Becoming the Lord God from Devouring

Chapter 142: Marquis Wang Mang launches a counterattack, Wu Hao seizes power.

The military review ended quickly, and Wu Hao and the Burning Legion's high command sat in the palace in the center of the military camp.

Wu Hao took the seat of honor without hesitation, while the Dark King stood beside him with his hands behind his back, coldly watching everyone below.

Although he was not as tall as the Blood Prison Clan members, his aura was far stronger, making every Blood Prison Clan member who looked over feel a chill.

"According to the mission assigned to our Burning Legion by the Virtual Universe Corporation, this time we are to annihilate the human rebels of the Golden Orchid Universe Kingdom. The leaders are three former high-ranking princes of the Golden Orchid Universe Kingdom, and the other two are legion commanders of the Golden Orchid Universe Kingdom." King Yan Yu looked up and smiled at Wu Hao, saying, "Our Burning Legion has already discussed it. This operation will be entirely under the command of His Highness the Special Envoy. Wherever His Highness points, our Third Army of the Burning Legion will go all out to eliminate all the enemies before us!"

Seeing Yan Yuwang pledge his loyalty, Wu Hao smiled and nodded.

If that's the case, then he can rest assured. There's a significant difference between the other party fully cooperating and simply following orders.

"I've heard that the Fire Prison Clan is skilled in fire and spatial laws. I wonder how well the Flame Prison King understands spatial laws, and whether he can seal off the entire planet to prevent the rebel leader from teleporting?" Wu Hao had already been thinking about how to win.

With two kings and over forty marquises in his possession, he had no need to worry about winning or losing.

With such an overwhelming advantage, his only concern was that the rebels' several marquises might flee.

However, if a king who is proficient in the laws of space were to quickly seal off space and prevent any divine kingdoms from teleporting, the rebels would definitely have nowhere to escape.

"Hahaha!" King Yanyu laughed loudly, "I didn't expect the special envoy to know so much about our race. Not bad, I have quite a bit of knowledge about spatial laws. It's easy for me to cover an area of ​​hundreds of billions of square kilometers with a short-term spatial blockade."

"A hundred billion square kilometers? Not bad, that's enough!" Wu Hao nodded to himself. This number seemed huge, but the Earth's surface area is already 500 million square kilometers, which means that Yan Yuwang could seal off the volume of 200 Earths.

Within this range, no one can teleport away. To teleport away, one must surpass him in their understanding of the laws of space.

"Immediately assemble your Burning Legion, form a fleet, and head towards the Zhamuer Sector to join forces with the First Army of my Virtual Universe Company, the Jinlan Universe Nation. Once the army is assembled, I will give you the battle orders."

At Wu Hao's command, all the Fire Hell Clan soldiers of the Burning Legion mobilized in full force. The army of millions boarded hundreds of interstellar ships and set off towards the distant reaches of space.

On the other side, a tall, muscular man with a resolute face stood in the void of space, coldly gazing at the star sector ahead.

Opposite him was a massive fleet of millions of people, and in front of the fleet was another tall man.

The tall man roared angrily, "Lord Wang Mang, it's one thing for you to rebel against my Jinlan Universe Kingdom, but you even dared to slaughter trillions of human lives and even dared to come to the front of our 78th Army. Do you really think that no one will hold you accountable for what you've done? The only end awaiting you is the annihilation of your soul and body!"

"Hahahaha, hahaha..." Marquis Wang Mang's voice resounded throughout the entire universe, reaching the depths of countless soldiers' consciousness, "I have fought for the King of Jinlan for three hundred eras, toiling day and night for countless days and nights, and what has been the result in the end! What has been the result!"

"That old scoundrel Jin Lan actually sold my qualification to comprehend the secret realm to someone else just because someone offered a high price. He clearly knew that it was my only chance to advance further and become a king!"

Marquis Wang Mang's face was contorted, and his entire body was covered in a bloody mist, making him look even more ferocious: "Just because someone else offered a high price, just because someone else offered a high price, he betrayed me like this! He didn't even dare to come and kill me himself!"

"That's between you and King Jinlan. You don't dare to vent your anger on him, so you come here to slaughter trillions of humans? Those humans are so innocent, why should they suffer this undeserved disaster!" The commander of the 78th Army Corps was also full of anger. Although he was only a junior marquis, he was arguing his case based on reason.

"A calamity without cause, you know what a calamity without cause is, so why should I suffer this calamity without cause!" Marquis Wang Mang became even more agitated, raising his blood claw high. "I want to shatter that old man Jin Lan's universe kingdom, slaughter the people he governs, make him lose face among the human elite, let him see the wrath of Marquis Wang Mang, and let him taste the bitterness of betrayal!"

"Not only the humans on those planets, but all of you tyrant's lackeys, you will all die!" After saying his last words, Marquis Wang Mang waved his hands, and hundreds of huge warships flew out from the void.

From the hundreds of warships, hundreds of thousands of small spaceships then flew out, forming a dense fleet in the void of space.

"Kill! Annihilate all seventy-eight armies! Leave no survivors!" Marquis Wangmang commanded the fleet, then personally attacked the commander of the seventy-eight armies.

The commander of the 78th Legion turned deathly pale instantly, but he gritted his teeth and roared, "Brothers, the time has come to die for our country! The Golden Mist Universe Kingdom is our home, and behind us are the people of our respective races. We absolutely cannot let these rebels break through the encirclement. We must fight them to the death!"

The two groups immediately engaged in a fierce battle in the vast universe, with the two top combatants instantly clashing in one fell swoop.

The commander of the 78th Army Corps was killed by Wang Manghou with a single claw strike in one encounter, but then revived not far away.

He thought to himself, "He truly lives up to his reputation as the number one king of the Golden Mist Universe Kingdom. He destroyed 18% of my divine body in a single exchange. I'm afraid he only needs five more attacks to kill me!"

Even so, the commander of the 78th Legion still fought to the death. As an immortal powerhouse, he died for humanity and would surely be resurrected by the Lord of the Universe. He and his hundreds of immortal subordinates were not afraid of being killed at all.

On the contrary, the Marquis of Wangmang, as a human rebel with no backing, was truly dead when he was said to be dead!

"Whoosh!" The giant blood claw once again tore open the head of the seventy or eighty legion commander, killing him instantly. Then, it revived and condensed into a human form not far away.

"Wang Mang!" The commander of the 78th Legion said with bloodshot eyes and an extremely ferocious face, "My name is Qianyi Hou. Remember my title. Several eras later, when I return after my death, I hope to hear your name again. Hahahaha!"

"The divine body explodes!"

"Not good!" Marquis Wangmang immediately retreated rapidly, but he was still inevitably covered by the blast radius of Marquis Qianyi's body.

After the explosions covering a radius of millions of kilometers subsided, the battle between the two legions was nearly decided, with the rebels almost completely annihilating the 78th Army. "Ah, you deserve to die, Marquis Qianyi! You are as despicable as your title!" Marquis Wangmang showed no joy after the victory. His divine body had been damaged by about 8%, which seriously delayed his next battle plan.

"Tsk tsk tsk, the heroes of humanity, how great they are!" After the battle ended, a tall, thin man appeared near Wang Manghou. Seeing his grim expression, he couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark.

"Hmph, with resurrection as a safety net, these people won't really die after they die, so naturally they're not afraid of any casualties!" Marquis Wangmang couldn't help but retort, after all, he had once been just as brave, until that betrayal came.

"It doesn't matter. Such behavior is not uncommon among the top races in the universe! Once you complete the plan, you will also receive such an honor within my race!" The tall, thin man then smiled and said, "How is our plan progressing? It seems that the Virtual Universe Company has already issued an annihilation mission, so why hasn't Wu Hao arrived on the battlefield yet?"

Upon hearing this, Marquis Wang Mang immediately sneered, "Hmph, who knows why that coward didn't come? What genius of billions of eras? He's just a coward. I heard he's only a little over a hundred years old. Maybe he's still nursing in his mother's arms. Hahaha!"

"Hmph, you dare to joke around? If he doesn't come, there will be no way back for your betrayal!" The tall, thin man's eyes flashed with purple light, clearly his soul was being controlled. "Only by cooperating with us to kill Wu Hao will you have a sliver of hope for survival. Otherwise, your fate will only be death and the extermination of your clan. Think about it carefully!"

After the tall, thin man finished speaking, he got up and prepared to leave, but before he had flown far, he turned back and said, "If Wu Hao hasn't come yet, then you can make a bigger scene. Don't be afraid that we can't take you away from human territory. Our race's infiltration of you humans is far deeper than you can imagine."

Upon receiving a call from Lei Manghou, Wu Hao, a member of the Burning Legion fleet, immediately entered the virtual universe to meet him.

"Wu Hao, that Marquis Wang Mang used his divine kingdom to lead his army, bypassing the encirclement of the Jinlan Universe Kingdom's army, and launched a surprise attack on the troops stationed in the rear. The 78th Legion was completely annihilated!"

Lei Manghou's words instantly widened Wu Hao's eyes, and he said in disbelief, "What are the Jinlan Universe Kingdom's troops doing? How could the rebel leader be able to leave the battlefield and launch a surprise attack on the rear?"

Wu Hao's expression was extremely tense. He had never seen such a bunch of incompetent and idiotic troops before. They were the main target of this battle, yet they managed to get the enemy off the main battlefield and launch a flanking attack.

"Tell the commander-in-chief in the Jinlan Universe Kingdom that if he can't stop the situation from escalating and allows that Marquis Wang Mang to roam around, then don't blame me, as the inspector, for reporting his incompetence to the higher-ups. We must spare no effort to prevent the war from escalating and spreading to other places!"

After exiting the virtual universe, Wu Hao's expression was extremely grim. This war was not only a matter for the Jinlan Universe Kingdom, but also a test and evaluation for him, Wu Hao.

This is not only a war to protect human lives, but also a bargaining chip for how much authority and evaluation he can obtain in the future, and there can be absolutely no mistakes.

"Darkness, notify the Burning Legion to continue advancing. Our forces are disengaging from the main group and need to reach the First Legion's sector as quickly as possible to discuss the battle plan with my Virtual Universe Company forces!"

"Alright!" the Dark King agreed, and then instructed the intelligent life on his spaceship to act according to Wu Hao's orders.

The G-class spaceship accelerated rapidly, instantly breaking away from the main force and flying quickly toward the Zhamuer sector.

Five days later, the spaceship landed in the Zhamuer Star Sector. Wu Hao immediately convened a full meeting and invited the person in charge of the operation from the Jinlan Universe Kingdom to attend.

"Lord Xieyan, this is the complete video recording of your battle defeat. I have compiled it into a report, which can be handed over to the higher-ups at any time!" At the beginning of the meeting, Wu Hao pointed the finger directly at the person in charge of the Jinlan Universe Kingdom.

The immortal marquis named Xieyan Hou's expression changed drastically. He hadn't expected that his purpose of holding a war meeting would suddenly turn into a denunciation session, with the other party holding all his intelligence.

"Cowardly refusing to fight, commanding poorly, and secretly communicating with the rebels—you're really something!" Wu Hao's face instantly turned fierce, his eyes fixed on Xie Yanhou.

Marquis Xieyan felt uneasy under his gaze. Logically speaking, as a Marquis of Immortality, he had no reason to fear a Domain Lord like Wu Hao.

However, the other party's status as an inspector immediately made him submit to the suppression of power.

"Your Excellency, it's not like that at all. It was all a secret order from our king..."

"Shut up!" Wu Hao immediately snapped, afraid that he might say something he shouldn't. How could he, a mere marquis, dare to criticize the King of Jinlan? He was a powerful regional governor of humanity, and even if he ranked low among the 1008 cosmic kings, he was still someone Wu Hao couldn't afford to offend. "I don't care what your reasons are, a defeat in war is a defeat. You bear unshirkable responsibility for the annihilation of the 78th Army."

"You are no longer qualified to be the commander-in-chief of the Jinlan Universe Kingdom. Now, I will transfer all command of your troops to me!" Wu Hao immediately revealed his true intentions. The reason he reprimanded the other party and started the trouble from the beginning was to gain military power.

"What? This is unprecedented!" Marquis Xie Yan's forehead was covered in sweat. "The forces within the universe and the forces of the virtual universe have never been subordinate to each other and have never been under unified command!"

"Insolence!" Wu Hao slammed his fist on the table again and stood up. He looked around at the six military commanders attending the meeting, and after seeing that they were all silent, he threw the prepared documents onto Xie Yanhou's table. "Then there are precedents for these crimes. Which law of the Jinlan Universe or human law has ever allowed you to do this!"

Seeing that he couldn't escape the charges, Marquis Xie Yan simply retorted, "So what? Who knows if these things are what you made up, or if they actually didn't happen at all? Wu Hao, don't forget, you're just the Inspector and Mission Envoy of the Virtual Universe Company, not from my Jinlan Universe Kingdom. The affairs of our Jinlan Universe Kingdom are none of your business!"

"Good, good, good!" Wu Hao clapped his hands and then sat down, looking at Xie Yanhou. "Do you really think you can hide what you've done from the Virtual Universe Company? Let me tell you the truth, these accusations were all collected by the Virtual Universe Company's intelligence system on my behalf. Even if you want to deny it, King Jinlan can't protect you! I'm reporting you to my direct superior, Nine Swords Venerable, right now, and he'll deal with you, this parasite of the Universe Kingdom!"

"What!" Marquis Xie Yan finally couldn't hold back anymore. Although the Nine Swords Venerable was a Venerable who had risen to prominence in the last few decades, the strength of a high-level Venerable was undeniable, far surpassing that of the Golden Orchid Kingdom's mid-level Venerable. If he wanted to deal with him, it would be a simple matter of a word, and the Golden Orchid Kingdom's ruler wouldn't offend him over this matter. "No, you can't do this! For this mission, I can follow your command and have the Golden Orchid Universe Kingdom's troops obey your orders, but you absolutely cannot report my affairs!"

Some things, if they don't weigh four ounces, they won't even weigh a thousand pounds if they are weighed on a scale.

His secret communication with Wang Manghou would definitely lead to his imprisonment if it were sent out, or at worst, he would be sent to a battlefield outside the capital.

If someone dies on a battlefield outside the territory, it's considered a death from imprisonment, and absolutely no one would be willing to pay the price to resurrect him.

"Alright, then let's see how you perform!" Wu Hao instantly changed his tone and began to arrange the battle plan.

(End of this chapter)