novelhk Chapter 143 Lich War: The Illusionary Game
Chapter 143 Lich War: The Illusionary Game
The illusion begins.
A living hell.
The war between the liches is raging.
Although the demon race rules the heavens, they are powerless against the powerful physical bodies of the witch race. By chance, they discovered that magical artifacts made from the essence and soul of the human race can break the true form of the witch race. Thus, the nightmare of the human race began.
Yang Jiao and the others were instantly pulled into an illusion, where yellow sand flew everywhere and the world was desolate.
Running on the ground were the powerful and imposing witches, their bodies towering like mountains; flying in from the sky were the magically powerful demons; and humans, in comparison, were as insignificant as ants.
Yang Jiao witnessed firsthand how the Wu tribe trampled a small human tribe to pieces, and how demonic beasts breathed fire and burned down the entire mountain of humans.
hell!
These demons and monsters were all at the Golden Immortal or Taiyi Golden Immortal level. If Yun Zhongzi's Map of Mountains and Rivers hadn't been a replica, in the real past, there would have been many Great Luo Golden Immortals among these demons and monsters.
The five people stood before these giants, and they couldn't even see their heads.
Even if Yun Zhongzi were to experience it again, now a Golden Immortal, he still couldn't overcome the fear that emanated from his very soul. His eyes flickered, and he said:
"This was the time when the demon race began slaughtering humans to forge the Witch-Slaying Sword..."
"This great battle will slaughter billions of humans. The Lich and Demon races each occupy a camp, and the battlefield is in the middle. We are standing right here!"
Yang Jiao had never seen such a one-sided massacre. The human race was powerless to resist, and both sides drove everyone to this place as if they were hunting.
Even knowing that these are all illusions, one cannot escape the compassion one feels for one's fellow human beings.
She took out her Thousand-Mechanism Staff, carefully concealed herself, and flew to the highest point to observe the terrain. After memorizing the surroundings, she hurriedly returned to the group and analyzed the situation:
"There are three main roads in this area. Ten thousand miles ahead is the territory occupied by the Witch Clan, and ten thousand miles behind is the territory occupied by the Demon Clan. There are demon dragons guarding both sides of the river in the middle. The main roads branch off from each other, and many great witches and demon beasts are entrenched in the middle."
As Yang Jiao spoke, she used the Thousand Machine Staff to draw the complete map on the ground, her expression solemn as she said:
"All three main roads are battlegrounds where the liches have launched their assaults. Gentlemen, we may have to split up..."
If they could separate them, they could secretly use their third eye.
This way, we can kill even more monsters!
As the one with the highest cultivation among the five, Maitreya had no objections whether it was going solo or in a group battle, and nodded in agreement:
"Then, in your opinion, how should it be distributed?"
Five people, three paths, two-two-one is fine too, he can go alone without much problem.
Yang Jiao pointed to the middle path and bowed towards Maitreya, saying:
"Then I'll trouble Fellow Daoist Maitreya to take the middle path alone."
Then, pointing to the road below, he said to Yun Zhongzi:
"Master, you possess many magical treasures. Please accompany True Man Yu Ding on the lower path. True Man Yu Ding has a broader knowledge than any of us, and he can offer you guidance along the way."
Yun Zhongzi also thought it was great. With his senior brother as a mobile database, dealing with the lich would not be so difficult.
Then Ksitigarbha stepped forward and said to Yang Jiao:
"Let's go, let's set off on our journey."
Everyone assumed this was the arrangement, but unexpectedly, Yang Jiao stood up, shook her head, and said:
“Fellow Daoist Ksitigarbha is highly skilled and physically strong; you alone are sufficient for the journey.”
Master Yu Ding turned to look at Yang Jiao, his expression suspicious:
"What are you doing staying here alone? No, it's too dangerous."
After saying that, he pulled Yang Jiao aside and whispered to her:
"Are you stupid? Why not take advantage of the bodyguard from the Western Earthly Treasury, whose physical strength rivals that of the Witch Clan!"
The group began to advise Yang Jiao, saying that her cultivation level was too low and that she could be killed if she wasn't careful in this illusion, making it too risky.
Seeing their disapproving expressions, Yang Jiao squatted down again, holding the Thousand Machine Staff, and circled the spot on the map along the path, saying:
"The liches in these places aren't too powerful. I have magical artifacts on me, so even if I can't defeat them, I can still escape. Don't worry, everyone. I'll call you if I need anything."
Yun Zhongzi hesitated for a long time, then finally took out several glowing beetle-like magical artifacts from his person, opened his hand, and handed them to the center:
"This is a talking insect that I refined. If we five wear it, we can hear each other speaking."
"If anything happens, call out immediately so that nearby fellow Daoists can come to your aid as soon as possible."
After deciding on the route, the group split up and each went their own way.
Yang Jiao turned and flew into the path. Along the way, he saw many signs of human life. Not far ahead, he saw a stone demon sleeping soundly in a groove in the mountain. Behind him, there were two other small stone demons.
Yang Jiao didn't expect to encounter the first nest of monsters so soon. She moved over cautiously and then, taking advantage of the moment when the large stone monster was still sleeping, she struck the small stone monster with her staff.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, for defeating a monster. You have obtained 1 token fragments.]
With a deafening crash, the giant stone demon awoke with a start and leaped out, its roar shaking the heavens, as countless stones hurtled towards it.
Yang Jiao immediately twirled her staff to defend herself, discerning the stone demon's cultivation level, and murmured:
"Earth Immortal".
Although the cultivation level was one level higher than his own, Yang Jiao had no difficulty defeating the stone demon thanks to the magic weapon he possessed.
The stone demon cultivates its physical body, so magical treasures are not very effective against it, but its slow movement gives Yang Jiao time to adjust.
She suddenly took a few steps back, used the momentum to leap forward, raised the Thousand Machine Staff high in mid-air, and then delivered a crushing blow to the stone demon.
The large stone demon, lacking cultivation, shattered under the blow of the staff modified by Yun Zhongzi, falling to the ground and transforming into several smaller stone demons.
Yang Jiao paused.
It looks somewhat familiar.
The little stone demon was even less of a threat; she swept her staff around and sent them to meet their mother.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, for defeating the Stone Demon. You have obtained 5 Token Fragments.]
It's not difficult to obtain six fragments from a nest of stone demons.
Yang Jiao continued walking forward, but her steps suddenly stopped as she passed through the bushes. A tree demon, its entire body crimson, suddenly appeared in the bushes ahead. Its body was made of thick tree roots, and a red crystal covered its head, making its whole body appear red.
Her eyes narrowed.
I suspect I've stumbled upon the system's home base. Isn't this... you know?!
The crimson tree monster had human skeletons scattered all over the ground at its feet, and every now and then it would pull one out and put it in its mouth, making a grating chewing sound.
With a cultivation level above that of the easily defeated little stone demon, Yang Jiao became cautious. First, she used the Taiyin Banner to freeze it. Seeing that the tree monster was suddenly frozen solid and unable to move, she hurriedly jumped forward and struck with her staff. However, to her surprise, the staff did not kill the tree monster, and the freezing spell on it only lasted for two seconds.
Roar!
The Crimson Tree Monster roared, a foul wind billowing from its mouth, causing the surrounding bushes to sway violently.
Its large hand rose with incredible speed and struck towards Yang Jiao.
The giant palm was covered with stiff, dark brown old tree roots. If it struck him, he would be crippled if he didn't die!
Yang Jiao rolled several times on the ground, narrowly avoiding the attack.
He looked visibly shocked.
Missing its first strike, the Crimson Tree Monster roared and gave chase with incredible speed. Yang Jiao, with her sharp eyes, noticed that her blow had cracked the crystal atop its head, and thought to herself:
"The Achilles' heel is right here..."
However, this tree monster was too fast and too tall, so Yang Jiao could only hit it by flying, which was too restrictive.
While she was still thinking, the Crimson Tree Monster was about to strike with its other hand. In a panic, she was about to conjure a cloud and fly away when she suddenly stopped in a flash of inspiration.
He immediately flew to the side of the enormous tree demon, condensed a cloud, and then quickly flashed behind the tree demon.
The tree demon, its eyes fixed on the clouds, launched a fierce attack. Just then, Yang Jiao leaped out from behind it, wielding the Thousand Machine Staff and striking the crystal with both hands…
The crimson crystal shattered, and the tree spirit, without the crystal's support, slowly collapsed to the ground.
Crimson blood flowed from the crystal, staining the Thousand Machine Staff red as well.
Further on, there was another pack of wolf demons.
Without saying a word, Yang Jiao stepped forward and swept his sword around. The monsters that would normally take two or three blows to kill were now enhanced by the Crimson Tree Monster's crystal liquid. Each blow not only dealt greater damage, but also ignited a ball of flame on their corpses.
"Red buff?"