Chapter 498: So That's What

The Origin Demon looked toward the catapults behind Tang An, clearly starting to take them seriously.

Primarily, Tang An's Great Killing Weapon was too ruthless, to the point that the Origin Demon was very afraid Tang An still possessed magical artifacts of similar power.

"I wonder if the Origin Demon has ever heard a saying."

"Taken from the people, used for the people."

"I, Tang An, hold the world in my heart and feel compassion for all living beings. Therefore, even toward you Outer Realm Demon Race, I treat you the same way."

As for how it is taken, and how it is used, that is not important.

In any case, she truly did achieve the literal meaning of that phrase.

The Origin Demon always felt there was a trap, but he truly could not figure out what else Tang An had rummaged up.

"She is stalling for time, waiting for reinforcements to arrive, attack!" an Ancestor Demon shouted.

Under his lead, the Outer Realm Demon Race began their first wave of a charge.

Tang An's smile did not fade; she tapped her two fingers and pressed down.

"Fire!"

Over ten rows of Heavenly Soldiers stood in neat formation, launching everything on the catapults toward the central area of the Outer Realm Demon Race.

The Outer Realm Demon Race instinctively dodged, scattering with a boom. Because they were all afraid that the launched objects would explode, or carried some other danger.

But after scattering with a boom, the army of the Outer Realm Demon Race fell into a panicked and tense silence.

The expected explosion did not occur, and the egg-like objects that had been launched were hovering in mid-air, not moving in the slightest.

"Look, look closely." It isn't just cats that curiosity can kill.

Tang An knew that after there was no movement for a long time, they would be curious about what exactly she had sent over.

She had kindly reminded them in her heart; if the other side couldn't hear it, that was not her fault.

Just as the swarming Outer Realm Demon Race began to approach the egg-shaped objects, Tang An snapped her fingers with a wicked smile.

Those egg-like objects suddenly developed cracks.

"What kind of divine beast's egg is it?"

"Oh no, run!"

The light within the cracks grew increasingly intense, reflecting off the Outer Realm Demon Race surrounding the innermost layer, who were desperately trying to flee outward. Yet the Outer Realm Demon Race on the periphery still wanted to get closer to see what that thing actually was.

The despair of the other side, having foreseen the danger but being unable to escape, truly made Tang An feel delighted as she watched.

"Bang~" Tang An provided the sound effect herself.

"Bang!"

At the same moment her sound fell, all the eggs that had been launched exploded.

At the same time, a foul, fishy stench bloomed in the air along with the explosion.

The Outer Realm Demon Race that were close by were splattered with a lot of rotten matter. That odor rushed straight to their brains, making them retch uncontrollably.

The Origin Demon looked at Tang An; she wouldn't just want to play such a boring and childish game, would she?

If it was just to disgust people, her goal was achieved, but what use was that?

Tang An leaned sideways on the Merit Golden Seat, swinging her legs in a devil-may-care manner, looking to be in a very good mood.

The Origin Demon realized something was wrong and looked at those Outer Realm Demon Race again.

"Ah!!!"

"It's corpse parts, it's corpse parts!"

"My hand, ah!!!"

As that odor spread, a colorless plague, targeting only the Outer Realm Demon Race, spread rapidly and erupted in a concentrated burst.

Those who first came into contact with those corpse parts immediately began to fester and bleed. In less than three breaths, they collapsed outside Zhenmo Pass, turning into puddles of bloody water, and continued to spread the plague.

The Outer Realm Demon Race, which had originally been well-supplied with troops, lost nearly half of their forces in just over a dozen breaths of time.

Even the Ancestor Demons were infected by the plague, and it was the same for them. Even if they severed their limbs to survive, it was already too late.

Tang An stroked the Wealth Gathering Ring and, with a victor's smile, looked provocatively at the Origin Demon.

"This Venerable knows you have the Creation Power, but unfortunately, this Venerable happens to be your bane."

"No matter how much you can create, this Venerable can destroy just as much."

"If you don't believe it, you can try."

Tang An did not care at all about whether the raw materials were sufficient; after all, the Outer Realm Demon Race in front of her were all raw materials for spreading the plague.

The Origin Demon's expression sank. He had fought with the Inner Realm for so many years; even Nuwa and the Heavenly Dao were far less troublesome to him than Tang An.

Although her cultivation was not as high as his, the methods she could conjure up in her brain were the fundamental reason why his Outer Realm Demon Race was always being thwarted.

Just at this moment, the Disciples of the Three Teachings who had received the signal, as well as the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals of the Heavenly Court, arrived one after another to reinforce Zhenmo Pass.

However, the Origin Demon did not care how many reinforcements arrived, because in his eyes, those people were approximately equal to nothing.

"It seems that today, it is hard for us to determine a winner again." The Origin Demon raised his hand and threw an Outer Realm Demon infected with the plague into Tang An's camp.

Tang An did not stop him, because she knew the Origin Demon's intent to probe.

"Rest assured, Origin Demon, that plague was custom-made by this Venerable for your Outer Realm Demon Race; it will not have the slightest effect on the Human Race of my Inner Realm."

Sure enough, just as Tang An said, the Outer Realm Demon infected with the plague had just entered Tang An's camp when it was taken down by the Heavenly Soldiers and killed by having its head cut off.

The corpse after its death was, to the people of the Inner Realm, merely a bit smelly, and nothing more.

The Origin Demon's expression sank further, scanning everyone inside Zhenmo Pass, and finally fixed his target on the God of Plague.

"It's him."

Seeing the God of Plague discovered by the Origin Demon, Tang An did not panic.

"What, does the Origin Demon also want to personally test whether the God of Plague's plague is effective against the Origin Demon?"

As she spoke, Tang An had someone pull out a puddle of blood and mud, "That is this Venerable's little demon pet, which is to say, it was formed from the bones of your Ancestor Demon, Moyou."

"He is of great use to this deity; without him, my people would not have been able to develop a plague capable of exterminating Ancestral Demons as well."

"I just happened to be unsure if those plagues would be effective against the Primordial Demon, so since the Primordial Demon wishes to participate in the experiment voluntarily, this deity naturally welcomes it."

"Please."

The Primordial Demon did not act personally, because the trouble lay in the fact that his true body had come this time.

If it were only a dharma body, he would likely have already acted to crush the Plague God to death.

"Tang An, you truly always manage to bring me surprises."

"Likewise." Tang An shrugged, "After all, I didn't expect the Primordial Demon to come in his true body."

What should have been an overwhelming battle resulted in the current awkward scene precisely because his true body had come.

Attacking is not an option, and retreating is not an option either.

If the Primordial Demon had not pulled back the three Ancestral Demons who had not yet been infected by the plague in time, the people he brought would likely have been completely wiped out.

Tang An, oh Tang An, she is truly worthy of being his greatest threat.

"How about you and I establish a truce between our two realms?"

The Primordial Demon suddenly relented to discuss a truce, and Tang An always felt there was some trickery involved.

Did he compromise a bit too quickly?

"An'er." Li Shimin arrived riding a dragon and came to Tang An's side.

He then pointed his sword at the Primordial Demon, "You say truce, and so it is a truce?"

"You have repeatedly harassed the borders of my Great Tang; do you think you can settle the matter with just the word 'truce'?"

He has led imperial expeditions for many years; it has always been his Great Tang that beats others into submission, so how could there be any talk of being repeatedly harassed and then having to compromise for a truce.