146: The Demon Lord has awakened!
Destruction Magic God complained, "Is this mission reward really a reward? Let's not talk about the Demonic Path Cultivation System for now, but who among you wants this title of 'Wanted Criminal'? Do you want it, Supreme? Or do you want it?"
Tang Gao decisively shook his head, "As a dignified Honorary Titled General, what would I want that for? Am I bored out of my mind?"
"Who will take the blame—no, I mean, who will bear this glory!"
Violent Justice Emissary chuckled dryly, "Supreme, I've bled for the organization, I've risked my life, and I'm still doing good deeds in Qingcheng every day.
If I take on this title and the Demonic Cultivation System, how will I cover for you in the future?"
Tang Gao stroked his chin, "That makes sense. You are my exclusive attribute-covering Clone, not to be easily moved.
Granted, I'll let you off the hook... Bah, you really can't bear the glory."
Violent Justice Emissary nodded, "Ah, yes, yes, yes."
Why don't you take it yourself, you dog.
Alchemist Shennong directly pointed to the top of his head, revealing a golden 'Barefoot Divine Doctor' title: "Supreme, don't joke around. If I become a wanted criminal, how will I Cultivate my Alchemy Dao in the future?"
Alchemist Shennong relied not only on Cultivating the Alchemy Dao but also on treating illnesses to accumulate prestige. Taking this would have a huge impact on him.
Finally, everyone's gaze turned to Mechanical Yuanzun.
Mechanical Yuanzun widened his eyes, pointing at himself: "Me? I just opened a shop! And you want me to become a Demonic Cultivator!?
I think my Mechanical System is super cool! Being a Demonic Cultivator would really affect my good looks!"
Tang Gao gasped, "This person's reason is also very valid. His good looks are very important, and he's unwilling to sacrifice his cool appearance, so..."
Everyone looked at Destruction Magic God.
Destruction Magic God widened his eyes: "You bunch of dogs! I've been beaten for so long, and you want me to take the blame!? Are you even human!?"
Everyone shook their heads in unison, having to give up the idea of completely tricking him.
This person's reason was indeed very valid. Having taken the blame to this extent, tricking him further would truly make everyone feel a bit bad about their conscience and Face.
Tang Gao opened the quest log, looking at the four bright red characters for 'Demonic Cultivation System' with a bit of covetousness: "To be honest, this thing is really powerful. Giving it up would be a bit of a shame."
All races in the world knew that Demonic Cultivators were not good things, but all races in the world also knew that Demonic Cultivators were invincible once they grew strong.
From world history, there were several times when Demonic Cultivators formed their own faction and became enemies of the world.
Although no one knew why they wanted to be enemies of the world, they all ended up being annihilated.
Of course, from another perspective, the Demonic Cultivator lineage could also be understood as failed attempts at becoming an invincible Empire.
Perhaps you don't understand it this way, so let me explain it in a more common way.
The five great Empires within the Human Race today, including the Xia Dynasty, have all, in history, been enemies of the world and successfully established themselves.
On this planet today, every invincible Empire in its history has tried to dominate the world, destroy other races, and become the Supreme race.
Of course, none of them ultimately succeeded, but they all severely beat up 99% of the other countries and races on this planet and Underwent Tribulation to become invincible Empires.
So now, everyone also defaults to one thing: to become an invincible Empire, the first thing you must do is to be an enemy of the world, severely beat up other invincible Empires and 99% of the races, and at the same time possess the power to destroy this world.
Of course, Tang Gao only recently learned this: that the Xia Dynasty, which he thought was ordinary, was once a super Empire that all races came to worship, possessing the power to destroy this world.
Of course, as for now... if you insist we are the world's number one, be careful, I'll sue you for slander!
We are clearly the world's second, unshakeable!
There's no such thing as the Heavenly Court God System at all!
Slander! It's all slander! Our Xia Dynasty doesn't believe in gods, there's no Heavenly Court God System at all!
—These words are excerpted from the Xia Dynasty's failure after its grand feat of conquering all races and destroying the world to achieve Dynasty Ascension.
Anyway, ever since then.
If you ask, there is no Heavenly Court God System.
If you say, it's just the world's second, not worth mentioning.
If you talk about it, it's that our Xia Dynasty is amiable, low-key, and easy to get along with.
What? The title of our Xia Dynasty as an invincible Empire comes from almost slaughtering all races?
Impossible, you must have remembered wrong. We Xia people are the most humble and easy to get along with.
Therefore, a great weapon like Demonic Cultivation, you can consider it dangerous, but if you truly have the opportunity to hold it in your hand, don't give it up if you can.
You can choose not to use it, but you can't not have it.
After all, some of the Demonic Cultivator's methods, when used in reverse, are predictive defensive measures, which are very valuable survival experiences.
Violent Justice Emissary stroked his chin, "If it really doesn't work, let's just get another scapegoat. Anyway, we don't lack Cultivation now."
Alchemist Shennong leaned back tactically, "What scapegoat? They are clearly our flesh-and-blood brothers!"
Destruction Magic God was the first to raise his hand, "I agree! I'm willing to give all my Cultivation!"
Having been severely beaten for a very long time, Destruction Magic God deeply felt that he shouldn't be the only one to experience such suffering.
He must pull in a brain-dead unlucky person to bear it!
Bah, pull in a pure lucky person to bear the glory!
Mechanical Yuanzun nodded in agreement, "My production base has already started operating and can mass-produce various materials and Mechanical Clan members, so I don't lack Cultivation either."
Seeing that everyone agreed, Tang Gao directly chose to exchange for the Clone limit and a Demonic Path Clone.
Tang Gao hesitated for a moment, "Wait a minute, let's enter the Shadow Realm to summon, lest the Main World's powerful beings perceive us and hit us with a remote heavy blow."
After multiple attempts by the Demonic Cultivation System to overturn the world and become enemies with the entire world, every invincible Empire has a corresponding Heavenly Star Pavilion to investigate the world's Luck and prevent the emergence of Demonic Path powerhouses.
His current mission was truly real.
Everyone agreed and entered the Shadow Realm.
The Shadow Realm is a copy space of the Main World, but its attribute is darkness, and various Shadow-Type Life forms live in this world.
Historically, there had been several major plans to develop the Shadow Realm.
Later, due to the successive rise of Human Race invincible Empires, the Human Race in the Main World was constantly in a state of war, and the population plummeted, leading to the development plans going bankrupt all the way to modern times.
The Main World couldn't even be fully occupied, so who had the energy to develop a desolate, backward world that was seventh, eighth, ninth, or tenth in line?
Alchemist Shennong distributed several large boxes of Medicinal Pills to everyone, instructing them to sell them to gain Cultivation.
Mechanical Yuanzun took out and distributed entire boxes of solidified Spiritual Qi crystal stones, rapidly increasing their Cultivation.
After gaining roughly enough, everyone stopped in unison.
At the current stage, the increase brought by Cultivation was already relatively small. Spells, techniques, talents, Magic Treasures, pets, Formations, and Medicinal Pills were the main methods of increase.
Tang Gao took a deep breath, "Each of us contributes four hundred years of Cultivation. We'll do something big and give this world a little shock!"
A two-thousand-year Demonic Path Clone, I ask you, are you afraid or not!
"Good, let's do it!"
The five people formed a circle, simultaneously extending their hands and releasing their respective Cultivation to summon the Demonic Path Clone.
In an instant, the entire sky of the Shadow World turned blood-red. Although it was nighttime, a black-red blood sun hung high in the center of the sky, staring at the world below like a Demon God Lord's blood-red eye.
The previously somewhat noisy Shadow Realm instantly became silent.
The gray clouds in the sky were torn apart, and countless powerful beings' Divine Thoughts or Clones instantly shattered the entire firmament. Five-colored powers filled the entire Shadow Realm.
The gods of heaven and earth awakened, tearing through space and time, focusing their gaze on the previously unnoticed Shadow Realm.
The black-red blood sun stubbornly hung in the center of the firmament, releasing terrifying dark torrents that repeatedly washed over the surrounding space and time, hindering the descent of powers not belonging to this world, offering the most devout protection and blessings to the soon-to-awaken Dark God Lord.
The gods of heaven and earth were enraged and struck out, wanting to shatter the black-red blood sun, but they were helpless as the other party was rooted in the Shadow Realm, an unassailable place. They could not forcibly interfere at this moment and could only observe from across a world of space and time.
Tang Gao swallowed, "I think I did something big."
Oh my, I think I overdid it.
The four Clones were all dumbfounded, "Heaven and earth anomaly?"
What kind of treatment is this?
A big-shot level treatment?
Why didn't we have this back then!
Damn it, give me my money back!
This is just maxing out the coolness factor!
The Demon God Lord, sleeping in the endless dark torrent, has awakened.
The System box very cooperatively turned blood-red, with many blood droplets flowing down the System box, obscuring the thick, dark-red, bolded Song-style font within the System box.
It really, I'm crying, it's too cooperative.
Tang Gao was instantly scared, his back chilling and a shiver running through him.
The Clones shivered along with him.
This atmosphere is truly on point.
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