Eternal Holy Emperor
Chapter 52 - 50: Army Gathering, Chen Bing Mountains

Chapter 52: Chapter 50: Army Gathering, Chen Bing Mountains

Demon Beast Mountain Range, serving as the primary habitat for nearly all the demon beasts of Xiafeng Country, stretches for thousands of miles, its peaks soaring and its wilderness dense, almost completely isolated from the world.

Despite the countless dangers present, every year tens of thousands fall victim within this region. However, due to the high value of the demon beasts’ flesh, fur, and even the spiritual medicines created from them, adventurers have always gathered here, undeterred by the risks to enter this hazardous mountain range.

Several flourishing human towns had developed outside the mountains, serving as bases or resting places for those daring to venture into the Demon Beast Mountain Range.

Among them, the most famous was Demon Suppression City.

Demon Suppression City, as the name suggests, served to suppress demon beasts, situated right at the main exit of the Demon Beast Mountain Range facing the human territories.

Due to geographical necessity, over centuries it had grown into the largest city in this thousand-mile expanse, home to a vast number of mercenary groups, merchants, and adventurers residing throughout the year.

Moreover, hundreds of thousands of elite troops were permanently stationed in this city, fearing a sudden outbreak of chaos from the Demon Beast Mountain Range which could bring disaster to humanity and enabling the army to suppress it immediately.

Historically, massive upheavals involving demon beasts erupted from the Demon Beast Mountain Range at intervals, spreading chaos over thousands of miles, causing substantial damage to the kingdom.

To prevent these upheavals, Xiafeng Country had no choice but to deploy hundreds of thousands of heavily armed troops, permanently stationed here to prevent any chaos.

Generally, the presence of this vast army served more as a deterrent, for upheavals were not a frequent occurrence, sometimes even a hundred years would pass without incident.

However, this night, the usually quiet and tranquil Demon Beast Mountain Range was filled with terrifying roars of demon beasts and ceaseless deafening explosions. Destructive waves appeared incessantly, as if a Demon God were wreaking havoc. The distant shaking of mountains and valleys terrified everyone in the towns, who could not dare to sleep and fled in panic throughout the night.

They all knew that this had to be the work of a super demon beast above the Innate level, so horrifying a force that no one knew who had provoked such a terrifying being.

The terrifying disturbance lasted the whole night, with loud noises that shook the Six Harmonies and Eight Desolates, and blue and red lights illuminating the pitch-black night sky, drawing significant attention.

That night, Demon Suppression City was on high alert. The commanding officers, not daring to be negligent, issued orders immediately. The hundreds of thousands of heavily armed troops stationed here woke up from their sleep and prepared for battle, quickly appearing outside the Demon Beast Mountain Range, ready to face any upheaval and prevent the chaos from spreading to human territories.

They also sent out their divine-fleet divine eagles and dispatched messengers on the swiftly moving Silver Snow Steeds to cover three thousand li urgently, reaching the Royal Capital to request the king to send support from Martial God Realm’s unparalleled experts to withstand the disaster.

The reason for requesting support from Martial God Realm experts, despite having hundreds of thousands of heavily armed troops, was due to a deep understanding of the true terror that Martial God Realm represented.

Martial God Realm, transcending above the Innate Realm, once reached, was terrifying to what extent. Historical examples of the powerful combat abilities of Martial God Realm were not few; they could instantly wipe out a small city, eradicate hundreds or thousands of soldiers with a flip of the hand, and effortlessly decapitate enemies amidst thousands of troops, almost akin to deities.

This realm was aptly named Martial God, not without reason, for the strength was shockingly formidable, thus earning the honorific ’God’ to signify the respect and supremacy of this level.

Also within the same level, demon beasts are often more fearsome than Human Clan Cultivators. Once such a super demon beast truly enraged, it possessed devastating destructive power, beyond what mere numbers could defeat.

Having reached the Martial God Realm, one could mobilize the vast Heavenly Earth Power, with endless Mana and incomparable destructive force, capable in one strike of annihilating hundreds to thousands of troops and easily taking flight, brooking no real battle.

Outside Demon Suppression City, facing towards the Demon Beast Mountain Range was not a defensively advantageous area but rather a vast and flawless plain.

Considering that demon beasts live in forests, adept at maneuvering through wooded terrain and agile at running, they would be at a significant disadvantage fighting on plains. Conversely, battle on plains often benefits humans, especially cavalry, who can exert significant strength. Hence, even if previously hilly terrain, it had been flattened to form this plain.

Across this vast plain, Xiafeng Country’s stationed three hundred thousand troops were arrayed, their massive force armed heavily, forming a mighty wall extending over ten miles long, facing towards the Demon Beast Mountain Range, all in solemn readiness, waiting only for the command to initiate battle.

Likewise, various towns’ mercenary groups and adventurers had organized themselves into a large army, ready to block any demon beast upheaval.

Here, the atmosphere was one of solemn strictness.

In contrast to the calm, continuous booming roars and explosions incessantly emanated from the depths of the Demon Beast Mountain Range, the rumbling sounds non-stop, causing the vast mountainous region to tremble for hundreds of miles around.

Strangely though, the anticipated demon beast upheaval did not occur despite the dreadful roars. Beyond the towering majestic Demon Beast Mountain Range, there lay a deathly stillness.

Boom—

Suddenly, a supremely powerful Dao Power spread in all directions, making hearts tremble.

In the sky, an unknown time ago, a figure appeared, standing above the void, clad in brilliant armor, radiating light, resembling the gods of legend, so eye-catching that no one dared meet his gaze.

Moreover, an endless oppression was slowly spreading, like a huge stone pressing down on the shoulders of all people, bearing an immense pressure, unable to raise their heads.

Martial God!

The Martial God strong enough to request assistance from the Royal Capital had finally appeared. As soon as he appeared, the commandant of the Demon Suppression City’s army along with three hundred thousand soldiers immediately knelt to greet him: "Subordinate greets Changfeng Martial God!"

"Greets Changfeng Martial God!"

Behind him, three hundred thousand soldiers shouted in unison, their voices penetrating the heavens, echoing through the mountains, incredibly loud.

Changfeng Martial God nodded indifferently, his Divine Light retracted, landing on the ground.

This was an elder with white hair, but he had a burly and robust physique, eyes like copper bells, exuding majesty, dressed in battle armor, one of the few exceptionally powerful beings in Xiafeng Country within the Martial God Realm.

It was said that when Changfeng Martial God had first advanced to the Martial God Realm, he dealt with the incessant troubles of the Eastern State’s Nine Mountains and Eighteen Peaks by himself, flattening the towering mountains overnight, breaking the earth, and single-handedly eliminating thousands of bandits, turning this place into history and achieving fame across the world.

That was a hundred years ago, a century had passed, and it was unknown how powerful Changfeng Martial God had become now.

Changfeng Martial God nodded towards the commandant of the three hundred thousand army and said, "Now, tell me the situation."

"Reporting to Martial God, the situation is as follows..." The commandant, a middle-aged man with great authority over the three hundred thousand army, knew the true power of a being within the Martial God Realm and did not dare to delay, respectfully outlining all key points to make everything clear to the Martial God.

Changfeng Martial God nodded, having sorted out all the matters when suddenly his expression shifted with a hint of confusion, gazing at the vast Demon Beast Mountain Range, somewhat puzzled, "Martial God Realm Demon Beasts are enraged, but there is no appearance of the Demon Beast Army; could it be this is not a demon beast uprising?"

The situation was strange, not seeming like an imminent demon beast uprising. Historically, before each uprising, there would typically be fearsome Super Demon Beasts roaring and a large number of demon beasts preparing to charge towards human settlements.

However, the Super Demon Beasts in the Demon Beast Mountain Range did not leave the mountains to rampage through human territories; they merely roared angrily for an entire night and nothing more.

Changfeng Martial God suddenly changed his expression, "Could it involve a certain item? No, this matter is too important, I must go into the mountains personally. If someone gets there before me, it would be troublesome."

Boom—

The next moment, this recently arrived Martial God suddenly left the camp and rushed into the Demon Beast Mountain Range, leaving everyone behind with puzzled faces.

That night, there was significant unusual activity within the Demon Beast Mountain Range, but it was ultimately uneventful; many speculated what really had happened inside the Demon Beast Mountain Range that even the terrifying Super Demon Beasts were in furious uproar.

As the instigator, Ye Chen was holding a bone fragment. With Elder Yan’s presence, he was not at all nervous; instead, he found a spot, set up a bonfire, and was roasting a freshly hunted spear-toothed pig, the aroma of succulent meat wafting through the air, making one’s mouth water.

The golden juices carried a delicious fragrance that was tempting.

Snap, snap, snap—

Suddenly, from the dark forest, a tall figure emerged, his eyes landing on the roasted pig over the bonfire, and said, "Young friend, may I come over and have some of the meat?"

Ye Chen looked over and seeing this figure, despite being covered in blood and his battle armor shattered but still undeniably impressive and striking, suddenly smiled and said, "A Martial God has spoken, how could I refuse?"

This person was the Human Clan’s Martial God who had just been battling the Octagonal Green Bull.