Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 318 Three Months (6000 words, updated on December 22)

The remaining three immortal gods of the Qiujiahou clan fled in panic. Yang Wu didn't think much of it and ignored the other two, instead chasing after their leader.

In fact, if Yang Wu were to unleash his full power, he could easily catch up with and kill the enemies who fled in three different directions.

The other two were just ordinary immortal gods, and neither their military achievements nor their wealth were enough for Yang Wu to show his true strength.

After all, if Yang Wu were to display the strength of a King-level expert, his experience in the Blood Blade Squad would not be as harmonious as before.

At this point, it was still a long way from accumulating enough military merits to gain his freedom, and Yang Wu certainly did not want to reveal his strength too early.

call out!

Yang Wu flashed forward and chased after the strongest leader of the Qiujiahou tribe.

As for the other two, with the rest of the Bloodblade Squad there, there was no need to worry about them escaping.

"Blazing Spear Technique!" Yang Wu's spear moved like a dragon.

Facing a high-ranking military commander, it was not worth Yang Wu using his self-created ultimate technique.

Moreover, Yang Wu's previous display of power—annihilating an ordinary immortal with a single spear thrust—was already astonishing enough; the even stronger leader of the Qiujiahou tribe naturally couldn't continue in this manner.

The "Blazing Spear Technique" is one of the top-tier secret techniques among the secret arts that the Nine Swords Venerable helped Yang Wu collect.

With Yang Wu's current understanding of the laws, which has even surpassed that of the original creator of the secret technique, he is naturally able to unleash the full power of this secret technique.

Rumble!!

The Broken Army Spear pierced the sky in an instant, as if it had pierced through heaven and earth.

The universe seemed to merge with the Broken Army Spear in Yang Wu's hand, instantly piercing the forehead of the Qiujiahou tribe leader.

Peng!

The immortal divine body of the Qiujiahou tribe leader shattered completely.

In an instant.

The divine body of the Qiujiahou tribe leader was reconstituted, but his expression became incredibly crazed.

"Damn human, don't push me!" the leader of the Qiujiahou tribe roared.

He knew very well that he had no chance of survival against Yang Wu, who possessed astonishing strength.

"Are they planning to self-destruct?" Yang Wu thought calmly.

Immediately, a dazzling spear light shot out, piercing fiercely towards the opponent once again.

The dazzling spear light swept in all directions, and the immortal divine body of the Qiujiahou tribe leader was shattered once again.

"You despicable human, you'll pay the price for trying to kill me!"

The leader of the Qiujiahou tribe, who had reconstituted his immortal divine body, stopped fleeing and instead charged madly towards Yang Wu.

Boom!

Just as Yang Wu's third attack was about to hit him, he actually self-destructed.

Although the leader of the Qiujiahou tribe was stronger than his teammates, he was not immortal. Every time his divine body was shattered, he would lose a lot of immortal divine power.

Unable to escape, he had no choice but to self-destruct!

Rumble...

The self-destruction of the Qiujiahou tribe leader caused the space within thousands of kilometers to collapse completely. The impact force generated by the self-destruction was thousands of times greater than the power unleashed by a high-level military lord during normal combat.

Self-destruction is indeed the last resort for immortal gods in battle.

Once it self-destructs, all the divine power accumulated over countless years will erupt completely in an instant, severely injuring or even killing even those of the same level of strength.

call out!

Yang Wu was about to use his movement technique to avoid the core area of ​​the explosion.

Just then—

A powerful, immortal divine force instantly blocked Yang Wu's path, completely preventing the powerful explosion from reaching him.

Clearly, Bloodblade Marquis, who had been watching Yang Wu's battle closely, made his move. Only a peak-level Marquis-level divine power could so easily block the self-destruction of a high-ranking military lord whose strength had not been significantly diminished.

"Captain!" Yang Wu smiled as he looked at Bloodblade Marquis.

Although the enemy's self-destruction could not harm him at all, he could understand Blood Blade Marquis's intentions.

Bloodblade Marquis exuded an astonishing murderous aura, his golden eyes fixed on Yang Wu as he laughed loudly, "Haha... Xia, well done!"

"Haha, Xia, you just faced over twenty powerful alien warriors all by yourself!" The vice-captain, Storm, laughed as well. "What's even more impressive is that you annihilated an ordinary Immortal with a single strike. That's incredibly difficult; even I would find it hard to do!"

"Indeed!" Bloodblade Marquis sighed in agreement, "Immortal gods are very difficult to kill! If the difference in strength isn't too great, even if you can shatter their immortal divine body, they can simply reassemble it! Although ordinary immortals don't possess the heaven-defying ability of immortality, an immortal military lord can still reassemble their divine body ten times without any problem! Yet you, Xia, were able to annihilate an immortal military lord with a single blow. It seems your strength surpasses that of some high-level marquis-ranking experts!"

"I'm just pretty good at attacking!" Yang Wu said with a smile. "I really have to thank you, Captain, for shielding me from the alien leader's self-destruction attack!"

"Haha, that's only right!"

Bloodblade Marquis laughed heartily, then said solemnly, "However, Xia, this is also a point that needs special attention!"

"In a battle between immortal gods, if an enemy feels they cannot withstand the attack and have no way to escape, they are very likely to choose to self-destruct, just like the alien race just now!"

"In a one-on-one situation, if the enemy self-destructs at close range, even the side with the advantage is very likely to perish!"

"Although you, Xia, possess an immortal body, you could still lose some of your immortal divine power facing the self-destruction of a high-level military lord! That's why I've been watching your battle closely, and when I saw your opponent choose to self-destruct, I immediately stepped in to help you!"

Bloodblade Marquis glanced at Yang Wu, then continued, "However... I noticed you remained quite calm when facing the enemy's self-destruction, so it seems you were confident you could completely block it!"

Yang Wu smiled slightly.

Generally speaking, the self-destruction of an immortal god can severely injure or kill a powerhouse of the same level, and even if the powerhouse is one level higher, the god's body will suffer some damage.

If Yang Wu were truly only a low-level Marquis Immortal, he would have suffered some losses when the leader of the Qiujiahou tribe self-destructed.

For Yang Wu, however, the self-destruction of a high-ranking military commander posed no threat whatsoever, even if he did not react.

"I do have some life-saving methods, but I was really grateful for the captain's help just now!" Yang Wu said with a smile.

Blood Blade Marquis did not ask further questions about Yang Wu's methods of self-preservation.

In his view, Yang Wu's ability to unleash such astonishing strength must be due to his extraordinary origins, and it would be strange if he had no defensive measures.

"Trump cards are ultimately for saving your life; you should avoid using them in regular battles!"

Bloodblade Marquis pointed to a spot not far away and said with a smile, "You see, in normal battles, it's best to fight in groups!"

Yang Wu looked into the distance.

At this moment, the two fleeing Qiujiahou clan immortals had been caught up by several members of the Bloodblade Squad.

Rumble...

A strong energy fluctuation came from not far away, and a terrifying shockwave spread in all directions.

The battle went smoothly.

The two escaped Qiujiahou clan immortals were far weaker than the Bloodblade Squad. In addition, the Bloodblade Squad had a large number of people and quickly shattered the enemy's immortal divine body. Then they each controlled a part of the enemy's divine power to prevent the enemy from re-condensing their immortal divine body.

"When several people join forces to fight an enemy, once they shatter the enemy's immortal divine body, they can manipulate the immortal divine power to control a portion of the enemy's divine body, preventing the enemy from condensing a divine body and self-destructing!"

Bloodblade Marquis explained with a smile, "Of course, the resistance of those shattered immortal divine bodies is also quite astonishing. It would be difficult to do it in a one-on-one situation, so it would take several people working together to suppress them and each destroy the shattered divine bodies they control."

"Look, the assassins are taking on groups one by one, easily shattering those broken bodies and continuously depleting the enemy's immortal divine power! The enemy can't resist self-destruction; they can only have their immortal divine power exhausted until they perish!"

"Of course, if we could have the assistance of immortal-level plant life forms, dealing with these military-level immortals would be much easier!"

Bloodblade Marquis sighed, "However, cultivating immortal-grade plant life is extremely difficult; I'm the only one in our team who possesses it!"

Storm, standing nearby, chimed in, "Once I've accumulated enough military merits, I'll cultivate an immortal-level plant life form. Then, our Bloodblade Squad's strength will increase significantly!"

Yang Wu nodded to himself.

While immortal-level support life forms are rare for ordinary immortals, they are essential support tools for true powerhouses.

With the strength of a peak Marquis, it's perfectly normal for Bloodblade Marquis to have an immortal-level plant life form protecting him.

After all, even Hu Yanbo, the master of the Meteorite Star who barely managed to be granted the title of Marquis, was able to cultivate the Immortal Cloud Vine, let alone a peak Marquis like Bloodblade Marquis.

Of course, cultivating immortal-level auxiliary life forms is extremely resource-intensive, and most powerful individuals can only cultivate their auxiliary life forms to the level of high-level immortal military lord or low-level marquis.

Of course, Yang Wu didn't care about any of this.

Although he did not possess an immortal-level plant life form, the Kashgar he was attached to was already at the initial level of a king!

Unfortunately, these armors that assist in life form transformation can only be used one at a time, so it's impossible to further improve one's defense through this method.

While Yang Wu and the other two were talking, the battles in the other two locations had also quickly ended.

"Quickly gather the spoils and let's go!" Bloodblade Marquis ordered directly.

Although the Bloodblade Squad can run rampant on Lone Eagle Island, it's always better to avoid trouble!

"yes!"

The Bloodblade Squad quickly gathered their spoils, then the group transformed into streaks of light and departed, transferring to a spaceship and leaving at near-light speed.

……

Inside the lounge of an F-class spaceship.

While using his detector to survey the surroundings, Bloodblade Marquis raised his glass in celebration, saying, "Everyone, raise a glass to celebrate our successful annihilation of the enemy in this battle! Of course, more importantly, Xia's appearance has given us another powerful ally!"

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

The Bloodblade Squad members were overjoyed and raised their glasses to drink it all in one gulp.

"Ha ha……"

"Xia, your strength is truly astounding! You annihilated an immortal god with a single strike; it's terrifying!"

"Yeah, I was completely stunned when I saw Xia's attack!"

"With Xia joining us, dealing with the enemy will probably be much easier from now on!"

……

The Bloodblade Squad looked at Yang Wu with great joy.

In a dangerous and bloody battlefield like the extraterritorial battlefield, having a strong teammate is indeed something to be happy about.

Moreover, based on the strength Yang Wu had previously demonstrated, he could even be considered the second strongest member of the Blood Blade Squad!

Whether it's the aloof "iceberg," the honest "King Kong," or the passionate assassin...

Everyone wholeheartedly accepted Yang Wu as their formidable teammate.

"We've reaped quite a harvest this time!" Bloodblade Marquis said with a smile, "Those rock-dwelling demons left us a lot of spoils; let's all share them!"

"Xia made the greatest contribution in this battle, so Xia will go first!"

After saying that, Bloodblade Marquis handed over a world ring.

After a battle, martial arts teams on the outer battlefields usually collect their spoils quickly and then distribute them once it is safe to do so.

The rest of the Bloodblade Squad also looked at Yang Wu.

For them, Yang Wu's strength was already formidable, and the subsequent distribution of spoils also revealed some aspects of Yang Wu's character.

Yang Wu, holding his wine glass, casually selected a few treasures from his world ring and said, "These are enough for me. You can choose the rest!"

Although Yang Wu is currently short of resources, he doesn't care too much about the spoils of ordinary immortals.

Therefore, after confirming that there were no special treasures in the world ring, Yang Wu simply selected a few items at random, the total value of which was less than one-tenth of the spoils of war.

"It seems Xia has high standards. Then I'll take my turn!" The assassin smiled as he accepted the World Ring and began to choose.

Blood Blade Marquis and Storm did not participate in this battle, and the assassins were the ones who contributed the most besides Yang Wu.

Yang Wu was extremely powerful and didn't care much about these spoils of war, so they didn't pay them much attention either.

Subsequently, the Bloodblade Squad members quickly distributed their spoils.

In fact, there was already an unspoken rule within the Bloodblade Squad regarding the distribution of spoils, which everyone strictly adhered to.

While the others were distributing their spoils, Yang Wu began to examine his own military achievements.

On battlefields outside the region, it is necessary to activate the virtual universe network for synchronous transmission during combat in order to monitor the battle and determine military merits.

"Master!" Chi Yan's voice echoed in Yang Wu's mind: "You have gained 11.38 billion military merits!"

"11 billion military merits?" Yang Wu smiled slightly. "After all, it's the first military merit, not bad!"

In the battle just now, Yang Wu killed two immortal gods and nearly twenty world lords on his own. Although he did not kill the other two immortals, he was still involved to some extent. It is normal for him to gain so much military merit.

The one with the most military merits is the leader of the Qiujiahou tribe. He is the strongest and his military merits amount to a total of one billion.

11 billion military merits, converted into more than 10,000 mixed units, is comparable to the entire fortune of an ordinary immortal god.

……

After the celebration ended, Bloodblade Marquis said with a smile, "We've already witnessed Xia's strength. Personally, I think we don't need to waste any more time on Lone Eagle Island!"

"Yes, Captain, let's get to the main continent as soon as possible!"

"That's what I think too. The density of strong individuals on Lone Eagle Island is far too low. I'm afraid we might not even encounter a suitable opponent after a month!"

"Xia, what do you think?" Bloodblade Marquis looked at Yang Wu and asked with a smile.

Yang Wu is now considered the second strongest member of the Blood Blade Squad, so his advice is naturally quite important.

"I've long wanted to venture out to the main continent!" Yang Wu said with a smile.

He had very little wealth left, so naturally he didn't want to waste his time here.

"Alright, let's head straight to the main continent!" Bloodblade Marquis said with a smile.

……

After making the decision, Yang Wu and the others immediately changed direction, and the spaceship headed directly towards the main continent.

However, Lone Eagle Island is quite far from the main continent, and it would take a considerable amount of time to reach the main continent without entering the dark universe.

While traveling, the Bloodblade Squad also used detectors to observe the situation along the way. When they encountered suitable targets, they would naturally take action to accumulate military merits.

In the blink of an eye, three months had passed, and the Bloodblade Squad had already arrived at the main continent of Yanji Continent.

After arriving on the main continent, the number of battles indeed increased.

During this period, the Bloodblade Squad carefully avoided strong enemies, and when they encountered suitable targets, they would take action and quickly retreat after the battle.

Over the course of three months, the Bloodblade Squad experienced more than ten battles.

With Yang Wu's addition, the Blood Blade Squad became even more adept at handling these battles.

However, facing the endless stream of powerful alien warriors on the extraterrestrial battlefield, the Bloodblade Squad still encountered several dangerous battles.

……

"Xia, I owe you one too!" In the spaceship's rest area, the tall and slender Dark Moon said with a look of relief, "If it weren't for your help just now, I'm afraid I would have been seriously injured, if not killed!"

Darkmoon is the only mentalist in the Bloodblade Squad, making her relatively safe during normal combat.

Unexpectedly, when they were dealing with an ordinary immortal, the opponent suddenly took out a 'Vulcan Source Crystal' worth nearly a million Chaos Units!

At that time, Bloodblade Marquis was fighting the enemy leader in the distance and had no time to support Dark Moon.

Once the Vulcan Source Crystal explodes, even if Dark Moon doesn't perish, his immortal divine body will definitely be severely injured!

But at this critical moment, Yang Wu suddenly burst out with astonishing speed and finished off the enemy before he could activate the Fire God Source Crystal!

"We're all teammates, it's only right that I saved you! If you really want to thank me, just have a drink with me later!" Yang Wu said with a smile.

In the battle just now, Bloodblade Marquis and Storm were indeed caught off guard. If Yang Wu hadn't intervened, Dark Moon would very likely have perished in the explosion of the Fire God Source Crystal. Even if she hadn't died, her Immortal Divine Body would have been severely injured, requiring thousands of years to recover.

"Hahaha..." The other team members also laughed.

Since Yang Wu joined the Blood Blade Squad, their battles have indeed become much easier.

"Xia's speed was truly astonishing!"

Bloodblade Marquis sighed from the side, "Even if I unleashed my full power, I'm afraid I still couldn't match Xia!"

"Haha, Xia Yue is amazing, so our team is amazing too!" The assassin said with a laugh as he sat on the sofa.

After months of getting along and more than ten life-or-death battles, Yang Wu had become completely familiar with the Blood Blade Squad.

However, Yang Wu remains quite mysterious to the Blood Blade Squad.

Whether it was the strength comparable to the peak of the Marquis level, or the astonishing defense and speed, they had never seen anything like it in a Marquis-level Immortal before.

In the past ten or so battles, even Bloodblade Marquis's immortal divine body had been shattered by the enemy, but Yang Wu alone had always remained unscathed.

Compared to that, the astonishing burst speed is nothing.

However, the Blood Blade Squad did not investigate Yang Wu's secrets. After all, Yang Wu had an extraordinary background, and it was perfectly normal for him to have some powerful methods.

With such a powerful member in the Bloodblade Squad, they are naturally safer.

Just as everyone was celebrating happily, Yang Wu asked in his mind, "Chi Yan, how many military merits do I have now?"

"Master, including the military merits you just gained in battle, the total is now 129.56 billion military merits!" Chi Yan replied.

"Too slow!" Yang Wu shook his head inwardly. "At this rate, who knows when I'll ever accumulate a trillion military merits and gain my freedom!"

In fact, Yang Wu's speed in accumulating military merits was already astonishing.

Even the Blood Blade Marquis, a peak-level expert who is the captain, has accumulated less military merit than him during this period.

In the meantime, Yang Wu has either dealt with high-ranking military leaders alone or fought alongside Bloodblade Marquis and Storm against enemies at the initial level of Marquis, which is how he has accumulated so many military merits.

For other powerful individuals, accumulating over 10 billion military merits in just a few months is already an incredibly astonishing speed.

For Yang Wu, however, these military achievements were still a long way from the one trillion military achievements that would grant him his freedom.

"No, this can't go on!"

Yang Wu thought to himself, "The resources in the Time Palace are about to be exhausted. Even with military merits, I've only gained less than a million Chaos Units during this time. It's simply impossible to continue keeping the Time Palace running!"

"Without leaving the team, our current speed is already the limit!"

"I'll wait another month. If I don't encounter a suitable opponent within this month, then I'll guide the Blood Blade Squad to actively search for one!" Yang Wu thought to himself.

Actually, it's quite simple to complete the military merit quota assigned by the military system.

Whether it's killing a single peak-level Marquis or ten high-level Immortals, it's not a difficult task for Yang Wu.

But the most important point is that you simply can't meet them.

During this period, the Bloodblade Squad encountered two alien squads led by high-level experts who had been granted the title of Marquis, but they avoided them both times.

After all, although the Blood Blade Squad is powerful, if they were to forcibly deal with a high-level expert like a Marquis, they would undoubtedly pay a huge price, and some of them might even perish.

Therefore, the Bloodblade Squad would certainly not invite trouble, let alone a peak Marquis-level expert who is even more powerful!

(End of this chapter)