Wang Teng spoke as if it were a simple matter, but the people of this world had never prepared for war.
In the event of an emergency, they would find it difficult to react quickly.
Barring any unexpected developments, they should have already received distress calls from Vareva and their allies. The reason for not acting immediately was likely to amass forces.
The 241st Immortal Cultivation World was not weak; the Shitians would struggle to break through without sufficient military strength.
Of course, they could bypass this world and forcefully enter Blue Star or the 239th Immortal Cultivation World, but they lacked the strategic vision for that.
Their original target was the 241st Immortal Cultivation World, and they even intended to make Blue Star the primary battlefield.
“It’s not as easy as you think. This world has been at peace for too long, and it has never been prepared for war until now.”
Wang Teng frowned. Then what was his purpose in coming here?
Wang Teng paused but stuck to his conviction. “I believe the battlefield is the best training ground. If you can gather the major sects and forces of this world within a day and quickly dispatch troops, I can help boost your morale. Then, perhaps, you won’t lose so quickly and can hold out until they arrive.”
“Boost morale?”
Emperor Lingyun did not understand.
But Wang Teng soon displayed his Dao Yun, and in that instant, it felt as if thousands of troops were marching through him.
Emperor Lingyun gasped, and his gaze towards Wang Teng became filled with awe.
He judged Wang Teng’s strength at a glance and realized he was likely no match for him.
What Wang Teng spoke of as boosting morale was more than just morale; tempering battle intent to its peak could influence the overall strength of an army.
Emperor Lingyun was also decisive, and he was extremely anxious about the current situation.
Subsequently, Emperor Lingyun immediately convened all cultivators from the immortal cultivation world for a meeting to discuss the matter of dispatching troops to quell the Shitians.
Worlds that had not experienced the Shitian invasion harbored a strange sense of complacency. Not everyone could selflessly sacrifice themselves.
However, the Immortal Emperors collectively mandated that all sects and forces dispatch their cultivators, initiating an offensive the very next day.
Some individuals objected, unwilling to believe that their peaceful world was actually being invaded by the Shitians.
Yet, with the friendly persuasion of others, these dissenters temporarily suppressed their objections.
Under Emperor Lingyun’s forceful decree, the major sects of this world, despite their doubts, were compelled to muster their forces for the so-called war of defense.
Soon, as they gathered,
Wang Teng said with a serious expression, “There’s something you must understand. Our current forces are definitely no match for the Shitians. The casualties will be immense, but there’s nothing we can do. We can only wait. Wait for my brothers to arrive and help break the stalemate!”
“I am prepared for that.”
Wang Teng nodded and, without any hesitation, forcibly opened a planar passage.
The 242nd Immortal Cultivation World.
This world had long been occupied by the Shitians. However, they had previously assessed the 241st Immortal Cultivation World as difficult to conquer and had been accumulating troops.
Yesterday, they suddenly received news that the 240th Immortal Cultivation World, which had been believed to possess no spiritual energy, was actually the stronghold of the Ice Sword Mercenary Group, a force of considerable power requiring their support.
Vareva also wished for the Shitians in the 242nd Immortal Cultivation World to commence their attack, creating a pincer movement and pushing the war directly to Blue Star.
The ruler of this world was named Bulls, a formidable and veteran Supreme.
Upon receiving support from the newborns, he felt confident in quickly crushing the 241st Immortal Cultivation World.
Bulls had originally planned to launch the offensive the following day, but he never anticipated the sudden turn of events.
“Report, sir! Those damned humans are attacking!”
“What? Humans are attacking? How dare they?”
Bulls stormed out angrily, only to see a massive spatial rift in the sky.
Human cultivators were emerging from the rift one by one.
“Damn humans! How dare they underestimate us! Annihilate them all!”
All the Shitians, enraged, charged towards these cultivators.
When Emperor Lingyun witnessed this scene, his scalp tingled.
There were too many of them; the Shitians’ numbers were overwhelming!
“This… how can we possibly win?”
The cultivators who had been sent over also had pale faces. Most of them were on the battlefield for the first time and had never witnessed such a terrifying sight.
The densely packed Shitians descended upon them like black locusts.
Their naked killing intent was unmasked, making it obvious at a glance that they were humanity’s natural enemies.
The cultivators who had previously thought the Immortal Emperors were exaggerating were now utterly terrified.
For a moment, they felt the urge to retreat.
However, at this moment, a cold voice resounded, “At this critical juncture for the survival of humanity, why are you still standing idly by? Cultivation itself is an act of defiance against the heavens; do you dare defy the heavens but not oppose foreign races?”
Wang Teng declared arrogantly, “I have traversed numerous worlds and encountered all sorts of human cultivators. But without exception, in every world, facing the Shitians, humanity has never resigned itself to defeat!”
As he spoke, Wang Teng’s body erupted with terrifying battle intent.
In that instant, all the cultivators seemed to see in Wang Teng the battles he had experienced in the past.
It was as if thousands of troops were roaring, howling, and exploding with their all in the Shitian tide, like moths to a flame.
Even amidst the utter devastation and hardship, they loudly proclaimed, “Long live humanity!”
Blood-red armor covered Wang Teng’s body, transforming him into a colossal dragon-like figure.
“Will you cower and allow yourselves to be slaughtered by foreign races?”
“Do you dare to fight?”
Wang Teng roared and then charged towards the Shitian army.
Emperor Lingyun was greatly alarmed. Fighting here would cause problems!
“Brother Wang! You mustn’t here…”
A Shitian Supreme, seeing Wang Teng charging, met him without the slightest fear.
“Hahaha! Die, all of you! Die!”
He was clearly a newborn Shitian.
However, as the two sides closed in, Wang Teng tightly gripped the [Pillar of Heaven], condensing immense power and moving as if through empty space!
“Boom!”
With a fierce swing of his staff, the sky exploded, and cracks spread across the void.
The Shitian Supreme, struck by the blow, widened his eyes. The intense pain made him involuntarily spit out a mouthful of blood, his entire body feeling as if it had been shattered.
“Demon Body Sacrifice…”
“Sacrifice your mother!”
Wang Teng gave him no chance to recover and struck again with his staff with all his might.
The momentum the Shitian Supreme had just gathered was instantly dispersed. Wang Teng then brutally smashed him with over a dozen blows, the terrifying battle intent contained within them allowing the opponent no chance to resist.
He was then beaten to death.
Emperor Lingyun also noticed that a massive golden barrier encompassed the area around Wang Teng’s engagement with the Shitian Supreme, preventing the aftermath of their battle from leaking out.
But at this moment, he was utterly stunned.
The echoing sounds of the impacts and the Shitian Supreme’s screams reverberated across the horizon, like war drums on the battlefield, causing the blood of all the cultivators to surge…