Urban Cultivation with a Demonic System-Chapter 312 - 259: Fifty-Nine Against Fifty Thousand—The Advantage Is Ours!
After listening to Instructor Zhao’s explanation, Su Yuan finally understood why the Federation no longer continued to investigate the cause of the Immortal Tribulation.
Because it was meaningless.
Almost all the ancient cultivators knew how it happened but not why it happened.
They all knew the specific timing of the Immortal Tribulation’s arrival, but nothing more beyond that.
Unless one could find one of the thirty-six Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarchs who issued the edict, maybe then they could glimpse the truth behind the Immortal Tribulation.
But... since these thirty-six Divinity Transformation beings knew the details of the Immortal Tribulation, would they really be affected by it?
And if these thirty-six Divinity Transformation beings survived in their full might until now, what kind of impact would their emergence have on the Blue Star Federation and all civilizations in the Star Sea?
Su Yuan did not know, and he guessed Instructor Zhao did not either.
These matters were too far removed from them. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦
Su Yuan shook his head, choosing not to think further.
When the sky falls, let taller people bear it; he should still focus on dealing with the Sword Slave army before him.
Three minutes later, streams of light streaked across the sky over Myriad Dragons Mountain, and the teams led by Chi Le’an, Chen Nuoyi, and Xiao Kong, as well as the members of Qi Hanyan’s team, were all present.
Su Yuan glanced at the fates hanging over everyone and found that all his classmates’ destinies had changed for the day.
Without exception, they were all "No destruction, no construction."
Their original destinies had all been directly overwritten.
This was how the greater trend of the world pressed down upon individuals, affecting them.
However, Chi Le’an was an exception, still bearing the fate of "Great fortune and success."
It was unclear whether it was due to Fixed Fate or his own tough destiny withstanding the impact of the world’s great trend.
Instructor Zhao briefly explained the cause of the sudden event and the scale of the enemy they needed to confront to the group of military training students.
"After Flame River left, ten-odd groups of Evil Extermination Sword Sect disciples have entered this world for training."
"With each training session, many Sword Slaves have been slain, and as of today, the number of Sword Slaves in this world should not exceed fifty thousand."
"As for the number of Personal Guard Level Sword Slaves, as far as I know, there are three, each possessing the combat power of Foundation Establishment Peak and able to command all the Sword Slaves in the world..."
Feng Wuya spoke at length, providing detailed enemy information within the Absolute Sword World to the students.
Three Foundation Establishment Peak Sword Slaves, an army of fifty thousand Sword Slaves...
Upon hearing the enemy’s configuration, the students’ expressions were quite remarkable.
They had to understand that each intact Sword Slave had combat power not inferior to Qi Cultivation Peak, and within these fifty thousand Sword Slaves, it was sure to include Foundation Establishment Stage Sword Slaves.
And what about our side’s configuration?
A mere fifty-nine people, with five in Foundation Establishment.
That’s just asking for a defeat!
Yet there were some optimists among the students.
For instance, Chi Le’an, who confidently guaranteed he would protect his fellow students.
But faced with this grim situation, even the assurance of the Celestial Heart Saint Son didn’t seem very convincing.
"Fifty thousand troops... Should we hold our ground or engage the Sword Slaves in guerrilla warfare?"
A freshman asked cautiously.
Chi Le’an answered without hesitation:
"I think we can fight while retreating."
"Though the Sword Slaves are many, we don’t have to annihilate them entirely; we just need to hold on until the military training period ends."
"As long as our speed surpasses the Sword Slaves’, extending the battle line, then the so-called fifty thousand army won’t even reach us."
"Only those three Foundation Establishment Peak Personal Guard Sword Slaves pose a threat, but three against fifty-nine might put the advantage on our side."
After listening to this analysis, the freshmen were enlightened, their confidence in the Celestial Heart Saint Son rising again.
However, among the crowd, several people did not voice agreement with this plan.
These were none other than Su Yuan, Chen Nuoyi, and the other four Foundation Establishment freshmen.
Chi Le’an naturally noticed this and immediately asked sincerely:
"Su Yuan, is there something wrong with my plan? If there’s anything unreasonable, please correct it."
Su Yuan smiled and said:
"The guerrilla tactics of the Celestial Heart Saint Son are fine, just a bit too timid."
"Why can’t fifty-nine people hold the ground against the fifty thousand army?"
"On the battlefield, do you think there’s always enough space for guerrilla warfare? What if civilians lie behind us?"
All the freshmen: "..."
Su Yuan’s last sentence did make a bit of sense.
But the issue was, battling three Foundation Establishment Peak Sword Slaves with fifty-nine was already very challenging. Why did you think fifty-nine could take on fifty thousand troops?
Do you think everyone here is in Foundation Establishment?
But before anyone could refute, Chen Nuoyi spoke first:
"Su Yuan must have his reasons. Please let Su Yuan finish speaking."
The students could only suppress their strong desire to retort and prepare to listen to Su Yuan’s lofty wisdom.
Su Yuan said calmly:
"My plan is actually very simple. You all just need to charge into the Sword Slave army and fight fiercely."
"I’ll stand atop Myriad Dragons Mountain and oversee the battlefield, providing you support."
"As they say, ’no destruction, no construction’; only by experiencing the cruel battlefield firsthand can you transform into competent Sword Cultivators."
"As long as you all trust me, I can assure you that at most you’ll get injured in the battle, but you will not die."
"The question is whether you have the courage."
After presenting this strategy with a distinctly Demon Dao style, Su Yuan surveyed the crowd with arrogance, the demeanor of a Demon in full display.
The entire scene fell into a deathly silence, only one pink-haired figure holding a cyan bead began to quietly move toward Chi Le’an.
"Get back here."
Su Yuan turned dark-faced, grabbing the collar of the pink-haired girl and dragging the would-be defector back.
"Ah! I don’t want to fight the Sword Slaves!"
Qi Hanyan struggled, eyes brimming with tears.
But while Su Yuan could stop Qi Hanyan, he couldn’t restrain other freshmen.
They all hid behind Chi Le’an, looking at Su Yuan with strange gazes, as if staring at a demon.
Even Instructor Zhao seemed a bit helpless, saying:
"Su Yuan, even I can’t ensure the safety of all the freshmen. What makes you think you can?"
"Unless you have a foolproof method to protect your classmates, you’d better not put everyone in danger."
Su Yuan responded earnestly:
"Instructor Zhao, naturally I have methods to ensure the safety of my classmates’ lives."
"Oh?"
Instructor Zhao was slightly startled.
Then, he witnessed Su Yuan walk to a controlled Sword Slave, placing his hand on its body.
The next moment, wisps of spiritual light flowed from the Sword Slave’s body, condensing into a pill with a silvery-gray metallic luster in Su Yuan’s palm.
After being drained, the Sword Slave fell to the ground with a thud, becoming just like an ordinary corpse.
[Unnamed Silver Pill: Upon consumption, the body’s fortitude greatly increases, with ordinary bones transforming into sword bones rivaling the hardness of a flying sword. The side effect is it tends to resonate with the lifebound flying sword, lasting for six hours.]
Su Yuan ignored the so-called side effect, saying to a shocked Instructor Zhao:
"Old Zhao, this elixir was crafted by extracting all the spiritual power from the Sword Slave’s body, granting the consumer steel-like bones."
"Though the Sword Slave’s fifty thousand army is sizeable, the Foundation Establishment main force led by Senior Feng Wuya won’t target Qi Cultivation Stage classmates."
"So long as my classmates take this elixir, even if faced with numerous Qi Cultivation Stage Sword Slaves, they’ll remain invincible."
Instructor Zhao: "..."
The elixir’s effects were indeed good, but wasn’t his alchemy method a bit unorthodox?
