Invincible Dad-Chapter 782: Seven Evils of the Dongwang Mountain_1

Chapter 782: Chapter 782: Seven Evils of the Dongwang Mountain_1

Before Xu Lai walked towards the courtyard, the long coastline of over 18,000 kilometers along Hua Country’s East and South Seas began to radiate a monstrous demonic aura!

If a Cultivator above the Golden Core Realm were observing Earth from directly above the planet, they would surely gasp in shock. This was because the water-blue planet, both its land and seas, was surging with an astonishingly fierce demonic aura. It made one suspect this place was the main stronghold of the Demon Race, especially considering the few deeply hidden and spine-chilling auras.

The gates of the Sea Cities, hidden in the deep, all swung open. Massive figures swam beneath the surface, constantly approaching Hua Country’s coastline.

"The Demon Race is attacking!"

The Martial Dao Association was not slow to discover this. While they had some cooperation with their ’neighbors’ in the ocean, they remained vigilant more often than not. Dozens of overt monitoring stations and countless covert ones were spread along the extensive coastline. Thus, the anomaly in the oceans quickly caught the attention of the Martial Dao Association.

"Activate!"

"Activate!"

"Activate!"

Ripples of Spiritual Energy lit up along Hua Country’s coastline—they were Formations. In the span of a few dozen breaths, over ten thousand Formations had awakened.

Some areas were easy to attack but hard to defend; thus, in addition to having numerous Martial Artists, they naturally had even more Formations. Some places were easy to defend but hard to attack, possessing only a small number of Defensive Arrays and a few Martial Artists.

These Defensive Arrays, meant to be used against the Demon Race, had been set up for over a thousand years. It was only sensible to prepare for a rainy day. It was precisely because of these Formations that the Martial Dao Association didn’t have to worry about the defensive line collapsing instantly and had time to dispatch reinforcements.

"Nine of the twelve Watchmen are in Chang’an, and most of the Divine Gate Realm experts have gone there too. Even the powerhouses from the one school, three sects, and eight pavilions are there..."

"Why would the Sea Demon clan launch a surprise attack at a time like this?"

"It must be the Moon Clan’s scheming! The origins of these Demonic Beasts were never clean to begin with!"

"We’re finished. Our current strength is simply not enough to resist. I fear Hua Country will fall today."

The conference room of the East Sea City Martial Dao Association was exceptionally noisy, with voices filled with anxiety and despair.

"Enough. Everyone, calm down."

The association’s chairman, Gao He, coughed once and then asked, "Brother Tan, what are your thoughts?"

The conference room instantly fell silent. Dozens of gazes turned in unison toward the corner where Tan Chang sat.

He had been in closed-door cultivation for several months. To think he would encounter such a major event the moment he emerged!

Tan Chang did not rush to answer his close friend Gao He’s question. Instead, he closed his eyes, piecing the clues together one by one until they formed a coherent line.

A short while later, a sharp glint flashed in Tan Chang’s eyes. "I... understand now."

Gao He and the others held their breath, knowing that one of Hua Country’s greatest strategists was about to expose the Moon Clan’s conspiracy.

"Just as everyone here has said, with the decisive battle between the Moon Clan and Chang’an City imminent, the Sea Demon clan has chosen to strike us from behind. They want to force us to fight on two fronts, hoping to overwhelm us!"

The Martial Artists were filled with righteous indignation. The Moon Clan was truly cunning and despicable.

If the former Moon Clan Crown Prince, Ji Gui, had been here, he would surely have cried out in grief and indignation: Despicable? When it comes to being despicable, who can compare to you cunning humans!

Unfortunately, he was not there.

He was destined never to vent the frustration in his heart. To this day, he was still hiding on an island in Sakura Country, barely surviving.

Tan Chang paused, waiting for the others to quiet down before he continued.

"Fighting on two fronts is likely just the first layer of their plan. There must be other, deeper schemes at play."

"Hiss... Senior Tan, please elaborate!"

"The Sea Demon clan is terrifyingly strong; our Defensive Arrays can’t possibly hold them off for long. If the Moon Clan could mobilize all the Sea Demons, they would have attacked long ago. Why would they wait a thousand years?" Tan Chang’s eyes gleamed. "Therefore, these Demonic Beasts, whose origins trace back to other star systems, are actually being controlled by a third party. Their attack today isn’t just targeting us... No, to be more precise, it’s targeting Earth. They must have another objective."

"What objective?" the crowd asked.

"I don’t know either, but I have a vague feeling that this matter... might be related to one person," Tan Chang said with a deep frown.

Gao He suddenly realized something and said hesitantly, "Brother Tan, the person you’re referring to couldn’t be..."

"That’s right. It’s Senior Xu!"

Tan Chang spoke gravely. The more he learned about that man, the more unfathomable he found him to be.

Gao He and the other Martial Dao experts fell into deep thought. They felt Tan Chang’s analysis was a bit far-fetched.

The countless Sea Demons have lived in the deep for over a thousand years. Did they all leave their Sea Cities just to target Senior Xu Lai?

Yet they couldn’t think of a better reason to refute it.

"Regardless, we must prepare for war," Tan Chang said solemnly. "This is a battle... we cannot afford to lose!"

"Prepare for battle," Gao He’s voice also grew resolute.

The Teleportation Arrays along Hua Country’s coast flashed incessantly as large numbers of Martial Artists returned from Chang’an City. This made the atmosphere in Chang’an City, already tense as if a great storm was brewing, even heavier.

「Mount Haitang」

In the courtyard, Xu Lai was unaware of Tan Chang’s deductions. The chill on his face was because he could feel a brand hidden within the souls of the seven gathered Sea Demons. It was emitting an ancient, oppressive pressure.

The brand originated from the Jiu Feng clan.

The Sea Demons of Earth were being controlled by Cultivators from the clan of Great Emperor Jiu Feng from the previous epoch. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

The seven Sea Demons had all reached the Half-Step Celestial Venerable Realm. United, they could even fight an Immortal Venerable. And at this moment, their course was set directly for Mount Haitang in East Sea City.

This clearly indicated the visitors bore ill will.

"The Jiu Feng clan..." Xu Lai murmured, his gaze drifting toward the dark, pitted expanse on the Moon above—the forbidden land known as the Sea of the Moon.

No wonder a complete Sky-Shrouding Formation existed in the Sea of the Moon. It turned out to have been personally set up by Great Emperor Jiu Feng himself. This also explained why the Jiu Feng clan had vanished without a trace hundreds of thousands of years ago.

So be it. Though he did not know what his opponent intended with this move, he would face it all the same.

Xu Lai soared into the sky, his figure hovering a thousand feet above Mount Haitang as seven figures flew toward him from the distance. They looked ferocious and terrifying, each a different species.

"Is the one ahead Xu Lai of the Human Race?" the leading Demonic Beast—a blood-red, Human-Headed Lion—bellowed. Its voice was coarse and hoarse, exceptionally grating to the ear.

"I am," Xu Lai replied calmly, his hands clasped behind his back.

Beside the Human-Headed Lion was a Blue Giant Whale. It had wings a thousand feet long that churned the surrounding Spiritual Energy with every flap. Its Boundary was second among the seven demons, surpassed only by the Human-Headed Lion. It let out a strange laugh, "KEKEKE, looks like it’s him. That damn woman imprisoned us seven brothers here for over a thousand years! As long as we kill him, we’ll finally be free!"

"Kill him."

"Kill him."

"Kill him!"

The other demons roared in agreement, their murderous intent on full display.

"Do you have any last words?" Xu Lai asked softly. "If so, say them now. I’m in a hurry."

"..."

The seven demons froze for a moment, then looked at each other and burst into loud laughter.

They were not native to Earth but had come from a remote star system in the Eastern Immortal Domain. The seven brothers were infamous, known as the Seven Evils of the Dongwang Mountain. Through their Cultivation, their hands were stained with the blood of countless lives!

A thousand years ago, the seven brothers had tried to murder a woman in a green skirt who was passing through their territory for her treasures. Instead, they were defeated, bound, and forced to hand over their Soul Blood. In the end, they were suppressed beneath the seas of this barren planet, Earth. Otherwise, they would still be living their carefree and unfettered lives.

However, their master had given them an order. Find and kill Xu Lai, and they would be granted their freedom.