Calamity of Tomorrow

Xiang Tiandi looked at the Heavenly Demon of Si Yi in front of him, a woman who appeared young but was actually older than he was, and who had been in charge of the Plague Department's experiments for years, her nature cold and cruel. He wouldn't be deceived by her seemingly naive demeanor. Frowning, he asked, "What do you want to do?"

The Si Yi Heavenly Demon revealed an innocent smile, appearing just like the girl next door, "Yan Hui, bring the thing here."

Yan Zhen of the Plague Department approached and placed a box before Xiang Tiandi, then slowly opened it, revealing a mass of writhing black fog inside.

The Si Yi Heavenly Demon said, "This is the Plague Department's national calamity-grade aberrant weapon developed ten years ago—the Black Death Fog. Regrettably, there's been no opportunity to use it. In his words, it could turn the entire northwest into a dead zone, so we could wipe out the Sky Flipping Sect first and then find them."

As Xiang Tiandi felt the incredibly distorted and evil power within the black fog, he knitted his brows, "How many people will this kill?"

Si Yi Heavenly Demon shrugged casually, "Who knows? The Black Death Fog can propagate by absorbing air, and it can also corrode Primordial Spirits and flesh. But as long as proper protective measures are taken, it shouldn't harm our own people."

Xiang Tiandi immediately closed the box, speaking coldly, "This thing won't kill Li Xiuzhu, it will only cause massive ecological extinction. Many people in West Mountain City might well die, you lunatic."

Si Yi Heavenly Demon said with a look of regret, "You don't like this? Ah, such a fantastic aberrant weapon, I thought you'd be happy to see it. Are you still as protective of humans as before?"

Speaking, the Si Yi Heavenly Demon shook her head, "That won't do, little Xiang. If you keep dwelling on the past, you'll probably never break through to 140% Daohua degree and will eventually be replaced by another Zhengshen as Marshal from the Thunder Department."

Being subjected to the scrutinizing gaze of the other, Xiang Tiandi didn't continue down her line of conversation but instead said coldly, "The Sky Flipping Sect isn't as simple as you think, and Li Xiuzhu is no weakling. Not to mention the Blood Transformation Divine Sword that's in their possession, Li Xiuzhu also controls at least 12 Divination Symbols."

The Si Yi Heavenly Demon sighed, "Divination Symbols, indeed, those are troublesome. Remarkable that the guy managed to find 12."

Xiang Tiandi said, "That's why we cannot be careless. The Sky Flipping Sect already possesses the power to threaten Zhengshen, we must take them seriously and not treat them like ordinary mortals, lest we capsize in the gutter."

Si Yi Heavenly Demon curled her lip, "Fine... But I still think the Celestial Court is putting in too much effort this time. They're just a bunch of mortals, even with an aberrant weapon, there's no need for such a huge fuss as if we are waging a full-scale war against the Heavenly Demon."

Xiang Tiandi didn't say anything outwardly, but inwardly he felt a certain agreement. The strength the Celestial Court had mobilized this time was indeed too formidable.

Among the Four Departments, they had dispatched Xiang Tiandi, Marshal Fan Ming of Jiu Xiao, Si Yi Heavenly Demon, Yan Zhen, and the True Immortal of Greedy Wolf.

From Wanxian Island, there was the leader of the Thirty-six Scatter Immortals, the Ghost Slaying God, and the 'Eternal' Tianyangzi leading the team, joined by Ming Yue Immortal, Qin Immortal, and Wu Wei Immortal.

A line-up of ten immortal gods, each formidable enough on their own, with Xiang Tiandi, Fan Ming, Si Yi Heavenly Demon, Ghost Slaying God, and Tianyangzi all possessing top-tier power among the celestial beings.

Ten divine immortals sparring could almost directly crush any mortal force with ease.

Furthermore, each of them had applied from the Plague Department for an aberrant weapon just below the level of national calamity, which skyrocketed their combat power even further.

But as if this was still not enough, the Celestial Emperor Hao Tian even lent out four Divination Symbols, giving two each to Xiang Tiandi and Ghost Slaying God for their use.

As for the hundreds of mortal cultivators gathered here, they could merely be considered an afterthought compared to these dazzling combatants.

Si Yi Heavenly Lord said, "Then how much longer will you need to search? The Divine Emperor does not wish for you to drag this out into a guerrilla war."

Xiang Tiandi replied, "Don't worry, I already have a lead. It won't take much longer."

...

Inside Zhou Bai's workstation at the Heavenly Demon base.

Apart from various types of machinery and magical treasures, almost nothing else could be seen in the entire workstation.

Tens of thousands of mechanical familiars moved their tentacles incessantly, tirelessly assembling one after another of their own kind.

As they roamed and operated, the densely packed mechanical familiars nearly covered the entire surface of the workstation, turning the space into a strange mechanical world, much like a hive magnified countless times.

In a steel box at the bottom of the workstation, Zhou Bai, naked, suddenly opened his eyes and leapt up with a bang, a demonic red light flashing through his eyes.

He rotated his neck, which seemed a bit stiff, causing him to turn very slowly.

Moments later, he violently cast his gaze in one direction of the workstation, his legs stamped heavily on the metal panel beneath him with a pounding sound, and he burst into a sprint, leaving a blur in the air.

As his speed increased, Zhou Bai suddenly leapt high, his hands and feet deformed for a moment, spurting out light flames, and he soared into the sky. He dashed through the mass of mechanical familiars and landed on a platform with a loud boom.

Zhou Bai stood upright and looked ahead on the platform, only to see that several hundred Zhou Bais were already standing there, all turned to look at him.

These lookalikes, all naked, lined up together and performed uniform actions, resembling a series of dolls, giving off an entirely eerie vibe.

However, Zhou Bai, surrounded and encircled by the Void Crown in midair, displayed a satisfied expression.

These 'people' who looked so much like him were the mechanical familiars he had transformed using Heavenly Demon technology. The combination and transformation of nanomachines made their appearance identical to Zhou Bai.

In addition to this, Zhou Bai also utilized the power of the 7th star point, allowing these mechanical familiars to sacrifice a part of their sanity to take on Zhou Bai's form.

Effectively, this meant that not only their appearances, but also their aura, demeanor, movements, and even breaths, were becoming increasingly like Zhou Bai.

And now, Zhou Bai was about to commence the next phase, transforming all of them into familiars of fear.

Mad Color-Fear Color: Fear is the beginning of madness; all who fear you will bow before you. With the seed of Mad Color, you can create familiars of fear. Fear familiars can invoke your power for attacks through a special ritual, and it's your choice to respond or not.

Once they resemble him in appearance and aura and can even summon Zhou Bai's power to attack, these familiars of fear will become his avatars, proving incredibly useful on the battlefield.