"Yes, sir!" King of Spades stood up respectfully. He hesitated for a moment, then asked, "May I ask, sir, is this large-scale enhancement of our strength in preparation for war?"
Fang Xiu nodded: "That's right. In three weeks, the Other Shore will launch a full-scale invasion. At that time, I will fight against the monsters."
The King of Spades paused slightly, "Sir, isn't the invasion from the other side a good thing for us playing cards? Aren't we supposed to turn all of humanity into monsters...?"
"Hmm?" Fang Xiu glanced at him indifferently, and an immense sense of oppression, like an abyss, instantly swept over him.
The King of Spades felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "This subordinate deserves to die! This subordinate deserves to die! How could this subordinate, with his wisdom, possibly fathom your plans, sir?"
"Remember, you have no right to ask me questions, and never question my orders."
Fang Xiu's single sentence shut down all of Black Spade K's thoughts. Today, he is no longer the person who used Zhou Qingfeng's reputation to deceive Black Spade AK.
Now, he doesn't need to explain to anyone, and it doesn't matter if his subordinates don't understand his actions.
What Fang Xiu wanted was never loyalty, but obedience.
"Yes, sir, I will remember this!" Terrified, the King of Spades racked his brains for a plan in order to regain Fang Xiu's favor.
"My lord, since you intend to deal with the invasion from the other side, why not revive Joker as well? Joker is the first person in the world to break through to the fifth rank, and his potential and talent are self-evident. If you revive him and bestow upon him the method of devouring strange creatures, with his talent, he will surely reach the peak of the fifth rank within three weeks."
Moreover, his Thunder Spirit Prison Break domain is best suited for group attacks, and it's incredibly effective against large-scale monsters.
Fang Xiu nodded, recalling the scene when Joker wreaked havoc on the headquarters. Lei Ling's prison break was indeed very powerful and had a wide range.
Given the time constraints, resurrecting a fifth-tier powerhouse is clearly easier than cultivating one. Moreover, Joker's remains have been stored in the headquarters' laboratory and used as specimens for research. As the first person to break through to the fifth tier and become a monster, his corpse has high value.
"Can."
When the King of Spades saw that Fang Xiu had adopted his suggestion, he was overjoyed.
"My lord, besides Joker, there is another person who is the best candidate to deal with the invasion from the other side."
"Are you referring to Yan Changshou?"
"Your insight is brilliant! It is indeed Yan Changshou. His domain, the Gate of Ghosts, is specifically used to collect and control ghosts. If Yan Changshou is resurrected, his abilities can be used to fight ghosts with ghosts!"
When Yan Changshou was mentioned, Fang Xiu shook his head: "This person's body has been destroyed and cannot be resurrected."
Indeed, Yan Changshou was swallowed whole by the phantom of the Taotie, leaving no trace of his body.
Unexpectedly, the King of Spades asked, "Sir, may I ask how mutilated the corpse must be for you to be unable to revive it?"
"Even if only one cell remains, it can be revived."
Upon hearing this, the King of Spades immediately opened his palm, and a white bone spur grew out of his palm, with a trace of dark red blood on it.
"My lord, I was too clever for my own good and tried to ambush Yan Changshou. Although I was killed by him, I did manage to injure him. At that time, I disguised myself as one of Yan Changshou's men and used my bone spikes to pierce through him. So, it was inevitable that his blood would get on my bones."
Fang Xiu looked at the bloodstains on the bone spur, his eyes flickered slightly, and he remembered a saying: every sip and every bite has its own destiny.
If the King of Spades hadn't been so greedy and reckless, Yan Changshou would never have been resurrected.
By resurrecting the King of Spades, he essentially reversed the King of Spades' timeline to before he was killed by Yan Changshou, thus obtaining Yan Changshou's blood.
Although Yan Changshou is now out of touch with the times and is only at the peak of the fourth rank, his potential is self-evident.
Back when all the captains were at the fourth rank, if Fang Moli hadn't possessed the Xuanyuan Sword, he truly wouldn't have been a match for Yan Changshou. With his body composed of countless strange entities, possessing countless lives, and the ability to summon and control the bizarre Guimen Pass, he was definitely in the top tier among those of the same rank.
Especially in dealing with strange creatures, Yan Changshou can play a greater role than ordinary fifth-order beings. Most importantly, Yan Changshou can also advance to the fifth order by continuously devouring strange creatures through the mouth of the Taotie!
With this thought in mind, Fang Xiu broke a piece of the King of Spades' bone and began to revive Yan Changshou.
By simply expending a large amount of free spiritual energy, one can soon gain three fifth-tier powerhouses: Black Spade King, Joker, and Yan Changshou. This deal is extremely worthwhile.
Furthermore, he is not afraid of Joker and Yan Changshou being out of control. Now, he can deal with these two without even using his hands.
Once they get the Taotie's Mouth and Nightmare tattooed on them, they won't have to worry anymore; they'll never escape his grasp for the rest of their lives.
He stretched out one hand towards Yan Changshou's blood, and the other hand towards the void, above which the mouth of the Taotie was wide open.
Time travel!
The mouth of a glutton!
A bizarre scene unfolded as a terrifying devouring force erupted, with endless gray mist and countless snakes and insects pouring into the Taotie's mouth like a tornado, creating a strange vortex that covered the entire sky.
The abundant spirituality brought about by these strange occurrences was then transmitted to another hand, transforming into a mysterious and obscure fluctuation of time.
Under the influence of the power of time, Yan Changshou's blood wriggled and swelled like maggots, followed by countless mutated flesh, eyeballs, and densely packed scarlet tentacles that surged out wildly.
Before long, a humanoid creature covered in eyeballs and tentacles appeared in the scene; it was none other than the bizarrely transformed Yan Changshou.
Teng!
Yan Changshou suddenly opened his hundreds of pale white eyes, and a terrifying aura unique to the peak of the fourth rank filled the entire area. He suddenly distanced himself from the crowd, and countless scarlet tentacles wriggled. His body, like a planktonic creature, was half a meter off the ground, looking down at everyone.
He immediately locked his gaze on Fang Xiu in the arena, his eyes blazing with intense hatred.
The next moment, Yan Changshou laughed wildly: "Hahaha... Fang Xiu, do you think you can kill me by bluffing and creating a monster of flesh?"
What happened to that mountain of flesh? It seems I've already burst it. I'd like to see what tricks you have up your sleeve now!
So what if I break through to the third rank in the heat of battle? Facing me, at the peak of the fourth rank, infinitely close to the fifth, who in this world, besides Fang Moli with his Xuanyuan Sword, can kill me?!
Previously, Yan Changshou died inside the stomach of the Taotie phantom. Now that he has been resurrected, he thinks that the Taotie phantom couldn't digest his enormous size and was thus burst.
He naturally assumed that as a peak fourth-tier cultivator who had fused with countless strange entities, how could he possibly be killed by a mere kid who had just broken through to the third tier?
Faced with Yan Changshou's maniacal laughter, Fang Xiu, Black Spade AK, and the other two stood still without making any move, merely glancing at him casually as if he were a weed by the roadside.
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