Forty millenniums of cul.., p.679
Forty Millenniums of Cultivation, page 679
Chapter 1029: You Have Failed! |
His face was blue and purple. Many parts of it had been burnt by the fire. Even his eyes were red because of the stimulation of the smoke.
His hair was curling because of the fire and seemed more like a messy bird nest. Some parts of his head were even bald now. He could not have looked more awful.
He was coughing and breathing hard without caring about his demeanor. Now and then, he was spitting out mouthfuls of bloodstained saliva.
All the details had been magnified by hundreds of times and displayed to every elite soldier of the demon race.
However, for most of the soldiers, the devastated appearance of the enemy would be their greatest nightmare in the decades to come!
"Jin Tuyi!"
Li Yao's voice, enhanced by the loudspeaker, was like thunder blowing out of the clouds. Every soldier of the coalition army of demons felt that their ears were aching.
"I have packed Blood Demon, your flagship, with bombs! You know that I must've brought a dozen Cosmos Rings that were loaded with crystal bombs when I decided to blow up the Eye of Blood Demon!"
"You are bluffing!" Jin Tuyi's voice echoed over the entire battlefield like thunders, too. "Blood Demon is the best flagship of the Blood Demon Sector that boasts the most rigorous defense system. I don't believe that you are able to plant crystal bombs on every key location of Blood Demon in only ten seconds!"
BOOM!
Hardly had Jin Tuyi concluded his sentence when Li Yao curled his finger again. This time, intense explosions broke out inside the bridge next to him.
Blood Demon seemed to have been hammered right in the face. It was leaning to the left side because of the blast. Even the strengthened external skeleton was raised up, revealing the shocking damage below the shell.
"You can take a gamble. Damn!"
Li Yao spat another mouthful of bloody saliva. After triggering the thirty-six Floating Vulcan Machine Cannons, enhancing the power of the bullets with his thousands of telepathic thoughts, and fleeing in the furious tidal force for such a long time, his brain and internal organs had been seriously harmed, too.
The bones all over his body were cracking, and his every organ was slowly leaking blood.
But still, he laughed cunningly. "You are free to come at me right now. Chances are that I had used up all my crystal bombs and I merely planted the three that were detonated a moment ago.
"However, should you lose the gamble, the best flagship of the Blood Demon Sector, as well as all the soldiers on board, especially the warriors of the Feather Clan and the Sea Clan, will certainly die together with me!"
Jin Tuyi gritted his teeth so hard that he nearly ground them into pieces.
Blood Demon was the most powerful warship of the Blood Demon Sector. Under normal circumstances, it was practically impossible to be infiltrated by an enemy.
But who could have foreseen that the tidal force would run out of control? At that time, Blood Demon was struggling in the turbulence of the tidal force. Its defense system had already been ripped apart. The main biochemical brain and the surveillance facilities had been seriously affected, too!
Who knew how many crystal bombs Li Yao had planted now that he had taken the opportunity to sneak into the warship? Nobody!
The fact that the warship was named after Blood Demon was indicative enough of its value.
But what was more valuable than Blood Demon was the warriors on it!
Jin Tuyi was the commander-in-chief of the coalition army of demons and a firm believer in the integration of the air, naval, and ground forces. As his flagship, there was no doubt that Blood Demon accommodated most soldiers of the Feather Clan and the Sea Clan, their ally.
The first wave of attack was mostly made of the ground troops of the Kingdom of Lion Butchers and the Nether Spring Kingdom. Air forces such as the Mirage Falcons were few.
The second wave of attack, in comparison, was commanded by Jin Tuyi in person, and naturally consisted most of the best troops of the Feather Clan and the Sea Clan!
Right now, the best troops of the Kingdom of Lion Butchers and the Nether Spring Kingdom had been annihilated, and more than ten demon emperors had been killed in the teleportation. Was it really worthwhile to kill a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator at the cost of the best flagship of the Blood Demon Sector and all the best troops of the Gold Crow Kingdom and the Sea Dominator Kingdom?
Before Jin Tuyi opened his mouth, Hong Yuntao, a demon emperor of the Sea Clan and one of the four giants of the Blood Demon Sector, blinked forward and subtly stood in his way. Raising his voice, he asked, "What do you want exactly? We are not going to let you walk away!"
Li Yao coughed hard for a while. His bloodshot eyes were purer than ever as he sincerely declared, "Peace. All I want is peace!"
BOOM!
While his words were still echoing in the air, two devilish warships that had crashed into each other not far away exploded because their catalysts, which were incompatible, were mixed up and exposed to the air. Fireballs were rising up to the sky like balloons.
"…" Jin Tuyi.
"…" Hong Yuntao.
"…" Soldiers of the coalition army of demons who were mostly injured.
Li Yao coughed. "… Alright, let's talk about peace later. All I want right now is a frank conversation with Jin Tuyi, the commander-in-chief of the coalition army, for five minutes so that the strongest warriors of the coalition army will learn the whole truth!"
"Haha. Hahahaha. Are you still trying to talk your way out of your doom right now?"
Jin Tuyi was so pissed off that he was actually laughing. His aura grew more and more intimidating like a devastated and infuriated eagle that had stretched its wings to hundreds of meters away!
Boosted by his demonic energy, the clouds in the sky all turned into feathers and flapped behind him as two new, even more enormous wings!
"My son is dead! The Mirage Falcon troop is doomed! The Red Tide Plan has failed! That's all because of you!" Jin Tuyi shouted in fury.
"Exactly!"
With the support of his saber, Li Yao struggled to his feet. He burst into laughter toward Jin Tuyi with his bloodstained teeth. "You are quite right. The Eye of Blood Demon has been mostly destroyed and cannot be repaired in half a year. Perhaps, it will take a year or two before it is reconstructed!
"But by then, the Heaven's Origin Sector will be highly alert! This time, a few of your troops have invaded the capital city of the Star Glory Federation. Even the most idiotic Cultivators of the Heaven's Origin Sector are well aware of your scheme now!
"You must know that the Heaven's Origin Sector can calculate the timing when the three satellites align as precisely as you can!
"Moreover, you have lost fourteen demon emperors and more than ten of your best troops, including the Mirage Falcons, in your futile attempt!
"You have lost the world war between the two Sectors. You have missed the last window to attack. The capability of the Heaven's Origin Sector and that of the Blood Demon Sector have been reversed. Our roles in the war have swapped!
"The Red Tide Plan is the scheme of your final war. It has consumed tremendous resources of the Blood Demon Sector. In a year and a half, there is no way that you can launch a second Red Tide Plan!
"But after a year and a half, the Heaven's Origin Sector will have built the capital city into a thorough, heavily defended fortress!
"For you, occupying other metropolises is pointless. It will only be a waste of the resources and manpower of the Blood Demon Sector!
"In short, you will not have the forces to initiate an all-out attack on the Heaven's Origin Sector in the next three to five years. But in three to five years' time, when the capability of the Heaven's Origin Sector soars, you will not stand a chance, either!
"Of course, you are free to kill me now. But, hehe, I believe that Blood Demon will not be the only thing to die with me. The entire Blood Demon Sector will go to hell with me, too!"
His words cast all the demon emperors into deep thought. They were all wearing complicated expressions.
For most of the demon emperors, they were smart and able to think into the distant future. Few were the simple-headed warriors who had more brawns than brains.
The demon emperors were all clear about the significance of the Red Tide Plan to the Blood Demon Sector. They also knew that, after the Eye of Blood Demon was destroyed and so many demon emperors and elite troops were killed, the Blood Demon Sector had lost the chance to crush the Heaven's Origin Sector once and all for now, or perhaps forever!
It was no longer a question about how to conquer the Heaven's Origin Sector but how to save the Blood Demon Sector and how to preserve their family, their clan, and even the entire demon race!
Hong Yuntao, the demon emperor of the Sea Clan and the master of the Sea Dominator Kingdom, had other thoughts, too.
He was the weakest one of the 'four giants of the Blood Demon Sector', and he had always collaborated with Jin Tuyi, who ranked the third, so that they could have a larger voice.
On many occasions, he had been dwarfed by Elder Blood Robe, a demon emperor of the Claw Clan, and Elder Nether Spring, a demon emperor of the Insect Clan, and ended up being their pawn.
Although his ally, Jin Tuyi, had been elected as the leader of the coalition army of demons, Hong Yuntao knew clearly that it was a temporary concession of the continentalism advocates. After they caught their breath, they would certainly take back their power, and the Feather Clan and the Sea Clan, who were relatively weak, would not be able to stop them!
But right now, the situation had undergone subtle changes.
In the Red Tide Plan, the first wave of attack had almost exclusively consisted of demon emperors of the Claw Clan and the Insect Clan.
Other than the Mirage Falcons, most of the other legions were the troops of the Insect Clan and the Claw Clan. The Sea Clan had not sent any troops.
Of course, it was not a coincidence.
The capital city of the Star Glory Federation was not next to the ocean. Although a large river flowed through the downtown area and there was a fairly large man-made lake, room for the Sea Clan to play their role was quite limited.
The first wave of soldiers to march into the capital city was responsible for taking over the strategic locations and establish fixed bastions. Naturally, the ground troops were the main force.
Also, the gap between the first wave of teleportation and the second was only five minutes. Therefore, the demon emperors of the Claw Clan and the Insect Clan had no complaints about the arrangement.
Who could have foreseen that the Eye of Blood Demon would crash suddenly and cause a destructive blow to the forces of the Nether Spring Kingdom and the Kingdom of Lion Butchers?
Right now, in the coalition army of demons, the Nether Spring Kingdom and the Kingdom of Lion Butchers had suffered heavy losses. The soldiers were all in a mess because of the lack of high-ranking officers.
As for the forces of the Gold Crow Kingdom and the Sea Dominator Kingdom, they had barely suffered any loss except for the Mirage Falcon troop led by Jin Tuyi's eldest son.
Strong as the Mirage Falcons might have been, they were only one of the troops of the Gold Crow Kingdom. The Gold Crow Kingdom, as one of the four superpowers of the Blood Demon Sector, was not really hurt just because of the loss of the Mirage Falcons.
Right now, the forces of the Gold Crow Kingdom and the Sea Dominator Kingdom combined seemed to be slightly stronger than those of the Kingdom of Lion Butchers and the Nether Spring Kingdom!
Hong Yuntao's eyes were flickering side to side nonstop.
The truth was that, since the 'point of impact' between the Blood Demon Sector and the Heaven's Origin Sector was in the Dark Desolate Domain on the Grand Desolate Plateau and it was impossible for the Sea Clan to march through the dry, barren desert, the Sea Clan had barely participated in the invasions against the Heaven's Origin Sector, and there was no much grudge between them and the Cultivators of the Heaven's Origin Sector.
The war cannot be fought any longer, Hong Yuntao secretly thought to himself.
Chapter 1030: Appearance of the Spore! |
However, he definitely would not say what was on his mind directly.
As a leader who was experienced in political struggles, Hong Yuntao knew exactly what a terrifying beast the will of the people was when it was completely activated.
Right at that moment, hundreds of thousands of soldiers, who were both crazy and confused, were still standing right below them. How could he negotiate 'peace' with the enemy right now?
Also, even if he agreed to peace, the rest of the demon emperors behind him would not!
As he expected, Hong Yuntao sensed that a volcano was erupting violently behind him. Jin Tuyi shouted at the top of his voice. "Shut up! Do you think that we are scared of death?
"Even if we have lost fourteen demon emperors, even if more than ten elite troops are now gone forever, and even if the wormhole is permanently closed, so what?
"We still have dozens of demon emperors, hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and billions of civilians who can fight!
"Even if the Blood Demon Sector is drowned in the ocean of fire, even if there is only one last soldier that is still standing, even if all the demons are sent out to battle, we will carry on the fight with the shameless Cultivators of the Heaven's Origin Sector!
"We are the offspring of Pangu. We are the children of Nuwa. We do not fear death! Death is just a starting point. Obliteration! Rebirth! Immortality!"
He seemed to have gone mad because of his eldest son's death.
Hong Yuntao's eyes passed Jin Tuyi and stopped at the rest of the demon emperors on the spot.
They were mostly mediocre demon emperors—from the cities and caves outside of the four superpowers or the smaller-sized noble families in the four superpowers—who were not qualified to participate in the decision-making process of the Pantheon of Demons.
In short, they used to be the vassals of the twelve demon emperors of the Pantheon of Demons.
However, right now, of the twelve demon emperors of the Pantheon of Demons, several had perished in the collapsing wormhole. Those 'mediocre' demon emperors could not help but have other thoughts.
Hong Yuntao and those demon emperors exchanged some information secretly during their eye contact.
A few demon emperors from the Sea Clan subtly moved to other locations under his lead.
"Jin Tuyi, as the commander-in-chief of the coalition army of demons, are you obstinate enough to treat the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and billions of demons as the fuel of your hatred?"
Taking a deep breath, Li Yao bulged his eyes and summoned his demonic energy. Glamorous shell and bone spurs appeared on his left arm, which spread out to his chest forming attractive stripes.
He extended his left hand, and the gem-like crystal in his palm popped up. Demonic fire was rushing out of the crystal and dancing merrily on the top of his palm!
The scene, after being enlarged by the hologram projector, was seen clearly by the hundreds of thousands of soldiers below him.
Most of the elite troops were not aware of Li Yao's identity. They only knew that he was a Cultivator from the Heaven's Origin Sector.
But right then, the 'Cultivator' was performing techniques of the demon race in public and unleashing intense demonic energy that was no weaker than Jin Tuyi's!
The best soldiers of the demon race, whose heads were still dizzy because of the savaging tidal force a moment ago, were completely befuddled.
"What—what is going on? Isn't he a Cultivator? Why is he displaying features of a demon?
"Is he a body fundamentalist? It is said that the body fundamentalists among the Cultivators are able to demonstrate the primeval features, too!
"How can a body fundamentalist unleash such strong demonic energy? What—what is he exactly?"
Li Yao clenched the demonic fire in his hands. Passing Jin Tuyi, his eyes were focused on the coalition army of demons around the bloody lake as he declared resolutely, "Jin Tuyi, don't you see? I killed a lot of you by destroying the Eye of Blood Demon, but I have saved a lot more, including the hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers of the demon race right below our feet!
"If I hadn't destroyed the Eye of Blood Demon and simply allowed you to enter the capital city, every one of you, including the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and the dozens of demon emperors, would have been contaminated by the spores, ending up either as walking dead or Elder Nether Spring's slaves!
"I warned you, but you were not willing to listen to me. Thus, I had to stop the Spore Stratagem in my own way!"
Shua! Shua! Shua! Shua! Shua!
In the sky above Li Yao's head, more than ten enormous light beams appeared again, displaying everything that he had seen in the Mausoleum of Chaos and the Gloomy Islands in the North Pole.
The fierce fight between the Fire Ant King and Elder Nether Spring in the Mausoleum of Chaos, the existence of the Nether World Watch, the inhumane experiments that Lu Wuxin conducted deep inside the Nether World, Li Yao's battle against the Nether World Watch himself, the miserable appearances of two captains of the captives named Han Tuhu and Suo Chaolong, and tremendous experiment data…
Most of the pictures had been captured by Neltharion, and the rest had been taken by the crystal cameras of the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit. After the careful montage of the specialists in Skyfire, they had turned into an impressive video clip.
For most of the elite soldiers of the coalition army, they had never learned the details of the Spore Stratagem and considered it pure nonsense, if they had ever heard it at all.
This was the first time that they had seen such a shocking view!
Li Yao specifically magnified the picture where Lu Wuxin was testing the 'uncontrollable mutants' deep inside the Nether World.
The uncontrollable mutants, whose horror was beyond imagination, seemed to be roaring right in front of the elite soldiers' eyes. They all felt that their blood was freezing.
The soldiers were even more infuriated when they saw that even the 'noble' silver-blood demons were also locked deep below the ground for experiments and even modified into the appearance of human beings!
