Chapter 813: Demon Herder

After a little over half a month of effort, Tang Luo and the others successfully created a super-large dangerous sector.

Over a million extraterritorial demons were driven into this area by them.

But many extraterritorial demons still remained scattered in various places, requiring Tang Luo and the others to continue driving them.

Tang Luo, embodying the Demon Herder, drove the extraterritorial demons with great relish.

On the human side, the Fate Artifact wielders, the situation remained far from optimistic.

Even with Tang Luo and the others driving the extraterritorial demons.

The extraterritorial demons never ceased their expansion; the War Fog's area was expanding.

Only compared to the initial momentum, it had weakened considerably.

Currently, the main forces opposing the extraterritorial demons were two major powers, both alliances led by those Heavenly Artifact Venerables.

One was called the Demon Extermination Alliance, the other the Heaven's Mandate Alliance.

Exterminate the demons, Heaven's Mandate is in me!

The two alliances had a relationship of mutual watchfulness and cooperation.

But to say they were intimate comrades who could entrust their backs to each other was impossible.

Before the extraterritorial demons descended, the Fate Artifact wielders were all "struggling against men, endless joy."

All kinds of grievances and entanglements — how could they be put down so easily?

Even if you yourself are willing to let go, what about others?

The intent to harm others must not exist, but the intent to guard against others must not be absent.

No one wants a person with whom they have a deep blood feud loitering by their side for no reason, right?

Being able to split into two major alliance camps was already the best outcome.

If not for those Heavenly Artifact Venerables taking the lead, the Fate Artifact wielders' strength might be even more scattered at this moment.

Unable to gather well to deal with the demons.

Tian Yu Guang had joined the Heaven's Mandate Alliance; after news of the mysterious powerhouse spread, the Demon Extermination Alliance was also very interested, both searching for that Heavenly Artifact Venerable's tracks.

Wanting to recruit them in.

Only then could they suppress the other side, unify all forces, and deal with the extraterritorial demons.

The people of the opposing alliance really disregard the bigger picture!

You should just obediently merge into us, so we can send our enemies as cannon fodder — both getting revenge and reducing the extraterritorial demons' numbers, killing two birds with one stone.

Unfortunately, both the Demon Extermination Alliance and the Heaven's Mandate Alliance think this way, so they have always found it hard to "cooperate."

The Heaven's Mandate Alliance sent people to the Tian Yu Kingdom's capital, wanting to investigate the truth.

The Demon Extermination Alliance was not to be outdone.

However, neither alliance managed to set foot in the Tian Yu Kingdom's capital again, nor could they even approach within a certain range of the capital.

Unless it was several Nine-Star or even Heavenly Artifact Venerable experts, there was little hope.

The reason was none other than that this area had gathered a large number of extraterritorial demons.

And they were troop types with extremely strong combat power; even if they could force a breakthrough, whether they could get out alive was another matter.

【33】 【sic】 【Note: Source has duplicate number 33; translated as line 33 above.】

Helpless, both sides could only temporarily abandon exploration of the Tian Yu Kingdom's capital, and never saw the so-called giant palm handprint.

They could only confirm that something had definitely happened here.

They grew increasingly curious about that unknown Heavenly Artifact Venerable — what exactly had he done to cause the demons to stir abnormally?

The reason those extraterritorial demons gathered at the Tian Yu Kingdom's capital was very simple.

They were mining — yes, mining!

The "firm substance" formed by Tang Luo's palm strike was useful to the extraterritorial demons!

The extraterritorial demons' vast numbers naturally required consuming massive resources to sustain themselves.

They are not generated from nothing, nor do they rely entirely on spatial passage transport.

Not only living things, many dead things are also raw materials for the birth of "native demons."

The "crystals" produced by Tang Luo's palm were hard enough.

The "native demons" generated from them would be even stronger.

Among the seven sectors, the most dangerous yet smallest was the Level Four sector.

Here the War Fog was incomparably dense, rolling like a sea of clouds, nearly reaching the point of not seeing one's fingers before one's eyes.

Amid the rolling fog, bizarre, ferocious, and ugly extraterritorial demon figures flickered in and out of sight.

Different from those extraterritorial demons known for their numbers.

These extraterritorial demons had massive bodies, but few in number.

Of the same type, only three or five faintly appeared at most.

But the aura these extraterritorial demons occasionally emitted was in no way inferior to those Heavenly Artifact Venerables.

At the center of the Level Four sector, there was a black oval body.

It looked like a black cocoon.

Black net-like matter spread from it, extending underground; faint red light occasionally flashed across the black cocoon.

Like an eye turning.

A terrifying aura emanated from the black cocoon.

This was the extraterritorial demons' "command center"; most of the extraterritorial demons' actions and killing behaviors relied on instinct.

They were originally comprehensive war machines, needing no excessive command.

Only in special circumstances would orders be issued from within the black cocoon.

For example, this "mining" behavior was the black cocoon's order.

Otherwise, the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons probably wouldn't have noticed this mining pit for a long time, and wouldn't have taken the initiative to mine it.

You can understand the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons as high-intelligence AI; in terms of autonomy, they fall short by a significant margin.

They won't adapt randomly like truly intelligent lifeforms.

Since the Black Cocoon had already ordered the mining, Tang Luo and the others' every move had long since fallen under its gaze.

It's just that the Black Cocoon didn't interfere excessively, letting things develop.

The war has only just begun.

The Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons that currently make the Fate Weapon Bearers feel precarious are actually just appetizers, mere snacks.

Once the flames of war fully ignite, they will set the entire world ablaze.

Then, destruction, leaving behind nothing but war ruins and wreckage.

War descends; no one is spared.

There are no such things as non-war zones, rear bases, or enemy-occupied territories.

The occupied zones the Fate Weapon Bearers think exist are actually just spark-points in the war's early stages.

A prairie-fire momentum is slowly taking shape.

The Fate Weapon Bearers think the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons want to occupy their homeland, but that is a mistake.

From the moment the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons descended openly, they had already obtained what they wanted — what they want is not occupation, not resources, not this world, but war itself!

As for Tang Luo's "herding demons" behavior, the Black Cocoon naturally wouldn't stop it.

You seem to be longing for a grand war? So do I!

"Crack!"

With a deafening boom, the sky was swept by a black streak; at first glance, it seemed to have been torn open.

What was truly torn apart was the great army composed of thousands of Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons.

The black streak wasn't just one; after it swept past, a few more deafening booms followed almost consecutively.

The Heavenly Demon army was completely torn apart.

Only a stray cat or two — a mere two or three — escaped.

The surviving Fate Weapon Bearers were left dumbstruck; only after a long moment did they react and realize they had been saved.

This was a team of over a thousand people; of course, now only a hundred or so remained.

If not for Tang Luo passing by and taking action, these hundred-odd people wouldn't have survived either.

"Crack!"

Another sound rang out; Tang Luo swung the black whip in his hand, striking the air, and the resulting force vibration made the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons change direction.

Driving them toward the pasture Tang Luo had decided for them, or rather, the "graveyard" direction.

Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons have a habit of actively gathering; no worry they'd run off course while running.

The whip in his hand was obtained by Zhu Bajie from a treasure vault left behind by another faction.

Prompted by the reminder from the Heavenly Feather Nation's capital treasure vault, Zhu Bajie embarked on the path of "picking up trash."

Tang Luo herds demons; in the War Fog zone, he continuously searches for various suitable Fate Weapons.

The whip in Tang Luo's hand is a Nine-Star Fate Weapon called Severing Water Flow.

When they learned this name, aside from Eldest Senior Brother Sun Wukong, everyone looked at Sun Wukong laughing "hehehe," leaving Sun Wukong baffled.

Of course, this whip has nothing whatsoever to do with Eldest Senior Brother Severing Water Flow.

The meanings are also different; one is "war merit," the other is a school/style.

Zhu Bajie guessed the reason for this name might be because the weapon's former owner once did something like severing a river's flow.

With a Nine-Star Fate Weapon Bearer's strength, one whip strike temporarily severing a not-too-large river, causing a cutoff effect, is still achievable.

Because Tang Luo is now a "Demon Herder," he just took this Fate Weapon to use.

Herding demons, if you don't take a whip and lash them a few times, it always feels like something's missing.

"Venerable! Please, Venerable, save us!"

Seeing Tang Luo disperse thousands of Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons with a few whip cracks, the hundred-odd survivors immediately shouted.

This strength — even if not a Heavenly Weapon Venerable, at least a Nine-Star powerhouse.

Addressing someone higher than they are is never wrong.

Tang Luo didn't leave; he stowed the whip and walked toward the survivors.

Behind him, Zhu Bajie and the others also caught up.

Interacting more with Fate Weapon Bearers of our own world, learning more intelligence, having them help — it aids Tang Luo in herding demons better and faster.

"Venerable!"

Among the hundred-odd people, a leader appeared, bowing respectfully to Tang Luo.

This Venerable was unfamiliar, but it didn't matter; any Venerable who can save people is a good Venerable.

"I'm not."

Tang Luo waved his hand, having no interest in receiving such a grand salute.

The leader stood up, about to say something, when he suddenly saw Zhu Bajie approaching; his expression shifted slightly, as if he thought of something, and he hurriedly asked: "May I ask, Venerable Lord, did you once save an exploration team in the Heavenly Feather Nation?"

"Correct, it was this Venerable." Zhu Bajie and Tang Luo instantly exchanged a glance.

Fine, the diplomatic mission is handed to you.

The leader was overjoyed; as a middle-ranking member of the Heavenly Mandate Alliance, he had seen the Mysterious Venerable's portrait and description, and knew how highly the higher-ups valued the Mysterious Venerable.

He gazed at Zhu Bajie with burning eyes; Zhu Bajie smiled and nodded.

Dry tinder and blazing fire — no, it was like old friends at first sight.

In no more than a few minutes, Tang Luo and the others led the hundred-odd-person team toward the Heavenly Mandate Alliance headquarters.

In Zhu Bajie's introduction, they were a sect that lived in seclusion and never emerged.

He was indeed the Heavenly Artifact Venerable.

As for Tang Luo and the others' strength, Zhu Bajie did not introduce them in detail, and no one else dared to ask.

But judging from it, they were probably all experts as well.

That white-haired youth holding a whip was definitely a Nine-Star.

Getting an affirmative answer, the team leader was overjoyed and desperately introduced the Heavenly Destiny Alliance's various benefits to Zhu Bajie, hoping they would join the Heavenly Destiny Alliance together.

In such chaotic times, without joining a major power, how could one preserve their life against the extraterritorial Heavenly Demons?

Zhu Bajie was quite interested in this, and his words carried a sense of willingness.

He had originally come to ask these Fate Artifact Bearers for a small favor.

After a few more words, the two sides hit it off immediately.

Only the formal joining of the alliance remained — such a major matter as the Heavenly Artifact Venerable joining the alliance certainly required the consent of the other Heavenly Artifact Venerables, and then a grand gathering to announce it to the world.

To boost morale and "remind" the Demon Extermination Alliance, making them weigh things carefully.

Halfway there, the leader could no longer hold back, left the team behind, and went ahead with Tang Luo and the others.

When he saw the Heavenly Destiny Alliance headquarters' capital city, the road leading to the Council Hall, the team leader seemed to see a golden avenue unfolding before him.