Chapter 440: A Standoff in the Great War, Who Can Break the Balance?
Yu Tianlin versus three Consecrated Elders.
Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi versus Gold Crocodile Douluo.
Yu Yuanzhen versus Bibi Dong.
The powerhouses above level 95 were the first to clash, officially raising the curtain on this great war.
Seeing this, the Titled Douluo on both sides whose cultivation was below level 95 also sought out their respective opponents and engaged in battle.
With the Titled Douluo already fighting in the air, the armies below naturally sprang into action as well.
"Light cavalry skirmishers! Heavy cavalry, charge!"
Although Emperor Xue Ye personally led the expedition this time, as a mature and steady emperor, he did not issue random commands. Instead, he handed command of the army to the professional Imperial Marshal.
At this moment, Marshal Ge Long directly issued orders to the army, preparing to use the cavalry to give the enemy an opening blow.
On the Spirit Empire's side, because Bibi Dong had gone to fight Yu Yuanzhen, command fell to Hu Liena. Seeing that the Heaven Dou Empire had not yet deployed its Spirit Master legions, Hu Liena suppressed the idea of deploying her own Spirit Master legions and only sent out regular troops to meet the enemy.
The cavalry of both sides charged at each other and collided in an instant. In a flash, flesh and blood flew, and the cries of battle shook the heavens.
In truth, the struggle between the armies below seemed very fierce, but the key to victory in this war had never been with them.
Even if the armies below won their engagement, if the Titled Douluo battle in the air was lost, the final outcome would still be defeat.
And the key to the aerial combat lay in those three battlefields above level 95.
Yu Yuanzhen and Bibi Dong's strength had originally been similar. Although Bibi Dong had now broken through to level 99 first, Yu Yuanzhen was also using the Dragon Slaying Saber this time. With the enhancement of the Dragon Slaying Saber, it effectively made up for the cultivation lead Bibi Dong had gained.
The two fought back and forth, neither gaining the upper hand. In this kind of stalemate, it would likely take a very long time to truly determine a winner.
The same was true for the battle between Chen Xin and Gold Crocodile Douluo.
With Ning Fengzhi's amplification, Chen Xin possessed strength comparable to level 98. Although he was still slightly inferior to Gold Crocodile Douluo, the two fought an inseparable battle.
After all, at the very beginning of the battle, Yu Tianlin had landed a fierce surprise attack on Gold Crocodile Douluo. Although that strike did not severely injure him, it still had some effect, weakening his condition.
Under these circumstances, their strength was still quite close, and it was estimated that they would also fight for a long time.
Of the three battlefields, two were clearly locked in stalemate. Only Yu Tianlin's battlefield seemed somewhat decisive, as if a winner could be determined soon.
Facing the three level 96 Consecrated Elders of the Spirit Empire, Yu Tianlin wielded the Thunder God's Hammer, smashing left and right. Bolts of lightning erupted everywhere, incredibly powerful, forcing the three Consecrated Elders to avoid blocking him head-on and continuously dodge instead.
It looked as if Yu Tianlin had the advantage, but the reality was not so simple.
The three Consecrated Elders of the Spirit Empire appeared to be at a disadvantage, but that was entirely superficial. In reality, Yu Tianlin had not truly injured them much.
All of them had lived for over a hundred years. The three Consecrated Elders of the Spirit Empire knew from their very first clash that they were no match for Yu Tianlin, so they immediately adjusted their strategy. They only needed to contain him.
They dodged Yu Tianlin's attacks whenever possible, and if they could not dodge, the three of them would jointly take the blow. Although this containment style of fighting seemed very messy, it was extremely effective.
With Yu Tianlin's current strength, if he faced a single level 96 existence alone, he had several ways to kill them. If he faced two, then as long as he paid a small price, he still had a good chance of killing one first before dealing with the other.
But when facing three, with their coordinated efforts, Yu Tianlin basically had no great certainty of killing any one of them.
Knowing that these three were slippery and difficult to forcefully kill, Yu Tianlin did not recklessly unleash his killing moves. Instead, he fought them steadily and calmly, searching for an opportunity.
He did not believe that these three Consecrated Elders, who were not like the close brothers Thousand Jun and Demon Subduing, could cooperate flawlessly.
As long as they revealed a flaw, Yu Tianlin could seize the opportunity to take them down.
Thus, with balance achieved across all sides, time slowly passed.
After half a day of fierce fighting, on the army battlefield below, nearly a million people were locked in battle, and even the Spirit Master legions of both sides had entered the fray.
Among the Spirit Master legions, the most precious were the flying units. Aside from Spirit Masters who cultivated to the realm of Titled Douluo and gained the ability to fly, generally only Spirit Masters with flying type Martial Souls could soar through the sky.
These Spirit Masters with flying type Martial Souls were naturally organized into flying units. The Heaven Dou Empire and the Spirit Empire were competing for air superiority through these flying units.
At this moment, as every battlefield remained in stalemate, the engagement between the flying units was the first to show a clear shift.
Because Spirit Masters with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul could Dragonize wings and gain the ability to fly once they cultivated to the Spirit Saint stage, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was the main force among the Heaven Dou Empire's flying units.
And the Spirit Empire?
Although they also had many flying Spirit Saints, numbering as many as seventy or eighty, how could the combat power of these flying Spirit Saints compare to those with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul?
Therefore, after half a day of fighting, the Spirit Empire's flying units had completely fallen into a disadvantage and would soon be defeated.
Coincidentally, besides the flying units, there was another area where a victor was about to be decided.
"Get lost!"
A dark green snake tail swept out, knocking away the Coiling Dragon Rod in front of him.
Dugu Bo's pair of eerie snake eyes stared at Thousand Jun Douluo, who had lost both arms, and he said, "Old man, you've lost both your arms. You're no match for me!"
Dugu Bo initially had not gotten involved in the Titled Douluo battlefield high in the sky.
He had planned to stealthily look for an opportunity to release large scale poison and secure victory for his side. But just as he was about to act, he was intercepted by Thousand Jun Douluo.
Because Thousand Jun Douluo's cultivation had greatly decreased, he could not participate in the high altitude battlefield, so he could only fight below with the army. He happened to notice Dugu Bo's small movements, and in order to stop Dugu Bo, the two of them began to fight.
If it were in his prime, Thousand Jun Douluo would have been confident in defeating Dugu Bo within three moves.
But now, things were different. His strength had declined far too severely.
Thousand Jun Douluo sadly realized that he was no longer a match for Dugu Bo, who had once been considered the weakest Titled Douluo.
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