Volume 1, Chapter 139 – Hitting Rock Bottom

The martial artists of Sky Thunder Hall gathered with remarkable speed. In no time, many people had assembled at Lei Wuji’s side.

“Master, Hall Master.”

Shen Tianlan strode over, saluted Lei Wuji, and when his gaze swept past Shi Lan, he could not help freezing for a moment. “Miss Shi, you…”

Shi Lan dipped her head slightly in greeting.

Many in Sky Thunder Hall had a deep impression of Shi Lan. Seeing her here, they were all somewhat astonished.

Another half an incense stick later, Heavenly Thunder Peak was already packed with people, nearly a thousand in all.

Lei Wuji swept his senses over them and nodded to Shi Lan. “Everyone is here.”

“Then please come with me.”

Shi Lan spoke, then turned and headed toward the warship.

Lei Wuji looked at Lei Chen and said in warning, “Pay close attention to any sign of trouble. If anything unusual happens, report to me at once.”

“I will remember,” Lei Chen said with head bowed.

Lei Wuji nodded and strode after Shi Lan, a trace of worry hidden in his eyes.

Innate Realm martial artists rode flying tools, bearing many Body Tempering Realm disciples with them. The group rose in a great wave and surged toward the warship.

Bai Weiyang stood on the high platform, one hand resting on the jade panel, his expression focused. Even as Lei Wuji and the others boarded, he did not spare them the least bit of attention.

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The warship soon started up again, flying away from Heavenly Thunder Peak.

There were many vacant quiet rooms inside the hold. Once the people from Sky Thunder Hall entered, they were quickly assigned their places.

However, their treatment was far from comparable to that of the Demon-Suppressing Army. Only those at the Heavenly Astral Realm and above were given a quiet room each. Even Earth Fiend Realm cultivators had to share a quiet room two to a room. As for those at the Innate Realm and below, there was no need to mention it.

Despite this obvious difference in treatment, the people of Sky Thunder Hall had no objections. In times like these, food, clothing, and lodging were all trivial matters.

What they worried about now was whether the Demon-Suppressing Army would use them as cannon fodder.

This was also what weighed on Lei Wuji’s mind. They had been summoned to fight, and naturally they would not be treated the same as those who were actually of the Demon-Suppressing Army.

Once everyone had been roughly settled, Lei Wuji went to Bai Weiyang’s side to sound out the situation.

Bai Weiyang seemed to have known Lei Wuji’s intent all along. Before Lei Wuji could speak, he said first,

“We are all human. This general will not favor one side over the other. The arrangement of quiet rooms in the hold is purely to save space. The number of people boarding this warship is uncertain. If there is space to spare later, we can make new arrangements. On the battlefield, when it comes to charging and fighting, my Demon-Suppressing Army will always be in front of you.”

His tone was much gentler compared to before.

As he spoke, Bai Weiyang’s gaze never left the jade panel before him for even half an inch.

Lei Wuji was silent for a moment, then said, “Might General Bai be willing to explain to this old man the current situation in brief?”

“Before the end of last year, more than ten fortresses had already fallen one after another. The first demon emperor to wreak havoc on the borderlands was lured into the outer starry sky by the Supreme Sect Master of the Sacred Martial Immortal Sect. They are still locked in battle, and no result has yet been heard. As for the situation now, even this general cannot say for sure.”

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Bai Weiyang shook his head slightly.

“There should always be Emperor level experts stationed within the Demon-Suppressing Army. How could it be…” Lei Wuji felt a jolt of shock in his heart.

“That demon emperor chose its timing too well. Just as several of our Demon-Suppressing Army’s top generals were recalled to the Imperial Palace by an urgent decree, it suddenly launched its attack. More than a dozen Demon-Suppressing Marshals died at its hands in succession.”

Crack.

As he spoke, Bai Weiyang’s fingers clenched tight, his knuckles turning white, and killing intent flickered in his eyes.

Only after a long moment did the killing intent fade from his gaze. He loosened his hand and sighed. “The Demon-Suppressing Army’s top combat strength has been cut by more than half. For a time we were unable to hold back the demon race’s expansion, and could only retreat again and again.”

“Has the Imperial Court not sent anyone to deal with it?” Lei Wuji pondered for a while before asking cautiously.

Bai Weiyang’s eyes narrowed slightly. “The demon clan on the other side has been acting strangely of late. The Imperial Court has no hands to spare for now. After some time passes, they will naturally send reinforcements.”

“I understand. Thank you, General Bai, for clearing things up.” Lei Wuji vaguely felt something was off, but could not ask further. He took his leave.

“Reinforcements…”

Bai Weiyang’s gaze dimmed again. His fingers tightened once more, and he let out a long sigh toward the sky.

The war had been raging for nearly a year. Aside from a few powers from Haotian Domain, which bordered Chengtian Domain, no other support had arrived.

As things stood, Chiron Domain was practically using the strength of a single Domain to stand alone against an entire race.

If the demon race had dispatched more than one demon emperor from beginning to end, Chengtian Domain might already have fallen.

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As for the Central Heaven Domain on the other side of the domain gate, separated from Chengtian Domain by tens of millions of li, no one knew what was happening there.

A single imperial decree and a batch of Martial Summons Orders had sent countless lives to their deaths.

Those comrades who had died in battle—no one knew when… or whether they would ever have the chance for their souls to return to their homeland.

Bai Weiyang’s hand moved to the Demon-Suppressing Order at his waist. For once, a trace of confusion surfaced in his eyes. This feeling of having no one at his back was something he had never experienced since the day he was born.

……

The Ten-Thousand-man Commanders who had scattered earlier soon returned one after another, and the number of people on the warship grew.

Aside from those forces from all sides, around three thousand scattered remnants of the Demon-Suppressing Army were also gathered in.

Not long after, Wu Lingkong returned to the warship as well. The group following behind her were all women of striking looks and graceful figures.

Unlike the armored women’s battalion of the Demon-Suppressing Army, their colorful long skirts were undeniably a bright splash of color on the warship.

Among them was someone Shi Lan knew: Gu Rongyue, the very woman she had kicked off the stage during the martial meet.

When Gu Rongyue saw Shi Lan, she was startled for a moment. After a brief hesitation, she did not go forward to speak.

With so many people arriving one after another, and a great number of them needing help being settled, Shi Lan was so busy she barely had a moment to touch the ground. Naturally, she had no mood to chat with Gu Rongyue.

Only when everything was finally more or less in order did Shi Lan return to her own quiet room.

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After resting for a short while, Shi Lan hesitated, then opened the system panel and tapped into the lottery interface.

With war looming, it was only prudent to convert the intermediate draw she had been saving for so long into strength as soon as possible.

The lottery categories were divided into four types: 【Cultivation Arts】, 【Pills】, 【Items】, and 【Miscellaneous】.

For an intermediate lottery, she could specify the category, but the spread was rather large. The upper limit was six-star, which was not bad, but the lower limit of two-star was terrifyingly low. Although the system had said the odds of drawing four- to six-star items were higher, in the end it was only a probability.

She was not lacking in cultivation arts. Her weapons were enough for now. The risk of Miscellaneous was too great. After weighing it all, only Pills remained.

“Draw.”

Once she had chosen the category, Shi Lan did not hesitate further and started the lottery directly.

A giant wheel wreathed in faint golden light began to turn slowly. The golden glow grew brighter and brighter, like a blazing sun.

【Congratulations to the host for obtaining a two-star item: one bottle of Qi-Boosting Pills】

Crack.

Shi Lan crushed a corner of the wooden couch beneath her hand. This straight-to-the-bottom two-star reward nearly made her mentality collapse.

Her gaze swept around for a while. When she saw a small, inconspicuous button lit up beside the wheel, she instantly turned from sorrow to joy.

Reset Lottery…