Chapter 433: King in Nine Nations, The Number One Person in the World (1)
Great Jin's Divine Might King?
Everyone was stunned.
Tang Chengshi's figure flashed, and he snatched the imperial edict from Sun Gongping's hand.
He repeatedly looked at the imperial edict for a long time and muttered to himself, "It's true!"
His words shocked everyone even more.
Was the imperial edict real?
Wouldn't that—
Zhou Shu had been conferred another title?
Great Jin's Divine Might King?
This was the fourth one. He was the king of four nations now?!
No one would have ever thought of such a thing even in their wildest dreams.
How was this possible?
Everyone's gaze fell on the scrolls in Sun Gongping's hand.
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He had a total of seven scrolls in his hand. This first one was an imperial edict. What about the rest?
Sun Gongping didn't care about the imperial edict that Tang Chengshi snatched. In any case, he had already read out the most important content.
He casually opened another scroll and muttered, "Let's see which nation this is from. Great Zhao…"
Although Sun Gongping's voice was soft, to the group of first-rank martial arts experts, they could hear it clearly no matter how soft his voice was.
Bai Qiancheng's ears pricked up.?An imperial edict from Great Zhao?
"We hereby confer Zhou Shu the title of King Wu'an. The army under Great Zhao will be under the command of King Wu'an. It will be as if we had personally come!"
Bai Qiancheng felt his mind go blank. The sound of the entire world seemed to disappear.
Only a few words kept echoing in his head, ringing like the evening bell.
Great Zhao, King Wu'an?
Such an incredible thing just happened?
Bai Qiancheng even forgot to verify the authenticity of the imperial edict in Sun Gongping's hands. If the imperial edict of Great Jin was real, then the imperial edict of Great Zhao should be real as well.
Not only Bai Qiancheng, but everyone's heads were buzzing.
Meng Bai, Wang Mu, and the others were all dumbfounded.
What the hell was going on?
King of Great Jin.
King of Great Zhao.
Did something happen that they didn't know about?
Where did Sun Gongping get so many imperial decrees?
Had the Great Jin emperor and Great Zhao emperor gone crazy?
Meng Bai thought that he should know Zhou Shu the best. He couldn't understand at all. Zhou Shu shouldn't have had any interactions with Great Jin and Great Zhao before.
Even on the Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament battlefield, Zhou Shu only had some interactions with Great Jin, but he had no interactions with Great Zhao at all.
This was the first time he had seen Bai Qiancheng. Why would Great Zhao confer him as a king?
No matter which nation it was, they would never confer the title of a king upon anyone lightly.
Including Great Zhao's King Wu'an, Zhou Shu was already king of how many nations?
Five?
This had never happened since there were nations.
After Bai Qiancheng recovered from his shock, his eyes flickered.
Although he didn't know how this happened, it didn't seem like a bad thing.
His predicament seemed to be resolved.
Listening to Great Xia's command would affect Great Zhao's dignity, but listening to Great Zhao's King Wu'an's orders was only right.
For a moment, countless thoughts flashed through Bai Qiancheng's mind.
Sun Gongping casually put down Great Zhao's imperial decree and opened another one.
"This one belongs to Great Qi." Sun Gongping glanced at it and continued, "We hereby confer upon Zhou Shu the title of King Wu Cheng of Great Qi. Seeing King Wu Cheng will be equivalent to seeing us…"
Before Sun Gongping could finish speaking, he heard a voice shout. "Zhang Wuyuan greets King Wu Cheng. Long live Your Highness!"
The people of Great Qi bowed and shouted.
Everyone rolled their eyes.
Tang Chengshi even muttered, "Shameless!"
Zhang Wuyuan had just demanded an explanation from Zhou Shu. Now, he suddenly turned around and said that. Everyone was no fool. Of course, they could tell that he was taking advantage of the situation.
He had almost fallen out with Zhou Shu just now and didn't know how to end it. This imperial edict came just in time.
Zhang Wuyuan thought,?Who cares how this imperial edict came about? I'll treat it as real!
Bai Qiancheng also rolled his eyes inwardly.?Didn't we agree to advance and retreat together?
I charged ahead, but you're the first to defect?
Although he was cursing, he admired Zhang Wuyuan's thick skin. At least he couldn't bow in public like this now.
"Next." Sun Gongping was being watched by everyone. Although he knew that these people were not looking at him, it made him feel like he was being watched. He flicked his hair to look more suave.
"Great Han, King Wei Lie…"
Everyone was already feeling numb.
They suddenly felt that kings were worthless.
The emperors of the nations just conferred kings so simply.
"Great Chu, King Jiu Jiang…"
"Great Chen, King Ping Bei…"
Sun Gongping finished reading the imperial edict in his hand one by one. In the end, everyone felt that it was only right.
Someone counted in their hearts. Apart from Great Wei, nine of the Ten Nations on the continent had conferred Zhou Shu a king of their nations!
What kind of concept was this?
This meant that Zhou Shu could do whatever he wanted on the entire continent…
No, that wasn't right either. He could already do this.
Everyone had mixed feelings. They had originally thought that Zhou Shu's status as king in three nations was already shocking enough.
But now, he has become the king of nine nations!
In other words, in terms of status, Zhou Shu was undoubtedly the number one person on the Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament battlefield!
The army of any nation was his subordinate!
Chapter 434: King in Nine Nations, The Number One Person in the World (2)
The only one who had not conferred Zhou Shu as a king of their nation was Great Wei. Even so, the Great Wei soldiers had already sworn allegiance to Zhou Shu.
This way, neither Bai Qiancheng nor the others had the right to object to Zhou Shu…
"Old Zhou, I've given up." After Sun Gongping finished reading all the imperial decrees, he seemed to be talking to himself. "In any case, I can't compare to someone as abnormal as you. There's no point in competing."
Zhou Shu was speechless. He looked at Sun Gongping and said, "Where did you get these things?"
Zhou Shu actually didn't have many thoughts about being conferred the title of king. Of course, he did feel a little refreshed now.
Actually, to him, the title of king in nine nations was just icing on the cake. With his current cultivation, he was more than capable of becoming an emperor, let alone a king. This was assuming he was willing.
It was just that he had little interest in becoming an emperor.
What he was curious about now was where Sun Gongping had gotten so many imperial edicts. Also, were the emperors of these nations crazy?
But why did they confer him king at the same time?
If anyone knew what Zhou Shu was thinking, they would definitely spit at him. They had conferred him the title of king, yet he still said that they were crazy. Did his conscience get eaten by a dog?
"It's a long story." Sun Gongping glanced at everyone. Clearly, he had no intention of explaining himself in public.
"All you need to know is that these imperial edicts are real.
"Old Zhou, King Zhou, you're on a roll. I hadn't been idle either. I'm a person of status now."
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Sun Gongping's eyes flashed with self-satisfaction. No one knew what his identity was, but it was obvious that he was very satisfied with his identity and felt that he was not much weaker than Zhou Shu.
Zhou Shu smiled, unconcerned.
He looked back at Bai Qiancheng and the others with a faint smile. "Is there anyone who wants to leave? If you want to leave, do it early. If you stay here and dare to cause trouble again, the sword in my hand can kill both demonic beasts and humans!"
Bai Qiancheng smiled bitterly in his heart. He had already secretly scolded Sun Gongping.
Why didn't you come earlier? If you had come earlier, if I knew that King Zhou would become King Wu'an of Great Zhao, I wouldn't have stepped out.
I would have known my place and kept quiet.
Now, I've lost face and have to submit to King Zhou.
How can I show my face now?
"Since His Majesty has issued the decree, I will naturally obey it." Bai Qiancheng cupped his hands. "I, Bai Qiancheng of Great Zhao, obey the orders of King Wu'an."
In the end, Bai Qiancheng couldn't be as shameless as Zhang Wuyuan. This was already his limit.
If he did anymore, he would rather kill himself.
Zhou Shu didn't mind. He didn't care about these people's attitudes at all. Was it important who Bai Qiancheng was?
As long as these people were obedient and didn't cause him trouble, it was enough.
"We will obey the orders of King Wei Lie (King Jiu Jiang, King Ping Bei…)." Everyone spoke in unison.
Zhou Shu nodded in satisfaction. "Since no one had any objections, prepare according to the plan."
"Great General Meng, General Wang, you are in charge of overall planning," Zhou Shu instructed bluntly. "Within two months, dig as many ores as you can for me. Those who have Cosmic Bangles, fill them up. Those who don't, carry as many as you can."
Meng Bai: "…"
Wang Mu: "…"
Your Highness, are you serious? We're not going to the Demon Realm for sightseeing. It's going to be a life-and-death battle. How can we fight with so many ores on our backs?
Are we going to smash the demonic beasts to death with the ores?
"Your Highness, it's fine to fill the Cosmic Bangles, but it's—" Meng Bai hesitated.
"Just do as you're told. I have my own plans," Zhou Shu said.
Without much explanation, he grabbed Sun Gongping and soared into the sky.
After landing in a deserted place, Zhou Shu asked urgently, "Great Divine Constable Sun, there were too many people just now for me to ask you. How did you come back? How did you get so many imperial decrees?"
Since Sun Gongping could obtain so many imperial decrees, it meant that he had returned to the Ten Nations Continent. Did this mean that Sun Gongping had grasped a passageway between the Zhuling Grotto-Heaven and the Ten Nations Continent?
If that was the case, there was no need for them to travel through the Demon Realm.
"Didn't I just say? We're people of status now," Sun Gongping said proudly. "Old Zhou, although you're the king of nine nations, we're brothers. I am definitely worthy of being your brother."
"Cut the crap." Zhou Shu couldn't help rolling his eyes. "I'm your uncle!"
Sun Gongping's face darkened. "What uncle?! I'm now the World Wayfarer of the Heavenly Mountain Villa. Be more respectful, or else…"
Sun Gongping snorted.
"The World Wayfarer of the Heavenly Mountain Villa?" Zhou Shu asked curiously.
"That's right. That's me," Sun Gongping said. "The armament manuals are ranked by our Heavenly Mountain Villa. Old Zhou, if you want to get a good ranking, you have to suck up to me."
"Go away," Zhou Shu said angrily. "I don't care what you are. Even if you're an emperor, you have to call me uncle!
"Tell me quickly. How did you get back? Is there any way you can get everyone back to the Ten Nations?"
"No!" Sun Gongping's face fell as he said bluntly. Why did Mi Ziwen want to become sworn brothers with him? Now, he had caused him to be a generation lower.
"Didn't I say? I'm now the World Wayfarer of the Heavenly Mountain Villa. The Heavenly Mountain Villa sent me back," Sun Gongping said. "I don't know exactly how I came back. I came back with a whoosh.
"And those imperial edicts were given to me by the Heavenly Mountain Villa."
"The Heavenly Mountain Villa?" Zhou Shu frowned slightly. "Don't they always stay out of worldly affairs? Why are they doing this now?"
"How would I know? I haven't even seen them." Sun Gongping shrugged, "When that bastard Emperor Wei Wu threw me into the Demon Realm, I thought I was dead meat.
"Who knew that when I opened my eyes, I realized that I wasn't in the Demon Realm. I was in a place filled with white light.
"Then someone told me that I had been chosen as the World Wayfarer of the Heavenly Mountain Villa and handed these imperial edicts to me.
"From beginning to end, all I heard was voices. I didn't even know if the person was a man or a woman."
"In other words, your title as a World Wayfarer is useless?" Zhou Shu said.
"What the f— Who says I'm useless?" Sun Gongping straightened his neck. "Do you know why the Nine Nations rushed to make you king?
"I know! Let me tell you. Great Wei colluded with the Demon Realm to destroy the protective layer of the Ten Nations Continent. The Demon Realm army has already invaded the Ten Nations Continent!
"The Ten Nations are facing extinction. They're treating you like a savior."
"That's it?" Zhou Shu said. "I know already about this, and I've already killed Emperor Wei Wu. The question is, who gave them the confidence to treat me as their savior?"
"You killed Emperor Wei Wu?" Sun Gongping was shocked for a moment before continuing, "Of course it's the Heavenly Mountain Villa! Have you forgotten about the achievements listed in the armament manuals? You can even kill a Great Demon, so of course you're their savior.
"I don't know how the Heavenly Mountain Villa obtained these imperial decrees.
"But that's not important. Anyway, you're the king of the Nine Nations now. This is the truth.
"Old Zhou, it won't be easy to be these kings."
"Is there a difference?" Zhou Shu asked. "Do you think titles can do anything to me? They're thinking too much.
"It won't make any difference what I have to do with or without these king titles," Zhou Shu said in a low voice. "I'll still do what I have to do. I won't get myself involved just because of the king titles.
"Would you sacrifice your life for the Heavenly Mountain Villa just because of your identity as the World Wayfarer?"
Zhou Shu curled his lips in disdain. "The Heavenly Mountain Villa is so petty. They've already interfered, but they're still so stingy. If the Ten Nations Continent is occupied by the Demon Realm, will they have an easy time?
"Even without them, can't we break through? It's just the Demon Realm. Let's take a look and see who can stop me!"
Zhou Shu stood tall and faced the direction of the passageway between Zhuling Grotto-Heaven and the Demon Realm, his battle intent soaring.
Chapter 435: The First Battle in the Demon Realm, Let's Make a Bet (1)
Not even most demonic beasts could tell how big the Demon Realm was.
On a vast grassland with no end in sight, countless demonic beasts gathered.
Roars echoed in the wind, and there were a few angry shouts from time to time.
Suddenly, a ten-foot-wide blood vortex in the air shone brightly. Then a figure slowly walked out.
"Is this the Demon Realm?" Zhou Shu stood in the air, looking around.
There were demonic beasts everywhere in his field of vision.
The million-strong Demon Realm army that he had chased back was actually still gathered here.
"Human, how dare you come here!" a humanoid demonic beast shouted. "Do you really think there's no one in the Demon Realm?"
"Isn't there no?one1?in your Demon Realm?" Zhou Shu chuckled. "What you have are only demonic beasts."
"Roar!" The humanoid demonic beast was furious. "You're courting death!"
The auras of dozens of first-rank demonic beasts exploded, and the roars of demonic beasts shook the world.
Boom!
Zhou Shu took a step forward fearlessly. With a bang, he activated the divine ability One Against Ten Thousand!
...
A translucent city wall that stretched for several kilometers appeared in the air, separating the demonic beast army from the blood vortex.
"So what if this is the Demon Realm? What can you do to me?"
Zhou Shu laughed loudly. He unsheathed the earth-grade Great Destroyer Sword, and sword light swept through the world. He actually directly attacked the million-strong Demon Realm army.
The moment the sword light appeared, figures appeared one after another in the blood vortex.
"The Criminal Army's Xiao Jianghe is here. Your Highness, let me assist you!"
Xiao Jianghe took the lead. The Seven Seas Flood Dragon Armor on his body shone brightly as the shadow of a flood dragon circled around his body. He rushed to Zhou Shu's side and slashed out with the longsword in his hand.
[The Seven Seas Flood Dragon Armor you forged effectively completed a kill. Reward: Eight-Nine Arcane Art!]
[The Seven Seas Flood Dragon Armor you forged effectively completed a kill. The Eight-Nine Arcane Art has improved by 10%!]
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Xiao Jianghe rushed out of Zhou Shu's protective range and charged into the Demon Realm army.
He was a first-rank martial artist. Under his unreserved attacks, countless demonic beasts died under his hands in an instant.
An aura exploded from Zhou Shu's body, and the vital qi of heaven and earth surged crazily into his body. Cracking sounds came from his body, and even his skin was squirming.
His body, which had been tempered by the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique and the Golden Bell Shield Technique, actually began to become stronger.
Eight-Nine Arcane Art!
When he saw what happened, Zhou Shu laughed out loud. "Xiao Jianghe, well done! Let go and kill!"
"Understood!" Xiao Jianghe roared as the light on his body soared.
At this moment, a few more figures emerged from the blood vortex behind Zhou Shu.
"Great Qin's Wang Xin is here. Demonic beasts, die!" The Overlord Spear turned into a beam of light that passed by Zhou Shu's ear and crashed into the Demon Realm army.
"Chen Ji of Great Xia is here. Take this!" Chen Ji, who had been found by Zhou Shu, also joined the battle with the Green Dragon Crescent Blade in hand.
[The Overlord Spear you forged effectively completed a kill. The God of War Catalog has improved by 10%.]
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[The Green Dragon Crescent Blade you forged effectively completed a kill. Your divine ability Unparalleled Benevolence has improved by 30%!]
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Zhou Shu used the divine ability One Against Ten Thousand to separate the Demon Realm army from the passageway. The Ten Nation Alliance army surged out of the passageway one after another.
The Demon Realm army on the other side was surprised and delighted. Were these humans crazy? They actually came here for us to kill?
"Kill them all!" a humanoid demonic beast roared.
More than a hundred first-rank demonic beasts pressed forward at the same time.
The demonic beasts' innate divine abilities connected and pressed down on Zhou Shu and the others.
"Stay back!" Zhou Shu frowned and took a step forward. The semi-transparent city wall formed by the divine ability One Against Ten Thousand responded to the innate divine ability of the hundred-plus first-rank demonic beasts.
Boom!
The violent explosion was deafening. The violent force created an empty space between the Ten Nations Alliance and the Demon Realm army.
Both sides were thrown backward.
The hundred-plus first-rank demonic beasts took a step back.
In midair, the translucent wall shattered.
Zhou Shu also took half a step back. A smear of blood appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"He's injured!" a humanoid demonic beast roared. "He's not invincible! Kill him, and the Demon Kings will reward us handsomely!"
Seeing blood at the corner of Zhou Shu's mouth, all the first-rank demonic beasts became excited.
They had personally seen Zhou Shu kill the Great Demon Yao Lian and send the million-strong Demon Realm army back to the Demon Realm.
It was impossible that there was no fear in their hearts.
Previously, they had relied on their numbers to bite the bullet and attack Zhou Shu. Now that they saw that he was injured, their confidence returned.
"Protect His Highness!" Xiao Jianghe roared angrily and gathered around Zhou Shu with the Criminal Army.
"Secure the passage and cover the army as it comes!" Zhou Shu shouted. With a flash of light, white tiger phantoms flew out of his body and entered the bodies of the Criminal Army.
Battle Spirit Tiger Soul!
Zhou Shu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and smiled.
He held the earth-grade Great Destroyer Sword in one hand and hooked his finger at the hundred-plus first-rank demonic beasts. "You want to kill me? Come on."
A golden light appeared on his body. With a step, the air exploded. He had already taken the initiative to charge toward the first-rank demonic beasts.
Chapter 436: The First Battle in the Demon Realm, Let's Make a Bet (2)
Both the Ten Nations Alliance and the Demon Realm army were shocked by Zhou Shu.
One against a hundred?
Boom!
The first-rank demonic beasts were all shocked, and hundreds of divine abilities surged out. They didn't dare let Zhou Shu get close. Once he got close, who knew how many of them would die?
Zhou Shu rushed out quickly and returned even faster.
Everyone was dumbfounded. What was going on?
Wasn't he able to kill even a Great Demon?
Why did it seem like he was weak?
Zhou Shu somersaulted in the air and stabilized himself, feeling a little helpless.
Without using the divine ability Total Annihilation, he couldn't defeat so many first-rank demonic beasts.
But if he used Total Annihilation, he would fall into a weakened state for a day. In the Demon Realm, he didn't dare to fall into a weakened state.
If a Great Demon or even a Demon King came when he was in a weakened state, he wouldn't even have a chance to turn the tables.
"Damn it. If you have the ability, fight me one-on-one. What's the point of attacking me all together?"
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Zhou Shu glanced at the passageway. The Ten Nations Alliance was still passing through it.
But the pressure on the Criminal Army was also increasing.
Without the divine ability One Against Ten Thousand holding the fort, the Demon Realm army was already pressing toward the passageway.
With every breath, countless demonic beasts fell.
There was also no telling how many soldiers of the Criminal Army had fallen.
Xiao Jianghe's eyes were already red from killing. He, Wang Xin, Chen Ji, and the others desperately circulated their spiritual essence, wishing they could kill all the demonic beasts in front of them.
Zhou Shu looked up at his surroundings. The only good news was that this was a wilderness. Other than the million-strong Demon Realm army, there shouldn't be any more enemies.
As long as they could deal with the million-strong Demon Realm army, they would have a chance. With the size of the Demon Realm, if mere tens of thousands of people hid, it would not be easy for the Demon Realm armies to find them!
Again!?Zhou Shu's expression became firm. He flicked his wrist, and with a flash of light, the Longevity Sword appeared in the air.
"Old Shi, please!" Zhou Shu said.
The Longevity Sword trembled, seemingly in a helpless response to Zhou Shu.
Then the Longevity Sword turned into a sword light that soared into the sky and enveloped the hundred-plus first-rank demonic beasts.
Before passing through the passageway, Zhou Shu had fed all the forging materials that the Ten Nations Alliance couldn't carry to the Longevity Sword in exchange for Shi Changsheng's help!
The Longevity Sword was mysterious. The power it could unleash could even compare to a Great Demon in a short period of time.
Zhou Shu couldn't suppress him without using the divine ability Total Annihilation.
With his help, they could at least buy more time.
Boom!
Because they had forced back Zhou Shu, the confidence of the hundred-plus first-rank demonic beasts increased greatly.
They didn't care about the Longevity Sword's attack at all.
Boom!
Another hundred beams of divine light shot out. They thought that they had figured out the trick and attacked with their divine abilities to prevent the human from getting close. It was effective!
With a loud bang, the divine abilities' light collided with the sword light of the Longevity Sword. In the loud bang, the sword light trembled violently. But in the end, it didn't shatter.
[The Seven Star Dragon Abyss Sword you forged effectively completed a kill. You are rewarded with Forging Materials Knowledge (10 types).]
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[The Mo Mei Sword you forged effectively completed a kill. You are rewarded with two sets of Dark Cloud Armor.]
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[The Flaming Sunset Saber you forged effectively completed a kill. The Iron Smelting Hands Technique has improved by 30%.]
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[The Shadow Sword you forged effectively completed a kill. The Zhuang Zhou Butterfly Dream Technique has advanced by 20%.]
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[The Mountain Suppressing Sword you forged effectively completed a kill. The Heaven Slaying Sword Art has improved by 30%.]
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More and more of the Ten Nation Alliance's forces passed through the passageway. As soon as they arrived, they immediately threw themselves into the battle.
The Legendary Armament Canon constantly fed back various rewards. Zhou Shu could clearly feel that he was constantly becoming stronger, but the extent of this increase was not very great. It was as if there was a barrier blocking him.
Zhou Shu understood. After cultivating until now, he finally faced a bottleneck in the Martial Dao.
This was the level between a first-rank martial artist and an Earth Immortal.
In other words, his Martial Dao cultivation had encountered a bottleneck.
If he didn't break through this bottleneck, no matter how much his spiritual essence increased, he would still be a first-rank martial artist.
However, now was not the time to worry about this. While the Longevity Sword was entangled with the first-rank demonic beasts, he killed a large number of demonic beasts with one strike and then looked up at the sky.
The sky of the Demon Realm was not much different from the sky of the Ten Nations Continent. It was the same sun, but the sun seemed bigger than it was in the Ten Nations.
After identifying the direction, Zhou Shu recalled the geographical knowledge of the Demon Realm that he had grasped when he had entered the Yao Lian dream. He quickly compared the geographical location in front of him.
Soon, a concept formed in his mind.
"Great General Meng! Big Brother!" Zhou Shu circulated his spiritual essence and sent a voice transmission to Meng Bai, Mi Ziwen, and the others. "Arrange the army and break out to the right!
"I'll bring up the rear!"
Meng Bai, Mi Ziwen, and the others all had serious expressions and nodded solemnly.
"Army, listen up! Charge out with me!" Meng Bai shouted and took the lead. The Mountain Suppressing Sword turned into a ten-foot-long sword beam and slashed apart the demonic beasts in front of him.
Wang Mu, Tang Chengshi, Cao Chenyang, and the other first-rank martial artists also acted as the vanguard.
Even Bai Qiancheng, Zhang Wuyuan, and the others attacked without holding back.
Although they had some thoughts before, they wouldn't be careless when facing demonic beasts. Although they were unconvinced, the demonic beasts of the Demon Realm were their common enemy. Even if they died, they would never embarrass their nation.
Facing the first-rank demonic beasts of the Demon Realm, the first-rank experts of the Ten Nations were unstoppable.
In a few seconds, they had already rushed out thousands of feet. The Demon Realm army couldn't even make them stop for a moment. If not for the fact that there were too many demonic beasts and that the overall strength of the Ten Nations Alliance was inferior to the Demon Realm army, they would have long killed their way out of the encirclement.
Before entering the Demon Realm, they had already made a plan. Therefore, the Ten Nations Alliance charged forward. Soldiers kept falling, and the remaining people's eyes were red. They resisted their tears and ignored the corpses of their comrades. They roared and continued to charge.
Even facing the first-rank demonic beasts of the Demon Realm and being at an absolute disadvantage, the Ten Nations Alliance army didn't hesitate. Moving forward was the only thing they could do.
"Kill!" All of them were shouting and waving their weapons desperately as they charged forward.
Yin Wuyou's eyes were red. She looked back at Zhou Shu and gritted her teeth. She resisted the urge to turn back and followed the army forward.
Boom!
The Longevity Sword spun and flew back into Zhou Shu's hand. Shi Changsheng's voice sounded in Zhou Shu's mind. "I can't… I can't do it anymore. My old bones are about to fall apart."
Zhou Shu reached for the hilt of the Longevity Sword. "It's enough."
Zhou Shu looked back at the Ten Nations Alliance. They had broken out of the encirclement and were running frantically in the direction he had indicated.
He held the earth-grade Great Destroyer Sword in one hand and a longsword in the other. His aura was as firm as a mountain.
"Thank you, Old Shi. I'll take it from here."
Boom!
Zhou Shu's aura soared.
He took a step and descended.
Divine ability, One Against Ten Thousand!
The translucent wall reappeared. It stretched for ten kilometers.
As he slaughtered the enemy, the divine ability One Against Ten Thousand kept improving.
"In my hometown, there is a Great Wall. One day, the wall formed by the divine ability One Against Ten Thousand will be ten thousand kilometers long.
"On that day, the place where I step will be a forbidden area for the demonic beasts."
Zhou Shu seemed to be muttering to himself.
His eyes were brimming with fighting spirit as he landed in front of the hundred-plus first-rank demonic beasts and the hundreds of thousands of Demon Realm soldiers.
"Demons, let's make a bet." Zhou Shu's voice was not loud, but it landed clearly in the ears of all the demonic beasts. "In two hours, I bet that no demonic beast can cross this wall. Let's bet fifty cents. How about it?"
Chapter 437: Power of the Breakthrough Pill, Bai Qiancheng Requests to Fight (1)
Boom!
A loud bang sounded. Even the group of first-rank demonic beasts couldn't help taking a few steps back from the force.
An intense storm obscured their vision.
A moment later, the storm subsided.
Zhou Shu had already disappeared before their eyes, and the translucent city wall that stretched for ten kilometers had also disappeared.
The first-rank demonic beasts had ugly expressions on their faces. For a whole two hours, the million-strong Demon Realm army and more than a hundred first-rank demonic beasts had been unable to break through the city wall!
Even though the human was already vomiting blood, he still didn't take half a step back.
As long as he didn't take a step back, no demonic beast could cross the city wall.
All the demonic beasts felt a deep sense of defeat.
Although this human had lost, why did they feel that they were the ones who had failed?
"Chase!" a humanoid demonic beast shouted coldly. "This is the Demon Realm. They can't escape! No matter what, we have to kill them all! Otherwise, our Demon Realm will lose face!"
"Kill, kill, kill!" A million demonic beasts roared, and their killing intent soared into the sky.
Even though Zhou Shu was hundreds of kilometers away, he could still hear the roars of the million demonic beasts.
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He opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood. The tightness in his chest finally eased.
Stopping a million demonic beasts wasn't as easy as it looked, especially without using the divine ability Total Annihilation.
If not for the fact that he had just obtained the Eight-Nine Arcane Art and was stronger than before, he might not have been able to last until now.
Even so, he was badly hurt.
But it was worth it. If he hadn't stopped the million-strong Demon Realm army, the Ten Nations Alliance wouldn't have been able to escape.
Zhou Shu had paid the price of being injured to pull away from the Demon Realm army.
"Zhou Shu!" Yin Wuyou was the first to Zhou Shu when he caught up to the group.
Zhou Shu patted her hand, indicating that he was fine.
"How's everyone doing? Can everyone still walk?" Zhou Shu asked.
With just a glance, he could tell that almost everyone in the Ten Nations army was injured. Some of them were so injured that they could only rely on their comrades to support them.
Even Meng Bai and the other first-rank experts were covered in blood. It was unknown if the blood belonged to the enemy or them.
"Yes!" Meng Bai and the others looked at Zhou Shu with admiration.
Unexpectedly, they had really broken through the blockade of the million-strong Demon Realm army!
Although there were many casualties, they still made it through.
"Let's quicken our pace," Zhou Shu said. "We're only hundreds of kilometers away. The Demon Realm army will catch up soon. I can't stop them again for the time being.
"We don't have time to rest and recuperate until we reach our destination!"
Meng Bai, Wang Mu, Bai Qiancheng, and the others nodded with solemn expressions. They each gave their orders. The less injured carried the more seriously injured. Everyone gritted their teeth and sped up again.
Zhou Shu followed behind the Ten Nations Alliance and cleaned up the traces of the army. Although he had temporarily escaped the Demon Realm army, the war was far from over.
Until they successfully arrived at the secret lair of the Great Demon Yao Lian, they would be in danger.
They might be caught up by the Demon Realm army at any time, or they might encounter another Demon Realm army at any time.
Either possibility was a mortal danger to the current Ten Nations Alliance army.
Everyone was tense. Even though they were exhausted and their injuries were worsening, no one stopped.
"Your Highness, we can't go on like this." Meng Bai slowed down and came to Zhou Shu's side.
As he spoke, he looked back into the distance.
Smoke and dust could already be seen in the distance. It was caused by a large number of demonic beasts running.
From the commotion, the Demon Realm army was at most four to five hundred kilometers away from them.
In this vast grassland, even if Zhou Shu had tried his best to erase their tracks, it was almost impossible to hide from the Demon Realm army.
"Hold on a little longer," Zhou Shu said. "If I'm not wrong, there's a big river over the mountain in front of us.
"As long as we can reach that river, we have a chance to completely escape the Demon Realm army."
Meng Bai frowned. Although he didn't know why Zhou Shu knew the terrain of the Demon Realm so well, if they could reach the mountain in front of them, it would help them escape even if there was no river.
"Your Highness, the soldiers are almost at their limit. I'm afraid many will not make it to the front," Meng Bai said with a sunken voice.
Although Zhou Shu and a group of first-rank experts had charged out of the encirclement of the Demon Realm army, the soldiers of the Ten Nations Alliance had faced many demonic beasts.
Against nearly ten times the amount of enemies, not many could escape unscathed.
They were already very lucky to be alive. It was impossible not to be injured.
Zhou Shu frowned. Almost a third of the Ten Nation Alliance army was already swaying. Without anyone to support them, they might even fall to the ground immediately.
Zhou Shu was silent for a moment before taking a Cosmic Bangle from his wrist and handing it to Meng Bai. "Distribute these to everyone according to the severity of their injuries."
The Breakthrough Pills he had accumulated during this period of time were all in this Cosmic Bangle. There were more than a thousand of them.