The elven race began a full-scale offensive against the army of marching ants!

On the battlefield, marching ants swarmed densely.

They devoured everything.

Moreover, during the devouring process, they could rapidly and continuously increase their cultivation realm.

The sheer number of marching ants was a headache to behold.

But they couldn't be ignored.

Previously, all the elven archers had been dealing with them. Now that the Night Queen and Panette had returned, they began to command the army to kill the marching ants with all their might.

Panette even landed directly among the marching ants, letting them swarm over her in an instant, then with a burst of Qi, she directly suppressed and killed a large area!

Although the marching ants were at the second tier upon birth, they didn't have much in the way of attack methods, just the innate talent of being incredibly strong. They relied entirely on biting to attack, couldn't transform into humans, and didn't have any equipment to enhance themselves.

Thinking of Lin Chen, at the early stage of the second tier, he was actually quite fragile without equipment or a pet's soul possession.

His health points were less than 300,000.

These marching ants also had no equipment or pets, so they were actually very fragile.

It was just that there were too many of them, making it tiring and troublesome to deal with them.

And Lin Chen's Wan Jian Gui Zong (Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin), at level 20, each sword Qi could cause 5% true double attack damage!

Now Lin Chen's double attack had reached over 3 million.

5% of that was 150,000, and with the double attack bonus, that was more than 300,000.

Just enough for the kill line!

So, Lin Chen had Qinglong fly above the area where the ant queen was producing marching ants.

Lin Chen didn't even need to defend at all.

Jian Ni裳 and Qinglong could deal with the flying marching ants, while the ant queen's formidable defense made Lin Chen and the Night Queen somewhat helpless; it was the price paid for sacrificing attack power.

It couldn't even walk on its own.

Even wriggling was just in place; its wriggling was only to produce marching ants quickly.

So, there was no need to worry about the ant queen being able to attack.

Lin Chen had already gathered ten thousand sword Qis on his body.

In the next moment, the sword Qis continuously attacked the area where the marching ants were being produced.

Bang bang bang…

Each sword Qi precisely killed a newly emerging marching ant. Lin Chen was directly cutting off the production of marching ants from the source, so while Lin Chen attacked with sword Qi, he was also constantly condensing sword Qi…

Even Jian Ni裳 was learning from Lin Chen and performing Wan Jian Gui Zong.

"Ni裳, your sword Qi should attack those that I miss, but your mana might not support you in continuously condensing sword Qi. Otherwise, you can directly try other moves."

Lin Chen reminded her.

"It's okay!" Jian Ni裳 smiled and said, "When I'm next to the Sword Master and Sword Heart, condensing sword Qi doesn't consume mana."

"Like that… then never mind!"

Lin Chen smiled.

It was indeed like that.

The relationship between him and Jian Ni裳 was also one of mutual complementarity.

It wasn't that Lin Chen was always taking from Jian Ni裳.

It could be seen that Jian Ni裳 didn't cultivate much, and even rarely leveled up by fighting monsters, but her cultivation speed wasn't slow at all, even faster than most people!

This was the improvement that Lin Chen and the Sword Heart brought her.

"I'm about to reach the mid-stage of the second tier."

Jian Ni裳 told Lin Chen.

Moreover, Lin Chen discovered that her sword Qi was also very refined.

Her only shortcoming might be that she only cultivated the sword path, but perhaps this was also her advantage. She only needed to master the sword path and comprehend it, without needing to be distracted by learning other things.

So, Jian Ni裳's sword Qi became increasingly pure.

Lin Chen exclaimed, "When the Golden Ranking comes out, you might be able to break into the top ten, right?"

Don't even mention it; it was estimated that she really had a chance!

It would be difficult for Jian Ni裳 to break through to the third tier in a short period of time.

She would stay at the mid-stage of the second tier for a while longer.

Lin Chen couldn't help but think of his past self… he had also made it onto the Golden Ranking at the mid-stage of the second tier.

In the end, he even fought all the way to first place!

And now, on the level three battlefield, Lin Chen had already reached the third tier.

This was his greatest regret… he couldn't participate in the fight for the Golden Ranking.

But, if Lin Chen couldn't participate, what about the people around him?

Liu Mengyao couldn't participate either.

But Jian Ni裳 could!

Sword Servant was her identity and her talent bloodline.

But she was also from the Dragon Spirit Country, a member of the Huo family.

A proper citizen of the Dragon Spirit Country, of course she could participate in the fight for the Golden Ranking!

"Ni裳, you might as well use more moves… didn't you also comprehend Sword Break the Void? And also Wan Jian Gui Yi (Ten Thousand Swords Become One), Wan Jian Gui Xu (Ten Thousand Swords Return to Nothingness)… uh, use Wan Jian Gui Xu last."

Lin Chen smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have pills here. After you finish using Wan Jian Gui Yi and Sword Break the Void, come back and I'll feed you two, and then you can use Wan Jian Gui Xu to slay a whole area of marching ants with one sword!"

"Okay!"

Jian Ni裳 didn't know why Lin Chen wanted her to do this, but she still agreed.

And didn't ask.

She should do whatever the Sword Master asked her to do.

No matter what the request was, she would not refuse.

"This girl's moves are quite decent. Judging from the power, it's indeed a bit weaker than when I was at the mid-stage of the second tier; it should be because her equipment isn't good enough… Also, she doesn't seem to have enough pets."

Lin Chen thought of pets.

Should he release them?

After 12 o'clock tonight, the rankings would be refreshed.

He wouldn't use the Primordial God Appearance.

He had to play it safe.

After all, he had just started the war with the Fallen Angel Race; who knew if the Fallen Angel Race would make a comeback tomorrow?

When the time came, he would see if he could trick the Fallen Angel Race.

"Releasing the Myth-grade Vermilion Bird should only give me a few more rating points, right? I can't start with too high a rating, and my ranking on the Purple-Gold Ranking can't be too high; it's not good for tricking people. Moreover… crushing the ranking all the way can also get rewards, so… I'm not in a hurry."

Lin Chen thought for a while and still released the Vermilion Bird.

Then, the Vermilion Bird also continuously attacked that area.

Lin Chen was counting silently in his heart, feeling that his kill count had long since exceeded ten thousand.

Kill Ranking…

Who could kill tens of thousands of enemies on the first day?

Lin Chen was amused.

These marching ants, although terrifying to others, had become a way for him to farm data.

He could also let some slip past so that Jian Ni裳 could also farm some data.

Qinglong probably wouldn't have a chance.

It had now become a formation spirit and was also considered one of Lin Chen's pets, a spirit pet.

Just like that, under Lin Chen's full firepower, when the marching ants were fighting on the front lines, the marching ant king suddenly discovered… that its forces were getting smaller and smaller!

What was going on?

What was the ant queen doing?

Was she messing up at this time?

But there was no way around it; he could only grit his teeth and continue fighting.

At the same time, he hoped that the ant queen could recover as soon as possible!

Up ahead, Arriges and the others also discovered this. He asked in confusion, "What's going on? It seems like the ant queen isn't producing new marching ants?"

"It's Lin Chen; he said he has a way!" the Night Queen responded.

"Haha, good kid; I knew he had a lot of tricks… Then we don't need to hold back either; everyone, let's go!"

Arriges was very excited. He, the archer, didn't care anymore. In any case, the Moon Shooting Arrow couldn't be used to shoot these little things. He directly rushed out of the formation and began to fight. Soon, the number of marching ants became smaller and smaller.

The original dense swarm of hundreds of thousands of troops soon fell in pieces, leaving less than a hundred thousand.

"Kill! An ant queen can produce a maximum of one million marching ants at a time. They shouldn't have any reinforcements. We have enough soldiers to kill one marching ant each!"

Arriges immediately ordered. At the same time, he flew into the void, and the Moon Shooting Arrow began to be loaded. The Moon Shooting Bow was also in a fully drawn state. Then, he shouted, "Ant King, where do you think you're going?"

The marching ant king was dumbfounded.

If he didn't run now, when would he run?

The ant queen misled him!

He was in human form at this time, and his face was extremely ugly, especially since that guy Arriges had taken out the Moon Shooting Arrow again… He had tried that arrow once, and just one arrow made him not want to face it a second time.

So…

Run!

The marching ant king directly ran.

Behind him, the remaining thousands of marching ants all gathered together and directly blocked the marching ant king's path.

"Hmph, runs fast!"

Arriges put away his bow.

The Moon Shooting Bow couldn't be used to shoot those marching ants.

"Ant Queen, why aren't you prod—uh!"

The marching ant king was very angry.

But when he arrived in front of the ant queen, he saw Lin Chen.

And…

Jian Ni裳.

It just so happened that Jian Ni裳 had eaten the two pills that Lin Chen had given her.

Her mana was full.

"Wan Jian Gui Xu!"

Jian Ni裳 slashed at the marching ant king with one sword.

Boom!

The marching ant king, who had already been injured by Arriges's Moon Shooting Arrow, now had less than 50% health. Even so, he was at the peak of the third tier, and his attributes were not weak, but Jian Ni裳's sword was 50 times her double attack!

The marching ant king was right there, split in half by one sword!

Then, his soul appeared.

Lin Chen grabbed it and gave it to Jian Ni裳.

She killed it, so of course it should be given to her.

Jian Ni裳 directly devoured the soul.

The soul of a peak third-tier expert!

Boom!

On her body, a flash of sword Qi flashed…

God Disciple Realm Peak!

"It should be time to finish up."

Lin Chen saw that Arriges and the others were coming this way.

So, he summoned back the Vermilion Bird's soul possession.

And stopped attacking.

He felt that he had killed enough.

At least one hundred thousand marching ants.

It was just that now, with his realm, the experience from killing a second-tier early-stage marching ant was too low.

After working for so long, he only got ten million experience points.

But the ant queen was still constantly producing marching ants.

Lin Chen was about to take action, but he found something was wrong…

Those marching ants that had just come out were circling in place. Without a commander, they were all confused. After circling a few times, they felt hungry and actually… went to devour the ant queen!

But the ant queen didn't know and was still continuing to produce.

Finally, until the ant queen was completely devoured by the dense marching ants.

And at this time, in front of Lin Chen, Arriges, the Night Queen, and the others, was a newly assembled army of marching ants.

About one hundred thousand in number.

All at the peak of the second tier!

Among them, a new marching ant king, early third tier, was also born!

"Good lord, it can still be like this?"

Arriges was dumbfounded.

"Kill!"

There was no other choice.

The elven race continued to kill!

The marching ant army that had just formed only had a peak combat power of early third tier.

Lin Chen could kill large swathes of them with one move of Wan Jian Gui Yi!

Before long, they were all killed.

"Hoo… these things shouldn't exist on the battlefield; they're too troublesome!" Arriges felt that he was tired of killing.

The key was that killing ants wasn't fulfilling!

So, he was very unhappy.

"Next time, let's find a way to lure this thing to our opponent's place; it might be useful!" Arriges said with a wicked smile.

Lin Chen's heart stirred…

This was originally his idea!

If he encountered a marching ant king or marching ant emperor in the future, he could completely try to make a deal… because Lin Chen already knew what the marching ants lacked the most!

Equipment!

However, this was just an idea.

Lin Chen didn't need to deliberately do so.

Arriges didn't feel fulfilled killing marching ants, but that didn't mean Lin Chen didn't!

In the evening, the three countries that had successfully landed and completed their respective planned goals of occupying the corresponding main cities planned to hold a meeting.

They even held a small campfire celebration.

Then, Zhang Tianwei suggested, "The area where our three families intersect is surprisingly flat… The battlefield will continue for a while. Why don't we send some people to build a city belonging to our three countries here? In the future, we can also hold some material and equipment exchange meetings here to promote the exchange between the three races. I wonder what the Queen and the Gun King think?"

"Good idea; I think it's possible!" Long Yandao immediately nodded.

As the saying goes: Elves' bows, Celestial Spirits' armor!

Humans' weapons!

The three families each had their own areas of expertise.

What if the three families traded equipment with each other?

It would definitely be able to improve the strength of their respective armies!

So, it was decided.

"By the way, where's Lin Chen?" Zhang Tianwei asked.

Long Yandao smiled. "Hehe, that kid… I think he's in for a miserable night, hehe!"

"Oh?" Zhang Tianwei smiled knowingly when he heard this.

Next to him, Jivi was gone.

On the elven queen's side, Moi was gone.

They must all be with Lin Chen now!

Moreover, he also heard that this time, Lin Chen's former CP had also come.

Three women!

No…

Lin Chen also had a little follower with him.

Four?

Long Yandao was right; Lin Chen might indeed be in for a miserable time.

But in fact, these were all fixed ideas.

The current Lin Chen was actually very comfortable. He was sitting next to the campfire, supporting himself with his hands and looking up at the starry sky, talking eloquently. "In the past, we Blue Star people couldn't cultivate. Ordinary people would just live an ordinary life. At that time, all everyone could do was look up at the starry sky and feel the boundlessness and mystery of the universe… Alas, I don't know why, but it doesn't feel the same as before now."

"At that time, Blue Star people were being kept in captivity," Moi said bluntly.

Jivi said, "Blue Star people are also people, also all living beings. As the saying goes, where there is oppression, there is resistance… Now, Lin Chen, haven't you led them to stand up? Right?"

She tilted her head and looked at Liu Mengyao.

At this time, a strange phenomenon appeared in the sky.

"The rankings have been refreshed!"

Everyone stood up.

All eyes were attracted to it.

"Haha, I, War King, am in the demigod realm. This time, I will definitely be on the list. Come on!" Arriges was overjoyed.

Long Yandao's face darkened!

Good lord, that's my line; you stole it?

Okay, the level three battlefield is set up.

There are also some things to explain, but I'll slowly fill them in later.

There's no way around it; I don't dare to say anything else about this book, but the world view is definitely complex and the background is definitely grand. I'm afraid that if I keep building it up, everyone will complain.

In the next chapter, Lin Chen will continue to soar.

This is the fourth update today, 16,000 words.

The next update will be at 11 p.m., to make up for what I owed the day before yesterday, and then I'll be clear.

(End of this chapter)