hotmtlnovel Chapter 120 The World
Chapter 120 The World
"lost contact?"
alkaid pondered briefly, and some of his previously unresolved questions suddenly became clear.
goodness gracious.
so it was all just a bluff.
only by listening to different sources can one discern the truth; not every piece of information represents reality, and it could even be part of the enemy's propaganda strategy.
"you haven't expanded your operations in this world because there is some kind of restriction preventing you from entering, but because you're unclear about the specific situation of the war, fearing that causing too much of a commotion here would draw out the artifact sect?"
"yes."
leng tianfeng responded.
there was a hint of embarrassment in that nearly completely transparent emotional fluctuation as though a boast had been deflated.
"in the past year or two, your actions have intensified a bit. is it because you've confirmed that the artifact nurturing realm and the world of the artifact sect have lost contact, and so you've gradually become bolder?"
"yes."
leng tianfeng's mental fluctuations weakened slightly.
alkaid organized the information.
after a moment, he continued to ask, "the horned monster is your corporeal cultivation system?"
"we've occupied many worlds, and although the cultivation systems are similar, the effects of deploying them in different places are also different. the horned monster is a creature from one of the worlds we've occupied. after years of research, the empire has figured out the structure of these creatures and has encoded their genetic blueprint for all citizens to download.
these creatures are highly compatible with humans, possessing a robust digestive and growth system; they can grow rapidly as long as they consume flesh and blood."
leng tianfeng provided his answer.
"then why focus on consuming human heads?"
alkaid asked indifferently.
he had not forgotten that image in his mind to this day.
"the growth of the horned monster is not just physical, but also includes the divine soul... for the citizens of the empire, physical growth is inconsequential; we place more value on the expansion of divine sense, and the beneficial elements for the strengthening of divine sense are concentrated in the human head... to avoid having to digest an entire human for a day or two, we...
just eat less and choose the essence..."
leng tianfeng's explanation trailed off as his mental fluctuations dampened once more.
he could feel the chill emanating from alkaid.
for a moment, he hurriedly added, "i am a soul commander, specifically in charge of facilitating the arrival of the moon demon citizens. so far, i have not embarked on the path of horned monster evolution."
alkaid remained silent.
to the moon demon empire's moon demons, humans probably made no difference from cats and dogs.
furthermore, these horned monsters...
they could be seen as a form of cultivation for the moon demons.
their true battle form is to become the control system for mechs and warships.
to treat mechs and warships as their own bodies.
just like a treasure and its artifact spirit.
the only difference is that an artifact spirit does not have absolute control over a magical treasure, but they can fully control and utilize the full power of a warship.
"so, there is still a part of the moon demons present in the artifact sect's cangwu realm?"
alkaid asked, "what is the situation there?"
"the artifact sect... might have been seriously injured... and might even have been eliminated," leng tianfeng speculated, "this sect possesses artifact refining technology that poses the greatest threat to us... their primordial magnetic luminary, with one strike, could paralyze one of our warships, and they even observed supernova explosions, planning to create more powerful, high-end devices.
so, when the full-scale war began, they were our primary target for an assault..."
alkaid quietly felt leng tianfeng's emotional fluctuations.
after absorbing a bit of the stargate technology, alkaid continued, "tell me about the cangwu realm."
"our understanding of the cangwu realm is only broad and general; we don't know much about the details."
"no matter, i will get the full picture from snow dragon,"
alkaid said.
leng tianfeng nodded.
this news was not something that needed to be kept confidential.
he went straight to the point, "the cangwu realm, also known as the cangwu great world, is remarkably a place where the heavens are round and the land square. it is surrounded by a universe with over one hundred thousand and eight hundred stars enveloping and revolving around it..."
"heavens round and land square?"
alkaid was slightly taken aback, "such a place exists? is that... plausible?"
"quite plausible, once space is warped, naturally it forms a continent with round heavens and square land, and when a massive amount of dark energy gathers, it will distort space... cangwu realm refers to it as spiritual power, and almost all the nodes of spiritual power in the universe are likely to give birth to such worlds,"
leng tianfeng explained, "these worlds continuously expand, and occasional warping of space can lead to geographical displacement, hence, their area is incalculable. however, we have thoroughly investigated the powers on the cangwu realm, including the artifact sect; the strongest forces are known as the ten great immortal sects...
additionally, there are numerous countries, different races, each occupying various parts of the mainland, claiming kingship over their own territories..."
thus spoke the soul commander from the moon demon empire.
even though his introduction was very broad, it nevertheless gave alkaid a glimpse into how vast and magnificent the cangwu realm was.
such descriptions completely aligned with his fantasy of a xianxia world. experience tales at empire
however, just then, leng tianfeng, who had been discussing for one or two hours, changed the topic.
"but in recent years, the situation seems to have changed. our moon demon empire's assaults have brought great disruptions to the cangwu realm. in the past three hundred years, the ten great immortal sects have undergone a vigorous technological revolution, moving from an all-purpose, cottage industry model to a model of specialization and large-scale collaboration.
formerly, a cultivator was a combat unit, but now... every cultivator has a meticulous division of labor."
"meticulous division of labor?"
"yes, in small-scale conflicts, technique cultivators start with reconnaissance, then sword cultivators perform precision strikes to destroy resistance, technique cultivators then use techniques to flatten defenses and focus attacks on assembly areas, and finally, body cultivators move in to occupy..."
leng tianfeng's spirit was full of gravity, "every battle now involves multi-faceted cooperation, following a multidimensional and three-dimensional approach... our moon demon empire... is finding it increasingly difficult to cope..."
as he spoke, he was filled with a sense of nostalgia, "the rate of learning and progress among cultivators... is too fast."
upon hearing this, alkaid felt his beautiful fantasy about the cultivation immortal world shatter by half.
...
in the following time, alkaid continued to receive information about the moon demon empire and the cangwu realm from leng tianfeng's mouth, and he also acquired a cultivation method for the divine path from him.
meanwhile...
the snow dragon federation began the decapitation of the upper echelons of the red star empire.
as xie yushu had said, snow dragon was much stronger than red star, and if it weren't for the fear of the force behind the jiang family of red star, they could easily eliminate them.
now, the information they received from leng tianfeng indicated that the artifact sect was done for...
although the information was not comprehensive, it made them ready to throw all caution to the wind.
whether or not the artifact sect was truly destroyed by the moon demon empire, they had to return to the artifact sect.
to return to that sacred land in the hearts of countless people, to return to one's roots.
as for the force behind the jiang family...
that was no longer a consideration.
in such a situation, the snow dragon federation unleashed all its might as an emerging hegemon, stunning the entire world.
and what astonished everyone even more was that dayu country had joined the snow dragon federation, forming an alliance and joining together in the grand feast of dividing up the old hegemon, the red star empire.
even though the force dayu country sent was so negligible as to be practically inconsequential, as the snow dragon federation locked in their victory as if it was a foregone conclusion, everyone knew the kind of spoils dayu, as the sole ally, would gain in this grand banquet.
the world was shaken for a moment.
the major noble families within dayu country, who had intended to fend for themselves, were in an uproar.