If it's true, that's a top priority for Tu Niu City right now.
“We heard it from him himself,” Zhang Huangling said, pointing to the dead Te Meng.
"He said it himself." Upon hearing Zhang Huangling's words, No. 26 and No. 27 exchanged a glance, their eyes revealing a serious expression.
"I'll go back first and report this to Minister Long as soon as possible. Number 27, you bring them back safely." Number 26 finished speaking and immediately flew away.
Whether this matter is true or false, it needs to be reported to higher authorities and orders must be followed.
In Tu Niu City, Gu Yu and his group had just returned when Long Aotian came directly to find Gu Yu.
"Brother Long." Gu Yu saw No. 26 following behind Long Aotian and understood that Long Aotian knew about the Seven Kings Alliance.
Seeing Gu Yu's weakened state, Long Aotian didn't say a word. He flashed to Gu Yu's side, a flower petal appearing in his hand.
“Eat it, and you’ll get better soon. Maybe you can even break through in your cultivation.” Long Aotian said.
"Petals of the Condensing Cone Flower?" Gu Yu was startled when he saw the petals in Long Aotian's hand. This thing was extremely precious to those in the Condensing Cone Realm, and things that could help with Condensing Cone were very rare.
"You actually know about Condensed Cone Flower?" Long Aotian was somewhat surprised to hear Gu Yu's words. "However, these petals are only from a hundred-year-old Condensed Cone Flower. They don't have much effect on cultivators above the third cone level. On the contrary, with your current peak first cone level cultivation, you might be able to reach the second cone level after consuming them."
"Hmm!" Gu Yu nodded. He had been feeling like he was about to condense the cone in the past few days, but he had been too busy to do so. "I was fortunate enough to have seen it in a book."
"Let's eat him first, and we'll talk about the rest later," Long Aotian said.
Seeing Long Aotian's attitude towards Gu Yu, no one felt anything was unusual. Gu Yu and Long Aotian both belonged to the Dragon Group, so it was only natural for Long Aotian to take care of Gu Yu.
Gu Yu swallowed the Ningzhui petals and immediately felt an energy spreading from his abdomen throughout his body. Gu Yu closed his eyes and entered a state of cultivation.
Long Aotian and the others left the room. After all, it's hard to say how long it will take to break through. From the first to the second vertebra, some people take a few days, some take a few months, and some even take several years.
"Number 27, you stay here and watch over him," Long Aotian said to Number 27.
“Yes, Minister,” Number 27 replied.
"Number 26, go and summon all the generals in the city. Tell them to come to me immediately," Long Aotian said to Number 26.
"Yes, Minister." Number 26 flew out instantly after receiving the order.
At this moment, Long Aotian's face was extremely solemn. The Seven Kings Alliance was no joke. No wonder the Minotaur Clan hadn't made any moves recently; they had been preparing for such a large-scale operation.
“Minister Long, if this is true, we may need to mobilize more weapons.” At this moment, an old man, whose seat was second only to Long Aotian, said. He was Qi Jin, a member of the Qi family of the four families of Shengjing, and also the commander of the Source Armor Force. His cultivation level was at the King Realm.
"The Seven Kings Alliance, I wonder which seven kings they are?" asked an old man sitting opposite Qi Jin. He was Duan Bo, an elder of the Dragon Clan, and his expression was very solemn.
If the seven King Realm experts were ordinary King Realm experts, Long Aotian alone could resist them, and he and Qi Jin could hold off the other Minotaur race members. However, if some of the seven King Realm experts were powerful beings, then things would be much more difficult.
The Minotaur race consists entirely of cultivators. Their number of generals, marshals, and marquises is dozens of times that of humans. This is even including the Source Armor. If the Source Armor is excluded, the number would probably be a hundred times greater. Although humans possess some technological weapons, the production speed of these weapons simply cannot keep up with the rate of consumption. The Southwest Source Gate alone has consumed 60% of China's reserves of technological weapons.
“Since the Minotaur Clan has chosen such a large force, I think the seven kings who have come must be strong, and there may be more than seven kings,” Long Aotian said. “Since they are doing this, it means they are determined to take back Tu Niu City. This battle will probably be very difficult. Most importantly, everyone must be on high alert during this period. As for weapons, I have already asked the higher-ups, and they said that the Northeast Source Gate is also showing signs of opening, so they cannot provide us with weapon support.”
"The Northeast Source Gate is also going to open?" Upon hearing Long Aotian's words, everyone's expression changed drastically. The Southwest Source Gate was already giving them a headache; another source gate would be a nightmare, leaving them vulnerable to attacks from both sides. The crucial question was: who would guard the Northeast Source Gate? This was a huge problem.
"Those powerful families and sects should also do their part. If they hadn't kept pushing and shoving and refusing to participate in the war, why would we be in such a difficult and passive position?" an old man said indignantly.
"Given the current situation, there's no point in saying all this. Let's think about how to resist the Seven Kings' alliance!" Qi Jin said.
"By the way, shouldn't we put the qualifying tournament on hold for a while? I was wondering why there have been so many Minotaur reconnaissance teams around lately. Turns out it's because of the Seven Kings Alliance," said a middle-aged man wearing Source Armor.
“We don’t need to stop, but we’ll have to trouble everyone to keep an eye on things,” Long Aotian said. “Don’t worry too much. Although the higher-ups can’t provide weapons, they can provide us with two King Realm experts and a hundred sets of Black Gold Source Armor.”
"One hundred sets of Black Gold Source Armor? One core or two cores?" Qi Jin asked upon hearing Long Aotian's words.
One core of the Black Gold Source Armor is equivalent to the strength of a General, two cores are comparable to the Commander, and three cores are equivalent to the Marquis. The number of cores is the small nuclear reactor equipped in the Black Gold Source Armor, with one core representing one core.
“Twenty copies for a triple-core processor, thirty copies for a dual-core processor, and fifty copies for a single-core processor,” Long Aotian said.
"Twenty sets of three-core armor?" Hearing Long Aotian's words, everyone was somewhat shocked. The source armor they were currently equipped with was mainly two-core, with quite a few one-core, but they didn't have a single set of three-core armor. Of course, Shi Zhen, who was guarding outside the source gate, was not considered to be from Tu Niu City.
“If that’s the case, our strength will increase considerably,” Qi Jin said.
"Of course, there are also thousands of ordinary source armors. I roughly counted, and there are more than two hundred that are comparable to the five-cone type, more than six hundred that are four-cone type, and more than two hundred that are three-cone type," Long Aotian continued.
"I'm afraid the higher-ups have brought out all their resources this time," Qi Jin sighed upon hearing this.
“If the Minotaur race takes back Tu Niu City, the battlefield will be drawn to the vicinity of the Source Gate, or even Earth. This will be even less advantageous for me. That’s why the higher-ups have always placed great importance on Tu Niu City,” Long Aotian said.
"We will fight to the death. As long as one person remains, we will not allow the Minotaur race to enter the city," the high-ranking officials in the conference room said in unison.
"Good!" Hearing their words, Long Aotian nodded in satisfaction. "This is the backbone that we Chinese should have."
"We must win this battle, no matter what," Long Aotian murmured. He didn't say it for any particular reason, but because this was the first real battle between humans and the Minotaur race. The Minotaur race was able to take over Tu Niu City because of the intervention of the God Realm, which made them feel fear. It wasn't because of their own strength. In this battle, the God Realm will not intervene, but he wants to let the Minotaur race know the power of the Chinese people.
At this moment, Gu Yu was wholeheartedly focusing on condensing the essence of life. He absorbed more than a dozen clusters of life essence, and with the medicinal power of the condensing essence petals, his whole body felt as if he were bathed in holy light, feeling comfortable and warm.
The Source Cone appeared behind him, only one section, but the second section was faintly visible at this moment. The next second, the medicinal power of the Condensing Cone Flower went towards the Source Cone, and the second section of the Source Cone solidified. Gu Yu's aura also increased slightly.
"Second cone." Gu Yu opened his eyes, his pupils gleaming.
Contribution:
Talent: 108
Combat strength: 40 elephants
Triple boost: (Contribution points once, lasting three minutes)
Source Qi: (1 wisp for every 10 contribution points)
Source space: 150 cubic meters (1 cubic meter for every 1000 contribution points)
Source Soldier: (One contributor, maximum 10)
Gu Yu opened his data template. At this moment, his combat power increased by 11, reaching the combat power of 4 dragons. Although he was only at the second level, he had reached the threshold of the third level. At the same time, the contribution points required for the triple increase also increased. The consumption of the Blade Nourishing Technique required 200,000 strands of source energy and 200,000 contribution points.
He currently has less than ten million contribution points left, enough for him to unleash his ultimate move four times. His ultimate move, with a triple amplification, combined with the Nourishing Blade Technique and the Heaven Opening Technique, can reach a combat power of 72 Dragons. It can be said that he can instantly kill a General Realm expert. Even a peak General Realm expert cannot withstand a single strike from him.
I've gotten a lot stronger, but I need to find a way to get some contribution points, otherwise I won't dare use them in battle.
It's strange, though. I don't have a primordial spirit, yet I can still condense the cone. That's really abnormal. But my source cone and primordial spirit are unusual. Could it be that the divine and demonic primordial spirit has really disappeared?
Thinking about this, Gu Yu had a headache. Without a primordial spirit, his current cultivation seemed to be fine, but what about the future?
No one can guarantee that. Although powerful races do not need to condense their primordial spirit, they did not condense their primordial spirit from the beginning of their cultivation, while he did condense his primordial spirit. Of course, it was not entirely condensation. The divine and demonic primordial spirit originally existed within him. It belonged to him, yet it did not belong to him. But later it did belong to him. Logically speaking, if the divine and demonic primordial spirit disappeared, Gu Yu's life would also end. But now, it has no effect on him.
Forget it, why think so much? Let's just take it one step at a time! Things are already like this, I can't just give up all my cultivation and start over, can I? Besides, even if I started over, I probably wouldn't be able to condense my primordial spirit again. I might as well just make the best of a bad situation and continue cultivating in this muddled way! Anyway, the Source Cone is still fine.
Thinking of this, Gu Yu stopped thinking about those messy things, otherwise he would get irritable, irritable would feel uncomfortable, and uncomfortable would feel uneasy, leading to a series of reactions. So, if you want to be happy, you should think less.
Gu Yu pushed open the door and the first person he saw was Number 27, who stood straight in front of Gu Yu's door like a door god.
"Hello," Gu Yu greeted Number 27.
"You've broken through?" Number 27 was stunned when he sensed the aura emanating from Gu Yu. "You've actually broken through to the second cone level in just half a day. That's too fast."
"Huh!" Gu Yu was taken aback when he heard what Number 27 said. "What? Only half a day has passed?"
Cultivation knows no time. Gu Yu, who was in the process of breaking through, did not know how much time had passed. He thought that several days had passed, but he did not expect that only half a day had passed. The speed of his breakthrough was quite fast!
“Indeed, you are exceptionally talented. With your cultivation at the peak of the first cone, you can kill a general. How can you judge by ordinary standards?” Number 27 exclaimed. His cultivation was at the peak of the fifth cone, but he was almost 60 years old. He only looked young because he was a cultivator.
Gu Yu is only 18 years old now. An 18-year-old Erzhui is already a rare existence among humans. Thinking of himself, Number 27 smiled helplessly. He thought that when Gu Yu was that age, he was still working hard to become a Grandmaster!
However, upon closer reflection, it seems that the younger generation in recent years is far stronger than their predecessors, which is a good thing. The stronger the younger generation of humanity is, the less pressure there will be in resisting the Source Gate in the future.
"The Seven Kings Alliance, what are you going to do, Minister?" Gu Yu didn't continue talking to Number 27 about cultivation. Although everyone likes to hear praise, Gu Yu was no exception, but after hearing it too much, he felt it was meaningless. Besides, what's the use of being exceptionally talented? If someone at the Divine Realm comes tomorrow, everyone will be finished.
“I’ve been here the whole time and I don’t know anything about it,” Number 27 replied. “But given Minister Long’s personality, he’ll definitely fight to the end.”
"Hmm!" Gu Yu nodded. Indeed, given Long Aotian's personality, he would never choose to abandon the city and retreat. Besides, where would they retreat to? If they retreated back to Yuanmen today, what about tomorrow? Retreat from the southwest?
“I’ve already broken through, I don’t need you to guard me anymore,” Gu Yu said to Number 27.
"Okay!" Number 27 nodded. Long Aotian had asked him to guard Gu Yu so that Gu Yu would not be disturbed during his breakthrough. Now that Gu Yu had broken through, his mission was indeed complete. The next second, he moved and left.
Gu Yu headed towards Long Aotian's location. Long Aotian was standing on the city gate of Tu Niu City, gazing into the distance with a face full of fighting spirit.
"Brother Long." Gu Yu called out to Long Aotian as he arrived at the city gate.
"You broke through really fast." Long Aotian didn't look at Gu Yu. With his cultivation level, he already knew Gu Yu was coming even before Gu Yu reached him.
"This is all thanks to Brother Long's Condensed Cone Petals. Otherwise, it would probably take me a while to break through to the second cone level," Gu Yu said.
"You brought me news of the Seven Kings' Alliance. Even if I gave you a whole Condensed Cone Petal, it wouldn't compare to this news," Long Aotian said.
"Has it been confirmed?" Gu Yu asked. After all, this news only came from the mouth of a Minotaur at the General Realm, and there was still a lot of unreliability involved.
“No need to confirm.” Long Aotian smiled. “Sooner or later, there will be such a battle. It’s not a matter of time. Moreover, according to the information my scouts have obtained these days, the Minotaur army is indeed uniting. Although they haven’t made any moves yet, they are definitely here to slaughter Minotaur City. I just don’t know how many kings are involved.”
"So you already knew something," Gu Yu said. But upon closer reflection, with such a large-scale operation by the Seven Kings Alliance, how could the humans have been completely unaware?
“Gu Yu, some people at the higher-ups suggest fighting, while others suggest withdrawing. This battle is very significant. If we lose, we will have no choice but to withdraw, which will endanger the entire southwest. Most importantly, those at the higher-ups who support the war will lose a lot of influence, which will affect humanity’s future attitude towards the Origin Gate’s invasion,” Long Aotian said.
"Huh!" Gu Yu was taken aback. He knew that if he lost, the battlefield would shift, but he didn't expect it would affect the influence of those above him.
"Therefore, we can only win, not lose! Actually, I'm not afraid of how many King Realm experts come. What I'm afraid of is that humanity doesn't dare to fight." Long Aotian suddenly said, "At most, if we are defeated, we will die. But if we don't dare to fight, then it will be true annihilation."
"No, China has Divine Realm experts. No matter how powerful the Minotaur race is, they still have to be careful," Gu Yu said. If a Divine Realm expert is truly angered, that expert will act recklessly and become extremely terrifying. Although a Divine Realm expert cannot destroy the world, they can definitely annihilate half of the Minotaur race.
Take the current Tu Niu City as an example. If a god-level expert were to make a move, the entire Tu Niu City would probably disappear with a single slap. This is the terrifying power of a god-level expert.
“You don’t understand. In the current situation, if that lord acts too ruthlessly, it will bring extremely tragic consequences to China,” Long Aotian said.
"Is it because of the Holy Mountain?" Gu Yu asked.
"Mm!" Long Aotian nodded.
"Is that divine being on the Holy Mountain really that powerful?" Gu Yu asked again.
"I don't know." Long Aotian shook his head. "I only learned that China had true gods when the Southwest Origin Gate opened. As for the others, I don't know. But a few days ago, I heard Master Qinglong say that they fought. It seems that China's gods were no match for the gods of the Holy Mountain and were even injured. Beyond that, I don't know anything else."
"Oh!" Although Gu Yu appeared calm on the surface, his heart was in turmoil. The true god of China was no match for the true god on the holy mountain. What did this foreshadow? It foreshadowed that China would be constantly restrained by the holy mountain in the future. This was simply terrible news.
"The only hope now is to retrieve the Qilin totem. Perhaps there is still a sliver of hope if we can retrieve the Qilin totem," Long Aotian said. "But who can take the totem from the Holy Mountain? There are twelve peak Emperor Realm experts and one God Realm expert watching over it."
"Sigh!" Gu Yu sighed, his face full of worry, just like Long Aotian's. "It's a pity that my strength is too weak. If I had the strength, I would definitely go to the Holy Mountain and let them know that China is not to be bullied."
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