452: Pressure on the border, Chu Jiang is on the demon wanted list

Seven Rongtian Puppets, simply terrifying.

Their entire Border only had two Puppets of that level.

He alone possessed seven.

"If I'm not mistaken, he should be the Corpse Old Ancestor, invited by the sixth Chu Emperor three thousand years ago to join the Imperial Family. I didn't expect this old fellow to still be alive."

Mu Ze said in a deep voice. No wonder he could cross the Shen Yue Great Marsh; it's likely the three Demon Lords of the Great Swamp have already been killed by him.

"Great Chu is truly willing to spend. To extend this old fellow's Lifespan, it must have cost an astronomical amount of resources."

A lean camel is still bigger than a horse.

This saying is true.

"A strong individual from three thousand years ago? Then how could he survive for so long under the Heaven and Earth suppression?"

Everyone trembled in shock. This strong individual in the golden coffin was simply too long-lived.

Strong individuals from several millennia ago had mostly perished. They were rejected by this Heaven and Earth and could not easily show themselves.

In short, this Heaven and Earth was highly toxic to strong individuals from several millennia ago; once they were exposed, their Lifespan would be depleted.

However, for those who achieved a Breakthrough under the Heaven and Earth suppression, there wasn't much impact. They only felt that Breakthroughs were more difficult than in normal Heaven and Earth, but their Lifespan would not be depleted, allowing them to act.

There was a significant difference between the two.

Mu Ze was not surprised that Great Chu had Rongtian Realm strong individuals from several millennia ago.

The three ancient ancestors of their Sun Moon Country could all use special methods to deceive Heaven and Earth and slumber in their ancestral land.

Great Chu, as a central Dynasty, controlled all directions, and its Foundation would only be higher, not lower, than that of the Sun Moon Country.

Fortunately, his enemies were numerous enough, and his territory large enough, requiring him to disperse his forces.

Otherwise, their Sun Moon Country alone would be far from being able to contend with him.

"Commander Mu, what should we do next..."

Someone asked.

"First, immediately report the destruction of Black Stone Fortress to His Majesty the Emperor, request funding, and dispatch Formation Masters and top craftsmen to repair the Black Stone Fortress's defenses."

"Second, the other four fortresses will begin mobilization, preparing 1.5 million troops in advance. All Golden Core Stage and above officers will be recalled, and the army will march to the Great Chu Border, personally commanded by me, to exert pressure on Great Chu while awaiting His Majesty's orders."

Mu Ze said calmly.

Now that Black Stone Fortress was destroyed, it was impossible for the Sun Moon Country to have no reaction. To put it mildly, this was a national insult; to put it more seriously, it was an act of war, an invasion.

It would also be difficult to explain to the people domestically.

Among great nations, without resorting to their ultimate Foundation, the competition was about strategic resolve.

To see who would break first and back down.

He dared to do this because he was certain that the Corpse Old Ancestor would not return.

An old antique from several millennia ago could not wander in this Heaven and Earth for long and would soon return to recuperate and slumber, unless the Great Chu Dynasty was willing to abandon this world-shaking Foundation.

"Yes, we obey your command!"

The generals all responded in unison.

...

Shen Yue Great Marsh, at the bottom of the Great Swamp.

An underwater Dragon Palace was hidden within layers of coral Formations.

A pair of cold eyes suddenly opened.

"Great Chu, Chu Jiang, Corpse Old Ancestor, you massacred my Demon Clan's young and descendants in the Shen Yue Great Marsh. Just you wait, I will not let you off!"

A creature resembling both a Dragon and a Flood Dragon coiled on the Dragon Palace throne, its aura terrifying.

"Report him to the Heavenly Demon Palace and put him on the Human Race's Blood List of must-kill targets!"

The Blood List was the Demon Clan's wanted list.

It contained strong individuals who posed a great threat to the Demon Clan. Killing Human Race individuals on the Blood List could earn substantial rewards.

"Yes!"

A Flood Dragon-shaped Demon responded, bowing its head.

...

Shen Yue Great Marsh, Great Chu Border.

A golden giant coffin hovered in the Void Realm.

"Chu Jiang, I need to return to my lair to continue slumbering. Let's part ways here!"

The Corpse Old Ancestor said in a deep voice.

"Old Ancestor, after devouring so much Qi and life essence, can it still not extend your Lifespan?"

Chu Jiang asked. Since the Corpse Old Ancestor entered the Shen Yue Great Marsh, he had devoured hundreds of thousands of people, mostly those above the Vajra Realm.

"The Old Ancestor has consumed various Lifespan-extending treasures, Lifespan pills, rare Lifespan-extending medicine kings, and Nine-Curved Spirit Ginseng."

"Ordinary items can no longer extend my Lifespan."

"These life essences can be stored within the body as a Foundation for when I act, but they cannot achieve the goal of extending my Lifespan."

"Moreover, we are suppressed by the Heaven and Earth rules and cannot stay for long. If not for this golden coffin concealing me, I would only live for a few days."

"But the golden coffin also has its limits. Even if I don't act, in another thirty years, it will be my limit, and there will be nothing I can do."

The Corpse Old Ancestor shook his head. Logically, he should have passed away a thousand years ago. Most of his contemporaries were forced to perish two thousand years ago.

It was the Great Chu Dynasty that, at great expense, extended his Lifespan again and again.

Allowing him to linger until now.

In return, he needed to act when the Great Chu Dynasty was in peril.

"System, can my Lifespan Transference technique extend his Lifespan?"

System: "Yes, Lifespan Transference is a Heaven-Defying technique. As long as the target does not exceed the Reaching Heaven Realm, their Lifespan can be extended."

"However, his Realm is much higher than the host's, and his life is almost depleted, having consumed too many Lifespan-extending treasures. The conversion rate is only one two-hundredth."

Meaning, two hundred years of one's own Lifespan can only extend his Lifespan by one year.

If the target's Realm is lower than the host's, the conversion rate is one-twentieth. For the same Realm, it's one-fiftieth. For one major Realm higher, it's one-hundredth.

If the Corpse Old Ancestor had met Chu Jiang during his initial Lifespan extension, he could have extended his Lifespan at a one-hundredth conversion rate. Now, it's too late.

[demon life essence: 2.7 million years]

[Own Lifespan: 38,000 years]

Chu Jiang glanced at his Lifespan. It would take approximately twenty thousand years of his own Lifespan to extend the Corpse Old Ancestor's Lifespan by one hundred years, but he could still bear it.

Ever since the System unlocked, with one percent of demon life essence automatically converting into his own Lifespan, his Lifespan had been rapidly increasing, never stopping.

His Lifespan was far higher than that of the Reaching Heaven Realm.

Without the Corpse Old Ancestor, he wouldn't have been able to gain nearly three million Lifespan in this Shen Yue Great Marsh, nor two Demon Commander-level Blood Puppet consumables. Extending his Lifespan was only right.

Chu Jiang then spoke, preparing to extend the Corpse Old Ancestor's Lifespan.

"Alright, Chu Jiang, I appreciate your intentions, but the method of extending Lifespan greatly harms one's Martial Dao Foundation and is detrimental to you."

The Corpse Old Ancestor shook his head. A lower Realm extending the Lifespan of a higher Realm was practically playing with one's life. Chu Jiang was the next successor of the Demon Suppression Division, the number one Prodigy of Great Chu.

Regardless of whether he could extend it or not.

Even if he could, the damage would surely be immense.