Chapter 268: The Taotie That Dies Upon Appearing! Excited Kaer!

Earth, New World Group Luoyang Branch, building rooftop.

Su Xiaoli curiously surveyed the five beast deities and asked Chu Yang, "Brother Yang… they aren't all, like me, gene warriors you enhanced, are they?"

Among the five, only Hong Lei looks roughly like a normal person, yet he stands over three meters tall; the rest are all half‑beast figures.

At the thought that they might become like this in the future, Su Xiaoli couldn't help but stammer.

Chu Yang waved a hand and said, "They're different from you; their true forms are animals, evolving toward human shapes."

Hearing him, Su Xiaoli was enlightened and breathed a little easier.

But immediately after, Su Xiaoli grew excited, eyes full of anticipation, and asked, "Are we going to fight aliens?"

Chu Yang looked up at the sky and said, "No, we're waiting for the aliens to come to us!"

As if to confirm his words, the clouds above churned, flashes of fire flickered behind them, like meteors falling.

Moments later, Luoyang fell into panic, everyone staring at the torn sky with terror.

"They really can't wait…"

Chu Yang sneered; in Kaer's plan, Moganna was supposed to eliminate the Mighty Soldier Company and Kaisha, clearing the way for the Taotie.

But Kaisha arrived early, clearly disrupting Kaer's scheme.

Moganna didn't have time to control Leina, and Kaer didn't have time to deploy the Grand Clock formation, so now they cannot destroy Kaisha.

With Kaisha present, letting death blanket the Earth remains an empty talk.

Thus, after learning that Heaven Blade No. 7 would linger on the Moon for two months, Kaer impatiently ordered the Taotie to act early.

Chu Yang had just received news from Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao that the Mighty Soldier Company was ambushed on the way to Luoyang, apparently by demons.

Clearly, Moganna acted! Without the Mighty Soldier Company, without angels, the Earth is merely fish meat for the Taotie! In fact, Kaer and Kaisha share a similar goal; Kaer let the Taotie strike early both to buy time and to use the Taotie as cannon fodder, probing the Pan Gu organization on Earth.

Kaer values the Pan Gu civilization even more than Kaisha does.

It is precisely his research into the Pan Gu civilization that led him to the ultimate terror conclusion and, from it, the discovery of void creatures.

If the Pan Gu civilization still exists, or preserves some legacy, its value is incalculable to him; it is a temptation Kaer cannot resist.

So the Taotie came, a full year ahead of schedule!

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Guilin, deep in a forest, was at this moment engulfed in fierce battle.

After pinpointing where the Taotie legion would arrive, Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao immediately dispatched the Mighty Soldier Company to Luoyang.

But while passing Guilin, they were ambushed by a demon squad led by Ato; all helicopters crashed, plunging them into a hard fight.

Ato and Suodun tangled Sun Wukong and Leina, while the remaining big demons fought the rookie soldiers of the Mighty Soldier Company back and forth.

On a mountain peak a few kilometers away, watching the distant battlefield, Moganna gritted her teeth and shouted, "Bastard! Kaer, if you can't kill that bitch Kaisha this time, this queen isn't done with you!"

Kaer, chatting with her, replied cheerfully, "Don't worry, two months is enough."

"But you must control the Sunlight early, otherwise we can't trigger the supernova."

Moganna gave a casual reply, then suddenly saw Suodun, that idiot, while dealing with Leina, lift his hand and fling his short blade toward Qiangwei!

"Damn! Idiot! Don't touch her! She's the queen's person!"

Moganna jumped in fury, but Qiangwei managed to dodge the strike.

Suodun, still grappling Leina, felt a demonic sound flood his mind, startled, hurriedly recalled the short blade, and dared not trouble Qiangwei again.

At that moment, Moganna's eyelid twitched hard as she stared into the distant sky.

"What… what the hell is this!?!?"

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Above Luoyang, a colossal airship that blocked the sun pushed aside the clouds and slowly descended.

Warships and mecha swarmed like locusts, hissing toward the ancient city.

Chu Yang stood on the building's edge; Fengdu vibrated merrily beside him, and the sun‑blinding Yellow Springs shrouded the ancient city, just like in Tianhe City before.

Only this time, the Taotie army pressed in, the massive airship cloaked an energy barrier, forcibly carving a path through the Yellow Springs.

Clearly, this main airship of the Taotie legion is far more advanced than that cross‑shaped airship.

The citizens each looked up, their faces showing identical terror.

Chu Yang suddenly reached out with an empty hand; Fengdu rang out in resonant clangs, like a battle hymn!

An ancient, chilling aura enveloped all of Luoyang; everyone felt a soul‑deep fear, some even wanting to kneel and worship.

Fengdu turned into a jet of black light, pierced the Yellow Springs, slashing away hundreds of mecha and warships with a single sword, then after half a rotation flew back.

When Fengdu landed in Chu Yang's grasp, its blade burst with dark light, finally solidifying into a simple ancient seal that he held steady.

Simultaneously, a massive ancient city rose behind Chu Yang, as if splitting heaven and earth, making the sprawling Luoyang look much smaller.

Bankai·Fengdu!

Using the transformation of non‑action, Chu Yang, clad in a black imperial robe, stepped onto the void, ascending step by step against the wind.

At that moment he seemed the Great Emperor Fengdu; the five beast deities below knelt on one knee, eyes blazing.

Su Xiaoli's eyes were full of tiny stars, thinking Chu Yang was absolutely dazzling!

She suddenly recalled the conditions the Mighty Soldier Company had set.

A truly magnificent man?

Just kidding! What trash is that? "Act!"

Chu Yang's voice rang through the whole city.

The world seemed to fall silent, leaving only his majestic voice echoing in the air.

As his words fell, the five beast deities flew toward five different directions of Luoyang, their third‑generation pinnacle beast bodies displaying unrivaled power, intercepting all of the Taotie's warships and mecha.

Su Xiaoli moved at lightning speed, flashing and weaving through the air as if in an empty realm.

Chu Yang ignored the minnows and rushed straight for the Taotie's main airship; his steps seemed to shrink the ground, and within a few strides he appeared before the ship.

Behind them, the Fengdu Ancient City clung like a shadow; the starship faced the city and emitted a strained creaking, as if the metal were twisting and could shatter at any moment.

The starship's command deck held the elders of the Taotie Legion, who stared at the scene outside, each dumbfounded and pale with fear.

One elder rasped, "Wang… what… what shall we do?"

Shi Hu's body also trembled as a burst of flickering red light lit the command deck, warning that the starship was under a terrifying strike.

Yet in the projection, the man in a black earth robe had not moved a muscle.

Just standing there caused every ship system to teeter on collapse! What kind of being is this? Could it be a deity on the same tier as Kai Sha?

"Retreat!" Shi Hu forced the word out between his teeth.

If we don't retreat, what else can we do? The Taotie Legion's greatest strength lies in its technology; they field mech‑people comparable to super soldiers, with countless troops and warships.

Yet they lack elite firepower! The only formidable force is Shi Hu himself, but his strength is negligible before the true masters of the cosmos! "Look! He's moving!!!"

At that moment, an elder suddenly shouted.

In the projection, the man in a black imperial robe, looking like a specter, slowly extended the ancient seal he held!

The ancient seal's luster was restrained, appearing unremarkable, yet it bore a vast, oppressive pressure.

Boom— Boom— Boom!!!

The starship's systems collapsed entirely, each sector exploding in succession as overloaded equipment detonated from within.

High above, Chu Yang stood with his hands behind his back, watching the ancient seal press down and the shattered starship.

Besides the endlessly breaking and exploding ship, the entire sky over Luoyang seemed frozen in time.

The Taotie warships and mech‑people were all frozen, while Fengdu Ancient City emitted a burst of black glare that spread like a shadow.

Where the shadow passed, the starship and mech‑people instantly dissolved without a trace, as if they had never existed in this world.

When the shadow covered the whole sky, the world fell silent; in Luoyang, one could not even see a hand in front of them.

Simultaneously, the Taotie flagship shattered completely, taking the Taotie warriors aboard and King Shi Hu with it.

Chu Yang looked up toward the distance, his gaze seeming to pierce the atmosphere into the far reaches of the cosmos, as a voice of endless, austere indifference resonated.

"Karl, you love studying death— have you ever imagined being shrouded by death yourself?"

The solemn tone caused the temperature of heaven and earth to drop sharply.

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Guilin.

Mogan Na watched everything unfolding over Luoyang, even forgetting the soda can she was holding; absentmindedly she let go, and the can clanged to the ground.

Mogan Na snapped back, gritting her teeth, "Damn! Karl! What on earth was that!?"

"You'd better give me an explanation!"

She sensed a threat in that power, yet could not decipher it.

This unknown was just like when confronting that so‑called scholar! "Pan Gu civilization! It must be Pan Gu civilization!"

In Mogan Na's ears, Karl's voice suddenly turned fervent, "What an intoxicating power!"

"This person will surely unveil the secret of the ultimate terror for me!"

Mogan Na, too lazy to engage the lunatic, suddenly twitched an eyelid and exclaimed, "That guy… did he go looking for you?"

Karl fell silent for a moment, then exclaimed with delight, "He seized the Taotie starship's database! And Shi Hu's dark matter computer!"

"He found my coordinates!"

"He's on his way!"

"Liang Bing, do you know? I can't recall how many years it's been since I was this excited!"

"The last time, I think, was when I discovered the ultimate terror!"

Mogan Na remained silent, glanced at the distant battlefield, and ordered Ato and the others, "Retreat! Continuing to block them is pointless!"

At that moment, Karl suddenly added, "I can't lock onto his coordinates; he's vanished!"

"The Great Clock failed on him!"

"Again that intoxicating mysterious force!"

"I'll wait for him in the Ming River Star System to have him unravel all my doubts!"

Mogan Na glared, "Karl, don't forget our agreement!"

"If Kai Sha doesn't die, none of us will be fine!"

"Don't worry, but you must first find a way to control Lei Na!" Karl's tone softened considerably.

Mogan Na fixed her gaze on the radiant figure a few kilometers away, smiled confidently, "The seed has been planted; I can at any moment plunge that Sunlight into a dream!"

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Moon, Heaven Blade No. 7.

Yan watched the slowly receding "black curtain" over Earth, his face shocked as he asked, "Queen… what is that?"

Kai Sha squinted her beautiful eyes and whispered, "It must be him; this person is more interesting than I imagined…"

"It seems that from today onward, the universe will become far more lively!"

"In this turmoil, perhaps even angels cannot remain untouched…"

Zhi Xin said confidently, "With the Queen present, the angels' battle standard will never fall!"

Kai Sha smiled and shook her head, neither confirming nor denying.

Yan, thoughtful, said, "Queen, you mean… that scholar?"

"But why does he protect Earth?"

Kai Sha laughed, "Earth is a battlefield of the gods; he just wants a brand‑new battlefield!"

"Or perhaps… he is actually an Earthling?"

As she spoke, Kai Sha's tone grew slightly ominous; she had already begun to suspect certain things, yet chose to go with the flow to see how events would unfold.

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Giant Gorge, Command Center.

Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao paced back and forth anxiously; he had just held a top‑secret meeting.

The meeting concerned war planning and battlefield relocation.

At first hearing the plan, many senior officials thought it was a pipe dream, but after hearing about the Pan Gu organization, they weighed the pros and cons, and finally Uncle Huang gave the final approval! The situation on Earth could not get any worse, so instead of passively facing everything, it was better to burn the boats and seize a sliver of hope.

However, while preparing everything, both Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao and Uncle Huang kept a close eye on the situation in Luoyang.

They both knew that, faced with the Taotie's onslaught, Luoyang's outcome would directly affect the plan's feasibility.

If the Pan Gu organization could stop the Taotie, it would mean sufficient safeguards during the plan's execution.

But if the Taotie broke through Pan Gu's blockade, that would be trouble!

As Chu Yang unleashed his Bankai, the ancient city of Fengdu descended, and Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao instantly became deaf and blind, knowing nothing about Luoyang's situation.

At that moment his anxiety peaked; although he was not an Earthling, he had once been guided by Jilan, slept on Earth for ten thousand years, and through a millennium of change, this war maniac had acquired human emotions.

His love for Earth and this nation was no less than anyone's, so he was extremely nervous.

The outcome of the Luoyang battlefield will affect the fate of this planet! "Old Duka, we've shaken off the enemy; I'm heading to Luoyang now to start vision synchronization!"

Sun Wukong's voice suddenly rang through the Command Center, and Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao's spirit lifted; without a word he established vision synchronization.

Then he stared fixedly at the screen, awaiting the revelation of the results! (End of chapter)