NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 724: Desperate Struggle
Chapter 724: Desperate Struggle
In just a few dozen breaths, almost half of the major forces in the Luo River Basin had already left.
Those who remained were mostly those close to the Ji Clan and the Heavenly Dragon Race, or the secondary and tertiary forces under their command.
After all, the Ji Clan was a top-tier force in the Luo River Basin, and the Heavenly Dragon Race was in a league of its own, naturally not lacking in vassals.
However, those people who stayed behind were also quite uneasy.
“We’re betting everything on this. If Su Jingzhen or his contracted beast really can’t handle it, we’re all dead.”
“Ha ha, who could have predicted such a strange transformation in the Divine Capital?
Rather than wandering around aimlessly like headless flies looking for a way out, it’s better to follow Su Jingzhen. He might give us a better chance of survival.
After all, isn’t the strongest of those who have entered the Divine Kingdom right in front of us?”
“This world is full of fools who can’t gauge their own strength.
We’ve all cultivated to this level, so we should be able to see things clearly.
Considering the few ancient beings inside the Divine Capital, it’s not hard to guess that the opening of the Divine Kingdom might be their scheme.”
“Let’s just say that those of us who entered the Divine Kingdom this time are out of luck.”
“…”
As they spoke, their eyes turned to Su Jingzhen, the source of their hope for survival.
“Brother Su, is there anything we can do now?
There are still nearly three thousand people left here, most of whom are Unity Realm cultivators, and many of them are among the best in that realm.
If we join forces and form some battle formations, we might be able to unleash combat power equivalent to that of the Tribulation Realm or even the Celestial Being Realm.
We might be able to fight that thing in the sky.”
At this moment, Ji Tianci approached Su Jingzhen again, his expression serious as he asked.
As he spoke, there was a resolute and fearless fighting spirit in his demeanor.
Su Jingzhen smiled slightly: “There’s no need for that. My point is that there’s no need to go to our deaths unnecessarily.
No matter what kind of battle formation we form, Unity Realm cultivators are currently no threat to them.
Even if we manage to get close to them, we would just become their food, speeding up their progress.”
Upon hearing this, Ji Tianci’s expression clearly showed some urgency: “So we just wait here?
I can sense that the aura over there is growing stronger, and it might sweep over us soon.
To be honest, everyone here is willing to follow you, Brother Su, and we’re not afraid of death.
But to die without any resistance would be truly frustrating.”
These words represented the feelings of everyone present.
Su Jingzhen remained calm, “Just wait here. There’s nothing more we need to do.”
He didn’t explain much.
Ji Tianshi and Yan Xia, who stood beside him, opened their mouths as if to say something, but eventually sighed heavily.
Time was slipping away again, and the shadow of the Ancient Demon Kingdom’s general was still blocking the sky in the distance.
Moreover, a storm had already formed around him.
Almost everyone present, including Su Jingzhen, could see that there were numerous figures within that storm.
Then, like fireworks, they all exploded into clumps of blood mist before they could get close to them, and were then absorbed by the storm.
“Unfortunately…”
Seeing this, Su Jingzhen sighed again.
Then he muttered, “Actually, I already suspected this would be the outcome the moment this figure appeared.”
His words seemed to be spoken to himself, but also to Yan Xia and Ji Tianshi beside him.
According to Bai Suzhen, it would take at least half a day for those guys to leave the Divine Capital.
He was confident that he had controlled the people of the Divine Kingdom well, with no one slipping through their surveillance to provide aid to the Divine Capital.
Therefore, as long as Bai Suzhen’s predictions were correct, any anomalies that occurred in the Divine Capital were premeditated.
Obviously, the appearance of that general’s figure in the sky was meant to destroy their morale.
As long as people didn’t gather together and didn’t coordinate uniformly, mistakes were bound to happen.
And those who just got sucked into the general’s tornado and became nourishment were naturally the ones who didn’t trust Su Jingzhen and thought they were the chosen ones trying to steal the treasures of the Divine Capital.
“Isn’t that how human nature works? Especially this time, everyone has seen that all the treasures are concentrated around you, and they’ve been jealous for a long time.
Who doesn’t think that they are the main character in thier own life? It’s just that their destiny is their own, and they should respect other people’s decisions.”
Yan Xia said after a moment of silence.
But she felt even more tense.
She could sense that the pressure on Su Jingzhen seemed to have increased.
She glanced at Ji Tianshi beside her, who understood, and the two of them silently walked away.
They couldn’t do anything in such a situation, so they might as well let Su Jingzhen have a moment to himself.
At this moment, Su Jingzhen quietly glanced at the figure in the void.
Then he brought up his attribute panel.
“No matter what, I have to buy time for Suzhen.
I wonder what level I can reach if I go all out.”
[Remaining Points: 3662]
[Body Cultivation: Open Ten Secret Repositories!
Flesh Body Level: True Embryo (5th Layer)
Next Secret Repository to Unseal: Yutang Acupoint (0/1600)]
Su Jingzhen stared at his body cultivation subpanel.
If he wanted to enhance his combat power, he still had to stack up his body cultivation.
For him, Qi Cultivation and Spirit Cultivation were just the icing on the cake; there was no need to waste points on them at such a critical moment.
“Still, I have to open it.”
After muttering to himself, Su Jingzhen didn’t hesitate and decided to allocate points directly.
He decided to open the Yutang Acupoint.
In the next instant, he once again felt a surge of intense heat at the location of the Yutang Acupoint.
His body was getting another source of energy.
The Body Cultivation sub-board changed instantly.
【Body Cultivation: Open 11 Secret Repositories!
Flesh Body Level: True Embryo (8th Layer)
Next Secret Repository to Unlock: Shaofu (Right) (1800)】
【Remaining Available Points: 2062】
“Even after saving for so long, it’s still not quite enough.”
Although he could advance three minor realms, his points were only enough for one more allocation.
After a moment of silence, he didn’t hesitate and chose to allocate points again.
As long as the points were sufficient, the increase in strength would be quite significant.
Su Jingzhen immediately felt another qualitative change in the power in his body.
It was several times stronger than before, maybe even more.
In the next instant, he felt a burning sensation at the location of the Shaofu acupoint on his right hand.
The Body Cultivation sub-map changed again.
【Body Cultivation: Opened 12 Secret Repositories!
Flesh Body Level: Body Sovereign Realm (1st Layer)
Next Secret Repository to Unlock: Shaoshong (2000)】
【Remaining Available Points: 62】
There were no points left to allocate.
As Su Jingzhen had expected, his cultivation had directly reached the Body Sovereign realm.
Now, in terms of his cultivation level, he was already comparable to the Unity Realm.
In terms of combat power, he might be able to dominate the Unity Realm.
He knew that if his cultivation were to be exposed during this trip, he would immediately become a terrifying existence for everyone, but he didn’t care.
As long as he could help Suzhen buy some more time, it would be worth it.
However, he let out a bitter laugh, realizing that even with all his points spent to reach this level, it might not make a significant difference in the current situation.
“Too slow, too slow.”
Even though he could feel an overwhelming surge of power in his hands, giving him an unprecedented sense of strength, it still felt too slow.
But at this moment, he was still lamenting that his strength was growing too slowly.
If those in the know were to hear his words, their Dao hearts might very well be shattered.
However, from Su Jingzhen’s perspective, his system had only awakened for a short time, yet the opponent he had encountered along the way had been one more absurd than the last.
Apart from doing his utmost to enhance his combat power, he had no other choice.
At this point, his strength had undergone a tremendous transformation, yet no one knew about it.
“In the short term, this is all I can do.”
In the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, Su Bingbing and Su Huohuo existed.
If he wished, they could provide him with the True Dragon and True Phoenix Blood at any time, which would naturally strengthen his body cultivation.
However, absorbing the True Dragon and True Phoenix Blood was not something that could be done in an instant.
In the end, he didn’t dare to take that risk at this time.
After some thought, he could only quietly wait in place.
At this moment, his divine consciousness swept through the Boundless Spirit Beast Bag once again.
Suzhen was still inside, showing no signs of awakening.
“This is getting really urgent.
Those who left earlier must have numbered in the thousands, and a small portion of them may have already become food for those being in the capital.”
At this point, Su Jingzhen could already sense the faintly enticing intent in the void.
It was the same power that had controlled the minds of Yan Xia and the others in the capital without giving them a chance to react.
The void in the Divine Kingdom seemed to have grown darker.
The demonic aura in the void grew even more terrifying.
After about two hours, more and more figures in the capital exploded into blood mist, and were being absorbed by it.
The figure of the general also became more solid.
“Ha ha ha, you insignificant ants, I know you are still huddled together.
But your companions have already become my nourishment. Now you can truly tremble.
Become the first batch of sacrifices for the resurrection of my Ancient Demon Kingdom.”
That arrogant voice sounded again from the capital.
Suddenly, the expressions of Ji Tiansi and the other major powers changed.
Fear flashed in their eyes.
They saw that the figure was leaving the vicinity of the capital and heading towards them.
“Everyone, form the array! Form the array!”
At this moment, Ji Tiansi and the dozens of Heavenly Dragon Race hidden among the crowd shouted at those around them.
During the waiting period, Ji Tiansi and the others had not been idle.
Su Jingzhen distributed all the combined battle formations he had collected among the various factions.
Each faction began practicing and training accordingly.
Most of those who had entered the Divine Kingdom were at the Unity Realm, so they quickly got the hang of these combined battle formations.
Within a few hours, they had already made significant progress.
As soon as the words were spoken, groups of dozens gathered, ready to form their battle formations.
Various energies surged, and one by one, illusory giants rose from the ground.
These giants exuded a momentum that had already reached the Tribulation Realm, with a few even reaching the Celestial Being Realm.
Seeing this, a look of surprise flashed across Su Jingzhen’s face.
There were a total of 45 such giants, which was indeed not to be underestimated.
Su Jingzhen felt a sense of relief.
At least the first reaction of these people wasn’t to flee; at least some of them were willing to stand by his side.
“Unfortunately, if Suzhen doesn’t show up, most of these people will probably die.”
He sighed once more.
At this moment, Yan Xia approached him.
“Master, please retreat behind these battle formations.”
Her tone was still full of gravity.
Ever since she became his servant in Linjiang City, Yan Xia had always had a mysterious trust in Su Jingzhen.
This time, however, the pressure from the capital was truly immense.
Although she had seen many great scenes and powerful figures during this period, Yan Xia still saw no hope in facing the experts of the Ancient Demon Kingdom in the capital.
At least, that was the case before Bai Suzhen’s intervention.
However, a smile tugged at the corner of Su Jingzhen’s mouth, and he waved her off.
“Hei Shuang, take good care of Miss Yan.”
At this moment, Hei Shuang and Xuan Ming were already guarding him again.
Turning to the muscular Xuan Ming, he said, “Xuan Ming, come with me.”
Without any pretense, the aura of the Body Sovereign Realm burst out of his body.
Feeling this, Yan Xia was stunned for a moment.
“He… How did he reach this level? Before, he was just at the True Embryo stage, and now… this is the aura of the Body Sovereign Realm!”
Yan Xia stood there dazed.
The aura emanating from Su Jingzhen was truly overwhelming.
She completely overlooked the fact that Hei Shuang’s aura, which was guarding him, had also become much stronger – although it had not quite reached the 8th grade demon, it had reached the peak of the 7th grade demon.
The effect brought by the Dragon Control Art allowed his contracted beasts to break through along with his own advancement.
Now, with such intense cultivation, his power has already begun to show.
“This is… Su Jingzhen and his contract beast, the Black Tortoise.
What are they planning to do?
Isn’t it suicidal to challenge such a formidable opponent like this?”
“Wait. Has anyone noticed that the aura around him is different now?
Previously, he had an aura of the True Embryo realm, but how did he suddenly reach the Body Sovereign realm?”
“Could it be that this guy has been hiding his true strength all along, and his actual power is far greater than we imagined?”
“Indeed, how else can we explain that he has a level 10 or even 11 great demon as his contract beast?
And how else can we explain that Qiu Yaoyao and Yan Xia are both vying to stay at his side?”
“…”
As Su Jingzhen had expected, once his strength was revealed, these people would start filling in the blanks with their own assumptions.
However, he wasn’t concerned about that right now.
He and Xuan Ming were steadily approaching the general of the ancient demon kingdom.
When they were about ten miles away, Su Jingzhen stopped, his gaze calm and steady.
“May I ask if you are the General of the East, the General of the West, or the General of the North?”