Chapter 746 - 671: Ascend to the Peak 70
It was only upon reaching here that Tan Shuangshuang realized that Fei Hu was not fighting alongside her, as the magic beasts had their own specific battle area.
Fei Hu was raised by Tan Shuangshuang in the palm of her hand from a young age, cherished and pampered, never allowed to suffer hardship beyond cultivation, never separated from her for days. Now, in such a perilous battlefield, she couldn’t be by Fei Hu’s side, unable to protect and care for it constantly, Tan Shuangshuang was really worried.
In fact, knowing that Fei Hu had to fight alongside the magic beasts, Tan Shuangshuang nearly worried herself sick. Fei Hu’s combat strength couldn’t compare to those magic beasts. What if the enemies were too strong for it to handle on the battlefield?
So Tan Shuangshuang offered rich gifts, hoping these magic beasts would think twice before biting, considering the generous offerings, and take good care of her furry child on the battlefield; not asking for much favoritism, just hoping they’d remember to lend a paw in times of danger.
Although everyone came to fight, the military didn’t immediately engage all the participants in combat. Only high-level cultivators who had been on the Demon Clan battlefield among the sect members went directly to the battlefield.
The young high-level cultivators who never went to the battlefield remained in the camp, while the military captured several high-level Demon Clan members for the high-level cultivators to fight against.
The high-level Demon Clan members on the field fought desperately, while high-level cultivators on the side were responsible for guiding and explaining the various attack methods and weaknesses of the Demon Clan to those who hadn’t fought them before, teaching these newcomers the high-level Demon Clan’s battle techniques, aiming to reduce casualties after they go to the battlefield.
After watching two sessions of brutal battles against the Demon Clan and listening carefully to two lectures, these newcomers were finally allowed to go to the battlefield.
Upon entering the battlefield, Tan Shuangshuang and those who hadn’t fought against the Demon Clan weren’t assigned to directly battle the Advanced Demon Clan but instead fought alongside ordinary soldiers.
First, fighting the low-level Demon Clan to practice, and only after becoming skilled could they fight the Advanced Demon Clan; this gradual transition process ensured the safety of those who hadn’t been on the battlefield to the maximum extent possible.
The battles between the Demon Clan and the Human Clan were intense; countless human cultivators and Demon Clan members collided on the endless wilderness, weapons clashing, and the sounds of killing shook the heavens! At all times, someone from the Human Clan or Demon Clan died, leaving limbs strewn all over the ground!
The blood spilled by the Human Clan and Demon Clan pooled into streams on the ground, staining it black-purple, the thick scent of blood permeating the entire space. Slaughter was everywhere; the scenes of battle stimulated everyone’s mind, fear, rage, and cruel aura filled this wilderness!
It was hard for those who had never been on the battlefield to get used to the ever-present atmosphere of slaughter, even high-level cultivators who had killed people found it different. Chasing down a few villains and the reckless slaughter on a battlefield, with the constant possibility of death, felt completely different.
The slaughter on the battlefield affected the mind more, causing either fear that prevented wielding weapons or being mentally tainted by the murderous aura, killing furiously. Even the advanced cultivators from the sect needed time to adjust in order to maintain their composure and kill enemies calmly on the battlefield.
Tan Shuangshuang had experience in hacking Demon Clan members, although not much, she quickly adapted to such battles upon entering the battlefield. However, during combat, Tan Shuangshuang unwittingly recalled the high-level Demon Clan that should not have appeared on the low-level cultivator’s battlefield in her past life.
Tan Shuangshuang speculated that the Demon Clan might be similar to them now, putting some first-time high-level Demon Clan members in with low-level cultivator groups for training; she likely encountered such a rookie advanced Demon Clan in her past life.
With this speculation, in her subsequent battles, Tan Shuangshuang tried to expand her range of battle, with Thousand Silk Entanglement flying in her hands to attack, formidable in group attacks. Tan Shuangshuang seemed like a killing machine for Demon Clan members, able to clear small clusters of Demon Clan in the blink of an eye.
While killing these wave after wave of Demon Clan members, Tan Shuangshuang kept roaming around, searching for high-level Demon Clan. Diligence pays off; after searching for a while, Tan Shuangshuang indeed found the presence of high-level Demon Clan.
The opponent moved rapidly and silently like smoke, killing without sound and with great speed; the method of killing and speed of movement made Tan Shuangshuang feel familiar since the advanced Demon Clan that killed her in her past life was just like this.
Although the opponent was killing humans, it was evidently selective, as these Demon Clan were killing mainly those with higher cultivation among the low-level cultivators in the military, who were mostly small leaders responsible for directing groups of ten or more soldiers.
Tan Shuangshuang instantly dispelled her previous thought that the opponent was also familiarizing themselves with the battlefield like them. Clearly, these Demon Clan were conducting deliberate and purposeful slaughter, aiming to disrupt the Human Clan’s assault.
Just like when a general dies during a fight, the army’s morale scatters; during a battle, if the small leader in charge of directing is killed, the people he directed would lose order, become helpless, making them easy targets for Demon Clan destruction.
In a standard war, something like this happening in an attack area three to five times wouldn’t matter, wouldn’t affect the overall situation; but if it happened a hundred times, it would undoubtedly affect the result of normal combat and the number of fatalities and injuries.
In her past life, Tan Shuangshuang was a relatively high-level within the low-level cultivators, fitting the role of a small leader directing a dozen people to attack. No wonder she attracted an assassination by a high-level Demon Clan; Tan Shuangshuang finally understood the cause of her death in her past life.
These advanced Demon Clan were extremely fast; low-level cultivators couldn’t evade them and were killed swiftly. At such speed, even advanced cultivators might not catch up with them, no wonder they dared to recklessly intrude into the Human Clan’s military and kill wantonly.
Tan Shuangshuang couldn’t delay; while advancing towards the high-level Demon Clan, Thousand Silk Entanglement moved effortlessly, wrapping the Demon Clan’s neck almost invisibly in an instant, and before the Demon Clan could react, had already cut off its head.
Although Tan Shuangshuang’s speed couldn’t match these Demon Clan, Thousand Silk Entanglement’s speed was much faster, and more importantly, Thousand Silk Entanglement could extend infinitely. Despite being limited by cultivation, Tan Shuangshuang couldn’t extend it at will, but she could control it to stretch several kilometers in distance.
This Demon Clan was also careless; he hadn’t considered encountering advanced cultivators from the Human Clan here. He relied on his speed, believing that if he ran into advanced cultivators, he wouldn’t be caught, thus somewhat being reckless.
This Demon Clan hadn’t anticipated encountering such a peculiar weapon, while human speed couldn’t match his, the weapon could extend to attack him so far away, and its attack trajectory was so hidden, different from the visible attack style of Flying Sword.