Calamity Messenger

Chapter 337 - 273: The World’s Strongest Army vs. The Number One Third-Turn Expert

’Yan Shiyi’ picked up the pipe from the ground, took a deep puff, and exhaled a cloud of white smoke.

He was tired.

Yan Qing was also exhausted, releasing the handle, feeling as though he had worked on math problems until his brain went numb, wanting to do nothing.

PVP and PVE are entirely different concepts. Especially facing a group of high-level messengers who cooperate with each other, Yan Qing found it difficult to instantly kill even one person, as they would cover each other until they recovered at the rear.

Among the four Third-Turn Commanders, not one was easy to deal with, especially Fushang. As soon as they engaged, Yan Qing clearly felt that he had absorbed at least the Earth Fiend, possibly even the Celestial Spirits, though the Celestial Spirit strengthened the soul, not as blatantly as the Earth Fiend.

If he activated the Heaven-Covering Authority of Bingzi Pepper Forest, dealing with them would naturally be a breeze. The more people there were, the more powerful the Heaven-Covering was. But since leaving the Tombstone Secret Realm, Yan Qing hadn’t used the Heaven-Covering even once. It was his trump card, reserved as a surprise for Ying Le, meant to be kept hidden until the very end.

So he had to cut them down, one by one, anyone who dared to stand in his way!

The defensive barriers kept shattering and replenishing, the mana-restoration key was never released. Just restoring spiritual power consumed over twenty thousand spirit stones, the Mountain Heart-Protecting Mirror’s durability dropped by 80%, and even the Seven-Star Sword had its blade dulled.

In the end, Yan Qing’s victory wasn’t due to sheer strength, nor because of the Asura Token, but because of endurance. No matter how they restored spiritual power, they couldn’t surpass Yan Qing, who only needed to hold down the mana-restoration key. Even if they broke through the defensive barrier with concentrated fire, Yan Qing could continuously press the healing key to consume Blood Replenishing Pills, relying on the system’s mechanics to drag it out.

Once the first casualty appeared, their defeat was sealed.

Yan Qing glanced at the time, 3:20 in the afternoon, this battle had lasted nearly half an hour, equivalent to a Dota promotion match; no wonder he felt so tired.

Fortunately, the ’Seven-Day Large Scale Drills’ at the Xuanwu Lake Military Town had ended days ago, so Mouse Monk could take leave as he pleased, otherwise Yan Qing wouldn’t be able to focus on the ’Yan Shiyi’ account.

After sitting in a daze for a moment, Yan Qing did not rush to loot the spoils, instead, he first restored the durability of the tokens, as several had dropped below the danger line. Now, unless it was Third-Transformation Curiosities like the ’Annihilation Ring’ or ’Golden Fish Goggles’ which didn’t occupy main equipment slots, ordinary tokens rarely caught his interest.

When the restoration was halfway through, he heard the thunderous sound of hooves outside the mountain. He sighed, knowing it wasn’t going to be that simple. Even if it wasn’t as many as two hundred thousand, there were at least tens of thousands of troops nearby, not something settled by killing a few dozen. Looks like they’ve regrouped—

"I’m here."

An enchanting voice brushed across the mountains like a lovesick maiden whispering in her lover’s ear, announcing her arrival. However, Yan Qing’s expression grew serious, hastening to restore his weapon’s durability to a healthy state.

He didn’t bother meticulously looting the spoils, grabbing only the Rare Treasure Tokens from the four Third-Turn individuals, ’Yan Shiyi’ moved to the other side of Sheep Horn Mountain, witnessing the army on the distant plains, like a black tide.

Shanwen Camp·Baibao Guards.

Ying Le’s direct command, the strongest unit in the Qi Kingdom, possibly the strongest in the Central Plains! Ten years ago, Ying Le used this army to strike west against the Zhou Kingdom and hunt south against the Liang Kingdom, causing corpses to float on rivers of blood in the Central Plains. Even other Foundation Establishment cultivators avoided their edge.

Yan Qing still remembered that back then, only eight Baibao Guards entered the secret realm, yet without activating Bingzi Pepper Forest’s Heaven-Covering, there was practically no way to deal with them.

Compared to Ying Le’s army, the ’Hounds’ of the Winter Hunting Zhenren seemed insignificant.

And now, below, stood eight hundred Baibao Guards and Ying Le himself, overseeing the battle.

Though mentally prepared, Yan Qing couldn’t help but feel tense at this point. It wasn’t fear or terror. If one had to describe it, it was like playing ’Elden Ring,’ where a Level 1 wretch, after a journey of tens of thousands of miles, stands before the Valkyrie’s mist door.

The outcome was already determined, but it didn’t feel like a waste of time. He just wanted to see how many moves he could withstand, or as they say, having come this far, how could he not fight? At most, death awaited.

But before that, Yan Qing needed to do one thing.

He chose to use [Earth Vein Evil Qi], obtaining [Earth Demon·Tongyou Secret Record]. Then, consuming 20 points of Celestial Calamity Karmic Force, he turned both the [Celestial Spirit·Woxuan Creation Jade Talisman] and the [Earth Demon·Tongyou Secret Record] into calamities!

The Celestial Calamity Karmic Force instantly dropped to 7 points, but to Yan Qing’s surprise, the milestones already triggered had not disappeared! This meant he still had 7 true damage, 7 damage reduction, and 7 perception bonuses. Perhaps it was a delusion, but Yan Qing felt a newfound joy, sensing that many things didn’t need deep thought—just act!

The only regret was being too far away to see what Ying Le looked like; perhaps he wouldn’t even see the face of this BOSS this time.

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"Here he comes."

"He didn’t run away!?"

"Since he’s coming down from Sheep Horn Mountain, it seems Fushang and the others are already..."

"Remarkable, the first beneath Foundation Establishment, the world’s greatest Third-Turn!"

"So many couldn’t manage to hold him? Impossible! Could he have reached Foundation Establishment?"

Although the Baibao without a commander hadn’t scattered, they struggled to reorganize in a short time and were temporarily consolidated by other structured units. At this moment, countless eyes were on the figure descending Sheep Horn Mountain, wearing a Yaksha mask, clothed in a dark red blood garment, carrying a Dark Star Longsword, stepping lightly like a youth heading to a rendezvous.

Because he wore the Yaksha mask, he gradually became known as ’Yaksha.’ In fact, Yaksha masks were a regular token within Qi Kingdom, with many Second-Turn messengers using them, but from now on, for decades, the name ’Yaksha’ would be uniquely his.

As resounding horns blared, the eight hundred Baibao Guards moved in unison, charging on heavily armored warhorses. When they moved, it was like mountains on the move, unstoppable!

But astonishingly, even compared to the world’s finest troops, the Baibao Guards, ’Yaksha’s’ momentum was undiminished!

His pace accelerated, faster and faster, eventually breaking into a run. Though alone, it was as if he moved with mountains and seas.

In spite of thousands, I will go forth.

Seeing this scene from afar, Ying Rushi suddenly recalled this maxim from the secret realm.

Such a person as ’Yaksha,’ even if a mountain stood in his way, he’d cut it down; if a sea, he’d cleave through it; even a Foundation Establishment True Man would be cut down! Not for the world, nor for justice, but to stand straight, against the fury within him—no one could make him bow!

The world’s greatest army, facing the greatest Third-Turn!

The crowd’s hearts cried out, truly, a title well deserved!

As the thunder of heaven echoed the fire of earth, ’Yaksha’ rushed into the midst of the Baibao Guards’ formation, like an iron blade slicing steel!