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Chapter 535: Chapter 531 The Balance Tips
Gu Jinlai gave a glance at the two powerful auras that were approaching.
In a hazy sense, he could still feel auras of Demon Emperors and Demon Lords, like a huge net, surrounding him from all directions.
After sensing the consumption of the Chaotic Star Light Body within him, Gu Jinlai’s figure soared and he began to inspect the corpse remnants of the Xuan Yang Demon God.
The damage was severe.
But...
Some of the materials could still be reforged.
Immediately, he collected the remains of the Demon God into his Storage Ring, then his body flickered with electricity, he swept across the void and flew back towards the Holy Dynasty.
The confrontation with the Xuan Yang Demon God had nearly depleted the renowned explosive Chaotic Star Light Body.
He might have been able to fight the two Demon Gods with the power of the Eternal Furnace, but to bring a fatal threat to a Demon God, the Eternal Furnace needed to accumulate power.
With two Demon Gods present, the opposition would never give him that opportunity.
After all, once Devils reach the status of a Demon Emperor, they consciously remodel their own shortcomings.
Defense, offense, speed, flight, range, control, interference...
All sorts of methods were at their disposal.
Not to mention the Demon Gods.
They only specialized in certain areas after all.
...
Shortly after Gu Jinlai left, two figures, just as colossal, arrived one after another.
Among the two Demon Gods, the Star Trace Demon God...
Hardly resembled a human form.
He looked more like a polygonal prism over one hundred and eighty meters in diameter.
Light flickered in every direction, giving him a crystalline appearance.
The other, the Long Xiao Demon God, did bear some resemblance to the Heavenly Dragon Wood.
But with a body length of around three hundred meters, it was covered in a metallic hue.
If Gu Jinlai were still there, he would notice that this Demon God greatly resembled an iron sea dragon beast.
After the two Demon Gods arrived, neither spoke a word.
After a while, the Star Trace Demon God finally emitted a fluctuation, "I have contacted Xuan Yang; it has transmitted the footage of the battle between that human named Gu Jinlai and us. Our servants will soon develop tactical plans specifically targeting this human."
"I hope it won’t be too complicated, sustaining this body has already consumed all my strength, and I cannot entertain or compute too much information anymore," responded the Long Xiao Demon God.
"Upon seeing the human for the first time, Xuan Yang already requested the most reasonable tactics from the Eternal Life Tower and calculated all the variables, including us, but underestimated the power this human possesses. That last technique the human used... Xuan Yang said, it seemed as if it saw an Immortal Master that had yet to grow," said the Star Trace Demon God.
"The power of an Immortal Country!?" the Long Xiao Demon God’s aura created ripples, "This member of the Human Clan actually has such potential!?"
"In the past, if such a promising and powerful person appeared, we would have waged a full-scale war, even at the cost of crushing the Holy Dynasty, but now..." The Star Trace Demon God looked in the direction where Gu Jinlai had disappeared, sighing, "He appeared at the best possible time."
"A future Immortal Master..." said the Long Xiao Demon God gravely, "Shouldn’t the Blood Moat Demon Abyss dispatch Demon Gods to let us eliminate this potential threat first?"
"That method... might not work, but..." pondered the Star Trace Demon God, "I will request the Demon Lord to dispatch Spirit Venerables!"
"Spirit Venerables!?" The Long Xiao Demon God was startled, "Summoning a large number of Spirit Venerables might inadvertently provoke that terrifying creature... If that happens, the dark epoch from a thousand years ago might reoccur..."
"Times have changed," said the Star Trace Demon God, "On one hand, we are just one critical step away from victory, and the power of Spirit Venerables might just be the last straw that breaks the camel’s back. On the other hand..." The Demon God’s spiritual fluctuations began to intensify, "We have the great Emperor Cangming."
"Emperor Cangming!" Upon hearing this, the Long Xiao Demon God did not dissent any further.
"Of course, the great Demon Lord will make the correct decision on how to proceed," said the Star Trace Demon God, looking again towards the direction of the Holy Dynasty, "After today’s battle, the Human Clan has probed our true strength, and it’s foreseeable that our situation is going to be difficult now..."
The Long Xiao Demon God nodded in agreement, "When necessary, we will contract our defenses again. Some of the less important resource points can be abandoned."
"It has come to this," said the Star Trace Demon God, "Even if they gain some resource points, they will struggle to develop many strong fighters quickly, while the outcome of the Blood Pool Demon Abyss Battlefield... will not take long to decide, time is on our side."
The two Demon Gods quickly made their decision.
...
Meanwhile, Gu Jinlai flew through the sky, swiftly returning to Liuhuo City.
Compared to his heavy heart when he left, he now felt considerably lighter.
He had finally probed the depths of the Devils.
The situation...
Was somewhat better than Ding Zhongyuan had described.
Many Demon Gods had been summoned to the Blood Pool Demon Abyss Battlefield, leaving truly just a handful behind here.
Now he had personally destroyed one of them...
"It’s a pity," he thought, "against such terrifying creatures, I cannot afford to hold back at all, leaving the Demon God remains of low value. If only I could obtain an intact Demon God Body, perhaps..."
Gu Jinlai pondered.
He carefully recalled the Heavenly Master System and the Demon Spirit System...
The two systems are very similar.
After all, the Heavenly Master System was developed in order to counter the Demon Spirit System.
The development process clearly referenced the Demon Spirit System.
It’s just that the Human Clan, relying on their advantage as the All Things Spiritual Leader, surpassed the original.
Demon Spirits can control the Demon God Body, and so can Heavenly Masters.
"Not quite, if one really considers the Demon God Body as a kind of Mecha, the Heavenly Masters are much more accomplished in this respect..."
Gu Jinlai thought of the creations of the Heavenly Master Civilization, like the Iron Puppets that are giant divine weapons.
After a brief comparison, his expression quickly turned somewhat strange.
The Demon God Body...
It’s actually very similar to the giant divine weapon!?
Could it be...
That the Demon God Body is just the Devils copying the Heavenly Master Civilization’s giant divine weapons and then perfecting and refining them into a War Body?
"Well, you copy me, I copy you, the Heavenly Master System and the Demon Spirit System really do learn and progress together."
However, Gu Jinlai soon thought of the Cheng Ying Mecha he had built.
Whether it’s the giant divine weapons or the Demon God Body, they are essentially made up of top materials piled up and utilized. In terms of technological content, they are nowhere near comparable to the Cheng Ying Mecha.
The materials required for one giant divine weapon could be used to produce several, or even more than ten Cheng Ying Mechas.
Not to mention the Demon God Body.
The top materials used in the Demon God Body are definitely in the tens of thousands; the costs are simply astronomical.
This is also why the Devils, despite almost occupying the entire world, always have a low stockpile of the Demon God Body.
Combat losses are one aspect; the main reason is that the material utilization rate is too low.
If all these materials were given to him for use...
Gu Jinlai’s eyes narrowed slightly.
He had recorded the entire process of slaying eleven Demon Emperors and one Demon God.
Eleven Demon Emperors were already worth several hundred billion.
The Demon God...
There is no bounty.
Because the impact of slaying such an existence cannot be measured by any bounty.
The fall of one Demon God can sway the balance of power between the Devils and the Holy Dynasty and greatly boost the confidence of the Human Clan of the Holy Dynasty.
Gu Jinlai must find a better way to publicize and utilize this victory.
"Swoosh!"
Gu Jinlai arrived through the air, landing directly at the City Lord Mansion.
Seeing Liu Feiyun greet him immediately, he said directly, "Gather everyone, head to the Demon-slaying Hall, I have something to announce."
"Yes."
Liu Feiyun complied and quickly backed away.
When Gu Jinlai arrived at the Demon-slaying Hall, shortly after adjusting his appearance, Qi Sheng, Ji Lie, Xuanzhou, Qin Se, and others were already waiting for him there.
Regarding Wind and Rain City, Su Shian temporarily handled affairs at the City Lord Mansion, Han Qing took over command of the Military Leaders, Yan Lie was assigned to the Martial Saint Institute, and Xuanzhen, Zhen Hai, and Yun Qiong were responsible for the Demon-slaying Hall.
Since Liuhuo City is the frontline directly facing the Devils, it is currently being operated by Liu Feiyun as the acting City Lord Mansion, with Qi Sheng managing the Martial Saint Institute, Ji Lie overseeing the Demon-slaying Hall, and Xuanzhou, originally from the City Guard Army, ascending from Deputy Army Commander to the position of Army Commander.
The key departments are in the hands of their own people, so there is no need to worry about causing too much chaos.
Gu Jinlai nodded to the group, didn’t elaborate further, and directly instructed a Peak Martial King who was the Vice Hall Master of the Demon-slaying Hall, "Activate the Heavenly Shadow Instrument."
Having said that, he handed over a Video Stone.
As the Heavenly Shadow Instrument was activated, the scenes recorded in the Video Stone were quickly projected.
First, it showed Gu Jinlai crossing the vast Earth, clearing out small groups of Devils, and then arriving at a human refugee camp, where he confronted fourteen great Demon Emperors outside the camp.
In this battle, the strength displayed by Gu Jinlai made Ji Lie, Liu Feiyun, and others who had full confidence in him widen their eyes.
For Xuanzhou and Qin Se, who were witnessing Gu Jinlai’s abilities for the first time, it literally took their breath away.
Powerful enough to be compared with Void Immortals, Demon Emperors were being obliterated in a single engagement, with three slain in an instant; this kind of power...
Far exceeded the imagination of these Martial Saints.
However, this shock only lasted for a moment. As Gu Jinlai ascended to the Void, witnessing the Xuan Yang Demon God sweeping out from the clouds, everyone shouted in unison.
"It’s the Xuan Yang Demon God!"
"This is the Xuan Yang Demon God who descended upon Snow City years ago, single-handedly breaching Snow City’s City Protection Array and causing tens of millions of casualties and disappearances!"
"Oh my god! A Demon God! This is the Xuan Yang Demon God, comparable to a True Immortal!"
"Supreme Elder!?"
Uncontainable shouts erupted from everyone.
Liu Feiyun, Qi Sheng, and the others were constantly sizing up Gu Jinlai.
They could hardly imagine how their Supreme Elder had managed to escape from the hands of this powerful Demon God.
Soon...
They understood.
As the body of the Xuan Yang Demon God was obliterated under the thunder and lightning blasts from two immense rings, the previously worried and agitated Demon-slaying Hall seemed to freeze.
All of them stood stunned on the spot, watching the Demon God Remains pulverized and falling into the Void, their myriad of fears and shocks solidifying into silence.
