It would be great when dawn breaks, great to go home when dawn comes, whatever happened in the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains has nothing to do with me. Chai Asi thought...
At dawn, a large group of soldiers, hailing from the Touch Cloud City Canine Clan’s main sect, surrounded the bounty camp.
Listening to the synchronized, uniform sound of longswords being drawn, Chai Asi’s hair stood on end!
"All demon clans, line up for inspection! Anyone who disobeys will be executed without mercy!" A soldier riding outside the bounty camp roared.
Their cold eyes and the stance of having drawn swords in hand showed they would not be accommodating at this moment.
Leading them was a female Monster General with an excellent figure, a longsword hanging at her waist, and a heavy murderous aura. Her eyes were very bright, as if they could see into the target’s heart, likely possessing some sort of Divine Skills.
She personally sat outside the camp entrance, watching every demon that passed in front of her — that was the simplicity of inspection.
"You! Come over!"
Chai Asi still pretended to be asleep, yet he was already being lifted up by a soldier clad in full armor.
Sleeping on the outskirts of the camp, he was honored to be among the first batch of demons to undergo inspection.
The hand that grabbed his collar had an extremely cold touch, as if covered in frost!
At this moment, Chai Asi deeply regretted ever taking those few Dao Yuan Stones, dozens of Five Coins Imperial Money, and whatever nonsense of bleeding stopper! Detoxifying dispersing powder!
Now it’s all indescribable!
Escape?
Not even mentioning if he could escape from so many soldiers in front of him.
Where to run?
With a wanted order from the True Monster lord, there would be no safe place above ground or below the sky. Even if you wanted to flee to the Human Race’s side, you need to have that kind of value, or you’d surely be locked up and used to make Channel-opening Pills once you go over.
Chai Asi holding his medicine basket and tattered robe, walked slowly outside, continuously muttering in his heart, Supreme! Supreme! Ancient Deity? Ancient God-Grandfather!
He hoped that mysterious ancient deity could help him solve the current dilemma.
But the Ancient divine mirror in his arms showed no response at all.
He even began to doubt whether yesterday’s experience... Was it just a dream?
"Hurry up! What is taking so long!" The impatient soldier kicked him, then turned to urge the other Little Monsters.
Chai Asi stumbled hopelessly out of the camp, only to see the alluring profile of the female Monster General—this Monster General strode past him, drawing her sword to point at a resistant, strong demon inside the camp, shouting loudly: "Kneel down!"
Chai Asi shivered, his knees went weak immediately, but he managed to look back only to find that the sword was pointed at another demon.
Eh?
He looked around in panic, only to be pushed impatiently by the warrior next to him, "Finished the check, now get lost!"
That’s... the inspection is over?
Chai Asi didn’t dare to speak much; he tightened his medicine basket and quickly walked out.
He walked with his head down all the way, accelerating his pace once beyond the view of the demon soldiers. Faster and faster he walked until reaching the Sky Sloth Wilderness, when the biting wind and snow woke him up, only then did he realize his back was soaked with cold sweat.
From yesterday until now, the Ancient divine mirror hidden in his bosom showed no reaction.
That ancient deity had already fallen into a deep sleep.
Does it mean that even if I throw the mirror away, it would not matter?
Is it possible to let go of this mirror, just take the Heaven and Earth Sinking Secret Sword Technique back to the city, and then diligently train towards becoming a strong Monster Soldier?
Tao Path, Divine Path, the long river of destiny... These words floated through his mind.
A mere Monster Soldier... Since it’s a dream, then you shouldn’t be so timid. One must at least mix and become a Monster General and bring glory to the family!
Chai Asi did not understand why in such a place full of weaklings like the bounty camp, some monster would dare to resist inspection. He also didn’t know why the items he gleaned from the corpse remained undiscovered.
He only felt that everything was going very smoothly for him.
As the saying goes... When good fortune comes, the world helps with it, when luck runs out, heroes find no freedom!
Isn’t this the blessing of great fortune?!
Chai Asi tightened his collar, hid the Ancient divine mirror deeper, and continued forward in the wind and snow.
This time his waist was straighter, his spine more upright.
At a certain moment, he raised his head to look into the distance. On the boundless wilderness, there was nothing far ahead... just like his original future.
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...
The climate of the Sky Sloth Wilderness is harsh and changeable, scorching hot by morning, snowy by night, hail to the east, rain to the west. Evil Beasts roam rampant, making it truly uninhabitable.
The demon clan built a city here symbolically, named it "Sky Sloth," and for a long time, it remained the only city.
It was only after the Human Race entered the Hell World and established a foothold that the Sky Sloth Wilderness received deep development. Cities like South Heaven, Accumulated Thunder, Touch Cloud, Blue Wave, and Lion Camel were gradually built.
The war, which occurred at the so-called "Demon Clan South Heavenly Gate," the flames of war have gradually died down.
A large group of human warriors slowly retreated back to the Five Evils Basin.
Under the leadership of several True Monsters, the demon warriors also withdrew towards the deeper parts of The Sky Sloth Wilderness.
The Yuan Xianting refused to move the city again, unable to bear the shame.
It was Qi Guanying himself who moved South Celestial City, blocking the exit of Frost Wind Valley, back by thirty-one miles.
To the vast army and civilians of the demon clan, this war was undoubtedly a great victory for them.
Ridiculous was Jiang Mengxiong’s lack of strategy, Zuo Xiao’s limited intelligence, and Qin Changsheng’s stubbornness. They rashly started a war, driving an unjust army, claiming to level South Celestial City before sunset.
They mobilized a million human troops, ten thousand flying boats, dozens of True Men, countless war chariots... advancing like a flood.
And what was the result?
They were repelled head-on and retreated in disgrace.
If they hadn’t run fast enough, Grandpa Yuan would have raised his battle halberd and charged into the Five Evils Basin!
What’s more, the good news was that Jiang Wang, the first genius of the current human race and Qi Country’s youngest marquis with military merits, had died in Frost Wind Valley.
The demon clan won the present and has also won the future!
Of course, a war inevitably involves sacrifices; South Celestial City was somewhat damaged at one point too.
But the sacrificed warriors will be compensated, and the damaged city walls will soon be repaired.
South Celestial City retreated thirty-one miles, while compared to the one mile that the human race retreated this was a gesture from the demon clan, a grand Heavenly Court treating the guests with courtesy.
Afterwards, the "South Heaven-Wu An" battlefield was designated as a medium-scale racial battlefield.
Both sides’ beyond the peak powerhouses tacitly agreed never to come here again.
A storm calmed down without a trace.
The Heavenly Demon, Yuan Xianting, Qi Guanying, Zhu Yi, Shi Anxuan, these individuals have made great contributions to the demon clan!
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...
Standing atop the high dome, gazing at South Celestial City that had retreated thirty-one miles, Zuo Xiao’s eyes were slightly melancholic.
Not long after, Jiang Mengxiong, who personally moved Wu An City thirty miles back, stepped in front of him.
Qin Changsheng had already returned to guard Sui Ming, leaving only the two True Monarchs there.
Zuo Xiao said indifferently, "Jiang Wang’s incident this time is related to the demon clan, but primarily it was the human race’s betrayal. It violated the human race’s conventions and went against Qi Country’s laws, disregarding humanity. The demon clan’s responsibility has already been shouldered by them, but should this so-called mastermind be held accountable?"
Jiang Mengxiong said solemnly, "Regardless of which person or force is manipulating this from behind the scenes, they must pay a bloody price!"
"Then I’ll wait and see." Zuo Xiao only said this, then turned and left the place.
By provoking a grand battle and forcing South Celestial City back thirty-one miles, Zuo Xiao certainly aimed to give Jiang Wang space to escape—if Jiang Wang were still alive, if Jiang Wang could only remember to return by the original path.
He leaves a thread of vitality here, a hope, a thought.
Although knowing it’s not realistic.
But it was all he could do.
He originally wanted to kill one Zhu Yi, he wanted to dye The Sky Sloth Wilderness red with demon blood, wanted to search every corner.
But he could no longer do it.
Even as the Duke of Great Chu, even standing at the absolute summit, there are too many regrets and moments of powerlessness.
Four years ago, during the battle of the valley when Chuguo was disastrously defeated, he was guarding in Beyond the Heavens.
Even if he wanted an impulsive moment, there was no time.
When he returned to reality, as the Duke of the State, he needed to focus on resolving the chaotic situation following the defeat, to stabilize Great Chu’s eternal foundations.
Life and death on the battlefield should not be remembered for personal vendettas.
Yet he still faced criticism, personally seeking out that Li Yi several times afterwards, but there was no trace... When he heard news of the person again, it was at the Yellow River Gathering; Jing Country formally announced Li Yi’s identity as Taixu Real Person of Daluo Mountain.
The youngest Real Person recorded in history, its significance to Jing Country is clear to everyone.
The bitter grievance of the eldest grandson’s demise, should it be hate for Qin? Or hate for Jing?
Even Zuo Xiao could not resolve this hatred and enmity.
Even if he poured all of Chuguo’s power, he couldn’t accomplish it.
Moreover, Great Chu was not just Zuo Xiao’s Chu.
Even Zuo Xiao was no longer the Zuo Xiao of yesteryears, and the Zuo Family was no longer the peak Zuo Family...
The helplessness of life is far more than just these?
At last, only a streak of red sunrise stretched across the azure sky.
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