Chapter 317 - 161: The King Descends from the Heavens, Furious and Ferocious

Chapter 317: Chapter 161: The King Descends from the Heavens, Furious and Ferocious

However...

An unexpected development had occurred.

A faction called the "Mortal Realm" had inexplicably risen to power in Jiangbei. He had to eliminate this unforeseen factor first to pave the way for their formal descent in three years.

He couldn’t possibly wait three years.

First, no one knew how much the Mortal Realm would have developed in three years, and he disliked such an unstable variable.

Second, even if they didn’t grow too strong, they would still delay the time it took him to slaughter everyone in Jiangbei. If the slaughter took too long, his Celestial Dao Blessing would have to be split with the subsequent Undersea Ghost Tide.

That was a scenario he refused to accept.

"Your Majesty is wise."

The voice in the great hall that had just offered its opinion subsided. Although they were all enlightened Ghost Objects, the King was clearly a cut above them in intellect.

"This is the last time."

After a long silence,

The shadow on the throne finally looked toward the Ghost Object leaders in the hall and spoke in a low voice, "Eight thousand years ago, during the descent of eternal night, we were on the verge of conquering the Eternal Night Continent."

"We had already occupied seventy percent of its territory."

"Had we conquered the remaining thirty percent, the Ghost Race would have become the masters of the Eternal Night Continent."

"But—"

"The Celestial Dao of the Eternal Night Continent resorted to perverse measures, forcefully halting the war and protecting the continent for eight thousand years. While those eight millennia gave the Eternal Night Continent time to recuperate, the same can be said for us, the Ghost Race."

"This is the last time."

"No matter what."

"This time, the Ghost Race must seize the Eternal Night Continent. We have no path of retreat. The Land of Origin is on the verge of collapse. If we fail to occupy the Eternal Night Continent, we will all die."

"That being said,"

"But after the Ghost Race unifies the Eternal Night Continent, our status within the race will also be crucial. I want to set foot on the Eternal Night Continent, but I don’t want to live there as a mere underling."

"I imagine you all feel the same way."

"Fight with me."

"I will guarantee you glory and riches in the future."

As his voice fell,

A chorus of unified shouts erupted from the depths of the great hall. They clearly agreed with his words. In fact, anyone who could resist the temptation to go to the Eternal Night Frontline to earn merits, and instead wait here for centuries, was already a firm believer in this plan.

"Very good."

The pupils of the shadow seated on the throne flickered. "Then, tonight, the rainy season begins, and the passage between the Original Continent and the Eternal Night Continent will open."

"We descend upon Jiangbei."

"Destroy the Mortal Realm."

"Erase all unstable factors."

"Ghost Yi, report on the Mortal Realm’s recent situation."

"Yes!"

A voice immediately responded from the depths of the hall. "The Mortal Realm has built two new cities and one Port. The two cities are named Mortal City and Xiyang City."

"The former is for commerce, the latter for agriculture."

"Their City Walls are all Level 1 City Walls, and the turrets installed on them are Low Level turrets. There is absolutely no way they can stop us."

"As for the Port,"

"Its City Wall Level is higher, and the Mortal Realm’s defenses there are extremely tight. Our Fake Human Ghosts have tried to infiltrate several times without success, and we haven’t been able to gather much information about it."

"However, we have observed a number of High-speed Rails traveling back and forth between the Port and Nameless Mountain. We speculate they may have found something under the sea."

"Furthermore—"

"The Mortal Realm’s core camp, Nameless Mountain, has not seen any combat recently, so it’s unclear to what extent its defenses have been upgraded. However, judging from the Level of Mortal City’s walls, the Mortal Realm probably doesn’t have a large supply of Ghost Stones. The forces within Nameless Mountain are not likely to be too strong."

"Their main offensive method is likely still the Meat Grinder."

"The Meat Grinder."

The shadow on the throne couldn’t help but chuckle, repeating the two words.

The Meat Grinder was famous in Jiangbei.

A Ghost King had once died at the hands of the Mortal Realm’s Meat Grinder.

Countless turrets built on both sides of a canyon, normally hidden within the cliff faces, activating instantly to engage enemies. A decent concept, but while it might work against ordinary Ghost Objects, trying to use it against them was rather provincial.

This intelligence had all been reported to him before.

Reciting it again now,

...was merely to synchronize information among his other subordinates before the battle.

"Gentlemen."

He looked down at the four Ghost Kings standing at the forefront of the hall. "You four are my most capable subordinates. What are your thoughts on this?"

"They’ve grown complacent."

One of the Ghost Kings shook his head. "The Mortal Realm believes the rainy season won’t arrive early this time, so they’re unwilling to spend more on upgrading their City Walls. They assume that since their current defenses could withstand last year’s rainy season, they can naturally withstand this year’s as well."

"Little do they know,"

"This rainy season, we will descend."

"If that’s all there is to it, my King, there is no need for you to descend personally. I can lead an army myself and slaughter the Mortal Realm to the last man."

"After all... the price we pay for each descent is quite high. It would be better to save it for three years from now."

However, another Ghost King hesitated for a moment before shaking his head.

"My King."

"Our primary means of gathering intelligence is through the Fake Human Ghosts. This method has a certain delay. For instance, we have no information on the Mortal Realm from the past few days."

"The Mortal Realm has earned a significant amount of Ghost Stones through the High-speed Rail; it’s impossible that they haven’t upgraded their camp’s structures. Perhaps they simply chose not to upgrade Mortal City, and instead focused on their core camp at Nameless Mountain."

"We cannot assume the Mortal Realm has grown complacent. To do so would mean that we are the ones being complacent."

After the first two Ghost Kings had stated their opinions,

The remaining two Ghost Kings exchanged a look and then spoke in unison, their expressions grave.

"We are of the same mind."