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Chapter 478: Chapter 474: Demon Emperor
"Boom!"
Flames filled the sky, like the Great Sun strutting its stuff.
Even though Liu Feiyun, Qi Yunxiao, Zhuo Chunqiu, and others were following hundreds of miles behind Gu Jinlai, they could still clearly "see" the extreme brightness at the edge of the sky and feel the power of destruction contained within the light.
That was...
An attack not inferior to a Top Divine Power in might!
Even Saints and Demon Emperors hit head-on would struggle to escape death.
But that wasn’t the point.
The point was...
Gu Jinlai had already unleashed similar Divine Skills over twenty times in a row.
Why is it that only Saints can comprehend Top-grade Divine Powers and Top Divine Powers?
On one hand, Top-grade Divine Powers and Top Divine Powers are quite complex, and it takes too much time to cultivate them. With the Devas’ lifespan of a couple of hundred years, dedicating too much heart and effort to Divine Powers could prevent achieving Saint status.
On the other hand, while Top-grade Divine Powers and Top Divine Powers wield tremendous power, their consumption is equally astonishing.
The True Yuan contained within the bodies of Devas simply cannot support it more than a few times.
Only Saints, who have condensed a Holy Body, with several to ten times the capacity of True Yuan compared to a Deva, can continuously release Top-grade Divine Powers and Top Divine Powers to slay enemies.
Yet even so, the amount of True Yuan inside Saints as well as their Undying Will is still only enough to sustain about a dozen or so instances of using Top Divine Powers.
And those who possess Undying Will and have achieved Saint Body Perfection can only manage around thirty to forty times at most.
But Gu Jinlai...
This was all before he even reached the main stronghold of those Demon Emperors.
"Truly inconceivable,"
Qi Yunxiao murmured to himself as he looked at the forests ablaze like wildfires along their path.
Although he had heard from Gu Jinlai that he could unleash attacks similar to a small yield hydrogen bomb, hearing about it and witnessing it firsthand were two entirely different things.
Looking at the patches of ground that had been scorched into magma, with the surrounding areas turned to cinder, he couldn’t help but look towards the distant horizon once more.
"If Senior Gu wields this power back on Blue Star, just by himself, he’d probably be on par with one of the superpowers of the world, right? His combat power could likely be ranked in the top ten!"
Qi Yunxiao conveyed his thoughts to Zhao Yushu through a message.
Zhao Yushu nodded vigorously.
She was about to speak when Qi Yunxiao thought of something more, "Perhaps it’s not just as simple as being one of the superpowers. Being in the top ten might also be an understatement. His deterrence alone could be comparable to the strongest few nations currently in existence."
Regardless of speed, or the special structural nature of life forms such as Saints and Martial Saints.
Entities like these are already a hybrid of half-energy, half-carbon-based life forms.
A Saint who has condensed a Holy Body has no weaknesses on their body.
Unless completely annihilated or the carrier of their Undying Will is destroyed, any damage can be repaired with a bit of Immortal Essence Gold.
"Unless those strongest nations dared to carry out a Jade and Stone Burn Together attack and simultaneously drop dozens, even hundreds of hydrogen bombs in the area, saturating it with blasts, no force could touch him,"
Qi Yunxiao stated with certainty.
Dozens, even hundreds of hydrogen bombs in a saturation attack?
Zhao Yushu’s pupils constricted.
She could hardly imagine such a scenario.
Yet, as she observed the occasional flares of bright light in the distance, she had to admit that what Qi Yunxiao was saying could very well be true.
Despite decades of development, where Blue Star may have invented many new types of weapons, like electromagnetic and laser weapons, the most destructive remained indubitably the large yield hydrogen bomb.
Especially saturation bombing with hydrogen bombs, whose destructive power far exceeds any other weapon.
If Senior Gu must be attacked to such an extent to be killed...
He could definitely sit on an equal footing with the strongest few nations of Blue Star.
"With such means at hand, killing a Demon Emperor is no longer just a pipe dream,"
Qi Yunxiao said to Liu Feiyun in a grave voice: "Let’s speed up and catch up."
"This is an attack equivalent to a Top Divine Power, but it’s unclear how many rounds he can maintain this attack for,"
Liu Feiyun said with a wry smile.
"We must trust in Senior Gu, I believe he would not joke with his own life without sufficient confidence,"
Qi Yunxiao said.
Liu Feiyun nodded in agreement.
She naturally understood this point; otherwise, she would not have followed until now.
At this moment, having witnessed Gu Jinlai display his abilities with her own eyes, what she pondered the most was the way forward for Li Yang Cave Heaven.
Liuhuo City, and even Hai Feng City, clearly had designs on the inheritance and treasures of their Li Yang Cave Heaven.
When there were only a few of them left, they could hide outside Liuhuo City without being detected, but once they rescued the tens of thousands from Li Yang Cave Heaven, it would be much harder to avoid the notice of the higher-ups in Liuhuo City.
In such a situation, their group must find a backer.
And Gu Jinlai, the Ancient Martial Saint, whose character and strength had already been verified...
Clearly was the best choice.
...
"Roar!"
The demon tides surged violently.
Gu Jinlai maintained a steady pace, pushing forward toward the Chi Long Territory, attracting even more Devils to come from all directions and surround him for the kill.
Although the majority were ordinary Devils, mixed with a few Demon Generals and Demon Marshals...
There was no lack of the presence of Demon Kings.
As the lord of the Chi Long Territory, the four powerful Demon Emperors had already learned of the news that a powerful human had made his way into their territory.
Considering his trajectory...
He clearly intended to take down the entire Chi Long Territory with the force of a single person.
The Four Great Demon Emperors, wary of Gu Jinlai’s power, commanded their subordinates to gather a large number of Devils to wear him down, while they also kept a vigilant watch on Gu Jinlai’s strength.
"Great Commander, this human is too powerful. Although we can defeat him, we will inevitably pay a heavy price. Maybe we should simply ask him what he wants – if we have captured any of their people by mistake, we can just give them back," proposed a Demon Emperor resembling a huge python with six heads to the other figures seated in a luxurious palace.
"Six Heads, do you want us to bow to a human?! To a species only fit to be capital for our evolution?" the largest figure in the palace, resembling a Rhino Man, boomed.
The voice echoed like thunder in the hall, making the smaller Devils tremble in fear.
"Humans are different from each other. This human has completed a life evolution and has earned a status on par with our own," said the Demon Emperor known as Three Heads. "My subordinates sent word; they used something useful from the human world to gauge his combat power. His strongest burst of attack raised his power to 540,000!"
"Don’t use these toys made by humans to fool me. I also have subordinates who have investigated his combat power. His energy intensity is clearly only 120,000 at his core, and it is only through the amplification of his Divine Skills that he can reach that level. How long can he sustain an attack with a combat power of 540,000?" the Rhino Man, respected as the Great Commander, suddenly stood up. "If we retreat now, it will only embolden these humans. Not only will we lose up to ten million resources for ascension, but these humans will also become more arrogant. The next time they press us, the price we will have to pay will be even greater."
"The Great Commander is right. In the past decade, many more humans have joined this power known as the Holy Dynasty. They are gradually becoming stronger, especially... some people from the Immortal Country seem to have run to the Holy Dynasty and are spreading rumors that our main forces have withdrawn from this land to attack Immortal Country. This rumor has already caused some unrest among the upper ranks of the Holy Dynasty, giving them ideas they shouldn’t have," said the Demon Emperor resembling a gigantic ape in the second seat, speaking gravely. "Therefore, I believe we should report to the Demon Emperors and initiate a war to completely annihilate these premature ideas among the Human Clan, reminding them of the fear they experienced a decade ago when we dominated them."
"But the problem is that indeed many of our forces have been drawn away. I’ve heard that now only the Six Great Demon Gods remain to deal with the Six Great Cave Heavens of these human forces. The other Demon Gods have only left their incarnations behind to deter the Human Clan and cannot exert their full combat power..." spoke the third Demon Emperor.
"That’s just a rumor, and it might even be a conspiracy spread by the humans themselves, with the purpose of making us afraid to make bold moves in the coming time," the ape-like Demon Emperor thundered. "Even if it’s true that only the Six Great Demon Gods are present, so what? The Cave Heavens of the human forces need to sacrifice their lives to gain the power to resist the Demon Gods. Ten years ago, these humans lacked the courage to fight to their deaths. Now, after ten years, their courage has been worn down even more. If we wage war, as long as we limit it to the outer fringes, they will not choose ’jade and stone burn together.’ On the contrary, we can use this opportunity to quickly become more powerful."
As he spoke, his formidable eyes turned toward the Great Commander. "The Spirit Venerables who descended with you have already broken through to the Middle Position, and the most outstanding ones have even reached the Upper level, holding the potential to ascend to become Demon Gods!"
Demon Gods!
Such beings indeed represent the strongest form that Spirit Venerables can achieve.
However, even among Spirit Venerables, only the most exceptional Upper Spirit Venerables can hope to transform their "vessels" into Demon Gods.
Once one becomes a Demon God, then by shepherding a nation’s billions of lives and sourcing spiritual feedback from these beings over time, there might be hope to further perfect oneself, evolving into a realm akin to that of a Demon Lord.
With this in mind, the Demon Emperor made a decision.
"I will report to the Demon Emperor and convince them to unleash the demon tides, and this human is the perfect excuse," the Demon Emperor said solemnly. "But first, we must capture this human, or at the very least defeat him. In our world, losers have no right to speak."
"Hahaha, rest assured, Great Commander. Leave it to me. I will summon my men to encircle this human, drain his strength, and capture him alive. Moreover, I will personally intervene to prevent this human from escaping when his strength wanes," laughed the ape-like Demon Emperor heartily as he strode out of the territory.
