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Chapter 474 Ominous Signs
Tens of thousands of demon-slaying soldiers boarded a fleet of ships and entered Dongshan Lake in a grand procession.

Although the monsters lacked intelligence, their wild instincts kept them away from the fleet and prevented them from approaching.

However, beasts are just beasts; they don't understand the rules of the plane, nor do they know what it means for humans and demons to be irreconcilable.

After crossing Dongshan Lake, the Demon-Slaying Army did not rush into the demon realm. Instead, they began to place demon-suppressing steles around the lake to dispel the demonic energy within.

The Demon-Suppressing Stele released the human race's fortune, connecting them into a line. The demonic energy that had enveloped Dongshan Lake was driven away, and a large amount of spiritual energy poured in from Shuanghu City. The Demon-Slaying Army then separated the entire Dongshan Lake from the demon realm.

This is the first time since the Demon Realm appeared that human cultivators have managed to take a bite out of the Demon Realm's native territory.

The Demon-Slaying Army formed a battle formation, surrounding Dongshan Lake.

The lake water, imbued with spiritual energy, is like a poisonous pool to the aquatic monsters, which they simply cannot tolerate.

The lake surface bubbled up as if boiling, and then countless demons hiding at the bottom of the lake broke through the surface and rushed toward the shore leading into the demon realm.

However, what awaited them was the Demon-Slaying Army, who had already formed a battle formation, holding Demon-Suppressing Blood Talismans, and whose eyes were filled with desire for contribution points.

Despite the spirit energy stimulating the monsters in the lake to fight desperately, they were still powerless against the demon-slaying army and could not break through the encirclement.

The battle was easy, but one thing caught Wu Chang and the others' attention: the number of monsters in Dongshan Lake was far too many.

A few days ago, when he led the Mystic Knights to explore the Demon Realm, there were only a few dozen demons in Dongshan Lake. The strongest demons were not even at the level of Demon Guards. They fled in terror after eating a single hidden weapon flying sword from his body.

However, at present, there are no fewer than five hundred demons that have rushed out of Dongshan Lake. In particular, the old tortoise surrounded by the demons is more than twenty meters long and five meters tall, and it has the strength of a demon general.

As Wu Chang saw the old turtle, the other players naturally noticed its presence as well.

Among the players who followed An Rong in the Fire-Character Demon-Slaying Army, six players were interested in the contribution points on the old tortoise.

Wu Chang recognized several of them; they came from the Western Alliance and the Evolution Committee, and were all high-ranking members of the organizations, ranking around 100th on the combat power list.

Relying on his superior strength and high status, he charged into the group of demons, intending to be the first to cut off the old tortoise's head.

They acted in perfect harmony, with each member having their own role, clearly having formed a team beforehand and discussed how to hunt down high-level monsters on the battlefield.

However, their plans were based on intelligence from the Humanitarian Alliance, not on practical experience.

Since the Western Alliance and the Evolutionary Council represent a blue ocean for developing downlines, and only Veronica and the Bureau's high-ranking officials have direct connections, players who entered the world instance early on these two organizations made a fortune by recruiting downlines.

Their obsession with making money while lying down prevented them from participating in the monster hunt in Twin Lakes City, unlike Supercore.

Including the Demon-Slaying Army's trial mission, this is their second encounter with demons.

Developing a downline and passively reaping contribution points led them to misjudge the true difficulty of the world dungeons.

The threshold for becoming a Demon General is mastering the power of origin, equivalent to a Grandmaster among human cultivators, or a ranked player among players.

They previously thought this claim was exaggerated, as the composition of player strength is complex and cannot be converted so simply.

Moreover, even if that were the case, the six of them wouldn't necessarily lose to ranked players.

But when they actually fought the old tortoise, they realized that the comparison was not simple, because the monster's physical body was far superior to that of an ordinary person, and the monster general was more troublesome than the ranked players.

One of the six players in the squad is named Deathstroke, who comes from the Evolution Committee and has a hidden class called Corruptor. Every time a target is attacked by him, a layer of corruption will be added to their status.

The Corruption status reduces the target's defense in all aspects, including physical resistance, magical resistance, and even mental resistance, and the effect can stack infinitely.

When the corrosion layer is stacked to the maximum, he will take out his signature weapon - the Deathstroke Revolver. The Deathstroke is a single-shot revolver that can cause a triple mixture of physical, energy and mental damage, and has a defense penetration effect. If the attacker's defense is too low, it will cause increased damage and enhanced critical hits.

Rumor has it that in an A-rank dungeon, Deathstroke once used Corruption and Deathstroke to one-shot a full-health dungeon boss. Although there were elements of coincidence and the boss's element being countered, it still made him famous and one of the representatives of high-damage players.

Many players have said that if they want to team up to take down a powerful boss, they would definitely prioritize recruiting Deathstroke.

In order to steal the old turtle's contribution, Deathstroke, dressed in a black trench coat and wearing a red cloak, floated in the air and immediately used his ultimate move, the A-level skill Bone-Corroding Rain.

Hundreds and thousands of raindrops fall, and the damage caused by each raindrop is negligible, but every drop of corrosive rain will add a layer of corrosion.

The old tortoise is enormous and difficult to dodge. If it absorbs the full effect of the Bone-Corroding Rain, according to Deathstroke's experience, it will reduce the old tortoise's all resistances by at least 70%.

Then another member of the team, "The Borrower," lent his skill cooldown to Deathstroke, allowing Deathstroke to unleash Bone Rain again.

After two rounds of bone-chilling rain, the old turtle's resistance should have reached a negative level.

Then Deathstroke took out an exaggeratedly long revolver, with a muzzle nearly a meter long, and pulled the trigger at the old turtle.

When~
The hammer strikes the bullet, producing a bell-like sound, just as the revolver's name suggests, a death knell.

When~
The second crisp sound was the sound of the death knell bullet hitting the tortoise shell and being bounced off.

The shockwave from the bullets removed the stains left by the corrosive rain, revealing the intact tortoise shell beneath. The bullets fired by Deathstroke, aside from leaving a small white mark at the point of impact, did not cause any further damage.

Deathstroke's skills are indeed very strong, but unfortunately, he has entered not an A-level projection instance, but an S-level real instance on the verge of going out of control.

Without the power of the source, Deathstroke was unable to penetrate the old turtle's defenses against the source power.

After being shot by the Deathstroke, the old tortoise slowly turned its head to look at the Deathstroke floating in the air and spat out a mouthful of saliva.

The saliva was dark black and moved as fast as an arrow. Before Deathstroke could recover from the disappointment of his failed attack, he felt a chill in his abdomen. Looking down, he saw that his abdomen had been pierced by the water arrow, leaving a hole the size of a fist.

He landed unsteadily on the ground and, escorted by the borrowers, retreated towards the Fire-Character Demon-Slaying Army.

Seeing this, the other three also lost their will to fight. Even Deathstroke couldn't break through the old turtle's defenses, so they certainly couldn't hurt the old turtle.

Only then did they realize the true difficulty of the world dungeon, but it was too late. They discovered that the old tortoise had turned its attention to them, and several lake monsters blocked their way out.

Gone is the initial disdain; now, looking at the old tortoise again, a tremendous sense of suffocation washes over them.

They shuddered, cursing themselves for being possessed and how dare they take the initiative to fight such a monster.

Now, if they want to escape, they will have to pay a price.

The six-person team served as a wake-up call to the players, letting them know that world dungeons are not to be trifled with, and that even a simple turtle in the lake can render Deathstroke, known for its offensive prowess, helpless.

They had great respect for the six men who risked their lives, but could only express deep regret for the danger they were facing.

Everyone could see that the old turtle was not easy to deal with. Even if you overwhelmed it with sheer numbers, you could only use ranged attacks. If the main tank that held the turtle's aggro wasn't tanky enough, it might even be killed along with the turtle.

"I'd rather die than see my fellow Daoists perish." Even if they were his subordinates, he wasn't prepared to risk his life for this opportunity.

Just as everyone was watching and waiting for the Human Alliance to give the order to use their skills to overwhelm the old tortoise, four Earth Immortals from the Human Alliance made their move.

An Rong was the first to take action. After all, the four Celestials belonged to the Fire Army. Although acting on their own was a major taboo, he could not stand by and watch them die.

He grabbed his halberd, straddled the mountain-suppressing beast, and was about to rush into the demon horde to rescue the four people, but Wu Chang's true form stopped him.

"give it to me."

An Rong was a native of the instance, so killing the old turtle was a waste of the old turtle's contribution points.

It grew so big and cultivated such strength, but instead of becoming a reward for the players, it died in vain at the hands of the dungeon natives. Does that do justice to the old turtle's efforts?

His intervention not only ensured the old tortoise's worthy death, but also served as a deterrent to the players of the Wind Demon-Slaying Army, making them aware of their place and refraining from acting rashly like the Deathstroke and his group.

He doesn't care whether he lives or dies; alerting him and ruining his important plans is unacceptable.

Wu Chang looked to his side and saw Su Wangyou of the Golden Scale Sect, who had received the wind disaster resistance and was standing beside him as a protector of the Human Alliance.

When Wu Chang explored the Demon Realm before, he bought a batch of longswords from the Golden Scale Sect. At that time, Su Wangyou witnessed the hidden weapon skills of Sect Leader Tang and also learned that Sect Leader Tang had innate superhuman strength.

When the Demon-Slaying Army attacked the Demon Realm, he took the initiative to bring Wu Chang a batch of handy hidden weapons.

Noticing Wu Chang's gaze, Su Wangyou understood and handed him a long spear.

The spear was made of metal, over three meters long, with a shaft as thick as an egg and a broad, heavy head, weighing over a hundred pounds. Wu Chang twirled the spear in a flourish, leaping into the air and letting out a soft shout to draw the players' attention to himself before hurling it at the old tortoise in the center of the monster horde.

The spear shot out crackling with electricity, and wherever it passed, the limbs and torsos of the demons flew everywhere. Layer upon layer of demons could not stop the old tortoise from the force of the spear.

click!
The corrosive rain and the corrosive state had no effect on the tortoise shell that the Death Knell revolver couldn't touch. Under Wu Chang's shot, the shell made a sound like an eggshell breaking.

The spear pierced through the old tortoise's back and emerged from its lower abdomen, pinning it to the ground.

The gun inside the old tortoise's body erupted with heavenly lightning, causing the old tortoise to let out a miserable howl like a dragon's roar before collapsing to the ground, lifeless.

White steam rose from the crack in the old tortoise's shell, emitting a roasted meat aroma that even the smell of blood couldn't mask.

Upon smelling the aroma, the first thought of the Demon-Slaying Army was that this turtle must be delicious.

It took them a second to realize that the old tortoise, who had left six powerful players helpless, had been instantly killed by a single shot from a Human Alliance Earth Immortal.

The players, who had previously disregarded the higher-ups of the Human Alliance because they had joined the Great Xuan Royal Family, suddenly looked at the four Earth Immortals with clear eyes.

In particular, the Wind-Character Demon-Slaying Army led by Wu Chang learned through intelligence gathering that the Tang Clan leader had only recently obtained a chance to become an immortal and could not be considered a true earth immortal. He was also very dissatisfied with his group assignment.

Some players with some strength thought that once they entered the Demon Realm, they would break away from the Wind Army and act on their own.

Having witnessed Wu Chang's skill, everyone's ulterior motives vanished instantly, and they immediately began to rack their brains, trying to recall what instructions Wu Chang had given.

If you anger this earth immortal and he shoots you like that, who can withstand that?

Wu Chang's move not only stunned the players, but also frightened Lü Changgeng and Gu Zhihan.

They didn't have much interaction with the Tang Clan to begin with, and when Wu Chang reported killing the Azure Feather Bird, he kept saying it was everyone's achievement, so they hadn't investigated Wu Chang's strength and just assumed he was slightly inferior to them.

But that shot just now completely overturned their impression of Tang Wuchang's strength.

The old tortoise's shell embodies its innate talent; seventy percent of its strength is contained within that shell.

If it were Lu Changgeng himself who were to break through that tortoise shell, it would take quite a while. Tao Xian is not good at attacking, so it would take even longer for her to subdue the old tortoise.

Even if they used all their strength, they couldn't kill the old turtle with a single blow, let alone do it as effortlessly and calmly as Tang Wuchang.

Unable to contain himself, Lü Changgeng approached Wu Chang and asked:

"Sect Leader Tang, was that move you just used a celestial technique inherited from the Kaiyang Immortal Fate?"

Wu Chang shook his head and said, "Alliance Leader Lü is too kind. How could immortal techniques be so rudimentary? What I just used was merely a throwing technique of my Tang Clan's hidden weapons."

Lu Changgeng's voice was a little hoarse as he asked in confusion, "Throwing hidden weapons?"

As the leader of the Humanity Alliance, he has seen countless cultivators throughout the world. He has seen at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, cultivators who use hidden weapons. In his youth, he was also a master of hidden weapons.

When he first ventured into the martial arts world, he forged twelve small flying swords, each about the length of an index finger, which helped him defeat many powerful enemies.

Hidden weapons and hidden chess pieces are all about surprise attacks; small and concealed are what make a hidden weapon.

Who is a master of concealed weapons who uses a three-meter-long broad-bladed spear as a concealed weapon?
Wu Chang said, "I am born with superhuman strength. Ordinary hidden weapons cannot withstand my strength, so I naturally have to use a slightly larger weapon as a hidden weapon."

"Our Tang Clan's method of throwing hidden weapons emphasizes stability, accuracy, and ruthlessness. As long as a throw can injure the enemy and conforms to the Tang Clan's method of stability, accuracy, and ruthlessness, then it is a hidden weapon in the Tang Clan."

Lu Changgeng was a little confused. He felt that Wu Chang's words made some sense, but not much sense. After hesitating for a moment, he decided not to get bogged down in the definition of hidden weapons.

"Sect Leader Tang, how many times can you use that attack just now?"

Wu Chang said calmly:

"As I said, the technique I just used was merely the most basic method of throwing hidden weapons, similar to the sword-wielding techniques of the Divine Sword Sect, where Alliance Leader Lü is located. As many times as Alliance Leader Lü can wield his sword, I can naturally throw hidden weapons as many times as he can."

Lu Changgeng frowned slightly, briefly considered how many swords he could wield, and then turned to look at the tens of thousands of demon-slaying soldiers.

Hesitating whether to take his men back first and leave the conquest of the Demon Realm to Tang Wuchang alone.

He assumed Tang Wuchang was bluffing him, his cheek twitched slightly, and he cupped his hands in greeting:

"In that case, we shall wait and see what Sect Leader Tang has to offer."

As the two were talking, the battle in the arena was nearing its end.

The leader of the demons was pierced by Wu Chang's spear, and the other demons in Dongshan Lake lost their will to fight and scattered like a pile of sand.

Seeing that the danger had passed, the players swarmed towards the monsters and quickly wiped them all out.

With four Earth Immortals present, the players dared not act recklessly. They each dragged the slain monsters aside and took out demon-suppressing blood talismans to stick on the monsters' corpses.

When a demon is touched by the Demon-Suppressing Blood Talisman, all its demonic energy and blood energy flow into the talisman. Without its source power, the demon's corpse immediately withers.

The demon formed from resentment and obsession shattered and scattered on the spot under the effect of the demon-suppressing blood talisman. The beast with special bloodline had its bloodline power drained and turned back into a normal beast.

Under normal circumstances, the energy of heaven and earth circulates naturally. When a cultivator dies, the spiritual energy within their body will dissipate and return to heaven and earth. The same applies to demons.

However, demons treated with the demon-suppressing blood talisman will have their demonic energy completely suppressed by the talisman and will not return to the world.

Wu Chang could sense that the Demon Realm had weakened somewhat under the effect of the Demon-Suppressing Blood Talisman.

The players acted swiftly, and within minutes, all the monsters in the arena were suppressed. However, no one dared to give the old tortoise corpse, located in the center of the monster remains, a second glance.

Wu Chang slowly walked up to the old tortoise, took out his demon-suppressing blood talisman, and stuck it on the tortoise shell.

A powerful energy surged into the blood talisman, instantly turning the entire talisman blood red, yet the old tortoise lost less than 10% of its demonic power.

As the commander of the demon-slaying army, he kept many demon-suppressing blood talismans. It took him thirty-two talismans to drain the demonic energy from the old turtle's body.

The old tortoise, having lost all its original essence, shrank in size, shrinking from a massive 20-meter-long, 5-meter-tall creature to a mere 4 meters long and 1 meter tall. Its body seemed to have suddenly changed from full color to black and white.

Without its original power, its shell became soft and brittle, crumbling easily.

Wu Chang retrieved the thirty-two demon-suppressing blood talismans. As soon as he got them, he noticed that they were constantly trembling, trying to break free from his control.

"The Demon-Suppressing Blood Talisman requires the infusion of one's own blood essence to seal the demonic energy."

"Each drop of essence blood lost will cause the user to fall into a state of weakness, reducing all attributes by 10% for six hours. When the user has multiple states of weakness, the duration of weakness will accumulate."

Note: Taking nourishing medicinal plants or pills can accelerate the recovery of essence and blood.

Wu Chang was originally going to activate the Demon-Suppressing Blood Talisman, but stopped when he saw the weakened state of the demon who had lost its essence and blood.

A demon general-level monster requires thirty-two demon-suppressing blood talismans, which is equivalent to sixteen days of weakness. At his speed of killing demons, even if he ate thousand-year-old ginseng as food, he still couldn't recover.

His side quest only requires him to collect 3 Demon-Suppressing Blood Talismans, but it doesn't mention the exact number he must complete.

Completing a Demon-Suppressing Blood Talisman yields very limited contribution points. He's already far ahead in contribution points, so there's no need for him to gain a weakened state for such a small amount.

He originally intended to give the blood talismans to Jianxing and the others, but while holding a stack of demon-suppressing blood talismans in his hand, he vaguely sensed something was amiss.

His intuition told him that the blood essence needed for the blood talisman involved the very source, and there might be something wrong with it.

Although he couldn't sense it for the time being and had no evidence, he still had a bad impression of the Blood Talisman.

After a moment's hesitation, he returned to the Wind Demon-Slaying Army and casually handed a stack of blood talismans to a player.

He wasn't familiar with these players, so it didn't matter if something happened to them.

"I have no use for these. I see that the other celestial beings seem to like them. You can take them and share them with the others."

(End of this chapter)