Chapter 749: Never Mind the Heavenly Flood

The Chiyang Shen Shan lineage has ultimately submitted.

Otherwise, what could be done?

The clan-protecting divine artifact, the Primordial Crown, was taken by Wu Tie. The Primordial Golden Crow Essence, which the people of Chiyang Shen Shan regarded as a spiritual totem, unexpectedly acknowledged the Five Elements Daoist as its master.

The prodigal son Qian Xiao even handed over several immensely powerful divine artifacts on his person, all of them given to the Five Elements Daoist.

The foundation of Chiyang Shen Shan was thus completely emptied.

If they do not act according to Wu Tie's orders, nor speak of Wu Tie controlling the Primordial Crown, how much damage could he inflict on the Chiyang Shen Shan lineage? As long as Wu Tie carries the Primordial Crown and walks away, Chiyang Shen Shan faces the threat of annihilation.

In the past, Chiyang Shen Shan relied on the power of the Primordial Crown and the Primordial Golden Crow Essence to repeatedly repel divine beings descending from beyond the heavens, slaying many of their avatars, and even causing the true forms of some divine beings to fall.

They have offended those divine beings to the point of mortal enmity; if Wu Tie spreads the news that Chiyang Shen Shan has lost its foundation……hehe.

Not to mention the divine beings launching another grand descent war; if they simply hurl the Solar Golden Shuttle from the firmament downwards, that alone would be enough to inflict extermination-level damage upon the unprotected Chiyang Shen Shan.

So, what else can be done?

Chiyang Shen Shan, the Wujin Manghuang lineage, can only be firmly bound to Wu Tie's war chariot.

Four thousand three hundred fifty-five Divine Manifestation Realm old ancestors, nearly ten thousand Half-Step Divine Manifestation Realm experts, over a million Fetal Storage Realm elites, and a vast number of war beasts and war birds whose strength rivals the Fetal Storage Realm and Half-Step Divine Manifestation Realm, gathered together in just a few short days.

In Wujin Manghuang, the strongest great tribes number three thousand, ordinary medium and small tribes nearly two hundred thousand; under the order of Chiyang Shen Shan, these tribes large and small drew out their elite, assembling this formidable army.

Without any delay, this army, under Wu Tie's command, directly passed through the teleportation array, being transmitted from Wujin Manghuang straight to the outskirts of Tianwu City.

Here, vast neat barracks have been constructed, mountains of grain and supplies stockpiled, countless fine armaments and weapons distributed, arming these Wujin Manghuang tribe warriors to the teeth.

The production level of Wujin Manghuang lags far behind that of Wuguo; their armor and weapons are extremely crude.

With the fine armor and weapons supplied by Wuguo, the combat power of these warriors has multiplied.

During these days Wu Tie spent traveling, several thousand Heavenly God Orders were forged. Several thousand elite Half-Step Divine Manifestation Realm cultivators from the great generals and clans of Wuguo were selected; they used the Heavenly God Orders to smoothly break through into the Divine Manifestation Realm.

The strength of Wuguo has increased once again.

Adding the Divine Manifestation Realm old ancestors from Wujin Manghuang, the Divine Manifestation Realm forces under Wu Tie's command have once again surpassed ten thousand.

These newly ascended Divine Manifestation Realm experts, if used to deal with the eighteen Xuanming Old Ancestors, would naturally be like moths flying into flames, seeking death; but used to oppose the Snow Plains Tribe's army, they are more than sufficient.

Regardless of You Ruo's true purpose, he secretly imparted the forging secret of the Heavenly God Order to Wu Tie, genuinely helping him greatly.

Everyone is busy, busy with military preparations, busy organizing the Wujin Manghuang legion, busy resettling refugees fleeing the northern prefectures, busy laying layered defenses in the north, doing everything possible to delay the southward advance of the Snow Plains Tribe.

When everyone is so busy they hardly touch the ground, Wu Tie, alone, came to the Demon Suppressing City defense line.

Heavy rumbling sounds continuously echoed; beneath Wu Tie, warships were bombarding Demon Suppressing City. The towering, thick city walls collapsed under the barrage, and the great city was everywhere ablaze.

The frenzied bombardment lasted for a full two hours; the entire Demon Suppressing City was completely leveled.

In the distance, on the hilltops, large and small forts were also ablaze; warships of Wuguo carried out Wu Tie's orders, utterly destroying these forts.

At nightfall, the entire Demon Suppressing City defense line was thoroughly swept clean; warships and transport ships slowly turned their bows, heading toward the heartland of Wuguo. The Demon Suppressing Hall army, stationed here for countless years, from today onward, completely abandoned its garrison.

Wu Tie hovered silently in midair; behind him, more than a dozen large spatial gates opened one after another, as warships and transport ships slowly entered the gates and then swiftly vanished without a trace.

In the vast rift ahead, tall and short figures slowly rose into the air.

They looked around in astonishment, and then two figures clad in heavy armor, square-built like iron lumps, over three meters tall, golden dwarves wielding great axes, flew over to Wu Tie's side with a careless attitude.

The two dwarves flew warily to a distance over a thousand zhang from Wu Tie; a golden dwarf with a red nose, reeking of alcohol, let out a low roar: "Hey, is your brain broken? This Demon Suppressing City……did you tear it down yourselves?"

Wu Tie spread his hands, smiling, and nodded at the golden dwarf: "Exactly, this Demon Suppressing City is useless now. So, tear it down."

The other dwarf eyed Wu Tie suspiciously, took a wine flask from his belt, gulped two mouthfuls with a 'gulgulgul' sound, and said in a deep voice: "Hmm, definitely a trap……this pretty boy looks no good at first glance. Chop him down and be done with it!"

The red-nosed golden dwarf nodded in agreement, then both simultaneously swung their arms; the great axes in their hands produced ear-piercing sonic booms, drawing a cold light as they flew toward Wu Tie.

Wu Tie laughed; the two great axes, each weighing tens of thousands of catties, came howling, but suddenly froze in midair when they were still over a zhang away from him.

Wu Tie pointed his finger lightly at the two great axes; the two dwarves saw their treasured axes suddenly wriggle, then turn into a large lump of black iron ore, clattering to the ground with a 'danglanglang' sound.

Both dwarves simultaneously opened their mouths wide; having exerted too much force, their jaw joints emitted a crisp 'crack'.

The power of the Primordial Crown directly traced back time on these two third-grade spirit weapons, great axes, turning them back to the state they were in when they were still raw ore.

The two dwarves simultaneously let out a strange cry, then turned and walked away.

They were merely at the initial stage of the Fetal Storage Realm; facing Wu Tie's seemingly divine means, they knew they were no match. As they ran, they kept chattering in their tribal dialect, shouting loudly.

Soon, dozens of experts from underground races—oxmen, wolfmen, serpentmen, half-dragons, dwarves, and gnomes—surge forward, all at the peak of the Fetal Storage Realm, cautiously circling Wu Tie.

"Hey, what exactly is your plot?" a wolfman whose fur had all turned white, old and frail, tilted his head, staring fixedly at Wu Tie, his murky green eyes flashing with treacherous malice: "You, Qingqiu Divine Kingdom……"

Wu Tie coughed once, cutting off the old wolfman's words: "Your information is not timely enough; Qingqiu Divine Kingdom is gone. Now there is only Wuguo. I, Wu Tie, am the ruler of Wuguo. This Demon Suppressing City defense line is also what I ordered demolished."

In the direction of the great rift, massive groups of giant spiders and squadrons of gray-rock lizards crawled up the cliffs; countless ratmen and gnomes, considered cannon fodder in the underground world, sneaked behind these spiders and lizards, scattering in all directions, cautiously scouting.

The white-haired old wolfman and the other experts beside him instinctively looked up at the sky.

Such things often happened before; the garrison of Demon Suppressing City would often relax resistance, allowing the underground army to invade the surface, then the Solar Golden Shuttle would descend from the heavens, bathing the battlefield in blood, inflicting massive casualties on the underground forces.

But this time, no Solar Golden Shuttle fell from the sky.

From underground, more and more soldiers surged forth; huge flocks of giant bats took to the sky, carrying large numbers of soldiers as they spread out in all directions.

The white-haired old wolfman murmured: "You all……are you really abandoning this place?"

Wu Tie smiled and nodded: "Yes, we are not defending it; why bother fighting to the death over this direction? In the end, it's just for people to watch the spectacle."

Wu Tie gave a meaningful cold chuckle, rolled his eyes, and glanced at the sky.

"By the way, I, the king, have limited time and am busy with many matters……so, you little lackeys, stop making noise here. Go, summon someone who can make decisions. Other miscellaneous small fry, don't waste time; at least find a real authority figure from the Fuxi Divine Kingdom to come over……"

Wu Tie waved his hand; a fierce wind rose on the spot, lifting dozens of experts from all races together, howling as they were blown hundreds of li away.

The howling wind raged; these experts, who were also considered elite in their own clans, employed every means, yet could not resist the wind Wu Tie stirred up. They were so frightened they stuck out their tongues, instantly realizing——Wu Tie is a Divine Manifestation Realm expert they cannot contend with.

No one wasted words; after being blown hundreds of li by the wind and finally landing, each turned and fled, rushing back to the great rift at top speed.

After more than an hour, several streaks of escape light shot up from the great rift; after one circle, they flew toward Wu Tie at extreme speed.

Four expressionless elders surrounded a dignified middle-aged man; all five were Divine Manifestation Realm beings.

Moreover, among those four elders, one had an aura extremely profound and deep, like a bottomless abyss; at the very least, he was a expert of the Fifth Level of Divine Manifestation Realm or higher.

Five streaks of escape light halted at a distance of three thousand zhang from Wu Tie; an elder raised his right hand, and a black crystal ball the size of a human head shot into the sky, emitting vast deep light that illuminated the void.

The faint light emitted from the crystal ball swept across the void within a radius of ten thousand li; the void fell silent, with no change at all.

The old man's expression instantly relaxed, his gaze toward Wu Tie gaining a strange light; he looked at the middle-aged man shielded in the center and said in a deep voice, 'Your Highness, within a radius of ten thousand li there are no ambushes. This Demon-Suppressing City has indeed been demolished—even its underground formation bases have been taken away.'

The middle-aged man burst into a hearty laugh, stepping forward two paces, each stride covering a thousand zhang, and finally halted about a thousand zhang from Wu Tie, saying, 'I am Prince Xi Qing, unworthy to serve as War Minister of the Fuxi Divine Kingdom… May I ask who you are?'

'Martial King, Wu Tie.' Wu Tie clasped his hands toward Xi Qing: 'Cut the nonsense; as you can see, the Demon-Suppressing City's defenses were dismantled on my orders.'

Xi Qing remained silent, merely sizing up Wu Tie from head to toe.

Wu Tie said in a deep voice, 'War Minister, have no worries; this action of mine involves no scheming or deceit—I simply believe the Demon-Suppressing City no longer needs to exist.'

Xi Qing shook his head and said solemnly, 'Martial King, aren't you afraid that the armies of my Fuxi Divine Kingdom will keep pouring into your Wuguo territory?'

Wu Tie laughed: 'Afraid? Why should I be? As long as the Fuxi Divine Kingdom can restrain its troops and refrain from wanton slaughter of civilians…'

Xi Qing instinctively glanced at the sky, then laughed at Wu Tie: 'Of course not; how could my Fuxi Divine Kingdom do such a thing? Know that in past years, even when our armies invaded the surface, they merely looted some resources and people.'

Wu Tie smiled.

Xi Qing smiled.

The two coughed twice in unison.

From the direction of the great rift valley behind, another escape light shot up into the sky, circled once, then sped toward this side.

A figure flickered, and Xi Bubai landed beside Xi Qing; he stared in shock at the flattened Demon-Suppressing City, then fixed his gaze on Wu Tie, his pupils shrinking to pinpoints: 'You ordered the demolition of the Demon-Suppressing City?'

Wu Tie nodded: 'If the Fuxi Divine Kingdom lends its aid, helping my Wuguo repel the invasion of the Northern Snow Plains Tribe Alliance, I will cede the lands of the Three Kingdoms—originally belonging to the Great Jin Divine Kingdom—to your Fuxi Divine Kingdom!'

Xi Bubai's eyes widened in disbelief, while Xi Qing's face twitched violently.

Wu Tie said in a deep voice, 'I harbor no scheming or traps; I am simply offering land in exchange for your assistance.'

Xi Bubai stared wide-eyed at Wu Tie, uttering each word: 'Indeed, I never expected… but aren't you afraid they'll pin the charge of colluding with subterranean demons on you?'

Xi Bubai pointed at the sky.

Wu Tie spread his hands, smiling with a hint of weariness: 'If I cannot stop the Snow Plains tribes, then I am as good as dead—after all, I have sworn to contend with those Snow Plains barbarians to the bitter end… and if I am to die, what do I care if floods ravage the world after me?'

He let out a heavy sigh and muttered, 'Even the gods ought to reason, shouldn't they? They incited the Snow Plains tribes to attack Wuguo; since we've already torn the façade, we might as well… completely turn hostile. Hehe.'

With a sweep of his sleeve, a thousand Heavenly God Orders flew straight to Xi Bubai.

'This is just a trifle, a token of my sincerity. A thousand Heavenly God Orders… well, you know what Heavenly God Orders are for, right?'

Wu Tie said solemnly, 'Please have the Fuxi Divine Kingdom dispatch sufficient numbers of Divine Realm and half-step Divine Realm experts to join the battle…'

'I will cede an entire kingdom's worth of land to your Fuxi Divine Kingdom—all its cities and peoples, wholly and completely.'

'Please also restrain your subordinates, ensuring they in no way harm the common folk… henceforth, the people of this land will be your Fuxi Divine Kingdom's people.'

'The military situation is urgent; speed is essential in warfare—please… make your decision swiftly.'

Wu Tie let out a long howl to the heavens, then turned into a golden streak, shooting swiftly into the still-open spatial gate and vanishing without a trace.

Xi Qing looked at Xi Bubai and said, 'Uncle, what do you think?'

Xi Bubai snatched up the thousand Heavenly God Orders and muttered, 'Never mind floods ravaging the world… this kid truly… has a gall bigger than heaven.'

'Hehe, if that's the case, why not join you in a bout of madness?'

'This is indeed a once-in-ten-thousand-years opportunity—so… let's all go crazy together. Truly…'