I Pick up a Lost Godhood

In that instant, Hu Jing knew what Chi Ying was planning. They were both intelligent women, capable of finding a way forward in adversity.

Chi Ying was now thinking the same thing as Hu Jing. ’Nothing ventured, nothing gained!’

If they could win Wang Meng over, what could be more perfect?

Hu Jing smiled. Everything was understood without a word. However, Chi Ying was severely underestimating Wang Meng.

’This might be for the best. If they could truly subdue Chi Ying, they would gain the upper hand in the war against the Demon Race. The difficult part now is convincing Wang Meng.’

Things seemed to calm down in an instant. Chi Ying suddenly appeared to compose herself, acting as if nothing had happened, but Hu Jing could still see the panic flickering in her eyes.

The biggest difference between Chi Ying and Hu Jing was that Chi Ying was born a Demon King, while Hu Jing had fought her way to where she was today.

Their mental fortitude and tempering through hardship were on completely different levels.

This had nothing to do with being afraid of death. Plenty of people weren’t afraid to die, and Chi Ying was certainly one of them.

After a while, Wang Meng finally woke up. Hu Jing didn’t say much. Before Chi Ying could even speak, Wang Meng tossed her into the Sealing Demon Cauldron. Apparently, this peerless enchantress held little value in his eyes.

Hu Jing gave a wry smile. ’It looks like convincing Wang Meng is going to be even harder now.’ What could she even say about this man? She remembered he used to be one of the guys who tried to peek at her while she was bathing. He had changed quite a bit.

Wang Meng and Hu Jing didn’t linger, rushing back to Snow Moon City at full speed. It wasn’t that Hu Jing wasn’t anxious, but she didn’t dare wake Wang Meng. He seemed to be in a state akin to Fetal Breathing, a transformation following his Demon Transformation. Waking him prematurely could lead to unforeseen complications.

As the two sped toward Snow Moon City, Wang Meng was also secretly examining his body. The Demonic Qi should have been rampaging through his Sea of Fate, disrupting the foundation of his Divine Statue. But after this whole ordeal, the Demonic Qi hadn’t vanished; instead, it had taken root in his Sea of Fate.

His Five Elements Life Wheel seemed to have created a new world, separating yin and yang. His Elemental Power and the Demonic Qi were actually circulating in perfect harmony. Wang Meng could feel that his control over his Divine Statue was stronger. The power of the Qiankun Dragon Roar Moon was so ferocious that he usually couldn’t control it, but now, Wang Meng could clearly feel his own strength increasing.

The Demonic Qi had unexpectedly become a crucial component that supplemented the power of the Qiankun Dragon Roar Moon.

’But how did I do it?’

Wang Meng remembered seeing Hu Jing, and then everything after that became a blur. He couldn’t recall the final parts at all. Still, he had slain Chi Huang, captured two Demon Kings, and turned a disaster into a blessing for himself. He had also found Hu Jing again. The only thing Master Wang hoped for now was that nothing had gone wrong in Snow Moon City.

’They have to hold on!’

’Just until I get back!’

「Back in Snow Moon City」

The three vanguard cities had all fallen, trampled flat by the Demon Race.

The new Demon Army included the Shadow Demons Chi Ying had brought with her. These monsters were the most terrifying, hiding in the shadows of other Demons and constantly assassinating Human Cultivators with astonishing power. They were the direct cause of the three cities’ fall.

Snow Moon City was the last bastion.

Chi Zhu, commanding the central army, had an iron-like expression. News from the Demon Capital had arrived, but Chi Zhu refused to believe it!

’Wang Meng killed Chi Huang, abducted Chi Ying, and wiped out hundreds of Demon Generals and thousands of Demons? Is this some kind of fairy tale?!’ He had crushed the Demon General who brought the "bewitching lies" into a pulp.

’Even a Demon God descending upon the world wouldn’t be this powerful! What a load of crap!’

’Chi Huang must be worried I’ll conquer Snow Moon City first.’ Thus, Chi Zhu intensified his assault. ’Since Chi Huang isn’t using the Shadow Demons, I might as well borrow them. It’d be a waste not to.’

The Giant Demons hadn’t been very effective, but the Shadow Demons were indeed useful. These ghostly creatures were highly effective when coordinating their attacks with the Giant Demons.

"Master, we will definitely take Snow Moon City today!"

"Congratulations, Demon Lord!"

"All hail the Demon Lord..."

His subordinate Demon Generals immediately fell to their knees in praise. Whoever fought their way out of the Slaughter Space first would become the new Demon Lord. After a long struggle, it was Chi Zhu who had ultimately lived up to everyone’s expectations.

Chi Zhu laughed maniacally, his voice echoing across the Demon army. The Demonic Qi roared, and the Demons, as if spurred on, attacked the Burning Castle with even greater frenzy.

Most of the Cultivators had been moved to Snow Moon City. The situation was dire.

There was no news from the Demon Capital. As the days passed, everyone’s anxiety grew.

Zhang Xiaojiang knew very well that if anything had truly happened to Wang Meng, Snow Moon City would collapse in an instant.

Perhaps no news was good news.

The Demon army had surrounded them. In addition to the Giant Demons, there was now a new batch of terrifying Shadow Demons, which made the Power Cultivator teams organized to deal with the Giant Demons look utterly inadequate. Zhang Xiaojiang didn’t know if they could hold out.

If there was a silver lining, it was that everyone was united as one, and no one was willing to retreat. But Zhang Xiaojiang didn’t want to see them all die here.

After so many days of bitter fighting, the Spirit Stones powering the city’s defenses were depleted. With one more wave of attacks, the Demon Race would break through for close-quarters combat. Without the protection of the city walls, Zhang Xiaojiang had no idea what the final outcome would be.

But his calm assessment was that the Burning Castle’s current forces were simply not enough to contend with the Demon army before them.

It had to be said, Chi Zhu was still rather slow-witted. If he had spread some rumors at this point, he could have absolutely accelerated Snow Moon City’s collapse. Any other Demon King would have done so long ago.

Inside Snow Moon City’s main hall, the leaders of the various Sects had all gathered.

Zhang Xiaojiang was very calm, as were the other Holy Hall Beings. They had faced life and death together many times and were used to being by each other’s side.

"I won’t elaborate on the situation outside; I’m sure you all understand," Zhang Xiaojiang said. "One more assault, and Snow Moon City’s Defense Array will be broken. With our current strength, it will be an incredibly difficult fight. Under these circumstances, we won’t force everyone to die here together. Those willing to stay and fight to the death may stay. We won’t stop those who wish to leave."

"Fatty, are you trying to say that people from my Taiyin Sect are afraid of death?" Zou Chuang demanded.

"Heh, Brother Zou, even if you wanted to leave, I’d have to drag you back. We’re counting on you to deal with the Shadow Demons," Zhang Xiaojiang replied.

It went without saying that the Holy Hall Beings would live or die with Snow Moon City. But in this situation, Zhang Xiaojiang felt everyone had the right to know the truth. There was no reason to drag the other Sects down with them to their deaths.

Ji Rushan chuckled. "My Celestial Rainbow Sect isn’t leaving. Only a coward would do something like that, and I’m no coward!"

People like Fan Hong definitely wouldn’t leave either. They were already brothers who had been through life and death together.

But for some of the Sects that had joined later, things might be different.

"The Power Sect has no cowards!" Dangtian was quite a character. He hadn’t come here for the Burning Castle’s strength, but for its fighting spirit.

Inside the hall, everyone’s eyes showed their resolve to fight to the death together. "To be able to fight alongside all of you is the greatest honor of my life!" Zhang Xiaojiang declared.

Everyone walked out of the great hall, where countless Cultivators were waiting.

"The Demon Army is at our gates. Tomorrow will be our final battle. I must tell you all that tomorrow is a battle with little chance of survival. Everyone has the right to choose. We welcome those who wish to stay. We will not stop those who wish to leave. To all who came, I, Zhang Xiaojiang, thank you. If there is a next life, this Fatty Zhang will surely repay you all!"

Zhang Xiaojiang was speaking the truth. Without the Cultivators who had come to help, the Burning Castle would have fallen long ago.

The vast Snow Moon City fell silent. This was a battle to the death. The three vanguard cities had been trampled, the Demons were on a ferocious, unprecedentedly powerful offensive, and Snow Moon City had already paid a terrible price.

This was no easy fight, and many of the Cultivators who had arrived later had come to understand its brutality.

An injured Cultivator stood up. He was missing an arm, devoured by a Demon.

"I don’t know what will happen next, but if the Demon Race wants to break through Snow Moon City, they’ll have to eat my other arm and both my legs too!"

The square was silent... then a roar erupted like a tidal wave— "TOGETHER IN LIFE AND DEATH!"

"FIGHT TO THE DEATH!"

It wasn’t that no one left; some did slip away quietly. But the vast majority stayed.

Yue Shan didn’t leave. She was busy at work. The twenty-some disciples she had brought from the Treasure Artifact Sect were pale with exhaustion, but they persisted, preparing for the decisive battle tomorrow.

At her core, Yue Shan was a very stubborn person. Once she made a decision, she never looked back. That was just how life was. To deny yourself was no different from being dead.

The battle-hardened Cultivators, on the other hand, were quite relaxed. They ate and drank as they pleased, laughing heartily. One could hardly tell they were preparing for a battle to the death.

This wasn’t a momentary rush of blood to the head, but true courage.

They were warriors.

This was the pride of the Holy Hall. They came from the Holy Hall, and they had been transformed and reborn in the great war against the Demons.

Perhaps in one-on-one Magical Combat, they weren’t necessarily the strongest, but in war, they were the most valiant and invincible.

They fought for glory.

Time passed slowly, yet in the blink of an eye, the first rays of sunlight had risen.

The mighty Demon Army rose over the horizon. Chi Zhu intended to settle everything in this one battle!

Deep down, Chi Zhu was also a little worried about the Demon Capital, because there hadn’t been a single peep from there, which made him uneasy. But regardless, victory was within his grasp, and he wasn’t about to let it go.

The Demon Race’s army charged toward Snow Moon City like a giant beast crushing the earth. The Demons surged from all directions. After a night of rest, they erupted with their greatest strength, launching their strongest offensive under the command of the Demon Generals.

If they won, they could feed without limit. Outside was an endless supply of prey. Their desires boiled, and their killing intent soared to the heavens.

Before long, the city’s Defense Array was destroyed. Once the walls lost the protection of the Defense Array, they were as weak as tofu, torn apart easily by the Demons’ attacks.

Bow Cultivators filled the sky with Light Arrows, and the other Cultivators charged out to fight. As far as the eye could see, there was a sea of battle, with Elemental Power and Demonic Qi clashing, soaring into the sky.

Led by Zhang Xiaojiang, the Holy Hall Beings all charged out. They fought a grueling battle, gritting their teeth. Kill! Kill! KILL!

A smile crept onto Chi Zhu’s lips. ’Kill them. Kill them all. Soon, I will become the greatest Demon Lord in the history of the Demon Race. I have led my people out of the Abyss and into the Small Thousand Realm! From now on, this world will belong to the Demon Race!’

Zhang Xiaojiang, Yang Ying, Suo Ming—everyone had already charged forward, but it still wasn’t enough.

Ma Tian’er led the Pill Cultivators into the fray as well. In the battle to come, there would be no wounded—only the living and the dead.

Flesh and blood flew everywhere.

Yue Shan also joined the fight. Although her Cultivation wasn’t very high, her endless supply of Magical Artifacts was more than enough to give the Demons a hard time.

Everyone was fighting for their lives, but the Demon army’s front line was still inching forward.

Zhang Xiaojiang broke through the encirclement, took down a Demon General, and vanished in an instant, only to reappear beside another one.

But this Demon General reacted in time, stabbing Zhang Xiaojiang with its sword.

It wasn’t that his opponent had gotten faster, but that Zhang Xiaojiang was slowing down.

Zhang Xiaojiang disappeared from the ground. Just as the Demon Race thought he had fled, Fatty Zhang reappeared, sending a sharp arrow into his opponent’s throat.

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