Becoming a God from a Water Monkey

Chapter 1147 The Army Splits into Three Groups, Where Are You Heading? (Part 2)

The campfire roared, the soldiers stood ramrod straight, and under the cover of night, there were no more mosquitoes to bother them.

Inside the tent, everyone gathered around the central sand table.

Xu Haitao points to the Red River on the sand table, gesturing to the landscape on both sides of the river.

"The Northern Frontier is full of major battles, and a single struggle can determine the fate of the nation. The Southern Frontier is constantly being encroached upon. Whenever there is a fierce conflict between us and the Southern Frontier, we have always been using the infiltration tactic, waging guerrilla warfare around the Lao'ai Mountains and the Lucang River. Relying on our intelligence advantage, we each carry out small-scale encirclements to defeat the weak with numbers. Whoever controls more intelligence will gain the upper hand."

"Let's get scouts." Wei Lin crossed his arms.

“That’s right. In terms of scouts, General Wei is truly worthy of the Duke’s legacy. His insights are spot on. It’s a pity…” Xu Haitao said with regret, “Ever since the emergence of the two great techniques, the Mayfly Blood Collection and the Blood Concealment Gu, we have been completely at a disadvantage in scout reconnaissance, relying solely on the residual energy from past battles. Coupled with a major strategic mistake…”

"Qinzhou?" Ji Yanyu asked.

"Yes! After the fall of Qinzhou, we suffered a great defeat. The southern frontier pressed on with great momentum, and we retreated again and again until now, when the battle line is about to break out of the Ten Thousand Mountains."

A stroke of the finger.

Everyone could clearly see on the sand table that Ha Long Bay and the Red River were located at the edge of the Ten Thousand Mountains, almost miniature versions of Lao Ai Mountain and Lu Cang River. Without advantageous terrain, the difficulty and pressure of holding on would be even greater.

The scale of the Shiwan Mountains is much larger than that of the Jianghuai Marshland. Excluding the upstream area within the Daxue Mountain range, it can contain half of the Lucang River, which shows its size.

"Why can't the blood collected from mayflies be used in reverse?" someone asked. "If someone deliberately donates blood and flesh and then knows the mayfly's final resting place, shouldn't the mayfly be able to sense it?"

"We tried it, but it didn't work," the master beside Xu Haitao replied. "The Ephemeral Blood Extraction and Blood Concealment Gu didn't appear out of nowhere; they were prepared long ago. The fact that they were brought out shows that they were carefully considered."

According to our observations, mayflies lie in wait for several months, collect and cycle through the virus, and then transmit it back in multiple segments. We cannot trace back based on a single segment. By the time enough flesh and blood are available, it is only a moment.

At this point, the opponent has already captured the vital energy and destroyed the flesh and blood. Even if one were to pursue, it would be like following a clue without knowing what's going on, and there's a greater chance of being ambushed.

Silence.

The candlelight flickered dimly.

Xu Yuelong rested his chin on his hand: "The situation in the Ten Thousand Mountains is complicated. There are Gu worms in the southern border, which live in symbiosis with plants and thrive there. It will be difficult to retreat and then come back in."

"That's why the situation has become extremely critical. We realized something was wrong and immediately asked the court for help." Xu Haitao planted a small red flag on the opposite bank of the Red River. "Mayflies are everywhere, and almost all of the Zhenxiang Qi in the camp has been captured by the enemy."

Fortunately, we are not completely ignorant of them. These three places are the results of our recent exploration. We can sense eleven, twelve, and seven True Images respectively, including the Twenty-Four Fiends, who are masters.

Just to be on the safe side, we usually increase the enemy's numbers by half.

“Breaking through them one by one in one night is too late. If we are even a little slow, we will attract the attention of the Southern Frontier and be besieged. If we want to fight, we can only split up and carry it out together. We need to split up the three positions into three routes. With just our manpower and fins, I'm afraid it won't be enough.” Ji Yanyu said, “This kind of evenly matched battle should not be fought by us.”

It has always been a case of the many winning against the few.

Unless absolutely necessary, no one is willing to risk winning with fewer troops, even if they do win, it will be a Pyrrhic victory.

They came all the way from Southern Zhili, and their advantage was that they were all "invisible people," which was extremely valuable. If any of them died, there would be one less. There was no reason to just take them on by force.

"That's as it should be. There are a total of forty-four Grandmasters and three beasts supporting us. The enemy has half as many, so their numbers are roughly equal to ours. Therefore, to be on the safe side, we will only target the first and third, maintain our numerical advantage, and avoid casualties."

"Is there any possibility of bait?" Wei Lin asked.

"Yes," Xu Haitao said without hiding anything, "but based on observation, inference, and cross-verification, the possibility is very small."

"I need to see the intelligence."

"please."

The master beside Xu Haitao presented her with a booklet.

It was circulated for a short while.

Liang Qu looked at Xu Yuelong and saw Xu Yuelong nod.

I don't see the problem.

Xu Yuelong's father is Xu Wenzhu, and his grandfather was the Duke of Wei. With such a family background, his professional competence is trustworthy.

Ji Yanyu looked back.

Two routes are acceptable, after all, we have Liangqu as a powerful weapon. If the intelligence is correct, we can easily outnumber or even out-quality them by two to one or three to one. If we are careful, we can take them down without any losses.

Marquis Xingyi said that the most difficult part should be given to him. Ji Yanyu felt that he was worthy of the task in terms of both realm and reputation, and that the number of people could be divided equally, but he was to lead the team to the stronghold of eleven people.

No one objected.

"Good! I hope everyone will unite as one, achieve a resounding victory, and annihilate half of them. Now, how should we divide these two groups..."

"One, two, three, that's enough for one night."

A finger descended from the sky and touched the central red flag.

Xu Haitao paused, and the room fell silent.

Everyone looked up.

"Marquis of Xingyi?"

"Does Marquis Xingyi mean to split into two groups, with the last group joining forces for a final attack? That's too dangerous. Not to mention the commotion in between, we can't guarantee that both groups of Grandmasters can be completely annihilated. If anyone escapes and alerts the Southern Frontier, it will become a chase, and the other side of the Red River is their home ground."

"Leave the most difficult parts to me."

Liang Qu repeated his previous words.

Ji Yanyu asked in confusion: "So I planned to have Marquis Xingyi deal with the first stronghold, and the number of people would be divided equally. Marquis Xingyi thought that fewer people would be needed, so that more Grandmasters could be spared?"

“I think this is inappropriate. There is the Blood Concealing Gu in the Southern Frontier. General Xu went to great lengths to find three strongholds. Why not wipe them all out in one fell swoop?”

Ji Yanyu's brow twitched.

“A true man keeps his word. Hand over the stronghold of twelve men to me, and I will take my little mirage dragon and dragon sturgeon with me. The remaining two teams are yours. We will split into three groups.”

……

"Remember, the Southern Frontier is cunning. It may change its position at any time, launch a counter-encirclement, or even set a trap. Fight if you can, and retreat immediately if you can't." Liang Qu carefully instructed E Ying, Bing Lin, and Yan Rui.

"Don't worry, brother-in-law! I will protect Sister Eying."

"Forget it, just don't get bitten by the Gu worms and crash. Just protect yourself. Your sister Eying can protect you pretty much."

Liang Qu patted Long Yanrui on the shoulder.

He was quite confident in Long Eying. With the help of the Heavenly Master's Heart Fire and the Dragon Lord's essence blood, her Qi Sea had been stretched to near its limit, reaching 1,500. In terms of combat power, Wu Gu Jiu Du couldn't guarantee it, but it was definitely superior to the so-called Twenty-Four Fiends.

Not to mention Long Eying's Taiyin Long Qi, which is enhanced at midnight, making her even more extraordinary.

"Also, this small bottle contains six drops of Awei's secretions, Dettol. It has a strong detoxifying effect, so don't be stingy with it, Third Prince!"

"Here we go!"

A small mirage dragon flew in from the sky, dragging a large tiger with its tongue sticking out, and circled down to the ground.

The golden-haired tiger in the military camp scratched Mao Dan, making him feel itchy.

"Eying, you take the Third Prince with you and keep in touch at all times. Tell me if there is any danger. If things are hopeless, you can pretend to surrender to buy time. Third Prince, leave your Mirage Tiger to me." Liang Qu waved his right hand.

"Order!"

The small mirage dragon coiled around Long Eying's forearm, thumped its abdomen, and exhaled a wisp of pale golden breath that swirled and wrapped around her right arm armor.

With the great battle imminent, Liang Qu himself was wearing silver armor. In the past, when he was promoted to the Zhenxiang level, he was rewarded by the court. He had an arm armor on his right hand. At this moment, light golden energy was integrated into the arm armor. Silver scales opened and closed, and dragon knots were regenerated. A ferocious tiger head emerged from his shoulder. His power was extraordinary and he had the aura of a Zhenxiang!
Mirage Tiger!

The little mirage dragon once absorbed ten wisps of mirage energy, corresponding to Yin and Yang and the Five Elements. It was originally a remnant of its ancestors, a perfected form, but unfortunately, its spirituality was eroded by the passage of time.

After a year of nurturing and recovery, the first True Elephant-level Mist Beast under Little Mirage Dragon's command has arrived!

Click click click.

Zhang He's arm armor was pulled out, and Liang Qu pulled out Fu Bo, its dark light flashing.

Long Eying took a step forward and whispered in Liang Qu's ear: "How about we exchange breaths?"

"No need. This kind of thing has to wait until I'm resurrected. Otherwise, it just feels weird. Besides, I'm about to leave. You know my abilities. It takes at least half a day. Otherwise, I won't be able to get down in time."

Long Eying spat lightly.

"You can do it."

"Alright." Taking advantage of the moment when no one was looking, Liang Qu patted E Ying's bottom. "Hurry up and go, don't be late. Come back early when you're done, and call my name if you encounter any danger."

"Be careful yourself."

"know."

The dragons returned to their ranks and walked into the night.

Liang Qu clenched his fist, producing a metallic sound.

The once vast Qi Sea, which was 6,821 times larger than before, has now surged to a full 7,000 after experiencing the extraordinary phenomena of the Drought Demon's position!

Even without the strengthening effect of the long-lasting Qi of Taiyin at midnight, he was still confident!

"Ah Fei, Mi Yun, let's go!"

Liangqu stepped onto the head of the fat catfish and flowed into the Red River from the stream!

The camp was gradually emptying out.

The fire was blazing.

A guard stepped forward: "General, will it be dangerous for Marquis Xingyi to go alone? If there is an ambush in the southern border region, there will be no one to provide backup."

"It was Marquis Xingyi's own idea. You've seen his attitude. You can't persuade a genius like him."

Xu Haitao gazed at the waning moon.

Rumor has it that it takes four to five people to safely restrain the sick tiger in Beiting.

But these four or five people must all be top-tier celestial beings.

The twelve grandmasters in the current stronghold may not be the same; some may be at the first or second realm, and most may be at the first realm. Their quality is completely different. Even if there are "transparent grandmasters" in the stronghold that cannot be perceived, they can be counted as eighteen people.

The difference in combat strength between Zhenxiang and others is enormous. Without someone of sufficient strength to withstand the pull, it's like a tiger entering a flock of sheep. Whether it survives or not depends entirely on the tiger's appetite and the sheep's speed.

The twenty-four evil spirits alone are clearly not enough.

If we compare Liangqu to Binghu, even if he can't win, he can still run away; in terms of sheer strength on paper...

Xu Haitao was startled.

So there's still hope?

"Talented people emerge in every generation." ...

The fat catfish spreads its two barbels like a map, cutting through the waves towards its target.

The human figure sat cross-legged on the fish's head, the fish's body twisting into a human form, the flesh, blood shadow, and soul merging into one.

"Returning to the Origin of Human Forms" was only able to be maintained for two hours when Liang Qu first practiced it. Now it has been extended to four hours, eight hours, and one night, which is enough for him!
This state is naturally not 100% at its peak; there is more or less a "delay." However, the opponent is not a top-tier player either.

【Vortex God Armor】One volume.

There is no vital energy at all.

Once ashore, the fat catfish and the dragon sturgeon are both collected in the [Whirlpool Palace].

Liang Qu removed the fat catfish's supernatural power, "Splashing Ink and Wielding Brush," and replaced it with the dragon sturgeon's "Moving Mountains and Unloading Ridges." He immediately felt a warm current, and his internal strength increased once again.

The Qi Sea, which had been increased seven thousand times, rose to over seven thousand one hundred.

Unfold the map.

According to its own location, the distance is 160 li.

"Not far."

The agreed-upon time to act was midnight, with an extra hour to allow for a thorough search. After all, the location was only approximate, with an error margin of about ten miles. Considering the diameter, the area was not small. Finally, they also had to be prepared for the possibility of misalignment due to the order of actions and the possibility of encountering reinforcements from southern Xinjiang.

"Hey Fatty, where's the frog?"

The fat catfish turned its head.

Inside the vortex palace, the old toad was fast asleep when the fat catfish poked him with its whiskers, scratched its rear end, and muttered, "Remove your frog status," "Mine, all mine," "How dare you! My son is the Frog Emperor, who will slay all enemies in the world! Kneel down!"

"That's no problem."

Liangqu rolled up the map and rode the wind to the sky.

Wow.

A light rain began to fall.

……

Mars is shrouded in darkness.

The campfire crackled and popped.

Black cicadas are scattered among the trees, sucking sap and circling around as a watchful presence.

Under the orange-red firelight, Renze smeared blood onto his naked body, his expression earnest like a believer in prayer.

With sixteen leaders and Hu and Langyan as their assistants, they have recently been engaging in infiltration with Da Shun. Possessing two Celestial Beings, Corpse Fiend and Curse Fiend, they are unstoppable and have achieved great results. In one month, they beheaded six True Elephants. This is the one with the best-preserved body among them. With careful preparation and utilization of the remaining parts, it can fully exert eighty percent of the abilities it had before birth!

Green leaves fall.

Yi Zhi jumped down from the tree.

"Is this an array? It looks really complicated. How long will it take to refine such a corpse puppet?"

"It depends on the quality." Ren Ze dipped his brush in the paint. "A bad one will take half a quarter of an hour, a short one will take seven days, and a long one will take forty-nine days. If you want to refine it into an immortal puppet, it will take at least eighty-one days, and the materials are very hard to find."

"Tsk tsk, except for the lack of temperature, it's just like a living thing, and it can even move on its own." Yi Zhi poked the corpse. "If this were a woman..."

Renze glanced at it: "It's easy to rot."

Yi Zhi's eyes lit up, and he squatted down on the ground: "Teach me, please. I don't need to learn any secret techniques from your Shi family, just some simple and useful ones."

"Trade your Poison Blood Curse for it."

"That's it."

Yi Zhi patted his bottom, got up, rolled back onto the tree, rested his head on his forearm, and gazed at the waning moon.

The moon is very bright tonight, its silvery light spilling out and casting a trail of shimmering light.

"This evening, a bloody rain fell over the Red River. It's unusual. Who do you think did it?"

"do not know."

"Xu Haitao".

"Xu Haitao started with physical training and doesn't have all sorts of fancy skills."

"Do you think it's supernatural power?"

“It doesn’t seem like it.” Ren Ze turned the body over. “Firstly, the area affected is too large, and secondly, the damage is limited. No one would have specifically buried such a supernatural power. It’s not very useful except for killing mosquitoes and insects.”

crackle.

The firewood exploded, scattering sparks.

Quiet.

"Ha, it's midnight already?"

Yi Zhi yawned, leaned down along the tree trunk, and prepared to take a short nap.

wow...

Walking through the forest and hitting the leaves.

The rain was fine, falling obliquely onto my face.

It's raining?
The campfire flickered, and when it encountered water droplets, sparks flew up and seemed about to fall.

Yi Zhi wiped the water off his face, and Ren Ze stood up, carried the Blood-Patterned Corpse on his back, and moved into the tent.

suddenly.

Yi Zhi squinted and stared at the sky.

It was a tiny black dot on the moon, hidden among thin clouds, and not worth noticing.

but……

Was there a dark spot on the moon just now?
"squeak!"

The deafening chirping of cicadas suddenly exploded.

His mind went blank, his pupils dilated, and Yi Zhi's nerves tensed violently as he leaped out of the ground.

"Enemy attack!!"

hum!
Heaven and earth, black and white, countless lines trembling and tangling.

Under the rain curtain, Liang Qu, riding on a dragon, swept his golden eyes across the dense forest. Only two people had a slight luster, fourteen others had some color, and the rest were almost imperceptible.

Grandmaster Sixteen.

Not much difference.

With the favor of Yinglong, one can see the energy of heaven and earth, and with golden eyes, one can clearly see the strength or weakness of one's opponents.

The moon floats on the shadow of a monkey.

Dark light swirled around.

On the head of the Azure Dragon, Fu Bo waved his hand, severing the long line.

Wow!
The waning moon grows cold, and the world falls silent.

One moment, the mountains and forests stretched endlessly; the next, a ten-mile-long canyon suddenly appeared on the earth, its cross-section reflecting light.

boom!
The Qi Sea level has dropped by half.

Beneath the golden light, half of the sixteen colored spots dimmed.

"what!"

Rocks and mountains collapsed.

Yi Zhi screamed in agony, his five fingers gripping the cliff face, his entire right half of his body completely disappearing, his organs hanging down.

Ren Ze was drenched in sweat. He wanted to grab Yi Zhi's hand, but overwhelming fear overwhelmed his mind.

what!
What it is!
run.

run!
Renze abandoned Yizhi and turned to flee, just as decisively as the other six spotted individuals.

The seven men scattered and fled, covering more than ten miles in the blink of an eye.

The rain poured down, the golden eyes blazed, and with a raised hand, the [Vortex Palace] opened and closed, swirling water encircled the body, and seven water dragon spears spread out from behind, surrounding the body, their light shimmering.

The five fingers are spread wide.

Seven water dragon spears shot out rapidly!

The shockwave exploded, and in mid-air, the Water Dragon Spear suddenly expanded, with a dragon's head sprouting from its tip. It soared and roared in the sky!
Water dragon pierces through the clouds!

On average, one costs 100 yuan, while those with brighter colors cost 300 yuan each, and the price drops by another 1,000 yuan for each bottle!
Roar!
Wilderness in all directions.

The azure dragon soars and twists.

A buzzing sound filled Renze's ears. He turned around in terror, his pupils shrinking to the size of pinholes. The pale dragon head, ferocious and menacing, swallowed him whole.

"what!!!"

Wow!
The ground is a large crater, with white water surging into the sky. The tide recedes and gathers, and the mud and sand are turbid.

Seven spots, all dark!
At the edge of the cliff, Yi Zhi's rationality completely collapsed, and he lost his grip and fell off the cliff.

"squeak!"

Cicada wings slice through the water's surface, black cicadas flapping their wings and struggling.

"Didn't they say there were twenty-four evil spirits? Why don't I see them?" Liang Qu clapped his hands, puzzled for a moment, then turned to contact the little mirage dragon, "Ask my wife if she needs any help?"

The iceberg broke apart.

Long Eying strode around and shattered the ice sculpture with a single punch.

"Need not."

(End of this chapter)