Witch, I'm really not an ancient god of the deep sea!

Chapter 434 Gentlemen, the war has begun!

The father whale raised his head:
"Your Majesty! Witness what true conquest is!"

"Father Whale, you're getting more and more arrogant!"

The Blood Lion roared in a stern voice.

Blood Lion's attendants couldn't help but shout in rebuke:
"A pirate from some desolate land dares to compare himself to the army of the Black Blood Empire?"

To regard their Blackblood Empire's conquest forces as the vanguard is undoubtedly an insult to them!
Nevertheless, they still instinctively gripped the weapons at their waists.

Rumble!
The massive, dark army surged forward with the seawater, pressing down on the island.

The Blood Lion tried to find the end, but the massive, dark army was like a tide, dense and overwhelming, with no end in sight.

At the very forefront of the black tide stood the Blood Hunter, the Styx Ferryman, the Newspaper Reader, and the Black Death Doctor—

However, Blood Lion was more interested in the people behind these familiar faces than in these old acquaintances.

A massive army built with the blood of the Edge God and blood-mechanical armor!

They were all wearing Black Tentacle Living Armor, a special type of armor wrapped with steam black pipes and living tentacles, giving it an aura of the abyss.

His body emanated a dark spiritual energy field at the peak of the third rank!

Is it possible to mass-produce soldiers of tier three and above?

This is the biggest difference between national power and family power.

It's important to understand that even for a war beast like him, creating soldiers with peak third-tier spiritual power requires consuming enormous resources and spiritual energy—

To mass-produce fourth-tier soldiers, not only is the quality of the soldiers themselves required, but they also need to activate the Blade Domain of War Calamity!

The number of people in this black tide is conservatively estimated to be an astonishing ten thousand!

In other words, a warrior with the peak strength of the third rank!

What an astonishing scale!

Is this the gift of divine blood?

Blood Lion looked closely and saw that there were quite a few people he recognized in this wave.

This even includes former Admiral White Gull, the Red-Nosed Pirate from fifty years ago, and some historically notorious pirates who have since disappeared.

General White Gull should be dead... Blood Lion asked Whale Father:
"A zombie horde?"

A fifth-tier Book of Illusions necromancer can turn corpses into puppets, forming a massive undead calamity.

However, there are very few fifth-tier professions in the illusory realm.

The father of the whale denied it:
"No, those fourth-tier beings we captured were just special cases. They were unwilling to obey our orders, so they needed to be kept under control, hence their resemblance to corpses..."

"Most of the Black Whale's warriors are powerful and brave!"

Then, the father of the whale casually waved his hand:

"Let them see your power, let them know what the Black God's weapon is!"

"Father Whale! I understand!"

Within the black tide, five hundred black-tentacle armored creatures suddenly expanded, writhing like centipedes and bursting forth with crimson light—

At the same time, the black blood in their hands condensed, some of it transforming into entwined serrated greatswords!
The father of the whale explained:
"Forbidden full-body weapon armor, the Black God's Weapon, a complete product of our Black Whale Legion's research, possessing three forms: control, destruction, and defense!"

As he was introducing the situation, the soldiers of the Black God had already charged into the ranks of the Blackblood soldiers.

Their opponents were none other than the Blackblood Heavy Armored Soldiers of the Blackblood Empire, the elite soldiers of the Blood Lions!
The Blackblood Heavy Armor Soldier looked down arrogantly at everything before him.

Fanatic!

These mere pirates dare to challenge veterans who have won many wars!

"Blade. Open!"

A crimson glint flashed in the Blackblood Heavy Armor Soldier's eyes as he drew a burning blade, the crimson scales of his armor shimmering—

In an instant, hundreds of bright red streaks of light flashed by.

The father whale, seemingly unfazed, continued his introduction:

"Inferior armor and weapons are no match for weapons forged with divine blood—"

Blah blah blah!

Suddenly, the tentacle weapons on the Black God's weapon expanded several times over, transforming into dense tentacle beasts, sharp shark-like saw blades, and a black-bearded tree shield with intertwined roots—

Clang, clang, clang!

The sound of armor shattering!

In less than a minute, the Black God's army suppressed five hundred Black Blood Heavy Armor soldiers with astonishing suppressive power!
The pirates actually possessed such a massive amount of weaponry... Standing atop the ruins, the other Blackblood soldiers watched this scene with awe.

However, they did not launch an attack!
Although the Black Whale Gang provoked us first, it would be a disgrace if we couldn't defeat their soldiers with an equal number of troops!

A bunch of trash... Blood Lion clenched his fists, and his fifth-order spiritual energy field suddenly erupted!
Those were his troops!
Beast of War. Roar of the Furious Beast!

Instantly, a crimson phantom of a lion appeared on the body of the Blackblood Heavy Armor Soldier, and his strength, speed, and spiritual power surged threefold.

The father whale looked at the scene before him:
"Blood Lion, even a saint cannot defeat a soldier with the will of a god if he does not go all out."

Blah blah blah!

The black tentacles on the Black God Soldiers' bodies expanded once more, firmly enveloping their entire forms and transforming their interiors into scorching furnaces, making them resemble black elephants entwined with black tentacles—

Liberation. The Gift of the Whale!

This power is even approaching the fourth rank!
Without the assistance of a saint, relying solely on weapons and divine blood, an ordinary third-tier transcendent possessed the initial strength of a fourth-tier individual!
Moreover, it's a mass-produced weapon!

In less than a minute, five hundred powerful Blackblood heavy armor soldiers were knocked to the ground like stray dogs on the roadside!
Ten thousand warriors approaching the fourth rank... Blood Lion felt a sharp pain in his chest.

How much terrifying power did these pirates crave from that being on the fringes!

The pirates carrying the Black God's weapon also spat out saliva:
This is what happens when you look down on us!

"Hey! Father Whale, the power you've given us is just too amazing!"

"Are these the people from the Black Blood Empire? They're too weak!"

Unlike the rigorously trained Blackblood soldiers, the men under the Black God Soldiers are all pirates from the Black Whale Gang.

They were undisciplined, arrogant, and brutal.

At this moment, the Black God's Soldiers within the Black Tide couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

They did not spend their time in the research institute, enduring hundreds of agonizing nights, transforming 60% of their blood into the divine blood of the black whale!
Their strength has increased tenfold, approaching legendary status!

The feeling of being filled with power made them all excited.

"These people don't seem like a match for us?"

"Bring Lady Ollie here! I want to humiliate her severely in front of General White Gull!"

"Bring the Black Hunter over here! We want to fight him one-on-one! A hundred against one!"

The Black God's Soldier laughed wildly, behaving somewhat like a beast, and even tried to stomp on the Black Blood Soldier's genitals for amusement.

Just then, a glint of black light flashed in the father whale's eyes:
"Alright, let's return to the Black Tide."

With just one sentence, these rabid soldiers of the Black God became obedient, sheathing their weapons and returning to the Black Tide like scolded puppies.

The father whale raised his head and gestured an invitation:

"General Blood Lion, how about we utilize the power forged from the blood of the Edge God?"

How long can this power last? The Blood Lion gazed at the massive army of the Black God.

If we disregard the realm and liberation of saints who disregard common sense, their combined power might become a weapon to eliminate saints.

If he were to coordinate with his war beasts, he could use these crazed soldiers to his advantage...

The father whale exhaled thick black smoke:
"To be honest, to bear the blood of a god, one needs at least a third-tier physique. Although there are now a large number of A-tier rifts, mass-producing third-tier transcendents is still quite difficult..."

"Blood Lion, if you need it, I have plenty of divine blood! For this great conquest!"

Using the power of the Edge God... Blood Lion remained hesitant.

Currently, five A-rank rifts, hundreds of B-rank rifts, and thousands of C-rank rifts have appeared on the Witch's Sea.

As long as they can continuously send in soldiers to explore the rifts, and with the help of card makers' workshops and vascular workshops that improve physical fitness, they can mass-produce Tier 3 soldiers.

However, advancing to the fourth rank is still extremely difficult without luck.

Now, all that's needed is a set of mass-produced Blackblood equipment!

That way, a Black Tide Legion of 10,000 men with strength approaching the fourth tier could be born!
Furthermore, with the help of a unique, special crack, it might even be possible to cultivate a weak, short-lived fifth-tier being.

This is a catastrophe far exceeding even an A-rank rift!

More importantly, with various rifts erupting, the White Tower Federation's Book Tower, the Golden Flower Bird Kingdom's Elf Ship, and others are all sending hunters to conquer A-rank and B-rank rifts, reaping large quantities of unique rift items and valuable resources like fourth-rank class cards. Currently, the Black Blood Empire's war has spread throughout the world, and the number of Black Blood soldiers who can come to the Witch Sea for the Great Expedition is limited.

If we can utilize the blood of the Black Whale God in large quantities to create weapons of the Black God.

but……

What is the price of power?

Blood Lion's face was unusually gloomy as he looked at the soldiers in the black tide.

He understood that the more one craves power, the easier it is to destroy oneself.

Permanent soil pollution, physical decay, rampant mutated monsters, the birth of an evil god...

Countless tragedies from history books flashed before his eyes.

Even the most radical madmen in their Black Blood Empire dare not use the power of the evil gods on the fringes so easily!

In ancient legends, it was the overuse of these powers that caused human land to be constantly squeezed into the realm of daylight.

He looked to the emperor for his opinion.

The Emperor looked down at the black tide, nodded, and said calmly:
"This is not our royal land."

Blood Lion clenched his fist.

Besides the mass deaths, recklessly using the power of the Edge God will turn the entire region into a rotten land that humans can never live in, a paradise for monsters.

However, their Black Blood Empire came to conquer!

What will become of this land is none of their concern.

All they need is the vast resources of the rift.

This is not domination, but pure plunder… This is the Emperor's decree… Upon seeing this, the Blood Lion stretched out his hand:

"Father Whale, let us cooperate and together forge this great conquest!"

Whale Father understood Blood Lion's meaning and said with a smile:

"Blood Lion, may in the future, my subordinates and I also receive the reward of the Black Blood Empire's Valkyrie and be granted a fiefdom!"

"You want a fiefdom?" Blood Lion sneered.

The two shook hands, and with the help of the Blood Hunter and the Black Death Doctor, the Blackblood Soldier obtained a thousand brand-new Black God Weapons.

For safety reasons, Blood Lions instructed their doctors not to forget to conduct a full check-up on the level of contamination and side effects.

After everything was finished, Dr. Black Death turned his back and quickened his pace.

Immediately afterwards, the group began to discuss their plan to plunder the sea.

Blood Lion commanded:
"Currently, at the intersection of the White Tower Sea and the Book Sea, the A-rank Rift Magic Network Library has appeared."

According to our intelligence, the Book Witch of the Tower of Books is currently conquering this rift. We are preparing to send fifty Blackblood Soldiers to hunt her down. In the Devil's Sea region, an A-rank Blade Illusion rift, the Devil's Throne, has appeared, with an aberration rate of 80%...

The group finalized their plan to conquer the rift.

Blood Lion breathed a sigh of relief. He realized that with the addition of the Black God's soldiers, his previously strained forces had instantly become abundant!
Just then, the father of the whale flicked his finger slightly and changed the subject:

"Oh, right, I'm also planning to send the Black God's army to attack Moonstone City, disrupt their upcoming sanctuary plan, and capture some important people along the way..."

"An important person? Do they want to capture the Black Hunter again?" Blood Lion immediately sneered.
"Stop dreaming! The Black Hunter is still in the Ice Witch's arms, and Haye of the Kingdom of Bei has also begun to take him seriously. If you want to take him down, the Blood Hunter and I will have to act together!"

The repeated attacks on the Black Hunter have made him a key target for protection by the Kingdom of Be and the Witch!

Not to mention… Blood Lion murmured.

Although it was unbelievable, he could vaguely sense that the new saint hidden in the storm and waves who saved the fleeing fleet was very likely the Black Hunter!
Although newly promoted Saints cannot adapt to the fifth rank and the abilities of professional cards, and are far less powerful than them, they are still objects that must be guarded against!
However, it is not entirely certain at this time.

"The Whale Father must be hiding something from me!" Blood Lion thought for a moment, a hint of revenge rising within him, and said with a smile:

"Perhaps, the newly born saint I just mentioned is someone sent by the Kingdom of Bei to protect the Black Hunters..."

"Maybe he's the Black Hunter?"

The father whale said sarcastically.

"..."

Then, the father of the whale changed the subject:

"However, the person we want to reclaim is not the Black Hunter, but just a little girl."

"girl?"

A hint of wariness flashed in the blood lion's eyes.

He didn't think that the whale father in front of him, like those revelry pirates, had any romantic feelings.

He even suspected that the whale father might prefer sea creatures to humans.

Whale Father turned his head and glanced at the Black Death Doctor behind him.

The Black Death Doctor stepped forward, slightly lifting his cloak to reveal his rotting chest.

In the chest area, the white bones are clearly visible, and the entire diseased heart can also be seen.

The Black Death doctor said weakly:
"Cough cough cough... In the research of the Black God's Weapon, we encountered many difficulties. However, as the main researcher, my body has been afflicted with a mutation disease."

I need an assistant, someone who is on par with me in deep-sea and aberration research.

No need to worry, she's just a newly promoted Calamity Messenger, a patient! Everyone, rest assured, this is just a small task completed during the process of breaking down the wall!

The Black Death Doctor's body trembled, and he coughed up black blood incessantly.

Prolonged contact with the blood at the edge of the river polluted his mind and caused his body to decay.

In addition to the damage the Black Hunter had done to his body, he was no longer able to maintain the high intensity of his research.

He needs a successor, an assistant!
In Dr. Black Death's view, on this vast ocean, only Little Raven's talent could replace him and complete the next phase of the divine blood research.

"A mere messenger of calamity?" the Blood Lion pressed.
"How do we find her? And how can we guarantee her safety?"

His Blackblood soldiers are not good at the delicate manipulation of 'capturing alive'.

The Black Death Doctor produced a jet-black blood sphere:
"The moment she ingests our special poison, she becomes a member of our Black Whale Gang forever—"

This little girl, like the other pirate generals, was highly valued... Blood Lion nodded upon seeing this.

After all, they were planning to attack Moonstone City and destroy everything!
It's not a problem to casually seize a sick and weak messenger of calamity.

In the midst of a dark storm, the Blackblood Empire and the Black Whale Legion discussed their grand plan to conquer the Rift and destroy Moonstone City.

After a long while, once everything was over, the emperor's illusory figure, who had been observing for so long, looked at the tide of troops before him.

Being able to unite with the Black Whale Gang during the conquest was a pretty good thing.

However, the father whale is not a sharp blade, but more like a wild dog.

A sharp blade is merely a tool.

But stray dogs can sometimes bite.

To this day, they still do not know the identity of the whale's father.

After secretly giving instructions to the Blood Lion, the Emperor raised the wine barrel and poured himself a glass of vibrant red wine:

"Gentlemen, I love war, treasure, and glory!"

"I also love the surging waves. This wave will surely give birth to angel-level powerhouses. The former Blood Lion was just an unknown student."

In this unprecedented era, each of you has the potential to surpass the Blood Lion and forge the ultimate!

"Gentlemen, I know you are trembling, because what you are about to face is a monster from an A-rank rift, an unprecedentedly powerful enemy."

Whether it's Haye, the monsters of the rift, the steam-powered mechs of the Kingdom of Be, the Saint of Books, the Ice Witch, the Black Hunter...

They are all powerful beings capable of trampling on you.

However, only those who have climbed the ladder of blades can look down upon everything.

One strike of the blade is worth more than a lifetime of mediocrity.

As long as they keep wielding their blades, they will eventually become souls lost beneath the iron hooves!

"Gentlemen, the war has begun, are you excited?"

The Valkyries will protect you; with your blades, tear everything apart, and forge supreme glory from blood and corpses!

Amidst the Emperor's shouts, numerous powerful figures, including the Blood Hunter, the Black Death Doctor, the Blood General, the Newspaper Reader General, the Styx Ferryman, and the Drowned Corpse, gathered together and raised their cups towards the dark sky.

Immediately afterwards, the five thousand Blackblood soldiers, the ten thousand Black Tide pirates, and the tens of thousands of pirates on the ship also raised their glasses.

boom!
Amidst the clinking of glasses, the surging tide of blood swept through the mist and rushed wildly toward the entire sea.

(End of this chapter)