Swallowed Star: Lord of the Wolf

Chapter 131: Merit! (4000 subscriptions requested)
Think differently.

If I throw countless creatures into a Gu cage and raise a Gu King, can I trust it? Can I simply trust it?

No, it can't be. Only when the soul is enslaved and it is loyal to itself wholeheartedly, will it be given freedom.

He sighed in his heart. The impact of this news on him was too great, so great that he had to change his future strategy. Soul slavery, soul slavery... these four words kept appearing in Xu Yang's mind, and it took a long time to disappear. He finally lived a new life, how could he be willing to end it like this...

It was very noisy around the open-air water pavilion, with various monsters chatting loudly. The gray-haired wolf Jiesuo across the table was sipping red vine juice. However, Xu Yang's eyes revealed a trace of sadness. Perhaps, they were in the information cocoon and were still hoping to gain recognition from the original law or to be able to escape from here by the same level as Qianzhan.

It’s a pity that everything is in vain in the end.

Perhaps dying of old age in this prison is much better than becoming a slave to others. If you lose yourself, what's the difference between you and a puppet?
At this moment, above the entire No. 073 military station continent.

"when!"

A bell rang, and the sound of thunder was so loud that it could be heard thousands of miles away.

"Senior, the War Preparation Palace is awarding rewards. Let's go now." The gray-haired wolf's ears moved and he stood up quickly.

Xu Yang's thoughts were interrupted and he put away his worried look. He believed that there would always be a way forward: "Didn't you say that it would take several days before rewards would be given? How come it's so fast this time?" From the time the two monsters sat down to the time the bell rang, only more than two hours had passed.

Jiesuo smiled and said, "Maybe there were too many monsters killed at the No. 073 military station on the front line this time, so it was easier for the War Preparation Palace to count the bounties." It had a bright smile on its face, and did not feel sad at all for its colleagues with whom it had fought before.

Soon Xu Yang followed Jie Suo to the War Preparation Palace in the center of the continent. The War Preparation Palace was the tallest building in the entire Barracks Continent. It seemed to be made of black iron, and was engraved with extremely complex energy patterns.

One after another, streaks of light appeared, cutting through the sky. There were monsters of all races, but most of the monsters that came here had injuries on their bodies.

"Senior, Qing Peng and Lao Man Niu are here too."

Jiesuo spoke in a low voice, and Xu Yang followed his line of sight and saw Qing Peng and Lao Manniu in the center of the square in front of the War Preparation Palace. As veteran strong men, they were surrounded by many of their own kind, unlike Xu Yang, who was only accompanied by a lonely one-eyed gray wolf.

"Hahaha, you all came quite early. Unlike me, I am old and walk slowly." A cluster of streams of light flew over, leading the way was an old ape with a wrinkled face and gray hair, followed by a large group of domain lord-level demon descendants.

This is a veteran and powerful demon clan member. He had fought hard against the Zerg in the previous battle, but was seriously injured and left the battlefield early. Unexpectedly, he recovered from his injuries so quickly and came here.

"If you don't come early, how can you see the rising stars?" Qingpeng combed his feathers with his beak and smiled meaningfully.

The old ape had lived for hundreds of epochs and was already very wise. He understood Qing Peng's intentions instantly. However, he was injured now and didn't want to get involved in this mess. He laughed and said, "Haha, now is the time for you young people. It's time for an old guy like me to end my career."

After saying this, without waiting for Qing Peng to speak, he took his demon sons and grandsons to find an open space and stand there.

"whispering sound."

Qing Peng curled his lips in disdain, looking down on the old ape. After all, he was an eighth-level Realm Lord, but he was so cowardly.

The demons present were at least powerful domain masters, and their hearing was so good that the demon sons and grandsons behind the old monkey immediately changed their expressions and wanted to speak up to ask for an explanation for the old monkey. However, the old monkey did not take it as an offense, and waved his hand with a smile to stop the indignation of the demon sons and grandsons, and looked at the gate of the War Preparation Palace with a calm face. After living for so many years, they were still angry about such a small matter, which underestimated the old monkey.

With a "bang", a huge group of armadillos fell from the sky. The huge impact force shook all the monsters in the square up.

"Zhu, you're unhappy every time you don't make some noise, right?" The old man's face turned black, and he shouted angrily at the golden armadillo who had just arrived.

"Hey, big brother, don't be angry, this is just my little hobby." The golden armadillo twisted its body and crawled quickly to the old bull.

Soon, streams of light descended one after another. They were all big shots. They played a pivotal role in the early stage of the battle to break the city and made great efforts. However, before Xu Yang arrived, they were all seriously injured and retreated to the rear to recuperate. Now the War Preparation Palace is rewarding people according to their merits. Except for a few who were too seriously injured to come in person, the rest have come.

Afterwards, another old monster appeared, a crown snake with a body length of more than ten miles. It made all the monsters present feel nervous. As the crown snake moved forward, all the strong men retreated. Even the old ape of the eighth level of realm master gave way with a pale face.

There is no other reason, it’s just because there is a flame mark in the center of the triangular head of the crown snake!
This is a strong man who has been recognized by the origin of the law and is a main figure who protects the star!
"I didn't expect that even it would come." A demon sighed.

Previously, the crown snake was fighting hard with two giant insects on the battlefield of breaking the wall. After both sides were injured, it had to retreat to the rear to recuperate... Speaking of the giant insects, many monsters present looked at Xu Yang who was standing at one end of the square with amusement eyes. If you think about it carefully, this master of the demon wolf world can be said to have robbed the crown snake of the spoils.

Xu Yang felt a lot of strange looks, but he didn't feel much pressure in his heart, and he was still calm. But the gray-haired one-eyed wolf Jiesuo beside him was a little restless and anxious. He knew that Xu Yang was not afraid of Qingpeng and Laomanniu, which was proved by the previous battle. But the crown snake was not something that Qingpeng could challenge. It can be said that ten Qingpengs stacked together would not be enough to beat the crown snake!
"Calm down, don't make fun of yourself."

With a low growl, Jiesuo finally quieted down amid Xu Yang's scolding.

After looking at the crown snake, Xu Yang did not see any hostility in it, only indifference and disregard.

Perhaps in the eyes of the crown snake, all the demons present were not on the same level as it, just like humans would not care about the ants under their feet. If it wanted, it could meet the gods at any time and leave this prison. In a sense, it had already jumped out of the chessboard. The other demons in the square were still prisoners, and they were still struggling to get the qualification to leave.

The psychological advantage made it not care about Xu Yang stealing its spoils at all. Now it just wanted to keep fighting, hone itself, and break through its limits!

The momentum revealed by its body that is more than ten miles long is like that of a giant beast that is hundreds of kilometers long. No monster dares to stop it!
Not long after the Crown Snake stood still, a bell rang again from the top of the black tower of the War Preparation Palace that towered thousands of miles high.

"when!"

Along with the ringing of the bell, an extremely powerful voice was heard.

"On merit!"

crunch--

The heavy black tower door slowly opened in an ancient way, but it carried the heavy breath of time, causing every demon with excitement on their face to restrain their smiles and become serious.

File in.

Inside the gate of the black tower, mountains stand one after another, with waterfalls, flowing clouds, rare treasures and exotic flowers in between, like a scene of the wilderness.

Only now did Xu Yang realize that the black tower outside was just a cover, the core of the formation that suppressed the entire No. 073 Military Station Continent. The complex energy patterns were the best explanation.

The real War Preparation Palace is a world hidden in the first floor of the Black Tower. The world is extremely vast, and under the shadow of the mountains, even if Xu Yang uses his eyes to the fullest, he can't see the edge.

High up in the world, among the magnificent buildings, there is a huge island suspended in the sky, covered by endless light and clouds. At this moment, a majestic voice came from the island, summoning all the monsters to come over.

Judging from the voice, it was the strong man who spoke after the bell rang.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh...

They all rode on flowing lights, with the crown snake leading the way, and Xu Yang and other realm masters in the second echelon. There was the sound of breaking wind all over the sky, and all the monsters sank into the island in the sky.

One ancient tree after another looks like a dormant dragon, with extremely lush branches and crowns.

"Welcome to the War Preparation Palace."

At the front, a seemingly ordinary pine tree, no different from other ancient trees, suddenly swayed, the soil under its feet shifted, and the rest of the trees behind it also changed lanes, making way for a wide road.

"Thank you, 'Ancient Pine' Caretaker."

The crown snake hissed its tongue to thank the ancient pine tree for giving way. This was a plant life at the top level of the realm master, with terrifying strength. It was said that it had once fought against gods.

But such a strong man can only guard the gate for the God of the No. 073 Military Station Continent.

"Go, the master is waiting for you." A face appeared on the undulating trunk of the ancient pine tree and spoke with a smile.

Only the crown snake dared to speak, the rest of the monsters lowered their heads and said nothing. Here, a gatekeeper is a big boss whom they cannot afford to offend, so keeping a low profile is the kingly way.

As we walked along, the branches of the ancient trees around us were rustling.

"arrive."

In the center of the sky island, there are palaces one after another. Some are completely black, some emit crimson light, and some are steaming with purple mist. They are all different, but there is one thing in common: there is a terrifying atmosphere in every palace.

This is the power center of the entire 073 Barracks Continent and the residence of the gods.

……

Youhong Palace, this is the hall where rewards and honors will be given according to merit.

In the hall, the towering pillars are like pillars supporting the sky, majestic and magnificent, each of which is carved with delicate demon totems, showing the history and glory of the demon race. The pillars are inlaid with gems, shining with colorful light, making the whole hall look like daylight.

The floor of the hall was paved with mirror-smooth obsidian, reflecting the light from the huge crystal chandelier hanging above. The dome of the hall was high, painted with magnificent star pictures. The stars seemed to be twinkling in the night sky, making the demons feel like they were in the boundless universe.

"slap" "slap"

Stepping lightly on the ground, Xu Yang thought that an immortal demon with earth-shaking momentum would appear. However, when the immortal demon appeared in front of the demons, everyone realized that this god was pitifully small, only two meters tall, with a dragon head and a human body, and did not look like a living creature.

Metal puppet!
Xu Yang's pupils shrank. This was one of his goals. Obviously, the true body of the demon clan god should be hiding in the world ring, and deliberately used this metal puppet to meet them.

He glanced around and found that the monsters were not surprised. It seemed that this was not the first time that the god had done this.

“It’s great to see everyone come back alive.”

The demon god leaned gently on the throne in the hall and spoke with a smile.

The monsters hurriedly thanked the monster gods for their concern. Even though they knew it was just a polite remark, the huge gap in their status made them still very excited to hear this.

The metal puppet with a dragon head and a human body stretched out his finger and lightly tapped. Suddenly, a water curtain appeared in the void, with a report on the battle on it.

"This battle was caused by the Zerg breaking the rules and launching a city-breaking war without authorization. Therefore, when the overall merit is calculated, the merit will be doubled." The immortal of the demon race spoke in a deep voice, which seemed very heavy. "In this battle, our No. 073 military station lost 647 realm lords, 8714 domain lords, and several cosmic-level soldiers. It can be said that the loss was heavy!"

Xu Yang's heart sank. According to Jie Suo, generally a military station was responsible for patrolling and fighting a section of the city wall, and the length of the city wall was about 073 to 6000 light years. It was unknown how many immortal gods were stationed in a military station, but the number of realm masters and domain masters was basically fixed. Generally, one realm master and ten domain masters were assigned for every five light years of length... The length of the city wall that the 073 military station was responsible for was about light years, which meant that in the previous battle to break the wall, the military station lost half of its realm masters and two-thirds of its domain masters!

Sure enough, the demon spirit spoke up next, and the 073th military station was going to recruit a large number of soldiers from the rear. There were a total of 720 guardian stars in the entire chaotic area, only 120 of which were on the front line, while the rear occupied 600, which was five times the number of the front line. I believe that as long as the order is issued, the soldiers will arrive soon.

"Next, let's talk about merit."

Putting aside the heavy topics, the demon gods began the merit-discussion session that all demons loved to watch.

"Bone Spirit."

"exist."

The crown snake immediately swam forward.

"You performed well in this battle. Not only did you severely injure two powerful giant insects by yourself, but you also killed nineteen fierce realm master-level insect warriors in the fierce battle. You have made great contributions to the stability of the 073 military station."

"You are the first to make the contribution. According to the decision of the War Preparation Palace, I will now reward you with three 'Sky-reaching Flood Serpent' blood beads and an ancient divine scripture." The demon god paused for a moment, then continued, "If you choose to join me completely, I will grant you the right to comprehend the 'Law Stele' for seven days."

Before he finished speaking, a sound of people sucking in their breaths of shock was heard in the hall.

There is no way, the reward given by the gods to the crown snake is too generous!

Tongtian Jiao Snake is a snake bloodline inherited from ancient times. It is actually neither a dragon nor a snake, but its strength and talent are stronger than most dragons and snakes.

It’s a pity that the Tongtian Jiao Snake has long been extinct in the chaotic area. Unexpectedly, the gods still have their blood beads, three in total. This is enough to give the Crown Snake a 50% chance of being promoted to a Tongtian Jiao Snake!

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