Chapter 1152 - 780: Arrival of the Demon God

The Heavenly Dao is vast; all beings are like straw dogs.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen fell silent, a trace of compassion in his eyes. After all, he was a man with a conscience, not like those beasts.

Jinling City has tens of millions of citizens. If they all were to perish to the demon beasts, it would be excessively bloody and cruel.

If Zhang Chen were truly so cold and unfeeling, he wouldn’t have repeatedly thwarted the Prince Pingbian’s Mansion’s plans in the Northern Land years ago.

"People eat chickens, ducks, and geese, pigs, horses, cattle, and sheep. Isn’t it the same for demons eating humans? This is the logic of cause and effect and the operation of the Heavenly Dao," Gu Mingyue advised from the side:

"Moreover, I can swear that as long as we break the demon race’s grand array, I can escort the citizens of Jinling City to the Yangtze River to settle. I can reach the Twelfth Tier cultivation on Yangtze River’s Earth Realm; by then, the demons will not be able to commit atrocities, and these millions of citizens can survive."

"If we sacrifice a portion of the people as bait now, we might have a chance to suppress the demon race’s top powerhouses, forcing them to open the Twelve Primordial Stars Array, giving us a chance to escape alive. If we don’t set an ambush, by then, all the citizens will turn to ash, and we won’t be able to escape the Twelve Primordial Stars Array’s slaughter." Gu Mingyue advised.

"I understand! Just act according to plan, and when the time comes, I will naturally lend you a hand," Zhang Chen nodded in agreement.

After hearing this, Gu Mingyue nodded, transformed into a stream of light, and disappeared into the distance, leaving Zhang Chen and Zhou Qiucheng standing silently, gazing at the demon aura soaring into the sky in the distance.

"You... you..." Zhou Qiucheng wanted to accuse Zhang Chen, but after uttering just ’you,’ he couldn’t say anything else.

"Even if it means only part of the citizens survive, it’s still better than complete annihilation. Persisting in being uncompromising to the end and choosing mutual destruction may not be the wisest choice," Zhang Chen turned to Zhou Qiucheng:

"This is the grand trend of the Heavenly Dao; have you not yet comprehended it?"

The Twelve Primordial Stars Array is indeed formidable. Zhang Chen’s Law of Life is not apt for conquest, otherwise, if it could unleash its full potential to tear open the array and carve a path for all living beings, he would certainly act. Unfortunately, even if he chooses to act, he cannot tear open that Twelve Primordial Stars Array!

The array’s power borrows from the Power of Heaven and Earth, essentially allowing the weak to overcome the strong. Otherwise, why would anyone painstakingly study arrays?

"The grand trend of the Heavenly Dao?" Zhou Qiucheng fell silent at these words, dazed, as the Literary Qi around him surged more violently.

While the two were talking, a commotion was suddenly heard from afar, followed by someone shouting, "It’s not good, the demon army has breached the city!"

Zhang Chen looked over and saw that the city’s defenses had collapsed, the demon army flooding into Jinling City like a tide, rushing through the streets and alleys, slaughtering ordinary citizens.

The citizens, unwilling to succumb, wielded knives, spears, and staves, fighting desperately against the demon beasts.

For a time, both sides were locked in a deadly struggle; he saw an old man knocked to the ground, a five-year-old child’s head bitten off, a woman’s innards ripped out.

Some fought desperately, some knelt and begged for mercy.

The various facets of life were on full display.

At this moment, Zhang Chen suddenly had a new insight into fate. When these citizens lived within Jinling, the moment the demon army invaded, their fate was already sealed.

Unless someone stands up to hold up the collapsing sky.

Seeing the young girl crying innocently, Zhang Chen remembered his little sister. As the girl cried, her neck was snapped by a tiger, yet before the tiger could devour her, a martial artist intervened, slicing off the tiger’s head.

The entire Jinling was a fierce battleground, everyone engaged in combat, blood constantly spilling.

Some beasts, after eating people, quickly gained destiny, surprisingly awakening their intelligence and transforming into demon beasts. Some martial artists slayed demon beasts, consuming their blood and flesh, directly cultivating Martial Dao Qi Blood.

Chaos only further weakened the weak and strengthened the strong.

"What on earth is the Great Victory Dynasty doing!!!" Zhou Qiucheng didn’t blame Zhang Chen, but cursed out the Great Victory Dynasty.

Zhang Chen also wanted to know what exactly the Great Victory Dynasty was doing. Even if the top experts were being tied down, they shouldn’t just watch as Jiangnan and the Northern Land were ravaged by the demon race?

Watching the ever-rampaging demon army, Zhang Chen ultimately couldn’t bear it any longer. The next moment, he stepped into Jinling City, then activated Beast Control Technique, with Dragon Qi circulating around him.

Zhang Chen did not manipulate beasts or demon beasts to engage in combat; he merely influenced the other side at critical moments, always being slain by the Human Race.

A demon beast was battling a martial artist who had honed his Qi Blood. During the fight, the Tiger Demon held the upper hand, suppressing the Human Martial Artist. In just a moment, he had completely suppressed the Human Martial Artist, leaving him helpless. Seeing that the Tiger Demon was about to bite the Human Martial Artist, it unexpectedly slowed down inexplicably, then watched as the long knife in the martial artist’s hand stabbed into its throat.

"Beast, even if I die, I will take a bite of your flesh!" The martial artist withdrew his long knife and lay down on the wound of the tiger, continuously swallowing its blood.

The tiger’s eyes were filled with bewilderment and unwillingness. It was supposed to win and devour the blood feast in front of it, advancing further, but how unexpectedly did its body lose control at this critical moment?

It died unjustly!

And it wasn’t the only one; many demon beasts died in confusion and inexplicably.

As for ordinary beasts, the Human Race armed with weapons was not inferior to ordinary beasts, even gaining an advantage under equal conditions.

Zhang Chen walked inside Jinling City, silently adjusting the situation. If demon beasts gained an overwhelming advantage in a certain area, Zhang Chen would instantly intervene, suppressing them, making them die inexplicably.

He tried to balance the situation between the Human Race and demon beasts, allowing the Human Race to gain a slight advantage, without daring to act too much, lest the Demon Gods notice any anomaly.

"Hehehe, it’s hunting time~"

Suddenly, a wild laughter came from afar, as Bear Great Saint walked in from outside the formation, leading dozens of Great Demons towards the Blood Sea Array: "Everyone, follow me and go all out, if we can uproot the Blood Sea Array, we can dismantle the Human Race’s last defense!"

Bear Great Saint intended to attack from both inside and outside, cooperating with the Twelve Primordial Stars Formation outside, to break the Blood Sea Array.

"Wretch, don’t even think about it!" Gu Mingyue saw this and boldly stepped forward to meet Bear Great Saint.

"I have seen this Bear Great Saint before; back when we divided the Ba Snake Flesh, this guy was only an Eighth Tier expert. Now, in just a few short years, he has reached the Tenth Tier, indicating he hasn’t stopped eating people," Zhang Chen stood within Jinling City, watching the distant battle between Gu Mingyue and Bear Great Saint, and instantly recognized Bear Great Saint’s background.

Despite Bear Great Saint being only at the Tenth Tier, Gu Mingyue was at the Eleventh Tier, yet Bear Great Saint’s Steel Bones allowed him to contend with Gu Mingyue.

Following Bear Great Saint, the Great Demons also charged towards the array core of the Blood Sea Array, intending to break it from within.

Zhang Chen stood firm like a mountain, still hidden among the crowd without making a move. He was waiting for the Demon God presiding over the Twelve Primordial Stars Formation to make a move. Only by suppressing one of the Demon Gods inside could the Twelve Primordial Stars Formation show flaws, giving him an opportunity to escape.

Zhang Chen was waiting, waiting for the right opportunity.

Gu Mingyue, ultimately being an Eleventh Tier expert, a tier higher than Bear Great Saint, gradually gained the upper hand as the battle progressed. For a moment, Bear Great Saint, in disarray, shouted to the outside: "This old fellow is really troublesome; why are you guys just watching? Hurry and help me out."

Responding to Bear Great Saint’s call, twelve figures above hesitated slightly, with the Pleiades Chicken looking towards one of them, saying: "Chen Dragon, that Gu Mingyue controls the Authority of Water Element; your Dragon Race Divine Techniques naturally counter him. I must trouble you to take action."

Amidst surrounding mists, concealing his appearance, Chen Dragon’s eyes looked towards the battlefield below, hesitated slightly, and said: "The Twelve Primordial Stars Formation is running smoothly; if I go out to engage, the Formation may appear flawed..."

"Even if flaws appear, we have no choice but to take the risk. The Blood Sea Array is too tyrannical, and if we want to completely break it down, it would take at least three to five years. If you can lead some demon race experts inside and establish a small Twelve Primordial Stars Formation within to destroy the array core, we can quickly break the formation. Besides, Chen Sanliang has yet to make an appearance; his life and death are unknown. We can’t delay any further. If something happens to Chen Sanliang, we cannot bear the Ancestor’s blame." Pleiades Chicken said.

"Even if there are still hidden experts in Jinling City, what of it? The Exquisite Tower has been destroyed, Zhou Qiucheng disabled. If the Human Race had any means, they would have already jumped out to stop us when we invaded Jiangnan." The Pleiades Chicken’s eyes shone with a gleam: "Even if there are experts in Jinling City, can they really be more than ours?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Dragon nodded: "That’s indeed the logic! I’ll need you all to provide support from the outside while I suppress Gu Mingyue and break the Blood Sea Array."

Their demon race also had the Blood Sea Array, naturally knowing where its array core was located and how to break it.

With that, Chen Dragon’s Qi Mechanism circulated, heading towards Jinling City, his dragon roar echoing across the sky: "Gu Mingyue, don’t be arrogant; I’m coming for you."

Chen Dragon, naturally possessing the power of Water Control, faced Gu Mingyue’s Authority of Water Element, yet he didn’t fall behind. Combined with Bear Great Saint, they instantly suppressed Gu Mingyue, putting her at a disadvantage.

Watching this scene, Zhang Chen’s heart slightly stirred, and the Celestial Measuring Ruler inside his sleeve began to quiver slightly.

"Don’t act, I can still hold on! Wait until I draw another Demon God down here, then you can act. The more Demon Gods we suppress, the greater the chance for us to break through the formation. I can hold on!" Gu Mingyue’s voice echoed in Zhang Chen’s ear.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen paused, eventually restraining his Qi Mechanism, silently observing from the shadows.