lerbook Chapter 81 World War
Chapter 81 World War
The Void Creatures' attack lasted for three months, turning the entire border region red with the flames of war.
Zhao Chen did not immediately take command. He wanted to use this battle to see how his men fought, how they rotated garrisons, and whether there were any logistical gaps.
The demon's army has never lacked bravery, and the demon general has never lacked combat power, but what Zhao Chen needs is a general who can truly stand alone, not a group of brutes.
Endless void creatures surged from the depths of the border, clashing fiercely with the million demon soldiers led by the demon generals.
Although most of the demon soldiers were at the Foundation Establishment stage, wielding powerful artifacts and clad in dark bronze armor, they advanced step by step. However, the number of these void creatures seemed endless, and they could not be killed off no matter what.
On the battlefield, the ten demon generals each guarded their respective regions, and the three hundred and sixty-five demon generals also guarded their respective main stars. A million demon soldiers lined up in battle in the starry sky, with the sounds of mech engines and the shouts of warriors creating a cacophony.
Bai Ze was in charge of central coordination at the command center, with his simulation capabilities fully utilized, processing an amount of intelligence daily comparable to that of a small astronomical computer.
Seeing Zhao Chen approach, Bai Ze turned around. "Brother, the scale of this invasion from the Void Realm far exceeds that of previous ones. The number is at least five times our current forces, and it continues to increase."
Zhao Chen walked to the window and looked at the densely packed void creatures outside: void centipedes, void scorpions, void spiders, and void mantises. They poured in from the border, one after another, seemingly tireless.
The invasion from the Void Realm was worse than Zhao Chen had anticipated.
The initial message from Bai Ze stated that "the Void Realm has begun a large-scale invasion, but since Zhao Chen returned to the Northern Star Region three months ago, the number of Void creatures has been surging, estimated to exceed ten million. Although the defense line is currently stable, the situation is slowly deteriorating."
Zhao Chen looked at Bai Ze. "Where is the main force of the Void Realm?"
Bai Ze pointed to an inconspicuous coordinate on the star map, on the outer edge of the seventy-third main star. The main force of the Void Realm was gathering there, and the Yingzhao Department had been holding out there for seventeen days.
"Have the demon generals each hold their positions, and the demon commanders lead their troops to wipe out any remaining foe." I'll go and meet them.
Yes, Bai Ze clasped his hands in acceptance of the order.
Zhao Chen turned and flew towards the 73rd main star, his divine sense sweeping across the battlefield and taking in everything. Ying Zhao was using his speed to restrain a Void Mantis in the early stages of a third-generation beast body, preventing it from rampaging.
Zhao Chen raised his hand, and the Chaos Bell floated above his head, the gray-black light screen slowly expanding outward. The God-Slaying Spear emerged from his palm, the red patterns on the spearhead so intense they were almost tangible.
The divine sense locked onto a Void Dragon. That's right, not a Void Mantis, but a Void Dragon.
Without needing to search deliberately, Zhao Chen pinpointed the location of the void dragon simply by observing the strongest energy fluctuations in the starry sky.
Zhao Chen activated his escape light and cut into this core area, the light screen of the Chaos Bell knocking away the void creatures along the way.
This Void Dragon was several times the size of the Void Mantis, its entire body was purplish-black, and its wings blotted out the sky.
It stared at Zhao Chen, and suddenly spat out a beam of purple energy, but Zhao Chen easily blocked it with the light screen of the Chaos Bell.
Zhao Chen thrust his God-Slaying Spear at the colossal creature, the spear's edge shattering cracks in its hard shell. The Void Dragon howled in agony and lashed out with its tail, trying to fling Zhao Chen away.
Zhao Chen swung his spear to block, channeling his magic into the God-Slaying Spear, and instantly the dark red patterns on the spear almost exploded.
He swung his spear again, this time piercing the Void Dragon's head.
The Devouring Power activated, and the essence of the Void Dragon, equivalent to the early stage of the Void Refinement realm, surged into Zhao Chen's body like a tsunami. The corpse slowly dissipated, leaving not even a trace behind.
The surrounding void creatures, realizing they had lost their leader, began to gradually disperse. Yingzhao seized this opportunity and began to lead his army in pursuit.
Zhao Chen looked at the scattered void creatures. Void creatures at the early stage of the Void Refinement realm were considered the strongest fighting force on this battlefield of the 73rd main star, but there were more than one void creature at the Void Refinement realm on the entire northern battlefield.
This war will continue for a long time, so he decided to evolve the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array.
The Primordial version of the Zhou Tian Star Array is the clan-protecting array of the demon race. It uses the Sun Star and the Moon Star as its array eyes, and is formed by 365 Great Luo Golden Immortal-level demon gods holding the Great Zhou Tian Star Banner as the array base. It is complemented by 14,800 demon race Golden Immortals holding the Lesser Zhou Tian Star Banner, who work together as the array's backbone. Each person represents a star, echoing the myriad stars in the sky.
The formation unfolds into a world of its own, and only a sage can break it.
Zhao Chen's Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array is a simplified version he deduced using the He Tu and Luo Shu: it uses 365 main stars as the array eyes, drawing the power of the stars into spiritual energy to support the clan's cultivation.
This is a complete energy cycle system, but it has no combat power; its function is to "nourish." Over the past tens of thousands of years, he has used this grand formation to sustain hundreds of millions of cultivators, but that's all. What he needs to do now is evolve this formation from "nourishment" to "combat."
Zhao Chen wanted to modify it to be closer to the original version of the Primordial Era—using the power of stars to directly condense into the body of a great array, and using the power of array patterns to directly annihilate the enemy.
The Hetu and Luoshu were rotating day and night, at a speed several times faster than usual. Zhao Chen began to re-determine the framework of the Zhou Tian Star Array.
The Hetu and Luoshu diagrams replace the Taiyin star as the core of the grand formation's calculations, giving it infinite variations. The Chaos Bell replaces the Sun star as the formation's foundation, granting it unbreakable defensive capabilities.
Scenes from his past life began to surface in his mind: 365 Great Heavenly Star Banners corresponded to the main stars in the sky, and 14,800 Small Heavenly Star Banners corresponded to the secondary stars. The power of billions of stars was transformed into star phantoms.
This is the true form of the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array. It is the protective array of the ancient Heavenly Court, a killing array that ranks among the top five in the primordial world, not the castrated version in his hands that can only spew spiritual energy.
The first step in evolving the formation is to refine the Star Banner of all specifications.
Three hundred and sixty-five Star Banners need to be upgraded, and one hundred and eight thousand Lesser Heavenly Star Banners need to be crafted. Zhao Chen needs three thousand years to accumulate enough materials to modify the Greater Heavenly Star Banners, and the shortage of Lesser Heavenly Star Banners is even greater.
When Zhao Chen spread the bounty notice throughout the 365 stars, anyone who could provide the above materials could exchange them for the specified cultivation technique. The purchase price of some materials in the market tripled overnight, and cultivators flocked north to the outer reaches of the universe to collect various materials.
At the same time, the war between angels and demons broke out.
Liang Bing established the Demon Civilization based on Kunsa, calling herself Morgana, meaning "Incomparable Queen." Liang Bing also liked this name, and she began to lead the Demon Civilization's fleet to attack the outer defenses of the Heavenly Court of Merlo.
Keisha led her angels to meet the enemy, and the two sides engaged in a great battle in the starry sky. Wherever the sword light passed, the warships were cut in half.
Although the number of angels is far less than that of demons, their combat power is formidable. Often, a single female angel can easily take down several demons, and Liang Bing doesn't seem to care. What she wants is to wear them down and force Keisha to reveal her weaknesses.
This war between angels and demons had been raging for millennia in the central region of the universe. It ended with Keisha's conquest of Kunsa, the massacre of tens of millions of the demon civilization's inhabitants.
Liang Bing was severely injured and forced to flee, her army scattered. But Liang Bing did not die; she will rebuild the demon civilization in some remote corner of the universe and then return with a vengeance.
The Pure Yang True Fire had been burning in the stone chamber of Gela Star for three hundred years. The continuous output of magical power every day was an extremely heavy burden on Zhao Chen's meridians, forcing him to pause several times.
However, the crafting requirements for the Star Banners are extremely demanding. Each banner must resonate with the stellar power of its designated star. Even if Zhao Chen were to craft one by hand, it would take several months to complete just one banner.
On this day, Bai Ze was commanding his troops in battle at the front line when he suddenly heard Zhao Chen's message: "Recall all the demon generals related to the Star Banner."
Yes, Bai Ze immediately put down what he was doing and notified the various demon generals to send their demon generals back to the First Main Star from the defensive line.
In the Demon Cave Hall, Zhao Chen projected the results of the Hetu Luoshu's deductions into the center of the hall.
"The Zhou Tian Star Array needs to be reconfigured. Each of you will still carry a main banner, bound to your natal magic weapon; as long as the banner is there, you are there." Zhao Chen waved his hand, and countless star banners flew out of his storage ring. The other secondary banners will be handled by demon soldiers capable of becoming demon generals.
The evolved Zhou Tian Star Array is no longer merely a passive conversion of spiritual energy. It has gained will, reaction, and combat power. The phantoms of billions of stars appear and disappear in the starry sky, each phantom simulating the movement of real stars, and each cycle accumulating power enough to crush the void.
The will of the formation was highly unified with Zhao Chen's; with a single thought, the formation could precisely crush the location he designated.
That day, Bai Ze reported through the Luo Shu Channel, "Your Majesty, the frequency of invasions by void creatures has decreased."
Zhao Chen's divine sense swept across the entire battlefield and found that the number of void creatures invading the border was slowly decreasing. They were about to be wiped out by the astonishing killing efficiency of the Zhou Tian Star Array.
The void creatures instinctively sensed that the danger was no longer imminent, and they began to retreat.
Bai Ze personally calculated that once the evolved Zhou Tian Star Array is activated, it can draw upon the power of the universe and stars to seal off the void of heaven and earth, making it impossible for anyone to escape.
Wherever the starlight covers, it becomes a killing domain; with 365 main stars as the core and ten thousand stars as the auxiliary, the River Chart and Luo Book, and the Chaos Bell suppress the array's core, capable of trapping and killing, and transforming into endless star-like forms.
Once activated, the starlight rains down and the falling stars become a prison, enough to obliterate all divine souls. It is invincible among those of the same level, and even a third-generation divine body can be trapped within it and find it difficult to escape.
The war between angels and demons continues. Liang Bing has rebuilt her demonic civilization on the edge of the universe, calling herself Morgana. Keisha's angelic fleet has hunted her for millennia, nearly killing her each time, but she has always escaped.