Cannon Fodder Camp

Twelve years passed with the changing seasons.

"Buzz—!"

Within Red Stone City, the rules of heaven and earth descended upon Linley's mansion. His Death Element Divine Avatar broke through to the Mid-level God realm a moment later.

In a great mood, Linley decided to relax. His Spiritual Sense covered the mansion, and he saw Diana and four maids in the courtyard, discussing him.

Linley pushed open the door and walked out. Hearing footsteps, the women turned around, their faces beaming as they said, "Congratulations, my Lord."

Diana and the others felt both envy and admiration.

The gap in talent between people was greater than that between humans and dogs.

They were still struggling at the peak of the Saint Domain, while Linley had become a god and broken through repeatedly over the years.

Linley smiled and instructed one of the blue-haired maids, "Liko, go notify Thomas and the others. Tell them we're having a meal at Moon Mountain Residence, we'll head over first."

Maid Liko's beautiful eyes lit up, and she nodded with a smile, "Yes, my Lord, I'll go notify them right away!"

Linley, Diana, and the others walked along the spacious, bustling streets, chatting and laughing casually. His powerful presence surrounded by beauties made many passersby envious and jealous.

"Make way, make way! Don't block the road!"

A commotion erupted ahead.

Linley and his group curiously looked towards the noise. They saw over a dozen imposing mansion guards charging into a restaurant with a blue sign, located hundreds of meters next to the Demon Castle.

The sign clearly displayed three words: Moon Mountain Residence.

This was a long-established, high-end restaurant that only accepted demons or those accompanied by demons. Even the cheapest dish inside cost hundreds of Ink Stones, making it an elite gathering place for the upper class.

Linley had visited several times before; the variety of dishes was complete, and the chefs' skills were excellent.

Amidst the sounds of smashing and shouting, a handsome young man with green hair, dressed in sky-blue brocade, was roughly apprehended by the mansion guards and dragged out like a dead dog.

Roy cursed loudly, "Bastards, don't you f— know who I am! Lord Alantai, the Seven-star Demon elder of the Azure Dragon Family, is my grandfather!"

His response was a beating.

An old man with snow-white hair, clad in tattered clothes, chased out of the restaurant, shouting, "Wait!"

Frodo, with a tone of half-threat and half-plea, asked the guards to release the person, "You need to seriously consider the consequences of offending a Seven-star Demon and the Azure Dragon Family. It's better to de-escalate. Lord Roy is willing to pay and apologize!"

The leading guard captain stopped and looked back at Frodo, his eyes filled with disdain.

"Get lost!"

The guard captain sneered, "The great Sovereign has decreed that no one is allowed to engage in private combat within the city. Those who violate this will be executed. If you dare to obstruct the guards' enforcement again, we'll arrest you too!"

"However, he's lucky. The City Lord's mansion just received a new order: anyone who commits an offense within the city will be forcibly conscripted into the Blood Peak Army's cannon fodder division for a hundred thousand years!"

Roy gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, it's all that bastard from the Reynalds Family's fault. Frodo, hurry up and notify my grandfather!"

The guards escorted the person away. As they passed, pedestrians on the street all made way, whispering and discussing behind them.

"The Azure Dragon Family and the Reynalds Family are causing trouble again."

"I heard it was over a woman, a love triangle."

Not everyone communicated discreetly; there were always bold God-level powerhouses willing to share gossip.

Linley unintentionally overheard these possibly true inside stories.

However, when he saw Mariana walk out of Moon Mountain Residence, accompanied by a handsome and charming blue-haired young man, he immediately felt that this possibility was very high.

Even by Linley's discerning aesthetic standards, he had to admit that Mariana's demeanor was very captivating.

Elegant and cold, like a thorny black rose, not the kind of beauty that only specific people like Julie could appreciate.

Her charm was widely appealing and easily stirred a desire for conquest.

"Linley!"

Mariana noticed Linley. Her usually calm and elegant face instantly darkened by three parts. She bit her silver teeth, her beautiful eyes filled with resentment, and more so, a deep sense of powerlessness.

The blue-haired young man was first surprised, then quickly smiled, "Mr. Linley, I've heard much about you. Allow me to introduce myself, Simon Reynalds."

Linley nodded and asked indifferently, "What's your relationship with this woman?"

Simon replied frankly, "I suppose I'm a suitor. I fell in love with Mariana at first sight."

Linley smiled playfully, "Then you should thank me."

Simon was stunned and couldn't understand his meaning for a moment.

Linley looked at Mariana with a half-smile and said, "Because I killed her husband, Claude. Otherwise, you wouldn't have had this chance."

Simon's face turned awkward, and he didn't respond.

Mariana glared at him, let out a cold snort, and quickened her pace to leave.

Onlookers were already gathering, and she didn't want to become fodder for their after-dinner talk.

Simon quickly followed her, transmitting his voice, "Mariana, don't worry. When the time comes, I will definitely help you get revenge."

However, he had no such intention in his heart.

He had already inquired thoroughly about Linley. Although Linley was only a One-star Demon, he possessed the strength of a Six-star Demon.

Regardless of any special methods, a High-God, or even a Mid-level God, who could conceal their soul aura was not someone Simon, a Five-star Demon, dared to provoke lightly.

The Reynalds Family was not a Sovereign family, so Simon wouldn't foolishly make such a mysterious enemy.

He just wanted to sweet-talk Mariana into marrying him, or find a way to leave the city and use force!

Mariana transmitted her voice, "As long as you can kill him, even just a Divine Avatar, I'm willing to remarry."

Simon scoffed internally at the woman's naivete but replied via telepathy, "I'll find a way."

Inside the private room at Moon Mountain Residence.

Linley finished ordering and pondered the events that had just transpired.

Mariana's aura was that of a High-God!

She had only had her Saint Domain true form left before; it was impossible for her to cultivate so quickly after becoming a god on her own.

It was highly likely she had refined a Divine Spark.

Of course, it was also possible that after cultivating another Divine Avatar, her Saint Domain true form refined the Divine Spark.

However, what Linley was truly concerned about wasn't Mariana, but what the guards had said.

Fighting within the city would no longer result in being ganged up on and killed; instead, they would be incorporated into the Blood Peak Army's cannon fodder battalion. The nature of such a unit was obvious from its name.

Linley calculated in his mind, "It hasn't been long, and they're already short-handed... How brutal are the faith wars in the material planes... Will they start conscripting people directly in the future?"

After a short wait, the maid Liko, along with Thomas and a few female companions, arrived at Moon Mountain Residence.

After asking the server, they were led into the private room. Everyone ate and drank to their heart's content, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Jess, with a slight blush from drinking, said, "Oh right, Linley, I have something to report to you."

Linley nodded while eating, indicating he was listening.

Jess began to discuss serious matters, his expression earnest as he said, "A contingent from the Light God Plane, an Angel Legion, has descended upon the Halkejinia Plane!"