Chapter 426: Li Wenyuan Transforms into the Great Demon_2
The red and black energy spread rapidly within the depths of Li Wenyuan's consciousness like ink pouring into water, rampant, bloodthirsty, chaotic… a confluence of countless negative emotions and spirits.
This force even materialized into numerous ferocious monsters that let out piercing screams as they pounced on Li Wenyuan's soul.
If one couldn't resist, suppress, and erode this Great Demon Will, then even if one held power, they would merely be another Blood Sea Demon.
"Demons of every kind."
Li Wenyuan, facing the incoming Great Demon Will, revealed a smile. A more majestic will suddenly descended behind him.
The will and emotions of humanity gathered upon the Star Torch Tree, and a wisp of Earth's will carried by the Lamp Tree, directly suppressed everything below.
The light scattered the Blood Sea Demon like ghosts, and the previously surging will now seemed wilted and was soon utterly extinguished.
Li Wenyuan's will returned to his body, his eyes opened, and the Fusion of powers encountered no more obstacles, being wholly integrated into his body.
Success!
Su Han, upon seeing this, knew Li Wenyuan had succeeded. The raging Great Demon Will had disappeared, leaving Li Wenyuan with only the Fusion of power.
"Scholar Long, you can go and make some preparations now, he will need a little time."
"Success?"
Long Xingyuan looked at Su Han in surprise, and Su Han nodded, "Success."
Long Xingyuan excitedly went out to oversee the situation, while Li Wenyuan became still for three days. For the entire three days, his aura continued to grow, and his connection with the Blood Sea Demon became even tighter.
Moreover, the Star Torch Tree and the Lamp Tree seemed to have received some sort of supply, with roots constantly stretching deep into other islands, branches growing thicker, and the treetops extending even more exaggeratedly, becoming heavier and more sacred.
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"All non-combatants have been evacuated, and the Armed Forces are wrapping up the final details. According to intelligence reports, the Pillar of the Blood Sea has arrived at Lizardmen Island with a scale even grander than Ningshou City, but they haven't waged war. Instead, they want to gradually occupy the region of Tianqing Mountain."
"The region around Fenglu Mountain has been completely enveloped in a fog of death, creating a direct connection between the Great Blood Sea and the real world. A vast number of the Undead Race have descended, and a mountain of rotting flesh has already formed, with corpses and skeletons all converging there."
Long Xingyuan reported the situation surrounding Fenglu Base to Su Han. The invasion had begun, and beast herds provoked by the arrival of the Undead Race and the Lizardmen Clan had already attacked this base several times.
Though they hadn't caused much damage under the might of heavy firepower, everyone knew this was just the appetizer.
"Prepare to evacuate. The Armed Forces should also get ready to retreat. Have Xia Yunqing arrange..."
In the midst of speaking, a powerful aura suddenly rose, and Su Han's expression shifted slightly, revealing a look of excitement: "Let's go! Elder Li has succeeded."
Before Long Xingyuan could react, Su Han had already taken him to where the Blood Sea Space was located.
Li Wenyuan had stepped out from within, his eyes blazing like torches, Spiritual Energy surging around him, evidently emitting the aura of a Great Demon, and not just any ordinary Fifth-order Great Demon.
"I am honored to fulfill the mission."
He appeared no different from his usual self, but Su Han felt the man had acquired a unique quality. He was still Li Wenyuan but also an envoy of the Star Torch Tree.
This subtle connection, through the Star Torch Network, was interlinked, and Su Han could sense faint traces of it.
"It's good that you've made a breakthrough. There's still much to be overseen in Fenglu Base. It's time to withdraw the troops."
In three days, several non-Armed Forces bases had already completed the evacuation, all shifting into the Tree Domain. Some were distributed in South City, while many others were scattered in cities like Hengchuan, Shanjiang, and Mingshan, quickly settling down.
Of the four major Armed Forces bases, except for the distant Kakta Base, the remaining three had finished evacuating ordinary survivors, with the Armed Forces bases being the last to leave but also prepared to evacuate.
"Very well."
After completing the Demon Promotion, Li Wenyuan immediately used his own Great Demon Space as a new transit station and took charge of the evacuation personally.
A large number of Armed Forces and military supplies were transferred into the Great Demon Space, and within a few days, Fenglu Base was almost entirely emptied.
"The Lizardmen Clan can't sit still any longer; they've already started to dispatch large numbers of lizardman warriors to scavenge resources, set up curse altars, and draw from the world's origin."
Atop the city walls, Li Wenyuan and Su Han strained their eyes towards Tianqing Mountain. Amidst the endless expanse of white fog, columns of red light soared into the sky, like fine threads connecting heaven and earth.
Although they couldn't see it clearly, they had already scouted the area; these were the methods of the Lizardmen Clan.
It seemed that they already knew about the emergence of Su Han, a human freak; even Sixth Order might not be able to withstand his attacks, and Seventh Order beings would have difficulty moving freely in the real world.
In this case, avoiding the sharp edge became their best choice.
The Sixth Order had not appeared outside Lizardmen Island, but common members of the Lizardmen Clan would use the blood and bones of living beings and rocks as the foundation, engraving curses, creating altars.
The altars were vortices that devour all, at least they should be like the Dark Eater Lizards, continuously extracting energy from the surroundings, then feeding it back to Lizardmen Island, disrupting the real-world rules.
As long as this continued, the arrival of the Seventh Order was not a problem.
"Sixth Order hasn't made a move, nor have they launched a large-scale attack; they are dispersed in the wilderness, we have no way to clear them out one by one."
Su Han knew in his heart that even if he made a move, it would only be an itch through the boot, unable to truly affect the Lizardmen Clan.
"Old Deng has already completed the evacuation; Mo City has become an empty city, he's left a big surprise for the Night Winter Clan."
Speaking of this, Li Wenyuan couldn't help but smile, and was not opposed to this matter. Were it not for the great importance of Fenglu City, he might have left something too.
Su Han offered a forced smile, "That's just like General Deng's personality. Did they have encounters with the Night Winter Clan raiding troops before?"
The rapid evacuation was not only because Mo City had a relatively larger population to move but also because of the invasion by the Night Winter Clan.
After the appearance of ice mirrors, large groups from the Night Winter Clan began to appear in the mountains.
Initially, they only occupied the mountainous regions, setting up camps for Night Winter Clan tribes, transferring a large population in.
Later, when they realized they had an absolute advantage in this region, they immediately launched an assault, wave upon wave.
"Old Deng used nuclear weapons and the power of Star Torch to repel the leading Fifth-order Night Winter Clan monarch."
Li Wenyuan's explanation was simple, but Su Han knew the process was not as easy as described.
Deng Guanshan was not Su Han; even if he used the power of the Star Torch Tree, with his mere Fourth Order Superior strength to burst forth with Fifth Order combat power was only temporary, and he had to endure the painful toll of the overload.
Defeating the Fifth-order monarch of the Night Winter Clan only proved that Deng Guanshan was tough enough.
Su Han frowned and said, "Weren't Stellar Torch Guardians and Insect God Generals dispatched to each base for assistance?"
The news mentioned by Li Wenyuan was unknown to him; Deng Guanshan had kept it a secret.
But Li Wenyuan just chuckled and said, "He wanted to test the power of the Fifth Order, to see if he could break through under threat."
Su Han almost laughed in disbelief, "Does General Deng think it's a wuxia novel—breaking through during battle? Aren't you clear about the difference between the Fifth Order and the Fourth Order, Elder Li?"
"Clear."
Li Wenyuan turned to look at Su Han, speaking calmly, "Old Deng has other ideas; he told me he also wants to undergo Demon Promotion, not just him—Jiang BeiWu, Ouyang Qing, Qin Henghu, Liu Rulong, all think the same."
Su Han quickly caught on, "You agreed on this together?"
These elders had so uniformly requested it, clearly it wasn't a spur of the moment decision, but rather planned.
And the one who knew about the Demon Promotion and had practical experience was none other than Li Wenyuan standing before him.
"Yes."
Li Wenyuan didn't hide anything, he calmly stated, "They all have the same temperament, wanting to do more. Seeing that I succeeded, they also requested the same. We are all getting on in years, the more time goes by, the more we would hold back. To gain more time now is worth it. After we break through together, we will enter the Great Blood Sea one step ahead."