Forty millenniums of cul.., p.615
Forty Millenniums of Cultivation, page 615
However, biochemical beasts were not dead. In the hibernation state, they did not have self-awareness, but their body parts were still functioning normally. They could be compared to someone in a vegetative state.
Li Yao crossed his arms and legs, trying to reduce his body size. Then, with the movement of his muscles, his carefully avoided the tusks and slid into the lightning boa's throat!
He could not stay there for long because the throat was one of the most sensitive body parts for any creature. If he stayed there for long, it would certainly trigger anomalies in the lightning boa's vital signs or even make the beast gag. Somebody would certainly notice him if so.
Li Yao moved forward and slid into the lightning boa's stomach through its throat!
The stomach of the beast-type demon beasts was highly-elastic, which allowed them to devour prey that were even larger than themselves before they digested the food slowly later.
Therefore, a 'tiny' prey like Li Yao would not trigger overreactions when he fell into the lightning boa's stomach.
However, now that he was in the lightning boat's stomach, he would have to suffer the erosion of super corrosive gastric acid.
At first, he felt itching, as if a hundred feathers were brushing his skin unhurriedly.
But very soon, the feathers turned into thorny needles that were digging into his skin, his flesh, and even his bones, absorbing his marrow.
Li Yao held back the agony in silence while he summoned his spiritual energy to repair his body slowly. He waited patiently in the stomach of the lightning boa.
Chapter 927: Gloomy Wind in the North Pole! |
At the center of the Star Swallowing Sea, on the gray devilish warship, Elder Nether Spring furrowed his brows so hard that three flying swords seemed to have stabbed his forehead. Thousands of stars were condensed on his retina, and countless streams of information were groups, processed, and distributed.
Suddenly, the 'flying swords' on Elder Nether Spring's forehead shook violently. "The sixth squad has reported an anomaly?"
Swirl stepped forward and replied, "An unexpected wind blew the cargo boxes off, but they have been fixed again now. The goods inside the boxes were not damaged. The squad will try their best to make up for the delay."
"An unexpected wind blew the cargo boxes off?" Elder Nether Spring chewed on the two words 'unexpected wind' and suddenly glared. He said coldly, "Swirl, you go in person with the third squad and conduct the most thorough search on the sky-hunting warship of the Blade of Chaos and all the cargo boxes and the biochemical slots that are piled on it. Remember, x-ray them one by one. Report to me immediately if you find anything wrong!"
Swirl was dazed for a moment, but she closed her legs and bowed toward Elder Nether Spring before leaving in a hurry.
A moment later, dozens of flashing lines spurted out of the devilish warship, which rushed in the sky of the Star Swallowing Sea toward the place where the sky-hunting warship was docked!
"By the order of Elder Nether Spring, the sky-hunting warship is to be thoroughly searched!" Swirl declared with a cold face. A lot of black beetles surrounded the sky-hunting warship and crawled in through the weird gaps on it.
Another few well-trained elites of the Nether World Watch gathered the soldiers who were stationed around the ship and asked them to replay the entire process of the incident.
As for Swirl herself, she carried a few x-ray scanners together with her trusted subordinates and examined the cargo boxes and the biochemical slots that were as huge as a mountain.
Invisible mystic rays passed through the boxes one after another. With the special glasses that they wore, they were able to clearly see everything inside the boxes when the mystic rays pierced through the walls.
Three to four of her subordinates were scanning one box from different angles. Even a bug would have had nowhere to hide.
All the cargo boxes were done scanning with no anomalies detected.
Next were the containers of the biochemical beasts.
Shua! Shua!
Beams of mystic rays brushed the containers time and time again. What was displayed on the glasses was nothing but demon beasts in hibernation.
Every demon beast was observed for at least one minute. Still, there was nothing wrong.
"Nothing unusual has been found on the sky-hunting warship."
"The reconstruction of the scene of the incident has been finished. Based on the speed of wind and the shape of the cargoes, it is possible that there was suddenly a loss of balance."
"The broken rope has been carefully examined, too. It was indeed torn apart by gravity, not by a sharp blade!"
Swirl nodded, her face as indifferent as before. She said coldly, "Very good. Stay on the highest alert. Even if so much as a fly passes you, I want you to tell me how many hairs are on its leg!"
"Understood!"
"Understood!"
"Understood!"
All the soldiers of the Nether World Watch held their heads high, full of killing intent.
Swirl reported to Elder Nether Spring through the communication bug. "Elder, everything is normal. Nothing unusual has been detected."
Elder Nether Spring was silent for a while before he replied. "How long till we take off?"
Swirl calculated quickly. "Eleven hours."
"We don't have so much time. I have a bad feeling." Elder Nether Spring commanded, "Make it eight. Blow up the place in eight hours!"
…
8 hours, 23 minutes, and 33 seconds later, Li Yao suddenly felt inside the super corrosive stomach of the boa that the demonic energy around him was getting denser.
Then, there was a moment of weightlessness before the devilish warship leaned upwards and soared into the sky.
In the next second, a series of thunderous noises, as if the planet was being destroyed, echoed, which were clearly audible despite the thick skin of the boa.
A massive, super explosion.
As an expert of bombs, Li Yao immediately made the judgement.
He was overjoyed because it was a sign that Elder Nether Spring had retreated.
Li Yao finally breathed in relief at this moment. He concentrated his telepathic thoughts into thin threads and enhanced his connection to Neltharion again, opening the second picture deep inside his brain.
The Fire Ant King was still locked inside the tusk cage and no different from a day ago. It seemed that Elder Nether Spring had been too busy moving the trophies inside the Mausoleum of Chaos to greet his blood brother.
Li Yao reached out to the Fire Ant King in exactly the same way he did last time.
The Fire Ant King suddenly shivered, apparently breathing at a higher frequency. He wrote with his demonic energy, "You haven't left?"
"I'm sorry," Li Yao said. "The plan of distraction did not work out. Elder Nether Spring noticed it earlier than I expected. But I'm still working on other plans, and I'm going to get you out one way or another."
"Elder Nether Spring is watching over me very closely. A stream of venomous fog is released into the tusk cage every hour. My strength is about to be exhausted just in order to resist the venomous fog. It will be very difficult for me to escape!"
"A lot of things are happening outside. I believe that Elder Nether Spring will not have too much time to work on you. He has more import missions to do right now. Let's wait and find an opportunity when we are in his nest."
Pausing and pondering for a moment, Li Yao continued. "Also, I have learned the secrets of Chaos and the reason why he created the demon race!"
"What?" The Fire Ant King almost exclaimed aloud. "What is the background of God Chaos exactly? And how was the demon race created?"
"It's a long story. I might tell it to you later after I get you out," Li Yao said. "To ensure the stability of communication and avoid interference of the supersonic speed during the high-velocity movement, I have to trigger very intense spiritual waves, which are likely to be detected by the experts. So, I'm going to cut off the communication.
"But before I hang up, I have a question for you.
"Do you really believe in 'God Chaos' and his ideology?"
"Of course!" the Fire Ant King replied resolutely. "I firmly believe that God Chaos created all demons equally. There was never the distinction between saint blood and chaotic blood or between nobles and lowborn!
"I am going to put the ideology of God Chaos into practice until the day I die!"
"Very good. It appears that there is a foundation for our cooperation now." Li Yao smiled. "Let's talk more after we reach Elder Nether Spring's nest!"
Li Yao cut off most of the connection with Neltharion and only kept the feeblest telepathic thought, allowing Neltharion to hide in its stealth and alert state.
The devilish warship was moving straight upwards. It appeared to have penetrated through the atmosphere of the planet and was rushing rapidly in the orbit out of the atmosphere.
When the devilish warship cut into the atmosphere again, twenty hours had passed. Li Yao sensed a gloomy wind blowing outside, freezing everything that anybody could see.
Where are we exactly?
The environment temperature is very low. The magnetic field is chaotic, too. There are also various kinds of other interference!
Li Yao searched the data of the Blood Demon Sector quickly and looked for a terrain that had similar features to his surroundings. Very soon, his eyes shined as he found the answer.
The North Pole!
It was the North Pole of the Blood Demon Sector—more specifically, a place named 'Gloomy Wind Islands'!
Of the two poles of the Blood Demon Sector, the South Pole was an icy continent and relatively stable, but the North Pole was broken islands, as if it had been bombarded by enormous meteorites in the prehistoric era. It was scattered, bizarrely shaped, and had a chaotic magnetic field and climate. The place was enshrouded by the furious, freezing wind all year round and surrounded by a roaring ocean.
Just like the White Silver Death Desert, it was an unpopulated, horrendous place that even demon beasts would rather not set foot in.
No. The Gloomy Wind Islands of the North Pole were even more scary than the White Silver Death Desert.
The White Silver Death Desert was lifeless, but its magnetic field was relatively stable, which allowed the warships to fly freely without losing the direction.
The ocean of the North Pole, on the other hand, was teeming with a lot of huge vortexes. The magnetic field was a mess, and the water was freezingly cold. Countless beasts and experts had lost their way and perished in the place over the past thousand years.
There was no telling how many bones had piled up in the depths of the bottomless ocean.
It's rather shocking that Elder Nether Spring has set up his secret nest in the Gloomy Wind Islands in the North Pole. No wonder he refined the Nether World Watch blatantly with no worries that the Pantheon of Demons might discover it.
Right, this place is likely another war base left by Ba Yanzhi because it has exactly the same characteristics as the Star Swallowing Sea in the White Silver Death Desert.
The greatest similarities of the Gloomy Wind Islands in the North Pole and the Star Swallowing Sea in the White Silver Death Desert were that they were equally unfrequented by living creatures and that they boasted a harsh natural environment. Even if the poison and venomous gas leaked out, it would never survive the scorching desert or the frigid ocean, much less spread out.
Ba Yanzhi had clearly chosen the two locations after much deliberation so that other creatures would not be affected. Now that Elder Nether Spring had occupied the war base in the North Pole, there had to be some leads regarding the Mausoleum of Chaos inside it.
It was the origin of everything!
The devilish warship landed slowly.
Hiding in the darkness, Li Yao could not see what was going on clearly. He felt like a cat was scratching his heart, but there was nothing he could do except hold back his curiosity and wait.
The offloading work lasted an entire day. Eventually, all the containers of biochemical beasts were transported somewhere deep under the ground.
Finally, Li Yao was able to enhance his spiritual waves and reach out to Neltharion again.
He had been worrying that Elder Nether Spring would bring the Fire Ant King back to the headquarters to the Pantheon of Demons instead of keeping him locked up in this place.
However, it was not very likely. The Fire Ant King was a demon emperor after all. Although he was caged and injected with poison right now, he was still a time bomb and could cause major trouble if anything went wrong.
As he expected, soon after Li Yao and the Fire Ant King reestablished their communication, Despot and Swirl came in with four soldiers of the Nether World Watch in heavy armor.
The injected almost twenty paralyzing and suppressing drugs into the Fire Ant King's body at first before they stuffed him into a special cage that looked like a coffin.
Shua!
Swirl touched a rune array outside of the 'coffin'. Almost a hundred sharp thorns immediately jerked out from the internal wall and pierced into the Fire Ant King deeply, making him unable to move at all.
But Neltharion had crawled into the Fire Ant King's mouth in advance before Despot and Swirl arrived!
Chapter 928: Mad Medic! |
There was nothing but darkness after the 'coffin' was closed. Some thick, stinky liquid was poured in from the top of the coffin. After it filled the entire coffin, it immediately turned extremely tensile, like the buffer foam that was employed in crystal warships, which could suppress the outburst of one's strength to the largest extent.
With such thorough measures, if Li Yao were not here, there was no way that the Fire Ant King could get out.
Li Yao could only calculate the time in silence. It took 42 minutes and 33 seconds from when they set off from the port where the devilish warship was docked to when the 'coffin' was opened again.
Therefore, it was safe to assume that the war base in the North Pole was no smaller than the Mausoleum of Chaos.
When he was pulled out of the coffin, the Fire Ant King pretended that he was feeble and moaned, taking the chance to let out Neltharion.
In front of Li Yao was a very special chamber.
It seemed to be a combination of a lab, an interrogation room, and an operation room.
At the center of the chamber was an operating bed that was embedded with crystals and surrounded by dozens of mechanical arms and tentacles.
In the storeroom nearby, almost a hundred enormous culture dishes were placed, in which countless shocking organs were being soaked in a bright yellow liquid.
The Fire Ant King was lifted onto the operating table. The tentacles on the two sides immediately crawled into his veins like vipers that had smelt blood.
The mechanical arms also stabbed needles deep into his acupuncture points. The needles seemed to carry electricity, too, making him unable to move at all.
With his hands in his back, Elder Nether Spring watched peacefully while his brother was riddled with holes. "I've given you five days. Have you decided whether or not to cooperate with me?
"Tell me the locations of the Blade of Chaos' hideouts and the formulas of the strengthening drugs in your possession, and the two of us will rise in the time of riot together!"
The Fire Ant King grinned. "Brother, just do it. You really think I'm a three-year-old?"
Elder Nether Spring stared at him in silence for a long time before he shook his head pitifully, as if he was surprised that his brother chose a more painful way to die. In the end, he nodded helplessly. "Alright. I don't have spare time to waste on you. Therefore, I'm going to introduce an old friend to you. I believe that you will tell him everything you know after you bond for a while."
Du! Du! Du!
Somebody knocked on the door very politely.
However, the guy who walked into the chamber in delight did not seem polite at all.
Li Yao did not even know how he should describe the guy.
He was like an abnormal child who had endured excessive radiation of spiritual energy. His head was bumpy like a potato, and he had green, weed-like hair. His left eye was smaller than a quail egg, and his right eye was even larger than the egg of a goose. Furthermore, there were more than ten pupils growing inside his eyeball, densely distributed and similar to the eyes of a bug.
His right arm was like the sharp claw of a dragon, which was almost one meter in diameter and covered in solid, green scales. But his left arm was an amalgamation of almost twenty tentacles of an octopus from which bright purple liquids were flowing out. Moreover, two artificial arms protruded out of his chest—the front ends of which were embedded with almost a hundred gears for operations like a multipurpose military knife.
Li Yao's eyes were keen enough for him to realize that they were the artificial arms utilized in the automatic operation cabins in the military of the Star Glory Federation. For some reason, the guy had transplanted two of them on his own body!
Hundreds of scars were packed on his gray body. There were also dozens of translucent tubes that directly connected his organs like external veins and nerves, with suspicious liquids flooding inside nonstop.
The guy was wearing a white robe with a blood red skull painted on it. The crossed bones appeared to be two lancets!
A named suddenly jumped into Li Yao's head. It was one of the most horrid individuals, whom no one should mess with, in the Blood Demon Sector according to Jin Xinyue.
Lu Wuxin, the 'Mad Medic'!
The last individuals that anybody would mess with were not necessarily the strongest ones.
For the big shots such as Elder Nether Spring or Jin Tuyi, they were the leaders of a kingdom or a clan. They often thought far ahead and had big plans, and they acted in their own pattern. It was not easy to mess with them even if one wanted to.
However, there were some terrifying experts who lived alone. What they did today would depend entirely on their mood. Sometimes, even they did not know what they were thinking exactly!
