Chapter 564 - 447: Battle of the Crystal Demon

And then, the long-awaited day had arrived when Long Yi has an agreement with the Crystal Demon Princess Belle.

The last time Long Yi went to the Crystal Demon plane to fetch the heavy-duty light cannon, Belle had agreed with Long Yi that a month later, the Crystal Demons will launch a full scale attack against the Crazy Demons. She hoped that Long Yi would personally go to the battlefield to watch the Crystal Demons reclaim their last lost territory.

Thus, Long Yi simply contacted Belle through Lingling, telling her that the heavy-duty cannon was working exceptionally well, to which he added more orders but he personally went to the Crystal Demon plane.

Now, half of the Gentle Wind Plain is already the territory of the White Dragon Empire. And the rift of the Gentle Wind Plain plane had also been stabilized by the Crystal Demon scientists from the other side, and it always remained near the side of the White Dragon Empire. Upon opening the plane channel, without a trace of crystal poison spewing out, Long Yi arrived in the Crystal Demons’ plane. The Crystal Demon Princess Belle had already been waiting here early.

What surprised Long Yi was that Belle was dressed in a simple and elegant dress, appearing slender and graceful.

"After studying human culture carefully, I realized that clothing is necessary. So, I made this dress out of crystals." A strange glow spread across Belle’s face. Long Yi wasn’t sure if it was indicative of her blushing.

"It’s beautiful, and it suits you very well," Long Yi commented sincerely. As a Crystal Demon, Belle’s original demeanor was dignified and elegant. The white dress, despite its lack of adornments, highlights her character even more.

"Thank you." Belle replied, her head lowered. Whether it was because she was reminded of something in the past, she seemed somewhat shy.

"Is today the full-scale attack?" Long Yi inquired.

"Yes, as scheduled, today we will reclaim the last piece of land on this star! The Demon Tribe’s Imperial City!" declared Belle.

The Demon Tribe’s Imperial City used to be the most prosperous area of the Demon Tribe, several times larger than all human imperial cities combined. Continuous warfare led the Crystal Demons to almost completely slaughter all the peripheral Crazy Demons on this planet. Now, the Crazy Demons entrenched in the Imperial City are the most formidable among them.

Over the past month, the Crystal Demon warriors, under Belle’s leadership, had achieved constant victories, advancing all the way to the center of the Imperial City, the Demon Tribe’s grandest Imperial Palace!

To prevent the palace from being damaged during the fight, the Crystal Demons developed a series of plans to lure out the Crazy Demons. Yet, they continued to occupy the palace and refused to leave. Today, Belle decided to annihilate all the Crazy Demons at once, even if it meant sacrificing the palace!

This was a tough choice. Nobody liked the idea of destroying their homeland. But faced with a predicament, a choice had to be made.

Under Belle’s guidance, Long Yi was taken to a building on the top of a mountain. The building was made of rock, judging by the weathering marks, it should belong to ancient times. In the distance, the grand building complex is the Imperial Palace of the Demon Tribe. During the Demon Tribe’s most prosperous era, tens of thousands of people were living in the palace alone. Now, only Crazy Demons linger in the palace.

Long Yi had originally planned to assist in battle. After all, fighting side by side was the best way to deepen friendships. However, Belle firmly disagreed. She invited Long Yi just to be a spectator. She didn’t need Long Yi to participate in any fights.

Faced with the tenacious Belle, Long Yi could only stand back and watch.

At this point, Belle had fully merged with the Catalyst Crystal Stone, and the power within the Catalyst Crystal Stone became her own strength. With crystal wings extending from her back and a crystal crown floating above her head, she soared into the sky, emitting a dazzling light!

"Descend my warriors! Let us obliterate the final Crazy Demon and reclaim our Imperial Palace!"

Her clear voice echoed between heaven and earth.

Long Yi felt a strange power flowing in mid-air. Immediately after, crystals scattered everywhere on the ground began to collect and assemble, transforming into formidable Crystal Demon warriors!

Those Crystal Demon warriors were much larger than the ones Long Yi saw before, and the light cannons in their arms were even stronger.

It seemed that under the effect of the Catalyst Crystal Stone, the warriors who had just descended were all specifically enhanced.

As Belle flew past, Crystal Demon warriors stood up one after another, then marched towards the palace in neat and firm steps. At the same time, Crazy Demons were also rushing out from within the palace, charging directly towards the Crystal Demon warriors.

A fierce battle was about to break out.

Long Yi watched from afar. The battlefield was far away from him and none of the Crazy Demons circled around the Crystal Demon warriors, so Long Yi was completely safe. At this time, the Crazy Demons that the Crystal Demon warriors faced were no longer the kind Long Yi had seen before, but were more powerful and agile monsters. They could resolutely advance under the concentrated light cannon fire of Crystal Demon warriors. While many Crazy Demons were shattered before they could break through the Crystal Demon warriors’ formation, more Crazy Demons continued to charge and engage in battle with the Crystal Demon warriors.

The battle was so intense, at every moment countless Crazy Demons were bombarded into pieces, and at every moment, countless Crystal Demon warriors were ripped apart.

No matter the Crazy Demons or the Crystal Demons, as long as their core was not damaged, they would swiftly regenerate no matter how severe the damage, which made this battle even more grueling.

Even though Long Yi was reluctant to admit it, this was a fight that he couldn’t handle at his current level.

Whether it’s these Crystal Demon warriors or those powerful Crazy Demons, the energy level they exploded with when they attacked was way higher than that of Long Yi. Long Yi guessed that if a light cannon from the Crystal Demon warriors hit him, he would definitely be injured. Although the power of these light cannons were roughly one-third of the heavy cannon that Long Yi had successfully tested, these light cannons could shoot non-stop at a rate of one shot every three seconds!

This power was astounding.

Long Yi estimated that these Crystal Demon warriors, if classified according to the strength levels of the Human Realm, would be around sixteen dragon marks. And the Crystal Demon Princess Belle, who was flying in the sky bathed in dazzling light, had even surpassed his estimations. A nearly five-meter long light cannon hovered beside her. With a slight raise of her hand, a beam of light was fired directly, completely blasting a Crazy Demon to pieces, exposing its core! Immediately, the Crystal Demon warrior next to her stepped forward and shattered the crystal core thoroughly.

Long Yi watches from the side, utterly astounded. The intensity of this situation is downright enviable!

Unfortunately, such a powerful offensive can never be seen in the Human Realm. After all, the Human Realm is still under the restrictions of certain rules, confining all fighters within the ten Dragon Marks.

Up ahead, the offensive continues. With Belle’s help, the Crystal Demons fight bravely while the Crazy Demons continue to retreat. The battle line starts to gradually push towards the Imperial Palace area.

At this moment, a low thud sound echoes from within the Imperial Palace. One after the other, and upon hearing these sounds, the Crazy Demons immediately flee towards the Imperial Palace. Belle had earlier issued an order, so the Crystal Demon warriors no longer cared whether the Imperial Palace was intact, and the Light Cannons began to focus on bombarding the fleeing Crazy Demons.

But something strange happened. A mysterious force began to surge in the air, creating a light shield covering the entire perimeter of the Imperial Palace. The Crystal Demon’s Light Cannon was intercepted and vanished without a trace.

Angry Crystal Demon warriors immediately gave chase, but the light shield, tangible in nature, shut out all the Crystal Demon fighters!

Belle in the air raises her hand and a dazzling white light from a five-meter long Light Cannon fires. The white light hits the light shield but still fails to break through and disperses!

Can’t break through?

"Focus fire!"

At Belle’s command, all the Crystal Demon warriors simultaneously fire their Light Cannons towards a single point. The light shield flickers and quickly becomes even brighter!

That’s when Belle realized that the light shield could actually absorb the power of the Light Cannons!

"Cease fire! Stand by, rest on the spot!"

All Crystal Demons immediately sat down, their bodies’ glow dimming. Their consciousness is returning to the Crystal Demon planet. This method of remotely loading consciousness is extremely energy draining, especially during an intense battle. Thus, it’s vitally important for the fighters to get timely rest.

Belle lands from the sky to conserve energy. She approaches the light shield and places her hands on it, but no matter how hard she tries, she can’t get closer. The light shield isn’t physically solid but it fundamentally refuses Crystal Demons access. The Crystal Demons’ physical bodies are blocked while their energy is absorbed by the shield, which then uses the energy to maintain itself.

But this doesn’t make sense!

How can these low-intelligence Crazy Demons control such a thing?

Seeing Belle’s confusion from a distance, Long Yi immediately rushed over.

"What is this?" Long Yi asked Belle.

"I don’t know, I’ve never seen something like this before." Belle responded, "I can feel the Demon Power within it, but the way it operates is the complete opposite of ours. It’s hard to imagine that these Crazy Demons can master such a miraculous Demon Power technique. But the apparent reality forces me to believe."

Belle was frustrated, but clearly, if they didn’t rid of this light shield, the battle could end in a stalemate. After all, not only is the Light Cannon unable to break the light shield, but it also helps to maintain its power, and the Crystal Demons themselves can’t enter the area behind the shield.

That was the problem.

Long Yi leaned in, raising his hand and lightly touching the light shield. He was expecting a firm barrier, but to his surprise, the shield did not react.

The light shield, had no reactions against Long Yi.

"I can get in." Long Yi said.

"It seems to react only to the Crystal Demons." Belle picked up a stone from the ground and threw it inside, and the light shield showed no reaction.

"Lingling!" Long Yi called, and Lingling appeared in response, freely walking on both side of the shield, showing no signs of being repelled. This was understandable because Lingling’s essence was a Crazy Demon’s Crystal Core. Theoretically, the light shield was very likely to see Lingling as a Crazy Demon.

"Maybe, I can bring you in?" Long Yi suggested.

By "bring in", naturally refers to using Long Yi’s private space. Crystal Demons’ physical bodies are their Crystal Cores. Long Yi would just need to collect the Crystal Cores which didn’t have any consciousness loaded, into his private space then immerge within the light shield.

"Let’s give it a try!" Belle expressed excitedly.

Long Yi came out of the light shield, picked up some Crystal Cores placing them into his private space and then walked inside the light shield again before taking them out.

Sure enough, the Crystal Cores were unscathed! (To be continued. If you enjoy this piece, please head over to qidian.com and cast your vote for it. Your support will be my biggest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com.)