Chapter 1222 - 1247: Clash of Storms (Part 4)
The Immortal Realm’s soldiers, weaker after being severely injured, chose self-detonation to shatter the Immortal Beast army, a situation unexpected by the Immortal Beast Commander.
However, the Immortal Beasts, not fearing death, also opted for self-detonation upon receiving heavy injuries. Suddenly, both sides suffered massive casualties, as the Immortal Beasts were not concerned with their own troops; they only wished to slay the enemy before them.
In an instant, a vacuum zone appeared over tens of miles, filled with smoke and scattered limbs, the ground left in ruins. The Immortal Realm lost nearly over 200,000 people in the explosions, while the Immortal Beast side suffered an even worse fate, with around a million wiped out.
More than half of both sides perished due to self-detonations, causing many casualties within their own ranks, presenting Chu Linfeng and Elder Jinlong with challenges they felt powerless to overcome.
Chu Linfeng had no choice but to order the troops to spread out again, covering the maximum range, while instructing messengers to inform Nangong Ming and others to expand their formations to cover all four entrances of the battlefield, mitigating damage from self-detonations.
In an instant, he expanded the battlefield to several ten thousand miles, an unprecedented maneuver in the Immortal Beast Wars. Although many disagreed with Chu Linfeng’s orders, he was the commander, and they had no choice but to comply.
Throughout, Chu Linfeng’s special forces had not appeared, as the time was not ripe. Initially, the Immortal Beast army planned to use Daluo Golden Immortal Realm beasts as the vanguard, but seeing the Immortal Realm soldiers’ self-detonation, they shifted strategy to use cannon fodder.
Chu Linfeng ordered Daluo Golden Immortal Realm soldiers to fall back and sent regular soldiers to battle; this decision resulted in such terrifying self-detonations, leaving an indelible mark on both sides.
Now, with the battlefield expanded, only dozens or hundreds are found within a few miles, at most a few thousand in certain places — it’s the true moment for battle, self-detonation being a desperate tactic.
Life is precious; none wish to die willingly, nor do the Immortal Beasts. Given a chance to survive, they would avoid death, just like ants clinging to life, more so for skilled Immortals and Immortal Beasts.
As the battlefield spread, self-detonations grew less frequent. Yet, the Immortal Beast army outnumbered the Immortal Realm forces, and their defense was impressive, a critical weakness; truly hard-fought Immortal Realm forces might face defeat, even a crushing loss.
The Immortal Beast army deployed all Daluo Golden Immortal Realm and Immortal Monarch Realm troops. Over ten individuals observed the earth-shattering battle from the skies, while Chu Linfeng dispatched Immortal Monarch and Daluo Golden Immortal forces to clash with opposing troops.
Simultaneously, he involved his special forces, capable of taking on ten foes, even more, and personally joined the fray, shedding his battle robe for simple white clothes.
Removing his battle attire was to avoid suspicion, for he was the commander, rarely seen directly fighting unless challenged or facing a dire siege situation, but at this moment, Chu Linfeng ignored such concerns.
Determined to end this Immortal Beast War, even if celestial punishment awaits upon his ascent to the Divine Realm, he aimed to display his might, unite the Immortal Realm, let Immortal Beasts and Immortals coexist peacefully.
Chu Linfeng became a frenzied killing machine, slaying Daluo Golden Immortal and Immortal Monarch Realm Immortal Beast troops effortlessly, showcasing terrifying speed and defense, dispatching about a thousand individuals within half an incense stick’s time, without using powerful moves.
If he unleashed Divine Slash, millions or even tens of millions of Immortal Beasts could be annihilated instantly; employing Qilin Arm might easily achieve such numbers, but true mass slaughter would break hopes of Immortal Beast subjugation.
Such profound animosity leads to indelible hatred; Immortal Beasts could not accept the harsh truth knowing his identity.
Seeing the battlefield’s dense bloodthirsty qi, Chu Linfeng decided to release the Blood Shadow Frenzied Lion, Xiaoying, and Golden Demon Vulture, especially Xiaoying, long kept within, concerned whether Xiaoying bore any resentment.
"Such dense bloodthirsty qi, belonging to powerful beings — a perfect tonic! Big brother, you’re unfair for not releasing me earlier. Absorbing this formidable bloodthirsty qi could rapidly enhance my strength, perhaps enough to challenge you!" Xiaoying exclaimed excitedly.
Chu Linfeng was mildly surprised, "That powerful? What realm might you ascend to? Ascend to the Divine Realm?"
"You’ll find out soon; I may not assist much in this skirmish, but in future Immortal-Demon Wars, I’ll play a crucial role. Old Jin and I can’t ascend, even reaching Divine Human Realm won’t allow it.
Bound by Soul Contract to you, we’re destined to stay together by Heaven and Earth’s law, immutable by anyone, so ’big brother’ needn’t worry," Xiaoying assured.
"If so, absorb away; I won’t interfere. You return when satiated. I must continue dispatching these foes," Chu Linfeng stated, slashing down a towering Immortal Beast.
Golden Demon Vulture transformed into its true form and attacked, though its size shrunk. "Boss, shall we compete in slaying Immortal Beasts?" Golden Demon Vulture suggested.
Chu Linfeng laughed at the proposal, "How shall we compete? Shall we limit it to half an hour?"
"Agreed, half an hour. If you lose, promise me one thing, Boss, will you?" Golden Demon Vulture inquired.
"We’re brothers; nothing I wouldn’t promise. Let’s start; win or lose, I’ll fulfill your request!" Chu Linfeng agreed.
The duo, akin to maniacs, dashed through the Immortal Beast army, mercilessly slaughtering everything in their path — whether Daluo Golden Immortals or Immortal Emperor beasts, none escaped.
Chu Linfeng’s special forces also surged forth, annihilating encountered Immortal Beasts flawlessly, becoming a formidable iron-blooded force causing great chaos among Immortal Beast troops.
The presence of Chu Linfeng and Golden Demon Vulture caught the attention of airborne Immortal Beast army elites, initially dismissed as mere powerful Immortal Emperors, to be exhausted until death by Immortal Beasts.
Yet, the reality shifted; this duo slaughtered over ten thousand Immortal Beasts in half an hour, growing fiercer, causing surviving Immortal Beasts to flee...