Chapter 1444: The Assassination of the Shadow Demon Divine Lord

"Indeed, that is the case."

Yuan thought for a moment and felt it was correct.

However, unlike the sciences where one plus one equals two without change, social sciences are often too random; therefore, even if the probability of such a situation occurring is very small, it still requires precaution.

This world has alliances existing within it.

If these myriad races' allied Divine Lords are suddenly driven to a dead end, they will very likely disregard everything.

For now, it should be safe.

"Senior Jin Liu, how is the economy of the Immortal Gate currently?"

Yuan asked.

"It is terrible."

"Economic depression, economic collapse, companies closing in droves, workers unemployed, the vast majority of schools halting all teaching that consumes spirit stones and spiritual energy... everything has stagnated."

Jin Liu True Venerable said heavily: "In these nearly hundred years, the Immortal Gate has produced fewer than one ten-thousandth of the Foundation Establishment cultivators compared to the previous century; even graduates from Qingfeng Qingfeng Beidou University face some difficulty in reaching Foundation Establishment, let alone ordinary institutions."

"The Dao paths of the Immortal Gate citizens born in this generation have all been delayed."

"The only fortunate thing is that, due to prior preparation and the fact that food is not lacking, chaos, smashing, looting, arson, riots, etc., have not appeared in society; research work and production work in all aspects are merely temporarily sealed, and everything is still there."

"As long as massive funds are invested, all of these can be restarted."

All funds of the Immortal Gate have been poured into the war of life and death; one could say they are living on debt, and everyone is a pauper.

For instance, Jiang Ding has purchased a large amount of Immortal Gate Ancient Divine Domain bonds, investing all his funds into them, leaving very little remaining.

Do not look at his account showing him as infinitely wealthy, with so many Dao-Integration battle merits, and mountains of seventh and sixth-grade heavenly treasures that are still continuously growing.

In reality, these are all account data.

Once the Immortal Gate is defeated in war, he will go bankrupt instantly, and nearly ten thousand years of savings will become nothing.

Of course, if the Immortal Gate is defeated in war, these things would be doomed anyway; even if he had not purchased the Immortal Gate Ancient Divine Domain bonds, it would be the same.

"The children of this generation have suffered."

Yuan sighed slightly.

"Fortunately, the situation has improved now."

"We are restoring production activities in the Demon Heaven Domain, and there are many spoils that can be sent back to the rear; the Immortal Gate's military factories at all levels, schools, military academies, research institutions... all of these must be restored as soon as possible."

Yuan ordered.

"Additionally, send more administrative personnel and conscripted troops to the rear to suppress it for us; we cannot let the field armies do these things."

"Also, the Immortal Gate had best establish an industrial logistics base near the Demon Heaven Realm to avoid transportation losses across so many great domains..."

"Un"

derstood..."

Jin Liu True Venerable recorded these frontline opinions.

It is estimated that in another thirty years, the super-realm teleportation array of the Demon Heaven Domain will be completed; at that time, the exchange of supplies and troops between the Immortal Gate and the frontline will begin immediately.

"In another hundred years, we will be able to continue attacking the next realm..."

"Additionally..."

Numerous Immortal Gate Void Refinement cultivators spoke up, covering all aspects including military, logistics, personnel, transportation, scientific research, diplomacy, and so on.

A multi-realm hegemonic power is rapidly completing its internal integration and constantly expanding outward.

Time flows leisurely.

Unknowingly, another hundred-plus years have passed.

On this day, with the urgent sound emitted by the Immortal Gate's star-domain-level spiritual particle wave radar, and the cold omen constantly surfacing in his heart, Jiang Ding suddenly awoke from cultivation.

He opened his eyes and looked into the outer formation of the Ninth Front Army.

Here, at some unknown time, a barely perceptible shadow had appeared, slowly moving toward the very center.

"Finally, this day..."

Jiang Ding's heart pounded.

In his heart, a strong greed and longing surfaced; he wanted to further lure this faint shadow deeper into the Ninth Front Army's great formation and the realm channel formation to complete a further encirclement.

At that time, there was even hope to slay it!

Unfortunately, this greed was immediately interrupted.

"Enemy attack!"

"A Dao-Integration level existence is lurking!"

Mie Ri True Venerable and others were startled; upon discovering that the military formation had not been instantly activated, they flew into a rage and looked toward the center of the formation: "Great Sun! What are you doing!"

"Attack!"

"Immediately! Right now!"

This was not scolding, but the discipline of the Immortal Gate army; the collective will of the Ninth Front Army Military Committee fleet had made a decision, a mandatory order.

"... Yes!"

Jiang Ding said with great shame.

Hum!

In this instant, the Immortal Gate's Ninth Front Army Six Realms Reincarnation Magnetic Void True Array operated and spread out, expanding across heaven and earth, forming six vague worlds of primordial magnetism, which were not weak even among the Dao-Integration stage.

At the same time, the seventh-grade supreme realm channel formation deployed here also spread out, further strengthening this array.

This vast starry sky military formation generated hundreds of millions of primordial magnetism sword qi, which converged into one through the Six Realms Reincarnation and crashed onto that faint shadow.

Boom!

Tens of thousands of kilometers of starry sky instantly turned to dust and annihilated; the Heavenly Dao's law net collapsed because of it.

Only a wisp of shadow flashed from the center of destruction and vanished, leaving this place, having suffered no injury under the joint assault of the army formation.

"Shadow Demon Divine Lord…"

A trace of joy rose in Jiang Ding's heart.

This was a great being of the Shadow Demon Abyss — the Shadow Demon Divine Lord attempting an assassination!

Unfortunately, he failed.

Yet the warning omen in Jiang Ding's heart did not weaken in the slightest; on the contrary, it grew ever more bone-chilling. Between heaven and earth, throughout the cosmos, every inch was filled with frigid killing intent — a shadow hell was about to descend and devour all living beings.

"Danger!"

True Venerable Mie Ri and the others felt their hearts go cold, as if plunged into an icy abyss, layer upon layer of phantoms surfacing in their eyes.

A Unity-of-Dao Divine Lord of Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong of the Nine Spirit Domain!

Given their treachery and shamelessness, it was virtually impossible that only one Shadow Demon Divine Lord had come alone — the other seven, by all reason, had appeared as well.

Even if the Immortal Gate had laid down a seventh-grade supreme grand formation at the domain passage, it would be hopeless to resist them!

Moreover, merely holding out for several dozen days until the central army group could send reinforcements would be exceedingly difficult, because these eight experts were far too powerful.

"How very interesting…"

Jiang Ding Zi murmured.

He took a single step forward, standing tall in the sky, with hundreds of millions of army formation runes interweaving.

Boom!

In the starry cosmos, a thunderclap erupted from clear sky.

Boundless dark clouds rolled in, spreading across hundreds of thousands of kilometers, the aura of yang-firmness and destruction enveloping all directions, instantly dispelling every trace of cold in the cosmos.

The world-engulfing killing intent vanished in an instant.

At that moment, eight surges of extremely strong emotional fluctuation flickered through the four corners of the cosmos and vanished.

Silence stretched on for a long while.

They retreated, no longer attempting the assassination, and left this place.

"What a pity."

Jiang Ding shook his head slightly.

Clang!

He drew his sword and, with one slash, split apart the sky-filling dark clouds, cleaving open the forming Refinement-Void heavenly tribulation with a single sword strike, forcibly carving a passage through the clouds through which the stars could be seen.

At the same time, his aura was compressed to the utmost, like wood or stone.

A moment later, the heavenly tribulation in the starry cosmos, unable to find its target, gradually dispersed.

"Two hundred years more."

Jiang Ding silently sensed his own state.

In another two hundred years, his magic power and divine sense would reach their current limit, his foundation and reserves unable to advance a single inch further — that would be the moment to break through, and the immortal Dao ahead would be easier to walk.