Forty Millenniums of Cultivation

by <unknown>

  "Let's go!"

  The shark-like warship of Skyfire instantly accelerated. Like a shark that had smelt the stink of blood, it pierced through the giant made of the Ghost Face Silver Mosquitoes and darted toward the back of Bottomless City.

  The 'bloody mouth' at the front of warship was opened quickly. Four streaks of brightness, one black and the other three red, dashed out!

  They were Li Yao and three earth penetrators!

  The three earth penetrators were made of demon cores and crystals in the shape of three enormous diamonds. Rotating at a speed of more than five hundred revolutions per second, they were raising a swirl of frigidness that seemed to be freezing the world!

  All three bombs were more than five meters long. They were distributed in the shape of a triangle, with Li Yao at the center.

  They were installed with a dual-core processing system, making using of both the crystal processor and the biochemical brain, which allowed them to be directly under Li Yao's control with his telepathic thoughts. They were changing directions swiftly in midair as if they were Li Yao's three clones!

  Hooooo!

  The soldiers who had been strengthened by the Demon God Virus were much stronger and faster than before. Several of them caught up to the bombs and tried to stop them.

  "Die now!"

  After a roar, Li Yao triggered his telepathic thoughts. The three bombs were revolving at an even higher speed, forming three visible swirls of wind.

  The soldiers who were swallowed by the swirls were minced into shreds before they had the chance to scream!

  Hiu! Hiu! Hiu!

  The three earth penetrators were finally done accelerating and darted toward the deepest part of Bottomless City together with Li Yao, breaching every line of defense!

  They were falling down not vertically but at a certain angle to the ground in order to make sure that the empty caves in the underground would be pierced through and they could hit Elder Nether Spring's heart precisely!

  BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

  When they were a hundred meters below the ground, Li Yao's eyes suddenly glittered. The three bombs changed their form from a triangle into a straight line as if manipulated by an giant, invisible hand and dived into the ground one by one!

  The first bomb, which was responsible to dig open the tough shell, was the solidest one. The second bomb had the highest speed of rotation and a jet thrusting system, so it was responsible for pushing forward in the ground. The third bomb was loaded with the most demon cores and crystals and boasted the highest damage. Thus, it was responsible for raising a tsunami of destruction as soon as it reached the destination.

  The three bombs pierced into the ground one by one.

  A moment later, the earth was shaking. Scorching gray fog spurted out from the countless holes on the mountain.

  The place from which the bombs broke in was like a crater of volcanic eruption. An orange channel where the temperature must have been more than a thousand degrees had been created, and melted rocks were dripping down.

  Li Yao smiled and jumped down to the bottom despite the heat!

  The underground was in an utter mess. The aftershock of the third crystal bomb was not over yet. He could see nothing except the burning steam.

  Bo! Bo! Bo!

  Li Yao activated the 'Super Bat Probe Unit' on the new Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit and released high-frequency waves from the two sides of his helmet. Through the feedback of the supersonic waves, he scanned the terrain of the underground area!

  A large batch of the soldiers of the Nether World Watch on the left side are still in shock. On the right side, there is a very large control room where there are at least sixteen main biochemical brains of the highest level. This is the place!

  Chapter 1055: Hellish River Cannon! |

  Strengthened by the Demon God Virus in every aspect, the soldiers of the Nether World Watch were much stronger than before. They came back to themselves despite the savage of the powerful earth penetrators. Noticing the existence of an intruder, they all exclaimed and lunged at him!

  The newborn Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit was covered with a highly-sensitive membrane on the surface. By detecting the disturbed air waves, Li Yao locked onto the dozens of soldiers in an instant and translated the decision to attack into intuitional reactions in the next 0.01 seconds!

  Shua!

  Behind Li Yao, the pair of wings suddenly split apart into more than ten chains made of black feathers that darted into the hazy mist in various directions. They hit the most important demon cores on the soldiers precisely and twisted brutally!

  The demon cores were all detonated. Highly unsteady demonic energy was circulating inside the bodies of the soldiers, making them expand like abnormal balloons until they were blown into pieces amid desperate screams!

  Li Yao smiled. As if alive, the black chains were withdrawn like vipers. They entangled his right arm, their tips extending forward, forming an unstoppable saber!

  The saber was as curved as the crescent moon. It was more like an enormous scythe than a saber.

  Dense runes had been carved on every black feather that constituted the weapon. Spiritual energy and demonic energy were flowing vaguely on the edge of the runes, forming crimson stripes from which vague killing intent was spreading out.

  It was the upgraded version of the Feathered Dragon Saber, which Li Yao had renamed the Blood Moon Dragon Hunting Saber. It was now the main melee weapon for the new Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit!

  Hiu!

  Li Yao dashed toward the control center like a bolt of lightning, dragging the black, giant scythe.

  Hooooooo!

  However, he was stopped by a soldier of the Nether World Watch who was more than three meters tall.

  The soldier was like an infuriated gorilla and blocked the entire pathway without leaving a single gap.

  The Blood Moon Dragon Hunting Saber raised a devastating mist that swept past the chest of the soldier. The dozens of demon cores glittering on the soldier died down abruptly like candles in the wind. His bulging muscles and veins withered in an instant. Shrinking from more than three meters into less than two meters, he kneeled before Li Yao like a dry tree!

  However—

  The moment the soldier kneeled down, a streak of brightness darted out of him toward Li Yao's face like a shooting star!

  Li Yao's pupils constricted violently. A few ripples spread out of his helmet as he detected that it was an expert in the demon emperor level!

  The expert had been hiding behind the muscular soldier of the Nether World Watch under the cover of his demonic energy. Taking the opportunity of the gap when the soldier was killed, he launched a critical attack!

  Bo!

  The Blood Moon Dragon Hunting Saber broke apart instantly, turning into thousands of black feathers and forming a rapidly revolving shield in front of Li Yao. He managed to block the attack in the end, but hundreds of feathers were blown away and lost connection with him!

  It was indicative enough of the formidability of the expert!

  Appearing in front of Li Yao, as it turned out, was a captain who was less than two meters tall, covered in black shells, and had a light, graceful figure.

  But the pair of horns soaring to the sky and the eyes that were full of hatred made Li Yao realize who he was immediately.

  He was Despot, one of the two captains of the Nether World Watch and the fourth most powerful man in Elder Nether Spring's group!

  Despot had been a muscular man more than four meters tall in the beginning and looked like a black tower.

  However, Li Yao had heavily wounded him in the battle on the island of the Nether World. One of his arms had been cut off, and even his heart had almost been blown apart. But for some reason, his body size had now been reduced by a half, his arm had grown out again, and he was much stronger than before. Every sign indicated that he was stably in the demon emperor level now!

  "Look at my new body. You didn't see this coming, did you?" Despot chu
ckled. "This is your gift. After I was heavily wounded and nearly killed, I had to inject a huge amount of Demon God Virus to myself. I didn't expect that I would survive the disaster and arrive at the peak of evolution. I am now the perfect form!

  "You want to capture Elder Nether Spring? In your dreams! Elder has not failed yet!

  "Very soon, Elder will rise again. Just wash your neck and prepare to be beheaded!"

  Grinning hideously, Despot strode forward. Dazzling balls of lightning were condensed between the two horns. Hundreds of electric arcs were triggered. Like dancing snakes, they spread to his entire body and quickly clad him in a suit of lightning!

  Shua! Shua! Shua! Shua!

  The shield of feathers in front of Li Yao split apart again. A few delicate flying swords were formed when the feathers connected each other's tails. Then, the flying swords were thrown toward Despot!

  The balls of lightning on Despot's head, however, unleashed dozens of electric whips and hit the flying swords precisely.

  The electric arcs and the feathers crashed in midair, raising explosive noises and hundreds of waves of brilliant fireworks between them.

  The soldiers of the Nether World Watch who were relatively weaker and the warriors of Skyfire who had broken in with Li Yao could see nothing but blankness!

  Despot grinned. He opened his hands. This time, two balls of lightning popped up even inside his palms, not just between the horns above his head. Thousands of electric arcs were spluttering out of every ball of lightning, giving birth to electric weapons such as sabers, spears, swords, and axes!

  Li Yao sniffed and snapped his finger. Thirty-six Floating Six-Barreled Vulcan Machine Cannons emerged behind him!

  Weapons of lightning versus a storm of bullets!

  BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

  The battle between two experts in the level of demon emperor was definitely a catastrophe for the soldiers around them who were much weaker!

  Explosive tides spread out one after another. Both the soldiers of the Nether World Watch and the warriors of Skyfire were running away, holding their heads. Still, the tide was rushing faster than them. They were all tossed into the air by the blast and crashed into each other while waving their limbs crazily!

  Li Yao and Despot, on the other hand, continued stepping toward each other against the lightning and the bullets shot out by the enemy until they were right in front of each other!

  Li Yao's left arm suddenly expanded. The demon cores embedded to the surface of the crystal suit all turned blood red, and the Cell Obliteration Cannon was ready!

  "Hoooo!"

  But Despot howled and hit Li Yao's left hand brutally with his right fist, which was mixed with exploding electric arcs, smashing the Cell Obliteration Cannon back!

  "I knew you would play the move. We've studied your every play, Vulture Li Yao!"

  Despot burst into laughter.

  "Did you?"

  Li Yao licked his lips. Then, his breastplate suddenly blossomed like a flower, unveiling a bloody demon core that was even larger than a basin!

  The demon core had been collected from the body of a Hellish River Giant Crocodile that ravaged the Gold Crow Kingdom more than three hundred years ago. Since it was too large in size, the chief of the Feather Clan at that time could not bear to put it into use. The demon core had thus been passed on generation after generation until it became the greatest treasure in Jin Tuyi's personal collection.

  After the two parties reached the deal, Jin Tuyi offered the demon core to Li Yao generously as a gift of gratitude for being his daughter's master.

  According to the tradition of the Cultivators, after Li Yao accepted such a valuable gift of gratitude, it would be his official acknowledgement for the master-disciple relationship. As long as the disciple did not violate any rules or betray him, the master would be obliged to support the disciple until the end whatever happened in the future.

  Li Yao embedded the demon core into the chest of the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit. He also asked the specialists in Skyfire to modify it profoundly. Together with the series of magical equipment units he devised himself, he had transformed the demon core into a demonic energy enhancer.

  When Li Yao burnt his life, exploited the potential of the cells in his chest, and shot out the Cell Obliteration Cannon, the damage would be five times greater with the enhancement of the Hellish River Demon Core!

  This was now Li Yao's most formidable remote weapon, which he had named the Hellish River Cannon!

  Zi! Zi!

  When the Hellish River Cannon was activated, there was not a deafening sound. The only thing that could be heard was the feeble sound of the air being torn apart. The next moment, a streak of blood red brightness flooded out of Li Yao's chest and hit Despot!

  The streak of brightness seemed to be plain, yet it boasted an uncanny attraction force that froze Despot and made him unable to move at all.

  However densely he constructed the lightning armor on his body, he was not able to stop the streak of brightness from leaking in.

  In the river of hell, one step meant life, and another step meant death. The streak of red was like a hellish river that could decide the life and death of a creature. It infiltrated into the deepest part of the cells where it sabotaged the nuclei and even broke the gene strands, destroying the enemy on a fundamental level!

  On Despot's chest, around the part that was hit by the brightness, his body cells were quickly withering, melting, and vanishing, turning into shocking holes. The bleeding wounds seemed to have been corroded by the flesh-eating bacteria and soon expanded to his internal organs!

  Confusion was written all over Despot's face. He still did not understand what was going on.

  It was not until he lowered his hand that he finally put on a devastated expression. But he had lost all the strength to fight back. He kneeled slowly before Li Yao, and the electric arcs that had been raging around him like dragons a moment ago turned into half-dead 'earthworms'.

  Li Yao canceled his techniques and retrieved a blue ball from his Cosmos Ring. He smashed the ball at Despot, and it immediately transformed into dozens of flowers of ice and enveloped Despot's body, freezing his brain instantly.

  The guy was an important leader of the Nether World Watch. Dead or alive, a lot of important information could be extracted from his brain.

  Then, Li Yao raised his voice and shouted in a thunderous sound, "Despot is dead. Surrender, survive!"

  There was absolutely no stopping nine demon emperors, together with such a formidable being high above regular demon emperors, from demolishing the secret base of the Nether World Watch.

  After Despot was killed, most of the remaining soldiers of the Nether World Watch lost their nerve. It did not take long before they all surrendered. All the main biochemical brains were kept intact, too.

  The decapitation strike was almost a complete success, but it was a shame that Elder Nether Spring had not been captured.

  However, when the battlefield was cleaned, a piece of good news came over. 'Mad Medic' Lu Wuxin, the supervisor of the laboratory of the Demon God Virus and the second most influential person in the Nether World Watch, had been captured while trying to flee Bottomless City in disguise!

  Chapter 1056: Children of the Nether World! |

  One day later, the plague in Gloomy Bone City at the border of the Gold Crow Kingdom and the Nether Spring Kingdom had been brought up control, and the city was restored into a base of the coalition army of demons.

  Deep inside the debris, dozens of meters below the underground, in a heavily guarded cage, 'Mad Medic' Lu Wuxin was soaked in an enormous biochemical slot that was filled with deep blue ice. He was entirely frozen from neck to toe.

  His head was the only part that was out of the ice. Yet, it was held by a cold metal clamp. Even his eyelids had been forced apart by iron needles, and he could not even blink his eyes.

  Complicated attack rune arrays were all over the walls around. Occasional
ly, electric arcs would splutter on them. Every hour of the day, at least one demon emperor was on duty supervising the highest leader of the Nether World Watch captured so far.

  Even so, 'Mad Medic' Lu Wuxin was still wearing a weird smile and staring frighteningly at Li Yao and the Fire Ant King, who were standing in front of him.

  The Fire Ant King felt a bit creeped out. He sneered, "Lu Wuxin, the situation today is exactly like the interrogation chamber on the island of the Nether World Watch. However, you and I have swapped our roles. This is what we might call 'every dog has its day'!

  "I remember exactly how you tortured me and exploited every cell in my brain in the interrogation chamber even to this day.

  "Today, I'll have to invite you to taste the same treatment!"

  'Mad Medic' Lu Wuxin was smiling even more brilliantly. He rolled his tongue, which was almost frozen, and announced in a funny voice, "It's useless, Fire Ant King. Do you see the scars on my head?

  "Other people call me 'Mad Medic' because I often do mad things. The maddest of all was that I plucked my own skull and performed a little surgery on my brain, burying quite a few strange gadgets in my head.

  "Hehehehe. My brain is perhaps the most complicated maze in the Blood Demon Sector. If I don't open it for you, there is no way that you can dig out the secrets that are hidden deep inside my head!

  "In the meantime, if my brain nerves are put in too much pain, the 'gifts' that I planted in my head will detonate so that I die a comfortable, painless death.

  "Therefore, if you really want me to cooperate with you, would you please at least change your attitude? I am definitely not the most loyal support of Elder Nether Spring. For a decent price, I'll betray him completely!"

  The Fire Ant King burst into laughter. "You mouth is rather tough before your death! Lu Wuxin, do you think that you are very valuable? The sixteen main biochemical brains inside Elder Nether Spring's nest have been captured by us. A lot of files have already been parsed. Very soon, we will figure out every detail about the Spore Stratagem and the genomes of all the variants of the Demon God Virus!