Zhutian: From Douluo, the illusion becomes real

Chapter 723-722. Journey to the South (Part Two)
This small town is located near the south.

Therefore, they also suffer the most frequent demonic calamities.

It is not surprising that the current situation has occurred.

After all, most monsters aren't stupid.

Although human experts dare not rashly enter the Demon Emperor's territory for fear of being caught and killed on the spot, the premise for demons to enter the Demon Emperor's territory to avoid disaster is that they can hold out until then. If they are killed in human territory, they can only blame themselves for not being strong enough or for invading too deeply, which would take more time to retreat and thus be caught by human experts.

The Demon Emperor wouldn't concern himself with something like this.

Compared to so-called racial honor.

The Demon Emperor still places more emphasis on territoriality.

Therefore, most monsters only raid around the border, and humans often choose to deploy defenses around the border as well. Shenhuo Mountain Villa is a case in point, similar to the emperor guarding the country's gate and the monarch dying for the country, only not as tragic as it is described.

Apart from a handful of prominent families.

The remaining aristocratic families are all located along the border.

For example, the Wen family.

It stands on the border line of Beishan.

The founding ancestor of the Wen family was Lei Daoren Wendao.

A rogue cultivator who lived in the same era as Wang Quan Wu Mu.

He was also a close friend of the emperor despite their age difference.

After joining the Yi Qi Dao Alliance because of Wang Quan Wu Mu, he chose a solitary peak in this area and built a mountain villa on it.

The descendants of the Wen family then settled here.

It has remained unchanged for hundreds of years.

There is a Stone Cloud City nearby.

It was one of the important cities on the Beishan defense line.

It was also established with the help of the Wen family.

After all, neither monsters nor humans are stupid.

Some important economic facilities were built near the strongholds of the aristocratic families.

To put it bluntly, it's about sucking up to powerful figures.

This is to avoid demonic calamities.

Many prominent families were also pleased to see this scene.

This is because they can not only collect taxes from these cities as long-term income, but also build defenses around them.

With the demon race possessing a demon emperor while the human race lacks a powerhouse comparable to the demon emperor, the imbalance of power between demons and humans is an undeniable fact.

As the saying goes, if you fall behind, you will be bullied.

Humans naturally have this awareness.

Therefore, the most suitable tactic for the human race at present is to defend and counterattack, relying on strong cities and high walls to reduce their own casualties, drag it out, and then launch a counterattack when the human race has a strongman comparable to the Demon Emperor.

Therefore, cities and aristocratic families complement each other.

Although aristocratic families can function normally even when they are away from the city.

A city is no different without powerful families.

However, putting the two together often has a synergistic effect, especially when multiple powerful families and cities are grouped together. For example, the Mu family and the Ji family, both located on the border of the Northern Mountains, have a mutually supportive relationship with the Wen family, though they are not exactly allies. However, if they discover that other families are being attacked by monsters on a large scale, they will send troops to reinforce them. It's just that the methods of reinforcement are different. For example, the Ji family is fast and can directly support the affected allies. But the Mu family, mostly composed of body-refining cultivators, is slower and therefore less effective than attacking the demon defenses of the Northern Mountains to intimidate them and settle scores.

In the Southern Kingdom, the overall defense line was mainly composed of Shenhuo Mountain Manor, the Deng family, and the Li family, supplemented by the Chi family behind Chi Huo and the Shi family behind Shi Tang. These smaller families, although also powerful, were relatively weak in overall strength. They filled in and repaired the defense lines in various places, thus forming the Southern Kingdom's defense line.

As for the Western Regions.

The major families of the One Qi Alliance are mostly located there.

For example, the Zhang family.

For example, the Yang family.

For example, the Qing family.

And then there's the royal family.

Of course, the troublemaking Xiao family couldn't escape it either.

Together with other minor aristocratic families.

They stood ready on the front lines of defense in the Western Regions.

After all, as mentioned before, the monsters in the Western Regions are quite rampant. Moreover, because Fan Yunfei killed Wang Quan Jingxing, the Wang Quan family's reputation was ruined, and the Yi Qi Dao Alliance of that generation almost collapsed. Therefore, over the years, these aristocratic families have long since formed a deep hatred with the monsters in the Western Regions. Even if it's not about making a living, these aristocratic families will not withdraw from the Western Regions.

As for Tushan, it was defended by various small aristocratic families.

This is mainly because Tushan advocates peace.

Regardless of whether he was the former leader of Tushan.

He is still the current leader of Tushan.

Regardless of their intentions, their approach is to avoid invading proactively, at most launching defensive counterattacks, and coexist peacefully with the human race.

In addition, the two sides are separated by the sea.

The human race is indeed unwilling to start wars everywhere.

Therefore, the remaining small families served primarily to establish a perimeter.

The role of prevention is greater than the defensive function of the defensive line itself.

As for Jin Renfeng causing trouble later on, that's Jin Renfeng's own problem. Every now and then, some forces would come to cause trouble for Tushan. Tushan knew this, and so did the Yi Qi Dao Alliance. However, the Yi Qi Dao Alliance's overall attitude was neither to deny, refuse, nor participate. Even if Tushan knew that this was a test by our human race, on the surface, the Yi Qi Dao Alliance's attitude was to coexist peacefully. Therefore, Tushan would also retaliate to some extent.

In short, you encounter monsters in a small town on the southern border.

This kind of thing is all too common.

But with so many Dao Alliance experts in the restaurant, it's strange that a demon would still dare to display its demonic power.

Do you really think these experts are just putting on a show?

The kind that looks good but is useless?

Therefore, Shi Tang immediately sneered and drew his sword.

A sword thrust out, like a rainbow piercing the sun.

It pierced directly into the roof beam.

Pierce a spider about the size of a human head.

Then, it landed and was firmly nailed to the floor.

"This is……"

Chi Huo subconsciously tried to identify the spider.

After all, there are many kinds of monsters.

The ability to transform into other forms is a watershed moment.

Why is it said that all monsters have the ability to slaughter a village?

Because some monsters are already very strong before they take human form.

This is even more true after transformation.

Just like this spider right now.

It is about the size of a normal person's head.

With each breath, a few wisps of purple mist were expelled.

It looks poisonous.

However, considering that this place is close to the border of the Southern Kingdom, and the monsters of the Southern Kingdom mainly use poison, it is normal for this spider to be poisonous.

Imagine if it were an ordinary person.

I encountered this spider.

Given that the reaction time cannot keep up.

They are easily killed in one blow.

And spiders like this.

They haven't even crossed the threshold of human transformation.

They can't even be called monsters.

Only by transforming their bodies into human form can they be called demons.

Then came the changes in details.

Because most of the lesser demons still retain their original physical characteristics.

For example, a rat transforming into a human is a rat-beast in human form.

It also has a tail.

Bats that transform into human form will have wings.

Spiders can transform into human form, but their lower bodies are often the abdomen and legs of a spider, similar to Qing Tong when she delivered a message to Wang Quanbaye. Only after her injuries healed and her cultivation increased did she fully transform into human form.

Therefore, even monsters before they take human form.

Both have the destructive power to take the lives of ordinary people.

After transforming into human form, he possesses demonic power within him.

This naturally amplifies the level of threat.

Before his transmigration, Ye Qingcang had seen pictures of tarantulas online, so seeing a man-eating spider made him relatively calm. Besides, Ye Qingcang was a Soul Master, and in the Soul Beast system, spider-type Soul Beasts were quite common; some Soul Masters even had spider-like Martial Souls, like Bibi Dong. Having seen them so often, he was used to them. However, for those who had never seen one before…

A spider the size of a human head fell from the sky.

Being startled is inevitable.

In this respect, the young page who followed Dongfang Huaizhu and Dongfang Qinlan behaved quite well. Although he had no magic power and was currently just a mortal, he was still a disciple of Shenhuo Mountain Manor and was very knowledgeable. He had seen spiders the size of a human head and even centipedes as tall as a person. Although he was afraid, he was only afraid of the killing power of these monsters. He did not feel fear when these monsters were obviously captured or killed.

But the restaurant manager and his servants couldn't do that.

It immediately let out a piercing scream.

The noise made everyone's faces darken.

In the end, Li Quzhuo couldn't stand it anymore.

A wave of his hand.

While blowing away the poisonous fog with his magic, he scolded, "What are you yelling about? Can't you see it's already pinned to the ground? It's harmless and can't hurt you. Can you calm down and stop making noise?"

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper and his servant gradually fell silent.

But I still moved a little further away.

He stared with utter disgust at the human-head-sized spider on the ground, its mouthparts twitching, its legs kicking wildly, and its abdomen convulsing.

However, just as the restaurant finally quieted down...

Before Wang Quanba and the others could deal with the spider...

Suddenly, powerful demonic energy erupted from every corner of the town.

"Ok?"

This time, even the power of kings and hegemons has risen.

Chi Huo was so angry that he laughed instead.

I got up and walked to the window.

Open the window.

He raised his hand and cast a fireball, which flew into the distance.

It looks like a flare.

It illuminated a few spider demons along the straight path.

These spider demons were extremely large, about the size of a normal house.

From a distance, it looks like a moving hill.

Of course, it's not that exaggerated.

After all, bungalows are different from high-rise buildings.

It's quite terrifying to talk about.

In reality, these spider demons are only about 30 to 40 square meters in size, roughly the size of a room or living room in a normal house.

In short, it's bigger than a person.

They seemed to have been startled by the fireball.

Because most organisms are phototactic.

These spiders, which, from an overhead view, were about 30 to 40 square meters in size and about 4 to 5 meters in height, immediately swarmed along the street and houses toward the restaurant where Chi Huo, who had just launched the fireball, was located.

Shi Tang, who already had a certain degree of trypophobia, twitched at the sight. He immediately flew back on his sword, and the longsword that had been stuck in the body of the spider the size of a human head responded instantly. With a slash upwards, it cut the spider's head in half from bottom to top. The sword, stained with green and purple blood, fell into Shi Tang's palm. After catching it, Shi Tang casually tossed it, leaving a bloody trail on the ground. Then, Shi Tang slowly raised it, and the sword energy swept across hundreds of meters, cleaving the spider running in the lead in two. The green and purple blood mixed with the white fluid from its abdomen, creating a visually striking effect.

Dongfang Qinlan immediately felt that the candied hawthorn in her mouth was no longer sweet.

However, given that it involves killing demons...

She didn't know what to say.

I could only look away.

Look in the other directions.

After all, demonic energy was also gathering in other directions.

"This young man."

"We will no longer interfere in your feud with Ximen Chuisha."

"However, this is the very time we are dealing with this."

"I wonder if it can be postponed?"

"Shall we decide what to do after we deal with these monsters?"

Li Zizai stepped forward to smooth things over.

Ximen Chuisha also quickly went down the steps.

Nodding, he waved his feather fan, blowing away the corpse of the spider demon slain by Shi Tang not far away, which then struck another spider demon in the distance: "With a formidable enemy at hand, we can resolve some personal conflicts later..."

"That's fine."

Ye Qingcang nodded.

He had no deep-seated hatred for Ximen Chuisha.

The so-called "winning people over with virtue" is merely a lesson learned.

It wasn't the kind of thing that involved killing Ximen Chuisha.

In addition, the reasons given by Li Quzhuo were indeed appropriate.

He's not the kind of person who won't listen to advice.

However, before he could finish speaking, Shi Tang began to reprimand Ximen Chuisha from the side: "Ximen Chuisha, what exactly did you do? Didn't you see the poisonous mist coming out of that spider demon? You blew on it, and the poisonous mist spread again. Do you know that there are ordinary people living in those houses? They have no resistance to poison?"

"Ah this..."

Ximen Chuisha was embarrassed and speechless.

After all, Shi Tang was right.

But he really didn't notice.

However, there are ways to remedy this situation.

"What if you burn it?"

Chi Huo thought for a moment, and then, he did what he said he would do.

He raised his hand and conjured a fireball.

Straight into the sky.

Exposing all the spider demons running through the town.

Then, he silently clenched his fist.

The fireball hanging high in the sky immediately split apart.

They transformed into dozens of fiery meteors that fell to the ground.

They blasted one spider demon after another to pieces.

Then, the purple poisonous fog burst forth in a visible manner.

Obviously, burning it wouldn't help.

Dongfang Huaizhu shook her head helplessly.

The naturally unconventional Li Quzhuo sighed and slapped his own mask, making a gesture of disbelief.

However, considering that what Shitang just said is correct.

We must indeed consider the casualties among ordinary people.

Dongfang Huaizhu still took the initiative to step forward.

She raised her hand, revealing her flawless white wrist, and suddenly a flame ignited in her palm—the Pure Yang Flame, known as the Demon-Slaying Divine Flame.

Although in terms of the magnitude of magical power.

Dongfang Huaizhu was indeed inferior to Wang Quanba and others.

But he still has no problem competing with Chi Huo and others.

After all, Dongfang Huaizhu had also seen the geniuses within the Dao Alliance's secret teachings.

Even if limited by physical fitness.

In terms of strength, it is inferior to Wang Quan Ba ​​Ye.

But compared to Chi Huo, Shi Tang, Ximen Chuisha and others, he is still not inferior.

And in terms of equality in magical power.

This means that Dongfang Huaizhu's strength is overwhelming.

Because Dongfang Huaizhu possesses pure Yangyan.

Pure and righteous.

Immune to all toxins.

Or rather, they are immune to most attacks and negative effects of evil attributes.

It's perfectly fine to use it to disperse poisonous fog.

In fact, this process can no longer be called dispersal, but rather purification; the toxic fog can only be ruthlessly burned away.

(End of this chapter)