45 Chapter 45 (1/2)
Though that could change with the upcoming battle for the Nether Realm. Even though Zhu Long alone could dominate the Nether Lord and his allied Spiritual Gods, they had survived for thousands of years and had to have a few tricks up their sleeves. He would have to make sure his minions did not rush into any traps.
When Su Qiang had finished making sure the city would continue running without his presence, they moved over to where Blaze had been perched beside the stage. She had been introduced as a gift from Zhu Long to foster good relations between the two races. Blaze had already been told not to expose the fact that she could speak or that she was his.
When she noticed Shen Yue walking over to her, she started to chirp cheerfully. She could finally fly freely in the world with her Master and was looking forward to battling at his side. Since they were not needed until the army reached the entrance to the underground realm, he gave her permission to let spread her wings and explore.
Hours later, when Shen Yue received a message that the army had arrived, he told Blaze to fly to their original destination. Letting out a trill of happiness, she flew at her fastest speed until the army came into view. Su Qiang could not help but chuckle at Shen Yue's exasperated look as he tried to smooth his clothes back into place and re-tie his hair.
Shen Yue had barely managed to hold his place on her back, let alone keep a regal appearance at Blaze's top speed. He never thought that a peak legend realm was still not strong enough to battle the wind as they sped through the skies. Looking at Su Qiang surrounded by his soul force and looking as if they had just taken a short stroll, and not a terrifying flight, pissed him off.
Shen Yue was starting to regret his decision to cultivate all the Laws before he advanced to the heavenly fate realm. He was unsure if it would affect his Fate Soul when it formed, plus he wanted to strengthen his soul as much as possible before advancing. Cultivation was all about having a sturdy foundation, to rush his advancement into the heavenly fate realm would only harm his future.
Besides, there was no benefit in reaching the next realm. With Blaze by his side, it was enough to protect him from anything this world could throw at him. You would have to be an idiot to surrender a strong foundation just to feel superior to everyone.
When he had made himself presentable, he looked over the assembled army and the defences built around the cave that led to another realm. As soon as Nie Li and his troops had been defeated, Shen Yue had ordered extensive fortifications constructed on this side of the portal to the Nether Realm. There would be no way for another invasion to happen from this realm.
The mountain had been excavated so that the portal was exposed and turned into a death trap. A multitude of arrays had been laid around the gateway, any attackers would be vulnerable to the attackers behind the impenetrable barricades sealing any exit. There was even a flying/gravity array to stop anyone from jumping the barriers.
Pleased with his men's work, he made a mental note to have Su Qiang reward them. It was a surreal sight as Blaze flew down to the command section of the army. Only days ago they thought of demon beasts as their mortal enemy, now the leader of humanity was riding one to battle. That was why only Zhu Long was fighting in the upcoming battles, Shen Yue didn't want any problems to arise from thousands of years of racial hate.
Since they would be detected as soon as they enter the Nether Realm, the rest of the day was spent drilling the operation plan into the troops. The captives from Nie Li's men had now turned into guides for the army, mind control really was convenient.
The soldiers were assigned different roles in the invasion force, there would not be just a mob rushing into the city and killing everything in sight. No, they would be broken up into squads of fifty, and each has a role to play when they entered enemy territory.