pertwk Chapter 2257 The Limits of Individual Strength
Chapter 2257 The Limits of Individual Strength
Chapter 2257 The Limits of Individual Strength
“If other Heavenly Demons cause trouble, the Holy Venerable Lingxu can ignore it or deal with it himself.” Du Shan chuckled. “But if there’s trouble within the Lingxu sect, the Holy Venerable Lingxu will definitely have a headache and no way to resolve it.”
The most fatal flaw is the internal conflict within the organization. "If the hearts of the Lingxu people are not united, the Demon Realm will be thrown into chaos again."
He Lingchuan remained silent for a few moments before reminding Du Shan, "I think that since the Holy Venerable Lingxu dares to make such a boast, the time when the Heavenly Demons will descend to the lower realm on a large scale is probably not far off. What it wants to buy now is just a little more time."
Would the announcement of 13,000 divine bodies cause a huge uproar in the entire Demon Realm? Would the Holy Venerable Lingxu not know this?
But it still did it, partly because the conflicts in the demon realm had reached their peak and were out of control;
On the other hand, perhaps it's not far from the finish line, which is why it's not hesitant to take such drastic measures.
Du Shan's smile faded: "Your Majesty's concerns are quite reasonable."
"Cang Yan also needs to work on his internal skills."
Du Shan said solemnly, "Your Majesty, Cang Yan is always ready."
From the very beginning of his nation's founding, in addition to issuing a proclamation to the world that his goal was to fight against the Heavenly Demon, Cang Yan also declared to his people with certainty that the Heavenly Demon was about to make a comeback and that Cang Yan and the Heavenly Demon were bound to have a battle.
Cangyan and Mou are the only two countries in the world to make this declaration.
And only Cang Yan has repeatedly warned and admonished the people over the years, truly giving them a direct and earnest instruction.
Ten years had passed since the turmoil in the Gold Plains ended. The vast majority of Cangyan people still remembered the suffering they had endured and retained their fear and hatred of the Heavenly Demons. Therefore, they deeply believed in the Dragon God's prophecy.
Because they have endured all kinds of hardships, they cherish the blessings they have now all the more.
Everyone knows that Cangyan's current prosperity is hard-won and even more difficult to sustain; it requires everyone to do their utmost to defend it.
Du Shan added, "Our potential manpower and number of cultivators are more than twenty or thirty times greater than what is on the surface."
In Cangyan, every household takes pride in enlisting in the army. Even if they cannot join the Dragon God Army, it does not prevent young men from joining the village protection corps to hone their skills. The endless stream of new monsters and demons threatening the town has also forced the people to become more martial.
Over the past decade, the number of new cultivators has exploded. The overall quality and strength of the Cangyan people have been improving by leaps and bounds.
Sigh, if only we could have a few more years.
But He Lingchuan knew that the enemy wouldn't wait for him to be fully prepared, and besides, what concept of "fully prepared" applies to a country? He nodded: "You know what to do. Go."
……
After Du Shan left, Dong Rui and Aunt Zhu arrived.
Upon hearing that the Heavenly Palace's demon puppet experiment had made significant progress, Dong Rui's eyes lit up. He Lingchuan asked him, "In your opinion, can the demon puppet developed by the Heavenly Palace truly bear the long-term descent of the entire soul of a celestial being?"
"The intelligence that Mu Kingdom sent over half a year ago indicates that the demon puppet experiment is close to initial success. I'm not surprised that they can now send two celestial beings to roam around." This day was bound to come, sooner or later. "The two specimen materials you obtained from Mu Kingdom are very similar to the 'masked people' that Sun Hongye mentioned. They should both be directly molded skins, not directly modified from demons."
He Lingchuan's heart sank: "Hidden God Lord?"
“That’s right. Years ago, Jialoutian defeated Yinshenjun and seized its body. The Lingxu Clan paid a huge price to take over such a peaceful creature, ultimately for its unique characteristics.” Dong Rui took a light breath. “The traditional approach to creating demon puppets, such as the demon puppets under my command, has the problem of ‘one thing, one modification’ and uncontrollable mutations, making it unsuitable for large-scale modification.”
The original creation of demon puppets required using existing demons as a base and stimulating mutations and increasing their strength with divine blood.
Therefore, the choice of monsters is very important and also very random; the so-called 'mutation' is itself a manifestation of uncontrollability.
Following this old approach to creating divine bodies, even with tremendous effort, the gods of Lingxu could only manage a few hundred at most.
Therefore, the Heavenly Demon's large-scale divine descent plan has always been regarded as an impossible gimmick by Lingshan and Mu Kingdom.
“I’ve also tested those two specimens, and they’re better than the quality of most demon puppets.” Dong Rui’s tone was also somewhat admiring. “The characteristics of the Hidden God Monarch really solved a major problem for the Heavenly Demons. The first person to think of using the Hidden God Monarch was truly brilliant.”
The Hidden God's body is a special fungus that can stretch and transform at will, creating numerous humanoid clones. He is practically the chosen ancestor of demon puppets.
"But as I said before, the research on divine descent forms is by no means that simple. Even if the issues of human form and intelligence are resolved, the most crucial issue of strength remains. I believe that what descends is only a minor god, but there are still so many subordinate gods and true gods in the heavens. If they want to fully descend, they need an extremely powerful form. Such forms are not created at will."
Aunt Zhu chimed in, "That's right. If these powerful deities can't descend to the mortal realm, there's no point in conducting the Heavenly Palace's demon puppet experiments. Relying solely on lesser gods descending to the mortal world won't pose any threat to Mount Ling."
Such a grand show wouldn't be complete without a heavyweight finale.
“Even if they only use the Hidden God to create the skins for minor gods and subordinate gods, the number must be limited.” Dong Rui licked his lips. “Although the Hidden God is a true immortal, the number of clones it can create must also have a limit. Otherwise, it could have conquered the human world long ago with just this one move. Why would it need to hide in the deep sea? Moreover, I dare to guarantee that the stronger the individual clones it creates, the fewer there will be.”
Even for true immortals, there is always a limit to the power of an individual.
He Lingchuan nodded: "The number of divine bodies that the Holy Venerable Lingxu can create is mostly calculated based on the limit of the Hidden God Monarch's abilities. But everyone has doubts about the number 'thirteen thousand'."
A leader's words are deceitful.
As the head of a nation, the Nine Nether Emperor was well aware of this principle. Judging others by his own standards, he naturally felt that the data had been inflated by the Holy Venerable Lingxu.
He then asked Dong Rui, "By the way, how's the experiment you specifically mentioned to me last time going?"
Not only is the Heavenly Palace working overtime, but Cang Yan is also working overtime.
The Heavenly Palace researched demon puppets, and Dong Rui researched the Heavenly Palace's demon puppets.
Dong Rui smiled, revealing a set of white teeth: "The progress is encouraging."
Aunt Zhu clearly knew what they were cryptic about: "Wait a minute, Dong Rui's research is mainly aimed at traditional demon puppets. If the Heavenly Palace uses the Hidden God Lord to mass-produce divine bodies, they probably won't need divine blood anymore. Then what's the point of his experiment?"
The Hidden God Lord possesses the body of a true immortal, and the stimulating effect of divine blood on him is negligible.
Dong Rui glared: "Hey, didn't I just send you some good wine a few days ago? How could you bear to embarrass me like this, auntie?"
His funding, his research funding, cannot be cut!
"Uh..." Aunt Zhu scratched her eyes. She was a little tipsy after drinking, so she couldn't be blamed for forgetting.
(End of this chapter)