Special War God

Chapter 210: So close yet so far away

Maitreya's army also sensed the danger and turned to flee. Limited by their cultivation, they were unable to fly, and when the army of more than 100,000 people fled, at least tens of thousands of lives were trampled to death in the chaos.

The strange beasts enjoyed the joy of victory and collected piles of spoils. Qiongqi, Baihu, and Huang Cheng wanted to chase the deserters, but Tu Shanfang'er dissuaded them, saying, "Don't chase them. Just ignore those ordinary people and let them fend for themselves."

Qiongqi retorted: "They are all enemies, it is always good to kill more of them."

Tu Shan Fang'er gave him a meaningful look: "Don't forget our nature. Whether we kill the enemy or not, we are ultimately hurting humanity..."

The deep meaning of this was clear. Upon hearing this, Qiongqi, Baihu, and Huang Cheng broke out in cold sweats.

They had simple minds and had not thought deeply like Tu Shan Fang'er. After being reminded, they stopped immediately and all the strange beasts returned to Lanxiu City together.

Seeing this, Xia Zhongnan asked, "With such a good opportunity, why don't you clean up a group of Maitreya soldiers?"

In his opinion, since there is a grudge between them, it is natural to weaken the enemy's strength as much as possible.

Tu Shan Fang'er responded: "They are just ordinary people, irrelevant to the overall situation, so why not let them go!"

Xia Rizhinan said in a deep voice: "Forget it, your reasoning is not unreasonable. Next, it depends on whether we have the ability to withstand the wrath of the two ancient gods."

Focused on competing with Lingshan City for supremacy, Xiari Zhinan did not see through Tushan Yaoer's far-reaching plan.

As the saying goes, the world is like a chess game, and each layout is different. At this moment, his mind is full of how to more effectively destroy the power of Lingshan City. Naturally, he hopes that the strange beasts can eliminate more enemies.

However, when one day Lingshan City no longer poses a threat, will he remember that these strange beasts have slaughtered too many humans, and will he be afraid of their cruel nature?

Tushan Yaoer has followed him for a long time and vaguely sensed the mysterious power and unlimited potential in Xia Rizhinan, so she always follows him loyally.

But she had also heard him mention the warning that "those who are not of my race must have different hearts."

Yao'er was a thoughtful person, and was deeply impressed by this sentence. From then on, she became more careful with her words, and at the same time tried her best to guide the other strange beasts.

Before the news of the battle in Lanxiu City spread, two figures appeared in the air in front of the city.

There is no doubt that the visitors are the "Ancient God Yutian" and the "Ancient God Zhenzhuo".

Lanxiu City and Lingshan City are only a stone's throw away from each other, like twin cities where mountains and rivers blend together.

For the cultivators in the Return to Void Realm, the round trip was only a moment's time, not to mention that the two ancient gods were rage-filled and came directly to kill them, so those cultivators in the Return to Void Realm were left far behind.

There were only two people on the city wall, Liu Dabazi and Xiarizhinan.

Liu Dabazi was feeling uneasy.

Excluding the time he faced Wu Longhai, this was the first time he faced a supreme being of this level. Despite his self-encouragement, his legs couldn't help but tremble.

Upon learning that the Lingshan army led by Zhu Fasheng, which was composed of more than 30 venerables, had been defeated in Lanxiu City and that almost half of the venerables had been lost, the two ancient gods could no longer suppress their inner rage and joined forces to massacre Lanxiu City in order to avenge their vengeance and intimidate the world.

They decided to act immediately upon arriving at the place and leave no blade untouched.

Unexpectedly, when they flew over Lingshan City, they saw from afar that Lanxiu City was shrouded in a layer of fog, which seemed both real and unreal.

This strange scene made the two ancient gods stop in their tracks at the same time.

A solemn look flashed across the stern face of the Jade Sky Ancient God, and he said, "Zhen Zhuo, what kind of formation do you see ahead?"

The True Ancient God replied: "A formation that can cover an entire city is definitely not an ordinary formation. I'm afraid it has reached the heavenly level."

“Jade Sky Ancient God” said: “The one who arranged the Heavenly Rank Formation must be a great master of formations. Could it be that Wu Country is hiding a great master of formations?”

“Ancient True God” said: “The world of cultivation is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. If it is a heavenly formation, we must also act with caution.”

“Yutian Ancient God” said: “Zhu Fasheng mentioned that there was a third-level Qilin in Lanxiu City and it defeated Gui Lingzi. It seems that we underestimated the heroes of the world.”

“True Burning Ancient God” said: “Don’t rush into an array lightly. Neither you nor I are masters of arrays. I’m afraid we will return empty-handed this time!”

The “Ancient Buddha Yao Ri” snorted coldly and said in a deep voice: “We are returning in such a dismal way. We can’t even shake the insignificant Hui Yao City. Where is our prestige? You guard the periphery, and I must break through this unknown formation.”

They were unable to discern the secret of the formation, so naturally they could not enter together. If two of them were trapped in it, Paradise City would surely fall into chaos and turmoil.

Although the Blazing Ancient Buddha was cautious, he also thought that not trying to break the formation was cowardly. He sighed and said, "Be cautious first. Don't forget the eight-character motto given to us by the Grand Pope before we set off - 'Move when the time is right, be able to bend and stretch.' If Xiuzhou is really impregnable, we should think carefully. After all, apart from Xiuzhou, there is still a vast world for us to display our abilities elsewhere."

“The Ancient Buddha of the Shining Sun” nodded slightly.

Having reached this state, he is well aware of the principle of "enduring small anger to achieve greater goals" and will not be easily swayed by emotions.

They were tasked with spreading the fire of faith for the Xiling Church. It would be foolish for them to waste their energy on meaningless fights, which would ultimately result in losses for both sides.

While the two were discussing, Liu Dabazi's voice came from below: "Are the two masters the 'Ancient Buddha of Shining Sun' and the 'Ancient Buddha of Blazing Flame' from Letu City?"

The "Ancient Buddha of Blazing Flame" responded, "My name is 'Blazing Flame', and the person next to me is 'Ancient Buddha of Shining Sun'. Could you be Liu Dabazi, the governor of Xiuzhou Prefecture?"

Liu Dabazi replied, "It is this mansion! Two masters, Huiyao City has set up a heavenly restriction. Even if you two are 'Ancient Buddhas', I am afraid you will not be able to break it easily. Xiuzhou has no intention of provoking disputes. We only wish for peace with Letu City. If you two can withdraw, how about a peaceful ending for both sides?"

"Yao Ri Ancient Buddha" said sternly: "How can this be absurd? Xiuzhou wantonly invaded my Le Tu Temple and massacred my followers, and yet you still want to live in peace. Who gave you such courage? Can you really end it so easily?"

Liu Dabazi said: "Stop talking nonsense. If that's the case, let's go into the battle and compete!"

After saying this, he and Xia Zhongnan jumped off the city wall and disappeared into the thick fog.

Xia Zhongnan walked quickly towards the core of the formation. After walking a few dozen steps, he saw Liu Dabazi still standing there. He turned back and asked, "Sir, why don't you leave?"

Liu Dabazi said: "My legs are shaking so badly that I can't move!"

Xia Zhongnan looked at Liu Dabazi's trembling legs. Although they were indeed trembling, they were not so severe that he could not walk, otherwise he would not have been able to jump off the city wall. So he smiled and said, "Your Excellency is really funny!"

Liu Dabazi took a deep breath, then started to follow Xia Zhongnan, and said with a smile: "What do you think of my performance just now? Facing two ancient Buddhas, I didn't expect to challenge them like this, it's really exciting!"

Xia Zhongnan said: "Heroes are common in the eyes of ordinary people. Your Excellency regards the two ancient Buddhas as noble beings, but in the eyes of some ordinary people, isn't Your Excellency also a heroic figure that is out of their reach?"

Liu Dabazi agreed, "That's right. How can there be any distinction between nobles and generals? Back then, I was just a captain under General Xu. Who could have expected that I would achieve what I have today? Today, we must get rid of 'Yao Ri' and 'Chi Yan'. Let's see who dares to look down on Xiuzhou in the future!"

The two ancient Buddhas, "Yutian" and "Zhenzhuo", were examining the strange barrier in Lanxiu City with laughter. However, this huge heavenly formation, named "The End of the World is Close", was set up by Xia Zhongnan under the guidance of Feng Yangzi, an orthodox formation master. It was a psychedelic formation that could confuse the supreme Taoists. How could they easily understand its secrets?

Unfortunately, Xia Zhongnan has not yet reached the level of a master of formations, and can only barely construct this space formation to trap the Hedao-level cultivator. As for more powerful killing formations, he is unable to do so.

"Yutian" and "Zhenzhuo" continued to observe, but found nothing, and no longer waited patiently. "Zhenzhuo" hovered in the sky to monitor, while "Yutian" slowly descended from the clouds and stepped into the mysterious magic circle.

The fog obscured his vision, and he used his energy to sweep around in an attempt to disperse the fog. But no matter how hard he tried, he could only clear the fog within three feet in front of him. Once he stopped, the fog would immediately return, not only blocking the distant scene, but also isolating his consciousness, plunging him into confusion.

Yutian tried many times, but the result was the same. Even the ancient Buddha's energy was not infinite, so he could only give up the futile action and grope forward in the fog.

Time passed quietly. I don't know how long it had been. "Yutian" just strolled like this without encountering any attacks or obstacles, and didn't even come across a house.

Yu Tian had a bad feeling and once again activated his energy to clear the fog around him. The fog temporarily dissipated.

He looked around and thought to himself: "Isn't this the same position as before?" He, the ancient Buddha, lingered in the same place for a long time but was unable to get out of the predicament.

In anger, he waved his hands and blasted in all directions, stirring up a vortex of fog. However, after venting his anger, everything was the same as before, and once he stopped, the thick fog covered the area again.

Yutian suddenly thought that there was no way to go left, right, front, or back. Maybe he could get out of this predicament by flying into the sky? With a flash of thought, he soared into the sky.

After flying for a full quarter of an hour, he was still surrounded by fog. How could he see the world clearly? "Yutian" once again urged his energy to temporarily dispel the fog around him.

Seeing this, he wanted to cry but had no tears, his feet were only three feet off the ground. He had been "flying" in the air for a full quarter of an hour, but he was only "three feet" off the ground.

Yu Tian was almost going crazy. Could it be that he, the "Ancient Buddha Supreme", would be trapped in this formation? He became violent again, ignoring the consumption of his energy, and released it in all directions, vowing to break this "cage".

"Zhen Zhuo" in the sky also sensed something was wrong. Whenever "Yu Tian" cleared the fog around him, he could see "Yu Tian". Seeing that "Yu Tian" was safe and sound, he was also slightly relieved...

However, as time passed, the "Eternal Sky Buddha" still appeared in the same place, which puzzled him. Why did this god never set foot in other realms?

It was not until this time when the "Eternal Sky Buddha" fell into a long period of madness that he realized that it was probably some force that imprisoned him there.