"Could it be that Brother Gu has some knowledge of the Northeast Source Sect?" Zhang Huangling asked, seeing Gu Yu's solemn expression.
"I wouldn't say I understand! It's just different from what I saw in my dream," Gu Yu said. Although he had figured out that his rebirth wasn't a real experience, but rather someone had used some means to give Gu Yu the future that he had glimpsed, those memories were still etched in Gu Yu's heart, as if he had personally experienced them.
Within the Northeast Source Gate, there are towering behemoths. These behemoths have powerful and tough bodies, especially the Giant Beast King, which is not much of a threat even to the new type of nuclear bomb.
Moreover, there are many giant beast kings, and even a few demigods. If reality and the memories gleaned are not too different, then the Northeast Source Gate would be a huge crisis for China today.
Although there are gods in China, that particular god was being watched by the god of the sacred mountain and was unable to make a move.
“Brother Gu, when the Southwest Origin Gate opened, our strength was not strong enough to participate in the war. But now it’s different. Since entering the Kunlun Origin Gate, our strength has increased by leaps and bounds, and we are now qualified to participate in the war. Regardless of whether the Northeast Origin Gate has opened or not, we will go to its aid as soon as we leave in a few days.” Zhang Huangling clenched his fist and said firmly.
“That’s right, after we go out, we’ll immediately go to the aid of the Northeast Yuanmen.” Dugu Xing appeared beside the two of them at this moment and said.
"Brother Dugu, you've broken through?" Upon seeing Dugu Xing, Gu Yu and Zhang Huangling's expressions suddenly changed, because Dugu Xing's aura was already at the Marquis level. Although it was only at the initial stage, he was the first Marquis among them, not counting Ma Li.
“There has been a breakthrough.” Dugu Xing nodded. “I had been suppressing my cultivation in order to enter the Kunlun Origin Gate. If I hadn’t suppressed it, I probably would have already broken through to the General Realm. Entering here now is just a natural progression. Actually, my progress is not as fast as Brother Zhang’s.”
“No.” Zhang Huangling immediately waved his hand, “I suppressed my cultivation because I was going to enter the Kunlun Origin Sect, which is why I was able to do it so quickly.”
“Brother Zhang, Brother Dugu, can we consider other people’s feelings?” Gu Yu’s face darkened. “You two have made such great progress and you’re still being modest. As for me? I came here as a third-rate fighter and I’m still a third-rate fighter.”
Upon hearing Gu Yu's words, Dugu Xing and Zhang Huangling exchanged a glance, their eyes showing a hint of something unusual. Zhang Huangling then spoke first.
“Brother Gu, we shouldn’t underestimate ourselves! Although your cultivation hasn’t broken through, how much has your combat power improved? And your peerless strike is so powerful that even a hundred of me and Dugu Xing wouldn’t be enough to kill you. You should be content!” Zhang Huangling said.
"Brother Zhang is right," Dugu Xing echoed. He and Zhang Huangling had gotten along quite well these past few days. "If your Source Cone were to condense another four or five sections, would we even be able to survive? I'm not even confident I can handle you as a match now. If you were to improve so much all at once, I... sigh!!"
As he spoke, Dugu Xing sighed, "People used to say I was a pervert, and I couldn't understand their feelings, but now I do, because the people I've met are the real perverts."
"Uh!" Gu Yu looked at the two of them, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
"The New Year is almost here," Zhang Huangling said at that moment.
"Yes!" Dugu Xing nodded.
"I did the math, and there are only eight days left until the New Year," Zhang Huangling added.
"The New Year is in eight days? Yes! It's almost New Year's Day," Gu Yu said at this moment.
The three men had different expressions at this moment. Lonely Xing was alright, after all, he had always been a martial arts fanatic and didn't have much of a concept of the New Year.
Instead, Zhang Huangling looked sad. In the past, although the New Year on Longhu Mountain was not very lively, he had the old Celestial Master with him. The old man and the young man were happy together. Now he was all alone.
The saying "one misses one's family even more during festivals" illustrates this point. Children who are away from home will miss their families, but at least there is still hope for reunion. For Zhang Huangling and the Old Celestial Master, however, it was a final farewell.
As for Gu Yu, although it was just a memory he had glimpsed, it felt like a real event to him. For a hundred years, he hadn't spent a single New Year with the two of them. In his clear memory, every Spring Festival, Gu Yu would drink wine and then go to kill those invaders from the Source Gate to vent his sorrow and hatred.
This made him long to spend the New Year with his family.
However, things seemed to go against his wishes. Regardless of whether the Northeast Source Gate was open or not, he had to go there. If reality was the same as his memories, he had to protect it. Once those giant beasts invaded the human world, their enormous size and destructive power would lead to annihilation.
"Let's grow stronger together, protect our homeland together, and in the future, kill all the invaders from the Source Gate. Are we still afraid of not being able to reunite?" Dugu Xing suddenly said, looking at the two people whose expressions were not right.
“That’s right. As long as we are strong enough to deter those invaders from the Source Gate, every New Year in the future will be a year of reunion,” Gu Yu said.
“Yes, let’s work together.” He Wen and Shi Shuai walked over at that moment and overheard Dugu Xing and Gu Yu’s bold words. Shi Shuai immediately said.
"Let's work together." Tears welled up in Zhang Huangling's eyes, but he held them back.
"As long as we are fearless and forge ahead, what is there to worry about in the future?" Shi Shuai said.
“Yes, let’s work together to protect our homeland,” Gu Yu said. The prosperity of a race does not depend on the support of the older generation, but on the emergence of the new generation. They are able to uphold the positions of the older generation, forge ahead bravely, and fear nothing.
Everyone will die. Death is not scary. What is scary is the lack of inheritance. Inheritance is not only the inheritance of bloodline, but also the inheritance of spirit.
The power of China's new generation was born. Perhaps Gu Yu and the others never imagined that they would one day be able to support the fate of humanity.
Three more days passed. During these three days, Gu Yu had been cultivating. He was very close to the fourth cone, but he just couldn't condense the cone, which gave him a headache.
"I still have one petal of the Condensing Flower. Should I use it?" Gu Yu muttered. "I'll save it for later! If I use it now, the Condensing Flower's effect will become less and less, and the later it gets, the harder it will be to condense."
Just as Gu Yu was muttering to himself, the Cockroach King and the Corpse Beetle King suddenly appeared, each holding three Rat Kings of the Rat Clan in their hands.
There was a powerful rat king, a brave rat king, and another one called the sneaky rat king. Gu Yu had a very deep impression of this rat king. As his name suggests, this guy was very sneaky. However, he couldn't beat Gu Yu, so he burrowed underground, leaving Gu Yu helpless.
"My lord, spare us! Spare us!" The three rat kings begged Gu Yu for mercy.
The Corpse Beetle King was indeed helpless against them, but the Cockroach King was different. With its powerful methods, the Cockroach King forced them out from underground and then invaded them.
They thought that with the Rat King dead, they would be the future leaders of the Rat Clan, but they never expected that the Cockroach Clan would not let them go and would launch a siege against them.
"Submit to your master, and he may spare your lives." At this moment, the cockroach king's imposing aura pressed down on the three rat kings, causing them to tremble in fear.
“We surrender, we surrender,” said the Sneaky Rat King and the Brave Rat King immediately, while only the Powerful Rat King managed to hold on.
"Oh! Looks like a tough nut to crack!" Gu Yu looked at the Power Rat King calmly.
"Your master commands you to submit." The Cockroach King suddenly unleashed a surge of power upon the Power Rat King. Before the Cockroach King, the Power Rat King had no chance to resist. It immediately coughed up blood and its eyes rolled back in its head.
“I…I am willing to submit,” said the Mighty Rat King.
"Very good, give me a drop of your essence blood each." Gu Yu immediately formed a master-servant contract with the three rat kings. Then he had the cockroach king bring over several powerful cockroach kings from the cockroach clan and formed master-servant contracts with them as well.
"From now on, pass on my orders: the cockroach clan and the rat clan must maintain peace and friendship. Also, the cockroach clan and the rat clan must not attack humans in the future, and they must help those humans who are mining," Gu Yu said.
"Yes, Master." The cockroach and rat clans immediately addressed Gu Yu respectfully.
“Yes! I’m leaving too. You, and you and you, will come with me. As for the others, I’ll take you with me when I have the chance in the future.” Gu Yu said, pointing to the Corpse Beetle King, the Cockroach King, and the Rat King.
"Yes, Master," the group of underlings replied to Gu Yu.
"Well, I hope those of you who stay will manage the cockroach and rat clans well, so that I can see more King-level beings next time I come," Gu Yu said.
"Yes, Master."
"Okay! Except for the Corpse Beetle King, the Cockroach King, and the Rat King, the rest of you may leave!" Gu Yu ordered.
"Yes, Master." Immediately, the other guys left one after another.
"Can the three of you shrink?" Gu Yu asked, looking at the remaining three.
"Master, I'm fine." Upon hearing Gu Yu's words, the cockroach king immediately replied. The next second, it moved and transformed into a normal-sized cockroach.
Gu Yu looked at the cockroach king and became excited. He had only asked about it casually, but he didn't expect that the other party could actually shrink. After shrinking, Gu Yu could carry them around very well.
"Master, I can do it too." After seeing the Cockroach King transform into a cockroach, the Rat King's form also changed, instantly turning into an ordinary rat.
"Master, I...I can't." The Corpse Beetle King looked at the Cockroach King and the Rat King, who could transform, and scratched its head anxiously. It really couldn't transform, which annoyed it. Would its master dislike it because it couldn't transform?
"You don't know how?" Gu Yu frowned upon hearing the Corpse Beetle King's words. He had assumed they all knew how! Turns out, one of them didn't.
“Master, you don’t need to worry, I can teach it.” Seeing Gu Yu frown, the Cockroach King immediately said. Then, the Cockroach King moved and transformed back into human form. It began to teach the Corpse Beetle King how to transform.
About ten minutes later, the Corpse Beetle King suddenly changed, becoming the same size as the Cockroach King.
Looking at the three little creatures, Gu Yu waved his hand and put them into his clothes.
"Things are almost done, it's time to leave," Gu Yu said, then he began to call for everyone to leave Kunlun Yuanmen.
However, at this time, in the northeastern province of China, Changbai Mountain is renowned for its majestic mountain range and its snow-covered landscape. Winter in Changbai Mountain is even more breathtaking; the snow-capped peaks gleam in the sunlight, resembling a series of silvery sacred mountains. Due to its remoteness, Changbai Mountain retains its pristine mystery, shrouded in mist and clouds, seemingly concealing countless secrets. For adventurers and nature lovers, Changbai Mountain is a place full of challenge and allure.
However, at this time, there were many tents on Mount Gaobai. Inside the tents were ordinary soldiers carrying laser cannons, cultivators carrying cold weapons, and warriors wearing source armor.
They were sitting in their tents, chatting and laughing as they drank hot soup, but there was a sadness on their faces. They were alive today, but no one could guarantee that they would be alive tomorrow. The Southwest Yuanmen was an example. In the great battle a few months ago, although many invaders died, many humans also died. There will be casualties in any war.
At this moment, they faced an unknown source gate. Who knew what lay inside? Could a true god stand at the entrance, capable of annihilating everyone with a single slap?
In truth, everyone is afraid, but they have no choice but to come because they want to protect their homes, their families, relatives, and friends.
At this moment, a small point of light appeared on the summit of Changbai Mountain. From a distance, it looked like a star and was very beautiful. However, in the eyes of all the soldiers on Changbai Mountain, it was not beautiful at all.
Because that point of light will grow bigger and bigger, eventually becoming a light curtain, a light curtain like a gate, and behind this gate is hell, which contains countless demons.
The area around the light spot was now filled with all sorts of high-tech weapons, including new nuclear bombs, thunderbolts, heavy laser cannons, and more!
Every weapon radiated a cold light, ready to fire at any moment, especially the dark cannon muzzles, which, combined with the surrounding cold, created a very oppressive atmosphere.
However, in everyone's hearts, these cold, high-tech weapons are their reliance, because the existence of these high-tech weapons has reduced their fear to a great extent.
At this moment, two people were standing near the spot of light. Both of them had very solemn expressions. These two people were none other than Li Shanpo, the Golden-Winged Roc, and Huangfu Kui, the Commander-in-Chief of the Huaxia Military Region.
"Didn't you say you weren't coming?" Li Shanpo asked, looking at Huangfu Kui, who had a solemn expression.
“If I don’t come, what if you can’t hold the line?” Huangfu Kui said.
"Impossible, unless I'm dead." Upon hearing Huangfu Kui's words, Li Shanpo patted his chest and said.
“I’m afraid that if you die, these guys inside will invade by stepping on your corpse!” Huangfu Kui said.
"Can't you speak properly? Can't you wish me well for once?" Li Shanpo rolled his eyes, somewhat speechless. Wasn't this cursing him?
"Sigh! I don't know why, but my left eyelid keeps twitching," Huangfu Kui sighed. "I'm afraid this time it really looks like bad news!"
"Isn't a twitching left eyelid a sign of good fortune? Maybe it means something good is coming!" Li Shanpo said immediately when he heard Huangfu Kui mention that his left eyelid was twitching. "Just because your left eyelid is twitching, it's possible that once this Source Gate opens, those monsters inside will be incredibly weak and surrender immediately when they see our impressive display!"
“Alas! The old saying goes that the left is auspicious and the right is inauspicious, but my eyelids seem to be reversed, the left is inauspicious and the right is auspicious. Before the invasion of China by various countries, my left eyelid twitched once, and then we were plunged into decades of humiliation. A few days ago, my left eyelid twitched again, and the Old Master died.” Huangfu Kui said, “Now it’s twitching again, so I feel… alas!”
"Holy crap, no way!" Li Shanpo was stunned by Huangfu Kui's words. "Are you sure you're not joking?"
"How could that be! Otherwise I wouldn't have come, and besides, my left eyelid is twitching really badly this time." Huangfu Kui said seriously, "Look, it's twitching again!"
"Holy crap, it's really twitching. How about we cut off your eyelid? It's so unlucky!" Li Shanpo said, looking at Huangfu Kui's left eyelid. "Or maybe we should just get rid of the eye altogether? One-eyed dragon, hmm! Pretty cool."
"Get out of my way." Upon hearing Li Shanpo's words, Huangfu Kui's face immediately darkened. "This time, the Northeast Source Gate absolutely cannot be compromised. If something happens, China is finished."
"Is it that serious?" Li Shanpo was taken aback.
“It will only get worse than this. The four guardians and Hua Shen will probably have to fight the Holy Mountain to the death this time. If Hua Xia wins, we will have no more worries. But if Hua Xia loses…” At this point, Huangfu Kui’s expression became more and more solemn. “So we must guard the Northeast Source Gate and prevent anything from happening here. We must ensure that the four guardians and Hua Shen are not distracted.”
“How could China possibly lose! Have some backbone!” Hearing Huangfu Kui’s words, Li Shanpo patted Huangfu Kui on the shoulder. “In the history of China, we have also experienced countless lows, but so what? Lows only make China stronger.”
“Alas! This time is different.” Huangfu Kui looked at Li Shanpo and said, “This time, it is probably really a matter of life and death for China. More than sixty years ago, although China was in crisis, the four guardians were still alive. If we lose this time, I am afraid everything will be over. There will be internal strife and external troubles. The countries outside are also eyeing us covetously. Once the four guardians and Huashen are defeated, they will definitely take advantage of the situation, especially the Holy See. Not long ago, we killed their pope.”
"Hmph! Don't be so pessimistic. Have faith in Hua Shen and the Four Guardians. And what are those peace-loving faction doing? What is Mo Shougui doing? With that old schemer Mo Shougui around, everything will be fine," Li Shanpo said.
"Alas! I hope that Hua Shen and the four guardians can achieve a resounding victory and completely crush that hateful Holy Mountain, so as to avenge the hatred that has been lingering in our hearts for over a hundred years," Huangfu Kui said through gritted teeth.
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