Chapter 337: Slaughtering Until the Demon Race Dares Not Show Their Heads!
In the far western reaches of the empire.
There lies a great canyon, and in the middle of the canyon is the Endless Abyss.
No one knows just how deep this abyss truly is.
According to legend, it is the passage left by the Demon Prison in the human world!
Several thousand years ago, a large number of the Demon Race crawled out from the Endless Abyss, invading the human world.
Faced with the powerful Demon Race, humanity had little strength to resist. A vast number of humans were killed by the demons, plunging the world into misery and suffering.
If not for the appearance of the Divine Race, who timely blocked the Demon Race, humanity might have long since vanished from this continent...
Yet, the Divine Race did not exterminate the Demon Race entirely, merely driving them back to their home and placing a seal upon the Endless Abyss.
Every hundred years, the seal weakens.
At that time, the Demon Race reappears, bringing disaster upon humanity.
When humanity is on the verge of collapse, the Divine Race emerges, drives away the Demon Race, and reinforces the seal. Humanity then enjoys another hundred years of peace to recuperate and rebuild.
History has repeated itself in this manner...
To be honest.
When Chen Ye first learned of this history, his initial reaction was that the Divine Race and the Demon Race were colluding, staging a play every hundred years!
The Divine Race needs faith; without creating some crisis, they lose their purpose, and humanity gradually forgets them.
The Demon Race needs blood sustenance, and a hundred years is the limit of their endurance!
Thus, the two sides hit it off and cooperated secretly.
Every hundred years, they let the Demon Race come out first to vent, consume a portion of humanity, and then the Divine Race steps in to stop them.
And humanity is treated almost like penned livestock, like resources to be harvested periodically!!
It's just that Chen Ye doesn't have much time left in this world.
If he had enough time, he would choose to slaughter both these despicable races, the Divine Race and the Demon Race, completely!!
This isn't arrogance!
It's because Chen Ye, through Song Yuting's research, discovered that the so-called Divine Race isn't all that powerful!
Something like the Fully Formed Thunder Dragon of the headmaster at Saint Hall Academy is roughly comparable to a low-rank member of the Divine Race.
High-rank members of the Divine Race aren't much stronger; they might not withstand a single slap from the current Chen Ye...
Ultimately.
There just isn't enough time.
One year is too short, just enough for him to grow to an invincible state.
If he had a few more months, he would choose to kill the entire royal family, place Song Yuting on the throne, making her the first queen on this continent! Instead of just threatening the current king.
If Chen Ye killed the current king, the world would fall into chaos.
If he didn't have time to quell the chaos, the Song family, with their current foundation, wouldn't be able to hold the throne securely. The Song family's fate would then be extremely tragic...
...
A few days later.
When Song Yuting and Chen Ye arrived in the far west, the first thing they saw was the hundred-thousand-strong army stationed there!
These soldiers are stationed here year-round, their purpose being to prevent demonic invasions.
Upon arriving at the military camp, Song Yuting was greeted by the highest commander of the camp.
"Commandery Princess Song, welcome, welcome!"
That's right!
The current Song Yuting was already a Commandery Princess.
To make Song Zhichang meet the criteria for enfeoffment, and to completely appease that giant panda... His Majesty the King had directly granted Song Zhichang the treatment of a Prince of a different surname!
Of course.
If, this time, the giant panda and Song Yuting unfortunately died in the land of the Endless Abyss, then everything Song Zhichang possessed would not only be confiscated, but he would also be labeled a traitor!
"General Zheng, how could I trouble you to come personally? You are too kind," Song Yuting said politely.
Towards this old general before her, whose hair was already streaked with white, Song Yuting felt deep respect.
One should not assume that with the seal in place, the Demon Race cannot escape.
In reality, even before the hundred-year mark, the seal isn't perfectly secure. Occasionally, some demons slip through the cracks.
And these demons, upon emerging, first face the hundred-thousand-strong army guarding this place!
The General Zheng before them had been guarding this place for thirty years.
In the thirty years he stood guard, not a single demon managed to break through the defense line and enter human territory.
This General Zheng could definitely be considered one of humanity's heroes, his hard work and contributions immense, worthy of Song Yuting's respect.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, they entered the military camp.
"General Zheng, have any demons escaped recently?" Song Yuting got straight to the point.
Hearing this, the old general's expression turned grave. He said, "The hundred-year period is upon us. The demons have been restless lately, and indeed, more and more are slipping through the seal... I was originally planning to request reinforcements from His Majesty. Fortunately, Commandery Princess, you have arrived."
The old general did not underestimate Song Yuting in the slightest.
He had received messages via spirit bird from the capital and knew everything that had recently transpired there; otherwise, he wouldn't have addressed her as Commandery Princess upon meeting.
Song Yuting didn't offer any modest words, asking directly, "Can you take me to see the seal location?"
"Of course," the old general immediately led the way. "Commandery Princess, this way, please."
The group arrived behind the military camp and saw the true Endless Abyss.
Beside the abyss, there was an extremely complex and vast magic array!
"Commandery Princess, this magic array is the seal!"
The old general explained from the side, "It was created by twelve Archgods casting together, forming a magic array of immense power."
Song Yuting looked at the magic array and could indeed feel the powerful energy within it.
However...
"General Zheng, can this sealing magic array be temporarily deactivated?"
Hearing Song Yuting's words.
The old general and several nearby officers were greatly shocked.
"Absolutely not!" an officer quickly interjected. "If the seal is deactivated, those restless demons will pour out in full force. The hundred thousand soldiers stationed here will definitely not be able to hold them back."
The other officers nodded in agreement.
Song Yuting's eyes lit up instead, and she asked, "So, the sealing magic can be deactivated?"
A glint flashed in the old general's eyes as he nodded. "Commandery Princess, please look here. The sealing array primarily relies on the Magic Stones here for its magical power. As long as the Magic Stones are removed, the power supply to the sealing array will be cut off. Then, the sealing array will naturally become ineffective."
Song Yuting glanced at Chen Ye beside her, then asked again, "General Zheng, if it's just temporarily deactivated and then reactivated, is that feasible?"
The old general shook his head. "This sealing array is extremely complex. Once the magic power is cut, and the array deactivates, it takes at least a day to restart and reactivate it! With that one day, the demons would likely have already overrun the entire defense line."
Hearing this.
Song Yuting frowned slightly.
She knew her big cat was strong, but she didn't dare gamble with the lives of a hundred thousand soldiers.
Chen Ye, however, was full of confidence and sent a thought message to Song Yuting.
After receiving Chen Ye's thought message, Song Yuting pondered for only a moment before saying, "General Zheng, please have the soldiers retreat ten kilometers today. Tomorrow, I intend to temporarily deactivate the array seal!"
Hearing this.
The surrounding officers stared at Song Yuting in disbelief, then became anxious!
What good would retreating ten kilometers do?
Many demons could fly; a distance of ten kilometers could be covered in an instant.
However, before these officers could speak, Old General Zheng stopped them.
Yesterday, he had received a secret order from the king, demanding that he cooperate fully with Song Yuting!
"Commandery Princess, may I ask how confident you are?" Old General Zheng asked.
Song Yuting calmly replied, "Please rest assured, General Zheng. I will not joke with the lives of a hundred thousand soldiers!"
One officer, disregarding General Zheng's attempt to stop him, couldn't help but speak out: "Commandery Princess, if you open the seal, you are gambling with everyone's lives here! I don't know what plan you have, but doing this is utterly foolish!"
Just as his words fell.
Suddenly.
A change occurred!
The surface of the abyss abruptly lit up with a purple glow.
It was the reaction of the sealing magic being activated.
Subsequently, several demons successfully broke through the seal and crawled out from the abyss.
These demons were all ferocious in appearance, looking extremely terrifying; some resembled minotaurs, others bat-like monsters...
Besides their appearance, the aura emanating from these few demons was also incredibly dreadful!
Actually.
Demons capable of breaking through the seal were relatively strong! Weaker demons couldn't breach it.
The officers and soldiers present all had drastic changes in expression!
"Seven in total!"
"Why are there so many this time?"
"Stop wasting time, blow the horn, prepare to engage the enemy!!"
These officers and soldiers were indeed commendable. Seeing the fearsome demons, no one thought of running; they all drew their weapons, ready to fight!
However, every person's face was incredibly grave.
Usually, only one or two demons managed to break through the seal, and even that was very troublesome.
This time, seven had appeared at once.
Moreover, these seven demons seemed to possess a stronger aura than the previous ones!
Just when everyone thought this would be a tough battle, suddenly, a figure stepped forward.
It was Song Yuting's summoned beast: the giant panda!
The next moment!
The giant panda raised its right paw and swiped remotely.
Sssshhh!
The void was instantly torn, and five visible air slashes flew out.
This was because Chen Ye's current giant panda body had five sharp claws on its paws.
Then.
Those seven imposing demons, ready for a massacre, were instantly sliced into several pieces the moment they touched the air slashes...
Dead!!
They died very easily and swiftly.
The soldier who was about to blow the war horn was instantly dumbfounded.
Not just him, but all the other soldiers were also stunned.
The enemy they thought would require a fierce battle and the sacrifice of at least a thousand soldiers to eliminate was killed so effortlessly by that giant panda.
Old General Zheng was the first to react. He glanced at the giant panda in shock, his eyes suddenly bursting with bright light.
"Commandery Princess, you can open the seal at any time! The hundred thousand soldiers are willing to live or die with you!"
Actually.
What the old general was thinking was that even if the seal wasn't opened now, it wouldn't be long before it broke on its own.
Since they had to face it sooner or later, it was better to face it now while a powerful expert was present!
Hearing the old general's words.
The other officers quickly came to their senses.
"Yes! The soldiers are willing to live or die with you!"
"We can open the seal right now!"
"Let's fight the demons!!"
...
None of them were fools.
If they retreated ten kilometers, would they get any share of the glory for eliminating the demons?
Hearing the completely contradictory words from these officers, Song Yuting was taken aback.
Good heavens!
Isn't this change of face a bit too fast?
However...
Since these people agreed, it made things easier.
Song Yuting looked at the sky.
It was currently noon, the sun hung high in the clear sky.
Such fine weather was obviously perfect for hunting demons.
Thus.
Song Yuting glanced at Chen Ye, and after receiving his affirmation, she personally removed the Magic Stones from the sealing array.
Instantly!
Above the Endless Abyss, the seal completely vanished.
Faced with this change, even the demons within the abyss seemed stunned.
The time wasn't supposed to be up yet!
However.
Since the seal had disappeared early, they certainly wouldn't be polite.
"Awooo!"
Following the first demon's excited howl, other demons began to cry out, rushing towards the surface.
The first ones to emerge.
Were the flying demons!
Their dense figures were like a swarm of locusts filling the sky, making one's scalp tingle.
"Blow the horn, prepare for battle!"
Old General Zheng fiercely drew his sword, his expression stern.
Woooo woooo—
The war horn sounded.
However, everyone's gaze was focused on the giant panda.
And the giant panda did not disappoint.
Puff! Puff! Puff...
The giant panda struck out with both paws, aiming at the sky above the Endless Abyss, continuously swiping its claws.
The sound of tearing air rang out incessantly, like a machine gun.
Consecutive Normal Swipes!!
Since Saitama's talent had been brought over, some of Saitama's abilities were naturally present.
For example, the punch wind!
Punch wind didn't necessarily require fists; claws could also produce it.
And Chen Ye's current strength attribute had reached 14,000 points. Even an ordinary swipe of his claw produced incomparably destructive claw wind.
In an instant!
A multitude of air slashes formed an efficient and enormous meat grinder in front of Chen Ye, then minced its way towards the endless demons.
What happened next.
Was nothing short of a spectacle!!
Those flying demons had no time to escape the space above the Endless Abyss before being cut into chunks by the invisible air slashes, then falling back into the Endless Abyss.
The ground-walking demons suffered the same fate!
The scene was utterly gruesome.
Except this time, the ones being slaughtered were not humans, but demons.
After a few minutes.
An unknown number of demons had died under Chen Ye's claw-generated air slashes.
It was impossible to count.
Because they were all cut into multiple pieces...
After a few more minutes.
Fewer and fewer demons emerged, until finally, no demon dared to come out.
The Demon Race was powerful, bloodthirsty, and violent! But they weren't idiots!!
With so many comrades dying instantly, it was clear there was a terrifying entity above, deliberately letting them out to be killed.
This was a trap!
Demons lacking sufficient strength naturally didn't dare show their heads anymore.
...
Seeing the demons actually slaughtered to the point they dared not appear, all the soldiers on the ground were once again stunned.
This was truly one individual striking fear into the heart of the Demon Race!
Could the demons that humanity had always feared be dealt with so easily?
What kind of panda was Commandery Princess Song's summoned beast? It was simply too ferocious!
"ROAR!!"
Suddenly.
A terrifying roar echoed from within the Endless Abyss, its penetrating power extremely strong.
Chen Ye's spirits lifted!
Finally, a worthy opponent has arrived!!
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