Cosmic Demon

Chapter 291 The Unspeakable Human Demon King Approaches His Lair!

"A monster from Dongxia?"

"Does a mere professional-level fifth dan even deserve to be called a 'monster'?"

"The rising star of Hengzhou? Interesting."

"In my opinion, the guys at the front are getting worse with each generation..."

Swarms of black partridges, like dim phantoms, traversed the underworld, carrying messages to the deepest parts of the polluted zone.

In the vast, dark wasteland, there lies a magnificent and enormous cluster of nests. Powerful mental fluctuations, like dark clouds, permeate the air, with consciousnesses intertwining within, resembling lightning and thunder.

"We can't underestimate it! I remember that Descartes, the genius of the Spider-Man race, escaped back. He said that the monster from Dongxia could trigger meteorites?"

"He's only a professional 5th dan, not a grandmaster, how could he possibly do that? Descartes, that stray dog, is terrified."

"That's right. There are at most two Grandmaster-level combatants on the entire eastern and western fronts of Hengzhou."

"Humans see us as pests in rice paddies, and every large-scale land reclamation is a cleansing and extermination of us."

"But they seem to have forgotten that insects have never been truly eradicated..."

The powerful minions of the fourth level of the Disaster have incredibly large projections in the Netherworld, radiating a terrifying aura, sometimes resembling lava volcanoes, sometimes like extreme cold ice abysses.

"Contract the defenses, deplete human forces, and let them in at the same time."

"The will of the Chaos Demon allows us to kill and destroy at will. Simply follow His commands."

Magnificent and sprawling, like a cluster of mountain nests, the golden vertical eye that once appeared in the nest of the human-faced spider hangs high, like the "sun" in the deepest part of the wasteland.

The mental fluctuations it emitted were like the highest decree issued by the emperor, causing the restless subordinate creatures to show a submissive attitude.

Subsequently, the various ethnic groups began to mobilize, forming a vast and mighty force like a black tide, and gathered towards the polluted area.

All dependent groups received a priority list, or more accurately, a "hunt list".

This included the highest-ranking officials of the major fortified cities, senior commanders of the eastern and western fronts, and several pilots of the Divine Machine.

These targets are ranked according to their impact on the course of the war.

If any of your allied creatures manage to kill the enemy, you will receive a generous reward from the Chaos faction.

The most enticing and valuable "first prize" among them.

Nothing is more effective than killing Feng Wuyang, the governor of Hengzhou, to gain an audience with the pillar, obtain the true name of destruction, and complete the ascension ritual.

This is equivalent to directly ascending to the Netherworld and becoming a Chaos Demon.

"But who would be so foolish as to go and die?"

The vast majority of familiar creatures, even top-tier beings at the peak of the fourth level of the cataclysmic energy, would not even entertain such a thought.

Anyone who can sit in the position of planetary governor must be full of martial virtue. Most of them have military background or service background in the warband, and many are even strong contenders for the position of corps commander.

Feng Wuyang was one of the best among them. He was once the Iron-Blooded Division Commander of the Sixth Battle Regiment. He voluntarily gave up the opportunity to enter the ranks of army commanders and came to Hengzhou Xinxing to serve as governor.

Furthermore, it is an extremely rare spiritual pathway, where the mind is close to manifestation.

The sea of ​​consciousness transforms into a spiritual realm, where any external intrusion will be detected instantly, triggering a defense mechanism.

Therefore, psionicists are also known as the most difficult targets to assassinate!
"You always have to pick the weakest one. In my opinion, this 'weakest' guy is a level 5 professional! The reward is pretty good too!"

"Don't try to take it from me! I'm offering it to Chaos!"

"Bathing in the blood of the human sun, using his head as a wine glass, just thinking about it is exhilarating..."

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……

Inside the gate, Qin Shi opened his eyes.

"What an exhilarating training session!"

As he unfolded the field, a white-gold sun rose up, and divine halos resembling the glow of a solar corona spread outwards.

"Hundred Forms of Refining Power", "Void Meditation Method", "Secret Manual of the Universe's Furnace", "Military Strategy", "The Only Path Through the Ages"... These inheritances transformed into a dazzling divine halo, blessing that platinum-gold blazing sun.

True power is formed through unity!

The space inside the door trembled and shook subtly, like a shaky camera lens, unable to focus and making the image blurry.

Raise your arm and clench your fists!
Under the radiation of true power, the world inside the gate seemed to become fragile, like a giant bubble that could be punctured.

"The field of martial arts can condense reality and thus interfere with the material universe."

Qin Shi carefully sensed the further transformation of his extraordinary body as his consciousness merged with his physical form.

Layer upon layer of infinite dimensions were torn apart and opened, releasing a massive amount of energy factors to him.

This cultivation process is not boring at all; on the contrary, it is full of novelty.

"They cheered and jumped for joy, as if they were sentient beings, eager to merge with me."

Qin Shi lowered his eyes, enveloped by the blazing white-gold sun, with a divine halo hanging high above him, like a celestial being from mythology, not belonging to the mortal world.

Ripples emanated from him, converging into a rushing river—that was the materialization of energy.

"It's a bit like projecting mythology into reality, thereby transcending ordinary people and becoming a higher form of life."

Qin Shi pondered, and it seemed he had realized what the ultimate goal of evolution was.

"To be the source, to be the source of life."

Energy factors from those tiny dimensions rushed into the superhuman body, like rivers flowing into the sea, to complete some kind of mission.

"Could it be that the truth of cultivation is that the strong encompass and cover the weak? The reason we flock to it and rush towards the end of the path is that we hope to enter the realm of gods, obtain eternal immortality, and never perish?"

To the energy of infinite dimensions, I am like a boundless universe. These tiny energy particles merge into my body, achieving another form of enduring existence, never to perish.

Qin Shi thought about it very deeply. He felt that not only was the field approaching reality, but he himself was also approaching the source.

"Old Qi and Old He should be at this level, striving for the ultimate perfection of mind and body."

Qin Shi cleared his mind of distractions, put away the blazing white-gold sun that had condensed into a true form, and stood up.

An unprecedented sense of power filled his entire being, and he murmured to himself:
"Indeed, hard work leads to progress; heaven rewards diligence."

Jaina, huddled in the corner, pouted and muttered to herself:

"Only a monster like you can make progress every time you cultivate. Even a normal human, with diligence and hard work, might not achieve your level of progress in three to five years!"

Qin Shi suddenly turned his head and looked at Jaina:
"Am I a monster? So this is how you see me?"

Jaina was horrified, her eyes widening.

How could he hear me?!

"Perhaps you're overthinking it."

Qin Shi smiled.

"Ahhhh... I won't do it again! I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong!"

Jaina screamed, wishing she could disappear into the ground.

"Next time you talk badly about me, remember to keep your voice down."

Qin Shi drew his sword, slashed, opened the door, and stepped out.

After his own field solidified into reality, his sea of ​​consciousness also underwent a transformation, enabling him to capture and interpret the thought fluctuations of other life forms.

Jaina's thought process was not complicated at all, and she was easily arrested.

"It's like telepathy. It seems I need to be more careful when dealing with Senior Sister Yu in the future."

Qin Shi left the portal world and appeared at the supply station below the New Han Fortress City on the western front.

"Boss, are you done with your seclusion?"

Long Qiuyuan, who was in charge of keeping the unusual item, seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

Not long after Qin Shi stepped out of the house, she knocked on the door and pushed a food cart to deliver the high-energy nutritional food that a lieutenant was entitled to.

"Is there any 'news' worth paying attention to, or any big things I need to know?"

Qin Shi unbuttoned the top two brass buttons of his military uniform collar and sat down at the table to eat. "The contaminated areas of the western front are being harvested on a large scale, and the families and clans are concentrated in the wasteland more than a thousand kilometers away from the New Han Fortress City..."

Long Qiuyuan reported the situation to ensure that Qin Shi was aware of the situation.

"The intensity of the war is getting higher and higher."

Qin Shi keenly sensed the atmosphere of a decisive battle. The western front made steady progress, and there was no sign of a tense stalemate.

This is a pretty good result.

The last thing any commander wanted to see was for Hengzhou Xinxing to be dragged into a protracted war of attrition, and then get bogged down in a quagmire that drained their forces.

"Yes. The casualty rate has risen sharply. The counterattack from the dependent tribes is very strong, and every inch of the advance on the front line has been bought with heavy casualties."

Long Qiuyuan looked worried. Although the initiative was still in the hands of Hengzhou, the Chaos faction, which was entrenched in the polluted area, was clearly accumulating strength.

"Follow orders."

Qin Shi ate quickly and enjoyed his meal immensely.

He had just completed a phase of his cultivation process, and all the cells in his body were sending out hunger signals. Energy factors could provide for his daily life and the energy consumed in intense battles.

However, it lacks calories and satiety.

These must be provided by high-energy, nutritious foods.

"Is there anything else? Oh, by the way, help me search for targets on the 'kill list' in the surrounding area."

Qin Shi wiped his mouth as the terrifying heat was rapidly absorbed and converted.

"So fast?"

Long Qiuyuan was somewhat surprised. After dealing with the three leader-level creatures, she thought Qin Shi might take a few days off.

This young boss is far too much of a "workaholic".

"I'm just idling around anyway. Unless they're a fourth-level calamity's familiar, they can't pose a threat to me anymore."

Qin Shi appeared quite relaxed, as if hunting his own kind was a form of "fitness exercise" that he was willing to maintain daily.

Moreover, their life essence is indeed tempting, and can be more "satisfying" than these highly nutritious and high-energy foods.

"It's quite difficult to find a suitable target."

Long Qiuyuan shook his head.

"The front lines in the contaminated area are shrinking, and the families and clans are also concentrating on building nests. There is little chance unless they go deep into the rear."

But it's too risky. Not only do we have to face a constant stream of enemies, but we also have to consider issues like insufficient supplies and cut-off reinforcements.

Qin Shi considered it carefully and felt that Long Qiuyuan's words made sense; his strength was not yet so great that he could sweep away all enemies.

Can't waste it!
We must ensure steady development!

"correct."

Long Qiuyuan seemed to remember something and added:
"Boss, you've been added to the Chaos faction's 'priority list,' and you're ranked quite high, breaking into the top fifty."

If I kill you, I can exchange you for a third-level familiar's lair and thirty Chaos Crystals.

Qin Shi raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

I didn't expect that even though my ranking wasn't high, the reward was quite generous, mainly thirty Chaos Crystals, which were quite attractive.

Can I take orders myself?

Qin Shi joked.

Chaos crystals are high-level extraordinary resources, containing not only pure energy factors but also a true aura.

The amount of thirty coins was indeed very tempting to him.

"I doubt it will be easy. Boss, you won't be able to accept the award anyway."

Long Qiuyuan shrugged. The Chaos faction has always been wealthy and powerful, after all, it has the backing of the Netherworld, and the Void Coins are essentially unlimited.

Moreover, those pillars of the Chaos faction are always generous. As long as you obey their will, they will give you whatever you want, even the True Name of Destruction, which contains a trace of immortality.

"No wonder so many people have fallen into depravity. When they can't go on living, they shout 'I'm going to join Chaos!' and accept the corruption of the Great Demon."

Qin Shi muttered to himself, wondering if he could also create a new account to try and profit from Chaos.

Forget it.

If someone's defection to Chaos is discovered by the pillars of the Eastern Xia, their fate will inevitably be tragic.

They might be stripped of their Dongxia citizenship and labeled as "remnants" who need to be eliminated.

"and many more."

Qin Shi suddenly looked up.

"I can't find them, but I can make them come to me. Aren't I among the top fifty on the Western Front's kill list? Worth thirty Chaos Crystals!"

Long Qiuyuan covered his forehead. The boss just couldn't stop. He had to cut off two of his relatives before he felt any better.

He's a workaholic and a fighting maniac.

"If the boss wants to go fishing, that's fine too."

Long Qiuyuan, with the professional ethics and sense of duty of an "employee", immediately began to offer suggestions.

"But we need to create a feeding area first, to lure in those powerful creatures."

Qin Shi pinched his chin, signaling Long Qiuyuan to continue.

"We can have the higher-ups send the boss to carry out the mission, and then the other fortified cities can coordinate the operation and create the right atmosphere... and so on."

As expected of a senior expert at Xuyang Heavy Industry, Long Qiuyuan has first-class planning skills and quickly prepared a complete "project proposal" for Qin Shi.

"That's it."

Qin Shi made a decisive decision.

The Great Expansion is his opportunity, and also a stage for him to showcase himself to the outside world before he reaches the pinnacle of stardom.

The name "Qin Shi" is now known to everyone in Hengzhou's rising star.

However, the territory of the Eastern Xia was too vast, spanning most of the Milky Way, and it was merely a young, proud sun whose light could not shine on every corner.

"A legend! To catch up with Lao Qi and Lao He and become a legend of the new generation!"

This is the small goal that Qin Shi set when he reached the fifth dan of the professional level.

"But boss, there's something I need to confirm."

Long Qiuyuan asked.

How big of a fish are you planning to catch?

Qin Shi pondered for a few minutes before arriving at his answer:

"Since I'm already fishing, I definitely want to have a great catch. I'll try the fourth level of disaster. If things don't look good, I'll run away."

Long Qiuyuan looked helpless; she knew her boss might be thinking that way.

"All right".

As an employee, you should naturally obey and support all of your boss's decisions.

……

……

a week later.

News from the western front: on the eve of the decisive battle, that young prodigy will arrive at the front lines to directly breach the lair of the kin of creatures, thus boosting the morale of his own side.

Black partridges flit through the ghostly realm, their illusory shadows filling the sky.

"The unspeakable human demon king is approaching his lair!"

(End of this chapter)