After a brief round of cheers, everyone in the banquet hall soon calmed down again.
After all, the threat of Demon God Meng Qi had yet to be truly eliminated, so there was no way they could truly relax.
"King Yongning!"
The emperor of Chu State soon asked, "When will you be able to deal with Demon God Meng Qi?"
"Although Demon God Meng Qi suffered some injuries in the explosion of the most powerful nuclear bomb, those injuries amount to little for him. He'll probably recover before long!"
"If we wait until Demon God Meng Qi recovers, humanity's coastal bases will suffer his destruction again. When that happens, the other sea demon beasts alone will pose an enormous threat to humanity!"
"We can't rush this!"
After hearing the emperor of Chu State's words, Zhao Gang, director of the Academy of Sciences, quickly said, "Teacher has only just broken through. He'll definitely need some time to familiarize himself with the Domain Realm. Although those sea demon beasts pose a great threat to humanity, once we deal with Demon God Meng Qi, the other demon beasts will be relatively easy to handle!"
"That's right!"
Chu Zhongtian glanced at the emperor of Chu State, then quickly said, "In dealing with Demon God Meng Qi this time, King Yongning's strength is what matters most. We absolutely cannot allow even the slightest problem!"
"As for those military bases, if Demon God Meng Qi destroys them, so be it. We can simply rebuild them later, as long as we evacuate the troops and martial artists stationed there beforehand!"
"Yes, Ancestor!"
After hearing Chu Zhongtian's words, the emperor of Chu State quickly responded respectfully.
Although the continual destruction of Chu State's military bases pained him, he also understood that what Zhao Gang had just said was the soundest course.
Now that even Chu Zhongtian had spoken, he naturally would not go against it in the slightest.
"It's all right!"
Just then, Lu Qingshan quickly said, "Although I've only just entered the Domain Realm, this domain is rather special. Once you comprehend it, you can master it completely. There's no need to spend much time familiarizing yourself with it!"
Although he said that, creating a Combat Secret Technique that complemented his Earth Domain would undoubtedly be a tremendous help in improving Lu Qingshan's strength.
However, creating a secret technique was by no means the work of a single day. It often required years, or even decades, and humanity simply had no time to spare now.
At that thought, Lu Qingshan quickly said, "Demon God Meng Qi is currently recuperating in the sea, and fighting at sea greatly affects how much of our strength we humans can bring to bear. Even though I've entered the Domain Realm, I'm no exception!"
"So all we can do now is wait for Demon God Meng Qi to emerge from the sea again. Once he leaves the sea, I'll immediately set out to deal with him, in the hope of killing him once and for all! Even if I can't kill him, I must force him back into the sea!"
"Young friend Qingshan, I'll go with you!"
As soon as Lu Qingshan finished speaking, Wei Changsheng suddenly said from beside him, "Demon God Meng Qi has fought humanity for centuries. He's an old fox with schemes laid deep. This time, he'll definitely wait until his injuries have fully healed before leaving the sea, and he'll certainly be even more cautious afterward!"
"Although you've entered the Domain Realm, you may not necessarily be able to kill him!"
"Although I'm somewhat weaker, one more person means a little more certainty! I'll go with you. Even if it costs me these old bones, we must kill Demon God Meng Qi!"
"I'll go too!"
Another Fifth-Tier Martial Saint also spoke up. "I have only a little over ten years left before reaching the end of my lifespan. I was going to stake my life against those sea demon beasts anyway. This is the perfect chance to take on Demon God Meng Qi!"
"I'll go too!"
"Count me in!"
For a time, everyone around them spoke up one after another.
However, volunteering now was very different from before. Previously, everyone had wanted to fight to the death, but their chances of successfully killing Demon God Meng Qi had been exceedingly slim;
now, with Lu Qingshan, who had entered the Domain Realm, leading them, their chances of killing Demon God Meng Qi had undoubtedly increased enormously, so their spirits were even higher than before.
In the end, more than two hundred Martial Saint experts, headed by Wei Changsheng and Chu Zhongtian, wanted to accompany Lu Qingshan to stake their lives against Demon God Meng Qi!
"There's no need for everyone to do this!"
Lu Qingshan looked at those volunteering to fight, deeply moved. "Demon God Meng Qi has entered the Demon God Realm, after all. The main reason we're going to kill him this time is that I've comprehended the Earth Domain. As for ordinary Martial Saint experts, going to fight Demon God Meng Qi would simply mean throwing their lives away!"
"I know everyone is willing to sacrifice themselves for humanity's future, but a pointless sacrifice has no meaning whatsoever!"
"Besides, after we kill Demon God Meng Qi, we'll still need everyone to eliminate the other sea demon beasts. There's absolutely no need to expend all our strength on Demon God Meng Qi!"
"Young friend Qingshan is right!"
After hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Wei Changsheng quickly said from beside him, "But we absolutely cannot let you fight Demon God Meng Qi alone this time!"
"How about this? This time, let us old fellows who are approaching the ends of our lifespans accompany you to deal with Demon God Meng Qi. We've all lived a long time, so we're relatively strong. We shouldn't end up holding you back!"
"Exactly!"
After hearing Wei Changsheng's words, Chu Zhongtian quickly added from beside him, "We old fellows have already lived long enough. We have no chance of breaking through to the Martial God level anyway, so even if we die at Demon God Meng Qi's hands, it's nothing!"
And so, after some discussion in the banquet hall, everyone finally decided who would go to deal with Demon God Meng Qi.
Besides Lu Qingshan, who would lead them, there were eighteen Martial Saint experts nearing the ends of their lifespans, including Wei Changsheng and Chu Zhongtian.
The weakest of these Martial Saint experts was at the Martial Saint Fifth Stage. Although there was certainly an enormous gap between their strength and a Demon God's, by working together, they would at least avoid being killed by Demon God Meng Qi in a single move.
However, since Demon God Meng Qi was still hiding in the sea, and these experts did not know whether they would return alive after this battle, they all began making arrangements for the affairs they would leave behind.
As for Lu Qingshan, he had little that needed arranging. Despite his considerable help back then, his parents had failed to break through to the Martial Saint level and had passed away many years ago.
As for his wife, children, and many disciples, quite a few had broken through to the Martial Saint level. Even if something really happened to him, they would be more than capable of continuing to protect the family.
Moreover, a Planetary Level expert with a domain was said to be invincible at the Planetary Level. Even if he could not kill Demon God Meng Qi, he still had a very good chance of surviving against him!
And so, time continued to pass.
Three days later, Demon God Meng Qi left the sea again and immediately began destroying another of Chu State's military bases.
However, Demon God Meng Qi was clearly much more cautious this time. Even when destroying a military base that posed no threat to him whatsoever, he only used long-range attacks and did not approach it at all.
Meanwhile, Lu Qingshan and his companions soon set out after receiving the news.
After gathering together aboard aircraft, Lu Qingshan and his eighteen companions immediately turned into nineteen streaks of light, flying toward Demon God Meng Qi, who was heading for the next military base.
At that moment, this scene of them facing death without fear was being broadcast everywhere on Xuanhuang Star.
"Wei Changsheng, dean of Wei Martial Arts Academy, Chu Zhongtian, Chu State's strongest expert... and our Qin's most invincible supreme existence, the strongest expert in the world, King Yongning, Lu Qingshan!"
"Today, for the sake of humanity's future, they have chosen to face a terrifying Demon God!"
"Let us pray together that they can defeat the Demon God and return safely!"
The commentator's voice was low, and in front of countless screens, everyone began to pray.
Meanwhile, Lu Qingshan and his eighteen companions were rapidly approaching Demon God Meng Qi's location.
"Hahaha!"
As they flew, Chu Zhongtian could not help laughing. "Everyone on Xuanhuang Star is probably watching us right now! To fight Demon God Meng Qi under so many people's eyes-even if I really die in battle, this life won't have been lived in vain!"
"Indeed!"
Beside him, Wei Changsheng likewise sighed with feeling. "But for all this, we must thank young friend Qingshan for establishing the Academy of Sciences. Otherwise, how could we use such convenient technological products?"
Hearing this, Chu Zhongtian could not help turning to Lu Qingshan. "King Yongning, I truly never imagined you would possess such terrifying talent in both cultivation and technology. With you leading humanity, our future will surely be even more prosperous!"
"But if I die at Demon God Meng Qi's hands this time, I'm afraid I'll need you to look after Chu State!"
"Yes, young friend Qingshan!"
Wei Changsheng hurriedly added from beside him, "I'll need you to look after Wei State and the Martial Arts Academy too!"
"Rest assured!"
Lu Qingshan glanced at everyone, then said solemnly, "Everyone will definitely return safely from dealing with Demon God Meng Qi this time! If anyone truly dies at Demon God Meng Qi's hands, then as long as I'm alive, I won't allow their family or descendants to suffer any bullying!"
In fact, before setting out, everyone had already put their affairs in order.
But now, after hearing Lu Qingshan's promise, they naturally had even fewer worries about what they would leave behind, and would have fewer concerns when staking their lives against Demon God Meng Qi.
After roughly half an hour of flying, a terrifying demon beast over a thousand meters long soon appeared in Lu Qingshan and his companions' sight!
Its body was covered in densely packed scales, and six wings made of fascia and muscle grew from its back. Its head bore only a single black eye, and it looked like an enormous winding serpent. It was none other than Demon God Meng Qi, who had broken through to the Demon God Realm!