I picked up skill fragments in the demon world

#354 - Erli

Chapter 352 Two Li

Published on 2024-10-23 08:20 | VIP Chapter

The Directorate of Surveillance is the Emperor's people and at odds with him, especially with the 50,000 elite troops of the Directorate stationed in the Northern Territory, like a nail hammered into his heart, making it difficult for him to sleep or eat.

He felt like prey with a tiger's jaws clamped on his throat; whenever the Emperor wished, those blood-soaked jaws could bite down at any moment, taking his life.

Although the Directorate of Surveillance only had 50,000 elite troops, they were enough to match his 500,000 soldiers, capable of delivering a fatal blow at a crucial moment.

The Directorate of Surveillance was his opponent, and the Great Demon was his contingency plan, invited to enter the pass to deal with the Directorate. If his son's marriage alliance failed, he wouldn't be blamed for his ruthlessness; the Northern Territory couldn't tolerate the imperial court's influence.

Hearing Xie Lingyun's words, King Pingbian sneered inwardly.

Since things had come to this, everyone could only continue to wait. An old bear was already troublesome enough, and now a horse demon of unknown depth had emerged, making everyone even more afraid to act rashly.

Zhang Chen, sitting cross-legged on the body of the Bashe, couldn't help but furrow his brow at this scene: "Is that all?"

The Northern Territory had already been invaded by demons, yet there were no human experts capable of killing them, showing that the Northern Territory's experts were limited and not very strong.

"Those people from various large families aren't anything special either." Zhang Chen's sense of awe began to gradually diminish. As he understood more and more about the mysterious world, he became less and less reverent.

However, rationally, Zhang Chen still understood that it wasn't that these guys were weak, but that the bear's supernatural powers were a natural counter to them. If he were to go up against it, he would only be finished.

That bear was sixty meters tall, standing there like a mountain. Moreover, it had copper skin and iron bones and controlled the earth's magnetic field. When everyone fought it, they couldn't even pierce its skin.

Even a Yang God True Person would probably be at a loss. It would take a lot of effort to deal with this bear.

But all of this had nothing to do with Zhang Chen. Zhang Chen continued to suck blood while observing the bear's methods. He saw the bear's body sway for a moment, and its figure began to shrink. Before long, it shrank to ten meters in size, then stroked the large bump on the back of its head, and swept around with angry eyes, roaring to the sky: "Which son of a bitch ambushed Old Bear? You come out here, Old Bear will fight you one-on-one! See if I don't beat your brains out."

"Size as one wishes?" Zhang Chen looked at the bear's methods, somewhat shocked: "Or is this supernatural power the legendary Dharma, Heaven, and Earth?"

Zhang Chen's gaze fell on the big bump on the back of the bear's head, and he muttered to himself: "Good fellow, I smashed down with twelve thousand pounds of jade brick, and you only got a bump on your head. These bones of yours are hard enough."

Smashing down with twelve thousand pounds of force should have turned even steel into iron filings, but the bear spirit actually withstood it, which couldn't help but surprise Zhang Chen.

"This bear is extraordinary," Zhang Chen thought to himself.

The bear spirit cursed at the air for a while, and seeing that there was no response, it jumped into the blood pit with the old horse.

Zhang Chen saw the bear jump into the blood pit, and hearing the other party's cursing, his fingers couldn't help but twitch. He really wanted to throw the jade brick out again and hit the bear.

This bear demon king's mouth was too dirty! He didn't know where this beast learned such dirty swear words, cursing from his ancestors to Zhang Chen's future generations.

"Forget it, he's just a beast, what am I arguing with him about? After I devour all the essence of this Bashe, I'll see if I can find a chance to give him a hard time," Zhang Chen thought to himself.

His Blood Control Technique required a full 24 billion points, which was not a small number. Zhang Chen estimated that by the time he finished devouring all of Bashe's good fortune, he should be able to complete this goal.

Time passed slowly. The Directorate of Surveillance and the court's experts below continued to try to break through Bashe's defenses, searching for any other wounds on Bashe's body, but no matter how the human experts circled Bashe's body, they still gained nothing.

At this time, the humans could only secretly pray that the laws of heaven and earth would stabilize as soon as possible, and that those experts would appear sooner rather than later, otherwise everyone wouldn't even get a sip of soup.

Fortunately, at this time, Bashe's essence was leaking out frantically, nourishing everyone's bodies and souls, and strengthening everyone's bloodlines, so it wasn't like everyone didn't gain anything.

Soon, a day passed. On this morning, Gong Nan of the Gong family walked out of his tent to get some air. His eyes subconsciously looked at Bashe's body, and the next moment, he rubbed his eyes hard, looking up and down at Bashe's body, and then exclaimed: "It's not good! The serpent's body has shrunk!"

Shrinking by half a kilometer overnight was such a big change that Gong Nan couldn't help but notice it?

Along with Gong Nan's exclamation, everyone in the tent woke up one after another, and walked out of the big tent with hurried steps, and then looked at Bashe's body in the distance with their eyes, all of them stunned.

"Why has the serpent's body shrunk? Could it be that the demons have swallowed too much essence, causing the serpent's body to shrink?" King Pingbian asked.

Mr. Wu Liu, who was on the side, sensed it slightly, then shook his head: "How could those two beasts devour such a huge amount of essence? This serpent's essence is like an ancient corpse excavated from that big tomb, constantly dissipating into the world. I think the reason why it shrunk by half a kilometer overnight should be because of this."

Hearing this, everyone suddenly understood, but their anxiety was even greater. After all, the serpent's essence was constantly leaking, and the order of the laws of heaven and earth had not yet stabilized, so the Yang God True Person could not take action. Time waits for no one!

It was just that no matter how anxiously everyone waited, the development of things did not shift according to people's will. The Bashe's body was constantly shrinking under Zhang Chen's devouring. In just a few days, it had shrunk to a kilometer in size.

Watching the Bashe's body shrink at a speed visible to the naked eye, everyone was restless, looking at me and I looking at you, all at a loss.

King Pingbian over there was even more anxious and angry. This was the Northern Territory, his territory. Logically speaking, everything should belong to him, just like a certain country in later generations, all items should belong to it as long as they are on this land. Similarly, this was King Pingbian's fief, and all items belonged to King Pingbian's mansion. Now that the demons he had invited had taken the peaches, it was more uncomfortable than killing him.

Just when King Pingbian was anxious, Xu Wei, the abbot of Huangli Temple, stepped forward and respectfully saluted King Pingbian: "Your Highness, the aftermath of heaven and earth has calmed down a bit, and the gods can take action."

"The gods can take action? What level of gods?" King Pingbian was overjoyed when he heard this.

"Eighth order!" Xu Wei said.

Eighth-order deities are equivalent to the Yin God realm, but their strength is vastly different.

An eighth-order deity is no weaker than an eighth-order Qi Refiner! In fact, because they can wield the laws of heaven and earth, they are even stronger than Qi Refiners of the same stage.

The eighth order is the end point for ordinary deities. To advance further, they need to rely on something and evolve into natural deities, such as mountain gods or water gods.

The eighth and ninth orders are a watershed, a shackle. Before the eighth order, as long as enough faith is gathered, the level can be raised indefinitely. But when reaching the ninth order from the eighth, reliance is needed. For example, becoming a god of mountains and rivers, relying on mountains and rivers, only then can one be promoted.

Moreover, ordinary mountains and rivers are not sufficient; they must have the Qi of the Dragon Vein to be used as resources for advancement. Then, the eighth-order deity can use the creation within the mountains and rivers to imprint the laws of heaven and earth on their soul, thereby undergoing a higher-level transformation.

Just like Zhang Shicheng, the Prince of Pingbian, to transform into a divine dragon, he needs to rely on the earth veins of the entire Northern Territory. Only then will he have the opportunity to transform into a dragon and ascend to heaven.

Currently, the deities conferred by the various families in the Northern Territory are all ordinary eighth-order deities. As for ninth-order deities?

The dragon veins of the Northern Territory are all controlled by the Prince of Pingbian. Without his approval, who would dare to provoke him?

"Quickly order the eighth-order deities to take action and drive that monster out!" The Prince of Pingbian quickly ordered.

Seeing the giant snake constantly shrinking, he was extremely anxious. The entire creation of the giant snake was being devoured by the demon race! How much would the demon race's strength expand?

If he were to break with the Great Victory Dynasty and cooperate with the demon race, wouldn't he be suppressed by the demon race?

If the demon race's power becomes too strong and he is in a weak position, it would not be good news for him.

With an order from the Prince of Pingbian, eight deities were directly drawn in to serve.

Before a deity has a territory, there are no restrictions. Only when they become one with the mountain and river veins will they be confined to a corner. Only when their cultivation is strong enough to advance to a Celestial God and break free from the shackles can they leave their territory.

Following the order of the Prince of Pingbian, eight figures shimmering with light walked over from the distance.

At this time, Zhang Chen, who was sitting on the back of the Bashe and devouring essence and blood, suddenly smelled a faint scent of incense. He couldn't help but be shocked and quickly opened his eyes to look. He saw eight figures walking from afar.

The eight figures were shrouded in divine light, looking sacred and incomparable. Their faces were covered by the Qi of incense, making it impossible to see any features.

The eight deities took a step, shrinking the earth into inches, covering dozens of miles in a breath. Their supernatural powers were already extraordinary.

"Eighth-order deities!" Zhang Chen's pupils shrank when he saw the eight figures approaching: "Can this world already accommodate eighth-order deities taking action?"

Fortunately, they are only eighth-order deities, and his invisibility talisman is also eighth-order, so they cannot see through the power of his invisibility talisman.

"Eighth-order deities are not the kind of weaklings who cultivate the Divine Soul Dao. Eighth-order deities are even stronger than eighth-order Qi Refiners! He is only a second-order Qi Refiner now. It is hard to imagine what incredible abilities the Qi Refining technique would have at the eighth order, mastering supernatural powers and spells."

Zhang Chen made a horizontal comparison using the Qi Refining technique, and he was extremely wary of the eighth-order deities.

"Your Highness!"

The eighth-order deities arrived in front of the Prince of Pingbian and respectfully saluted him.

The Prince of Pingbian nodded: "I trouble you all to take action and kill that beast."

The eight deities nodded, and then their bodies turned into golden light, landing in front of the blood pool formed by the eyes of the Bashe. One of the deities opened his mouth and shouted: "Bear Demon King, you rely on your strength and act recklessly in my human territory. Today your end has come, why not quickly surrender and go to the Prince to plead guilty and await his disposal, otherwise today will be your death!"

'Roar~'

The Bear Demon King in the blood pool heard that someone dared to provoke him, and he couldn't sit still. With a roar, he jumped out.

If it were in the past when the world was clear, he would of course behave himself in the human territory. But now that the laws of heaven and earth are chaotic and the high-end combat power of the human race is not present, can he still be bullied by you little trash?

Only a roar that shook the heavens and the earth was heard from the blood pool. Then, the Bear Demon King jumped out of the blood pool. His eyes looked at the eight figures exuding the aura of gods. The next moment, his body began to grow rapidly, and soon he had returned to a height of more than sixty meters: "You ants dare to provoke your grandfather?"

Zhang Chen looked at the size of the Bear Demon King and thought to himself: "At this time, the Bear Demon King's body has grown another ten meters, and his height is already close to seventy meters. This dog bear's strength has increased again."

"Monster, if you know what's good for you, quickly surrender, go to the Prince and plead guilty, and await the Prince's disposal, otherwise today will be your death." One of the gods floated up, level with the Bear Demon King's head, and rebuked the Bear Demon King.

"A mere two-legged sheep of the human race dares to come and provoke me. Today I will weigh the strength of your so-called gods of the human race." The Bear Demon King threw a punch, and his fist, like a small mountain, smashed directly at the god.

The god's face did not change when he saw this. He waved to the clouds in the sky: "Lightning, come!"

The next moment, dark clouds rolled in the sky, and endless lightning turned into a whip, which the god held in his hand and whipped fiercely at the Bear Demon King.

The whip was of variable size and could be stretched freely. In an instant, it extended for several miles and struck the Bear Demon King first.

Then, the Great Earth Yuan Magnet protecting the Bear Demon King was broken open by the long whip, and lightning exploded on his body. The smooth and shiny fur was ignited by the lightning, and flames rolled up in an instant. The shocked Bear Demon King quickly retracted his claws and扑腾 the flames on his body.

The whip swept across the Bear Demon King's body and then甩 on a mountain not far away. The next moment, the mountain was hit by the whip and collapsed for half of it.

Zhang Chen looked at the whip, which was completely composed of thunder, and couldn't help but gasp in shock. It was not just thunder, but also the order formed by thunder.

Its power was probably not much different from being directly struck by heavenly thunder.

"If this whip were to hit me, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to resist it at all. The gap between the two sides is too great, simply boundless! Unless it is in a river, where I rely on the water control technique, I would have a chance to defeat the opponent." Zhang Chen was secretly frightened: "Or I could offer the Golden Scissors, and if I had the chance to cut the opponent's true form, I could kill him, otherwise I would be the one to die!"

Zhang Chen was secretly horrified, but he was not afraid. His invisibility talisman had reached the eighth order, so no matter how powerful the opponent was, what use was it if they couldn't see him?

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