Chapter 479: Top Ten Demon Kings

Under the gazes of the hundreds of East Ocean soldiers, Hao Ren and Zhao Hongyu headed back on the River-Mountain Qian-Kun Painting.

In fact, it would take them more than one day to circle around the East Ocean Dragon Clan's territory even on the fast River-Mountain Qian-Kun Painting. By taking Hao Ren to the Immortal Spirit Island on the east boundary of East Ocean, Zhao Hongyu showed him the vast ocean area that was under their control.

After the human cultivators went on and above Fifth Heaven, the land fell to the hands of the dragon cultivators. But even without the newly gained land, the territory of the East Ocean Dragon Clan was still huge.

Even ancient emperors had no more territory than that!

"Can we build array formations around the Immortal Spirit Island?" Hao Ren asked Zhao Hongyu as they stood on the River-Mountain Qian-Kun Painting,

"It's useless..." Zhao Hongyu shook her head. "The boundary between the Demon Sea and the East Ocean Dragon Clan is very long, and no array formation is big enough to engulf the whole area. Besides, even array formations can't withstand the attacks of the demon beasts."

After a moment of consideration, she continued, "In fact, the four ocean dragon palaces discussed such an idea as you just mentioned, but sealing up the entire Demon Sea will turn it into a super big prison, and it's hard to predict the reactions of the top ten demon kings who pretty much control the Demon Sea."

Hao Ren froze for a moment and knew that his solution was too simple

"The top ten demon kings in the Demon Sea are fighting each other and have no time to deal with the situation of the surrounding areas. But if the four ocean dragon palaces built an array formation around the Demon Sea and turned it into a prison... In fact, the area around the Demon Sea is a battlefield where we train the soldiers. Under the watch of the Dragon God Shrine, the dragon cultivators only battle each other but couldn't really get that life-and-death experience, and the hundreds of years of peace on First Heaven has weakened the combat ability of the Dragon Tribe. However, as the core combat forces of the Dragon Tribe, the four ocean dragon palaces must maintain their fierce combat abilities, and the Demon Sea was a place that could let the generals and soldiers experience life-and-death situations," Zhao Hongyu said calmly.

After hearing Zhao Hongyu's explanation, Hao Ren froze for a moment and then realized that this set up was the best for East Ocean.

It may be a good idea to build array formations to solve the problem permanently with the least casualties, but the troops of East Ocean would gradually lose combat power without enough real battles.

If enemies invaded them one day, how could the troops of East Ocean defend against them?

He suddenly remembered that in Zhao Kuo's Heavenly Tribulation, tens of thousands of soldiers withstood the heavenly lightning with such great courage. That could only be obtained from life-and-death experience.

"When Zhao Kuo was the Commanding General, he spent most of his time blocking the demon beasts' attacks and suppressing rebellions. We don't worry about the more powerful demon beasts, but some small demon kings would try to invade and occupy a portion of the territories of the East Ocean Dragon Clan each year with hundreds and sometimes thousands of demon beasts. Zhao Kuo's job was to beat them hard and push them back to the Demon Sea."

Then, Zhao Hongyu turned to look at Hao Ren. "One day, you will go into battles and kill enemies."

Zhao Kuo who was a master at peak Qian-level, so he had the power to suppress the demon kings who lived at the edge of the Demon Sea and those who had surrendered to the East Ocean Dragon Clan. However, Hao Ren's current strength...

"Recently, the Demon Sea has been quiet, and the area around it has seen no conflicts in the past five to six years, probably a result of internal fights in the Demon Sea.

"Due to the recent peace, the West Ocean Dragon Clan has the energy and military force to mess with us." Zhao Hongyu looked angry.

After all, among the four ocean dragon palaces, the West Ocean Dragon Palace under Oldman Zeng's control was the most aggressive one, and the moment the Demon Sea quieted down, he began to make moves against the East Ocean Dragon Palace.

Meanwhile, Hao Ren thought of something else.

"No matter if it is the Demon Sea or the West Ocean Dragon Clan, strength spoke the loudest on First Heaven."

"Auntie, is the Kunlun Mountain equivalent to the Nine Dragon Palace on First Heaven?" Hao Ren asked.

"The Kunlun Mountain..." After some thinking, Zhao Hongyu answered, "The Kunlun Mountain is the holy land of the cultivation sects. When the human cultivators moved to Fifth Heaven, only the Kunlun Mountain was left on the First Heaven as the result of negotiations."

Seeing the bafflement on Hao Ren's face, she continued, "Strictly speaking, the dragon cultivators occupy the majority of the land and ocean, but there are some other forces around such as the Kunlun Mountain, the Demon Sea, and the Remote Immortal Mountain.

"As the birthplace of the human cultivation, the Kunlun Mountain has always been the forbidden area for the dragon cultivators and ordinary human cultivators. It's said that only the Soul Formation Realm cultivators are qualified to enter Kunlun.

"The Demon Sea is the territory of the demon beasts, and many high-leveled demon beasts live in there. The demon beasts which can transform into human forms are also called demon cultivators, and the most powerful ones who occupy territories in the deep ocean are demon kings.

"The Remote Immortal Mountains are the immortal islands on the Demon Sea. Despite their origin from the Kunlun Mountain, the people on the islands are far away from the land, and they have almost no connection with the cultivation sects. As a result, they weren't involved in the great war between the five-elemental dragon cultivators and human cultivation sects. They are on their own and referred to hermit cultivators."

Soul Formation Realm cultivators, demon cultivators, and hermit cultivators...

After Zhao Hongyu's explanation, Hao Ren had a clear understanding of their relationships.

According to this classification, Zhen Congming could be called a demon cultivator. However, he had just transformed into the human form, and his realm was between Kan-level and Li-level. Therefore, he was a very weak demon cultivator.

The demon beasts who reached level 10 needed to pass the Heavenly Tribulation before they could transform into humans. Then, they must pass another Heavenly Tribulation when they reached the equivalent of peak Qian-level or Nascent Soul Realm...

As the blessed creatures of the Heavenly Dao, the dragon cultivators were born with dragon cores to help them cultivate.

However, the demon beasts could only cultivate on their own. They had to first obtain intelligence and pass the Heavenly Tribulation before cultivating again. It was much more difficult for them to reach peak Qian-level compared with dragon cultivators.

How mighty are the top ten demon kings who were dominating in the Demon Sea!

"Hehe, don't worry. The demon beasts and demon kings in the Demon Sea have no interest in the land because of the nature essence intensity in the Demon Sea is much greater than the land. They must stay in the Demon Sea to progress faster."

Zhao Hongyu said with a smile when she saw the surprised look on Hao Ren's face.

Hao Ren smiled and thought about Little White who knew nothing but following the girls; it would probably be killed with a slap if it was tossed into the Demon Sea.

Zhao Hongyu turned her fingers slightly, and the River-Mountain Qian-Kun Painting lowered while a red energy sphere appeared automatically, allowing them to dive to the bottom of the ocean.

"Greetings to Dragon Queen!"

Uniformed chants sounded immediately.

Zhao Hongyu put away the River-Mountain Qian-Kun Painting and stood on a rock at the bottom of the ocean.

Hao Ren looked around and found that they were in front of a big military base where over 80 giant military tents were set up.

"This is the newly-appointed Commanding General, Hao Ren," Zhao Hongyu glanced at Hao Ren by her side and said.

"Greetings to Commanding General!"

Tens of thousands of soldiers and dozens of generals kneeled on one knee and cupped their hands.

"Thanks for your hard work!" After a moment of consideration, Hao Ren yelled back.

Hua! Hua... The soldiers and generals stood up as one.

Compared with the soldiers who attended the banquet in the East Ocean Dragon Palace during the Dragon Boat Festival, these soldiers and generals stationed at the frontier looked sharper.

Each soldier was tightly dressed, and the weapons in their hands were very sharp while the archers kept the bows and arrows with them. Hao Ren looked at them in silent admiration.

As to the generals, some wore white armor, and some wore golden armor; each of them looked serious.

From the looks of it, Hao Ren knew that they didn't just put on the armors hastily for this temporary occasion.

This base was one of the thousands of military bases around the territory of the East Ocean Dragon Clan. The moment Zhao Hongyu entered the sea, they all stood in lines to greet her, showing that they had been observing the situation above the sea surface all this time.

From this military camp alone, Hao Re could tell that the other thousands of the military bases were similar, and they must have strict military disciplines where all the soldiers and generals were doing their duty well.

Seeing this scene, Hao Ren couldn't help but admire Zhao Kuo's strict management of the troops.

"Let's go," Zhao Hongyu said.

The River-Mountain Qian-Kun Painting spread out again, carrying Hao Ren and Zhao Hongyu up to the surface of the ocean.

"Farewell, Dragon Queen! Farewell, Commanding General!"

Tens of thousands of soldiers and generals chanted altogether.

Zhao Hongyu turned the River-Mountain Qian-Kun Painting to its fastest speed, and it took them only half an hour to return to Coral Island.

One hour had passed, and the sun had set.

In the vague night scene of the Coral Island, the five-star hotel was brightly lit like a bright conch in the dark night.

Zhao Hongyu didn't say anything else to Hao Ren since she believed Hao Ren understood what she wanted to tell him.

They took the elevator to the top floor of the hotel.

Yue Yang was drinking wine with the girls in the presidential suite, and she was in a good mood.

Little White moved around her feet, eager for a taste of the wine.

However, only a few licks later, it couldn't stand still anymore.

"Hongyu, you are back?" Seeing Zhao Hongyu's return, Yue Yang asked with a smile.

"Yes..." Zhao Hongyu smiled slightly. "Why didn't you invite me to drink with you?"

"Auntie, cheers!" Lu Linlin immediately picked up one glass and placed it before Zhao Hongyu.

They were all a bit drunk, but they were in a good mood.

"Ren, have a good night," Zhao Hongyu turned back and said to Hao Ren who stood at the entrance.

"Oh... Ok." Looking at the red-faced girls, Hao Ren scratched his head and walked to his own suite in loneliness.

Click.

The door to the presidential suite closed, and crisp laughs sounded.

"The women rule..." Hao Ren took out his key card and sighed helplessly.