And this very tactic was the greatest winning strategy the Alien Race had employed in the past Wars of Heaven Seizing! Often, relying solely on this art of invisibility, they could fight enemies several levels higher than themselves, the weak overpowering the strong through sheer cunning.
This skill was known as the Alien Race Invisibility Technique on the XuanXuan Continent! But to the Alien Race, it was called the "Hidden Kill Technique." Ghost Ninja Hidden Kill, Earth Ninja Hidden Kill, Sky Ninja Hidden Kill...
Watching the battle unfolding, a deep anxiety clouded the Eagle King's eyes, his expression turning grave. The Bear King’s innate strength and Xuan Gong were indeed far superior to that 'Xia Chuan Po Gua.' Purely in terms of power, the two weren't even in the same league.
If they were to engage in a direct clash, the Eagle King was certain the Bear King could reduce the disgusting conjoined entity to a bloody pulp within mere breaths! But once the opponent unleashed that bizarre invisibility technique, no matter how high the Bear King’s cultivation, it would be rendered useless!
He couldn't find the enemy, yet he himself became the target. How could such a fight possibly be won?
Offense is the best defense, and an Alien Race individual fully on the attack needed no concern for their own exposed weaknesses! Although the Bear King, guided by Jun Mo Xie's advice, had temporarily managed to fend off the attacks, prolonged defense inevitably leads to error.
This pure defensive stance had already placed him in a precarious position! At this moment, the Eagle King suddenly understood why the casualty rate for the XuanXuan side had been so devastatingly high in the past Wars of Heaven Seizing!
Because the only certain chance to eliminate the enemy was the instant the enemy's weapon managed to strike and embed itself in one's own body! Only in that fleeting moment could one possibly grasp the enemy’s precise location for a killing blow!
But by that point, one would already be on the very edge of death—to destroy the enemy meant self-destruction! In this scenario, the best possible outcome was mutual annihilation!
The other option was simple: self-detonation the moment the opponent launched their attack. If the invisibility technique could not be seen through, these were the only two methods to defeat the enemy!
The methods differed, but the result was one—whether the enemy was maimed or not, one’s own life had to be forfeited! For over ten thousand years, the venerable Xuan experts of the XuanXuan Continent had lived through such days.
Training their entire lives, only to achieve a brilliant death in this single moment! How utterly desolate!
How terribly grim! Yet, there was absolutely no other way!
No wonder the Heavenly Sage Palace held such high regard for Qiao Ying, who possessed the 'Hui...' ability. Because only Qiao Ying could see through the Alien Race's invisibility; only Qiao Ying alone was the key to victory!
Now—at this very moment—it was his and the Bear King's turn to face such a dilemma! Behind them stood billions of people from the XuanXuan Continent; at this moment, only the two of them were leading six thousand brothers!
How should this battle be fought? Given Old Bear’s volatile temper, would he finally, unable to bear it any longer after merely defending, lash out in a desperate, mutually destructive struggle?
The Eagle King worried silently, accelerating the speed of his own internal conditioning. The battle on the field had clearly reached a white-hot intensity.
Brilliant flashes of blade light continuously erupted in the surrounding void, converging and weaving into a massive net that completely enveloped Xiong Kai Shan. Xiong Kai Shan stood within this net woven from blade light with his eyes closed, passively parrying every move.
Usually rash, he was today unusually calm, showing no trace of impatience—constantly maintaining the clarity of his pure mind's eye state: No matter how bizarre the opponent’s attack, I stand firm as a mountain, unmoving as a mountain—majestic and immovable! Once weapons clashed, he immediately launched a fierce counter-attack!
Unfortunately, after several attempts at counter-attacking, he gloomily discovered that the Alien Race’s invisibility technique caused the body and the saber to be almost entirely separate entities. The man was one thing, the blade another, with almost no connection between them.
While the long saber was clearly cleaving in from one direction, their bodies were often on the opposite side—never parallel to the blade. Furthermore, their positions shifted erratically, defying any discernible pattern!
To find the true body under such an attack method relied almost entirely on sheer dumb luck! This style of fighting undoubtedly drove Xiong Kai Shan to the brink of frustration!
To defend steadily and successfully defend is one thing, but utter vexation is quite another! When patience snaps, what will happen?!
Blood light streaked! Just as the Eagle King predicted, prolonged defense led to a lapse.
The Alien Race’s Xia Chuan Po Gua’s saber finally breached the Bear King's defense line, slicing across Xiong Kai Shan’s left shoulder. It was at this precise moment that Xiong Kai Shan roared, using his muscles to clamp down on the blade, and his long sword struck out in three rapid thrusts toward positions around the saber where the void appeared utterly empty!
Yet, a muffled groan inexplicably echoed through the void, and a jet of blood suddenly sprayed out. As Xiong Kai Shan tracked the direction of the bloodied projectile to attack again, the area was already deserted.
However, the pervasive blade light that had filled the sky finally dissipated. Having been continuously suppressed, the Bear King finally succumbed to unbearable frustration, following the path of all his predecessors!
He used a mutually damaging method to injure the enemy and gain an opportunity! If it weren't for the three thousand Eagle Clan brothers behind him who needed his protection until they finished recovering, the Bear King would not have chosen the mutually damaging approach just now, but would have opted for mutual annihilation!
When had a supreme Bear King ever felt such suffocating humiliation? Following the spurting of those two jets of blood, the atmosphere on the field abruptly turned tragic!
It was on the verge of a full-scale eruption... PS South of Tianzhu Mountain, behind the Alien Race forces, heads continued to pour forth.
Countless more Alien Race warriors discovered this breach and swarmed forward like flies to honey, ceaseless and overwhelming. It was evident the situation was growing increasingly dire!
The Eagle Clan warriors needed nearly the time it takes for one stick of incense to burn before they could regain their fighting strength! Yet, the number of enemies surging toward them had already exceeded twenty thousand!
Xiong Kai Shan gasped for breath, his eyes gradually turning bloodshot. Blade light flashed again in the void.
Xia Chuan Po Gua’s saber struck out like lightning. Xiong Kai Shan roared and suddenly spun his body, his long sword whirling out a mountain of steel, shooting out in all directions!
This was, unquestionably, a method to break the stealth, but executing such a technique drained immense energy and exposed countless weaknesses on his own person! Then, a cry of alarm was heard!
The Bear King distinctly felt that piercing sense of imminent danger instantly recede. Over on the other side, Shang Chuan Po Ku finally lost patience and roared, "Xia Chuan, what the hell are you doing?
That’s just a stupid bear; how dare you let him stall for so long..." Hidden in the void, Po Gua almost cursed: A stupid bear? Hell!
That guy is a bona fide Bear King! And a peak expert at the fourth level of Saint Emperor!
My strength is at best the third level of Saint Emperor; holding out against him for this long and forcing him onto the defensive—this result is already quite good! If I truly risked killing this Bear King, I would definitely have to sacrifice my own life!
That was an absolute certainty, with no room for doubt! If you’re unconvinced, you come yourself!
Why are you yelling at your mother?! You’re anxious, don't I have reasons to be anxious too?
After Shang Chuan Po Ku roared, he turned to look at his clansmen surging up behind him. The leader was the Dekeru family, a group with whom he had always been at odds and constantly competed against!
It seemed these fellows also wanted this prime merit! Shang Chuan Po Ku suddenly gritted his teeth and shouted, "This first battle to seize the XuanXuan Continent is the supreme honor of our race!
I, Shang Chuan, will claim this honor! I absolutely forbid anyone from stealing it..." With a sudden roar, he commanded, "All warriors of the Shang Chuan clan, charge collectively!
Tear these black bears to shreds! Clear the path for our race to conquer the continent!" With the order given, thousands of two-headed monsters let out monstrous howls and charged forward in a dense mass.
Behind them, a group of Alien Race members clad only in a few strips of cloth watched the front lines, their gazes turning toward a burly two-headed figure in their midst: "Lord Dekeru, what are our orders..." This person was the primary competitor to the Shang Chuan family among the Alien Race—the head of the Dekeru family, Dekeru Bu Shang. His male head, icy cold, looked toward the front and sneered, "Order all warriors to halt their advance, no one is to move rashly..." "Surely we shouldn't join forces with the Shang Chuan family to break through the XuanXuan Continent's military defense line!?" a dull-witted two-headed person asked.
"Break through the defense line? It's not that easy..." Dekeru Bu Shang snorted, "Opposite us is a contingent deployed by the Bear King of the Heavenly Punishment Forest.
They are arguably the fiercest and most battle-hardened race within the Heavenly Punishment Forest! They excel particularly at defense.
If all our forces could use the Ghost Ninja Hidden Kill Technique, dealing with this contingent would certainly be manageable. But currently, our entire family has fewer than a hundred members who can use the Ghost Ninja Hidden Kill Technique.
The rest, fighting against this Bear Clan squadron, have absolutely no power to fight back and will only meet a fate of one-sided slaughter! Am I to send them to their deaths?" He watched the front lines with ill-concealed schadenfreude, "Let those idiots from the Shang Chuan family suffer the initial pain first.
It will also serve to wear down the ferocity of those black bears before we make our move. As a common saying among the XuanXuan people goes: the fisherman reaps the benefits!" Numerous people behind him immediately started flattering, "Your Excellency's insight is brilliant, truly wise." Dekeru Bu Shang swelled with self-satisfaction and continued, "If my estimation is correct, I believe no more than two hundred of the Shang Chuan family subordinates will return alive from this confrontation!" "No more than two hundred..." The two-headed men beside him sucked in a collective breath of cold air: "Is the combat power of the Heavenly Punishment Bear Army truly that terrifying?
These are all Ninth Level Ninjas, and their total number exceeds at least eight thousand! The opposing fighting Bear Clan army can only muster two to three thousand at most...
With such an advantage, can they... be defeated?" "Not only will they be defeated, but they will be defeated horribly!" Dekeru Bu Shang’s eyes gleamed with cruel light, "I even believe the enemy’s fighting strength won’t be significantly depleted..." Everyone focused their gaze on the conflict area, holding their breath.
Just then... The Bear King let out a long roar and commanded, "Brothers!
The might of Heavenly Punishment shall not be defiled, the majesty of Heavenly Punishment shall not be offended! Everyone, charge!
Hack these bastards to pieces! Slaughter every last one of them..." "Roar!
Hack these bastards to pieces! Slaughter every last one of them!" The three thousand Bear Clan warriors roared in unison, and with a crisp sound, three thousand gleaming long sabers were simultaneously drawn: casting a sweep of materialized blade radiance across the air!