Chapter 517 - Invasion Progress

Han Wu remained silent.

Jiang Ming’s questioning caused him to realize that his situation had changed. In many ways, his core race was no longer the locusts, but the diverse and complicated Desolate Beasts.

Nurturing them meant improving their overall strength rather than focusing on one aspect. This was an exceedingly difficult task. Jiang Ming wasn’t trying to knock him down a peg but merely stating the truth.

“Boss, that’s why I think Sacred Objects refined from Heart Eaters would suit your core race. The set effect from their Sacred Objects would bring about an overall improvement to every stat rather than a focused boost,” Jiang Ming explained. “It would be the best set for your core race.”

Han Wu realized that Jiang Ming was right. His core race was no longer the weak locusts. They were strong now. That meant he no longer needed to focus on their Self Detonation skill anymore.

“What should I do now?” Han Wu asked.

Jiang Ming nodded, proud that Han Wu would heed his advice. “Boss, I know a civilization with a lot of Heart Eaters. We won’t have any problem acquiring the materials needed to forge the Sacred Objects.”

“Then let’s depart immediately.”

Han Wu was impatient when it came to improving his units. As most of his units were still invading the Dream Demon Civilization, he called Jing Jing, Qin Shuang, and Sun Qingnian to accompany him on this journey.

Fortunately, Jing Jing, Qin Shuang, and Sun Qingnian were willing to lend their units to Han Wu. The trio was strong, and with Han Wu’s command, the nest of the Heart Eater was destroyed. They soon captured a large number of Heart Eaters to be refined into Sacred Objects.

Meanwhile, three of Han Wu’s avatars landed in the Dream Demon Civilization. The eight Earthsunder life forms sensed his arrival and welcomed him. Though these three were merely avatars, his units still regarded them as Han Wu’s real body.

Han Wu, satisfied with his units’ conduct, informed them that he would be joining the battle too. After reading their reports, Han Wu learned that the Dream Demon Civilization was split into four different regions.

The place they were in was called Cloudwater Heaven. It had previously fallen under Meng Lei’s control, but they had since seized 30% of the land.

The other three areas were called Mistpeak Heaven, Howling Wind Heaven, and Blazefire Heaven, with each falling under the dominion of a powerful ancestor.

His units had split into three groups to assail the other three regions, but had only managed to take 5% of each. When the eight Earthsunder life forms reported their progress, they couldn’t help but feel embarrassed, like they were letting Han Wu down.

Han Wu didn’t blame them. He had personally fought against Meng Lei and was familiar with her strength. Not to mention, she commanded three powerful Spirit Demons with strength rivaling Earthsunder life forms.

There were likely similar guardians in the other three areas.

The three avatars planned their next course of action. They decided not to fight in Cloudwater Heaven. With Meng Lei dead, it was just a matter of time before they conquered it all.

Instead, they left Bakir and Smog, two powerful Earthsunder life forms, to guard against the retaliation of powerful Spirit Demons. Meanwhile, Han Wu’s avatars would attack the three other areas, with each avatar leading two Earthsunder life forms alongside his other units.

The Famine Avatar would invade Mistpeak Heaven alongside Dark Locust and Alpheus. The 72 Martial Caste Avatar would target Howling Wind Heaven with Steely and Amelia. Finally, the Demon King Transformation Avatar would attack Blazefire Heaven with Erebard and Karot.

If any of them encountered a powerful foe, they could also assist each other. While in the same civilization, the avatars could transmit their thoughts to one another using telepathy, allowing them to send and receive information with no downtime.

Han Wu’s invasion of the Dream Demon Civilization started in earnest.

The Will of the Dream Demon Civilization wasn’t going to take it lying down, but it was undeniably weaker than the Will of the Divine Civilization. The latter’s suppression left it helpless to do anything as the Spirit Demons were slaughtered. It knew that the Dream Demon Civilization would be wiped out if it didn’t do anything.

Thus, it decided to save itself. While it couldn’t attack directly, it could still call upon powerful Spirit Demons to help it. It sent out messages, informing the powerful Spirit Demons that someone from the Divine Civilization was besieging them.

But the Spirit Demons ignored it.

These powerful Spirit Demons each stood at the apex, fostering immense pride and ego. Naturally, this meant they looked down on Han Wu’s units. In their eyes, he was but a single person. How strong could he be?

The Will of the Dream Demon Civilization had to urge them once more before they agreed to fight. A special alliance was formed between the most powerful Spirit Demons to resist the invasion of Han Wu and his army.

On that day, the Famine Avatar led Dark Locust and Alpheus to a mountain. Gazing out from the summit, they saw many more mountains forming a huge mountain range.

Mistpeak Heaven was quite literally filled with peaks, each filled with precious ores. It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that this was a vault.

The Famine Avatar had a good grasp of the surroundings and, with the help of the units, detected the location of the abundant ore veins hidden within the mountains.

“Mine these ores and transport them back to the Divine Civilization,” Han Wu ordered. “This will likely make up the debt that I owe the Blood Coliseum from when I ascended as a Major God.”

Most Spirit Demons were beast-like, meaning they had no use for the ores. It would be a waste to leave them behind. So, Han Wu decided to dig them up to maximize the resources he could use.

Alpheus and Dark Locust nodded. They were loyal units, and for them, Han Wu’s command was absolute. The other units also started mining.

Through Random Evolution, some had turned into life forms that excelled at digging. The others were in charge of hauling the ores. The ores were mined and transported with great efficiency. However, it didn’t take long for the other Spirit Demons to notice their activities.

The newly formed alliance of Spirit Demons decided to send their strongest fighters to deal with the Famine Avatar. Han Wu’s units, on the other hand, continued to mine ores as usual.

Huge Azure Copper ores were being carted to the surface. The Scorching Dwarves recorded the growing inventory with glee. They were Han Wu’s only race that excelled in smithing and were naturally in charge of forging the ores into weapons for the rest of Han Wu’s army.

They were busy taking inventory when thunderous footsteps echoed from afar. The Scorching Dwarf that was taking inventory shouted desperately, “The Spirit Demons are here again!”

The Famine Avatar rushed out of the tent to protect the Scorching Dwarf. Turning toward the direction of the footsteps, he saw three massive figures approaching.

They were humanoid and walked upright like humans, but as they neared, Han Wu noticed something amiss.

The three Spirit Demons were headless!