All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 652 - 27: Chaotic Situation (1/4)

Chapter 652: Chapter 27: Chaotic Situation (1/4)

Just as An Jing had thought, the entire area around North Pass Marsh had descended into complete chaos.

The intensity of the ammunition detonation at the missile launch site was too great, destroying the surrounding fortresses and turning the complex jungle and mountainous terrain into a barren wasteland. Not only that, even the disturbances in the disordered Spirit Veins were somewhat impacted.

A mild and vibrant, clean Spirit Qi began to flow out like a spring surge from the center of the Fortress Area, spreading continuously in all directions.

Through Spiritual Vision, it was like a sweet spring suddenly emerging from within a murky pool of polluted water, particularly appealing to the Tribulation Cultivators who had wandered in the Wilderness for years without a stable place to call home, drawing them in with an irresistible pull.

"Exotic treasure!"

"Strange objects are emerging!"

"I knew it! Where did that newcomer dragon crossing the river come from, suddenly seizing an abandoned fortress, thinking of monopolizing our treasures!"

By now, the reason why that group of mysterious Tribulation Cultivators had resisted all the detection teams in the area was found.

They had indeed discovered some mysterious ’treasure’ and were now guarding it, while all the detection team reports would expose their actions.

Once exposed, they would be annihilated in no time, or at least wouldn’t get the ’treasure’.

With this in mind, it was better to take the initiative to strike first, block everyone, and keep all forces in the dark, guessing and doubting. This could buy a short respite to achieve their goals.

Regardless of where their equipment came from, at least now, all forces lurking around were getting restless.

And soon, they would turn this restlessness into action.

Doo—

A distant horn sounded in the jungle.

Then, more whistles, flute sounds, and drumming resonated among the surrounding mountains, fortresses, and hills.

One after another, reactions of Spiritual Power lit up, and suddenly groups of Wilderness teams that had been lurking emerged from the forest.

Lacking chips, they used special Magic Artifacts to emit spiritual sounds to confirm their identities, choosing different directions to approach the target.

But their destination, without exception, was the barren ground where the ammunition depot had exploded.

"Indeed,"

As An Jing was moving up the mountain, preparing to observe the situation from a high vantage point, he looked towards the Fortress Area, hearing these warlike horns and drums, turned his head, and said with a smile, "Luckily we’ve kept our distance, otherwise we’d definitely be involved."

"This many teams were hidden here?"

Zhang Zhuo was startled. Although he was rather capable, he knew very well that if he got caught up in this kind of Wilderness team jungle fight, surviving would be difficult—meanwhile, Xu Yue glanced over and then lowered her head.

"All the Wilderness tribes in the surrounding area have joined forces, this is their signal of unity."

Even Mrs. Guang was palpably shaken as she knew more about the implications of those horns and drums than the youngsters: "It looks like that group has indeed provoked public rage. The surrounding Wilderness villages and powers must have suffered at their hands and are seeking revenge—originally, they couldn’t breach their defenses, nor was there any benefit in doing so, thus they were just searching for opportunities nearby. But now, An Xuan, you’ve given them a chance, and that unknown power has revealed their benefits."

"But this is just the beginning... because what comes next is even more dangerous!"

"Because this, is the Wilderness!"

The meaning behind Mrs. Guang’s words was clear to everyone present.

The so-called Wilderness is a region where the number of Monsters/Demons is even greater than that of humans.

Auwoo—

With the blaring of horns and drums, even longer and more sonorous howls of wild beasts resounded as Spirit Qi leaked from the center of the Fortress Area, and the beasts, already converging in this direction, exploded with astonishing momentum.

Under the gloomy sky, the pitch-dark forest resembled a silent and vast ocean. Now, the incessant howling of the beasts, like the tide, echoed back and forth with human military music.

Rustle rustle... The pack of beasts traversed through the forest, with pitch-black giant wolves and severely maimed Cultivators following like attendants, their eyes flashing with the green light of lost souls, accompanying the enormous tiger with black stripes; in the sky, Ash Crows and Fire Crows that gradually gathered formed dark clouds that covered the sky, and their descent ignited the woods, raising spreading waves of fire.

In the shadows, a dense array of crimson and eerie green lights intermingled, Black Plague Wolves, Ignorant Ghosts, Sitting Mountain Tigers, Ash Crows... The Wilderness that seemed silent held a number of Monsters and Demons beyond everyone’s imagination.

The young students instinctively held their breath, and even the teachers clenched their lips, gripping the Treasure Bead Magic Artifact in their hands, which were veined with tension.

—Leaving is the right choice; if involved in such a Beast Tide and tribal warfare of the Wilderness, even a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, if alone, would die without causing a ripple!

But An Jing frowned after taking a glance.

"Not enough."

He said: "Only three Foundation Establishment level Demons, two Wilderness Foundation Establishment Cultivators... and several mercenaries or tribal warriors from the Wilderness still laying hidden and immobile. Such few people, with so many teams, they won’t breach the defenses."

"They can’t breach it?" Mrs. Guang found it hard to believe. She knew those two Wilderness Foundation Establishment Cultivators; they were leaders of two relatively large Wilderness settlements nearby. They had participated in Master Qingye’s pioneering wars when they were still Qi Refinement Cultivators. Having survived, they achieved Foundation Establishment.

They knew the Fortress Area much better than others; some fortresses were even built by their own hands—and those Foundation Establishment level Demons were local creatures. If they joined forces, without a Purple Mansion True Man coming into play, there should be no reason they couldn’t be stopped!

"They can’t breach it, Teacher." It wasn’t An Jing who spoke, but Zhang Zhuo, who had now come to a realization, understanding why An Jing furrowed his brow: "That mysterious force, they even got their hands on missiles, they definitely have other heavy weapons! Besides that, they must have also properly prepared Formations, not to mention other trump cards!"

"The strength of these Wilderness tribes and Demon Spirits is undoubtedly sufficient, but after all, they are not united. As soon as they are seriously hurt, they will all retreat to seek opportunities—this will give those mysterious people a chance to catch their breath!"

An Jing glanced at Zhang Zhuo and realised the young man had a sharp mind; he smiled and said: "Moreover, all these people are local forces. Those mysterious people surely included dealing with them in their contingency plans from the start—without an unexpected force, they definitely won’t break through."

Just as An Jing had said.

With the Wilderness tribes moving, the ground began to shake. They attacked from different defensive lines, setting off land mines, and flattening unmanned automated machine gun fortresses. The Fortress defenses, seemingly impregnable, crumbled before them.

The Demons’ approach was even more straightforward—with the roar of the tiger demon, a massive wave of Ignorant Ghosts surged towards the Fortress Area like the roaring Great River.

Regardless of the nature of the traps or the firepower points, all were submerged. Even if they could crush some bones and flesh of the Ignorant Ghosts, as the tiger demon slowly advanced, those shattered skeletons and flesh turned into eerie green lights, adhering to other Ignorant Ghosts, enhancing their strength.

Such an offensive would obliterate an ordinary Wilderness village in a matter of minutes.

But their enemy was beyond ordinary understanding.

"Ah! Demon Men, why Demon Men?!"

"Why are there Demon Men?"

As the tribal allied forces and Monsters/Demons advanced, screams of agony suddenly echoed from within the Fortress.

With a nauseating stench of blood spreading, thick streams of Demonic Qi rose into the air.

Already at a higher elevation halfway up the mountain, Spiritual Light flickered in An Jing’s eyes. Narrowing his eyes while using the Original Vision Skill, he had inferred the answer.

"Heavenly Demons... No, humans possessed by demons."

The dim glow could not penetrate the shadows between the Fortress and the jungle, but even with just the vague outlines, he could sense those presences in the dark growing rapidly, even levitating.

"The Demon Men of the Tianyuan Realm."

His True Spirit Eye shone brightly, piercing through the shadows. An Jing watched intently at those shadows, swiftly moving, clad in metallic prosthetic bodies, and murmured in his heart: "This is... quite different from the Huai Xu Realm."