Infinite Fighting

"Enemy attack!"

There was no need to remind them; not only Zhang Ji and his group, but everyone could see it and even feel it.

Just like the insects they encountered when returning from the Lingxiao Sect, the first to charge were those countless ordinary [Worker Ants].

Batch after batch exploded on the surface of the Void Shuttle, depleting its energy reserves.

However, this time the situation is different. This time, Zhang Ji and his group's Void Shuttle is not the same as the one used in the Lingxiao Sect. Instead, it is a Netherworld-level main ship with ample energy reserves and a small world inside. It will take at least ten days to half a month to deplete their energy reserves.

"Fire!"

Zhang Ji manipulated the token to charge the Yuan Energy Cannon on the Sky-Breaking Shuttle. In the next instant, an energy beam with a diameter of several hundred meters was blasted out, annihilating the massive number of worker ants and creating a temporary passage.

However, its border was still not visible.

The end was still shrouded in thick green fog, and the cleared space was almost instantly filled again by a massive number of worker ants.

The life form of the nest mother is unique, and her ability to produce soldiers is completely different from that of other intelligent civilizations. These low-level worker ants can produce large quantities of soldiers by consuming some matter. If they operate at full capacity, producing more than 10 billion soldiers a day is not a problem.

Zhang Ji wasn't entirely clear on these things, but he could deduce some information from the endless swarm of insects.

"They can't be killed all at once. Activate the protective barrier of the Void-Breaking Shuttles at full power. Send orders to the Void-Breaking Shuttles of the other three sects: do not panic, do not send disciples out to fight, and advance in the right direction!"

Once the order is given, it is executed immediately.

The other three groups also assessed the situation, maintained their formation, simply set up their defenses, and continued advancing.

About an hour passed, and crackling sounds continued to emerge from outside the air-piercing shuttle. Their energy reserves were also being rapidly depleted, yet they still hadn't escaped the thick fog.

"We're trapped. At this rate, we'll never be able to break out."

Yin Yan's voice came from the communication device inside the Void Shuttle.

"Shall we try using the sect's most powerful weapon?" Fei Hong asked.

“The number of times the sect’s divine weapon can be used is limited. We’re using it without even seeing the enemy’s figure. Maybe this is what those extraterrestrial demons want to see—to trick us into using up the sect’s divine weapon so that we have no ability to resist,” said Feng Zhihui, another True Person from Beast Chant Valley.

“Master Tanming, what do you think? Your Lingxiao Sect has three sect-protecting divine weapons here, why don’t you…” Zhang Ji tentatively asked.

He hadn't seen the three sword-wielding Heavenly Lord disciples of the Lingxiao Sect for a while, and he felt something was off.

Even if their cultivation level is lower, as disciples of the Heavenly Lord, their status is no lower than that of the True Men, and they are qualified to talk to them. Why have we not seen the three of them?

"Don't rush to break through. Hold out for a few more days. Perhaps Jingyi Tianjun will discover our situation and come to our aid, or the enemy will lose their composure and reveal themselves, so we can then take targeted action," Tan Ming said.

Zhang Ji's heart sank.

It seems there might be a problem with the Lingxiao Sect's sect-protecting divine weapon.

As the leader of the four sects in the Southern Territory, Lingxiao Sect brought three sect-protecting divine weapons. At this time, taking out one to use to intimidate the enemy and at the same time appease the morale of their own troops would not be a problem at all.

But now, with this kind of behavior, it's as if they have no divine weapons left to use.

Zhang Ji sensed the Crimson Heaven Treasure Bottle on his side.

His divine weapon is still usable, and it's been used twice, so he's fine.

It's probably not that they were destroyed by the enemy's methods, but rather that there was something wrong with those three Heavenly Monarch disciples themselves.

"Hold your ground?" Fei Hong asked in surprise, "Master Tan, the Lingxiao Sect has three sect-protecting divine weapons. How about we take one out and test it?"

"Divine weapons should not be used rashly. If we fail to hit the enemy, wouldn't that be a waste of the sect's resources?" Tan Ming replied.

“Holding out isn’t a solution! We’ve been holding out for so long, and continuing won’t get us anywhere,” Fei Hong said.

“But wandering around like this won’t help us find our way, and we can’t possibly swallow all that green mist,” Yin Yan said.

Yin Yan's meaning was quite clear: he wanted Tan Ming to unleash the sect's most powerful weapon and pave a way for them.

However, Tan Ming had a bitter pill to swallow. At this moment, he couldn't say that his family's most treasured divine weapon had been taken away and disappeared without a trace by the three Heavenly Lords.

Otherwise, morale would be thrown into chaos, and the only response would be a show of strength masking inner weakness.

Zhang Ji discerned some of the implications, and Yin Yan's pressure also led him to discern some of the implications.

Internal rifts have already developed among the four factions.

They began to no longer recognize the authority to command the Lingxiao Sect.

However, after advancing for a while, they ultimately chose to hold their ground.

We can't get out, we can't get out no matter what, we've lost our way.

Several attacks failed to penetrate the swarm.

At this stage, only by unleashing the sect's most powerful weapon can we see a glimmer of hope.

However, the number of times a divine weapon can be used is limited.

Being able to use a divine weapon two or three times is considered a lot.

The Purple Smoke Sect's divine weapon has enough energy for only one use.

The jackals of Beast Roar Valley are biological weapons, capable of fighting for a relatively long time.

But without finding a target, it's not good to waste time like this.

So the four Sky Shuttles stopped again.

The protective barriers between them were connected, and countless insects kept flying in from the outside, causing explosions and damage. Plague insects were also discovered from time to time inside. More than half of the lower-level disciples had already died or been injured.

The enemy is very patient; they clearly intend to wear them down until they die.

On the Sky-Breaking Shuttle of the Qingcang Sect.

“I’m afraid the Heavenly Lord Jingyi has already abandoned us,” Changhan said to Zhang Ji.

Zhang Ji shook his head slightly and said, "They're not treating us as pawns, they're treating all sects as pawns."

If the plan is as Jingyi arranged, he should appear at this time.

The fact that such an attack could be launched against Zhang Ji and his group must mean that there is a high-level extraterrestrial demon behind it.

Jing Yi's appearance is just the right time to lead them to suppress and kill those extraterrestrial demons.

But Jing Yi hasn't shown up for so long. Either he's been abandoned, or the plan has gone wrong, or from the beginning, they were just pawns used to attract attention.

This should be an open strategy for those extraterrestrial demons.

If left unchecked, it will be gradually eroded.

If you take charge, you must send a sufficiently capable subordinate.

Thus, the old nest is left empty.

Therefore, the purpose of Jingyi Tianjun was not to besiege or to lure the enemy out of their hole and then divide and conquer them, but to feint to the east and strike in the west, and then strike directly at the heart of the enemy's lair.

The plan isn't inherently flawed; even the extraterrestrial demons would have to stop it if they knew about it. It's a straightforward, open scheme, but the cost would be heavy losses for Zhang Ji and his sect.

After realizing this, Zhang Ji's feelings became much more complicated.

She was used as bait by Chen Hong before, and now she's being used as bait by Jing Yi.

He was really frustrated after experiencing these kinds of things repeatedly.

Despite his frustration, Zhang Ji did not give up completely.

There is still hope.

His divine weapon is real, and the other three sects also have two divine weapons that can be used.

Even if the Lingxiao Sect isn't very helpful, they can still fight their way out if they join forces.

However, we can't rely entirely on these things. Right now, we can still improve our strength and take this opportunity to master the "Heavenly Origin Heart Domain Technique" to further enhance our self-defense capabilities. Moreover, if we were to damage this body later, we would only need to recover some energy. The combat crystals can be preserved, so we wouldn't have to start over, and the recovery would be much faster.

So Zhang Ji simply went into seclusion, refusing to participate in their discussion, and went off to cultivate.

The team is a little more disorganized now.

At this critical juncture, the leader of a sect actually went into seclusion?

Both Master Changhan and Master Nianqiu tried to dissuade him, but there was nothing they could do. After all, the token of the Void-Breaking Shuttle and the sect's divine weapon were in Zhang Ji's hands, and Zhang Ji held the power of discourse.

Fortunately, Zhang Ji's seclusion was not long. Under his full cultivation, he was besieged for only five days before he completed the last essence of the "Heavenly Origin Mind Domain Technique". Through the synthesis of the [Limit], he officially obtained the Fighting Crystal.

When the fighting crystal entered his body, Zhang Ji felt his mental attributes greatly improved, and a spiritual world appeared deep within his consciousness, storing a massive amount of pure spiritual energy, which could quickly refine external matter into spiritual energy.

If the energy contained within is factored into Zhang Ji's overall energy reserves, his energy reserves have increased more than sevenfold compared to before.

The efficiency of energy conversion has been increased by dozens of times.

The law of the world truly lives up to its reputation as the ultimate answer to chaos.

Even just a spiritual realm can bring about such a great improvement.

Beyond the significant improvement in his attributes, Zhang Ji discovered that he had also undergone some more profound changes.

His body is now impervious to all magic!

Any matter that can be propelled by the power of spacetime cannot interfere with him.

He also achieved the feat of making time and space permanent.

This is something only the Heavenly Sovereigns who have returned to the void can do!
In reality, Zhang Ji is only S-level.

It's not even up to Super S level.

However, it kept stacking attributes, and when it reached S-rank, it achieved an SSS-rank mechanism.

The effect of [Limit] becomes more and more outrageous as the game progresses.

Rank and realm are about to be completely trampled in the face of this cheat.

No matter what mechanism it uses, it can crush everything with just its numbers!
"Fighting an enemy two levels higher? I feel there's still a gap; I don't have the corresponding methods!"

Zhang Ji considered whether he could possibly fight against a Heavenly Monarch-level expert, and the final conclusion was that it was unlikely.

Aside from his physical body possessing spacetime attributes, he has no other means that can harm the Heavenly Lord.

However, his physical explosive power may not be sufficient.

At best, it could inflict some pain on beings at the Heavenly Monarch level, but a direct confrontation was unlikely.

After the breakthrough, Zhang Ji appeared.

The situation outside is in complete chaos.

More than 70% of the disciples at the bottom level of the Rift Mountain Realm have been infected by the plague insects, and the rest are all gathered around Ji Yu, fearing that they will be taken away again.

Although few disciples at the Earthly Realm were infected, they were still filled with fear.

Of the 30,000 disciples brought by the Purple Smoke Sect, less than 4,000 remain.

After Zhang Ji emerged, many True Immortals immediately came looking for him.

"Master Zhang, we can't wait any longer. Let's use the sect's divine weapon to break out!" Yin Yan said.

“I agree with that,” Zhang Ji nodded. “But whose company’s?”

Yin Yan's gaze swept over Tan Ming, clearly indicating that he knew something, before finally settling on Fei Hong and saying, "Master Fei, I'm entrusting this to you."

Fei Hong, being sensible, said, "The Purple Smoke Sect is willing to use its divine weapon to clear the way, but the Purple Smoke Sect's divine weapon can only be used once. After it is used up, I'm afraid we will not be able to protect ourselves. We will ask the three sects to provide more protection from now on."

Although Fei Hong said it was only once, Zhang Ji and the others clearly didn't believe it.

However, since he has expressed this sentiment, Zhang Ji and the others should also do something in return.

“In that case, how about the Purple Smoke Sect’s Void-Breaking Shuttle will be in the middle, the Spirit Cloud Sect will bring up the rear, and the Azure Sky Sect and Beast Roar Valley will lead the way?” Zhang Ji suggested.

“Beast Roar Valley has no objection,” Yin Yan said.

“The Lingxiao Sect has no objections either,” Tan Ming said.

He can't possibly have any objections now; although no one says it, everyone can see through his true intentions.

Without a sect-protecting divine weapon, what power do you expect?
Now, he has no choice but to reluctantly accept being forced to cover the retreat; it's better than being completely abandoned and excluded from the game. (End of Chapter)