66: Chapter 66 The Chosen Ones

Su Ming had shallow knowledge and did not know the rarity and special nature of retainers with army soul skills.

However, the various foreign mentors were all old monsters who had survived for tens of thousands or even over a hundred thousand years; how broad their horizons were.

They naturally knew the special nature of this kind of retainer.

The Human Federation defined this type of retainer with its own army soul skill as Fated Retainers.

Since the establishment of the Federation, human resources had been exhausted in research, yet they could never figure out the birth pattern of Fated Retainers.

This meant that Fated Retainers were completely impossible to Cultivate artificially, which was also the reason why they were called Fated Retainers.

All deities who wanted to subdue Fated Retainers could only rely on a huge retainer base to try their luck.

Those with good luck might find that the very next one was a Fated Retainer;

those with bad luck might as well wash up and go to sleep.

It was best to prop up the pillow a bit higher when sleeping, so perhaps they could dream about it.

Even True Gods might not necessarily possess something like Fated Retainers.

Yet right now, Su Ming, who had undergone Awakening for only a little over a month, actually commanded as many as three branches of Fated Retainers under his command!

This was the reason why everyone was so shocked.

Moreover, it was unknown where the news had spread from.

From the moment ordinary retainers were born, their grade and upper limit were locked, making it difficult to surpass throughout their lives;

only Fated Retainers could break through the shackles and possess the possibility of infinite growth.

In the history of the Human Race, there was no lack of mighty figures who forcibly cultivated initial E-grade Fated Retainers into A-grade retainers!

At this moment, all the mentors looked at Su Ming like starving wolves seeing meat.

They all wanted a Prodigy like this.

Even Shen Yuanzheng's gaze toward Su Ming changed at this time.

Seeing this, Mo Tiance's heart tightened; he feared none of the other Divine Mansions, but dared not look down upon Haoran Academy, which was also one of the Nine Divine Mansions.

"Brother Shen," Mo Tiance said in a deep voice with a hint of warning, "Haoran Academy's rules have never accepted deities with nether attributes."

Shen Yuanzheng shook his head lightly, his tone incomparably calm: "Rules are inherently meant to be broken. From now on, my Haoran Academy can accept nether deities."

As soon as these words were spoken, Mo Tiance's face suddenly darkened.

He never expected that Shen Yuanzheng would actually break Haoran Academy's rules for the sake of Su Ming!

"Brother Shen is being far too arbitrary!" Mo Tiance retorted in a deep voice, "This matter is definitely not something you alone can decide. Furthermore, your esteemed academy has never cultivated a nether deity and lacks any experience. Forcing an admission will only delay and ruin such a good sapling!"

Facing his accusation, Shen Yuanzheng remained completely unconcerned, full of confidence: "It does not matter. I have already contacted the higher-ups within the academy, and this matter has been approved. If teaching staff is insufficient, we will offer high salaries to specially hire exclusive mentors; if resources are lacking, we will buy and exchange them. A mere nether deity—my Haoran Academy can fully afford to raise and raise well."

As his voice fell, the entire audience fell into dead silence.

Not only Mo Tiance, but all the Divine Mansion mentors present were dumbfounded.

This was not cultivating a student at all; it was clearly sparing no cost to forcibly pave a smooth path to the heavens for Su Ming!

Such boldness and financial power were unmatched by anyone.

Mo Tiance became completely serious, collecting all his composure, and said in a deep voice: "Since Brother Shen insists on this, then let us wait and see and watch Su Ming's final choice."

"Naturally." Shen Yuanzheng smiled calmly, "I believe classmate Su Ming will make the most correct choice."

No one expected that a freshman trial observation would actually lead to two top Divine Mansions of the Human Race competing exceptionally.

On the battlefield, Su Ming, deeply embroiled in the slaughter, was completely unaware that the outside world had already stirred up a world-shaking storm because of him.

At this moment, a faint smile hung on the corners of his lips.

Clang!

The cold light of the Death Scythe surged, precisely deflecting the incoming attack slashed from the opposite side.

Before the opponent could recover, several condensed death rays vented through the air, locking directly onto vital parts of the body.

Seeing this, the opponent was stunned, sneering inwardly.

In close-range combat, dispersing Divine Power to release large-area rays was purely a baseless waste of Divine Power, simply courting death.

He despised it in his heart, yet completely failed to notice that within the shadows shrouded by the sky-filling rays, a cold and gloomy murderous intent had long been dormant, locking tightly onto his body.

His figure flashed repeatedly, easily dodging all the death rays, and he had just conceived luck and complacency in his heart.

Swish—!

A pitch-black dagger stabbed out violently and silently from the light and shadow's shade, its speed reaching the extreme.

Having frequently dodged earlier, he had already exhausted most of his Divine Power, and his protective shield was unbearably thin, completely powerless to withstand this unexpected, fatal blow.

"No—!"

An extreme roar of unwillingness resounded through the sky, and his body shattered inch by inch, turning into spiritual light all over the sky and dissipating between the vault of heaven.

On the other side, the second person entangling with Su Ming saw his companion fall, his heart shook violently, and he immediately gave birth to the intention to retreat, wishing to pull away and flee.

But how could Su Ming's killer move, which he had endured for a long time, give him a shred of opportunity?

Yelie had been dormant for a long time, and was inherently not just for slaying one person!

The Void Realm shadows behind that person quietly squirmed, Yelie's figure flashed out instantly, dagger unsheathed, clean, decisive, and ruthless.

His pupils shrank abruptly, looking at Su Ming with eyes full of despair, and finally his body collapsed and disintegrated, completely falling.

Gazing at the landing point where the opponent's spiritual light dissipated, Su Ming furrowed his brows slightly, a trace of solemnity flashing across the bottom of his eyes.

The anomaly of this person's fall was ordinary, yet it left behind a faint aura of the Divine Path.

This fellow was not simple; he had also built a divine statue in this world.

"He indeed has some foundation." Su Ming muttered to himself, "It seems there will surely be a time of reunion in the future. Next time we meet, I hope you are sensible, or else do not blame me for weeding out the roots."

He shook his head gently, suppressing stray thoughts, and his gaze swept across the various battle situations in the entire field.

At this moment, the situations of various battlefields were distinct.

The most difficult situation in the entire field naturally belonged to Sargalian. With its huge Dragon body and too eye-catching a target, it was forcibly besieged and killed by five people, enduring the most firepower on the field.

And the most relaxed battle situation was undoubtedly Ganie.

He fought four people alone, but relying on his extraordinary attainments in swordsmanship, he dismantled all offensive moves, beating the four opponents into a steady retreat with no power to fight back.

By comparison, the battle situations of Ada, Wawan, and Xuankui were the most stalemate; fighting multiple opponents singly, they were currently at a disadvantage.

Su Ming's gaze swept across the overall battle situation, hesitated slightly, and his figure turned mid-air, flying straight toward Wawan's battlefield.

Wawan's lethality among the heroic retainers was not considered outstanding, but she possessed extremely strong crowd control capabilities.

With her help, dealing with the others would be much easier.

"What is going on, are those two guys fools? Losing even when fighting two against one, they are truly trash!"

Looking at Su Ming flying over, the three people besieging Wawan could not help cursing loudly.

Those two people had died too quickly just now; they simply did not know how they had died.

And this was Su Ming's opportunity.

At this time, the gazes of the three people were cautiously looking at Su Ming, and they simply had no time to pay attention to the shadows at their feet.

The pitch-black shadow hugged the ground closely like a tarsal maggot; Yelie was concealed within it, quietly approaching the three people, with murderous intent dormant and ready to go.

"Something is wrong! Watch out for the shadows!"

Suddenly, the face of one of the sharply perceptive testers changed drastically, and he sounded a stern warning!

Hearing the sound, the other two instantly regained their senses, hurriedly lowered their heads to scan their feet, and finally noticed the eerie abnormal movement within the shadows.

Seeing this, Su Ming raised his eyebrows slightly.

"A miscalculation; I didn't expect that among these three people, someone actually cultivated the shadow Law and perceived the change in the shadows."

With his whereabouts exposed, Yelie no longer hid or dormant, and the pitch-black short dagger suddenly unsheathed, cold light bursting out, piercing straight for the vital parts!

Clang! Clang!

Two crisp and piercing sounds of metal clashing rang out one after another. At the last moment, the two testers urged their Divine Power shields, barely blocking Yelie's attack.

Yet among the three, one person ultimately reacted a little slower. Although he luckily avoided a fatal heart-piercing wound, his shoulder and neck were slashed open by the dagger.

Right now!

Su Ming and Wawan exchanged a glance, striking with tacit understanding.

Their figures swept out synchronously, their offensive completely locking onto that severely wounded tester, giving him not a shred of opportunity to adjust his breathing and counterattack.

At the same time, black fog surged and rose around Yelie, and the pitch-black fog instantly enveloped all directions, shielding vision and concealing his figure, completely disappearing from the battlefield in the blink of an eye.

The remaining two testers were placed in the unknown black fog, their minds strained to the limit, their eyes full of dread.

Unable to see the enemy, this suffocating feeling of being passively beaten made them immensely tormented.

But they also knew that the longer the stalemate lasted, the more unfavorable it was for them.

"Don't hold back! Burst out with all your strength, otherwise we will all die here!"

One person gritted his teeth and roared, immediately crushing the cherished Power Of Faith light sphere in his hand.

The rich and pure Power Of Faith exploded with a bang, rapidly transforming into majestic Divine Power, instantly refilling his own consumption.

He raised his hand and pointed, sacred white light piercing through the black fog, brilliant holy radiance shining in all directions.

"God said, let there be light!"

The Law of Light restrained all gloomy and eerie arts; the sky-filling black fog rapidly dissipated, and Yelie's concealed figure was completely exposed under the daylight, with nowhere to hide.

Seizing the opportunity, the two of them struck with all their strength, their violent offensive smashing heavily toward Yelie.

A muffled groan sounded, and Yelie forcibly endured the two Divine Power bombardments, his body trembling as he directly collapsed and dissipated, turning into specks of shadow shimmer.

"We finally got rid of this lingering monster!" One person let out a long sigh of relief, full of luck.

Yet before his voice fell, the shadow at his feet suddenly squirmed!

A cold flash of light ambushed from underground, instantly piercing through the chest and penetrating the body!

That tester lowered his head to look at the bloody hole abruptly appearing on his chest, his eyes full of bewilderment and disbelief.

"How... how is this possible?"

Before the voice fell, his body had already turned into spiritual light all over the sky, completely dissipating in the vault of heaven.

On the other side, Su Ming and Wawan joined forces to crush, having already quickly eliminated the severely wounded tester.

The last surviving tester witnessed his companions dying tragically one after another, no longer having a shred of Battle Intent, and without hesitation turned around to flee, bursting forth with full-speed Divine Power, frantically escaping toward the distant horizon.

Su Ming gazed at his panicked and fleeing back, shaking his head gently.

"He fled quite decisively."

At this time, everyone in the battlefield finally discovered Yelie's existence.

"Everyone be careful! Su Ming also has an assassin-type hero retainer, who is good at shadow sneak attacks and impossible to guard against!"

"They all know of Yelie's existence; it won't be easy to launch sneak attacks now."

Yelie's attack was very strong, but his defense was extremely fragile.

Now everyone present had raised their guard.

Wanting to launch a sneak attack was impossible.

Su Ming shook his head with some regret.

Originally, Su Ming's Undead Retainers already firmly suppressed the coalition forces by a head. Now that the coalition testers fell and were eliminated one after another, their corresponding retainers lost Divine Power support and were all forcibly repatriated, causing the battlefield balance to completely collapse.

Unnoticed by anyone, amidst the sky-filling slaughter, the underworld soldiers quietly shifted their formation, quietly closing in near Ada's battlefield.

Deep within Ada's eyes, blood color suddenly surged, and boundless murderous Evil Qi gathered crazily from around his body, oppressing the entire space to vibrate slightly.

The three testers besieging him instantly changed expression, raising an extreme crisis of death in their hearts, all the hairs on their bodies standing on end.

"Not good! Run!"

The three roared in panic, instinctively fleeing separately, breaking through with all their strength toward three different directions, not daring to linger in battle for even a moment.

Ada's gaze was cold and stern, scanning the three fleeing people, instantly locking onto a target.

"Slash!"

With a single word falling, the air-breaking Saber Qi burst forth explosively, as fast as thunder, instantly sweeping behind one of them!

"Damn it! Why does it have to be me!"

The locked-on tester was full of despair, cursed angrily, desperately burning the remaining Divine Power in his body, condensing a thick layer of Divine Power light curtain to block tightly in front of him.

Boom—!

The Saber Qi explosively shattered the light curtain, and violent power poured down. That person let out a miserable scream, his whole body's Divine Power nearly exhausted, his Physical Body heavily wounded, barely managing to save his life.

He no longer had a shred of heart to linger in battle, deeply knowing that Mingkong City was long no longer something he could covet, and enduring the severe pain, he fled far away without looking back.

The balance of victory completely tilted toward Su Ming's side.

The remaining two testers besieging Ada looked at Ada approaching step by step in the distance, and then looked at Su Ming and Wawan in the distance, the last trace of luck in their hearts completely shattered.

The two exchanged a glance, full of dejection, and sighed softly.

"Su Ming, you won. This Mingkong City belongs to you."

As the words fell, the two turned around and left without hesitation, decisively abandoning all competition.

Seeing this, the remaining testers who were still entangling cursed out loud one after another.

"A bunch of cowardly rats! Abandoning the battle and fleeing just like this!"

But curses were curses; they also clearly knew in their hearts that the battle situation had already collapsed, with no possibility of a comeback.

The next moment, continuous sounds of abandoning the battle rang out.

"I give up the competition!"

"I also withdraw from the battle!"

Like collapsing dominoes, the twenty-person tester coalition army disintegrated without being attacked; everyone scattered and fled one after another, no one daring to stay any longer.

Su Ming did not order a pursuit.

He knew in his heart that although this battle was won, his own consumption was likewise not small.

If he forcibly blocked and encircled all fleeing testers, he would inevitably pay a heavy price, which outweighed the gain.

More importantly, the encircling army of the Youying Dynasty could arrive at any time; at this moment, it was inadvisable to excessively consume combat power, and they needed to retain their strength to firmly defend the city and cope with subsequent tough battles.

In a brief moment, the battlefield outside Mingkong City was completely emptied, leaving only Su Ming and a group of retainers quietly standing on the battlefield.

Su Ming turned his head to look at the Undead Knights standing by his side, and gave an order in a deep voice.

"Immediately clean the battlefield, tally this battle's losses, and gather the corpses of all fallen retainers and the remains of the remaining enemy forces."

With the military order issued, the Undead Legion moved quickly, soon reporting the complete battle loss data.

"The Undead Retainers suffered 30,000 battle losses, 10,000 Flying Hunter Falcons crashed, and the three major retainers of underworld soldiers, Crimson-robed Grievous Maidens, and White Zombies suffered a total of 130 casualties."

Su Ming sighed slightly.

This was the battle with the heaviest consumption since he entered this world, and even the underworld soldiers suffered significant casualties.

But a moment later, a glimmer of brightness welled up in the bottom of his eyes once again.

"Fortunately, this battle slew 90,000 enemy retainers."

These retainers were all carefully cultivated by various testers, and their foundations were not bad.

Once all the remains were thrown into the soul fusion pool to be refined and reshaped, it would inevitably give birth to a batch of strong new undead to make up for this battle's losses and even strengthen his own combat power.

What was even more crucial was that this battle completely beat all the surrounding testers into submission.

This time, Su Ming wanted to strike one punch to avoid a hundred blows.

Through this campaign, if anyone coveted Mingkong City in the future, they would first weigh their own strength and not dare to easily commit offenses again.

Just as Su Ming was calmly clearing the battlefield, a city jointly controlled by thirty testers was suffering a fierce siege by massive amounts of monsters.

The city fell in less than a day, and the testers in the city suffered heavy casualties and injuries. In the end, only a few people fled in a disheveled manner, barely saving their lives.