Chapter 918: Absolute Force (1/2)
The war of the great wilderness lasted a full ten years before gradually drawing to a close, leaving behind devastation that greeted the eye in all directions and enormous swathes of scorched earth.
The primary enemy of the human race and the four nations was the connate races in the great wilderness. Most of these races also had a connate demon god backer behind them. But as strong as the demon gods were, all of them ultimately bowed their heads in the face of human dominance.
As for the latter-day races, humans saw them as nothing more than a gaggle of uncivilized barbarians still eating raw flesh and drinking blood. Though they also practiced the cultivation methods of the great dao, they scratched only the barest surface.
Even the most noble of all races in the future—the dragons, phoenixes, qilins, and spirit turtles—were lumped in the same category, to say nothing of monster spirits.
For every race the humans conquered, they would develop tailored cultivation methods for their new vassal so the race could raise its strength. This proved to be the key to truly winning over hearts and curtailing the desire to resist human rule.
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The year was the ninetieth year of Lu Yun’s arrival in the great wilderness, and only ten short years lay between him and home.
“Little fox, you call yourself the monster spirit ancestor in the future. Doesn’t that title come from you passing on cultivation methods to the monster spirits of this time and being their patron?” Lu Yun regarded the fox in his embrace with surprise.
“I was the monster spirit ancestor a very long time ago,” she yawned lazily. Though she’d returned to the empyrean realm, she still preferred lying in Lu Yun’s arms and would rather not take human form.
“Latter-day monster spirits found themselves in very similar circumstances to the human race. I imitated Fuxi once and saved them from disaster, upon which they hailed me as their ancestor. Well, to be honest, I am indeed the first monster spirit in the world to reach chaos realm.
“But if I make an appearance again, certain unstable elements within the monster spirits will probably jump out and defy human rule. I’m not willing to lead those gremlins and monsters precisely because their wild natures are too strong and they’re too unruly to control.”
The little fox looked deep in thought. When human rule would be overthrown and human dao destroyed in the future, monster spirits would be the first to raise the banner of insurrection. Granted, it was more than likely because someone had been instigating them to do so, but that didn’t change the fact that monster spirits would be the lead troublemakers.
“What about you?” Lu Yun asked curiously. “Aren’t you a monster spirit too?”
“I’m different.” The little fox squinted and curled up comfortably into a furry ball the size of a fist. “I’ve been enlightened by that one!”
“Uh, alright then.” Lu Yun accepted that answer with resignation and then looked at his shoulder. A little figure three inches tall and burning with black flames stood there—the blood demon’s replica.
During these chaotic times, the blood demon had somehow ended up refining Rearbow’s core essence and become its weapon spirit. But since the treasure had already been refined via Lu Yun’s hellfire, the blood demon was bizarrely able to project himself with hellfire for current results.
He was rather depressed by the unexpected chain of events. He’d been waiting to return to the future and make a quick getaway, but Lu Yun had become his master for some strange reason!
“Where are you hiding at this moment?” Lu Yun smiled merrily at the blood demon.
“What, do you want to take care of the current me?” the blood demon asked woefully.
“If I went to take care of the current you, do you think you’d be able to cause all that trouble in our time?” Lu Yun took Mount Buzhou’s path to the world of celestials.
“That’s true,” the blood demon thought about it. In his memories, no one came for him after his birth. He spent this time fishing in troubled waters and devoured demon god upon demon god, quietly increasing his strength.