They soon found they couldn't remain optimistic.
When Chu Yang sent them all into the secret realm, everyone was a bit stunned.
They were completely unprepared, as for them, this was just a game.
However, when they came to their senses, they found their identities had changed. They had become cultivators wielding magical treasures on the battlefield.
Fierce battle cries echoed as the Shitian clan charged madly towards their side.
Their faces were contorted, their roars ferocious, their eyes filled with contempt and cruelty towards humanity.
A strong smell of blood permeated the air, making everyone feel as if they were there.
Most of them were in the Qi Refining and Nascent Soul stages, so they fought on the ground. Those at the Golden Core stage and above replaced cultivators flying in the air.
"Boom!"
A bolt of lightning struck, obliterating a trial-taker who hadn't yet recovered from their shock.
Flesh and blood flew!
Scraps of it scattered in the wind onto the faces of the other trial-takers.
The brutality here was far beyond what the [Demon Spirit Realm] could compare to. A moment's distraction and you would be killed!
This trial was also being live-streamed by Chu Yang.
Those who hadn't managed to sign up were terrified by the scene unfolding within.
The wars between cultivators were also extremely terrifying.
In the sky were cultivators of the Golden Core stage and above, while on the ground were those in the Qi Refining and Nascent Soul stages.
"Kill!! Kill all humans!! Glory belongs to the Shitian Clan!!"
"Glory belongs to the Shitian Clan!"
The Shitian clansmen shouted this slogan loudly to bolster their courage, charging towards the human cultivators with great momentum.
In the sky, a cultivator in the Soul Transformation stage saw the Shitian clan gaining momentum and shouted, "My fellow human cultivators, are you not willing to fight?"
"Fight!!!"
The human cultivators roared back.
Regardless of the type of war, morale was a very important factor affecting the battle.
However, this time, humanity's morale was weaker.
Because the ten thousand trial-takers who had just entered and replaced their identities had never seen such a terrifying scene. Faced with the roar of that Soul Transformation stage expert, they didn't know whether to respond.
"Damn it! Are you all stunned? Can't you tell this is a battlefield, for f*ck's sake?"
A cultivator had his arm severed, but he still rushed forward to slap a trial-taker.
These were all historical reenactments, and they didn't recognize that their teammates had been replaced.
However, soon, a Shitian clansman swung his blade, and this brother with the severed arm perished on the spot.
"F*ck! This blood, why is it so real?"
Everything here was too real. They even saw the corpses of some trial-takers lying on the battlefield after being killed, trampled underfoot.
All the trial-takers were in a panic, and a thought arose in their minds.
Could the immortal elder have been lying to them? Was this actually a real battlefield, and would they truly die here?
Otherwise, why were there no teleportation effects?
The moment they thought of this, they became extremely flustered.
"Fight! Fight! Don't be stunned! This is a real battlefield!"
"Mom! I don't want to die! What kind of battlefield is this?!"
"......"
The trial-takers were a pathetic sight, having never experienced such a battlefield.
The more they panicked, the easier it was for them to die.
Just as Xiao Long had realized through his twenty years of combat, the more timid you appeared, the more the opponent would see you as easy prey. You had to be more ruthless than your opponent, and victory would favor you!
Those watching the live stream from outside also frowned.
"Ah, how embarrassing! Truly embarrassing!"
"Damn it, move! Standing there and getting killed, are you actors?"
"What the hell, your cultivation is clearly higher than that Shitian clansman, why are you being chased?"
"......"
The Sea Dragon King, Ao Qi, also organized his修士軍 (xiūshì jūn - cultivator army) to watch the live stream.
Only a portion of the cultivator army had participated, while the rest were still training under the Sea Dragon King.
Ao Qi said with a cold expression, "This is a battlefield. When my Dragon Palace was invaded back then, the brutality was no less than this battlefield. It was also our first time fighting the Shitian clan, yet not a single warrior of our Sea Dragon tribe retreated!"
"Hold your heads high! Look at their pathetic state. If you were like these useless fools, then get out of my unit. I would be ashamed to say you were my soldiers!"
One by one, the cultivator army gritted their teeth, watching the惨不忍睹 (cǎnbùrěndǔ - horrific) scene in the live stream, wishing they could go up and slash them a few times.
Some were truly seeking death, running in the wrong direction even when trying to escape.
Fortunately, those cultivator troops trained by the Sea Dragon King did not disgrace themselves.
Some of these first entrants were those who had adventured in the cultivation world with He Guangxin for twenty years.
Now, their strength was immense, and they had already been assigned as leaders of various units.
Returning to the battlefield.
As the commoners who had signed up for [Doomsday Reenactment] as a game were being slaughtered, the cultivator troops trained by the Sea Dragon King stepped forward.
"First Sword Cultivator Company! Formation!"
With a fierce shout, a team of over sixty people quickly took their positions.
The males wore black, and the females wore white.
Men and women formed a black and white Tai Chi symbol, and began to rotate.
"Tai Chi Sword Formation!"
Black and white sword intent formed within this First Sword Cultivator Company, then shot up into the sky, condensing into two long swords dozens of meters long.
One black, one white; one yin, one yang.
Among these cultivators, apart from the two in the formation's core being in the Golden Core stage, the rest were in the Foundation Establishment stage.
However, with this formation, the combat power they could unleash was comparable to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.
Then, to everyone's astonishment, the cultivators of the Tai Chi Sword Formation attacked the Shitian clan in front of them with completely synchronized movements and footwork.
This kind of neat, uniform combat style, with everyone controlling two swords, was full of beauty.
The Sea Dragon King stood with his hands behind his back and nodded with satisfaction.
This Tai Chi Sword Formation was something from his Dragon Palace, and under his guidance, these people had already mastered it completely.
Besides the First Sword Cultivator Company, there were also the Second Sword Cultivator Company, the Third Sword Cultivator Company...
Of course, the First Sword Cultivator Company was the most outstanding.
Wasn't this [Doomsday Reenactment] trial his way of showing the humans of Blue Star his results?
Moreover, with those two confused individuals who were scared silly the moment they entered the battlefield serving as a contrast, it highlighted the cultivator army's high combat quality and battlefield adaptability.
Chu Yang was also seeing the cultivator army's practical combat for the first time. It seemed to be quite effective. It looked like he would have to give the Sea Dragon King a raise.