175: Chapter 175 The Capitalist's Smile
After reaching a "develop first, fight the boss later" tactical consensus with Lin Qingzhi, I felt as if my entire being had been sublimated.
I was no longer that "survivor" who only knew how to take hits passively and run for his life.
Now, I am an "entrepreneur" with ideals, ambitions, and a clear program of action!
And my first "startup project" is the Kunlun Mountains before me, filled with endless "talent" and "resources"!
I slowly closed my eyes.
I sank my mind once again into that slowly rotating chaos demon core.
Previously, in the Desolate Ruins, although I had controlled tens of thousands of Cave Worms and a few hundred insignificant Rotting Bone Hyenas...
...that was ultimately just small-scale play.
But now, what I want to play is a real "Age of Empires"!
My mental energy, like an invisible tide, instantly spread outward!
I released the true... Blood God Children divine ability, which had only fully awakened after my promotion to King Rank, without any reservation!
It was no longer just a mere few hundred.
This time, there were over a thousand!
At this moment, over a thousand Blood God Children of various forms, their entire bodies emitting an eerie blood-red light, emerged like a cloud covering the sky!
They were no longer simple "energy clones."
They were an extension of my will! The manifestation of my power!
Some took the form of the Ancient Desolate Dragon Lizard I had previously devoured; though only palm-sized, they exuded a faint... Dragon Might!
Some took the form of the Black Rock Demonic Rhinoceros; though only fist-sized, the single horn on their heads still radiated an invincible... sharpness!
- Some even transformed into... mini versions of Lin Qingzhi's Ice Phoenix Divine Soul!
Though only a blurred outline, that innate nobility and... holiness was exactly the same!
This was the true... terror of the Blood God Children!
It could not only simulate every powerful bloodline I had ever devoured...
...but also perfectly replicate the "characteristics" of these bloodlines in a miniature version!
"Go."
"My loyal... 'apostles'."
"For your sovereign, scout and conquer this vast... land!"
At my command, those thousand-plus Blood God Children of various forms turned into a blood-colored cloud, spreading madly in all directions at a speed exceeding sound!
One minute later.
An incredibly clear, high-definition "3D map" of a hundred-mile radius, filled with countless details, instantly formed in my mind!
I "saw" it!
I saw countless... demonic beasts that had undergone various strange mutations due to the Spiritual Qi Recovery!
I saw a... Three-Eyed Snow Wolf, over ten meters long, snow-white all over, with three eyes!
I saw a... Snow Mountain Demonic Ape, over five meters tall, its body covered in rock-hard muscles!
I even saw an... Ice Crystal Phoenix with a wingspan of over thirty meters, its body burning with ice-blue flames?!
Holy crap?!
Is... is this Lin Qingzhi's... distant relative?
No.
I sensed it carefully.
That "Ice Crystal Phoenix," while looking very intimidating, had a very weak aura.
At most, it was at the level of... a low-grade Demon Rank.
It was likely an ordinary Snow Eagle that, by chance, had integrated a sliver of the Ice Phoenix origin dissipated during Lin Qingzhi's previous battle, resulting in an... atavistic mutation.
But even so, this was enough to show just how many unknown... opportunities were hidden in the Kunlun Mountains, the land hailed as the "Ancestor of Ten Thousand Mountains"!
And now, everything will become the... stepping stone for my rise as the "New King"!
I slowly released my... Bloodline Suppression, belonging to the "Chaos Demon King"!
"Buzz—!"
An invisible yet supremely majestic kingly aura, like a detonated... nuclear bomb, swept madly in all directions with me as the center!
In an instant, it covered the entire hundred-mile radius of the... Kunlun Mountains!
"Awoo...?"
"Roar...?"
"Screech...?"
The moment that "Ancestral" aura—seemingly from the primeval era and the origin of all demonic life—descended—
The originally noisy sounds of the Kunlun Mountains, filled with tyrannical roars, came to a screeching halt!
Every demonic beast that was hunting, fighting, or roaring at that moment stopped all their... actions in unison!
They simultaneously turned their gazes toward the direction where we were!
Their eyes were filled with endless... fear and... submission!
They prostrated themselves on the ground, trembling like the lowliest... dust!
Feeling the auras of countless demonic beasts within this mountain range bowing down to me, the corners of my mouth uncontrollably curled into a familiar, "capitalist" evil smile.
I turned my head, looking at Lin Qingzhi beside me, who was watching me with a face full of curiosity, and smiled:
"Qingzhi, look."
"These leeks... everywhere."
"Ah, no."
"I mean, talent."
"Just waiting for us to... harvest them!"