Chapter 1371: Ten Years (1)
Chapter 1371: Ten Years (1)
January 18, 2018
The Beyond World, a fusion of dozens of worlds, undoubtedly boasts an extensive territory.
If each world absorbed by the Beyond World becomes a part of it, then the area of the Beyond World is at least several dozen times larger than the Three Kingdoms World.
Of course, no one has ever confirmed this, and many Beyond World Demons don't even concern themselves with the size of the Beyond World. For them, even if the Beyond World is vast, the areas they can survive in are limited.
The Beyond World is indeed vast, but the regions suitable for the Beyond World Demons to inhabit are few. The environment of the Beyond World is extremely harsh, so harsh that even the Beyond World Demons cannot survive for long outside the Demon Cities. Most of them reside within these cities year-round.
These so-called Demon Cities are actually gathering places established by the Beyond World Demons in the Beyond World.
Built using special formation techniques and architectural methods, these Demon Cities can effectively resist the harsh environment of the Beyond World. Only within these cities can the Beyond World Demons survive.
In the entire Beyond World, there aren't many such Demon Cities; at most, there are only about a hundred of them.
A hundred Demon Cities may seem like a significant number, but it's important to note that there are also several dozen Beyond World factions. When divided among these factions, each faction has, at most, only one or two Demon Cities.
The largest Demon City, like the Xianyang City under the command of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, can accommodate up to a million Beyond World Demons, while the smallest can only accommodate around ten thousand. From this data, it's evident that the total population of Beyond World Demons is less than several tens of millions.
Moreover, these Demon Cities require energy to operate. Apart from a few top-tier factions with special means to be self-sufficient, the rest, even those of second-rate strength like Li Tang, need to plunder ordinary worlds to obtain the necessary energy.
Therefore, whenever a new world is discovered, these Beyond World Demon factions go crazy, rushing to destroy it to obtain massive resources for building or maintaining their Demon Cities.
This was how Li Tang approached the Three Kingdoms World. Although they encountered a tough opponent in Lu Hai Kong and lost a few battles, they still gained something. By slaughtering half of Youzhou, they acquired enough energy to sustain several of their Demon Cities for over a decade.
The fact that half of Youzhou alone provided them with such gains naturally made this group of Beyond World Demons even more covetous of the Three Kingdoms World.
Even up to the present, many factions still harbor the ambition of conquering the Three Kingdoms World to boost their power or at least get a share of the spoils during the invasion, allowing them to prolong their existence.
However, those with such ambitions are mostly second-rate factions. The top-tier factions or those who have clashed with the Three Kingdoms World don't think this way!
They are well aware that the Three Kingdoms World is not an easy target.
...
Beyond World, Xi Chu, Peng Cheng!
In a training ground made of black stone in Peng Cheng, an intense battle was underway.
One of the combatants was Xi Chu's Overlord, Xiang Yu, who had his clone slain by Lu Hai Kong in Luoyang a decade ago. The other was a short, skinny man with a face like a sickly ghost.
The two were clearly not fighting a life-or-death battle, holding back their full strength, yet their confrontation was still astonishing.
Within just a few minutes of their clash, half of the training ground, paved with black stone, was reduced to ruins.
Each time they collided, a powerful gust of energy erupted, causing immense destruction. Within a hundred meters, even those with combat strength over a hundred would be severely injured if caught in the blast. Thus, those fortunate enough to witness this battle stood far beyond a hundred meters away.
"What a thrilling fight! Truly exhilarating! It seems that in this world, only you can give me a satisfying battle!"
Xiang Yu, the skinny man, was sent flying over ten meters by a hammer strike, but he easily stabilized his body. His face beamed with exhilaration and intense battle intent. With a flash, he shot forward like a cannonball, slamming his Chu Spear with immense force into the skinny man.
The terrifying force struck the skinny man, but he remained unmoved, his expression unchanged. However, the force transmitted through him and impacted the ground.
In an instant, the terrifying power erupted, turning the black stones within a hundred-meter radius into powder.
Despite the destruction, the two continued their heated battle, unaffected by the situation.
However, their nonchalance didn't mean others shared their indifference. Just as the strike occurred, an elderly man happened to arrive at the training ground, witnessing the scene. His face darkened instantly.
He wasn't startled by the strike's power but was distressed about the black stones.
Please... Collect_6_9_Book_Bar (Six//Nine//Book//Bar)
Don't be fooled by the seemingly cheap appearance of these black stones used for paving; they were far from inexpensive. In fact, they were incredibly valuable, even priceless.
These black stones were known as Black Demon Stones, unique to the Beyond World. They were not only exceptionally durable but also possessed extraordinary properties. Ordinary beings with combat strength over a hundred couldn't damage them, and more importantly, Black Demon Stones had powerful auxiliary cultivation effects.
In the Three Kingdoms world, these Black Demon Stones would be worth at least millions per square meter. Xiang Yu's single strike had destroyed several billion worth of stones, so it was no wonder the old man's face darkened.
The old man's identity was clearly extraordinary. As soon as he showed displeasure, Xiang Yu's battle came to an abrupt halt. Fearing further damage to the Black Demon Stones, the old man immediately intervened.
"Father Ah, why are you here?" Xiang Yu reluctantly stopped his sparring, his face filled with emotion, as he approached the old man.
The old man, with a pained expression, glanced at the training ground and glared at Xiang Yu. Then, after looking at the skinny youth, he spoke, "There's news from Xianyang Demon City! They've brought information from that world!"
Upon hearing this, Xiang Yu's mood instantly shifted. The restrained aura he had just suppressed burst forth, and his terrifying presence soared into the sky, casting an even darker shadow over the demon city.
"News from that world? After ten years, this day has finally arrived. It's time to settle some long-overdue scores!"
(End of Chapter)
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