CHAPTER 191: CHAPTER 187: CITY OF ABSTRACTION

Wang Wu was a bit bewildered!

However, his danger perception immediately captured a blood cloud approximately fifty miles away. Wow, is this a heavy rain? What is it?

Is it a bird-type demon race, or—damn, it’s mosquitoes!

Wang Wu was shocked and without saying a word, he took out the Profound Iron Shield hidden in his storage pouch.

To be honest, since this thing was crafted, it hadn’t come in handy yet, but today it truly opened his eyes.

What kind of mosquitoes are those, the largest ones are actually dozens of meters long, resembling gigantic eagles or Kunpeng!

The smallest mosquitoes are as big as a human head, there are countless of them, billions, tens of billions, hundreds of billions?

"Woo woo woo!" Horns of alarm were blown from the various strongholds behind, and the flagship stores of the clans also sounded warnings. This was not an ordinary street brawl, nor a common gang fight, it was a war between different species—no, it should be considered a war between different civilizations.

Civilization is the only way to describe it.

Because animals like lions, tigers, black bears, wild cattle, even wild boars, hedgehogs, rabbits, snakes, pheasants, eagles, etc., still share a common language.

Their living habits and cultivation environments are similar; there are differences, but not very large.

But mosquitoes are truly a bloodsucker, they bite anything they catch! Regardless of whether it’s the Mortal Blood Demon Race or the Ancient Blood Demon Race, they suck without fail!

Wang Wu even felt that mosquitoes couldn’t be counted as part of the demon race. If the human race and ordinary demon race had to choose a side, they would certainly unite against the bloodthirsty mosquitoes!

They even had a common language.

But damn it, in this dead of winter, with temperatures below minus forty to fifty degrees, how did these mosquitoes fly out?

Wang Wu was very uneasy, but he was slightly relieved to see the entire Celestial Pit City in a frenzy of mobilization.

Now, he understood how the demons in Celestial Pit City dealt with daily conflicts and management issues because there was a common enemy.

Not cooperating means death!

"Blood thieves are attacking the city, everyone assemble! Live or die, fight or submit!"

In the distance, a demon shouted slogans, further away, gigantic catapults were set up, with blazing flames on top.

Those sturdy strongholds also had numerous demons holding Spirit Light Crossbows, but maybe they were humans...

Anyway, at this moment, Wang Wu felt there was nothing surprising to see.

Now, from the more southern direction, loud bell tolls were spreading, turning back, wow, the southern sky was dyed red.

This is a pincer attack from both south and north!

Where did so many blood mosquitoes come from?

As he was thinking, a rough, harsh feeling of impending collapse and petrification surged in Wang Wu’s mind, and instinctively, he entered passive concealment.

The next second, a blood-red whirlwind suddenly appeared in the Celestial Pit a dozen miles away, like a blood-colored flower, madly blooming.

At the same time, a cold and eerie voice rang out, "You Western Wilderness demons, how dare you collude with the human race and betray your race for petty gains, you deserve death! Today, I shall massacre all you Western Wilderness demons!"

Before the words were even finished, a blood shadow flashed, transforming into hundreds or thousands of gigantic blood blades, each over a hundred meters long, ferociously shooting in all directions.

What level of demon is this!

But suddenly, time froze, frost silently appeared, gently collecting those thousands of gigantic blood blades.

Then a thread directly pulled them up to the sky ten thousand meters high.

In the clouds, a massive centipede of unknown length, but just showing half its body, stretched over dozens of kilometers, had unknowingly emerged.

Then with a swish, the massive centipede and those blood blades disappeared into the horizon, and the terrifying pressure vanished with them.

Wang Wu remembered, could that be the quasi-Second Grade mysterious and elusive, sky-flying and earth-escaping Centipede Grand General?

Also the nominal boss of Centipede Ridge?

But there was no time for Wang Wu to think because the overwhelming Blood Mosquito Army was already attacking.

Though at that moment, countless attacks annihilated swathes of blood mosquitoes, fierce flames formed massive clouds of fire, turning hordes of blood mosquitoes to ashes, yet a large number still slipped through the net.

They emitted an eerie buzzing, easily evading normal attacks, bypassing shields, and diving downwards to ferociously suck blood, taking just two or three seconds to fill themselves completely.

Wang Wu personally witnessed a Seventh Grade Deer Demon having its defense broken through, and was instantly sucked dry by over twenty blood mosquitoes.

Fortunately, there were many demons in the Celestial Pit City, along with numerous shields. They were quite experienced, and the demons from various clans showcased their respective Divine Techniques, working together seamlessly. There were occasionally unlucky ones, but more often than not, they were rescued in time, only losing a few sips of vital blood.

At this moment, Wang Wu also withdrew from Passive Concealment. Holding a Profound Iron Shield in one hand, he simultaneously channeled Red Flame Spiritual Qi, forming flames above the shield to deter the blood mosquitoes to the greatest extent. As for his Companion Demon Vine, he certainly wouldn’t release it at this time; he wouldn’t even bring out his Broken Sword. All he used was his right front claw.

There was no need to fully activate it, just a casual swing, and no matter how large the blood mosquito was, it could be easily slain. Occasionally, he even managed to coordinate well with the other demons nearby.

Moments later, Wang Wu relaxed his heart, no wonder they were called Blood Thieves, they really didn’t pose much pressure.

In fact, in less than three minutes, the bloody clouds in the sky rapidly diminished, as countless avian demons frantically devoured them in combat, feasting.

"Not bad, little brother, this Profound Iron Shield of yours was probably bought from those human race profiteers, right? It looks quite good quality."

The Tiger Demon who previously pulled Wang Wu laughed heartily. It should be of Seventh Grade, with limbs and body transformed to human form, only the head and tail retained the Tiger Demon appearance, making it look quite cute. In the battle earlier, it seemed to handle things with ease, not even needing to release its true form.

"I suppose so, thank you for the reminder earlier, it was my first time seeing such arrogant Blood Thieves!"

Wang Wu promptly cupped his paws.

"Yes, these Blood Thieves are becoming more and more arrogant, they used to only launch sporadic night attacks, but this time even the Centipede Ancestor was alarmed. Fortunately, there is the Centipede Ancestor, otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable."

The Tiger Demon wasn’t suspicious of him, but rather looked worried.

At this moment, another demon nearby also joined in the conversation with a gloomy tone, "Alas, life in the Celestial Pit is getting harder and harder. The production of the Profound Iron Ore is declining, and it’s getting difficult to steal wood from the Black Forest. Now these Blood Thieves are becoming increasingly rampant. If it weren’t for my family, I’d have gone to the Great Snow Mountain to join the army against the thieves!"

"That’s right, but why do you think things are like this? I remember back when I was young, it wasn’t this bad, what’s happening now?"

"I think this Celestial Pit is losing its prospects, demons from all directions are flocking here, refugees, those looking for relatives, illegal demons who have caused trouble, it’s like a trash can. Working hard every day, earning little Vitality and Spirit Essence. If this continues, I’ll just take my family to the wilderness to seize territory and become a mountain king!"

A Rhinoceros Demon cursed vehemently.

The demons around him heckled, "Don’t just talk about it, if you, West Bigfoot, want to seize a mountain and become king, remember to inform me. I’ll pay a high price to buy your Cave Mansion No.9 Ring B. I’ve been wanting that place for so many years, such a great location!"

"Exactly, I want to buy it too, Bigfoot, name your price!"

"Get lost, you group of disgraceful paupers, don’t try to provoke me. If I ever break through to Fifth Grade, I’ll be a Demon King!"

This seemed to trigger a keyword.

The demons fell silent, all dispersed one by one, looking dejected.

Fifth Grade, that was an unattainable dream.

In Centipede Ridge, within a radius of five thousand miles, anyone with Fifth Grade strength could really become a mountain king, carefree, just paying some taxes yearly, building a town for oneself, having enough space to sunbathe, get Spirit Essence, grow Spirit Grass, refine Cyan Pills, living happy and easy. Who wouldn’t want that!

The crowd of demons dispersed, no one paid attention to Wang Wu, including the Tiger Demon who was interested in the Profound Iron Shield earlier. They were only especially united when fighting against the Blood Thieves; at other times, they had to busy themselves with their own livelihoods.

Therefore, Wang Wu hurried to catch up with She Dada and She Er Gou couple, still not knowing enough about this Celestial Pit place, so having a job was very important.

But before he found them, he heard a clanging of a gong, and a demon on a mountain ring road below shouted loudly.

"Congratulations to Master Snake Flower for successfully closing a retreat, promoted to Fifth Grade, can now become a mountain king!"

"Master Snake Flower is establishing an office, recruiting one hundred outland personal attendants, spots are limited, first come, first served!"

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Truly a stone stirred a thousand waves. Demons within several kilometers swiftly emerged from hiding, running to the roadside to join the spectacle, as if the mountain ring road suddenly grew a row of heads like railings.

"Wow, Snake Flower, what an achievement! I remember it’s only ninety-eight years old, right? Reaching Fifth Grade at less than a hundred years old, truly worthy of being a genius of the Cauliflower Snake Race. Now it brings glory to its family, and the entire clan can bask in the shine!"

"Yes, fifty years ago, this kid used to follow me to the Black Forest to chop wood. Back then it was very respectful, calling me sir in every sentence. Now it’s my turn to call it master."

"Grandson, did you see that? You have to work hard in cultivation in the future, strive to reach Fifth Grade, bring glory to our family, and we’ll proudly follow you to become a mountain king!"

Many old demons sighed this way, also encouraging the little demon cubs by their side, but these cubs either just found the excitement fun, playing happily, or found it noisy, playing joyously on their own.

Only a few seemed to half-understand, puffing up their chests and shouting, "Grandpa rest assured, when I grow up I will definitely reach Fifth Grade, become a mountain king, bring glory to our family!"

"Such a good boy! Good grandson!"

Wang Wu passed by here, feeling disoriented.

This place is really abstract!