Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

Jiang Ding switched his hiding target.

This demon cultivator of the Tiger Clan, named Heimao, did not seem to stay within bounds and no longer met his criteria for concealment. Furthermore, it was unlikely that he would be interested in acting as some mysterious elderly figure guiding his growth.

His experiences indeed arouse sympathy.

However, in this Star Domain, under the jurisdiction of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan, every race faced such conditions. Humans like Jiang Ding already had more than they could handle, let alone spare efforts to manage a demon cultivator.

Jiang Ding shifted his gaze to the many Minor Thousand Worlds throughout the Flame Stone Star Domain.

In these regions, particularly in those under the control of Yanliu Imperial Child such as the Magical Stone Minor Realm and Flower Cloud Minor Realm, racial tensions that had been building for unknown years erupted after losing their suppressing force for nearly twenty years, sweeping across the territories like a mountain torrent.

Human Race, Tiger Clan, Fox Tribe, the Skull Blood Vine Demon Clan, Bull Stone Clan... and so forth, a vast number of Slave Races revolted, killing Horned Demon Imperial Clan Cultivators and Magic Stone Clan servile Slave Races, and of course, more often, the Slave Races fought and pillaged Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures from each other.

All Slave Race members grew wildly bereft of any order on this chaotic land.

This naturally included help from the Nine Great Daoists.

Jiang Ding then fixed his eyes on the black tiger.

The Divine Soul of the black tiger underwent a subtle change some months ago; the emotions become more sensitive, more pronounced.

It wasn’t something that arose out of nothing, but rather, certain thoughts that were originally in the heart became more determined.

These subtle, covert changes in the Divine Soul were almost impossible for Nascent Soul Cultivators to detect. Even Jiang Ding had failed to notice them initially despite being hidden within the black tiger’s Divine Soul, catching only a fleeting glimpse of this shadowy power.

”Shadow Demon…”

Jiang Ding muttered to himself, feeling somewhat apprehensive.

Shadow Demon Abyss had achieved great success in the Concealment of Immortal Spells; many Immortal Spells were kept top-secret and were not shared.

For instance, this thread of shadowy power influencing emotions almost deceived him.

Moreover, this was just one black tiger; the number of human and demon cultivators influenced by Shadow Demon that he was completely unaware of.

Who knows how many shadow puppets and influencing shadows she had developed during her centuries of infiltration in the Horned Ming Realm, or how many Shadow Demon Abyss cultivators were lurking in various places?

It is possible that among the many Slave Race Cultivators and Horned Demon Imperial Clan Cultivators killed by Blood River King in the Pink Imperial Palace of the Flower Cloud Minor Realm, there were hidden Shadow Demon Abyss cultivators.

Through these various factors, the widespread revolt of the Slave Races in the Flame Stone Star Domain turned out so smoothly and logically erupted.

Otherwise, there should be far more incidents that ought to occur in the world than those that actually do.

Reality is absurd and lacking in patterns, not necessarily unfolding as it should.

Now, the situation is advancing as planned, without any surprises. Occasional deviations would be submerged and unable to cause any impact.

This was the professional work of the Shadow Demon Abyss cultivators.

This was the Star Domain ruled by Emperor Yanliu, where the Spiritual Veins frequently changed hands and many events took place.

In the many Minor Worlds ruled by Cangkong Imperial Child, the situation was somewhat different.

Unlike Emperor Yanliu, who continuously faced massive losses and betrayal from his subordinates, Cangkong Imperial Child accepted many defeaters, had ample manpower, and was still able to suppress the order in various places.

In the many Minor Worlds under the rule of Cangkong Imperial Child, although there was chaos, revolts by Slave Race Cultivators and appearances of ambitious Horned Demon Imperial Clan Cultivators were common.

However, these disorders were confined to few places and couldn’t spread.

As soon as a revolt grew large, it would immediately be suppressed by the forces of Cangkong Imperial Child.

Their armies were indeed tied down by wars, but it was still possible to temporarily mobilize a person or two for suppression.

Thus, those Minor Thousand Worlds occupied by Cangkong Imperial Child could never ignite a widespread blaze.

”In that case.”

”I... let’s go.”

Jiang Ding whispered.

He gradually converged his Divine Soul’s aura, entering a state of thoughtless emptiness, where all signs of life quieted down, like rocks and wood, achieving his strongest state of Concealment.

In this state, an average Refining Void Stage cultivator, without prior knowledge of the target and not expending a significant amount of energy, would find it impossible to uncover him.

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Wars in the Star Domain were prolonged and dull.

If there were no teleportation formations, or if they were controlled by the enemy, one could only march step by step. Often, just the marching could take decades or even tens of years.

Wars between two Refining Void Stage forces could last hundreds or thousands of years, just for travel alone.

Stronger forces might even spend thousands of years marching to wage inter-domain wars.

It was truly terrifying.

Merely marching would span several generations of Nascent Soul Monks, countless lives and deaths of mortals. Without hibernation techniques, after one full march, other than Divinity Transformation Heavenly Monarchs, all soldiers and officers would have died of old age.

The Flame Stone Star Domain was not so extreme, with Minor Thousand Worlds being comparatively closer.

Or rather, it was precisely because these Minor Thousand Worlds were closer that they fell under the jurisdiction of Flame Stone Great Emperor, marking the furthest extent of his rule.

After more than a decade of marching, the Cangkong Imperial Child personally led an army of millions, their military might fierce and formidable, pressuring the vast Starry Sky.

The army orderly marched into Flower Cloud Minor Realm, taking over various Fifth-Order Spiritual Veins without any resistance, further boosting their morale and military might.

Many middle and lower-rank Generals had already started daydreaming about their prosperous future.

In the Pink Imperial Palace.

Boom!

The Cangkong Imperial Child drew his sword and smashed a stele filled with all sorts of derogatory words to pieces, his tone cold and deliberate, ”Rest for one month, then continue the advance!”

”I want to see where Yanliu can hide!”

”I will occupy all the Minor Worlds; where else can he hide? In the deep depths of the Netherworld, or in the spiritless void?”

The Cangkong Imperial Child, handsome and elegant, now displayed a ruthless demeanor, his hair fiery and disheveled, sending chills down one’s spine.

”I initially wanted to spare Yanliu’s life out of respect for the ties between our families, even if it meant tarnishing the Imperial Child’s reputation.”

”What’s a mere crown worth, after all?”

”However, Yanliu has repeatedly provoked and insulted me, employing despicable tactics, leading to countless deaths among our Imperial Clan people.

”Moreover, he has now favored the use of Slave Race Cultivators, allowing them to kill members of our Imperial Clan without restraint, completely losing the glory of the Imperial Clan!”

”Such a coward, fearing for his own life, has brought shame upon the Flame Stone Family, shaming my uncle, the Flame Stone Great Emperor!”

”I will not withdraw the troops until this traitor is slain!”

”Yes, Imperial Child!”

Dozens of Horned Demon Imperial Clan kings knelt on one knee, answering in unison, their voices carrying tens of thousands of miles.

The incidents here were known to them; they were all kin, related by marriage, intertwined and difficult to entirely keep secret.

Yanliu Imperial Child did not favor his relatives but instead preferred to rely on servants.

In the political circles of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan, this was undoubtedly a significant loss of support, regardless of the reasons, the outcome was clear.

This caused extreme dissatisfaction among many Horned Demon Imperial Clan rulers, unwilling to prioritize relations with Yanliu Imperial Child when the stakes were comparable.