184: Create a market if there is no market?
After seven or eight Reincarnations and half a month of Cultivating, Tang Gao finally managed to stack up his strength.
Tang Gao generally considered the situation when devouring his own kind, only killing those who were evil.
As for other races… The Classic of Mountains and Seas states that Mountain Giants strengthen the kidneys and can be boiled, fried, or stewed for consumption, providing immense power, though only high-level Cultivators can stomach them.
In the mission space, Tang Gao laughed heartily, feeling the Mountain Giant-like power within him: "This is so exhilarating! This mission is truly powerful!"
What's the point of crushing your own kind? Crushing other races is what's truly exhilarating!
Mere Mountain Giants are not worth mentioning!
The Demon God Lord's expression was calm: "I have benefited greatly recently."
If the Mountain Giant Tribe ganging up on him alone counted as a gain, that is.
Tang Gao chuckled: "Alright, alright, one last Cultivation burst. After we defeat Bo Shan, we'll make a run for it. Let's go, go, go!"
It's laughable, what difficulty could a six-star mission possibly have?
It was just half a month of fighting, that's all.
...
After the mission restarted, Tang Gao and the Demon God Lord stealthily arrived before the mountains.
Tang Gao used a True Sight Spell and saw the Mountain Giant Bo Shan, who was slumbering within the Origin Qi of the mountains and earth. He clicked his tongue: "Good heavens, so you're the one who hit me the hardest, huh? Take this, Steel Gate Divine Fist!"
The Demon God Lord, on the other hand, had already instructed the Twelve Calamity Beasts in the Demon Realm, his expression cold and arrogant: "Later, when His Excellency makes his move, you follow suit and slap those who hit us the hardest right across their big faces!"
This was the longest the Demon God Lord had ever spoken. For the past half-month, he had been leading the Calamity Beasts, constantly taking beatings and self-destructing, all to ensure His Excellency's grand development plan.
But, to be honest, it was very frustrating.
Despite having top-tier Demon God talent and Bloodline, the enemies he fought each time were all formidable, leading to repeated defeats and then repeated fights, becoming more and more uncomfortable with each battle, only growing through enduring beatings and Cultivating.
Now, the moment for revenge had finally arrived.
Tang Gao first unleashed the large-scale manifestation Spell he had prepared long ago.
"Whoosh!!!"
An invisible light wave swept in all directions, forcing the Mountain Giants slumbering among the mountains out of the earth's Origin Qi, forcibly waking them.
Tang Gao saw Bo Shan appear, revealing a mischievous smile. He transformed into a meteor and flew towards the bewildered Bo Shan who was just opening his eyes. In mid-air, he activated his magic power to conjure a giant, pitch-black palm.
The Mountain Giant Bo Shan opened his eyes in a daze, completely unable to understand why he had fallen from his "bed" (the earth's Origin Qi). Could it be that he was getting old and prematurely entering senile dementia?
The Mountain Giant Bo Shan was only stunned for a moment before he saw a giant, pitch-black palm fiercely slap him across the face.
"Clang!!!"
The sound of the Steel Gate Divine Fist rang out, and the Mountain Giant Bo Shan instantly became an aerial spinning top, slapped so hard that he flew up and spun rapidly in mid-air like a high-speed top for a long time before crashing to the ground.
His head buzzed, and the entire Giant was bewildered, several teeth having been knocked out.
The Mountain Giant Bo Shan, bewildered and enraged, got up and shouted: "Which scoundrel slapped me!"
"Slap, slap, slap!!!"
Dense slapping sounds erupted all around. The Mountain Giant Bo Shan stared dumbfounded as he saw twelve giant beasts, full of calamitous aura, frantically slapping his clansmen across their big faces, sending them flying into the air to become high-speed spinning tops, rotating seven hundred and twenty degrees before crashing to the ground in a grand split. Some unlucky ones even had their testicles crushed, and their Mountain Giant faces showed twisted expressions of pain.
The Mountain Giant Bo Shan hastily shouted: "Demon Realm invasion! Counterattack quickly!"
After their initial bewilderment, the Mountain Giants heard their general's command and quickly gathered to form a battle array to counterattack, intending to suppress these twelve Calamity Beasts.
Just as the Mountain Giant Bo Shan had finished condensing his battle armor and gauntlets, he found that the Demon Realm beings opposite him had all vanished simultaneously.
The Mountain Giant Bo Shan stood frozen in place, utterly bewildered, his face still burning with pain, and his speech now leaky: "What the f—... Where are the demons?"
You hit us and then ran away!?
You slapped our faces and then ran away!?
You beat us and then teleported away!?
How shameless!!!!
Utterly shameless!!!!
I was sleeping soundly! And I get woken up by a big slap to the face!!!???
"Investigate for me!!! Find out how they appeared!!! Notify the Human Race and all other races!!! I'm going to butcher these Demon Realm beasts!!!"
The Mountain Giant Bo Shan exploded with rage on the spot, fuming.
Sleeping soundly at home, and then suddenly being pulled off the bed and getting a solid slap to the face!!!
You Demon Realm beasts are truly despicable!!!
Too damn despicable!!!
I'm going to lead my army and smash through your damned Demon Realm!!!
...
In Mountain State, Qingcheng, Qingkai University, student villa, living room.
Tang Gao was in a very good mood, looking at the mission rewards and grinning from ear to ear: "Excellent, excellent, very strong, very strong."
[Body of Strength]: Strength doubles upon entering combat, and increases by one percent daily. Strength will evolve and Cultivate on its own.
Increasing strength by one percent daily might seem small, but once the base number becomes large, this is an invincible source of power!
Tang Gao was in a great mood and decided to celebrate with his Clones: "Very good, very good. Today's gains are excellent. Let's do some one-star to three-star missions to relax."
To be honest, Tang Gao had become addicted to this feeling of Cultivating intensely.
It was so exhilarating!
Especially the "clang, clang, clang" sound of stacking steel.
Violent Justice complained: "How about you go by yourself, Your Excellency? I want to rest now."
Destruction Magic God covered his face: "I don't want to Cultivate intensely anymore, I'm so tired. I want to stack magic power."
Shennong Alchemist looked nostalgic: "I've already started missing the days of setting up stalls."
Mechanical Yuanzun complained: "Please, just give us a break."
The Demon God Lord's expression was cold and arrogant. He had intended to say something, but remembering the half-month of beatings, he obediently shut his mouth and fell silent, tacitly supporting the words of his four useless brothers.
Originally, I was very capable of Cultivating intensely, until I met such a His Excellency who had a Tang Gao growing on his liver.
I'm sick of it, truly.
Tang Gao pouted: "Alright, then you guys do some three-star missions yourselves and just grind your cultivation. Sigh, these Clones nowadays, they're just not working hard enough."
Seeing his Clones all object, Tang Gao had no choice but to give up the temptation of continuing to Cultivate intensely.
"Alright, alright, take a break."
The Clones immediately ran off, not wanting to follow the main body to Cultivate intensely anymore.
Fighting continuously for half a month, family, who understands? Tang Gao's rotten ideas.
Tang Gao saw that his strength was increasing so easily and so much through various channels and bonuses that he felt a deep sense of unease. He immediately sat cross-legged and began to continue Cultivating intensely on the spot.
Becoming strong too easily, he had to rely on continued intense Cultivation to smooth over this little bit of guilt and unease in his heart.
The next day.
Tang Gao was preparing to go out and relax, find a place to study the Somersault Cloud, and prepare for the upcoming Speed Challenge, when he received a call from General Liu Zhen.
"At nine o'clock, come over. I'll give you the coordinates, and you'll gather here.
The Mountain Giant Tribe has sent an envoy to share important intelligence with us, saying it's related to the Demon Realm."
Tang Gao was stunned: "The Mountain Giants are sharing a battle report, why are you calling me?"
Wait a minute, why does the name Mountain Giant sound a bit familiar.
Which race were those Giants I beat up last night?
Earth Giants? Stone Giants? Rock Giants? Mountain Giants?
..."Did you forget we're cooperating with the Military System? If a war breaks out next, don't you want to take the opportunity to make a fortune from it?"
"Alright, I'll be right there."
Tang Gao hung up the phone and hastily opened his mission log to check the race of the Giant he had slapped last night.
"Oh... I'm screwed, I just beat them up."
Does this count as creating a market where there was none?
I'm truly a little Genius copycat.
Damn it, how do I explain to them that there was no Demon Realm invasion, and that I was the one who slapped the Mountain Giants last night?
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I can't hold it in anymore, brothers!
I said I don't ask for gifts, and you really aren't giving any!
I'm here, taking ibuprofen to reduce fever and cough, coding in a daze...
I need to earn money for medicine, boo hoo hoo!