Of course, the two forces fighting fiercely in the forest were not Yuanying and Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators.
It was not even a fierce battle between sects of Cultivators.
It was just a contest between an army of mortals led by a few Cultivators.
However, when Li Yao adjusted Neltharion to the best angle and observed the battle, he was still deeply awed by the toughness of the locals of this Sector and the sophistication of their weapons. BOOM! BOOM!
BOOM! BOOM!
CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!
CRACK! Although most of the weapons used by the two parties were 'cold weapons', sparks and brilliance were still bursting out, leaving giant pits one to two meters in diameter on the ground. The trees that were as thick as a human arm were also blown to pieces by the airwaves.
It seemed to be a battle where crystal cannons and crystal bombs were used. Smoke and sparks were spluttering everywhere.
Li Yao focused his attention on the 'emperor's army', which was under the banner of the 'Appeasing Ambassador', first.
It was because the army probably represented the highest government on the planet and would be the main target that Li Yao would be dealing with in the future.
Alliance, integration, neutrality, defense, isolation, and even war could not be bypassed by the 'court'.
The emperor's army deserved to be called the emperor's army. Although most of the soldiers in the ancient army whose breastplate was embedded with tiger stripes were ordinary people, they were all strong experts with bulging temples and glittering eyes.
Their every movement was as vigorous as a tiger's. Their kicks and punches would cause ripples everywhere.
Judging from the sound of the wind breaking, the heavy sabers that they were waving weighed at least fifteen kilograms.
It was not a historical novel where one could carry four hundred kilograms of strength when they waved their arms.
In reality, those who were capable of wielding sabers that weighed fifteen kilograms were definitely the best of the best.
"So powerful!"
Li Yao secretly complimented them. The average capability of the 'Tiger Stripe Mystic Iron Army' was basically at the peak of the martial artists.
In the words of the Xing Yao Federation, this meant that the Spirit Root Opening had reached 90% or more.
Li Yao recalled a few elite special forces of the Xing Yao Federation and discovered that the ordinary soldiers on his side were no match for the 'Tiger Stripe Mystic Iron Army' at all if they only fought with cold weapons such as chainswords instead of the hot weapons such as crystal cannons.
This was normal.
In modern society, magical equipment had been integrated into every household. While life was becoming more and more convenient, it had also weakened human instincts and wildness to a certain extent.
In certain historical periods, the ancient people were stronger than the modern people. It was normal for them to be better at surviving in the wild and fighting in close quarters.
Moreover, the oxygen content of this world was extremely high, and the spiritual energy was extremely abundant. It was not strange for a large number of top-notch martial artists to appear here.
"The average quality of the Tiger Stripe Mystic Iron Army is even higher than that of the qi-trainers on Iron Plateau.
Li Yao pondered for a moment. If such a ferocious army joined the Federation and was equipped with modern chainswords, vibration sabers, and crystal cannons, they would definitely be a powerful assault team. Even if they ran into Immortal Cultivators, they would still be able to fight them head-on.
On the other hand, if they joined the Imperium of True Human Beings and ended up as cannon fodder and accomplices of the Imperium, it would definitely be a disaster for the Federation.
Besides, other than the ordinary soldiers who were all top martial artists, there were some Cultivators in the Refinement Stage in the 'emperor's army', too.
Most of them were wearing more glamorous armor. Other than the tiger stripes on their chests, their shoulder pads had been carved into the shape of roaring tigers, too.
Their sabers were even more hideous than those of the ordinary soldiers. They looked like the teeth of tigers that had been enlarged dozens of times. Spiritual energy was vaguely dancing around the edges of the sabers.
Every slash of their sabers would unleash an aura several meters long, which would condense into the appearance of ferocious tigers after tearing apart the air.
Even the mountain natives and barbarians more than ten meters away might be ripped apart by the aura of the ferocious tigers.
The vanguards and captains of the army were all Cultivators in the Refinement Stage. It seems that the world of Cultivators and the world of mortals in this world are deeply entangled with each other.
The world of ancient Cultivators could be divided into many different forms.
In some of the worlds where spiritual energy was not abundant, only the natural paradises such as the deep mountains and forests had a tiny amount of stagnant spiritual energy. There were very few Cultivators there.
Those Cultivators were not necessarily very close to the mortal world. They were often just groundless legends, and they were the real deities.
In some other worlds, the Cultivators had their own system and were mainly active in the form of 'sects'.
The so-called 'dynasties' were merely the puppets of the sects. There might not be many Cultivators in the court and the army, if not none at all.
All the Cultivators stayed in their sects. They would only go down the mountain and reveal their traces for remote command.
However, there were also some ancient cultivation worlds where the local dynasties were established by Xiuzhenists. Xiuzhenists were highly integrated into the secular world in all aspects. Emperors were Xiuzhenists, ministers and generals were all Xiuzhenists. Such examples were not uncommon.
The world in front of Li Yao's eyes seemed to be exactly such a case. Because of the abundant spiritual energy, the number of Cultivators must be enormous. It was impossible for them to live in seclusion anymore. They had to enter the mortal world and establish a relatively stable social system together with the ordinary people in order to maximize the benefits of both parties.
Led by the 'vanguards' and the 'captains' in the Refinement Stage, the emperor's army was like wolves and tigers. Their sabers flashed nonstop, and they gradually recovered from the dizziness caused by the ambush and stabilized themselves.
However, the barbarians who were bold enough to bite the hard bone that was the emperor's army naturally had very tough teeth, too.
In terms of body size, having been born and raised in the south, they were much thinner and smaller than the emperor's army from the central plateaus.
However, their bronze skin and muscles that looked like dried ox tendons showed that they had a solid foundation.
They were natural-born hunters in the jungle. Like slippery mountain monkeys, they jumped up and down among the branches and appeared behind the emperor's army without a sound.
Compared to the emperor's army's armor and sabers, their equipment was all kinds of ragged.
However, the venomous fog that they spurted out casually, the vipers that entangled their arms, and the scorpions, centipedes, and other venomous insects that were hidden in the bamboo baskets on their waists effectively made up for the shortcomings of their equipment. The emperor's army was greatly troubled.
Even though they were fighting the emperor's army head-on …
"Huh?"
Li Yao's eyes were keen enough to notice that one of the vanguards in the Refinement Stage of the emperor's army was blocked by a short wildling. Sparks were raised when the sabers and the bone blades of the two parties collided in midair, but there was no obvious winner.
Upon closer inspection, Li Yao discovered that, while the emperor's army was blushing and his spiritual energy was surging out, the wildling's pupils gradually turned into two vertical slits, and his jaw protruded.
"He is a demon."
Li Yao noticed the changes of the wildling after a quick glance.
While the emperor's army was releasing spiritual energy without bothering about anything, the wildling was bombarding the mitochondria and awakening the primeval cells inside his body, showing part of the appearance of demons.
However, it did not seem likely that the wildlings were pure demons.
They were more like hybrids of human beings and demons, except that part of the features of demons remained.
"That does make sense," Li Yao said.
"It must be noted that there was no distinction between human beings and demons in the primeval era. Demons were just another battle form of human beings. Everybody was enlightened by the Nuwa Clan and fought side by side.
"In the civilized world outside, human beings and demons were at loggerheads because the Ultimate One Sect was insane forty thousand years ago. He transformed himself into the Ultimate One Demons and tried to rule the entire universe, which led to the Great Dark Age that lasted thirty thousand years. That was how the two parties became sworn enemies.
"If this Sector has not been in touch with the outside world for tens of thousands of years, naturally, they do not know what the Ultimate One Demons are, nor have they experienced the Great Dark Age.
"Then, the boundary between human beings and demons in this Sector is not clear. It is perfectly normal for them to marry each other and have countless mixed-blood descendants."
To be fair, the military equipment, battle skills, and commanding skills of the emperor's army were all better than those of the barbarians. If they were engaged in an open battle on a plain, the barbarians would be looking for their teeth on the ground in less than an hour.
But this place was a forest full of smoke, swamps, and pits.
The wildlings had the geographical advantage and the advantage of ambush. Together with their fearless and suicidal way of fighting, they were on par with the emperor's army.
After a long battle, the emperor's army could not help but grow anxious.
After all, they were on an expedition. Every casualty would weaken their army.
Even if they could kill ten wildlings, they would be replenished incessantly from the forest that was as vast as an ocean.
The black-armored general, who was standing under the machete of 'Appeasing Ambassador of the Fifth Prefecture of the Southland of Sorcerers', suddenly roared and clashed the two machetes in his hands, raising a deafening explosion.
Hundreds of colorful copper rings were embedded to the two machetes. After the collision, the copper rings revolved quickly and unleashed mystic rays that enshrouded the battlefield several square kilometers nearby like an upside-down bowl.
The black-armored general's face was so pale that he almost fell off his horse. But he gritted his teeth and held on. Then, he waved the machetes again and smashed them brutally.
The second explosion was even louder and louder. The echoes lingered around the battlefield for a long time like a surging river.
A weird scene took place.
Within the range of the soundwaves and the mystic rays, the morale of the emperor's army was greatly boosted. The eyes of the common soldiers were bulging, their skin cracking, and their muscles bulging. The vanguards and the captains were even brimming with spiritual energy and saber auras.
The wildlings, on the other hand, seemed to have been scared out of their wits by the deafening explosions. They did not know what to do and could only watch their sabers slashing at them.
Shua! Shua!
Shua! Dozens of well-tempered sabers slashed down brutally. The auras of the sabers more than ten meters long cut the dozens of wildlings in half. Their internal organs sprayed out all over the ground. The air was immediately dyed red by hot steam.
The emperor's army took the opportunity to march forward unstoppably. The battle formation of the wildlings, which had been loose in the first place, was even more disordered.
Looking at the horrifying corpses of their companions, the fearless barbarians all revealed terrified expressions. They let out long howls like injured beasts. To be continued … 8
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