ebonymovies Chapter 1145 The Bet
Chapter 1145 The Bet
The army of cultivators stared blankly at the third World-Destroying Warship. Wu Xuan, behind Chen Yuan, blinked, a look of realization flashing in his eyes, and murmured, "Blood Fiend Warship... That's right, it is indeed the Blood Fiend Warship!"
Chen Yuan stared at the familiar yet unfamiliar World Destroyer Warship, a slight smile playing on his lips.
Elder Yuan, Wei Wushang, Liu Ang, and Wu Luoying stood there, their eyes wide open, not even as composed as the low-level cultivators.
"We will never turn back until the demon race is destroyed!"
Bai Zangzhou suddenly shouted, his cold voice carrying a hint of murderous intent, which echoed throughout the army of cultivators.
"We will never turn back until the demon race is destroyed!"
Shouts rose and fell, the Tai Xuan Sect cultivators were extremely excited, their faces flushed, they raised their arms and shouted, and the dragon people, green mantises, black feathers and other alien races all showed awe in their eyes and joined in the shouting.
The cultivators from Liexiao City and Bachu City also broke their silence. Their shouts, like a mountain roar and a tsunami, spread throughout the cultivator army, eventually becoming unified, resounding through the sky, and shaking heaven and earth.
"We will never turn back until the demon race is destroyed!"
In the distance, the million-strong demon army continued to surge forward like a giant wave, carrying an aura of destruction, and was only a few dozen miles away from the great formation.
After being subjected to secret techniques by demon generals and commanders, the bestial nature in their bloodlines was fully aroused, and they went mad, no longer able to maintain their rationality. They would only stop when they crashed into the rocks.
However, the demon generals, demon commanders, demon kings, and demon saints who flew through the air retained their intelligence perfectly. When they saw the third world-destroying warship suddenly descending, their expressions all changed drastically.
The Blood Fiend Warship was incredibly powerful, its blood-red hull shimmering with spiritual light, like a blood-red sun. It was surrounded by wisps of dark demonic energy, yet it also contained a pure and righteous spiritual energy. Half mystical and half demonic, it added a touch of mystery to its appearance, making it even more dazzling than the World Destroyer Warships of Liexiao City and Bachu City.
This is a world-destroying warship, a fearsome and deadly treasure, and the pinnacle of spiritual realm mechanical arts!
Wasn't it only necessary to deal with two World Destroyer Warships? Where did this third Blood Fiend Warship come from?
The demon generals, demon commanders, demon kings, and demon saints flying through the air all slowed down in unison, secretly glancing at the five great saints high in the sky.
Especially those demon saints, they looked at each other in bewilderment, their faces extremely ugly.
Their demon kings, demon generals, and demon commanders were only shocked by this third world-destroying warship, but they knew that the five Great Saints would not take action, and the outcome of this battle depended entirely on the million-strong demon army.
In other words, these three world-destroying warships require the help of these demon saints to deal with them.
Of course, they wouldn't directly confront the World Destroyer Warship, but would first use lower-level demon races to wear it down. However, no matter how they wore it down, in the end, the Demon Saint would still need to personally take to the field.
Dealing with three World Destroyer Warships versus dealing with two World Destroyer Warships is not as simple as just having one more.
With their terrifying numbers of a million demon army, they could defeat two world-destroying warships without any Mahayana cultivators present. At worst, they would suffer heavy casualties, but they were still confident of victory.
With the five holy domains joining forces, the number of demon saints is more than twice that of the spirit realm. They can first restrain one of the world-destroying warships and deal with the other one. Even if hundreds of thousands of low-level demon beasts are killed or injured, they will eventually be able to defeat them one by one.
However, the three World Destroying Warships were enough to offset the advantage of the demon race's million-strong army. Even if nearly a hundred demon saints spared no effort, they could not possibly restrain the three World Destroying Warships.
With the terrifying sweeping power of the World Destroyer Warship, if they cannot penetrate the interior of the warship, no matter how many demon army there are, they will only be targets made of flesh and blood before the spirit stone crossbows are exhausted or the array cannons are damaged.
The odds of winning this battle are already slim. Given this situation, shouldn't the five Great Sages make their move?
Above the sky, the five Great Sages looked even more grim as they stared at the strange Blood Fiend Warship.
The Great Sage of Swallowing Wind coldly said, "The Spirit Realm indeed has ulterior motives. Wu Yuanzi said that other sects in the Spirit Realm would not interfere in this matter, but they secretly sent a world-destroying warship."
"But for the Spirit Realm to win with just this treasure is wishful thinking. What strength could Fu Huaixiao, a mere ten-thousand-year Mahayana cultivator, possibly possess?"
"Since the Spirit Realm broke the agreement first, we don't need to hold back. We can go into battle ourselves. If we win this battle, the Origin Pearl will also fall into our hands."
This third world-destroying warship proves that the Great Sage of Devouring Wind was right; the Spirit Realm indeed harbored ill intentions.
However, he did not take the opportunity to mock the three Great Saints, Luo Du, Jiu Ling, and Zi Qiu. Compared to that, defeating the army of cultivators and seizing the spatial rift was more important.
The Nine-Headed Great Sage's expression softened a bit: "Indeed, the cultivators of the Spirit Realm are being too clever for their own good. Since they have this third World-Destroying Warship, they should have just shown it off. Instead, they went to great lengths and used the Origin Pearl as a gamble. They are utterly foolish."
The Spirit Realm and the Demon Realm have been at war for many years. It's not something that can be resolved with a few words. Instead, the Great Sage Zhenhai and Wuyuanzi established a spiritual covenant.
The Spiritual Pact and Immortal Covenant have a strong binding force even on Mahayana cultivators. Although Wu Yuanzi certainly wouldn't risk his life to guarantee it, the Origin Pearl would fall into the hands of the demon race.
Since other sects in the Spirit Realm have intervened in this battle and actively violated the Spirit Pact, the five Great Saints do not have to stand idly by and can take action themselves.
The Great Sage of Ziqiu frowned deeply: "Wu Yuanzi wouldn't give us a Source Pearl for nothing. Could it be that besides this World-Destroying Warship, he has other tricks up his sleeve, and his real target is us?"
Luo Du Dasheng said calmly, "Fellow Daoist Ziqiu is overthinking it. Fellow Daoist Zhenhai is currently confronting Wu Yuanzi. If the Spirit Realm truly breaks the rules and is willing to start a decisive battle, other sects may not be willing to get involved. What do we, the Burning Demon Realm, have to fear?"
The Great Sage of Ziqiu nodded slightly, and the doubt in his eyes lessened.
Wu Yuanzi cannot control everything in the Spirit Realm. If he breaks the contract first and the Burning Demon Realm shows a tough stance, the other sects in the Spirit Realm will definitely back down.
The Great Sage Moving Mountains had been watching the Blood Fiend Warship, and now he slowly spoke: "Have you fellow Daoists ever considered that the Spirit Realm may not have violated the Spirit Contract Immortal Covenant?"
The Great Sages were taken aback, and the Great Sage Devouring Wind realized: "Fellow Daoist, are you saying that this World-Destroying Warship does not belong to any other sect in the Spirit Realm?"
The Great Sage Moving Mountains said, "I have heard of the forty-nine world-destroying warships of the Spirit Realm, of which twenty-three are permanently stationed on Tyrant Turtle Island."
“No other world-destroying warship looks like this, its entire body is blood red, and it is even surrounded by wisps of demonic energy.”
"This Blood Fiend Warship was likely crafted by the Tai Xuan Sect itself and has no connection with other sects in the Spirit Realm."
The Great Sages looked at the Blood Fiend Warship again. A look of surprise and doubt flashed in the eyes of the Nine Spirits Great Sage: "Impossible! Although the World Annihilation Warship is far inferior to the Xuan Tian Spiritual Treasure, it requires a great many spiritual materials."
"There are more than a dozen kinds of immortal spiritual materials alone, hundreds of kinds of top-grade spiritual materials, and countless low-grade spiritual materials, which is comparable to the consumption required to refine several heaven-reaching spiritual treasures."
"The Spirit Realm is so powerful that even with eighty-four Mahayana sects, it only has forty-nine World-Destroying Warships, just over half."
"And none of them are from Mahayana sects with profound foundations, accumulated over tens of millions of years, with many examples of a world-destroying warship passing through several sects."
"The Tai Xuan Sect has only been established for ten thousand years. Even if Fu Huaixiao is a genius, it is absolutely impossible for him to forge a world-destroying warship."
Luo Du Dasheng stared at the World Destroyer Warship and said, "I once heard Fellow Daoist Youming mention that cultivators in the Spirit Realm once obtained a secret technique for refining immortal treasures. From it, they comprehended the art of mechanisms and thus created this kind of deadly treasure."
"This kind of treasure-refining secret technique is also circulating in the myriad worlds, so the World-Destroying Warship is not unique to the Spirit Realm. Several Demon Ancestors in the Ancient Demon Realm also use the World-Destroying Warship as their mount."
"This world-destroying warship has such a unique appearance and is surrounded by demonic energy, so it may not have been forged by Fu Huaixiao himself." "Instead, he obtained a world-destroying warship from an ancient demon realm and modified it, which is why it looks like this."
The Great Sage of Purple Hill nodded slowly with a solemn expression: "I have also heard Fellow Daoist Thousand Illusions mention this matter. Our Burning Demon Realm has been searching for this kind of treasure refining secret technique."
"For this reason, I even asked a demon ancestor in the ancient demon realm for help, but he refused. Otherwise, we wouldn't have had to sacrifice the lives of low-level demon beasts to deal with the World Annihilation Warship."
The Great Sage of Devouring Wind's eyes turned cold: "The ancient demons are even more cunning than humans. How could they possibly hand over the method of refining such a supreme weapon to my Demon Burning Realm?"
"It seems that this Blood Fiend Warship is indeed from the Ancient Demon Realm, just as Fellow Daoist Luo Du said. It was modified into this form by Fu Huaixiao long ago, but he kept it a secret and kept it as a trump card."
"It was precisely because Wu Yuanzi knew that the Tai Xuan Sect possessed a world-destroying warship that he allowed this Mahayana sect, which had only been established for ten thousand years, to build a city on Ba Gui Island."
"We were misled and did not exert our full strength. We only gathered a million demon army, which was no match for these three world-destroying warships."
“Wu Yuanzi used the Origin Pearl as bait again, and we indeed took the bait and fell into his scheme.”
The Great Sages fell silent. The Nine Spirits Great Sage said, "Since things have come to this, there is no point in saying more. We should not be tempted by the treasure, but the World Annihilation Warship is so precious. No one would have thought that the Ancient Demon Realm would be so negligent as to let a World Annihilation Warship be lost and fall into Fu Huaixiao's hands."
"The most urgent task is to repel the spirit world army and reclaim the spatial rift. We must not allow another spatial passage to appear on Turtle Island and break the stalemate that has lasted for many years."
A hint of mockery flashed in the eyes of the Great Sage of Swallowing Wind: "What do you mean by this, Fellow Daoist Nine Spirits? The Spirit Contract Immortal Covenant is not only binding Wu Yuanzi, but Fellow Daoist Zhenhai has also left behind a wisp of divine soul power."
"If we disobey, Fellow Daoist Zhenhai will have to pay with a treasure equivalent to a Primal Pearl. Would Fellow Daoist Jiuling be willing to offer a treasure in return?"
A hint of embarrassment flashed in the eyes of the Nine-Headed Great Sage, and the Poisonous Luo Great Sage spoke up to help him out: "Compared to the spatial rift, a treasure is nothing. I think Fellow Daoist Zhenhai will not be stingy with the treasure in his possession."
"Once I recover the spatial shatter, I will apologize to Fellow Daoist Youming and make amends to Fellow Daoist Zhenhai."
Great Sage Ziqiu echoed, "I should also ask Fellow Daoist Qianhuan to offer treasures to Fellow Daoist Zhenhai, but we can't worry about that now. If we delay any longer, the beast tide will collide with the great formation, and there will be heavy casualties."
Although they didn't care about the lives of low-level demonic beasts, they didn't want to see their army die in vain.
Seeing that the three Great Sages were first lured by the treasure, and now shamelessly caused the Great Sage of the Sea to lose his treasure, the Great Sage of the Wind-Swallowing Ceremony was filled with rage.
But he knew now was not the time to settle scores. He sneered, flipped his hand, and took out a light blue conch shell, intending to tell the Great Sage of Zhenhai about the matter.
Just then, the Great Sage Who Moved Mountains suddenly took out a pinkish-purple conch shell, which flashed with a faint light, and placed it to his ear.
Upon seeing this, the Great Sage of Devouring Wind paused in his actions, and the other three Demon Saints also looked over.
After a moment, the Great Sage Moving Mountains put down the conch shell in his hand and said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Zhenhai said that we should abide by the agreement and not interfere in this battle."
The Nine-Headed Great Sage frowned and asked, "Is Fellow Daoist Zhenhai unwilling to offer his treasures?"
Luo Du Dasheng bowed to Ban Shan Dasheng with clasped hands: "The fault lies with the three of us, but the most urgent task is to retrieve the spatial rift. I ask Fellow Daoist Ban Shan to persuade Fellow Daoist Zhen Hai not to act rashly."
The Great Sage Moving Mountains shook his head: "How could Fellow Daoist Zhenhai be reluctant to part with a treasure? But Wu Yuanzi has made it clear that if the five of us make a move, it would be that our Demon Burning Realm has broken its promise first."
“Other Mahayana sects in the Spirit Realm will also intervene in this battle. Even if it escalates into a major war that sweeps across Turtle Island, we will not hesitate to do so. We will never allow this spatial rift to fall into the hands of our Burning Demon Realm.”
The Nine-Spirits Demon Saint's eyes widened: "Isn't the Spirit Realm afraid that this battle will turn into a decisive war between the two realms?"
The Great Sage Moving Mountains said, "Fellow Daoist Zhenhai also has this question, but Wu Yuanzi said that the Spirit Realm is a great realm and the Demon Burning Realm is a small realm. The dignity of the great realm cannot be challenged."
“If my Burning Demon Realm dares to break the agreement, he will definitely return to the Spirit Realm, gather a hundred Mahayana cultivators in the Heaven-Slaying Pavilion, recall the cultivators who have been conquering the Menghuang, Feiyang, Fengzhuo, and Qingpan Realms, and jointly attack the Tyrant Turtle Island, destroy the Burning Demon Realm, and seize the spiritual essence of one of the realms.”
A deathly silence filled the air. The Great Sage Who Moved Mountains spoke calmly, but the other Great Sages seemed to sense the intense killing intent hidden in his words.
The Nine-Headed Lion frowned: "Wu Yuanzi is just bluffing. Although my Burning Demon Realm is weaker than the Spirit Realm, it is still considered to be of medium size in the Great Thousand Worlds."
"If the entire spirit realm were to mobilize, they might win, but the losses would be extremely heavy. Aren't they afraid of losing more than a dozen Mahayana cultivators?"
Luo Du Dasheng said, "If cultivators from the Spirit Realm were truly so resolute, they wouldn't have ceased their efforts after withdrawing from the Burning Demon Realm, and instead only engaged us in a protracted struggle on Tyrant Turtle Island."
“Wu Yuanzi’s words are definitely meant to intimidate us.”
The Great Sage Moving Mountains said in a deep voice: "What you two fellow Daoists say makes sense. Fellow Daoist Zhenhai knows that the Spirit Realm is not a monolithic entity, but he dares not gamble, and neither can we."
"For the sake of a spatial rift, we would fight to the death with the Spirit Realm. At most, the Spirit Realm would lose a dozen or so Mahayana cultivators, but my Burning Demon Realm would be shattered. It is not difficult to tell which is more important."
The demon saints fell silent again. If the five of them made their move now, even if the spirit realm army had an extra world-destroying warship, their chances of winning would still be extremely high.
The World Annihilation Warship is hailed as a supreme weapon for slaughter, but that's only for conquering other worlds. When it comes to facing a Mahayana cultivator, it's full of flaws.
But once Wu Yuanzi said this, even if they won the battle, what difference would it make?
Ultimately, the Demon Burning Realm is weaker than the Spirit Realm. The only reason it has been able to maintain a balance of power with the Spirit Realm on Turtle Island for the past 300,000 years is because the Spirit Realm is not a unified whole internally, and it has other Great Thousand Worlds as its targets, fearing that a full-scale attack on the Demon Burning Realm would result in the deaths of Mahayana cultivators.
However, if the Burning Demon Realm were to break the agreement and provoke a conflict, that would be a different matter.
The appearance of this thirty-eighth spatial rift disrupted the balance between the two realms.
With only thirty-seven Great Saints in the Demon Burning Realm, its seemingly impregnable defenses will reveal a flaw, and as time goes on, the Spirit Realm's advantage will grow stronger.
When Wu Yuanzi threatened a decisive battle over this spatial rift, the Great Sage of Zhenhai dared not gamble with burning the Demon Realm and had no choice but to back down.
At this moment, the beast tide crashed into the great formation. Under the impact of millions of demonic beasts, the formation shattered and the five elements of spiritual light burst forth.
Tens of thousands of demonic beasts died in the counterattack when the formation broke, and countless others were injured, but under the effect of the Bloodthirsty Secret Technique, they still fearlessly charged towards the cultivator army.
Three world-destroying warships slowly descended, and hundreds of mechanical giant cannons emerged from both sides of the ships. Suddenly, they shone brightly, shooting out hundreds of dazzling beams of light.
The giant spiritual energy cannon struck the beast tide, obliterating everything in its path and killing tens of thousands more monsters, thus halting the surging tide.
The army of cultivators unleashed their magical treasures and supernatural powers, streaking across the sky like thousands of meteors.
The demon saints, demon kings, demon generals, and demon commanders, who had been hesitant and had not received the Great Sage's decree, dared not hesitate any longer. They gritted their teeth, gripped their divine weapons, and charged forward. The great battle had finally begun.
Seeing this scene, the Nine-Headed Lion King suddenly sighed, "So be it..." (End of Chapter)