Chapter 582: Nightmare_1
The battle had begun.
The Shadow Killer Corps took the stage and began their ghostly assassinations.
The Shadow Killer Corps, upon which Chu Yuan had great hopes.
He had been training them for years, supplying them with a large amount of resources, benefiting from Shadow Valley's assassination techniques, and building an army primarily focused on assassination. Their real battle had begun.
A large number of experts in Chengjiang City were assassinated, and the stationed army was also wiped out.
The alarming news reached the Northern Ridge Allied Forces.
But the assassinations by the Shadow Killer Corps were not merely at this level.
All the city strongholds that had pledged allegiance to the Qingmu Everlasting Empire had been hit by the assassinations of the Shadow Killer Corps.
In a short period, countless Celestial Gods and Profound Gods were assassinated.
Some were silently assassinated by the Shadow Killer Corps during their seclusions in their homes, beheaded in their own houses.
This was brutal, but for the Dawu Corps, it was a matter of immeasurable pride.
"Be careful lately."
"The Great Wu Dynasty has a highly formidable assassin corps. Many have fallen victims to them, their heads beheaded. It's not just us who don't have the strength of the Celestial God, even Profound Gods have been assassinated by them in great numbers."
"Yeah, these assassins are terrifying, just like ghosts. Nobody knows when they will appear. I dare not venture out now. Originally, I thought we could loot freely during this assault, but who would dare to act recklessly with this situation."
"We can only wait for orders from above."
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This was a military camp where major forces were stationed and the Divine Existences held the fort. Their plans were temporarily disrupted due to the actions of the Shadow Killer Corps.
Inside the military base, there was an atmosphere of panic.
At this moment, an ominous shadow appeared at the edge of the camp, lurking in the depths of the void, moving carefully.
Chen Jian, dressed in various imperial divine artifacts made by the Shadow Valley for assassinations, infiltrated this camp with his exceptional concealment skills. Emotionless, he was the Grim Reaper harvesting lives.
The allied forces of the empire were killed without even a cry, beheaded inside the camp.
A Profound God was meditating when his pupils suddenly dilated to see a shadow that cut off his head.
One after another, countless heads were severed in a short time.
"Retreat!"
The Shadow Killer Corps withdrew without overstepping. They assassinated a group and quickly moved to the next place.
"Dead!"
The Divine Existences, while probing the military camp, found those strong men who were assassinated in the camp, trembling with anger. They did not notice that so many people had been silently killed on their own territory.
"Great Wu assassin!"
Although they were angry, they knew that these assassins came and went without a trace, and must have already run away.
Such incidents were not only taking place in one military camp but in many places where assassinations were ongoing. The large-scale battle had not yet started, but Dawu had already taken the upper hand in the initial contest.
"The battle line is shrinking. The Divine Existences are forming groups to search the void and resist the assassination of the opposing assassins."
Now there was really a state of panic.
Their idea was to invade Dawu directly with the strongest force. However, they didn't expect the opponents to send out such powerful assassins, disrupting the deployment and assassinating many of their top experts first.
Although they reacted in time, making it not so easy for the Shadow Killer Corps to continue, the existence of the Shadow Killer Corps itself was intimidating them and had become their nightmare.
Who wouldn't be afraid of an enemy who could attack at any moment from an unknown location? They experienced a fear greater than that of Shadow Valley.
Because behind the Shadow Killer Corps was the Great Wu Dynasty.
"Ding! The host has completed the Thousand Gods Slash sub-task. Rewards include 70,000 Destiny Points, Divine Artifact Upgrade Card, Divine Ability Fruit x32, Deity Elixir x2, Intermediate God-Slaying Blade x1, random lottery chance x1, 10% progress in the forging of the Slaughter God Chart, current progress 30%."
Years of assassinations allowed Chu Yuan to complete the mission of Thousand Gods Slash.
"Two Deity Elixers. One for Chen Jian."
Chu Yuan rewarded Chen Jian with a Deity Elixir.
Once he broke through to the realm of Divine Existence, he could assassinate entities in the Divine Realm.
Another one was given to Zhu Fengfeng.
He was an old general of Dawu. He had always followed Dawu since the former emperor's time and had deep feelings for Dawu.
Zhu Fengfeng had previously received an unhatched Phoenix Egg, which had absorbed the purest Phoenix origin. Her bloodline had already evolved beyond that of an Ancient Phoenix and was evolving towards a real Phoenix.
Once she breaks through, with her phoenix-like dominance, she could subdue the powerhouses of the Yaozu.
The Yaozu, although they did not hold a dominant position in the world of the Eternal Universe, they still posed a strong force.
With the 32 Divine Ability Fruits, Chu Yuan immediately upgraded the Great Cutting Technique to Level 7.
"Ding! The current sub-task has been issued, Ten Thousand Gods Slash, kill ten thousand Celestial Gods or above."
Note: The persons killed by the people of Dawu will count towards the progression of the task.
"They're all on guard."
In Chu Yuan's study room, a battlefield projection map was displayed, "The intermediate God-Slaying Blade is of no use to me, but it could be used by Chen Jian. With his strength and the power of this blade, they could destroy another line of defense."
"The Void Army is formed. The Shadow Killer Corps, as a special elite force, is directly under the Void Army, with Chen Jian serving as the Corps Commander."
Chu Yuan issued the imperial decree.
The Shadow Killer Corps had a special selection method - training with the Void Torrent within the Void Gate to choose those with appropriate gifts for the void. However, not everyone qualified to be a strictly selected assassin.
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As a result, a large number of people did not make the cut.
With the arrival of the big battle, every Army of the Empire needed to expand.
Therefore, Chu Yuan had been preparing for a long time, selecting those with some void talents for special training.
Now it was just formally established and incorporated into the Imperial Army system.
"I won't fail His Majesty's expectations, I am willing to dedicate my life to the Empire!"
Chen Jian, upon receiving Chu Yuan's reward and holding the seal of the Void Army, knew that this was Chu Yuan's valuation of him.
Various open and hidden struggles continued.
The current situation is such that although the Northern Ridge Allied Forces and the imperial forces led by the An family are oppressing Dawu, it is strange that these two major military forces haven't shown traces of their own Gods.
The ones appearing and taking actions were Divine Existences.
The same was the case with Dawu. Although they have been making constant attacks, Chu Yuan hadn't made a single move. Both parties formed a silent agreement to not act first.
Chu Yuan was well aware of the reason for this situation.
The Gods of these two military corps were also fearing him and did not dare to act rashly, fearing that he might suddenly unleash a foundation that could slay the Gods, thereby detaining and intimidating them in secret.
"It's tough for me when if you guys don't show up too."
As he was analyzing the situation, Chu Yuan also shook his head.
Those who could cultivate to the state of God were not fools. If they didn't show up, even Dawu's trump card would be useless.
"However, if the God doesn't show up, there's a way to deal with that. I have my advantages and need to maximize the advantages in this battle."
Chu Yuan had been looking at the map and analyzing the march of the army, "Li Jianqing, it's time for you to take action."