It was not difficult to transform a normal person into a Corpse King. The Eternals had existed for countless years, and there were many ways to do so. The method used to transform this city's underground was erosion. The powerful Corpse King's aura would corrode and transform a person's body.
Many people could not withstand the erosion and could no longer be considered human, but there was also a group of people who could withstand it or had just arrived and had not transformed. These were the people that Lu Yin and the others wanted to save.
They would not go out of their way to save those who had been captured and transformed, but now that they had encountered them, they would not abandon them.
In the distance, Marquis Qing Zhu was astonished. Why were they still thinking of saving people at a time like this?
Were these humans hypocritical or stupid?
Outside the city, there were Corpse Kings everywhere. People ran out from underground, most of them terrified and despairing. There were also some who were fighting desperately against the Corpse Kings. "Brothers, I wanted to die, but I'll kill as many monsters as I can. We didn't plan on returning alive after coming to the back of the Mother Tree, so what's there to be afraid of?"
"Kill these monsters! Kill!"
"Even if I die, I'll drag someone down with me!"
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The red light shot out in all directions like a giant red monster. It descended upon the city and killed countless Corpse Kings around it.
"Hurry up and come in!" Lu Yin shouted at the people who had come out from underground.
These people had already seen Lu Yin and the others within the red light, but they had not expected them to come back and rescue them. They did not hesitate to charge into the red light.
"Thank you for saving us, brother," one of the men said gratefully. He was well-built, but his face was very pale. His aura was unstable, but he was at most an Enlighter.
He was already the most powerful person in this group.
"How many people are still conscious underground?" Lu Yin asked.
The man replied, "At least a million."
Lu Yin was shocked. "So many?
Where did they come from? "
The man bitterly replied, "Some of them were captured on the battlefield, but we don't know where most of them came from. In any case, there are many of them, and we haven't communicated with each other. The reason why we're certain that they weren't captured on the battlefield is because there are too many of them. The battlefield there is intense, and there are more deaths than capture.
Lu Yin's eyes trembled as he looked at the entrance. "Che Zhan, Hondo, Old Mother Eastmountain, move."
As soon as he spoke, the group moved, and the red light changed again. This time, many rays shot towards the ground and broke through the city, exposing the underground.
The entire ground collapsed. Beneath the ground, there were people, Corpse Kings, monsters in the midst of metamorphosis, and corpses.
Following the collapse of the underground, the entire city was also collapsing. In the surroundings, countless Corpse Kings attacked as if they had gone mad, but they could not break through the red light.
In the distance, Marquis Qing Zhu's face sank, as he had not expected Lu Yin's group to choose to save everyone. He narrowed his eyes; this was not good. These people were all backup Corpse Kings that they had captured, and they were tools to attack the Cosmic Trees.
Thinking of this, the Green Bamboo Marquis contacted the Witch Spirit God. The Witch Spirit God's reply was very simple, 'Let him do as he pleases. You should already know his identity, so you should know the importance of giving him battle merits.'
Marquis Qing Zhu's eyes flickered, and he lowered his hand as he watched quietly. A figure appeared behind him, and it was a Corpse King that had the strength of five Origin Tribulations. Once it attacked, Lu Yin and the others would definitely not be able to survive. However, they would have to watch as the city was destroyed and the people were rescued.
Not only them, but the New Continent was the main battlefield of the attack on the Starry Sky of Trees. It involved the twelve marquises, and any one of them could make a move.
The Corpse King easily disintegrated the red light, but he could only watch as it left.
Within the red light, because the people who had not been transformed had been rescued, the number of people within the city had increased to nearly a million. The red light had expanded greatly, and these people had not been captured on the battlefield at the back, but rather in a parallel universe.
Lu Yin had not expected that people from a parallel universe would be captured, and his scalp went numb. There were countless parallel universes and countless humans, but these monsters could actually capture people from a parallel universe. It was no wonder why there were so many Corpse Kings.
Mister Guo was puzzled. "The Twelve Marquises are all on the battlefield at the back, but no one is paying attention to us. I thought that we would definitely die after causing such a huge commotion."
Lu Yin replied, "This isn't considered a huge commotion. How big is the New World?
We're just in a corner. "
Mister Guo smiled. "That's true. There are countless cities in the New World, and destroying one might not necessarily attract attention."
Although that was the case, destroying a city had still caused an unprecedented upheaval in the New World. How could it not attract attention?
It was only a matter of time before they were discovered by powerful enemies.
Lu Yin looked around, but he did not know if the Sorcerer Spirit God was watching them. Hearing these questions, the Sorcerer Spirit God should be thinking of a solution. Otherwise, it would not be easy to explain how they had successfully used the red light to rescue people and reunite with the remnant army.
There were many examples of Redbacks in history who had been bestowed with contributions.
In the distance, Marquis Qing Zhu looked up at the second foundation. "It's time to start a large-scale war. This is also why we don't have time to care about the New World, right?"
The Sorcerer Spirit God's voice rang out. "Keke, the Twelve Marquises are all going to war. Let's begin."
Marquis Qing Zhu smiled bitterly. Because of Long Seven, the Eternals and the humans would rarely start a war on the entire battlefield at the back. No one had ever received such preferential treatment, not even a Redback. Long Seven, please don't disappoint the Eternals.
Sometimes, the truth would definitely be exposed. If Lu Yin was a redback, then the Eternals would have specially gifted him with battle merits to help him clear his name. However, Lu Yin was not a redback, and this was the truth. This was also where the Eternals were smart. Many redbacks did not know that they were redbacks from the start.
One day later, the second foundation activated above their heads. An incomparably large gear rotated, attracting the attention of the entire New World as well as the attention of Lu Yin and the rest.
"The second foundation has activated. A large-scale war is about to break out," Mister Guo said in shock.
At that moment, a tremor came from even further away, causing the ground of the New World to crack.
"It's another foundation!" Che Zhan cried out.
Hongge's face sank. "One, two, three, four, and the second foundation. All five foundations have been activated, and an unprecedented war is about to break out."
Zhou Tang looked up and solemnly stared at the second foundation. "A war that's engulfing all five foundations has even activated them. Could a Progenitor have appeared?
No, if it's a Progenitor, then that aura would not have been able to be concealed. "
"No wonder no one bothered with us. We're just ants in a war of this scale," Mister Guo sighed and rejoiced.
Lu Yin sternly said, "Everyone, there's no need to care about the war above our heads. Let's take this opportunity to charge out and meet up with the remnant army."
"Alright!" Che Zhan shouted excitedly.
"There's a chance! Charge out!"
"Charge out!"
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The war that engulfed all five foundations would last for a long time. This was what Mister Guo had said, as a large-scale war could not be easily decided.
Five days later, Lu Yin and the rest continued to head east with the help of the red light, and they saw another city.
This city was about the same size as the previous one.
The red light tore through the city and broke through the ground. There were also many people who had been transformed here, and there were close to two million who had not been successfully transformed.
The red light expanded once again, encompassing the two million people. At this point, their group had grown to more than three million people. Unfortunately, only a portion of these three million people had recovered their cultivation and could participate in the war, so there were only a little over a hundred thousand people left.
The second city had been broken through, and Marquis Qing Zhu had also received the news. At this moment, he was at the headquarters of the second foundation, and his opponent was still Xia Yan.
"Commander Xia, you have the courage to give up on the second foundation. Unfortunately, many people have died because of you," Marquis Qing Zhu said to Xia Yan with a smile.
Xia Yan gripped his blade and had an ugly expression. He did not care about the others, as he did not care about the people from the Star Alliance and the Four Cardinal Scales. However, Long Seven was one of them.
Not only was Long Seven the master of the Huaiyuan Sect, but he was also the son-in-law of the Four Cardinal Scales' White Dragon Clan. Because of Master Deng Guo's favor and Old Monster Long's approval, the White Dragon Clan paid special attention to him. This person's importance was second only to Long Tian, but Xia Yan had given him up just like that.
The pressure from the Humble Sect, the White Dragon Clan, and Master Deng Guo had left him haggard. Now, he was facing a rare large-scale war, which was difficult for him to endure.
"You look pale. Do you want me to let you rest?" Marquis Qing Zhu asked.
Xia Yan said in a low voice, "I'll take care of you."
"Hahaha! Junior, you really like to talk nonsense. You humans like to encourage yourselves. Is that useful?"
Marquis Qing Zhu laughed, and then countless bamboos pierced through the void. Xia Yan raised his blade and slashed down, slicing through the void.
Below, countless Corpse Kings appeared in the commander's headquarters, and several giant Corpse Kings attacked. The Yuan Cone was destroyed again, and Master Zan repaired it with a pale face. Old Monster Long and Commander Chun were both fighting to the death. This war had already lasted for five days, and it would continue.
Not only the second base, but the other four bases were also facing the attacks of the twelve Marquises.
At the first base, below the inclined continent, Bai Zheng was panting heavily. There were three Corpse Kings around him, and each of them was as strong as he was. He did not know where they had come from.
There was a thump as a Corpse King behind him attacked. It stepped into the Astral Source Universe and punched Bai Zheng's shoulder. Bai Zheng turned around and struck out with a palm. The Corpse Kings retreated, and a terrifying blood-red aura descended from above. It wanted to devour Bai Zheng and turn him into a skeleton. This was the innate gift of a Corpse King.
Bai Zheng's entire body was thrown in the direction of the new continent, but he managed to stabilize himself halfway. He saw the three Corpse Kings attack again, and his expression turned grim. He took out a beautiful red flower from his cosmic ring — the Immortal Radish Flower.
The moment the Immortal Radish Flower appeared, the three Corpse Kings' movements suddenly became sluggish. However, they did not realize that Bai Zheng had attacked.
Two hours later, Bai Zheng hid in a corner, panting heavily. There was blood at the corner of his mouth, and half of his body had collapsed. However, he had still managed to use the Immortal Radish Flower to kill the three Corpse Kings.
"The Immortal Radish Flower, ah, the Immortal Radish Flower. What a terrifying power." Bai Zheng looked at the beautiful flower in his hand, deep fear in his eyes.
Although the new continent was the territory of the Eternals, and humans had almost no foothold there, that did not mean that they did not know anything about it.
Humans had always been trying to find ways to monitor the movements of the new continent.