Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery
Chapter 917 - 888: The Harvest of Slashing the Emperor's Son

Jiang Dingxin's surging murderous intent slowly subsided.

"Damn the Horned Demon Race Emperor!"

Jiang Ding cursed lowly, his heart still throbbing with fright.

The Great Sun's bloodlust was crazy.

In many cases, this wasn't a flaw.

Great Sun Sword Pavilion took this as its core, established the sect and the inheritance. Whether the Sword Cultivators were willing or not, they had to advance without retreating.

If they chose to advance, they could unleash far greater strength than usual, creating a sliver of hope in an otherwise certain death situation. This was the terrifying aspect of the Great Sun Inheritance.

The peculiar case with the Horned Demon Emperor was that,

after burning everything, they unleashed that unknown power which instinctively made the Dari Swordsman feel fear. All killing instincts were awakening, ready to fight desperately, regardless of victory or defeat.

Then what?

They were merely fakes with superficial appearances!

This was what drove Jiang Ding mad. He wasn't like this normally; he was always in control. At that moment, his overwhelming murderous intent almost exploded out of him, nearly self-destructing.

"Jiang Dingzi..."

The Heavenly Calculator Daoist spoke coldly.

"We had an agreement before."

Facing the unfriendly gazes of the Nine Great Daoists, Jiang Ding's expression remained unchanged as he said righteously, "I will offer help when you need it."

"I am here to fulfill that promise."

"No need to thank me. I am just that naïve and kind-hearted, a man who keeps his word."

The Heavenly Calculator Daoist's expression stalled, then grew even more furious.

We don't need help!

"No need for further thanks."

"Here, these are for you."

With a move of Jiang Ding's Divine Sense, the hundred-zhang corpses of the two Horned Demon Emperors, along with the prototypes of their Imperial Arms and the storage spaces within their solitary horns, all fell before the Nine Great Daoists.

These things were of extreme value.

The prototype of the Imperial Arms aside, which were likely made of some Refining Nothingness Spiritual Gold with possible abilities like toughness, enhancing qi and blood, and tearing through space, its uses were unknown and whether it could be utilized was also a mystery. Alien objects required repeated testing and verification before they could be fully understood.

The Horned Demon Emperors liked to store their possessions in the root of their solitary horns, which had ample space.

The wealth of an Emperor was bound to be substantial.

Perhaps they were even richer than the Emperors themselves, and it was very likely they contained many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures from foreign regions that were extremely rare and precious in this domain.

The corpses of the Emperors themselves were also very valuable and could be used to study the techniques of an alien race, refine corpses, or create markers for travel in alien regions—all of which were possibilities.

"Very good."

The Heavenly Calculator Daoist's expression softened somewhat.

He gathered the corpses of the two Emperors into his Storage Treasures and communicated telepathically with the surrounding daoists to discuss the distribution plan.

This Dari Swordsman still had a shred of a baseline and was not so greedy and shameless.

Thinking this, it didn't feel so uncomfortable anymore.

The losses weren't big, and they had gained a free fighter. If only this fighter didn't keep trying to kill them, it would be perfect.

The only downside was that the restrictions within the Horned Demon Emperor's horn space were very strict and belonged to a different system, containing the power of bloodlines. After attempting to unlock them, they found them difficult to breach. Violent attempts might cause the entire horn space to shatter.

"And what about the other Emperor? Did you let him escape?"

Jiang Ding asked.

If such a thing had happened, he would definitely find this person to delay the moment when the Mother Star and this domain were discovered by enemies, even if it meant gaining just a few more days or years.

The Heavenly Calculator Daoist hesitated for a moment before revealing, "No, both Emperors have been sealed."

"We placed the Heaven-Disturbing Talisman on them; they won't be able to perform long-distance space teleportation for a short time and won't be able to escape, no matter what."

"Indeed, Magic Cultivators handle matters meticulously, always thinking three steps ahead."

Jiang Ding praised, "My side's Emperors have all been dealt with as well, two dead, one sealed. If there are no Emperors lurking in the shadows, then we've cleaned them up."

"Lurking in the shadows?"

The Heavenly Calculator Daoist also felt some unease.

The space spells of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan currently seem to surpass theirs; who knows if there might be hidden Emperors lurking.

"We'll do our best to sweep through once more."

Jiang Ding said indifferently, "If we don't find any, there are none. There's no need for undue concern. The power of these Emperors is so insignificant that they are not worth our anxiety."

"What we fear has always been the unknown."

"Very well."

The Heavenly Calculator Daoist nodded in agreement.

Then, the group discussed the respective defense zones, the ranges for patrolling and scouting, and the delineation of interests. No one was to overstep their bounds except in urgent situations, before they each said their goodbyes and left.

They had many matters to attend to.

Every Daoist needed to find Mysterious Yellow Primordial Qi to seal into their own Sword Realm Prototype, and the Immortal Sect Disciples also needed to search for Yin Yang Creation Qi, along with other opportunities for fortune.

Jiang Ding returned to the midst of the Immortal Sect Fleet.

After informing Immortal Gulin about the results of the discussion with the Nine Great Daoists, he released the Super Warship Great Sun and sat cross-legged on it, performing Inner View.

Changes in Mana and Divine Sense were insignificant; having cultivated to the Golden Pill Peak for many years, it was now a slow process of incremental refinement.

The most significant change was in the Sword Realm Prototype in his forehead!

In this battle, he had slain a total of four Horned Demon Race Emperors. The Taiqing Flying Sword joyously chimed in the space of his forehead, darting around; at times, it transformed into an eternal Annihilation Great Sun, hanging high in the sky, its searing Sword-light illuminating the whole world.

In the sky of the Sword Realm, four grey clouds appeared, containing boundless vitality and creative forces. Occasionally, azure bolts of annihilating thunder flashed within them, intertwining creation and annihilation.

Under the push of this force, the Sword Realm Protospace began to expand outward again, devouring chaos and transforming it into solid spatial terrain.

A premonition emerged within Jiang Ding.

Next, the Sword Realm Prototype would continue to expand, expand, until the power of these four Chaotic Grey Clouds was completely exhausted.

"The foundation of Refining Nothingness has been further solidified..."

Jiang Ding mused.

Within the Great Sun Sword Pavilion's Nascent Soul Stage inheritance he had received, there was a description of the Sword Realm.

Stripping away the numerous mysterious descriptions of the scripture, in Jiang Ding's understanding, the Sword Realm, from the descriptions, had two standards of evaluation: breadth and the efficiency of its internal ecological system.

Breadth referred to the size of the Sword Realm Prototype.

The efficiency of the internal ecological system was the complexity of the Sword Realm's internal ecosystem and its ability to draw and transform Spiritual Energy from chaos, as well as its capacity to resist external pressures.

The former influenced potential, while the latter affected growth.

In terms of the ecological system efficiency of the Sword Realm, Jiang Ding performed poorly.

If the average level of the Nine Great Daoists was one, with each breath, their Refining Void Space could transform one unit of Spiritual Energy from chaos.

Then, Jiang Ding's Sword Realm ecological system could only transform at most 0.1 unit of Spiritual Energy.

The disparity was that stark.

This was the result of the differences in education, Enlightenment of the Dao, and cultivation from a young age.

However, now, the situation was undergoing some changes.

Jiang Ding's gaze became distant as various insights about space and the Sword Realm ecological system surged into his heart.

It was nothing compared to when he slew a Daoist.

But it had the advantage of being a continuous, gentle stream. He also faintly perceived undertones about the spirituality of the Ten Feet Immortal Space, which further enriched the undying essence of the Sword Realm.