[In the third year of the Ancient Dynasty, while patrolling the perimeter of the "Exorcist Forest," beware of an incoming attack from the Demonic Kingdom, you discovered a group of strange soldiers.]
[They were about the same height and build as normal men, but their skin was covered in purple-red lines. Their eyes were unlike those of normal people. They were devoid of any other emotions, only a fierce, iron-like intensity.]
You've never seen soldiers like this before. Before you realize what's going on and ask where they came from, you're attacked without a word. The fine iron spear pierces you like a dragon crossing a river, sending blood surging as it thrusts forward.
You draw your sword and charge forward. Deep blue energy surges like a vast ocean, instantly separating the three spears that thrust out at you. Then you leap backwards, several dozen steps away, your face filled with surprise and doubt.
These soldiers' strength was comparable to that of genius martial artists, even using internal energy. However, despite their martial arts prowess, their movements were rigid and stiff, not much better than those of ordinary people, lacking the flexibility expected of ordinary martial artists.
[However, with the support of powerful stats, these eccentric soldiers can still deal with normal first-rate warriors, and can even crush third-rate and ordinary people.]
[You are at least a top-tier, mid-level expert. This team of seven soldiers consisted of seven. Seeing that they were unable to communicate, you gradually disintegrated, killing six of them and breaking one's bones. You carried him back to your "Fenglan Village"]
In "Exorcist Forest," the remaining fleeing forces of the Three Kingdoms formed the "Demon Enemy Alliance." To prevent a complete wipeout, the Alliance divided the population into several residential villages. Each village had a population of no more than 3,000, with most having just over 1,000 people, and was led by at least one Grandmaster.
Some might think this ratio is ridiculous: a city of over 100,000 people might only have one martial arts master. If there are too many villages, will there be enough grandmasters?
[Of course, ordinary people, unless they were already close to the south, would not have the strength to escape. Furthermore, a large number of ordinary people died in the forest environment. The situation has only recently stabilized. Currently, the entire Demonic Hate Alliance has no more than ten villages under its jurisdiction, scattered across areas tens to several miles deep in the forest.]
[I heard that three other masters, along with thousands of men, had penetrated thousands of miles into this primeval forest, their sole purpose being to leave a last spark of fire for the people of the Three Kingdoms.]
[Fenglan Village, the village's Grandmaster is from the Fenglan Sect, his name is Xu Yinkong. When you approached with the strange soldiers, many of the warriors present immediately gathered around. Based on recent external rumors and other information, their faces were grim as they came to a conclusion.]
The demonic transformation ability has been reduced and spread. It has even begun mass-producing these "demonized soldiers." No wonder no human cells have escaped the Exorcist Forest in the past two or three months. Now, a large network of grassroots demonized soldiers has been laid out in the Demon Kingdom.
[Over the next six months, demonized soldiers began to appear more frequently, including demonized generals comparable to martial artists. Villages on the outskirts of the Exorcist Forest chose to migrate deeper into the forest.]
[Four years into the ancient dynasty, you are 54 years old. Your foundation has reached 168%, reaching the top-tier limit. The next step is to circulate your energy and become a martial artist.]
[Luckily, "Tianhe River Flow" is perfect for this step. After all, the bonuses given by each level of this martial art are all related to Qi. You estimate that you will be able to break through to the Martial Master level within ten years.]
You're truly worthy of yourself. The older you get, the faster you progress, and you're getting closer and closer to the later stages.
In the fifth year of the Ancient Dynasty, a group of scattered Chinese people escaped the Exorcist Forest and were taken in by several villages. According to their descriptions, the former Three Kingdoms area is now a living hell.
[Even wonders were built in various places: blood lakes, bone forests, and flesh mountains. The alien demon called himself the Holy King, and his brutality was beyond human imagination.]
[In that dark dynasty, a pyramid-like hierarchy was formed, with the Holy King and the alien demon at the top.]
[There are three classes below it: Human Demon (Holy Son), Demon Blood Demon (Holy Envoy), and Demonized Martial Demon]
[The superiors are human-demons who call themselves the Sons of God. Most of them are transformed by surrendered masters, and possibly even grand masters. These human-demons are all transformed by alien demons themselves, infused with ancient blood for transformation. They are equivalent to nobles, and everyone else must prostrate themselves in worship.]
[There are only a few dozen human demons in total.]
[The intermediate level is the Demon Blood Demon, who calls themselves the Holy Envoy. They are management talents, mostly transformed from merchants, princes, and nobles. Compared to the human demons, they are much rougher, having only drunk a small amount of ancient blood given by the alien demons.]
[There are quite a few Demon Blood Demons, estimated to be close to a thousand, managing the human slaves in various cities, as well as the breeding farms in various locations.]
The lower ranks are demonized warriors, transformed in large numbers through a ritual. Based on the number of transformations and the level of advancement in the ritual, they can be roughly divided into soldiers, captains, and generals. These three ranks are divided purely by strength, with generals already exceeding the strength of many demon-blooded warriors.
Demonized warriors lack intelligence, personality, and emotions. Even those who have reached the rank of general remain like this, acting like machines, following orders to kill. Armies composed of demonized warriors are generally commanded and controlled by demonic blood demons.
[As for the next lower level, it is the human slaves in the city and the blood food in the farms.]
[You're confused. You realized that according to the description of the person who escaped, that martial artist's combat power is only considered a captain among the demonized martial artists?]
[There are at least tens of thousands of captains like him in the Demonic Kingdom, and the number of demonized soldiers with top-tier combat power is in the millions...]
Yunshou: "...Fuck!"
"There's absolutely no hope of resistance. This alien demon's cross-dimensional attack was too devastating. There are over 10,000 martial artists alone. How many martial artists in the entire Qing, Wu, and Ning kingdoms combined could there be even a thousand?"
"What's even more terrifying is the alien demon's explosive and corrosive abilities. No matter how much a single alien demon kills, as long as people scatter and hide, it will never be able to kill them all... until it forms a demonic army."
A thought popped up in Yunshou's mind: The hiding Demonic Alliance is about to be finished.
If it's not over yet, it means they are being played by the demons: use your desperate resistance to please me!
"Luckily, I am here. The future that has not yet happened will be gradually trampled into ashes by me at this moment."
His eyes became determined. Perhaps in the next simulation, he would have to come into contact with Zhu Baowen again.
Zhu Baowen was so strong that he originally wanted to have as little contact with him as possible before becoming a Grandmaster, fearing that problems would be discovered and the simulation would end early.
He wanted to know how high the martial arts world was and whether it had an end...
[In the sixth year of the Ancient Dynasty, more and more demonized warriors entered the "Exorcist Forest" to search the village. Captain-level demonized warriors often appeared, with strength comparable to that of martial artists. Fortunately, they will not take it lightly and will not chase you as fast as you can run.]
The name "Exorcist Forest" has become a joke, because compared to the demons, it is the humans who are constantly being exterminated and driven deeper into the forest.
[In the seventh year of the Ancient Dynasty, two villages were overwhelmed by demonic warriors. The top-notch warriors and masters fled to other villages.]
Just a few months later, Fenglan Village was also discovered. A demon-blooded warrior led the charge, his strength surpassing even that of your Grandmaster Xu Yinkong. He also brought with him over a dozen demonized captains, equivalent to martial artists, over a hundred elite demonized soldiers, equivalent to first-rate martial artists, and seven or eight hundred ordinary demonized soldiers, equivalent to first-rate martial artists!
The entire Fenglan Village was surrounded, and counterattack was impossible. Grandmaster Xu Yinkong used his Qi to transmit his message, urging everyone to make every effort to break through.
[Although you have lived here for many years, you know that with your current strength, it is impossible for you to escape with others. The most important thing now is to protect yourself and allow your body to inherit a higher foundation increase.]
[Every regret and suffering will be cut off at the source! ]