Chapter 660: Temporary Arrangements

No one expected Wu Yong to speak up for Li Yi so willingly, and it seemed he had prior acquaintance with Li Yi—not at all a stranger—which surprised many.

Only Sun Boxiu, dean of the Golden Academy, was not surprised; he had long known that the sudden influx of experts within the Golden Academy all had intricate ties to Li Yi, likely experts Li Yi had summoned from other worlds.

But Sun Boxiu had no intention of exposing this matter.

Because if it were true, Li Yi's influence would be immense—after all, the experts who entered the Golden Academy were not just Wu Yong; there were also Li Yue, Tang Yi, and Li Feiyun.

That's four already.

And these are only the visible ones; after the incident with Du Bai Zhi, other experts had appeared, though they perished in the end, yet even a glimpse reveals the whole picture.

Countless top-tier experts lurk behind Li Yi.

As if inexhaustible, ready to produce another batch at any moment.

Precisely because of this, Sun Boxiu understood Li Yi's importance, so no matter what Li Yi did, he could tolerate it.

"Let's pause the sparring for now—we must continue discussing the Demon God Realm. Clearly, their strategy has changed. According to the AI's recent analysis, their desperate efforts to escort the Heavenly Demon into our world likely indicate an alliance with the Immortal Continent's cultivators."

At this moment, Xiao Jianguo spoke again: "Everyone should know that the Immortal Continent possesses something called a teleportation array."

"If the Heavenly Demons of the Demon God Realm also possess the technology to construct teleportation arrays, does that mean once a single Heavenly Demon breaches our defenses, they can set up an array anywhere on Earth—and from there, appear at any location on the planet?"

"Our entire defensive line would then become a joke."

At these words,

everyone's expression changed.

If this speculation held true, the trouble would indeed be immense.

"Just blow up the Demon God Realm."

After a moment of silence, someone bluntly proposed: "With the technology of World Six, manufacturing a planet-destroying bomb isn't difficult."

"This proposal is good. Rather than constantly fearing invasions by Demon God Realm's great demons, we might as well destroy their world outright—and it would also deter the Immortal Continent, showing them our weapons can pose a grave threat to them." Someone immediately agreed with this plan.

But Xiao Jianguo immediately opposed: "No, this plan cannot be executed. The Demon God Realm is now physically connected to Earth. Destroying it would affect Earth as well. Earth might not be annihilated, but the consequences would be catastrophic—possibly altering the planet's geography and climate, turning it into a lifeless world."

Destroying a planet is no trivial matter.

Not to mention whether it could succeed—the disasters caused by collateral damage alone would be unbearable for Earth.

"Constant defense leads to defeat. Our Earth's experts can't match those of the Demon God Realm. Rather than slowly being worn down here, it's simpler to destroy their world—not necessarily with a planet-destroying bomb, just devastate the surface," Chen Daoxing said slowly.

"Trigger a mass extinction event. Send them back to the dinosaur age."

"Your idea is even worse. Their great demons, demon kings, even demon gods are unlikely to be killed by a blast—you'd only wipe out the weaker beasts. After the explosion, every top-tier demon from the Demon God Realm would come to Earth for revenge—who could handle that?"

Someone immediately rebuked Chen Daoxing's idea.

A mass extinction?

Do they really think these opponents are dinosaurs, easily eradicated?

The reason their strong ones haven't come to Earth is that most have no grudge against us—they're too lazy to act. Currently, only the Moon Demon King is targeting Earth, so the situation remains stable.

If their top experts all came out together, that would be the real nightmare.

No one knows how many strong ones a matured demon god realm hides.

But everyone clearly understood: Earth was no match for them.

"Find a way to kill the Moon Demon King. Then this matter ends. The other demon kings, knowing Earth possesses the power to kill the Moon Demon King, will surely hesitate and restrain themselves—at least they won't dare target Earth."

Watching the others debate, Li Yi couldn't help speaking up, offering his own idea.

"Easy to say, but utterly impractical. The Moon Demon King's power is terrifying—there's no expert on Earth who can defeat him."

"Besides, we don't even know where he is. If we rashly enter the Demon God Realm, we'll likely encounter other dangers—and die before even achieving anything."

"The decapitation plan has already been considered, but there are no conditions to carry it out."

Many immediately rebutted Li Yi's proposal, shaking their heads. Seeing this, Li Yi stopped speaking—he had no more to say. He found a chance to slip away from the meeting hall, feeling no concrete outcome could be reached here; everyone's strength was insufficient, and no matter how good a plan was, without powerful experts to execute it, it was useless.

As he stepped out of the meeting hall,

the martial artist Ji Wu, who had spoken earlier, also emerged at this moment. He had no interest in the meeting; instead, he was now intrigued by Li Yi's description of the martial world.

"Li Yi, I'll teach you a deeper martial cultivation method. Take me across dimensions once—just one month. I only need to stay in your world for one month."

Ji Wu hadn't given up—he still wanted to travel the Four Seas and Eight Continents. This time, he pleaded sincerely.

Li Yi said: "The key to refining your martial path isn't where you cultivate. The martial arts you've learned are superior to mine—why seek distant shores? This conflict with the Demon God Realm is a perfect opportunity."

"Even so, I still wish to see it. I hope you'll grant me this favor," Ji Wu said.

Seeing Ji Wu's sincerity, Li Yi paused briefly, then said: "Alright—if you're still alive after this Demon God Realm crisis, I'll introduce you to my master. He's a pure martial artist from the world I described, now crossed over to Earth. Perhaps you can learn something different from him."

"But in exchange, you must teach your martial arts to my master. That's the condition."

"Really?" Ji Wu's eyes lit up.

!

"I have no reason to deceive you," Li Yi said.

"Then it's a deal," Ji Wu immediately agreed.

"It's a deal."

Li Yi nodded slightly. He felt this would be mutually beneficial—at least his master could gain a deeper martial cultivation method and secure a better future.

As the two spoke, Xiao Jianguo, the military expert from earlier, also stepped out of the meeting hall.

Upon seeing Li Yi, he immediately approached.

"Li Yi, hello. I'm Xiao Jianguo—we met earlier."

Xiao Jianguo greeted Li Yi warmly, extending his hand to express gratitude for his killing of a Heavenly Demon.

"It was nothing. But you didn't come just to thank me, did you? Is there another matter? If so, just say it—I don't like beating around the bush," Li Yi asked bluntly.

Xiao Jianguo smiled: "There is indeed one favor I need to ask."

"Go ahead. If I can help, I will—I respect what you're doing for Earth's safety," Li Yi replied with respect.

Xiao Jianguo immediately said: "On the eastern front, we lack a captain capable of confronting Heavenly Demons. The previous captain died in a major battle. I'd like you to fill in for at least half a month, giving me time to arrange a replacement expert."

"Only half a month?" Li Yi asked.

"At least half a month, up to a month," Xiao Jianguo said. "You've seen it—Earth's experts are scarce, and those who can fight Heavenly Demons are even fewer. We need experts desperately. I beg you, Li Yi, please help."

As he spoke, he bowed deeply to Li Yi.

Li Yi listened, thought carefully, then said: "I can accept this. After all, the Demon God Realm's threat concerns everyone's safety. But I have other matters to attend to. I'll handle this within thirty days."

"Thank you," Xiao Jianguo sighed in relief, genuinely grateful.

He knew many experts from the Golden Academy were unruly and didn't care about Earth's safety—they often crossed dimensions and refused to join the war against the Demon God Realm.

Li Yi, despite being wanted by the Immortal Continent, still chose to lend a hand—this was remarkable.

Others would have fled long ago, hiding in some world to enjoy life.

In truth, Li Yi's reason for staying had another purpose: to hone himself. His realm had advanced too quickly—he couldn't fully unleash his power and needed combat to master his abilities.

Though he had killed one Heavenly Demon, it was only through the divine bow's power; he clearly lacked skill in confronting such powerful foes himself.

After reaching this realm, combat methods had changed—no longer could he rely solely on brute strength and reflexes as he had in the Four Seas and Eight Continents.

Without Xiang Xiangzi's primordial spirit seed, Li Yi felt his insight was poor—especially in using Dao techniques against enemies.

Now he had to find a way to rapidly close these gaps through real combat.

(End of Chapter)