It turned out that the demonic creatures did not originate from Crystal Mountain, but from that ancient tower.
No one knew what that ancient tower was, who built it, or why it contained so many demonic creatures.
Were they demons from the primordial hell, or products of aliens?
All of this remained unknown.
All that was known was that the mass annihilation of the demonic creatures in Crystal Mountain and the death of the giant serpent were not the end, but merely the beginning.
Although the demonic creatures in Crystal Mountain were annihilated, it was later proven that they were only a part of the demonic creatures from the ancient tower. Even if all of them perished, more demonic creatures would emerge from the ancient tower.
Far more numerous low-level and mid-level demonic creatures, along with four lord-level demonic creatures.
The blood-red squid, a lord-level demonic creature known as the Blood Shadow, dragged countless people into its maw with its endless sea of blood.
The green, venomous dragon soared through the sky, spewing poison onto the land. Countless wells were poisoned, and even if people survived the airborne toxins, they could not escape the poisoned water.
The world was changing…
Before this, even the Grand Commander could not have foreseen the sheer number and formidable strength of the demonic creatures.
As a result, the supposedly invincible legions of the Beautiful Country suffered a great loss against the monsters.
Even with all the preparations and blockades made by the entire military might of the Beautiful Country in advance, the giant serpent still managed to break through the blockade.
They had originally intended to resolve the matter within Crystal Mountain.
But now, they were forced to extend their operations beyond Crystal Mountain, and the citizens of the Beautiful Country were also under threat.
The high-ranking officials of the Beautiful Country, led by the Grand Commander, who had previously benefited from studying the monsters, were now facing threats from them.
However, with the timely use of strategic weapons like cloud-burst bombs, these demonic creatures were ultimately confined to a single state, never even reaching the gates of the Black House.
Monsters always kept a considerable distance from the locations of important figures.
The immense casualties naturally ignited the anger of the Beautiful Country's populace.
Citizens demanded a cabinet reshuffle and the resignation of the Grand Commander.
In ordinary times, such a severe incident resulting in casualties across an entire state would have inevitably led to the Grand Commander's resignation.
However, these were times of unpredictable change, whether it was a mysterious revival, the return of the stars, or a spiritual energy resurgence.
In any case, during this critical period, no major figure was confident that they could perform better than the Grand Commander if they took office.
The blame was not easy to bear, and responsibility was difficult to shoulder. The various prominent figures exchanged glances, ultimately choosing to let the Grand Commander continue to bear the burden in his position rather than taking it upon themselves.
This was a new era, and the global landscape was undergoing transformation. People witnessed the arrival of new changes and discovered elements beneficial to humanity in monster research—"A Reporter's Report."
This report, after being submitted to superiors and subsequently embellished and with inappropriate sections removed, was officially published.
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Time rewound to when the Grand Commander of the Beautiful Country had just ordered the deployment of legions into Crystal Mountain to investigate the number of demonic creatures.
This was in the laboratories of the Beautiful Country, when they were still researching the green slime and had yet to achieve any significant results.
On the streets, a young boy with blond hair, using the Heavenly Origin Jade, an innate spiritual treasure, in his hand, once again absorbed emotional energy.
Millions of units of emotional energy made him increasingly powerful.
At this moment, he was strong enough to sustain the existence of several three-star level beings.
In the rating system of the Vast Sea of Worlds, three-star level beings were classified as city-destroyers, capable of obliterating a city.
However, there were variations within the three-star level, with some being weaker and others stronger.
Weaker three-star beings could only destroy an ancient city.
Slightly stronger three-star beings could destroy a modern city.
But modern cities also varied in size.
Therefore, within the three-star level, there were also early, mid, late, and peak stages.
The differences between these tiers were immense.
Among the five lord-level demonic creatures created by Fang Ming, the giant serpent was only a mid-tier three-star, while the venomous dragon and the Blood Shadow were only early-tier three-star.
There were no late-stage or peak three-star demonic creatures.
In Fang Ming's view, these demonic creatures, relying solely on brute force, could not fundamentally destroy the Beautiful Country.
Instead, they would provide ample research material.
Of course, loss of life was inevitable; this was the truth that one must pay a price to gain something.
Fang Ming was not a nanny.
Moreover, he had no emotional attachment to this seemingly real Blue Star; everything was merely for the sake of harvesting emotional value.
"Many demonic creatures have been deployed near the ancient tower."
"Now, we just wait for the legions of the Beautiful Country to detonate everything."
"The legions of the Beautiful Country will surely blockade Crystal Mountain, sealing it off. They will secretly explore for demonic creatures, preventing other nations and even their own citizens from discovering them."
"But the five lord-level demonic creatures are ultimately three-star level. Five three-star beings, even if I haven't specifically created those proficient in mind control, spirit control, and possessing normal intelligence, should be able to break through that blockade with brute force alone."
The Heavenly Origin Jade evolved all things through illusion, and all paths through illusion, but they were not true paths.
Ultimately, they were merely illusory paths.
Creating monsters skilled in illusion, proficient in mind and spirit control through illusion would consume more emotional value than other types.
Being illusionary itself,
It was naturally more difficult to achieve illusion upon illusion.
In terms of brute force, three-star beings could not roam freely on the Blue Star.
The energy yield of a nuclear bomb could reach four-star level, which was a pure display of power.
Even the venomous dragon, the giant serpent, the Blood Shadow, or the King of He Yimi, would not escape death if bombarded by a nuclear bomb.
Nuclear bombs, with temperatures reaching ten billion degrees during detonation, a thousand times hotter than the sun's core, possessed a destructive power at their epicenter that these creatures could not withstand.
Although Fang Ming transformed illusion into reality,
This was still, ultimately, a form of "illusion."
Fang Ming had long designed everything at the ancient tower.
Now, he just had to wait for it to operate on its own.
Given that the legions had already surrounded the mountain, Fang Ming knew that regardless of the outcome, even if the legions of the Beautiful Country managed to achieve a miracle and prevent the monsters from breaching the blockade, he would still gain emotional value.
Win or lose, emotional value would be gained, it was merely a matter of quantity. Therefore, Fang Ming did not take it too seriously, as it would operate on its own even if left untouched.
The plot of the ancient tower had been set, and Fang Ming was now preparing the third extraordinary item to trigger emotional value.
The Water-Repelling Pearl was the first.
The ancient tower, despite appearing to contain many demonic creatures, was actually just an extraordinary item with built-in demonic creatures, making it the second extraordinary item.
Now, Fang Ming intended to create a third extraordinary item to trigger a third event.
Of course, the second event triggered by the ancient tower, the second extraordinary item, had not yet concluded.
But this did not hinder Fang Ming's progress in creating the third extraordinary item and triggering the third event.