**Chapter 367: Hunting (Part 4)**
Inside the Blood Jade Lotus Bud within the Sacrificial Passage, several Blood Silk Threads hung seven Hell Demon Gods in mid-air as if tying up piglets. These Blood Silk Threads continuously extracted blood, flesh, and vital essence energy from within the bodies of these seven Hell Demon Gods. Streams of energy gurglingly flowed along the Blood Silk Threads into the Marvel Blood Sea Hell.
Tang Song sat cross-legged at the center of the Altar, examining the seven Hell Demon Gods before him. As expected of existences comparable in Position to True Immortals, even after being severely depleted by so many Yin Souls and Vicious Ghosts gnawing at them, their Origin was still present.
"Looks like I can refine a good pill! To give Ryan Kane and the others a boost!"
The few dazed Hell Demon Gods suddenly felt their bodies turn cold. A stream of cold air poured in from the tops of their heads.
And from within their bodies, a trace of insignificant power seemed to be extracted. Compared to the plundering by those Yin Souls and Vicious Ghosts, who seemed to suck marrow and bones from them, the trace of power Tang Song extracted was pitifully small.
Tang Song drew continuously with both hands, casting ancient Witchcraft from the Jambudvīpa World, fused with Asura Demonic Path Methods.
Wisps of Yin Fire began burning from the Yongquan Acupoint of the seven Hell Demon Gods, and a trace of Ruo Wind blew down from their Baihui Acupoint, gathering at their lower abdomens. Using their Dantian as a furnace and the magic power within their bodies as fuel, wind and fire intertwined. The wind aided the fire's power, and the fire borrowed the wind's momentum, beginning the refining process in the furnace.
This kind of method, which uses your body as a pill furnace, like a parasitic wasp borrowing your essence to refine a great pill, is a top-tier malicious magic.
Of course, although Asura Dao Techniques have forty-eight thousand methods, many of them are extremely easy to cultivate and have great power, unlike normal magic arts that require years of cultivation. However, they are easily restrained by others, but that is in the Jambudvīpa World.
Just like these Hell Demon Gods in Hell, they simply don't know that in the "Hell" of Another Universe, their counterparts there wholeheartedly study that malicious magic which kills people's bodies and seizes people's foundations invisibly and without trace.
These Demon of the DC Universe usually do nothing more than tempt people to Hell, wanting to run to the Mortal Realm to feast heartily and get some human souls to taste. Compared to the true Asura of the Netherworld Blood Sea, these Hell Demon Gods are as pure as dolls.
The seven Hell Demon Gods were hung in mid-air. With twisted and malicious faces, they looked at Tang Song. From their mouths, they emitted the most malicious black magic curses, cursing the guy before them with all the malicious words they could think of.
Completely unaware, the Yin Fire and Ruo Wind had already started burning within their Dantian. With a 'boom', their Origin Power was burned and melted open trace by trace, wisp by wisp, and transformed into a strange black flesh-like thing, which condensed into a soybean-sized black flesh bead in their Dantian.
The colorless and odorless Yin Fire and Ruo Wind continuously tore at the most refined energy essence within the bodies of these Hell Demon Gods, turning them into the most refined energy, which was injected into that flesh bead in streams.
This kind of forceful plundering, reflected on the bodies of these Hell Demon Gods, felt as if a dozen chainsaws were stirring within their lower abdomen area, and their entire bodies were almost being sucked in.
At once, sounds of painful wailing like beast roars echoed throughout the entire Blood Sacrifice Channel.
Those wisps of black mist-like curses eroded towards Tang Song, who was sitting cross-legged at the center of the Altar. But before these curses could reach his body, this pure dark energy transformed into a part of this Great Array of the Sea of Blood.
Tang Song stood up and calmly walked in front of the Hell Demon God that resembled a Giant Crocodile. Joining his fingers like a hook, he pierced through the Giant Crocodile's heart and lungs and took out a fist-sized, round black fleshy lump from its Dantian.
"A great pill condensed from one-third of a Hell Demon God's blood, flesh, and vital essence energy. Unfortunately, the Turbid Qi is a bit heavy, but after another round of refinement, it will be the best possible Divine-Demonic Great Pill. It can indeed improve the strength of Ryan Kane and the others."
"One-third of a Hell Demon God's life essence should at least allow the few of them to cultivate their God-Demon Transformation to the stage of Divine-Demonic True Form and Regeneration from a Drop of Blood."
"Once their cultivation base increases, I won't need to personally handle some matters. I still have to make my clone work... How I am as a Boss..."
Boss Tang muttered there, holding the black fleshy lump great pill in his hand. The Giant Crocodile in front of him, after its entire body's Blood Qi Essence was hollowed out, only had a piece of alligator skin hanging on that Blood Silk Thread.
"Roar—"
"Howl—"
What's that sound? At the temporarily set up Camp of the Justice League and the Avengers, hundreds of people had already gathered.
They were all Survivor found by the Justice League and the Avengers in this Red Fog Zone. Most of them were Federal Soldiers.
Hearing this sudden howling like beast roars, the group of Soldiers who were building defensive works couldn't help but be startled.
At the exact center of the Camp, the Superheroes were discussing the feasibility of the Wall-Breaking Plan they had just researched and developed. This Wall-Breaking Plan, formulated led by Cyborg Victor, Hulk Dr. Banner, Iron Man Tony Stark, and Great Mage John Constantine, had the purpose of breaking through the surrounding circle of Blood Red Light Pillar that trapped them.
The core of the plan was the megaton-level nuclear bomb that Tony Stark had intercepted. But before this, they needed to calculate the weak point of this Space. Otherwise, let alone a megaton-level one, even ten Tsar-level nuclear bombs tied together couldn't blast open an opening in this Space.
"So our plan is to escape amidst the chaos while that unknown existence is fighting with the prey trapped in this Hunting ground. Remember, whether it's the prey or the Hunter, we'd best not provoke either!" John Constantine said, smoking a cigar, leaning casually against a tree, instructing the crowd.
As John Constantine spoke, he looked up towards the pervasive Red Mist. While the crowd listened, startled and uncertain, to the miserable beast roars coming from Outside, he slowly said, "Remember, absolutely must not let His prey escape!"
DC Universe, Gotham City. The original location of the old district. After the Blood Red Light Pillar gradually faded, that abandoned old district had long since disappeared. At the original spot, only a huge Deep Pit over a hundred kilometers in diameter and hundreds of meters deep remained. Seawater rumbled and poured into the Deep Pit, forming a huge and turbulent Seawater Vortex large enough to suck in an aircraft carrier. After the Seawater filled this huge empty space, it forcibly created a vast Deepwater Port for Gotham City.
Also disappeared along with the Gotham City old district were over ten thousand Soldiers of the New Jersey National Guard—
Perhaps to seal off information, before the Vortex disappeared, the Military dispatched a large number of troops near that newly formed Deepwater Port. Hundreds of battle vehicles and tanks were mobilized, and thousands of Soldiers were directly transferred using the airdrop method to blockade this Area.
This time, the Federal Government's attitude was abnormally tough. Facing unrelated personnel who wanted to break through the blockade, whether it was the Media or anyone else, these Soldiers immediately took action after three warnings.
There was even a news interview helicopter that wanted to break through the Soldiers' Blockade Line from the sky, and it was directly and mercilessly shot down by a surface-to-air missile.
At the Forward Command Post of the Blockade Line, a Major General from The Pentagon who had rushed here with a secret mission spoke decisively to the Soldiers responsible for detection.
"Keep zooming in, see clearly what exactly are those things?"
Thereupon, near the Deepwater Port that had just appeared not long ago, on top of the military trucks' Compartment, bulky equipment resembling old-fashioned radar simultaneously emitted streams of detection lightwaves.
"Oh my God!"
Looking at the picture brought back by the detection lightwave, which was like a mirage, the Department of Defense Major General's eyes instantly widened round. His look was as if he had seen God.
The fact was, on the plasma big screen receiving the detection lightwave, there was no God, but Angels densely packed the screen. Looking at the full screen, filled with creatures suspected to be Angels, with white wings, surrounding the Bloody Pillar of Light, everyone inside the military tent of the Temporary Command Post was completely silent.
"Officer?"
The crowd inside the tent all looked towards this Department of Defense Major General! "Remember the secrecy regulations, Soldiers!" The Major General feigned shock. "The matters here, I will make a report to the Department of Defense. Before this, everything that happened here is top secret. If anyone leaks it, I will send them to Military court!"
"Yes! Officer!"
The group of Soldiers inside the Command Post all saluted together, barely suppressing the doubt in their hearts.
Having appeased the Soldiers under him, this Department of Defense Major General, whose shoulder bore general's stars, walked out of the Command Post. At this time, in the Temporary Military Camp where people were coming and going, he saw at a glance a large Black Person wearing a floral long dress and glasses, commanding a group of Soldiers in protective suits to get onto two helicopters. It looked like they were going to the Water Surface for sampling and testing.
"Commander Waller!"
The Department of Defense Major General thought of the purpose of coming here. From afar, he waved towards the large Black Person and greeted her.
Amanda Waller turned around and saw the Department of Defense Major General, Julian Daher, Deputy Undersecretary of the Department of Defense Office. Although his position was not high, he was one of the few Department of Defense officials in the Federal Department of Defense who held military rank.
In addition, according to her intelligence, this Major General Daher was also the Minister of Defense's Confidant, and his status in The Pentagon was very high.
Rapidly recalling the information about this Major General before her in her mind, Amanda Waller's expression immediately gained a few points of fawning. She quickly walked towards Daher to meet him, extending her hands from afar.
"It is an honor to meet you, Major General Daher!"
Julian Daher's Right Hand was tightly held by a pair of plump hands. Feeling the greasy touch of those plump hands, he used a little force and subtly pulled his hand back.
"Commander Waller has heard of me!?"
Amanda Waller's face was full of compliment. "Wasn't the battle plan to kill *Damm back then from your hand? In my opinion, in terms of combat intelligence studies, you are the foremost Expert in the entire Federal Department of Defense!"
Julian Daher listened to the compliment from this large Black Person before him, and the look on his face slightly eased. Formulating the battle plan to kill *Damm indeed came from his hand. Although there were some unspeakable secrets within, after all, it was an extremely brilliant stroke on his resume at the Department of Defense! Being flattered effectively, Julian nodded towards Amanda Waller.
"Commander Waller, I have seen your resume at The Pentagon. Ever since you served as ARGUS Cobra Commander, you have completed your missions outstandingly. Secretary Austin has a high evaluation of you!"
Hearing Julian Daher say that Secretary Austin was very satisfied with her work, Amanda Waller's look couldn't help but feel a bit excited.
"I do all this for the sake of Federation homeland security. This is my duty!"
"Cobra Commander! Are you interested in going for a walk?" Julian Daher issued an invitation towards Amanda Waller.
"It is my great honor!" Amanda Waller looked deeply at Julian Daher. She knew her place and knew that this Department of Defense Major General must have come with some special mission.
And part of the reason for ARGUS's existence is precisely to handle some shady matters for some Important Figures.
Not far from the Temporary Military Camp, at the Roadside, the Department of Defense Major General and the ARGUS Cobra Commander stood side by side, watching the distant Humvee convoy drive away from the Camp. The two subtly started a temporary meeting that was like a casual chat.
During the chat, Julian Daher asked as if inadvertently.
"Cobra Commander, I heard that you have a pretty good relationship with Mr. President!"
Amanda Waller didn't understand Julian Daher's true intention. She thought it over carefully in her heart, then slowly spoke, "That I could serve as ARGUS Cobra Commander is indeed thanks to Mr. President's recommendation! Many people know this point!"
"No need to be nervous, Commander Waller. I have no malice. Strictly speaking, we stand on the same front line!"
Julian Daher said directly and frankly, "This incident caused nearly ten thousand National Guard members to go missing. If this matter is exposed, the influence will be very bad, and it may even directly affect this Government's term of office!"
"Secretary Austin and the White House are consistent in their opinion. This matter needs to be given a reasonable explanation to the public!"
"Of course, a reason like alien invasion is definitely not suitable. Although the Kryptonian Invasion incident a few years ago made the existence of aliens a well-known secret, the White House and The Pentagon also need to consider the trust crisis that might be triggered!"
"Although nearly ten thousand National Guard members bravely sacrificing themselves while resisting the alien invasion might gain sympathy points, according to Think Tank analysis, doing this is very likely to make the Federation public develop a perception in their hearts that the Federation Military is incompetent!"
"So what is the decision of the High-level Staff?" Amanda Waller's gaze swept over the helicopters taking off not far away, and she asked cooperatively.
"After finishing the detection of the energy radiation value here, and waiting for this strange Blood Red Light Pillar to completely disappear, three hours later, a meteorite will fall from the sky in this Area!"
"So this is an accident!"
"It must be an accident!"
"Then you came to find me because... is there anything you need our ARGUS to assist with?"
"Your ARGUS has always dealt with supernatural power. I wonder if you have come into contact with some legendary creatures?"
"Legendary creatures, are you referring to?"
"Such as Angels, or Demon!"
Human vision and the vision of some transcendental beings are not on the same Orbit. For example, when humans look at the disappearing Blood Red Light Pillar, it is a process of slowly transforming from physical form to etherealize. While in the eyes of some transcendental life forms, that Blood Mist Light Pillar is actually gradually detaching from the Material World...
(End of chapter)