In a short time, the Qi Condensation battlefield, which had been filled with people, was left with nothing but the swarming demonic horde and a ground covered in scorched, mangled corpses. The demons sifted through the remains, devouring the few bodies that were left.
Yet, at this moment, no one from the Star-Sea World saw this. Every level of the battlefield was witnessing a horrific war of its own.
While the Qi Condensation battlefield was wiped out, the Foundation Establishment battlefield presented a different scene. It was not a one-sided massacre, but a tragic and fierce slaughter!
To ensure the Foundation Establishment level did not fail, and unable to rely solely on talismans for victory, the Star-Sea World had deployed nearly all its combat power at that rank! This included the geniuses with Heaven-tier Spirit Roots and special physiques!
It was no exaggeration to say that the Foundation Establishment geniuses were the strongest generation in ten thousand years. While the Qi Condensation rank had the numbers, the true super-geniuses had mostly pushed into the Foundation Establishment stage. If these geniuses were all wiped out, it would be a devastating blow to the Star-Sea World.
But they had no choice. Losing these geniuses was a heavy loss, but losing the war would be far worse. In the first phase of the Foundation Establishment battle, these young geniuses who hadn't fully matured fell in massive numbers! Nearly seventy percent of the battlefields were lost, and these geniuses, rare in ten thousand years, perished.
The number of demons at this rank was too vast. Even geniuses with special physiques found it difficult to survive under the maws of so many cruel and powerful demons. This was a true hell-level war. Countless geniuses who could have made a name for themselves in normal times vanished, becoming food in a pathetic end.
But every coin has two sides. While the hellish battlefield buried many geniuses, it also ignited the deepest potential and will of the survivors. Seventy percent of the battlefields were lost, but in the remaining thirty percent, the geniuses crawled their way out of hell.
For these exceptionally talented individuals, the hardest part of cultivation was not resources or speed, but the Dao-heart and will. A smooth path of cultivation was prone to producing those with weak temperaments. But the path from mortal to immortal was not like a bloodline that could partially control itself; only those with strong will and Dao-hearts could avoid being backlashed by their own power or losing control of their spiritual energy.
And of all the experiences in the world, what could temper a person more than crawling out of a hopeless hell like this?
Now, these young geniuses emerged from the blood and the hatchlings of hell! They had received the blessing of the Star-Sea World's Providential Power. At this moment, their cultivation, will, and awakened combat power reached their peak. The deep heritage of cultivation knowledge they had accumulated bore fruit in this instant.
One could say the combat power of these individuals already exceeded that of Qi Ping at the same rank—the advantage of standing on the shoulders of a giant!
Thus, in the Foundation Establishment battlefield stood young geniuses tempered by hell. Their talents, physiques, and combat styles were all different. But at this moment, the sky-shattering killing intent and the fierce determination in their eyes were identical. The blood-stained, tattered armor they wore could not hide the powerful aura of a warrior and a genius!
The most startling transformation, however, was that they had discarded the naivety of youth, becoming more mature and understanding of mutual benefit. They were no longer influenced by petty youthful arrogance. They stood within their formations like peerless divine weapons of absolute slaughter, ready to sever anything in their path!
Although the number of humans at the Foundation Establishment rank was sparse, their momentum did not lose to the demons who far outnumbered them! Their eyes showed no fear, only surging fighting spirit and horrific killing intent.
"Brothers, kill!"
As the frenzied demons crossed the piles of corpses left by the self-detonation arrays, these young geniuses took the initiative to strike! Amidst the flying sword-light and flashing blades, one demon after another fell as a mangled corpse!
With their potential fully unleashed, they possessed the strength to utterly crush these Foundation Establishment demons. Without demons of royal bloodlines to resist them, few could stand against these young warriors from hell in a direct clash. Only when many demons attacked at once did they have a chance to suppress these geniuses.
Normally, the demons might have had more chances, but facing this group who supplemented each other's strengths within a specialized military formation, they lost most of their advantages.
On the battlefield, under one giant formation, there were many small sub-arrays of fewer than ten people. The role of the small array was a mutual offensive-defensive alliance. By maximizing the strengths of every individual, these arrays could effectively avoid ambushes and exhaustion, allowing each person's lethality to reach its peak.
The role of the grand array was support and enhancement. The entire grand array was a super-formation based on Yin-Yang and the Five Elements. It used formation plates to tap into the attribute power of every person, creating a vast force through the circulation of the elements.
The controllers of the grand array would monitor the number of demons and the danger level around each person, providing extra enhancement beyond the base buff to ensure every drop of precious power was used with maximum efficiency.
Soon, the power of the formation was fully revealed. Under its enhancement, every young warrior erupted with terrifying lethality. Even the demons with horrific defense or incredible speed were rapidly breached and slain through cooperation.
Under the guidance of the Formation Masters, every small squad appeared at the perfect position on the battlefield, cutting through the demonic torrent step by step and dividing the horde into scattered skirmishes.
Most frustrating for the demons was that with the enhancement of the grand array, those without royal bloodlines simply couldn't break through these tough turtle shells. And with the rapid movement of the small arrays, the demons couldn't form the mass charge they were best at!
In the first encounter, the difference in quality was clear. Countless demons were slain on the spot!