Global Catastrophe: I Begin to Evolve from an Ancient Tree-Chapter 78: Why Should People Like Us Fear Dying on the Battlefield?

Chapter 78: Chapter 78: Why Should People Like Us Fear Dying on the Battlefield?

"Damn it!"

The man in the blue shirt looked frenzied. Despite his injuries, his attacks were not weakening; instead, they became sharper and more fierce.

Thinking to himself as a dignified Daoist strongman, when had he ever fallen into such a dire predicament?

"Today, even if I have to sustain severe injuries, I will take your lives!"

The man in blue roared. His fists, like they could shatter mountains, collided with the roots of the Ancient Tree, instantly causing them to explode.

The roots shattered.

Dark green sap splashed down.

The Earthly Evil Ancient Tree trembled slightly, its branches and leaves swaying madly, as if suffering indescribable pain. However, the attacks from the other Ancient Trees approached, their terrifying power crashing onto the man in blue, worsening his injuries.

Seeing that the man in blue was about to be defeated, several presences equivalent to level five masters burst out from within the Otherworld Gate.

Immediately after,

one formidable figure after another, exuding the same aura as the man in blue, stepped out from the Otherworld Gate. Their terrifying presence swept across, like a giant wave rising from a calm sea, causing despair to bloom in hearts.

"More level five masters!"

"Including the man in blue from earlier, there are now six level five masters!"

The Federation cultivators looked grim, and Ji Xuan, with blood at the corners of his mouth, gazed at the five hovering strongmen with a mix of shock and determination in his eyes.

The power from the Otherworld this time had already surpassed Ji Xuan’s expectations.

If a single level five master appeared, there would still be a chance of dealing with it with the help of the Federation and reinforcements from the Kunlun Divine Realm. But six level five masters had already exceeded what the Federation could withstand.

Even if these level five masters didn’t take action, their mere presence could limit the power of fourth-level cultivators, and those below the fourth level would find it much harder to resist.

The only possible way to break the deadlock now is if the master from the Kunlun Divine Realm took action personally.

However—

Ji Xuan, as the head of the Federation and marshal of the first war zone, would not truly fear war. So when the five level five Otherworld strongmen appeared, he unleashed his power directly, engulfing them in overwhelming divine fire, and without a moment’s pause, charged at the level five masters in mid-air.

"A fourth-level ant, yet with some courage. Unfortunately, challenging the impossible, how naive!"

One person looked disdainful, watching as the overwhelming divine fire swept in. A long spear pierced through space, and the sharply acute power tore through the divine fire, instantly striking Ji Xuan.

"Boom—"

The powerful force pierced through the Spiritual Power Protective Shield, leaving a hideous bloody hole on Ji Xuan’s chest.

This kind of injury would have been fatal for an ordinary person, but as a fourth-level Nascent Soul cultivator, such harm was not life-threatening.

However,

The strike from the Otherworld Daoist also caused Ji Xuan to fall from mid-air.

The strongman who struck saw this, stepped through the air, his spear coldly glinting, the terrifying spear aura shattering space, intending to kill Ji Xuan completely.

At this moment,

a burly cultivator stepped into the air, his arms’ veins bulging like dragons, his entire aura condensed into one, unleashing the mightiest punch.

Blood and Qi permeated.

Dragon roars shook the heavens.

Throwing all his strength into the punch, he barely shattered the spear aura, but the counterforce tore his arms, leaving them leaking flesh and blood.

"Level five!"

Gu Fang looked at his bleeding arms, then at the Otherworld Daoist, his eyes solemn yet full of battle intent.

Earlier, he was in charge of setting up the Arrays and didn’t have the chance to strike first. Now that the Array was complete, Gu Fang rushed over, coincidentally witnessing Ji Xuan’s defeat.

Without time to think, Gu Fang unleashed his full strength, blocking the fatal blow for Ji Xuan.

"Is Marshal Ji alright?"

Gu Fang’s chest heaved violently. The flesh on his shattered arms had already healed and scabbed, but the stirring Qi and blood within hadn’t completely calmed.

Ji Xuan slightly shook his head: "I won’t die just yet, but with several level five Otherworld masters now appearing, I fear the Federation has little chance of victory."

"Haha, we who face death with no fear, so what if we perish here? Even if I die, I’ll take a piece of them too!"

Gu Fang laughed heartily, showing no fear on his face.

Seemingly inspired by Gu Fang’s bold battle intent, Ji Xuan’s expression also showed a bit of relief: "Marshal Gu is right. Today, you and I will join forces and give these Otherworld strongmen a good fight!"

Their conversation fell into the ears of the Otherworld Daoist, whose eyes turned icy cold.

Although he couldn’t understand the language of the Cyan Yang Realm, he could read faces, and the two seemed to disregard him completely, undoubtedly enraging him immensely.

In an instant,

the Otherworld Daoist charged with his spear, his fierce strength tearing space, the spear tip glinting coldly, chilling to the soul.

Gu Fang and Ji Xuan saw this, their expressions turned solemn. They exchanged glances, then intuitively attacked from both sides.

Meanwhile,

the other four level five Otherworld strongmen didn’t just watch; they all charged at the Evergreen Ancient Tree and other beings.

Under the assault of the five Ancient Trees, the man in blue’s state had already become extremely dire. If they didn’t act soon, the man might fall.

Before invading this realm, the forces of the Ancient Wilderness had agreements, so it was impossible to just watch the man in blue perish.

With the addition of the five level five Otherworld strongmen to the battlefield, the situation where the Evergreen Ancient Tree and other beings suppressed the man in blue was instantly broken.

In an instant,

The roots of the Ancient Trees shattered.

Including the Evergreen Ancient Tree, all five Ancient Trees suffered heavy damage.

...

"Six level five masters!"

In the Kunlun Divine Realm, Gu Qingyang coldly watched the slaughter on the Northern Continent. From Xue Wei’s memories, there weren’t many level five strongmen in the Ancient Wilderness, and any one of them could be a sect master or elder of a Sacred Land.

Now, invading a single Cyan Yang Realm brings out so many level five strongmen, leaving Gu Qingyang somewhat surprised.

Initially,

Gu Qingyang didn’t want to take action now, to avoid exposing Cyan Yang Realm’s greatest trump card and allowing those from the Immortal Extinction Realm to prepare.

But now, with the appearance of six level five cultivators, Gu Qingyang knew if he didn’t act, the defeat of Cyan Yang Realm was certain.

No choice.

Cyan Yang Realm’s foundation was too shallow.

It’s been only thirty years since the revival of Spiritual Qi, and cultivation hadn’t truly become widespread. With the emergence of the Divine Kingdom chat group fifteen years ago, cultivation became popular.

In fifteen years,

The Federation went from nothing to having the strongest reach the fourth level, which was almost the limit.

The strongest now, like Gu Fang and others, were at the early fourth level.

If the Federation had several more decades, having a level five strongman was not impossible.

Unfortunately,

The Immortal Extinction Realm clearly wouldn’t provide such an opportunity.

The fact that beings like the Evergreen Ancient Tree could break through to a complete fourth level and reach a half-step level five was due to Gu Qingyang’s secret intensive fostering, sparing no cost on enhancements.

...

"Boom!"

The powerful force shattered the roots, the trunk of the Evergreen Ancient Tree cracked, a large amount of sap flowing from the wound, and as it was about to fall completely, an oppressively stifling force suddenly surged from the heavens above.

The Otherworld strongmen besieging the Evergreen Ancient Tree and others seemed to sense something and instinctively looked up at the sky.