Chapter 684 - 548: He Has Quite a Few Female Confidantes
Chapter 684: Chapter 548: He Has Quite a Few Female Confidantes
In the real world, within the Demon Race’s World, lay the country of Suanyu.
The country of Suanyu bordered the lands of the Buddhist Sect in the Western Regions.
Though nominally a country, Suanyu’s territory wasn’t actually very large, only about four times the size of an ordinary Dynasty Imperial City in the World of Ten Thousand Laws.
The country was but a single city.
However, for a hundred miles in any direction around Suanyu, there was nothing but dense, venomous wildlife and boundless swamps. Not a trace of any other Demon Race clans could be seen, let alone any sign of the Human Race.
Withered vines twisted together, a toxic miasma hung in the air, and barren land stretched to the horizon.
All of this seemed to form a natural barrier for the country of Suanyu.
Yet on this very day, this city-state, so isolated from the world, was very likely to be wiped from existence.
In the skies above Suanyu, strange birds wheeled and fought relentlessly.
The Classic of Northern Mountains states: "There is a bird here, like a serpent in shape, but with four wings, six eyes, and three feet. It is called the Suanyu. Its cry sounds like its own name, and wherever it is seen, terror will befall that city."
These Suanyu birds constantly spat a foul-smelling venom from their mouths.
The venom poured down like rain, and anything it touched—even stone—was instantly corroded, vanishing without a trace.
A thick, poisonous gas gathered and condensed in the sky above Suanyu, forming heavy, oppressive layers of toxic clouds.
But soon, streaks of fox-fire tore across the heavens, setting the dense toxic clouds ablaze.
Immediately after, war chariots drawn by Maoma steeds came soaring through the air, their rumbling so loud it shook the very heavens.
Human Race Cultivators and Demon Cultivators leaped from the chariots, sabers, swords, and long spears gripped tightly in their hands. They mercilessly ran through the backs of one Suanyu after another.
The Suanyu let out shrill, tragic cries that sounded as if they were screaming their own names, before plummeting from the sky.
"Black Fox Army, charge with me!"
A woman named Tushan Doudou, clad in Battle Armor and wielding a Long Spear, was the first to charge into the enemy’s formation.
The Long Spear in her hands became a black meteor that viciously skewered a Suanyu.
As the Long Spear hurtled toward the ground, she instantly caught up to it, grasped the end of the shaft, and used its momentum to violently impale another Suanyu through the back.
The black-fox woman kicked off the air and soared upward, leading the hundred-thousand-strong Black Fox Army behind her like a black torrent, once again plunging deep into the heart of the Suanyu forces.
Despite the Suanyu army numbering a full six hundred thousand, they were utterly routed by the charge of the one hundred thousand soldiers of the Black Fox Army, their formations shattered and their forces scattered.
Just as the Suanyu soldiers were about to attempt a desperate breakout, another volley of fox-fire rained down, a deluge that blotted out the sky.
A woman named Tushan Yiyi coolly looked down upon the scene, her eyes betraying no emotion.
She was utterly indifferent to the agonized screams of the Suanyu Demon Cultivators.
"You of the Nine-tailed Country! Do you truly intend to slaughter us all?" the Sovereign of Suanyu roared to the heavens from within his ranks, his voice filled with irrepressible fury.
"What else?" Tushan Doudou replied, standing with her spear. Her eyes were filled with scorn, and the corner of her mouth curled into a sneer. "Did you think my Nine-tailed Country came to this foul-smelling dump of yours for a scenic tour?"
"Fine! Just fine! I won’t forget this, Nine-tailed Country!"
After spitting out the threat, the Suanyu Sovereign turned to flee.
But before his four wings could carry him far, several Arrays bloomed in succession, like lotuses in a summer pond.
"Suppress!"
The woman named Tushan Hanhan called out softly. At her command, the ten-thousand-strong army of array masters she led finished their chant in unison, and roughly two hundred Arrays activated at the very same moment.
Within the Arrays, countless Suanyu Demon Cultivators were reduced to a bloody pulp before they could even scream.
Following the fiery downpour, a crimson rain of blood began to fall, dyeing the scorched earth red.
The battle lasted for a total of six hours.
Six hours later, Tushan Doudou personally beheaded the Sovereign of Suanyu.
With no will left to resist, all the remaining Suanyu Demon Cultivators bowed their heads and surrendered.
"It’s over."
Tushan Doudou let out a long sigh of relief. Carrying the Suanyu Sovereign’s head, she landed on a mountaintop and strode over to her two sisters.
"Let’s clean up and report back."
"No rush," Tushan Yiyi said, shaking her head. "I heard Her Majesty is here."
"Her Majesty?" Tushan Doudou froze, her face full of confusion. "For a tiny little country like Suanyu, the three of us sisters were more than enough. Why would we need to trouble Her Majesty to come in person?"
"Perhaps... Her Majesty just wanted to get out and clear her head?" Tushan Yiyi mused quietly.
"Then where is Her Majesty now?" Tushan Doudou’s eyes shone with adoration. "I’ll take the Suanyu Sovereign’s head to her right away!"
"There’s no need." Tushan Hanhan quickly took a step back, putting distance between herself and the bloody head. She covered her nose with her sleeve in disgust, as if afraid of soiling her clothes. "That head is hideous. Don’t take it where it might offend Her Majesty’s eyes."
She paused, then continued, "Her Majesty said we are to deal with Suanyu according to the original plan. She... is going to a place she once knew."
"A place she once knew?"
Tushan Doudou was taken aback for a moment, a hint of confusion in her eyes.
But soon, as if she suddenly understood, the light in her eyes dimmed, and she couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.