MTLNOVEL Chapter 1112: Military Training
When Lu Chen appeared in the star domain where the War Dragon Army was battling Heavenly Demons, he clearly felt the Heavenly Demon Power diffusing through the void.
Lu Chen furrowed his brows slightly; such dense Heavenly Demon Power, the source of this demonic strength, perhaps has already reached the Returning Ruin Realm.
A Heavenly Demon at the Returning Ruin Realm can already wrestle with a Saint; fortunately, the Thirteen Legions carry black gold during patrols.
No, that's not right...
Lu Chen suddenly realized something.
Black gold does indeed cause some damage to Heavenly Demons, but it wouldn't kill a Heavenly Demon of the Returning Ruin Realm so easily. He had seen that in the starship's recordings, the Heavenly Demons were all blasted by the War Dragon Army's starship cannons; the strength of those Heavenly Demons clearly hadn't reached the Returning Ruin Realm.
If it were a Returning Ruin Realm general from the starship dealing with a Returning Ruin Realm Heavenly Demon, it wouldn't be much of a problem, but using a black gold bomb to wipe out a Returning Ruin Realm Heavenly Demon in a single strike is rather abnormal.
Not to mention Heavenly Demons, even low-level demons might not be completely affected by black gold. Black gold comes from within Heavenly Demons, so there must exist some resistance to black gold within Heavenly Demons, thus its lethality to them is naturally limited.
Lu Chen immediately released his Divine Thought, probing once again the situation in this nearby star domain, and soon discovered something amiss.
He seemed to sense the Power of Dao of the Creation Dao.
What is going on?
Right then, some black mist appeared out of nowhere in the distant void, rapidly spreading to half a light-year in less than fifteen minutes.
Lu Chen then realized the Heavenly Demon Power present in the star domain wasn't left by previous Heavenly Demons but new Heavenly Demons were being born.
The strength of these upcoming Heavenly Demons would all be at the Returning Ruin Realm.
At this point, the Commander of the Thirteen Legion, seeing the sudden appearance of vast black mist, quickly commanded the fleet to prepare for another attack.
Lu Chen glanced at the black mist but didn't immediately take action. With his strength as a Great Emperor, combined with cultivating the Chaos Demon Slaying Technique, he could effortlessly eradicate these Heavenly Demons.
Lu Chen then returned to the Thirteen Legion's starship, and seeing Lu Chen back, the Commander of the Thirteen Legion immediately came before Lu Chen.
"Your Majesty, should we initiate an attack?"
Xu Tianlei had seen Lu Chen standing in the void without acting; he figured the Heavenly Emperor had other thoughts, perhaps wanting to observe these Heavenly Demons, thus he hadn't ordered the fleet to attack, but awaited the Heavenly Emperor's command.
Lu Chen said, "What appears now are Returning Ruin Realm Heavenly Demons; first use black gold cannons to attack. If they can't be dealt with, let the Divinity Transformation Realm soldiers who've cultivated the Demon Burying Spell engage personally."
Xu Tianlei instantly understood Lu Chen's intention; the Heavenly Emperor was testing their ability to confront the Heavenly Demons.
After all, the Heavenly Emperor couldn't always be by their side. Now, with Heavenly Demons appearing on a large scale, their numbers would keep increasing, and the War Dragon Army of the Daxia Dynasty would face more battles involving Heavenly Demons.
Currently, it's just the early stage of Heavenly Demon emergence, hence it's indeed crucial to train the troops well now.
Upon realizing Lu Chen wanted to train them, Xu Tianlei immediately said, "Understood, I will proceed with your orders."
Once he finished speaking, Xu Tianlei returned to the command cabin of the starship and commanded it to attack the expanding black mist.
As each black gold bomb exploded within the black mist, its expansion halted, and the Heavenly Demons within gradually became visible.
These Heavenly Demons had enormous bodies and varied forms; some resembled animals, some insects, and others appeared as humans.
Seeing these Heavenly Demons, Lu Chen's expression turned extremely grave; with their birth, he realized the universe's Creation Dao also automatically activated, and the Power of Dao from Creation Dao was invisibly employed.
Additionally, as these Heavenly Demons appeared out of nowhere, it implied they were possibly created by the universe itself.
Lu Chen had initially speculated Heavenly Demons were external invasive species, and the universe would indiscriminately eradicate all life forms to eliminate them, this being the origin of the Era Tribulation.
But now, his speculation proved entirely wrong; Heavenly Demons are not external species but life forms evolved by the universe itself.
Before the Era Tribulation commences, the universe creates so many Heavenly Demons. What is its intention?
Could it be intending to use these Heavenly Demons to annihilate the life within this universe?
If the intent is to eliminate all life, starting the Era Tribulation directly would suffice, entirely unnecessary to create Heavenly Demons.
While pondering why the universe creates Heavenly Demons, those Heavenly Demons also charged toward the Thirteen Legion's starship.
"Food! It's the aroma of food!"
"This demon has finally been resurrected; humans, I shall tear you apart!"
"Hahaha, the Era Tribulation has begun again, our era has arrived!"
The Heavenly Demons in the void were exceedingly excited, as if the starship of the Thirteen Legion seemed like pieces of cake to them.
Soon, those Heavenly Demons reached the Thirteen Legion's fleet; just as they prepared to "tear apart the box," some starship hatches opened, and over a hundred War Dragon Army soldiers above Divinity Transformation Realm flew into the void.
Seeing those people actively emerging from the "box," the Heavenly Demons grew even more excited.
"Ants, have you eagerly come to become this demon's food?"
"I will savor you well, devour you all completely, leaving nothing behind."
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As the Heavenly Demons were about to charge ahead, Xu Tianlei personally led the soldiers forward.
It's impossible for them not to have felt fear; after all, these are Heavenly Demons that even black gold cannons can't kill.
Initially perceiving Heavenly Demons easily destroyed by black gold bombs, they assumed all Heavenly Demons were such; now it's clear those were mere minor figures.
Yet, the War Dragon Army soldiers understood; before Heavenly Demons, the greater the fear, the stronger they become, hence they earnestly sought to ease their inner panic.
At this moment, Xu Tianlei transmitted to all soldiers who've left the starship, "This is our first direct combat against Heavenly Demons, with His Majesty watching over us from behind, we absolutely cannot disappoint Him!"
Upon hearing this from Xu Tianlei, the soldiers remembered; yes, they have the Heavenly Emperor overseeing them, a nemesis to all evil forces with the Heavenly Emperor; what do they have to fear?
Additionally, as members of the War Dragon Army, each of them has cultivated the Demon Burying Spell, which can restrain demonic qi and Heavenly Demon Power, eliminating their need for fear.
Thinking about these two points, the soldiers of the War Dragon Army instantly dissipated their inner fear.
Seeing the War Dragon Army soldiers charging forth without a trace of fear, the Heavenly Demons were bewildered.
What is going on?
As cultivators, should their greatest fear not be Heavenly Demons?
Why is it that as they charge, there is no fear to be found on them?
Something is amiss; those humans carried fear when emerging from the iron boxes suddenly their fear dissipated.