He couldn’t be bothered with this drama-queen monkey and instructed, "Starting today, bring all the green leaves you collect to me. You should know where I live, right?"
"Understood, understood. Rest assured."
As long as they didn’t fall off on their own, the green leaves of the Meteor Butterfly Sword wouldn’t hit the ground and turn into Star Stones, so there wasn’t any concern about the leaves suddenly turning into Star Stones during feeding. As for the cost, it was manageable; after all, not every green leaf could transform into a Star Stone. It was more like a large number of green leaves falling together, allowing the Star Power within them to gather and coalesce into a single Star Stone.
Because the Galaxy Star Silkworms were Star Sea Spiritual Beasts, they couldn’t be placed inside a Grotto Heaven. Chen Jiuge had specially requested two Medicine Rabbits from Yue Meng to care for them. However, the Medicine Rabbits’ cultivation was only at the Mahayana Realm. Once the Galaxy Star Silkworms matured, he would likely need to find a new Feeder, but this matter wasn’t urgent for now.
「A year soon elapsed.」
「Butterfly Star Patrol Team」
Engraved with a qilin’s head, Captain Mus of the small Flying Boat was on patrol, his eyes shining, when he suddenly spotted some black dots.
"There’s a situation! Check ahead!"
A Green Corpse Demon, covered in green fur, rapidly propelled itself towards the Flying Boat. Captain Mus, wielding a long spear, blocked the Green Corpse Demon’s hands and shouted, "The Corpse Demon Clan is attacking!"
With the help of the Amplification Technique, the shout quickly reached the city walls. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel-fire.net
As support, the Silver King immediately flew over to assist Captain Mus. Sharp eagle claws left several wounds on the Green Corpse Demon, forcing it to retreat. The Silver King looked back and saw the Corpse Demon General, distinctive with its four eyes. Behind it stood nearly a hundred Green Corpse Demons, and beyond them, a vast number of common Corpse Demons—at least ten thousand by the looks of it.
Noticing the Silver King’s gaze, the Corpse Demon General drew a hand across its neck in a fierce slashing motion, sending out bright sparks.
"This fiend," Silver King muttered, startled and angry, but he didn’t rush forward. Instead, he grabbed Captain Mus and quickly returned to the city wall.
"What’s the situation?" Chen Jiuge asked as soon as they arrived.
"One Corpse Demon General, nearly a hundred Green Corpse Demons, and probably no less than ten thousand common Corpse Demons."
"That many?" Chen Jiuge’s heart grew heavy. He wasn’t afraid of being unable to defend, as there were a hundred Greenwood Guards. His main concern, however, was the potential for heavy casualties. Replenishing forces in the Infinite Star Sea was not an easy task.
"Mo Yu, I’ll leave the city wall to you. I want to deal with that Corpse Demon General myself." Chen Jiuge wanted to test the Corpse Demon General’s strength to get a better understanding for the upcoming battles with the Corpse Demon Clan.
The nearly three-meter-tall Corpse Demon General, leading a large Corpse Demon army, arrived about a hundred li away. They couldn’t get any closer, because if they advanced further, the Mandala Snakes outside the city walls would riot.
"Humans, surrender your food or face death!" the Corpse Demon General’s raspy voice reached the city walls.
"Young Master, I suggest we take the initiative and attack," Hu Xiao advised. "Our strength is far superior to this Corpse Demon army. There’s no need to cower behind the city walls; doing so is not conducive to deploying our formations and will likely lead to more casualties."
"Indeed, I know. Charge the Rune Cannons. Let’s give them a taste of our strength first," Chen Jiuge nodded.
Seeing no response from the humans on the city walls, the Corpse Demon General’s face darkened. With a sweep of its large hand, it was about to order an attack.
A massive blast from a Rune Cannon erupted like brilliant fireworks amidst the Corpse Demon army. The Corpse Demon General, enraged, flew up to block one of the Rune Cannon projectiles. Glancing at its blackened arm, it snarled, "Despicable!"
After dozens of Rune Cannon bombardments, the ordinary Corpse Demon army’s numbers were reduced by a third. This was only because the Corpse Demon General and the Green Corpse Demons had blocked most of the attacks; otherwise, the Rune Cannons alone could have wiped them out completely.
Unfortunately, those Charging Gunners will need some time to recover.
SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH.
Nearly two hundred True Immortals from Butterfly Star completely sealed off the Corpse Demon army, while the slightly slower Great Mahayana Spirit Beasts also gradually arrived.
A trace of astonishment flashed across the Corpse Demon General’s fierce face. Isn’t this just an ordinary lower-level Star? Why are there so many forces stationed here?
Stars varied in size and hierarchy. A Star like Butterfly Star, which had a singular primary resource and wasn’t very large, was considered a lower-level Star. Typically, having a few dozen True Immortals guarding such a place would be quite impressive.
Chen Jiuge had no intention of explaining anything to the Corpse Demon General. He enveloped his physical body in the Spirit Blood Phenomenon and, after manifesting Three Heads and Six Arms, charged directly at the Corpse Demon General.
As Chen Jiuge moved, those behind him also began their assault on the Corpse Demon army.
His six arms began to swing, wielding six different colored Magic Artifacts with the pseudo-Holy Weapon, the Jade Stick, as the primary weapon. They unleashed tremendous power—Six Harmonies Heavenly Tilt.
The Corpse Demon General reacted quickly, its large, green-furred hand condensing a massive green saber, clashing directly with Chen Jiuge.
Looking at the Corpse Demon General, one of whose arms had snapped, Chen Jiuge frowned slightly. That attack wasn’t my full strength, but it was about fifty percent. Yet, it only broke one of its arms. If it had been an Insect, an attack of this power would have likely skewered a whole line of them.
Glancing at its severed limb, the Corpse Demon General let out an furious roar and then shouted, "Retreat!"
Its body rapidly withered, transforming into a streak of green light that shot straight into the Deep Chaos. Its speed was so incredible that Chen Jiuge had no time to react.
"Damn it! That coward! And he calls himself a General? Running away alone and abandoning his entire army," Chen Jiuge said, clearly disgruntled.