They won the Holy Grail War, but this turned out to be the Virtual Tree Universe.

Chapter 220 The Illusory Crow Formation

Dan Lei resolved the dissatisfaction of the guardians of the pearl with just a few words, so the Starry Sky Train crew naturally wouldn't cause any more trouble.

So the two sides merged and headed towards the Dan Ding Si in a grand procession.

Of course, many of the people who protected the pearl still looked at Dan Heng with disgust, but at least they no longer spoke ill of him or provoked him maliciously.

However, most of the people protecting the pearl present had not experienced that battle back then.

After all, that battle happened nearly eight hundred years ago, and most of the Vidyadharas in Luofu have already been reincarnated once.

Dan Lei believed that the aversion these guardians had learned from books would diminish considerably when Dan Heng unleashed the divine power of the Moon Drinker.

After the news reached the clan, Luo Fu Chiming should no longer threaten to kill Dan Heng if he sees him again.

Soon, Dan Lei led his army to the territory of Dan Ding Si.

At the junction of the Boyue Ancient Sea and the Dandingsi Cave Heaven, there is a very high cliff. Normally, one would need to use a floating staircase to go up and down.

Powerful Fate Walkers can jump directly up, but those who can are considered elites among the Luofu Cloud Riders, and there aren't many Guardians of the Pearl who can do this.

Fortunately, Dan Lei borrowed the Golden Soul-Hooking Envoy from the Ten Kings Division.

As a special type of Jin man designed to hunt down and capture criminals, the Jin man soul catcher has maxed out its adaptability to various terrains, except for its inability to fly for extended periods.

For a Jin dynasty soul-reaper to fly up such a cliff with a Ming dynasty monk using thrusters would be no problem at all.

The problem now is that the area above the cliff has been occupied by demonic monsters, and there are also some fallen immortals in command.

The key point is that they placed the captured physicians from the Dan Ding Division directly on the edge of the cliff and lined them up in a row, with a demonic soldier behind each of them holding a wrist blade to their neck.

Then, a demonic soldier who had willingly fallen but retained his rationality shouted into a megaphone towards the crowd.
"Dragon Lord of Wisdom, take your troops and retreat!"

Otherwise, I'll kill these doctors and throw them off the cliff; there are quite a few enlightened beings among them!

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei exclaimed, "Good heavens! Huanlong is actually playing tactics! And he's started with the infamous Crow Soldier Scattering Star Formation!"

This practice of using civilians to threaten the enemy is despicable, but it aligns with Huanlong's aesthetic of destruction.

If Dan Lei ignores the innocent physicians of Dan Ding Si and orders a direct attack, it would be tantamount to personally killing these physicians, which would be in accordance with Huan Long's wishes.

It should be noted that the physicians of the Dan Ding Division are mostly researchers whose combat capabilities are negligible.

If these people were beheaded and thrown off the cliff, only the Celestial Race of the Immortal Boat could be saved; the Mandala People and Fox People would be doomed.

If they do something disgusting, they'll just drop their bodies, but not their heads, and the Celestial Race won't survive.

However, if Danlei chooses to retreat or remain inactive, then the objective of the Illusionary Tactics will be achieved.

Fu Xuan's troops must have already stormed into the Dan Ding Division from the Gongzao Division.

The main force of the demonic monsters and various abundant spirit beasts of the Dan Ding Division should all be with Fu Xuan.

So this disgusting tactic was used on Danlei's rear assault force.

Faced with this situation, Danlei knew that staying put or retreating would be the stupidest decisions.

This is because it will make the other party think you have reservations, and they will make even more unreasonable demands.

So, without hesitation, Danlei released Draig and Albion, letting the shadows of the two dragons obscure the sky above the cliff and unleash their dragon might to put enough psychological pressure on these voluntarily corrupt individuals.

This is a psychological game. Now that the Medicine King's Secret Teachings have been completely eradicated, the only people on the Immortal Ship who would willingly fall into depravity, besides the estimated few dozen remaining members of the Medicine King's Secret Teachings in the entire Luofu region, are those who are afraid of death.

For Huanlong, the Fallen Demon Body was the best pledge of allegiance.

Once these people fall into depravity, they will only have two paths left to take: either continuously kill the Immortal Boat people or be killed by them.

But no matter which way they go, it's all internal strife among the Xianzhou people.

Huanlong, on the other hand, enjoys watching others fight amongst themselves until blood flows like a river.

Since he's a coward who's afraid of death, Dan Lei has to show that if Huan Long can take your life, so can I.

The dilemma of whether to stick your neck out or not is left to the other side to choose.

So, after Draig and Albion appeared, Dan Lei responded with amplification magic.
"Listen up, you fallen ones on the cliff! I command you to immediately release the healer from your grasp."

Since you still have reason, there is still a chance for treatment.

The judges in charge of detaining and questioning from the Ten Kings' Office were right beside me.

I promise that as long as you surrender voluntarily, I will spare your lives. You will only need to wait for a treatment plan in the prison.

"It's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death. Think it through!"

After saying that, Dan Lei added an amplification spell to the crow beside him. She instantly understood what Dan Lei meant, but spoke in a high-pitched, drawn-out voice.

"I am Han Ya, the Judge of the Ten Kings' Court. Before I enter the Prison of Imprisonment, my days will be filled with three full meals, two naps, and one hot bath a day. Surrender now!"

Upon hearing Han Ya's words, Dan Lei noticed that the people guarding the pearl behind him were shivering.

It wasn't that the person protecting the pearl was cowardly, but rather that the raven's voice sounded too much like a female ghost demanding a life.

So Danlei quickly turned off the amplification magic of the crow and handed it directly to Xueyi, saying...
"If the crow's persuasion to surrender doesn't work, Snow Robe, you do it."

However, Danlei forgot that although Han Ya was not good at persuading people to surrender, she at least used words more than actions.

Snowcoat is the opposite, so when Snowcoat opens its mouth...

"You bunch of sinners! If you don't surrender, I'll smash your heads open and see if they're full of tree roots and weeds!"

Well, with the two sisters, Han Ya and Xue Yi, trying to persuade them to surrender, Dan Lei is certain that the other side will not surrender this time.

However, Danlei forgot that some people are just despicable; they won't speak properly unless you make your intentions clear.

The demonic soldier in charge of command on the other side was clearly one of them.

After being threatened in turn by two giant dragons and two "female ghosts," he was now speaking haltingly, his voice trembling as he replied...
"You, you guys, stop threatening me!"
"I...I have hostages! If you take another step forward, I'll kill them!"

As soon as he said that, even a fool could tell that he lacked confidence.

So Danlei raised his hand, and everyone took a big step forward and then stood still.

This is pushing this person's psychological limits. It's just that the distance is too far now, and the Twelve Labors of Emotion Array can't reach him. Otherwise, Dan Lei thinks that if he were to push his emotions now, he would collapse on the spot.

Sure enough, after seeing the guards and the Ten Kings' allied forces take a big step forward and then stop, he did not order a few people to be killed as a deterrent.

This person knew that once he made the first move, Dan Lei would have no scruples, and the dragon in the sky would swoop down to attack in the next second.

However, Dreig and Albion were actually observing, checking if there were any other hostages behind the unit.

As a result, there were not only no hostages in the rear, but also no reserves.

As it turns out, this rational demonic soldier, if he had been a Cloud Rider before his fall, would definitely have failed the tactics course.

There's no way to push all the hostages to the front at once, leaving only a few behind.

Moreover, they didn't even leave any reserves, showing they weren't afraid that Danlei would send a small force up the cliff from another location to infiltrate behind them.

This guy is among the worst kidnappers out there.

Since there were no more hostages behind the cliff, and all the hostages were on the edge, Danlei felt it was time to try rescuing them. He used magic to compress his voice and transmit it to Walter's ears, asking...

“Mr. Walter, I am Dan Lei. Can you create a gravitational field above us that is designed for the cliff? A gravitational field that can instantly pull back units of the weight of a cat or dog, but not to the point of pulling back a person?”

No need to answer, just nod or shake your head.

Creating a unidirectional gravitational field, strong enough to attract only kittens and puppies, requiring at most a burst of directional force, was naturally a piece of cake for Walter.

Walter immediately nodded.

Seeing this, Dan Lei asked again

"How many seconds does it take to prepare? Tell me by the number of blinks within ten seconds. If it takes more than ten seconds, open one eye and close the other."

Upon hearing this, Walter indicated that such a simple gravitational field wouldn't even take a second, but just to be on the safe side, he still blinked once.

Since Walter was so confident, Dan Lei said...
“Mr. Walter, once the white dragon in the sky roars ‘Divide,’ immediately activate the gravity field without any hesitation.”

Walter knew that Danley wouldn't joke about the lives of hostages, so he nodded again.

After Walter confirmed the news, Dan Lei immediately ordered Albion in the sky to take action.

Dan Lei's plan was simple: use Albion's halving field to shrink all the hostages to a size of 20 to 30 centimeters.

Don't be fooled by the fact that they have knives to their necks now. Their bodies are suddenly halved again and again, and after the first halving, the knives on their necks move to their heads.

At this moment, if those demonic soldiers wanted to attack, they would have to raise their hands first before swinging them down.

The time it took for Walter to swing his arm was enough to pull the shrunken hostage back.

At most, we might lose our clothes, but compared to our lives, clothes are a minor issue.

At Danlei's command, Albion immediately activated the Halving Domain, repeatedly shouting, "Divide! Divide! Divide!"

Three reductions by half are enough to shrink a tall person of 1.8 meters into a "little elf" of 22.5 centimeters.

Just as Dan Lei had predicted, the demonic soldiers controlling the hostages were completely caught off guard and felt the hostages in front of them instantly shrink away.

Walter's gravitational field activated perfectly just as the second "Divide" sound began.

The hostages on the cliff were instantly pulled into the air by gravity and directly sucked onto the heads of the guards.

Moreover, the initial pull of Walter's gravitational field, while unable to pull the adult-sized demonic soldiers towards it, would make them feel as if they were being pulled forcefully from the front.

You should know that there is a cliff in front of these demonic soldiers.

This directly led to the group of demonic soldiers who were originally threatening the hostages starting to perform freefalls without any safety ropes.

Fortunately, the demonic soldiers were physically strong and had a high recovery ability, so they could barely stand up after jumping off the cliff.

However, that's the end of the good news for them.

Things had progressed to this point that Dan Lei no longer needed to give orders. Xueyi, leading the Golden Soul Reaper, charged forward, fulfilling her earlier promise and beheading those who refused to surrender.

Of course, these demonic soldiers fared better than their brothers on the cliff.

After all, they can at least leave behind a complete corpse.

After the hostages were rescued, the demonic monsters on the cliffs immediately unleashed a full-force breath attack from Draig in the sky.

The flames, imbued with the power to destroy one's destiny, instantly enveloped the entire cliff.

All the demonic monstrosities were reduced to black ash and completely burned away by this breath.

At this moment, the rescued hostages had their halving effect lifted by Albion and were slowly falling under the protection of Walter's gravitational field.

As Dan Lei had predicted, quite a few unlucky souls hadn't brought their own clothes back; they were basically just clinging to their underwear and were sucked in naked.

Fortunately, March 7th reacted in time and shouted.
"All men, turn around!"

Then, six ice walls, each two meters high, were erected on the spot to cover the prisoners.

Seeing this, Dan Lei gave the order.
"Have Judge Cold Crow lead the people from the Ten Kings Division in to confirm that the people inside have not been brainwashed or taken drugs that would cause demonic possession."

The guardians of the pearl controlled the water and rain, extinguishing the flames on the cliff.

Upon Dan Lei's order, all those guarding the pearl immediately activated the Cloud Chant Technique and cast a rain spell.

The Cloud Chanting Technique is a technology that uses imaginary number abilities to control water, and absorbing moisture from the atmosphere to generate rain is a very basic skill.

In theory, a qualified guardian of the bead can bring rain without the aid of tools, relying solely on their mastery of magic.

Now, the guardians are all equipped with wartime gear and work in groups.

Therefore, a sudden downpour fell on the cliff of Dan Ding Si Mountain.

This torrential rain contains imaginary energy, so when it becomes large enough, it can even extinguish the remnants of Draig's Flame.

After the flames were extinguished, Dan Lei left a team of golden soul-reapers and two military officers for Han Ya to watch over the medical staff of the Dan Ding Division who had not yet been examined.

Dan Lei has already scanned them; these people don't have Sui Yang in their bodies, and Huan Long is still hiding inside the Dan Ding Division, so these forces are enough to keep an eye on them.

Meanwhile, Dan Lei led his troops, jumped off the cliff, and continued their march towards Dan Ding Si.

However, after walking for a short while, a female enlightened being slowly approached, followed by a legion of illusory soldiers of antimatter.

Dan Lei just wanted to cover his head and think, "Can't you, Huanlong, come up with something else? Why are you using hostages again?"

So Danlei ordered the team to line up and stop, then walked to the front and said...
"Huanlong, what do you mean? Are you planning to fight me with this bunch of shrimp soldiers and crab generals?"
Also, how long do you plan to stay inside Yu Luo's body? Should we just seal you inside permanently?

Yes, the one leading the antimatter legion's phantom soldiers is Huanlong.

Because she swallowed Dan Lei's life force, no matter what form she took, Dan Lei could tell at a glance that she was not human.

Moreover, this time, Huanlong used Yuluo's body.

Upon hearing Dan Lei's words, Huanlong immediately covered her mouth with Yu Luo's body.

"You're being too polite, Lord Dragon Lord."

I had a heated exchange with the young woman just over an hour ago.

However, I didn't expect you to be so impatient and come to my door again.

As for this jade pendant, I felt sorry for her. She was left in the Workshop facing a rain of fire and tree roots that could strangle a person, but a certain Dragon Lord didn't even bother to help her.

So, the young woman stepped in and saved her, allowing her to stay alive to this day.

And yet, you, the Dragon Lord, blame me for saving people.

Dan Lei didn't believe a word Huanlong said. He clearly saved Yuluo to use her identity so he could infiltrate the Dan Ding Division.

However, Huanlong probably doesn't know that Danlei can now pinpoint his location.

Seeing Danlei arrive with a large army from the Chiming Clan, Huanlong could guess that the few dragon masters who had defected to him were most likely dead.

So he stopped performing and prepared to face off against Dan Lei one more time.

(End of this chapter)