Chapter 2495

We're not short on food right now. Yujing City is huge, so humans must handle farming and production. As the name suggests, this wheat field is where mortal laborers work, processing grain and handling various meats.

So when the Bear King heard "wheat field," a few large pork knuckles popped into his mind.

"Eat shit!" Shangguan Biao couldn't help cursing. This solid blockhead, though admirably loyal, sometimes has a brain that's just...

"Under the woodshed at the wheat field, there's a small supply depot—enough for you to resupply."

He trusts no one. Besides the obvious dozens of warehouses in Yujing City, there are of course hidden secret storages, prepared for Shangguan Biao's occasional needs.

Now that Yujing City has slipped from his control, hiding these locations is pointless.

"Ah? Good, good!" The Bear King happily descended the tower, summoned his troops, and rushed to the wheat field.

As Shangguan Biao said, this hidden corner sees no visitors, so supplies remain rich and complete—weapons, elixirs, armor, and all kinds of combat gear, everything one could need.

The Bear King waved his big hand: "Help yourselves!"

The demons had been waiting for those words, and with a howl they surged forward, looting with great enjoyment.

Shangguan Biao saw it and his brow twitched; he suppressed his anger.

Never mind—pressing matters come first.

The Bear King even grabbed a blood qilin figurine from the center of the warehouse—a magical artifact obtained from some immortal's cave dwelling, polished over the years to a lustrous crimson by Shangguan Biao. When unleashed, it becomes a powerful enforcer and flying mount.

The Bear King snatched it up and couldn't put it down, glancing sideways at Shangguan Biao for any reaction. Seeing none, he slowly stowed it away.

"Alright, hurry to Duzhi Mountain!" The demons entering the secret cache hauled off supplies with broad shoulders and thick waists; Shangguan Biao couldn't help urging them on.

Duzhi Mountain and Pailong City—these two secret realms are still locked in fierce combat.

Every extra breath the Bear King wastes here forces Shangguan Biao to pay a huge additional cost for the Duzhi Mountain Secret Realm.

But he can't say it out loud, so he just scowls and urges the Bear King on.

The Bear King is still reliable—once he's got his gear, he leads his troops onward.

But the journey ahead won't be so smooth: Yujing City's terrain and layout have been utterly scrambled, making travel hellish, and the demons can't take aerial routes, lest they be spotted by the flying Lingshan people.

As they walked, the Bear King asked Shangguan Biao: "Mother Sovereign, my lord, is Yujing City beyond saving?"

Lingshan people ran everywhere, and the Earth Mother's ultimate move never triggered again. Even with his simple mind, the Bear King knew things were dire.

Shangguan Biao said coldly: "We're being watched by both Lingshan and Cangyan. Yujing City is too big—it was never suitable for evacuation."

"Then... what are we to do from now on?"

"Leave Yujing City first." Shangguan Biao knew this moment demanded decisiveness—no hesitation, no weakness. His demon underlings, each a man-eater who leaves no bones, "I've already prepared a retreat. We'll hide our names for a few years, then make a swift comeback!"

He glanced at the Bear King: "If you don't want to follow me, you can leave now—I won't stop you."

The Bear King flared up, slamming his chest with a thunderous bang: "Nonsense! You've shown me kindness and saved my life—if not for your rescue back then, I'd have been bitten to death by my own mother! I, I swear to follow Mother Sovereign unto death!"

Shangguan Biao nodded: "Good, I won't mistreat you from now on."

"Just being by your side brings me contentment." The Bear King opened his bloody maw, chuckled twice: "What's this about mistreatment or not?"

Soon, the demon army arrived at the Changfeng Valley garrison.

After passing two small hills, Duzhi Mountain lay ahead.

All of Yujing City has been transformed—only the Changfeng Valley garrison and Duzhi Mountain remain quiet and undisturbed.

As Shangguan Biao marched, he thought of the final moment in the Void Realm.

The splendid situation suddenly reversed at that very instant.

Why can't the Void Realm bear the power released from Jiaolou Tianwai? Because the Earth Mother vanished!

That foolish Earth Mother—once tricked by him, now duped by the so-called "Nine Abysses Great Emperor"—has spent her life falling into others' traps!

Wearing the title of Great Emperor, wearing a face of righteousness, he's more easily trusted than this infamous murder demon king of his—isn't that right?

But one thing is certain:

The Stone Heart Power in his hand suddenly vanished completely!

As they say, a snake without a head won't do; applied to the Earth Mother, it means no spirit, no vitality.

The "total" disappearance of the Earth Mother's spirit caused the power he commanded to fail instantly—Yujing City's supply was cut off all at once!

How did that Nine Abysses scoundrel manage it? Surely he didn't really kill the Earth Mother?

With the Earth Mother gone, the Void Realm scattered, and those few heavenly demons still failed to kill the Nine Abysses Great Emperor.

Jiaolou Tian—what a grand title! Supposedly second-in-command of the Lingxu crowd, an invincible powerhouse of the heavenly realms—yet in Yujing City, his performance isn't exactly impressive?

Of course, Shangguan Biao now couldn't care less about the heavenly demons' affairs. Yujing City has slipped control; he must plan his retreat.

The Changfeng Valley garrison's screen is blank and bare, save for a half-lamp of wind flickering on and off, attracting moths to the flame.

The Bear King naturally remembered Liu Yisheng and the others once trapped here—he couldn't help glancing twice.

Those burning scenes, the dead elders—it seemed as if an invisible hand had wiped them away.

This secret realm has perished.

Shangguan Biao lacks strength; first to go are these irrelevant secret realms.

Duzhi Mountain is littered with corpses—demon troops and Lingshan fighters alike.

But there are indeed no living people here.

The current fighting focuses on the Yujing City district; Lingshan people seem to have discovered the whereabouts of the one-eyed giant clan and are now hunting them.

Shangguan Biao pointed at the Bear King: "Enter the three gates."

The Bear King couldn't help sticking out his tongue. Formerly this place was a forbidden zone of Yujing City—even his great-grandson playing nearby would be struck down on the spot by stone effigies.

Now, Mother Sovereign my lord begs him to enter.

Hey, thirty years east of the city, thirty years west of the city.

"Then what?"

"Kill this person." Shangguan Biao raised his hand, manifesting a painting with a single figure, features clear.

……

Du Shan Mountain Secret Realm.

The city at the foot of the mountain was brightly lit, with various lights flashing inside and outside the city. The miscellaneous official Shangguan Biao stood under the tree, knowing that the immortal was leading his disciples to attack the mysteriously appearing monster city.

Compared to when the two sides first made contact, the cloud mist covering half the city had drifted toward the north-central direction, and the full view of Dacheng became increasingly clear.

Shangguan Biao had never seen such a vast city, such a strict layout. Looking down from a high place, it resembled a massive man-made labyrinth, with every brick and tile emitting an aura of "don't mess with me."

Fortunately, fortunately, the barrier of Du Shan Mountain was very strong, and the enemy's avian demons and army could not get through.

At this moment, a commotion suddenly came from behind. Everyone turned around and saw a group of monsters running up the mountain path, each one fierce-looking, their eyes gazing at people as if looking at delicious fresh meat.