Chapter 1038, Sticking to the Plan

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

Following the activation of the first light column, the Wards on all 11 islands were activated. At that moment, countless rays of light ceaselessly shot towards the enemies.

 

Many Blood Race members were instantly killed. Their broken limbs fell from the sky alongside the blood rain.

 

It wasn’t their first time contending with Crimson Blood Holy Land, so they knew how to deal with them. Faced with such attacks, they’d better disperse instead of staying in the same place. However, many of them were still killed following the Humans’ intense attacks.

 

Without hesitation, Blood Race members continued to charge towards the Holy Land.

 

The nodes of these Wards were equipped with Spell Artifacts that could destroy cities. Their powers were amplified by the Wards. Although they couldn’t destroy the world, they were more powerful than average Spell Artifacts. Their powers could even be compared to those Spirit Treasures.

 

Looking from the sky, one could see that the ovally lined islands seemed to have turned into a glowing hedgehog. The spikes with flickering lights came from the powers of those Wards on the islands.

 

Many Blood Race members had turned into blood rain before they could even groan in pain. Even those who had survived fell into Divine Palace Sea and shrieked as they sank into it.

 

Divine Palace Sea was a natural barrier, and the blood in it was no different from boiling oil to ordinary Blood Race members. Once they sank into it, they would surely die.

 

This was the reason Feng Wujiang had chosen this place to build Crimson Blood Holy Land. Without a natural barrier such as Divine Palace Sea, the Holy Land would’ve been invaded by the innumerable Blood Race members long ago even though they had dozens of powerful Divine Ocean Realm Masters.

 

No Blood Race members could go anywhere near a radius of three kilometres around the islands. They were blocked out of the area.

 

Although there were a lot of casualties, the number of Blood Race members charging forward didn’t seem to be decreasing.

 

Lu Ye soon realised something. The vanguards of the Blood Race were weak as they were mostly in the Cloud River Realm. Given their cultivation, they couldn’t achieve anything even though there were many of them.

 

It was apparent that the enemies didn’t expect these Cloud River Realm Masters to reach the islands. The purpose of their existence was to wear the Humans out. Simply put, they were cannon fodder.

 

Only when the Humans were tired would the more powerful Blood Race members make a move.

 

They had always done that in the previous wars. Therefore, even though there were a million Blood Race soldiers, half of them served as cannon fodder.

 

Blood Race members were fully aware that the Humans lacked people on their side. Presently, their defence line was impenetrable, but as time passed, their defences would weaken.

 

To achieve that, Blood Race members had to pay a price first. It was inevitable. Fortunately for them, it was easy for Blood Race members to grow up. As such, even though there would be severe casualties in every war, they could strike again a few years later.

 

After several wars, they managed to destroy most of the islands surrounding Crimson Blood Holy Land. Now, only 11 islands were left to form the defence line. As long as they could open up a gap this time, they would have a chance of destroying Crimson Blood Holy Land.

 

Therefore, it was important for Humans to protect all 11 islands regardless of what it took.

 

The intense battle lasted for three days as Humans fended off their enemies.

 

During this period, Blood Race members never took a break, and the Humans on the islands never stopped counterattacking. A radius of three kilometres around the islands was the line between life and death. Any Blood Race member who dared to cross it would surely die. Even so, they never stopped charging forward.

 

There was no doubt Blood Race members were belligerent as insanity was in their veins. Although there were a lot of casualties, they weren’t deterred from marching forward.

 

Perhaps it was because they couldn’t see the corpses. The dead Blood Race members had either turned into dust or dropped into Divine Palace Sea. Not even a single corpse was in sight.

 

If corpses had been piled up like a mountain, these Blood Race members would’ve been intimidated. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen.

 

In the centre of the army in the Northern frontline, Xing Yue Holy Lord stood on the bow of a huge ship with his hands behind his back and watched the war in silence.

 

Even though many of his subordinates were dead, he didn’t even frown, nor did he feel heartbroken. In his opinion, the dead Blood Race members had fulfilled their duty, so he didn’t need to feel sorry for them.

 

A Divine Ocean Realm Master returned from the battlefield and reported, “Three days have passed, Holy Lord. What should we do now?”

 

Xing Yue Holy Lord replied impassively, “Just stick to the plan.”

 

“Yes.” The Divine Ocean Realm Master immediately left.

 

Meanwhile, Meng Jie, who had been observing the war on the wall, said, “Three days have passed.”

 

“Let’s stick to the plan, then,” Yue Ji replied.

 

Meng Jie lifted a hand and grabbed the air. Lu Ye looked at them in puzzlement.

 

Yue Ji explained, “Based on past experiences, Humans would usually be exhausted after three days of war.”

 

After all, it was physically taxing for Human cultivators to control the Wards and the Artifacts in the nodes. In the previous wars, the defences of Humans would weaken after three days had passed.

 

This change was the chance Blood Race members had been waiting for.

 

Many Blood Race members were killed in the past three days, but Humans suffered no losses at all. After all, the enemies were destroyed before they could go near a radius of three kilometres around the islands, so it was impossible for any Humans to die.

 

Lu Ye instantly realised their plan. “We’re pretending to be weak.”

 

If he never brought United as One Ward Nexuses to the Humans in Crimson Blood Holy Land, the change at this point would indeed be the chance Blood Race members had been waiting for. However, things were different now as Humans had United as One Ward Nexuses.

 

In the past three days, it had indeed been exhausting for the cultivators in charge of the defences, but they could always draw energy from the United as One Grand Ward. As such, they were far from being drained.

 

During this period, Lu Ye had consumed a lot of Blood Crystals. The energy he had obtained was infused into the Grand Ward. Besides him, those 100 Blood Race Dao Troopers had also eaten Blood Crystals to provide energy for other Humans. One had to know that they were all Divine Ocean Realm Masters, so they were of immense help.

 

Following Meng Jie’s order, their counterattack measures started weakening.

 

They couldn’t make it obvious, or the Blood Race members would see through their pretence. Humans could only use this trick once, so they had to make the best use of it.

 

Besides the island where Lu Ye was located, the Humans on the other ten islands were doing the same thing.

 

As time passed, their counterattacks gradually weakened.

 

If one looked at it from the sky, he would see that the spikes of the hedgehog, which was Crimson Blood Holy Land, had become shorter and decreased in number. After half a day of observation, Blood Race members could confirm that the Humans were exhausted. That was when they started sending more powerful cultivators.

 

Auras that belonged to Real Lake Realm Masters started appearing among the cannon fodder. Hidden among the cannon fodder, these Real Lake Realm Masters activated their powers and approached the islands.

 

Humans were still counterattacking, but they could no longer stop Blood Race members from advancing.

 

The line between life and death that covered a radius of three kilometres was declining. 2.7 kilometres, 2.4 kilometres, 2.1 kilometres…

 

In just four hours, Blood Race members managed to reach a radius of 1.5 kilometres around the islands.

 

Blood Race members could finally start attacking Humans. They were no longer the only ones getting killed.

 

Blood lights radiating from the Blood Race members soon covered the surrounding islands.

 

Suddenly, a humming sound was heard as Humans activated the Grand Defensive Ward, which engulfed all the islands.

 

The blood lights crashed into the light screen and left some red marks as though trying to dye the light screen with red paint.

 

Sizzling sounds were continuously heard as the light of the Grand Defensive Ward was rapidly turning dim.

 

Their Blood Techniques were effective against the Grand Defensive Ward.

 

One had to know that the Wards on the islands were personally built by a Senior and his disciples who were all well-versed in the Way of Wards. The protection was just as great as any Grand Defensive Ward of a top Sect in Jiu Zhou.

 

Despite that, the first layer of the Defensive Ward was destroyed in just an hour.

 

Even more Blood Race members were killed during this period, but the appearance of Real Lake Realm Masters helped them press on for another 300 metres.

 

The second layer of the Defensive Ward was activated, but it was also shattered in an hour.

 

When the Blood Race members were only 900 metres away from the islands, the third layer of the Defensive Ward was activated.

 

This was also the last layer they had. If it was also shattered, the enemies’ Blood Techniques would mercilessly land on the islands.

 

By then, all the defences would be destroyed in a short time. When that happened, Crimson Blood Holy Land would surely be defeated, considering the number of Blood Race members there were.

 

Auras that belonged to Divine Ocean Realm Masters started appearing among the Blood Race soldiers. Although there were only a small number of them, their Blood Techniques were significantly more erosive against the Defensive Ward than what was cast by Cloud River Realm Masters and Real Lake Realm Masters.

 

Presently, they were only 600 metres away from the islands. This distance was dangerously short for the Humans. Since Blood Race members believed victory was within their grasp, their attacks intensified.

 

Unlike how imposing the Blood Race members were, the Humans on the islands appeared dispirited. Their counterattacks were sparse, unlike how magnificent they initially were.

 

When the last layer of the Defensive Ward was destroyed, the eyes of these Blood Race members brightened. They quickened their pace while getting ready to use their most powerful Secret Techniques.

 

All of them seemed to envision the sight of getting rid of the tumour which was Crimson Blood Holy Land once and for all. Their eyes radiated with a glow of elation.

 

But the next moment, their joy turned into shock.

 

When the humming of Wards was heard, innumerable rays of light shot from the walls and mercilessly struck the Blood Race soldiers.

 

The hedgehog which was Crimson Blood Holy Land revealed the spikes it had retracted earlier.

 

The look of elation was still on many faces of these Blood Race members, but their severed bodies fell into Divine Palace Sea and caused a splash.

 

The turn of events sent a shock wave across these Blood Race members. Many of them lost their lives right there and then. Some of the Divine Ocean Realm Masters were also killed.

 

The Blood Race members within a radius of 1.5 kilometres around the islands were wiped out in an instant, and the range was expanding.

 

Most of the Blood Race members had no idea what was going on as they were killed while dashing forward. Some Blood Race members quickly dodged the attacks when they realised they were in danger, but they weren’t always so lucky.

 

Their corpses fell from the sky like rain.