Chapter 1658: Chapter 128: Battle of Zhongsheng Continent – Part 1

Zhongsheng Continent.

Luo River.

This river stretches grandly, flowing continuously, originating from the northwestern Nine Ranges Mountain Range of Zhongsheng Continent, and falls to the southeast, diagonally cutting across Zhongsheng Continent.

On the west side of Luo River, there is a forest, and now it’s dawn, the forest and the river are shrouded in mist; if one mistakenly enters, it would be nearly impossible to see one’s own fingers.

In this dense fog, however, there are two figures dressed in Daoist robes, nestled deep in the woods, chatting idly.

“…Is it really that powerful?”

Among them, a young cultivator displayed a skeptical expression.

His attitude instantly provoked the response of the middle-aged cultivator opposite him, who glared:

“Indeed it is, I saw it firsthand, that Western King of the True Martial Path was rapidly decapitated by the collaborative effort of those two old Palace Masters of Yuanci Palace, his soul clearly extinguished, yet his body could still autonomously flee back to his camp. If Taoist Brother were present, you would recognize the peculiarities of these True Martial Cultivators.”

Upon hearing this, the young cultivator couldn’t help but appear surprised:

“His soul was gone, yet his flesh could escape on its own? These True Martial Cultivators possess such capabilities?”

The middle-aged person showed a ‘indeed’ expression and shook his head, explaining:

“These True Martial Cultivators are different from us; we practice Tao Cultivation Techniques, study Taoist Skills, and participate in the Great Dao, but they merely temper their own bodies. Hundreds of spells, thousands of paths, they take only a scoop from it and focus only on this singular pursuit, thus achieving rapid progress in a short time.”

“Like this Western King, he is a Class V True Martial Cultivator, comparable to our Divinity Transformation cultivators, yet he does not cultivate Dao Domain or refine Primordial Spirit, he keeps enhancing his physical body, more extreme than Body Cultivation, but because of this, his body can manifest such phenomena.”

Seeing the young cultivator’s face growing serious.

The middle-aged man felt a bit more comfortable, then gravely warned:

“I know Taoist Brother Qian has extraordinary strength and is a high figure in Wanxiang Sect, but I, Yuan, have been here for over thirty years, since the True Martial Cultivators began their invasion of the Yuanci Sea, I’ve been responsible for frontline reconnaissance, witnessing numerous powerful Nascent Souls fall to these True Martial beings.”

“These True Martial beings individually are not too formidable, except for the top-ranked Northern King, Western King, Southern King, and others, the rest are inferior even to us rogue cultivators, many so-called Left King, Right King amongst Class V True Martial Cultivators have perished over these years, but they rarely act alone, whenever they strike, they swarm overwhelmingly, their numbers are several times, even dozens of times ours… Who can withstand that? No matter how exceptional we cultivators may be, we’re ultimately outnumbered, right?”

Hearing this, the young cultivator instinctively covered his mouth with one hand, then nodded in agreement.

He couldn’t help but ask:

“Does Taoist Brother Yuan believe that the Three Sects and One Clan united to drive the True Martial beings out of Zhongsheng Continent… is there hope for this endeavor?”

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man with the surname Yuan couldn’t help but show a trace of hesitation.

Seeing the young cultivator looking at him, he pondered, glanced around, and lowered his voice:

“I and Taoist Brother Qian are kindred spirits, so just between us, don’t take it seriously!”

The young cultivator quickly nodded:

“Not seriously, not seriously.”

Only then did the middle-aged man with the surname Yuan lower his voice:

“In my view, it’s difficult!”

“Why?”

The young cultivator couldn’t resist asking out of curiosity.

“Haha, if you ask others, they might really find it unclear, but I’ve dealt with the True Martial beings for so long, I’ve discovered one thing… these True Martial beings, the more we fight, the more they increase!”

The tone of the middle-aged man with the surname Yuan was filled with gravity.

However, the young cultivator couldn’t help but frown:

“Isn’t it said that many Class V True Martial beings have died? Without these elite True Martial beings, relying on a bunch of Class III and IV, even with more numbers, they shouldn’t be our match, right?”

The middle-aged man with the surname Yuan shook his head:

“Many perish, but many new ones emerge!”

“I don’t know if those above have noticed, these True Martial beings are very peculiar, after each major battle, if they don’t die, their aura noticeably strengthens after a period, it seems this combat serves as an excellent way to forge their bodies.”

“Such things exist?!”

The young cultivator was stunned, his expression changing slightly:

“Then why don’t you report this to Yuanci Palace and the Three Sects and One Clan?”

The middle-aged man with the surname Yuan shrugged:

“I’ve mentioned it, don’t know if it’s taken seriously by those above… even if they know, there’s no solution, these True Martial beings are simply too numerous, an endless stream, I’ve heard that Yuanci Palace organized teams multiple times to intercept the True Martial beings’ fleets on the sea, unfortunately, the Dragon Transformation Pool escorted them throughout, and the effect was minimal… in my opinion, it’s best to strike at their stronghold directly.”

Hearing the other’s words, the young cultivator shook his head rare:

“Our manpower is even tighter, originally thirty years ago, when the True Martial beings first arrived in Zhongsheng Continent, we were prepared to move, but unfortunately, the primitive Demonic Sect somehow learned about it, frequently sending people to stir up troubles on the borders, only recently after designing to kill many cultivators of the Demon Sect, did it quieten down somewhat, how can we split forces to Huangji Continent and Jingyuan Continent…”

The middle-aged man with the surname Yuan heard this, showing a look of realization:

“No wonder I haven’t seen people from the Three Sects and One Clan here, it’s just us rogue cultivators risking our lives…”

The young cultivator’s face showed slight embarrassment, though those words sounded unpleasant, they were indeed true.

Due to the involvement of the primitive Demonic Sect halfway through, the Three Sects and One Clan dared not act recklessly, they could only send few sect disciples to sit centrally and cooperate with Yuanci Palace, while offering generous rewards to attract rogue cultivators to Zhongsheng Continent to intercept the True Martial beings.