Chapter 812: What to Do If I Accidentally Completed the Mission?

After dealing with the extradimensional demons here.

Tang Luo and his group, the "Unceasing Hoof Dragon," proceeded to the next gathering site of extradimensional demons.

In the places shrouded by the war fog of the extradimensional demons, it was not actually completely connected as a whole.

It was divided into seven major sections, with additional scattered areas, about ten or so regions.

The capital of the Tianyu Kingdom belonged to one of these ten or so small regions.

Now, Tang Luo and his group's destination is a major section relatively close to this area.

The ten or so small regions were not named by the Mingqi practitioners, but the sections were categorized based on the information they currently understood.

Following the principle of Mingqi level differentiation, according to danger level, they were divided into Level One, Level Two, Level Three, and Level Four.

Among the three Level One dangerous sections, labeled One One, One Two, and One Three, the division was made very roughly.

The two Level Two dangerous sections were Two One and Two Two.

One Level Three and one Level Four were simply designated for convenience in reference and explanation.

The basis for this division was related to the Tianqi Zunzhe.

In the three Level One dangerous sections, all three locations had seen a Tianqi Zunzhe fall.

In the Level Two dangerous sections, one had seen two Tianqi Zunzhe die, while the other had two Tianqi Zunzhe join forces and barely manage to break through.

In the Level Three dangerous section, no Tianqi Zunzhe had died, but three Tianqi Zunzhe had weighed in on the sheer number of extradimensional demons.

If not for their combined effort, they likely would have perished there as well.

As for the Level Four dangerous section, not only had five Tianqi Zunzhe died there, but there were also no survivors who managed to escape!

Yes, that place had been completely overrun from the moment the extradimensional demons descended, the great war began, until the war fog enveloped it.

Not a single survivor remained.

The first of the five deceased Tianqi Zunzhe was originally stationed there to resist the demons and became trapped.

That Tianqi Zunzhe had four sworn brothers of life and death, who joined forces to enter, hoping to rescue him.

Unexpectedly, they never returned.

This made that place become the most dangerous deadland.

However, the area of that place was actually not large, even smaller than some regions.

It was simply too dangerous, which is why it was called the Level Four section.

The Mingqi practitioners suspected that the Level Four section harbored a powerful extradimensional demon not yet discovered, not relying on numbers but possessing immense individual strength.

From the perspective of danger level classification, one could also see the Mingqi practitioners' pessimistic view on defeating the extradimensional demons.

They had prepared for Level Five beyond Level Four.

After all, in less than a year, the extradimensional demons had devoured this far, pushing the human race into constant retreat.

One must know that the number of Tianqi Zunzhe was only over thirty, and twelve had died—nearly one-third.

For the Mingqi practitioners, this was an unbearable burden.

Holding such pessimistic views was also quite normal.

When the Mingqi practitioners who returned from the Tianyu Kingdom brought news, the Tianqi Zunzhe, without exception, did not believe them.

Could one slap turn the Tianyu Kingdom's capital into a mining pit?

Who are you fooling?

Moreover, that tall and sturdy Tianqi Zunzhe described in the account was not recognized by anyone.

There were only over thirty Tianqi Zunzhe in total; if there were any recluses or those in seclusion, everyone might not know them personally but would have heard of them.

If it weren't for these Mingqi practitioners indeed bringing back some Mingqi and precious materials.

Those few Tianqi Zunzhe all thought these people were lying one hundred percent.

"Why did you only bring back this little stuff!"

A Tianqi Zunzhe spoke up, strictly speaking, he was a former Tianqi Zunzhe.

He was called Tian Yu Guang, a member of the Tianyu Kingdom's royal family, and also the representative and leader of the Tianyu Kingdom's survivors.

Sending people to the Tianyu Kingdom treasury to retrieve those stockpiles was Tian Yu Guang's own initiative, and he also informed them of the method to open the treasury.

The result was that Zhu Bajie directly opened it, without even needing to use the method.

This is not the point; the point is that Tian Yu Guang sending people to the treasury to fetch items was not simply due to his noble integrity, willing to sacrifice everything for the continuation of the human race.

Nor was it simply because, as a fallen nation's person, he wanted to establish a foothold and had to pay a price and trade with people.

The most important reason was that he was injured, his Mingqi damaged.

He wanted to use the Nine Star Mingqi from the treasury, which was highly compatible with him, to repair the Tianming Zhiqi and restore himself to the level of a Tianqi Zunzhe.

But now, the Nine Star, Eight Star, and most importantly the Tianming Zhiqi were not brought back.

Tian Yu Guang's contribution had truly become selfless dedication—could he possibly be happy in his heart?

Even though injured and his realm fallen, Tian Yu Guang was still stronger than a Nine Star Mingqi practitioner.

At this moment, his aura radiated outward, and those Five Star and Six Star Mingqi practitioners could not withstand it, collapsing to their knees.

Not only Tian Yu Guang, but the other few Tianqi Zunzhe present also felt something strange.

To be honest, these people were merely the first batch of pathfinding cannon fodder sent out by them; initially, they truly did not think these people could succeed.

According to the original plan, after these people surveyed the situation, the Tianqi Zunzhe might have taken action.

After all, it was the treasury of a strong nation's royal family, and the Tianming Zhiqi was also present, making it quite important.

Unexpectedly, the outcome turned out to be this.

The treasury was opened, and people returned with items, but the best and most crucial ones were not brought back.

They definitely needed to be thoroughly interrogated.

After a period of intense coercive questioning.

The few Heavenly Artifact Venerables wore strange expressions — what these fellows said was actually true.

Could there really be a reclusive unknown powerhouse who has now emerged with the arrival of the extraterritorial demons?

What changes would that powerhouse bring to the situation?

Regardless, the few Heavenly Artifact Venerables sent down orders to search with all their might for traces of that unknown powerhouse, while also dispatching people to the capital of the Heavenly Feather Nation to ascertain the situation.

A single palm strike blasted out a mine pit — even after confirming these people weren't lying.

The Heavenly Artifact Venerables were still half-believing, half-doubting — what if it was an illusion technique?

It's not like there aren't Destiny Artifacts with that kind of ability.

It's possible that Heavenly Artifact Venerable knew seizing the items from the Heavenly Feather Nation's treasury would inevitably trigger a chain reaction, so he deliberately put on a mystifying act to make people hesitate to act rashly.

Very likely!

In any case, Zhu Bajie instantly became the center of attention.

As for Zhu Bajie himself, he naturally knew nothing of this news; he was currently sharpening his knife alongside Tang Luo, preparing to hunt down those extraterritorial demons.

He was responsible for laying down a grand formation to prevent these extraterritorial demons from escaping.

"Fool, didn't you hear that demons won't run?" Sun Wukong asked, standing beside Zhu Bajie. "Did you hear wrong?"

"How would I know? The ones I encountered didn't run either." Zhu Bajie said. "But Big Brother, after you came out and killed them, did the surviving extraterritorial demon remnants try to flee at the time?"

Sun Wukong recalled for a moment, then nodded.

It really was like that.

At that time, the remaining extraterritorial demons indeed showed signs of fleeing.

They just didn't have time to run before he finished them off.

It seems extraterritorial demons aren't completely unwilling to run — they don't run when facing Destiny Artifact wielders.

Simply because the Destiny Artifact wielders aren't strong enough.

The place where Tang Luo and the others currently are is a Level 3 Danger Zone, the largest in area, so it's inevitable there would be many fish that slipped through the net.

Tang Luo handles the main force; he has no interest in chasing down those stragglers.

A formation of immense scale could be said to envelop this entire huge danger zone, stretching the "front line" to an extremely exaggerated degree.

"Master, done." Zhu Bajie wiped sweat from his head; laying down this grand formation had indeed cost him considerable effort.

Fortunately, it didn't need to be a formation with great killing power — it only needed to be able to intercept and finish off the stragglers.

"Wukong, step aside for a bit." Tang Luo said.

Sun Wukong didn't ask further, and in a puff of smoke ran off without a trace.

"I'm a bit worried." Tang Luo said. "If we wipe out all the demons in this area at once, won't that cause the mission to succeed?"

What to do if we accidentally complete the mission?

"Uh—" Ao Yulie beside them wore a strange expression.

Other gods and demons on their journeys worry about what to do if the mission fails; only Master worries about what to do if it succeeds.

Mission success is obviously a good thing.

Anyway, Sun Wukong has already been found, and this world's Journey to the West Pokémon have all been collected — all precious shiny divine beasts — so returning immediately wouldn't be impossible.

But extraterritorial demons can provide massive amounts of merit power.

Going back just like that would be too much of a waste.

Entering a treasure mountain and returning empty-handed — that won't do.

If possible, Tang Luo not only wants to wipe out all extraterritorial demons in this world in one net, but also wants to kill his way into the extraterritorial demons' lair.

Truly kill until not a single scale remains, clean and thorough.

Oh, right — and also investigate how these extraterritorial demons came to this world.

In the eyes of Destiny Artifact wielders and ordinary people, extraterritorial demons are the embodiment of death, the concretization of despair.

In Tang Luo's eyes, they're just a "boundless merit point-grinding machine."

"Master, what's your plan?" Zhu Bajie asked.

"Since extraterritorial demons will flee, why not simply let them flee? You open a gap in the grand formation and drive them in one direction. We'll do the same in other places, trying to gather all the extraterritorial demons together." Tang Luo said. "Will that work?"

"Can deliberately leave a weak point. Extraterritorial demons aren't without intelligence either." Zhu Bajie mused. "Actually, Master, you just need to hold back a little, and these extraterritorial demons will definitely slowly gather together."

Gather together for what? Naturally to gather all their strength and eliminate Tang Luo, this source of danger.

Hold back a little, let the extraterritorial demons generate the illusion that "I can counter-kill," thereby gathering their power.

Having come to this world, extraterritorial demons won't give up so easily either.

"Then it's settled."

Tang Luo said, stepping through the void, and in the blink of an eye vanished without a trace.

A moment later, a gale swept in.

"Master, the commotion can be bigger, but you must hold back." Zhu Bajie reminded.

"Understood."

"Boom!"

A huge boom rang out, followed by another bout of earth-shaking and mountain-swaying, but this time Tang Luo didn't leave behind any giant handprints.

As Tang Luo slaughtered demons unrestrainedly in the vicinity.

The extraterritorial demons in the zone also began to move.

At first, the extraterritorial demons kept approaching; after a certain number were killed, the extraterritorial demons fell silent.

As if they had defined Tang Luo as a "temporarily untouchable" character, they no longer approached.

This was when Xiaotian Dog took the stage, sniffing out scents to point out "directions" for Tang Luo.

Tang Luo began moving everywhere, counter-hunting the extraterritorial demons.

After another period of time, the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons were no longer motionless; they appeared one after another, fleeing in all directions.

As a result, they were blocked by the Pig Bajie Grand Formation.

Because of Tang Luo's "suppression," even scattered, the Extraterrestrial Demons gathering in "threes and fives" still numbered very many.

They did not need to fully converge; given some time, it would be enough to break open the formation.

It was just that Tang Luo pursued and killed from behind, giving no opportunity.

Driven by him, the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons found the weak point deliberately left by Pig Bajie, broke out of the formation, converged into a torrent, and surged toward the nearest Level 2 Danger Zone.