178: Suppress the demons, Lei Mietian invites you to a decisive battle

Su Lei's expression also grew solemn.

He clasped his hands together, and nine ancient, multi-colored runes suddenly appeared around him.

The runes rotated, forming a profound Formation.

"Heavenly Protective Aura Demonic Subjugation Formation!"

A chain pierced through the air, binding the Demonic God's phantom layer by layer.

In an instant, Situ Nan's phantom struggled madly, letting out an inhuman roar.

The chains made a grating "creak" and sparked with dazzling fire.

"It's over."

"No... this is impossible!"

Situ Nan discovered in horror that the Souls he had devoured were breaking free from his control.

His bloated body began to shrivel like a deflating balloon.

Su Lei slowly withdrew his hand.

"Your Power, after all, is borrowed."

Situ Nan struggled to look up, his eyes full of terror: "You... you don't even know... how terrifying a True God is..."

Su Lei's eyes narrowed slightly, and a wisp of pure Mental Energy seeped from his glabella, extending like a thread towards Situ Nan's glabella.

The moment his Mental Energy touched the other's forehead, a decaying, cold Aura suddenly lashed back.

"Hm?"

In Su Lei's mental vision, Situ Nan's Sea of Consciousness was shrouded in a thick black mist,

The mist writhed like a living thing, and countless painful, twisted human faces could vaguely be seen floating and sinking within the black mist.

"Break!"

Su Lei roared, his eyes blazing with light.

His vast Mental Energy instantly condensed into a sharp spike, its tip flowing with profound runes, and pierced into the black mist with the force of lightning!

"Chh—"

The moment the black mist was torn, Situ Nan's shriveled body suddenly began to convulse violently.

Su Lei quickly retreated three steps.

Situ Nan's skin cracked and decayed at a visible speed, turning into dust and scattering in the blink of an eye.

The next moment, a swirling mass of black and red mist rose, slowly condensing into a human face.

When the mist completely solidified and he saw the other's appearance, Su Lei's face darkened, and his voice was as cold as iron,

"Lei Mietian..."

"Release Wang Qingtian and return that batch of Ore."

The face formed by the mist twisted and let out a hoarse laugh.

"That was originally mine."

"Su Lei, if it weren't for you repeatedly ruining my plans, the entire Federation would have long since prostrated at my feet!"

As he spoke, tiny human faces constantly appeared and disappeared in the black mist, as if countless vengeful spirits were wailing.

"Not only those resources, but all the Grandmasters, Martial Artists, commoners of the Federation... everything will become the stepping stones for my ascension to godhood!"

Su Lei secretly formed a hand seal with his right hand, a barely perceptible light emanating from his fingertips.

"Last time I went to your Lei Family, I had already planted Mental Energy imprints on those hundreds of people."

Lei Mietian snorted, "A boring trick..."

"Once I become a god, I will be an immortal and indestructible existence with supreme Divine Power, what use would I have for descendants?"

Su Lei frowned deeply, "A god? I think you have long since abandoned your humanity and completely degenerated into a monster."

The black mist suddenly churned violently, and Lei Mietian's face became ferocious and terrifying.

"Su Lei! I'll give you this chance."

The mist contracted and condensed, forming the shape of a small island in mid-air.

"Dongling Island."

"If you have the guts, come over; consider it a complete end to everything that has happened in the past..."

Lei Mietian's voice began to become ethereal.

"The fact that you could kill Situ Nan proves you are worthy of becoming my collection..." "I won't kill you; I want to refine you into the most perfect Puppet, and have you personally destroy the Federation you cherish most..."

As the last syllable fell, the black mist exploded, turning into countless screaming human faces that scattered.

Su Lei raised his hand to wave away the pungent wind that assaulted him, his face as dark as water.

Suddenly, he seemed to sense something and looked up towards the southeast.

There, a blood-colored pillar of light shot into the sky, and even from a thousand miles away, one could feel the terrifying Aura it contained.

Around the pillar of light, dark clouds formed a giant vortex, as if some colossal entity was awakening.

Just as Su Lei and Lei Mietian faced each other across the distance,

In a military jeep not far away, Situ Ming's body was undergoing a horrifying transformation.

Black and red mist drilled into his seven orifices like a living thing, and spiderweb-like blood-colored patterns appeared under his skin.

"Hoo... hoo..." Situ Ming's eyes bulged, and his throat emitted an inhuman roar.

His spine made a grating "crunching" sound, and his shoulder blades suddenly pierced through his military uniform, growing two segments of stark white bone spurs.

Su Lei caught a glimpse of this scene from the corner of his eye and calmly pointed two fingers.

A Protective Aura, condensed to the extreme, shot through the air, precisely piercing Situ Ming's deforming glabella.

His ferocious expression instantly froze, and a dazzling splash of blood splattered on the interior wall of the car.

As if he had casually completed a minor task, Su Lei had already moved a hundred meters away by the time he turned around, stepping through the air towards the east, each step leaving a faint light trail in the sky... Imperial Capital Federal Building, top floor conference room.

Chairman Cheng stared silently at the city's aerial view, frozen on the holographic projection.

That was the image transmitted before Su Lei's signal disappeared; the entire city was enveloped in a strange black mist, like the end of the world.

The Chief of General Staff of the military department beside him cast an inquiring glance.

Chairman Cheng put down the communicator in his hand and gently shook his head.

"Still no contact."

"He seemed to have encountered an attack before the call ended."

The Chief of General Staff calmly said: "With Su Lei's strength, it's not that simple for something to happen to him; perhaps his communicator was damaged in battle."

The Chairman's fingers tapped lightly on the table unconsciously, his face like still water.

"If only that were true."

"Don't forget, besides facing an endless army of Demonic Beasts, he also has to contend with the threat of the Three Great Families..."

After a moment of silence, he suddenly stood up from his seat.

"No matter what, only Su Lei can solve the Demonic Beast problem right now; he absolutely cannot be harmed."

"Activate the emergency plan."

The Chief of General Staff frowned slightly.

"But Your Excellency the President is undergoing mechanical modifications..."

"Of the Federation's five top battle strengths, one is recovering from injuries sustained in the last major battle, and Commander Wang's whereabouts are unknown after being captured."

"If we truly encounter an enemy that even Su Lei finds difficult to deal with, even sending Zhao Wuji and the other two would be useless."

The communicator on the table suddenly rang, interrupting their conversation.

Chairman Cheng frowned slightly and pressed the answer button.

The voice of the security captain came through.

"Report, the Grandmasters of the Western Theater Command have arrived downstairs."

The two couldn't help but exchange glances.

The Chairman said in a deep voice: "Let them come up."

Soon, there was a soft knock on the door.

"Enter."

Led by the guard, a group of people filed in.

Each had a profound Aura, subtly exuding a heart-palpitating sense of oppression.

The Chairman was startled and silently observed them.

There were many familiar faces among them.

Lin Qianqian, Commander of the Western Military Region, Ye Qingyun, cadre of the Shadow Blade organization, Chen Xuan, former president of the Martial Alliance branch, and four Grandmasters from the Western Martial Alliance branch... The next moment, Chairman Cheng's gaze was firmly fixed on the unfamiliar woman at the very front of the team.

She wore a moon-white cheongsam, and her seemingly gentle eyebrows and eyes actually flowed with an Aura more severe than a blade!

"Nice to meet you."

The woman extended her fair hand, a faint smile on her lips.

"I am Li Xue凝, Su Lei's wife."