17: The battle to defend the territory begins

Yang Qianhun remained seated with his eyes closed, and after carefully sensing the situation within his body, his heart was ecstatic.

“I’ve reached Ling Shi Fifth Order, I actually advanced two orders?”

Yang Qianhun slowly opened his eyes, the spiritual power within his body was even more vast.

Even Wu Song and Gao Shun had advanced to Ling Shi Eighth Order, and the Death Warriors of the Trapped Camp had also advanced to Ling Shi Fifth Order.

This indicated that the Death Warriors' initial realm was Ling Shi Fifth Order, it was just that Yang Qianhun's initial realm was too low.

So it was suppressed to Ling Shi Second Order by the Heavenly Dao.

Now that Yang Qianhun had reached Ling Shi Fifth Order, the strength of the Death Warriors, which had been suppressed by the Heavenly Dao, was completely unleashed.

They reached Ling Shi Fifth Order, and further advancements in their realm could only be achieved through their own efforts.

But then the question arose, what exactly was the strength of Wu Song and Gao Shun?

This could only be answered as Yang Qianhun's realm continuously improved.

“I didn't expect to have cultivated for so long; there are only ten minutes left until the countdown ends. What kind of monsters will appear in the first Territory Defense Battle?”

After Yang Qianhun got up, he felt refreshed and spoke with great anticipation.

“Congratulations, Lord, on your further advancement in strength.”

Wu Song and Gao Shun had already been waiting outside the door, cupping their fists in congratulations.

“Both generals have also greatly increased their strength. The victory in the upcoming Territory Defense Battle will be ours.”

Yang Qianhun looked forward, speaking with full confidence.

When he looked at the thirty-six Sword Soldiers, he found that all of them had already advanced to Ling Shi Second Order.

It had to be said that Wu Song's training ability was indeed good; in just a few hours, he had managed to get all of them to advance.

Then, with a thought, he directly gathered twenty Farmers into the house to avoid casualties.

“Gao Shun, you guard the east side; Wu Song, guard the south side; I'll guard the west side; and the thirty-six Sword Soldiers will guard the north side. The fifty Death Warriors of the Trapped Camp will be divided into five teams, serving as the second line of defense to eliminate any stragglers, with the fifth team responsible for support.”

Yang Qianhun gave the direct order.

“Yes, sir!”

Everyone responded in unison, their voices firm and resolute.

Then they all took their positions, awaiting the arrival of the first Territory Defense Battle.

At this moment, the twenty Farmers had also all entered the house, fully prepared.

Just then, the long-awaited Heavenly Dao Announcement once again echoed in everyone's minds.

[Heavenly Dao Announcement: The difficulty of the Territory Defense Battle will be appropriately increased based on the Lords' opportunities, strength, and other factors, which means that the defense difficulty for each Lord will be different.]

[Heavenly Dao Announcement: For Lords with extremely bad luck, the most basic difficulty will be given. Please strive to resist the enemy and protect your territory.]

[Heavenly Dao Announcement: If the Lord is killed or the territory (wooden house) is destroyed, it means the defense battle has failed, and everything of the Lord will be erased by the Heavenly Dao.]

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The next second, four directions, southeast, northwest, five hundred meters away from Yang Qianhun's Territory, black mists appeared out of thin air.

As the black mist gradually expanded, pairs of scarlet eyes appeared within the mist, looking very eerie.

Jie jie jie jie jie jie…

They emitted a spine-chilling screech.

Black monsters, each holding a steel fork, emerged from the black mist. They were about one meter tall, with two small, serrated wings on their backs.

Their scarlet eyes bulged, as if they were about to pop out.

Their mouths were wide open, filled with jagged teeth, and their scarlet tongues were very unnerving.

[Name: Little Devil Beasts]

[Status: Killing]

[Planet: Demon Star]

[Race: Demon Clan]

[Level: One] (Note: Level is equivalent to Ling Shi First Order)

[Aptitude: Normal]

[Cultivation Technique: Demon Treasure]

[Demonic Skill: None]

[Description: The Little Devil Beasts is the weakest member of the Demon Clan, not having mastered any demonic skills, fighting purely by instinct. It serves as the vanguard, or rather cannon fodder, for the Demon Clan, holding the lowest status within the Demon Clan.]

Little Devil Beastss continuously emerged from the black mist, each with a ferocious expression, baring fangs and claws, utterly terrifying.

The first Little Devil Beastss to appear had already charged forward with their steel forks, each vying for the lead, afraid of falling behind.

At the same time, Yang Qianhun, Wu Song, Gao Shun, and the thirty-six Ling Shi Second Order Sword Soldiers all took action.

Yang Qianhun rushed forward, holding his soul devouring sword, while simultaneously circulating the Flame Emperor Sky Burning Art within his body, transforming spiritual power into fire elements that covered his entire body.

Flames enveloped the soul devouring sword, shining with a red light.

Having learned the Flame Emperor Sky Burning Art allowed Yang Qianhun to sense and utilize the fire elements in the outside world, strengthening himself.

Pfft…

A red light flashed past, like waves of fire sweeping in all directions, and the surrounding Little Devil Beastss fell in response.

With just one sword strike, augmented by the flames from cultivating the Flame Emperor Sky Burning Art.

He directly slew more than ten Little Devil Beastss. Of course, this was mainly due to the huge disparity between the two sides.

Upon seeing this, the Little Devil Beastss showed no fear in their eyes; instead, they charged at Yang Qianhun with their steel forks, one after another.

But at this moment, Yang Qianhun's speed and reaction were far beyond what they could match; he easily dodged their attacks.

Immediately after, as streaks of red light flashed, the soul devouring sword, wrapped in flames, continuously reaped the lives of the Little Devil Beastss.

Due to the effect of the soul devouring sword: after dealing damage, a portion of the damage can be converted into spiritual power.

Therefore, a prolonged battle was completely a piece of cake for Yang Qianhun.

At this moment, Yang Qianhun was like a wolf among sheep, carrying out a blatant slaughter of the Little Devil Beastss.

It was as if this was not a defense battle, but a one-sided massacre.

...

On Wu Song's side, he never underestimated his enemies and always fought with full effort and caution.

Watching countless Little Devil Beastss emerge from the black mist and charge towards him.

He decisively drew two Ring Blades and held them in his hands.

The spiritual power within his body surged continuously, gathering on the two Ring Blades, which glinted with a cold light.

He charged towards the Little Devil Beastss like the wind, leaving trails of afterimages.

The two Ring Blades were like the scythe of the grim reaper; each swing took the lives of several Little Devil Beastss.

Yet, the Little Devil Beastss continued to charge at Wu Song's side, fighting ferociously, undeterred by death.

Unfortunately, in front of Wu Song's speed, they could only attack his afterimages, but could not hit his true body.

They couldn't even harm him in the slightest.

Instantly, sword light flashed everywhere, blood splattered across the sky, and Little Devil Beastss fell one after another under Wu Song's two Ring Blades.

...

Gao Shun, guarding the south, charged forward with a black long spear, a majestic aura emanating from his body, like an peerless War God, sweeping across the area.

Facing the vast horde of black Little Devil Beastss before him, he remained unfazed, radiating killing intent.

He successively picked off several rapidly charging Little Devil Beastss, all killed by a single spear thrust.

He wielded the long spear with consummate skill, its tip erupting with terrifying spear energy, sweeping in all directions.

At this moment, he was like entering an uninhabited land, wantonly harvesting the lives of the Little Devil Beastss.

...

At this moment, the Heavenly Dao Announcement sounded in everyone's minds.

[Heavenly Dao Announcement: In Battlefield 666, Hattori Koshin's territory wooden house was destroyed and his territory fell, the Lord was erased by the Heavenly Dao, and the territory disappeared.]

[Heavenly Dao Announcement: In Battlefield 666, Wind Wolf was killed by a Little Devil Beasts, and his territory disappeared.]

[Heavenly Dao Announcement: In Battlefield 666, Rengar's territory wooden house was destroyed and his territory fell, the Lord was erased by the Heavenly Dao, and the territory disappeared.]

[Heavenly Dao Announcement: In Battlefield 666, Kim Ji-il was killed by a Little Devil Beasts, and his territory disappeared.]

[Heavenly Dao Announcement: Subsequent broadcasts will no longer be made. All Lords, please check the battlefield event log yourselves.]

...

And the thirty-six Sword Soldiers on the north side stood ready, facing countless Little Devil Beastss charging at them.

There was no fear on anyone's face; they calmly waited for the right moment.