Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start-Chapter 1459 - 335: Campaigning in the Forbidden Zone of Living Beings_2
Chapter 1459: Chapter 335: Campaigning in the Forbidden Zone of Living Beings_2
Gu Chen’s expression was cold and ruthless, like a demon god who had walked out of hell, his eyes merciless as he wielded the Yu Ding to suppress and annihilate all members of the Yaksha Clan.
In contrast, wiping out the Wind Gate, which belonged to the Human Clan, yielded little for Gu Chen, but as the Yaksha Clan were a foreign race, their total extermination resulted in a substantial increase in merit points.
However, Gu Chen also found that as his strength increased, the merit points he received from killing weaker foreign races seemed to be diminishing.
"It seems that the panel doesn’t want me to grow stronger through widespread slaughtering and fall into the demonic path, does it?" he murmured to himself after some thought.
Although he had gained a significant amount of merit points, the cultivation methods on Gu Chen’s panel were of such a high level that each increase in level required a massive spending of merit points.
Thus, wiping out an entire Yaksha Clan was indeed a boost for Gu Chen, but it may not be as substantial as one might think.
As for the Divine Power value, compared to enhancing Great Power, it was pitifully small, mainly because Wind Gate and Night Spirit Valley were overly cautious, with not many members of their sects having fused with demons.
With regards to clues about the Saint Sect, after soul searching with his powerful primordial spirit, Gu Chen came up empty-handed.
After all, the strength of Wind Gate and Night Spirit Valley was somewhat weak, merely qualifying as sacred grounds and far from the top echelons of the Saint Sect, with limited knowledge.
Subsequently, Gu Chen informed Gu Qingyan of the situation and then set off directly, leaving the Gray Domain, returning to the Qingyun Academy in the East Profound Region.
No sooner had he returned to the Academy than he was informed that all the skilled masters above the Heavenly Realm had heeded the call of the Taoxu Road’s leader and rushed to Evil King Mountain.
"Is a great war about to unfold, aiming to flatten a forbidden zone for living creatures?" Gu Chen learned of the Taoxu Road’s leader’s plan through information provided by Yan Qi, Ao Guang, and others.
Afterward, he set off again in haste towards Evil King Mountain.
Fortunately, with Gu Chen’s Great Power of shrinking the Earth to an inch, his speed was terrifyingly fast, and it did not take him long to reach the destination.
What hit him first was an extremely cold aura; following the recent anomaly, the perimeter of Evil King Mountain had vastly expanded, covering several large states.
Upon his arrival, he noticed many creatures had just gathered here, and Gu Chen located Elder Zhou and others from the Academy.
Luo Bing, Tianyuan Taoist, and four other successors of the Nine Heavens were here, as well as immortals like Qi Dao, Yun Zishu, and Zhen Yuan.
"What exactly happened?" Without any pleasantries upon meeting, Gu Chen went straight to the point.
Elder Zhou’s face was stern as he explained the ins and outs of the situation to Gu Chen.
It turned out that the anomaly occurred because, over time, the demon world had become closer to the myriad worlds of Gu Chen and the others, even intersecting, leading to an invasion of Yin-world aura and allowing the forbidden zone’s power to grow exponentially.
At the same time, the number of demons also surged, causing the power of the forbidden zone to break through and begin to spread to other parts of the East Profound Region.
"If we do not restrain it, in not too long, the entire East Profound Region will fall, and more than half of all living creatures will perish miserably!" Tianyuan Taoist spoke gravely, informing Gu Chen of the severity of the problem.
Hearing this, Gu Chen’s expression immediately turned solemn, asking, "How can it be resolved?"
"The leader has said there is only one word—kill!" Elder Zhou replied, his eyes thick with murderous intent.
They told Gu Chen that only by killing a large number of sky demons could they suppress the strength of the forbidden zone, preventing its boundaries from expanding further.
The reason for the current stalemate was that the Taoxu Road leader had already led a group of the strongest into the depths of Evil King Mountain to battle those sky demons comparable to the Primordial Realm.
"To campaign against Evil King Mountain, our ultimate goal is to level this forbidden zone, but it’s difficult, so what everyone needs to do is to kill sky demons, the more, the better. This is a battle where either they die, or we perish!" an Ascension Realm titan said solemnly, impressing upon everyone the importance of the battle.
Now, with the exception of those who stayed behind, the vast majority of Skilled Masters from the East Profound Region had gathered and entered deep into Evil King Mountain for the campaign, all with a resolute determination to face death!
"Such a dense demonic fog!" As they first entered Evil King Mountain, numerous Skilled Masters, Great Powers, and titans immediately knitted their brows.
"The laws of the Great Dao here have been completely altered; they’re utterly different from the higher world!" an Ascension Realm titan with sensitive perceptions discovered this—a Daoist robed figure from Taoxu Road.
"That is to say, we have entered the domain of the demons, struggling against their rules while also battling them!" A Skilled Master paled at this realization.
But at this juncture, they had no other choice.
"Everyone, be careful. We must constantly use our cultivation to shield ourselves, lest the demonic aura invades our bodies," warned a Skilled Master from Taoxu Road.
Such were the circumstances—standing here doing nothing was already a significant drain for them.
For the many Skilled Masters of the East Profound Region, this was undoubtedly bad news, casting a heavy and somber pall on everyone.
"Cack cack cack... the dead have arrived!" At that moment, everyone turned to the sound to see a sky demon not far away gnawing on something, blood dripping from its mouth.
This was a dark world, enveloped by demonic aura, yet with the strength of Gu Chen and others, they could still make out the surroundings.
On the ground lay heaps of bones, all belonging to the creatures originally from this great state, all dead!
"Damned demon, I’ll take your life!" An outraged master of a sacred land threw out a palm strike, and thunder boomed.
"Cack cack..." The sky demon neither dodged nor avoided, letting the sacred land leader’s attack hit it. Only one-third of its demonic aura was dispersed, it remained unscathed, and quickly recovered.
"Not good, the laws of this place are repelling us, weakening our attacks while empowering those demons!" Many masters realized this point, their faces uglier than ever.
"Ancestors above, his old man’s power spreads, granting us true bodies of immortality. You lot of blood food might as well resign yourselves to be devoured by us, to spare yourselves even greater suffering!" That sky demon was bold indeed, facing the majority of the Skilled Masters from the East Profound Region and still making grand statements.
"Our strength here has been reduced by at least a third, and we must be constantly on guard against the demonic aura!" The Skilled Masters of the East Profound Region clenched their fists, feeling this battle to be tremendously challenging.
"Could it be that we are to perish here before the great catastrophe of the era even arrives?" A leader of a sacred land, with a vacant gaze, murmured to himself.
In an instant, due to the incredibly hostile environment, a wave of depression and panic began to spread among everyone’s hearts.
And thus, the morale of East Profound Region’s Heavenly Army plummeted to its lowest point!
