Chapter 652 The End of the War
Zhou Qing did not have to wait long. Soon someone came to look for him and handed him all the treasures he exchanged.
After some inventory and inspection, Zhou Qing nodded with satisfaction.
That’s it.
Yin Lingtu gave An Lang the soil, which made An Lang happily show off his dog legs.
Then Zhou Qing spent time refining the things he could refine one by one, such as Wanhe Soul Nourishing Liquid and other treasures. After using them, he felt pretty good.
At night, because there was no fighting, Zhou Qing, Zhuge Yingyue, Cao Yinyin, Shi Yi and others had a small gathering together.
Cao Yinyin was on the border battlefield when Zhou Qing came back from the grassland at the end of last month, and she has experienced many battles by now.
Different from the previous visit to Xuandu, now everyone has been living on the border battlefield for a long time, and everyone has a bit more sharpness and evil in their eyes.
Environment and experience can indeed change a person a lot, especially in a place like the battlefield.
Cao Yinyin took a sip of tea, sighed again, and performed a series of small movements very smoothly.
Zhuge Yingyue asked: "Junior sister, why are you sighing?"
"I just feel that this war is too cruel, and I don't know when it will end."
Cao Yinyin shook her head, "Every time the barbarians retreat, I can see the corpses of human warriors covering the earth."
"We fight again and again. Such losses are too heavy. I don't know how to fight until the end." What will it look like?”
Death is the eternal theme here, which will inevitably touch people's eyes.
Every time a barbarian attack is repelled, a person who can still remain conscious and stand on the battlefield actually finds it difficult to feel the joy of victory in his heart.
Because when you look up, you see blood and fire everywhere, corpses and broken swords everywhere. The person who was talking to you one hour ago has lost his life an hour later, and even his body is broken. Depressing.
Zhou Qing and others were slightly silent, and then Zhuge Yingyue said: "Yes, the loss was too heavy..."
"Do you know? All the battles with barbarians in the past month , the one with the fewest human casualties, a total of 23,894 people died. This is the death toll, not counting the injured.”
"Of course, the barbarian casualties are definitely much higher than ours."
"More than 20,000 people..."
This number is shocking.
In words, this is just a number, but in fact, it represents the passing of each living life.
Since the outbreak of the war, humans and barbarians have fought nearly ten times, and the one with the fewest casualties was the one where the human race lost such a number of warriors. The total number of casualties in all the battles was horrific, but Just imagine.
And so far, there are still no signs of the war ending.
It is hard to imagine how many human casualties there will be when the war is over.
If it were placed in the previous life of the Zhou and Qing Dynasties, such casualties in the army would have caused the collapse of a country, and the country would be destroyed in an instant.
At the same time, we can also see how big the appetite of the immortal demon god is from this aspect.
But if he gets nothing from the human race, then the barbarians will have to pay the full price to satisfy his appetite.
The world is very big, and because it has a stable civilization and social system, and is surrounded by foreign enemies, the rulers will also use extraordinary power to help the people live.
For example, making the fields have good weather and increasing production and income.
This leads to a huge population in this world, which is simply an explosion.
And because the territory is vast, the army needed to guard it must be expanded accordingly to be worthy of this boundless territory.
So any one of the three human kingdoms has an extremely large army to be able to support such a war.
This is a good thing, but it is also destined that the death toll in every war will far exceed imagination.
“The barbarians are really a big problem.”
Shi Yi poured a cup of tea with depression and resentment.
“If there were no barbarians, my human race’s territory would be much more stable, and so many people would never fall here.”
“I don’t know if there will be a day in the future when the barbarians will perish. .”
"That's too difficult. I don't know how many years the barbarians have been inherited, but they are still the overlords of the grasslands and will last forever."
Zhou Qing suddenly said: "The key to the barbarians' continued existence is the immortal demon who doesn't know the details. ."
"Barbarians are not like humans. Similarly, there have been masters of the fairyland from generation to generation, and the number of masters of the fairyland that have appeared in the history of the barbarians is actually very small."
"If there was no immortal demon, then there would be a chance to destroy the barbarians, but it is a pity..."
Zhou Qing shook his head.
It's a pity that the barbarians have existed for so long, and the Immortal Demon God still stands and has been protecting the barbarians.
Although expensive "protection fees" are regularly charged to the barbarians, at least the continuation of the barbarians is guaranteed.
"Yes, the Immortal Demon God is the biggest obstacle."
Zhuge Yingyue agreed: "In every period, in fact, the human race's fairyland masters will test the barbarians, wanting to see See if the demon god still exists, but he has not disappeared."
"What kind of existence this is is simply incomprehensible."
The barbarians have a large population, there are many masters in the underworld, and there are many masters in the realm of blue sky, but this is actually not a problem.
As long as there are no immortal masters or immortal demons, take the current era as an example. The combined efforts of the three human kingdoms are enough to destroy the barbarians.
The Master of Xuandu Temple, the Yasheng of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the Merchant Master of Ten Thousand Stars, the Lord of Purple Sky, the four great masters of the fairyland, how can the barbarians stop them?
However, it has always been impossible for the immortal demon god to exist forever and destroy the barbarians.
His existence allows the barbarians to continue to invade the human race from time to time.
"How can there be such a monster? Doesn't it have a lifespan limit?"
Cao Yinyin muttered, "This is not reasonable at all. Even immortals cannot live with such a monster."
"There is definitely a problem and a secret."
Zhou Qing was silent, but actually he was thinking about something in his heart.
Grandma Li’s, if one day a golden finger comes out that can curse someone’s death, he will immediately curse the barbarian’s immortal demon.
What happened during the month he came to the border also made Zhou Qing disgusted with the barbarians.
“Practice hard and kill more barbarians on the battlefield. These are the only things we can do.”
“Yes, kill more barbarians and kill them to Afraid, scared to kill, not dare to kill for dozens or hundreds of years Make trouble!”
“But everyone must also pay attention to your own safety. When we reach a higher level of cultivation, we can play a greater role than now and retain our usefulness.”
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This was a chat that soothed the tense nerves on the battlefield, but before the chat ended, the heavy bells rang through the Daqi military camp again.
The barbarians are here again.
Zhou Qing and the others did not hesitate and went straight to Tianmen Pass with murderous intent.
Here, at a time like this, there is no reason or mercy, only killing!
With the burning intention to kill in his heart, Zhou Qing took the lives of each barbarian warrior without mercy.
His mind became more and more indifferent under such killings. Not only did the killing intention not decrease with the killings, but it became more and more surging.
With the surging killing intent, the determined killing intention, and the assistance of [He Zhen with Dao], Zhou Qing's attainments in the Sword Sutra of Killing Immortals can be said to have advanced by leaps and bounds.
He was completely immersed in such fighting practice.
Time passed, the sun and the moon rotated, the barbarians kept invading, and they were constantly repelled by the humans.
Blood dyed Tianmen Pass red, and if the corpses of the human and barbarian tribes were piled up, they would reach the sky.
One day, a message came from the human race experts.
The method of counter-sacrifice was successfully arranged.
The barbarians can't even think of getting any sacrifices from the humans to sacrifice their dirty demon god.
When this news came out, it also inspired the human soldiers a little. At least our comrade Pao Ze did not have to be disturbed after his death.
Facing the barbarian invasion, they must try to adopt a better defensive posture and reduce their own casualties as much as possible.
Let the barbarians swallow the consequences of offering sacrifices to the Immortal Demon God!
In such constant wars, many people died, and many people also entered the battlefield and contributed their own strength.
Some people have made a name for themselves on the battlefield, achieved remarkable results, and are respected by others, while others have surpassed themselves, broken their limits, and made great progress.
But the long war has made everyone still alive tired, their hearts have become colder, and killing has become an inertia.
On this night, twenty-three days after [He Dao He Zhen] was refreshed, the barbarians broke out with their greatest strength since the beginning of the war, and their attack was unprecedentedly fierce.
This time the barbarian attack started at noon and continued until the evening.
The sky above Tianmenguan has been in a gloomy state since the battle broke out. Dark clouds covered the sky and the sun and never dispersed, making the world very gloomy.
The evil spirit permeated the entire battlefield, and the black wind continued all the time, making the battlefield look mysterious and hazy.
The sound of killing, the sound of blood splattering, the sound of corpses falling to the ground... can be heard all the time.
Blood gathered on the ground. The blood of practitioners had activity beyond that of ordinary people, and they all formed small streams. "Chi!"
The arrow pierced the heart of a barbarian in the marrow-washing realm, causing his eyes to dim instantly.
The Taibai Sword struck out horizontally and chopped off a head. The sword was covered in blood.
Zhou Qing was killing the barbarians, stabbing them with swords, shooting them with arrows, punching them with fists...
He would not hesitate to use any means as long as he could take the enemy's life.
The Liuji warship has been lent to the Yin Shen True Blood Realm for use, allowing them to use the maximum power of this war artifact to fight against the barbarian practitioners of the Huang Quan Che Di Realm.
Everywhere you look, you can see that they are all people who are eager to kill, whether they are humans or barbarians.
Zhou Qing's eyes were deep and blood-red, as if he was brewing a terrifying meaning.
Swing the sword, kill the enemy, swing the sword again, kill the enemy again...
During this process, Zhou Qing’s killing intention is rising and condensing, and the killing intention is constantly being tempered. Refining, it seems like something is about to come out of the body.
When he didn't know how many swords he had swung and how many enemies he had killed, Zhou Qing's blood-colored eyes suddenly moved. There was something in his body that was about to burst out, and he almost couldn't hold it back anymore.
Zhou Qing's eyes became emotionless. The next second, his figure disappeared from the spot. The next second, he appeared in the front surrounded by barbarian soldiers.
None of the barbarian soldiers hesitated and immediately swung their swords at him.
But at this time, a black-red light spread out from Zhou Qing's body, like ripples on the water, but it spread extremely fast, covering his surroundings in an instant.
The black and red ripples were silent, but after it covered and wrapped the barbarian soldiers, they screamed and wailed in extreme pain, as if they were being cut into pieces by a thousand cuts.
It can be seen that the sword energy is crisscrossing within the range of black and red ripples, killing the enemies within the ripples wantonly.
Those barbarian officers and soldiers were harvested like wheat and laid down one after another.
Zhou Qing was moving, and with every step he took, black and red ripples moved with him. Killing and death were moving with him, and none of the barbarian soldiers involved survived.
Even for masters who have achieved great success in marrow cleansing or even the ultimate master, death is their only ending.
Even though everyone has become a little numb and crazy after fighting for a long time, the scene here still attracts the attention of many people.
Some people were shocked and confused and didn't understand what was going on. Some people had guesses but couldn't believe it. But some people suddenly changed their minds and blurted out two words.
“Sword Domain?!”
“How dare you, the ants of the human race, be so cruel!”
Just after hearing a loud shout, I saw the two venerables rushing towards Zhou. Qing came to stop him.
Seeing this, the venerables on the human side immediately took action to stop them, but before they could achieve their goal, they saw the red ripples around Zhou Qing suddenly shrink and then expand, and then moved towards the two barbarians. Rush to the venerable place.
Looking at the two figures, Zhou Qing was too fast to see clearly, and did not give the human lord a chance to take action.
"Chi!"
The sword energy roared, and new changes occurred in the black and red ripples. The sword and the array appeared connected, condensing into one, majestic.
"Boom!"
The two barbarian sages were shrouded, and they only heard the sound of cutting, and then the black and red ripples shrank into Zhou Qing's body again.
And looking at those two venerables, there was not a single piece of good meat left in their bodies.
Instant kill!
Zhou Qing did not pay the slightest attention to those two people, but turned around and continued to kill the barbarian practitioners.
Slay the Immortal Sword Domain!
This is a higher level change than the Immortal Killing Sword Intention in the martial arts of Killing the Immortal Sword Sutra. It is extremely powerful and rare, and can further unleash the power of the Immortal Killing Sword Sutra.
And in this continuous killing, Zhou Qing clearly understood the Immortal Killing Sword Domain.
This also means that his attainments in the mysterious Tianwu science of Killing Immortals Sword Scripture have been raised to a new level.
After making further progress in this killing swordsmanship, Zhou Qing became more and more calm and adaptable on the battlefield. Every sword caused killing and took away lives. It was all his practice of killing. Shortcut to the Immortal Sword Classic.
This killing sword technique requires killing to nourish the sword. This is the fastest way to practice!
But as a disciple of Xuandu, Zhou Qing actually didn’t have many opportunities to do such a thing. After all, he was a true successor of a famous and upright sect. He had to pay attention to his image and influence, so he had to slowly understand it on his own.
But now on this ethnic battlefield, no one would accuse Zhou Qing of killing, and no one would stop his killing.
Here, killing is what he should do.
This environment is indeed the most suitable for him to practice the Immortal Killing Sword Sutra.
At this moment, Zhou Qing was like a murderous god. Even the barbarians who were already red-eyed at killing could not help but feel fear in their hearts after seeing him.
It's not that they are really afraid, but that the Immortal Sword Sutra has reached this point, which has given Zhou Qing a kind of oppression, a murderous aura, which is extremely depressing.
"Boom!"
At a certain moment, a roar louder than thunder suddenly sounded in the sky.
Not only that, but there was also a flash of light, which was observed by the people fighting on the ground through the dark clouds in the sky.
Horrifying fluctuations came from the sky, as if the sky was about to collapse, giving everyone a sense of impending disaster, as if there was something terrifying in the sky.
This is exactly what happened. Above the black clouds, at a very high altitude, the masters of the Blue Sky Realm of the human race and the barbarian race were also fighting.
This kind of ethnic war has never been just a matter for people like Zhou Qing and others. The top forces of the two ethnic groups are also colliding and fighting.
They are far away from the battlefield on the ground, I don’t know how many miles high, but a collision and a wisp of aftermath can still cause a shocking vision, which is frightening.
"Boom!"
Another roar sounded, followed by several more in succession, which showed that the battle on the Zenith battlefield became more and more intense.
“Stuck!”
Suddenly, lightning flashed across the sky, piercing the darkness and cutting open a corner of the sky.
"Shen Yuanning, how dare you!"
"Stop!"
"..."
A series of roars echoed vaguely between heaven and earth, Captured by people.
Then the vision changed again, and the black clouds in the sky were stirred up, forming a whirlpool that covered the sky and the sun. It stretched for who knows how many miles, and the normal night sky could not be seen at all.
As the vortex rotated and condensed, it turned into a color that was half black and half white. It rotated faster and faster, and seemed to swallow the entire world!
When this change reached its extreme, the black and white vortex exploded violently, and the heaven and earth shook violently. Even the Tianmen Pass was shaking, and the soldiers of both races were somewhat unsteady.
Zhou Qing took this opportunity and directly relied on his speed advantage to attack and kill several barbarian masters.
“Ah!”
A scream sounded, but it stopped abruptly, with no follow-up.
A huge wave erupted from the sky and spread to the four ends of the world in an instant, containing the ultimate destruction and death.
At the same time, Zhou Qing seemed to smell a faint smell of blood, his face was a little wet, and the sky seemed to be raining, red rain, blood rain!
“Why don’t I dare?!”
Another voice echoed between heaven and earth, like the arrival of a god.
Violent fluctuations broke out in the sky again, and the atmosphere between heaven and earth became much more solemn, as if it was affected by the mood of some people.
But this time, the collision in the sky did not last long. You can feel several waves as huge as the sky retreating directly and flying towards the grassland.
The next moment, the signal for the barbarians to retreat sounded, and all the barbarian soldiers immediately started running away.
“Kill!”
I don’t know who roared, followed by everyone in the human race shouting out, and then chased and killed the fleeing barbarians, trying to kill as many as possible Keep their lives and don't let them leave so easily.
When they were thoroughly chased into the grassland, leaving behind a field of horrified corpses of barbarians, another high-spirited voice came from the sky.
"The barbarians have retreated, this war...is over!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was at a loss for a moment.
The war is over?
This means that the barbarians have completely retreated this time?
This war continues to this day. At first glance, this news is confusing.
Gradually, someone reacted.
"Bang!"
Their swords fell to the ground, and they looked around, looking at the sparse comrades, and finally someone couldn't help shouting loudly, venting his emotions.
The masters above the sky have said this, which really means that the ethnic war that lasted for nearly two months has finally come to an end.
The black clouds that covered the sky and the sun appeared at this time, and gaps appeared, and the long-lost moonlight spilled through them.
(End of this chapter)