Chapter 657

Chapter 657: Technology vs Cultivation

Outside Zhenhai City, Zhou Liao

Feng Thirteen appeared in its true form, not very big in size. When it spread its wings, it was only around thirty meters long. It was surrounded by phoenix true fire.

In the sky, fighter jets and aircraft were taking off forcefully in a heavy rainstorm, firing desperately at Feng Thirteen. The bullets formed a line of fire, but they couldn’t harm Feng Thirteen at all. Missiles might have a chance, but when a missile was launched, Feng Thirteen immediately unleashed wind blades to detonate it in advance.

On the ground, many soldiers were mobilized, countless cannons were aimed at Feng Thirteen, firing desperately, occasionally mixed with some spiritual energy weapons.

Feng Thirteen didn’t just stand there and take hits. It kept moving, continuously spewing flames from its mouth. Countless tanks and armored vehicles were blown up, leaving wreckage everywhere.

On the other side, Snake Dragon King and several other fourth-rank monsters were leading a charge. Fourth-rank monsters had already broken free from environmental restrictions on land and water.

"Roar"

With a roar, Snake Dragon King’s voice echoed for miles, causing people within ten miles to faint, even those in the Building Foundation Period were directly knocked unconscious, and those below that were instantly killed.

"Break"

A water monster sucked dry a lake, turning the water into dozens of huge water arrows that flew into a building, causing the whole building to shatter, destroying the hidden power source inside.

Inside a certain skyscraper, the Spirit Devouring Demonic Ant brought in a large number of dead cultivators. The ant queen has built a nest there, with many ant eggs hatching on several floors. If the ant eggs hatch, the number of Spirit Devouring Demonic Ants will double.

"Defeated again, a crushing defeat."

"Is this the true strength of the monster beast?"

"What should we do, how can we handle this?"

In a military base five thousand miles away from Zhenhai City, a group of high-level officials watched the defeated Zhou Liao army, feeling extremely discouraged and desperate. Over the past few decades, they always believed that monsters were nothing special.

Former second and third-order monster beasts were just ordinary compared to humans. Faced with advanced human technology weapons, they could only await death. The officials hunted down a large number of second and third-order monster beasts.

But now, fourth-order monster beasts have appeared, completely different from the previous ones. For example, the Fire Phoenix, which has withstood around two hundred missiles without any damage so far. This made them feel hopeless.

"Mr. President, shall we use nuclear weapons?"

A general from Zhou Liao looked into the screen and said. Now they can only hope for nuclear weapons.

"General, it’s not time yet. Zhenhai City is the most important industry center in our Zhou Liao, with millions of people. Do you want to be the villain of Zhou Liao?"

"Mr. President, I am a general. I think about winning and losing. Now Zhenhai City and the surrounding troops have all been defeated. We can’t even form a regular army. Our normal weapons have little effect on them. If we don’t use nuclear weapons, defeat awaits us."

"The troops stationed in various places in Zhou Liao and the cultivator army are on their way. Reinforcements from Qingyun and Huaxia are also on their way. Huaxia has promised to deploy over 100,000 cultivator troops, and they will bring a large number of spiritual energy weapons. Please hold on."

The President of Zhou Liao replied, "In terms of spiritual energy technology, Huaxia is far ahead of Zhou Liao and Qingyun. Their cultivator army is more elite."

"Yes, Mr. President. I will lead the remaining forces to battle. If I die in battle, please bury my ashes in my hometown."

The general spoke calmly, but with great sadness, leaving everyone present deeply moved.

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Zhou Liao, a military airport

Lin Jiang and his companions got off the plane, and the accompanying people released more than ten aircraft, some big and some small, enough for Lin Jiang and others to ride.

"Wu Li, you guys take the aircraft to the battlefield. Remember not to get too caught up in battle, don’t go after those few Level Four monster beasts. Search for ordinary monster beasts as your enemies, pay attention to the aircraft’s energy, if it runs out of energy, put it away or discard it, protect your own lives."

"Sir, I am your bodyguard, I…"

"You can’t protect me on the battlefield, Cao Ying and I will act alone."

Lin Jiang shook his head, Wu Li’s bodyguards were only at the Building Foundation level, a few were at the Golden Core level, they couldn’t protect them at all.

After reminding them, Lin Jiang directly flew away with Cao Ying. The distance to Zhenhai City was still a few thousand miles, but with their current speed, they would arrive soon.

"Uncle, do you want to slay a dragon or kill a phoenix?"

"Let’s slay a dragon, extract the dragon tendons to make belts."

Lin Jiang said calmly, Cao Ying smiled, then drew her sword, soared into the sky, and her powerful momentum shocked Feng Thirteen.

"You really came."

"Feng Thirteen?"

"Master Cao really remembers me."

Feng Thirteen said. Cao Ying used to be the leader of the Immortal Alliance of the human race. Several Demon Emperors died at her hands, so it’s natural for the demon clan to recognize her.

"Since you recognize me, then surrender."

"Hmph, if my spiritual energy fully recovers, I might fear you a little, but now we all have the same level of cultivation. It’s not certain who will win."

Feng Thirteen sneered, then his power surged as he forcefully broke through, theoretically reaching a higher level of spiritual power density than now.

"There’s nothing more to say."

Cao Ying smiled calmly and then her sword burst into thousands of sword qi, sweeping towards Feng Thirteen.

On the other side, Lin Jiang faced several fourth-order monster beasts. He used his Soul Changing skill, which frightened the Snake Dragon King. The king immediately called for other fourth-order monster beasts to resist, as they were not ordinary beasts and could not break the existing rules.

"Qing Gang Sword, it has not tasted blood for thousands of years. It’s time for you to feast."

Lin Jiang summoned his treasured weapon, the Qing Gang Sword. The sword made a sound in response, as it had been nurtured for many years and had developed an Item Spirit, though it was basic.

With a swift strike of his sword, Lin Jiang easily overpowered the Snake Dragon King and other beasts. This was the huge advantage that came with his level of mastery. Fighting or even killing enemies across levels was a rare feat, achievable only by a few exceptional talents.

In the age of cultivation, many cultivators didn’t aim to be invincible at the same level, but instead focused on reaching higher levels. No matter how talented one was, a higher level would always have the upper hand.

"Your Majesty, the enemy is too strong. We can’t hold on any longer."

After just a few rounds of battle, the Snake Dragon King turned to Feng Thirteen for help. Now they were just receiving blows and couldn’t match up to Lin Jiang.

Feng Thirteen was also feeling uneasy. Things had always gone smoothly for him since he woke up, but now he faced a tough opponent – Cao Ying, whose strength surpassed his.

"Just hold on for a little longer."

Feng Thirteen sent a message to Snake Dragon King and then cast a secret spell.

In just a moment, the Ant Queen of the Spirit Devouring Demonic Ants went crazy. She started laying eggs much faster, and the eggs hatched quicker too.

Countless Spirit Devouring Demonic Ants were flying rapidly. They seemed to have no purpose but to fly and devour anything with spiritual energy.

At the same time, many monsters from Yunmeng Nature Reserve received secret orders from Feng Thirteen. They hurried towards Zhenhai City, encountering almost no resistance as the strongest opponent, Zhou Liao, was only at the Golden Core Period and left alone.

"Uncle, something’s not right, all the monsters have gone mad."

Cao Ying was the first to notice that something was wrong. Almost all the monsters that came ashore had gone crazy, and she didn’t know what they were up to.

"Take them down quickly."

Lin Jiang said in a serious tone. He also noticed the abnormality and didn’t know what scheme Feng Thirteen was up to, but it was necessary to defeat them quickly.

Lin Jiang started using the Lamp Burning Technique, not because he couldn’t win, but to end the battle quickly. With the technique’s power boosted fifty times, Lin Jiang sliced Snake Dragon King in half with one strike. The crab monster’s claws shattered, and the remaining fourth-level monsters began to flee for their lives.

"Wake up, great clan of demons."

Seeing this, Feng Thirteen laughed wildly, he flew into the sky, numerous demonic energies gathered around him, then formed a mysterious demonic pattern, which crashed onto the ground and quickly disappeared.

"Boom"

In the depths of Zhou Liao’s Yunmeng Nature Reserve, a swamp exploded, and a giant white-haired beast crawled out from it. It shook its head, looking confused at the outside world.

"Boom"

In a vast plain somewhere in Zhou Liao, a violent earthquake occurred, a bottomless crevice appeared, and then golden light shone from within the crevice.

Among many similar incidents, what caught the attention of Lin Jiang and others was a group of buildings that appeared out of nowhere in Zhou Liao. Lin Jiang used his Magical Eye to look and suddenly cried out, "Demon God Temple".

Lin Jiang had been to the outskirts of Demon God Temple before, seen what it looked like, and found it not much different from human buildings at the time. After his first awakening, Lin Jiang had also tried to find the whereabouts of Demon God Temple, but to no avail.

At that time, Lin Jiang thought that Demon God Temple, like other traces of the immortal era, had been erased by time. But now, Lin Jiang suddenly realized that Demon God Temple might be a small space, similar to the Green Emperor Tomb back then.

"Uncle, what should we do?"

"You hold back Feng Thirteen, I will go assassinate the group of monsters, this is our best chance."

Lin Jiang replied, "The dormant monster clan has just awakened, their strength has not fully recovered yet, now is the best time to kill them. If we miss this opportunity, it will be tough later on."