Chapter 232 A Surge in Mental Power
After repairing the Great Wall of Steel formation, Chen Yang returned to Steel City.
The upcoming battle had nothing to do with him.
He believed that Zhou Qing could handle it perfectly.
This battle was a one-sided and overwhelming victory!
Within just two hours, Zhou Qing and the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty had killed most of the Manchu cavalry and pursued them all the way to the other side of the Grand Canyon!
Just as Zhou Qing, Zhao Hu, and the others were preparing to make a final push to annihilate all the remaining enemies and then storm into Yangguan City to reclaim their lost territory, the space in the middle of the canyon suddenly began to tremble strangely!
Then, the expressions of the more than one thousand cultivators from the Great Ming Kingdom in front of them suddenly became distorted!
Some people were instantly split into five sections, some had their bones bent and their bodies flattened, and some had their heads severed off and instead grew onto their buttocks.
The various ways they died were gruesome and unbearable to witness!
Zhou Qing's expression changed, and she immediately shouted, "All soldiers, cease attack! Hear my command, everyone return to the Great Wall of Steel immediately!"
He led his men back quickly to the rear of the Great Wall of Steel formation, and then activated the Great Wall of Steel formation!
All the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were filled with fear.
What they feared was not the enemy's strength, but the unknown and unpredictable!
Because they knew very well that the one who had just instantly killed thousands of cultivators was the terrifying alien demon legion!
These demons lurk in the shadows, their exact location impossible to pinpoint. What's even more terrifying is their bizarre abilities: some demons can cause boils to grow all over a person's body, while most can distort space, causing bones to shatter and bodies to fold without the person even realizing it!
Chen Yang was sitting in the courtyard talking to Ujina when Zhou Qing walked in with her entourage, her face grim.
Seeing Chen Yang, Zhou Qing's mood improved slightly. She quickly walked over and said loudly, "Chen Yang! Thank you so much! We won a great victory this time, all thanks to you! I never expected you to be such a genius in formations!"
Chen Yang glanced at the handsome young man and said speechlessly, "Since it was a resounding victory, why do you look like you suffered a defeat?"
Zhou Qing waved her hand and sighed, "There's nothing we can do! Originally, we could have wiped out all the cultivators in the Manchu Kingdom in one fell swoop and even taken back Yangguan City, but we didn't expect those alien demon legions to reappear!"
"In the blink of an eye, over a thousand of our people have died from the strange energy of the Otherworldly Demons! If we don't eliminate these Otherworldly Demons, we will ultimately lose!"
Zhou Qing sat down, picked up her chopsticks, and began to eat.
The recent battle had left him starving and in dire need of replenishing his strength.
Chen Yang was somewhat surprised to hear this.
With a thought, he immediately controlled the black iron griffin in the air, circling above the canyon to observe the movements of the alien demon army.
While eating, Zhou Qing said, "I've said it before: the reason why those three thousand-plus vanguard troops from Man Kingdom were able to cross the mountains simultaneously was definitely due to the help of the Otherworldly Demon Legion! Now it seems that's indeed the case!"
"These demonic beings are truly bizarre. Their primary ability is to distort space, striking without warning! They must have distorted the space at the top of the mountain range to allow the cultivators from the Great Man Kingdom to enter silently!"
Chen Yang looked at Zhou Qing and said, "This alien demon army is actually that terrifying?"
Zhou Qing sighed and nodded, saying, "Yes! But I feel that this alien demon army doesn't completely obey the orders of the Great Man Kingdom! If they attack with all their might, we'll have a hard time resisting; even the Great Wall of Steel won't be able to stop them. At night, the alien demon army will become even stronger!"
"Perhaps their goal is simply to incite the Manchus and the Ming Dynasty to kill each other as much as possible! Whenever the Manchus are about to win, the alien demon legion stops helping, seemingly unwilling to let the Manchus win easily!"
Chen Yang instantly understood and said, "You're right! For these demonic beings, their primary goal is to devour people, so the more fiercely both sides fight, the better!"
Zhou Qing stood up and said, "It seems the war situation is still unclear! Although we won a great victory this time, the Manchu Kingdom can still organize resistance forces, especially with the help of the alien demon legion. The outcome is still uncertain!"
"I must hurry down and order men to prepare torches in case the demonic army arrives. Only firelight can slightly deter them now!"
Chen Yang asked Zhou Qing, "If I wipe out the entire Demon Legion, are you confident you can defeat the Great Man Kingdom?"
Zhou Qing was taken aback, then her eyes lit up: "Of course! This time, the entire nation suffered heavy losses. Almost all of its expert cultivators were wiped out, and its 100,000-strong army suffered at least 60,000 to 70,000 casualties! If it weren't for the help of the Otherworldly Demon Legion, I could have defeated them with 100% certainty!"
Chen Yang smiled and said, "Alright! I'll deal with this demonic army! They're currently hiding in the darkness of the canyon; leave the rest to me!"
Without saying a word, he left directly through the gates of Steel City.
After crossing the Great Wall of Steel, Chen Yang officially entered the Grand Canyon.
The black iron griffins high in the sky had already noticed the anomaly in the canyon and knew that the alien demon legion was slowly advancing towards the Iron City along the shadows!
Chen Yang waved his hand at the Black Iron Griffin, which quickly flew down. Chen Yang jumped onto the griffin's back and took to the air again!
After flying more than two thousand meters, Chen Yang and the Xuan Tie Griffin stopped.
Below is where the Otherworldly Legion is hiding!
He circulated his spiritual power and examined the demons in the canyon. With his keen eyesight, he could easily see that this demon army actually numbered more than four hundred demons!
You should know that even a single alien demon is enough to cause panic, so imagine the deterrent power of more than four hundred alien demons gathered together!
Among the demonic legion below, there was a fat woman riding a camel and holding a five-sided round fan.
Her name is Hena, and she is the leader of this alien demon legion, as well as a truly terrifying elite alien demon!
He Na waved the five-sided round fan in her hand, looking slightly bored.
As an elite demon, she has already recruited more than four hundred ordinary demons.
Perhaps each individual demon is not very strong, but when more than four hundred demons gather together and unleash their power at the same time, even the largest army cannot withstand them!
Hena knew that as long as she was willing to take action, Steel City would definitely not be able to stop her!
However, for her, winning was not the goal. What she wanted most was to incite war between the two countries, let the flames of war burn ever brighter, and make more people her food!
She glanced at the sky, waiting for night to fall.
Once night falls, that's when the demonic army will enter the city!
He Na was envisioning the delightful meal she would enjoy once she entered the Great Wall of Steel when suddenly a figure descended from the sky and landed right next to her!
He Na was startled and looked up.
The person who arrived was none other than Chen Yang!
The next moment, Chen Yang's Yang Lei Sword instantly slashed towards He Na!
"Sizzle!"
With a single sword strike, He Na's head fell directly to the ground!
But the next second, a bewitching elite demon burst out of Hena's corpse with a "boom"!
It glared angrily at Chen Yang, then burst into contemptuous laughter: "Foolish human! I never expected you to be so strong! But since you're here, you'll become my dinner!"
The next moment, a powerful burst of spiritual energy erupted from He Na's body and rushed towards Chen Yang.
This is the succubus's ability to induce mental hallucinations! And to cause a silent death within those hallucinations.
However, lightning crackled around Chen Yang, rendering all of the succubus's techniques completely ineffective!
At the same time, the Yang Lei Sword in his hand slashed out instantly!
After the Yang Lei Sword was upgraded to the Spirit Treasure level, its power increased dramatically! With a loud "boom," more than a dozen bolts of purple lightning exploded from the sword!
Even someone as strong as He Na couldn't react in time before her body turned into a wisp of green smoke and was sucked into Chen Yang's sea of consciousness!
After Hena died, the nearly four hundred demons around her, now without a leader, immediately became restless!
They smelled the human scent on Chen Yang and rushed over frantically!
With the Yang Lei Sword in hand, Chen Yang struck down a dozen alien demons, turning them into wisps of green smoke!
Killing this kind of low-level demon is far too easy for Chen Yang right now!
As his mental strength increased, the Purple Thunder Refining Divine Technique also became more powerful. With the addition of the Spirit Treasure-level Yang Thunder Sword, its power became even more terrifying!
The alien demon legion, which once struck fear into the hearts of the Ming Dynasty's army, was now being slaughtered like ants under Chen Yang's command!
Just a few minutes later, all four hundred demonic creatures turned into wisps of green smoke and entered Chen Yang's mind!
Chen Yang couldn't help but exclaim "Awesome!"—One elite demon plus four hundred ordinary demons instantly boosted his mental power by nearly 70%!
At this moment, the five-sided round fan beneath Hena's body fell to the ground.
Chen Yang walked over and picked it up. The next second, a "ding" sounded from the system panel:
[Ding! Host has obtained a special item: 5 Otherworldly Source Fragments!]
Chen Yang looked at the five-sided round fan in his hand with surprise and instantly understood.
Hena uses this fan to control a powerful alien demon army! And hidden within the fan are five fragments of the alien source!
He chuckled, rummaged through Hena's body again, found nothing else of value, then lightly leaped onto the Black Iron Griffin and returned to Steel City.
Back in the courtyard.
Zhou Qing was carrying a suitcase as she walked in.
When Zhou Qing saw Chen Yang return, she couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Is the alien demon too powerful to deal with? It's alright, don't worry too much. We can set up a torch array to delay their attack as much as possible!"
Chen Yang waved his hand and said, "No! I've already wiped out the entire Demon Legion, so I came back."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Qing dropped the box in her hand with a "bang" to the ground, her eyes widening in disbelief as she stared at Chen Yang!
After the box was dropped on the ground, the lid was shaken open, revealing a box of spirit stones inside!
Upon seeing this, Chen Yang was overjoyed. He immediately stepped forward, grabbed the box, and said to Zhou Qing, "This box is for me? Thank you so much!"
Without waiting for Zhou Qing's reply, he immediately put the spirit stones into his storage ring!
Chen Yang then checked the system panel.
This box contains a staggering 110,000 spirit stones!
He chuckled and looked at Zhou Qing at that moment, and even he felt that this guy was handsome and not so effeminate!
Looking at the extra 110,000 spirit stones and the five fragments of the Otherworldly Source he had just obtained, Chen Yang had an idea: it seems that it's time for him to upgrade his eyes and the Xuan Iron Griffin!