dognovel Chapter 257 - 218: Sea Covering Sword, Bone Battlefield
Chapter 257 - 218: Sea Covering Sword, Bone Battlefield
There were a total of three items inside the Treasure Chest.
[Cultivation Secret Manual of a Golden Core Cultivator: Special Reclassification Item. Sealed. Requires 10,000 Chaos Energy to unseal. Can be used by multiple people—Adventurer Players, Indigenous People with cultivation aptitude, hatched units, etc. By viewing this manual, one can randomly obtain certain Cultivation Skills, Cultivation Techniques, or a Realm reclassification based on their individual condition. However, the highest Realm attainable from this manual is the initial stage of the Golden Core Realm.]
[Sea Covering Sword: Golden Core-grade Magical Treasure, Gold quality. A Flying Sword activated by Spiritual Energy. Can be used for Sword Control. Comes with Spirit Sword Technique, Sword Control Technique, and Giant Sword Technique!]
[Cyan Emperor Jade Pendant: Special item, one of the Royal Authority Items. Possesses hidden abilities. Specific abilities must be discovered independently.]
"This is all great stuff! The Cultivation Secret Manual can be viewed by multiple people—everyone can use it. The Cyan Emperor Jade Pendant... just the name alone tells you it’s extraordinary. As for the Sea Covering Sword, I can use this sword too..."
Wang Yi slung the Sea Covering Sword onto his back.
A Golden Core Cultivator could use Refinement on this sword to activate its Spirit Sword Technique effect and absorb it into their body. Wang Yi lacked a Golden Core Cultivator’s Refinement abilities, so he couldn’t absorb it. However, he had the Chaos Formless Skill, which could convert the Power of Chaos into Spiritual Power. This meant he could trigger the sword’s [Sword Control Technique] and [Giant Sword Technique] to manifest a giant sword or launch an attack.
Although Wang Yi already had plenty of attack methods, he certainly wouldn’t mind having more. Having another Magic Sword to use was an excellent addition.
Just then, with a loud BOOM, Wang Bushi self-destructed!
Hearing the sound, Wang Yi stood up to observe. ’I have to see what kind of being could force Wang Bushi to self-destruct.’
He soon saw it. It was the main boss entrenched in this abandoned Chaos City—a massive zombie the size of a small castle.
[Sewn Zombie King Alegu: A strange zombie modified by Dark Magic. After gaining Spiritual Wisdom, it stitched itself together. Its body contains a total of: 999 Skeleton Soldiers, 399 Corpse Witches, 189 Burrow Demons, 179 Corpse-eating Beetles, 169 Gargoyles, 59 Abominations, 49 Meat Grinders, 39 Necromancers, 29 Necromancer Witches, 19 Burrow Lords, 9 Death Knights, 3 Dreadlords, and 1 Frost Wyrm!]
Wang Yi saw the Zombie King’s Attribute Information and thought to himself, ’This thing is incredible. It’s practically stitched an entire Undead army into itself!’
Meanwhile, a fierce battle was unfolding.
Wang Bushi headbutted forward, continuously blasting away at its chest.
The eight Martial Saints charged forward to hack at its toes.
Xiang Yun was also launching his attack.
Xiang Yun had previously been grinding Giant Crabs in the Giant Crab Camp back in the territory. He was now a Level 2 [Demon Gun Knight]. He had allocated his skill points himself, putting [Demon Flame Spear] and [Thunderbolt Stab] to Level 1, and [Subduing Demon Dragon] to Level 2.
At this moment, he was clad in the Ion Beast Armor, wielding the Dragon Gallbladder Overlord Spear specially crafted for him by the Fish-Transformed Dragon. Black flames coiled around both his armor and his spear. He stood atop the head of a Black Flame Giant Dragon, relentlessly attacking the Sewn Zombie King and leaving a trail of wounds burning with black fire on its skin.
The Black Flame Giant Dragon beneath Xiang Yun’s feet was in the form of a Divine Dragon!
Normally, a [Demon Gun Knight] could only summon a Demon Steed. However, Xiang Yun’s skills were enhanced. By developing his Summoning Skill, he could call down a Black Flame Giant Dragon from the sky. This Black Flame Giant Dragon had the form of a Divine Dragon; it was not a physical entity but could serve as Xiang Yun’s mount. It was over fifty meters long—so large, in fact, that he didn’t need to ride it in the traditional sense. He simply stood on its head, between its two horns, presenting an imposing and majestic sight.
While riding the Black Flame Giant Dragon, Xiang Yun could also activate [Thunderbolt Flash]. When he did, black lightning would crackle around him and the dragon, allowing them to launch a series of lightning-fast charge attacks with immense power.
’Xiang Yun can mow down enemies single-handedly now. High attack, high defense, high speed, and maxed-out mobility—he has no weaknesses at all. Combined with his four Talents, his future potential is limitless!’
Wang Yi marveled silently.
Li Longyu came to his side, pointed at Xiang Yun, and said, "Your soldier is so powerful! I doubt even a Celestial God could be much stronger!"
"Of course he’s powerful! I personally trained him, after all!"
Wang Yi now joined the battle as well. He decided to try out the Sea Covering Sword he had just acquired. He converted Chaos Energy into Spiritual Power, then used that Spiritual Power to activate the sword. The Spiritual Energy transformed into a giant sword, which he then directed with Sword Control to pierce the enemy.
The Sewn Zombie King was powerful, but it couldn’t withstand such a focused assault. The Undead Units stitched inside it continuously fell out and were destroyed, causing its body to shrink. Two minutes later, Wang Bushi blasted it to death with his spear, and it dropped a Gold Treasure Chest.
Wang Yi had Li Longyu open the Treasure Chest, and she actually managed to open it. Inside was a golden blind box, a Golden Chaos Egg, and a [Burial Ground Construction Drawing].
[Burial Ground Construction Drawing: For Chaos Lord use only. When used, constructs a Burial Ground in the territory. The Burial Ground can slowly produce materials like Dry Bones and Fossils. Burying the remains of dead units within it has a small chance of converting them into Undead Units. The more powerful the unit was in life, the higher the chance of conversion and the stronger the resulting Undead Unit will be. Undead Units converted in the Burial Ground have a very small chance of retaining their Pre-life Memories.]
’Not bad, but Huaguo Mountain doesn’t need a Burial Ground. I’ll find a place to build this later, after the territory expands.’
Wang Yi quickly gathered the spoils of war. Now that this station was cleared, there was no need to waste any more time. He led his team swiftly to the rear of the abandoned Chaos City, where they discovered three paths.
Or rather, three Teleportation Light Balls.
There was text information above the Teleportation Light Balls.
[Exit 1: Leads to the Two-Star Station: the Ruined Icefield of a Snow World. You may be able to acquire food supplies there, but please be wary of the Fierce Icefield Monsters.]
[Exit 2: Leads to the Two-Star Station: a bizarre and horrifying house where you can participate in a horror game.]
[Exit 3: Leads to the Two-Star Station: the Bone Battlefield of some Abandoned World, where you can participate in the never-ending War of the Dead Bones.]
’Three exits, I have to choose one.’
After reading the information for the three exits, Wang Yi asked the group, "Does anyone still need to rest?"
Everyone shook their heads, except for Hu Miaosuan, who said, "The path ahead is unknown. It is only natural that we should rest and reorganize."
"Then in our Military Advisor’s opinion, between the Ruined Icefield, the horror house, and the Bone Battlefield, which way should we go?"
"In my humble opinion, the battlefield is the most dangerous, so we should eliminate it as an option first! The horror house is no good place either. We would be better off heading to the icefield!"
"The Military Advisor has a point. In that case... we move out immediately! Everyone, follow me to the Bone Battlefield!"
Wang Yi ignored Hu Miaosuan’s advice and immediately led the team toward the third exit. To prevent Hu Miaosuan from becoming disgruntled and affecting his loyalty, he even pulled him aside and gave him a thorough beating with his No-Damage Attack. The thrashing made the old fellow roar with laughter, exclaiming how comfortable it felt.
Soon, Wang Yi and the group arrived in a vast valley.
The valley was surrounded by sheer cliffs. Inside, countless, densely packed Skeleton Soldiers were fighting—one side composed of black skeletons, the other of white skeletons.
When their bodies were shattered, they would disappear in a flash of light, only to be constantly replenished by a new wave of Skeleton Soldiers in a seemingly endless cycle.
Wang Yi and his group now stood at the edge of the battlefield, right before the front line where the black and white skeletons clashed.
"Ding! You have arrived at the second station of the Corridor of Chaos: the Bone Battlefield. In this massive, 10-kilometer-diameter battlefield, the battle between the Dark Skeletons and the White-bone Undead has been raging for 12,960 years, with an average of 880,000 casualties per day. The two sides are evenly matched, and the battle will continue, perhaps for all eternity."
"Ding! The exit is directly across the battlefield. Reaching the exit will allow you to proceed to the third station!"
"Ding! The main Undead Units on the Bone Battlefield are designated as cannon fodder Soldier Types with negligible combat power. Players participating in the battle have one day. Killing 10,000 Undead Units will earn a green Treasure Chest. Killing 100,000 will earn a blue Treasure Chest. Killing one million will earn a purple Treasure Chest. Killing ten million will earn a Gold Treasure Chest. Killing one hundred million will earn a Red Light Treasure Chest. Only one Treasure Chest may be claimed, up to the highest tier achieved."
’Huh, this battlefield isn’t bad at all!’
Wang Yi’s thoughts raced, and the first thing he did was release the Galaxy Airship.
If he just wanted to get to the next stage, the third station, it would be extremely simple. He could just take the Galaxy Airship and fly straight across.
But if he wanted a Treasure Chest, he would have to kill at least ten thousand Skeleton Soldiers!
What Wang Yi was thinking now was whether he could achieve a "small goal" in one day and earn that Red Light Treasure Chest.
It didn’t seem impossible.
"Bushi, my boy! Go tumble into the fray, lie flat, and unleash the Galaxy Destruction Spear!"
Wang Yi issued the command. Wang Bushi shouted "Yes!", flew into the battlefield with a headbutt, and then actually lay flat to detonate the Spear of Destruction.
The full kilometer-long Spear of Destruction bloomed across the ground. Vicious flames and a powerful shockwave instantly annihilated a massive number of Skeleton Soldiers. Flashes of white light, representing death, flickered as a huge number appeared in the sky: "49,456!"
’The Skeleton Soldiers are packed too densely. That one blast from the Spear of Destruction killed nearly fifty thousand of them!’
Wang Yi thought to himself that with a superweapon like Wang Bushi, killing one hundred million Skeleton Soldiers in a single day was not impossible. He immediately gave the order: "All units, attack at will! Annihilate the Skeleton Soldiers!"
"Yes!"
Xiang Yun acknowledged the order. He raised his spear, and a Demon Dragon descended from the sky. Standing on the Demon Dragon’s head, he charged into the skeleton battlefield. The chest of his Ion Beast Armor lit up as he fired the Ion Cannon first, sending a Ray of energy slicing through the battlefield, kicking up a storm of shattered bone and white light.
The Demon Dragon then charged into the fray, truly mowing them down like grass.
Having revived, Wang Bushi once again headbutted his way into the action.
The eight Feng Yuxiu Martial Saints also took out their swords and sabers from the Yellow Springs Lock and entered the field to begin the slaughter.
These eight Martial Saints lacked large-scale destructive skills, so in terms of kill efficiency, they were far outmatched by Wang Bushi and Xiang Yun.
Li Longyu also set up a machine gun and began spraying the nearby Skeleton Soldiers.
Wang Yi said, "Yu’er, you don’t have to join the fight. Go rest on the airship!"
"No need!" Li Longyu said with a determined expression. "I need to get used to you Aliens’ way of life as soon as possible. Besides, killing these Skeleton Soldiers is pretty stress-relieving!"
"That machine gun has a lot of recoil. You should use the Palm Leaf Fan instead. Just be careful not to hit any friendlies!"
"Okay!"
Li Longyu switched to the Palm Leaf Fan and excitedly unleashed a level-twelve hurricane, sending swathes of Skeleton Soldiers flying into the air and scattering shattered bones everywhere.
"Hai Zhongxian, stay by her side and protect her!"
After giving another order, Wang Yi summoned his nine Monkey King avatars, letting them fight on their own while he boarded the Galaxy Airship.
He also had the Bubble Gun weapon and planned to use the Galaxy Airship to carry out some bubble bombing from the sky.
As for Hu Miaosuan, nobody paid him any mind. Nevertheless, he strolled over to Li Longyu with his hands behind his back and began offering a constant stream of combat advice, as if he were a grand strategist directing a national campaign.
And so, Wang Yi’s forces spread out and began a chaotic slaughter across the ten-kilometer-diameter Bone Battlefield.
The Skeleton Soldiers died quickly, but they respawned just as fast, keeping the battlefield perpetually packed.
The kill count in the sky jumped rapidly. After ten minutes, it broke three million. After half an hour, it surpassed ten million. Within an hour, they had killed nearly twenty million!
However, one hundred million was an enormous number. Even with the Skeleton Soldiers clustered like an anthill and letting themselves be slaughtered, it still took nearly seven hours to reach the one-hundred-million mark.
By this point, Wang Bushi had self-destructed over a thousand times!
Meanwhile, Xiang Yun reached Level 3 and gained another four skill points.
Li Longyu’s arm had gone numb from swinging the Palm Leaf Fan, and she was no longer as enthusiastic as before.
Even the eight Feng Yuxiu Martial Saints were looking somewhat fatigued.
Aboard the Galaxy Airship, Wang Yi received a system notification: "Ding! Total Undead Units killed on the current Bone Battlefield has exceeded one hundred million. Highest achievement reached. Reward: one Red Light Treasure Chest!"
"Ding! You have already achieved the highest accomplishment on the Bone Battlefield. Continuing to kill Skeleton Soldiers will yield no further rewards."