Chapter 172
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Chapter 172: The Thick-Shell Honey Badger Clan
After Xu Fan listened to Grape’s report, he stroked his chin and began to think.
“How much longer until the Star Ship is completed?” Xu Fan asked.
“Only six months remain.”
“So, everything you’re currently running takes up less than one percent of your computing power?” Xu Fan asked, his excitement growing. If that were the case, they could launch more projects, like sending puppets to mine in the Endless Sea.
As Xu Fan spoke, he started drafting plans for automated mining in the Endless Sea and a strategy to plunder resources from the demon realm.
“Correct. My current operations use only 0.81% of my computing power.”
“Grape has evolved into an artifact and can now split into two sub-bodies. Each sub-body has double the computing power of the original and can operate independently for 50 years,” Grape explained.
“Got it. You just mentioned that,” Xu Fan said, already deciding where to deploy the two sub-bodies.
At that moment, three fiery streaks shot across the sky above the Ten Thousand-Mile Giant Lake, their landing points forming a triangle around Hidden Spirit Island.
As soon as the teleportation formations appeared in the sky, three beams of light raced toward them.
“Master is in seclusion crafting artifacts. We can’t let him be disturbed,” Xu Gang said through the communication artifact to Xu Yuexian and Wang Xiangchi.
“Don’t worry. Master’s Precious Artifact Satellite is already locking onto those three demon race teleportation formations. If we can hold off their first wave, the satellite will destroy them,” Xu Yuexian replied through the communication artifact.
“Too bad we can’t wipe them out right away,” Wang Xiangchi added.
Behind the three of them, hundreds of flying boats followed, each carrying Nascent Soul Stage puppets—the best of their kind.
Above Hidden Spirit Island, the Precious Artifact Satellite began to move, revealing its Alloy Gravity Rods.
“Targeting demon race teleportation formations. Commencing attack.”
Just as Grape prepared to destroy the formations mid-air, Xu Fan, watching the live feed, issued another order.
“Grape, leave one formation intact. Destroy the others,” Xu Fan said. This would make their plans to gather resources from the demon realm much easier.
“Understood.”
*Bang!*
Two Alloy Gravity Rods struck the formations still hovering in the air.
Xu Fan, clad in Spiritual Energy Armor, emerged from the underground space, accompanied by a thousand flying boats heading toward the remaining formation.
“Boss, Second Brother, Third Brother, Fourth Brother, follow me. We’re heading three thousand miles north of the sect to eliminate the demon race.”
“Understood!”
Xu Yuexian and Wang Xiangchi redirected their fleets, while Li Xingci appeared beside Xu Fan.
Meanwhile, in the central square of the Thick-Shell Honey Badger Clan’s territory in the demon realm, all the honey badgers gathered, their eyes fixed on an unopened teleportation portal.
“Clan members, our moment has arrived! The Great Butcher Demon Sovereign has decreed that if we can successfully hide the teleportation formations in the Human Realm…”
“The beast king will help us cultivate a beast king of our own. This is our only chance to rise to a Tier-3 race.”
“If our brothers can hide ten teleportation formations in the Human Realm, the day the demon race conquers humanity will mark the rise of the Thick-Shell Honey Badger Clan!”
The clan leader’s passionate speech ignited a fire in the eyes of the honey badgers below.
As a small clan with few Core Formation stage members, they struggled in the demon realm—starved of resources, confined to barren lands, and often used as pawns in conflicts between stronger factions.
Confronted with this situation, the Leader of the Thick-Shell Honey Badger Clan expressed that preserving the clan’s bloodline was already a considerable achievement.
“Fellow clansmen, remember to restrain the impulses of our bloodline.”
“Step out of the teleportation formation and escape; run as far as you can.”
“Find a place that human cultivators cannot discover and hide the teleportation formation there.”
“The remaining task is to wait for our elders to descend.”
The Leader of the Thick-Shell Honey Badger Clan patiently explained how to help once they entered the Human Realm.
Outside the arrival point calculated by Grape, Xu Fan and his four disciples had already arranged 50,000 Nascent Soul puppet army troops, waiting for the beast race’s arrival.
“Master, why not destroy this formation?” Xu Gang asked curiously.
“Because the sect doesn’t have enough budget and intends to gather some spirit stone resources from the demon realm.”
“Then we can proceed with our Hidden Spirit Sect’s grand undertaking,” Xu Fan said. According to current prices, at least 50 billion spirit stones were required to complete the most basic plan, not including the materials needed for subsequent artifact crafting.
At that moment, Xu Fan’s communication artifact rang; it was a call request from a big shot swordsman at the Core Formation stage from the Elder Council.
“Senior, there’s only one beast race teleportation formation left. I have already arranged the formations outside.”
“If you have some free time, you can come and strengthen our position. There might even be unexpected surprises,” Xu Fan said after connecting the call.
“Haha, Elder Xu must have other plans for leaving this beast race teleportation formation intact. I’m already on my way; please hold on a moment,” the big shot replied.
“Then I will welcome you, Senior,” Xu Fan said with a smile. Now that he had advanced to the level of master craftsman, he barely stood on equal footing with those once-great figures and no longer had to play the subordinate.
“Perfect, I also want to have a chat with Elder Xu.”
After the call ended, Xu Fan looked at Grape near the lake and said, “Have the puppets freeze the lake surface in this area; it would be troublesome if water-type beast race appeared.”
As soon as Xu Fan finished speaking, over ten thousand Elemental Spell Puppets combined their ice attributes through a joint spell.
“Extreme Cold Ice Domain!”
Thousands of ice flowers blossomed in the puppets’ hands and then flew into the sky, merging into a giant ice lotus that fell precisely at the predicted landing point of the beast race formation.
Instantly, the lake surface within a hundred miles was frozen by this astonishing chill, creating a vast icefield.
On the icefield, countless puppets below the Nascent Soul stage began to set up cannons.
At that moment, a streak of light crossed the distant sky, and a middle-aged cultivator carrying a longsword appeared next to Xu Fan.
The middle-aged cultivator showed no aura or imposing presence, resembling a hero from the martial world.
“Senior, you are remarkably fast! I didn’t expect you to arrive so quickly,” Xu Fan said with a smile.
“I’m just worried that a large number of Core Formation stage beast race might suddenly appear from the teleportation formation. That happened with those last three formations.”
“Now the beast race isn’t like before; when they come out, they won’t slaughter nearby human beings rampantly.”
“They’ve gotten smarter. Many teleportation formations will be brought over by beast race members who escape to other places after they emerge.”
“When no one notices those beast race, they will activate the teleportation formation and send large numbers of them over. Currently, six mortal nations have already been destroyed in the entire Lin Sen Fairy City region.” The middle-aged cultivator’s tone carried a hint of sorrow.
