The next day, you finally arrived at the front lines.
The so-called front line refers to the vast war zone, millions of miles long and wide, that lies between the human and demonic territories. The side of the war zone closest to the human border is the front line.
[The front line isn't just about the city walls you're thinking of. There are indeed massive city walls, but there are more fortresses crisscrossing the front, and each massive fortress is guarded by at least a hegemon-level warrior.]
[Your reporting location is a massive war hub, one of the six main cities of the Second Human-Demon War Zone.]
[In addition to assigning various tasks and transferring responsibilities, there will also be a general mobilization meeting, which will be held in half a month after all the new recruits from various regions have arrived.]
[You think that since we just did this on the giant ship, it's somewhat of a formality.]
The fact that the host of the mobilization meeting was a Supreme Being instantly piqued your interest: a Supreme Being, a true top-tier existence in the Azure Domain, a powerful figure standing at the pinnacle of all races!
[You know that the Supreme One has always held the position of General Against Demons, although his existence has transcended this profession, he loves it.]
By the way, Your Majesty's surname is Jin, and your full name is Jin Lieyang.
When he appeared, in addition to tens of thousands of innate masters from all over the lower realms, the surrounding audience cheered wildly, and everyone was moved to tears.
"Without the Supreme Sun, the front line would have to be pushed back another million miles into the human territory!"
"I will be grateful for all eternity! I can never repay General Jin's kindness!"
"I pledge my loyalty to the Great General!"
Looking at Jin Lieyang's broad frame, you thought to yourself, "He really does look like a general."
[It is said that his "Supreme Fighting Body" is also called the Tai Ri Yang Body, and corresponding to its name, its blazing light can radiate across the heavens and earth.]
That's very sunny.
Today is a solemn day, even though you were taken to the stage hastily.
[The atmosphere was one of fierce determination, with resounding battle songs and everyone giving a speech.]
[The general puffed out his belly and shouted, "Let's begin!" Everyone mobilized.]
[Each person introduces their past experiences and conflicts with the demon race.]
The first speaker had a rather distinguished background, resembling a retired veteran.
The second speaker was a logistics staff member whose job was to transport goods.
The third man was an active-duty soldier who had some connection with the veteran.
Finally, everyone's eyes turned to you, asking what the content of your speech was.
When you reminisce about the past, you say I am—
[The world is being slaughtered, poor thing~]
[The world is being slaughtered, poor thing~]
[Your main feature is that pitiful smile that curves down your face.]
[The world is being slaughtered, poor thing~]
[The world is being slaughtered, poor thing~]
[Your hometown suffered a disaster, and you are irreconcilably opposed to the demon race.]
[...]
"You're trying to fleece me, aren't you?!"
Yun Shou remained silent.
However, upon reflection, the human race in the Azure Domain did indeed defend against the demons very well; out of those tens of thousands of innate beings, only my own small world suffered from the demonic calamity.
There are some survivor biases. For example, if a demon were to infiltrate a weaker and more remote lower world, the creatures there would have no way to escape.
They can't even escape to send a message... They might not even know that the upper realm exists!
Moreover, he gave a good speech on the giant ship before, so it wouldn't be a problem to let him go on stage again.
The Human-Demon War Zone offers a high degree of freedom. Although you are forced to enlist, you don't have to fight to the death on the front lines all the time. You can freely choose various missions, as long as you achieve a certain score in completing mission targets at the end of each year.
If no tasks are completed by the end of the year, a mandatory assignment will be made for the following year. Failure to complete these tasks again will result in punishment, and the individual may even be considered a deserter.
"You've found that things aren't so bad here, have you? At the very least, you only need to escort supply transport three times a month."
[Not only will you receive a guaranteed 10 combat merit points every year just for staying in the war zone, but you'll also earn even more combat merit points for completing missions!]
The "owing 200 battle merits" doesn't mean you have to repay 200 battle merits; it means you can leave once you accumulate 200 battle merits! You can also use these 200 battle merits to exchange for various rewards!
"This Azure Domain isn't that dark," you remarked.
Yun Shou remained silent.
Yun Qi escaped the Dao Sect's "carrot and stick" approach, but ultimately couldn't avoid the Upper Realm War Zone's "a beating followed by a reward."
"You've fallen into their trap, Old Yun!"
"Wake up, Lao Yun! The most important thing for you right now is to get to a safe place!"
[You discover a device resembling a "network computer" in the war zone, and you browse for a product on it: "Summoning Fruit" which costs 300 battle merits.]
[Its function is to help martial artists at the Grandmaster level sense vital energy more quickly. One pill is effective, and consuming several can even mobilize vital energy.]
"It's alright, keep going, don't back down, don't embarrass the Yun family."
[You think this price is actually quite reasonable, although it seems like it would take a Xiantian (a high-level cultivator) thirty years in the war zone to buy one (actually less, because various missions also yield combat merits). For a Xiantian, this fruit is worthless.]
However, for this innate-level relative or friend, it was a tremendous help. A breakthrough to the innate level grants a lifespan of three hundred years, and with increasing cultivation, the lifespan of a fully realized innate-level master reaches five hundred years, 2.5 times that of an ordinary grandmaster!
[There are always some people who lack the talent for communion with the heavens and man; even the innate abilities and those of the heavens and man themselves cannot help them break through to higher realms. In such cases, the Yuan-Awakening Fruit plays a crucial role.]
[In 2919, equivalent to 319 years of the Daqing era, you were 64 years old. Your inherent strength had reached 5.8 times that of an average person, and your martial arts aptitude had reached 9.9 times that of an average person, which was close to the limit of the human race. After that, it almost stopped increasing.]
[You believe the reason is that the "True Essence Refining Technique" is not a true Heavenly Essence Cleansing Technique, so it's normal that it can't reach ten times the effect. You can make up for the remaining little bit after you become a Primordial Being.]
[But what you don't know, and even many powerful figures don't know, is that even among true innate individuals, only one in ten thousand can reach the absolute pinnacle of their talent: ten times greater. The rest are actually only 9.9999… times greater!]
That one in ten thousand proportion are precisely those who possess the Holy Body!
Yun Shou: "!!!"
Holy crap!
The narrator has dropped another bombshell!
It turns out that the Holy Body isn't randomly obtained, but is guaranteed to be obtained with ten times the aptitude!
"Then we must get our hands on one. At least in the first few realms, the Holy Body seems to be of great use."
Yun Shou was a little worried that the simulated Yun Qi had officially begun innate cultivation before possessing a sacred body.
"But the path of martial arts isn't that blocked. It's not like we're cultivating immortality. Why make it so complicated that 'you can't become an immortal in this lifetime without reaching the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment'? You can improve your aptitude when you're a Grandmaster, but once you reach the Innate Realm or Celestial Realm, there's no reason why you can't improve it."
"At most, it will be more difficult to fix."
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