Chapter 1241: Touch without Mercy

17 Jan, 2025

Chapter 1241: Touch without Mercy

In the starry skies of the battlefield, the stars were resplendent. There was a special drum sound that reverberated about, forming a sound that contained immortal techniques that rippled through the void.

This was the God Suppressing Drum.

It was the weapon that the Spiritual Scale Army used to patrol and wipe out the hidden Gods.

It could sense all traces of deities within its range and was extremely sensitive to foreign substances.

At that moment, the sound of the drum turned into a guide that locked down the area. Under the command of the Dharmic decree in the low voice, the five flying boats of the patrol team charged forward.

They headed straight for their destination.

The rest of the patrol team continued to move forward, searching in other directions, and waiting for the feedback from the flying ships that had gone out to carry out the extermination mission.

Just like that, time passed bit by bit.

While the investigation in other directions was still ongoing, the flying ships that were sent out had already sent back information in advance.

"My Lord, we have already followed the drum's guidance and arrived at the Gray Tower Planet, the place where the gods raised their altars. However, this place is filled with the corpses of the gods, and … it's clean."

The cultivator who sent the message had a strange tone.

"There are unknown beings who came here before us. Exterminate them."

In the starry sky, a middle-aged cultivator with a cold expression was in charge of the patrol team's flying ship.

This cultivator was covered in blue scales, and his entire body emitted the aura of a peak Quasi-Immortal. He was extremely extraordinary.

At this moment, after sensing the information, the middle-aged cultivator opened his eyes. This battle area was the responsibility of the Spiritual Scale Army, and he was the only patrol team in this area.

But now, someone unknown had actually acted before them ….

It didn't take long for the middle-aged Cultivator to issue a Dharmic decree. In the next moment, all of the patrolling airships changed directions and shot through the void toward Planet Graysoaring.

Not long after, outside of Gray Towering Planet, where the five squads of Xuan, Lin, Mo, Ling, and Feng were, the starry sky rippled as numerous patrolling airships appeared out of thin air.

As soon as they appeared, over a hundred figures, led by the middle-aged cultivator at the peak of the Quasi-Immortal Realm, charged toward the planet like shooting stars.

He descended in an instant.

After that … everyone's expression became strange.

What they saw was the collapsed divine altar and the corpses of the gods strewn all over the ground.

These corpses were all withered, and they hadn't been killed in one blow. Instead, there were obvious signs that they had been stimulated, as if they had been forcefully harvested of Origin Substance.

Indeed, it was clean and tidy …

Not even the slightest bit of Origin Substance remained.

Looking at this, everyone looked at each other.

This method was not the style of the Spiritual Scale Army.

"It looks like a corpse looting team … It's too clean.

“

The middle-aged cultivator in charge of the patrol had a personal guard beside him.

These words were what many people were thinking.

No matter how he looked at it, the scene in front of him looked like a corpse looting team.

After all, harvesting Origin Substance was a delicate task. If it were them, it would be very difficult to do it so cleanly. They would need to practice over and over again.

"However, those people from the corpse looting team are like vultures. They will only appear in large-scale battlefields."

"They wouldn't normally appear in a place with dozens of deities."

There were also people who voiced their doubts.

"Could it be that there are scouts from other armies here?

Moreover, there was a team of corpses following him.

What kind of equipment is this? "

While everyone was analyzing the situation, the middle-aged cultivator at the peak of the Quasi-Immortal Realm swept his gaze across all the corpses and then looked at the collapsed altar. Finally, his gaze landed on a corpse.

Looking at the corpse, his eyes gave off a ghostly light and he slowly spoke.

"This god is in the middle of the God Altar Tier!"

"They hid here and set up the altar, but it wasn't time to open it yet. In the end, they had to open it in a hurry."

"So, the one who killed them didn't use the God-suppressing Drum to sense them like we did. Instead, they … had their eyes on them long ago."

"To be able to kill a middle tier God Altar Tier elite in such a short time and erase all traces without us noticing, this group of unknown people is not simple."

As soon as the middle-aged Cultivator spoke, everything fell silent.

After a long while, the middle-aged cultivator withdrew his gaze.

"Let's report this matter to the higher-ups. It should be our comrades from the other legions who have crossed over."

With that, he turned and took a step back into the starry sky. The cultivators around him also flew up and returned to the flying ship.

However, many of them turned back to look at the battlefield, and sighed emotionally.

"He came from another region and even brought a corpse looting team with him …"

.......

At the same time, some distance away from Planet Grey Tower, Xu Qing and the others, who were thought to have crossed over by the Spiritual Scale Army's patrol team, were stealthily speeding away while communicating with each other through voice transmission, summarizing the battle.

"The speed of collection is still too slow."

"Although we are good at live-plucking, live-plucking requires us to seal the gods first. It's not as fast as killing them."

"And in order to be more thorough, I have to constantly stimulate him …"

"It's fine normally, but on the battlefield, corpse harvesting is actually more suitable!"

"We have to practice harvesting corpses. The faster we harvest them, the more suitable we are for the battlefield."

During this discussion and conclusion, Xu Qing opened his mouth and set the direction.

"Next, apart from the group looting mission, we'll follow the previous method and find a suitable team of deities. We'll collect them while we practice!"

As Xu Qing spoke, everyone nodded in succession, and then they dispersed to search for their next target.

Soon, Xu Qing was the only one left in the starry sky. He looked at the departing Ascendants for a long moment before finding an asteroid to use as his temporary Immortal's cave.

He was prepared to continue absorbing Origin Substance to increase his cultivation base.

At the same time, Xu Qing sat there cross-legged in the silence of the battlefield, thinking about what to do next.

"On the whole, the dawdling in the left frontline is obviously a trick coordinated by both sides."

"We both have our own goals."

"Unfortunately, due to the lack of comprehensive information, we can't figure out the purpose of the central battle zone."

"But I'm sure … with such a large scale battle and such great sacrifices, what they want to accomplish must be extremely important strategically."

Xu Qing pondered.

Only by understanding the general trend of the war could they better obtain what they needed from it.

"I'm currently at the early stage of the Quasi-Immortal Realm. If I want to reach the Great Circle, I need a huge amount of Origin Substance …"

"And there isn't much time left."

"Everything has to be sped up!"

Xu Qing muttered to himself as he pulled out the Origin Substance he had collected along the way and began to absorb it.

Just like that, time slowly passed.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

During these three months, in the war zone that the Spiritual Scale Army was in charge of, things like what had happened on Planet Grey Tower had happened several times.

Every time, before the patrols arrived, the god-spirits in hiding would be wiped out and their origin substances harvested.

Moreover, the speed of battle and collection was getting faster and faster.

The cleanliness of the battlefield also became more and more tidy.

Gradually, rumors began to spread among the patrol teams.

Rumor had it that there was a cross-region team from another army active in the war zone of the Spiritual Scale Army. They were crazy and had a corpse looting team. Every time they acted, they were fast, accurate, and ruthless.

This matter slowly aroused the strong dissatisfaction of the local corpse looting teams in this war zone.

At the same time, it also attracted the attention of the upper echelons of the army. However, just as they were about to investigate in detail, this mysterious team disappeared and never appeared again.

Because similar incidents happened in the various war zones, the Spiritual Scale Army didn't divert too much of their attention to investigate after discovering that this small team had disappeared.

Another reason was that the battles in this war zone were becoming more and more frequent.

At this moment, on a giant white planet, a small scale battle involving thousands of soldiers was breaking out.

Rumbles and growls could be heard from afar.

Divine Arts and Immortal Spells emitted colorful lights that shone in all directions.

The battle between the two sides was extremely intense.

At the edge of the battlefield, on top of a huge white mountain, a group of cultivators from the corpse looting team was waiting.

Among them was the old man who had guided Xu Qing and the others a few months ago.

Xu Qing and the others were also among them. They were currently sitting cross-legged in meditation, spreading out their perception to observe the battle ahead.

Xu Qing and the other Ascended cultivators began to grow impatient, unlike the conservative attitude of the other corpse-searching cultivators.

During this period of time, they had gained a lot from hunting in the wilderness. Their harvesting speed had also increased significantly.

Everyone's cultivation base had increased.

However, due to the frequent outbreak of war in the war zone, they did not have the time to continue fighting in the wild. They could only participate in corpse looting missions.

They had been waiting here for a long time, but the battle between the two sides was in a stalemate, and it was difficult to determine the victor in a short period of time.

Thus, all of them looked at Xu Qing with dark light in their eyes.

Xu Qing also frowned. The Origin Substance he had obtained over the past three months had caused his cultivation base to increase. He was in a hurry to head to the next battlefield.

However, it was clear that the battle here would not end anytime soon.

After pondering for a moment, Xu Qing suddenly stood up and took a step forward.

As soon as his foot landed, the surrounding Ascendants grew excited and stood up one after another.

Not far away, the other corpse lootinging teams were all astonished.

This was especially true of the old man who had once guided Xu Qing. He looked over and was about to say something.

In the next instant, Xu Qing's speed suddenly erupted. Amidst rumbling sounds, his entire body transformed into a ray of light that was like a sharp blade as he actually charged towards the battlefield.

Behind him, Zhou Zhengli and the others followed suit without hesitation.

As far as the eye could see, these dozens of people were like a pack of wolves, causing the hearts of the other corpse groping cultivators to tremble.

The old man's eyes widened.

"Are they going in early?

This … "

The old man exclaimed.

Before he could finish speaking, Xu Qing and the others had already arrived.

Entering the battlefield!

In an instant, a deafening roar resounded in their ears. The ripples of the spell also surged through their bodies.

Xu Qing was the first to bear the brunt of the attack. He unleashed his full speed, turning into a blur as he shuttled through the battlefield and directly appeared beside a peak Divine Fire corpse.

He lifted his right hand and pressed it down onto the corpse's chest. Then, in front of all the fighting, he began to harvest Origin Substance!

As large amounts of Origin Substance were harvested, the God's corpse began to rapidly wither.

As for the two sides fighting nearby, both cultivators and deities were stunned when they saw this scene from the corner of their eyes and divine senses.

They had never seen such a thing before.

In next to no time, Xu Qing wasn't the only one who was stunned. As Zhou Zhengli and the others arrived, those ascenders had already spread out and rushed towards the corpses.

Crazily collecting!

His movements were skillful, and his speed was extremely fast. After collecting one corpse, he quickly pounced on another.

As a result, more and more people from both sides saw this extremely strange scene on the battlefield.

Both sides were clearly engaged in a life and death battle, but a group of people suddenly appeared and went to search the corpses in front of them.

Although the cultivators found it strange, they were still humans after all. However, to the deities, it was obviously extremely stimulating. Thus, they immediately attacked.

However, these corpse-searching teams that had barged into the battlefield had a clear goal. They would immediately give up and leave after encountering obstacles. They didn't linger in the battle and instead went to search for the corpses of other deities.

On the battlefield, the two sides were already in a stalemate and could die at any moment. If they were distracted by these corpse lootinging teams or chasing after them, the cultivators of the Spiritual Scale Army who were fighting with them would immediately seize the opportunity.

As a result, the deities had no choice but to stop. In addition, the corpse looting cultivators were quite strong, so they were like fish in water on the battlefield.

They collected the corpses of the gods like crazy.

However, if that was all, it would be fine. After all, there were only a few dozen of these corpse looting cultivators. Their influence on the battlefield was very small.

But … soon, a different scene appeared on Xu Qing's side.

On the way to a god's corpse, in front of Xu Qing, there was a god fire realm peak god that was in a life and death battle with a Spiritual Scale Army cultivator.

The god's eyes were cold as he unleashed a Divine Technique. The Origin Substance in his body also began to rise, exuding an alluring aura.

The Spiritual Scale Army cultivator's eyes were red and he was about to go all out.

However, in the next instant, both the cultivator and the god felt their vision blur.

Xu Qing's figure suddenly appeared in front of them.

Before he could react, Xu Qing, who had descended, had already raised his right hand and grabbed the godly spirit's neck. The power of the Immortal Embryo surged like a torrential flood into the godly spirit's body.

A miserable shriek came out of the Gods mouth. His life force was extinguished, and a boom could be heard as his neck exploded.

He had become a corpse.

Xu Qing squatted down and began collecting while it was still hot.

The Spiritual Scale Army cultivator, who was about to go all out, was stunned for a moment before revealing a look of gratitude.

And this scene was noticed by Xie Lingzi. He licked his lips and similarly made a move, charging towards a god that was fighting with a cultivator.

He forcefully collected the corpse.

In next to no time, the other ascenders acted like this successively, and all of them were like wolves and tigers as they attacked successively.

If there were corpses nearby, he would collect them. If he encountered something tempting along the way, he would forcefully collect the corpses.

If he could win, he would fight. If he could sneak attack, he would. If he couldn't win, he would immediately use his life-saving means to avoid it.

As a result, waves were gradually stirred up on the battlefield.

Although the commotion was not great in the beginning, as time passed and Xu Qing's group went crazy, the attention of the crowd gradually grew.

The commanders of both sides also noticed this.

Compared to the frowns on the deities' side, the peak Quasi-Immortal commander on the cultivators' side had a strange glint in his eyes.

As for the other corpse scavengers on the mountain peak in the distance, including the old man, all of them felt their hearts rumble violently, and they were all dumbstruck.

"This is a corpse looting?"

A teammate beside him murmured.

"They searched the corpses. I saw it very clearly. They searched the corpses right after they were killed …"