Chapter 269 - 228: Slaughter

Chapter 269: Chapter 228: Slaughter

Tining Realm.

The Mortal Realm, Shengtu City.

Thousands of years ago, this place was human territory, but it has since transformed into a city of demons.

All sorts of demons lived within.

Of course, there were still humans, but they had been domesticated and reduced to livestock, becoming blood-food for the demons.

A hundred li outside Shengtu City, the Starship came to a stop.

Immediately, the various personnel from Origin Star began to move. The robots and drones also got busy, starting construction.

Zhang Ji gazed into the distance, his Spirit already probing the situation in Shengtu City.

From a human perspective, a kingdom of demons was naturally a place of utter disgust.

Zhang Ji held no particular prejudice against other intelligent species.

But he did have a problem with them outright eating people.

In fact, he had a problem with them eating any humanoid creature.

To him, most of the demons in this world were fair game to be killed.

After giving instructions to his subordinates, Zhang Ji’s figure transformed into a streak of light and shot into the sky, heading straight for Shengtu City.

At that moment, within Shengtu City, numerous demons were going about their daily lives.

Like humans, they also made tools, farmed the land, and formed a society.

Most demons in this realm could actually shapeshift, transforming toward a human-like appearance.

The Great Celestial Venerable who had once unified the Three Realms was of the Human Race, so the human form was also regarded as a "Dao Body"—the most suitable form for cultivation.

The Human Race was also uniquely blessed, born with abundant spiritual nature, allowing them to directly embark on the path of cultivation. This was unlike the various demon races, which first had to undergo a spiritual awakening to truly possess sufficient intelligence.

Thus, the demons’ longing for human talent gradually evolved into the custom of cannibalism.

In truth, this practice was indeed of great benefit to them.

During their evolution, the Human Race naturally developed a trace of spiritual Dao-charm within their bodies. By eating humans, demons could achieve a very direct boost in power.

Back when the Heavenly Court still existed and the Three Realms were under its jurisdiction, the Human Race held a lofty status. Demons eating humans was considered a grave sin, and no matter what ideas the demons had, they were ultimately restrained.

But things were different now. There were no longer any administrators.

Within Shengtu City, the humans were all barely clothed, kept in pens like cattle by the demons. Their expressions were dull and muddled, knowing only how to breed, eat, drink, and excrete, just like livestock.

And that was the reality. Once they grew to a suitable age, a demon would swing its blade, eating their flesh, drinking their blood, and even gnawing on their bones.

One of the reasons Zhang Ji disliked this world when he played it as a game before transmigrating was this very thing.

He was an absolute human supremacist.

If someone were to ask him, ’Is it okay for humans to eat demons, but not for demons to eat humans?’

His answer would have been an unequivocal, ’Demons eating humans is absolutely not okay!!!’

Therefore, he was thoroughly disgusted by this scene.

’Seeing this stuff in this world is so damn annoying.’

He had gone on a few killing sprees back in the day, but there were simply too many man-eating demons. He couldn’t kill them all, so he eventually gave up.

But not anymore.

’Even if I can’t kill them all, I have to kill them!’

BOOM—!

With a single raise of his hand, Zhang Ji shattered the hundred-meter-tall city gate, and countless surrounding demons died on the spot.

Although this body contained only about one ten-thousandth of his original matter, its power was not to be underestimated.

It was enough to be invincible among A-ranks.

Flattening this city would be a piece of cake.

"Who dares?"

A demon cried out in shock and anger, "How dare you cause trouble in Shengtu City! Do you have a death wish?"

Before its voice could fade, a strand of Sword Gang shot through its throat, killing it instantly.

Zhang Ji’s figure appeared at the shattered city gate, surrounded by the corpses of demons—young and old, male and female, of all species.

That one palm strike from Zhang Ji had claimed the lives of at least five hundred lesser demons.

"It’s a great cultivator of the Human Race!!"

A demon finally reacted, shouting as it turned to flee.

Zhang Ji wasn’t worried it could escape. He pointed two fingers to the sky, and in the next instant, the Four Elements in the void were mobilized. Earth, water, fire, and wind all transformed into sword-shaped Gang Qi, rising and spreading in all directions, precisely slaughtering the numerous demons.

"GAAAAH—!"

A sharp, piercing cry rang out. The next moment, a black shadow arrived high above. Its figure flickered, and countless black feather-arrows shot out, blocking Zhang Ji’s elemental Sword Gang and causing it to explode in mid-air, kicking up a violent gale.

Zhang Ji’s eyes narrowed. He judged that this newcomer had some skill. In terms of pure energy level, it was likely much higher than his own avatar.

However, a high energy level was useless. With his realm of understanding, he could fight enemies with energy levels several times higher than his own.

After intercepting Zhang Ji’s Sword Gang, the black figure transformed into a demonic black wind and materialized before him.

It was a man wearing a black cloak, with the dark beak of a crow. His red eyes held a sharp glint as he bellowed at Zhang Ji, "What an arrogant fool! I don’t know how many years it’s been since a human cultivator dared to cause trouble in my Shengtu City! Seeing as you have some skill, state your name! So that after this king slays you, I can at least leave your name on your tombstone!"

He was none other than Shengtu, the Demon King and lord of Shengtu City.

His true form was a crow demon. After transforming, he had occupied the city, turning it into his own Dao field for cultivation.

"As if you’re worthy?" Zhang Ji scoffed.

Hearing this, Shengtu snorted coldly and said, "Then you’ll just have to die a nameless ghost. No, wait. This king will tear your soul to shreds and devour it. You won’t even get to be a ghost..."

BANG!

Just as the crow demon was running its mouth, the air suddenly exploded. Zhang Ji had thrown a punch.

There was nothing fancy about this punch—just pure, condensed power.

Power of this magnitude, concentrated into one spot, had the might to cleave mountains.

Naturally, the crow demon couldn’t take it head-on.

He transformed into a demonic black wind, his figure flashing away to dodge.

However, the spot he dodged to was exactly where he met Zhang Ji’s fist.

BOOM! BANG! RUMBLE-RUMBLE-RUMBLE—!

The crow demon’s body smashed through numerous buildings in the city, struck squarely by Zhang Ji’s punch.

The Izakai Skill: calculate information, then use the correct interference to increase the probability of an event occurring.

Zhang Ji’s avatar naturally didn’t have the ability to use the Izakai Skill itself, but it could transmit observed information back to his main body on the Qunxu Continent, which would then help compute the data and return the result.

Cloud computing, in a sense.

That last punch was the result of Zhang Ji calculating the data and increasing the probability of the strike landing.

It was somewhat similar to a super S-rank "cause and effect" attack that was guaranteed to hit, but the technology involved was far more advanced.

SWOOSH—!

A black figure charged rapidly toward Zhang Ji. It was Shengtu, who had quickly gotten back up and launched an attack.

The physical strength of demons was indeed higher.

It was almost comparable to a martial artist of the same rank from the Solid Body Sect.

Still not enough to matter, though.

Zhang Ji extended his index finger. Water and Wind Elements gathered rapidly, and a blue-green light appeared at his fingertip. The air around him condensed, and frost flowers bloomed on the ground.

SHHNNK—!

Super Spirit Indication: Ice Element Spiral Force!

The spiraling, blue-green elemental finger-force shot out, striking Shengtu directly. It continued on for over a dozen li, freezing solid the buildings and numerous demons on both sides.

In Shengtu’s chest, his blood froze before it could even spill, and his flesh and blood were frozen, shattered, and pulverized.

But he still wasn’t dead. His life force was so tenacious that even Zhang Ji was somewhat impressed.

"GAAAAH—!"

A shrill cry rang out as the crow demon revealed its true form—an enormous black crow with a wingspan of several dozen zhang—and soared into the air, flying off into the distance.

Its speed was surprisingly fast, covering over a dozen li in an instant.

At this moment, Shengtu’s mind was consumed with only one thought: escape. He had no intention of fighting back.

All his earlier threats had now become a joke.

’How could I have imagined that human cultivator would be so powerful?’ he thought. ’I couldn’t even use my attacks properly. He crippled me in two moves, and I couldn’t even dodge.’

"Did I say you could leave?"

Zhang Ji snorted coldly. He aimed his right palm in the direction Shengtu was fleeing. Water and Fire Elements gathered, transforming into two elemental Divine Dragons that were suddenly unleashed.

"ROOOAR—!"

The two Divine Dragons flew out, intertwined. Their speed was far greater than Shengtu’s, and they caught up to him after he had flown just over forty li.

Shengtu spat out a mouthful of golden flames, which seemed to be his Lifebound Divine Ability. Its temperature was immense, capable of melting Xuan Iron.

But it was useless. The two elemental Divine Dragons collided in an instant, triggering an elemental reaction. A brilliant light erupted on the horizon, and a heatwave washed over them moments later.

Within Zhang Ji’s Spirit, he could detect that Shengtu’s black feathers were scorched and most of its body had been blown to pieces, but a good amount of flesh and blood remained.

He planned to collect it later and give it to the researchers and martial artists working here to supplement their bodies.

As for now... it was time for a slaughter!

SHHNK! SHHNK! SHHNK! SHHNK! SHHNK! SHHNK—!

Zhang Ji pointed two fingers to the sky again. Elemental Sword Gang condensed once more, and tens of thousands of them shot out in all directions.

Not a single demon within the three-hundred-kilometer range of his spiritual probe could escape.

Even those hiding underground were found and killed instantly by Zhang Ji.

For any demon below A-rank, it was a one-hit kill with a single strand of Sword Gang.

In fact, among the hundred thousand or so members of the Demon Race in this city, Shengtu was the only A-rank Demon King. The rest included a dozen or so B-rank demon generals, with the remainder being C-rank demon soldiers and D-rank lesser demons that had just learned to transform.

The entire process didn’t take much time. In less than a quarter of an hour, every single demon in the city was dead.

From start to finish, even when killing Shengtu, Zhang Ji hadn’t used any of his own internal energy. All his attacks were performed by manipulating the world’s four great Origin Energies, so his consumption was next to nothing.

’It can’t be helped,’ he thought. ’Cultivation isn’t easy, after all. Even for an avatar with little energy, I have to save what I can.’

’Doesn’t it take time to recover what’s been consumed?’

’Time equals cultivation. If I can avoid wasting it, I will.’

After killing everyone here, Zhang Ji notified the staff to dispatch machinery to deal with the corpses.

Shengtu City was now occupied by the corpses of demons that had reverted to their true forms after being killed by Zhang Ji. Their bodies were generally larger than ordinary beasts, and they had more blood. At this moment, the phrase "rivers of blood" was no longer a metaphor.

The personnel Zhang Ji had brought along to "work" and "pioneer" had also seen their fair share of grand scenes. They showed little emotional reaction to the sight and continued to handle matters in an orderly fashion. The leader even took the opportunity to ask Zhang Ji how to deal with the captive humans in the city.

"Find a place to keep them for now," Zhang Ji said. "Didn’t the Physics Department just release a new batch of educational robots? Bring some over and see if they can be re-educated. Collect data while you’re at it."

"Understood!" the leader replied.