"Roar—"
A massive tiger with silver scales and a pair of wings roared. Standing ten feet tall and thirty feet long, it was a terrifying Xiantian demonic beast that rampaged across the battlefield, swift as lightning. It had just slaughtered a squad of thirty to forty soldiers, a truly dreadful nightmare on the battlefield.
Many soldiers in this area retreated several steps. Faced with such a fearsome Xiantian demonic beast, even a Xiantian expert might not be able to match it.
At that moment, a figure appeared silently. It was a handsome youth dressed in black, striding fearlessly towards the two-winged tiger.
Many soldiers urgently shouted, telling the youth to run, not to approach, not wanting to see such a young boy killed by the demonic tiger.
The two-winged tiger also saw the youth approaching. It opened its bloody maw and roared, then pounced forward with a mighty roar.
But the black-clad youth neither dodged nor retreated. On the contrary, he actively closed in on the two-winged tiger, causing many soldiers to watch with bated breath, their hearts in their throats. Some even began to consider rushing forward to save the youth.
Yet, at that very moment, the black-clad youth moved like a swift thunderbolt. A white long spear in his hand swept out. With a deafening boom, something happened that nearly made everyone's eyes pop out of their sockets—the two-winged tiger was directly swept flying and crashed heavily to the ground.
Swish—
The youth followed like a shadow, grabbing the tail of the two-winged tiger and swinging it around. The tiger's body, weighing thousands of pounds, was like an insignificant kitten in the youth's hands. He swung it with such force that it generated a howling wind, smashing into and sending numerous charging Xiantian demonic beasts flying.
Holy shit, is this even human?
Even in the midst of the most brutal battlefield, many soldiers were dumbstruck, utterly shocked by the youth. It was simply too astonishing.
The two-winged tiger roared and struggled, but the youth slammed it heavily onto the ground. The earth trembled, and the tiger was dazed, unable to regain its senses for a long moment.
Finally, the youth thrust his spear, piercing and exploding the two-winged tiger's head, killing it outright.
"The fourth one…"
Ye Chen murmured to himself. This two-winged tiger was already the fourth Xiantian demonic beast he had slain. He had made a bet with the Crown Prince to see who could kill more Xiantian demonic beasts on the battlefield. The loser would have to hand over their Xiantian demonic cores to the winner.
Due to this being the most terrifying demonic beast uprising in history, Xiantian demonic beasts, usually rare in the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, had become common on the battlefield. In just one hour, this was already the fourth Xiantian demonic beast Ye Chen had killed.
Silently, he stored both the Xiantian demonic core and the corpse of the Xiantian tiger into his ancient ring space. For him, the bodies of Xiantian demonic beasts could be refined into Blood Pills, which were of great use.
Finally, his gaze fell upon another distant location on the battlefield. There stood another exceptionally conspicuous young figure, none other than the Crown Prince.
At this moment, Crown Prince Xia Yang held a divine spear. His entire body shimmered with radiant light, his black hair dancing wildly in the wind. Vast and profound True Yuan power burned around him, making him resemble a god of fire.
Beneath him lay vast swathes of demonic beast corpses. At his feet was a massive Furious Mountain Bear, twenty feet tall, a terrifying great demonic beast of the Xiantian realm. But now, it lay utterly lifeless, clearly slain.
At this moment, the Crown Prince seemed to sense Ye Chen's gaze. From two different directions on the battlefield, their eyes met across the distance, sparks of intense rivalry seeming to ignite in the void.
Even on the battlefield, these two were exceptionally eye-catching young prodigies, drawing everyone's attention. Those watching from behind, like the Thirteenth Prince, the red-clad woman, and Hua Shaoyang, couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
Truly worthy of being possessors of divine qualification who could produce seven-colored radiant light on the Power Monument. Their strength was indeed extraordinary.
With no Martial Gods appearing on this battlefield, they were practically invincible.
Vivian watched the tall, straight figure of the black-clad youth from afar, lost in thought. So much so that she didn't even notice a monkey-like demonic beast charging towards her. The red-clad woman sliced the beast in half with her sword, jolting Vivian back to reality. "Thank you, Sister Hongrong," she said apologetically.
Hongrong sighed softly. "Vivian, do you like Ye Chen?"
Vivian's cheeks flushed slightly at first, then she actually nodded in admission. This made Hongrong shake her head slightly. She could tell that Ye Chen was probably a person difficult to get close to, deep down.
But she didn't want to say more. Let things take their natural course.
Although the battlefield was vast, spanning dozens or even hundreds of miles, with thousands upon thousands of demonic beasts pouring out endlessly from the Demonic Beast Mountain Range—so many they were uncountable—even these two, powerful as they were, couldn't possibly kill them all. However, their appearance and the slaying of numerous Xiantian demonic beasts not only greatly boosted morale but also significantly reduced the pressure on the Xia Feng Kingdom's side.
After all, the truly terrifying entities on the battlefield were those Xiantian demonic beasts. They were simply disasters and nightmares, not something ordinary soldiers or even typical Xiantian experts could stop.
The elimination of these Xiantian demonic beasts allowed the Xia Feng Kingdom's army to muster more strength to resist the chaos.
On the brutal battlefield, casualties were countless. The corpses of humans and demonic beasts piled up like mountains, blood flowed in rivers, and the stench of blood wafted on the wind, nauseating to all.
Anyone who saw it would feel their scalp tingle. Everyone fought until utterly exhausted. But Ye Chen and the Crown Prince fought their way closer and closer to the Demonic Beast Mountain Range. In the end, they even reached the mountain range's exit. Their momentum was like a rainbow, stubbornly blocking the exit and specifically hunting Xiantian demonic beasts to kill. The soldiers watching from behind were all dumbfounded—these were truly fierce men.
In the end, if Elder Duanmu hadn't noticed them and, worried they might get into trouble, ordered them to return, one might truly suspect these two would charge straight into the Demonic Beast Mountain Range.
Roar—
At that moment, a mighty roar erupted from within the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, shaking heaven and earth, scattering the clouds, causing everyone's expressions to change.
Could it be that super demonic beasts were about to appear and join the ground battle?
Just as everyone was guessing in fear, a long, mournful horn blast simultaneously sounded from within Demon-Suppressing City.
That sound unmistakably signaled a retreat!
Retreat!?
Everyone was stunned. The battle was at its most intense. Yet at this moment, both the demonic beast side and the human side chose to withdraw simultaneously. This outcome left everyone utterly dumbfounded.
Had the most terrifying demonic beast uprising in history ended just like that?
No one knew. But they saw countless demonic beasts retreating like a tide back into the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, leaving behind a field littered with the bones of demonic beasts and human soldiers, strewn across the cold earth, a testament to the battle's brutality.
The sudden announcement of the battle's end allowed many soldiers to finally breathe a sigh of relief. Some collapsed to the ground from exhaustion before even retreating, as many had fought continuously for a full day. Their weapons' blades were chipped and curled from the slaughter. Even Xiantian experts were utterly spent, let alone others.
If not for the continuous stream of reinforcements drafted from various regions to support the front lines, the original 300,000-strong heavy-armored army alone could never have held out for an entire day.
Everyone retreated to the temporary war camp built in front of Demon-Suppressing City. The armies drafted from various regions were stationed there, keeping watch over the Demonic Beast Mountain Range in case of sudden renewed conflict.
The wounded were given emergency treatment by physicians and doctors, who were overwhelmed with work. The camp remained brightly lit throughout the night.
Afterwards, a rough tally of casualties yielded a result that turned everyone's faces pale: 180,000 dead, over 70,000 wounded.
The reason the number of wounded was lower than the dead was that most who were injured also died in battle. The war was too brutal; many were killed before they could even retreat to the rear.
This was an extremely grim result. In just one day, the 300,000-strong heavy-armored army had suffered over 80% casualties. This was the most devastating war in Xia Feng Kingdom's history, truly worthy of being called the most terrifying demonic beast uprising.
In fact, if not for the super demonic beasts in the Demonic Beast Mountain Range being restrained, and the elite disciples from the Heaven-tier Academy of Xia Feng Academy holding the line on the battlefield, along with the two prodigies Ye Chen and the Crown Prince slaying Xiantian demonic beasts, the casualties would undoubtedly have been far more severe.
This night, no one was destined to sleep.
On the city wall, Ye Chen and the Crown Prince stood apart, each on one side.
Their bet ended in a draw. Both had slain eleven Xiantian demonic beasts each, a record astonishing enough to shock everyone.
As dawn was about to break, the myriad stars in the sky dimmed. It was the darkest moment of the day. At this time, Ye Chen suddenly looked towards the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, where the battle of Martial Gods was taking place.
At that very moment, a shocking radiance suddenly erupted, illuminating heaven and earth, piercing through the darkness. An overwhelming divine energy fluctuation bloomed forth, causing mountains and valleys to tremble, startling everyone from their slumber.
"Has a Heavenly God existence made a move!?"
At this moment, everyone guessed in terror, for this fluctuation was stronger than that of a Martial God expert. Could it be that even Heavenly God realm existences were about to join the war?
Swish—
Ye Chen charged out, the first to rush towards the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, for he sensed that an opportunity had arrived.
Not long after, a piece of news spread. The moment it began to circulate, it turned the face of every person who heard it deathly pale, filling them with boundless terror—
A Martial God had fallen!