roccoschili Chapter 724 724: Central Domain United Army, Subduing the Living Dead in the Evil Realm_1
Chapter 724 724: Central Domain United Army, Subduing the Living Dead in the Evil Realm_1
After three days, Yinming Ancestral Immortal finally managed to persuade the remaining five. He moved with thunderous efficiency, completing the gathering in merely... a month.For them, a month was already considered extremely fast.
In mortal time, it was as though they had managed to organize a massive army of tens of millions, preparing everything from logistics to departure, all within a single minute.
One might say the unique systems and environment of the cultivators in the Green Nether Fairyland gave rise to this exceptionally procrastinating lifestyle.
Subsequently, under the leadership of the seven Ancestral Immortals, a formidable army consisting of tens of millions of cultivators from the Orthodox and Devil Clans of the Central Territory surged toward the Southern Territory.
The reason they first targeted the Southern Territory, which had transformed into the Evil Realm, was the infectious nature of the undead.
Furthermore, this region was the only one that uniquely threatened the Central Territory by actively expanding toward it.
The other three regions were largely self-contained.
The Guixiu from the Strange Domain and other bizarre inhabitants kept to areas not too far from the shadow curtains, while the Evil Cultivators of the Evil Domain remained within their own territory, their activities unknown.
As for the Beast Cultivators of the Beast Domain, despite occupying the entire Eastern Territory, they had not ventured out by a single step, seemingly engrossed in refining something.
Therefore, the Evil Realm had to be dealt with first.
The Ancestral Immortals knew that the denizens of these three regions were no pushovers. They were likely accumulating power, and once that was complete, they too would strike at the Central Territory.
However, there was nothing the Ancestrals could do about it.
They had considered dividing their forces, but that would diminish their overall strength.
Although they were still known as Ancestral Immortals, their cultivation was at the level of the Ancient Immortal Realm, having faded significantly from their peak. They had not even reached the Peak Perfection of the Ancient Immortal Realm; they were only at the Fulfillment stage, half a step from the Peak. Their cultivation was continuously decreasing, and there was nothing they could do to stop it.
At this point, they felt regret. If they had known that the anomalies in the four territories would lead to this situation, they would have acted sooner.
But alas, there was no potion for regret in this world.
The war between the Central Territory and the Evil Realm soon began. Initially, the Central Domain United Army was brimming with confidence. However, in their first encounter with the Evil Cultivators from the Evil Realm, they were routed and suffered heavy losses.
What demoralized them further was that their fallen comrades, tainted by the Evil Realm, transformed into undead and joined the enemy ranks.
It was no different from their enemies growing in number the more they fought.
Moreover, some of these undead were even stronger than they were. Could a mere corpse attain such power?
However, this was not the primary front. The true battlefield was the contest of techniques between the seven Ancestral Immortals and the Evil Cultivator known as the Evil King. If the Ancestral Immortals were victorious, the remaining issues would be trivial.
The crux of the matter was that even when the seven Ancestral Immortals combined their strength, they could only fight the Evil King to a standstill. At times, they even found themselves at a disadvantage.
This situation caused a significant drop in the morale of the Central Domain United Army.
In the eyes of all cultivators, these seven were symbols of invincibility. Now that this myth of invincibility was shattered, their own confidence wavered.
"HUFF, HUFF." Divine Sword Ancestral Immortal panted heavily. Liyang Ancestral Immortal stepped forward to take his place.
He looked at the entity in the distance known as the Evil King. Its overall silhouette was still vaguely recognizable as having once been human. However, upon closer inspection, its entire being was devoid of any organs or limbs that a human could naturally possess. The Evil King's physical body was extremely strong, and due to the numerous strange limbs and organs covering it, he possessed multiple combat methods and was not afraid of being surrounded.
The seven of them typically fought in two groups of three, with the remaining one acting as support.
This battle of techniques had already lasted for three months. Divine Sword Ancestral Immortal discovered that the Evil King was growing stronger throughout this engagement.
Three months ago, his Life Flying Sword could inflict substantial damage on the Evil King. Now, its threat was greatly diminished. Unless it struck a weak spot, it could, at best, only cause minor injuries.
This was not good news for them, as it indicated that the Evil King's growth far surpassed their estimations.
If they could just kill him directly, then no matter how fast he grew, it would be irrelevant once he was dead.
But this Evil King was incredibly resilient, and they couldn't seem to land a decisive blow. So far, every attempt had fallen just short, which was becoming increasingly frustrating for the Ancestral Immortals.
Fortunately, their fundamental combat discipline remained intact, preventing them from losing their composure or disrupting their fighting rhythm.
"This can't go on, or the Evil King will drag us to our deaths," Divine Sword Ancestral Immortal said, his words meant for the other six.
The Evil King heard him and let out a strange laugh but said nothing. Yet, the ridicule in his laughter was apparent to everyone.
The seven Ancestral Immortals paid no heed to his derision. They knew it was meant to dishearten them; to be affected by it would be a genuine blunder.
"Let's set up the formation," Yinming Ancestral Immortal said, after his Immortal Law struck the Evil King.
A formation was an effective method of amplification, but for them, it had one rather fatal drawback: they couldn't cooperate wholeheartedly, as each of the seven harbored their own agenda.
Ordinary formations merely required being set up; they didn't need cooperation or coordination, not even people—only the necessary materials.
But the formation the seven of them intended to deploy would be no ordinary one. Besides, how could the enemy possibly allow them to successfully set it up right under their noses? That was too far-fetched.
Therefore, the formation they needed to deploy had to be one that could form instantly and provide a substantial, temporary power boost, not just a meager increase.
This formation was named the Sky Crying Blood Array, a powerful formation passed down from the Green Nether Fairyland. It was a formation they had used in the past to resist and break away from the Chaotic God World.
It could allow them to ignore all obstacles, forcibly elevating their cultivation realm to the God-human Realm—a powerful state above the Ancestor Immortal Realm.
However, the flaw was also obvious: it consumed one year of lifespan per second. Furthermore, once the Sky Crying Blood Array was deactivated, their cultivation would be forcibly lowered by a minor stage.
Since it was only a minor stage, they could still accept it.
What was truly unbearable was the burning of their lifespan. Previously, as Ancestor Immortals, their lifespans were equivalent to that of Heaven, so it didn't matter. But now that their cultivation had fallen to the Ancient Immortal Realm, their lifespans had an upper limit.
Of course, they wouldn't have dared to use it even when they were in the Ancestor Immortal Realm. Activating the Sky Crying Blood Array would mean the shattering of their status as Ancestor Immortals.
"Attack!" Blood-colored flames erupted from Divine Sword Ancestor, then connected with the entire Green Nether Fairyland.
Almost simultaneously, the remaining six also exuded identical blood-colored flames.
The seven of them could feel their aging intensify; burning lifespan naturally accelerated this process.
But at the same time, their auras began to swell, directly crossing the threshold of the Ancestor Immortal Realm and reaching the first realm of the Chaotic God World: the God-human Realm.
Divine Sword Ancestral Immortal, his expression calm, felt the formidable power gushing forth from within him. Every move he made could now stir changes throughout the entire Green Nether Fairyland.
"Abomination! Today is the day you submit!" yelled Divine Sword Ancestral Immortal, his flying sword transforming into a stream of light as he charged at the Evil King.
BOOM!
The stream of light from the flying sword slammed into the Evil King's massive body, instantly blasting it to pieces.
The remaining six joined the assault, intending to completely pulverize the Evil King, grinding his bones to dust and scattering his ashes.
In merely three seconds, the Evil King was reduced to ashes, not a trace remaining.
Seeing this, the seven were very satisfied. Without hesitation, they proceeded to cleanse the entire Southern Territory with a power far exceeding the upper limits of the Green Nether Fairyland's cultivator system.
The mighty power of the God-human Realm swept across the Southern Territory. Evil Cultivators and undead alike—everything was obliterated by this force.
Even the most powerful Evil King could not resist it, let alone other beings.
After ten seconds, the battle was over. Just as the seven were about to deactivate the Sky Crying Blood Array, their expressions suddenly froze.
They discovered that the ground of the Southern Territory was not soil and stone, but layers of writhing flesh and blood. The sight made their scalps tingle.
"KAKAKA, round two begins now."
The voice of the Evil King, whom they had reduced to ashes, echoed once more. But this time, they could not pinpoint his location.
At this moment, the Ancestral Immortals understood: what they had killed was not the Evil King's true body. The real Evil King had merged with the entire Southern Territory. The Evil King was the Evil Realm, which was once the Southern Territory.