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Chapter 204: Summoning the Beast Kings of the Ten Great Mountains, a Decree is Given
Chapter 204: Summoning the Beast Kings of the Ten Great Mountains, a Decree is Given (Happy New Year)
Several decades ago, the master of the Tianqing Alliance had vaguely sensed the 'weakness' of the Primordial Demon Tree.
However, he dared not confirm his suspicions back then, nor could he be certain if this 'weakness' was a ploy by the Primordial Demon Tree to lure him into a trap.
Holding the World Sword, the master of the Tianqing Alliance was nearly invincible.
But this was on the condition that he didn't stray too far from the Tianqing World; beyond a certain range, the power of the World Sword would weaken.
If the Primordial Demon Tree had such intentions, the master of the Tianqing Alliance would naturally need to be vigilant.
Just now, while fighting the Primordial Demon Tree within the Demon World, he had sensed its weakness through the World Sword.
With their all-out clash, coupled with the perception of the World Sword, the master of the Tianqing Alliance confirmed his judgment.
"Everyone, our opportunity in the Tianqing World has arrived."
The master of the Tianqing Alliance exhaled lightly and looked at the twelve deputy masters around him, speaking solemnly.
"Opportunity?"
"What opportunity?"
"Master, do you know something we don't?"
The twelve deputy masters had been worried, but upon seeing the master's expression and hearing his tone, they became curious.
"The Primordial Demon Tree," the master of the Tianqing Alliance immediately shared his judgment.
"For over three hundred years, the Outer Domain Evil God has used its formidable power to forcibly open a battlefield outside our Tianqing World, dragging us into an endless quagmire of war."
"Every moment, the strong of our Tianqing World perish, but with the Evil God lurking, we have no chance to destroy that battlefield."
The master's tone was somber, and the twelve deputy masters echoed his sentiment.
After three hundred years of war, their friends, family, and descendants had all been involved in the battles, and most had perished at the hands of the Evil God's puppets.
Moreover, as long as that battlefield existed, the war could not end.
They had thought of destroying the battlefield, thereby eliminating the Evil God's premise for initiating the war, but the Primordial Demon Tree's strength was too formidable.
Even if the master of the Tianqing Alliance and the twelve deputy masters joined forces, they could only barely match the Primordial Demon Tree.
However, now...
The Primordial Demon Tree was inexplicably weak, and the master of the Tianqing Alliance even felt confident in facing it alone.
This meant that there was a possibility to destroy the battlefield and end the war.
As for the Primordial Demon Tree? The master of the Tianqing Alliance didn't harbor any thoughts of killing it; that was unrealistic. He merely planned to drive it away.
"But now..."
"The opportunity to end the war for good has come."
The master's voice was filled with vigor as he looked at the twelve deputy masters, emphasizing each word.
"End the war?"
The twelve deputy masters felt a surge of heat in their hearts.
They had dreamed of ending the war, but after three hundred years, they had seen no glimmer of hope.
Now, listening to the master's words, they couldn't help but feel excited.
"Next, I will use all my backup plans and launch a counter-offensive." The master of the Tianqing Alliance spoke: "If that Evil God dares to intervene, leave it to me."
"You only need to occupy the entire battlefield and then destroy it."
"Yes!" The twelve deputy masters didn't hesitate.
The Evil God's battlefield was located outside the world, which should be the Evil God's lair and main base.
Once this battlefield was destroyed, if the Primordial Demon Tree wanted to invade the Tianqing World, it could only rely on its own strength to break through the entire world, which was basically impossible.
And with the Primordial Demon Tree's current strength, as long as the powerful beings of the Tianqing World were on guard, it wouldn't be able to open a second battlefield.
In theory, once the Evil God's battlefield was destroyed, the Primordial Demon Tree would no longer be able to descend upon the Tianqing World.
"Convey my decree and summon the Beast Kings of the Ten Great Mountains to the battlefield to prepare for the counter-offensive."
The master of the Tianqing Alliance gave his order.
With the invasion of the Primordial Demon Tree, the entire Tianqing World had united to resist.
However, in reality, before the war began, the master of the Tianqing Alliance and many other powerful beings had made the worst-case assumption—that they might not be able to withstand the Primordial Demon Tree's invasion and the front line would collapse.
In such a scenario, the war would spread within the world.
Precisely because of this, the master of the Tianqing Alliance, despite facing the most adverse war situation, had not summoned the Beast Kings of the Ten Great Mountains.
The Beast Kings of the Ten Great Mountains were the Tianqing World's last resort, meant to prevent the war from ending in defeat and the Evil God's puppets from invading the world.
At that time, the Beast Kings of the Ten Great Mountains would exert their full strength, temporarily taking the place of the defeated army of cultivators and resisting the invasion of the Evil God's puppets.
This had been agreed upon long ago when the master of the Tianqing Alliance formed an alliance with the Beast Kings of the Ten Great Mountains.
In times of need, the Beast Kings of the Ten Great Mountains must obey the decree of the master of the Tianqing Alliance.
Of course, the battlefield situation was ever-changing.
The Beast Kings of the Ten Great Mountains were originally meant to be the Tianqing Alliance master's last line of defense.
But now, as he intended to gather all forces for a counter-offensive, the related plans naturally had to be adjusted.
For example, these Beast Kings were a considerable force and could be used as the spearhead of the counter-offensive.
As long as the counter-offensive succeeded and the Evil God was driven back, everything would be worth it.
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
The twelve deputy masters, filled with enthusiasm, immediately turned around and left to convey the master of the Tianqing Alliance's orders.
Apart from the Beast Kings, the Tianqing World also had many hidden powers, and these hidden powers needed to be authorized and commanded by the twelve deputy masters.
The master of the Tianqing Alliance watched as the twelve deputy masters departed.
Next, in order to fully mobilize all the forces of the Tianqing World, the deputy masters, protectors, elders, and other high-ranking members of the Tianqing Alliance would travel back and forth within the Tianqing World.
As for him, he needed to remain at the battlefield to prevent the Primordial Demon Tree's final counterattack.
"Everything will be over soon," the master of the Tianqing Alliance thought, his eyes deep and thoughtful.
Outside the Black Mist Mountain Range.
Two streams of light descended.
"This is the Black Mist Mountain Range."
"I remember, there are eight Beast Kings in the Black Mist Mountain Range, and the strongest is the Giant Elephant King, who possesses the bloodline of an ancient divine elephant."
The two streams of light transformed into two figures: a thin, elderly man on the left named Qu Zhuang, an elder of the Tianqing Alliance, and a young man on the right named Liao An, also an elder of the Tianqing Alliance.
The Tianqing Alliance had one hundred and fifty-six elders, and each elder possessed Sixth-Stage strength, making them part of the Alliance's high-level forces.
Unlike Elder Qu Zhuang, Elder Liao An was young, only in his three hundreds, and he had barely been born when the Tianqing World was invaded by the Primordial Demon Tree.
Thus, Elder Liao An had never been to the Black Mist Mountain Range, and most of his time had been spent fighting in the war against the countless violent and cruel puppets of the Evil God.
"Let's go."
"We're going in."
Elder Qu Zhuang provided Elder Liao An with some more information about the Black Mist Mountain Range before they entered.
"Indeed." Liao An nodded in agreement.
"I hope that after we repel the Evil God, I can have a home." Liao An couldn't help but express his deepest wish.
"That shouldn't be a problem," Qu Zhuang replied with a hearty laugh. "With your strength and status, once the Evil God is driven back, you'll be a hero of the heavens. Countless beautiful women will be vying for your attention."
The two elders continued on their way, chatting as they walked.
Suddenly, Liao An came to a halt. He carefully scanned their surroundings.
"What's wrong?" Qu Zhuang stopped as well, looking at Liao An with a puzzled expression.
"It's nothing," Liao An replied. "I just feel like it's too quiet here."
Liao An furrowed his brows slightly. "Although I've never been to the Black Mist Mountain Range, I've heard that it's the territory of beasts and monsters. It shouldn't be this quiet."
To become an elder of the Tianqing Alliance at the young age of three hundred was a remarkable feat. Aside from the opportunities that arose due to the invasion of the Primordial Demon Tree, Liao An also possessed an unusual intuition and instinct that set him apart from others. Often, he would sense impending danger before it arrived.
"It is indeed a bit too quiet," Qu Zhuang acknowledged with a slight nod.
"But I don't think it should affect us much," he continued. "Perhaps the Beast Kings in the depths of the mountain range have ordered the beasts and monsters to leave this area."
Qu Zhuang didn't think too much of the unusual silence. After all, the Black Mist Mountain Range was the territory of beasts and monsters, but with the invasion of the Outer Domain Evil God, humans and beasts had formed an alliance.
"Hopefully," Liao An agreed, thinking that he might have been overly concerned.
This place was the distant rear area of the Tianqing World, so it should be relatively safe. His heightened alertness, which was a result of his experiences on the Evil God's battlefield, seemed a bit out of place here.
"Let's go," Qu Zhuang said, speeding up his pace.
"We should be getting close," he added.
Just then, a massive creature, nearly a hundred meters tall, blocked their path.
This creature was none other than the Divine Ape King, who had been tasked by Lin Yuan to patrol the Black Mist Mountain Range.
"This is one of the eight Beast Kings of the Black Mist Mountain Range, known as the Divine Ape King," Qu Zhuang introduced to Liao An, seeming pleased rather than alarmed by the ape's presence.
"Divine Ape King?" Liao An appraised the ape, nodding slightly.
Even from a distance, one could sense the Divine Ape King's formidable aura, which exceeded that of a typical cultivator who had just entered the Sixth Stage. With its massive physique and innate abilities as a beast, even a cultivator at the peak of the Sixth Stage would not dare to underestimate it.
"Divine Ape King, we are here by the decree of the master of the Tianqing Alliance, ordering you and the other Beast Kings to head to the Evil God's battlefield," Qu Zhuang conveyed their mission directly to the Divine Ape King without any preamble.
"The Evil God's battlefield?" The Divine Ape King had no intention of obeying, as he only followed Lin Yuan's commands. As for the so-called master of the Tianqing Alliance, he didn't care about that at all.
"I won't go," the Divine Ape King grunted in refusal.
"You won't go?" Qu Zhuang was taken aback for a moment, as if he had just remembered something. He tapped his forehead lightly.
"I almost forgot. This is the decree of the master of the Tianqing Alliance. Now, will you go?" Qu Zhuang took out a token with the words 'Tianqing' inscribed on it. The token was no larger than a palm, but it emitted an indescribable fluctuation that made it impossible to forge or replicate.
"The decree of the master of the Tianqing Alliance?" The Divine Ape King examined the token carefully.
Although he was parasitized by a Primordial Demon Tree seed, he retained his memories from before. He knew full well the significance of the master's decree.
It represented the highest authority in the Tianqing World, and all life forms, be they human or beast, were expected to obey its commands.
However, this did not include the Divine Ape King, who only heeded Lin Yuan's orders.
"Wait here for a moment while I contact the other Beast Kings," the Divine Ape King said as he closed his eyes to secretly contact Lin Yuan.
Deep within the Black Mist Mountain Range, Lin Yuan remained immersed in his 'enlightenment' state.
Ever since the Primordial Demon Tree had lifted many of its restrictions on him, various innate abilities of the Primordial Demon Tree had awakened within Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan had rarely rested since then, constantly analyzing these abilities with his heaven-defying comprehension talent, extracting their essence, and integrating them into his own path of martial arts evolution.
"I never expected that by lifting the restrictions, the Primordial Demon Tree would also greatly enhance the abilities of the Demon Tree Seeds," Lin Yuan mused with a hint of surprise.
Demon Tree Seeds were abilities that the child Demon Trees could naturally master without needing explicit permission from the Primordial Demon Tree. As they grew and matured, they would gradually gain access to these abilities.
Initially, Lin Yuan had assumed that the Primordial Demon Tree hadn't tampered with this ability. However, it now seemed that he had underestimated the Primordial Demon Tree's precautions.
The most obvious sign of this was that after the Primordial Demon Tree lifted its suppression of Lin Yuan, not only did Lin Yuan awaken many of its innate abilities, but his existing Demon Tree Seeds also underwent a significant enhancement.
This enhancement was all-encompassing. Using his heaven-defying comprehension talent, Lin Yuan perfected the Demon Tree Seeds, greatly improving their parasitic capabilities.
The hosts parasitized by these enhanced seeds showed no discernible differences from their original selves, making it nearly impossible to distinguish between the real and the parasitized.
Similarly, with the improvements, Lin Yuan could now create a maximum of three hundred perfected Demon Tree Seeds, up from the initial limit of one hundred.
"With three hundred perfected Demon Tree Seeds, I won't need to be so selective anymore," Lin Yuan thought to himself.
So far, only seven Beast Kings had been parasitized by Lin Yuan. As for the rest of the beasts under the Beast Kings, Lin Yuan had no interest in them.
"Hmm?" Lin Yuan's senses, which now permeated the entire Black Mist Mountain Range, picked up on something. "Have intruders entered the Black Mist Mountain Range?"
Lin Yuan's tendrils of perception reached out, and he soon identified the source of the disturbance. "Two Sixth-Stage elders from the Tianqing Alliance have entered the Black Mist Mountain Range."
A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face. "Just in time. I was thinking about finding new hosts for the Demon Tree Seeds, and now these elders from the Tianqing Alliance have come right to me."
(End of Chapter)
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