Chapter 935 - 689: Giant Spirit Race

Chapter 935: Chapter 689: Giant Spirit Race

Several months later.

Amidst a boundless wilderness, the sound of killing shook the sky, suffusing a fierce and bloody atmosphere everywhere.

Two armies clashed in the endless expanse; one side consisting of hundreds of giant spirits towering dozens of meters high, accompanied by swarms of low-tier giant spirits, the other side comprising tens of thousands of human cultivators.

The brutal war, like a meat grinder, continually harvested cultivators from both sides.

Various sky-reaching magic and the roaring of spiritual energy giant cannons, the dazzling array light curtains, emerged on the battlefield.

At the forefront stood the tallest giant spirits, bodies reaching more than a thousand meters, evidently possessing cultivation above Divinity Transformation Stage.

Some of these giant spirits resembled lava giants, some tall tree-men, while others looked like enormous demons, in varied forms.

Yet their combat power was extremely formidable; the divine technique attacks launched by the Human Race seemed like mere scratches, causing them no harm.

On the contrary, these terrifyingly large giant spirits could stomp and instantly crush a vast swath of human cultivators, turning a place into an Asura Scene.

Qin Ming, after months of flying, rode the Ice Crystal Nether Sparrow across an immensely distant journey, finally arriving at the border between the Kunlun Realm and the Giant Spirit Race.

This place where the two races battle is called the ’Manghuai Wilderness’.

After arriving, he had been observing in secret for several days, realizing that the human cultivators struggled against these giant spirits.

It often required sacrificing many human cultivators to barely take down a high-tier giant spirit.

Even at the battlefield’s rear, there stood powerful giant spirits fully armored with Sacrificial Spirit Ancestral Patterns, who had yet to act, merely watching everything coldly from afar.

...

On the border of the Kunlun Realm, a large-scale Immortal City named ’Liaohuo Immortal City’ was established near the Manghuai Wilderness.

This Immortal City was constructed by the alliance of various forces near the border, temporarily forming an allied army to collectively resist the Giant Spirits’ invasion.

The human army was likewise stationed here.

Currently, at Liaohuo Immortal City’s core, in a central hall, several Divinity Transformation cultivators dressed in different attire were discussing matters.

At the head, a square-faced middle-aged cultivator in Divinity Transformation Perfection sat with an air of authority.

"Alliance Leader Fang, although Celestial Star City’s support arrived in time, this meager manpower is but a drop in the bucket!"

"The Giant Spirit Race has deployed hundreds of giant spirits from the Mountain Lineage, ordinary magic can’t penetrate their defenses, we are suffering great losses on the battlefield!"

"Considering the situation, is there any point in us forcing ourselves to continue on? If this keeps up, even Lingmiao Sect’s assets will be depleted."

A silver-haired elder, also in Divinity Transformation Perfection, spoke solemnly with a troubled expression.

"Alliance Leader Fang, my Wunian Zen Temple feels the same; Celestial Star City treats us as cannon fodder, not caring for our lives." A Zen Master holding a golden Zen staff echoed in agreement.

"Our Zhenyue Sword Sect feels the same."

"We agree; our Luoyun Valley can’t hold on anymore."

The people in the hall spoke one after another.

At this moment, the stern-looking Alliance Leader Fang at the upper seat surveyed the cultivators in the hall.

"Hmph! Typically, you all enjoy ample resource distribution, but now facing a strong alien enemy at our doorstep, you start considering withdrawal?!"

"Even though we are temporarily formed into an allied army, we are still subject to recruitment and control by Celestial Star City; if we retreat now, it means completely losing our territory to the Giant Spirit Race."

"Not to mention whether the blame from the higher-ups can be borne, do you wish to be remembered as a sinner throughout history, eternal infamy?"

"Zen Master Jin Yue, Sect Leader Yanm, are you aware why these giant spirits are so desperately invading the Human Race territories this time?"

On hearing the inquiry, Zen Master Jin Yue’s face displayed a look of confusion as he asked, "Oh? Why is that? Could it be Sect Leader Fang... you’ve acquired some confidential information?"

"Yes, the reason the Giant Spirit Race is rampaging is due to the ’Heaven-Supporting Mountain Range’ adjacent to our Human Race region, where it’s said that Chaos Yang Gold has been discovered, sparking internal competition among the Giant Spirit Tribe." Alliance Leader Fang replied slowly.

"What?! It’s Chaos Yang Gold, one of the two main ingredients for refining the Yin Yang Void Returning Pill! A Void Refining Opportunity! Why did it appear there?"

The others in attendance, after learning the secret, revealed looks of astonishment.

"This kind of Void Refining Opportunity, let alone being placed here—even within the Human Race, it’s essentially monopolized by top-level forces; even if discovered, it won’t be our turn."

Sect Leader Yanm spoke as such, but his words still suggested he wanted to hear Alliance Leader Fang’s views.

Besides, those who were considering retreat just now also showed hesitation, apparently intrigued upon hearing about the Void Refining Spiritual Object.

After all, in the Spirit Realm, although cultivation resources are richer than in the Human Realm, suitable opportunities for breakthroughs remain scarce for those in the Divinity Transformation Stage and beyond.

Most top-tier resources are still controlled by Spirit Realm elites.

For cultivators above the Divinity Transformation Stage, bitter cultivation remains the norm; barely breaking through a Small Realm in centuries or even a millennium is considered fortunate.

Cultivators like Qin Ming, who advanced both Dharma and Body to later stages in just over a hundred years, are exceptional even across tens of thousands of years.