Chapter 311 - Kill the Leader

Infuriated at the sight of his army being pushed back by skeletons and Dark Beings, Huang Shengjun was determined to not let the filthy undead remain in his divine realm for a single moment longer. The undead carried death aura, a corrupting force that could silently destroy his divine realm and easily cause deadly plagues.

The moment he noticed the skeletons and Dark Beings entering his divine realm, he activated his Divine Skill, intending to stop them in their tracks.

[Earth Divine Skill: Summon Holy Mountain Ugan]

A huge mountain range, spanning tens of thousands of kilometers and towering a few kilometers tall, suddenly appeared in Huang Shengjun’s divine realm. It radiated with pure Holy energy, acting as an unbreakable castle wall that completely blocked the invading skeletons and Dark Beings. Any undead that dared attempt to scale the range were continuously damaged by the powerful holy aura.

With a single Divine Skill, Huang Shengjun completely turned the tide of the battle. Having halted the advance of the skeletons and Dark Beings into his divine realm, he ordered his goblins to set up their cannons on the peaks of the mountain range, preparing to bombard the enemy from above.

With his newly formed army rapidly suffering heavy casualties, Han Wu was forced to retaliate. He ordered two of his most powerful skeletons—an Osteomancer and a Skeleton Reanimator, both close to the King rank—to take command of his forces.

Working in perfect unison, the Osteomancer and the Skeleton Reanimator stitched the countless bone fragments scattered across the divine realm into a massive 10,000 meter-tall bone giant. This feat completely stunned Huang Shengjun and Han Wu, as neither of them, not even the skeletons’ own master, had expected such immense power.

The Holy Mountain Ugan radiated a continuous holy aura, but it was completely unable to harm the Osteomancer, who was safely lodged deep within the bone giant. The colossal titan trudged forward with heavy footsteps, soon beginning to rain down furious punches upon the mountain range.

One... Two... Three...

With each powerful blow from the bone giant, a huge shower of bone shards would fall from its fist. However, the Skeleton Reanimator, working to assist the Osteomancer, would quickly stitch the fragments back onto the bone giant as soon as they fell.

After hundreds of punches, they finally succeeded in carving a gorge right through the center of the Holy Mountain Ugan. Having finally found an entry point, the Dark Beings poured into the gorge, flooding into the newly-made gorge.

Huang Shengjun frowned in frustration, then sighed inwardly.

At this point, my only option is to confront these filthy undead head-on.

After summoning his goblins to block the gorge’s exit, Huang Shengjun used his Divine Skills to strengthen them against the invading skeletons and Dark Beings. Han Wu likewise used his own Divine Skills to strengthen his army, but unlike Huang Shengjun’s Legion Divine Skill, which worked on an entire army at once, Han Wu’s Divine Skills could only be used on individual units.

Also, a direct, head-on battle against Huang Shengjun’s unified army, which moved as one, was practically impossible for the skeletons and the Dark Beings. It would take more than ten of Han Wu’s units to take down a single one of the enemy’s—a frightening ten-to-one ratio.

As the two forces clashed, Huang Shengjun made a cunning move. To prevent Han Wu’s units from using the goblin corpses to gain energy or to summon new Dark Beings, he ordered his goblins to burn the fallen. He was determined not to give his opponent a single advantage.

The battle was turning against Han Wu. His usual strategy of summoning more units as the war continued was failing. The goblin army was obliterating his skeletons and Dark Beings and slowly pushing them back. With no other choice, he was forced to summon his strongest allied army from his divine realm.

As the battle raged, the Tigermen burst on the scene, their battle spirits transforming into tiger avatars as they instantly charged in as the vanguard. The Epistians followed close behind, charging their magic before raining down massive fireballs upon the goblins. From the air, Alpheus, along with the Great Lightning Dragons, unleashed a powerful dragon breath, devastating the army below. This swift and unexpected assault massively slowed the goblins’ advance.

Huang Shengjun watched the Tigerman-Epistian-Great Dragon allied army with a wary eye—they were posing a serious threat to his victory.

I need to deal with them quickly, or my defeat is imminent. The most effective strategy is to eliminate the leaders of the three races—it’s the fastest and easiest way to break their morale.

Huang Shengjun summoned his most powerful units: ten King-ranked goblins who had followed him closely and left their names throughout various civilizations. Now, they had all reached the King rank and would be able to easily ascend to Demigods as soon as Huang Shengjun became a God.

The mission was clear: the assassination of the leaders of the three races. Huang Shengjun ordered them to execute it without fail. Moving like undetectable specters, the Goblin Kings easily infiltrated Han Wu’s forces. They were strong, experienced assassins who knew exactly when to strike, how to deal the most damage, and when to flee.

It didn’t take long for Han Wu’s forces to suffer their first attack. One of his Saints, Hu Yong, was ambushed and critically injured by a Goblin King during a moment of carelessness. Luckily, the other units were able to react in time, quickly providing first aid and saving Hu Yong from an otherwise certain death.

Han Wu spent one Divine Essence to activate the Inverse Domain, reversing Hu Yong’s wounds. A regular wound would not have cost so much, but the multiple venom types within Hu Yong’s wound meant the reversal required a far greater amount of energy.

The incident instantly sent alarm bells ringing in Han Wu’s head. Now on high alert, he realized he needed to quickly prepare himself to avoid a second assassination attempt.

The second attack came before Han Wu could devise a countermeasure. A Goblin King had struck the Epistian elder with a dagger right to the heart! The Epistians, however, were masters of healing magic and were able to charge their magic in time, expelling the venom from the elder’s body and saving him from death on the spot.

Han Wu was enraged—his units had been targeted for assassination twice! He was fully aware that eliminating a leader to demoralize an army was a common war tactic, one he had personally used many times. However, he was pissed that his units were the ones being targeted this time.

Having realized his units had only survived by sheer luck, Han Wu let out a breath and began to think furiously. After a few moments, he made a decision: he would capture and kill the assassins to boost the falling morale of his army! For this task, he summoned his strongest King life form, Steely.

Steely was not just the strongest among Han Wu’s King life forms—he was Han Wu’s most powerful unit. The very moment Han Wu became a God, Steely would ascend to become a Demigod.

“Steely, find those despicable assassins and eliminate them!”

Steely bowed in response. “As you wish, my glorious God.”

A faint gust of wind radiated from Steely, allowing him to monitor every movement on the battlefield. He could sense everything, even the slightest movement of a single blade of grass. His brow suddenly twitched, and in the moment, he disappeared.

Three minutes later, Steely reappeared with the head of a Goblin King in his hand. “Glorious God, I am pleased to inform you that I have been successful.”

Han Wu looked at the severed head of the Goblin King, its face still frozen in surprise, showing just how swiftly it had killed. A chuckle of delight escaped him.

“Oh, Huang Shengjun,” he muttered, “you think you’re the only one with powerful units? I have many of them too!”

On the other side of the battlefield, Huang Shengjun felt his connection to one of his Goblin Kings was severed and instantly knew that it had been eliminated.

Clenching his fist in rage, he said under his breath, “Han Wu, don’t get cocky. Now, you shall know pain!”

Huang Shengjun then activated his Divine Talent, Quality in Numbers. As it took effect, a small orb of energy appeared from each goblin in his army. With 300 billion goblins from his divine realm and another 200 billion recalled from other civilizations, he had a total of 500 billion energy orbs at his disposal.

Huang Shengjun compressed the energy into a small but incredibly powerful energy orb. He then ordered his strongest Goblin King to return and consume the condensed orb. Within five minutes, the Goblin King’s body expanded to a monstrous ten kilometers tall, making it as powerful as Han Wu’s Osteomancer.

The Goblin King’s strength had increased with its size, allowing it to fight against Sage life forms for a short period. Immense excitement filled the goblin as it sensed the power welling inside its body. Upon receiving Huang Shengjun’s command, it immediately charged into battle with glee.

The Goblin King’s first target was the Osteomancer that had carved a gorge out of the Holy Mountain Ugan. The two giants clashed, their collision sending intense, non-stop tremors throughout the ground that spread across both their divine realms.