Chapter 121 - 116: Newbies Crushed the Moment They Appear

Chapter 121: Chapter 116: Newbies Crushed the Moment They Appear

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"DING! Cultivation inheritors, please note..."

"The mission is about to begin!"

"Mission countdown starting..."

"10..."

"9..."

"8..."

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"3..."

"2..."

"1..."

WHOOSH!

WHOOSH!

The phantom of the old man materialized amidst the dark clouds, broadcasting the message. It drew everyone’s complete attention to the mission.

Once the countdown concluded, various Teleportation Arrays appeared within the Marching Battlefield.

To help the players better destroy the target Arrays, Su Tan had truly spared no expense. Utilizing the energy painstakingly stored in the Void God Realm, he set up numerous Horizontal Teleportation Arrays, allowing players to get much closer to their targets within the Marching Battlefield.

"Hint~"

"Great inheritors of cultivation, there is a Teleportation Array before you. During the event, you can ask the lovely Qing to summon the Array at any time, and you may choose to teleport to any location on the map. We hope this helps you!"

"DING! The targets have appeared. This old man wishes you all a triumphant return and invincible victory!"

"The event begins! All forces attack! Destroy the Yin Demons’ conspiracy!"

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"Let’s go!"

After the event started in the Divine War Game, many players grew thrilled that there was finally another event. They immediately sprang into action. Summoning the Arrays, they selected the blue dots marked on the map and plunged headfirst into the Teleportation Arrays.

"Everyone says the Fu Jian Squad is the absolute top alliance in the Marching Battlefield, but I don’t buy it," Chen Huangbei said.

"That was before I got here. Now that I’ve arrived... I will suppress everything!" he boasted, as arrogant as ever.

He looked at the teammates around him. This team was absolutely star-studded; all ten members were ranked in the top fifty of the Era Rankings.

"Let’s go... Let’s make our move and show those frogs in a well exactly how massive the gap is between us and the so-called Fu Jian Squad!"

Chen Huangbei remained as confident as ever.

Everyone else was speechless.

SWOOSH!

To prove that their team was the strongest in the Marching Battlefield, they resolutely chose the brightest dot on the map and threw themselves into the Teleportation Array.

In truth, Chen Huangbei wasn’t the only one with this idea. Other geniuses refused to be outdone, just as eager to prove themselves.

BOOM BOOM BOOM!

Several explosive sounds rang out. Chen Huangbei and his squad were horizontally teleported to their target location.

A flash of light passed, and their surroundings came into full view.

However, they were given a massive fright the moment they arrived. Their eyes darted around in a frantic sweep. The area was completely swarming with Yin Demons! They were densely packed, stretching as far as the eye could see. Among them were monstrous Yin Demons standing anywhere from three to over ten meters tall.

They felt like a few flies that had blundered into an agitated ant nest, surrounded by a violent tide of Yin Demons. Every single one of them bore its fangs and brandished its claws, their faces twisted into terrifying, hideous guises. It was as if they had stepped straight into the Asura Hell.

"This is bad!" Chen Huangbei’s gaze narrowed. So many Yin Demons were guarding the Array. It seemed he had severely underestimated these beasts.

"We’re doomed... I think we teleported to the wrong place. We shouldn’t be here."

ROAR!

The Yin Demons sensed the new arrivals, causing quite a commotion. They assumed anyone daring enough to teleport directly into the midst of the Holy Race had to be an ultimate powerhouse. Yet, when the light faded, they were stunned.

Just ten pathetic weaklings actually dared to come throw their lives away? Were they out of their minds?

"Kill them!" The Yin Demon Commander immediately issued the kill order.

"KILL!!!"

"KILL!!!"

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The Yin Demons lunged at Chen Huangbei and his team like a devastating tsunami.

"Quick, quick, quick! Open the Teleportation Array and send us somewhere else!" someone cried out in terror.

"No... It’s too late. Opening the Teleportation Array or going through the teleportation process takes time. With the Yin Demons charging at us, we don’t have the time to summon the Teleportation Array at all," Chen Huangbei said.

"Then what do we do?"

"What else can we do? Our only option now is to carve out a bloody path!"

Their eyes hardened as they drew their weapons, adopting a posture as if ready to fight a hundred enemies each.

Ten people against countless Yin Demons—the outcome was entirely predictable. They were instantly overwhelmed, dying without a burial site. They barely even managed to put up a fight. They were truly dead on arrival!

Upon death, they entered the resurrection countdown phase. They perfectly embodied what it meant to talk the biggest game, only to suffer the most brutal beatdown.

Chen Huangbei was utterly speechless.

As were his squad members.

Their faces were covered in dark lines of embarrassment.

This was such a scam! Was it really this terrifying?

They thought Fu Jian and the others had progressed so quickly simply because of lucky encounters—encounters that were basically handed to them. They thought they could just casually participate in these events and rake in massive rewards. Who knew it would be this difficult?

The difficulty of the Marching Battlefield once again refreshed their understanding. It seemed... they couldn’t take this lightly!

"DING! Congratulations to the Fu Jian Squad, Array Destroyed +1. Received various rewards..."

"Ranking: Fu Jian Squad destroyed 1 Array, ranking first..."

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"How is it so fast?"

Waiting to resurrect, Chen Huangbei felt dizzy upon hearing this world announcement. He thought that with the terrifying defenses of the Yin Demons, it would be extremely difficult for any team to succeed. Yet, they had just entered their death countdown, and the Fu Jian Squad had already destroyed an Array.

This made Chen Huangbei start to doubt his entire existence.

"DING! Congratulations to the Fu Jian Squad, Array Destroyed +1..."

Not even a few minutes later, another world announcement rang out. Destroying one or two could be chalked up to luck, but doing it continuously was a completely different story.

"They must be cheating," Chen Huangbei muttered. He had always been conceited and never took Fu Jian seriously, but at this moment, he felt an uncomfortable tightness in his chest.

"Or is the Marching Battlefield deliberately targeting us?" someone asked.

"It must be because we picked a bad teleportation spot."

"Right, it’s our fault for choosing the hardest location right off the bat. That’s why we were wiped out so fast."

"Other places probably barely even have any Yin Demons guarding them. Otherwise, how could they be so fast?"

Chen Huangbei comforted himself with these words. Deep down, however, he was extremely depressed. He had wanted to show off his skills and stun everyone, but instead, he ended up dead on arrival.

Sigh. It was a misery he couldn’t even voice.

"Once we resurrect, we’ll choose a lower-difficulty location. We’ll definitely be able to steamroll our way through!"

"Yeah!"

They all firmly believed their failure was simply due to a strategic error.

"DING! Congratulations to the Liu Rushi Squad, Array Destroyed +1..."

"DING! Congratulations to the Fu Jian Squad, Array Destroyed +1..."

However, they gradually sensed that something wasn’t right. Because... the teams successfully destroying Arrays were almost entirely veteran squads! The teams that had entered the Void God Realm later hadn’t managed to destroy a single Array.

"It makes no sense. Xiao Ting... Murong Nan, and the others are all quite strong. There’s no reason they couldn’t destroy even one..."

"Just why is this happening? Are the veteran teams really this terrifying?"

They were extremely puzzled.

"Congratulations... [One], Array Destroyed +1..."

"Special notice: [One] destroyed an Array completely solo. Unparalleled combat power!"

Finally, they heard news of a newcomer.

"One!!!"

"He appeared???"

"Good heavens, he really showed up! How long has it been since One last made an appearance? Yet this time... he actually came! And... he destroyed an Array all by himself!"

One’s appearance instantly sparked a massive sensation.

"It’s him. He actually showed up?"

"One is here!"

Hearing that [One] had arrived, Chen Huangbei and the others felt their hearts tremble. Even he had been drawn to the Marching Battlefield. That incredibly elusive number one genius, One!

"DING! Congratulations to One, Array Destroyed +1... received various rewards!" Another Array was destroyed.

"Now that he’s shown up, I wonder when Tanzi will arrive?"

"I think he might already be here, just hasn’t made his move yet. Now that he’s heard One taking action, he probably won’t be able to hold back for much longer."

The debate over who between One and Tanzi was truly the strongest of their era remained endless to this day. Of course, most people still sided with One, believing him to be the greatest genius of the era.

And One indeed had the skills to back it up. His appearance allowed the newcomers to finally breathe a sigh of relief. By himself, he was already ranked third on the Array Formation Ranking for destroying Arrays.

"One is mighty!"

"One is incredible!"

"One is the strongest in all eternity!"

However... no matter how amazing One was, it didn’t change the overarching reality. Aside from him holding the fort, the rest of the newcomers had completely crumbled.

Newcomers vs. Veterans.

A complete victory for the Veterans!

Inside the Divine Mansion.

"Hmm... One... This One is..." Su Tan was also keeping a close eye on One, deeply curious about this person’s true identity. After carefully sensing One’s aura for a moment, his expression suddenly lit up. He had recognized One’s true identity.

"Do you know him?" The Fat Monk, who had just been marveling at One’s formidable power, heard Su Tan’s surprise and asked.

Su Tan chuckled. "I know him! Of course I know him!"