Chương 232: Unknown Beasts

"Controlling so many strange beasts is already straining my divine power. I estimate that I can only control them for another three hours at most before I can no longer control the high-level beasts."

Beside the speaker stood a giant, even taller, standing five meters tall, with blue runes on his skin, his eyes gleaming with an eerie light, and a slightly weary expression.

"I never imagined their divine weapons were so powerful. If the Great Shang also possessed such weapons—" The bearded man's eyes turned slightly cold. He felt that the Nine Clans Elders needed to re-examine their views on the Central Plains and the Great Shang Dynasty.

"This is only part of it. There are many other extremely powerful weapons, but because their destructive power is too terrifying and they can't distinguish friend from foe, they haven't used them—" At this moment, someone next to him frowned and spoke up.

"Such a thing is true!"

The bearded man's expression darkened slightly; the strength of the Central Plains dynasty had exceeded his expectations.

"According to reports from our spies, the Shang Dynasty fought them fiercely for a period of time, but chose to compromise because these weapons were too powerful."

"So, the Central Plains are the toughest nut to crack?"

"Let's wait and see. If this is true, we may have to revise the battle plan."

After speaking, the bearded man narrowed his eyes and gazed at the distant battlefield, waiting for the situation to change.

Since only alien beasts died and their native forces suffered no losses, they decided to remain on the sidelines and observe the enemy's strengths and weaknesses.

The battle was extremely fierce, with countless monsters falling to the ground and their blood staining the sea red.

Thanks to the suppression of heavy firepower, ordinary alien beasts were unable to get close and perished in the artillery fire before they even landed.

However, many alien beasts can also use supernatural powers, especially high-level alien beasts. Their supernatural powers are in no way inferior to shore-based heavy firepower weapons, and they are even slightly better in terms of killing range.

Moreover, these high-level beasts are so enormous that even a slight movement from them could cause mountains to crumble and the earth to split. For ordinary soldiers and martial artists, even a minor collision would be a death sentence.

If it weren't for the Dharma Aspect Realm cultivator restraining them, these high-level exotic beasts alone could have destroyed the entire defense system.

To prevent the alien beasts from breaching the defenses, some soldiers donned the latest portable support mechs and used the newest melee weapons.

Driven by true qi and internal force, ordinary level two or three martial artists can also exert the strength of level six or seven martial artists.

At this level, the ability to survive has undergone a qualitative leap.

Even so, a large number of soldiers and ordinary warriors still lost their lives in the battle.

The scene was so horrific that it was unbearable to watch.

Fortunately, the Qingcheng Sect had more Dharma Aspect Realm Masters, and they quickly suppressed these powerful high-level alien beasts after a short battle.

This gave them the opportunity to use heavy firepower to wipe out the smaller alien beasts.

With the addition of ordinary martial artists and soldiers clearing out the enemy, the advantage quickly shifted towards the Central Plains.

"Take it down."

Seeing this, the bearded man frowned and waved to the giant beside him, signaling the beast to retreat.

"Yes, Master!"

As the giant's eyes emitted a strange fluctuation, the surviving beasts on the shore turned and jumped into the sea, disappearing into the vast ocean.

"They escaped?"

The people on the shore breathed a sigh of relief, especially the Dharma Aspect experts like Cang Zhenzi.

They were the group under the most pressure, facing beasts of almost equal strength, and dared not relax or underestimate their opponents in the slightest.

In this battle, the Qingcheng Sect also lost two Dharma Aspect Realm Masters. If Dharma Aspect Realm Masters were injured, one can only imagine the casualties among ordinary martial artists and soldiers.

The group gazed at the coastline ahead, where corpses lay everywhere—human and beast remains alike. The entire sea was covered in floating corpses, with enormous beast carcasses lying across the surface, resembling small islands rising from the water.

No one felt any joy in winning.

After all, they haven't even seen anyone from the major merchants yet.

Cang Zhenzi and several Dharma Aspect Real Persons covered in blood stepped into the air and flew towards the distant sea.

Soon they spotted three Great Zhou warriors standing motionless in the distance, the true masterminds behind this battle.

Using alien beasts to attack is a cheating method that even a martial artist from the Song Dynasty would be unable to defeat, let alone someone with the formidable martial arts strength of the Great Shang Dynasty. They would be forced to flee in a sorry state.

If it weren't for the fact that the Central Plains of China possessed modern military weaponry, or even technology surpassing that of this era, relying solely on warriors to fight to the death would have absolutely no chance of victory.

"I must say, you guys have really surprised me!"

The bearded man smiled faintly, pointed his finger, and a stream of true energy traversed several nautical miles of sea surface, shooting straight towards Cang Zhenzi, who was at the head of the group.

Cang Zhenzi hurriedly waved the divine weapon, the Floating Dust, which he had obtained from Zhao Rui and which was also used by his former senior brother, Cang Wuzi, to block the true energy.

With just a distant strike, he felt a tremendous force emanating from his inner energy, propelling his body several meters away.

"Such strong control! At least a Domain Realm expert."

Cangzhenzi was greatly alarmed.

"You have some skill, but it's not enough. Let's call it a day."

The bearded man chuckled, reached out and flicked his wrist, and the three of them vanished from Cang Zhenzi and the others' sight in an instant.

"Senior brother!"

The other Dharma Masters looked at Cang Zhenzi in shock.

"It's alright, a single domain realm is nothing to worry about, let's retreat!"

After saying that, Cang Zhenzi led everyone to turn around and fly towards the shore.

This great battle was not limited to the Fuzhou area protected by the Qingcheng Sect; the entire coastal area was under ambush.

If it weren't for a technological breakthrough that allowed the reconnaissance satellites, whose parameters had become disordered due to the return of the Ruins, to be restored, the Central Plains forces probably wouldn't have been able to detect the enemy's surprise attack at all.

With the retreat of the Great Zhou's army of mythical beasts, the Central Plains enjoyed a brief period of peace.

Southeast Asia benefited from military support from the Central Plains. Although most of the region was ravaged by the strange beasts, it was ultimately preserved.

Under the government's guidance, people in these areas left their shelters and began to resume production and daily life.

At the "invitation" of Southeast Asian countries, the Central Plains also dispatched troops to remain in the area as a garrison to prevent the strange beasts from launching another attack.

At this moment, the entire world order underwent a dramatic transformation.

Over the vast South Pacific Ocean!

A sky full of flying beasts roared past, and a dozen giant beasts served as animal power, pulling the huge warships as they sailed majestically across the ocean.

Countless small, strange beasts darted around and followed, their roars and hisses rising and falling.

On the massive warship, a man stood at the bow. This strange phenomenon of his life was that his eyes had double pupils within their sockets, with faint starlight shimmering within them. His eyebrows and whiskers were fleshy, resembling a squid, and they even danced on their own in the wind.

"General Nangong, Feilian's expedition has suffered a setback. We beseech you to punish him!"

Just then, a streak of light rapidly approached from afar and soon landed at the bow of the ship.

As the light faded, three figures kneeling on one knee were revealed inside; they were the three Great Zhou people who had attacked the Fuzhou area earlier.

As soon as he finished speaking, the fleshy-bearded man's beard suddenly transformed into a long whip, appearing abruptly behind the three of them. Crack! Crack! Crack! Three whip shadows flashed and instantly struck the three of them.

The three men wore expressions of extreme pain, yet dared not utter a sound, their heads bowing even lower.

"Did you underestimate the enemy and advance recklessly? Do you have any complaints?"

The bearded man said coldly without turning his head.

"I am willing to die ten thousand times for my mistake, but thank you for your forgiveness, General!"

A bearded man who called himself Fei Lianke clasped his hands in a respectful gesture.

"Get up, and don't let this happen again!"

"Thank you, General!"

Fei Lianke and the two behind him quickly stood up.

"Tell me, what happened?"

"Yes, General."

Fei Lianke then recounted how the attack by the strange beasts had been thwarted.

"It seems that the warriors of the Song Dynasty and this so-called divine weapon of the Central Plains complement each other perfectly."

General Nangong, with his thick beard and brows, had a cold gaze, and as he spoke, it seemed as if the surrounding temperature had turned cold.

"From my observation, this Central Plains region has some mysterious aspects. For example, this method of observing from a thousand miles away is a divine artifact that floats above the universe, overlooking heaven and earth, revealing everything, big or small, down to the smallest detail."

"There is another divine artifact that can generate extremely high temperatures, instantly melting gold and iron—fortunately, although this thing is powerful, it is not fast."

Fei Lianke explained in a deep voice.

"The strength of the Central Plains region is far beyond my expectations. What about the Shang Dynasty?"'

General Nangong said coldly.

"Although we have mastered many divine weapons, we are far inferior to those in the Central Plains and do not possess these top-tier weapons. However, there is a region tens of thousands of miles away that is said to have a great many divine weapons and is currently engaged in a fierce battle with the wild barbarians."

"Oh? It's quite lively. Indeed, in times of great prosperity, there are always unexpected events."

General Nangong's lips curled up slightly, a faint smile playing on his lips as he spoke.

Upon hearing his words, Fei Lianke did not dare to reply, but lowered his head slightly and waited quietly for the general's instructions.

"Issue my order: the entire army shall launch an attack. Target: the Central Plains."

As he gave the order, a loud bugle call rang out on the ship, the deep sound sounding particularly clear and far-reaching in the setting sun.

Sunrise and sunset, a month or so has passed in the blink of an eye.

The peaceful times were short-lived. After a month of rest, the space-based satellite once again issued a warning that the Great Zhou Dynasty's army was about to arrive.

This long-range operation saw warships and aircraft deployed simultaneously, resulting in a massive battle between modern technology and alien beasts, which unfolded fiercely in the waters near Southeast Asia.

Countless missiles, trailing plumes of fire, flew precisely toward the Great Zhou fleet, guided by radar.

"This is the divine weapon you were talking about?"

Seeing the various missiles hurtling towards him, General Nangong slightly raised his eyelids, but without raising his right hand, he gently flicked his fingers.

Suddenly, a series of crossbow-like mechanical tools appeared behind them, and under the operation of the soldiers, they instantly fired countless arrows.

These arrows were not aimed at the missiles, but struck the front of the ship and exploded with a bang.

Then the mist dispersed.

It quickly covered the entire space above the ship.

The missiles that were flying at high speed suddenly lost their signal when they entered the fog, and like headless flies, they either crashed into the sea or flew out of the vicinity of the ship.

"General! It really worked! You're truly amazing!"

Upon seeing this, Fei Lianke was overjoyed, his full beard trembling as he fawned over him.

General Nangong smiled faintly and said, "Attack!"

As the order was given, thousands of soldiers boarded flying beasts and flew toward the human warships.

The entire sky suddenly turned dark and gloomy, like a moving dark cloud, its power was terrifying.

The Central Plains side was naturally not to be outdone, and fighter jets and helicopters on their ships took off one after another to meet the alien beast.

Shipborne air defense weapons also spewed out scorching jets of bullets, sweeping across the sky ahead.

The beasts were not to be outdone. Many of them possessed innate supernatural abilities, such as extremely fast speed, extremely strong physical bodies, and some could even spray various corrosive venoms, flames, frost, lightning, etc.

Driven by the soldiers, in an instant, true energy swept across the sky like a storm, transforming into various forms of energy that hurtled towards the ships.

Throughout the entire sky and sea, explosions and the cries and roars of strange beasts rose and fell incessantly.

The world suddenly changed color.

A battle between technology and alien beasts was vividly displayed before humanity at this moment.

The battle lasted for a full two hours before it ended.

Countless human warships and aircraft were destroyed, and countless alien beasts perished at sea.

In the end, neither side benefited, resulting in a lose-lose situation.

On the human side, the remaining few warships and dozens of aircraft fled back to the naval port in a panic.

On the Great Zhou side, both the alien beasts and ships suffered heavy losses. General Nangong suspended the pursuit, found an island to rest, and then turned back to the Pangu Continent.

The results of the battle quickly reached the Central Plains, and such casualties immediately caused an uproar among the people.

Panic spread among the people, and pessimistic views abounded online.

In reality, many people have given up their normal work and life, started frantically buying supplies, and are looking for safe havens to hide in.

Even some morally corrupt individuals have become lawless and committed evil deeds everywhere.

Chaos broke out in many parts of the Central Plains.

The authorities acted decisively, immediately imposing martial law. Martial arts masters from all schools were ordered to lead patrols, and anyone found violating discipline or breaking the law was to be dealt with according to military law.

With such strong measures, the riots were quickly brought under control.

But the panic and sense of helplessness about the end of the world have not diminished much and still quietly grow in the hearts of many people.

House seemingly endless rain!

Just then, a violent explosion suddenly came from the sky, followed by several meteor-like objects falling from the sky, leaving a trail of fire in the sky.

Eventually, it falls to the ground or dissipates in mid-air.

"Is it a meteor shower?"

Many people witnessed this scene and were astonished.

"No, that's a satellite!"

Those who know their stuff can tell the origin of the object at a glance.

"satellite?"

Before their shock was over, a fleeting light appeared in the sky, resembling a giant, winding dragon.

It was surrounded by a red aura.

The enormous figure moved with incredible speed, flashing past people's sight before disappearing without a trace.

"The satellite is gone?"

Both the government and the people were dumbfounded. Could this dragon-like creature be a new mythical beast brought by the Great Zhou Dynasty?

A strange beast that can traverse the universe and survive in space!

How can we fight like this?

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