Chapter 337: Unprecedented chaos
In the replay video of the Alien Star Battlefield, Du Ge didn't see anyone leaking information about Pan-Universal Entertainment to the natives.
Maybe they were afraid.
Afraid that leaking information about Pan-Universal Entertainment would bring disaster to their planet.
But Du Ge had no such concerns.
Bai Long had boosted his mental power by tens of thousands with just one drink, clearly telling him that accumulating mental power in the Alien Star Battlefield would never be enough to defeat them.
Since mental power was useless, skills were likely useless too.
Du Ge had to prepare for the worst.
In the last Alien Star Battlefield, he used the Benevolent Healer skill to set up other planets participating in the battlefield.
This time, he planned to see if the natives on the Alien Star Battlefield could help him resist Pan-Universal Entertainment, assuming they hadn't been enslaved by it...
Whether it worked or not, he had to try.As for whether Pan-Universal Entertainment would punish him for this.
Du Ge believed that as long as he could continue to bring ratings and profits to Pan-Universal Entertainment, his safety would never be an issue.
As the company's hottest star, a king who single-handedly changed the game rules, what's wrong with being a bit willful?
At worst, they could just change the rules again.
Hua Guyun's idea wasn't even a test, at most it was just self-indulgence...
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The grandmaster's travel speed was incredibly fast.
Cao Lin, stationed in the northwest, had to cross half of Chongming Kingdom to reach Linyang. If he were alone, he could make it in a day, setting off in the morning and arriving by evening.
But with thirty thousand troops, five days was already considered a forced march, and they couldn't bring much baggage or supplies.
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Everyone's eyes were on the Battle of Linyang, whether they were natives or Alien Star warriors.
Information about the Ten Great Heavenly Demons had spread so widely that almost everyone knew about it.
Leng Shi, beside Luo Shuang, was recognized as the leader of the Heavenly Demons. The natives were eager to see if Leng Shi could single-handedly withstand Cao Lin, who was known as the God of War.
Although he made a grand show of it, his generals were not even on the same level as Cao Lin.
Not just Cao Lin, but even Huangfu Xing, Gao Yanping, and Wei Tingjiang were superior to them.
Compared to Cao and Wei, they were at best second-rate generals.
Wei Tingjiang had fifty thousand elite soldiers, Cao Lin had thirty thousand War God troops, all top-notch.
Luo Shuang only had a newly consolidated force of over twenty thousand, far inferior in both quality and quantity...
To be honest.
No one had high hopes for Luo Shuang; they were only interested in Leng Shi, the so-called number one Heavenly Demon!
If he could turn the tide despite such disadvantages, people would have to reevaluate the Heavenly Demons.
The Alien Star warriors were also not optimistic about Du Ge.
In the last Alien Star Battlefield, everyone was cautious. Wang Chong of the Seven Stars Sect caught everyone off guard, and he gradually built up his strength. Ɽ
By the time he became powerful, it was too late for others to develop.
But this Alien Star Battlefield was full of crazy people, with Alien Star warriors exposing all sorts of information, completely different from the previous battlefield where Wang Chong reigned supreme.
Even if Leng Shi was the top of the Alien Star Battlefield, he had only been building his attributes for a month. Making himself so well-known and setting two countries against him could only be described as the ignorance of the fearless.
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Before Cao Lin arrived in Linyang.
Many martial artists had already gathered around Linyang City, with various motives, to witness this epic battle.
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Feng Zhong, Wang San, and others familiar with Du Ge received his self-exposure news at different times, but random body possession didn't allow them to reach Du Ge in time to support him.
Though anxious, they couldn't help Du Ge and could only pray he could hold on until they arrived.
Others from Qi Yuan Star who weren't familiar with Du Ge chose to wait and see. They wanted to decide whether to join him after he and Cao Lin determined the outcome...
No one was foolish; joining Du Ge now could mean going to their deaths.
In the Alien Star Battlefield, survival was the only hope. As long as they could secure resources in the end, no one would blame them;
Moreover, they had excuses for both winning and losing.
If Du Ge lost, they were preserving Qi Yuan Star's limited strength for a comeback;
If Du Ge won, they were merely assessing Du Ge's authenticity for safety, avoiding being exploited by other planets...
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Alien Star warriors from other planets, those close to Linyang City, also quietly made their way to the battlefield. However, most didn't dare enter Linyang City, wandering in the countryside and forests instead.
Hoping to pick up scraps on the battlefield or find an opportunity to rise.
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In short, the situation in Linyang City, which had attracted the world's attention, was becoming increasingly complex.
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Of course, not everyone stopped to wait for Du Ge.
Five days was enough for many things to happen.
In the capital of Chongming Kingdom.
After Prime Minister Shi Pingchuan revealed his Heavenly Demon identity, he suddenly gained the Emperor of Chongming's favor.
The Emperor even issued a decree for the Prime Minister to create a Heavenly Demon Register, to record and assign official positions to Heavenly Demons willing to serve Chongming Kingdom.
With the Emperor's favor, Shi Pingchuan became increasingly arrogant in Chongming Kingdom, placing his trusted followers everywhere. The Minister's Mansion was bustling with officials bringing gifts;
Fourth Prince Gu Shiming's advisor, Pei Ma'er, was summoned to the palace by the Emperor, and after an assessment, was specially appointed as the Right Prime Minister to assist Shi Pingchuan.
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Ma Shichun of Beihai Kingdom was promoted from county magistrate to prefect of Huzhou, rising four ranks.
It was said that when the transfer order was issued, and Ma Shichun left office, the people of Xiang County wept loudly, not leaving the main street for an hour.
A thousand people blocked his sedan chair, presenting him with a parasol of the people;
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Qu Liandong seized the position of Gang Leader of the Beggar's Sect and initiated a Martial Arts Tournament in the name of the Beggar's Sect, to elect a Martial Arts Alliance Leader on the peak of Mount Song;
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Wei Jiuchou, a Zhonglang General of Qingwu Kingdom, was granted the title of General by Emperor Yong'an, the usurping Duke Dingguo, to recruit and eliminate Heavenly Demons within Qingwu Kingdom;
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The Empress of Kingdom Chu accidentally drowned, suspected to be the work of Concubine Wu Tong. Her brother, Xue Shiping, stormed the palace to seek justice for his sister but was thrown into the dungeon by the Emperor of Kingdom Chu...
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Huli Xian of the Western Tribes declared himself king, and within three days, launched three armies, annexing the tribes of Wendu Su, Namuer, and Babu Han;
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Every event was related to the top ten Heavenly Demons.
It seemed that after their names were exposed, each person's actions accelerated.
Among the ten revealed names, only Miao Buqi, ranked seventh, and Yun Lan, an inner disciple of Qinglan Sword Sect, had no news.
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Of course.
Du Ge hadn't been idle in these five days either.
He initiated a wolf culture to define his army.
He demanded his soldiers to embody the wildness, greed, and brutality of wolves, even publishing a booklet on wolf nature for daily recitation;
Du Ge established a sixteen-level military merit system, where anyone, regardless of background, could earn titles, land, and wealth by bravely killing enemies on the battlefield...
In short.
Du Ge was using every method to motivate his soldiers to fight.
Throughout Linyang City, slogans like "Kings and generals, are they born?" "Wolf cries and ghost howls, advance bravely" "I am the strongest" "Only I can save myself" "God blocks, kill God; Buddha blocks, kill Buddha" echoed from time to time.
Thousands shouting together, it stirred the blood of listeners and struck fear into hearts.
To the unknowing, it seemed Du Ge had truly raised a pack of hungry wolves. In their eyes, Cao Lin was no longer a War God but a lamb to be slaughtered, with everyone ready to take a bite out of him.