Chapter 1229: I Ask You, Is This Funny?

Chapter 1229: I ask you—does this seem absurd?

Yet though they were brazen, they were not foolish. They knew their numbers were few, and a head-on confrontation would be a fool's errand. Thus, they did not linger long before the armies of the Praja Empire, and swiftly took flight toward the Divine Capital to report the situation.

When Zhou Zhou and his companions saw this, they did not intervene.

It was precisely what they needed—best to summon all the powerful beings from the Strange Demon Empire at once, so that none would escape and all could be eradicated without remainder.

And as soon as they departed, Zhou Zhou and his companions did not pause. They immediately piloted the Cosmic Emperor Ship toward the Divine Capital of the Strange Demon Empire.

Along the way, countless fearless beasts saw their approach and surged forward, eager to launch attacks from afar. But the result was always the same—quickly brushed aside by Zhou's soldiers.

Thus, advancing through the path of slaughter, they swiftly drew near to the heart of the Strange Demon Empire's capital.

And at that very moment—

The vast army of the Strange Demon Empire finally emerged.

A force of thirty billion strange demon soldiers surged forth from the distance.

Wherever they went, the sky turned a somber gray, and from afar, an atmosphere of annihilation and endtimes loomed—stunning in its ominous grandeur.

After sensing the ripple of awareness, Zhou Zhou effortlessly detected over a hundred true god-tier aberrant demons.

"These monsters have grown stronger again," he murmured.

Kolir saw it too, and gritted his teeth in frustration.

"Aberrant demons arise from the negative emotions and corrupted objects of beings across the multiverse."

"And now, we are in the age of Lordly Rivalry. War has raged without cease, tearing apart families, scattering tribes, severing bonds between kin, and leaving countless lives in ruin."

"This is the perfect soil for aberrant demons to breed and grow stronger."

"It's no wonder they've become so powerful."

"With such forces, they're nearly on par with mid-tier god-state lordly factions."

Zhou Zhou pondered this thoughtfully, then turned to Kolir and smiled. "Kolir, you're right—your fall from the Beast Kingdom was truly justified."

Colir smiled bitterly.

"Colir!"

At that very moment,

a harsh, shrill, and terrifying voice erupted, filling the ears of soldiers from the Sun Empire and those from the Tyrannical Beasts' Realm.

"How many times have you now entered our sacred territory? I'm counting—seventh time, surely?"

"Since your race's ancestral method of ascension failed, you've invaded our realm six times consecutively, seeking to launch a counteroffensive against my realm of the Abnormal Demon Gods, to erase the disgrace your Beasts' Realm suffered here before. Each time, you have been crushed and defeated."

"Hmph. So now, you've finally found allies? Do you think that makes a difference?"

"Another farce."

"You have just witnessed it, haven't you? My realm of the Abnormal Demon Gods is now ten times stronger—perhaps even more powerful than ever before!"

"Even if you've found one ally, or ten divine-realm allies, you will still fall at my hands—and suffer punishments and humiliations far more cruel than ever before!"

"Your resistance is too weak—why bother?"

"We won't destroy your nation; at most, we'll take a bit of your territory, send our children to play in your lands for a few hundred years, and then vanish. Why risk your own death?"

As he spoke the final words,

the High God of the Strange Demon Nation—Aroz—spoke with a tone of profound regret.

Colir couldn't take it anymore.

He surged forth from his army, facing Aroz with cold resolve:

"Aroz, what I'm about to say is the exact opposite of what you believe. Today is the day your nation—and you—meet your end!"

Upon hearing Colir's words, Aroz and many of his strange demons froze, then burst into loud, mocking laughter.

"Could Colir possibly be seeing things? After witnessing our vast army, daring to speak such nonsense?"

"Likely driven mad by years of our cruelty. A High God of a nation, reduced to such a state—what a disgrace. We should convert him into one of our Strange Demon kin. He's a prime recruit for the elite ranks of our race—once transformed, he'll rise to the rank of Royal Strange Demon."

"Is his confidence really based on his allied forces? I must say, the allies around him aren't exactly impressive."

"Why bother talking to him? Just charge in and devour them all. I've been dreaming of eating the flesh of this Ogron God-King for a long time."

...

After finishing his laugh, Aroz's gaze shifted to the outsiders standing beside Colir.

Upon closer inspection, he realized—these were human divine beings.

Humans?

Aroz was astonished.

In the Supreme Continent, the human race had always been extremely weak.

Even with the recent rise of a prominent human lord—the Celestial Emperor of the People—Aroz had never taken him seriously, due to no prior contact.

Primarily, he doubted that such a newly emerged lord among a myriad of races could possibly possess the legendary strength spoken of in legends.

It's unthinkable!

I never thought the proud god-king of the Bugbear would seek the Human Alliance? What reasoning does Colir have?

"Colir, you've actually reached out to the Human Alliance? I never saw that coming. Are you simply out of options, desperate enough to pick any random ally to stand by you as you die?"

Aroze sneered.

"My human companions are not allies of mine."

Colir spoke calmly. "They are soldiers of the Sun Empire, the realm of the Emperor of the Human People. Now our Bugbear Godrealm has become a vassal territory under the Sun Empire—every decision, every action, is now dictated by the Emperor of the People."

"I came here today because the Emperor of the People wishes to eliminate you, that thorn in our side."

"Aroze, though you may disbelieve it, your end has come.

You cannot escape now."

With those words spoken—

All of Aroth's faction stood still.

Did they mishear?

A vast godrealm, willingly submitting to a humanoid empire as a subordinate territory?!

This... this is truly unprecedented in all of history!

"Koril, I believe you've gone mad. If what you say is true, then aren't you planning to drag your entire species of beastmen into the column of historical shame?"

"A godrealm, bowing to a mere humanoid empire."

"To think of it is absurd."

Aroth burst into laughter.

"Absurd?"

At that very moment...

Zhou Zhou's voice suddenly resonated through the hearts of every single member of the Strange Demon race.

At the same time.

The heavens instantly darkened.

A full moon rose high above, radiating boundless moonlight that poured over the lands of the Strange Demon God Realm, and spilled across the astonished and uncertain expressions of every Strange Demon.

Boom!

An astonishing, divine-level pressure erupted from the ranks, instantly shattering and crushing the aura of the Strange Demon army.

Then—

Millions of billions of Praetorian Empire soldiers, hundreds of thousands of deities, and hundreds of true gods, all emerged from the void.

They stood high above, gazing down upon the vast army of the Strange Demon God Realm.

As if surveying helpless lambs awaiting slaughter.

"I ask you."

"Is it ridiculous?"

Zhou Zhou's cold voice rang out once more.

Aroz and the entire army of monsters felt the overwhelming presence of the supreme deity, gazing at the vast host of soldiers and gods stretching across the sky, their smiles finally freezing into stillness.