Chapter 5407, Endless Strength
Trantor: Svin & Jon
Editor and Proofreader: Leo of Zion Mountain & Dhael Ligerkeys
Even though the ck Ink n soldiers gushing out of the gap were weak, they came in an enormous quantity. They would be a threat to the Humans if they were allowed to roam freely; therefore, the Humans had no choice but to kill them.
What surprised Yang Kai was that most of the ck Ink nsmen rushing out of the gap looked like Monster Beasts, which was something new to the Humans.
For as long as the Human Race could remember, even though the ck Ink nsmen in every Theatre came in all different shapes and sizes, they mostly had a Human frame. The Human Race had never seen ck Ink nsmen that looked purely like Monster Beasts before.
Now, however, there were arge number of such creatures. They were apparently created by Mo using ck Ink Strength after it was confined in the Primordial Heavens Source Grand Restriction.
Even though these Monster Beast-like creatures were weak, they came in arger number than even ordinary ck Ink nsmen, and after they were killed, the ck Ink Strength in their bodies gushed out and filled a vast swatch of space.
The war unfolded just like the Humans had expected as Cang was able to control the size of the opening in the Primordial Heavens Source Grand Restriction. Therefore, there wouldn’t be too many ck Ink nsmen who could dash out through the gap. As over 100 Great Passes joined forces, they could ensure they killed all the enemies who emerged. As long as they never stopped attacking, they wouldn’t have to worry about the ck Ink nsmen breaking through their defence.
100,000, 200,000, 300,000, 500,000…
Although they were unable to get an urate count, it was roughly estimated that over 1 million ck Ink nsmen had rushed through the gap in just half a day. All the ck Ink nsmen and ck Ink Beasts were killed the moment they left the gap, so they were unable to move any further.
Regardless, a torrent of these creatures still continuously gushed out from the darkness. Seeing that, Yang Kai felt a crawling sensation on his scalp.
A million ck Ink nsmen and ck Ink Beasts was about how many casualties there would be in a major war, but only half a day had passed so far.
How many ck Ink nsmen and ck Ink Beasts were still hiding in the Primordial Heavens Source Grand Restriction? How many servants had Mo created over the past several million years? No one knew the answer. Perhaps only Mo was aware of the exact number.
Half a dayter, another million of ck Ink n soldiers were killed, and after another half a day, the same thing happened.
A few dayster, over 10 million ck Ink nsmen and ck Ink Beasts had been ughtered, but other than the fact that some of their artifacts and arrays were damaged from overuse, the Humans hadn’t suffered any kind of damage.
Despite being in an advantageous position, none of them were happy.
Mo didn’t seem concerned about losing over 10 million soldiers. The subordinates it had been summoning were still the weakest ck Ink Serfs and ck Ink Beasts.
These cannon fodder were simply meant to wear down the Human Race Army’s strength, and there seemed to be an infinite number of them hiding in the depths of the darkness.
By this point, everyone realised that something was off.
Regardless of whether there was really an infinite number of ck Ink n soldiers, the Humans’ defence would copse in a month given the fact that they had been using the artifacts and arrays with such intensity. The Artifact Refiners and Array Masters were unable to make repairs as quickly as damage was rued. Without the help of these artifacts and arrays, the Human Race would have no choice but to personally stop these ck Ink n soldiers from advancing further. By then, there were bound to be casualties.
In past wars, the ck Ink n always left behind a lot of ck Ink Clouds after suffering arge number of casualties. Those clouds would then merge together into ck Ink Oceans.
Realising the crux of the problem, Cang shouted loudly, “It’s been retrieving the ck Ink Strength to recycle it! Stop it! Otherwise, its strength will be endless!”
Only then did Yang Kai realise what was wrong.
It was no wonder that Mo had been sending these weak ck Ink nsmen out so recklessly, and why it didn’t seem to care despite so many of them being killed. The ck Ink Strength left behind from these corpses could be reused by it.
That way, it would have an infinite supply of ck Ink Strength. Perhaps it could fight until the end of time itself using this method.
The reason the Humans hadn’t discovered it earlier was that it was chaotic at the opening. ck Ink nsmen continuously passed through the gap and got killed as the ck Ink Strength concealed it, and hid the traces of Mo retrieving its power.
Although Cang had been guarding the Primordial Heavens Source Grand Restriction for a long time, it still took him several days to figure out what was happening.
Upon hearing Cang’s warning, the Humans promptly came up with a solution as Squads were dispatched from the Great Passes to the battlefield.
Soon, the Squads summoned artifacts that looked like fishings and began to dredge the battlefield with them. Every could capture a lot of ck Ink Strength which the Squads would then haul away and discard.
These artifacts that looked like fishings were specifically developed by the Humans to clean up ck Ink Strength. They could also be used to trap enemies, but they were much less effective at this. Therefore, the Humans usually wouldn’t use these artifacts when dealing with the ck Ink n and only bring them out after the fighting was over.
After Yang Kai experienced his first major war back in Blue Sky Pass, he received Zhong Liang’s order to clean up the battlefield. At that time, he also experimented with this kind of artifact.
Over 1,000 Squads moved around the battlefield to capture the ck Ink Strength left behind by the dead ck Ink nsmen; however, it was still an inefficient process because after seizing the ck Ink Strength, they had to bring it somewhere far away and discard it, which was quite time-consuming.
After observing for a bit, Yang Kai turned to the rest of Dawn’s members and said, “Give me some spare Space Rings.”
Realising his intention, they fished out the Space Rings they did not need and passed them to Yang Kai.
Seeing that from a nearby ce, Old Ancestor Xiao Xiao knew what he was trying to do, but she didn’t stop him, only giving him a reminder, “Be careful. Even though all those ck Ink nsmen are weak now, that doesn’t mean there won’t be Masters hiding among them.”
“Understood,” Yang Kai nodded lightly before charging towards the battlefield.
Behind him, the Great Passes continuously fired at the ck Ink nsmen gushing out of the gap, but they cleverly ensured Yang Kai and the other Human Squads wouldn’t be struck.
Soon, Yang Kai arrived at the ce where the ck Ink Strength came together. Flying around, his Divine Sense surged andrge quantities of ck Ink Strength disappeared.
The idea of putting ck Ink Strength inside Space Rings wasn’t something revolutionary and had already been proven possible, but the prerequisite was that one had to wrap the ck Ink Strength with their Divine Sense before they could do so.
The average cultivator, even if he or she was an Eighth-Order Master, wouldn’t dare to recklessly do such a thing. The ck Ink Strength’s corruption had no limitations, so it was able to affect both a Human’s body, Small Universe, and Soul.
A powerful Eighth-Order Master could resist the ck Ink Strength’s influence for a while, but they still would be corrupted in short order if they actively tried to handle it.
It was a different matter for Yang Kai as he had a World Tree clone to protect his Small Universe from any external invasion. There was also the Soul Warming Lotus to safeguard his Soul.
He just had to put the ck Ink Strength inside the Space Rings without the need to go somewhere else to discard it; therefore, he was more effective than several hundred Squadsbined.
If possible, he wouldn’t mind storing the ck Ink Strength inside his Small Universe; however, there was simply too much of it. Even though his Small Universe was safe from any corruption, it couldn’t take in so much ck Ink Strength.
Left with no choice, Yang Kai could only return to Great Evolution Pass. Fortunately, Xiang Shan was well prepared as he had collected a lot of Space Rings for Yang Kai.
A momentter, Yang Kai returned to the battlefield and continued collecting ck Ink Strength.
The efforts of over 1,000 Squads and Yang Kai proved to be useful as arge amount of ck Ink Strength was soon swept away. Enraged, Mo’s roar sounded from the depths of the darkness, “You all court death! I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you all!”
As its screams reverberated across the void, the ck Ink nsmen became increasingly savage and other than the weak Serfs and beasts, there were now also Low-Rank and High-Rank ck Ink nsmen leaving the opening. Even a few Feudal Lords were hiding amongst the crowd.
Some of the unsuspecting Squads that were cleaning up the ck Ink Strength were caught off guard by the stronger ck Ink nsmen. Fortunately, none of them lost their lives as they had their Warships’ protection.
Nevertheless, as the ck Ink n soldiers’ power increased, the attacks from the Humans also appeared insufficient.
Initially, the arrays and artifacts on the Great Passes were good enough to deal with the weak cannon fodder and no ck Ink nsmen that dashed out of the gap was able to leave very far.
However, the ck Ink nsmen appeared now were powerful enough that the Human’s long-range bombardment was unable to immediately destroy them all.
The ck Ink nsmen were marching forward while the Squads that were cleaning up the ck Ink Strength had to move backwards. It was the same case for Yang Kai.
Several hourster, the Humans were no longer able to stop the ck Ink nsmen from taking ground and the enemies gushed out of the opening and flew towards the Great Passes.
Even though they were still unable to get anywhere near the Great Passes as they were intercepted far from the walls, a new phase in the war had begun.
Everyone knew that this was just the beginning, for Mo hadn’t fully exhibited its power. It was still sending out mostly weak servants with a few Low-Rank, High-Rank nsmen, and a tiny number of Feudal Lords.
No Territory Lords or Royal Lords had appeared yet. No one knew how many of such top Masters were hiding in the darkness. Mo had been umting its power for millions of years, so it probably had a staggering number of ck Ink nsmen with it.
The one-sided ughtersted for half a month as innumerable ck Ink nsmen had been killed in the void. The Squads and Yang Kai seized every chance to clean up more ck Ink Strength. Nevertheless, the ck Ink n Army was steadily getting closer to the Humans.
Then came the moment when a truly powerful aura bolted out of the gap.
The first Territory Lord had appeared.
The Territory Lord was gigantic, and his entire figure was covered in an armour that seemed to be made from bones. Even his head was protected by a bone helmet as an eerie light radiated from his eyes.
All of the Human Masters were stunned as they had never seen a Territory Lord in such a form before. The Territory Lord’s appearance suggested that he had thick skin and strong flesh. He was the kind of soldier who would sh with the opponents head-on.
Apparently, Mo had specially crafted this Territory Lord. It must have expected this day toe; otherwise, it wouldn’t have created such a creature.
After the first, more and more Territory Lords that seemed to be cast in the same mould appeared among the ck Ink n soldiers.