"Rest assured, Ancestor. The teleportation array in Dongmo City has been destroyed, so the three families won't arrive so quickly!"
"Report!"
A guard rushed forward.
"Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu have broken into Dongmo City! Our stationed forces have suffered heavy casualties. Wan Lei is already repairing the teleportation array!"
"..." Patriarch Liu.
"Liu! Qi!"
Liu Naiweng's eyes burned with murderous intent.
"Old... Old Ancestor, I will immediately dispatch people to intercept that brat Wan Lei!"
"Who can you send? Wan Lei can now easily kill Tribulation Transcendence experts. Even if you go yourself, how many blows can you withstand?" Liu Naiweng roared.
"Liu Zhongwu!"
"Ancestor, you summoned me?"
A Tribulation Transcendence expert from the Liu family, who had been on alert outside, flew over.
"You immediately lead a squadron and prepare to go to Dongmo City to kill Wan Lei. Killing Wan Lei is a minor matter. The important thing is to prevent him from rebuilding the teleportation array!"
"Understood."
"Come back! These two scoundrels' combat strength cannot be calculated by normal means. You were too careless before, always sending weak assassins. Not only did you fail to kill them, but you also became stepping stones for their advancement. You going alone is not enough. We only have three Tribulation Transcendence experts in our family. If we send them all, who will be here to usher in the demons?" Liu Naiweng's anger grew. He then roared at Patriarch Liu, "Liu Qi, go and ask those bastards from the other families. Our Liu family has already welcomed the demons. Where are their people? Why aren't they here yet!"
"I'm going to urge them, I'm going to urge them!" Patriarch Liu said, his eyes darting towards a Demon Commander standing not far from Liu Naiweng. His intention was for Liu Naiweng to request the help of a powerful demon.
At that moment, the Demon Commander also walked over.
"I've heard your conversation. That city is key to receiving my army and blocking the enemy, correct?"
"Yes, Demon Commander Qiong Ku. Those two brats must be killed. The teleportation array cannot be repaired by them, otherwise, when the enemy army arrives, the descent of the demons will be interfered with." Liu Naiweng said solemnly.
"Heh, why do you natives insist on foolishly resisting our great Demon race? The Five Elements Hall doesn't even bother with your small world, yet you insist on resisting."
"The heavenly might of the Demon race is something my people from this small world cannot resist. It is merely a few ignorant individuals who fail to comprehend the vastness of heavenly might, attempting to hold back a chariot with their bare hands." Liu Naiweng wanted to ask about the Five Elements Hall, but seeing Demon Commander Qiong Ku speak, he remained silent.
"Alright. I will bring three Demon Commanders and a squad of Demon Generals, along with the Grudge Demon. You should also send one of your Tribulation Transcendence experts to guide me. You stay here and maintain the great formation properly, ushering in my demon race. This matter is of utmost importance and must not have any mistakes. Once the Demon Lord descends, everything will be settled. If we fail again this time, it will be very difficult for our demon race to send anyone over. You must seize this opportunity."
"I understand. You may go."
As Demon Commander Qiong Ku was about to leave, he suddenly stopped.
"By the way, you can now release the seal on my brother's formation. The bloodline power he provided is sufficient. The rest will be handled by our army. He has been sealed by you for nearly ten years, and I fear he is already eager."
"Your brother?" Liu Naiweng looked up in surprise.
A cold smile appeared on Demon Commander Qiong Ku's wrinkled purple face, his eyes filled with killing intent. "That's my biological brother."
Watching Demon Commander Qiong Ku's receding back, Liu Naiweng smiled faintly. He understood the source of the Demon Commander's killing intent. Anyone who saw their own brother sealed for so long, being continuously drained of blood and energy like a humanoid spirit stone, would be unable to resist the urge to kill. This killing intent was directed at the enemy, but also at himself. However, since he couldn't act against Liu Naiweng now, he would vent his anger by killing the enemy. Wan Lei, prepare to face the killing intent of a high-level Demon Commander.
At this time, Dongmo City was exceptionally quiet. On the ground lay scattered bodies of hundreds of Liu family members. Wan Lei stood on the grand plaza in the center of the city, looking at the teleportation array, which had been thoroughly destroyed. He felt a headache coming on. Such a large and complex array would not be repaired in a short time. He couldn't simply erase it and reconfigure it, as even the positioning within it was difficult. Repairs had to be made on the original foundation. However difficult, Wan Lei had to repair it as quickly as possible, otherwise, the longer it dragged on, the more demons would descend.
All he could do now was hope that the traps he had set earlier would be triggered soon, completely destroying this super interdimensional teleportation array. But he also knew that to destroy this teleportation array, either the red crystal, which already had flaws and existed at the time of the Demon Lord's descent, would collapse under the immense energy pressure, or he would have to charge into the array himself and destroy the part he had laid. However, destroying the array amidst so many Tribulation Transcendence experts, Demon Commanders, and countless troops was undoubtedly wishful thinking. He would likely be blown to ashes before he could even reach it.
"Wife, I think I know why we were kicked out of the Earth Immortal Secret Realm right after entering." Wan Lei chatted with Fang Xiaoyu while repairing the teleportation array.
"Why?"
"Because the immortals knew that the demons were coming, and there was no time for us to slowly explore the secret realm. We have more important things to do."
"Heh, how could the immortals possibly know about the demons' arrival? Are they watching us from within the secret realm all the time? Or are they observing the demons from outside the Lei Feng Realm?"
"Yes, haven't you noticed? Every time we explore a secret realm, ours is different from everyone else's. It's impossible for a system to deliberately make things difficult for us. The reason it's called a system is that it has no emotions and guarantees fairness. But ours is clearly unfair. The other party has emotions and thoughts. So I believe the immortals have truly been observing us."
"Why? If the immortals knew about the demon invasion, why didn't they help the Lei Feng Realm fight the demons? If they made a move, the demons would likely be no match for them."
"Because..." Wan Lei's gaze became deep and pained. "The lives of the people in the Lei Feng Realm are not important to them. In my opinion, the secret realms we explore are all minor secret realms. This Lei Feng Realm is a major secret realm. It's a world deliberately chosen by the immortals as a secret realm to temper and test me. Otherwise, I can't think of any reason to explain all these coincidences."
"Why? Just because you're the protagonist? Do they only test you and not me?"
"Of course, you are also being tested. You are the female protagonist. They are not just testing the two of us. I think there should be other worlds with people like us, being cultivated like in a 'gu' contest, and finally, the most outstanding individuals are selected."