HPDBC Chapter 1688 Compassion Cannot Lead Troops
Chapter 1688 Compassion Cannot Lead Troops
chapter 1688 compassion cannot lead troops
translator: borntobe
the numbers of devil creatures had grown explosively, and giant beetles had suddenly appeared amongst them as well. these beetles were covered in golden armor.
each of them was only three meters. they mixed in with the previous giant lizards.
the lizards possessed dangerous killing power, while these golden beetles were the opposite, with immense defensive strength. now that the two of them appeared at once, the xuantian dao sect’s disciples were thrown into slight confusion.
“should i interfere?” asked meng qi.
as a soul cultivator, she instantly saw that these golden beetles’ fatal defensive flaw was their spiritual defense. if she attacked, they would all collapse.
“no need. this is their battlefield.” long chen shook his head.
the empyreans naturally didn’t feel any pressure from these beetles. rank nine celestials also didn’t feel much threat. however, the pressure on the rank seven and rank eight celestials increased. quite a few people were injured in their panic, and casualties appeared.
“the strong survive. this is the law of this world. it’s cruel. even if you helped them now, you wouldn’t be able to help them for a lifetime. each person has to fight for their own fate,” said long chen. this cruel reality was something each person from the dragonblood legion had already experienced.
as for the greenhouse flowers in front of them, they had to experience it too. whoever’s life was tougher would be the one to survive.
hua shiyu immediately grew anxious upon seeing the casualties. her panic caused her to make several errors with her orders, resulting in more casualties
“long chen!” shouted hua shiyu, sweating.
“compassion cannot lead troops.”
long chen shook his head and only indifferently said one thing. it wasn’t that he had a heart of stone, but that if he wanted hua shiyu to grow up as fast as possible, she had to experience some setbacks.
“these golden beetles just have a slightly better defense. they look like a good combination with the lizards. however, in front of the dragonblood legion, they aren’t worth crap. any member of the dragonblood legion could have slaughtered them easily at the foundation forging realm. the reason you’re panicking is because you don’t know what a real battle is, and what true slaughter is. if you hold a saber or sword and then brainlessly hack with it, that’s not a real battle. you’re just wasting your energy and lives. zhao lin!” shouted long chen.
“present.”
the one who responded to his call was actually a woman, a wood cultivator who didn’t specialize in fighting amongst the dragonblood legion. she was a healer and she walked over with a wooden staff.
“go and demonstrate what a real battle is.” long chen gestured to the battlefield.
“yes.” zhao lin shot past the formation of the xuantian dao sect’s with just a few graceful steps, charging straight into the army of devil creatures.
“kill!”
“kill!”
“kill!”
zhao lin’s actions fully stimulated these geniuses. a wood cultivator was actually able to charge into a sea of devil creatures without even summoning her manifestation and had slaughtered them as easily as drinking a cup of water.
on the other hand, they were still quivering in fear. some were so affected that they were injured and died. that was too embarrassing.
a woman like zhao lin was able to overcome her fear of death, while they were still cowards. that made them hate themselves for being weak.
the xuantian dao sect’s disciples were fully provoked, and they started a furious slaughter. it was like their entire being had been ignited.
furthermore, they found that once they abandoned their apprehensions, their spiritual perception greatly improved. it felt like they had a subtle control of the surroundings that they hadn’t had before.
because of their fear, their nerves had been tense. they were only able to act based on the attack right in front of them. after abandoning their fear, their field of view expanded. they could easily sense attacks coming even from behind them and easily dodge.
in truth, these people had been geniuses from the start. they quickly entered a true battle state after being stimulated by zhao lin and forgetting their fear. their combat power crazily grew.
their power wasn’t actually rising. they were originally this strong, but their fear had restricted them. even when they had felt like they were fighting all-out, it was a misperception.
compared to before, their combat power was completely different. that made them feel even more reverence for long chen.
having entered this state, the xuantian dao sect’s disciples were like a sharpened blade. they finally had the air of experts about them. if li tianxuan saw this, he would definitely be moved. perhaps only long chen had the ability to make people enter such a state so quickly.
“don’t randomly hack around. use the least energy and price to kill your opponents. furthermore, pay attention to attacking and retreating. make it a cycle, and it will allow you to fight longer. also, make sure to reserve some energy for life-protecting measures against anything unexpected...” long chen’s voice echoed through the air. seeing these disciples fighting like this, his own hands grew itchy. he also wished to fight.
guo ran, gu yang, and the others had long since started rubbing their fists in impatience. guo ran especially wanted to charge out. he couldn’t hold back from showing off much longer.
however, long chen had not permitted them to fight. these devil creatures were too weak. this was the only good chance for the xuantian dao sect’s disciples to train. it was also their only chance to understand the essence of battle before it was too late.
this was the only way to effectively reduce the number of casualties when the battle progressed to its latter stages. if he allowed guo ran to show off now, these disciples would have to pay the price with their lives.
the xuantian dao sect’s disciples were constantly learning battle techniques under long chen’s directions. their progress was extremely quick as they had been geniuses from the start. through this battle, they felt like they had completely transformed.
more and more of the devil creatures appeared, but to these elite disciples, they were still nothing. furthermore, the number of casualties dropped day by day, until on the most recent day, not a single disciple died.
“long chen, quick, take a look! sister zhiqiu’s name has appeared!” shouted tang wan-er who had been watching the devil slaughter rankings the entire time.