Time slowly passed.
In the blink of an eye, 100 years went by.
During these 100 years, Zhou Hong had been the lord of Wumeng City. At the same time, Zhou Hong would travel to various places periodically, and whenever he encountered a Demon King-level opponent, Zhou Hong would directly turn them into puppets.
After a long 100 years, Zhou Hong finally gathered one hundred thousand puppets.
“Grandpa, 100 years, do you know how I spent these 100 years?” Zhou Hong asked excitedly.
Zhou Hong’s grandfather couldn’t help but roll his eyes.
“Grandpa, for these 100 years, I’ve basically been collecting puppets. My own cultivation has progressed slowly, and up until now, I’ve only reached the eighth-grade Demon Master realm.”
“At your current age, an eighth-grade Demon Master is already a height that countless people can never reach in their lifetime.”
“Alright, let’s not talk about this. I’ve finally gathered a hundred thousand puppets. What should I prepare next? How should I proceed? Can a hundred thousand puppets really form a sword formation powerful enough to contend with a Demon Emperor?” Zhou Hong asked excitedly.
“I can’t be absolutely certain, but after strict calculations, the probability is very high. In my prime, I was exceptionally talented and had the opportunity to ascend to Immortal Emperor. However, I was suppressed by the former Emperor, and before I could make my mark, I was crushed. That’s why I invented this. You’ve now gathered a hundred thousand puppets, but no one has noticed you. This is precisely because your strength is too low, so you won’t attract attention and will avoid my tragedy.”
“Okay, then if I summon all one hundred thousand puppets back now, will it attract attention?” Zhou Hong asked.
“Certainly. If one hundred thousand puppets were to gather in Wumeng City in a short period, it would be strange if no one noticed.”
“But my one hundred thousand puppets are currently alive with their own souls in various places. How should I gather them?”
Zhou Hong’s grandfather hesitated for a moment and said, “How about this: give them a command in your mind to head to the Immortal-Demon Mountain Range and wait at a certain location there. If one hundred thousand Demon Kings gather in the Immortal-Demon Mountain Range, no one will bother them.”
“Makes sense!”
Zhou Hong immediately issued the command in his mind.
At this very moment, throughout Li Qiang’s Demon Immortal Kingdom, countless Demon Kings, who were either cultivating or doing other things, suddenly stopped their actions. Some Demon Kings who were even in the act of… with women, immediately paused, their eyes becoming vacant.
These Demon Kings who suddenly stopped and became vacant-eyed were all those who had been turned into puppets by Zhou Hong over the past 100 years.
Zhou Hong commanded them to go to a certain place in the Immortal-Demon Mountain Range to wait.
Thus, the one hundred thousand puppet Demon Kings immediately took flight and rushed towards the Immortal-Demon Mountain Range.
Because these one hundred thousand Demon Kings were scattered across various locations, it wouldn’t seem strange for the time being.
After issuing the command, Zhou Hong also immediately got up, preparing to head to the Immortal-Demon Mountain Range.
“Zhou Hong, where are you going?” As he was about to depart, Hei Xiao Lu came looking for Zhou Hong.
“Preparing to rebel,” Zhou Hong chuckled.
“Don’t talk nonsense.” Hei Xiao Lu glared at Zhou Hong.
Right, Zhou Hong felt that it was necessary to take Hei Xiao Lu into his sub-world. In case this rebellion truly happened, and the enemy threatened him with Hei Xiao Lu, it would be quite troublesome.
Therefore, while Hei Xiao Lu wasn’t paying attention, Zhou Hong instantly absorbed her into his sub-world.
“Ah, where is this?” Hei Xiao Lu screamed.
Zhou Hong explained to her as he flew into the sky.
Two months passed in the blink of an eye, and Zhou Hong arrived at the Immortal-Demon Mountain Range. During these two months, those one hundred thousand puppet Demon Kings had also gradually arrived at the location Zhou Hong had designated. It was a relatively hidden mountain range. Zhou Hong had guided them in his mind, and they were able to sense the location.
Soon, Zhou Hong also arrived at that mountain range. Zhou Hong saw at a glance that in the valley of the mountain range, densely packed like ants, stood Demon King after Demon King. Some Demon Kings were even naked from the waist down, clearly having been interrupted while engaged in activities when Zhou Hong issued his command.
These one hundred thousand Demon Kings stood in the valley, motionless. If an outsider suddenly stumbled upon them, seeing so many people standing there silently would certainly be startling.
“Grandpa, I can try to form the hundred-thousand-person sword formation now.”
“Good, I also want to see its power.”
Zhou Hong immediately issued a command, and the one hundred thousand puppets, as if activated, suddenly opened their eyes and flew into the sky.
“Boom!” Ten seconds later, the mountain range turned to dust.
“Hahaha, the power is not bad, but the activation time is too slow. If you really encounter a Demon Emperor, such a slow activation time would have killed you ten thousand times over by now.”
Zhou Hong nodded, it was indeed true, but this was also a difficult problem to solve. Forming a sword formation with one hundred thousand puppets would definitely take time.
“Grandpa, since you raised this issue, there must be a solution, right?” Zhou Hong asked.
“Of course, there is. The solution is that you don’t need to bring these one hundred thousand puppets into the real world before they start forming the sword formation.”
“Not bring them into the real world to form the sword formation? What’s the point then?”
“Heh heh, you can have them constantly form the sword formation and prepare their stances within your sub-world. Then, when you need to attack an enemy, you can instantly release all of them. This way, you can achieve instantaneous power, with the preparation time completely shifted to your sub-world.”
“Haha, Grandpa, you’re too smart. I’ll try it.” Zhou Hong instantly recalled the one hundred thousand puppets into his sub-world, having them organize their formations within the sub-world and remain in a state of constant readiness for attack.
In the real world, Zhou Hong feigned encountering an enemy and was about to strike. In that instant, Zhou Hong released the one hundred thousand puppets into reality at a speed of 0.0001 seconds. Simultaneously, the attacks of the one hundred-thousand-person sword formation descended.
The ground once again let out a thunderous roar, and a sinkhole at least a thousand meters deep appeared.
“As expected, with this back and forth, it allows for the fastest possible attack on an enemy.”
“Yes. Although I haven’t fought against a true Immortal Emperor or Demon Emperor yet, I am confident that this hundred-thousand-puppet sword formation of yours can contend with a Demon Emperor.”
“Then I’ll go find a Demon Emperor, or an Immortal Emperor, right now.”
“Good. Let’s go to the Immortal Realm. If I’m going to kill the first Immortal Emperor, I hope it’s that dog Ye Chen,” Zhou Hong’s grandfather said through gritted teeth.
Ye Chen was the Immortal Emperor who had killed Zhou Hong’s grandfather.
“Alright, I haven’t been to the Immortal Realm since I ascended. Today, I’ll go see what it’s like.” Zhou Hong put away the puppets and flew towards the Immortal Realm.