Ten thousand I am across the heavens

At this moment, the Five Elements Mage had only one thought in his mind: he would die. If he fought against the wielder of this sword, he would definitely die.

"How is this possible? Why would there be someone so ridiculously strong here? Has the eldest son already been able to create such a super life form? Shouldn't we have been defeated long ago?" Although the Five Elements Master was puzzled, he thought back to when he fought the eldest son one-on-one and was unilaterally suppressed. The life form that the eldest son created by combining all his essence was stronger than his own, so it seemed understandable.

As this thought crossed her mind, she looked at the white-clad swordsman and felt even more uneasy, realizing that he was no match for her.

At this moment, it seemed as if only the two of them remained on the battlefield. The white-robed swordsman approached step by step, his pace slow. The Five Elements Mage, however, frantically fled backward. It was as if they were playing a cat-and-mouse game; one was leaping and bounding as he ran, while the other strolled leisurely in pursuit.

The Five Elements Mage didn't even dare to unleash a probing attack. Because when he tried to imagine himself launching an attack to test his target, his intuition told him that he would die the very next instant. His biggest thought now was to quickly escape this deadly battlefield and flee for his life.

The problem is, the user of the battlefield killing move is dead. The killing move itself can only operate on its own. Although it will gradually develop problems and eventually collapse during operation, it cannot be destroyed instantly in a short time. The opponent doesn't seem to be in a hurry to kill him. They're just chasing him like they're taking a stroll. This puzzled him, but he quickly understood. The opponent's strength is so great; using the killing move must have consumed a tremendous amount of energy. Even with a one-hit kill ability, they must use their power cautiously. Even if they kill him with a one-hit kill, they'll still face attacks from other powerful opponents after leaving the battlefield. And this trump card can only be used a few times. If they use it once outside the battlefield, they might be able to kill more experts like themselves. Therefore, they are not in a hurry to act.

Whenever he begins to doubt the strength of his opponent, he finds new reasons to tell himself that the opponent is invincible.

He was chased and leaped about for over ten minutes, cracks appearing in his battlefield attacks, yet he dared not make a move, not even to attack anyone else. He watched helplessly as they tore through the barrier. Finally, he broke free from the battlefield attacks, and countless people burst forth from a single point in the void.

In the underground base, where everyone had been lying in ambush for some time, all weapons were now aimed at that one spot. As a large number of people exploded from there, all sorts of destructive weapons were unleashed. Ammunition was poured in like it was free, sweeping towards that spot.

However, the effect wasn't very good. There was indeed a moment of disorientation immediately after escaping the killing wave. This was also the most difficult time to retreat. During this period when it was impossible to leave their current position, the firepower coverage did cause some casualties. But those who were at the forefront of the firepower were the largest and most fearless Black City troops. Many of them were blown to pieces, directly splitting into numerous individuals. After one round of bombardment, the enemy's numbers not only didn't decrease, but actually increased.

"The enemy's ability to stop bombing is splitting and regenerating; use annihilation warheads." After observing the enemy's condition, He Cheng decisively ordered a change of weapon. Annihilation warheads don't attack by creating massive amounts of energy through the annihilation of matter and antimatter. The matter in this world doesn't conform to the law of conservation of mass, and therefore there's no mass-energy conversion. All matter and energy in this world can be uniformly integrated into Dao traces. Everything is actually constructed from this. Therefore, the principle of annihilation warheads is simple: to return matter and energy to their most primitive Dao trace form. Thus, the matter and energy in this area disappear.

The principle sounds simple, but the manufacturing cost is extremely high. Furthermore, it requires a massive amount of energy to activate. Only the various Dao Yuan reactors, acting as a powerful force, can afford such consumption.

The legion quickly replaced the warheads. This time, after the barrage of fire, there were no more spectacular explosions. Only silent annihilation. Within the ammunition's attack range, targets that detonated the ammunition would instantly suffer large mutilations, or simply vanish completely. It was as if countless erasers had appeared in the sky, erasing what should not exist in this world.

This time, someone has finally met their match. Black City's various abilities are completely ineffective against this attack. If he were to defend against it, he could easily be taken down. But to use this attack that directly devours entities and energy, he has to expend his own energy to construct a physical defense. The energy consumption for one or two people to construct a defense isn't significant, but the energy consumption of 10 people working together to build a defense is enough to make him roll his eyes.

Although the reserves of various resources have recovered somewhat over time, and some inventory has been sold, to be honest, they are still not very abundant. To acquire enough Immortal Essence Stones, one will have to wait until the final few items are auctioned off.

It has already been proven that engaging in a war of attrition with the underground base is extremely unwise. Their entire civilization is built upon the foundation of the entire Northern Plains. They've already exhausted their planet-sized body. Continuing to engage in a war of attrition with them is no different from searching for a lost cause; it's better to seize this opportunity and use elite raids to destroy their energy center.

So at this moment, the white-robed swordsman stepped forward again. He Cheng felt an overwhelming, terrifying pressure the swordsman exuded, even with just a glance. He clearly saw the Five Elements Mage break out in a cold sweat and take a step back when the white-robed swordsman appeared. One could only imagine the strength of this expert.

"If I shoot him, I'll definitely die," He Cheng thought to himself. He then took a deep breath and said, "If I die in battle, follow the pre-planned order. Replace the supreme commander one by one, and inform the other departments. Do the same after the supreme leader is killed. Promote a new commander on the battlefield."

Now, the entire army is targeting that white-clad swordsman, concentrating all the strongest attacks from each legion. If he can wipe out our entire legion single-handedly, then there's no point in us not attacking him. It's a gamble with our lives; every moment on this battlefield is a gamble with our lives.”

Different levels of awareness, when facing the same enemy, often lead to drastically different choices. The Five Elements Mages, facing an enemy they perceived as utterly invincible, chose decisive retreat. But the legion in the underground base, having faced far too many enemies they deemed unbeatable, made the same choice at this moment: to draw their swords!

A dazzling light flashed, and countless streams of light converged on the white-robed swordsman, like rivers flowing into the sea. Just as he was about to be struck, someone seemed to see the unfathomable expression on his face turn into panic for a fleeting moment. The terrifying attack, enough to instantly kill an immortal, rained down. The white-robed swordsman instinctively swung his sword, but he was utterly powerless to stop it. In a violent explosion, he fell from mid-air like a piece of charred metal.

"Huh? So weak?" Judging from the way he was taking the attack, this guy's strength was only slightly stronger than Xue Songzi, belonging to the bottom tier of immortals. Even the various military groups that launched the attack didn't expect this outcome; they were all prepared to be killed on the spot after launching their attacks. But the result was that this guy didn't even hurt a single person and was instantly killed by concentrated fire.

A few people had already realized what was going on by this time, and the Five Elements Master was even more completely enlightened. He felt his face burning and wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

"Damn it, I was chased around like a headless chicken by this guy. My reputation is ruined here. What kind of lunatic could invent such a Gu worm? Is this some kind of 'Bluster Gu'? It has absolutely no offensive power. Its only function is to make the user appear incredibly powerful. I actually fell for it. It seems even a Rank 6 Gu worm, if used well, can change the course of a battle." Indeed, although the eldest son hadn't named the Gu worm, calling it the "Bluster Gu" was quite reasonable. This Gu worm couldn't provide any boost to combat power. Its only function was to make the user appear invincible in the eyes of everyone, so that even if doubt arose, they would immediately find reasons to convince themselves that the opponent was unbeatable.

Most of the time, this Gu worm is extremely useful. As long as the opponent doesn't know you have it, even if they're complete strangers and don't know your trump cards, they'll inexplicably feel you're very strong upon first meeting you and will come up with a bunch of reasons to convince themselves. Most of the time, you can subdue your opponent without a fight.

But if you encounter an opponent who will attack without hesitation, even at the cost of their own life, even knowing the enemy is invincible, then you're in deep trouble. No matter how sophisticated the disguise, it will eventually be torn apart by reality. Once that fragile strength is truly revealed, the effect of bluffing becomes meaningless.

This battle has certainly made this immortal Gu famous. If used properly in the future, it might even be able to climb onto the list of extraordinary Gu.

However, simply exposing this one fraudster's disguise wasn't enough to turn the tide of the battle. Numerous experts had already begun swooping down from the sky, heading towards the flesh-and-blood mountain range below, where the energy cores of the underground base were hidden. The remaining number was dwindling, less than 100. Destroying all these energy cores would essentially cripple the underground base.

By this time, the Five Elements Mage had already fled far away and was too late to stop them. He could only rely on the underground base to find a way to defend himself.

And in those few short hours when the enemy was sealed away, they actually managed to pull together another trump card.

"All legions, prepare to unleash your Law-based killing moves! Rule Seal!" The supreme commanders of each legion began coordinating. Legion members unleashed their war killing moves, simultaneously coordinating different moves to create this hastily practiced sealing technique. This was a battlefield killing move analyzed from the previous battle, executed by two eighth-rank powerhouses. It was developed on the spot. Because it was hastily developed, its strength was inevitably weaker than the actual battlefield killing moves, so they employed some clever tricks to enhance their version.

This exposes the weaknesses more clearly. However, because the weaknesses are so openly displayed, the other parts of the body become several levels stronger, making a breakthrough even more difficult than breaking through the battlefield killing moves of two level-eight experts.

To the eldest son's subordinates, the scene appeared as if everyone was enveloped in a semi-transparent barrier. All attacks that struck the barrier were absorbed, and the absorbed power was then transferred to an unknown location for storage, regardless of what this absorbed energy would be used for next. Undoubtedly, it was extremely disadvantageous to them.

So after several consecutive attacks, Black City wisely abandoned the idea of ​​using its massive size to tear the barrier apart.

Inside the barrier, a screen appeared, displaying a short message: if he could answer the questions on the screen correctly, he could immediately dispel the barrier and leave.

"Hiss... So it's the Law Path's killing move. Wait, why are only us modified immortals locked up here? The eldest son's clones are all outside. Is this an insult to our intelligence?" Black City observed for a moment and found that none of the eldest son's clones were around him. Could it be that they were afraid that if they locked up the eldest son's clones, these guys would be too smart and solve the problem easily?

"Could it be a trap? If the question is impossible to answer, we might as well just use our sheer size to forcefully break the barrier." Chen Feng pondered, looking at the question displayed on the screen, completely clueless.

This time, it was Black City who shook his head: "Your experience is still too limited. While the Law Path's killing moves are often extremely powerful, that's only because they utilize the power of the rules that already exist in this world. And utilizing the rules requires acting according to the rules. If it poses a question for us to answer, then that question must be one that we can definitely answer with our existing knowledge. Moreover, it often doesn't require overly complex calculations. Because the more complex the calculations required for a question, the lower the bonus it provides to the entire barrier."

The only thing the question setter can do is hide the answer in our blind spots, but one thing is certain: with our existing knowledge, we should be able to solve this problem. Hmm… and from what I've seen, the question doesn't seem to involve any complex mathematical calculations.”

"Then you can?"

"Not at the moment..."

"..."

[To be continued]

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