Seizing Destiny From Heavens Hands

Chapter 313: The Demon Race Army Strikes

The western border between Yuzhou and Wuzhou.

Here stood a forward outpost established by the Supreme Purity Sect.

Its purpose was to monitor the movements of the demon race.

However, in the past five years, the demon race had been retreating southward.

As a result, this outpost had gradually fallen into disuse.

Most of those assigned here were cultivators of poor aptitude or those marginalized within the Supreme Purity Sect.

Naturally, no one expected them to be particularly diligent in their duties.

At this moment, only three Foundation Establishment cultivators lay sprawled on the city wall of the outpost, in various states of drunken stupor.

Each held a wine gourd in hand, still pouring fragrant liquor down their throats.

Not far away, inside the outpost, a large table had been set up.

Several Nascent Soul and Core Formation cultivators from the Supreme Purity Sect were gathered, drinking and feasting, indulging in their revelry.

None of them had the slightest awareness of the impending danger.

In the distant Wuzhou Gobi Desert, dust suddenly surged into the sky, filling the air with sand and stone.

The howling wind carried the chilling roars of tigers and wolves.

It was as if a vast army was charging toward the outpost.

On the city wall, a tall and thin cultivator heard the noise and muttered, "Hey… hic… did you guys hear that? Sounds like roaring… could it be… a demon race attack?"

The two cultivators beside him, their faces flushed with drunkenness, burst into laughter upon hearing his words.

"What roaring? I don't hear anything."

"Stop joking. The demon race has retreated fifty thousand miles south… how could they suddenly appear here overnight?"

"Hic… what fifty thousand miles? It's clearly five thousand… five thousand miles!"

Despite his intoxication, the tall and thin cultivator felt that something was off. Unable to shake the unease, he staggered to his feet and peered over the city wall.

And then, he saw the most horrifying sight of his life.

Amidst the swirling dust, an endless tide of demon beasts was surging toward the outpost.

Mighty tiger demons…

Colossal elephant demons…

Waves upon waves of wolf demons…

A boundless horde of demon creatures rode the winds and sand.

Their murderous aura soared skyward, filling the air with demonic energy.

Even without actively unleashing their power, the sheer pressure of their bloodthirst radiated uncontrollably from their mouths and noses.

It churned wildly!

Threatening to blot out the sky!

At the forefront of the horde stood several towering demon figures, their bodies massive and imposing.

Their crimson eyes reflected mountains of corpses and seas of blood, steeped in an endless tide of slaughter!

Thud!

The tall and thin cultivator collapsed onto the ground in terror.

His drunkenness dissipated in an instant.

"Hahaha! What did you see to make you so scared?" The two cultivators beside him mocked.

The tall and thin cultivator screamed at the top of his lungs, using every ounce of his strength:

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! The demon race is here!"

"What?!"

"A demon race invasion? Impossible!"

"Shit, where's my spiritual weapon?!"

"Fuck! Why are you wearing my robe? Take it off now!"

"How many of them? Speak!"

"Hurry! Send a message to the sect! We can't delay!"

The tall and thin cultivator attempted to climb back up the city wall to get a clearer look at the demon army's numbers.

Just then, a blood-red arrow, as thick as an infant's arm, shot through the air.

It pierced straight through his body.

The blood arrow did not lose momentum, embedding itself deep into the city wall before finally stopping.

Whoosh!

A towering figure leaped onto the city wall.

The sunlight filtering through the dust illuminated his form.

It cast the shadow of an unrivaled ferocious beast.

His four hooves were as solid as pillars.

With a sweep of his long trunk, he sent a torrent of sand billowing forth.

This was none other than the Crown Prince of the Ten Thousand Demons Nation—Xiang Jue.

"Slaughter every last one of them. Leave no survivors."

Behind Xiang Jue, the demon horde surged forward, their eyes reflecting the stunned faces of the cultivators.

Screams of agony rang out in succession.

Within less than ten breaths, the outpost was razed to the ground.

Not even a single distress signal managed to reach the Supreme Purity Sect.

"Continue northward. The Supreme Purity Sect's mountain gate is our target!"

Xiang Jue's eyes gleamed with ruthless bloodlust as he let out a chilling laugh.

"Yes!"

The demon horde roared in unison, their bloodlust surging with excitement.

The same scene played out along the border of the two provinces.

Countless mortals perished in despair, their cries of terror echoing in the air.

Even cultivators could not escape the overwhelming power and numbers of the demon army.

Those who struggle will surely die.

Those who surrender wisely may yet be spared—perhaps even chosen by the powerful demon race to become human slaves.

In just one day, the southern region of Yuzhou was reduced to a land of ruin, filled with wails of despair.

…

Jade Sea City.

The sea remained calm as ever.

Fishermen set out to sea as usual, casting their nets in hopes of a bountiful catch.

However, today's harvest was abnormally poor.

Even after casting their nets over a dozen times, they caught nothing but small fish and shrimp.

The fishermen gathered, exchanging puzzled looks, unsure of what was happening.

"Look! Over there, on the horizon!"

One sharp-eyed fisherman suddenly pointed at the distant sea, shouting in alarm.

All heads turned.

On the horizon, thin blue lines had suddenly appeared.

The lines grew thicker and thicker.

Until finally, they revealed themselves in full view.

They were massive battle platforms, rising from the depths of the sea, constructed entirely of coral.

These countless battle platforms were densely packed with all manner of shrimp and crab warriors.

Each of their eyes gleamed with a ruthless, bloodthirsty light.

But the sea creatures were not alone.

Among them, some platforms carried land-based demons—monstrous ape demons, packs of wolf demons, and more.

"The sky!"

Instinctively, the fishermen looked up.

There, vast numbers of eagle and falcon demons circled above.

"Gods! The demon race! There are so many of them!"

"Run! Hurry!"

Realizing the impending catastrophe, the fishermen frantically rowed toward shore.

But how could their boats possibly outrun the wave-slicing war platforms of the Flood Dragon Palace?

In mere moments, the war platforms caught up.

Before their immense size and speed, the tiny fishing boats were as fragile as eggs smashing against stone.

In an instant, the boats were shattered.

The fishermen perished at the hands of the water demons.

Bright red blood quickly spread across the surface of the sea.

…

Jade Sea City's eastern wall.

From the city walls, the cultivators of Jade Sea Hall, tasked with defending the region, witnessed the horrifying scene in the distance.

Their eyes widened in shock, and without hesitation, they blew the war horn.

Wooo—wooo—wooo!

The eerie, mournful sound of the horn echoed through the entire city.

The demon race was attacking!

No matter what they were doing at the time, all cultivators grabbed their weapons and rushed toward the walls.

The mortals, gripped by fear, hurriedly locked themselves inside their homes.

Inside a secluded chamber, Shen Mo had been meditating in silent cultivation.

At the sound of the war horn, he immediately rose and headed for the city wall.

At the same time, Murong Yue, He Tianchou, Mei Haihe, and others also rushed to the scene.

By the time they arrived, the eastern wall was already lined with a massive number of cultivators.

Some of the stronger ones even had spirit beasts standing beside them.

These were the beast-taming cultivators trained under Mei Haihe, following Shen Mo's orders.

"The demon race… they've really come…"

"The water demons, who have always kept to themselves, have actually allied with the Ten Thousand Demons Nation…"

Mei Haihe's eyes widened in horror as he looked at the sea.

There, over a thousand wave-slicing war platforms loomed on the water.

A deep fear crept into his heart.

If not for Shen Mo's foresight in predicting this very event…

Jade Sea City would have been overrun in an instant.

"Activate the formation."

Shen Mo's voice was calm, yet it carried throughout the entire city.

"Yes!"

Cultivators stationed across the city responded in unison.

Buzz.

Brilliant blue light surged from all directions.

Like an overturned bowl, a massive protective barrier swiftly enveloped the entire city.

For a brief moment, a sense of security washed over the people.

But that moment was fleeting.

Because when they saw the two figures standing atop the largest wave-slicing war platform—

That sense of security vanished without a trace.

The sheer, overwhelming bloodthirsty aura they exuded seemed to blot out the sky.

They were two demon emperors!

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