Man covers the sky and conquers all worlds

Chapter 192 Suppressing Demons and Bringing Peace to the People (Part 2)

Although the power structure of the Great Xia Imperial Court in the Nine Cauldrons World is still based on the structure of ancient feudal empires, it is fundamentally very different.

At the core of this power structure is the extraordinary power primarily based on the Heaven-Covering Secret Realm Technique!

Even so-called rights must be subject to absolute individual violence.

Therefore, Dawn possesses absolute authority within this system.

However, the contents of this unusual court assembly, with the help of those with ulterior motives, were spread throughout the Great Xia Imperial Court and the Demon-Suppressing Pass.

The entire Nine Cauldrons World, within the area infiltrated by the demon-hunting team, was like a huge storm.

In an instant, the entire Nine Cauldrons Realm was alarmed!

Whether they are grassland cultivators in the far north wilderness or barbarian people scattered in the wild forests, barely surviving.

Even on the islands of the South Pacific, far away in the endless ocean, people learned of this news.

In the past two years, perhaps due to the limited number of humans, the Great Xia Imperial Court has been unable to expand its many lost territories on a large scale.

But as everyone knows, they are different from the demon-hunting army that conquers cities and territories.

The Demon Hunting Squad is an independent organization separate from the Demon Hunting Army, and operates in a semi-official, semi-civilian manner.

Most of its members possess extraordinary skills and formidable strength.

He also cultivated the Nine Cauldrons Technique and the Heaven-Covering Secret Realm Technique.

Tempted by the blood crystals of the demon race, one after another, powerful demon-hunting teams, some even supported by Dao Palace cultivators, ventured deep into the core areas controlled by the demon race.

They were carrying out a bloody harvest of the numerous and powerful demon race members.

After all, after two years of harvesting, most of the demons who could still survive tenaciously near the Great Xia Imperial Court area were tough nuts to crack.

They were also familiar with the methods of the demon-hunting army and the demon-hunting squads.

They became extremely difficult to deal with.

Rather than fighting them to the death, it's better to venture deep into the demon-occupied territory and hunt down other demons of similar rank who are easier to kill.

At the same time, many cultivators from the common people, who harbored ambitions and aspirations, crowded the registration area for the Demon Suppression Army.

Those who survived this bloody catastrophe all shared a deep-seated hatred for the demon race.

The Demon Suppression Army has strict requirements, and after the army was established, the first batch of soldiers received a huge amount of demon blood essence.

Even if they died in battle, they received generous pensions.

If there are descendants, a spot in the demon-hunting army will be reserved for them.

Furthermore, with the guidance of many powerful human cultivators, his strength has been advancing by leaps and bounds.

Therefore, with these soldiers as the core, large and small families accompanying the army also emerged.

This has led the Demon Hunting Army to become increasingly closed off in its development over the past two years.

Those who are able to join from outside are all the best of the best.

Those cultivators with weaker abilities have no chance of joining.

Now, the Demon Suppression Army has been established, and it was personally ordered by His Majesty the Human Emperor, who can be described as a god.

Countless cultivators who lacked the strength to join the demon-hunting army, let alone venture into the wilderness alone to become members of the demon-hunting teams, were all shocked to discover this.

They surged in like a tide, crowding the entire recruitment point.

Meanwhile, the high-ranking officials in the imperial court, having grasped Li Ming's intentions, seized this opportunity to recruit a large number of cultivators from the common people.

They all knew very well that this would be the second tremendous opportunity since the establishment of the new dynasty.

If they can manage this situation well, once the demonic calamity and beast tide are eliminated and this disaster is completely overcome, their family may well be able to replace the former eight major sects.

Once this opportunity is missed, it will be difficult to encounter such explosive opportunities and changes in the years to come.

This is the role of history and inheritance.

This gives them extraordinary vision and decisiveness.

"Caw! If I miss such an opportunity, my son's son might dig my teeth out of my coffin!"

"Kill the demon! Kill the demon! Kill the demon..."

"I am determined to leave my hometown..."

……

Outside the recruitment point, countless cultivators from different social classes gathered, bringing together people from all walks of life under the rule of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Not only was the entire square, spanning several miles in radius, filled up, but the fire also spread outwards, blocking several streets.

Even the commander of the Demon Suppression Army, who had no troops at his disposal, had to borrow several squads from the Demon Hunting Army to maintain order.

Even so, there were just too many people.

Moreover, they were all cultivators, and many of them already had the lives of several demonic beasts on their hands, so they were not weaklings.

Even these small teams originating from the Demon Hunter Army were somewhat unable to suppress them.

"Humph!"

A cold snort, like a thunderclap, suddenly resounded across the open, ancient square paved with bluestone.

At the same time, an unfathomable pressure, like a vast ocean, gradually spread across it.

Countless people felt a tightness in their chests, and the boisterous noise that had filled the air was completely frozen in time.

"So strong!"

"To single-handedly stop tens of thousands of cultivators... Could the newcomer be a cultivator from the Dao Palace?"

Shh! They're here!

Boom!Boom!thump...

The air trembled slightly, and even the dust on the floor was stirred up by the huge vibration.

The countless cultivators who were frozen in the square felt their hands and feet go numb, and they dared not look directly into the eyes of the newcomer. At the same time, they also found that they could not speak.

However, even out of the corner of their eye, they could see that the newcomer was a cultivator wearing a giant wolf skin and carrying a dark giant bow on his back.

"This is... Shen Gongtu, the Grand Commandant of the Empire and the highest-ranking officer in charge of the Demon Suppression Army!"

"That was once the Void Realm of the Sun-Shooting Divine Mountain, one of the eight great sects in the world. Now, they have switched to cultivating secret realm techniques and have created more than a few divine treasures..."

"Does even the Grand Commandant attach such importance to this conscription?"

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Although the countless people in the square were silenced under immense pressure, it did not stop the many thoughts surging in their minds.

These are some of the most important figures in the empire, considered pillars of the state.

In the Nine Cauldrons World, where power reigns supreme, it is astonishing that such a powerful figure would be willing to show himself and recruit this group of low-level cultivators.

This shows that they were given a lot of face.

"Ladies and gentlemen, since the calamity of the demon beasts, our human race in the Nine Provinces has been devastated. It is only because His Majesty the Human Emperor has saved our nation from collapse..."

The opening paragraph, delivered in standard official jargon, was so long and eloquent that it made one feel drowsy.

Only after he finished speaking did he begin to recount the bloody past of his sect after it suffered a calamity, which instantly appeared before the eyes of countless people.

Some people even teared up.

His voice was like the roar of a strange beast, yet it seemed to resonate in everyone's ears.

He successfully stirred up countless memories and rekindled their hatred for demonic beasts. Finally, he briefly explained the various benefits and responsibilities within the Demon Suppression Army before stepping into the void and slowly disappearing from everyone's sight.

This massive conscription affected not only Yangzhou and Qingzhou, but also many major cities in these two states that the Great Xia Imperial Court had completely occupied.

Even on the grasslands far north of the Gobi Desert, men wielding scimitars actively answered the call.

In the far west, in the Buddhist lands, Buddhist believers also joined the demon-suppressing army.

In addition, the original migration plan was accelerated at an unprecedented pace.

Countless people live on the northern grasslands and the Buddhist lands of the Western Regions, but cannot survive due to the limited carrying capacity of the land.

During this great migration, they were moved to the heart of Kyushu, a land rich in resources.

In other lost territories where survivors still resisted, the human warriors who clung to their last shred of faith and continued to fight against the demon race finally received support from the Great Xia Imperial Court.

When they discovered that the strange crystal they had extracted from the chest and abdomen of the demon race could greatly increase their strength and lead them to switch to cultivating another powerful system of techniques.

Survivors familiar with the distribution of local demons immediately joined forces with the demon-hunting team that had infiltrated the area to carry out a brutal massacre of the demons!

Under the empire's support policies, most of the demon blood crystals they harvested were kept for themselves.

This greatly enhanced their strength.

This is a positive cycle that seems to snowball.

The Demon Suppression Army and the Demon Hunting Army, the two main forces, are like the two main arteries of the empire, fighting against the main forces of the demon race on the front lines.

The numerous, powerful, and unpredictable demon-hunting teams are like capillaries.

They have penetrated deep into the lost territory.

They made contact with the survivors and, with the encouragement and support of various policies, taught them the secret techniques while also harvesting more demon blood crystals.

After all, they were operating within the encirclement of the demon race.

This process will certainly not be smooth sailing.

Many demon-hunting teams and even survivor settlements were tragically wiped out by the demon race during this process.

But this cannot stop the overwhelming trend, which continues to move forward.

As for the empire's rear, it encompasses the many major cities centered around Yangzhou and Qingzhou.

The numerous demons hiding within were completely wiped out after rounds of repeated clean-up operations.

This land of Kyushu, which had been covered by the dampness caused by the demon race, has finally been cleared away to create a pure land of absolute peace and tranquility.

Those human survivors who lacked martial arts talent and even after consuming a small amount of demon blood crystals were unable to cross the threshold of cultivation.

While producing numerous consumables in the rear, they also shouldered another important task: creating humans!

The empire promised them that for every additional child a family raised, in addition to the existing one, they would receive a 30% tax reduction!

Furthermore, for each additional child, one more low-level demon blood crystal can be received from the empire each year.

Demon Blood Crystal!
Although the spiritual energy of the Nine Cauldrons World is abundant, it is still far inferior to that of the vast ancient star.

All of this means that if humans want to cultivate, they must immediately enforce the law and, as quickly as possible, open the door to cultivation.

Then it will require the blessing of demon blood crystals.

Meanwhile, the army was constantly fighting with the demon race outside. Although they obtained a lot of demon blood crystals, their consumption was also extremely high.

Therefore, every single demon blood crystal, even the lowest grade one, is extremely precious.

Its value is so high that it is even equivalent to the annual food rations of an average family of three.

If these ordinary people of average talent had better insight, they would realize that the demon blood crystals distributed by the empire should be concentrated on the child with the best talent.

It helped him step into the threshold of spiritual practice.

Of course, even without this, they could still live a very comfortable life by exchanging the demon blood crystals distributed by the empire every year for necessities.

After all, under the reforms of that supreme human emperor, many cultivators who were not good at fighting or had no desire to fight on the battlefield were eliminated.

They would also devote themselves to studying various techniques in the rear, using the power of heaven and earth to develop the empire's agriculture.

Today, after experiencing a catastrophe, even the core areas of the human race are sparsely populated.

With the help of cultivators, it is easy to harvest tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, further nourished by the essence of heaven and earth.

This would allow for the harvest of large quantities of grain, enough to feed countless ordinary people.

Therefore, they have no need to worry at all about inflation of the monster blood crystals they possess, which would prevent them from exchanging them for food.

However, the collapse of an empire often occurs from the decay of its distribution system.

Unfortunately... this is an extraordinary world.

As the supreme human emperor, Dawn bestowed boundless power upon his body.

He only needs to travel once, and with his terrifying mental power, he can expose all their misdeeds.

After several surprise attacks and purges, countless people were terrified by the killings and finally dared not harbor any more petty thoughts.

Of course, Li Ming knew that the killings would only frighten them for a short time.

Greed and wishful thinking will eventually overwhelm their fear.

But... that doesn't stop him from cleaning again!

At this moment, he sat upright on the throne of eternally cold iron in the capital.

His mindset finally took on a hint of the ruthless, saintly attitude of treating the world like straw dogs.

It was as if... he was that cold and grand will of rules.

Hanging high in the sky, it operates silently, watching over everything.

In his eyes, everyone in the world, whether they were commoners or high-ranking officials, was treated equally, with little difference between them.

They are nothing more than ants, the difference between them and larger ants.

Dawn does not resist this mindset.

Compared to his past experiences in the world of dragons and serpents, which led him to break through the void and reveal the burning, innocent heart of a child, this is a testament to his understanding.

This is also another aspect of the way of the human emperor.

Just like the Xuanyuan Sword, which hangs in the secret realm of the Dao Palace and is constantly tempered by the divine treasures of the five Dao Palaces.

Grand, indifferent... nothing can withstand its destruction, nothing can escape its severance!

This sword embryo underwent a long forging process for more than two years deep within his secret realm.

Furthermore, it is nourished and honed by the ever-gathering human spirit originating from Kyushu.

Aside from the time a year ago when he fought Pei San, when Li Ming used the power he gained in the Nine Cauldrons World to unleash a full-force sword strike.

It never showed any brilliance again.

He was waiting, waiting for an opportunity.

Deep in the Antarctic of the Nine Cauldrons World, in a vast cave near the Earth's core, filled with dark red lava.

A pair of blood-red eyes suddenly opened.

The moment his eyelids lifted, countless oceans of lava, centered on him, dimmed and melted at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Beside it, countless pale bones slowly floated up...

Each bone emanated a terrifying oppressive force, clearly indicating that its owner was no weakling.

(End of this chapter)