Chapter 119: A Battle with the God of War
Li Yuanba is conducting a clean-up operation on the battlefield, and such an action can be said to be self-destructive of the Great Wall. However, everyone in the Tang Dynasty is still relatively calm, which cannot help but be a social phenomenon. Moreover, this phenomenon cannot be said to be good or bad, especially since it involves a demon-level character, who is the main combat force of the Tang Dynasty!
Li Xing returned to the imperial palace with his head hung low, and immediately announced that a month later, all members of the national assembly would gather in Chang'an again to hold another war conference. Li Yuanba's scolding reminded them that as long as he was in charge at home, this war could be fought with the greatest force against the alliance without worrying about the rear.
The current alliance is on the verge of collapse, with daily propaganda bombardments making people's hearts extremely unstable. In this situation, in order not to be self-defeated, Li Shimin and others can only use bloodshed to suppress a small number of extreme elements. The consequence is that before the war has even started, the alliance has consumed a large amount of manpower and resources, with losses comparable to several small-scale wars!
Li Aotian put down all his burdens and stayed on the top floor to adjust his state, and even in these two days, his cultivation had a slight improvement!
On May 14, 721, Li Yuanba led his men to sweep away all the powerful forces in Chang'an City. Li Yuanba's actions triggered a nationwide anti-crime campaign, and even the officialdom was severely damaged, with countless people implicated! However, these are minor matters, as people's attention is now focused on tomorrow's big battle amidst government manipulation!
On May 14th at 7 o'clock in the evening, Li Yuanba was looking at a report with great interest. This report was none other than the investigation materials of Shangguan Yanru.
This information made Li Yuanba feel interested, but it wasn't as expected. As a traverser, the investigation of the Tang Dynasty was very detailed and ordinary.
Shangguan Wan'er, as a demonic existence like this, since entering the Tang Dynasty as a spy, would of course consider everything and can be said to have made her background completely invisible. Her background can be said to be almost comparable to Li Aotian's, looking at her experiences which are surprisingly similar to Li Aotian's, even surpassing mythological levels, only four years later than Li Aotian! However, this woman actually reached the peak of mythology in less than a year, which is even faster than Li Aotian.
Sangwan Yeoreum had spent a lot of money to put the first place she saw people to sleep, just to prevent the investigation of the Great Tang!
However, this instead aroused Li Yuanba's suspicion. This woman, as a transmigrator, hadn't done anything remarkable, which didn't conform to the laws of transmigration! Had he already done everything that a transmigrator should do, leaving this woman with nothing to accomplish? Li Yuanba scratched his head, feeling somewhat pleased with himself and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"What kind of person is this Li Yuanba? Is it possible that this kid and I aren't from the same era? It shouldn't be! Could it be that he's from an even later era than me? Impossible! The Great Tang technology in this era was completely self-developed. He only played a leading role in it! And yet, I've already revealed my identity as a time-traveler to him. But why is there no reaction at all? Is it possible that my observation of this person has been superficial, and I haven't truly touched his inner world?" Shangguan Yan sat on the chair in her dormitory, thinking so hard she was about to explode. Yet, she couldn't figure out what Li Yuanba was thinking.
Shangguan Yanru is just an ordinary person, no matter how rich her psychological knowledge is, she can't see through everyone's heart. Especially the mental activities of this otaku are the most complex type of people, without elite knowledge and vision, it can even be said that they live in their own imaginary world! In her previous life, Shangguan Yanru, as a person of this status, would not deign to come into contact with ordinary people. Those who could find her for psychological counseling were either high-ranking officials or extremely wealthy individuals! If she really could see through everyone's heart, she wouldn't be human, but a god... Of course, she couldn't stay in the mortal world until death!
Li Yuanba looked at it for a while, smiled foolishly for a while, and then felt bored, threw away the materials and went to sleep!
The next day in the afternoon, oh! It was almost noon when Li Yuanba woke up.
Lying in bed, he was so dazed that he had completely forgotten about something important to others that he hadn't done today. The past two days of cleaning up after the remnants of humanity with Li Yuanba had left him exhausted, and he really hadn't expected that such a thing would still happen under his ideal system! With the power of being an official restricted to this extent, there were still such forces emerging from below - was it really so hard for people's hearts to be satisfied?
Lying down was also boring, so Li Yuanba got up and ordered people to prepare food, and also sent someone to call his son to eat together.
Li Yuanba did not go to the imperial palace, he has been staying in the best Imperial Suite of the government-built hotel for the past two days, wanting to experience the treatment of the emperor's suite.
"Has Father just gotten up?" Li Xing asked this young father who didn't seem quite right.
"Hmm! Just woke up, it's been a long time since I felt so comfortable! What are you asking for? Can't even get out of bed without you bothering me!" Li Yuanba is now in a state where he misses his son when he doesn't see him, but can't stand the sight of him when he does.
"Uh, I mean did Father forget something?" Li Xing said cautiously.
"What's wrong? Ah! Right, I haven't gone to pick up that kid yet! Could it be that I've really gotten old recently?" Li Yuanba scratched his head in annoyance and then lowered his head to continue eating the food in front of him.
Li Xing stared at his father in silence for a while, then also started eating.
After eating and drinking enough, Li Yuanba instructed his son: "You go tell that little brat to wait for me outside the city!"
Li Xing nodded slightly with a hint of dementia and walked out unconsciously.
"My father is so domineering! He kills people and still makes them wait for him, when can I have my father's martial arts skills and dominance? I'm really envious to death......" Li Xing turned his head to look at the top of the high-rise building behind him, his eyes filled with admiration!
"You are Li Ao Tian, great! However, it's a pity that as a demon god, you still make mistakes in recognizing people. It seems that our Great Tang Dynasty has made a big mistake in cultivating you. This is a loss for the country. Do you have any complaints about taking responsibility?" Li Yuan Ba said with a face full of regret to Li Ao Tian beside him, pointing forward with his hand and walking slowly.
"War God, this is my own mistake, I dare not have any complaints against the country! The country has never owed me anything in cultivating me, you don't need to be so self-reproaching. Perhaps it's because the country treated us too well that we became complacent and lost our vigilance! I feel very ashamed of this!" Li Ao Tian said with a sincere face, his tone filled with remorse, as he followed behind Li Yuan Ba.
"You really think so and die like this. Are you willing?" Li Yuanba's tone was very heavy!
"Yes. But I'm still a bit regretful. The country has treated me like this, but I couldn't die for the country to repay it, and that's probably the shame of my life!" Li Ao Tian was very depressed, full of regret!
"Maybe. But people always have to pay for their own mistakes! No matter who it is, everyone has their own regrets. Just like me. You should know that about me by now! I may be standing at the top of this world, but every decision I make represents a storm of blood and tears. Who would know? I've been paying for my mistakes all along! Never mind, let's not talk about that anymore! Do you have any unfinished business on your mind?" Li Yuanba asked lightly.
"I? No way! To be able to fight against the God of War, this is my greatest wish after avenging myself, this is the highest honor for a warrior!" Li Ao Tian's tone became increasingly excited, he felt his blood boiling like a volcanic eruption, unable to control himself!
"Haha, no rush! I've always had a question for you, why don't you start a family? Don't you have any regrets about not having an heir?" Li Yuanba asked with interest.
"I won't hide it from you, sir. To be honest, after I avenged my family's death, I've always had a premonition that I wouldn't live to the end of my natural lifespan! I don't want my descendants to come into this world with hatred in their hearts. It's better for this hatred to end with me!" Li Aotian said with a bitter smile.
"Oh? Tell me more."
"Ah, after entering the legendary realm, adults also know that this boundary can explore one's own lifespan, and myth-level can be accurate to seconds! But there is a premise, that is, unless one's life has not encountered irresistible death! At that time, I couldn't explore how long I could live, and as time passed, this feeling became stronger and stronger. So, I gave up the idea of building a family!" Li Ao Tian said calmly, revealing his never-before-shared bitter heart, and he found that his mood was so calm at this moment!
The sky was slightly dark, and the two of them walked into a mountain valley and stopped.
"Alright, let's do it here!" Li Yuanba's hands dropped down, and the signature weapon, the Golden Mallet, appeared on both sides! The Flame Armor also attached itself to his body, illuminating the entire valley! This was Li Yuanba's way of showing respect to Li Aotian, bringing out all his trump cards!
"War God, please instruct!" Li Ao Tian's tone was slightly choked, and everything Li Yuan Ba did showed that the War God respected him very much, without any superficial meaning! With a clap of his hands, Li Ao Tian gathered the power of heaven and earth and pulled out his usual weapon - the Golden Vajra!
"Go all out and let's see just how powerful the true Demon God Realm is!" Li Yuanba said calmly, raising his twin hammers.
"Roar!" Li Ao Tian wielded a single-handed golden vajra, unleashing his full-powered Buddhist martial art - Lion's Roar! A visible wave of sound shot straight at Li Yuan Bao's face!
Li Yuanba single-handedly held up the giant hammer to meet the spherical sound wave that Li Ao Tian had compressed, and a loud voice echoed through the entire valley: "ROAR!"
The giant hammer collided with the sonic sphere, producing a visible five-colored sonic wave that scattered in all directions! The rocky ground cracked and split rapidly for dozens of miles, the surrounding trees shattered and flew apart, and even the surrounding mountains seemed unable to withstand the impact. Under the contrast of the dense and towering trees on its upper body, the mountain body that had never feared any powerful impact almost bent down!
The explosive force occurred at the same time, Li Ao Tian used all his strength to smash the hundred-meter-long golden pestle towards Li Yuanba! Li Yuanba raised the giant hammer that collided with the lion's roar, "Bang!" A louder sound than before shook the air, and the shattered power of heaven and earth mixed with the still-unfading shockwave, violently colliding in all directions. For a time, the entire valley was trembling violently, even the distant mountains were rumbling, throwing down huge boulders like a raging sea, forming a deafening stone wave that crashed down!
All the beasts wailed, as if it were the end of the world. As the two continued to exchange blows, some small mountains were flattened, and even the larger ones in the distance were on the verge of collapse!
"Vajra Demon-subduing Pestle!" Li Ao Tian suddenly sprang into the air, using every last bit of strength to hurl the Vajra Pestle in his hand at Li Yuan Ba! The pestle, about one meter long, quickly transformed into a massive mountain-like weight of over a hundred zhang, pressing down on Li Yuan Ba like a scale!
"Break the sky, shatter!" Li Yuanba swung his twin hammers upwards, unleashing a massive whirlwind that shot up into the air and charged fiercely towards the descending Vajra Pestle!
