Chapter 949: Gamma Lan Plain

Li Fulin took part in the battle at Mosuobulai, saw with her own eyes Lei En snatch the Soul-Eating Blade from Banrimu's hand, and therefore naturally understood the weapon's great power.

She said with a sour tone, "Lei En, you really are generous…"

Lei En smelled the sourness, recalled that he had just promised yesterday not to be biased, and hurried to explain, "Ai Luo Tixiya's silver holy sword was reclaimed by the Justice Church, leaving her without a suitable weapon, so I let her borrow the Soul-Eating Blade first."

"Borrow?" Li Fulin clearly didn't believe.

She knew Lei En was extremely generous, never taking back anything he gave away, and the Soul-Eating Blade was merely used to capture Ai Luo Tixiya's heart.

"It's really just a loan," Lei En, having guessed her thought and feeling helpless, said, "The Soul-Eating Blade actually isn't suitable for Ai Luo, as it can't fully unleash the power of Holy Blood and the mind, and its characteristics differ from those of a longsword."

"I remember my promise."

"As long as there's a suitable weapon, I'll obtain it for you and give it to you," Lei En made a guarantee.

Li Fulin's brows relaxed, and she finally nodded in satisfaction.

She turned to the somewhat bewildered Ai Luo Tixiya and said softly, "The Soul-Eating Blade is a Legend Grade weapon, handcrafted by Spider Queen Ros."

"Ah!"

Ai Luo Tixiya was startled; no wonder Li Fulin's reaction was so big.

She stared at the single‑edged sword in Lei En's hand—a Legend Grade weapon that, in her memory, she had only seen a few times in the Heavenly Realm and the Succubus Queen's court, all of which were immensely powerful and priceless, and now Lei En intended to give it to her!

"Lei En, it's too precious…" the succubus shook her head in refusal.

"I said, it's only a loan," Lei En said with a smile, "Just return it to me later, and make sure you don't lose it."

Ai Luo Tixiya hesitated briefly, then finally nodded in agreement.

No one can refuse a Legend Grade weapon!

"This set of armor was custom‑made for you; it can amplify the power of Holy Blood, comes with multiple enchantments, and its defense and resistances are at Epic level, plus there's a Dimensional Space Ring, consider it a gift," Lei En handed the dark‑red enchanted armor to Ai Luo Tixiya, giving her no room to refuse.

Then he pointed at the Soul‑Eating Blade in his hand, "Put on the armor first; I'll take care of it."

Ai Luo Tixiya was a little confused, but she began to put on the armor.

She saw Lei En take out a piece of mithril ingot; the sturdy mithril melted quickly, flowing over the Soul‑Eating Blade's hilt. The tip, originally a snarling demon spider, extended black spider legs that wrapped the hilt as anti‑slip patterns, and both sides were adorned with eight Ruby Prison stones, resembling the spider's eyes.

Soon, the entire hilt was coated with a thin layer of mithril, and the once murderous, ominously evil Soul‑Eating Blade suddenly became somewhat mediocre.

The gleaming blade paired with a silver hilt looked rather unremarkable.

Yet it didn't diminish its power at all.

"The Soul‑Eating Blade was forged by Spider Queen Ros, and her divine realm lies on the 65th and 66th layers of the Abyss; if Ros's Abyss followers recognize it, that would be trouble."

Lei En gave a few explanations and passed the Soul‑Eating Blade over.

"Give it a try."

Ai Luo Tixiya had already donned the armor; the fitted dark‑red armor highlighted her striking figure, adding a dash of dashing elegance.

Lei En had deliberately placed an opening on the armor's back that could be opened at any time, not hindering her from spreading wings to fly. The armor's design leans toward the bizarre, matching the Abyss's aesthetic, and it even carries a concealment spell to reduce the chance of revealing her identity.

She took the Soul‑Eating Blade, and the moment her hand grasped the hilt, her eyes lit up.

Grasping the hilt, her swiftness instantly rose by one level.

The lightweight blade's center of gravity was extremely balanced, nearing perfection; the cold wind on the edge revealed its sharpness and resilience, capable of easily slicing through steel.

It also came with spider demon blood poison that inflicted three layers of toxicity, plus four spells.

And the most powerful Soul‑Eating Slash!

"Too strong!"

Ai Luo Tixiya couldn't help but exclaim, admiring every detail of the Soul‑Eating Blade, "Truly worthy of being a Legend Grade weapon!"

"Lei En usually treats it as a ceremonial sword," Li Fulin said with a hint of envy.

The succubus widened her eyes.

A Legend Grade weapon used as a ceremonial sword—that's extravagantly lavish!

"That's because I have weapons more suited to me," Lei En laughed, "Leaving it with me would be wasteful; it's perfect to lend you for a while."

Ai Luo Tixiya nodded, feeling grateful inside, but she said nothing.

She had resolved to devote everything she has to Lei En, repaying his gift through actions, needing no further verbal acknowledgment.

"Now we should discuss the Abyss plan."

Lei En teleported two Holy Blood Angels to the top floor of the Obsidian Tower, entered a room, and after each took a seat at the table, spread out a map.

"Is this a map of the Misty Mountains?" Ai Luo Tixiya asked, very surprised.

"Yes."

Lei En replied with some pride, "This is a planar map I compiled after gathering over a hundred books, notes, and journals concerning the Misty Mountains; its accuracy is high. Some areas may have errors, and a few regions are blank, but that doesn't affect its use."

"Let me see," the succubus hurriedly began to study the map earnestly.

She had stayed in the Misty Mountains for over a decade, yet only knew a tiny portion of its area, and her understanding of the entire plane was merely superficial, lacking a complete map.

In fact, the vast majority of demons in the Misty Mountains didn't know the shape of the plane they inhabited.

The map shows the Misty Mountains resembling a narrow island.

In fact, its area rivals that of a continent, long north‑south and short east‑west, roughly a four‑to‑one ratio, trending slightly northeast‑southwest. A massive mountain range stretching ten thousand li spans the entire plane, occupying over eighty percent of the area.

This is the Misty Mountains, the source of the plane's name.

The range contains countless peaks; the map marks the most famous dozens of high peaks, some of which also note their elevations.

The Misty Mountains aren't just peaks.

Outside the range, about twenty percent of the area consists of plains and basins, mostly on the plane's western side, encircling the foot of the Misty Mountains, also irregularly elongated.

There are also swamps, forests, rivers and lakes, grasslands, mudflats, volcanoes, and so on.

All kinds of environments exist, forming a complete world.

Lei En said, "This is merely a geographical distribution map; I don't know much about the factions within the Misty Mountains. Although those books and notes mention many, they're old and lack timeliness, so I didn't mark them on the map—you'll need to gather the information yourself."

Ai Luo Tixiya gave a slight nod.

In the Abyss, battles and skirmishes occur every moment; those planes that have already birthed Abyssal Lords may become somewhat stable, but unclaimed planes like the Misty Mountains see the occupying powers change almost every few years.

There are not many Demon lords who can hold their ground in the Misty Mountains, and none lack great power and massive armies.

Such Demon lords number no more than thirty.

"Ai Luotixiya, you know the Misty Mountains better than I do; the plan will follow your lead, everything will be carried out according to your intent," Lei En and the succubi said after scanning the map a few times, and asked, "Where do you think we should begin the conquest of the Misty Mountains?"

Ai Luotixiya thought for a moment, then quickly had an answer.

"Here."

She tapped the map lightly with her finger, "Gamma Lan Plain."

The Gamma Lan Plain lies in the northern part of the Misty Mountains, though not at the extreme north; it is on the eastern side near the far north, where a river called the Gamma Lan River has carved a delta plain. Its area is modest, roughly equivalent to half an Empire province.

The other plains of the Misty Mountains are all to the west; the Gamma Lan Plain is the only plain on the eastern side.

It is cut off by massive mountains, surrounded on the north, west, and south by towering peaks, like an isolated island suspended over the sea.

"Why choose this place?" Lei En pondered and asked.

"The main reason is that I'm very familiar with the Gamma Lan Plain," Ai Luotixiya replied, "I spend most of my time in the Misty Mountains here, so I know the distribution of Demon forces in this area best, making it convenient to strike them."

"The Gamma Lan Plain is geographically isolated; the Demons here have little contact with other forces, and the region's significance in the plane is low, so the difficulty of conquest is relatively small."

"If we conquer the Gamma Lan Plain, it won't draw the attention of those powerful forces."

"Moreover, the Gamma Lan Plain hosts a large and dense population of Demons, making it an ideal reinforcement base for our Demon army."

She swept her finger across the map, tracing from the Gamma Lan Plain over the mountains to the western side, which is the northernmost region of the plane.

"This is the 'Frog Basin,' the most crucial core area of this layer of the plane, gathering the greatest number of Demons and several powerful Demon lords. It lies beyond the mountains from the Gamma Lan Plain, but the straight‑line distance is only a little over a thousand li; we can cross the mountains at any time to launch an assault on the plane's primary location."

"Once we secure the Gamma Lan Plain and Frog Basin, we can advance along the western side of the mountains, pushing southward to conquer all the plains."

"Over sixty percent of the Demons inhabit this plain, which occupies less than twenty percent of the area; the remaining forty percent reside in the mountains, and they are the hardest to gnaw at."

"But we control the plain and more than half the Demons; the army will advance from the plain into the mountains, gradually eating away the mountain region, and sooner or later we will conquer the entire plane!"

Ai Luotixiya not only gave the reasons for choosing the Gamma Lan Plain, but also laid out the entire plan.

Obviously, the succubi had already done their thinking.

She looked at Lei En and said carefully, "And I'm certain the mountains surrounding the Gamma Lan Plain contain source crystals; we can locate them with a little inquiry."

"Lei En, what do you think?"

The succubus's outward demeanor was confident, but the Soul Eye could see that she was actually a bit uneasy inside.

Lei En naturally would not crush her confidence.

He immediately agreed, raising his voice, "Fine! Then we set our base at the Gamma Lan Plain; this will be the starting point for our conquest of the Misty Mountains!"

A smile appeared on Ai Luotixiya's face.

Gaining Lei En's approval was, for her, the thing that made her happiest at the moment.

"When do we set out?" the succubus asked impatiently.

"Wait a few more days; I need to make some preparations," Lei En smiled. "In the meantime, familiarize yourself with the Holy Blood Angel's power, as well as this set of armor and the Soul‑Eating Blade. You must master them and learn to conceal your aura, trying not to let enemies easily see through you."

"I will," Ai Luotixiya said resolutely.

She has some reputation in the Abyss; the succubus queen has never given up the bounty on her. If she is discovered to be a succubus who wields holy light—a unique case—she might quickly attract the queen's minions, causing a lot of trouble.

"Go." Lei En waved his hand.

Both Holy Blood Angels teleported away from the Obsidian Tower.

Just as they stepped forward, Reslin's figure appeared nearby, instantly teleporting to the Sighing Wasteland.

Reslin performed an interdimensional teleport in the No‑Man's Land, arriving at the adjacent Abyss Layer 403, "Rainless Wasteland," then entered Abyss Layer 422, "Yenogu Domain," via a natural planar conduit, passed through Abyss Layer 421, "White Kingdom"'s conduit, and proceeded to Abyss Layer 435, the Misty Mountains.

Having traversed it once before, Reslin reached the Misty Mountains in just half a day.

He traversed the Misty Mountains, repeatedly teleporting across the distant range, until he arrived at the northeastern part of the plane—the Gamma Lan Plain.

Sure enough, as the data described, it is an alluvial fan plain carved by a great river, situated at the foot of the mountains, its endless expanse dotted with Demon lairs.

Unlike the mountains, the plain is not perpetually shrouded in mist, and can be seen clearly; the Gamma Lan Plain is split in two by the river. At the border between the plain and the mountains stand black stone fortresses, which serve as Demon lords' hideouts and barracks, with countless Demon armies roaming outside.

Reslin spent three days circling the Gamma Lan Plain.

He has roughly mapped the Demon forces in the area and selected a landing point for Ai Luotixiya's Dark Angel Corps, burying a guide stone that stores a phase beacon underground.

One week later.

Lei En summoned Ai Luotixiya, "All preparations are complete; it's time to depart."

"Yes!"

Ai Luotixiya inhaled deeply and responded loudly.

The two arrived at the underground teleportation hall of the Sighing Wasteland; the warlocks had already opened towering portals, and a line of Dark Angels clad in black armor and wielding great swords streamed through the portals, then passed through another gate directly into the Star Destroyer's hangar.

Inside the hangar, the first and second squads of the Extreme Corps were also present.

For the upcoming first landing operation, Lei En, to ensure flawless execution, brought these veterans along, ready to be deployed when needed.

The Extreme Warriors stared at the Dark Angels—these terrifying fighters radiating evil aura. Even though they wore powered armor, a chill ran through them. Though they knew these terrifying fighters were also under the Original Body's command, the Extreme Warriors felt an inexplicable, heightened vigilance, regarding them as a formidable threat, even as enemies.

The number of Dark Angels kept swelling, soon reaching a thousand.

This made the Extreme Warriors' minds grow ever more solemn.

The entire Extreme Corps numbered only six hundred, with just over a hundred and fifty brothers in powered armor; if the two transcendent legions clashed, they could not claim certain victory.

As the Original Body, Lei En understood the Extreme Warriors' thoughts perfectly.

This was exactly the result he wanted.

He wanted the Extreme Warriors to know that the Extreme Corps was not his only legion; don't think that wearing powered armor makes you invincible, lest pride and complacency arise.

A moment later, Thundercast Celestial Soldiers disguised as warlocks, nightmarish demons, chaos princes, and vampires also entered the hangar; the troops were now assembled.

"Depart!"

Lei En issued the order from the bridge.

The Star Destroyer rose to high altitude and accelerated its flight, with a boom, it leapt into the void and disappeared.

(End of chapter)