640: Chapter 637 Collection

Both were in the early stage of the Quasi-Saint Realm, which is the level of having severed only one of the Three Corpses.

Therefore, the targets they set their sights on were also fellows in the early stage of the Quasi-Saint Realm.

Before long, Chen De and Tang Qian had joined forces to suppress as many as five of them.

And the number of people in their team had increased to three.

It wasn't that they couldn't recruit more people, but rather that three was already the limit.

Any more, and it would be difficult to distribute the benefits and such.

At the same time, there was another reason why they were able to succeed repeatedly: these corrupted ones would not cooperate.

Each one fought for themselves; even if they were being ganged up on, they wouldn't ask for help or anything.

For example, if some corrupted ones had no opponents, they would just stay there, waiting for others to find them.

Even if they watched other corrupted ones being beaten to death by a group, they remained indifferent.

So, for a time, even though the side of Corrupted One ones was numerous, the situation remained in a stalemate.

Chen De felt very puzzled by such a way of operating; was ganging up on people not good?

For instance, the Holy Mothers under his command never shied away from using numbers to bully the few.

But let it be; after all, it was a good thing for him right now... At this moment, in a corner of the Ancient Battlefield, three people were engaged in a chaotic fight.

One of them was being suppressed and beaten by the other two, retreating step by step.

But no matter how severe the injuries he sustained, he could recover to his original state in the next instant.

Facing such an eerie opponent, the two fighting him showed no trace of panic.

The aftershocks of their clash alone were enough to evaporate a star field countless times over.

But in this Ancient Battlefield, that terrifying power was confined and suppressed.

A glimmer of arrow light streaked past rapidly, hitting Corrupted One powerhouse.

Facing such a powerful attack, even with his terrifying recovery ability, he hastily moved to defend.

"Fan Yu!"

Suddenly, a signal came from one of the two, and then a figure rushed into the fray from outside the three-way battle.

He appeared silently.

Holding a golden alms bowl, he steadily covered Corrupted One one with it.

At the same time, the power of that arrow also exploded.

Clang, clang, clang... Subsequently, countless vibration sounds emanated from within the golden bowl, vaguely accompanied by a series of explosions and impact sounds.

A giant hammer now materialized out of thin air above the golden bowl, smashing down fiercely.

The golden bowl then flipped over, exposing Corrupted One one inside, yet he remained imprisoned within the bowl.

There seemed to be some kind of powerful force inside, pinning him firmly to the inner wall of the golden bowl so he couldn't move.

Then the giant hammer smashed down; the moment the inner wall of the golden bowl and the hammer face made contact, the entire space trembled.

This was a space specially forged for combat; its stability went without saying.

Because of the enclosure provided by the golden bowl, not a single shred of the giant hammer's power leaked out.

Thus, under the mutual cooperation of the three, the battle ended, and the remaining corrupted portion was successfully sealed.

"For this one, as agreed before, Brother Tang shall take it."

Chen De put away a small black stone; after multiple collaborations, they had become quite familiar with each other.

They had already agreed on who it would belong to before acting, so no one was going back on their word or having internal strife now.

Chen De now had three such small black stones in his hand, Tang Qian had two, and the newly joined Fan Yu had only one.

According to the rules, the next one to be distributed would go to Tang Qian, and then to Fan Yu.

None of the three had any objections to this.

This was the second time Fan Yu and Chen De had cooperated, and so far, he was very satisfied.

Fighting was easier, efficiency was higher, and earning merit was simpler—how could he not be satisfied?

Furthermore, the cooperation between the three was practically perfect; with seamless transitions, each person could play an indispensable role.

Just like this one: Chen De would first hit him with something big, then Fan Yu would step in to imprison him, and finally, Tang Qian would finish it off.

It was as smooth and fluid as an assembly line.

After putting away his small black stone, Chen De couldn't help but wonder how the other four Sect Masters who had entered with him were doing.

Logically, they should all be in the same Ancient Battlefield, but until now, Chen De hadn't encountered anyone else besides himself.

Of course, it was also possible he had encountered them but they just hadn't revealed their identities.

Like Tang Qian and Fan Yu, they didn't know that Chen De was a replacement.

With nothing else to do, Chen De naturally wouldn't take the initiative to disclose his identity, instead using the replaced identity to communicate... Xie Feng struck Corrupted One one before him into a sealable state with a single sword strike.

His luck was quite good, as he had replaced a Quasi-Saint who also used a sword.

Although he couldn't use the Ultimate Nine Swords and the Sword Heart Art, with his understanding and application of the sword, he was quite adept in battle.

"Brother Yu is indeed of extraordinary strength, resolving such a powerful opponent in just a few sword strikes."

Hearing this, Xie Feng turned his head to see a rugged man speaking to him.

He then waved his hand and smiled, "I was merely finishing things off. Without Brother Yang's prior move, how could I have fought so smoothly? It was just picking up a scrap, not worth mentioning."

Indeed, here he no longer had that combat power to wantonly crush a one-corpse Quasi-Saint.

Although the one he replaced was also a sword cultivator, his strength was ultimately within the normal range—powerful, but not to the point of being overwhelming.

Under these circumstances, he naturally found a partner for cooperation as well, but unlike Chen De, Xie Feng only found one.

Because in Xie Feng's view, one was enough; more people might instead reduce the share that ended up in his hands.

The man addressed as Brother Yang continued, "No time to lose, let's continue. I just found another suitable target on my way here; shall we go take a look?"

"Of course."

Xie Feng nodded and took the small black stone he had just sealed... The Sect Masters of the other three sects were in much the same situation; after finding it difficult to resolve opponents on their own, they had all chosen to cooperate by borrowing strength.

But similarly, none of them had encountered each other.

Perhaps this was an intentional act of this legacy to prevent them from starting internal strife early, or perhaps it was for some other reason.

The great war in the Ancient Battlefield lasted for a long time, and the people here would look up toward the sky from time to time.

They were well aware that the victory or defeat of this battle had never rested on them from the beginning.

The outcome of the struggle at the Saint Extreme Realm level was what would determine the direction of the Ancient Battlefield's ending.

The battles of those below were nothing more than whether they looked good winning at the end, or whether they looked good losing.

Chen De and the others were naturally aware of this, but to him, these were just playback projections.

They decided the fates of those he cooperated with, but they had no impact on him.

Regardless of the final outcome, he only needed to collect as many of those small black stones as possible.

As for the ultimate direction of the battle, he really didn't care much.