172: Chapter 202 The Great Battle Officially Begins
Jiang Ling rushed into the barracks on the island and found that the original Great Xia soldiers had indeed all been killed or imprisoned.
The people living inside were all soldiers from the Island Nation!
Jiang Ling showed no mercy, rushing in and starting a fierce slaughter!
How could these ordinary Island Nation soldiers be a match for Jiang Ling?
All the Sixth-Rank Experts had been taken out by Jiang Ling; these remaining ordinary soldiers were nothing more than a flock of lambs waiting to be slaughtered!
Jiang Ling brandished the blood transformation divine saber, leaving a trail of blood wherever he went!
Right now, Jiang Ling was like a God of Slaughter, devoid of any emotion, killing every person he saw.
The shrill howls of the Island Nation soldiers echoed everywhere!
But there was not a hint of pity in Jiang Ling's heart; these Island Nation soldiers all deserved to die!
If possible, one day, Jiang Ling even wanted to wipe out the entire Island Nation!
After over an hour of massacre, Jiang Ling finished off all these Island Nation soldiers.
By this time, Zhao Hai and the others had also rushed onto the island!
They looked at Jiang Ling's Shura-like appearance and the island's Hell-like scene, every one of them stunned.
"Jiang Ling, aren't you being a bit too ruthless?"
Lin Yao took a deep breath and said.
"What's ruthless about it?"
Jiang Ling curled his lip. "These Island Nation soldiers dared to invade our Great Xia Nation's territory; not a single one can be left alive!"
"Only by doing this can we establish authority!"
"Jiang Ling is right; you cannot show mercy to the enemy," He Tianhua spoke up at this moment.
"If they dare to invade our Great Xia, we must ensure they never return."
"We are currently in an era of change and upheaval. In this era, our Great Xia must seize every opportunity for development and cannot allow our resources to be snatched away by these other countries."
"Only then can the people of our Great Xia live peaceful and prosperous lives."
"This is our inescapable responsibility as soldiers."
"Alright, now let's dispose of these corpses."
"Rescue the captured soldiers."
"Then we must immediately head to the next island."
"This time, these nations have come with aggressive momentum; a great war is destined to be waiting for us."
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Disposing of the corpses took quite a bit of time; it wasn't until noon the next day that they had mostly finished.
After leaving some soldiers behind to help with reconstruction, their squad boarded the warship again and continued forward.
Jiang Ling and the others went all the way down, sweeping through over a dozen islands in succession!
The enemy soldiers on these islands were all slaughtered by Jiang Ling, leaving none behind.
Because it had absorbed so much blood, Jiang Ling's blood transformation divine saber became increasingly eerie; Jiang Ling felt as if this blade was about to undergo a qualitative change.
If it were an ordinary person holding this blade now, they would likely find it difficult to resist the bloodthirsty demonic power within, falling into a demonic state and becoming a killing machine.
But Jiang Ling was different. Jiang Ling's Mental Energy far exceeded that of ordinary people, allowing him to resist the demonic power upon the blood saber.
At the same time, the Yuqing Divine Thunder he Cultivated contained the Yuqing Mind-Cultivation Technique, which could suppress the demonic power on the blood transformation divine saber.
Furthermore, the profound Daoist knowledge Jiang Ling had learned during the Immortals Sermon could also be used to suppress and tame the blood transformation divine saber. Thus, although its demonic power was strong, it still could not pose a threat to Jiang Ling.
After over ten days of travel, they finally arrived at the southernmost island position of the Great Xia Nation.
By this time, the Great Xia Nation's other warships had also arrived, forming a massive fleet that stood in a standoff against the multi-national coalition forces.
On the Great Xia Nation's side, there was a Martial Saint presiding over the situation—it was precisely the sword-wielding Martial Saint who had acted in the Kunlun Void before, Li Yifeng.
In addition, there were several Eighth-rank Grandmasters and Seventh-tier Grandmasters.
The two sides faced off in the southern sea for several days. It began with negotiations, where the Great Xia Nation sternly demanded that these hostile nations immediately withdraw from Great Xia's waters.
However, these enemy nations were extremely stubborn and refused to withdraw no matter what.
Consequently, a great war erupted upon the high seas.
To seize control of the southernmost island, the Martial Artists of both sides launched a large-scale battle involving tens of thousands of people.
In the past, Jiang Ling had never participated in such a large-scale operation.
But he felt no fear; instead, an endless excitement welled up in his heart. This was a bloodthirsty sensation brought to him by the blood transformation divine saber.
"Jiang Ling, you must be careful. Your ability is very strong and will definitely attract the attention of those Sixth-Tier Martial Artists!"
"Don't just think about killing enemies; keeping your own life is the most important thing!"
Before the battle began, He Tianhua cautioned Jiang Ling.
Jiang Ling was now a precious treasure of the entire Great Xia Nation; as long as he didn't fall midway, he was destined to become a super-strong Martial Saint of a generation in the future.
If anything happened to Jiang Ling here, He Tianhua would be guilt-ridden for a lifetime!
"Don't worry, Captain!"
Jiang Ling smiled slightly. "I'll be careful!"
"Before I came, my teacher Zhao Kailai gave me another protective item; I won't die that easily!"
"Still, you must pay attention!" He Tianhua said with a stern face.
"It's the swimmers who drown!"
"Don't think that just because your strength is great, you can look down on everything."
"Don't charge in too deep; be sure to pay attention to coordination with your teammates."
"On a battlefield of this scale, one person cannot change the course of the war; you must rely on the strength of your teammates."
"Mm, I understand!" Jiang Ling nodded, knowing that He Tianhua said this for his own good.
With an order from Li Yifeng, countless warships of the Great Xia Nation began releasing small boats, rushing toward the island to launch a beach landing.
While still dozens of kilometers away from the island, some of Great Xia's Sixth-Rank Experts, and even Seventh-tier Grandmasters, stepped onto the water's surface and charged directly toward the island.
At such a time, they had to rely on powerful attacks to secure a bridgehead; otherwise, the soldiers behind would have no way to follow up.
Under the impact of these Great Xia experts, a patch of open space was quickly cleared on the beach.
The other soldiers of the Great Xia Nation rushed onto the beach one after another, engaging in battle with the enemy soldiers.
For a moment, the sounds of shouting, the clashing of weapons, and the whistling of Supernatural Abilities intertwined, becoming deafening.
Jiang Ling seized the right moment and flew out, stepping on the sea surface to rush onto the beach and into the battlefield like an unstoppable torrent.
His eyes were sharp as he quickly locked onto those Ability Users below the fifth rank.
Before the opponents could notice him, he would first carry out a large-scale massacre of their Ability Users below the fifth rank to establish an advantage for his own side.
An Ability User controlling a faint flame had just raised his hand to release his ability when Jiang Ling was instantly in front of him.
The blood transformation divine saber flashed with a blood-red light in the sunlight; before that Ability User could even see Jiang Ling's movements, his head had already rolled to the ground.
Immediately after, an Ability User capable of creating small whirlwinds tried to block Jiang Ling's path. Jiang Ling didn't stop his pace; he simply swung his blade, and the whirlwind dissipated instantly as the blade's glow sliced the Ability User's body into two pieces.