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Chapter 512: Chapter 508: A Million Devils Turn to Ash
Flames, turned the earth into glazed glass.
The visible magma continuously spewed forth from the depths of the earth, flowing incessantly.
The sky, supposed to be shrouded in darkness by black clouds, turned a dark red hue due to the burning flames above.
This scene...
Any life existing within it was as if trapped in a nightmare.
Only the deepest, most horrific dreams could describe such dim and destructive scenes.
This was the scene witnessed by Liu Feiyun, Qi Sheng, Han Qing, Su Shian, Ji Lie, and others upon arriving at the scene.
Especially...
This scene stretched across hundreds of miles!
Within these hundreds of miles, everything was engulfed in dust, darkness, and flames.
Every life within this range, without exception, was exterminated.
Demon Emperor?
Demon King?
Or even Demon Marshal and Demon General, none made any difference in the face of such brilliant brilliance.
At most...
Their corpses might remain slightly more intact.
"I always thought that the Divine Skills I mastered in terms of destruction were exceptional, until today, walking on this land scorched by fierce flames, I truly understood what complete destruction means,"
Ji Lie muttered to himself.
"No wonder the Ancient City Lord confidently stepped out of Wind and Rain City, aiming to snipe Devils thousands of miles outside the city... With such terrifying Divine Skills at his side, what kind of Devils couldn’t he obliterate?"
Han Qing said.
"What is truly terrifying is not the Divine Skills of the Ancient City Lord! I’ve witnessed similar vast destructive attacks back in the day; the key is... sustaining power,"
Su Shian said with a tone filled with repressed shock, "Such Divine Skills might flash brilliantly once; they might be sustained five or six times, ten or eight times, but could never be unleashed continuously like the Ancient City Lord does... In just under an hour, how many times did the Ancient City Lord release similar Divine Skills? Dozens? Hundreds? Or even more? And this... what profound foundation is required to support him in continuously delivering attacks powerful enough to rival Great Divine Power?"
His words made others like Xuanzhen, Zhen Hai, and Yun Qiong, who often dealt with Devils, nod deeply in agreement.
Devas can fly, but if Demon Kings entangle them, they too can be violently pulled down from the sky.
Even if they cannot be pulled down, so long as their numbers are sufficient and their territory vast, running and chasing on the ground for thousands of miles, Devas ultimately could not escape from Devils after exhaustiveness, and they would have to fall from the void.
Once on the ground, facing countless Devils, even the strongest Deva would ultimately face the fate of being surrounded and killed by Devils.
Why do many cities influence only extend over thousands of miles?
Because a thousand miles represented the flying distance of Devas.
Or rather, it represented the safety distance for Devas.
As with Devas, it’s the same for Saints.
Given enough numbers, a large enough range, Saints, Void Immortals, can also be overwhelmed to death by Devils through sheer quantity.
But Gu Jinlai...
Alone, he swept away a million Devils!
What kind of power is that!?
Even the top Void Immortals, if not relying on speed and retreating while fighting, could not achieve such feats!
Only those who had attained Dao Fruit, whose bodies could become energy like True Immortals residing in the world, could possibly possess such extraordinary stamina.
"Venerable Daoist Gu... seems to have become even stronger,"
Qi Sheng said excitedly and with a touch of emotion.
At this moment, Liu Feiyun finally understood it clearly.
"As long as the strongest combat power cannot suppress the Supreme Elder, numbers, in front of the Supreme Elder, have absolutely no meaning,"
she assertively said, "A million, ten million, seem to make no difference at all."
The others, hearing what Liu Feiyun said, glanced at each other, unable to comprehend how Gu Jinlai had cultivated to such an extent.
It was amid such profound and heartfelt shocks that the figure of Gu Jinlai emerged slowly from the black smoke and red flames.
Looking at the figure bathed in light approaching them, at that moment, whether it was the residing Devas of Li Yang Cave Heaven or the experts from Wind and Rain City who had turned to follow Gu Jinlai these past few days, or even some who were from the ranks of Demonic Cultists, they all simultaneously lowered their heads, paying deep, heartfelt respects.
"City Lord."
"Supreme Elder."
At that moment, there was no longer any doubt in their minds about the strength of Gu Jinlai. What remained was boundless admiration.
Liu Feiyun, Qi Sheng, and others even saw in him the hope for Li Yang Cave Heaven to stand proudly between heaven and earth once again.
While Su Shian, Han Qing, Ji Lie, and others seemed to see the opportunity for the Human Clan to triumph over Devils.
"Hmm."
Gu Jinlai gave a slight nod.
He glanced at Liu Feiyun, Qi Sheng, Ji Lie, and others.
He had called upon these people with the intention of having them take care of any loose ends: should any escaped fish attempt to scatter, they could step in and hold them off for a while on his behalf.
But unexpectedly...
The Dragon Tears Demon Emperor, for reasons unknown, had preemptively gathered all the Demon Emperors and most of the Demon Kings by his side, only to be completely ensnared by forces that stormed in.
The Demon Emperor and the Demon Kings were finished.
Besides...
He himself hadn’t anticipated that, though the Chaotic Star Light Body was not yet perfected, his control over the Eternal Furnace had already reached this level.
At this moment, he couldn’t precisely control every bit of energy in the Eternal Furnace, but roughly managing it wasn’t too difficult.
As for the remaining flaws...
If he were to confront beings of the Demon Emperor or Demon God Level, they might detect the weaknesses and put him in danger.
But if it were just to bully the likes of Demon Emperors and Demon Kings...
He would simply slaughter them indiscriminately.
"Alright, the demonic tide has collapsed. Let’s hurry back to avoid others taking advantage of the chaos,"
said Gu Jinlai.
"Yes."
Liu Feiyun, Han Qing, Su Shian and others respectfully saluted.
...
"Tatatata!"
In the barren wilderness, a somewhat rough car sped along.
As it moved, a machine gun mounted on the vehicle rapidly fired, turning the pursuing devils into sieves.
"Hahaha, are these the devils!? Just a bunch of beasts! What does it matter how strong they are or how tenacious their lives are? Under our decidedly mainstream military production line, they can easily be crushed."
"Through these devils, we can somewhat deduce just how powerful those enigmatic saints really are."
"Right, the Saint data model I established has essentially been perfected. I have to say, these saints are indeed monstrously powerful, but... they are still not without countermeasures, especially when they manifest their Saint Bodies which can be as tall as tens of meters, significantly increasing the hit rate of our weapons."
On the vehicle, these "elite" soldiers happily shouted.
Half an hour later, a fortress appeared in their view.
Seeing the car arrive, the gate of the fortress, made of fine iron, quickly opened and someone atop even saluted those in the car with a military salute from the Blue Star Star Shining Federation: "Colonel Adren, welcome back."
Colonel Adren waved his hand, and the vehicle entered the fortress, immediately bringing into view buildings styled after the Blue Star Star Shining Federation.
In contrast, a nearby ancient city forty li away seemed completely out of place.
However, by now, Zhang Yun had gained the deep trust of the King of Mu Long Country, been titled Marquis Wei Wu, and was given control over the city and the surrounding three hundred li territory, along with its hundreds of thousands of residents, leaving them free to build anything they desired.
Adren, accompanied by several elite soldiers, marched on and quickly entered a large building. After turning left and right, they arrived in a room resembling a laboratory.
"Colonel Adren."
In the room, Zhang Yun paused his work.
"Mr. James, this time we captured a Primordial Spirit, a Great Demon that even the Devas greatly fear."
Adren took out a booklet: "These are the data collected during our hunt of these Great Demons, please take a look."
"Thank you."
Zhang Yun nodded and said with a smile, "Since the few dozen of you came over, our efficiency has greatly increased."
Adren smiled faintly: "Compared to these natives, our knowledge is not on the same level, naturally allowing us to greatly advance our plans here."
While speaking, he asked, "I heard the Saint model has been completed?"
"Yes."
Zhang Yun responded, "Though it’s just a model, its reliability is extremely high. Each Saint possesses strength equivalent to 1,300 tons, and they can move at subsonic speeds. Some who have mastered Secret Techniques can even enter supersonic states briefly, and they possess great defensive power, only vulnerable to large-caliber Armor-piercing bullets, and even then, the damage may not be substantial as they have no vital points..."
After briefly explaining, he eventually concluded, "In general, each Saint can be termed a humanoid monster. Fortunately, their enormous size, often spanning tens of meters, otherwise having more than a thousand tons of strength and bursting with supersonic speed in under two meter tall bodies... it would be truly horrifying."
"Apart from their strength, their rarity is their greatest constraint."
Adren laughed: "At least, in this realm we’ve probed, there are only a handful of Saints! On average, it takes tens of millions of people to produce a single Saint! Even if killing them costs us dearly, it is well worth it!"
"Aside from Saints, there are those Earthly True Immortals, rare sights every few decades or even centuries..."
Zhang Yun said, and seemed to think of something suddenly: "Right, speaking of True Immortals, has the message been sent back? We need a significant amount of literature on the Xia Civilization."
"It has been sent."
Adren nodded, then added, "But I suspect it’s probably just a coincidence; the ’Immortals’ preserved in the countries descended from the Ancient Xia Civilization and those from the Longevity World probably aren’t the same thing."
"What if they are?"
Zhang Yun said, "What if... the ’Immortals’ from there had really existed at one time?"
"That..."
Did Blue Star once truly have Immortals?
For a moment, Adren did not know how to respond.
