King of Creation
Chapter 183 - 180: Massive Harvest

Chapter 183: Chapter 180: Massive Harvest

On the blood-colored land, a black tide collided fiercely with a white one.

Whoosh!

A hundred-meter-long blood-red saber light, containing terrifying killing intent, was cleaved from the square-faced general’s hand. It not only sent the general of the white-armored legion flying but also obliterated the dozens of white-armored Demon Soul soldiers around him, except for the Hundred-man General, none were spared!

The leader of a Demon Soul Legion with a force three thousand strong had overwhelming power over the leader of a Demon Soul Legion that barely had thirteen hundred soldiers.

It wasn’t just the leader’s strength; from the ordinary Demon Soul soldiers to the Ten-man Generals and Hundred-man Generals, all were more than ten percent stronger than those of the opposing white-armored Demon Soul Legion.

These Demon Soul soldiers, who were resurrected once every five years, seemed to have the ritual of their faction, the instinct to kill, branded into their very bones.

Once they encountered any being other than the Black Armored Demon Soul Legion, they engaged in relentless slaughter!

The somber sound of war drums erupted densely at this moment!

No one ran away, no one shirked battle; every person lifted their blades and, following the war formation, roared and charged towards the enemy, fighting until the moment they transformed into Demon Soul Blood Crystals!

This passion within the military formation infected Ye Zhen, whose Divine Soul Power was strong and will incredibly resolute. Otherwise, the moment he charged, he might have joined the formation and attacked the white-armored Demon Soul Legion.

Suppressing the surging rage within, Ye Zhen moved around freely within the formation, excitedly collecting the Demon Soul Blood Crystals from fallen Demon Soul soldiers.

One, ten, a hundred!

The rate of harvest was simply too awesome!

It left Ye Zhen overwhelmed with excitement.

An even more astonishing idea emerged in Ye Zhen’s mind.

From what Ye Zhen observed, these resurrected Demon Soul armies obeyed military laws that seemed almost engraved into their bones as well.

As long as they were soldiers of the same faction, they would integrate unconditionally upon encountering a large troop! Even if it was a thousand-man legion encountering another thousand-man legion.

The smaller group would merge into the larger one without hesitation.

They existed for only two purposes—to grow stronger and to kill!

Ye Zhen thought, if he helped this Black Armored Thousand-Man Demon Soul Group before him grow into a ten-thousand-strong army, or even a hundred-thousand-strong legion, and slowly guide them to slaughter...

How many Demon Soul Blood Crystals would he gain?

But while thinkable, it was hard to achieve!

For now, Ye Zhen focused on collecting as many Demon Soul Blood Crystals as he could.

"Hundred-man General, why are you picking up the blood crystals of the white-armored legion?" The Hundred-man General, who previously stopped Ye Zhen and could move freely like him, suddenly appeared beside Ye Zhen.

"Uh... spoils of war, for keepsake!"

"Then why are you also picking up our Black Armored Legion’s blood crystals?"

"They... were my comrades, brothers in arms, though fallen, I collect their blood crystals, so their Military Souls will forever accompany me in battle..."

"Comrades, brothers in arms..."

A hint of confusion appeared in the Hundred-man General’s eyes, he murmured a few words, then his eyes suddenly lit up, "Right, they may have fallen, but we must never abandon any brothers in arms, let their Military Souls accompany us in battle!"

The next instant, the Hundred-man General started collecting the Demon Soul Blood Crystals alongside Ye Zhen.

"Come on, you can’t play like this, right?"

Apart from gaping in astonishment, Ye Zhen hurriedly sped up his picking.

Fortunately, the Hundred-man General only picked up the Black Armored Demon Soul Legion’s transformed Demon Soul Blood Crystals, paying no attention to those from the white-armored legion.

Otherwise, Ye Zhen would have been seriously frustrated.

The white-armored Demon Soul Legion fought fiercely, even gathering their power to form a blood-colored shield over a kilometer wide. It didn’t hold for more than a moment before shattering.

A battle between a three-thousand-strong legion and a legion of over a thousand ended half an hour later, with the annihilation of the white-armored Demon Soul Legion and the Black Armored Demon Soul Legion losing three hundred.

The battlefield was chaotic, and with Ye Zhen constantly collecting Demon Soul Blood Crystals, some were inevitably missed.

Ultimately, in this battle, Ye Zhen harvested a total of over nine hundred ordinary Demon Soul Blood Crystals, over one hundred Ten-man General Demon Soul Blood Crystals, and eleven Hundred-man General Demon Soul Blood Crystals.

The most important Thousand-man General’s Demon Soul Blood Crystal also fell into Ye Zhen’s hands, which, of course, did not escape the puzzled gaze of the square-faced general.

But it was worth it.

A Thousand-man General’s Demon Soul Blood Crystal was equivalent to a thousand ordinary Demon Soul Blood Crystals, a Hundred-man General’s to a hundred, and a Ten-man General’s to ten normal ones.

By this calculation, just from this war alone, Ye Zhen’s harvest of Demon Soul Blood Crystals had surpassed four thousand. Adding the little accumulation from before, it was nearly five thousand.

Having completed half of his goal of ten thousand Demon Soul Blood Crystals, Ye Zhen proved his decision was the right one.

The only frustration was that he had not intercepted the Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioner Da Hai, who had pursued Ye Zhen for several days.

The Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioner Da Hai was very vigilant and, upon discovering a thousand-man Demon Soul Legion on the trail, he immediately fled into the distance.

However, according to the intelligence gathered by the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub, the Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioner Da Hai had not given up on pursuing Ye Zhen. He kept circling near the corps, hunting small-scale Demon Soul Units on the side to accumulate Demon Soul Blood Crystals.

...

Three days later!

"Damn it, why is this kid so lucky? Every time, he manages to hide behind a large Demon Soul Legion, preventing me from pursuing him. Damn!"

Da Hai slapped the Sky-soaring Thunder Hawk fiercely and urged it to descend back to the ground, rapidly retreating in another direction.

Just now, riding the Sky-soaring Thunder Hawk and following the Cloud Winged Tiger’s Qi, he had pursued all the way, only to find that the Qi of the Cloud Winged Tiger had swept over a Demon Soul Legion from above.

If it were only him and the Sky-soaring Thunder Hawk flying over from the clouds, it wouldn’t have alarmed the Demon Soul Army on the ground, but his other four beast-type demon servants had no way of staying undetected, forcing him to turn back, taking his other demon servants with him.

"This guy is too cunning!"

"If I can’t finish off this guy within a day, I must meet up with my tribespeople!"

...

"Hundred-man General, what about the Red Armor Thousand-man Troop you spoke of? Why aren’t they here?"

Fifteen minutes later, the Black Armored Demon Soul Legion where Ye Zhen was arrived at the location that the Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioner Da Hai had moved to, only to find it empty.

"It’s possible their Scout Team spotted us and relocated in advance!"

"You continue to scout, move out!"

Square-faced General didn’t doubt the authenticity of Ye Zhen’s intelligence for a second. In their minds, as long as they belonged to the same faction, there was absolutely no issue with loyalty. Any person could be trusted implicitly, and any soldier would execute their orders thoroughly, even if it meant certain death.

Looking at the giant footprints left by the Water and Fire Golden Ape on the ground, Ye Zhen gritted his teeth with hatred. That Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioner Da Hai was too cunning; he had to change strategies.

"General, three hundred-man units and over a dozen ten-man teams are roaming behind us within a hundred li. Additionally, off to our left rear, there is a marching Red Armor Thousand-man Troop!"

After the Cloud Winged Tiger scouted a circle in the air, Ye Zhen, with the intelligence received, led the entire army towards the direction Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioner Da Hai had moved to.

It had been three days since Ye Zhen joined this Black Armored Demon Soul Legion.

Over these three days, the numbers of soldiers in this Black Armored Demon Soul Thousand-Man Army had increased from over two thousand to over eight thousand, nearly quadrupling in size.

In the same period, they had annihilated two White Armored Demon Soul Thousand-Man Legions and the day before, they had fought a tough battle, clashing with a Red Armored Demon Soul Legion that numbered over five thousand.

As a result, they had wiped out all five thousand soldiers of the Red Armored Demon Soul Legion, but their own casualties also exceeded two thousand men.

Otherwise, the number of members in the Black Armored Demon Soul Thousand-Man Group where Ye Zhen was would have exceeded ten thousand, forming a grand army.

Over these three days, with the help of Ye Zhen, they had avoided a total annihilation at least four times, including one time against a White Armored Demon Soul Legion that exceeded fifty thousand men.

Unseen, Ye Zhen’s status in this Black Armored Legion, especially in the heart of that Square-faced General, had risen quite a bit.

Of course, the number of Demon Soul Blood Crystals that Ye Zhen had collected was also astonishingly high.

Nearly seven thousand regular Demon Soul Blood Crystals, eight hundred Ten-man General’s Demon Soul Blood Crystals, over ninety Hundred-man General’s Demon Soul Blood Crystals, and incredibly, as many as ten Thousand-man General’s Demon Soul Blood Crystals!

Besides these, there was one exceptional Blood Crystal, larger even than the Thousand-man General’s, belonging to the Corps Commander of a five-thousand-man Army.

"Make an about-turn and march a hundred li at full speed!"

Upon receiving Ye Zhen’s intelligence, Square-faced General, no, he should be called Square-faced Grand Marshal, immediately issued an order.

With over eight thousand soldiers in the corps, Square-faced General now commanded eight thousand-man armies. The aura emanating from Square-faced General had become incredibly terrifying.

Vaguely, that aura seemed almost comparable to the Qi emitted by the Sect Elders of Qiyun Sect.

"General, the marching Red Armor Troop on our left rear would appear to be that very corps that has escaped us several times. They are extremely cunning. General, I suggest we split forces to lure them!"

"Split forces to lure them?"

"Yes, if that Red Armor Thousand-man Troop discovers one or two of our hundred-man units, they will surely go all out to annihilate them! At that moment, if we envelop them from behind, that would be..."

"A baiting envelopment! How could I not know that?"

Amid laughter, Square-faced Grand Marshal dispatched three hundred-man units to lure the enemy forward on the left rear, while the remaining eight thousand troops split off two thousand-man units to encircle from the rear.

The orders were decisive, and the implementation was without any hesitation. Even the three hundred-man units acting as bait executed their commands without any delay.

From the perspective of military discipline, this Demon Soul Army was definitely the finest army in the world!

...

An hour later, while leisurely riding the Sky-soaring Thunder Hawk in the air and scouting at the same time, Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioner Da Hai’s field of vision suddenly caught sight of three Demon Soul hundred-man units.

Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioner Da Hai’s eyes uncontrollably filled with wild joy!

As long as it wasn’t a Thousand-Man Demon Soul Group, the might of one or even three Demon Soul hundred-man units made no difference in the face of his Water and Fire Golden Ape!

"Ha, more Demon Soul Blood Crystals to collect, let’s advance!"

Uttering strange chants, Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioner Da Hai’s five demon servants let out a series of animal roars and rushed towards those three Demon Soul hundred-man units! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please come to qidian.com to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)