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Chapter 527: 377: Overseas fairy island???
Chapter 527: 377: Overseas fairy island???
Chapter 527: Chapter 377: Overseas fairy island???
Damn!
This stupid cow!
Xu Yang said, “Niu Mang, go a bit faster.”
“Oh!”
Niu Mang sped up, grumbling, “Sir, if you want to go faster, just say so. There’s no need to pat my butt. I’m a cow, not a horse… Besides, being patted on the butt by a big man makes me feel weird!”
“……”
Xu Yang scowled, “Shut up and speed up, you’re a cow, how can you talk so much?”
Niu Mang accelerated and soon charged out of the coastline and into the sea.
“Moo!”
He bellowed from at least three to four hundred miles away, “Sir, look ahead!”
Xu Yang had already seen it.
Ahead were seven warships floating on the sea…
Wait!
Not seven!
Six!
The one in the middle…
Sitting on Niu Mang’s back, Xu Yang couldn’t help but stand up and stare in the distance, murmuring, “An aircraft carrier?”
“Niu Mang, get closer, closer!”
Xu Yang urged Niu Mang to move forward.
In junior high school, Xu Yang had been obsessed with the military for a long time, and his grandfather, who was still alive at the time, had bought him some models.
Although he had never seen an aircraft carrier in person, Xu Yang had learned about it through the internet.
Aircraft carriers are large surface warships that are equipped mainly with carrier-based aircraft and provide sea bases for them, commonly known as “carriers.”
What are carrier-based aircraft?
They are planes that take off and land on aircraft carriers. Compared to traditional battleship artillery weapons with a maximum attack range of only 40 km, modern carrier-based aircraft have a combat radius of more than 1000 km, can extend their range by air-to-air refueling, and can return to the carrier after an attack to load ammunition and take off again for another attack.
Carriers have great attack power, good mobility, seaworthiness, wave resistance, and strong defensive capabilities. They usually form carrier battle groups with cruisers, destroyers, frigates, submarines, and supply ships to carry out combat missions.
This military exercise involved deploying an aircraft carrier.
Looking into the distance, Xu Yang saw various weapons firing and carrier-based aircraft landing and taking off.
Just then, a carrier-based aircraft approached, circling close to Xu Yang, about eight hundred meters in front of him. The pilot on the aircraft used the loudspeaker to warn Xu Yang to leave.
Xu Yang chuckled silently, feeling a tinge of admiration.
He was flying on a cow, obviously not an ordinary person, but this pilot dared to drive him away without fear.
This was the courage of the Da Xia soldiers!
Behind him was the thriving and prosperous motherland, the most powerful army in the world, giving him confidence.
“I am Xu Yang.”
Xu Yang identified himself, and said, “Minister Wang asked me to come.”
“Xu Yang?”
The carrier-based aircraft got closer and after confirming Xu Yang’s identity, they relayed his message to the command center.
Aircraft carrier.
Inside the command center.
The army’s top General Ye, the high-ranking officials of the naval unit, and Wang Hou were all present.
The carrier-based aircraft not only relayed the message but also transmitted the real-time images they had taken to the command center’s large screen.
Looking at the big screen, showing Xu Yang dressed in a Daoist Robe and sitting cross-legged on the cow’s back, the military bigwigs were visibly impressed and couldn’t help but praise, “So this is Yu Yang? He does have the demeanor of a high-ranking Daoist seeker! No wonder he can succeed the Heavenly Master.”
“It is said that Laozi also rode a green cow, and although this isn’t a green cow, it’s just as extraordinary and probably no simple matter.”
Wang Hou held back his laughter and said, “That old yellow cow is a mid-level Demon King, its strength is not worse than some of the old patriarchs of the aristocratic families, naturally it’s extraordinary.”
But he thought to himself.
High-ranking Daoist seeker?
Xu Yang had indeed become a Daoist… but whether he was a high-ranking one was another matter.
With the orders from the higher-ups in the command room, Xu Yang was quickly brought to the aircraft carrier.
“Celestial Master Xu!”
“I have long heard of Celestial Master Xu’s name, and as expected, he is truly extraordinary!”
Several military bigwigs and Wang Hou greeted Xu Yang together.
Wang Hou introduced everyone, and Xu Yang greeted the military bigwigs with a fist, but was secretly surprised… These military bigwigs were almost all martial arts masters, especially General Ye, who had powerful vitality and strong martial arts true intent. Although his cultivation realm had just entered the realm of the Land Immortal, he had a unique and mysterious aura.
That feeling was very similar to Wang Hou, obviously he too had the fortune of the nation, and his strength was probably not weak.
As for the other commanders, they were also impressive.
The weakest of them were in the Grandmaster Realm, three of them were Heavenly Beings, and one was in the Celestial Phenomenon Realm.
Thinking about it carefully, it was reasonable.
Given the military’s profound strength, even before the spiritual aura had been restored, there were professional martial artists and instructors teaching soldiers to cultivate, and the army’s best “king of soldiers” could even take on ten opponents at once!
After the spiritual aura resurrection, they were naturally the first to start cultivating.
And the Da Xia army, how massive is its scale?
According to statistics, Da Xia has about 2 million active troops, 10 million reserves, 660,000 paramilitary personnel, and about 19.76 million people reaching conscription age each year.
In the past 40 years, more than 50 million have retired from the military!
Given such a vast base, it’s reasonable to have some high-level talents!
One of the generals mentioned Niu Mang and praised, “Celestial Master Xu’s mount is truly extraordinary… Huh? Celestial Master Xu, where is your mount?”
Xu Yang: “????”
What the hell!
Where’s my cow?
Xu Yang suddenly realized that Niu Mang had disappeared.
He looked around but couldn’t find any trace of Niu Mang. Through the “Spirit Beast Ring” sensor, he found Niu Mang in the sea.
“Niu Mang!”
Xu Yang shouted in a low voice.
Whoosh!
The sea surface broke open, and Niu Mang’s big ox head emerged from the water, saying, “Sir, did you call me?”
Xu Yang asked with an annoyed expression, “What did you go into the sea for?”
Niu Mang replied, “Sir… I get seasick, so I came to soak in the water. Do you need me for anything?”
Such an embarrassment!
Xu Yang cursed silently and said, “You are a dignified Demon King-level bull demon, and you actually get seasick?”
Niu Mang said grievously, “Sir, I am a bull demon. My original body is an old yellow ox, not a water buffalo. Isn’t it reasonable for me to be afraid of water? Sir, if you don’t need me, can I go eat some grass?”
He dove back into the water and swam away to find some seaweed to eat.
Xu Yang: “……”
He felt a bit awkward and laughed twice, saying, “Please don’t mind… My mount is originally a farmer’s plow ox and hasn’t been exposed to much.”
Naturally, everyone wouldn’t mind.
Some even felt a little envious.
A Demon King-level mount… If they could get one, wouldn’t that be equivalent to having a Land Immortal-level combat power?
No need to mention riding it.
Offering it as an ancestor would do.
After some pleasantries, everyone entered the command room.
Through the big screen in the command room, Xu Yang could see the details of the “military exercise.” Ships set sail, and various warships fired their cannons. The aircraft also dropped various bombs.
An island was quickly razed and disintegrated under the bombardment before finally sinking into the sea. Only some building debris floated on the surface before being quickly destroyed by the fire.
Xu Yang asked in surprise, “Minister Wang, General Ye… It seems that people are living on the island in our military exercise?”
General Ye said, “Celestial Master Xu may be mistaken. This is our Da Xia Sea territory, and these territories have never had any ordinary people living in them since ancient times, except for some bandits.”
At this moment, a navy officer who seemed like a high-tech expert stared at a projection on an instrument similar to a laptop and reported, “General, our soldiers have discovered a large island 1,600 li away in the southwest.”
“The island’s area is about thirty kilometers long and wide, covered with clouds and fog. Mysterious fog surrounds the island. One of our soldiers lost contact after flying his aircraft into the fog. It seems that there is a strange magnetic field nearby, which greatly affects our radar. Our unmanned reconnaissance aircraft can’t even get in!”
At the side, Xu Yang said, “A strange magnetic field? Could it be an overseas immortal island’s power? I’ve heard from my cow that there were 36 Immortal Islands in ancient times with many experts… Have they emerged now?”
General Ye ordered, “Notify the fleet to set off… No abandon, no surrender. Our soldiers are trapped on the island in unknown conditions. We must rescue them immediately.”
……
At the same time.
Blood Fiend Island.
On the island, several powerful fighters looked at the aircraft flying aimlessly around the island, revealing an astonished expression.
“What is this…”
“What kind of thing?”
A group of newly-emerged evil cultivators and demons had never seen an airplane before.
Patriarch Li said, “This is an airplane, a modern human invention. It allows ordinary people to soar like birds in the sky and can also be used in the army to carry weapons!”
“Hmm?”
Upon hearing this, the Devil Island Master angrily asked, “Could it be that my Devil Island was destroyed by this thing?”
At this moment, the expressions of Blood Fiend Island’s two palace masters changed drastically.
Blood Fiend Palace Master reached out and shouted, “You dare to run wild on my Blood Fiend Island… Get down!”
Boom!
A huge blood-colored hand appeared out of thin air and grabbed the chaotic airplane.
Seeing this, the pilot immediately pressed the missile launching switch.
Whoosh!
Two shells fired directly at the blood-colored hand.
Boom!
The missiles collided with the hand, causing a huge explosion that blew away half of the blood-colored hand. The shockwave from the explosion also threw the fighter plane off balance.
But Blood Fiend Island’s Palace Master’s hand still landed on the plane.
Bang!
The plane shattered.
The pilot was killed.
Only then did the palace master let out a sigh of relief and laughed, “This stupid plane is nothing more than that… Devil Island Master, save your grief…”
Devil Island was destroyed.
Devil Island Master was infuriated to the point of almost vomiting blood, but he also knew that he couldn’t fight the Da Xia authorities on his own. Now, with everyone joining forces, there was a chance for revenge.
After some conversation,
They decided to ignore the so-called “military exercise” and went to discuss business first.
However, as soon as they entered the main hall, they saw a gust of wind blow past. A woman with fish scales on her face appeared in the hall. She was the legendary Blood Fiend Palace Third Palace Master. At this moment, she looked panicked and shouted, “Big Brother, Second Brother… We’re in trouble. Da Xia’s big ships are heading towards our Blood Fiend Island!”
On Blood Fiend Island, numerous powerhouses changed their expressions.
“Amitabha.”
Master Huiyuan said, “Everyone, do not panic. We have 41 Land Immortal-level powerhouses here. Why fear Da Xia’s ships? Moreover, you all gathered here today to negotiate with Da Xia and fight for our own interests… In my opinion, this is an excellent opportunity!”
“Master Huiyuan’s words are reasonable.”
Upon hearing this, the Blood Fiend Palace Master stood up, sneered, and said, “We have 41 unparalleled experts of this world, seventeen Immortal Islands, the Buddhist Sect, the Bloodblade Sect, and six major families… This force is more than enough to overthrow a dynasty in any era. Why would we be afraid of the Da Xia authorities?”
As the organizer of this “gathering.”
Blood Fiend Palace Master’s spirit soared, and he waved his hand, “Everyone, follow me out of the island… Today, I want to see how Da Xia’s navy compares to the navies of the great Yuan and Ming dynasties!”