Chapter 159: Chapter 154: Crossing the Boundary
"What happened!?"
All the generals on Tai Long’s side saw this scene, and were immediately shocked and discolored.
Every soldier on the battlefield is bound by a Law Oath and cannot violate it, otherwise they will be punished by the Cosmic Law. Therefore, there’s no need to worry about their soldiers betraying on the battlefield...
But now, it’s not just a few soldiers betraying, it’s a massive group, as many as thousands!
"It’s them!" The Purple Armor Marshal Yin Gu was the calmest of all. As soon as the betrayal occurred, he immediately issued orders and pinpointed the instigators.
Black-clad figures.
They are the most mysterious entities in this war. Yin Gu has seen their involvement in the Mixed Universe Realm battlefield, White Hole Level battlefield, and Void Level battlefield.
Despite this, Yin Gu could not use them as a reason to call off a violation of war rules.
Because these black-clad figures, each one is Black Hole Level, complying with the rules of warfare.
"He Shi, they did use the same method." Yin Gu said to the elder behind him.
He Shi is Yin Gu’s military counselor. His wisdom is not particularly high, but he has experienced far more wars than ordinary people, making his insights more profound.
After soldiers’ betrayal occurred on the Void Level battlefield, Yin Gu specially consulted He Shi.
He Shi firmly believed that these black-clad figures would use this method in the next war to catch Tai Long off guard and thereby win the entire war.
"Let the Cicada Raven take action; we must interrupt their plan before causing more casualties." He Shi said.
Yin Gu nodded, then turned to a person appearing as an ordinary soldier and said, "Cicada Raven, take action."
This ordinary-looking soldier had been keeping his head down and eyes closed, as if he was meditating. As soon as Yin Gu spoke, he suddenly looked up, a bright light flashing in his eyes.
"Marshal, who is this?"
The generals knew nothing of this matter and curiously asked when they saw Yin Gu speaking to an ordinary-looking soldier.
Yin Gu did not answer them, his eyes fixed on the ordinary soldier in front.
After a moment, the ordinary soldier spoke: "It’s the ’God Control Technique.’"
"Can it be countered?" Yin Gu did not press why the ordinary soldier knew about it, directly asking if there was a method to counter it.
"There is, but it requires a thousand Black Hole Level individuals to form an array. Relying on just me alone would take a long time." The ordinary soldier said.
"Good!" Yin Gu immediately issued orders for a thousand soldiers from the rear to come over. The generals were puzzled, wondering what kind of array needed a thousand soldiers.
Soon, a thousand soldiers stood in the appropriate positions as requested by the ordinary soldier.
Buzz~
Instantly, an array appeared that was very similar to what the black-clad figures executed, but without swirling black smoke, instead radiating pure white light, imbued with a sacred aura.
The ordinary soldier stood among the thousand soldiers, slowly closed his eyes.
Woosh~
Suddenly, an immense spiritual consciousness spread out violently, shocking the generals. They finally understood who this ordinary-looking soldier really was.
Cosmic Spirit!
A Black Hole Level Cosmic Spirit!
Among the same level, Cosmic Spirits hold absolute dominance. Cosmic Martial Artists are no match for Cosmic Spirits at all. With just a glance or a thought, they can thoroughly disrupt your spiritual consciousness, causing the Cosmic Martial Artist to completely lose combat ability and be left at their mercy. Who can compete with such terrifying power?
The terrifying spiritual consciousness suddenly expanded, permeating the entire battlefield.
"Break!" The ordinary soldier shouted, and the spiritual consciousness crashed down, those Tai Long soldiers who fell into a strange state and attacked their comrades suddenly froze, as if fixed by a curse, the strange look in their eyes rapidly dissipating, all regaining clarity.
"What just happened?"
"Did I... attack my own people?"
"Ah!!"
The now-conscious soldiers clearly remembered what they had done. Looking down at their comrades on the ground who were no longer breathing, staring at them in disbelief and despair, they couldn’t help but recoil in fear.
How did we... attack our own... This is impossible...
The Tai Long soldiers, with hands stained by their own comrades’ blood, suffered an immense blow to their psyche, unable to believe they had killed their brothers in arms.
...
"Hm? It’s actually been broken?" The black-clad figures noticed the changes on the battlefield, murmuring in surprise.
"What? Didn’t you say this control method could conceal itself from the Cosmic Law? How did it go wrong?" Baleng frowned.
"No, it’s not the Cosmic Law that broke it." The black-clad figure pondered for a moment, then said, "It was Yin Gu, he guessed we would use this method and specifically brought a Cosmic Spirit to break our ’God Control Technique.’
Baleng was taken aback, then quickly noticed the grand array formed by Tai Long’s thousands of soldiers, involuntarily twitching at the corner of his eye.
"Don’t worry, although the God Control Technique was broken, the situation has already shifted. Even if Yin Gu is formidable, he can’t immediately clear away the gloom in these soldiers’ hearts. This war, you’ve won."
As the black-clad figure said, on the current battlefield, Tai Long’s soldiers started to distrust one another. The originally coordinated formation was no longer daringly used due to suspicion. Who knows if they might be stabbed in the back just as they press the attack?
This strange atmosphere pervaded the entire battlefield. All Tai Long soldiers were no longer united, preferring to fight solo rather than battle alongside others.
Dying on the battlefield, dying at the hands of the enemy, none of this is frightening. They fight for the Cosmic Country, for themselves, and they willingly give everything.
But what does it mean to die at the hands of one’s own people?
Furthermore, these own people seem unaware of their previous killings, looking innocent, which instills fear in the Tai Long soldiers.
"Everyone!" Suddenly, Yin Gu’s voice echoed in the minds of every Tai Long soldier.
"The enemy just used despicable means to control the spiritual consciousness of some soldiers, causing internal chaos. Now I have broken the enemy’s technique. You need to unite; only by uniting can we win this war and obtain the treasures that belong to you!"
"I, Yin Gu, swear by the order of the Marshal that what happened just now will not happen a second time. Soldiers, unite! Victory is within reach!"
Yin Gu’s voice struck at the minds of each person, invigorating the soldiers, who then looked toward the surrounding Tai Long soldiers.
Can they still be trusted?
"Du Jiu, hurry back to the team. We agreed to return together to enjoy riches and honor. If you’re a man, don’t dawdle. If you hesitate any longer, we’ll lose everything!"
"Quickly regroup, those bastards are coming at us. I promised my wife I’d bring back a pile of treasures for her!"
These voices echoed on the battlefield, and the hesitant Tai Long soldiers gritted their teeth and rejoined the ranks!
If it comes to it, it’s just dying. Even if I die... I want to be with my brothers!
The Tai Long formation regrouped, the array was reactivated, and a silver armor formation of silver light appeared throughout the battlefield!
The war began once more, and the beleaguered Tai Long side gradually stabilized the situation and began to counterattack.
"Whew!" Yin Gu let out a long breath. He could control the direction of the war but not people’s hearts. If the Tai Long soldiers chose not to trust each other, fighting would inevitably lead to defeat. But now, seeing the situation, the Tai Long soldiers had slowly united, once again demonstrating the overwhelming force they had at the start.
...
The war continued, but it was no longer Tai Long retreating. Instead, it was the Wind Forest side.
"Damn it, weren’t they fighting among themselves just now? How did they suddenly unite, what the hell are the Tai Long bastards doing!"
"Bastards, Tai Long scum, have the guts for single combat! Charging all at once—what kind of hero is that!"
"Damn Tai Long bastards, they were killing my enemies just now, and now they’re back to kill me. I curse you!"
The Wind Forest soldiers were furious. They were unaware of the series of incidents Tai Long encountered and could not understand what the Tai Long soldiers were doing, but they knew if this fighting continued, they would lose the war.
"Damn it, didn’t you say the Tai Long wouldn’t trust each other? Their formation now is more perfect than before... What did you do?" Baleng’s face darkened as he witnessed the shift in the battlefield situation.
The domain war was initiated by Wind Forest, and Baleng had personally taken the command. He had already won half, and if they lost now, how could he face everyone upon returning?
The black-robed man hesitated, clearly not expecting such a turn of events on the battlefield either.
"There’s no choice." The black-robed man shook his head and signaled to the black-robed group standing behind him, slowly removing his robe. "I didn’t want to step in, but things didn’t go as planned. Let them taste the slaughter, and regret in Hell."
The group of black-robed men all removed their robes, revealing the figures beneath.
Humans!
Eleven in number, all of them were humans.
Unlike ordinary humans, they bore a black enigmatic mark, with black energy emanating from it.
"Death descends!"
...
Meanwhile, at the boundary of the Black Hole Level battlefield.
Suddenly, the void twisted, space fluctuated, and a Cosmic Battleship slowly emerged from within. At the bottom of the battleship was a lifelike Bailan.
"Finally arrived." In the main control room, Wang Xu exhaled, holding two oddly shaped stones in his hands.
These were "Breaking Boundary Stones," capable of breaking through the battlefield’s boundary for free traversal.
Ten days ago, Wang Xu had emerged from the Land of Inheritance, having reached the Black Hole Level, making him unable to remain on the Void Level battlefield. He immediately headed to the temporary town to teleport back to the war headquarters.
However, upon arriving at the temporary town, he discovered the entire planet had turned to dust, and the teleportation array had been obliterated.
Wang Xu was perplexed and immediately captured several Void Level Martial Artists from the Wind Forest Cosmic Country. After questioning them, he finally understood the situation, which left him troubled.
Without a teleportation array, how could he return to the war headquarters?
Unable to return to the war headquarters, staying on the Void Level battlefield would be a violation of the war’s underlying rules, and he would be hunted by powerful cosmic beings.
After much thought, Wang Xu finally conceived a way to leave—crossing boundaries!
The Void Level battlefield and Black Hole Level battlefield are adjacent, and Sha Na had crossed boundaries from the Black Hole Level battlefield. His Space Ring, now in Wang Xu’s possession, must contain a method for crossing boundaries.
Soon, Wang Xu discovered the Breaking Boundary Stone and reached the Void Level battlefield’s boundary.
Yet to his dismay, he did not know how to use the Breaking Boundary Stone!
For more than ten days, Wang Xu diligently researched before finally obtaining the cross-boundary method from a Black Hole Level individual who had crossed over. This person was none other than the one Sha Na had invited to breach.
But Wang Xu, a novice in the cross-boundary method, spent over ten days and finally succeeded in crossing, reaching the Black Hole Level battlefield.
"Finally back, let’s go, hurry back to the war headquarters." Wang Xu immediately headed to the temporary town. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote with recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian (). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on .)