Chapter 202: Entering the Demonic Domain Again (For the Grand Silver Alliance Leader! )
Chapter 202: Entering the Demonic Domain Again (For the Grand Silver Alliance Leader! )
Da Liang World.
Outside the Demonic Domain of the Progenitor Demonic Tree.
The sky was dim, and the vast Demonic Domain enveloped a hundred li, like a colossal bowl overturned to cover the heavens, striking fear into one's heart.
“Demons. . . truly fascinating things! ”
Fang Xi stood atop a hill, with Liu Ru Yan, Zhang Minting, Zhou Tong, and other Martial Gods behind him.
“Since this world of ours possesses such terrifying Demons. . . why haven't the human race been annihilated yet? ”
He posed his question.
“Reporting to the Gate Master. . . according to legends and historical records, there were indeed some Demons that grew to an extremely terrifying extent, nearly bringing about the annihilation of the world. . . but then, they would silently vanish. . . ”
“Demons that grow to a certain extent, vanish automatically? ”
Fang Xi stroked his chin, “It's getting more and more interesting. . . Have you decided? Do you truly wish to venture into this Demonic Domain with me? ”
“Naturally, wherever the Gate Master goes, this humble one shall follow! ”
Liu Ru Yan chuckled.
“We are willing to follow the Gate Master, through fire and water, without hesitation! ” Zhou Tong and Zhang Minting hastily pledged their loyalty as well.
“Good! ”
Fang Xi nodded, arriving outside the Demonic Domain.
This Demonic Domain of the Progenitor Demonic Tree already possessed a semblance of a third-order forbidden grand array, forming a world of its own.
Whether to escape from it or enter it, it was extremely troublesome.
Fortunately, after their recent period of research, the people of the Martial God Gate had also come up with a corresponding method.
Fang Xi and the other Martial Gods stood at the edge of the Demonic Domain, looking at the surrounding herd of pigs, cows, horses, and sheep, their expressions somewhat awkward. . .
“This is the method you came up with? ”
A layer of Gāng Qì surrounded Liu Ru Yan, isolating her from the external aura and filth. Frowning, she almost activated her Martial God True Body to raze the place to the ground.
“The Demonic Tree likes fresh blood offerings. If we gather together, along with a large number of livestock, and approach it, it's possible it will actively expand its Demonic Domain and devour us. . . ”
Zhou Tong replied expressionlessly, gazing at the expanse of white, fleshy pig butts before him.
“Who would've thought. . . I'd have to actively enter the Demonic Domain of the Demonic Tree. . . ”
Among these people, Zhang Minting was the most emotional, secretly glancing at Fang Xi again.
Fang Xi, however, expressed his support for this. After all, he couldn't just use his trump card, the 'Earth-Shaking Grand Array', merely to enter the Demonic Domain.
At this moment, he floated in mid-air, sitting cross-legged, silently waiting.
Half an hour. . .
One hour. . .
Several hours later, he abruptly opened his eyes, feeling the tremor from the Demonic Tree sapling on his back. “It's here! ”
“Hah! Activate Martial God! ”
With a furious roar, Zhou Tong's entire body was enveloped by a miniature Martial God True Body, condensed to the extreme, like a suit of armor.
Following this, the pigs, horses, cows, and sheep grew agitated, scrambling to escape.
Alas. . . they were all bound in place, unable to move.
Meanwhile, the colossal black bowl, seemingly covering the heavens and earth, abruptly began to expand. . . With a single inhalation and exhalation of dark mist, it completely enveloped everyone and the large number of livestock within. . .
...
“We're in. ”
Fang Xi looked at the dim sky and the city walls not far away. He formed a hand seal and declared, “Rise! ”
The Violet-Veined Bracelet burst forth with light, rapidly expanding to the size of a round table, encircling his entire being within it. Ancient and mysterious runes surfaced on its exterior.
This bracelet was an exotic treasure; its defensive power after activation surpassed even superior-grade spirit artifacts.
Although that Five Elements Shield Armor was a mid-grade spirit artifact, its defensive power was only at the low-grade level. Fang Xi had long since discarded it in disdain, and now it was just the right time for a replacement.
Not only that, a jade pendant, crisscrossed with cracks, hung from Fang Xi's wrist.
This had originally been worn by Song Qing. It should have been a rare Divine Consciousness-defensive magical tool, but Fang Xi had unceremoniously taken it for his own use.
The Martial Gods stared at their Gate Master, feeling that something was amiss.
All of them were Martial Gods, so why was the Gate Master's 'art style' completely different from theirs?
However, this very sense of mystery was the root of Fang Xi's authority, and he certainly wouldn't take the initiative to explain it to Liu Ru Yan and the others.
“Remember your mission: primarily to kill the wooden puppets and obtain their tree seeds. . . Each tree seed is worth an enormous amount of contribution! ”
Fang Xi looked at the towering ancient tree and took a deep breath. “Let's begin! Remember to constantly observe the Demonic Domain's opening. Otherwise, if you fall into the Demonic Domain and can't get out, this Gate Master will not come to rescue you. . . ”
Swish, swish, swish!
One by one, the Martial Gods transformed into streaks of light and flew out, their expressions cold and bloodthirsty.
They only thought of acquiring a large amount of merit and then exchanging it for 'Grand Pills'!
After all, with the proposal of the 'True Vigor Core Condensation' theory, if these Martial Gods wanted to advance further, they would require more and stronger Blood Qi!
Relying solely on themselves, it would be difficult to accumulate enough.
The Martial God Gate had also researched the lifespan of Martial Gods. Currently, none of the Martial Gods had died of old age, but judging from how the old Grandmasters who had advanced to Martial Gods almost seemed to experience a second spring, they could live for at least two hundred years!
But even with two hundred years, they might not be able to accumulate enough True Vigor and Blood Qi for Core Condensation; they still required the aid of Grand Pills!
Hence, some Martial Gods were shamelessly snatching Grandmaster missions, causing widespread resentment among those below.
Zhou Tong had also been tricked in this manner, unable to complete his contributions for a long time, until he recently had the good fortune to find traces of the Progenitor Demonic Tree.
As he thought this, Fang Xi walked into the city. The Demonic Tree generally began consuming from its center, then continuously spread outwards in concentric circles. Thus, the closer one was to the surrounding boundary, the safer it was. Of course, this was only relatively speaking.
Near the outer city, Fang Xi spotted some signs of human habitation.
Several ragged survivors emerged, their eyes lighting up upon seeing Zhou Tong's Martial God True Body. “It's the imperial court. . . the imperial court's Martial Gods have come to save us! ”
“We, the common folk, have fallen into deep distress, and have long awaited the imperial court's heavenly soldiers. . . ” Several scholarly-looking individuals were even weeping tears and snot.
If not for them, Fang Xi would have almost forgotten that Da Liang was now governed by sects, and the Martial God Gate was the imperial court.
Translating that, could he perhaps be considered a founding emperor?
“Haha. . . found it! ”
Alas, Zhou Tong had no intention of saving anyone. The Martial God True Body covering him rapidly expanded, transforming in an instant into a small giant three to four zhang tall, as he roared and charged into the inner city.
“Awooo! ”
There, a gigantic demonic beast with three heads—tiger, wolf, and leopard—and tree roots sprouting from its seven orifices, raised its three heads, glaring at Zhou Tong and letting out a roar.
The next moment, the wolf head opened, spewing out several green wind blades, each a zhang long, slicing towards Zhou Tong.
Zhou Tong's movement technique was agile. He dodged the successive wind blades, constantly closing in on the demonic beast.
The demonic beast's colossal body, like a small mountain, stood unmoving. As Zhou Tong drew near, the leopard head suddenly let out a roar.
Rumble!
The gravity within a hundred-zhang radius seemed to be affected, and countless buildings shattered with a crash.
Zhou Tong felt as if he were carrying a heavy mountain on his back; his movement technique suddenly became much slower.
Swish, swish!
Several wind blades scraped across his Martial God True Body, leaving deep marks upon it.
“A talent-based demonic art akin to earth-polarity primordial magnetism? And wind blades? ”
Upon seeing this, Fang Xi's eyebrows also raised. “These wooden puppets are already at the second-order level. . . Zhou Tong, a newly promoted Martial God, might not be able to handle it alone! ”
Indeed, when the demonic beast's tiger head opened and spewed out a spiritual flame, Zhou Tong was forced to dodge in a flustered manner.
“Haha. . . Zhou Tong, you're useless! Let me do it! ”
Liu Ru Yan let out an excited low growl, her figure lunging forward. A colossal phantom resembling a female Martial God appeared, enveloping her entire body, and even adorned with wisps of fiery tassels.
“Phoenix Nirvana Art, Three-Head Bow! ”
Chuu!
Accompanied by a clear cry that pierced the sky and split the clouds, the female Martial God descended from above, as if a colossal phoenix wing had slashed down from mid-air, severing the tiger head that was spewing flames.
Bang!
The massive tiger head fell to the ground, yet tree roots still sprouted from its seven orifices, seemingly attempting to connect with the tentacles on the neck to reattach the head.
“Go! ”
Witnessing this scene, Fang Xi directly spat out a mouthful of Innate True Fire.
The green Foundation Establishment spiritual flame was extremely hot, burning anything it touched. First, it reduced the tiger head to ashes, then, following the roots, it burned all the way up to the demonic beast's colossal, mountain-like body.
Blaze! Blaze!
In an instant, this pieced-together second-order demonic beast transformed into a massive green torch, with countless tree roots stubbornly trying to burst forth from the flames.
A streak of green sword light slashed into the flames, picking out an unremarkable, dusty seed.
Crumble. . . crumble. . .
The green torch instantly shattered into pieces, turning the demonic beast into ashes.
Fang Xi extended his hand, taking the Demonic Tree seed into his palm.
Feeling the desire to devour emanating from the Demonic Tree tattoo on his back, he suppressed it directly. With a flash of light from the 'Boundless Sea Ring' on his right hand, he collected the seed.
“The minimum is secured. . . let's keep working. ”
With one Demonic Tree seed, he could at least guarantee growing a brand-new Demonic Tree.
But Fang Xi wanted even more!
“Gate Master, you're so cruel. . . is it easy for me to earn a bit of merit, yet you still come to snatch it from me? ”
Liu Ru Yan flew back, her face full of discontent.
“Fine, consider it a great merit for you. . . ”
Fang Xi waved his hand, replying nonchalantly, “And Zhou Tong, you've also worked hard. I'll count a minor merit for you! ”
“Thank you, Gate Master! ”
Zhou Tong's face was filled with joy, yet also solemnity. “Those wooden puppets are quite troublesome. . . I'm afraid apart from the Gate Master and Protector Liu, very few Martial Gods can take them down alone. . . ”
“Not only that, the wooden puppets are connected to the Progenitor Demonic Tree through their minds. This loss will immediately draw the Demonic Tree's attention. . . ”
Fang Xi interjected, looking towards the inner city at the towering Progenitor Demonic Tree.
This Demonic Tree was incredibly ancient, its bark pitch-black, displaying a scale-like pattern.
Within its canopy, which spread like an umbrella covering the sky, countless aerial roots and branches hung down, with shriveled corpses dangling from their ends.
After the second-order wooden puppet perished, the countless suspended corpses abruptly turned, all simultaneously looking towards Fang Xi and the others' direction. This scene was truly terrifying.
But Liu Ru Yan and the others were all Martial Gods, so naturally, they felt no fear. “This Demonic Tree is getting anxious, haha. . . ”
Fang Xi's expression turned solemn. His Divine Consciousness spread out, extending one hundred and fifty zhang, and he felt a trace of unease.
The next instant, countless overlapping voices emanated from within the Progenitor Demonic Tree.
It was the countless suspended corpses, all speaking complex and difficult-to-pronounce syllables in different voices simultaneously, like an ancient sacrificial chant. . .
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