Infinite Professions-Chapter 87 - 17: Desperate Situation

"Kill!!"

"Roar!!!"

"Boom!!!"

The shouts of killing, the roars of beasts, and the cries of despair mixed with the sounds of explosions, creating a chaotic mess, plunging the entire city into the flames of war. Amidst the intertwining darkness and light, countless lives were lost.

"Rumble!"

Under the leadership of the Monarchs and Spirit Control Masters, the major Spirit Beast legions clashed with the beast tide rushing forward. High-tier Spirit Control Masters also soared into the sky, unleashing various secret techniques and combat skills to bombard the enemy rear.

"Tier Five King Species?"

"Are all the leaders of these Spirit Beast legions Tier Five King Species?"

"Is this the backup Li Taiyi left behind?"

"So many Tier Five Monarchs, they couldn’t have just been subdued."

"The rumors are true. This person indeed holds the secret technique to cultivate King Spirit Beasts."

"Now that he’s not here, leaving just these King Spirit Beasts without matching Spirit Control Master support, they’re nothing more than fish on a chopping board."

"Kill, first take down these Monarchs, then slaughter the subservient Spirit Beasts. Their blood and flesh will fuel our growth."

"This trip is worthwhile, truly worthwhile, hahaha!"

Shentu Lang’s movement directly caused a chain reaction. Countless Lord-level Spirit Masters emerged from the darkness, their eyes gleaming as they gazed at the Spirit Beast legions fiercely resisting under the command of several Monarchs, their killing intent surging.

On the other side, Chen Luojun and Zhang Xuanming were also surrounded by Shentu Lang and several Lord-level Spirit Masters.

Martial Country was newly established, only over eighty years old. Though it amassed considerable wealth and resources from various strange goods and edible Spirit Beasts, and even established a Spirit Control Academy to select talents, it still had a fatal flaw: time was too short, and its foundation too thin.

The first four tiers were manageable, achievable with enough resources. Even a foolish creature like a Sand Beast could reach Tier Four Spirit Level with ample resources.

However, reaching Tier Five, the realm of Lord-level Spirit Masters, couldn’t be achieved just by piling up resources; considerable talent was needed.

Thus, in over eighty years of Martial Country’s existence, there were only two Lord-level Spirit Masters: the heads of the two factions, Zhang Xuanming, the Left Councillor of the Cabinet, and Chen Luojun, the Great Martial General.

This was how outsiders saw it, but in reality, Martial Country had only one true Lord-level Spirit Master: Zhang Xuanming.

As for Chen Luojun...

"Ah!!!" 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Chen Luojun let out a furious roar, his body radiating golden light. Without a Spirit Beast to assist, only the Martial Dao True Essence surged, unleashing dozens of dragon shadows with his Dragon Subduing Palm Skill, fiercely battling Shentu Lang and three other Lord-level Spirit Masters, along with four Tier Five Spirit Beasts.

"This is..."

"The Spirit Fusion Combat Skills of Li Taiyi!"

"He has truly obtained its secrets!"

"The value of extracting this combat skill, how many billions of Spirit Crystals would it be worth?"

"Capture him alive!"

Unlike Shentu Lang, the other Monarchs’ eyes gleamed brightly, already entertaining thoughts of capturing him alive.

More than eighty years had passed, and many things were no longer secrets. The secret technique known as the "Martial Arts" of Martial Country had long been coveted by all sides. Now that the opportunity arose, everyone sought to seize it.

And within Martial Country, below Li Taiyi, who possessed the highest martial arts skill?

It was naturally the Great Martial General, Chen Luojun.

Several Lord-level Spirit Masters formed an encirclement, their attacks slightly restrained, intending to capture him alive. Only Shentu Lang remained unyielding, striking aggressively and lethally, aiming to take lives with each move.

This doubled Chen Luojun’s pressure. Though the Dragon Subduing Palm Skill was formidable, it couldn’t withstand the assault of three Spirit Masters and four Monarchs. He had long fallen into a disadvantage, yet continued to fight like a cornered beast.

Elsewhere, Zhang Xuanming’s predicament was even worse. The group of Lord-level Spirit Masters attacking him showed no restraint. If not for the Wind Thunder Eagle King and several Spirit Beasts protecting him with their lives, he would have already fallen.

In over eighty years of Martial Country’s existence, he was the only Spirit Control genius to step into the Lord-level realm.

As for Chen Luojun, he wasn’t a Lord-level Spirit Master at all but a Martial Dao cultivator who also practiced Spirit Control and was only at Tier Four. It was only his powerful Xingyi Fist Skill that granted him battle power comparable to Tier Five, making outsiders view him as a Lord-level Spirit Master.

In other words, within Wudu, he was the only one capable of contracting Tier Five Spirit Beasts.

Although Wudu didn’t lack Spirit Beasts, even Tier Five King Species, it lacked Spirit Control Masters. At most, he could contract ten Spirit Beasts, of which only five were King Species. He was indeed a prodigy.

But...

This wasn’t a conventional war. Several Lord-level Spirit Masters and their subordinate King Spirit Beasts encircled him heavily, pushing him to retreat rapidly, soon falling into the same plight as Chen Luojun.

"Rumble!"

As these two core commanders struggled, the rest of the defenders fared even worse.

Faced with the approaching Lord-level Spirit Masters and their Spirit Beasts, along with the overwhelming beast tide, Wudu quickly fell into fiery chaos, the front lines retreating continuously, with the battle swiftly invading the city.

"Hahaha!"

A Lord-level Spirit Master laughed loudly, releasing his Spirit Beasts to wreak havoc, destruction, and plunder in the city, while he charged towards the Wudu Royal Palace.

The opportunity was rare, the opportunity was rare.

Martial Country was immensely wealthy. Though it might not match the Three Great Kingdoms, it was still a colossal entity. Even to Lord-level Spirit Masters, it was a rare prize. Now that the opportunity was present, he must exhaustively plunder it.

"Ah!!!"

Seeing the battlefield in retreat and Wudu in flames, Chen Luojun’s eyes turned red, harboring a resolve for death. The True Essence within him surged violently, exuding an intimidating aura.

"This is bad!"

"He’s aiming for mutual destruction!"

"Suppress him, capture him alive at all costs!"

"Wood Spirit Secret Technique—Ancient Teng Dragon!"

Seeing this, the Monarchs showed no mercy, directly activating the Spirit Control Secret Techniques and Spirit Beast Combat Skills. The profound powers of Water and Wood Spirits manifested, binding his body tightly, even suppressing the Martial Dao True Essence.

Though he was a martial genius, his growth was ultimately limited. He hadn’t reached the Xingyi Mastery realm of Dragon-Slaying Tiger-Subduing, nor did he have the assistance of Professional Power. Facing Tier Five Monarchs with just Tier Four Primordial Skills, he truly found himself outmatched.

"Chen Luojun!"

Seeing Chen Luojun captured, Zhang Xuanming was startled. In this moment of chaos, his opponent seized an opportunity. A Golden Spirit Secret Technique struck him, and despite his Spirit Control Armor and Spirit Fusion Secret Techniques, he suffered grievous wounds, plummeting from the sky.

"Boom!!!"

He crashed to the ground, falling into the dust. Feeling his depleted spiritual power and aching wounds, Zhang Xuanming gritted his teeth and struggled to stand, but could only barely get up.

He looked up. Fire blazed amid the darkness, swallowing the flourishing capital city of the Martial Country on the Eastern Continent.

Was this truly the end?

Zhang Xuanming clenched his fists tightly as he watched the Spirit Beasts descending from the sky to kill him. His heart was filled with unwillingness, yet also overwhelmed by helplessness.

"Die!"

The killing words descended from the sky.

But unexpectedly...

"Boom!!!"

A loud bang sounded as if space itself shattered, rendering the heavens and earth silent.

From the high heavens, amidst the darkness, a flash of golden light suddenly appeared, piercing clouds and breaking the sky.