Shi Lang immediately acted and called the team over. Everyone received his notification and answered the call in a blink. With the group gathered, all that was left for them to do was to head out in the direction pointed out by Unity.
The plan was simple, and they did not intend to attack this time. The entire operation was to get a feel of the person’s capabilities. They wanted to know if he indeed was as good as they feared him to be. They were going to scout the biggest enemy they could have come across.
The team did not mind the suggestion. They had already committed to the cause, and if they hesitated now, it would send their entire effort to waste. The team set off, and it did not take them long to arrive at the destination.
Eline looked at some data and said, “Boss, this place was desolate till a few hundred years ago, but now it is bustling with activity.”
This meant the planet had living beings roaming its surface. Shi Lang furrowed his brows and said, “This is the work of our guy. Allan, run scans on the surface. I want to see what it is.”
The guy nodded and ran the scan. In a few minutes, the data was in, and it surprised everyone. Unity looked at the details and said, “Demonic entities.”
Shi Langnodded and said, “That must be it. However, this place does not seem to be falling under the reign of any big clan.”
Amelia nodded and said, “That’s true. This place is abandoned. A few planetary explosions and a few stars went supernova in a chain. This place was declared volatile and not suitable for any ventures.”
Shi Lang clicked his tongue and said, “Let me guess, the Ikerans signed the report?”
Amelia nodded and said, “What now?”
Shi Lang shook his head and said, “We are not going down. This place is a death trap.”
The rest of the people understood this. Unity said, “Then what can we do now? Sit here like ducks in a row? Pull back.”
Shi Lang shook his head and said, “We know this place is a trap set for us. This guy was trying to lead us over here. He succeeded, so the matter we need to think about is what the purpose of this trap is.”
Jenkins said, “Why would the enemy go to the lengths of setting up such a trap if not to kill us.”
Shi Lang shrugged his head, and Hayley said, “Discussion or demand, only these two options are left if we overlook death.”
Unity snapped her fingers and wanted to say something when everyone froze. A peal of laughter exploded inside the heads of the people. Shi Lang tried to resist, but it was all useless. This made him realize how strong this guy was, however, instead of feeling depressed that he did not stand a chance against this guy. Shi Lang wanted to fight harder.
The demon said, “Well, to think a human could go against me and even make me topple. What a rare entity you are. No wonder humans are the worst enemies to have.”
Shi Lang replied with his soul power, “If you are aware of that, then why not move your restraints?”
The demon chuckled lightly and said, “I want your full attention, that is all. Now, you have two options for you and your friends. Death or Surrender.”
Shi Lang replied, “None, because you cannot kill me.”
The people were shocked. They opened their eyes wide at this response. Some even doubted if Shi Lang wanted all of them to die here.
Shi Lang did not wait for the demon to go on with his speech and said, “You think too highly of yourself. After the attack on the planetary destruction, you do not have much strength to attack anyone.”
The demon fell silent, and Shi Lang took the cue. He said, “The rules of this world bind you. Suppose you appear outside that hole of yours. The sky will directly strike you into ash. Please tell me if I am wrong. You are waiting for the day of the union. Are you not?”
The demon reacted, “To think that you will even know about the day of union. Since you already know that, I will not beat around the bush. Yes, I am waiting for the day of the union. Before that, I could not kill you. Do you know when is the next day of the union?”
Shi Lang shook his head. He did not know when the day would be. The demon said, “Three cosmic hours. I think you do know how long that is.”
The other people did not know anything, but when they heard the term hour, they all could not help but think how soon they would die a horrible death.
Shi Lang replied, “Around fifteen thousand days on federation.”
The people heard this and relaxed a bit. The demon chuckled and said, “You have a good batch of people here, human. Go, we shall meet fifteen thousand federation days later. I wonder if you will be able to stand my attacks. I will not initiate any attacks on anyone in this period.”
The next moment, everyone sensed the strong presence vanish from their consciousness. Shi Lang said, “Nile, head back to Novus.”
The young man did not delay and controlled the ship to return to the base camp. At the same time, Shi Lang walked out of the bridge and appeared in the meeting room. Unity followed him and asked, “What was that promise of battle? Do you know that fifteen hundred days are not enough for us to reach the level of that guy? You are seeking death.”
Shi Lang shook his head and said, “I am not seeking death, okay?”
Unity slapped the table hard and shouted, “Then why the fuck did you agree to compete with that bastard? Is it worth anything? What if you died? You know that bastard will take over the entire galaxy, and humanity or any other race will be his food supply.”𝒪𝔳𝑙xt.𝗰𝔬𝓜
Shi Lang took a deep breath and said, “You think I haven’t thought of that? But tell this, oh wise, sword spirit. How should I have bought us time? I made a bluff, and we managed to live to die another day. If I had insisted on things, who know what sort of demon soldiers will he let loose?”
Unity clenched her fist, and the rest of the people came over after hearing the loud shouts. The spaceship was trembling from all the rageful aura around Unity. Amelia said, “Senior, please calm down.”
Unity did not say anything, but Jenkins stepped up and asked, “You, what is the day of the union?”
Shi Lang replied, “It is a day when all three planes, the mortal realm, the immortal realm, and the underworld, are aligned in a row. That day, if some entities manage to escape the barriers of their realm, they will be able to enter the other realm and act as they wish to.”
The people were surprised, and Hayley asked, “So since the mortal realm is the weakest, these two realm people would be heading here?”
Shi Lang nodded and said, “Yes, and no.”
Amelia cast him a gaze, and the young man sat straight in his chair and said, “Only the weak and desperate try to break through the barriers. The stronger ones try to harvest energy through the realms these days.”
Jenkins asked, “How big of a chance do you think we will have of winning if we cultivate for the full duration of the fifteen thousand days?”
Shi Lang thought briefly, saying, “I think we will have around a twenty percent chance to win.”
Jenkins nodded and said, “It is better than what happened just now.”
Shi Lang nodded and said, “Certainly.”
Hayley and the rest of the people nodded. When the people reached back to Novus, Shi Lang, and Unity took charge of addressing the people of their respective nations and then having them prepare for the upcoming war. They will not be facing just the demon; even the army of monsters will also be coming at them.
The news brought shock to the people. They could not believe what was going on in this galaxy anymore. They questioned everything, but when Shi Lang came and vouched for his cultivation. Only then did the people agree to things being true.
Unity, on the other hand, did not take it so slowly. She directly barged into the cave abodes of the old relics and then dragged them out to teach the people. They have no idea what made the guardian spirit so angry, but she gave them all a thorough beating.
Then she said, “You all better start working harder and teach the young ones.”
The entire spirit beast community was rallied by her and they both set up a countdown. Shi Lang did not say much but he had an idea about how to deal with this.