That's so weird.
This scene is too bizarre.
The fish-shaped jade pendant slowly floated out of Lu Li's body, as if it had become invisible.
And so they moved closer to Zong Qing.
Xu Xiong and the other party seemed completely oblivious to what was happening.
Only Lu Li stared at the current situation in shock, unsure of what to do.
The jade pendant seemed to have lost control, or perhaps it had smelled something delicious.
The blood-red color at the edges is even more vibrant.
It floated in front of Zong Qing, and suddenly flashed a bright red light.
Just like the secret realm inside the great demon's body back then.
It was at this moment that Lu Li finally noticed the strange phenomenon surrounding Zong Qing.
In his line of sight, the antique jade bracelet on Zong Qing's wrist shimmered with a rich red light.
No, it's not the jade bracelet that's glowing; it's a peculiar scale attached to the jade bracelet that's emitting light!
It is exactly the same as the red glow on the jade pendant.
He hadn't noticed anything just now.
It suddenly appeared at this moment, and needless to say, it must be related to the fish-shaped jade pendant.
Even more bizarrely, the red glow emanating from the scales was being frantically absorbed by the fish-shaped jade pendant.
It felt just like we were in the secret realm back then.
It seems they've found some kind of nourishing supplement.
In contrast, Zong Qing's expression gradually calmed down.
In her vision, the scales on the jade bracelet flashed with an increasingly rapid red light, as if sensing some terrifying presence.
But the burning sensation gradually subsided, which relieved her, and she frowned.
"What's going on? Did those scales just go berserk?"
Why is it suddenly so hot?
Zong Qing couldn't understand it, nor could she see it clearly.
She could only see the red glow on the scales of the jade bracelet growing fainter and fainter.
I don't even know what to do.
Seeing this, Lu Li remained silent.
If he's not mistaken...
"Those scales seem to belong to some great demon, and like the toad demon, they should be able to nourish the jade pendant."
" Zong Qing probably doesn't know the origin of the scales, nor can he see my fish-shaped jade pendant."
"We haven't discovered anything yet."
For some reason, Lu Li suddenly felt guilty.
It was as if I had taken someone else's things.
But he couldn't do anything about it; he had no control over the jade pendant, which seemed to have been thirsting for it for a long time.
It is currently consuming everything in its path, causing its scales to shrink at a visible rate.
It shrank in a short time.
Time passed quickly, and in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the scale completely disappeared.
It was completely absorbed by the fish-shaped jade pendant.
Compared to before, the red patterns on the jade pendant are more vibrant, and the sharpness of the design is more pronounced.
Lu Li deeply moved by what he saw, wondering what changes had occurred, and just wanted him to come back as soon as possible.
But who knew?
After absorbing the scales, the jade pendant remained floating motionless.
Lu Li was stunned.
"Wha... what's going on?"
"Wasn't it all over? Why, why aren't you back yet!"
Lu Li tense, but calmly stepped out.
I want to stand in front of the jade pendant and try to get closer to see if I can recall it.
But to everyone's surprise, the moment he took his first step...
The fish-shaped jade pendant suddenly became bright.
An incomparably sharp aura emanated from within it.
As the red light shone brightly, in the sky above the Azure Pool, within a huge dark cloud, the Nether Toad Patriarch, who was resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes!
What's that noise?!
"This aura... it feels so familiar!"
"No, no, no!"
"Isn't that the aura emanating from that human swordsman from before? That human swordsman left long ago, how could it be..."
Could it be that...?
The Nether Toad Patriarch's enormous pupils suddenly contracted, a hint of surprise appearing deep within his eyes.
Could it be that the sharp aura back then had nothing to do with that human sword cultivator?
The true divine treasures are still within his Blessed Land!
With this thought in mind, the Nether Toad Demon Patriarch suddenly appeared above the Azure Pool.
This attracted the attention of a powerful demon nearby, who quickly used magic to cover the sky above the Azure Pool.
His true form shrank on the spot, transforming into a giant of a hundred meters, and appeared within the Azure Pool Sect.
The Nascent Soul Divine Sense swept out, trying to find the source of this sharpness.
Such a commotion was naturally noticed by Lu Li inside Xu Xiong's cave abode.
That terrifying Nascent Soul Divine Sense encompassed the entire Azure Pool Sect in just a moment.
This left the three of them feeling as if they had fallen into an ice cave, their steps frozen in place, as if their very souls were being watched.
A chill ran down my spine.
I felt a great terror, a great death, was about to engulf me.
Faced with such a crisis, Lu Li was helpless.
It's obvious without even thinking that such Divine Sense must have come from the Nether Toad Demon Patriarch.
The opponent's Divine Sense was more concentrated than last time, searching every inch of Azure Pool.
Lu Li couldn't guarantee that he would be able to detect the abnormality of the jade pendant when his Divine Sense was focused on this spot.
If it is discovered... with his current methods, he has absolutely no chance of fighting back!
His eyes were practically popping out of their sockets, his teeth clenched, and his Divine Sense activated the jade pendant.
Fortunately, the jade pendant did not obey his commands.
But the function remained the same; through the transmission of Divine Sense, Lu Li's voice resounded throughout the command hall.
" Director Li! Nuclear bomb! Quickly!"
Those five short words resounded throughout the command hall in an instant.
Everyone knows what that sentence means.
In their previous escalation, Lu Li faced an uncontrollable life-or-death crisis, and the nation could convey the truth to him.
At this moment... the entire Bureau 749 fell silent.
Lu Dahai's fingers trembled, and he seemed to have aged decades in an instant.
Lu Yao's eyes were red and she stood blankly in front of the computer, Lu Li's voice echoing in her ears, tears streaming down her face.
Xu Mu, Wang Zhiwen, Zhang Xuanqing, and everyone else's expressions changed simultaneously; they couldn't believe their ears.
They stopped what they were doing and looked toward the command center.
A tremendous sense of horror and grief arose simultaneously.
Li Yuanchao happened to be in the command hall when he heard Lu Li's voice, and his body trembled.
The veteran had never felt so conflicted.
But he knew this wasn't the time to dawdle.
Although no one wanted to see this day, Great Xia had already made contingency plans.
Before Li Yuanchao could reply, he slapped the red button on the command table in front of him.
An iris and fingerprint system suddenly popped up, and after confirming that it was correct, it was found to be working correctly.
The metal floor of the command hall suddenly rotated to both sides and slid open silently.
A bottomless vertical launch silo was revealed.
Amidst the rising, icy mist, a silver-gray missile, shaped like a giant cone, slowly ascended.
It is marked with a prominent yellow radiation symbol and a black serial number.
The projectile is nearly 20 meters long and about 2 meters in diameter, with a streamlined Dipper Ministry that reflects a cold light.
The Dongfeng 9C is a submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missile, carrying a thermonuclear warhead with a yield of up to three megawatts.
Like a silent, world-destroying behemoth, it was slowly lifted by an elevator to the center of the hall and stopped next to the fish-shaped jade pendant.
Li Yuanchao's voice was filled with boundless sorrow and trembling.
The sound, transmitted through the jade pendant, resonated in Lu Li's ears and throughout the entire command hall.
"Comrade Lu Li, see you at the Martyrs' Cemetery!"