Chapter 448: Chapter 248 Target, Refining Rune Seed_2
Translator: 549690339 I
“You’ve killed so many of our Demon Suppression Army and still want to escape?!”
Bai Changfeng coldly snorted, a pitch-black spear appeared in his hand. Without moving his body, he directly waved the spear and stabbed at the sky repeatedly.
One of the Heavenly Pride who attacked the small team was flying when his body suddenly trembled, and then his body was pierced through…
“This…so strong.”
Wei Zongcheng was shocked. That young Heavenly Pride possessed late Rune Seed Realm combat power and could even suppress him.
Bai Changfeng merely waved the spear lightly, yet he was able to pierce through the opponent. The two sides were not on the same level at all.
“Could he have already broken through to the Golden Core Realm?”
Wei Zongcheng guessed as Bai Changfeng’s displayed strength was truly powerful, astonishing his heart.
Bai Changfeng glanced at Wei Zongcheng, whose appearance was very miserable, and said: “You stay here for now, just in case.”
As he spoke, Bai Changfeng’s body turned into a rainbow light, quickly chasing after the escaping individuals.
Wei Zongcheng looked at the disappearing figure of Bai Changfeng with a palpitating heart, then landed back on the battleship.
Looking at the corpses lying across the two battleships, his heart felt heavy, as well as full of deep self-blame.
An incompetent general leads to the downfall of the whole army.
Due to his own lack of strength and being unable to block the attacking enemies, two thousand Demon Suppression Army soldiers were slaughtered.
Thinking of this, Wei Zongcheng’s eyes turned blood red.
In a mere few dozen breaths, two thousand Demon Suppression Army soldiers met their deaths. The loss was unprecedentedly heavy.
Striding with a heavy step, Wei Zongcheng walked slowly on the somewhat damaged battleship, his heart aching.
Especially when he saw the bodies piled up together, his heart ached even more, as if countless steel needles were piercing through it.
“Brother Wei, are you alright?”
Hong Xingwu landed like a ghost beside Wei Zongcheng. He was attacked by four people, but his strength was powerful. Relying on his own power, he managed to block three people.
Furthermore, he had two Earth-rank Demon Extermination Generals under his command, and they managed to hold off for a while.
Although they eventually lost nearly a thousand Demon Suppression Army soldiers, they killed one enemy. In the end, the combined loss wasn’t too large and still within an acceptable range.
“I’m fine.” Wei Zongcheng forced a smile, but it appeared somewhat stiff.
Hong Xingwu naturally knew the reason and said: “Brother Wei, don’t blame yourself. The strength of the attackers this time was too strong. Every one of them was a Heavenly Pride, with the weakest being comparable to the late stage of the Rune Seed Realm. It’s already quite good that you’ve managed to limit the losses to two thousand soldiers.”
Hong Xingwu was right. Faced with the onslaught of at least three late-stage Rune Seed Realm combatants, Wei Zongcheng’s situation wasn’t too bad as he avoided a total annihilation of his army.
“How is Lu Yun’s situation?”
Wei Zongcheng suddenly thought of the eighteenth battleship, which had erupted with an incredibly powerful aura, at least at the peak of the Rune Seed Realm. He couldn’t help but worry about Lu Yun.
“I just went to check on him. His situation is not too bad, and the loss is not too big. However, it seems he has suffered some heavy damage, and he was resting and healing when I arrived.”
“As long as he’s alright.”
Wei Zongcheng let out a sigh of relief. In his heart, Lu Yun’s weight was far greater than two thousand Demon Suppression Army soldiers.
Glancing at Wei Zongcheng, Hong Xingwu said: “Your current situation isn’t very good either. Recover from your injuries first, and then after Bai Changfeng and the others return, we can discuss the next steps.”
“Alright, Brother Hong, please watch over everything.” Wei Zongcheng nodded, then turned and entered a side hall of the battleship to heal.
Having just been attacked, the possibility of the enemy sneaking another attack was small. With Hong Xingwu guarding, he didn’t worry too much.
Not long after, several battleships arrived one after another.
These were the Demon Suppression Army led by Bai Changfeng and Zhuang Ziyuan. Upon learning that Hong Xingwu and Lu Yun, among others, had been attacked, they immediately came to their aid.
The speed of the battleships was somewhat slower than that of Bai Changfeng, Zhuang Ziyuan, and other top Earth-rank Demon Extermination Generals. They only arrived a long time after the battle had ended.
However, now that nearly a hundred thousand Demon Suppression Army soldiers had gathered together, they were no longer worried about being attacked again.
Four hours later, Bai Changfeng, Zhuang Ziyuan, and several other Earth-rank Demon Extermination Generals returned.
Heavenly Rank Demon Extermination General Dugu Yuan also returned with them.
It turned out that after Bai ChangFeng and the others chased them down, they had a fierce and bloody battle. After killing two heavenly pride members of the opposing squad, they drew the attention of a Golden Core Realm True Master from the Profound Darkness Sect’s camp.
Although Bai ChangFeng was powerful, he was only at the peak of the Rune Seed Realm and not an opponent for a Golden Core Realm True Master. With the presence of Feng Yi, who was not much weaker than Bai ChangFeng, they were soon heavily injured.
Subsequently, if not for Dugu Yun’s timely appearance, Bai ChangFeng, Zhuang Ziyuan, and others may have perished in large numbers.
Despite this, one of the Earth-rank Demon Extermination Generals who chased after them still fell.
However, Dugu Yun was not one to be trifled with. He killed another heavenly pride from the opposing side, adding to the several that Bai ChangFeng and the others had killed earlier. This led to a significant victory, and they barely compensated for the losses suffered during the attack.
Bai ChangFeng, Zhuang Ziyuan, and the others were injured and their combat strength had decreased. They needed time to recover from their injuries.
Two days later, everyone’s injuries were fully recovered, and the Demon Suppression Army advanced forward again.
In less than half a day, the front line of the Far Suppression Legion advanced twenty thousand miles, launching a full offensive against the Profound Darkness Sect’s camp.
This time, in addition to Wei Tianlun, who acted as the cornerstone, Dugu Yun, Linghu Dao, and Master Changkong, all two Heavenly Level Demon Extermination Generals and one True Master, went into action.
With three Golden Core Realm experts, nearly a hundred Rune Seed Realm experts, and hundreds of thousands of Demon Suppression Army soldiers advancing, their numbers and momentum completely overwhelmed the Profound Darkness Sect.
This battle lasted two days and two nights, with heavy casualties on both sides.
With Golden Core Realm experts joining the battle, the intensity of the war escalated again.
In the end, the Demon Suppression Army won a hard-fought victory.
Twelve Rune Seed Realm experts from the Demon Suppression Army fell, including nine Earth-rank Demon Extermination Generals, two Martial Academy Elders, and one Independent Martial Cultivator.
In addition, Black-rank Demon Extermination Generals, Yellow-rank Demon Extermination Generals, and ordinary Demon Extermination Guards suffered casualties amounting to seventy or eighty thousand.
On the side of the Profound Darkness Sect, their casualties were also significant. After the Demon Suppression Army combined into the devastating God Killing Battle Array, they killed several Rune Seed Realm experts of the enemy.
Following this battle, the power of the Profound Darkness Sect’s camp once again contracted, and their morale took a severe hit.
After the battle achievements of the Far Suppression Legion spread, the Blue Blade Legion increased their offensive efforts, engaging in fierce battle with the main force of the Profound Darkness Sect on another front line.
After several days of intense fighting, both sides suffered losses, but the Blue Blade Legion eventually came out ahead, advancing the battle line once more.
After being heavily injured during the previous battle and experiencing another few days of intense fighting, Lu Yun had gained tremendously.
Not only in terms of war spoils, but more importantly, after experiencing the trials, Lu Yun’s speed of engraving Law Runes using energy had increased again.
Now, he could engrave almost four Law Runes every day. This speed was incredibly fast and shockingly impressive.
Previously, he was completely crushed by Feng Yi, a True Inheritance Disciple of Profound Darkness Sect. Even wearing the treasure armor, he suffered severe injuries. If not for Zhuang Ziyuan’s timely rescue, the situation would have been dire.
Since then, Lu Yun had a clearer understanding of his own strength and gained new insights into the peak of the Rune Seed Realm.
There was a considerable gap between the peaks of the Rune Seed Realm.
According to Zhuang Ziyuan, the peak of the Rune Seed Realm was divided into three tiers.
These were the ordinary Rune Seed Realm peak, the top Rune Seed Realm peak, and the extreme Rune Seed Realm peak.
Lu Yun’s current strength was almost on the same level as the ordinary Rune Seed Realm peak.
As for Zhuang Ziyuan, although he was only in the late stage of the Rune Seed Realm, he could be compared with the top Rune Seed Realm peak due to his Law River Rune Seed Divine Ability.
Bai ChangFeng and the previous attacker Feng Yi, on the other hand, were at the extreme Rune Seed Realm peak, and their strength was incredibly close to the Golden Core Realm.
With just one Rune Seed Realm peak, it was divided into three tiers. This shows how terrifying the strength of a True Master in the Golden Core Realm is.
After learning this, Lu Yun was not discouraged; on the contrary, he became even more passionate.
He was not afraid of the terrifying strength of the Golden Core Realm True Master; he was afraid of not knowing the gap between himself and the Golden Core Realm.
The unknown was often the most terrifying.
Once the gap was known, there would be a clear goal in mind, and fear would be alleviated.
“In the coming period, I will strive to condense Rune Seeds,” Lu Yun secretly set a small goal for himself.
At this moment, seventy-one rhombus runes were laid out above the Yuan Hai within his body, their powerful force causing the Yuan Hai to surge continuously.
Ninety-nine Law Runes was the minimum requirement for condensing a Superior Rune Seed.
Now, Lu Yun was getting closer and closer to the baseline to condense a Superior Rune Seed.