Chapter 1401: Shadow Lord Crimson Supreme God!

Chapter 1401: Shadow Lord, Scarlet Supreme God!

"Unit types?!"

The Heavenly Curse Beast and the Emperor hurriedly turned their gazes to look upon hearing those words.

And then they witnessed that among the army of the Divine Kingdom of the Scorching Sun, which numbered over two hundred jing, a full two-thirds of the massive host had completely transformed into two entirely new unit types that they were thoroughly unfamiliar with.

Furthermore, the combat strength of these two new units was so formidable that even as the leaders of top-tier bloodline racial factions, they felt a tremor of alarm in their hearts just by looking at them.

"What kind of units are these?!"

"Why do they feel even stronger than our own Kingdom-tier units?"

Yuan exclaimed in shock.

The Heavenly Curse Beast and the Emperor also wore solemn expressions.

As top-tier bloodline racial factions, their clans naturally possessed Kingdom-tier units, and more than just one or two varieties at that.

But after comparing them, they suddenly realized that even the top-tier god-state troops from their own clan—troops ranked among the top three across all the myriad realms—were still vastly inferior to these two "mysterious units" from the Prairial God-State.

How could this be possible?!

Could it be that a soldier under the reserve leadership of the Supreme Lord be of the highest-tier combatant class?

That thought flashed through their minds, only to be instantly dismissed.

Nonsense!

Highest-tier combatants!

Such units are exceedingly rare even among the most powerful factions—so rare, in fact, that their cultivation methods are scarce and come with impossibly high costs. Most high-tier factions only maintain a few such elite units, blending them with the majority of god-state-level troops to form their armies.

Only the most elite, top-tier factions would mass-produce these highest-tier warriors and deploy them as their primary fighting force!

"Then, if not the highest-tier, what kind of troops are they?"

Their minds filled with doubt.

Especially when they could not find any information about this particular military unit—their confusion deepened even further.

Another two hours passed.

In the Chaos Sea,

the battle between the two sides continued unabated.

Yet, the combined forces of the three top-bloodline races—originally totaling over a thousand jing—had now dwindled to just over eight hundred jing.

Twenty billion deities had been reduced to eighteen billion.

Thirty thousand true gods had lost five thousand, now standing at twenty-five thousand.

Over a thousand chief gods had fallen to eight hundred.

As for the forces of the Prairial Divine Nation, their losses were minimal—only ten jing of soldiers, over ten million deities, three thousand true gods, and twelve chief gods had perished.

And these fallen soldiers and deities, at this very moment, are rising again upon the resurrection altar of the Life Ark, being restored by the rituals of the priests, and swiftly rejoining the battlefield.

That is to say—

The Jiaoyang Divine Realm had suffered almost no casualties, merely losing some of their resurrection resources.

Yet the three top-bloodline ethnic powers had sustained devastating losses.

The chieftains of the Yuan, Tian Su, the Imperial Dynasty, and their affiliated races, now stared at this scene with faces as dark as the bottom of a pot.

At the same time, they felt utterly incredulous.

"Elite-tier troops!"

Yuan gritted his teeth.

"Such a troop with this staggering gap in power—there is no doubt they are of the highest elite tier!"

"Otherwise, our Divine Realm-grade troops would not have been so utterly powerless!"

"And it's not just some ordinary elite unit."

The Emperor spoke softly, "I once visited the Land of Despair. There, under the command of the Will of Despair, there stood the 'Withered Heart'—also an elite unit of the highest tier."

"But in terms of combat prowess, perhaps in one-on-one encounters, they might just manage to hold their own. Yet in the crucible of battle—where teamwork and coordination are tested—the Withered Heart would utterly fall short of this elite unit, a reserve of the Supreme Lord."

"Impossible! How could such a unit have come into His possession?"

"Elite units of this rank are exclusively held by powers of Supreme Deity level, or even Will-level forces. They are completely sealed off from us. How could a Lord who had only recently arrived on the Supreme Continent possess such a unit?"

Yuan was utterly astonished.

If elite units were so easily obtainable, then the most advanced and ancient race of beings, having governed the Supreme Cosmos for eons, would have long since acquired them.

"Let us set aside the question of how He obtained such an elite unit."

"What matters now is—how do we destroy him?"

The Emperor's voice was grave. "If we continue like this, even if we exhaust our forces, we will still be unable to defeat him. Instead, it is our own soldiers and deities that will be consumed by him, one by one."

Speaking thus,

He suddenly turned to gaze at the Heaven-Forbidden Beast, asking sharply:

"Heaven-Forbidden Beast, when exactly will that esteemed elder arrive?"

"Which part of that do you think I have the right to interfere with?"

The Heaven-Forbidden Beast replied coldly. "The elder may come when he pleases."

Gen lightly furrowed his brow.

Three more hours passed.

At that moment, on the battlefield,

the ordinary forces of the three top-bloodline races had dwindled from over eight hundred million to just over five hundred million.

Eight hundred million spirits had been reduced to twelve hundred million.

Fifty thousand true gods once again fell, reducing to forty thousand, leaving only fifteen thousand true gods remaining.

Over eight hundred chief deities dwindled to more than six hundred.

On the side of the Praeyang Divine Realm, with the enemy forces weakened and their counterattacks now flowing effortlessly, the resurrection efforts had become remarkably smooth—so much so that the Praeyang Realm's troops were nearly fully manned.

The leaders of the Yuan and other races witnessed this scene and their faces turned ashen with dread.

They had still underestimated the might of these elite units under the Praeyang Lord's command.

The power of these two supreme combat forces was terrifying!

They could easily outclass the divine realm units under their own command by tenfold!

If this trend continued,

eventually, they would surely suffer a devastating defeat—one that would see them utterly destroyed, with nearly every last one of their forces perishing.

Then, when that day came—

Their self-proclaimed daring feats would become the ridicule of all realms and tribes, a further stepping stone to the erosion of the Celestial Sovereign's prestige!

"When exactly will that noble arrive?"

Yuan gritted his teeth and asked again.

He could not bear to witness his race's foundational strength being slowly and painfully drained before his very eyes.

If they did nothing, even if they ultimately won, they would surely fall below the pinnacle of powerful races, reduced merely to ordinary high-bloodline factions.

"I said."

"That noble may come whenever he chooses."

The Heaven-Cursed Beast spoke coldly.

"You!?"

Yuan was furious.

At that very moment.

A light, carefree voice echoed with satisfaction.

"Good."

"The moment my presence arrives, it will arrive—no delay!"

"From this point on, it's my responsibility."

"I will first eliminate that so-called Supreme Commander-in-Training. The rest shall be handed over to you."

"Don't forget—the remaining payment."

Source, Tian Suu Beast, and the Emperor's Divine Form jolted. Then, the Tian Suu Beast hurriedly bowed with reverence:

"Salutations, Supreme God of the Shadow King!"

"We have already prepared the remaining payment. Please, Lord, rest assured."

"Very well."

"I must go."

From the moment the Supreme Shadow God spoke, He was nowhere to be seen—no trace remained, not even when the other gods had finally parted ways.

"Supreme Shadow God?"

"Shadow King..."

"Shadow King..."

Gen murmured to himself, as if the name stirred something familiar within him.

Seconds passed. Then, his face suddenly twisted with shock.

"Supreme Shadow Red God?!"

"Did you summon the Supreme Red God to confront the Reserve Supreme Lord?!"

"Are you mad?"