Chapter 196: Stalemate!

"Jiangxin, have the Columns leave the ships and engage the enemy."

"Swift cleanse."

Feeling Silver Moon slaughter a Great Vehicle Demon Venerable in the blink of an eye, Lü Yang felt his chest swell with boundless pride!

A Demon Venerable had died at his hands in an instant.

The other party hadn't even had time to react.

Let alone respond.

"But… this Immortal Sword is mighty, yet the spiritual power it consumes is truly terrifying!"

Sensing that thirty percent of his spiritual power had been nearly drained dry by that single strike, Lu Qingyang shook his head with a bitter smile.

But with this trump card in hand.

Lu Qingyang now feared no powerful enemy.

"Since I am already invincible, why hide my tail like this?"

"Jiangxin! Pass down the order! The fleet's subsequent advance no longer needs to be deliberately concealed!"

"And any Demon Race left behind along the way, slay them all!"

"The Pseudo-Immortal Corpse Puppet's formation is yours to command. Support the Columns at any time!"

Lu Qingyang snorted coldly, his tone icy, killing intent boiling.

On the other side.

Ma Liang and the others, who had already landed and begun clearing out the Thunderwolf Clan, all drew a sharp breath when they saw the enormous headless wolf corpse.

For a time, everyone gazed up at the sky.

At the Dharma Chariot Great Ship where Lu Qingyang was, their eyes filled with reverence and worship.

"This… this is Senior Brother Lu's foundation?"

"To slay a Great Vehicle Demon Venerable without even meeting face to face. This kind of battle result is simply terrifying."

Yang Yu and Jun Moyan exchanged a glance, and both their eyes showed disbelief.

Off to the side, Ma Liang was even more shocked beyond measure.

In that moment, the Chaotian Sect members' hearts toward that azure-robed figure grew ever more reverent.

And soon, the Thunderwolf Clan was completely cleansed.

Demon cores all taken, clan treasures all searched clean, flesh and blood and bone separated, sealed with spiritual power and sent onto a Dharma Ship specially handling such materials.

The Chaotian Fleet continued its advance, sailing toward the Giant Lion Clan's territory.

Aboard the Floating Sky Great Ship, Lu Qingyang was not idle either.

Now the Chaotian Sect's strategic objective had changed.

Naturally, he had to make some preparations in advance as well.

"Guerrilla warfare can be abandoned. Right now, charging straight through is the most suitable approach. But resource recovery is a problem."

"So many disciples, when taking a demon core, wish they could grind the entire demon corpse into bits."

"That's too wasteful… if only I could figure out a way to do centralized recovery."

Lu Qingyang put away Silver Moon and released spiritual power to write and draw in the air.

He first lightly pinched his fingers, projecting the spell image of the Thirty-Three Heavens High-Altitude Strike Platform into the air.

Then he lightly traced back and forth.

Enlarging that massive Thirty-Three Heavens High-Altitude Strike Platform by another fold.

At the same time, he set multiple annotations beneath both sides of the platform.

"Hmm… why not make this Thirty-Three Heavens High-Altitude Strike Platform into a mothership."

"Inscribe the Separation Formation and Recovery Puppets on it."

"And the Recovery Puppet Arms can be equipped as well."

"Yes! That's right, just like that. I can even refine some small Recovery Drones!"

The more Lu Qingyang thought about it, the better he felt. He immediately began tinkering on the Dharma Ship.

At the same time, he summoned Jiangxin, mobilized resources, and sealed off his carriage.

So that he could focus on refining.

As for resources, he had no need to consider that at all.

Along the way, the Xuanji Clan's clan treasures alone were enough for him to squander for a hundred years!

And on the other side.

Xuan Ming and Xuan An, the two Demon Race Supremes, who had returned to the Clan Ground through the Instant Cauldron, were instantly filled with towering fury when they saw their clan's city reduced to ruins!

They roared again and again, wishing they could immediately find the culprit.

But the Demon Domain was vast. Even as Supremes, for a time they had no clue.

They could only hurriedly take out their Communication Jade Talismans and contact Xuan Li, far away in the Central Pole Province.

……

The Central Pole Province, to the north.

Within a great tent, the Demon Race's top Supremes gathered together.

Above, Ao Ye, clad in black, sat in the seat of honor.

At this moment, he was listening to the reports from a host of Demon Venerables beneath him.

"Reporting to the Honored One, all of the Central Pole Province north of here is now under our Demon Race's control."

"But according to plan, we should have already occupied the entire Central Pole Province by now."

"However, the Human Race's counterattack is fierce. They would rather self-destruct than retreat. There is no way for our race to advance further."

Listening to the reports, Ao Ye did not speak.

Having taken human form, his bearing was sinister and bewitching.

Even as he pondered the problem now, his brows were unnaturally furrowed slightly.

After a moment.

He slowly raised his head. "How many Human Race Supremes remain?"

"Excluding those who died in battle these past few years, there are probably still a hundred."

"And our side?"

"Our side has not reached a hundred, but there are still eighty or ninety."

"At this rate, it won't do."

Ao Ye's eyes flickered.

"Honored One, in truth, when it comes to combat and slaughter, these hundred-odd Human Race Supremes could be dealt with by at most fifty of our race."

"But now the Human Race's fighting spirit is running high. At every turn they self-destruct."

"There have even been cases where a single Human Race Great Vehicle took one of our Supremes down with them."

"Therefore, it is difficult to take the Central Pole Province."

A Demon Venerable at the side hurriedly spoke up.

Hearing this, Ao Ye nodded in agreement.

"Given that, then pause the southward advance for now."

"Use the Great Chasm in the Central Pole Province as the boundary."

"Mobilize eighty percent of the Demon Venerables and march north to take the Northern Region and Western Region!"

"These two regions are closest to our Demon Domain. Once all three regions fall into our Demon Race's hands, I believe…"

At this.

Ao Ye's eyes grew deeper and deeper, thick killing intent flowing within them, making all who saw it feel dread.

"Within a hundred years, the Human Race of this world will again be rations raised in our Demon Race's pens!"

"Understood!"

A host of Demon Venerables bowed one after another, accepting the order.

And just as the demons were about to leave, Xuan Li in the crowd suddenly roared.

"What!"

"What did you say!"

"Say that again!"

Xuan Li abruptly rose, glaring fixedly at the Communication Jade Talisman in his hand.

Even a Demon Venerable beside him was startled by him, not understanding why.

Seeing this, Ao Ye's brow furrowed slightly, somewhat displeased.

"What is all this noise?"

Hearing this, Xuan Li could not care less about Ao Ye's expression.

He only focused on the Communication Jade Talisman in his hand, roaring madly!

"Who did it! Who did this!"

"Go investigate! Find him!"

"I want his life! AHHHH!"

Roar after roar of fury left the surrounding demons utterly baffled.

As for Ao Ye, he recalled that not long ago, Xuan Li had been clamoring to go back.

Could something have happened?

Ao Ye opened his mouth to ask.

But then Xuan Li suddenly raised his head and stared straight at Ao Ye.

"Honored One! Is there any other major clan that has not come here?"

"Hm? What do you mean?"

"My clan, every last one of the tens of thousands of old and young, including the Great Vehicle Xuan Hong who stayed behind, all died miserably."

"The clan city is reduced to ruins! I suspect it was done by our own kind!"

The moment Xuan Li said this.

The atmosphere in the great tent instantly froze solid.

The demons looked at one another, all seeing a trace of suspicion in each other's eyes…