"Is that Black Wind?"
You went down to confirm.
It was indeed Black Wind.
He stood on the ruins of a dilapidated small building, gnawing on the weeds growing from the rubble.
Compared to when you first handed him over to Mei Sanniang, he was much thinner now.
"Black Wind?"
Hearing your voice, Black Wind looked up in confusion.
Upon confirming it was really you, Black Wind choked up and lay prostrate on the ground.
"Master! Black Wind has finally waited for you! All these years, Black Wind strictly followed Master's orders and never left this place for even half a step!"
You quickly helped Black Wind up, stroking his somewhat messy mane that had gone untended.
"I only asked the proprietress to take care of you, I never said you couldn't leave. Isn't it boring staying here all the time?"
"Black Wind must wait for Master! What if Master returns and needs Black Wind for a ride, but cannot find Black Wind!"
You let out a sigh.
Why would you still need Black Wind for transportation now?
However, Black Wind's loyalty was touching. You took him into the small world inside the cauldron and let Da Chun feed him a hearty meal.
With Da Chun around, there was no shortage of food in the cauldron's small world.
"The proprietress, she..."
"Boss Mei passed away twenty years ago. Her grandson mismanaged the business, and the inn closed down ten years ago."
This was truly a case of one horse outliving three generations; the people were gone, but the horse remained.
You didn't delay much. With a leap, under the shocked gazes of everyone in Baiyun County, you flew towards the east.
The sixty-third year, eighty-one years old.
The frontlines of the Azure Vault Ridge had now turned into a cruel meat grinder for the Great Wasteland Demon Race and the Five Regions Human Race.
Blood dyed the mountain ridges red.
Corpses blocked the river channels.
Currently, the number of Martial Saint Realm experts who had descended on the frontlines to participate in the war had reached as many as twenty.
As for the Martial King Realm, there were several hundred figures.
To martial artists, Martial Kings and Martial Saints who could fly through the air were usually a rare sight, but now they could be seen frequently in the skies above the Azure Vault Ridge.
The top combat power on the demon side consisted mainly of the Four Great Demon Ancestors, the Ten Great Demon Saints, and the Hundred Great Demon Kings.
Demon Ancestors were also at the Martial Saint Realm, but they possessed pure bloodlines that allowed them to temporarily wield power surpassing the peak of the Martial Saint Realm.
Whether it was top-tier combat power, mid-tier combat power, or bottom-tier cannon fodder.
In terms of numbers, the demon race had fewer members than the Five Regions.
However, most demons were born with formidable physical bodies. Against humans of the same realm, they could fight multiple opponents at once.
The demon race had advantages as well as disadvantages, namely their poor reproductive ability.
Even though their lifespans were several times that of humans, they often took over a hundred years to produce a single egg, and it might not even hatch.
This was also the reason for their small numbers.
Currently, the demon race could not break through the Azure Vault Ridge defense line because the human race had laid down mountain-protecting grand arrays, inescapable nets, killing arrays, and illusion arrays all over the mountains and plains.
This was the advantage of the human race: they excelled at utilizing external objects.
If ten Golden Body Realm martial artists clashed head-on with a Spirit Sea Realm demon, they would absolutely be crushed.
But if these ten martial artists could set up an array in advance, take some pills with slightly significant side effects, and wield decent weapons, they could actually put up a fight.
In this unprecedented war between the two races, even Martial Kings and Martial Saints had to follow the orders of the central army's commander-in-chief.
Otherwise, they would be a loose sheet of sand and would be defeated one by one by the demon race.
The marshals in charge of command were mainly these few:
Northern Region Marshal Chen Jing, Southern Frontier Marshal Li Lingyue, and Central Plains Marshal Li Chengqian.
As well as the supreme commander, the Grand Marshal of the Three Armies, the Sword Master of the Eastern Wasteland!
At this moment, they were all gathered at Bachuan Peak, inside the commander's tent of the Five Regions Allied Army.
The Sword Master of the Eastern Wasteland had no time to wipe away the bloodstains on his face. Looking at the topographic map of the Five Regions inside the tent, he spoke to the leaders of the various factions.
"The transportation of crystal stones from all sides needs to be sped up. Some of the enemy-blocking arrays are already failing to operate. If necessary, dispatch some Martial King Realm experts to fetch them personally."
The entire Azure Vault Ridge was covered by arrays, forming an iron curtain to stop the demon race from advancing.
But maintaining the arrays required the consumption of crystal stones.
The magnitude of the consumption required to maintain arrays over such a large area could be easily imagined.
It was even more exaggerated than directly burning crystal stones!
The mining, transportation, storage, and distribution of crystal stones...
This series of logistical support was of immense importance, and not a single mistake could be made.
Li Lingyue proposed.
"Sword Master, we are currently still focusing on defense. Although it minimizes casualties to the greatest extent, the demon race refuses to retreat. If we continue fighting like this, the consumption on the Five Regions will be too great. This is not a solution."
Li Chengqian wore a set of royal military attire, carrying a golden bow on his back that was taller than he was.
He no longer looked like a foolish ruler in the slightest. His whole person appeared to have a profound aura, with his cultivation restrained.
Before coming to the Azure Vault Ridge, he had already reclaimed a lot of power by putting on a double act with the Northern Region.
However, almost at the same time he obtained a portion of military power, he immediately embarked on a personal expedition without stopping to support the Azure Vault Ridge.
The fact that he possessed a Martial King Realm cultivation was no longer a secret.
Li Chengqian said.
"Cousin is right. Sword Master, we should take the initiative to attack. Gather the Martial Saints and Martial Kings to annihilate the Demon Ancestors, Demon Saints, and Demon Kings on the demon side in one fell swoop!"
The Sword Master sighed.
"How could it be that easy? Even if we can win, how many will survive in the end?"
The Sword Master had learned about the existence of the Dragonkin from you, and he did not wish for a situation where the sandpiper and the clam fight, and the fisherman catches both.
He had proposed a truce to the demon race multiple times to resolve the underlying issue that sparked this war.
Unfortunately, the demon race refused to listen to reason.
"Report—"
Just then, a messenger rushed in, holding a jade tablet.
This jade tablet was like a mobile phone. Jade tablets could send messages to one another, making them indispensable on the battlefield.
"Reporting to the superiors! The enemy-blocking arrays at the three peaks of Guiyan Peak, Jushen Peak, and Xia'an Peak have been broken. The demon monkey vanguard, the Four-Eyed Spirit Monkey, along with several Demon Kings, are leading tens of thousands of demons straight in, about to enter the Central Plains territory!"
Everyone in the tent changed their expressions.
The Sword Master was greatly alarmed.
"How could the arrays be broken so quickly? That area is guarded by elders of my Sword Sect. If they encountered danger, they should have been able to hold out at least until I arrived to support them!"
The messenger replied.
"Someone swapped the high-grade crystal stones for low-grade ones. The arrays didn't reach sufficient strength and duration. Coupled with the Four Great Demon Ancestors attacking Jialan Peak together today, drawing away many Martial Saints and Martial Kings..."
Chen Jing was furious.
"These parasites! Embezzling even at a matter of life and death!"
Li Chengqian frowned and said.
"It might not necessarily be the doing of our people. Some demonic arts are hard to guard against; a few might have sneaked in secretly."
Li Lingyue swept her cloak and turned to leave the tent.
"Say no more! We absolutely cannot let the demon race enter the Five Regions and slaughter my subjects!"
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
