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Chapter 482: 478
Chi Long Territory.
Liu Feiyun, Xi Baintian, Qi Sheng, and Zhuo Chunqiu led many experts as they quickly advanced.
Despite intermittent assaults by Devils that surged out to encircle them, because Gu Jinlai had attracted the main Devils forces, those remaining were either low-level Devils that hadn’t managed to join the main group, or a small number of intelligent Demon Generals and Demon Marshals aware of the danger.
Confronted by the ranks from the Li Yang Cave Heaven, these attacking Devils were essentially killed off during the encounters.
Even when they came across a Demon King that had been isolated, it was still jointly slain by Qi Sheng, Liu Feiyun, Xi Baintian, Zhuo Chunqiu, and others.
As everyone delved deeper into the Chi Long Territory, the areas filled with charred blackness and fierce flames increased.
Within the sea of fire were numerous corpses of Devils, countless in number.
Towards the rear, the surroundings almost entirely turned into a sea of fire, where people could barely find a complete path to traverse.
If it wasn’t for the fact that the weakest among the more than a thousand people possessed the cultivation of official martial artists, and with Devas consistently clearing the way at the front, they would have found it incredibly difficult to proceed.
Even so...
Liu Feiyun looked up at the sky.
The sky was ablaze.
Within sight, filled with flames and smoke.
Countless trees and Devils turned to ash after being burnt, their remnants lifted into the void, then softly falling, forming a black snowflake.
As thick as the clouds and dense as a swarm.
At that moment, it felt as if they weren’t walking on the Earth but rather a hellish world overrun by flames and lava.
This scene, oppressive and suffocating.
"The entire Chi Long Territory, spanning thousands of miles where the Devils resided, seems to have all been ignited. Once the flames extinguish, this region will be scorched barren,"
Qi Sheng said.
"Burn, burn it well, these demon nests. It’s best to burn them all down at once, turning those Devils to ash along with them,"
Xi Baintian stated firmly, with a deep hatred for evil.
Upon seeing a Demon Marshal whose body had mostly turned to char yet still clung to a trace of life, he shot out a blast of Gang Qi, beheading the dying Demon Marshal on the spot.
"It’s like a thousand suns falling from the void, igniting the world, fierce flames raging, burning for thousands of miles..."
Liu Feiyun watched this scene, growing more awe-struck at the power’s greatness the deeper they went into the Chi Long Territory.
"Is this the true power of the Ancient Martial Saint? Is this the confidence behind his solo conquest of the Chi Long Territory?"
Qi Yunxiao and Zhao Yushu said nothing.
They were somewhat frightened by the terrifying scene before them.
Because, all around them, they were engulfed by flames and dust.
Even the sky was clouded with thick smoke, rendering it indistinct, where behind the dense smog seemed to linger endless firelight.
It was as if the entire sky was on fire.
This vision of scorched earth impacted their hearts deeply.
Especially Zhao Yushu...
Though she had experienced a struggle within the Yellow Dragon Commerce, she had never witnessed such a scene!
For an ordinary person, seeing corpses would incite fear, but this terror is incomparable to the despair of watching hundreds or thousands of nuclear missiles launch simultaneously.
Because, once that occurs, everyone knows that what follows will be mankind’s destruction, the end of the world!
Yet Gu Jinlai, in his attempt to destroy the Chi Long Territory, unleashed the power of nuclear fusion countless times.
It was akin to detonating hundreds of low-yield hydrogen bombs over this land spanning thousands of miles...
For those caught within, was it any different from witnessing an apocalypse of flames?
"What is the cultivation level of the Ancient Martial Saint?"
At this time, Zhuo Chunqiu couldn’t help but ask, "The Chi Long Territory houses the Four Great Demon Emperors, dozens of Demon Kings, and several hundred thousand Devils. If one doesn’t use a strategy of fighting while retreating, even visiting Saints by the dozen could not contend with the Chi Long Territory... Furthermore, even ordinary Void Immortals could not sustain the release of Divine Skills to kill hundreds of thousands of Devils, unless they possessed a Supreme Taoist Device or a Divine Weapon! But the Ancient Martial Saint... he is just a Martial Saint! Even after achieving the status of Human Immortal, he shouldn’t be capable of this extent, right?"
Qi Sheng glanced at him but said nothing.
He too was puzzled by Gu Jinlai.
If you say Gu Jinlai was a Martial Saint, his attack methods don’t quite seem like the Derivation Divine Abilities.
They rather seem more akin to what cultivators use.
But if you say he was a cultivator, he hasn’t achieved the Saint Body.
And without the Saint Body, how could a Deva have such immense energy to continually unleash attacks comparable to Top Divine Powers hundreds of times?
No!
Even a Peak Saint with fully perfected Undying Will and a Saint Body could not release hundreds of Top Divine Powers in one go.
Not even National Guardian Saints wielding Divine Weapons can do so.
Yet this "Martial Saint" managed.
He accomplished what even the National Guardian Saints could not.
Is this reasonable?
This is not reasonable!
This is just too unreasonable!
Qi Sheng shook his head fiercely.
"Do you think it’s possible that Ancient Martial Saint possesses a Divine Weapon? And not just any Divine Weapon, but one that has recognized him as its master?"
At this moment, the often silent Zhang Suoxin suddenly spoke up.
"A Divine Weapon? One that has recognized a master?"
Her words sent a shockwave through the minds of everyone present.
The Holy Dynasty gathered the resources of the world within its borders, resulting in a plethora of Divine Weapons—not a hundred, then at least eighty.
But of these Divine Weapons, only about one-tenth to one-fifth could actually be mastered by someone.
Each Divine Weapon, in essence, was akin to a Great Dao, a complete source of energy.
If Gu Jinlai could indeed master a Divine Weapon, especially one that contained a Great Dao similar to Fierce Flames or the Great Sun, then even an ordinary Divine Skill in his hands would be enhanced to a Top Divine Power, with the energy cost of deploying such Divine Skills great reduced.
However...
No matter how much the consumption was reduced, it wouldn’t make it possible to use it hundreds of times, would it?
Moreover...
Isn’t Gu Jinlai a Martial Saint?
"A Martial Saint obtaining a Divine Weapon as its master... such a thing is simply unthinkable."
Liu Feiyun pondered, "However, a Martial Saint is comparable to a Saint. If he truly could obtain a Divine Weapon as its master..."
He glanced deep into the Chi Long Territory.
If Gu Jinlai really had mastered a Divine Weapon, the combat power he could unleash would likely be no less formidable than any of the Void Immortals.
With the deployment of just a few more strategies, achieving a feat like the current sweeping through of Chi Long Territory would no longer be a vain hope.
"The Heavenly Mirror can no longer scan the Demon Emperor’s aura; all four Demon Emperors have been slain, and the aura of the Demon Kings has dwindled to a scarce few..."
At this time, Zhuo Chunqiu suddenly spoke up.
"All four Great Demon Emperors have been killed!?"
Liu Feiyun was invigorated, quickly realizing something: "It’s a success! Ancient Martial Saint, he’s done it! He has slain all the Demon Emperors!"
Then, her Divine Sense stirred vigorously, and she immediately transmitted the good news to the thousand-plus people behind her: "Ancient Martial Saint has slain all four Demon Emperors of the Chi Long Territory, with many Demon Kings nearly exterminated as well. Everyone, we must quicken our pace to meet up with Ancient Martial Saint and collectively rescue all the Human Clan fellows trapped in the Chi Long Territory!"
"All four Great Demon Emperors and those Demon Kings are dead!?"
"This is great, so great, these monstrosities finally have their day!"
"Hurry, hurry, let’s move quickly to the depths of Chi Long Territory and rescue all our families."
Upon hearing Liu Feiyun, Refining Gods, Divinity Transformation cultivators, Primordial Spirit cultivators, military generals, Martial Sect practitioners, and even a few Martial Kings following her were all with renewed vigor.
Under the lead of several Devas, they quickened their pace and sped towards their destination.
By the time they had reached a rather vast, although somewhat rudimentary-looking city, they saw a figure standing tall against the Sky Dome.
Every now and then, fire would streak through the Void, raining down from the heavens, incinerating powerful low-level Demons into ash.
Down in the city below, it wasn’t just fireballs continuously eradicating demons, but also numerous human martial artists bravely battling against the demons.
Although these human cultivators and martial artists were not particularly strong, every gathering of demons would be met with heavenly flames, reducing them to ashes. Even when powerful Demon Marshals or Demon Generals appeared, they quickly faced the devastating strikes of Heavenly Fire.
Under such circumstances, even though the humans fighting the demons were average in Cultivation, as time passed and more humans joined the massacre of the ordinary demons, the remaining demons still suffered a crushing defeat and were eliminated one by one.
"It’s Ancient Martial Saint!"
"Aid Ancient Martial Saint in exterminating the demons!"
"Rescue our clanspeople!"
One after another, newly arrived cultivators shouted as they joined the fray, further accelerating the demons’ defeat.
Especially after Devas like Qi Sheng and Liu Feiyun intervened, wherever demons appeared, they were met with their thunderous assault.
Seeing this, Gu Jinlai simply stopped taking action and landed on a tall building, watching silently.
He allowed these oppressed members of the Human Clan to vent to their hearts’ content.
After Liu Feiyun, Qi Sheng, Zhuo Chunqiu, Xi Baintian, and others had struck, exterminating all the demons and restoring order, they returned to Gu Jinlai’s side.
Accompanying them were dozens of Refining Gods, Divinity Transformation Realm cultivators, and including a few high-level Martial Sect experts.
"Ancient Martial Saint."
The crowd approached Gu Jinlai, respectfully offering a salute: "Thank you, Ancient Martial Saint, for taking action to rescue us. We will never forget your kindness for as long as we live."
Gu Jinlai nodded slightly. "Alright, let’s first concentrate on purging the demons and maintaining order."
Saying this, he looked at Liu Feiyun, "Are these people from the Li Yang Cave Heaven?"
"Yes," she replied, her expression slightly somber. "The group of us who fled to Li Yang Cave Heaven originally included more than just these few experts. But half a year ago, when we were attacked by the Chi Long Territory, most met with misfortune. During these six months of confinement, Primordial Spirit True Monarchs and those above in cultivation were either killed by demons or self-destructed their Primordial Spirits. Others turned to cultivating the martial path, disguising themselves, with hopes of rising again."
Gu Jinlai’s gaze landed briefly on about a dozen individuals.
Their auras were all unusual, probably the self-destructed Primordial Spirits that Liu Feiyun mentioned.
Given a stable environment, it wouldn’t be difficult for these individuals to rebuild their cultivation.
