After defeating the Feathered Demon, it seems no other flying demon units have come looking for you. You look around; there are still several battlefields in the sky, but each one has a Xiantian martial artist fighting against its corresponding flying demon.
[The True Essence Refining Technique frantically absorbed the dense primordial energy of the Azure Domain, allowing your stamina to recover rapidly. After a short while, you chose a small battlefield with a ratio of a dozen to one, opting to join the side with more people.]
[When you encounter a Star Demon, you're only focused on running into the sky, and there's no one else to help you up there. Now that you're back on the ground, you can finally enjoy the thrill of a group brawl.]
[A dozen against one! None of the people present are less than 15 times the power of a Grandmaster, and their opponent... is an ancient demon!]
It's an ancient demon!
[You excitedly rush forward to gang up on it. This ancient demon is only at the late stage of the Innate Realm. It could defeat a single early-stage Innate Realm opponent in ten rounds, but there are more than ten of you!]
[This also includes you, who barely possesses late-stage innate combat strength!]
[After you joined the fray, the humans, who were constantly on edge, were now safe from serious injury.]
The ancient demon might only scratch one or two people, or pierce them with its daggers and claws, but in the next moment, more than ten attacks would blast it away, leaving it wounded and bleeding!
In the end, you managed to slay this ancient demon with only five injuries. Even the most severely injured of the five innate cultivators only needed about half a month to recover. The power of primordial energy is truly miraculous.
After you've fought your way through three small, isolated battlegrounds, looking around, you see that almost all of the hundred-odd ancient demons have been wiped out, with only a few exceptionally powerful alien demons fleeing to avoid being surrounded.
[Among them was the Star Demon, whose entire body was covered in sharp points. These points could easily pierce through internal energy/spiritual force, and then tear it apart through high-speed rotation.]
If it hits you, most of your flesh will be scraped away.
This demon squad broke through the defenses and penetrated deep into human territory. They never intended to return alive; now, the remaining few only want to wreak havoc and kill as many as possible!
The house was destroyed by the Star Demon, and dust billowed everywhere; the Shadow Demon's arms were like blades, and in an instant, he beheaded a Xiantian; the Barbarian Demon grabbed a young man who had not had time to escape and put him into its gaping maw...
Racial conflict has always been this way.
Finally, the battle ended, and the captain waved his hand: "All Innate Realm experts, return to the ship!"
The colossal Tianyuan warship, following the progress of the battle, also sailed towards this location, only a few dozen miles away. Many Xiantian cultivators boarded the ship, and after a headcount, they all fell into a silent murmur.
[73 people were laid off.]
[These are not casualties; non-fatal injuries are extremely difficult to kill someone with congenital conditions. These 73 people refer to those who died completely!]
[Someone lost control; among the dead were his relatives and friends. You saw a wealthy young man in fine clothes and jade bracelets break down in tears, and he suddenly pointed at the captain's nose and cursed him.]
"Why? Why are we sent to the battlefield right away? We've only just become Innate Realm cultivators. We have a long way to go. In ten years, I will definitely reach the mid-stage of the Innate Realm, and in fifty years, I will definitely reach the late-stage!"
"If I wait until I reach the peak of the Innate Realm... no, just the late stage of the Innate Realm, my effectiveness on the battlefield will be several times greater! Wouldn't that be better than dying in vain now!?"
Instead of using his supreme power to control all things, the captain rushed forward, kicked him to the ground, and then proceeded to beat the young nobleman until his face was bruised and swollen.
"Bullshit!" the captain roared. "Among those who died, there was Huang Ling'er, your wife, wasn't she? If not, I would have crushed you long ago!"
The captain pointed to the ground beneath the giant ship, where houses had collapsed, and there were the wounded, the dead, and mutilated corpses: "Weren't they all wives, husbands, sons, and daughters?!"
"Do you really think you're entitled to cultivate peacefully in the rear?! If you really thought the front lines were safe, we could hold out indefinitely? The demons aren't your father; they won't give you fifty years to develop!"
"The entire defensive line of the Second Human-Demon War Zone stretches over four million miles. Every day, there are no fewer than twenty small demon squads like this breaking through, and this is only the rear!"
"And in the actual war zone on the front lines, the number of warriors engaged in combat every second is no less than several million, and the number of human warriors alone on the battlefield exceeds one hundred million!"
"We are short-staffed, absolutely short-staffed!"
The captain scoffed, "Besides, I've seen far too many of those who say they need time to improve themselves and will fight the demons when they're stronger!"
[“When he was in the late stage of the Innate Realm, he made excuses, saying he would fight again when he reached perfection. When he reached perfection, he said he would wait until his divine will underwent a vast transformation and he became a Celestial Being. When he became a Celestial Being, he said he had just advanced and was not yet familiar with the control of the primordial energy of heaven and earth…”]
At the end, he added with a cold laugh: "This only refers to a very small number of martial artists!"
In reality, Yun Shou was expressionless.
He is different; he is special.
Anyway, he'll stay in this realm until he dies of old age in the next simulation, or he'll sneak into it after he reaches the Innate Perfection stage.
"I'm the future savior of all humanity! Kuku is developing fast. In the simulation, you can't participate in such a terrifying place as the Human-Demon War Zone unless you become a Supreme!"
In reality, he should at least wait until he reaches the sixth or seventh level of martial arts before leaving this world, right?
"Not necessarily, there's no reason to go out right now."
The captain executed the "punishment followed by a reward" strategy very well.
After reprimanding the young nobleman to stabilize morale, it was time to reward those who had contributed.
[Anyone who participates in the battle will receive one battle merit. Those who indirectly kill demons or are key damage dealers will receive even more merit. Those who do not participate in the entire battle will have fifty merit points deducted from their score on the spot!]
[There seem to be unseen cameras nearby that can project your battle process, ensuring absolute fairness and impartiality. Those who complained about being penalized had an additional 50 battle merits deducted after the video was reviewed.]
To your surprise, you heard your own name called when the top few were announced.
[“Yun Shou, single-handedly killed a mid-stage Innate Realm Feather Demon, indirectly killed a late-stage Innate Realm Ancient Demon, and contributed to the killing of a mid-stage Innate Realm Armor Demon… 17 merits, ranking third, additional reward of 200 merits!”]
"217 combat merits... and that's it?" You were a little incredulous, and had an urge to apply to leave the combat zone on the spot.
[Luckily you held back, otherwise the lightest consequence would have been being beaten half to death by the captain and having all your extra rewards deducted. You should stay on the front lines for a while longer before applying to quit.]
"Third place isn't surprising."
Yun Shou realized that his combat power was close to the late stage of the Innate Realm, making him one of the top in this group. Moreover, he had an additional advantage: he possessed the Demon Blood Armor, which greatly enhanced his output and survivability.
While the others fought, they also had to dodge, otherwise they would be seriously injured from even a single attack. He was much bolder.
Moreover, most of the other opponents of similar strength fought alone due to the pride of the strong. By the time they had finished fighting in other places, he still hadn't defeated them by himself. Others would come to help, and in the end, he could only manage to kill one of the main forces.
After Yun Qi defeated Yu Mo, he racked up kills and kills in various small battlefields... With all these factors combined, third place is well-deserved!
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