Chapter 275: The Exaggerated Army Numbers

As a major wizard faction, the Spirit of the Wild naturally had its own war constructs.

These were massive, mountain-like creatures, covered in spherical hollows on their surface.

Mountain Barbarian Beasts, super-sized alchemical creatures made primarily of metal and biological materials, were the biological war constructs of the Spirit of the Wild.

At this moment, two kinds of war constructs were locked in fierce combat high in the sky.

The hollows in the Mountain Barbarian Beasts fired hundreds of blood-red spheres, which hit the moving spires like cannonballs. Each impact created massive craters, and the highly corrosive liquid splattered across the tower walls, sizzling with blue smoke.

In contrast, the moving spires emitted rippling blue waves, which spread out like a tidal wave in front of them. Every blood-red sphere that touched the blue waves exploded instantly.

The Mountain Barbarian Beasts hit by the blue waves saw their skin peel off like melting butter, revealing their crimson flesh beneath.

The battle raged back and forth, with the two forces locked in a brutal exchange.

Amid the chaos, various artillery beams from wizard towers intersected, canceling each other out, and colorful magical lights nearly blotted out the sky.

"It looks like they've really started going all out," Lize said with a solemn expression.

The battle between the Deep Blue Alliance and the Spirit of the Wild was clearly a sign. The competition for the divine corpse fragments was about to enter an even more chaotic and intense phase.

Su Nan pondered for a moment. "Tell the search teams to be extra cautious from now on."

Lize nodded solemnly. "I'll make sure they're careful."

After watching for a while longer, Su Nan lost interest and turned to leave, heading back to the elemental pool.

Despite the current situation, he hadn't let up on his cultivation. Every day, he absorbed divine energy from the corpse fragments, gradually increasing the concentration of his mental refinement.

The divine energy within the corpse fragments was vast, but its purity was far lower than that of the energy in the elemental crystals. Absorbing it recklessly could lead to contamination of his soul.

Even True Spirit Wizards had to pay a significant price to purify divine energy.

Compared to the readily available elemental crystals for True Spirit Wizards, this method was undoubtedly more time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Thus, most wizards avoided absorbing divine energy from divine corpses. Instead, they used it for other purposes.

But Su Nan was different. With the magic cube, he could easily purify the belief contamination in the divine energy.

"Even just a fragment of a divine corpse, the size of a third of a palm, provides enough divine energy for me to cultivate for over a decade."

"If it were a complete divine corpse, it would probably be enough for me to cultivate for thousands of years."

And this was after the divine corpse had died, with much of its energy depleted from battle.

One could only imagine how incredible the power of a living god must be.

After reflecting for a moment, Su Nan collected his thoughts, sat cross-legged, and resumed his cultivation.

Another five days passed.

Over 1,600 kilometers away from the Star Alliance's base, in a canyon, a battle had just concluded.

The ground was littered with the wreckage of puppets, extending deep into the valley. Every so often, a crashed magic ship could be seen.

At the deepest point of the valley, a ruined star fortress lay in ruins.

At the center of the fortress debris, over twenty divine beings' corpses lay scattered across the ground.

The air still carried a strong stench of poison, faintly tinged with cyan-green.

Kore flew out from the star fortress and shook his head at Atill, who was waiting outside.

"The damage is severe. It can't be repaired."

Atill sighed. "I didn't expect there to be so many divine beings hidden here. It's a pity that the Star Eye network hasn't reached this area yet. If we had detected it earlier, we could've brought more forces."

Kore replied indifferently, "The presence of many divine beings means the divine corpse fragment in this valley is substantial."

"That's true," Atill's expression softened slightly.

Although they had lost a star fortress, obtaining a larger divine corpse fragment could somewhat make up for the loss.

"Let's go," Kore led the way deeper into the valley.

Atill turned to order the others to transport the star fortress debris and the divine being corpses back to the base, then followed Kore.

Meanwhile, not far outside the valley, two wizards using invisibility spells hovered in the sky, observing the situation below.

"The Star Alliance really is lucky. They found another divine corpse fragment so quickly, and it looks like it's a decent size."

"Not only that, but over the course of our surveillance, it seems the Star Alliance has found quite a few divine corpse fragments. But speaking of that, don't you think their puppet numbers are a bit too high?"

"After all, they're a wizard faction capable of repelling the Abyssal Throne invasion. It's not surprising that they have some strength. But let's face it, they're still a third-rate wizard faction. If we make a move, annihilating them will be easy."

"Is Lord Elliott really planning to take action?"

"Isn't it inevitable?"

"To avenge Makaro?"

"That's one reason, but more importantly, the remaining divine corpse fragments are becoming fewer and fewer. We can't compete with the larger wizard factions, so our only option is to target other wizard factions, steal their divine corpse fragments, and the Star Alliance is a perfect target."

"True."

"They're coming out!"

The two wizards stopped talking, their eyes gleaming with an eerie blue light. They peered over several thousand meters, clearly seeing Kore and Atill emerge from the depths of the valley.

Kore was wearing a Forbidden God Ring on his right hand.

Seeing this, one of the wizards smirked.

"It seems they've gotten their hands on it. It's time to act. Let's notify the others."

The other wizard nodded slightly and immediately crushed the bone tablet in his hand.

In the next moment, a black dot appeared in the distance on the horizon.

The black dot rapidly enlarged, and in no time, it turned into an enormous metal flying ship.

The ship was over 200 meters long and nearly 100 meters high, entirely made of metal, its surface covered in dark iron chains woven into a magical array-like pattern.

Kore and Atill immediately sensed the approaching enemy, their expressions changing at once.

"It's the Black Sorcery Tower's Black Iron Giant Ship!" Kore's face darkened. "Just as Lord Su Nan predicted, these guys are clearly restless."

Atill's expression turned serious as he said, "They don't mean well. Their target isn't just us; we must notify the base as soon as possible."

Having just been through a battle that resulted in the destruction of a star fortress, their remaining forces were clearly not enough to counter the approaching enemy.

Kore and Atill made a swift decision, leaving the flying fleet and golem legion to block the enemy while leading the Magic Rune Knights back to the base in a hurry.

At the Starshine Wizard Tower, Command Center.

Su Nan, who had interrupted his cultivation due to the emergency transmission, arrived at the council hall.

The moment he entered, Lize immediately spoke, "Kore and Atill's exploration team was attacked by the Black Sorcery Tower."

Su Nan narrowed his eyes. "How are they?"

"They're fine," Lize replied. "We had prepared in advance, ensuring the exploration team stayed within the Star Eye network coverage, and we had a mobile force on standby for support. The reinforcements arrived in time, and neither of them was harmed. However, the accompanying flying fleet and golem legion were completely wiped out."

"It's good that they're alright."

Su Nan waved his hand. The loss of a few flying ships and golem legions wasn't a big deal.

He would make the Black Sorcery Tower pay for it.

"Where are the Black Sorcery Tower's forces now?"

"They're heading this way."

Lize waved her hand, and countless beams of light appeared, interweaving to form a visual display.

On the screen, hundreds of Black Iron Giant Ships were surrounded by twelve wizard towers, speeding through the sky.

On the ground, an army composed of golem puppets and various creatures marched like a tidal wave across the wilderness, with no end in sight.

"Looks like the Black Sorcery Tower is sending everything they have," Lize said solemnly. "They've entered the range of the Star Eye network and are less than 500 kilometers away from the base."

"Prepare for battle."

Su Nan watched the screen, a glint of cold light flashing in his eyes.

"Since they're delivering the divine corpse fragments right to our doorstep, we shouldn't refuse."

At the same time, over 500 kilometers from the Star Alliance base.

At the command center of the Black Sorcery Tower's army, a group of wizards sat around a long table, their eyes fixed on the panoramic map projected in the air.

As the scouts gathered various pieces of information, the map was updated with new data and text.

"The Star Alliance is responding quickly. Most of their exploration teams have already returned to the base."

"They seem to have some kind of magical item that can detect the situation in a given area in real-time and also has long-range communication functions. That's how they were able to detect our movements so quickly."

"Even so, the response speed shouldn't have been this fast. I suspect they've been preparing for us all along."

"No need to guess. Our strength already surpasses the Star Alliance. Even if we openly crush them, they won't stand a chance."

"That's right."

Elliot, sitting at the head of the table, smiled as he let his subordinates speak freely, not caring about their relaxed demeanor.

After all, he himself was confident of victory in this war.

Though the Star Alliance's reputation had recently risen, it was still a newly emerged faction. Its overall strength barely ranked as third-rate, and the gap between them and the Black Sorcery Tower was huge.

With such a weak opponent, he didn't think there was any possibility of losing.

For starters, just the twelve wizard towers of the Black Sorcery Tower, including eight small ones, three medium ones, and one large one, were enough to overwhelm the Star Alliance.

From their scouts' reports over the past few days, the Star Alliance only had one large wizard tower, one medium wizard tower, and four small wizard towers.

In terms of wizard tower numbers alone, the two sides were already at a two-to-one disadvantage.

Not to mention the difference in size.

What surprised Elliot was that the Star Alliance had managed to create their own war constructs, which was unexpected.

But that was about it.

The final result of this war was inevitable: the Star Alliance would be eliminated from the struggle for the divine corpse fragments.

The only member of the Star Alliance worth slightly respecting was Su Nan, their leader.

"In just one minute, he was able to decisively kill Makaro. Even I don't have 100% confidence in doing that. And I've heard he's only a Third-Level Vaporization Wizard."

A cold gleam flashed in Elliot's eyes.

A person like him, who might surpass even Elliot in the future to become a True Spirit Wizard, couldn't be allowed to grow any further. It would be wise to eliminate him now, while they still had the chance.

This was the only opportunity to kill Su Nan. After he left the Crystal Plane, it would be much harder to make a move.

Lost in thought, the Black Sorcery Tower's army was now less than 50 kilometers away from the Star Alliance.

Seeing this, Elliot came to his senses, stood up, and said:

"Enough with the idle chatter."

"Next, let's deal with the Star Alliance. Anything else can wait until the celebration after our victory."

"Lord Elliot is right!"

"Once we deal with the Star Alliance, we'll pick our next target."

Everyone laughed in agreement.

Just then, the sound of the tower spirit echoed through the air.

[A large number of life forms detected approaching from the southeast, 57 kilometers away, expected contact in 12 minutes.]

The room fell silent.

Elliot thought for a moment, then sneered.

"They aren't staying in their base and are daring to take the offensive. Seems like our opponents have some guts."

He waved his hand through the air, and the screen shifted to show thousands of flying magic ships filling the sky, creating a metallic tidal wave that blocked out the sun, exuding an oppressive feeling.

In the rear were six wizard towers and dozens of massive metal fortresses.

Guarding them were dozens of giant dragons, along with thousands of human knights riding on black stone leopards.

The camera then shifted to the ground, revealing countless golem puppets marching across the wilderness in tight, endless formations.

On the flanks of the golem army were well-ordered cavalry formations.

The knights wore heavy armor, wielded long spears, and hung massive swords at their waists. Their black rock leopards had strange silver markings etched into their skins, giving them an extraordinary presence.

Even just watching the screen, one could feel the chilling pressure of this elite army.

Looking at this scene, the once lively hall fell into an eerie silence.

Many of the Black Sorcery Tower's wizards looked confused and uncertain.

They had long known that the Star Alliance's army was larger than expected, but they hadn't taken it seriously.

After all, all factions were limited by the 24-hour troop transport window, so how many more puppets could the Star Alliance possibly send?

But now, they suddenly realized the scale of the Star Alliance's army was far beyond their imagination!

Thousands of ships alone were already shocking, but what about the golem arm

y on the ground?

The numbers here were likely over a million!

How did the Star Alliance manage to transport so many golems in just 24 hours?

Elliot, too, was stunned.

He had always been confident, but now even he was filled with uncertainty and shock.