Battle of Ideas, Battle of Demigods (5400)

"Everyone, prepare to deal with the Demigod!"

Hearing this, Bing Lan, Isabelle, and the others tightened their expressions.

King Velen on the side couldn't help but twitch his mouth.

They had just finished a life-and-death battle with nine Legendary-level enemies, and now they had to turn around and fight a Demigod.

He realized once again that his Lord was not someone to be trifled with. But King Velen also knew that in the current dire situation, only someone like this could lead everyone to carve out a bloody path and find a glimmer of hope.

The next moment, Cao Xing led the eight individuals and one dragon, continuing to charge toward the direction of the Kingdom of Velen.

Wang Yu, who was below, watched them leave, his eyes filled with envy, admiration, and gratitude.

Two minutes later, Cao Xing had led the group forward for over a hundred kilometers, about to cross the Snowy Highlands and enter a new map.

Just then, he suddenly noticed that the sky above the Eternal Frost Main City seemed to have undergone some kind of change.

The blood clouds covering over a hundred kilometers quickly faded, condensing into a sharp blade that rushed toward his location at high speed!

At this moment, a bad premonition suddenly arose in Cao Xing's heart!

Before he could react, a piercing blood-red light suddenly lit up in the distant horizon!

A massive blood-colored energy ball, carrying a destructive aura, tore through the sky and headed straight for him!

Wherever the energy ball passed, the space seemed unable to withstand such terrifying power and began to collapse inch by inch.

In just an instant, it crossed dozens of kilometers, its speed so fast that even Legendary-level powerhouses couldn't react!

"Not good!"

Cao Xing's pupils shrank, and alarm bells rang in his heart!

Before he could make a move, the blood-colored energy ball had arrived in front of him.

The next second, the energy ball exploded violently!

"Boom—!"

A heaven-shaking roar, as if even the heavens and earth were torn apart.

A giant blood-colored mushroom cloud rose into the sky, and violent energy fluctuations swept the surroundings.

It directly blasted Isabelle, Bing Lan, and the other Legendary-level powerhouses backward!

When they stabilized, they looked toward the center of the explosion, their eyes filled with intense worry.

The terrifying energy fluctuations dissipated, and a figure gradually emerged in mid-air.

It was Cao Xing!

He still hadn't suffered any injuries.

Braum Ironwall behind him, however, seemed to have taken a heavy blow, with cracks appearing on its glacier shell.

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A terrifying damage number of over 100 million floated above its head.

If this had hit Cao Xing directly, it would have been at least 300 to 400 million in damage!

With such exaggerated numbers, the enemy's strength was self-evident!

A Demigod!

Then, a cold snort reached everyone's ears.

"A Tier 10 hero, and you didn't die after taking my Legendary combat skill!"

"Kid, you really are strange!"

As the voice fell, the sky for a hundred miles around was stained red, as if the whole world had been soaked in blood.

Under this blood-red canopy, a figure clad in blood-red armor with a monstrous aura walked slowly toward the crowd.

It was the Blood Commander!

Seeing this, Cao Xing frowned.

As a Demigod-level existence, the Blood Commander's attack power was truly formidable.

In fact, after the energy ball exploded just now, it wasn't just the first wave of impact damage.

There were several subsequent waves of continuous damage.

It was just that the first three waves were neutralized, and Cao Xing only took one hit in the end.

If he had taken it head-on, the total damage would likely have exceeded a billion.

At this moment, the Blood Commander's gaze swept over Cao Xing and the Legendary powerhouses behind him like a knife.

"It really surprises me that you actually possess six Legendary powerhouses!"

"This time, all the Myriarchs summoned by our Blood Legion have fallen into your hands!"

"Even during the last Blood Descent, I never suffered such a big loss!"

His voice was low and cold, carrying undisguised anger.

Cao Xing did not answer, but instead retorted: "You came here alone, where are the old Lizardman Chieftain and the Ice Crystal King?"

The Blood Commander sneered, "You mean those two old guys? Of course, they were beheaded by me!"

Hearing this, Cao Xing frowned again, a hint of unease rising in his heart.

Just then, the old King's thick, angry voice appeared in his ears!

"Bullshit!"

"You think you can kill us? If you hadn't run so fast just now, I would definitely have given you a few sword strikes!"

Before the voice faded, three dazzling lights suddenly lit up in the sky!

In addition to the Watchers leader, whose body was blazing with golden light, there was a huge lizard and an old man holding a holy sword!

The three figures split into two sides.

The Watchers leader came to the Blood Commander's side, while the Lizardman Chieftain and the Ice Crystal King stood in front of Cao Xing.

Seeing the two appear, Cao Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

However, his gaze quickly became serious again.

The Lizardman Chieftain and the Ice Crystal King's current condition seemed very grim.

The old Lizardman Chieftain's size had shrunk to one hundred meters, and his body was covered in gruesome wounds.

Those wounds seemed to still have some kind of strange power lingering on them, constantly eroding his body.

The Ice Crystal King on the side, although still standing straight, had shocking sword marks on his body, and blood had stained his armor red.

Clearly, relying on the two of them to fight against two Demigods was still too much of a stretch.

At this moment, the two Demigods on the opposite side did not act rashly; both sides were in a stalemate.

After all, they had just killed nine Blood Legion Legendary-level powerhouses not long ago, and this strength, even in the eyes of a Demigod, was not weak.

Currently, Cao Xing's side, including the Ice Crystal King and the old Lizardman Chieftain, had a total of eight Legendary combatants.

Plus, Cao Xing's Lizardman statue and the Ice Crystal King's Kingdom Holy Sword both had the power to injure or even kill a Demigod.

Therefore, after the Blood Commander failed to kill Cao Xing instantly with the first strike, he did not continue to attack.

Although the killing intent in his eyes was almost tangible, revealing a shocking chill.

The Watchers leader fixed his gaze on Cao Xing and said: "I didn't expect you to really amount to something. Six Legendary combatants—among Otherworld Lords, this is simply unimaginable."

"Cao Xing, I admire you."

"How about joining us Watchers? I will give you the best treatment."

"In the future, when I unify the entire Western Continent and overthrow the Human Empire, you will receive the highest honors!"

Hearing this, Cao Xing chuckled: "You guy, you are quite good at painting big pictures. No wonder you can fool so many people into following you."

"However, I have no interest in joining a hypocritical organization like your Watchers."

The Watchers leader shook his head and said in a calm tone: "This is not hypocrisy, but a necessary sacrifice to achieve a great cause."

"Is that so?"

Cao Xing sneered: "Then summoning the Blood Legion, letting them destroy major villages, and blood-sacrificing civilians in city after city to open the Blood Teleportation Pillars—are those also necessary sacrifices?"

The Watchers leader's gaze flickered slightly upon hearing this. Then he glanced at the Blood Commander beside him, his eyes carrying a faint chill.

Facing his gaze, the Blood Commander said disdainfully: "The law of the jungle is the law of the world."

"In our Blood Plane, these weaklings don't deserve to live at all."

The Watchers leader did not say much more to him.

Instead, he turned his gaze back to Cao Xing: "There are many times when I am also helpless."

"If you didn't insist on resisting, we could have avoided more sacrifices."

"Bullshit!" the Ice Crystal King shouted angrily.

"According to you, for the sake of the human race's greater good, if you were asked to die immediately, would you be willing?"

The Watchers leader nodded faintly, his tone without any fluctuation: "Of course I would be willing."

"If my death could bring about a better situation for the human race, I would not hesitate."

"Even if someone could do better than me, I would unhesitatingly hand over the position of Watchers leader to him and focus on assisting him in everything."

"Unfortunately, I have waited for thousands of years and have not seen such a person appear."

Cao Xing shook his head: "You will not succeed."

"Your philosophy seems noble, but it ignores the root of the problem, which is that the dangers inherent in this world itself make it impossible for ordinary people to survive."

"You want to overthrow the kingdom and the corrupt system of the church, but you haven't thought about how the ordinary people behind will survive?"

"Unless you have the ability to let every ordinary person have the ability to survive, letting them hold knowledge and power in their own hands."

"However, you summoned the Blood Legion to attack these civilians, which has already violated your own philosophy."

"This kind of evil power will eventually consume you."

The Watchers leader's expression fluctuated slightly, seemingly moved by Cao Xing.

However, soon, he returned to calm.

He continued: "I dare to summon them, so naturally, I have enough confidence to control everything."

"As for the problems you mentioned, once the old order is overthrown, new methods will naturally be found to solve them."

"The road to a new era will inevitably be full of sacrifice and pain."

At this moment, both sides held their own views and refused to give way.

Everyone knew that this was no longer just a contest of strength, but a clash of ideals.

Neither could convince the other.

Because once swayed by the other party, it would be equivalent to the collapse of the philosophy they had insisted on for a lifetime, and their state of mind would crumble.

This blow was even more severe than death.

The Blood Commander beside them seemed to be getting a little impatient.

He said coldly: "Luo, why bother wasting so much breath on them?"

"That old fellow from the Lizardman race has already been beaten out of his original form and cannot use Demigod-level power again."

"Let's strike together now and kill them all!"

Hearing this, the Ice Crystal King instantly gripped the Kingdom's Holy Sword in his hand, his gaze locking onto him.

"Try making a move, and I will definitely cut you down!"

Listening to the Ice Crystal King's threat, the Blood Commander's anger and killing intent had accumulated to the extreme.

As a Demigod-level powerhouse, when had he ever received such treatment?

However, the Watchers leader on the side still had no intention of making a move.

The Blood Commander raged: "Luo! All the Legendary units of our Blood Legion have been slaughtered; it will be even harder for us to stop them from destroying the Blood Teleportation Pillar next!"

"Now is a good opportunity; with our power, we can completely wipe them all out here!"

"As long as no one comes from the Human Empire, from now on, these few kingdoms will be under our control."

"I will withstand the Old King's Nine Swords of Holy Judgment."

At this moment, he was even willing to pay the price of dying once to kill Cao Xing and the others!

Seeing that he had said as much, the Watchers leader no longer had any objections.

"Then let's strike together and finish them all off here."

Hearing this, a smile finally appeared on the Blood Commander's face.

Instantly, the Blood Commander and the Watchers leader, the two Demigods, moved!

A golden humanoid phantom suddenly appeared, illuminating half of the sky!

The other half of the sky was completely filled with blood.

The entire snowy plateau was shrouded by two vast and terrifying auras!

The Survivor Wang Yu, who was just preparing to leave, suddenly saw the sky above him, and a look of astonishment appeared in his eyes.

"What the—what is happening now?"

"Didn't Great Lord Cao Xing already finish the battle? Could it be that another battle of Legendary units has broken out?"

What he didn't know was that what Cao Xing was encountering now was not Legendary units, but Demigods!

"Whoosh!"

The golden phantom swung its war blade, combining with a giant blood hand to press down like an overwhelming force.

"Finish off that Otherworld Lord first!" the Blood Commander shouted coldly.

"Fine!" the Watchers leader replied indifferently.

As the words fell, the two Demigods' attacks simultaneously changed direction, pointing straight at Cao Xing with the power to destroy everything!

This time, Cao Xing had trapped and killed so many Legendary units, causing them heavy losses.

The killing intent of these two Demigods toward him had accumulated to the extreme!

The Old King and the Lizardman Chieftain joined forces to stand in front of Cao Xing, wanting to help him block this strike!

However, both of them were already seriously injured, and their condition was far worse than before.

The Lizardman Chieftain could not even exert the power of a Demigod.

The moment they made contact with the strike, it was as if a whole world were pressing down!

"Boom!"

With a loud noise, the Old King and the Lizardman Chieftain fell from the sky like kites with broken strings, smashed heavily into the depths of the earth!

Several huge deep pits instantly appeared in the white snow, and even the distant mountains trembled violently!

But despite this, by working together, they still managed to block the strike for Cao Xing.

Seeing this scene, a look of disdain appeared in the Blood Commander's eyes.

"Ah—daring to block our attacks without the power of a Demigod, how overestimating oneself."

Meanwhile.

The Old King and the Lizardman Chieftain struggled to climb out of the deep pits.

Blood stained their bodies, and their auras became chaotic and unbearable.

However, their eyes remained firm, without the slightest intention of retreating!

Watching as the two Demigods gathered power again, preparing to launch a fatal blow against Cao Xing.

The Ice Crystal King took a deep breath, and a flash of determination crossed his eyes!

"Fine, since you want to fight to the death today, then I will stake it all!"

"Taking one Demigod with me before I die wouldn't be bad!"

As he finished speaking, he gripped the Kingdom's Holy Sword in his hand tightly!

"Hum!"

A terrifying power fluctuation erupted instantly, and the Ice Crystal King's white hair fluttered without wind, rising like flying snow.

Intense light spread from the weapon in his hand, sweeping across dozens of miles.

The surrounding snowfield instantly cracked under this power, and dense fissures spread like a spiderweb!

The movements of the Blood Commander and the Watchers leader paused slightly.

Although they had prepared to kill everyone today at any cost.

But truly facing the Old King's Nine Swords of Holy Judgment, they couldn't help but feel some trepidation!

The Lizardman Chieftain also straightened his body at this moment, his dark green pupils burning with surging fighting spirit.

"Then let's fight it out! Even if we die here today! We must make them pay the price!"

A terrifying aura permeated the battlefield, as if even the air had become heavy!

Seeing this, the Watchers leader said indifferently: "You two are already at the end of your rope; you already overspent a lot of your life essence fighting us before."

"And now you are forcibly entering the Demigod realm."

"After this, even if we don't make a move, you are already doomed to die."

Upon hearing this, Cao Xing's expression shifted.

He quickly said: "Your Majesty, Old Chieftain, hold on."

"I will block these two Demigods."

"Now is not the time for you to die."

Hearing this, the two elders who were preparing to fight for their lives paused.

Before they could react, Cao Xing waved his hand, and ten drops of [Blood Core] split into two waves, flying toward them.

The Old Chieftain and the King subconsciously caught them.

After feeling the power contained in these few blood cores, a look of surprise flashed in their eyes.

"This kind of blood… it contains such strong vitality!"

The Old King said in shock: "I feel like it can even raise my strength by another level."

Cao Xing said: "You go recover first, I will temporarily block this place."

Hearing this, the two elders looked at the sky with some concern.

Cao Xing continued: "Rest assured, I won't do things I'm not sure about; holding off two Demigods for a while is no problem."

Seeing him say this, and with their trust in Cao Xing, the two elders nodded solemnly.

"Alright!"

As the words fell, they directly began to absorb the powerful blood energy contained in these five drops of [Blood Core]!

Meanwhile, the Blood Commander also saw this scene.

"This is the Blood Core from within my race's Myriarchs; it contains extremely strong vitality. After these two old fellows absorb it, they will recover quite a bit of combat power."

"Luo, interrupt them!"

The Watchers leader, upon hearing this, also realized the seriousness of the situation.

"I know!"

As the words fell, the two Demigods changed the direction of their attacks, preparing to bombard the two people recovering below.

Seeing this, Cao Xing's expression remained unchanged, and he calmly issued an order.

"Braum, lift the Shelter state and hold off the two Demigods' attacks."

"Isabelle, be ready to heal Braum at any time!"

"Everyone else, follow me and attack with full force."

Braum, at the Master level, could cross a major rank and withstand the attacks of Legendary units!

Now that he had become Legendary, combined with that series of terrifying status effects, withstanding the attacks of Demigods was also no problem!

This big guy instantly rushed in front of the team, then let out a roar!

"All of you, come here!"

The next moment, the attacks of the Blood Commander and the Watchers leader involuntarily changed direction.

After the initial confusion, the Blood Commander instantly reacted.

"A Legendary Shield Guard, this is a forced-attack method!"

"No wonder they were able to kill so many of my Myriarchs!"

Even the Watchers leader frowned slightly when looking at Braum.

"A Legendary Shield Guard combined with rule-based abilities? This combination is indeed very troublesome—"

However, in an instant, he made a decision.

"Aetius, let's go all out first, kill this Legendary Shield Guard by force, then go over and slay the Ice Crystal King."

"Alright!"

As the words fell, the two Demigods simultaneously launched terrifying attacks toward Braum!

"Boom! Swish!"

Blobs of blood-colored energy orbs, accompanied by golden holy swords, streaked over Braum's head.

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Numbers of over ten million in damage appeared!

Braum transformed into a hundred-meter glacier giant, holding the Shield of Origin, without taking a single step back.

Seeing this scene, Cao Xing quickly analyzed the opponent's damage in his mind.

"It seems that the Demigods' DPS is at least around two to three hundred million, and the two Demigods combined can even reach four to five hundred million."

"However, through Braum's various damage reductions and super-high armor, it was reduced to less than one-fifth."

"That is, a DPS of just over one hundred million."

"Braum's HP had previously dropped below 900 million during the battle with those Legendary units."

"After this period, it has recovered to over 2 billion."

"Enough to withstand the bombardment of the two Demigods for at least 20 seconds!"

"Plus, Isabelle still has a [Rebirth · Hymn] in her hand, as well as Liu Muxue's Holy Shield."

"Braum lasting for a minute is absolutely no problem!"