, he had to have an absolute understanding of things when visualizing weapons in the Military Ranks World. In fact, because it involved battles and wars, he had to have a certain understanding of the materials of the weapons. Otherwise, before the battle even started, the materials would not be able to bear the weight and he would fall apart.

This gives an idea of the complexity involved.

When Qiu Yan first arrived here, two people visualized a siege engine in the shape of a sharp point, which surprised everyone. In the end, Fang Jun took it away because it was not easy to visualize.

However, Fang Jun seized the siege engine, and the information related to the siege engine will naturally be integrated into her consciousness. After some time of focused study, she will be able to master it.

Unfortunately, she didn't have time to master it before Qiu Yan destroyed her fake body, severely damaging her consciousness.

Now, seeing the machinery taking shape behind Qiu Yan one after another, Lu Hu was naturally shocked. If it weren't for the immense power surrounding him, preventing him from immediately launching an attack, he wouldn't have given Qiu Yan this time at all.

Before the thought could even settle, the chessboard of light changed again, undulating and slowly rising and falling, outlining various landforms with lines.

The distance between Qiu Yan's and Lu Hu's armies was stretched due to the changes on the chessboard, and terrain was generated to block the center. Then, colors appeared: green, yellow, cyan, blue, black...

"Qiu Yan has indeed lived up to my expectations, making his decision so quickly to engage in battle! I wonder if this battle will have an impact on Military School and leave a ripple..."

High in the sky, at the edge of a vast expanse, several Outer Demon hovered and coalesced into one person.

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