Immortal Starry Sky-Chapter 129 - 125: Border Battlefield

Buzz!

Wang Xu’s spiritual power poured into the Bronze Bow, gradually coalescing into a Bronze Arrow, with the phantom image of an exotic beast snarling and roaring on it.

"A bow and arrow?" Mie Cang sensed the powerful aura emanating from Wang Xu’s bow and arrow, more vast than Void Warriors. Mie Cang sneered; the gap of an entire realm can’t be made up with treasures. Plus, with its true form as the Demon Blood Grey Wolf, even Black Hole Level beings would perish.

As spiritual power was massively drawn by the Bronze Bow, Wang Xu’s face grew increasingly pale, with bean-sized sweat dripping from his forehead.

As soon as he finished speaking, Mie Cang was already in front of Wang Xu, its sharp giant claw striking out again!

Swish!

Wang Xu loosened his hand, and the Bronze Arrow shot forth, directly at Mie Cang!

Mie Cang had already seen through Wang Xu’s intention to shoot him with the arrow, another wolf claw reached out fiercely, attempting to grab the Bronze Arrow in its hand.

However, to Mie Cang’s shock, the Bronze Arrow went right through his wolf claw, leaving a scar on the palm, and relentlessly headed towards Mie Cang’s face!

Mie Cang miscalculated; he wanted to catch the Bronze Arrow, break it, and extinguish Wang Xu’s prestige, making him understand that in front of his true form, a mere Void Level, even a genius, must die!

Otherwise, with his speed, even if he couldn’t evade this arrow, he could at least make some dodges.

But now, it’s all too late!

Bang!

Like glass being shattered, the Bronze Arrow directly pierced into Mie Cang’s brow, stabbing into a dark golden spiritual body, instantly shattering this dark golden orb, like an egg being broken, with the contained Sea of Spiritual Consciousness cascading down.

"Uhh..." Mie Cang widened his eyes, his body stiffened, the sharp wolf claw halted mere meters away from Wang Xu, then he painfully clutched his head, screaming in agony.

"Awoooo—" Mie Cang roared in anger, it is a Star Giant Beast, its spiritual body was originally not as strong as an ordinary Cosmic Martial Artist, and now it has been shot by Wang Xu’s deadly arrow, its spiritual body completely shattered.

With the spiritual body collapsing, at minimum one suffers a mental attack, turning into an imbecile, at worst loses consciousness, becoming a zombie.

Whoosh!

Wang Xu swung the White Jade Long Saber in his hand, striking while the iron is hot. Against Mie Cang, Wang Xu showed no mercy, the saber brought forth a bright stream light, violently sweeping outward.

Mie Cang was struck by the stream light, its huge blood wolf body immediately opened up with a blood hole, blood splattered, muscles and organs clearly visible.

The Demon Blood Grey Wolf Race is truly worthy as the dominator of several star domains; Wang Xu’s full force strike surprisingly couldn’t kill it directly, showing how strong its physical body is.

If Wang Xu faced Mie Cang head on, he certainly wouldn’t be its opponent, but now, with Mie Cang’s spiritual body shattered, it has no resistance, leaving Wang Xu to slaughter as he pleased.

Wang Xu was relentless, one strike is not enough, then strike again and again, vowing to smash Mie Cang into pieces!

Bang bang bang!

Scarlet blood continuously splattered forth, Wang Xu relentlessly swung out strikes, the bright stream light almost incessantly bombarding Mie Cang’s body.

"Really hard to kill." Wang Xu’s gaze sank, the self-healing ability of the Demon Blood Grey Wolf Race is strong, the wounds on its body are healing at a visibly noticeable speed, Wang Xu’s multiple attacks couldn’t kill it.

With a swift move, Wang Xu came behind Mie Cang, Mie Cang was in so much pain it hadn’t noticed, Wang Xu showed no mercy, the saber light overwhelming, the wound on Mie Cang’s neck grew increasingly deep, blood flowing profusely.

Despite this, Mie Cang had already completely lost the ability to fight, its consciousness was disintegrating, soon to become a lifeless body without spiritual sense, akin to being dead, unable to feel pain, unable to sense the outside, leaving Wang Xu to slaughter.

Boom!

Finally, under Wang Xu’s intense offensive, Mie Cang’s massive blood wolf body collapsed heavily, its eyes dimmed, completely losing luster, devoid of breath.

"Phew..." Wang Xu exhaled deeply, feeling residual fear.

This was too risky, never expected a seemingly ordinary Black Hole Level to actually be a Star Giant Beast. Revealing its true form, its power utterly crushed him. If not for the Bronze Bow, Wang Xu feared he would perish at Mie Cang’s hands today.

......

Wang Xu gently landed on the ground, walked to where Di Fu and others were, and asked, "Di Fu, are you alright?"

"No problem, a small injury like this is nothing to the Kata Slave Race," Di Fu said with a pale smile.

But everyone present knew Di Fu was lying.

If he’s fine, how could he still be lying on the ground unable to stand?

Wang Xu turned his palm, a white pill suddenly appeared in his hand.

"This... this is ’Blood Recovery Pill’!" Kuwen was shocked upon seeing the white pill in Wang Xu’s hand.

The Blood Recovery Pill is a medicine of upper grade, extremely expensive, one pill is worth tens of thousands of Cosmic Crystals. The Blood Recovery Pill can restore human functions, even if the lower body was severed, with one pill, new legs can grow instantly.

In battle, a Blood Recovery Pill is particularly important, even if injured, one can recover completely within a short time. Thus, Cosmic Martial Artists who consumed Blood Recovery Pills can fight desperately, completely ignoring any damage dealt to them.

Not only Kuwen was stunned, but the four-star group was also deeply shocked.

"Brother Wang... Brother Wang, this is too precious," Di Fu naturally knew the value of the Blood Recovery Pill, to him it was priceless, enough to buy the Kata Slave Race’s planet. He wanted to shake his head in refusal but saw Wang Xu’s extremely resolute expression, Di Fu could only gratefully accept the Blood Recovery Pill.

Di Fu helped Wang Xu block a strike. Although it didn’t have much effect, Wang Xu remembered this gesture of camaraderie.

As for this Blood Recovery Pill, Wang Xu had no idea it held such immense value. In Xian Qu’s ring, there were various kinds of medicines, and the Blood Recovery Pill was just the most ordinary one. When Wang Xu was severely injured in the Ice Crystal Realm, the Celestial Spirit had also given him a Blood Recovery Pill to consume, which is why Wang Xu gave it to Di Fu.

Di Fu swallowed the Blood Recovery Pill in one gulp, and the blood in his body boiled. His injuries from Mie Cang were quickly healing. Di Fu hesitated for a moment, took a deep breath, and asked, "Wang... Brother Wang, are you a Cosmic Spirit?"

Cosmic Spirits, the most mysterious entities in the cosmos, are feared by all Cosmic Martial Artists. Their spiritual consciousness attack methods are unmatched. Once they take action, unless you have a defensive treasure for spiritual consciousness, you are doomed!

When Di Fu left the Kata Slave Race and ventured into the universe, the elders repeatedly warned him to flee when encountering a Cosmic Spirit, as far as possible!

Kuwen and the others also fixated their gaze on Wang Xu. Cosmic Spirits are even more revered than Black Hole Level beings. Could Wang Xu before them truly be a Cosmic Spirit?

Wang Xu neither nodded nor shook his head, merely offering a faint smile.

"Is it... could it really be true?" Despite having mentally prepared himself, Di Fu’s hand still couldn’t help but tremble slightly.

......

Three days later, on the Jade Burning Star.

"Brother Wang, let’s part ways here. Thanks to your care these past few days, we’ve finally completed the mission," Di Fu said with a smile.

The Red Flame Squad, led by Di Fu, had undertaken a four-star mission, each requiring a long time to complete. With Wang Xu’s help, they succeeded in just three days and were preparing to return to the Fallen Dragon Star.

"After you return and report the mission, will you come back?" Wang Xu asked.

In these days, Wang Xu had been in contact with Di Fu and the others. Although their strength wasn’t exceptional, they were vastly experienced and knowledgeable about the cosmos, much more so than Wang Xu. Wang Xu had learned much about the universe from them.

Di Fu shook his head and said, "I’m afraid we won’t be taking on missions anymore."

"Why?" Wang Xu inquired with curiosity.

"We’ve already agreed that after completing this mission, we’ll head to the ’border battlefield’ together," Di Fu explained.

"Border battlefield?" Wang Xu was puzzled.

Knowing Wang Xu’s limited understanding of the cosmos, Di Fu explained like addressing a blank slate: "We are currently in the Fallen Dragon Star Domain, a small star domain governed by the Tai Long Cosmic Country."

"But what you may not know is that a million years ago, the Fallen Dragon Star Domain was governed by the ’Wind Forest Cosmic Country.’"

Upon hearing this, Wang Xu began to grasp the general idea.

In the entire cosmos, there are many cosmic countries, and neighboring cosmic countries vie for territory, engaging in wars. To a cosmic country, the more territory it has, the stronger it becomes. But everyone wants territory, so what can be done?

War.

Launching wars requires a battlefield, which is exactly where Di Fu and his group were headed — the "border battlefield."

"The wars between cosmic countries, it’s too dangerous for you to go," Wang Xu stated bluntly. To him, the Red Flame Squad was too weak. That was border warfare, wars between cosmic countries, involving Black Hole Level figures at the very least. Di Fu and the others going there was akin to courting death.

Di Fu understood what Wang Xu meant and shook his head with a smile, "Brother Wang, border warfare isn’t as you imagine."

"In border warfare, there are four battlefields: the Void Level, Black Hole Level, White Hole Level, and Mixed Universe Realm. Each battlefield only allows individuals of a specified realm level to enter. For example, on the White Hole Level battlefield, all participants are White Hole Level, with no Black Hole Level Cosmic Martial Artists appearing."

Wang Xu was astonished: "Can this even be considered war? How is victory decided?"

In Wang Xu’s understanding, war is often brutal, with both sides employing the most fearsome powers, sparing no expense to destroy the opponent and claim victory.

But how could a war between cosmic countries be so perfunctory? White Hole Level versus White Hole Level, Black Hole Level versus Black Hole Level, Void Level versus Void Level... Is this really war?

"Brother Wang, you’re oversimplifying it." Di Fu shook his head, "Winning and losing isn’t the most important thing. What truly matters is the strength of the cosmic country."

"A cosmic country, seemingly filled with countless beings and powerful individuals everywhere, but in reality, Tai Long Cosmic Country has less than a million Black Hole Levels."

"The White Hole Levels are even fewer, only two to three thousand."

"And the Mixed Universe Realm is a mere few thousand."

Di Fu continued, "On the battlefield, whoever kills more, kills to the point where the enemy is horrified and dare not continue fighting, victory will be revealed."

"Because a cosmic country needs to maintain its strength. If too many strong individuals die and the cosmic country’s strength is weakened, then the issue won’t simply be territorial wars..."

By this point, Wang Xu thoroughly understood.

It’s a test of attrition, seeing which cosmic country will have more strong individuals die, eventually losing their nerve, opting to abandon their territory.

Unwilling to relinquish their territory? Then continue the slaughter until one day the strong individuals are toppled, national power declines, and other cosmic countries simultaneously target them, leading to a complete division, making the entire cosmic country cease to exist.

Moreover, the true strongest individuals of a cosmic country will not act lightly. If they confront another cosmic country and both suffer heavy losses, it will only benefit the other cosmic countries.

Therefore, wars between cosmic countries adopt this method of sheer attrition.

(Losing track of time, at this regular speed, the third update might not be until one or two in the morning. You can read it tomorrow morning. And, by the way, next week it’s the same, five hundred recommendation votes for an extra update, hehe!)