Chapter 599 386: Power to Turn the Tide of Battle
Everyone turned their attention to Chen Ku's battlefield upon hearing the sound.
They saw that after choosing his faction, Chen Ku did not head directly to the battlefield but instead arrived at a canyon located a thousand miles away from the Three Sects Battlefield.
"That place... can decide the outcome of this battle, the Underground Demon Palace. Chen Ku... he, he knows the true history of this war!"
"How can it be? How does he know this battlefield history from three thousand years ago? Even some great clans and sects of our Dragon Abyss may not be clear about it, he..."
Everyone looked towards Zu Dengfeng.
Zu Dengfeng's face showed a smile, an expression of great admiration:
"This is precisely the type of Divine Martial Hall student we aim to cultivate, because we're preparing them for a future war between two countries, intended to nurture future Supreme Generals, so students must have knowledge of both ancient and recent battles, using history as a guide and gaining insight into different tactics and strategies from war history."
"Whether Chen Ku learned this ancient history from somewhere or not, the fact that he understands this ancient war history more than others is a testament to his talent for becoming a General."
Upon hearing Zu Dengfeng's words, many instructors and teachers from various halls nodded in agreement.
Indeed, this is the significance of selecting students at the Divine Martial Academy, to cultivate a large number of Generals who can fight for the country. Thus, being proficient in ancient war history is a necessary possibility.
Originally, they intended to use this opportunity, after the exam, to educate all the students by saying 'you don't understand war history.'
Unexpectedly, Chen Ku's appearance seemed to provide a direct opportunity to use him as a 'great example' for a better representation.
In the battlefield.
Chen Ku leaped down into the vast canyon on the yellow earth.
"Is this the location of the Underground Demon Palace?"
After jumping into the canyon, Chen Ku felt himself descending for at least ten breaths before finally entering a world of underground caves.
Looking afar, the underground was filled with various caves, some special stalactites shimmering with a white glow.
[There are underground demons intending harm toward the master; slaying them can yield Five Realms Evil Qi]
As soon as Chen Ku stepped into the underground world, a prompt appeared in his mind's Transformation Diagram, and he sensed a fierce stream of air coming toward him.
It was a horned, demon-like black-skinned humanoid creature wielding a black steel blade, swinging it toward his neck.
Chen Ku's eyes slightly flickered.
With a flick of his finger, droplets of Water Power burst forth and pierced through the underground demon's body, exploding on the spot.
[Diagram Master slays underground demon, gaining a path of Five Realms Evil Qi]
He casually placed it on the Transformation Diagram, refining it with a large amount of Five Realms Evil Qi, and immediately obtained all information about the underground demon.
"Turns out it's an underground human transformed by the Evil Qi infection here."
On the underground demon's body, he gained the ability to sense his kind and others, pondering:
"There may be some powerful figures among these underground demons, it's best to avoid their aura and head directly to the location of the Demon Saint Demon Statue."
Through the constant eavesdropping of the Six-Eared Macaque and the deliberately crafted small size of this ancient battlefield, merely a few thousand miles in radius, Chen Ku expended three stalks of top-grade Spirit Medicine and heard the location of the Underground Demon Palace.
Next, relying on the underground demon's ability to sense his kind, combined with his own thousand-meter Divine Sense, he quickly found a palace location.
Scanning with Divine Sense, he found only a few Sixth and Seventh Realm underground demons in the Demon Temple, immediately walking in under the guise of his 'Demon Country camp' identity.
The underground demons prepared to attack him but were directly suppressed by Chen Ku on the spot.
Then.
He raised his eyes to observe the structure of the Demon Saint Statue.
The Demon Saint statue had broad shoulders, a high nose bridge, and a face seemingly carved from white jade crystal, dust-free, with a plaque underneath inscribed:
"Nine Abysses Sacred Land, Yellow Springs Road, Invoke the demon a thousand times, and obtain True Power..."
"This seems to be a Ritual Spell for summoning the Power of Demon Saint."
Since it was within the ancient battlefield crafted by the Divine Martial Hall, Chen Ku was somewhat confident, knowing he could try it, as the instructors at Divine Martial Hall would not ignore any issues.
Immediately, following the spell on the plaque, he sat cross-legged on the ground and began chanting the true name of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint.
Oddly enough...
During the chanting process, he didn't feel anything special.
But, maintaining trust in the 'intelligence' heard by the Six-Eared Macaque, he chose to finish chanting a thousand times.
Once Chen Ku finished chanting a thousand times.
On other battlefields, some students had already 'fallen' at their respective battle scenes, having only managed to defeat a dozen enemy Qi Cultivators or Dao Army before being killed by battlefield 'enemies.'
However, this wasn't actual death; it merely triggered a protection prohibition within Martial Arts Heaven and Earth that transported them out instantly.
Within one or two hours, whether Immortal Institute, Upper Academy, or Lower Academy disciples, quite a number were transported out, gathering over a hundred people in the General Hall.
Among them were Helan Qing and Xie Qixing, two of the Yan Capital Six who had relatively not prominent talent and strength.
"Hey, Second Brother, you also 'sacrificed.' What camp did you choose? How many enemies did you kill? How much Martial Destiny did you gain?" Upon seeing Second Brother emerge, Xie Qixing immediately approached with questions.
Helan Qing gave a bitter smile and said, "Chose the Immortal Country Camp, just got on the battlefield and killed ten demon soldiers, then got besieged and killed. In total, it only increased the Immortal Country Camp's 'Martial Destiny' by a little over a thousand points."
Xie Qixing also sighed and said, "I'm about the same. Coming to this ancient battlefield, though it's a simulated battlefield, it feels exactly like a real one. I've only now realized how different dueling with martial experts is from clashing on a battlefield, surrounded by enemies and comrades alike. It's like jumping into a thicket of thorns; a single lapse in attention, and you get hurt."
The other students had similar views.
They echoed in agreement, still feeling the fear:
"Indeed, fighting an enemy normally can't compare to the battlefield."
"The battlefield is too dangerous, threats from all directions, and one careless move leads to demise."
Upon hearing these students, who were the first to fall, having such realizations and insights.
The teachers from the various halls exchanged looks, nodding silently.
This was also their second purpose for allowing students onto the ancient battlefield: to prepare them for the chaos, teaching them the vast difference between the Jianghu and the battlefield.
"Hey, in the Immortal Institute, which camp is leading in Martial Destiny now?"
"It should be the Tao Country Camp, haven't you seen that Senior Brother Xue is on that side?"
Students who exit can also see some of the heavenly depictions on the mural outside, reflecting the experiences of different students on the battlefield.
And on the mural in the General Hall, above the battlefield mural on the side of the Immortal Institute disciples, there were three light spheres.
With numbers inscribed.
Representing the Martial Destiny points of the three camps.
The Tao Country Camp's Martial Destiny was far ahead, with fifty people choosing this camp, now having achieved [1,038,000] Martial Destiny points.
The Immortal Country Camp was next, with over thirty people choosing this camp, achieving [733,000] Martial Destiny points.
The Demon Country Camp was the worst, with only a dozen people, and as of now, only had [151,000] Martial Destiny points.
Everyone watched.
On Xue Bailiu's battlefield, the collaboration between the Tian Lie Daoist of the Five Elements Dao Sect and Xue Bailiu was causing chaos on the battlefield.
Even the Fire De Taoist Zhong Liyang, while able to face any opponent, couldn't withstand the duo.
It was clear that in the Tao Country Camp's battlefield, after the Divine Martial Hall students joined, whether opposing the Immortal Country Camp or the Demon Country Camp, it was a landslide victory.
This was related to the larger number of Dao Army in the Tao Country Camp.
"It seems, this time the Immortal Institute's assessment will see the Tao Country Camp's fifty Senior Brothers as the victors, and undoubtedly, among the fifty, Senior Brother Xue Bailiu's Martial Destiny points ranking will be first."
Yet, just as everyone was making such comments.
The teachers remained silent because... they all saw Chen Ku after he completed reciting the Yellow Springs Demon Saint true name ritual a thousand times in the Underground Demon Palace.
Boom!
In the ancient battlefield, within the Underground Demon Palace.
Right after Chen Ku finished reciting the name a thousand times, he suddenly felt the Demon Saint Demon Image in front of him seemed to melt, transmitting a tremendously vast power from above.
"No, this isn't any power of the Demon Saint, but a power evolved from the Martial Arts Heaven and Earth..."
Chen Ku instantly understood.
In the Martial Arts Heaven and Earth, it's impossible to recreate the true power of a Fifteenth Realm Demon Saint.
But for realism,
The Demon Saint Image here, capable of turning the tide of battle, had its power replaced by the Martial Destiny power.
In an instant...
Chen Ku felt as if he had gained access to part of the rules within the Martial Arts Heaven and Earth.
This was evidently a temporary power granted by the Martial Arts Heaven and Earth, equivalent to 'the power to turn the tide of battle.'
After obtaining this power, Chen Ku.
A thought flashed in his mind.
In an instant, he arrived on the Three Sects Battlefield a thousand miles away.
Boom!
With a probe of his hand, an immense, pitch-black hand instantly covered the sky, transforming into an area several miles wide, pressing down towards the Tao Country Camp and Immortal Country Camp.
Boom!
With one strike, all enemies of the Demon Country Camp and Immortal Country Camp were killed.
In an instant.
The Martial Destiny points above the Demon Country Camp from the three major camps outside the General Hall rapidly surged from 151,000 points...
In just an instant, it reached 999,000 Martial Destiny!