Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming - Chapter 901 - 895: Outbreak of the Great Battle, Marquis Heng's Dominance
Apart from the ancient Great Powers that have survived for ages in the two Great Worlds, very few people, including other subordinate Medium and Small World experts, are actually aware of the reputation of the Abandoned Land, especially those who have only attained their Dao within the last tens of thousands of years and whose accumulations are not deep.
Even the ancient beings who have heard of the Abandoned Land only know bits and pieces, aware that this place is a Spiritless Forbidden Zone, where trapped lifeforms cannot cultivate normally, let alone prove their Dao and achieve immortality here.
Therefore, even if they guessed that they might be trapped in the Abandoned Land, they didn’t take it seriously, knowing that lifeforms here couldn’t advance to the level of Great Power.
In their view, ordinary divines couldn’t pose much of a threat to them. After the war, they could easily clear the Time Barrier of the Abandoned Land and return to the outside world.
However, they are unaware of how enormous the number of divines gathered in the Abandoned Land over countless years really is, nor do they know that these powerhouses, due to the inability to prove their Dao, could only refine themselves endlessly at the Peak Realm, spending countless ages to raise their war power to a level rarely seen even in the billions of worlds in the Great Thousand Universe as super experts.
The so-called “super” means surpassing level constraints, breaking realm limits, and being able to fight across levels.
This is different from other realm challenges. An Immortal Realm Great Power controls a complete Dao Principle, and the gap between this realm and those who haven’t proved their Dao is vast, nearly impossible to cross, but super experts have reached this extent!
Although the chances of winning are minuscule, reaching this level is enough to be awe-inspiring!
At this moment, the massive armies on both sides, engrossed in battle, did not care about outsiders. Besides some Divine-level powerhouses who were aware, the ordinary lifeforms in the army had limited strength, unable to perceive very far, especially since the intense battle left them no energy to investigate.
Even while fighting with utmost caution, there was still the possibility of dying and one’s spirit vanishing amidst this fierce battle, so how could they dare to be distracted?
The divine powerhouses within the war formations also didn’t bother since they hadn’t received orders from the Great Powers above.
The ones truly concerned about the Abandoned Land’s powerhouses were those Great Powers.
Not only because they were immensely powerful and deeply cultivated, with the capacity to observe the surroundings and control the battle situation while fighting, but also because the strange looks in the eyes of those powerhouses emerging from all directions were too peculiar.
In those pairs of eyes, there were excitement, desire, slaughter, savagery, and an unabashed greed!
Many of the Great Powers frowned slightly, feeling a strange emotion rising in their hearts.
It always seemed like those individuals with greedy eyes regarded them, these Great Powers who have proved the Dao and singularly grasped a Law, as prey to be hunted and devoured.
Prey?
How amusing!
Many Great Powers found it somewhat laughable.
They were, after all, Dao-proving Great Powers, or perhaps Main Gods, or even Divine Kings ruling a realm, so why would they care about these so-called powerhouses yet to become immortal.
Even if some among them had a dominant aura seemingly surpassing the limits of Upper Divine Spirit Peak, what of it?
Could their strength ever surpass theirs?
As long as they hadn’t proved their Dao, they would be suppressed by their Dao Principles!
Therefore, although the Great Powers noticed many powerhouses around, they still didn’t put too much thought into it.
Until, as time went on, more and more powerhouses gathered from all sides, not only many with powerful auras surpassing the Upper Peak Divine Spirit Realm, but also a multitude of divines!
These divines came from different races and had varying realms, but no matter the race, the weakest had at least a Lower God Spirit realm, with Middle Rank God and Upper Divine Spirit being commonplace!
The Immortal Realm Great Powers certainly didn’t regard ordinary divines seriously, but when their numbers grew to such an extent, they couldn’t help but be alarmed.
After all, there are times when too many ants can indeed bite an elephant to death!
Moreover, these are not ants, but divines, beings that can survive for hundreds of millions of years without dying. When their numbers swell to a certain point, a barrage of spells can force even the Immortal Great Powers to retreat, not daring to face them head-on!
The Great Powers above grew vigilant, even if the surrounding powerhouses showed no intention of interfering with their war, and even if they merely watched from afar without any signs of approaching, they still diverted some spirit to keep an eye on the situation.
Both sides were secretly dispatching powerhouses, planning to send in some Great Powers to obliterate these mysterious powerhouses if the situation went awry.
Great Powers cannot directly intervene in the lower war because the sides are evenly matched, with a comparable number of Great Powers present, so rules must be adhered to, or else indiscriminate slaughter would lead to severe losses on both sides!
But the Abandoned Land’s powerhouses have no backing of Great Powers, so eliminating them means nobody would seek trouble!
Each super expert from the Abandoned Land arrived at the battlefield with extreme desire in their hearts, hoping to immediately seize the immortal energy from those Great Powers.
Yet, they chose to suppress their insane desires for now and waited in silence.
Waiting for more super experts to arrive.
The experiences passed down through countless ages taught them that going solo wouldn’t work at this moment. Only by gathering numerous powerhouses to act together could they gain more benefits on this chaotic battlefield.
Otherwise, charging into battle alone would only lead to being cut down by those Great Powers.
Even if their overpowering war strength allowed them actually to defeat a Great Power, the opponent would still have so many cohorts, and standing alone, they could never procure any immortal energy!
Qin Feng and Liu Xuanling led their subordinates to the scene.
The Extreme Abyss gathering point was relatively close to the battlefield, so they not only arrived relatively early but also brought all their subordinates.
Not just them; other powerhouses from various gathering points, unless they were too far away, also chose to bring their forces.
Although the super experts’ war power was formidable, since they hadn’t proved the Dao, they faced significant suppression when dealing with Immortal Realm Great Powers. At this time, organizing their forces could even interfere a bit with those Great Powers, offering them more opportunities.
Thus, as time progressed, more and more divine powerhouses gathered.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Suddenly, a heavy sound of footsteps rang from afar, starting from a very distant place, but almost instantly, the sound closed in, arriving nearby.
Like other powerhouses, Qin Feng turned his head to look, and upon seeing the massive figure, his eyes lit up, and he swiftly called out: “Marquis Heng, it’s been years, how have you been, sir?”
“Hm? It’s Qin Feng, my young friend!”
Marquis Heng turned to look at Qin Feng, and upon seeing the few strands of dominant aura emanating from him despite his efforts to suppress it, his eyes lit up, and he praised, “The Immortal Dao’s cultivation is indeed formidable; even in mere tens of thousands of years apart, you have reached such a realm.”
As he spoke, he crossed hundreds of miles in one stride, coming near Qin Feng, even nodding at the One-Eyed Giant not far away.
Evidently, they had met before and might even have dealt with each other!
Qin Feng smiled slightly, “Sir, you flatter me!”
“Haha, it’s not flattery!”
Marquis Heng laughed heartily, “I once said that someday I’d hope to team up with you to escape the Abandoned Land, but it was only a wish. Never thought that day would come so soon.
Hahaha… Since that’s the case, today, you and I will join forces, kill a Great Power, and seize Immortal Energy!”
His body was too large, and there was nothing to suppress the voice that was like thunder, so his words spread far.
Many of the Great Powers engaged in battle in the distance were attentive to the surroundings. Marquis Heng’s massive physique and powerful aura attracted the attention of many Great Powers as soon as he arrived. Hearing the undisguised murderous intent in his words, their brows furrowed.
“Such arrogance!”
In the distance, a Great Power snorted coldly, “Just an Upper Divine Spirit, no matter how strong your accumulated power is, you are still not a Proving Dao Upper Divine Spirit. How dare you covet the Immortal Energy on us? You’re truly seeking death!”
“Hahahaha…”
Upon hearing this, Marquis Heng laughed up towards the sky, “Yes, we truly are seeking death!”
His laughter gradually subsided, but the murderous intent in his voice grew stronger, “Since falling into the Abandoned Land, we’ve felt the Power of Time passing every moment and the fading of our Life Span every day.
For countless years, we’ve longed to escape from this Absolute Zone.
For this, we fight endlessly; we loot other life recklessly; to cultivate, we even eat the flesh of other strong beings, because cultivation in the Abandoned Land can only come from seizing Spiritual Energy from other strong ones.
In the Abandoned Land, besides battles, slaughter is the most common sight each day. Even demons from the Abyss, devils from Hell, and Demon Clan strong ones accustomed to slaughter in the Demon Realm have grown tired of surviving this way over long years.”
With each word Marquis Heng spoke, his feet moved forward, gradually heading towards the battlefield.
His movement stirred many strong ones who had long been restless, following his lead slowly forward.
Marquis Heng paid no attention to the many strong ones spurred by him, continuing to speak, “Even strong ones born in the Dark World have developed weariness, all the more for strong ones from other worlds.
Many originally kind-hearted Divine beings, many strong ones naturally not feeding on flesh, have been forced to change their habits, turning themselves into bloodstained executioners, forcing themselves to fight, slaughter, even ambush and sabotage, learning various plots and tricks.
All of this is just to survive.
The cruel environment of the Abandoned Land has changed too many strong ones, myself included!”
Though Marquis Heng’s steps were slow, they were unusually firm. His voice was calm, simply stating facts, but under this calm tone lay an extreme madness.
“In these long years, I’ve seen too many life forms unable to accept the cruel survival state in the Abandoned Land, choosing to end their Life, also witnessed countless ruthless slaughter.
Many times, they don’t kill opponents or enemies; it’s just to seize a bit of Blood Food, to accumulate a bit of energy. But they’re forced to use every means to kill ‘prey’ they’ve set their sights on.
Sometimes, when it’s impossible to hunt other strong ones, even former companions are not off limits in order to survive.”
Marquis Heng raised his head, eyes fixated on the Great Power berating him, a trace of a sinister smile on his lips, “Tell me, in such an Absolute Zone, how many life beings remain normal, and how many won’t be driven to madness?”
His aura gradually rose to the peak, a massive aura like a mountain pressing toward the speaking Great Power, “In the Abandoned Land, we see no hope, except for day after day of slaughter and numbness, only madness remains.
Otherwise, should we who chose to live just wait to die every day?
Look at these strong ones behind us, who’ve managed to survive to this day. Who would willingly watch their Life Span dry up and become one with these endless White Bones?”
All around, more and more Super Experts, following Marquis Heng’s words, stopped suppressing their killing intent, their greedy and crazy gazes sweeping those Great Power beings to find targets to attack.
They’ve waited so long, and most of those who could arrive have already arrived. Since so many strong ones have gathered, they naturally don’t want to hold still any further.
So when Marquis Heng chose to step forward, not only did no strong ones block him, but they followed his steps forward, ready to battle!
In mid-air, many Great Powers slowed their actions in Fighting, and the Great Powers previously prepared to deal with Abandoned Land strong ones ceased, focusing their attention on these Super Experts grown in the Abandoned Land.
In their eyes, these guys are utterly vicious!
Given Marquis Heng’s previous description, it’s clear these guys are all steeped in sin, their hands stained with blood!
Though it’s a last resort, each one has likely experienced a major change in disposition, not at all like when outside.
In fact, this isn’t entirely wrong, even Qin Feng, who once traveled through the Abandoned Land for thousands of years, experiencing countless battles and attacks by strong ones from various settlements, also experienced some changes in disposition over time, not to mention other strong ones.
He was like this, and Liu Xuanling was even more severe.
Because Liu Xuanling had already survived alone in the Abandoned Land for tens of thousands of years before he entered.
Moreover, unlike Qin Feng’s arrival in the Heavenly Immortal Peak, Liu Xuanling entered at merely the Primordial Spirit Realm level and not only survived but cultivated all the way to the Profound Immortal Late Stage — a stroke of luck, far exceeding the hardships Qin Feng encountered.
Had it not been for their encounter and mutual support as senior and junior siblings, who knows if eventually, their minds might have been twisted like most other strong ones.
If personality changes too drastically and power becomes all-consuming, one might stray into the Demon Path or take a wrong turn onto the Evil Path!
“You are seeking death!”
That Immortal Great Power’s face became very unsightly, looking around at the strong ones before fixing his gaze on Marquis Heng, “Since you wish to die, this Divine King will fulfill your wish!”
With that, he suddenly shook off his opponent and charged towards Marquis Heng!
He was a Divine King from a Medium World, always supreme within his realm, accustomed to being dominant. How could he regard these unproven strong ones? So he directly flew out, turning his hand to unleash a formidable Spell towards Marquis Heng to kill!
Killing Marquis Heng would serve as a warning, intimidating other strong ones, making them realize the gap between themselves and a Great Power like him!
“Good timing!”
Seeing the Divine King daring to fly out toward him, Marquis Heng laughed heartily, “Just wondering how to attack, and you came out, then don’t go back!”
Before the words fell, his figure expanded again, his broad palm clenched into a fist, directly punching toward the Divine King!
Qin Feng, behind him, also witnessed this, his eyes lighting up, and he called out, “Senior Marquis Heng, years ago, we agreed to join forces, let’s fulfill our agreement against this Great Power today!”
With that, he soared into the air, raising his hand to summon endless Divine Thunder raining down, followed by a gust of Golden Wind. Its overwhelming power caused even the Divine King’s expression to change.
Only now did he realize that the battle power of these ‘madmen’ from the Abandoned Land could rival theirs, lacking only a complete Dao Principle. In terms of combat power, they were in no way inferior.
Even the power accumulation within them might not be less than his!
