Chapter 2708: Two Battles, Two Victories
This battle can be described as extremely brutal.
All the Earth-level powerhouses from both sides took to the battlefield, engaging in a frenzied clash.
The strength of both sides still slightly differs, with the Guardian God’s side evidently stronger.
However, being strong doesn’t mean the Guardian God can thoroughly crush the Human Clan. After all, things are different now; back when the Ancient Ancient Strong People hadn’t returned, the Guardian God held the absolute upper hand.
But now, the Ancient Ancient Strong People have returned, and in this battle, those Ancient Ancient strong people, along with the likes of Xuan Yi, dominate the scene.
Among the powerhouses at this level, there isn’t much difference between the two sides. Therefore, in this battle, the numerical advantage of the Guardian God doesn’t hold much significance.
Moreover, the Guardian God is here to seize the Heavenly Dao Stone Tablet, while the Human Clan is mainly defending it. This way, the Human Clan only needs to defend, making it somewhat easier.
The first battle lasted seventy years, concluding with heavy casualties on both sides. Due to the overwhelming losses, both sides had to sound the retreat and regroup temporarily.
The Human Clan suffered exceedingly severe casualties, with at least thirty percent of the returning Ancient Heaven Fighters perishing in this battle.
These people were indeed aggrieved; they were once Heavenly Level cultivators. Now, their powers hadn’t yet recovered, and they end up dying in battle—hard for anyone to accept.
However, the fortunate news is the reincarnation created by the Strongest still remains. After these individuals die in battle, their broken souls and divine senses are drawn into reincarnation, then reshaped by reincarnation, allowing them to be revived.
The recuperation of the Human Clan is essentially waiting for their revival. After all, reviving them from reincarnation requires powerful forces to activate the cycle.
Of course, the situation on the Guardian God’s side isn’t much better, their casualties were similarly severe.
After the Guardian God’s members died in battle, they too could be resurrected through similar methods.
Thus, the primordial strong individuals of the Guardian God can also revive; it merely requires time.
The situation for both sides is thus: as long as Su Yang and his companions can withstand the Guardian God’s assaults, preventing them from invading the Nine Realms and snatching the Heavenly Dao Stone Tablet, then ultimately, the casualties on both sides will hold no significance.
After a hundred years of recuperation, the Guardian God launched another attack.
With prior experience, Su Yang and the others found defending this time much easier. This battle lasted a full hundred years, with countless casualties on both sides, ultimately forcing another retreat.
Twice consecutively, the Guardian God gained nothing, not even nearing the Nine Realms, leaving everyone on the Human Clan’s side elated.
"Judging by this situation, the Guardian God basically has no hope of seizing the Heavenly Dao Stone Tablet!" During the celebration banquet, the Immortal Venerable spoke excitedly.
Everyone nodded; they had initially thought this battle would be extremely challenging. Now it seems they somewhat overestimated the Guardian God. Just defending was enough to thwart them.
Su Yang wasn’t overtly joyful; he sat quietly without speaking.
The Eternal Divine Emperor sat not far from Su Yang; over the years, he considered Ye Wantong his foster daughter as the Female Sword Saint was indeed his daughter reincarnated.
Therefore, he also regarded Su Yang akin to a son-in-law, maintaining a very good relationship with him.
The Eternal Divine Emperor’s talent is exceedingly high. If he hadn’t been deceived by the First God, he now could have become one of the Strongest.
Even though he wasn’t one of the Strongest, the cultivation at his peak was just one step away from it. Among these Heaven Fighters, he was undoubtedly one of those standing at the summit.
Seeing Su Yang’s unusual demeanor, the Eternal Divine Emperor asked, "Yang’er, do you feel something’s not right?"
Everyone turned to look; Su Yang’s silence indeed seemed abnormal.
Seated beside Su Yang were the three Crystal Skulls, who gradually restored their original appearances. As the Third City Lord described, the Second City Lord truly was a plump man.
This deadbeat still shamelessly followed Su Yang’s sister, Black Widow, claiming he wanted to pursue Black Widow. Over these years, Black Widow bashed him countless times, yet his resilience was admirable.
The Second City Lord glanced at Su Yang and said, "Still don’t get it? My brother-in-law noticed something’s off with the Guardian God. You bunch are like pig brains, really think just because the Guardian God failed twice, they can’t do anything to us?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the room erupted into a raucous commotion, and many began viewing the Second City Lord differently.
"Shut up!" The Great City Lord immediately dragged the Second City Lord aside: "Speak less!"
The Third City Lord naively replied, "I think Second Brother is right; the Guardian God, in this extended battle, seemingly aimed to delay. They seemed to primarily observe us rather than desperately fight us, indicating a problem!"
The Great City Lord fell speechless, whispering, "I know you see things clearly, but can you refrain from speaking? You folks should know our three reputations, right?"
The Second City Lord and Third City Lord noticed the scornful glares around and promptly shut their mouths.
These three thieves, during Ancient Times, had robbed ninety-nine percent of people. Those not robbed were indirectly conned; in Ancient Times, they were enemies everywhere.
In truth, their foes weren’t limited to Ancient Times; in those Ancient periods, others similarly harbored deep grudges against them. Not that they had done much more, but they had raided nearly all the tombs of Ancient strong individuals!
Previously, before Ancient strong individuals returned, it was a different matter. Now that these forces have returned, could they receive these three with fine demeanors?
If not for the fact these three penetrated the Immortal Palace and stole three wooden boxes, making great contributions to the Human Clan, they would likely have been chopped up and fed to dogs.
Even so, these three had a notoriously poor reputation. The Great City Lord strained himself to keep the Second and Third City Lords from roaming around and causing more trouble.
At such a critical moment, the Second and Third City Lords speaking like this, were they not inviting trouble?
The eyes around were flaming; these three were indeed loathsome.
The Eternal Divine Emperor glanced at the three Crystal Skulls and felt speechless. These three nearly stole the Eternal Divine Emperor’s throne; moreover, his Divine Emperor Tomb was dismantled by them. The fact he didn’t wreck them was already lenient.