Chapter 594: The Great Wall

In the Jia Yin Three Realms, above the Grand Yin of this world, Shen Shuibi sat amidst a field of white dust, gazing far into the distance at the enormous band of light.

It was a band of light that could be called an astronomical wonder.

Its name was 'Great Wall'.

Or rather, 'Enclosure'.

This was a type of super-giant structure capable of easily spanning hundreds of millions of light-years on a large scale; Humanity had already refined it and was using it as its war front.

There were many Great Walls, and the one before her should be named 'Heavenly Market Enclosure'.

Of course, it wasn't the real Heavenly Market Enclosure, but merely Humanity's name for it.

The true Heavenly Market Enclosure, one of the Three Enclosures, was among the top-ranked Star Officials of the Divine Dao; it was impossible for the real Heavenly Market Enclosure to stand with Humanity at such a time, right?

However, even a simulated Heavenly Market Enclosure was terrifying enough.

With this, Humanity would not suffer surprise attacks, would be able to advance and retreat freely, and could even use it to encircle the Great Powers of their opponents.

This Great Wall posed no threat to Cultivators around Fifth Rank, but it could have an 'immediate effect' on beings of Third Rank, Fourth Rank and above; absolutely no Third Rank would foolishly try to break through this barrier.

All of this was learned from the Empress, so it should be true.

Humanity perhaps wanted to segment the battlefield, not to divide the cannon fodder, but to forcibly isolate the Great Powers of Shaman Dao, thereby forming an encirclement.

However, it seemed the Heavenly Market Enclosure had already been broken, now split into so many sections…

This indicated that the war above was more intense than it appeared; although there was no direct, large-scale armed conflict, this level of magical combat had already begun.

Hopefully, they win more.

Even half a win more from the Great Powers above would directly determine the battle situation below, just like the Heavenly Market Enclosure light band before them.

Their magical combat determined the combat situation of the Mortals below.

Just like Li Qi, Li Qi was manipulating the world cluster Formation, pressuring the fragments of the Heavenly Market Enclosure; if he mishandled it and sent the vanguard world too deep, then the vanguard world could easily face an all-out encirclement by Humanity, with supplies and support almost unable to reach, and the armies on these worlds would fall into bitter struggle.

If he sent it too shallowly, it would have no effect, and Humanity could easily penetrate deeply.

And the armies on these worlds could only quietly wait for Li Qi to make a decision; one mistake in Li Qi's decision, and they could die inexplicably.

Similarly, Li Qi could only wait for the people above to fight to a conclusion.

But everyone had their own battles, just like now; if Li Qi won, the people above could achieve victory in the 'Vanguard Battle', which would give them a huge advantage in the Great Power confrontation.

And the soldiers under Li Qi were the same; if the vanguard battle led by Shen Shuibi could achieve victory, Li Qi would also be able to proceed with subsequent arrangements calmly.

The top influenced the bottom, and the bottom in turn influenced the top, ultimately forming a cohesive whole, where pulling one hair moves the whole body.

This was the essence of the current war; it was not a Great Power confrontation, nor a game, but a full-scale war between two great Dao Orthodoxys, a competition of all available forces from top to bottom.

Shen Shuibi stared blankly at the band of light, her mind churning with various emotions.

However, to outsiders, she was simply staring blankly with an empty head, exactly like her usual image: a quiet, often daydreaming, static beauty.

Surrounded by the pristine white dust of the Grand Yin, bright light shone from the distant Jia Yang Three Realms; she sat gracefully upon the Grand Yin dust, her gaze drifting into the boundless Void Realm.

The scene was like a painting.

A beauty above the Grand Yin, illuminated by white light, gazing at the distant starry Great Wall.

Unfortunately, she was the only one on the Grand Yin; no one could appreciate this scene.

But just at this moment—

“Yuer,” Li Qi descended from the sky, landing beside her.

This serene scene was instantly broken; Shen Shuibi turned her head to look at Li Qi, somewhat surprised: “Why are you here? Shouldn't you be controlling the overall situation and coordinating from the rear?”

“The Vanguard Battle is of great importance; I think it's better for me to be on the front lines personally, after all… if it comes to Fifth Rank exchange, among Sixth Rank, I can also hold an absolute advantage,” Li Qi smiled, saying so.

“It's just a vanguard battle; it's not good to have the commander personally on the front lines,” Shen Shuibi stepped forward, anxiously taking Li Qi's hand: “You shouldn't have come; a great general staying in the rear is for overseeing the overall situation and controlling the whole picture. Have you ever seen the Shaman God Mountain personally descend to your battlefield? Besides, how could it possibly reach the point of a Fifth Rank exchange? Even a decisive battle wouldn't have such intensity, why a vanguard?”

“This battle is indeed important; being on the front lines not only provides combat power but also allows for better command. Liu Junyi staying in the rear would inevitably have a delay in reaction, certainly not as fast as mine. Faster by a minute means winning by a minute,” Li Qi laughed.

Shen Shuibi, however, did not relent, but said to Li Qi: “…With a great enemy at hand, do not disrupt the Formation because of personal feelings. I know you are worried about me, but since you are already here, worry is useless; it's better to do things properly.”

Li Qi heard this and laughed awkwardly.

Yes, he couldn't hide it from the person he spent day and night with, sleeping in the same bed.

However… this was also a sign of his immaturity, wasn't it? He still hadn't grasped the meaning of 'courage' and couldn't practice it, so he was still very afraid, afraid that something would happen to Shen Shuibi.

He found so many reasons, but in reality, he just wanted to be by Shen Shuibi's side, fighting alongside her.

Although in reality, they couldn't fight side by side, because his appearance on the battlefield would inevitably attract decapitation, and then the intensity of the war would rapidly increase.

Therefore, coming to the front line of the vanguard battle had only two purposes.

Firstly, it could indeed boost morale; the commander's personal presence was a great encouragement to many people. Li Qi's arrival could significantly increase their morale and give the army a feeling of 'we won't be abandoned, we are the core'.

Secondly, it could indeed react faster, but the cost of reacting faster in the vanguard battle was that efficiency in other areas would inevitably decrease.

But it didn't matter; the vanguard battle was more important.

But the disadvantages were numerous, for example, the biggest disadvantage was—

Death.

He really would be decapitated.

However, Li Qi shook his head and smiled, saying: “It's fine; if I stayed in the rear, I would be even more restless. At least let me witness your bravery on the battlefield, to put my mind at ease, how about it?”

This was also true.

If Li Qi were to stay in the far rear, watching Shen Shuibi fight for her life, he would probably be completely unable to rest easy; he had not comprehended the meaning of courage, so he lacked the courage to stand by idly.

To put it bluntly, Li Qi was still timid; he had to see it with his own eyes to feel at ease.

Rather than being restless in the back, which would lead to doing things even worse, it was better to come here.

Shen Shuibi heard this, sighed, and then hugged Li Qi, saying nothing.

The two of them sat embracing each other like that.

The atmosphere was somewhat subtle, it was hard to tell whether it was joy or sorrow.

“Alright, time is pressing; let's save the tenderness for later. My coming to the front line is already a decided matter. Although my heart isn't that big, I still have the courage to persevere and not desert,” Li Qi smiled, helped Shen Shuibi up, and then, standing side by side, they began to stroll through the Grand Yin dust.

As they walked, the two conversed.

“So, what's going on this time? Have we not received support from Shaman God Mountain yet?” Getting back to business, Shen Shuibi also became serious.

Without support from Shaman God Mountain, this was a very big problem.

To put it bluntly, the people currently under Li Qi's command were all 'auxiliary troops', cannon fodder, completely incapable of fighting head-on against the regular army of Humanity's Ministry of War.

Putting everything else aside, the regular army of Humanity's Ministry of War, even when facing the orthodox Cultivators of the world's great Dao Orthodoxys, could still achieve encirclement and annihilation; the Ministry of War's unique military Formation methods were enough to condense the power of a large number of low-rank Cultivators into a high-rank one.

Li Qi had also cultivated military Formation methods, but his military Formations were probably equivalent to an ordinary university student, while the opponent was an advanced Humanity general.

They were simply not on the same level; Li Qi's military Formations were only good enough to bully natives. In large-scale group combat, they could not possibly compare to Humanity's Military School of Thought Cultivators.

Therefore, Li Qi replied: “They'll arrive soon, but… even I don't know who is coming. Logically speaking, Shaman God Mountain doesn't have an army. I also don't know who they plan to use to respond to this war.”

As he spoke, he shook his head.

The higher-ups still hadn't given him specific information about the Shaman God Mountain army, clearly preparing to keep it a secret. It was possible they would only give him the information when they were about to deploy them on the battlefield.

The Shaman God Mountain army…

Unimaginable.

A place like Shaman God Mountain didn't even have an administrative system; the composition of the Great Shamanes was more like a club, you do your thing, I do mine. When something happened, they would work together under the Shaman God, but usually, they probably wouldn't even meet.

Under such circumstances, could they really train an army comparable to Humanity's?

Li Qi couldn't say.

“The Shaman God won't do anything without a chance of winning, so there's no need to worry about that. How about we run a simulation? Assuming Liu Junyi is using a standard army of the Ministry of War's General of the Flying Cavalry, let's say ten armies, plus those ordinary worlds that follow Humanity. Based on this standard, how about you and I have a match with our current forces?” Shen Shuibi said.

“You know the Tang Nation army's configuration?” Li Qi was surprised.

“Of course not, but I understand some basics. However, each Tang Nation army has great differences; the combat style also differs according to the general's style. But to err on the side of caution, I'll match them against a perfect, flawless iron army.”

“That's good, let's try it.” Li Qi also became interested, and then the two began their simulation.

With their combined brainpower, the simulation speed would be very fast, and the accuracy would also be highly guaranteed.

The couple began to simulate, conducting a pre-war exercise, preparing for the moment the battle began.

But for ordinary worlds, there was some awkwardness at this moment.

What was awkward? In fact, it was powerlessness.

On one hand, these worlds were incredibly nervous because they all knew they would face Humanity and other worlds supporting Humanity, such as… the pair of twin worlds, the Jia Yin Three Realms and the Jia Yang Three Realms, which were about to arrive at the vanguard battlefield.

These two worlds, when separated, were both Sixth Rank, but when combined, with Yin and Yang merging, they could give birth to a 'Fifth Rank' in this world.

This was far from reaching the standard of a Fifth Rank world, because a Fifth Rank world must be able to bear multiple Fifth Rank Cultivators and produce many Fifth Rank Spiritual Artifacts.

The names of these two worlds were also very interesting; these were not their true names, but 'numbers'. Some large worlds had too many worlds in their possession, and too many duplicate names, so they would make these worlds abandon their original names and use numbers instead, thus avoiding duplicate names.

These two worlds were extremely good at fighting and possessed an unyielding spirit, which was one of the reasons Shen Shuibi chose them to be vanguard worlds.

Another reason was that the Jia Yin Three Realms and the Jia Yang Three Realms could perfectly bear the Mount Luofu's Yin and Yang separation method, allowing Shen Shuibi to gain a great deal of enhancement here.

However, as of today, the Jia Yin Three Realms and the Jia Yang Three Realms had long since separated from their Sect Master world. Tens of thousands of years ago, these two worlds launched a rebellion.

In their civilization's history, this rebellion was the greatest sacrifice and simultaneously the greatest victory.

Of course, in the boundless worlds beyond, there were stories far vaster and grander than all of this, so the story of the Jia Yin Three Realms and the Jia Yang Three Realms was not uncommon.

However, for themselves, this event had a profound impact, even leaving a mark in the 'Dao' of their entire civilization; they remained unyielding worlds to this day.

At the same time, it was precisely that rebellion that saw the emergence of a 'Child of Destiny', which was rare even in the outer realms.

The Heavenly Dao of both worlds simultaneously designated one person to become the Child of Destiny; in the arduous battles, he was able to achieve Yin and Yang unity, eventually becoming the only Fifth Rank among the two Sixth Rank worlds. It was precisely because he reached Fifth Rank that the Jia Yin Three Realms and the Jia Yang Three Realms successfully broke free from their original Sect Master world and gained freedom.

At this moment, this Child of Destiny was located at the gravitational balance point between the two worlds, adjusting their positions and maintaining their balance.

Seen from afar, the two worlds, one red and one white, one side a snowy plain where Yin Qi gathered, the other a deep red sea of fire where Yang Qi churned, and he was right in the center, embraced by the two worlds.

It was also as if—he was pulling the two worlds.

This was also the origin of his title 'Balancer', and it was precisely because of this characteristic that he was noticed by the Invoker lineage of the Shaman, ultimately becoming a world that followed Shaman Dao.

For the Jia Yin Three Realms and the Jia Yang Three Realms, maintaining the balance of the two worlds was like the Shaman maintaining the balance of the world; on this concept, the two had a consensus.

However, as he adjusted, this Child of Destiny sighed.

“Vanguard Battle…” he muttered to himself.

He did not fear war, but… just by looking at the band of light not far away, he could feel the grandeur of this war.

This was a battlefield far grander than any war he had participated in.

And there was even a Shaman Dao Invoker personally commanding, and it was said that Shaman Dao armies would provide aid later.

All of this was to prevent Humanity's continued invasion.

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