Chapter 2462

Without a battle formation, he became the weakest link on the entire Bluestone Bridge,

and the monsters of the Bloody Legion would inevitably target him.

This was the difficulty of the mission; to complete it, one had to possess extraordinary strength, at least enough to hold out until the end of the battle.

Lin Moyu felt that several monsters from the Bloody Legion had already locked onto him.

For an ordinary Dao Venerable 3rd Realm, being targeted by several Dao Venerable 4th Realm monsters would be useless, even with the armor enhancing their strength.

They could manage a one-on-one, but against two, they would basically be dead.

Just because others couldn't pass didn't mean Lin Moyu couldn't.

Several monsters lunged like lightning, the sharp blades on the backs of their hands slicing through the air, causing ripples to ripple through the space of the Ancient Battlefield.

They were strong, but Lin Moyu was stronger.

His vitality roared as Lin Moyu punched like lightning. Throwing out several punches in succession, he directly shattered the sharp blades of the monsters with his bare fists.

With undiminished momentum, his fists smashed through the blades and landed on their bodies, instantly pulverizing them.

Lin Moyu's physical body was already at the Dao Venerable 5th Realm. Under his concept of Absolute Strength Overcoming All Techniques, mere Dao Venerable 4th Realm monsters couldn't withstand it at all.

The dominance of the Dao of Strength was fully displayed at this moment.

With a few clean and decisive punches, he killed several monsters, but immediately, even more monsters targeted the isolated Lin Moyu.

Lin Moyu felt like a glowing lightbulb, exceptionally eye-catching.

But no matter how many monsters came at him, Lin Moyu took them down with one punch each.

In truth, he knew very well that this mission was extremely difficult. Even if the geniuses of the human race came, they would likely find it hard to complete successfully.

Taking the mission at the Dao Venerable 3rd Realm and being enhanced to the Dao Venerable 4th Realm via the armor, yet having to face so many Dao Venerable 4th Realm monsters, made it incredibly difficult to hold out until the end.

Only he could complete it so easily; for anyone else, it would be as hard as ascending to heaven, nearly impossible even if they risked their lives.

Punch after punch, the monsters of the Bloody Legion died as fast as they came. Lin Moyu didn't even take a single step.

Lin Moyu didn't know how many monsters he had killed, but a river of blood had already formed in front of him,

and upon dying, the monsters exploded into bloody mush, splattering onto the bridge.

The bloody mush was quickly absorbed by the formation, which grew stronger in turn.

The bridge-guarding army gradually gained the upper hand, and the battle slowly drew to a close.

If nothing unexpected happened, the mission would soon be over.

Suddenly, a sharp screech echoed from the bottomless abyss beneath the bridge. The sound shook the soul, causing even Lin Moyu's soul to shudder a few times.

"As expected, it's not that easy!"

As he thought, a wave of blood soared into the sky, crashing against the formation's barrier and exploding with a bang.

Within the blood wave, a massive monster appeared.

The monster was seventy to eighty percent similar to the previous rat-like monsters, only much larger and far more powerful.

On its back grew a pair of massive wings, which flapped continuously.

With every flap, it whipped up violent gales, making it hard for the bridge-guarding soldiers to even stand firm.

"This monster is at the Dao Venerable 6th Realm!"

Lin Moyu was slightly startled. The strongest officer in the bridge-guarding army was only at the Dao Venerable 5th Realm. A difference of one realm made it a very difficult fight.

At this moment, the bridge-guarding officer bellowed, raising his saber, "Fight!"

His saber gleamed, and at the same time, the formation operated furiously. The officer's aura surged rapidly, quickly approaching the Dao Venerable 6th Realm.

He had reached the peak of the Dao Venerable 5th Realm, just a sliver away from the 6th Realm. But this tiny sliver destined him to not be

a match for the monster.

Flapping its wings, the monster charged forward, while the officer also swung his saber, locking in a fierce battle with the monster.

The formation operated intensely, channeling an endless stream of power into the officer's armor to sustain him.

The officer's strength was continuous, but his realm was ultimately slightly weaker. In his clash with the monster, he was consistently suppressed and could only barely hold his ground.

The battle on the bridge was nearing its end, with the ordinary monsters of the Bloody Legion mostly wiped out.

However, Lin Moyu knew very well that as long as the battle in the sky remained undecided, the fight was not over, and the mission could not be considered complete.

Having dealt with their own opponents, the soldiers looked up at the sky one by one. They then formed a battle formation and charged into the sky to assist their officer.

Unfortunately, their strength was too weak. No matter how strong their battle formation was, it could not make up for the gap in realms; just the shockwaves of the fight made it hard for the formation to even get close.

The battle formation was repeatedly shattered, with a large number of soldiers wounded or even killed.

Yet, they remained completely fearless, reforming their battle formation and charging into the sky time and time again.

Throughout the entire process, no one screamed, no one shouted, and no one uttered a sound.

This battle was eerie in its silence.

Lin Moyu watched this scene, lost in thought.

He had experienced all kinds of Dungeons and secret realms, and had completed many different missions.

His past experience told him that many missions had hidden conditions.

The completion rate of a mission varied; there was ordinary, excellent, and even over-completed.

Over-completing a mission often yielded extra rewards.

He had basically completed the mission to guard the Bluestone Bridge.

The officer and the monster were at a stalemate, but Lin Moyu could tell that the monster's strength was slowly waning. Although the officer was suppressed, he could hold out for a long time thanks to the formation.

Given enough time, as the monster's strength continued to decline, it would naturally retreat.

In that case, his mission would be completed, but completing it this way could definitely not be considered over-completed.

Seeing the soldiers repeatedly forming battle formations and charging into the sky to help their officer in battle was actually a hint for him.

In the next second, a special aura surged from Lin Moyu's body, and his realm began to rise rapidly.

Chapter 3107: Divine Talisman Army, Third-Class Soldier

Origin Technique: Gather Power!

Lin Moyu did not summon the Undead Legion; he prepared to act personally.

Because he didn't know if completing the mission through the Undead Legion would count as over-completed. If it didn't, his efforts just now would have been in vain.

Therefore, he decided to do it himself.

There were no outsiders here, so he could use his Origin Technique without any reservations.

His realm surged rapidly, quickly reaching the Dao Venerable 6th Realm.

Combined with the Dao of Strength and the boost provided to his armor by the formation, his combat power was already approaching the Dao Venerable 7th Realm. He could actually continue to increase it, breaking through to the Dao Venerable 7th Realm and killing the winged monster with a single punch, but it was unnecessary and might not be beneficial.

His current state was just slightly superior to the monster, which Lin Moyu believed was the optimal state.

Lin Moyu remembered very clearly that his mission was to guard the Bluestone Bridge and assist the army in holding it.

Within that, the two very important words were 'assist,' not 'usurp the host's role.'

Lin Moyu flew into the sky to fight alongside the officer.

Keeping the word 'assist' firmly in mind, he never overstepped his bounds, letting the officer lead everything and only striking when necessary.

With his help, the pressure on the officer was greatly reduced. They began to turn the disadvantage into an advantage, gradually suppressing the opponent.

After fighting like this for several minutes, the winged monster suddenly let out a screech, turned around, and flew back down beneath the bridge. It had fled, just as Lin Moyu had guessed.

It would have fled anyway; it was just that its escape had been hastened.

Lin Moyu knew very well that the defense of the Bluestone Bridge would be successful regardless of his participation.

However, his joining had reduced the army's casualties and shortened the duration of the entire battle.

'The mission should be considered completed now,' Lin Moyu thought to himself as he landed from the sky, returning to his original position.

The officer also slowly descended from the sky, planting his saber into the ground. With a rumbling sound, the formation gradually ground to a halt. At this moment, Lin Moyu saw a vortex appear at the other end of the bridge.

That was the exit. Through the vortex, he could enter the Mid-Tier Area.

Lin Moyu knew his mission was complete.

However, he did not head over immediately, choosing to wait quietly instead.

After a moment, the officer suddenly walked toward Lin Moyu.

Since entering the Bluestone Bridge, the officer had never left his post, except when fighting the monsters.

His position was one of the formation cores; he had to control the formation from there and would not move easily.

But now, he moved.

He came before Lin Moyu and raised his armor-clad hand. Light flashed, condensing into a square seal.

This seal was only the size of a palm and was extremely exquisite.

Subsequently, several characters appeared on the seal.

On one side, the character 'Shi' appeared.

On the corresponding opposite side, the character 'San' appeared.

The left and right sides were inscribed with some runes that Lin Moyu did not recognize, which were extremely similar to the runes on the Bluestone Bridge's formation.

Then, on the bottom of the seal, two other characters appeared: 'Twelve'.

The officer handed the seal to Lin Moyu. As Lin Moyu took it, a stream of information flowed from the seal.

"Divine Talisman Army, Third-Class Soldier."

This seal represented Lin Moyu's identity—his identity within the Ancient Battlefield. The army he belonged to was called the Divine Talisman Army.

He was now a Third-Class Soldier. It wasn't the worst, but it was still a relatively low-ranking existence.

Any lower would be an unranked soldier, so he was slightly better off.

Lin Moyu understood that if he had merely completed the mission, he wouldn't have received a seal.

It was precisely because he had over-completed the mission that he obtained the seal.

As for what use the seal had after obtaining it, there was no explanation.

In this Ancient Battlefield that had existed and lain silent for countless years, many things had to be analyzed and understood by oneself, as there was no longer anyone to explain them to him.

After handing the seal to Lin Moyu, the officer raised his hand and pointed toward the vortex, signaling that Lin Moyu could leave.

Lin Moyu gave the officer a military salute before walking toward the vortex.

The moment he stepped off the Bluestone Bridge, the armor and spear on his body vanished simultaneously, though the seal in his hand did not disappear.

Entering the vortex, he was teleported away from the Bluestone Bridge.

The scene before him shifted from blurry to clear once again as Lin Moyu experienced a very brief teleportation.

The aura of the Ancient Battlefield rushed in from all directions. Lin Moyu knew he had entered the Mid-Tier Area, where the aura was stronger and far more dangerous than in the Low-Tier Area.

He glanced back in the direction of the Bluestone Bridge. Through the invisible spatial barrier, the Bluestone Bridge could be clearly seen.

Under the influence of the spatial barrier, the Bluestone Bridge he saw now did not look real; it was very small, and there were only about a hundred guards on it.

Only by entering inside the barrier could one truly see the Bluestone Bridge clearly.

Lin Moyu looked at the small seal in his hand and muttered to himself, "Could it be that one of the two sides in the great war back then was the Bloody Legion?"

"Where on earth did this Bloody Legion come from?"

Lin Moyu felt that the prehistoric war was becoming even more shrouded in mystery.

He had once thought it was a war between the Outer Domain Celestial Gods and the Origin Continent.

But now, it seemed it wasn't that simple. In addition to the Outer Domain Celestial Gods, there was now also the Bloody Legion.

Was there some kind of connection between the two?

For now, it was merely speculation; everything remained unknown.

Exactly what happened in the prehistoric era could only be discovered by exploring step by step.