A Year of Great Undertakings - Book 6, Chapter 107: Willingness (1/2)
Even though the Reaper was strong, it had traded away its ability to regenerate Thus, it only greeaker and weaker as the battle dragged on
After enduring the initial spike in difficulty, the inevitable conclusion to the battle drew near, and the advantage returned to the hands of the Boundless Sect
Once the battle outcome was determined, the Astrals could also sense that the situation was quickly spiraling out of their control
They y to disrupt the Boundless Sect’s forces before turning around to flee
The Astrals were incredibly slippery and possessed all kinds of strange methods that allowed theh the Boundless Sect had indeed triun, the actual number of Astrals that they had killed was li that Su Chen could do about this other than hope that, after reaching the Wanlai Caves, there would be nowhere left for the the Astrals flee also had its own silver lining: the conclusion to battles ca the backbone of their army, the Astrals’ forces would inevitably collapse quickly
Once the giant Reaper let out a desolate howl before cruround, the Boundless Sect’s victory was all but confirmed, and yells of exciteion
This was the ht to date
More than three thousand of the Boundless Sect’s disciples had died in this battle, a tremendous loss for them
On that day, the skies above Reaper’s Te The Boundless Sect’s disciples had all gathered together to stand vigil and remember the ones who had passed away
Su Chen’s heart was incredibly heavy
As he gazed at the gathered corpses, Su Chento wonder what the point to doing all of this is I have already saved Xianyao, so there is not even a real reason for e this war If I had not, many of those who had died here today would have survived instead”
“You can’t say that,” Li Chongshan said sincerely “Don’t doubt theof your actions just because blood was spilt on the battlefield Do you still reht to the bitter end for the sake of the human race’s rise to proshan “Yes Of course I reshan placed his hand on Su Chen’s shoulder “As long as you re the entire huent Races to count, and in some sense, every one of them poses a threat to us, even the Oceanids Only e can proudly look down upon everything around us like the Arcanists did can we truly consider ourselves as having risen to prominence No, ill do even better than the Arcanists We will claim the Beasts’ territory as well and become the true rulers of this continent”
Su Chen felt his heart jolt when he heard these lofty words
Li Chongshan continued “In order to acco and wipe out enemy after enemy And with every battle, blood will inevitably be shed What happened today will likely happen again in the future, perhaps with even more casualties You can feel sorrowful, frustrated, and be hard on yourself However, you can never doubt yourself Youthat you believe in and everything that you are doing is ree this for the sake of the human race’s future, to create a nen for all of us!”
“For the sake of the human race’s future, to create a nen for all of us,” Su Chen ain filled with resolve
It wasn’t that he didn’t understand these principles, but rather that the reatly As such, it was only natural that some self-doubt would creep in
At that moment, what he had needed the ht thing
Thankfully, Li Chongshan had taken on that responsibility
As the forshan had fought on countless battlefields He knew exactly what supported the soldiers’ bloodied hands and kept them steady
It was faith!
Without faith, any soldier would have been dooo
This was also why the soldiers in Flowing Gold Fort had been stirred up soPojun — he had betrayed their faith
An army’s morale was absolutely critical, both for ones coin Qi Scholars
Powerful ar to sacrifice their lives for the greater good This holds true even today
After Li Chongshan’s words sobered Su Chen up, he let out a long pent-up sigh as countless possibilities leapt through his oal is to raise the entire human race to prominence It is indeed time to take the next step and shan didn’t quite understand
Su Chen, however, raised his hand and began to draw out some characters in the air
Two letters took shape in the air Su Chen picked theshan “Have two disciples go look for Danba and Eternal Night”
“You’re going to ask theshan was stunned
Su Chen indifferently replied, “Exter that concerns just us huers and Harpies participate is only natural While they will take a portion of the spoils of glory in combat, they will also help us deal with shan hed “The Sect Master is correct Eternal Night and Danba will probably feel a little uneasy if they watched us wipe out the Astrals all on our own We can show a little weakness, as is appropriate If we ree to our conditions”
“That’s not all” Su Chen calmly continued “In this letter, I also wrote that they will be allowed to enter Gloom City first to plunder it once Wanlai Caves fall”
Li Chongshan was stunned “You n to exterminate the Astrals will definitely make them cautious Thus, I will use their capital, which is both full of danger and unliers will probably co these treasures Also, without this incentive, it will be otherwise impossible to convince the for free I also don’t need the as they are willing to create en soh”
This invitation froain him some crucial reinforcements, blunt the enemy’s counterattack, and also create further enmity between these two other races
And even if Danba and Eternal Night could foresee Su Chen’s intentions, they most likely wouldn’t refuse the offer either
Greed was an incredibly powerful motivator
The Astrals’ vast vaults and unlih to cause the two parties to drool with desire
The Boundless Sect had already carved a path forwards, and now they were leaving the juiciest portion to them How could they possibly refuse the offer?
Even if they knew that it was bait, they would still eagerly snap it up!