lerbook #357 - Dismemberment
#357 - Dismemberment
The demon clan experts weren't fools either; how could they not know the power of the army? So they would never jump off the body of the Bashe.
The Bear Demon King, hearing this, retreated while fighting, heading back towards the blood pit. The wings on his back vibrated, making him extremely fast. Even the eight deities couldn't stop him, and could only watch helplessly as the Bear Demon King fell into the blood pit.
At this moment, demonic energy soared from the blood pit. Dozens of great demons emerged from the surface of the blood, glaring at the eight deities of the human race.
“Damn it! Why are there so many great demons? Could it be that all the demon clan experts have run to the human territory?”
Looking at the dozens of great demons in the blood pit, the eight deities were so frightened that they stopped in their tracks, a hint of horror in their eyes.
Although they had become deities, they were clear about their own capabilities. Any of those great demons, in terms of combat power, were no worse than them, and some, like the Bear Demon King, were far stronger. Unless the eight deities were tired of living, how would they dare to charge into the blood pit?
Watching the great demons constantly clamoring, the eight deities retreated and bowed to King Pingbian, saying, “We pay our respects to Your Highness.”
“Why don’t you take advantage of the victory to pursue and kill that evil creature, and reclaim the creation?” King Pingbian asked.
The deity who controlled lightning smiled bitterly: “Your Majesty, you don't know, there is a blood pool up there, and there are dozens of great demons in the blood pool. It's not enough for the eight of us to go over and be their food.”
“There is such a thing?” King Pingbian asked, knowing the answer.
The deity nodded: “That’s right.”
“Someone, dispatch all the eighth-order deities in the Northern Territory!” King Pingbian ordered.
A guard heard this and immediately sent his Yin spirit to deliver the message. King Pingbian was the god in the Northern Territory, and even deities dared not disobey his orders.
Xie Lingyun said: “Why doesn’t Your Highness mobilize 300,000 troops to surround this place, so that the great demons can’t come or go? If there are 300,000 troops here, we can guarantee that this group of lawless great demons will die.”
King Pingbian glanced at Xie Lingyun: “It will take seven or eight days to mobilize 300,000 troops, and according to the rate at which the giant snake is shrinking, it will disappear in seven or eight days. I’m afraid that before the army is mobilized, those evil creatures will run away.”
King Pingbian only wanted to drive away the demon clan experts; he never thought of killing them. He still needed to use the demon clan experts to get rid of the Inspection Division's forces, so how could he really kill the great demons?
Following King Pingbian's order, the eighth-order deities of the Northern Territory arrived one after another. In the blink of an eye, there were more than thirty more eighth-order deities in the field. Then, the eighth-order deities displayed their divine powers and attacked the blood pool. For a time, the divine light in the world surged, and terrifying divine power fluctuations spread throughout the world, causing darkness and obscuring the sun and moon.
Zhang Chen was sitting on the Bashe, using the jade brick divine power to cover three feet around his body. No matter how the aftermath of the outside divine powers fluctuated, as long as it approached within three feet of him, it would automatically be dispelled by the divine power.
Among them, the most impressive to Zhang Chen was the rat spirit. The rat spirit's eyes emitted a white light. Wherever the white light landed, the deity seemed to be affected by a time-delay spell, and their movements seemed to be in slow motion.
“The power of time?” Zhang Chen rubbed his fingers, somewhat envious. If he killed that rat, could he get some skill fragments?
Zhang Chen didn't act rashly, but quietly watched the battle between the others. The dozens of great demons and dozens of deities were fighting in a melee. At this time, the two sides were fighting in a group, and no one could practice in peace. No one could get any benefit.
However, there were more than thirty eighth-order deities of the human race, while there were as many as sixty or seventy great demons in the pool, almost twice the number of deities. The deities directly fell into a disadvantage.
Fortunately, the deities were not stupid. They did not directly fight with the demon clan, but joined forces to constantly maneuver with the demon clan.
The human deities knew that as long as they delayed, when the turmoil of the laws of heaven and earth stopped, the Yang God experts of the human race would take action. At that time, this group of beasts would be dead.
So, for the human deities, holding back the demon clan was victory!
As everyone fought in the blood pool, the blood in the pool splashed everywhere, struck out by the power of divine powers, and was quickly caught by the soldiers and Jianghu people below.
The deities and great demons clashed, and the two sides fought in a melee, with victories and defeats for each other. For a time, the killing was indistinguishable.
Outside the battlefield, Chen Sanliang and the Lord of Qingqiu, Bai Cang, observed the situation in the field. Chen Sanliang's cultivation was not as good as Bai Cang's, so he asked, “I wonder how long the turmoil in the laws of heaven and earth will last?”
Bai Cang sensed it slightly, and then replied, “Even if the world's instincts are constantly correcting it, it will still take two or three months to completely calm the chaotic laws of heaven and earth.”
“That’s enough time.” Chen Sanliang smiled upon hearing this.
Bai Cang turned his head to look at Chen Sanliang: “Sir’s harvest seems to be very great?”
“My body has merged with the Bashe's blood essence, inherited some fragments of the Bashe's spiritual imprint, and mastered a little of the Bashe's power.” Chen Sanliang said with a smile, “But it’s not as great as Your Majesty’s harvest.”
Bai Cang smiled upon hearing this: “I have a foundation of ten thousand zhang, while Sir is starting from scratch, so we cannot compare.”
Chen Sanliang's face was full of regret, without any joy, but full of disappointment: “But from today onwards, I will no longer be considered a human.”
“Isn’t joining the demon clan Sir’s wish?” Bai Cang said.
Chen Sanliang was silent.
“I think that old fellow King Pingbian is going to be anxious. The Northern Territory finally gave birth to a creation, but it benefited us. I wonder how annoyed that group of two-legged sheep are in their hearts at this time.” Bai Cang looked at the human army below, his eyes full of mockery.
“We’ve hit the jackpot this time. Who would have thought that such a change would happen in the human race, and that such a creation would fall from the sky. However, there are still many creations falling from the human race in this change of heaven and earth, and we still need to plan carefully.” Chen Sanliang's voice was full of schadenfreude.
It was really schadenfreude!
After all, for him, the human race were all his enemies. The more unlucky the human race was, the happier he was.
“Today, the experts of the Northern Territory are gathered here, and we can take this opportunity to wipe them all out. It’s a pity that the Yang God真人 hasn’t arrived, otherwise we could see if the Yang God真人 is really that powerful.” Bai Cang's eyes were full of complacency. This time, he had also obtained incredible benefits from the transformation in the Bashe's blood.
However, as everyone was fighting in the blood pit, Ma Zhou, who was immersed in the deepest part of the blood pit, suffered. A terrifying aftermath of divine powers spread, overturning Ma Zhou, who was in the middle of evolution. After tumbling a few times in the pit, he woke up and cursed: “Bastard! Which grandson harmed me!”
Ma Zhou cursed and muttered as he sneaked out from the bottom of the blood pool. As soon as he showed his face, he saw the crowd fighting in a melee above, and he was so frightened that his heart jumped. He was about to immediately sneak back into the blood pool, but at this time, a great demon of the demon clan had already noticed his踪迹.
"Where did you come from, you human蝼蚁? You actually infiltrated the Blood Pool to seize fortune. Leave your head behind!" A roar thundered, carrying a 'gua' sound wave. A toad the size of a wolfhound, covered in golden copper coins, stared intently at Ma Zhou. Its tongue, like a sharp sword, shot out, creating a sonic boom in the air, traversing over thirty meters to pierce Ma Zhou's head.
Putting aside the tongue's hardness, its speed alone meant that anyone struck would likely suffer broken bones and torn tendons.
Seeing the speeding tongue, Ma Zhou's face showed panic. He was just a mortal; how could he dodge such a fierce attack?
Even if he tried to escape on his cloud, it would be too late because the tongue was too fast, giving him no time to flee.
Just as the tongue was about to reach him, his eyes suddenly felt a tingling itch. His pupils transformed, becoming serpentine vertical slits. These slits emitted an invisible force, enveloping the toad spirit opposite him. The toad spirit's eyes glazed over, and its tongue swerved in the air, passing Ma Zhou's ear and attacking the centipede spirit nearby.
The centipede spirit, standing upright with dozens of arms wielding weapons, was suppressing three gods in battle. Suddenly, the toad spirit launched an unprovoked sneak attack, catching the centipede spirit off guard. One of its arms was directly severed by the tongue and swallowed by the toad spirit.
The centipede spirit, in pain, cursed loudly:
"Old toad, are you courting death?!"
Centipedes and toads belonged to the Five Poisons, inherently at odds. They were only together under the command of a powerful demon clan figure. Seeing the toad spirit attack him, the centipede spirit immediately abandoned the gods and charged towards the toad spirit, driven by both new and old grudges!
Meanwhile, Ma Zhou floated in the sea of blood, his eyes filled with delight: "Hahaha! I've become a god! Even without being officially conferred a godhood, I now wield incredible power. Even gods can be slaughtered!"
He had devoured Ba Snake's eyes and unexpectedly gained the pupil technique divine power: Illusion and Imaginary Space.
The illusion ability was what he had just used against the toad spirit.
As Ma Zhou's gaze shifted from the toad spirit, it immediately regained consciousness. Seeing the centipede spirit attacking with dozens of weapons, it ignored Ma Zhou in the Blood Pool and immediately engaged the centipede spirit, its entire body growing to the size of a truck, charging towards the centipede spirit, its voice filled with anger: "Old dried meat, how dare you disobey the orders of the great one and attack me?"
The centipede spirit's eyes were fierce: "You attacked me first."
In an instant, the two engaged in a fierce battle, startling the surrounding demons. They were puzzled as to why the two had suddenly erupted in internal strife. If this were reported back, they feared they would be punished by Tiger King.
Qingqiu's master, Bai Cang, had transformed into a white fox, its seven snow-white tails swaying gently behind it. Its eyes swept across the battlefield, landing on Ma Zhou.
"A human powerhouse? The power of illusion? To instantly trap the toad spirit in an illusion, you have great skill!" Bai Fox stared at Ma Zhou in the Blood Pool, its eyes filled with solemnity.
"A fox with seven tails!" Seeing Bai Cang, Ma Zhou felt a jolt of fear, and the hairs on his body stood on end.
Seven fox tails? He had never heard of that!
What level of existence was that?
"You have good eyes," Ma Zhou said, forcing himself to remain calm despite his inner turmoil.
"Hehe, coincidentally, I also possess illusion techniques. I wonder whose illusion is stronger." Bai Cang smiled softly, and a wave of energy enveloped Ma Zhou. Ma Zhou's pupils shifted, and he instantly saw through Bai Cang's illusion, breaking the opponent's technique and remaining unaffected.
Thinking about it, Ba Snake's eyes were from an existence beyond the Fruit Realm. After countless years of tempering, the eyes had become a secret treasure. How could it be ordinary?
The snake pupils not only broke Bai Cang's illusion but also emitted a beam of light, following Ma Zhou's gaze and enveloping Bai Cang.
Bai Cang's mind blurred, and it staggered. At the crucial moment, its seven tails swayed gently, and the power of the seven tails directly canceled out Ma Zhou's illusion.
"Good skill! Even I was tricked." Bai Cang looked at Ma Zhou, its eyes filled with curiosity: "Your illusion is truly powerful, but unfortunately, your abilities are too weak to unleash the true power of this illusion. Now, it all ends here. I will personally send you on your way."
As Bai Cang spoke, it leaped forward, transforming into a blurred shadow, pouncing towards Ma Zhou.
It was a great demon, and illusion was just one of its techniques. Its melee combat power was definitely not weak.
If illusion couldn't determine victory, then it could only use the most primitive means.
"Damn it! This fox doesn't play by the rules!" Seeing this, Ma Zhou's heart trembled, and his eyes darted around, landing on the Bear Demon King. The next moment, the Bear Demon King's expression struggled slightly before it rose into the air, blocking Ma Zhou and slapping towards the fox spirit.
"You've controlled the Bear Demon King so quickly? I underestimated your abilities. Although your methods are crude, and the power within your body is limited by your own strength, the quality of this power is extremely high, definitely above my seven-tailed bloodline. It's truly unbelievable!" Bai Cang's eyes were filled with horror.
This was truly unbelievable!
"Ugly monster, kill!" Ma Zhou, ever the resourceful one, climbed onto the Bear Demon King's back and commanded it.
The Bear Demon King, its mind controlled, attacked Bai Cang, its body enveloped in the earth's magnetic force, crushing towards Bai Cang.
"Truly troublesome!" Bai Cang didn't dare to directly take the Bear Demon King's slap. This great bear was exceptionally strong. Apart from a few powerhouses in the demon clan, few could confront it head-on.
"Quickly come and help me! There's an extremely troublesome two-legged sheep here." Unable to withstand it, Bai Cang quickly called out to the demon clan's powerhouses, summoning everyone to fight the Bear Demon King together.
"Why has Old Bear betrayed us? He's actually attacking our own people?" The rat spirit widened its eyes, retreating from the battlefield and looking at the berserk Bear Demon King, its eyes filled with disbelief.