298: Chapter 298 War Breaks Out in the North, All Pieces Fall!

On the shores of the North Sea, the wind and snow were like knives.

On the ice plains of the northern border of the Wei State, two vast pressures clashed intensely, crushing even the swirling snow into nothingness.

The Grand Elder of the Xuanqing Sect, True Monarch Kumu, wore a gray robe with white hair and beard; his face was covered in brown age spots, and his entire body exuded the Death Qi of someone approaching the end of their days.

Behind him stood the four remaining Nascent Soul True Monarchs of the Xuanqing Sect, all of whom wore solemn expressions, as if facing a formidable enemy...

A hundred miles ahead.

The Chief of the Sea Ape Beast Clan, Yuan Shan, had transformed into a burly giant with a bare upper body, his long white fur dancing wildly in the wind.

Behind him stood four Sea Ape Demon Kings, each exuding terrifying auras.

Five against five, neither side dared to act rashly, and they had been locked in a standoff for three days.

Yuan Shan had originally intended only to raid the border to test the bottom line of the Xuanqing Sect.

After all, the Human Race was powerful; if truly pushed to the limit, once the old Nascent Soul monsters of the Wei State, Liang Kingdom, and Qingcang Kingdom joined forces, the Sea Ape Beast clan would not be able to handle it.

But at this moment, Yuan Shan suddenly raised his head and looked toward the south.

His Divine Sense captured the chaotic Dao Qi in the world, which had reached an extreme state.

"In the direction of the East Sea, eight Nascent Soul Cultivators are in a chaotic battle; in the South Sea, there are also eight fighting; in the heart of the Liang Kingdom, fourteen Nascent Soul Cultivators are battling; even in the heart of the Qingcang Kingdom, five Nascent Soul Cultivators are fighting!"

"There is also the Cloud Dao Qi from not long ago, and a Demon King stepping into the Nascent Soul Realm..."

Yuan Shan's eyes widened, and the apprehension in his gaze was instantly replaced by fanaticism.

He laughed toward the sky, his voice like thunder.

"Hahaha, the Human Race is fighting among themselves! Everything is in Chaos!"

Yuan Shan turned his head and looked at True Monarch Kumu, a hundred miles away: "Old bones, your Human Race is finished."

True Monarch Kumu's facial muscles twitched.

He also sensed the disturbance in the south, and his heart turned cold.

The Taiqing Sect, Shangqing Sect, and the Liang Kingdom had actually launched an all-out war at this moment; the balance of the Xuanling Continent had been completely shattered.

"Since the Human Race is unable to look after itself, this northern border of the Wei State should rightfully belong to my Sea Ape Beast clan!"

Yuan Shan no longer hesitated, a fierce light appearing in his eyes:

"Boys! No need to hold back; today, fight your way into the heart of the Wei State! This land will be our cultivation ground from now on!"

"Roar!"

The four Sea Ape Demon Kings roared in unison, their figures instantly swelling as they revealed their true forms, transforming into four-armed giant apes hundreds of feet tall. Their violent Demonic Qi surged straight into the heavens, tearing the leaden clouds in the sky apart.

"Kill!"

Yuan Shan stomped on the ice plain, shattering it, and his figure shot up into the air.

His Immortal Foundation [Heaven-Shaking Force] manifested with a boom!

The Dao of Force was pure to the extreme.

Although the Sea Ape clan had the word "Sea" in their name, they were not fundamentally based on the Dao of Water; rather, they dabbled in the Dao of Water, Force, and Physical Body.

There was not a trace of Spell light around Yuan Shan, only the ultimate power of his Physical Body.

He threw a punch, and the Void Realm in front of him was directly struck into a pitch-black vacuum zone; the wind of his punch turned into a tangible pillar of energy, heading straight for True Monarch Kumu's face.

True Monarch Kumu sighed, a flash of determination appearing in his murky eyes.

"Although the Xuanqing Sect is declining, our bones have not yet softened."

True Monarch Kumu waved his hands, and his Immortal Foundation [Withered and Flourishing Wood] manifested in the sky.

The Dao of Wood, life and death, withering and flourishing.

Beneath the ice plains for ten thousand miles, countless withered vines burst through the ice, instantly turning into a death forest that blotted out the sky.

The vines intertwined like coiling dragons, blocking the energy pillar firmly.

Boom!

The punch wind was destructive, smashing thousands of vines, but the vines were endless; after withering, they immediately flourished again, forcefully exhausting the power of Yuan Shan's punch.

"Old thing, we've just started fighting, and you're already burning your Lifespan?"

"Let's see how many punches you can take!"

Yuan Shan sneered, all four arms striking out like a violent storm, smashing toward the death forest.

"Junior Brothers, let us fight to the death."

True Monarch Kumu transmitted his voice, his tone hoarse.

"We obey the Grand Elder's decree!"

The four Nascent Soul True Monarchs of the Xuanqing Sect shouted in unison, each manifesting their Immortal Foundation to meet the four violent Sea Ape Demon Kings.

For a moment, the North Sea battlefield was torn asunder.

A Xuanqing Sect True Monarch who cultivated the Dao of Ice unleashed his Immortal Foundation [Frost and Mist], turning a thousand miles into an icy domain.

White frost permeated the air, making the world seem like a grain of millet.

A Sea Ape Demon King roared, his Qi and blood like a furnace, forcefully shattering the solid ice; his four thick arms grabbed the protective spiritual light of the Ice Dao True Monarch, tearing at it frantically.

On the other side, Sword Qi crisscrossed, and monstrous waves raged.

Five Nascent Soul True Monarchs and five Transformed Demon Kings began a heaven-shaking war of national destruction in the northern border of the Wei State.

This battle required no probing, nor any holding back; every move was lethal!

Below, the Xuanqing Sect's army of tens of thousands of Cultivators engaged in a chaotic slaughter with the surging waves of the Sea Ape Beast horde.

Flying Swords shuttled back and forth, Spells roared, severed limbs flew in the wind and snow, and blood dyed the ice plains a striking dark red.

This was no longer a raid; it was a war of extermination.

The Sea Ape Beast clan wanted to occupy the land, while the Xuanqing Sect wanted to defend their Daoist tradition to the death.

True Monarch Kumu's complexion grew increasingly gray and defeated; his [Withered and Flourishing Wood] Immortal Foundation relied on extracting his own life force to gain combat power.

Facing a Force-based Demon King like Yuan Shan, whose Qi and blood were endless, he could only struggle to hold on.

"Puff!"

True Monarch Kumu spat out a mouthful of black blood, his aura slipping uncontrollably.

"Old thing, be on your way!"

Yuan Shan seized the opening, closed in, and his four large hands tightly gripped True Monarch Kumu's limbs, pulling them outward with a violent tug.

Rip!

True Monarch Kumu's Physical Body was actually torn into five pieces. A rain of blood poured down.

"Grand Elder!"

The other four True Monarchs of the Xuanqing Sect were instantly enraged, their eyes splitting.

But at this moment, a blinding green light suddenly erupted from True Monarch Kumu's shattered remains. A fist-sized Nascent Soul, holding an extremely shriveled wooden bead, instantly teleported to the front of Yuan Shan's brow.

"I have lived for nine hundred years; it's been enough!"

The small Nascent Soul figure let out a shrill howl and detonated itself with a boom.

The power of a Middle Stage Nascent Soul's self-detonation was terrifying.

A verdant sun rose on the shores of the North Sea, and the violent Wood Dao true essence instantly engulfed Yuan Shan's massive body.

The space within a hundred miles collapsed completely, turning into a state of Chaos.

"Roar!!!"

From within the Chaos, Yuan Shan's miserable roar could be heard.

The green light dissipated.

Yuan Shan's massive body was in tatters; half of his head had been blown off, revealing his pulsating brain matter, and the two arms on his left side were severed at the root, with dark red demonic blood gushing out like a waterfall.

Although he was not dead, he had suffered heavy injuries.

"Kill! Kill them all!"

Yuan Shan's single eye was blood-red, and in his rage, he fell completely into madness.

Upon seeing the Grand Elder fall, the four True Monarchs of the Xuanqing Sect no longer had any intention of retreating; they burned their essence blood one after another, fighting the Sea Ape Demon Kings to the bitter end.

Thus, in the Xuanling Continent and its surrounding seas, all thirty-plus Nascent Soul Cultivators were drawn into the flames of war, with none absent!

Millions of miles away.

Yunjian Mountain Range, Zixiao Peak.

Shi Jian lay in the Lightning Pool, his dark golden eyes piercing through layers of the Void Realm, sensing the destructive Qi coming from the North Sea.

"I didn't expect that the Xuanqing Sect would actually start fighting for their lives too."

"Fourteen are in the Liang Kingdom, five more are in the Qingcang Kingdom, another ten are in the North Sea, eight are battling in the South Sea, and eight are fighting in the East Sea..."

"This game of chess has completely reached a dead end."

Shi Jian turned his head and looked at White Crane beside him.

White Crane wore a white feather cloak with his eyes slightly closed, quickly stabilizing his Early Stage Nascent Soul Realm. Hearing Shi Jian's words, he opened his eyes, and the cloud pattern mark flickered.

"Brother Shi, has the time arrived?"

"It has."

Shi Jian raised his huge bear paw and pointed far to the east.

"Currently, only the Taiqing Sect has seven Nascent Soul Cultivators; four are in Liang, one is in the East Sea, and two remain, waiting for an opportunity."

"Although I do not know how Taiqing will finally choose."

"But right now, they are all fighting until their brains are spilling out, their Foundations exhausted; this is exactly the time for us to enter the game."

"In our first battle, we will first cut off the Foundation of the Liang Kingdom!"

"Regardless of the future, we must first conquer a large territory for my future Demon Domain on land, and then plan for the rest."

Hearing this, White Crane sneered, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Good!"

"Since Brother Shi has made a choice, let us first collect some interest and completely overturn this Qingcang Kingdom!"

The bear and the crane looked at each other, and for a moment, their murderous intent soared to the heavens!

The feast of the chaotic era is finally about to begin!