Lu Yin looked at the Mountain God with interest, "I'm curious, where did you get the courage to ask me to withdraw from the battlefield?"
Normally, the Mountain God would appear in the form of a million mountains. However, on this battlefield, he did not dare to do so. The million mountains were too big and too big of a target. Once he appeared, he would probably be dead. Therefore, he joined the battle with his original appearance, which was a small old man.
"Alliance Master Lu, it's not that I want to withdraw, but that I have no other choice. The Divine Grade Hall has internal strife, and I have to return as soon as possible to quell it," the Mountain Deity said awkwardly.
"Since there's internal strife in the Divine Grade Hall, then it should indeed be quelled. However …" He then looked at the Mountain God, and when he saw the Mountain God's expectant gaze, he continued, "Let the Eighth Allied Army take your place."
The Eighth Allied Army was formed by the Daynight clan and the Outerverse cultivators, with Yan Yan as its commander. The Eighth Allied Army had originally been stationed at Erudite Flowzone, but since Erudite Flowzone did not belong to the Great Eastern Alliance, it was now stationed at Beast Tamers Flowzone.
The Mountain God's expression changed. "Alliance Leader Lu, when we first joined the Alliance, the agreement stated that the Alliance Army was not allowed to interfere with the internal affairs of the major powers. Alliance Leader Lu, are you trying to break the agreement?"
Lu Yin replied, "Of course not. It's just that Your Excellency Mountain God has a request, and the Alliance will definitely do its best to fulfill it. The Divine Grade Hall has internal strife, but Your Excellency has no time to attend to it. You're worried about the internal strife, but you can't let go of the battlefield. Since that's the case, the Eighth Alliance can be put to good use, don't you think so?
Your Excellency Mountain God. "
The Mountain God's face turned ugly. When did he ask for an alliance?
The Mountain God gritted his teeth and resolutely said, "Alliance Master Lu, the Divine Grade Hall's internal strife is inevitable." Lu Yin suddenly slapped his head. "I almost forgot. The Divine Grade Hall's losses weren't small, and the Eighth Allied Army not only needs to quell the internal strife, but they also need to appease the people. How did they lose?"
The Mountain Deity's heart sank, as the Divine Grade Hall's greatest loss had been the Burial Gate. An unknown powerhouse had walked out and massacred all of the Divine Grade Hall's cultivators around the gate. He had even destroyed the gate and left. The Mountain Deity thought that Lu Yin was unaware of this matter, but it wasn't that the Mountain Deity didn't know; he just didn't want to talk about it.
Lu Yin had specially contacted the Eight Great Flowzones, and each of them had at most one Burial Gate that could be freely entered and exited. The Divine Grade Hall was no exception, and they had reported the only Burial Gate that could be freely entered and exited to the Great Eastern Alliance. As for the Burial Gate that had caused the accident, Lu Yin had secretly left it behind.
If this matter was exposed, Lu Yin would have a reason to deal with him.
Thinking of this, the Mountain Deity felt helpless. "Thank you, Alliance Leader Lu."
Lu Yin nodded as he watched the Mountain God leave.
The Mountain Deity was not the only one who wanted to leave. Liu Qianjue, Ling Qiu, and the others all wanted to leave as well.
He also wanted to, so he couldn't let the Mountain God leave. Otherwise, once he opened his mouth, he wouldn't be able to stop it.
The fleet had already retreated again and again, and the Celestial Beast Empire's reinforcements continued to appear. Lu Yin looked towards the northeast, hoping that Wei Rong would be able to make it in time.
A few days later, the war broke out again. For the next month or so, the battles continued. The envoy-level battles attracted the attention of countless people on the Fifth Mainland.
The Great Eastern Alliance had been defeated several times in a row. Abel Phoenix had died, and the Ice Empress had withdrawn from the alliance. Even though they had added Madam You to their ranks, they still could not stop their decline. The Mountain God and the others were not so much fighting as dealing with the situation. As a result, the battlefield had retreated from the asteroid belt to Northcastle Weave.
Lu Yin had been ambushed by the mantis several times, but he had learned his lesson and made sure not to stray too far away from Elder Jiu Shen and the other powerhouses whose power levels were in the millions. Although the mantis was fast, Lu Yin was able to survive with the help of the other powerhouses.
The Hall of Honor had finally made a move a few days ago, and they had sent two envoys.
The size of the fleet was far smaller than the Great Eastern Alliance's, but the fact that they could provide reinforcements still made Xu Qing apprehensive. The battlefield had calmed down considerably, and Xu Qing watched from the sidelines. If the Hall of Honor sent more reinforcements, then he could only wait and see.
The Astral Beast Domain and the Human Domain were two behemoths. Once a war broke out, it would be like a bottomless pit. Thus, from the beginning to the end, there were very few wars that involved an unlimited number of people. The battlefield in Ironblood Weave, the border battles in Erudite Flowzone, and so on had almost no Envoys. Both sides had maintained a tacit understanding.
The Astral Beast Domain had launched a large-scale attack this time because they were certain that the Sixth Mainland did not care about the eastern weaves, and they were also certain that the Hall of Honor would not interfere. Thus, they had decided to launch a large-scale attack, but they had not expected to run into the Great Eastern Alliance.
Now, they were facing the Great Eastern Alliance. If the Great Eastern Alliance had been replaced by the Hall of Honor, then the Astral Beast Domain would not have fought to the death. Instead, they would have turned Northcastle Weave into Ironblood Weave.
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Another half a month passed, and five months had passed since the start of the war. Before this, no one had expected the Great Eastern Alliance to last this long.
Even Xu Qing had not expected this. He had fought until his hair had turned white, and the more he looked to the south, the angrier he became. He had raised his hand several times to call Lu Yin on his gadget, but in the end, he put it down.
He really wanted to kill Lu Yin with his own hands. That bastard had forced him to stop. Otherwise, the eastern weaves of the Outerverse would have been theirs, and they would have been able to construct defenses to deal with the Sixth Mainland's counterattack.
With a bang, Xu Qing clenched his fist and shook the void. "Attack!"
The war had begun once again.
Countless people in the Great Eastern Alliance had already become numb to the fact that people were dying every day. The Envoys were becoming more and more shrewd, and this included the Astral Beast Domain's Envoys. When they entered the battlefield, they would subconsciously choose opponents that were on par with them.
For example, the Mountain God had been staring at a beast that was similar in strength to him the moment he entered the battlefield, and that beast had also been staring at him.
Fear of death was a common trait of all living creatures, regardless of whether they were humans or astral beasts.
Elder Jiu Shen was still facing the Sword King. The Second Nightking and the Heavenly Demon had already fought many times. The Second Nightking's strength was enough to suppress the Heavenly Demon, but it was not easy to kill him. If the Heavenly Demon did not attack, then his spiritual force would wreak havoc on the battlefield, causing great damage to both sides.
The Second Nightking could not allow the Heavenly Demon to attack, and the Heavenly Demon could not allow the Second Nightking to attack.
Lu Yin looked out into space. Both sides had their own opponents, and this battle was still a battle of attrition.
At that moment, his gadget rang, and Lu Yin looked at it. Strangely, it was Zhou Shan.
Zhou Shan had Lu Yin's contact information, but he had never contacted him before. This was the first time.
Lu Yin accepted the call, and a screen appeared in the sky. Zhou Shan's face was deathly pale. "Something has happened to Earth." He then pointed the screen into the distance.
Lu Yin's expression changed as he looked at the screen. Astral beasts?
Outside Earth, many astral beasts were attacking, and it was a small battlefield. Much of Earth had been destroyed, and half of Nanjing had been reduced to ruins. However, this alone was not enough to alarm Lu Yin. He stared into space and saw a familiar beast: the octopus.
The one that had once fought him on the battlefield, the one with great defense, had actually gone to Earth?
No wonder he hadn't seen it on either battlefield.
He had been so focused on the mantis that he had forgotten about it.
"I know that you're on a battlefield, and the appearance of these astral beasts is probably related to your battlefield. But there's no other way.
I've got to save Earth, "Zhou Shan said in a low voice.
"I'll be there right away," Lu Yin replied. He then hung up and looked up into space.
The octopus was powerful enough to easily destroy Earth, but it had not done anything yet. It was clearly trying to lure Lu Yin over. There was a trap there, an obvious one.
Even though he knew that it was a trap, Lu Yin had no choice but to step into it. Otherwise, Earth would definitely be destroyed.
The battle in space was exceptionally intense. Everyone had their own opponents, and no one could leave.
Lu Yin frowned. Xu Qing had started the battle to delay everyone and create a trap for Lu Yin.
"Admiral Shui, I'll leave the battlefield to you," Lu Yin instructed Shui Chuanxiao. He then left the fleet alone and headed south.
Earth was located in the northern part of Frostwave Weave, and it was very close to Northcastle Weave. With Lu Yin's speed, he quickly crossed through Northcastle Weave and arrived at Frostwave Weave.
Xu Qing and Emperor Liu were constantly fighting, and he would occasionally glance at the southern fleet. Would Lu Yin go?
He was not sure, but it all depended on whether that planet was important to Lu Yin or not.
Half a day later, Xu Qing pushed away Emperor Liu's sword with a look of ecstasy. He had just received news that Lu Yin had arrived on Earth.
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In Frostwave Weave, outside a beautiful azure planet, Lu Yin stepped out into space and swept through space with his Emptiness Palm, killing all the astral beasts except for the octopus.
On Earth, countless people looked up at the sky and watched as the octopus tried to wrap around Lu Yin.
At the foot of Mount Zhou lay the corpse of a giant beast the size of a mountain. It looked huge, but it was only a Limiteer, and Lu Yin was able to kill it. Every city and ocean on Earth had been invaded by giant beasts, causing incalculable losses.
However, now was not the time to deal with such matters. The battle in outer space was the most important.
This was not Lu Yin's first time fighting this giant octopus, and it was very troublesome. He did not even know how to kill it.
Xu Qing could not have just sent one to deal with him, so Lu Yin remained vigilant.
Lu Yin's battle with the octopus stirred up space and caused Earth's oceans to boil. No one doubted that Earth could be destroyed at any moment.
Gradually, Lu Yin purposefully led the octopus away from Earth and closer to Jupiter.
There was a loud boom as Jupiter's observatory exploded, and the people inside fled ahead of time.
Lu Yin stood atop the ruins of the observatory as the octopus beast viciously charged towards him. His eyes turned into runes as he stared at his surroundings, but there were no rune lines. This was impossible. How could a single octopus beast deal with him?
After Lu Yin retreated, the observatory was smashed to pieces.
In the distance, in an unnoticed part of space, a creature the size of a fingernail slowly turned around and faced Lu Yin. This was a death bug, a race ranked second on the Celestial Beast List. Legend had it that it was born from the body of an Ancient Progenitor and could ignore physical defenses. It was incomparably tough and extremely fast.
Even though there were very few of them, this race was still ranked second on the Celestial Beast List, which showed their status in the Astral Beast Domain.
This death bug was Xu Qing's method to deal with Lu Yin.
A death bug had appeared in the Sovereign Tournament before, but Drunkard had used his Arcane Creation Realm star energy to toy with it. This was actually the most effective way to deal with the death bug, as it would have been very difficult to win otherwise. Even Lu Yin's Death Transformation could not destroy the death bug.
An Envoy-level death bug working together with the octopus was enough to kill Lu Yin. This was Xu Qing's plan.