A space-crossing divine vessel that looked like a sword was flying away from Taihao Mountain at the speed of a Fifth Realm cultivator. It continued to fly forward.
There were thirty-three people gathered on the deck of the space-crossing divine ship. All of them had powerful auras and were at least at the peak of the fourth realm. There were even a few who were at the pinnacle of the fourth realm.
The ninth team of the Xuan Division of the Sky Sword Troop!
The Sky Sword Troop was divided into four divisions. The fourth division was the preparatory camp while the first three divisions were combat teams. There were thirty-three people in each division and they could set up the complete Trayastrimsa Sword Formation.
The ninth team of the Xuan Division had lost one person on a mission and Chen Zong was transferred from the preparatory camp to replace him.
The four divisions of the Sky Sword Troop and the three divisions of the Sky, Earth, and Xuan Divisions were divided into two divisions, A and B. The A Division was stronger and more outstanding than the B Division.
If the B Division were the ordinary combat team members, then the A Division were the elite combat team members.
Normally, the members of the A Division were promoted from the B Division. Only by going through the B Division's battles and becoming outstanding would they be qualified to enter the A Division.
There was more than one way to earn contribution points in Mount Taihao. However, it was recognized that the fastest way to earn contribution points was the Sky Sword Troop. This was because they had to go on missions frequently and fight constantly. As long as they completed the missions, they could earn contribution points.
However, the casualty rate of the Sky Sword Troop was relatively high. Every time they went on a mission, even if there were no deaths, it was inevitable that there would be injuries.
This time, the ninth team of the Xuan Division was going on a mission.
The Sky Sword Troop was a combat team and was not responsible for investigations. In the end, they were responsible for fighting.
"According to the information, this mission is at the upper mystic level." The captain of the ninth team, Qiu Ming, looked around and said in a serious tone, "This is the first time the ninth team is going on an upper mystic level mission. We must be careful."
Missions were divided into four levels: Heaven, Earth, Xuan, and Yellow. Each level was further divided into three levels: upper, middle, and lower. The heaven level mission was the most difficult and dangerous. Only the soldiers of the Tian Division had the ability to carry it out because it was at the sixth realm.
Earth-rank missions corresponded to the fifth realm, while mystic-rank and yellow-rank missions corresponded to the fourth realm.
However, the normal yellow class missions were for the matriculation camp members to practice their skills. The danger level was the lowest and there was no distinction between the levels. Under normal circumstances, the matriculation camp members could only leave the matriculation camp and officially join the Celestial Sword Corps of the Xuan Division after successfully completing three yellow class missions.
Chen Zong was an exception because his attainments in the Sky Strike Swordsmanship and the Thirty-Three Heavens Sword Array were much better than the others in the matriculation camp.
The Profound Rank Mission was divided into three levels: Upper, Middle, and Lower. The Upper Profound Rank Mission was the most difficult and also the most dangerous. Up until now, Team B Nine had carried out more than ten Lower Profound Rank Missions and five Middle Profound Rank Missions. This was their first time carrying out an Upper Profound Rank Mission, so they had to be even more cautious.
"Newcomer, don't drag us down." One of them raised his chin at Chen Zong and said.
Chen Zong was indeed a newcomer, and was immediately inserted into their ranks. In essence, they rejected this kind of insertion, but there was nothing they could do. Because this was Commander Xuan Ji's order, they couldn't refuse, nor could they refuse.
What was worse was that they were also assigned an Upper Profound Rank Mission. Under normal circumstances, only Team A would carry out Upper Profound Rank Missions.
It felt like they were being sent to their deaths. Everyone was unhappy, but they could not disobey and could only carry out the order.
First, Chen Zong was forcibly assigned to Team B Nine. Second, they were forced to carry out the Upper Profound Rank Mission as soon as Chen Zong arrived. The 32 of them were extremely unhappy, so naturally, they would not be nice to Chen Zong.
However, Chen Zong did not care about anything. It was understandable, as it would be the same for anyone.
"Alright, let's not complain." Team Leader Qiu Ming was more reasonable. "Let's practice the Thirty-Three Heavens Sword Array before we reach our destination and try to enhance our teamwork as much as possible."
The Heavenly Sword Troop's strength was not only their own strength, but also the Thirty-Three Heavens Sword Array.
Many strong enemies were annihilated by the Heavenly Sword Array. Now, if they wanted to complete the Upper Profound Rank Mission, they would most likely have to rely on the Thirty-Three Heavens Sword Array's mysterious power.
Chen Zong was a newcomer, so he needed to cooperate.
No one wanted to die, so no one had any objections. They immediately stood up and started practicing.
Chen Zong had already mastered the Heavenly Sword Art and Thirty-Three Heavens Sword Array. Therefore, once they practiced, they immediately cooperated very well. It was as if he was not a newcomer, but had worked with them many times. This surprised everyone.
"Good." Team Leader Qiu Ming was secretly happy. This way, it would not be easy for the Heavenly Sword Array to have flaws.
After practicing again and again, they became more and more familiar with each other. In the end, it was as if they had worked together for many years. There was a tacit understanding between them.
"Chen Zong, your Heavenly Sword Art is extraordinary." Qiu Ming praised.
The Heavenly Sword Art was a pure Great Path Sword Art. It did not incorporate other Great Paths. It only had the Sword Dao.
Not only did Chen Zong cultivate it to perfection, but he also improved it to a shocking level. Now, its power was equal to the level of a mid-grade Star Rank Unique Art. It was very shocking. In this team, only a few people could compare with it. Only Team Leader Qiu Ming could win because Qiu Ming's Heavenly Sword Art had been cultivated and battled for many years. Its level was equal to an upper-grade Star Rank Unique Art.
Time flew. A few months had passed. The space-crossing divine ship landed on a piece of land. The thirty-three members of the ninth team disembarked from the space-crossing divine ship.
The entire land was filled with an ominous aura. This aura was filled with a rotten stench. It was as if a corpse had started to rot. It was disgusting.
Not only was the smell unpleasant, but it also contained poison. If a Third Realm cultivator stayed here for a little longer, they would feel uncomfortable and dizzy. If it was a Second Realm cultivator, it would be even worse. They would be poisoned to death.
However, a Fourth Realm cultivator was able to resist the poison here.
The aura here was dense, like a dense fog. Within the fog, there were many figures moving. They seemed to be old men who were staggering. Their movements were slow and difficult, and they were also letting out low roars like that of ferocious beasts.
As if they sensed the arrival of the ninth team, the staggering figures in the fog suddenly sped up. The low growls also became more intense as they approached rapidly.
Corpses!
Those were walking corpses. Their skin was dry and gray as if they had been dead for a long time. Their bodies emitted a rotten stench. The smell in the air seemed to be coming from their bodies as well.
They pounced over like sharks that had smelled blood. They were extremely frenzied.
"Kill!" Team Leader Qiu Ming ordered.
They had seen even more disgusting things, let alone mere corpses.
The thirty-three people drew their swords in unison. Sword gleams instantly pierced through the air and killed all the corpses that were pouncing at them.
Advance!
The thirty-three people did not set up a sword formation. They did not need to do so to deal with mere corpses. It was enough for them to advance with their individual strength.
Kill!
Every strike was merciless. They displayed exquisite sword techniques. They were basically using the Sky Strike Sword Technique.
Of course, each of them had mastered more than one type of Great Path Sword Technique. They had at least two types, and the Sky Strike Sword Technique was one of them.
The moves of the Sky Strike Sword Technique were relatively simple, but after repeated improvements and improvements, the power of each sword had been significantly enhanced and became increasingly powerful. It was much more powerful than the five universal Great Path Sword Techniques of Taihao Mountain.
Chen Zong was also using the Sky Strike Sword Technique to kill the enemies.
However, there seemed to be too many corpses. They came wave after wave. They were like a swarm of locusts that gathered and charged at them from the left, right, and front. They were like a raging tide.
Kill! Kill! Kill!
Kill! Kill!
Chen Zong secretly tried to kill these corpses. He realized that the black mark and mysterious seed could not absorb their souls and vitality at all. It was as if their souls and vitality had long been absorbed by something else. It was also because of this that they turned from humans into corpses. They were covered in the aura of death.
"There are too many corpses. We can't kill them all," one of the team members shouted.
Even though it was not difficult for them to kill the corpses with their strength, they would still feel tired after a long battle when there were so many of them.
After all, these corpses were not weak. At the very least, they would need to show their true strength to kill them.
In other words, these corpses' bodies were shockingly strong. They were comparable to a body cultivator at the fourth level of the entry level. Moreover, their bodies carried corpse poison. If they were attacked, the corpse poison would invade their bodies and bring about terrible consequences. In serious cases, they might even mutate and become an existence like these corpses. That would be tragic.
"Break out of the encirclement and gather at the foot of the Thousand Zhang Mountain," Captain Qiu Ming made a prompt decision.
The strength of the zombies was actually not that strong. At least, each of the thirty-three people present could easily deal with them. However, if they gathered together, they would attract even more zombies to attack them. If they spread out, the zombies would also spread out. They would not be gathered together like this and would be everywhere.
Moreover, everyone had their own methods. If they gathered together, unless they set up a formation, it would inevitably affect them.
All in all, breaking out of the encirclement on their own was more flexible than moving together. Of course, it would also seem to be more dangerous. This was because the pressure and danger one would have to endure when surrounded alone was different from when a group was surrounded.
Moreover, there was a time limit for this mission. The sooner they completed it, the better. The longer they delayed, the more unforeseen things might happen. This was what the intelligence showed.
End the battle quickly!
Break out of the encirclement separately!
When everyone heard the captain's words, they all understood. Other than Chen Zong, they had also tried this method a few times. The results were quite good. There was a sense of excitement from taking risks.
Chen Zong performed the Sky Strike Sword Technique to the extreme. He charged forward alone with a sword. His body and footsteps were extremely agile, and he easily avoided the corpses' attacks.
Of course, with Chen Zong's physique, even if he was hit by the corpses, he would not be hurt at all.
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