Chapter 223
What truly made their expressions sour was this, if they managed to force the Demon Race back into the Demon Abyss of the Northern Desert, all subsequent crusade efforts would fall entirely on the alliance’s shoulders.
The Heavenly Court would only be responsible for the aftermath.
How was this any different from sending them to their deaths? In that abyss, any living creature aside from the Demon Race would suffer constant corruption, both to their physical bodies and their souls.
With their strength waning and the enemy growing stronger on home territory, casualties would inevitably be catastrophically heavy.
They had already paid a heavy price, continuing further into the abyss would very likely cripple their foundations entirely.
Furthermore, they needed to spare attention to seek out opportunities during this Heaven and Earth Upheaval.
Most importantly, it seemed the Heavenly Court hadn’t actually made up its mind to completely eradicate the Demon Race.
They felt like the Heavenly Court was constantly stalling and playing tug-of-war.
The Demon Race’s desire to destroy the world seemed entirely unrelated to them, they merely wanted to reap profits from this war.
Clearly, if the Heavenly Court simply dispatched a few War Gods and joined forces to flatten the Demon Race, the Demons would be wiped out.
But the Heavenly Court refused to do so, seemingly worried about something.
That only proved all the more that unfathomable entities lurked within the Demon Abyss, this made it even more dangerous.
Is this still the Heavenly Court I know?
He shook his head and stopped dwelling on it, they needed to stabilize the situation in the Eastern Continent first, moreover, the Demon Race’s momentum this time was ferocious, directly deploying three Demon Saints.
This was something they hadn’t anticipated, the strength of the Demon Race was far greater than he had imagined, which was why their initial battles were going so poorly.
Damn it! Nothing is going smoothly! He cursed in his heart.
...
Two Days Later.
Adam looked at the grand formation sprawling for several kilometers beneath his feet and took a deep breath.
After two days of hard work, success or failure hinged on this one move.
He had already left a spatial teleportation formation and an anchoring beacon here, as long as he could return to the Mysterious Yellow Great World, he could come back and lead them out.
The entire grand formation resembled the veins of the earth, composed of countless spirit stones.
This was Adam’s first time laying out such a massive formation and utilizing such a staggering amount of spirit stones.
"This should be enough." Adam nodded lightly.
"Vice Chief, do your best!"
"Vice Chief, you can do it! You definitely can!"
"I believe in you, Vice Chief! You must succeed!"
In the distance, Ava and the other little ones waved their arms and cheered, their faces filled with anticipation and wonder, this was something they had never seen before, just looking at it made it feel incredibly powerful.
The other members of the tribe also looked up at Adam hovering in the air, their faces brimming with expectation.
They had worked for two days to set up this grand formation, this was their hope, and being involved gave them a sense of having contributed to their own salvation.
If Adam succeeded, they would be even happier.
Adam smiled and nodded at the crowd, taking a deep breath, he gripped the Yellow Emperor’s Sword tightly.
He had already left a spatial formation coordinate here, now, he only needed to borrow the power of the grand formation and use the Yellow Emperor’s Sword to tear open a spatial rift.
I just hope the scruffy Daoist is in a safe place.
Adam took out the South Heaven Gate Token and used a secret technique to draw out the Dao resonance within it, he would have to rely on this beacon once he entered the void.
Everything was ready, Adam activated the grand formation.
A sky-filling spiritual light shot up into the heavens, completely enveloping him, Adam felt his entire body instantly fill with immense power.
But very quickly, he felt as if his body was going to explode, his physical form couldn’t withstand such a colossal amount of energy, this is certainly intense enough!
With a pained expression, Adam immediately channeled all the spiritual energy into the Yellow Emperor’s Sword.
The entire blade erupted with divine light, it looked as if it could split heaven and earth apart.
The spiritual energy from the grand formation continued to erupt, and the Yellow Emperor’s Sword grew even more terrifying, still not enough! Adam tightly gripped the trembling blade, he needed to continue accumulating power.
Although spiritual energy was necessary for every cultivator, more wasn’t always better.
An excess would place an immense burden on the physical body, Adam’s entire form was in extreme agony.
However, the benefits of his past body refining techniques finally showed their worth, he could still endure it for now and wouldn’t end up exploding to death.
Dael and the others stared at the sky-filling spiritual light in utter shock, their eyes brimming with absolute astonishment.
This was a scene they had never witnessed before.
So stunning, so beautiful, is this what cultivators from the outside world are like?
"Ava, do you think that after we get out, we can be as amazing as the Vice Chief?"
"What are you thinking? No matter how amazing we get, we could never surpass the Vice Chief, the Vice Chief is the strongest!" The little girl with pigtails knocked the head of the little boy next to her, her sparkling big eyes full of sheer worship for Adam.
"Ah, that’s true!" The little boy covered his forehead, wholeheartedly agreeing with the little girl’s perspective.
The momentum on the blade of the Yellow Emperor’s Sword finally reached its absolute peak.
A brilliant light abruptly burst from Adam’s eyes, he swung the Yellow Emperor’s Sword with great difficulty.
"Endless Vitality!"
He unleashed his strongest sword stance, the Dao Law of Strength, the Dao Law of the Sword, various Dao Laws were all applied to the blade.
The Yellow Emperor’s Sword slashed through the void, carrying the momentum to tear the firmament itself apart.
It did not disappoint Adam.
Within that void barrier, it genuinely cleaved open a rift large enough for a single person to pass through.
Joy flashed in Adam’s eyes! Success!
A/N:
Extra Chapters
100 power stones - 1 Extra Chapters
200 power stones - 2 Extra Chapters
Capsule - 1 Extra Chapters
Massage Chair - 3 Extra Chapters
Luxury Car - 5 Extra Chapters
Magic Castle - 15 Extra Chapters