Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery
Chapter 1306: 1274: The Reward Bestowed by the Great Sun Celestial Lord to You All

Chapter 1306: Chapter 1274: The Reward Bestowed by the Great Sun Celestial Lord to You All

Fire Crystal Small World.

This is an area near the center of the Horned Ming Realm, abundant in a type of Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure known as Fire Crystal. The previously rebellious Flame Giant Clan, which originally ruled this land, was largely exterminated years ago. The Immortal Gate’s Conscripted Army then stationed itself here, drafting a new Flame Army to join in the continuous and relentless expeditions to suppress rebellions.

Currently, as the Northern Army was routed, the myriad races in this region once again began stirring, but they were swiftly suppressed.

Not long afterward, while the Northern Army was surrounded by the Skull Blood Vine Demon Imperial Court for months, the Eastern Army and Western Army quickly arrived, transferring continuously into the Fire Crystal Small World via the ultra-long-range teleportation formations within the Minor Thousand Worlds.

With the support of numerous reinforcements, the battlefield here began to stabilize.

At present, the Immortal Gate has summoned over ten million cultivators to its Starry Sky Legion.

They are surrounded layer upon layer by tens of millions of allied armies from the Skull Blood Imperial Court’s Ten Thousand Clans, with colossal magical attacks raining down from the starry sky, continuously shattering domain barriers, descending upon the earth, annihilating mountain ranges, evaporating lakes, and even turning oceans into steam under the dreadful assault.

Yet, amidst these terrifying waves of magical attacks, one mountain filled with Spiritual Veins after another stood firm, and the Immortal Gate’s Minor Thousand World group armies, unmoving within, held steadfast against the relentless bombardment. Occasionally, they even had the strength to retaliate.

Indeed, the Immortal Gate’s conscript army was outnumbered compared to their foes, hastily summoned and far less prepared than the ruling forces from various Minor Thousand Worlds.

However, in terms of training, army formations, and discipline, the Immortal Gate’s conscripted army far outperformed the allied forces of the Ten Thousand Clans.

The allied forces—the so-called coalition.

The Skull Blood Vine Demon Clan’s Steel Bone King has been unanimously named “Heavenly King,” hailed as their common ruler, but this does not obscure the reality that this army is indeed a coalition. Steel Bone King has no authority over the internal affairs, armies, personnel, or finances of the myriad kingdoms within the Minor Thousand Worlds. His military command exists only in times of war.

Even this “wartime command authority” comes with caveats.

At the very least, if Steel Bone King wishes for a monarch from a Minor Thousand World to lead their race on a suicidal mission, it is impossible to receive any compliance.

The ruling races of the Minor Thousand Worlds vary greatly in population, command structures, training levels, Mana and Divine Sense, and some who are poor at army formations remain as mere clusters of tribespeople and slaves gathered together. Even if they follow orders uniformly, they cannot be considered cultivation armies.

Many monarchs focus solely on developing individual combat prowess, neglecting organized armies altogether.

Additionally, factors such as racial hatred, cultural differences, and disparities in legacy contribute to these issues…

This chaotic situation is only the tip of the iceberg for this vast coalition force.

Steel Bone King has dispatched numerous Skull Blood Vine Demon supervisors in an attempt to resolve or mitigate these problems.

However, the results have been meager.

The rulers of the Minor Thousand Worlds show respect in appearance to the supervisors while utterly ignoring their arrogant commands. Certain excessively imperious Skull Blood Vine Demon supervisors have even disappeared without a trace.

Faced with such severe cases, Steel Bone King dares not mete out harsh punishments.

At most, he requests a scapegoat or two from the offending races to be executed in a perfunctory manner, refraining from probing deeper.

This is because Steel Bone King cannot suppress the hundreds of monarchs or their immense racial armies.

The Skull Blood Vine Demon Clan harbors ambitions of becoming the Domain Overlord, yearning to turn other races into obedient slaves under their rule.

This aspiration is no secret.

The various Lords of the Minor Thousand Worlds are very well aware and deeply wary, remaining constantly vigilant.

If the coalition force achieves victory, it would not be surprising for the Skull Blood Vine Demon Clan to be surrounded and annihilated immediately afterward.

While they join forces outwardly, inwardly they engage in a complex and dynamic tug-of-war.

Compared to the chaos within the Ten Thousand Clans coalition, the Immortal Gate’s conscript army operates in much simpler terms.

Unified training, unified command, unified army formation – when a command is issued, the respective units must execute it without fail, or face death for violating military discipline.

Defying orders on the battlefield is a price no Immortal Gate citizen can afford to pay.

Hence, despite being surrounded by an army many times its size, the Immortal Gate’s conscript fleet remains unmoved.

If not for the fact that many of the units were newly formed, comprised entirely of recruits, they would have already launched an offensive.

“Don’t be impulsive.”

“Time is on our side. If we continue delaying, issues with the coalition’s logistics, command, and internal discord will erupt, causing them to weaken continually.”

“Meanwhile, with sufficient training and experience in combat, we will grow stronger…”

During a military conference within the conscript army, Huo Baosan spoke assertively.

The surrounding True Monarchs from the Immortal Gate and dozens of Divinity Transformation cultivators with barely adequate political acumen nodded their heads.

However, several Immortal Gate True Monarchs with a grasp of strategic oversight furrowed their brows ever so slightly.

Delay. Deadlock.

How long will this persist?

Decades?

Centuries?

This is common in domain warfare and utterly indeterminate.

However,

The Immortal Gate’s logistics channels must be opened in the shortest time possible!

The Immortal Gate’s fleet of billions of citizens is under horrifying pressure, with eight cultivators on the verge of ascending to Harmonization God Monarch status.

These are no ordinary Harmonization God Monarchs!

With stronger legacies and deeper foundations, once these Immortal Sect Harmonization God Monarchs emerge, they are highly likely to possess strength greater than that of the Jiaoming Emperor.

As for the Jiaoming Emperor’s past power?

He withstood the siege of the Nine Great Immortal Sects for over a thousand years without falling!

Sure, the internal conflicts and mutual mistrust among the Nine Great Immortal Sects contributed greatly, but his own power was undeniably terrifying, beyond the capability of any single Immortal Sect to handle.

Thus, the Immortal Gate must open its logistics channels swiftly and restore production in over a hundred Minor Thousand Worlds as quickly as possible.

Subsequently, all resources must be invested into developing army formations for Harmonization Realm forces, Harmonization-level attack methods, and the research of seventh-order Forbidden Nuclear Weapons.

At this critical juncture, every moment counts.

Before this, the myriad Minor Thousand Worlds had been scattered far and wide, safeguarded by the immense starry domain, making it impossible for even the Dari Swordsman himself to significantly accelerate operations. No strong cultivator could disregard the obstacles posed by the Endless Starry Sky.

Now, however, there is an opportunity to resolve the rebellion swiftly and thoroughly.

No delays can be afforded.

Gun Xuan Monarch and several group army commanders furrowed their brows ever so slightly.

Still, morale within the army must not be underestimated.

They refrained from issuing forced orders, instead reporting their concerns to higher authorities, seeking their endorsement to forcibly push the army into launching an offensive.

Even the most unruly Heavenly Monarchs or Emperors dare not defy direct orders from above.

Nonetheless, the repeated demonstration of history proves the ancient ones’ perspectives far surpass those of lower-ranked cultivators. Many decisions need no prompting.

Before long, an order materialized within the Divine Souls of the various conscript army commanders.

“Orders!”

“Dari Heavenly Monarch, Vice Marshal’s Command!”

The Director of the Political and Moral Education Department of the Frontline Bureau, Hua Teng, stood up, projecting a deep blue document from his Divine Soul, and spread it open with both hands.

The military conference hall immediately fell silent.

All Heavenly Monarchs and True Monarchs held their breath, listening attentively, afraid of missing even a single word.

“Ten years!”

“If the coalition forces are not annihilated in ten years, I will personally step into the battlefield.”

The command carried a subtle tone of destruction, impossible to forge.

It contained no detailed instructions, nor demands for specific actions—even complete inaction would be permissible without breaching any military order.

“Ten years from now, the Heavenly Monarch steps in…”

Hua Teng, Huo Baosan, Blood River King, and several other Divinity Transformation cultivators simultaneously glanced toward their Storage Bags.

After decades of war, their previously empty Storage Bags were now filling up, packed with various fourth-order and fifth-order Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, along with a few treasures, all distributed by the Immortal Gate based on strict merit following the resolution of over twenty Minor Thousand World uprisings.

However, after deductions and distribution, only about a third of the Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure was left, leaving vast portions of the Storage Bags empty.

Besides war spoils, the intangible rise in the Immortal Gate’s moral virtue scores was also present.

These things were similar to their Storage Bags—half full, half empty.

Outside of pacifying rebellions, could they encounter another opportunity in their lifetime to earn merit, acquire abundant Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, and raise their moral virtue scores?

This thought flickered in the minds of countless Heavenly Monarchs.

The answer quickly emerged.

No!

Such an opportunity was almost impossible to come by again.

“Attack!”

Huo Baosan’s eyes were bloodshot as he exclaimed immediately.

For someone aspiring to become an Immortal Gate citizen and a Refining Nothingness cultivator, moral virtue scores were far more precious than war spoils—they surpassed anything else in value.

Moral virtue scores were his lifeblood!

This opportunity couldn’t be missed, even at the cost of life!

“Attack! Launch the offensive immediately!”

“Charge forward!”

Hua Teng, Blood River King, Bone Spirit Heavenly Monarch, and others roared crazily.

In their hearts, a singular thought prevailed.

Prevent the Dari Heavenly Monarch from appearing on the battlefield.

Should he intervene, all enemies, all Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure would no longer belong to them, and all the merits seemingly within their grasp would instantly vanish into thin air.

This decade was the Dari Heavenly Monarch’s sole benevolence.

It was a reward for their prior efforts in warfare. If they failed to seize the opportunity themselves, they could only resign themselves to fate without complaint.

“Commander,”

All Divinity Transformation cultivators gazed fervently at the Immortal Gate’s True Monarchs, their commanders, not daring to act independently.

Although these True Monarchs possessed lower cultivation, none dared underestimate them, as these True Monarchs commanded the army and could effortlessly annihilate most Divinity Transformation cultivators!

If they commanded the legendary Citizen Fleet, they could easily eliminate Emperor-level existences, making their seemingly weaker cultivation entirely inconsequential.

“Charge forward.”

Gun Xuan Monarch and other group army commanders exchanged glances, issuing the command collectively.

“Understood!”

A chorus of Divinity Transformation and Nascent Soul cultivators responded aloud.

Over ten million soldiers in the Immortal Gate’s conscript fleet erupted with killing intent, actively bursting forth from the Minor Thousand Worlds, abandoning their advantageous terrain and charging toward the starry sky. Warships and fighters completely blotted out the heavens and earth, bringing a suffocating, overwhelming pressure.