Chapter 1453: Hunting Battlefield

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Oh?

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Yuwen Liang looked up at Donghuang Xuanyi and quickly asked, "So Senior Brother Donghuang, you already have a plan?"

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Hehe!

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A sharp glint flashed in Donghuang Xuanyi's eyes as he said coldly, "I only just received this news. From what I know, the alliance between the barbarian race and the demon race is starting to fall apart. The barbarians are already in a precarious position and no longer dare to face our Hall of War head-on. So they've sent word that they are willing to settle this war through the 'Hunting Battlefield.' With Ling Feng's strength, he will definitely sign up."

"The Hunting Battlefield?"

Yuwen Liang's eyelids twitched. "And Supreme Elder Xu agreed to this? We currently have the upper hand. There's no reason for him to accept, right?"

"The demon race and the barbarians are still technically allied. If the war continues, even if we win, both sides will suffer heavy losses. Besides, the Sunset Heaven Selection is approaching. The war in the Land of War must come to an end soon."

Donghuang Xuanyi narrowed his eyes slightly. Decisions made by the higher-ups were never theirs to question. Even though they had reached the Great Emperor level, they were still nothing more than pieces on the board.

Resolving the war through the "Hunting Battlefield" would allow both sides to avoid unnecessary casualties.

The so-called Hunting Battlefield was a small-scale confrontation used when two armies faced each other. It avoided the massive losses that came with full-scale war and allowed both sides to preserve their strength.

Each side would select several elite teams to enter a sealed space. Inside, they would fight and hunt one another, seizing Blood Hunt Tokens from their opponents. When time ran out, the side with more tokens would be declared the winner.

𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

The losing side would surrender unconditionally, cede territory, pay reparations, and withdraw three thousand li.

The barbarians were naturally bloodthirsty. If not for the threat posed by the demon race, they would never have proposed such a method to decide the outcome of the war.

Within the Hunting Battlefield, the vast world itself became the arena. Hundreds of experts from both sides would hunt each other, where only the strongest would prevail.

Over the years of conflict between the barbarians and the Hall of War, similar methods had been used many times. The most recent one was ten years ago.

At that time, Donghuang Xuanyi had only just arrived in the Land of War. In that battle, several renowned seniors of the Hall of War fell on the battlefield.

Among them were even figures ranked within the Heaven Slaying Ten Absolutes.

When the battlefield finally closed, those who survived were the very best of the elite, true standouts among experts!

A sharp light flickered in Donghuang Xuanyi's eyes. There was no way he would miss this opportunity.

As long as they defeated the enemy, the rewards would be extremely generous.

Those who achieved victory would even receive a share of the spoils contested between both sides!

The compensation paid at the end of such a large-scale war would be enormous. Even a tiny fraction of it could make someone rich overnight.

More importantly, the top five participants in merit would earn the chance to enter a special place within the Hall of War, the War God Temple, to receive supreme inheritance!

Within the War God Temple lay the resting places of peak Great Emperors who had guarded the Land of War throughout history. There were even traces of spiritual will left behind by sacred-tier experts who had founded the Dongling Immortal Pool thousands of years ago!

To comprehend the will of a Great Saint was a transformation for any martial artist.

There had once been an early-tier Great Emperor who entered the War God Temple and achieved sudden enlightenment overnight. His cultivation rose from the first level of the Divine Destiny Realm to the fifth level in a single leap. From that day on, he became a top-tier expert of the sect, and his story became legend.

"This time, I will participate in the Hunting Battlefield. One of the spots to enter the War God Temple will definitely be mine."

Donghuang Xuanyi clenched his fists. The conditions for entering the Hunting Battlefield were clear. Participants had to be under fifty years old, and their cultivation could not exceed the second level of the Divine Destiny Realm.

Of course, very few under fifty had surpassed that level. With this restriction in place, eight of the Heaven Slaying Ten Absolutes were already disqualified. Even with two spots occupied, there were still three spots for him to compete for.

Among those below the second level of the Divine Destiny Realm, very few could match him.

"Senior Brother Donghuang, there's one more thing..."

Yuwen Liang glanced at him and said slowly, "That Ling Feng may have some ability, but does he really qualify to enter the Hunting Battlefield?"

He was deeply doubtful. After all, the outcome of the Hunting Battlefield would determine the final result of the war for the Hall of War. The selection process would naturally be extremely strict.

With Ling Feng's cultivation at only the Spiritual Sea Realm, it seemed unlikely that he would be chosen.

If Ling Feng could not even enter the Hunting Battlefield, how could Donghuang Xuanyi deal with him?

"If he can't even qualify, then he isn't worth my attention."

Donghuang Xuanyi let out a cold laugh. In his view, with Ling Feng's endless strange methods, barely qualifying should not be a problem.

"That makes sense."

Yuwen Liang forced a smile, but his heart was conflicted. Should he hope Ling Feng qualifies, or pray that he fails?

The contradiction left him uneasy!

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Soon enough, news of the barbarians proposing the Hunting Battlefield spread throughout the Hall of War.

Those disciples who had gained little in contribution points began to stir once more.

Although Ling Feng had taken first place in the mission at the Dead Soul Devil Abyss, the rewards from the Hunting Battlefield far surpassed that achievement. In comparison, that earlier merit was insignificant.

The final reward was a chance to obtain a promise from the sect master. As for who would claim it, that remained uncertain.

Of course, the real challenge came next. The selection for the Hunting Battlefield would be open to nearly all disciples. If they wanted to compete with Ling Feng, they would first have to compete with the veteran elites.

That realization plunged most of them into despair.

At this moment, Ling Feng was seated in his stone chamber, meditating and regulating his breath. From afar, he heard Lin Mu's loud voice rushing in.

"Big news! Big news!"

Lin Mu dashed into the chamber and dropped down in front of Ling Feng. After taking a deep breath, he said, "Brother Ling, have you heard? In five days, the Hunting Battlefield will open. I heard you can earn massive contribution points and war points there. And if our side wins, those with the highest merit can even enter the War God Temple to receive inheritance!"

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Hah,

Junior Brother Lin, we thought you found out something new. We already knew about this!"

Li Fei, Xu Xinghe, Chu Tiange, and the others walked in together, all smiling as they looked at Lin Mu.

Fairy Qingping, however, was not among them. No one knew where she had gone.