Chapter 622 Exceeding One's Limits, the Pride of the Heart

The dark and crimson karmic debt transformed into a pure white immortal dharma image.That colossal hand tore open the space before the world's eyes, opening a passage for the warriors to the 40-60 war zone.Zhou Chongli told Li An all of this.Li An was incredulous.Is this the battle of Dao Hearts?Emperor Hengtian, for the sake of a grudge, forcibly used his Qi to delay the war.Yu Shan, for the sake of a counterattack, was willing to sink into millions of years of stagnation, determined to break free from Emperor Hengtian's Qi prison.The value of life cannot be measured in money, but energy can.In the eyes of either side, these two were insane.Whether it was the Qi used by Emperor Hengtian or Yu Shan's Primordial Heavenly Venerable dharma image, both were world-destroying methods.Yet both of them used them on this battlefield."Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore." On the city wall of the 18th War Zone, Li An pulled up a grand chair, lay wearily on it, and stared blankly at the stars, his gaze unfocused, lost in thought.After the battle, he no longer needed to worry about anything—counting casualties, calculating merits, providing medical care, or handling the aftermath.The people above only told him to rest well.Then, his satellite communication device received a message."The military parade is canceled. A Great Wall burial will be held seven days later for the compatriots who died today." Li An casually browsed the forum of the War Strategist Alliance, where some strategists were calculating the approximate number of deaths in the battle."The battle began too suddenly. More than half of the war zones hadn't even had time to deploy according to Li An's plan. The situation in war zones 60-80 was extremely dire. If it weren't for Li An's advance deployment of tens of thousands of troops from other parts of the Great Wall, and the Ghost Lord's group of crippled warriors' ability to reverse the tide of battle, it's unimaginable how many people would have died in those 20 war zones tonight.""Even so, 3 war zones fell, and 8 were severely damaged. The number of soldiers killed or wounded exceeded 9,000, and the civilian death toll surpassed 20 million.""If it weren't for Lord Suzaku..." "This forced the Celestial Commander to change his strategy, causing the mechanical army to suddenly retreat and regroup. That number will likely double again.""War Zones 20-40 suffered almost no casualties. The geniuses of the Temple of Cultivation were all gathered there, making them very powerful.""War Zones 40-60, in the initial first phase, Meng Chen commanded very well. He and his men held off the enemy's offensive, with a casualty ratio of approximately 1:4—for every one of our casualties, the enemy lost four.""But in the second phase, after a dramatic shift in the quality and quantity of both sides..." "Meng Chen was powerless to reverse the situation. The total number of soldiers killed or wounded exceeded ten thousand, but the civilians in the border towns were almost unaffected, thanks to Li He.""A simple calculation suggests that our soldiers died around 30,000, while the civilian deaths were approximately 30 million.""The enemy's mechanical army and native demon soldiers, numbering nearly 200,000, were almost completely wiped out. Of these, 150,000 died at the hands of the last high-level divine beings to enter the fray, and about 40,000 died at the hands of the Temple of Cultivation and the Ghost Lord's forces. Our soldiers actually killed no more than ten thousand." "The most outrageous thing is that such a large-scale war only lasted 20 minutes, which is considered fast even in blitzkrieg, because the enemy's main force consisted of mechanized units with extremely high execution capabilities.""This severely tested the response capabilities of our strategists. Judging from the final result, most of our strategists failed.""Because 30 million civilians died.""But if we look at the quality of both sides' armies, we... shouldn't blame ourselves."This post never mentioned Li An's name.However, all the replies below were related to Li An."If we had listened to Li An's command from the beginning, how could so many people have died!""So stupid! At the start of the war, I hadn't even done the resource allocation properly. I didn't even know who to distribute the guns to.""The military intelligence department must be held accountable! A general offensive-level war, and not a single piece of intelligence! It's been years since something this absurd has happened!!""Sigh, eleven strategists died tonight alone. Let's think about how to make up for it later." Anger, regret, pain—a whole host of emotions leaped off the page. But Li An's heart was utterly still, quieter than the blood-red night.Even as a group of people worshipped him, swearing obedience to his commands, his emotions remained completely unmoved.No.Anger.Beneath Li An's still heart lay rage.Zhou Chongli had told him many things, including the undercurrents in the Celestial Realm."The Heng Clan sent out a mechanical army, commanded by only one person, because they never intended to conquer our Human Realm.""Dealing with the Human Realm was merely a mission the Heng Clan received.""For the Heng Clan, this war was simply a way to appease a task given to them by some being."Li An suddenly let out a strange, self-deprecating laugh.His numb heart was pierced once more.What a ridiculous motive for war.Not even for personal gain, just a mission to be completed superficially, resulting in the deaths of 30 million civilians and 30,000 soldiers.Li An's anger stemmed not from their attitude, but from his own weakness.It's unbreakable.If it weren't for the Ghost Lord's final explosion! If it weren't for that ancient immortal sealing Zhuang Yongzhan directly! Who knows how long it would have taken for his divinity to break through that spatial barrier!The difference in cultivation level is too great.He doesn't even have a Dao Soul.His physical strength isn't enough either; even achieving the Three Realms Unity would require waiting for someone to rewind.Too weak.In this battle, Li An is undoubtedly the greatest contributor.Because without him, our army wouldn't have been able to resist at all; at least two-thirds of the 60 war zones would have been annihilated, and the final result would have been so terrible that it would have caused the collapse of the world.But Li An doesn't care about merit or fame.He only knows that he is no longer the one who can influence the course of the war.The contemporary number one, known as the Black Supreme, can only kneel before a wall and pray that it will crumble quickly in this battle.How humiliating! "Everyone's capabilities are limited." At this moment, the Ghost Lord appeared beside Li An, offering words of comfort."Today was a great victory. The combined forces of 200,000 enemy soldiers have generated a massive amount of good fortune, along with countless resources.""And you deserve the greatest credit! You should be happy!"But even with all his might, Li An could only manage an unnatural smile."You rascal," the Ghost Lord sighed, "Well, that's why you've been advancing so rapidly.""Excessive demands on yourself, a heart filled with the utmost pride."