I Picked Up Talents in the Interstellar Battlefield

chapter 372 - Dark Corpse Control Technique Failed to Seal


Boom boom boom. The black stone ground beneath their feet thumped with each step, the clang of armor intertwined with battle cries, as millions of troops advanced like a heavy hammer, forming an unstoppable torrent.Soon, the spatial rift channel, emanating spatial turbulence, appeared at the edge of their vision—it was distinctly different from the neat vortex of the Infernal Demon Sea, its edges twisted like shattered glass, contracting and expanding intermittently, with pale purple spatial arcs crackling around it.Some low-rank demons, eager to pass through the channel, were torn into a bloody mist by the spatial turbulence the moment they touched its edge, their dark green flesh splattering into the air.But even so, the vast and cold cosmic aura emanating from the depths of the channel still attracted all the demons like an invisible magnet.Tens of millions of demons piled up and roared around the channel, the bone wings and claws of high-rank demons clashing, while low-rank demons were crushed, their bones broken and tendons snapped. Yet, they still surged madly towards the channel, one after another, as if it held the ultimate temptation for them to break through.Gazing at the demon horde, which resembled a black ant colony, the throats of the United Army warriors constricted—in the face of this power, capable of overwhelming everything, their millions of troops seemed so fragile.But there was no turning back now; the sealing scroll was poised in the hands of the sealing team, an arrow on the bowstring that had to be loosed. This spatial channel had to be sealed.“Spell casters, suppress with fire!” Oriental Feather’s voice cut through the clamor, carrying an undeniable power. In an instant, brilliant light erupted from the formation of the United Army.The fire mages chanted lengthy incantations, and thousands of molten torrents, like falling meteors, crashed into the demon horde, exploding;Lightning Spiritual Energy Users activated the charges in the heavens and earth, and purple-black lightning transformed into a giant net, electrocuting swathes of demons into charcoal; ice-elemental powerhouses released extreme cold domains, instantly freezing the charging demon hordes into crystalline ice sculptures, which were then shattered by subsequent impacts.And among them, the most dazzling figure was undoubtedly Oriental Feather.This peak Rank 6 Spiritual Energy User floated in mid-air, the Sacred Blood Qingmu Bloodline surging within him, surrounded by a holy, emerald green light.He pressed his palms together in the air, and the ground immediately cracked with countless fissures. Tens of thousands of thick Qingmu vines burst forth from the earth, like giant pythons imbued with life, instantly coiling around tens of thousands of demons.Golden sacred runes appeared on the surface of the vines, exuding an aura that purified everything. The demons entangled by the vines rapidly withered in screams, their demonic energy absorbed and transformed by the vines.“Forest Binding!”Oriental Feather let out a low roar and abruptly clapped his hands together.The Qingmu vines instantly tightened and intertwined, finally forming a gigantic wooden cage covering an area of several kilometers, trapping the densest demon horde near the channel within it.Immediately after, he pointed a finger, and tens of thousands of green leaves suddenly bloomed within the cage. Each leaf was like a sharp blade, rotating at high speed in the strong wind—in just a few breaths, the demons within the cage were shredded into powder, leaving only a strong smell of blood.This series of actions was smooth and fluid, perfectly blending the domineering and sacred nature of wood-elemental spiritual energy, its might no less than that of a true Rank 7 powerhouse.A vacuum zone was instantly cleared around the spatial channel, and the Qingmu vines acted as a barrier protecting the channel, blocking the first wave of counterattacking demons.However, this brief victory only ignited a deeper frenzy in the demons. The cosmic aura behind the channel seemed to be agitated by the battle, becoming even more active, causing the demons to let out unearthly shrieks. With bloodshot eyes, they charged towards the vacuum zone, even high-rank demons disregarding their injuries, smashing their bodies against the barrier formed by the Qingmu vines.It was at this moment that Qin Tian’s "Eternal Night Supremacy" aura surged once again.The profound dark pressure, like a tangible curtain, enveloped the entire battlefield.Demons suppressed by this power moved noticeably slower; Rank 5 demons had their strength reduced to Rank 4, and even Rank Six Demon struggled to exert their full power.The United Army, like reefs anchored by a monolith, steadily held their ground against the Impact of the raging demon tide.“I should get moving too.” A cold glint flashed in Qin Tian’s eyes.He did not use the Heavenly Punishment Divine Lightning, which could purify all evil, but instead cast his gaze upon the mountains of broken corpses piled up on the battlefield.His newly awakened talent, 【Dark Manipulation】, suddenly activated, and the dark spiritual energy within him surged like a tide into the fragmented corpses.The next moment, a spine-chilling scene unfolded: the torn bodies of ghouls reassembled, broken bone joints were reconnected by dark energy, and even the corpses of some high-rank demons slowly stood up, driven by the dark spiritual energy.Eerie green flames burned in their eye sockets, and viscous dark energy flowed from their wounds as they roared and charged towards the surging demon horde.These controlled corpses felt no pain, no fear. With the enhancement of dark spiritual energy, they retained sixty to seventy percent of their original strength, posing a considerable threat to the demons.And the moment they were torn apart by demons and on the verge of collapsing, they would immediately enter a self-destruct state.Boom! Boom! Boom!Countless corpses suddenly self-destructed, and dark energy, like uncontrolled explosives, detonated in the demon horde, blooming into black flowers of death. Each Explosion could send dozens of low-rank demons flying, and even high-rank demons caught in it would have their blood and qi churned by the dark shockwave generated by the Explosion.Of course, no matter how many demons Qin Tian killed, in this brutal and bloody battlefield involving tens of millions of living beings, it was merely a small ripple.As the United Army barely stabilized their formation and the battle with the demons entered a fierce stage, the sealing team had quietly made their way to the inner side of the Qingmu vine barrier constructed by Oriental Feather, and the scrolls in their hands began to emit a faint golden light.The battle entered its most crucial moment.Compared to the calm sealing at the Infernal Demon Sea, this time the scale of the operation was clearly several times larger.120 sealing members formed four square formations, each person tense, spiritual energy poised within their bodies.During the last sealing, there were no demons disturbing the spatial channel, but now, they had to complete the sealing under the frantic onslaught of tens of millions of demons, increasing the difficulty by more than tenfold.“Form the array!”The leader of the sealing team let out a low cry, and four ancient sealing scrolls were simultaneously unrolled at the front of the formation. The golden runes on the scrolls began to wriggle like living things.The 120 people quickly changed their formation. The front-row leaders sat cross-legged, their hands pressed on the scrolls in front of them; the middle-row members knelt on one knee, pressing their palms against the backs of those in front; the back-row members stood upright, continuously transmitting spiritual energy forward through their palms.Layers upon layers of spiritual energy torrents, like converging rivers, surged forward along a fixed trajectory, finally pouring into the four leaders.The four leaders’ faces flushed, ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) and they simultaneously raised their arms, fiercely injecting the spiritual energy, which had gathered the strength of 120 people, into the sealing scrolls.“Buzz—”The scrolls suddenly erupted with dazzling golden light. Four golden glows condensed and took shape in mid-air, eventually forming four square golden seals, each side over a zhang long. The surfaces of the golden seals were covered with mysterious suppression runes, exuding a heavy, mountain-like pressure.Immediately after, the four square seals slowly rotated in the air, precisely combining into a giant, entirely golden imperial seal. The top of the seal was carved with the illusory figures of four divine beasts, and the face of the seal was engraved with a powerful and vigorous character for “Seal.” A majestic aura, capable of making heaven and earth tremble, spread out.“Go!”The four leaders released their grip simultaneously, and the golden seal, with a sound of tearing through the air, fiercely pressed down towards the nearby spatial channel. “Hold them off! Buy time for the sealing team!” Oriental Feather’s voice carried a hint of hoarseness, his Sacred Blood Qingmu Bloodline operating at its peak.Seeing this, the warriors of the United Army instantly unleashed their last reserves of strength. They knew that with each demon killed at this moment, the hope of successful sealing increased by a fraction.The battle instantly entered its most tragic state.Warriors fell every moment, their screams, the clang of weapons, and the roars of demons intertwined, forming a tragic battle hymn.Some warriors were engulfed by the bone dragon’s breath, leaving no bones behind; some Spiritual Energy Users exhausted their last shred of spiritual energy and were torn apart by night demons; some squads, to cover the sealing team, all died fighting in front of the Qingmu vine barrier.Oriental Feather’s forehead was covered in cold sweat, and his face was pale, but his actions did not cease for a moment.Thick wooden walls, constructed from Qingmu vines, rose from the ground, encircling the spatial aisle in layers. The leaves on the wooden walls, like sharp blades, spun at high speed in the strong wind, continuously harvesting the lives of demons.Lan Qiancheng and other Golden Family geniuses gathered around him, each releasing their strongest bloodline power: Golden Tiger Roars repelled charging demons, Ice Crystal Phoenix flames incinerated swathes of low-level demons, and Thunder Lion Claws tore through the defenses of high-level demons.Together with Oriental Feather, they became the last line of defense guarding the seal, resisting wave after wave of frenzied demonic assaults.Qin Tian hovered in mid-air, the aura of Eternal Night Supremacy consistently enveloping the battlefield, suppressing the strength of the surrounding demons.At the same time, he continuously activated the Dark Control Technique, detonating the corpses of newly fallen demons. Dark energy exploded within the demon hordes, alleviating pressure on the Allied Army.Evolution points surged into his body like a tide, and spheres of talent Light Ball circled around him, shimmering with an alluring glow.But he knew that no matter how many he killed, it would only be a drop in the bucket compared to tens of millions of demons. The real key still lay with the sealing team.The members of the sealing team were oblivious to the sounds of slaughter around them. Their eyes were fixed only on the golden seal, which was continuously approaching the spatial aisle, and the Spiritual Energy flowing in their hands.They saw and remembered the sacrifices of their comrades. At this moment, only by giving their all to complete the seal could they honor those lost lives.The moment the golden seal made contact with the spatial aisle, a powerful suppressive force spread out.The irregular edges of the spatial aisle began to contract little by little, and the light purple spatial arcs also dimmed considerably."It's done!" a warrior couldn't help but cheer, his eyes full of anticipation.Oriental Feather and Qin Tian also simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief. As long as this momentum was maintained, the seal would be completed very quickly, just like the previous sealing battles.This sealing method was quick but required more manpower and tested the sealing team's coordination more.Fortunately, every member of the sealing team had undergone hundreds of practice and simulation sessions, and some had even experienced multiple real battles. Under their control, the sealing proceeded very smoothly.However, just as everyone thought victory was within reach, an utterly terrifying aura suddenly erupted from the depths of the spatial aisle. That aura was like a giant beast that had slept for billions of years awakening, carrying a power that could destroy everything, and it burst forth from within the aisle."Crack!"The surface of the golden seal instantly became covered in cracks, and its original weighty pressure receded like a tide.Immediately after, a crisp shattering sound echoed, and the golden seal, which had concentrated the power of 120 people, shattered with a crash, transforming into countless golden light particles that dissipated into the air."Pfft!"All 120 members of the sealing team simultaneously spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, their faces instantly turning ashen, and the Spiritual Energy within their bodies dispersed like a kite with a broken string.At this moment, everyone's body trembled, and their hearts sank to the bottom.The hope that had just ignited was like a candle flame extinguished by a strong wind, vanishing without a trace in an instant.The warriors looked at the shattered golden seal and the bleeding sealing team, their eyes filled with terror and despair.Not only was the spatial aisle not sealed, but under the influence of that terrifying aura, it became even more unstable. The degree of distortion at its edges far exceeded before, releasing even more terrifying power.The demons seemed to sense the sorrow and despair of the humans, becoming even more ferocious. They broke through the obstruction of the Qingmu vines and surged towards the vicinity of the spatial aisle, their roars deafening.Oriental Feather looked at the shattered golden seal, his eyes filled with unwillingness. He opened his mouth but couldn't utter a single word.Qin Tian also frowned. The aura emanating from the depths of the spatial aisle was so sudden, yet it carried a hint of power that felt familiar to him.The battle seemed to have fallen into a desperate situation.The demons, like hungry wolves that had caught the scent of dying prey, became even more brutal and excited. They roared, trampling over the corpses of their companions, frantically assaulting the already crumbling Qingmu vine barrier.The originally tough vines groaned under the demons' claws and impacts, and cracks continuously spread."Crack!"With a crisp snap, the Qingmu vine barrier finally tore open a huge gap. Countless demons, like a breaching flood, surged out of the gap and pounced towards the vicinity of the spatial aisle.The morale of the Allied Army had plummeted the moment the golden seal shattered. The warriors looked at the continuously surging demons, their eyes filled with despair.Some warriors' hands, holding their weapons, began to tremble, while others stood dazed, as if they had lost their souls."Kill!" an old veteran roared, brandishing his battle saber and charging forward, attempting to block the advance of the demons. But he had only run a few steps before he was pounced upon by several ghouls and brought to the ground, his screams instantly drowned out by the roars of the demons.The battle gradually turned in favor of the demons.The demons wantonly harvested human lives. Wherever the bone dragon's dragon breath passed, swathes of warriors turned to ash; the curses of the lich mages fell upon the warriors, their bodies rapidly decaying, falling to the ground in agony; the battle spears of the death knights swung, each descent taking several lives.Warriors fell every moment, their bodies piling up like mountains. Some warriors had their chests torn open by the demons' claws, their blood staining the earth; some warriors had their blood sucked dry by night demons, turning into desiccated corpses; some warriors, to cover their teammates' retreat, detonated the Spiritual Energy bombs on their bodies, perishing with a group of demons, leaving only a bloody, mangled ruin."Young Master Yu, retreat."Lan Qiancheng knelt and flew to Oriental Feather's side, his face streaked with blood and sweat, his voice low as if squeezed from his throat. A deep, bone-revealing wound split the armor on his chest, and the Golden Bloodline's aura had dimmed somewhat.Oriental Feather took a deep breath, his chest heaving violently. He looked at the warriors continuously falling near the spatial aisle, his eyes churning with intense unwillingness.If they retreated now, it would mean handing this aisle over to the demons. At that time, what kind of terrifying catastrophe would the Qingmu Star Region face?Could the fleet outside the Demon Suppression Abyss hold out? How many more warriors would fall under the demons' claws?"Young Master Yu, retreat!" Lan Qiancheng suddenly grabbed his arm, his knuckles white from the force. "The entire sealing team is severely injured. Continuing to fight will only be a futile sacrifice! I believe troops from other war zones are on their way. When the combined strength of the ten major war zones gathers, we will surely be able to seal this place!"Oriental Feather closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the struggle in his gaze was replaced by determination. He knew Lan Qiancheng was right; no matter how unwilling, this battle had already lost its chance of victory."Retreat—"The word was practically squeezed through his teeth.However, before the order to retreat could spread throughout the army, an even more terrifying power suddenly erupted from the spatial aisle. That power was like an ancient giant beast awakening, instantly tearing the already irregular crack wider. The spatial turbulence at the edges raged like a tsunami, even shredding the air into fragments.Seeing this, the demons became even more frenzied, as if pulled by an invisible force, surging towards the aisle one after another. The crisp sounds of claws and bone wings colliding, and the dull thuds of low-level demons being crushed, were incessant.Oriental Feather's face instantly turned ashen. With such a massive spatial aisle, tens of thousands of demons would pour in every second. By the time the forces from other war zones arrived, it was likely that all the demons from the Dark Demon Realm would have passed through the aisle and surged into the Qingmu Star Region!"This power—" Qin Tian looked up at the depths of the aisle, his brows tightly furrowed.That power was strangely abrupt, yet it carried a familiar sensation that made his heart palpitate. Just then, the monolith necklace on his chest suddenly emitted a soft white light, followed by an angry and low voice that exploded directly in his mind:"Void—enemy!"

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