First Meeting Hong

Now that we have found what appears to be the Spirit of Plants and Trees Millennium Black Crow Root), we can take it once its effects are fully confirmed to improve the physical condition of myself, my grandfather, and Wang Lin.

When supporting other Base City later, you can also explore for other Spirit of Plants and Trees, which will quickly improve your physical attributes.

Improving his strength became Yang Yu's most pressing goal; he didn't want to waste too much time at the War God stage.

Having already grasped the rudiments of the Thunder Domain, Yang Yu will naturally possess a domain once he reaches the Planetary Level. At that time, his strength will undergo a dramatic transformation, granting him the qualification to explore many dangerous places on Earth and the hope of making contact with the universe at the fastest speed.

If you want to maintain a rapid pace of improvement, you can't succeed by working in isolation.

The vast universe is full of all kinds of opportunities, and it is also important to determine ownership of the Earth as soon as possible.

All of these require substantial strength.

After having a general plan, Yang Yu got up, ended his meditation, went to the living room, picked up his backpack, said goodbye to his grandfather and Wang Lin, and then flew towards the Arms Factory with the remaining Monsters materials.

After handing the materials to Zhang An, the person in charge Yang Yu went to the Central Command Hall.

At this moment, Wang Ying'an was watching Jia Yi and other Martial Artist fight against the Monsters inside the third and second lines of defense on the big screen.

Upon seeing Yang Yu arrive, Wang Ying'an smiled and patted the sofa beside him, gesturing for Yang Yu to sit down.

Yang Yu didn't stand on ceremony and went straight to the sofa to sit down and watch Jia Yi fight.

At this moment, Jia Yi's opponent was a Fire-Scaled Trident Pig that had reached the Advanced Beast General Level.

Pig-like Monsters are indeed the most numerous Monsters on the land of Huaxia today, and will continue to be so in the future.

Yang Yu had just killed an Elementary Lord Level Fire-Scaled Trident Pig, and now many more Fire-Scaled Trident Pig wandering over from other areas have appeared.

In the scene, Jia Yi is seen wearing cyan-gold armor and wielding a cyan -Golden War Sword, fighting against a truck-sized Fire-Scaled Trident Pig.

It's clear that Jia Yi's Movement Technique is also excellent. Through endless battles and his breakthrough to the Grandmaster realm, his Movement Technique has now reached the Perfect Level.

Even though the Fire-Scaled Trident Pig, Advanced Beast General Level, was stronger and faster than him, it couldn't even touch the hem of Jia Yi's clothes.

Jia Yi could even use the surrounding environment to counterattack while dodging, constantly using the shield in his left hand to create attack opportunities by flanking the Fire-Scaled Trident Pig.

Before long, the seemingly tall and dominant Fire-Scaled Trident Pig was killed by Jia Yi with a swing of his sword.

It must be said that Jia Yi's combat power is also very strong after the weaponry and equipment were upgraded.

This Fire-Scaled Trident Pig posed no threat to him whatsoever.

After killing the Fire-Scaled Trident Pig, Jia Yi did not stop, but continued to attack other Beast General Level Monsters that had broken through the defense line.

These were all weaker, mid-level and Primary Beast General Level Monsters. They couldn't withstand Jia Yi's sword for long, and soon all the Beast General Level and higher-level pig Monsters that had rushed into the outermost defensive line were wiped out.

Other Martial Artist of slightly lower strength also killed those Beast Soldier Level Monsters.

Seeing that Jia Yi and his team were handling the situation with ease, Yang Yu said, "Chief, I've wiped out all the Lord-level Monster outside the Northwest Base City, Kyoto Base City, and Southeast Base City. It seems that Brother Jia can handle the current situation as well. I'm planning to visit Hong in the Northeast Base City and Thor in the Southwest Base City now."

"While we're at it, we'll also kill off the Lord-level Monster that are entrenched outside their Base City. We'll use the materials to forge weapons, which will make their defense much easier."

After listening, Wang Ying'an nodded thoughtfully and said, "Yes, the commanders of these two Base City just told me that although they can temporarily resist the Beast Tide, if their weapons are not updated in time, the subsequent defensive pressure will be enormous."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Little Yang, to go out and support them again. Once this sweep is complete, the defensive pressure on everyone will be much less, and we can take a breather and increase our research on technological weapons and the promotion of Martial Way."

"Alright, Chief, I'll set off now and try to complete the first round of the Demon Sweeping Plan as soon as possible." After saying that, Yang Yu got up, went to the window, jumped down, stepped onto the shield, and flew towards the northeast.

Having fully recovered, Yang Yu moved quickly, traversing four thousand kilometers to reach the Northeast Base City in just over an hour.

It was already afternoon.

Having arrived above the Northeast Base City, Yang Yu did not rush down to slaughter the beast horde besieging the Base City.

Instead, they first observed the battle below.

At this moment, a tall man dressed in black combat uniform and holding a black long gun was fighting fiercely outside the defensive line.

With just one glance, Yang Yu recognized the man as Hong!

At this moment, he was surrounded by an overwhelming number of Iron-Haired Wild Boar, Bloodthirsty Tank, and other pig-like Monsters, as well as Two-Tailed Tiger-Tail Cat, Mutated Reckless Bull, and other Monsters.

Most of these Monsters had reached the Beast General Level, but under Hong's spear, Monsters couldn't withstand even a single blow. Often, a single thrust was enough to kill a Monsters.

Hong's figure seemed to merge with the spear in his hand, and when he used his movement Movement Technique, he seemed to become one with the world.

The seemingly endless Beast Tide posed no threat to Hong; every dodge and every shot was perfectly timed.

Finally, after Hong killed dozens of the leading Beast General Level Monsters, the large number of Beast Soldier Level Monsters behind him retreated like a tide.

At this moment, Hong Cai, who was about the same height as Yang Yu Yang Yu, put away his gun and stood quietly watching the retreating Beast Tide.

As if sensing something, Hong looked up at the sky and saw Yang Yu, who was riding on a shield and waving at him with a smile.

Yang Yu then plummeted to Hong's side. "Hong, hello, my Yang Yu."

Upon seeing Yang Yu in his cyan-gold armor, Hong immediately recognized him as the War God Yang Yu from the Jiangnan Base City who had come to support them.

"Hello Yang Yu, welcome to our Northeast Base City. The Lord-level Monster lurking outside still need your help. The spear I'm holding is too weak against those Monsters."

Although Hong's voice sounded slightly indifferent and aloof, he couldn't hide his joy at this moment.

In the video transmitted from the Jiangnan Base City, Hong had long been eyeing the weapons made from materials from Lord-level Monster.

"No need to be polite, it's all for Huaxia," Yang Yu said with a smile, while carefully observing the man in front of him who was older than him, with a neat buzz cut, and whose whole body resembled a long spear—Hong!

"Yes, for Huaxia!" Hong also looked at Yang Yu, the strongest but youngest Martial Artist in all of Huaxia, with curiosity.

Hong has now grasped the Artistic Conception of 'Light Law', and with his powerful perception, he can easily sense that beneath Yang Yu's sunny and handsome appearance lies a War Blade containing endless Thunder!

Its sharpness and ruthlessness even chilled Hong, a former assassin.

After just a brief encounter, Hong knew that the young man before him was definitely stronger than himself!

Hong was also very curious about Yang Yu's ability to control objects in mid-air.

"Alright, let's go see Chief Zhang first and see how to deal with the Lord-level Monster here," Yang Yu said with a smile.

"Alright, we'll talk in detail after we've dealt with those two Monsters," Hong said with a hearty laugh.

After instructing his men to clean up the battlefield, Hong led Yang Yu and several others to leap onto the City Wall, which was dozens of meters high, and then entered the Command Center inside.

As soon as Yang Yu entered, an elderly man surnamed Zhang quickly stood up. "Welcome, General Yang Yu! I'm so sorry, I was in a very urgent meeting and didn't have time to greet you."

The old man named Zhang Yuanwei said with shame.

"No need for such formalities, Chief. You're too kind. Official business is the most important thing." Yang Yu glanced at the scene of the meeting ending on the big screen and knew that he wasn't lying to him.

"Well, General Yang Yu, you understand. Although the defensive pressure on our major Base City in Huaxia is not so great now because of the presence of super strong people like you, Hong, and Thor, the global situation is not optimistic."

Zhang Yuanwei gestured for Yang Yu and Hong Ye to sit down. "Many countries without powerful Martial Artist or strong weapons have been completely overrun by Monsters. There are now fewer than ten countries in the world that can maintain their national structure, and in the near future, that number will definitely decrease further. Our final prediction is that there will be no more than five!"

"These five countries either have exceptionally skilled Martial Artist like us, coupled with powerful weaponry, or they possess advanced technological weaponry combined with powerful Martial Artist. Lacking either of these, they cannot stand firm in today's world."

Zhang Yuanwei gestured to his secretary to switch the large screen, and immediately the image on it became a world map.

However, fewer than ten countries are labeled on this map.

These countries are all world powers before their Grand Nirvana, and none of them are Island Nation.

"Those areas flashing red dots are all areas that have become Monsters Paradise," Zhang Yuanwei said, pointing to the map on the big screen, which was almost entirely red.

Looking at the ocean, which was entirely marked in red, and the land area that covered more than 70% of the surface, even Yang Yu felt a sense of suffocation.

"The surviving humans are like isolated islands, almost completely cut off from each other in reality except through satellite communication in space," Zhang Yuanwei said with a heavy expression.

"Fortunately, General Yang, you've appeared!" Zhang Yuanwei's eyes shone as he looked at Yang Yu with excitement. "The ability you've awakened is very special and extremely powerful!"

"To date, no one in the world has emerged as an awakener like you, and what's even more remarkable is that your Martial Way Realm is also very high, and you are also very patriotic! This is truly a blessing for Huaxia."

"I can't even imagine how many human tragedies and heart-wrenching separations would have occurred on Huaxia land if it weren't for General Yang's sudden appearance."

With the situation outside the Base City now stable and with an invincible Combat Power like Yang Yu present, Zhang Yuanwei has become unusually talkative.

"We've reviewed and simulated the situation countless times, and the current situation is one we never dared to imagine before. It's all thanks to you, General Yang! And to Martial Artist like Hong and Thor."

Zhang Yuanwei looked at Yang Yu and Hong in amazement. "In our worst-case scenario, we would use a large number of nuclear bombs to kill those Lord-level Monsters, leaving a place for survival on the land of Huaxia."

"One?" Yang Yu asked, puzzled.

"Yes, just one! That was the final 'Spark' plan," Zhang Yuanwei sighed. "Of course, that was beforehand because we hadn't anticipated the emergence of powerful individuals like you. The situation is much better now."

"However, our good situation doesn't mean the situation outside is good. In the video conference just now, we learned that Europe and the Americas have already begun to use large numbers of nuclear weapons to defend against the Lord-level Monster."

"Using nuclear weapons would further mutate the Monsters, wouldn't it?" Hong said worriedly.

"Yes, right after the nuclear bombs were used in the Americas, we saw a varying number of mutated Monsters appearing at the epicenter of the explosion in the satellite footage!"

These were originally top secret messages, but since Martial Artist like Yang Yu and Hong, who were fighting on the front lines, had the right to know, Zhang Yuanwei did not hide them from them.

"Satellite footage showed that feline Monsters began to mutate after being exposed to nuclear radiation; the most mutated of these Monsters even grew nine tails!"

As Zhang Yuanwei spoke, he took out his phone and showed a picture of the Mutated Cat Demon.

The photo isn't very clear, but you can still make out its nine tails.

"Based on our Huaxia tradition, we've named it the Nine-Life Cat Demon!" Zhang Yuanwei said. "Before its mutation, the Nine-Life Cat Demon already possessed the strength of Intermediate Lord Monsters. Now, as soon as it mutated, satellite monitoring shows that its speed surpasses that of any high-level Lord-level Monster!"

"Could it have evolved to a level beyond that of Lord-level Monster?" Yang Yu asked worriedly.

If this Nine-Life Cat Demon truly evolves to the Planetary Level, then even with Yang Yu's current strength, he can only protect himself. If it were to attack Huaxia, the situation would be extremely dangerous.

"No, not at all," Zhang Yuanwei explained. "Based on our comparison of data from various sources, this Nine-Life Cat Demon's current strength only surpasses that of a high-level Lord-level Monster, but it hasn't fully reached another level yet."

"Perhaps it's because it's wary of the nuclear weapons in the Americas, which is why it hasn't continued leading Monsters to attack human cities for the time being. It's also possible that it's focusing on improving its strength, trying to break through to another level. This is one of the key points we're discussing in this meeting."

"If this Nine-Life Cat Demon really breaks through to another unknown level in a short period of time and possesses the strength to be unafraid of nuclear bombs and Hydrogen Bomb, then Yang Yu, are you confident in dealing with it?" Zhang Yuanwei finally asked the question that he was most concerned about.

"To be honest, if the Nine-Life Cat Demon really grows to that level, I have no confidence whatsoever in killing it right now; at most, I can only protect myself," Yang Yu said frankly.

That's true. Even though Yang Yu has now grasped a trace of the Thunder Domain, it doesn't actually play a significant role in battles against Planetary Level Monsters, let alone Monsters like the Nine-Life Cat Demon, which are extremely adept at speed.

Even though Yang Yu was fast, he could only defend himself at most, far from being able to kill.

I thought I would just take care of a few Lord-level Monster and that would be the end of my mission, but I never expected to learn that the Nine-Life Cat Demon had been born.

Although the Nine-Life Cat Demon is probably not at the Planetary Level yet, it should be soon.

After being mutated by nuclear radiation, this cat demon's strength has greatly increased. If it finds and consumes a few more Spirit of Plants and Trees similar to those discovered by Yang Yu, and then luckily breaks through to the Planetary Level, then the situation will be dire.

Feline Monster are inherently very fast, and Nine-Life Cat Demon that has reached the Planetary Level is definitely even faster. If Yang Yu doesn't break through to the Planetary Level in a short time, then in terms of pure speed, he can only rely on the rudimentary form of the Thunder Domain to keep up.

Wanting to retaliate is wishful thinking.

After all, Planetary Level and Apprentice Level are two completely different levels.

Even a genius like Yang Yu would find it difficult to deal with without good weapons and a strong lineage.

This was unavoidable; in the early stages of the Grand Nirvana, the number of Monsters and their rate of mutation and evolution far exceeded that of humans.