Swallowing the Stars: Starting from Late Bloomers

Chapter 003: The Birth of the Demon God

"What?"

"You mean a demon god has appeared among the sea monsters? How is that possible?"

"This is impossible! How could a demon god be born among the sea monsters?"

For a moment, the powerful figures who received this urgent communication all showed expressions of disbelief.

It is important to know that the humans on Xuanhuang Star have a history of millions of years. In this long history, there have been occasional Martial God-level powerhouses among the humans, but there has never been a Demon God-level powerhouse among the demon beasts!

It is precisely because of this that humans have been able to gain the upper hand on the land of Xuanhuang Star, and even kill all the powerful monsters on the land.

But now, with no martial god to guard the human side, a demon god has been born among the sea monsters!

If this is true, it would be an absolute catastrophe for humanity.

"Old Chu, what exactly is going on?"

Because the urgent message was sent by the Grand Marshal of Chu, Wei Changsheng directly looked at Chu Zhongtian and asked, "How could a demon god suddenly appear among the sea monsters? Could it be that the Demon Saint Zhukun has broken through?"

"I'm not entirely sure either!"

Chu Zhongtian quickly said, "How about this, I'll contact them right away and ask!"

After saying this, Chu Zhongtian had a thought, and several virtual projections appeared in front of him. The emperor of Chu, the grand marshal of Chu, and other important figures of Chu also appeared on these virtual projections.

With the current technological development on Xuanhuang Star, although it is impossible to create a virtual space like the War God Palace on Earth in the original work, it is very simple to achieve this kind of real-time multi-person communication through projection.

Upon witnessing this scene, everyone around fell silent, turning their gazes in the direction of Lu Qingshan and his companions.

"Little Seven!"

Chu Zhongtian looked directly at the screen displaying the Chu Emperor's image and asked, "What exactly is going on with that demon god?"

"Reporting to the Ancestor!"

The Emperor of Chu immediately replied, "It is the Demon Saint Mengqi who has broken through to the Demon God level and has just breached our Chu Kingdom's Jiujiang base!"

"That's impossible!"

Upon hearing the Chu Emperor's words, Chu Zhongtian immediately shook his head and said, "Three years ago, that Demon Saint Mengqi led sea monsters to attack the Jiujiang base. I even fought against him. Although that Demon Saint Mengqi was slightly stronger, he was probably only at the eighth-tier Demon Saint level. How could he have directly broken through to the Demon God level?"

"That's right!"

Wei Changsheng, standing to the side, also spoke up, saying, "Among the five great demon saints of the sea, Meng Qi Demon Saint's strength ranks at most third. If anyone should be breaking through, it should be Zhu Kun Demon Saint. How could it possibly break through to the demon god level?"

"I don't know about that!"

The Emperor of Chu shook his head and replied, "But that demon god is definitely the Mengqi Demon Saint, that's absolutely certain. I've already sent you the video of the battle!"

"That Demon Saint Mengqi is probably on his way to the Wulin base to continue his sabotage. We need to come up with a solution as soon as possible, otherwise, once many frontline bases are breached, those sea monsters can use the rivers and roads to invade the heart of our Chu Kingdom's territory!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Zhongtian had a thought, and a video began to play on a virtual screen in front of him.

The video begins with the Jiujiang base, which spans a huge river. Although there are many martial artists and soldiers stationed in the base, it is generally very peaceful.

But at that moment, a phantom suddenly burst out of the water, moving at an astonishing speed, far surpassing even Lu Qingshan, the world's strongest man at the time.

After the phantom stopped above the Jiujiang base, it quickly revealed itself as a serpentine figure that was over a thousand meters long, covered in dense scales, with six wings made of fascia on its back and a single black eye on its head.

"It really looks like the Monkey King? I just don't understand why its body has grown so much bigger?"

"Yes! The original Monkey King's body length was only a little over three hundred meters, how come it has suddenly grown to over a thousand meters? And it has even grown wings?"

"What exactly happened to this Monkey King?"

Upon seeing the sudden appearance of the Demon Saint Monchi, the surrounding crowd began to discuss among themselves.

After all, those present were all important figures from Xuanhuang Star. Most of them had seen the image of Mengqi Demon Saint before, and some of the powerful figures had even fought against Mengqi Demon Saint!

Just as everyone was discussing this, the Monkey King in the video simply swayed his snake tail, and then several white streaks of light rushed towards the Jiujiang base below.

Rumble!

The entire Jiujiang base shattered instantly upon being struck by those streaks of white light. The martial artists and soldiers stationed there were thrown into chaos, and those at the epicenter of the explosion perished instantly.

"What?"

"The Jiujiang base is one of the highest-level war bases in the Chu Kingdom. Even if the Demon Saint Zhukun were to attack, it could hold out for a long time. How could it have been breached with just one strike?"

After that, the Demon Saint Monchi...

No, it should be said that the Demon God of Monkeys then began to slaughter countless warriors and soldiers within the Jiujiang base.

With the terrifying strength of the Demon God Mengqi, he slaughtered all the warriors and soldiers in the Jiujiang base in just a short time, and no one was spared!

After doing all this, the Monkey King flew swiftly in another direction once again.

"That Monkey King is extremely powerful; even the highest frequency laser cannons couldn't inflict any damage on him!"

Upon seeing the video finish playing, the Emperor of Chu on the screen immediately continued, "No matter how fortified the base, how brave the army, or how many powerful warriors, none of them have the power to resist before it!"

"In the previous Jiujiang base, there were a total of eighteen Martial Saints, the strongest of whom had reached the fourth level of Martial Saint, but they couldn't even escape!"

After hearing the words of the Chu emperor, everyone present fell silent, and no one spoke for a moment.

"Ancestor, Prince Yongning, Dean Wei!"

The Emperor of Chu looked at Chu Zhongtian again: "That Mengqi Demon God is currently heading towards the Wulin Base. At the current rate of destruction, it will probably take less than a day for him to completely destroy all twelve major war bases within Chu's borders. What should we do now?"

"This Monkey King's strength far surpasses that of any of us!"

After a moment of silence, Wei Changsheng quickly spoke, "According to the information our Wei Kingdom has, the opponent's strength has indeed reached the level of a Martial God!"

"Although we don't know exactly how it broke through, now is not the time to think about that. What we need to do most right now is to find a way to deal with this Monkey Demon God, otherwise, under its rampage, our human side definitely won't last long!"

"How do we deal with it?"

Chu Zhongtian immediately spoke up, "Sea monsters are unaffected when fighting on land, except for a few special cases! According to the records of my Chu Kingdom, the strength of a Martial God is ten times that of a ninth-tier Martial Saint, so the Demon God must be the same. Currently, the strongest among us is only an eighth-tier Martial Saint. Even if we all gang up on that Mengqi Demon God, we probably wouldn't pose any threat to him!"

"Nuclear bomb!"

"The only reliable way to deal with that Monkey King is through nuclear weapons!"

At this point, Wei Changsheng quickly turned his gaze to Zhao Gang's direction and then asked directly, "Young friend Zhao Gang, how powerful is the strongest nuclear weapon that your Academy of Sciences is currently researching? Can it cause fatal damage to that Monkey Demon God?"

"this……"

After hearing Wei Changsheng's words, Zhao Gang quickly turned his gaze to his teacher, Lu Qingshan.

After seeing Lu Qingshan nod slightly, Zhao Gang then spoke, "Senior Wei, the most powerful nuclear bomb that our Academy of Sciences has developed so far, if its full power is unleashed, could theoretically pose a huge threat to a demon god-level expert!"

"The most effective threat of a nuclear bomb to a powerful demon beast is the powerful explosion at its core! But given the Monchi Demon God's ability to easily withstand the highest frequency laser cannon, a nuclear bomb must explode near its body to pose a significant enough threat!"

"That Monkey King is extremely fast, and given that it has been fighting against us humans for hundreds of years, it has a great understanding of our methods. I'm afraid it's unlikely it will give us this opportunity!"

"At that time, the Monkey King will only need to detonate the nuclear bomb through a long-range attack, and even the most powerful nuclear bomb will not pose any threat to it!"

After hearing Zhao Gang's words, everyone around was slightly taken aback.

"Then let's find a way to detonate a nuclear bomb near it!"

Wei Changsheng quickly shouted, "I refuse to believe it! Our human side has thousands of Martial Saints and nuclear bombs—were we really incapable of dealing with a newly awakened demon god?"

Thus, under the orders of high-ranking officials from various countries such as Lu Qingshan, Wei Changsheng, and Chu Zhongtian, the human side quickly took action.

Half a day later, the human side set traps before the Monkey God destroyed the first few military bases, and then planted the most powerful nuclear bomb with extremely terrifying explosive power when it destroyed the seventh military base.

Unfortunately, before the most powerful nuclear bomb could fully unleash its power, the Monkey King managed to dodge the core area of ​​the explosion thanks to his incredibly fast burst speed, and ultimately only suffered some injuries.

At this point, humanity finally realized that nuclear weapons were simply not a way to defeat the Monkey King.

To continue defeating the enemy, the strongest members of the human side will have to fight desperately.

However, given the enormous difference in strength between the Demon God and the Demon Saint, even Lu Qingshan, the world's strongest expert, would absolutely not be able to stop the Demon God Mengqi!