The Golden-Horned Giant was hidden among the army of the Jiuyan Marsh side, led by Sovereigns of Laws. As a different race from humans, the Golden-Horned Giant naturally emitted a distinct aura. Even those True Deities couldn’t recognize that this Golden-Horned Giant was actually Luo Feng from before. Moreover, in the Jin World, there was no concept of clones or duplicates, so no one could possibly imagine this.
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Above Jiuyan Marsh.
Six Void True Deities from both Xuan Yushan and Jiuyan Marsh sides were watching the battlefield below.
“So that’s how he escaped!”
“This soldier actually had an Emperor-level beast companion. Now, whether it’s his former teammates or your fifty True Deities searching for him, none will be able to detect him anymore.”
“He will definitely leave Jiuyan Marsh safely.”
Each Void True Deity expressed their judgment.
Jiuyan also looked down at the battlefield below and softly sighed, “Having two pieces of mechanical stream treasures on him, especially the warship afterward. Although it should be a True Deity-grade mechanical treasure, its propulsion power was extremely strong. It must be an absolute top-tier among True Deity-grade mechanical treasures. He is merely a Sovereign of Laws… logically, he shouldn’t be able to exchange for such high-grade mechanical treasures. Yet he possesses them, which indicates he is highly valued within the army.”
These six Void True Deities knew everything that had happened below.
Yet they couldn’t have imagined… that the genius soldier and the Golden-Horned Giant beast were actually two divine bodies of the same powerful being.
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The Void True Deities controlled the entire battlefield and understood everything.
Yet they wouldn’t interfere, nor dared to interfere. No one dared to challenge the unspoken rules of the entire Jin World!
Time passed, month after month, and the entire war had now reached its final stage.
“How can he still not be found?” Within the army of Xuan Yushan’s tribal warriors, the squad leader was extremely frustrated and unwilling. “Although Jiuyan Marsh is vast, the battlefields where Sovereigns of Laws gather are limited. This new recruit, He’ge, had nowhere else to escape! How could we not find him even once in such a long time?”
“Leader, we really can’t find him.”
“We’ve searched everywhere.”
“Still can’t find him.”
One soldier after another replied through communication talismans.
Yet the leader remained unwilling to accept it.
Other soldiers might not know, but he had personally witnessed Luo Feng killing that beast True Deity, fully aware of this new recruit’s terrifying potential. Originally, he had planned to befriend him, but later, driven by greed for the massive military merit, he decided to act. The previous failure was acceptable, since he hadn’t expected the new recruit to possess a mechanical warship.
But now, after six months, not even one sighting of He’ge.
“It’s impossible not to find him. He must be hiding in these areas. Keep searching, keep searching! If you don’t want to die, keep looking! Our hope of completing the military task lies on him,” the leader became desperate.
Even without his urging, every soldier was already doing their utmost.
“I refuse to believe this,” the leader grew truly desperate. “I’ll have to inform those two groups.”
“Yu Luo! Kufa! I have some information for you… Several months ago, the True Deity who specialized in collecting the corpses of Jiuyan Marsh’s True Deities on the battlefield of True Deities was killed. His corpse was taken by the new recruit He’ge. He’ge now possesses more than thirty True Deity corpses, and he is currently hiding within Jiuyan Marsh.” The leader directly sent the message to his subordinates.
Except for Luo Feng,
every other soldier received this message!
“What!”
“That’s impossible.”
“How could this new recruit obtain more than thirty True Deity corpses?”
“How could he escape alive?”
Soldiers responded in shock.
“Believe it or not, that’s the information. I’ve been chasing him for a long time, but he’s just too good at hiding,” the leader didn’t bother to elaborate further. He believed that under the threat of the military task, other soldiers would also do their utmost to find Luo Feng. With so many searching, the probability of finding him would surely increase.
“Hmph.”
The leader thought inwardly, “With He’ge’s strength, Yu Luo? Kufa? They have no chance of success. At best, they can only help locate He’ge for me.”
Deep inside, he never considered Yu Luo and Kufa’s group as equals.
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Yu Luo and his group of beast soldiers were mixed within Jiuyan Marsh’s forces.
“It’s been so long, and we’ve only acquired more than 20,000 pieces of weapons and armor, barely enough for two of us to complete the military task. Moreover, judging from the situation, the battles between Xuan Yushan and Jiuyan Marsh are already weakening. It won’t be long before the war ends. Regardless of whether He’ge has True Deity corpses or not, we must investigate,” Yu Luo transmitted his thoughts fiercely.
“Search!”
“Track down the new recruit He’ge!”
Each beast soldier’s eyes flashed with madness—an insanity born from facing death.
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Kufa and his group of soldiers were mixed within Xuan Yushan’s forces.
“We’ve acquired more than 30,000 pieces of weapons and armor, but it’s still far from enough. Without the war, we won’t even be able to gather another 10,000 pieces. Search… find He’ge.” Although Kufa was usually humble, before death, he still clung to this last straw.
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Within Jiuyan Marsh’s army.
Wu He received the message sent by the squad leader.
“More than thirty True Deity corpses, He’ge?” Wu He was shocked, disbelief surging inside him.
He didn’t believe it, nor did he want to believe!
“I’ve worked so hard to accumulate military merit, yet I’m still far from reaching ten thousand. How could he alone obtain so many True Deity corpses?” Wu He refused to believe, yet from the message sent by the leader, he felt… this might actually be true. Otherwise, how could the leader imagine such an absurd message?
Regret!
Wave after wave of regret surged in Wu He’s heart.
“If only I had stayed with him from the beginning, if he obtained thirty True Deity corpses, even just five or six of them would have been enough for me…” Wu He felt anxious, regretful, and unwilling.
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Every soldier from Manhe Army who had come to Jiuyan Marsh for this mission was now searching for He’ge.
Yet no matter how hard they searched, they couldn’t find him.
As if… He’ge had already left Jiuyan Marsh!
“One by one, they’re all searching for me?” Amidst the beast army, Luo Feng the Golden-Horned Giant had already seen the distant figures of several soldiers multiple times, even spotting Wu He twice!
“Search all you want, but you won’t find me.”
Golden-Horned Luo Feng crouched in the swamp, half his body submerged in water. Due to the prolonged battles, both sides had suffered heavy losses. At this point, naturally, both sides began to hold back and were unwilling to continue fighting recklessly. Many beasts and tribal warriors had already retreated.
“He’ge, He’ge, it’s me, Wu He,” the Golden-Horned Giant Luo Feng grinned, finally, a soldier had contacted him.
“Oh, Wu He?” Luo Feng replied, “So, have you gathered enough military merit?”
“No, it’s really hard to accumulate ten thousand merits,” Wu He quickly responded. “He’ge, I’ve just received news that the squad leader, Kufa, Yu Luo, and their three groups are now searching for you, hoping to obtain True Deity corpses from you. Moreover, they’ve classified me as being on your side, so I’m now being ostracized!”
“Is that so?” Luo Feng responded casually.
“He’ge, we joined Manhe Army together, both new recruits. I’m still short on merits. I don’t ask for much, could you give me just one True Deity corpse to help me out? I’m definitely willing to exchange treasures for it! I’m willing to trade the True Deity armor given by my father for it,” Wu He pleaded anxiously.
In Wu He’s mind, since they were both new recruits and he was offering a True Deity armor in exchange, it shouldn’t be difficult.
“Exchange?” Luo Feng teased, “You expect me to meet you in Jiuyan Marsh and exchange with you?”
Wu He immediately understood.
At this moment, this new recruit He’ge would absolutely not reveal his location and would never come out to exchange with him.
“Back at the barracks, let’s exchange at the barracks,” Wu He quickly transmitted.
“You’re not too bad,” Luo Feng thought inwardly. This Wu He had at least gathered weapons and armor for a long time and, being the child of Master Beizhen Hai, likely possessed some good treasures. “We’ll exchange at the barracks. When the time comes, you must offer treasures of sufficient value. Without enough value, it won’t work.”
“Of course, of course,” Wu He secretly exhaled in relief. He had been afraid that He’ge would no longer pay attention to him.
Yet inside, Luo Feng had already decided.
Seeing how ten thousand military merits could yield such benefits at the Armory Point, naturally, he would squeeze even more from Wu He! For Luo Feng himself, ten thousand military merits were merely an extra bonus. But for Wu He… it meant survival itself. With the army wanting to kill him, even his father, Master Beizhen Hai, dared not intervene.
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Wu He contacted him first, and only a few days later, Kufa also reached out.
However, Wu He understood his position well.
Kufa’s group of soldiers themselves didn’t possess many treasures and couldn’t withstand Luo Feng’s pressure. Their negotiation ended in failure.
“Don’t take me for a fool. You want to trade with me outside the barracks? Haha… then just wait to die!” After Luo Feng spoke, he completely ignored any further messages from Kufa’s side.
After all, it was merely an act of mercy.
Only by showing mercy could the other party have the chance to survive.
Dare to negotiate terms with him? Then go die!
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This war lasted over a year.
As the six Void True Deities appeared one by one, the Xuan Yushan army soon began to retreat.
“Boom~~~”
The Jiuyan Marsh, previously isolated by Void barriers, returned to normal once again.
“Let’s go!”
The grand Xuan Yushan army began to leave the battlefield, while some soldiers from Manhe Army, disguised as tribal warriors, quickly and secretly retreated to the edge of Jiuyan Marsh during the withdrawal.
“We haven’t gathered enough military merit yet.”
Yu Luo, Kufa, the squad leader, and their three groups watched the Xuan Yushan army rapidly departing into the sky, filled with frustration.
With the army’s retreat, their opportunity to take advantage of the chaos was gone. The days ahead would be difficult.
“Seize it!”
“The squad leader and Kufa’s group must have gathered a lot of military merit. We’ll take it from them! Then we’ll have the chance to survive.” Yu Luo led his group of beast soldiers, filled with boundless killing intent.
“Go seize the military merit,” Kufa also growled.
“To survive, we must fight,” the squad leader told his soldiers.
The three groups of soldiers, without prior agreement, all chose to engage in a bloody battle. Only through battle could the strong survive and gather sufficient military merit! If the three groups separated, internal conflicts might even lead to mutual slaughter.
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At the edge of the vast Jiuyan Marsh.
A Golden-Horned Giant, along with three other beast Sovereigns of Laws, was conversing in midair. These were comrades the Golden-Horned Giant had made during the war.
After a while, they parted ways.
“It’s time to return to the barracks,” the Golden-Horned Luo Feng glanced back at the endless Jiuyan Marsh shrouded in mist. He didn’t care about the final outcome of the other Manhe Army soldiers’ fighting. At least, he was returning with a massive amount of military merit.
Whoosh!
At the edge of the marsh, with a single instantaneous movement, the Golden-Horned Giant had already vanished from Jiuyan Marsh.
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