Chapter 370: Demon World Relics (7)
They walked through the long corridor and finally reached the end, where there was an empty lobby with three strange portraits hanging around it.
The portrait directly in front of them was rich in color. It depicted a nine-tailed demon with its head cut off, holding its head in front of its abdomen, with the back of its head facing them, and its jet-black hair growing to the ground in the painting.
The portraits on the walls on both sides were grayish white. The one on the left showed corpses everywhere, with a scarred claw desperately reaching upward through the corpses; the one on the right showed a human in a mecha standing on the city wall with a long sword at his side. Countless desperate humans outside the city looked up at him, desperate and solemn.
Tao Zi looked at the two paintings, smiled suddenly, and said, "The third monk has come in, right?"
Ximing smiled and said, "Yes, judging by the claws, it should be a wolf demon cultivator."
She sighed, "Could it be that everyone in every tribe has a corresponding opportunity here?"
Ximing smiled and said, "That's not the case. Tribes with less luck definitely don't have corresponding opportunities, such as the Pig Tribe."
Tao Zi's mouth twitched, pretending not to hear the teasing, and said, "That's right. Then I, a pig demon, can only reluctantly choose the opportunity of being a human."
She walked over and touched the portrait, and the portrait sucked her in.
After a moment of dizziness, Tao Zi heard a voice asking, "Your Majesty, should we open the city gate?"
She opened her eyes and looked towards the city wall. Countless people looked up at her, but the huge crowd was silent, quietly waiting for the final judgment.
Tao Zi found that she could not control this body and could only listen to the command coming out of her mouth: "Do not open the city."
The body bent down towards the people outside the city. The moment it straightened up, she gripped the hilt of her sword and shouted sternly, "Pour the flaming oil and kill!"
Barrels of kerosene were poured on the people outside the city. They accepted it all in silence without retreating.
The soldiers threw the torches down, flames filled the sky, and wailing finally sounded. They rolled in the fire, but refused to get close to the city wall.
Tao Zi stared at all this in a daze, not understanding why these people acted like this, until some phantoms emerged from the bodies of the burned civilians, and then she suddenly realized that it was the great war three thousand years ago!
During the war, the mortal race was mainly dealing with a group of alien races with the ability to possess and reproduce. One alien race could control hundreds of mortals within a month and give birth to new alien races with the help of mortal bodies.
"She" spoke again: "Vanguard team, leave the city and kill the aliens!"
A team of mechas stood up, jumped down with the power of the mechas, and used the mechas to kill those phantoms.
After the killing, they did not choose to return to the city, but committed suicide on the spot.
Watching their actions, Tao Zi suddenly remembered the story Qing Lan had told her a long time ago: In the early days of the war, the Xuan Yue Continent was not aware of the alien race's ability to invade, nor could they tell whether a mortal was still a mortal. They only knew that their ability to possess was extremely strong and had a latent period, and that they could be possessed as soon as they fought. For this reason, every soldier who had fought against the alien race would choose to commit suicide to avoid being used by the alien race unknowingly.
"She" silently looked at the many charred corpses under the city wall, tightly gripping the hilt of the sword.
Suddenly, someone ran towards her, knelt on the ground, and said sadly, "Your Majesty, the five southern cities have fallen. The defending commanders have escorted the civilians who had no contact with the aliens to safety. The rest... have all died."
The Imperial Princess turned and looked at him, seemingly contemplating something, before finally asking, "Where's General Xu?"
"General Xu unfortunately died without leaving a single word."
She sighed deeply and ordered, "Tell General Xiao Xu. Also, has General Zhou made a decision? Will he commit suicide or have someone else do it for him?"
The man lowered his head and said, "General Zhou has chosen to commit suicide, but he wishes to see His Majesty before doing so."
"not see."
After that person left, someone beside him stepped forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, General Zhou is a rare and good general."
The Imperial Princess turned around and looked at the corpses of the civilians beneath the city wall again. "His command of battle formations and marches was indeed among the best, but he was also known for his kindness. He could only be considered a good general during prosperous times."
The man wanted to speak again, but "she" continued, "Xu Qing, because of a moment of weakness, he let a mother and son into the city, harming the people of the city. He really cannot live like this. Otherwise, wouldn't he be indulging the kindness of the other generals in charge of the army?"
Xu Aiqing fell silent.
The Emperor's daughter gazed into the distance, then suddenly turned and walked down the city wall: "Pass the order. The three rivers and four rivers will be the dividing line. The people of each area are not allowed to communicate with each other. Anyone who forcibly crosses the river will be killed, regardless of whether they are soldiers or civilians."
"yes!"
The scene changed, and Tao Zi found herself in a palace again, facing a masked man.
"She" said: "National Master, is this plan feasible?"
"Of course it's possible." The Imperial Master's voice was remarkably youthful. "But it will cost the lives of Your Majesty and sixty percent of the soldiers."
The Imperial Princess spoke without hesitation, "The alien races can hold off, the immortal realm can hold off, but the imperial family cannot. Please ask the Imperial Master to contact the immortal realm. I am willing to offer all the imperial family's treasures, give up my land and power, in exchange for their going deep into the dangerous area to rescue the remaining people and protect them."
He said: "With a powerful enemy at hand, the Immortal Cultivation Realm will undoubtedly take action. There is no need to pay such a huge price."
"Not only that, I also need them to offer their monks to attract more alien races to die with me." The Empress of the Imperial Princess softly recited a series of monks' names and said, "These monks are powerful, and the alien races they attract will surely be powerful. Moreover, they have always been indifferent to the lives of ordinary people. If we let them survive, the people who encounter them will probably have a hard time."
The Imperial Master thought for a long time, then nodded and said, "If this plan succeeds, the alien race will undoubtedly suffer heavy losses. However, the immortal sects where those cultivators are located... after the war, the royal family will probably be completely wiped out, without even a chance to breathe."
"She" smiled, but her tone was cold and indifferent: "Then disappear. After I die, the royal family will only be able to linger on, unable to protect the people. What's the harm in disappearing?"
He sighed softly.
At this moment, the imperial princess suddenly knelt down and bowed.
The Imperial Master was startled, dodged to the side, and reached out to help her up.
She refused to get up, lowered her head to the ground, and said, "Master, I have a request."
He had no choice but to kneel down and said, "Your Majesty, please speak freely. There is no need for this."
"Master, once the imperial family is destroyed, there will no longer be a position of Imperial Daughter Preceptor. Therefore, I am making this request to you as your disciple."
The Imperial Master looked at her steadily, then finally stood up and said, "Go on."
The Imperial Princess said calmly, "Master, please protect the three mecha masters and pass on the art of mecha. The royal family can be destroyed, but mecha cannot. This is the only weapon mortals have against cultivators. As the First Emperor said, from the moment they cultivate immortality, cultivators are no longer mortals. How can we let the lives of mortals be controlled by others?"
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