The west wind was cool and bleak in autumn, desolate and lonely.
Wu Tao and You Meng, their eyes met, everything was understood without words.
The traces of the life-and-death battle between Wu Tao and Chu Kuangtian, Wu Shouyang, Wu Fengzi, Chu Qiao, Chu Cheng, Chu Liu, Chu Yuan, the eldest Yin, and the second Yin, gradually faded.
Other than the devastated land and scattered bones, it was as if no fierce battle had ever taken place here.
It was only at this moment that a relaxed smile finally appeared on Wu Tao's face, and he let out a long sigh of relief.
In this battle, Wu Tao had been trembling, walking on thin ice, teetering on the brink of death. A single misstep could cost him his life.
Even Wu Tao, with his hardened heart, couldn't escape normal human emotions.
Now that everything had settled, it was natural for a smile to appear on Wu Tao's face.
Seeing this, You Meng frowned and casually tossed the nine storage bags she had plundered from Wu Shouyang and Wu Fengzi to Wu Tao.
Wu Tao held these nine storage bags in his hand.
However, he didn't open them immediately. Instead, he took You Meng and the Flying Demon Wolf Legion and quickly returned to their stronghold, Wei City.
With Wu Tao's return, the somewhat chaotic Wei City instantly became calm, as if nothing had ever happened.
On the other side.
Back in his cave dwelling, Wu Tao's gaze turned with interest to the low-grade spiritual treasure, the Heaven Fiend Ring.
Among these nine storage bags, the most valuable treasure was this low-grade spiritual treasure, the Heaven Fiend Ring.
However, Wu Tao's attention soon shifted to other treasures.
He picked up a fiery red ore and examined it closely for a long time.
"Is this Skyfire Essence Yang Copper?"
Wu Tao held the ore, looking at it from all angles, and murmured to himself.
This Skyfire Essence Yang Copper was no ordinary spiritual material.
It was said to be born from beyond the heavens, the crystallization of celestial fire, the ultimate top-tier fire attribute spiritual material.
At least in Wu Tao's knowledge, this was already the best fire attribute spiritual material.
This copper was extremely rare and precious.
Its effect was even more astonishing: even a fingernail-sized piece of Skyfire Essence Yang Copper, when integrated into a fire attribute magic treasure, could increase its power by several levels.
Wu Tao looked at the piece of Skyfire Essence Yang Copper, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
He had been planning to refine a top-tier fire attribute magic treasure, and this Skyfire Essence Yang Copper had arrived at the perfect time.
As for the other treasures, they were equally extraordinary.
One jade box contained the inner core of a Nascent Soul stage demonic beast that had transformed.
An inner core of this level was excellent for either artifact refining or alchemy.
There were also two palm-sized, dark, unremarkable tokens that were quite interesting.
The two tokens were covered with dense patterns. At first glance, they looked like children's doodles, but upon closer inspection, they revealed themselves to be souls of vengeful spirits.
Moreover, the aura of the two tokens was subtly connected, clearly indicating they were a set of magic treasures.
As soon as Wu Tao saw these two tokens, he thought of the unlucky Yin family eldest and second.
In fact, all things considered, the Yin family eldest and second were quite unlucky.
Wu Tao hadn't given them any chance to showcase their abilities, directly using a Buddhist spiritual treasure to eliminate them.
In addition, another piece of ore caught Wu Tao's eye.
A speck of starlight suddenly appeared among the ores, its brilliance no less than that of the sun, moon, and stars.
Though only a single point of light, it gave one the feeling of seeing a sky full of twinkling stars.
The name of this ore was Star Radiance Gold, an extremely rare and precious mineral.
At the very least, among star-themed spiritual materials, it was the highest grade.
Besides these treasures, there was also a fragment of a map that attracted Wu Tao's attention.
The material of this map was tough, and even Wu Tao, concentrating his sword qi with a single finger, could not pierce it.
The key was the content, which was shocking upon reading.
It turned out to be a treasure map.
And the treasure was hidden within a secret realm.
This piqued Wu Tao's strong interest.
Of course, the most important items were the jade slips in Chu Kuangtian's storage bag.
They detailed the "Fiefdom and Throne Plan" devised by the Liu Dynasty imperial family.
Reading the contents of these jade slips, Wu Tao gasped, and even felt a sense of relief.
What were these Liu Dynasty royals thinking? Wasn't this like driving a wolf to attack a tiger?
If things went awry, they would be the ones to suffer the greatest losses.
Taking a deep breath and calming down, Wu Tao then felt this was good news.
It was like getting a pillow when you were sleepy.
Just when he was about to gather his forces and consider how to develop his power and strength after destroying the Chu family, good news arrived. It seemed a thorough plan was necessary.
After a month of sitting in the secret chamber, Wu Tao finally recovered from his injuries.
Having resolved his personal matters, Wu Tao then began to deal with the Chu and Wu families.
Wu Tao was not a fool. He believed this was the opportunity to destroy the Chu and Wu families.
Then, with the help of the Liu Dynasty imperial family, he would control the entire Chu region, accumulate strength, and wait for the right moment.
When the time was right, he would expand his territory, defeat enemy after enemy, and unify the entire Zi Prefecture cultivation world.
Then, with this vast power, he would exterminate the entire Blood Clan and avenge his beloved.
At this thought, Wu Tao's heart burned.
A true man should have lofty ambitions.
He should fear no opponent, let alone the current Liu Haotian.
To enslave the ten great intelligent races, to destroy the angel race, to unify the Crystal Wall World, and to build an unprecedented empire. He wanted his name to be eternal, forever etched in history.
It was precisely to achieve such a grand goal that there could no longer be a single powerful race in hell that could restrain him.
He could not be too lenient with hell, this backyard of his. Even if he didn't need such a large territory, there should only be one voice here.
Liu Haotian's ambition was exceptionally tyrannical; he wanted to eliminate all races in hell that could pose a threat to the demon race.
Even if there were naturally born, individually powerful solitary strongmen with different opinions, they would all be killed.
With his supreme power, Liu Haotian's ruthlessness was simply shocking.
Facing enemies far more powerful than himself, Liu Haotian felt not only extreme excitement but also understood that he absolutely could not afford any mistakes.
Therefore, before that, Liu Haotian would rather risk some casualties for the demon race than to completely eliminate the possibility of mistakes.
He spat on the so-called alliance. Strengthening himself, though seemingly less powerful than an alliance on the surface, had the advantage of unity and greater stability!
Occupying the position, he therefore considered the affairs of state.
The current Liu Haotian was truly thinking from the perspective of the leader of the demon race.
Once a war with the angel race began, it would inevitably draw the entire world into an endless vortex of war, and no race would be able to escape.
...
Ten years later.
Facing the Zerg Queen Lena Ruth, who refused to come out of her lair no matter how provoked, and the high-ranking demons of the entire Zerg race, led by Baal, were also worried.
This was because the Zerg's troop-generating speed was too fast. As soon as one batch was wiped out, another arrived, in an endless cycle.
The disgusted Baal, Baimeng, Ashtaroth, Asmodeus, and other high-ranking demons were speechless. They had besieged for ten years, yet they couldn't even get close to the Zerg nest.
The Angel King Michael, who resided in the Divine Realm, finally received intelligence from Gabriel: Arces died, and the undead race was annihilated.
The great trend of hell's unification was irreversible.
Upon receiving this news, the seven Divine Realm Angels of the Divine Realm gathered to discuss countermeasures.
Michael was an angel of the late Divine Realm, the King of Angels.
Gabriel was the great general in charge of the angel army, possessing the cultivation of the middle Divine Realm.
Uriel was the prosecutor in charge of the angel race's laws, with cultivation at the early Divine Realm.
Raphael was the guard captain responsible for defending the Divine Realm, with cultivation at the early Divine Realm.
Raguel's mission was to oversee the intelligence departments of the Divine Realm, hell, and the main plane, holding the position of supreme officer, with cultivation at the early Divine Realm.
Sariel was the highest-ranking officer of the logistics department responsible for rewards, punishments, and supplies, with cultivation at the early Divine Realm.
Remiel was the highest officer in charge of all angel education, with cultivation at the early Divine Realm.
...
"Arces has fallen in battle..."
Michael said, touching his forehead, his voice filled with a slight headache.
Arces was a powerful being in the late Divine Realm, just like him. He was a top-tier figure even within the entire Crystal Wall World, ranking among the top five.
Yet, he had died so easily. Even Michael felt a sense of shared sorrow.
"Your Majesty, our angel army is not yet fully prepared, but given the circumstances, we must begin preparations."
Gabriel stood up immediately upon hearing this and said.
"There is no need for that. The demon race will not actively attack for the time being."
Raphael spoke before the other angels could.
"Entrusting the fate of the angel race to others is such a foolish thing..."
"Given the ambition of this new king of the demon race, I am certain he will attack us angels!"
Sariel said with a frown.
...
"No, precisely because this new king of the demon race is too ambitious, he will not act rashly..."
"At least until he unifies and consolidates hell, he will not proactively attack us..."
"Because with an unstable rear, launching an offensive across dimensions would be beyond his strength and would surely lead to defeat."
"Even if he, who has just ascended the throne, doesn't realize this, someone else will."
Raphael said slowly.