By the coast, a hundred-meter Star Gate shimmered with flowing light.
Beyond the Star Gate, an army forged of steel stretched as far as the eye could see.
Above the Sky Dome, squadrons of fighter jets streaked across, weaving an iron curtain.
In the distant ocean, scores of aircraft carriers, destroyers, and frigates dotted the seascape, ready for action.
All cannons were aimed at the figure who emerged from the Star Gate.
"In the name of the Federation Command Center, I order you to stand down, or what awaits you is total war," said the voice.
"War?"

Gu Jinlai took a step forward, and his form swelled against the wind, in an instant growing from less than two meters tall to a colossal Chaos Demon God thousands of kilometers high, emitting the brilliance of a white dwarf star from his being, his own gravity causing thunder and lightning, as well as tsunamis and tides within a thousand-mile radius.
He looked down...
At the war weapons that seemed like toys.
He reached out, and a hydrogen bomb fell into his hand.

Within him, the electron-degenerate star core released Helium, Helium elements expanded, and the terrifying high temperature instantly caused Deuterium and Tritium, Hydrogen's isotopes, to fuse, the energy bursting forth, forming a blazing white brilliance on the ocean's surface that was like igniting a sun.
Before this sun's energy could be released, he clapped his hands together, and the dazzling white, mixed with heat in the billions of degrees, was compressed and sealed within his palms, not a fragment escaping.

"I think, you should choose peace." he suggested.

Lan Yuhua looked at Gu Jinlai, frowning slightly, seemingly puzzled, "What do you mean?"


Gu Jinlai did not answer directly, but said, "I have learned about the ways you and Lan Yuxian compete: one follows the Demon Slayer path, accumulating Contribution Value by slaying Devils, while the other captures Out-of-Control and Demonic Cultists. Whoever ultimately achieves the higher Contribution Value will be the winner of the Taiao Cave Heaven cultivation spot."


As he spoke, he added, "In this competition, both parties can use their own abilities, call upon favors, or hire anyone willing to accept your invitation to help you slay Devils or hunt Out-of-Control. Just like Lan Yuxian somehow obtained Wu Tianya's favor to become the captain of the Sweeper Team, and you..."


He glanced in the direction from which Lan Yuhua's recent companions had departed, "A Peak Martial King, and a Top Martial King... neither of these people is from your Lan Family, are they?"


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