Chapter 661

Chapter 661: The Unchanging Situation

Year 6026 in the Xia calendar

Demon Queen Lin Fanghua transformed into her true form, escaping from Zhou Liao at an incredible speed that no one could match. She was originally a Golden-winged Peng Bird, with Aurora falcon blood, making her unrivaled in speed.

After escaping Zhou Liao, Lin Fanghua’s whereabouts were unknown. Despite Lin Jiang sending many people to search, including 24-hour satellite monitoring, there was no sign of her.

A month later, a demonic cloud rose from Penglai Continent, obscuring the sky and evading satellite detection. Reports from Lin Jiang’s consortium in Penglai Continent revealed that the demonic creatures there were becoming restless, launching violent attacks on the human territories that couldn’t be resisted.

The ordinary people in the economy of Penglai Continent were doing fine due to rich resources, but their military strength lagged behind Huaxia by several eras. They heavily relied on imported high-tech weapons as they lacked the ability to produce their own. The cultivators were weak, with few at the Building Foundation Period and even fewer at the Golden Core level. Despite this, Demon Queen brought the elite of the demonic clans to Penglai Continent, rendering even those at the Golden Core level ineffective.

Upon learning that the demons had set their sights on Penglai Continent, the Alliance Three Countries became cautious. They all had significant interests in Penglai Continent, with their benefits being divided among them. Even the other powerful nations could only get a small share.

The immense benefits stirred the financial consortia of the three countries into action, lobbying their leaders to support Penglai Continent against the demons. Ultimately, the decision fell into Lin Jiang’s hands.

"According to intelligence from Penglai Continent, there were originally three fourth-tier demonic beasts there. These were native creatures. Demon Queen Lin Fanghua had indeed arrived there and raised the demonic cloud, making it undetectable by satellites. Cultivators from Penglai Continent reported that there were already dozens of fourth-tier Demon Kings. These demons weren’t just attacking and conquering cities; they were actively turning animals into demons using their blood to create a large army of demonic beasts."

"In the middle of Penglai Continent, there is a large mountain range that few people have explored before the recovery of spiritual energy. It is a picturesque primitive forest with abundant wildlife resources. It won’t be long before there will be a huge number of monsters on Penglai Continent."

"Penglai Continent is in the southern hemisphere, very far from Shen Continent. If using warships as transportation, a round trip takes three years. Without a teleportation array, the difficulty of going to Penglai Continent remains very high."

"Penglai Continent has very abundant resources. Out of the world’s top one hundred minerals, fifty-seven are found on Penglai Continent. Among the benefits of Penglai Continent, Huaxia holds forty percent, Qing State and Zhou Liao each hold twenty percent, and the remaining countries hold the rest. The Leon Spiritual Stone Mine in Penglai Continent’s Gangbis country is the largest one in the world discovered so far, bringing Huaxia benefits of twenty million standard spirit stones each year. With the Leon Spiritual Stone Mine as its core, Huaxia has a large army of one hundred thousand stationed in Penglai Continent, spread across seven military bases."

"The ethnic divisions in Penglai Continent are very complex, with over a hundred ethnic groups that sharply conflict with each other and engage in constant battles. Penglai Continent is also known as a paradise for mercenaries, with over three thousand under Mr.’s command active in the area."

After synthesizing various information, the artificial intelligence presented Lin Jiang with the specific situation in Penglai Continent. The strength of Penglai Continent is very weak, mostly serving as colonies for various countries. Huaxia holds about forty percent of the benefits, marking it as the largest overseas interest for Huaxia. Lin Jiang himself also has many industries in Penglai Continent, including plantations, mines, and various factories. The low labor costs on Penglai Continent have attracted many labor-intensive industries, providing significant benefits for Huaxia and Lin Jiang.

"Uncle, it looks like we have to save Penglai Continent. With so many benefits, no one is willing to give up easily."

Cao Ying also watched nearby, knowing that they all had so many interests in Penglai Continent that they were unwilling to give up. Just the spirit stones alone bring in nearly billions each year, and according to surveys, digging for decades more is easily achievable.

"We can’t give up easily, even if not for these resources. We can’t let the monsters develop too smoothly. In the end, this world is not big, and resources are limited. Every bit that the monsters get means less for us."

"Uncle, let me go. I haven’t had a chance to spar with your eldest niece yet."

"Fanghua is also a tough person."

"Hehe, then I’ll make her call me auntie."

"The daughter of Small Shadiao, oh."

Lin Jiang shook his head, they had a chance to become relatives, but now, they were bound to clash.

"Uncle, stop sighing, give orders on how to fight quickly."

"The local natives are unreliable, we still need to rely on ourselves, let’s build a super long-distance teleportation array."

Lin Jiang said, the natives of Penglai Continent came from unknown origins, anyway, they resembled the black corn in Lin Jiang’s memory, they couldn’t fight, it had been over two hundred years since World War II, but in terms of combat effectiveness aside from the weapon factor, they were not as good as the level of Huaxia during World War II, they could only rely on Lin Jiang and these outsiders.

"We can’t rely on ourselves for a super long-distance teleportation array, we are not formation experts, Uncle, we need to awaken other cultivators."

"Yes, follow me to Qingyun tomorrow, awaken more people."

"Do we need to awaken them all?"

"About half, depending on their lifespan. For those with low lifespan, we can leave them for a few more years. I don’t think it will take many years for the spiritual energy to fully recover."

Lin Jiang said. It has been quite fast to go from the initial recovery of spiritual energy to the present state after decades of effort. Lin Jiang predicts that it will take at most a hundred years to fully recover, so there is no need to rush.

"That works too. I remember that my Zhong Sect had a master of Array Formation. With a few more people, we should be able to set up a teleportation array. The teleportation array technology is already very proficient."

Cao Ying said. During the cultivation era, teleportation array technology was mature. At that time, major cultivation cities in Zhong State all had teleportation arrays, while Yun State had fewer due to the high cost, but now it doesn’t matter as they are not lacking in resources.

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Penglai Continent, Gray Cloud Mountain

Gray Cloud Mountain is a large mountain range in the central part of Penglai Continent, extending in the northeast and southwest direction, almost dividing Penglai Continent in two. Originally a paradise for the demon clan, after decades of spiritual energy recovery, it has given birth to tens of thousands of demons. The forces of the Penglai Continent are unable to carry out large-scale extermination operations here.

And now, a magnificent building has been erected at Gray Cloud Mountain, where the Demon God Temple resides.

Lin Fanghua escaped from Zhou Liao, journeyed westward, crossed the ocean, entered Gray Cloud Mountain from the east coast of Penglai Continent, and quickly recruited several Demon Kings there under her command.

Over the next month, Lin Fanghua ordered a large-scale transformation of monsters, using the essence and materials from various high-ranking monsters to create countless new monsters.

With preparations in place, Lin Fanghua led her army southward, intending to conquer the entire southern region of Penglai Continent. The demon army conquered cities along the way, achieving victory after victory.

In fact, Penglai Continent had little resistance. The local inhabitants were weak, with outdated weapons and rudimentary military training. The strongest forces were the hired mercenaries and foreign troops stationed there.

However, these forces were few in number and no match for the demon army, easily overwhelmed.

"Demon Queen, what should we do with these mortals?"

The demon leaders gathered in a city’s high airspace, always shrouded in a layer of demon clouds above their heads. This was their way of counteracting the human satellites, making it difficult for missiles to target them accurately.

"All trash, just kill them, Demon Queen."

Lin Fanghua hadn’t spoken yet, when a higher-up coldly said that they were just attacked by the humans right after waking up, adding another layer of deep hatred.

"In the past, humans could kill as they pleased, but now it’s different. Humans have acquired forbidden power, so we must spare some of them."

Lin Fanghua shook her head, she was afraid of nuclear weapons. The high temperature of nuclear weapons would be impossible for her to withstand if it hit her directly. Also, the nuclear radiation gave her a feeling of uncontrollable power, but she managed to rid her body of radiation in the past few days.

This made Lin Fanghua realize that humans were no longer ordinary, and she could not view them with the same eyes as before.

"Demon Queen, recently I’ve read a lot of human materials and found that the human race in Penglai Continent is very weak. They are no match for the human race on Shen Continent. The techniques they have are nothing compared to those on Shen Continent. They are just trash."

"If they are trash, then get rid of them. But if there are elite humans among them, we should keep them. We need a better understanding of the human race and not remain ignorant."

Lin Fanghua nodded, she had also examined the minds of many elite humans and knew that there was a big gap between the human races of Penglai Continent and Shen Continent.

She didn’t care about ordinary humans at all, but she wanted to keep the elite humans. She even hoped that these humans could provide her with nuclear weapons, so she could use them to strike back at the people of Shen Continent for revenge.

"Yes, Demon Queen."

"Clear the south of Penglai Continent as soon as possible, so our tribe can thrive. Then we will move north with our army, conquer other continents, and consolidate our strength to deal with the people of Shen Continent, making the entire planet our paradise for the demon clan."

Lin Fanghua said she didn’t plan on wiping out the human race at first, but after the battle led by Zhou Liao, the idea became deeply rooted in her mind – she felt immense shame and disgrace, and believed wiping out the race was the only way to seek justice.