Chapter 1730: Battle Of Lanshan (3)

Hundreds of human death spirits roared and fought furiously, pushing the surrounding death spirits back. The surrounding death sovereigns trembled as memories of their deaths in the hands of the ancient human conquerers resurfaced.

Humans.

An army of conquerors had returned from the ancient past.

As she fought, a set of armor appeared on Marquis Lanshan's body. Martial King had personally bestowed that set of armor upon her after her death.

Alive, she was a human marquis. Dead, she would dominate the dead.

That was the meaning behind that gift. According to Martial King, all of existence shall be the Human Realm.

As a human, everything he could see shall be his.

Everywhere he could reach shall belong to humanity.

Starting from the Human Realm, they swept through the various realms and defeated countless powerful races. A hundred thousand years had passed. The time to fight another war had arrived.

"Kill with me!"

Marquis Lanshan roared.

With her sword, she faced three marquises alone, displaying boundless determination. Her fighting spirit instantly crushed the momentum of the three powerful marquises. These were all the marquises of the myriad races. And they were all the victims of the ancient humans.

And now, all of them were shaken by this familiar scene. Nearby, even more human death spirits ignited their death imprints as the battle grew intense.

Since Marquis Lanshan needed a path out, they shall open the path with their lives.

Boom!

Intense explosions erupted everywhere. The human death spirits charged ferociously, opening a path of blood forward. Alas, over seventy percent of them were already lost in such a short battle.

After stabbing through a marquis with her sword, a saber attack struck Marquis Lanshan's back. Black blood sprayed out, corroding the ground it landed on. Even further away, the East Heavenly King was walking over step by step while watching the battle coldly.

Numerous death spirits charged toward him in an attempt to slow his pace. All of them were killed in a split second. These bugs had all gone mad. How ridiculous of them to dream of stopping him. How long could they continue this for?

"Lanshan, you're courting death." After crushing yet another death sovereign, East Heavenly King said, "After staying patient for so long, why are you doing this now? It hasn't been easy for you to gather this bit of strength for humanity. Are you giving up on them now? What are you trying to do?

"Even after Qishan and the others died, I only gave you a light punishment. How dare you be ungrateful of my mercy and kill Darkmoon? Your sin shall not be forgiven."

A token appeared in his hand as he said, "Just stay."

Boom!

The token enlarged and dropped down on Marquis Lanshan. That was the East Heavenly Token.

But right at that moment, a token flew out of Marquis Lanshan's body. A voice rang out from that token, "The heavenly laws of humanity remain. The world still belongs to humanity. How dare you punish a human with a token granted to you by the human race?"

Boom!

A blinding golden radiance erupted from the token, while an intense power of luck rippled out. With a rumble, the dark token was blasted away.

The East Heavenly King's expression changed drastically. Marquis Lanshan was surprised, clearly not expecting something like this to happen.

An idea rose in her mind as she roared, "Kill our way out! The human lord is awaiting us at the Spirit Suppression Domain! Kill! For the human lord!"

"For the human lord!"

The remaining human death spirits roared. After that clash, the human lord's token had dimmed significantly. It returned to Marquis Lanshan's body. Taking this opportunity, Marquis Lanshan pushed another marquis away with her sword before rushing madly forward with her people.

Behind her, East Heavenly King started hesitating.

Human lord!

The current leader of humanity?

Damn it!

No wonder Marquis Lanshan had suddenly turned against him! She had been recruited by the human lord! The human lord had arrived! He could sense that the power of luck on the human lord's token was not weak at all. It had actually deflected his token!

"Do not let even one of them escape!"

With his order, even more death spirits charged toward Marquis Lanshan's group. The intense battle continued as they fled. Numerous human death spirits perished, but Marquis Lanshan's path forward remained open.

One after another, they stayed behind to cover her back.

As time passed, there were fewer and fewer of them.

After cutting yet another expert down with his axe, Yusheng laughed and said, "Lord, this is the end of the road for your loyal subordinate. If there is a next life, I am willing to fight and die for humanity again...I'm only afraid that...there won't be a next life anymore..."

After saying that, he turned back and charged toward the pursuing enemies. An indomitable axe swept forth.

Releasing the entire power of his being, he roared, "Kill your way out! Meet the human lord! Humanity shall pacify the world again!"

Boom!

Massive rumbles rang out.

"Yusheng!"

Marquis Lanshan roared with tears in her eyes, but she did not stop. In her fury, she roared madly, "Kill! Kill our way out! Kill!"

"Kill!"

Only about seven or eight death spirits remained around her. Before long, three of them turned back unhesitatingly.

"We shall cover your rear! General Hong Yun, escort our lord out of here!"

Hong Yun, the female death spirit leading the group earlier, was already covered in black blood. She roared, "I won't disappoint you! Brothers, we kill!"

Boom!

Despite her sorrow, Marquis Lanshan continued fighting decisively.

They kept killing. They kept suffering new injuries. And they kept losing people.

Eventually, the Celestial River of Death appeared before them. Only one death sovereign was left beside Marquis Lanshan. It was General Hong Yun.

Gnashing her teeth, with her death qi undulating fiercely, she shouted, "Lord! Go! I will cover the rear for you! Meet the human lord! Please...inform the human lord that...the Lanshan Army has shed blood for humanity in life and death! Leave! And rebuild the Lanshan Army!"

Boom!

General Hong Yun turned back and rushed toward the pursuers. Marquis Lanshan gnashed her teeth and continued onward. Just as a marquis was about to stop her, Hong Yun detonated herself with a roar. The marquis was stopped in his path.

Just as Marquis Lanshan was about to reach the Celestial River of Death, an opening appeared in front of her. A panting marquis stepped out and grinned, "Lanshan, this path is not available for you."

"Die!"

With a roar, Marquis Lanshan detonated her dao body. Losing her dao body would sever her connection with her dao, bringing her down from the Daofuse Realm. However, she did not mind. Her decisiveness had evidently caught the marquis by surprise.

With a rumble, the marquis was blasted apart and forced to reveal his dao body as well. The moment the dao body appeared, Marquis Lanshan sword stabbed through it. The dao body exploded.

Rumble!

A second marquis was killed.

Marquis Lanshan's aura dropped significantly, but she did not seem to care. Instead, she continued onward. The human lord was waiting! She was here! She had a determined look on her face.

She had arrived! Her Lanshan Army! Her brothers and sisters! They had all perished to open a way for her to meet him! Could...this human lord bring her hope?

***

Somewhere on the river.

Su Yu, who was waiting with his eyes shut, suddenly opened his eyes and roared, "Impudent! Heavendoom, Grandstar, and Empyrean Cloud!"

Heavendoom hurriedly asked, "What is it?"

"Unseal yourself! Kill!" Su Yu ordered coldly, "Ignore the number of the enemies. Kill as many as you can! Unseal yourself and kill!"

Their expressions changed drastically, but they all nodded.

"Yes!"

As for Su Yu, he transformed the Culture Tomb into a saber before consuming the golden peng's blood essence. Then, he consumed another drop of blood essence. Finally, he tore the space before him apart.

The golden pengs were renowned for their speed.

Marquis Lanshan had killed two marquises. Seven marquises and a heavenly king remained. Due to the appearance of the human lord's token, the heavenly king might not give chase. Let's see if he could stay so patient after losing a few more of his marquises.

Far away, a female death spirit in torn armor, broken sword, and dishevelled was flying in their direction. Behind her, three marquises were in pursuit. Further behind, four marquises were in pursuit.

"Lanshan, there is no escape—"

Suddenly, an opening appeared in front of them. Right after stepping out of it, Su Yu flipped his Mark of Civilization open. Countless projections emerged and shot toward the three marquises.

The sealing formation was activated, and the human lord's token returned to him. He focused the suppression on one of the marquises. With the Culture Tomb as a saber, he unleashed his Sky Sundering Saber.

Boosted by the golden peng's blood essence, the attack was incredibly powerful. The radiance from the blade was blinding. And the blade was so sharp that it felt as though the entire Celestial River of Death was going to be severed.

"East Heavenly Dog! For your courage and impudence, I will kill you!"

Boom!

The saber descended, cutting the marquis into two. Even the dao body was instantly destroyed. Right at that moment, the three guardians arrived with crumbling stone skin. With a roar, they attacked the two other marquises.

Boom!

Marquis Lanshan also took the chance to swing her sword behind her.

"You dare?"

A furious voice came from afar. That was East Heavenly King's voice.

Boom!

Su Yu had killed one marquis right after arriving. The three guardians had destroyed the body of another marquis, leaving the dao body of that marquis to be cut apart by Marquis Lanshan's sword.

Boom!

That marked the fourth marquis to die today. The remaining marquis was still kept busy by the Mark of Civilization. He was able to crush the various projections, but seeing how his companions had died, he hurriedly fled in panic.

In moments, he joined the three marquises behind him. Even further away, East Heavenly King was rushing over in fury.

With a sneer, Su Yu drew his right thumb across his neck before picking up the heavily injured Marquis Lanshan. "Let's go."

The three guardians left with him.

As they left, Su Yu's voice rang out, "Treacherous rebel, your fate is already sealed. I shall deal with you after restoring order to the world."

East Heavenly King had an unsightly expression. Was that the new human lord?

After a short pause, he roared, "Give chase!"

And thus, the six experts started giving chase on the Celestial River of Death. While giving chase, the East Heavenly King looked around. Noting the calm situation on the other side of the river, the old turtle was clearly still at his post.

Nevertheless, the East Heavenly King was still worried that the old turtle would interfere. Thus, he ordered, "East Heavenly Guard, enter the Spirit Suppression Domain and arrest the wanted criminals!"

At that, countless death spirits rushed toward the river. East Heavenly King was clearly trying to keep the old turtle and the other guardians busy. That way, they would have no way of interfering. If they dared to leave their posts, these death spirits would charge out of the death tunnels.

Meanwhile, the East Heavenly King continued the pursuit alongside his five marquises. He was furious. After losing four marquises on top of the two he lost not long ago, his force had weakened considerably in a short time.

This was intolerable.

Damn it!

Sure, the influence of humanity in his domain had been completely erased, but he was still furious at his losses. The losses were too massive for him to tolerate. He had been too careless. He had allowed the human lord's token to delay him, resulting in such heavy casualties.

***

Marquis Lanshan, who was being carried by Su Yu, looked up at him and blanked out as she muttered, "Culture King..."

She felt as though she was looking at Culture King.

Su Yu said, "Call me Su Yu. Or Human Lord. Or Emperor Yu."

It was rude to call him Culture King!

He would have dropped her then and there if it wasn't for her heavy injuries!

Even as she was coughing blood, Marquis Lanshan smiled and said loudly, "The Lanshan Army has accomplished the mission! I...have arrived! Lanshan...greets the human lord!"

Her voice was loud and sonorous.

She had accomplished her mission!

All her brothers and sisters had died, but she had accepted that. This was war.

Even so, sorrow could be heard in her voice. As humans, they would not stop fighting even in death!

Su Yu sank into a long silence before solemnly saying, "Be at ease."

"Yes!"

"For now, we flee."

"Ye—"

Marquis Lanshan blanked out. Fleeing? She had heard the overbearing declaration of the human lord just moments ago. Why were they fleeing after that? She couldn't even react to this.

Su Yu said nothing. What nonsense. What else could they do but flee? The East Heavenly King was very strong. They had to lure that guy away. Otherwise, that guy alone would be strong enough to handle all of them. Su Yu doubted that he would be able to defeat the East Heavenly King even with the white dog's blood essence.

Thus, they had to go to the mansion entrance. There, they could leave the Death Realm. Even if Old Zhou refused to cooperate, without the support of death qi and heavenly laws, East Heavenly King would weaken in strength. At that time, a fight was possible with the white dog's blood essence.

With Su Yu in the lead, the group started fleeing rapidly while tearing space apart repeatedly. Behind them, the East Heavenly King frowned. The human lord was fleeing straight ahead instead of fleeing toward any known death tunnel. Was there a trap waiting for them?

But this was the Death Realm. Not even the old turtle could defeat him here. What manner of trap would work against him? The East Heavenly King started hesitating. Should he give chase? But this human lord felt too dangerous to be allowed to grow further.

Earlier, the human lord's token had successfully suppressed his token. That was extremely troublesome. Upon gaining enough strength, the human lord would be a perfect counter to him.

And thus, the East Heavenly King said, "Move faster! Catch up to them!"

He had decided to continue the pursuit. He refused to believe that anyone could pose a threat to him in the Death Realm.