Chen Tian looked up at the screen inside the room, observing countless Evil Spirit race beings and humans charging towards the city walls outside. He put on the communicator on his left ear and said, "Lie Tian, launch a preemptive strike and engage according to the plan."
On the city walls, Lie Tian led a group of human martial artists, their weapons drawn. The city gates opened, and the martial artists charged out. Feng Tian waited for Chen Tian's command. The human martial artists led by Lie Tian were all at the Grandmaster realm, and their combined force of five hundred was a mere speck against the tens of thousands of Evil Spirit race beings.
Lie Tian's figure flashed, his saber dancing as he plunged into the enemy ranks, beginning his slaughter. The Evil Spirit race beings currently lacked consciousness, mere empty shells, making them easy to kill. Their only troublesome aspect was their sheer numbers, seemingly endless. Otherwise, Lie Tian and his three companions would have long completed their mission in the north.
The aura erupting from five hundred martial artists filled the battlefield with dismembered limbs and severed arms, black blood spraying into the sky. The Evil Spirit race beings flying in the sky opened their mouths in unison. On the city walls, the cultivators simultaneously unleashed their spells, filling the sky momentarily like exploding fireworks, a riot of colors. Chen Tian watched the screen, knowing it wasn't the right time yet. He transmitted, "Are you still not done over there?"
"Not yet, sir. You need to wait a bit longer. We're just short of creating a breach. I'm currently securing it."
"Hurry up!"
Chen Tian ended the communication. Above the city walls, countless Evil Spirit race beings swooped down. Chen Tian made a decision simultaneously. Feng Tian and the other cultivators unfurled spirit wings behind them and soared into the sky, their weapons aimed at the Evil Spirit race beings above.
The Evil Spirit race beings in the sky were mostly avian, infected by the Evil Spirit race aura and turned into mindless puppets. Because of this, Feng Tian and the others found them easy to kill. It was simply too many of them, making it difficult to cope!
On the ground, facing waves of Evil Spirit race elites, the human martial artists were also struggling. The sheer numbers left them no time to rest; their stamina was being depleted. This was unsustainable, as martial artists and cultivators were different. Cultivators recovered quickly from injuries, while martial artists needed time to recuperate, especially from severe wounds that could take years to heal.
Lie Tian spoke, "Is it not done over there yet?"
Chen Tian had already conveyed the battle plan to the three of them. Once the other side was ready, they could initiate the guiding sequence and annihilate these enemies in one fell swoop. But there was no response from that side.
They needed to stall for time. Chen Tian tapped his fingers on the stool, his eyes scanning the battlefield. Suddenly, at a certain point on the battlefield, Chen Tian sensed something.
He then spoke, "It seems it's him. Is he finally showing some consciousness? Will he completely break the seal?"
His figure vanished, leaving Ling Xin, who was beside him, stunned. Where did he go? He hadn't released her! Poor Ling Xin, trapped alone in the room, unable to break through the barrier Chen Tian had set up.
Chen Tian's figure reappeared in the sky above the battlefield. His dual pupils opened, locking onto a target. Without hesitation, Chen Tian thrust his hands forward, launching two fireballs towards that location. As the fireballs neared the ground, they exploded, and a figure emerged, confronting Chen Tian. They faced each other.
Xie Lu spoke, "I didn't expect you, Shen Shang, to show up. If I had known, I would have broken through here earlier."
"Xie Lu, you're still the same, so calculating. Using your aura to infect the beings behind you and create this endless propagation process to build this army. It's a shame they're mindless, just empty shells. It's all for nothing."
"More people will crush you to death!"
"Oh! Is that so? It seems you still don't understand! This victory is mine, just like in the battle of years past."
Xie Lu's face instantly darkened, his eyes filled with killing intent. He swung his fists, lunging towards Chen Tian's face. Chen Tian's hands were enveloped in swirling green energy. To deal with Xie Lu, he had to use wind element, as it was his counter. The spirit seed within Chen Tian transformed into a wind element spirit seed, the Gale Spirit Seed. The green vortexes on his palms spun faster. Chen Tian pushed his palms forward, and they collided. In the sky, both figures retreated thirty meters. Chen Tian was half a step closer, thus holding the advantage.
Of course, this was when neither of them had unleashed their full power. In their first clash, Chen Tian had only used thirty percent of his strength. Xie Lu sneered, "Is this all you are now? You know, before, even your thirty percent strength required my full effort to contend with. Now, with only twenty percent of my strength, you can't handle it?"
Chen Tian remained silent. Meanwhile, on another part of the battlefield, Feng Tian and Lie Tian's forces were surrounded. Their stamina was simply unable to keep up. The fighting was relentless, with no end, and they were struggling to hold on even without energy.
Suddenly, Qing Yun's voice echoed in the minds of Lie Tian and Feng Tian. Both their faces lit up with a smile. Lie Tian and Feng Tian simultaneously gave the order: "Everyone, retreat!"
Even though they were surrounded, they forcefully carved a bloody path, retreating towards another direction. The countless, mindless Evil Spirit race beings, only following orders, surged after Lie Tian and Feng Tian.
Xie Lu watched the fleeing humans, further reinforcing his belief that his decision was correct. Chen Tian's lips curled into a smile. The real show was just beginning.
Chen Tian and Xie Lu clashed again, turning this area into a battlefield for the two of them. As Lie Tian and Feng Tian retreated, a circular valley appeared, but it was riddled with numerous gaps. Qing Yun's figure emerged in the center, waving his hands and crossing his arms to point towards the east and west.
The two nodded in unison and headed towards the east and west respectively, their troops following closely behind. In the center of the circle, three figures stood, looking at each other. Before them, tens of thousands of soldiers approached. Due to the narrowness of the valley, the vast army was clustered together, their running jostling and hindering their speed. As the tens of thousands of soldiers entered the circular valley, the entire valley erupted in light. Magical formations appeared in the original gaps, and troops filled the east and west. Beneath their feet, formations glowed, and the ground pushed up new earthen walls, repairing the indentations.
The tens of thousands of soldiers were trapped in the circular canyon, and a barrier descended from the sky. Qing Yun spoke softly, "Let's begin our slaughter!"
Lie Tian and Feng Tian nodded in unison. The three split up, forming a triangular formation. A triangular magic array appeared beneath their feet, and powerful gusts of wind materialized out of thin air, converging into tornadoes within the array. These emerald tornadoes were vast and brutal, their terrifying suction pulling countless soldiers into their vortex, where wind blades shredded their bodies. But it wasn't over. Fierce flames erupted from the bodies of the tornadoes, burning with infernal crimson intensity. The entire tornado transformed into a fire tornado, unleashing a barrage of fireballs and fire bombs in all directions, indiscriminately, even targeting the sky. Explosions echoed continuously.
The ground cracked, and debris flew. Did you think that was the end? No, it wasn't. Dark clouds gathered in the sky, unleashing ferocious, malevolent lightning. Purple lightning struck the fire tornadoes, its power permeating them. As the tornadoes spun, columns of lightning descended from the sky, covering the entire valley. Thunder roared, winds howled, and flames raged. These three different elements fused together, beginning a merciless slaughter.
This place had become the Valley of Death, flowing with the corpses of countless beings. The tornadoes dispersed, the flames vanished, and the dark clouds parted. The valley returned to its original state. The three figures immediately fainted. This formation was powerful, but their spiritual energy couldn't keep up.
If Chen Tian hadn't reduced the burden, the backlash alone could have killed the three of them.
This formation was created by Chen Tian, drawing upon the essence of formations from three different realms: the game profession of Mage, the Divine Realm's Array Master, and the Cultivation Realm's Divine Array Master. It was named the "Three Yuan Destruction Array."
Three individuals could control an element independently, and when united, the elements could fuse. This was contingent upon auxiliary formations being deployed around them. The elemental control formations were set up, and Chen Tian used the surrounding indentations as the core of the auxiliary formations, along with defensive and barrier formations, to compensate for the surrounding flaws. This transformed the entire valley into an 'O'-shaped death trap, from which there was no escape once entered, and no entry once exited.
Within the encirclement, wind, lightning, and fire, three elements, were coordinated effectively. Their area-of-effect skills were potent, but the three individuals couldn't withstand the backlash, causing them to faint, as did the surrounding cultivators and martial artists.
Meanwhile, Chen Tian's side was met with Xie Lu's furious roar, "What did you do? Where is my army?"
"You're still the same. Sometimes quantity isn't everything. Using your brain is the way to go. Haven't you learned from your losses in the war thousands of years ago?"
"Damn it, damn it! If not for your human schemes and tricks, this world would have been ours long ago. We Evil Spirit race beings only want a world suitable for our survival. Why can't we have it!"
"I don't dispute your desire. But invading other worlds for your own survival is wrong."
Xie Lu was enraged, while Chen Tian remained calm. A fierce battle was brewing. Xie Lu clearly couldn't escape in this state, especially with the mission he bore. How could he face his superior without completing it?
Chen Tian struck first, his figure vanishing. Before Xie Lu could react, two punches landed in his abdomen, blasting him backward, crashing through three mountains.
Distraction in battle is a grave mistake. Chen Tian wouldn't let such an opportunity slip by. Opportunities were seized and perceived.
Xie Lu walked out of the mountain peaks unscathed. Chen Tian's seventy percent strength had dealt no damage. It seemed Xie Lu had grown stronger. It wasn't that Chen Tian had weakened; he hadn't fully awakened yet. The fusion progress was too slow. The essence of the Divine Realm and the Cultivation Realm hadn't merged to a sufficient degree, limiting his strength.