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Chapter 445 Sacrifice
After fully adapting to this battlefield that represented the ultimate catastrophe, he began searching everywhere.

His goals are now clear: first, to destroy the enemy's world node; and second, to find a way to kill the Demon Race's Saint Demon in the Integration Stage.

However, the first objective is far more important than the second. As long as the enemy's world node can be destroyed, whether or not the Saint Demon in the Fusion stage is killed is not that important.

However, after searching for a long time, Qi Ping finally realized how vast this battlefield was. Even with his strength, he hadn't reached the barrier of this calamity battlefield after traversing for so long!
"This battlefield of calamity is just too huge!"

Qi Ping grew increasingly alarmed as he walked.

"Just how much energy would it take to create such a terrifying battlefield?"

This was a point that puzzled him greatly, because judging from the current situation of the Star Sea Continent, it was estimated that even if it were one or two levels stronger, it would not have enough power to form such a massive calamity battlefield.

You must know that in such a vast place, almost every corner is filled with terrifying natural disasters that could threaten even those at the Fusion Stage!
Qi Ping even experienced several inner demon tribulations in a few places!

This is simply outrageous. He can't even imagine that anyone other than an absolute all-rounder could survive in such a terrifying place. Let alone fighting, just staying alive would be considered a sign of strength.

He is the only one in the Star Sea Continent. He not only cultivates the Yin-Yang and Five Elements Dao and various special abilities, but also pays great attention to the cultivation of his mind. Only now can he move freely in this battlefield. Anyone else would be devoured by the calamities that are targeting him.

Because even staying in one place is useless, all calamities will continue to come and appear.

"No matter how you look at it, this doesn't make sense. Although there are still many forces of creation within the Star Sea Continent that I haven't fully explored, and they can generate energy in a way that I haven't yet comprehended, it's absolutely impossible for them to form such an outrageous battlefield of calamity!"

There is at least a 99% probability that Qi Ping is certain.

"If that's the case, could it be that a higher-level special force is controlling the battlefield of calamity? Something like that decree that instantly wiped out all Foundation Establishment beings on the Star Sea Continent? No, it should be said that it is definitely more powerful than that decree!"

Because after that "immortal" issued the decree, he himself was severely injured by the backlash.

However, such boundary battlefields can appear in almost all world-class battlefields!

If it was truly the work of some being or being, then the terrifying power it possesses is enough to send chills down one's spine just thinking about it.

"Then what is the purpose of connecting all the worlds into a battlefield?"

Is it a game of God? Or a special selection and contest?

While Qi Ping was having a headache, he also inexplicably became interested. This world seemed to be getting more and more terrifying, but also more and more exciting.

Even Qi Ping felt that it wasn't impossible for some being to destroy all the heavens and myriad realms with a single thought.

However, Qi Ping was also very certain that even if such beings existed, they could never possibly understand everything in the world, because the world was far too complex. So complex that anyone who tried to control everything would be instantly assimilated or completely destroyed.
"I feel like my condition is getting stranger and stranger. Ever since I opened that mysterious box and saw that eerie black-lined fairy, my consciousness seems to have changed. Have I discovered the so-called truth? Or have I touched the real Pandora's box?"

Qi Ping is still unable to figure out the reason.

"Forget it, let's deal with this battlefield first. If there are no unexpected events, there should be some Nascent Soul stage Saint Demons with special attributes suffering terribly in this calamity-ridden environment. If we encounter one, we must take advantage of this favorable environment to kill it. Otherwise, if we leave here, it won't be so easy to kill a Nascent Soul stage Saint Demon!"

Putting aside all other thoughts, Qi Ping focused all his energy on the battlefield.

No matter what the future holds, or whether there are unknown Pandora's boxes, he must protect this Star Sea Continent.

Moreover, now that he has encountered such a battlefield that is most suitable for him, he needs to seize this opportunity even more.

Therefore, Qi Ping charged even faster into this battlefield of calamity.

As his familiarity with various natural disasters increased, his ability to resist and absorb them accelerated, and his cultivation level steadily improved under this pressure.

After searching for about half a day, Qi Ping finally discovered the second living being that had entered the battlefield!
That was a mantis-type demon in the fusion stage of a holy demon, with eight legs composed of incredibly sharp blades, each radiating an aura stronger than the blade in Baili Yun's hand.

It was covered in countless drops of blood, and terrifying evil spirits gathered on it. With each attack, these evil spirits would launch the most terrifying soul attack together.

What's most terrifying is that there are actually souls at the Integration Stage on it! And not just one!
Eight-armed mantis!
"That's it!"

Qi Ping recognized the guy who had reached the late stage of Saint Demon at a glance.

This demon race is a terrifying existence that resounds throughout the world. They are creatures whose attacks are even more terrifying than those of sword immortals. They are insane and bloodthirsty, and are the most perfect killing race!
Legend has it that there is almost nothing that can stop the eight-armed mantis!

The fact that it is now treading on the evil spirits in the Integration Stage can prove this point.

Previously, when this Saint Demon appeared, besides being supported by Starfall, it even made a throat-slitting and dismemberment gesture towards Qi Ping and other high-ranking members of the group, making it the most arrogant of all the Saint Demons.

However, it is not in good condition now; its originally extremely sharp aura now appears somewhat weak.

This eight-armed mantis has a very obvious weakness: its killing power is unparalleled, but its endurance is much worse. Only with a continuous supply of fresh blood and the essence of corpses can it guarantee its endurance.

But in this calamity-stricken battlefield, there's no blood or corpse essence for him to absorb and replenish!

Its ability to resist such natural disasters during the fusion period is really quite poor.

The moment Qi Ping spotted it, the eight-armed mantis also spotted him.

"Hey! Were you the one who tried to kill me just now?"

Qi Ping also made a throat-slitting gesture towards this arrogant fellow. Such a terrifying demon saint had to be dealt with here, otherwise, once this guy left, the entire Star Sea Continent, except for the Nine Domains of Star Sea, would be slaughtered by him. Even Qi Ping wasn't very confident that he could stop this guy from the outside.

So now is the best chance to kill this guy!
However, despite his arrogant words, Qi Ping honestly mobilized all his defensive measures: the Domain of All Beings, the Five-Colored Immortal Light (Extinction), and the Yin-Yang Five Elements Divine Shield.
Facing this guy, Qi Ping was really afraid that he would be chopped into sixteen pieces with one stroke!
"Blood food!"

The Eight-Armed Mantis was no longer as arrogant as it had been at the beginning. Now it was driven crazy by the fusion-stage natural disasters that were raging all over the battlefield.

Who would have thought we'd end up in this hellish battlefield!

Before it could even see the enemy or attack the Star Sea Continent to share its food, it was nearly worn down by these ubiquitous natural disasters.

But now the food has finally arrived!

So the moment it saw Qi Ping, the Eight-Armed Mantis's eyes turned blood red, and then its figure appeared in front of Qi Ping at almost the speed of teleportation, or even faster than teleportation!
Forward! Go for it!
With an incredibly simple movement, the entire world was instantly cleaved into sixteen pieces!
Everything in front of it, all the natural disasters of the Integration Stage, were split in two at this moment!
Even if you could cut down everything in the world with eight swords, it wouldn't be any different!
As the person being attacked from the first-person perspective, Qi Ping felt an incredibly terrifying sense of oppression from the attack.

At this moment, Qi Ping even doubted whether he had been cleaved in two. Faced with such an attack, with his awareness and combat strength, he had almost no chance to react.
"Damn, that's powerful! Is this the terrifying power of a Holy Demon of the Demon Race?"

There's a reason why this race can plunge the entire universe into panic.

Incredibly powerful!

In the blink of an eye, Qi Ping's Yin-Yang Five Elements Divine Shield was sliced ​​open as easily as tofu.
While Qi Ping was caught in the attack of the Eight-Armed Mantis, the other battlefields of the Realm Battlefield had already turned into mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

One after another, incredibly gruesome corpses lay strewn across every corner of the battlefield.

Some of them were demons, while others were warriors from the Star Sea Continent.
In every battlefield, once the two sides meet, a fierce battle with no way out and no compromise will begin, until one side is completely wiped out!

Since entering the interdimensional battlefield, countless lives have fallen almost every breath.
At this moment, we are in the battlefield at the Qi Refining level.

This level of battlefield has the lowest cultivation level, but also the largest number of participants!
In addition, the battlefields at the Qi Refining level are smaller, so once a fight breaks out, corpses fall like wheat.

In battlefields targeting Qi Refining level warriors, because they cannot carry items exceeding that level, every Qi Refining warrior in the Nine Star Seas carries items of that level.

As for the strategy for the Qi Refining Battlefield, the Star Sea Continent also chose a brutal approach.

sacrifice!

According to the development of the Nine Realms of the Star Sea during this period, due to environmental reasons, a large number of infants with very special talents and physiques were born among human cultivators.

These exceptionally talented children, through the research of the entire Starsea Academy to find the most suitable growth and cultivation paths for them, have gradually grown into the most powerful group of Qi Refining cultivators in the history of the Starsea Continent over the years, some of whom are even very powerful Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Because they have the best cultivation techniques and the best training system, their overall cultivation foundation is unparalleled in any era of the Star Sea Continent, past and present!
With their weapons, their combat power is more than enough to sweep away any demons of the same level.

However, the final decision was to ban all of these people from the battle!
Because there are simply too many demons in the Qi Refining stage, and there will be an even more brutal final battle after the Realm Battlefield.

Once these highly talented Qi Refining cultivators join, there will undoubtedly be heavy casualties!
However, these people absolutely cannot die. If the casualties are too heavy, the Star Sea Continent will face a very serious talent shortage.

Therefore, in order to protect these people, Xinghai Academy ultimately decided to hire Xinghai mercenaries to fight. These people may have very average talent and combat power, and may even have major flaws in their foundation.

But none of that matters, because there is only one thing they need: the determination to die for their cause!

The Starsea Academy's Talisman Hall will provide them with the largest quantity of lethal talismans.

Their only goal is to wear the thickest armor, carry the most talismans, and kill as many demons as possible!

And then I came back alive. If possible...
The Starsea Academy will also provide the most generous rewards based on the number of enemies each person kills, and their families or other designated relatives will also be included in the Starsea Academy's special training program.
Before announcing the plan, there were concerns about whether there would be enough Qi Refining cultivators to do it, but the number of willing participants exceeded expectations, and even Qi Ping underestimated the attractiveness of these resources.
But this is also a tragedy. For Qi Ping, the resources that are now insignificant can buy the lives of so many cultivators!

The key point is that they are all vying to do this! Because it is so much better than the situation they have faced before, and to die in such a valuable way is almost a luxury.

Although Qi Ping sympathized with this, he didn't say much, only raising the overall return slightly.

Some people are bound to be sacrificed in the process; all he can do is help them leave more peacefully and meaningfully.

What Qi Ping didn't know was that a considerable number of people weren't there for personal gain, but rather because of their support for him. They had long since given up hope for the future, but the existence of the Star Emperor had brought something different to the cultivation world.

They were willing to go completely crazy just for the sake of being different.

Perhaps if you kill enough enemies, you might be able to defy fate.
In short, this most bizarre and least combat-capable mercenary force in the Star Sea became the main force on the Qi Refining stage battlefield.

The Talisman Hall, which gathers talisman-making talents and knowledge from the entire Star Sea Continent, also provides the greatest assistance to the Qi Refining stage battlefield.

The number of Qi-refining talismans produced by the Talisman Hall in a year now far exceeds the total output of the previous ten years, because the number of talisman-making talents trained now and the process and success rate of talisman making are incomparable to those of the past.

The quality has also improved significantly.

It is because of their existence that the Starsea Mercenaries' suicidal battles become possible.

If you add talismans, this most bizarre Qi Refining army might actually be the strongest Qi Refining army in the entire cultivation world!

Faced with this army, no matter how strong a genius or how amazing a prodigy, as long as they are still at the Qi Refining level, they will be torn to shreds!

The situation on the Qi Refining battlefield at this moment also fully demonstrated the combat power of the Star Sea Mercenaries.
(End of this chapter)