NOVEL NEXT Chapter 353: Watching the Battle
Lu Hong was puzzled; according to the time calculation, Gao Yi should have reached Tang Shi and brought back the news that he was still alive.
Thinking about this, Lu Hong didn't rush to enter Tang Shi but instead used Di Shu's ability to observe carefully in the void layer of the plane.
Sure enough, Lu Hong spotted some clues.
Although the soldiers clashed and intense battles broke out, each one was exuding a faint black Divine Power, which was the power of the Netherworld God.
The Netherworld God used his Divine Power to protect their lives. If someone was seriously injured in battle, they would be enveloped by black underworld light and no longer attacked.
Could this be their newly invented drill mode?
With some speculation in his mind, Lu Hong decided even less to show up directly, instead sitting in the void, watching the military drill of his four divisions with great interest.
Overall, this battle mainly erupted between two planes.
One combat side was between Lu Hong's core headquarters and the Beast Race, while the other was between the Star Sky Alliance and the Tai warriors.
Lu Hong focused his attention on the war between his direct Saint An army and the Beast Race.
The Beast Race had a natural physical advantage, and with the aid of superior Magic Potions and a series of resources from All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds during this period, there was a significant overall improvement.
The beast race's originally proficient battle array now also has tighter cooperation.
Eferot stood on the lookout tower of the rear command post, overlooking the battlefield in front of him, and issued commands based on the direction of the battle. The whole Beast Race army pushed forward toward the Saint An army like an iron wall.
War drums thundered, killing intent surged, with the shelter of the Netherworld God's power, they weren't worried about death.
Therefore, the entire Beast Race army went into beast mode, and their power surged again, like rotating cutting blades, slaughtering all enemies encountered ahead.
The Crown Prince of Saint De looked at the imposing Beast Race's iron hooves with some bitterness in his heart. The Beast Race naturally had immense advantages, and the Bloodline Power had a considerable boost after entering All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds, making them the currently strongest force among the four departments. He was also unfortunate, having drawn against the Beast Race in two consecutive military drills.
In the last battle, the Saint An department was almost entirely annihilated by the Beast Race, with almost no resistance. This made Crown Prince of Saint De determinedly reflect on how, as the direct troops of the Star Lord back then, they could have such weak fighting power.
The Crown Prince took a deep breath, his gaze becoming increasingly fierce. Disparity isn't scary; what's scary is losing the courage to fight!
Immediately, the Crown Prince issued a series of orders; Sword Saint Li and Sword Saint Lu each led a Third Transition team, like a sharp knife, aiming to pierce through the iron-like defenses of the Beast Race.
And Eferot, upon seeing the mobilization of the two Sword Saints, quickly took action.
Guerbash and Barre took orders to battle, and the two sides immediately engaged in fierce combat.
Unfortunately, within just tens of minutes, it was clear that Sword Saint Li and Sword Saint Lu were almost chased down and beaten by Guerbash and Barre.
Seeing this, Lu Hong smiled slightly, thinking how powerful Guerbash and Barre really were! Not surprising for those with special bloodlines.
Having the upper hand, Guerbash and Barre sensibly refrained from chasing further upon seeing the opponents return to their army camp, instead leading their troops to retreat.
Seeing the Beast Race wasn't taking the bait, Crown Prince of Saint De sighed internally, having hoped those two Beast Race mighty warriors would lose their cool and charge into their military array, as only then could Crown Prince conveniently dismantle the Beast Race's current two strongest forces, adding chips for victory.
What a pity those two Beast Race leaders were crafty veterans where not even a hint of movement escaped their eyes; how could they fall for such a clumsy tactic?
Just as Crown Prince of Saint De was contemplating, the Beast Race's charge horn sounded.
War beasts began charging out from the split army formation, carrying a large number of Beast Race warriors who had achieved Third Transition, like countless unsheathed swords, directly stabbing at the warrior army.
At this moment, following Crown Prince of Saint De's order, the Third-Transformation Grand Marshals among the warriors rushed to the forefront of the defenses, Earth Element Power erupted immediately, constructing thick elemental walls.
In the blink of an eye, the war beast crashed hard against the stone wall, causing a deafening boom.
With the stone wall shattering, the Beast Race Third Transition experts leaped from the backs of the war beasts and charged into the enemy lines.
At this moment, the war thoroughly erupted.
In the past, the Human Race had battle arrays and advanced forging techniques, holding a bit of technological supremacy when fighting the Beast Race, but with the ongoing grand integration and under Eferot's leadership, the Beast Race conducted a deep study of the Human Race system, equipping their army uniformly with top-tier forged armor.
Now everyone wore identical weapons and equipment with equal attack and defense, where exactly does the Human Race have an advantage?
Small group battles broke out everywhere; you Human Race have battle arrays, and so do we Beast Race; you Human Race have Magic Power, Fighting Spirit, and Skills, while we Beast Race have shamans, bloodline, and racial characteristic abilities.
Seeing the warrior army continually slaughtered by the Beast Race, Lu Hong smacked his lips, lamenting: "It's time to find an opportunity to properly train my troops. These warriors can't even jointly release ultimate skills, the Thousand Battle Sect doesn't know Extreme One Flash, Blood Frenzy, Bloodthirst, or Heaven Slaying. As for the Grand Marshal, Iron Fortress won't cut it; without mastering these arts, how can anyone defeat the Beast Race?"
After realizing Saint An's department would inevitably lose, Lu Hong turned his gaze to another battlefield.
Compared to the one-sided massacre by the Beast Race, the Tai warriors and Star Sky Alliance here were fighting more intensively, with both sides back and forth. Although the Tai warriors had slightly more top experts than the Star Sky Alliance, Xie'an's military acumen was exceptionally high. He could always find ways to counteract, restraining the top experts from the Tai warriors, ensuring they couldn't leverage their advantages on the middle battlefield.
However, this kind of delay was limited. Within three hours, these Tai warriors' top experts would break free from the mire, wreaking havoc and causing significant destruction on the middle battlefield.
This duel between the Tai warriors and Star Sky Alliance basically carries no suspense, victory or defeat is just a matter of time.
Now, the strengths and weaknesses of the four departments under Lu Hong have fully unfolded before him.
Those in dire need of enhancement were the Saint An department and Star Sky Alliance. As for the Beast Race and Tai warriors, they could cultivate independently.
Yet... regarding warrior professions, he could teach and guide them to learn the most top-tier Warrior Skills, but what about the Star Sky Alliance? Although those people had a complete military system and close professional cooperation, Lu Hong truly didn't know how to promote their growth, possibly only by allocating more cultivation resources.
Retracting his gaze, Lu Hong sat cross-legged on Di Shu's back, contemplating the development direction of the Star Sea.
Time passed bit by bit until the carnage between two planes ended, and Lu Hong finally came back to his senses.
Immediately after, all top-tier Third Transition experts from the four divisions emerged together and arrived at the massive drill grounds on the central plane.
Lu Hong was somewhat puzzled; what was the occasion for awards?
A moment later, a 100,000-strong army slowly entered the drill field, facing the tens of thousands of top-tier experts from afar.
Lu Hong squinted slightly; what army was this?
This 100,000-strong army comprised individuals from the four divisions, essentially a new army jointly formed by the four divisions.
The number maintained around 100,000, could it be...
Lu Hong guessed correctly; this was their Star Sea's truly powerful army, and its name inherited the designation established by Lu Hong in the past in the three border towns of the Northern Territory—Blood-colored Divine Might Army.
The 100,000 soldiers were uniformly clad in crimson battle armor, and blood-colored flags flapped fiercely in the wind.
Moments later, the top-tier Third Transition experts launched an attack at the Blood-colored Divine Might Army.
Observing this Blood-colored Divine Might Army, almost half were only at the Second Transition Late Stage; even those at Third Transition only showcased early-stage auras.
What's going on? When pooling troops from the four departments, shouldn't they select the strongest soldiers?
Perplexed, Lu Hong once again lowered his gaze to watch the battle.