## Chapter 244: The True Purpose, Inner Demon
Amidst the surging waves, the thousand-ton class Guided Missile Destroyer was tossed up and down like a fallen leaf floating on the Sea Surface, constantly in danger of capsizing.
Even more terrifying was the gigantic Ancient Titan that came with the waves.
As the waves drew closer, within the tens of meters high wall of water formed by the waves, an Abyssal Maw full of Fangs became increasingly clear.
"Buzz—"
Tang Song looked at the Abyssal Maw, shaking the Blood-Colored Tang Straight Blade in his hand. Accompanied by a crisp buzzing sound, a blood-colored serpentine Phantom shot out from his hand, pouncing towards the tens of meters high wave curtain before him.
The Blood Shadow rushed into the Giant Wave water curtain. With a crashing sound, accompanied by the sound of a giant creature rolling, a Two-hundred to three-hundred-meter long Four-Clawed Blood Dragon appeared in the Giant Wave. This blood-colored True Dragon had crystal-clear Dragon horns that shimmered with Blood Light. Its Dragon body was entirely blood-colored, and the crimson Scales emitted dots of blood-colored Radiance.
As soon as the Blood Dragon, transformed from the Blood Blade, appeared, its four Claws directly released several streaks of Blood-Colored Blade Qi, easily tearing apart the Giant Wave stirred up by the Leviathan.
Facing the Blood Dragon that suddenly appeared beside it, the Leviathan let out a cry from its Abdomen, similar to that of a Whale. Then, tens of millions of tons of Seawater were controlled by it and pressed towards the Blood Dragon.
It wanted to use the pressure of the Seawater to crush this Blood Dragon into meat paste.
Facing the surrounding Seawater pressing in, the Blood Dragon's thick Dragon body and Dragon Tail swayed, instantly turning from solid to illusory. Like an Invisible Shadow that didn't exist in reality, it directly passed through the tens of millions of tons of Seawater, pouncing towards the Leviathan.
The blood-colored dragon shadow wrapped around the Leviathan's Body. Its four Claws extended, bringing out a dense Blood Light and directly grabbing towards the Leviathan's Abdomen.
As the Blood Dragon's Claws extended, the shadow of this Blood Dragon also turned from illusory to solid. Its thick Dragon body wrapped around the Leviathan's Body, and the desk-sized blood-colored Scales on its Body emitted streaks of blood-red Blade Qi, cutting countless Wounds into the Leviathan it was wrapped around.
The sharp Dragon Claws directly tore apart the sea waves surrounding the Leviathan, tore through its Belly Skin/Hide that could withstand human Missiles, and fiercely plunged in.
"Roar!"
The Leviathan let out a painful shriek. Its gigantic Figure leaped out of the Sea Surface, then fell heavily, like a Whale trying to shake off Parasitic Barnacles on its Body.
Boom! The hundred-thousand-ton Ancient Titan smashed onto the Sea Surface. The Giant Wave it splashed up instantly threw the Guided Missile Destroyer where Tang Song stood flying.
Boom! The Guided Missile Destroyer fell back heavily onto the Sea Surface with the waves. Golden Light spread along the railing Tang Song was holding, quickly enveloping the Hull. This shimmering Golden Light also saved the Guided Missile Destroyer from the fate of disintegrating when it crashed back onto the Sea Surface from the tens of meters high wave crest.
"General Kraft, what do you think would happen if that Ancient Titan successfully entered the heartland of Japan?"
The two Giant Beasts sometimes battled on the Sea Surface, sometimes dove into the Seabed hundreds of meters deep, and sometimes leaped out of the water.
The Blood Dragon was wrapped around the Leviathan's Body. The pain of its Blood being constantly absorbed made the Leviathan extremely frenzied. It struggled incessantly, even controlling tens of millions of tons of Seawater to lash at itself.
On the Sea Surface, sometimes waves tens of meters high were stirred up, and sometimes whirlpools hundreds of meters wide were formed.
Driven by the whirlpool, the power of the rising tides across the entire Ocean increased several times in a short period.
Compared to these Giant Waves and whirlpools on the Sea Surface, this Guided Missile Destroyer seemed extremely insignificant. Kraft also stopped his dazed praying, staring blankly at the dramatic changes on the Sea Surface.
After Tang Song's words sounded, he was stunned for over ten seconds before reacting.
"If that Yamata no Orochi crosses the Kanmon Straits and enters the Tokyo heartland of Japan, with its Destructive Power, Japan's Economy will probably be set back by at least twenty years!"
Kraft had been the Navy Commander of the Federation Garrison in Japan for several years and knew well that Japan, like South Korea, was a Capital economic area.
Tokyo alone encompassed over seventy percent of Japan's Economy and Population. If the Yamata no Orochi were allowed to enter Tokyo and wreak havoc wantonly.
Leaving aside the casualties, just the Yamata no Orochi's Destructive Power, after a sweep through Tokyo, Japan's Loss would probably be no less than the Hiroshima Accord back then.
"Mr. Tang! Aren't you planning to take action to save Japan?"
Kraft cautiously observed Tang Song's Complexion. He had personally seen this man conjure a blood-red saber out of thin air and transform it into a Giant Beast no less inferior to the Yamata no Orochi.
Boom! On the Sea Surface, the Leviathan leaped out of the water again. The blood-colored Eastern Dragon's four Claws were firmly embedded in its Body, and countless Blood Mist was absorbed by the Blood Dragon from its Wounds.
Listening to the Leviathan's painful wailing, Kraft couldn't help but shiver.
"General Kraft, you know about the Convergence of the Nine Realms event two years ago, right?" Tang Song looked at the wailing Leviathan, patted the railing, and turned back to look at Kraft.
"Yes! Yes! I know a little!" Kraft felt a chill run down his entire body under Tang Song's gaze, for some reason.
Tang Song smiled, "Don't be nervous, General Kraft, I don't mean anything else. During the Convergence of the Nine Realms, our Tang Group, by a fortuitous opportunity, occupied a Territory in Heimdall. Although that desolate place is dark and not suitable for Humanity to live in, it has abundant Mineral Resources. Unfortunately, the initial mining requires a lot of Manpower!"
"Your meaning?" Kraft swallowed.
"The Ancient Titan is rampaging through Japan, and I'm afraid many Japanese people will go bankrupt. The thought of them standing on Rooftop lining up to jump off buildings, I can't quite bear the thought!" Tang Song sighed compassionately.
Kraft blinked. He seemed to understand Tang Song's Purpose.
This was about tricking the Japanese people into going to Heimdall to mine. His gaze towards Tang Song instantly changed. In a trance, he seemed to see a Tail growing from Behind Tang Song's Back and Demon horns growing on his Head.
Kraft even suspected that this Yamata no Orochi might have been released by this man in front of him.
However, thinking of Tang Song's Methods, he didn't dare to reveal his thoughts and said awkwardly, "Mr. Tang, is there anything I can be used for?"
"In a while, Yashida Corporation will provide Loans and job positions to the Japanese citizens who suffered from the giant beast disaster in Japan. Although the Interest on the Loans might be a bit high, and these positions are overseas work, which is a bit difficult, it's still better than them becoming Homeless Persons after the banks repossess their houses.
For such a good thing, I'm afraid some troublesome people will cause trouble, especially the official institutions in Japan, which might Interfere too much. General Kraft is the Federal military chief in Japan, I think you have a Method to help me handle the troublesome people, right!"
Tang Song's Finger tapped lightly on the railing of the Guided Missile Destroyer. The crisp and pleasant metal echo made Kraft feel like a stone had dropped in his heart.
In principle, without Orders from the White House and the Department of Defense, their overseas military bases have no right to Interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. If they really did that, and it was reported back home, their Career would basically be over.
However, Kraft subconsciously glanced at the nearby sea surface whirlpool, hundreds of meters away, and gulped.
If he didn't agree, let alone his Career, he might end up in a fish's belly the next second.
"Mr. Tang is doing this for the Japanese citizens as well. If anyone doesn't understand Mr. Tang's good intentions, I will be the first to disagree!"
Facing Tang Song's gaze, Kraft wished he could pat his chest to show his resolve.
It was just helping with Human Trafficking, he was familiar with this kind of work. His father's generation had made their fortune by Smuggling people from East Africa.
"I knew General Kraft was a trustworthy friend!" Tang Song smiled and patted Kraft's Shoulder. With every pat, Kraft's Body trembled.
"How many people do you plan to traffic, oh no, recruit from Japan?" Kraft almost spoke his true thoughts too quickly.
Tang Song smiled, "I don't need many people. Forty to fifty thousand people will be enough initially, just for mining!"
Forty to fifty thousand people! And that's just initially! Listening to Tang Song's words, Kraft's Throat bobbed, and he swallowed.
It wasn't like now was the Age of Sail one or two hundred years ago. In Modern Society, let alone forty to fifty thousand people, even if four or five hundred people went missing, it wouldn't be easy to suppress.
But facing the Demon before him, Kraft didn't dare to raise any objections. His face was almost twisted into a bitter gourd shape.
"Don't worry! I'm not really human trafficking. I will give these people a Settling-in Allowance, and I will pay them monthly according to the average Salary of *that* country. I won't make things difficult for you!"
Hearing Tang Song's words, Kraft finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, Tang Song's following words made his face completely fall.
"However, these fifty thousand people are just the initial Manpower. Within two years, I need a total of one hundred thousand people!"
Tang Song leaned on the railing and looked into the distance. Getting some Manpower from Japan for mining wasn't a spur-of-the-moment idea he had.
Over in Heimdall, the success of the Artificial Sun Project allowed the Tang Group to enclose thousands of miles of land in that Underworld. Among them were various large metal mines. Besides the common Iron Ore and Copper Mine found on Earth, there were also some Magic Ore unique to Heimdall.
Furthermore, on the plains of Heimdall, some Magic Plants that lived in the dark also grew.
Several types of these Plants, after research by the Research Team led by Professor Connors, were manufactured into some Finished Products of Biological Agent.
Like a type of Glimmering Moss, its stems and roots were so small they were almost non-existent, but the Agent extracted from the juice of its stems and roots could give people the Ability to see in the dark. However, these Glimmering Moss were Companion Plants to a certain type of beast, surviving on the beast's feces.
Therefore, to cultivate these Plants on a large scale, a batch of breeders and farmers were needed.
For over a year, the Tang Group had also recruited several thousand Undocumented Individuals from chaotic Africa and the Middle East to work as Miners and farmers in Heimdall. Compared to their original precarious environment of war and chaos, the Salary Boss Tang offered them was not bad.
On the Federation's side, Tang Song even tightened his belt for this, saving up a large batch of "Materials", sending all the hostile Gangs who wanted to rise, who were originally used to Refining Magic Treasures, to mine.
However, this Manpower scattered across thousands of miles of mines and plains was still a drop in the bucket.
Base construction, maintenance, and mine excavation all require Manpower. Using Iron Soldiers is too costly; one Iron Soldier costs 1.5 million US Dollars.
According to the calculations of the Tang Group's accounting department, in the next three to five years, Manpower is still the most cost-effective.
As for Professor Connors' idea of using Clones to replace manual labor, it has been temporarily put on hold for certain reasons.
As for why Boss Tang chose to Take Action in Japan, those who understand will naturally understand.
Well, it's probably because the Japanese people have a strong artisan spirit, are relatively humble when facing the strong, and are easily yield.
On the Sea Surface, the Leviathan, which had lost too much Blood, gradually lost its strength to struggle. Even though it was an Ancient Titan worshipped as a deity, compared to the Blood Dragon transformed from the Heavenly Demon Transformation Blood Blade, there was still a significant difference in Position/Status and Size.
One must know that this Heavenly Demon Transformation Blood Blade refined by Tang Song used a complete Corpse of a Hell Lord.
If Tang Song hadn't consciously held back, and personally unleashed this Heavenly Demon Transformation Blood Blade, or simply let the Celestials Armored Corpse wield the saber, it could have completely devoured the Leviathan's entire body of flesh and blood within three strikes.
"What's wrong? After all, it's a Magic Tool I personally refined, is this all you're capable of?"
Tang Song looked at the Leviathan that had stopped struggling, extended his Divine Sense, and said with Mockery.
Tang Song's words seemed to anger the nascent consciousness born from the combination of the Leviathan and the White Bone Demonic God. With a whale cry, the Bone inside the Leviathan's Body began to grow wildly, even directly piercing its skin and flesh. Bloody Bone Spikes sprouted, forming a layer of Bone Armor outside its Body! Streaks of Black Energy wrapped around these Skeletons, forming a Black Qi Membrane outside the Skeleton, blocking the blood-colored saber light transformed from the Heavenly Demon Transformation Blood Blade outside its Body.
That wasn't all. The ossified Skeleton Bone Whale Leviathan opened its ossified lower jaw, and a mass of Black Energy several tens of meters wide sprayed towards the Blood Dragon wrapped around its Body.
This mass of Black Energy was an upgraded version of the Toxic Qi spat out by Skeleton Demons. It was a combination of Bone Sha and Corpse Baleful Qi extracted by the White Bone Demonic God from the stomachs of countless marine creatures that had died violent deaths inside the Leviathan. Within these Black Clouds, one could even see the soul shadows of many Whales, Sharks, and various sizes of Fish.
As soon as the Bone Sha black energy emerged, it corroded the Seawater with a hissing sound. Plankton and some Small Fish within a radius of several tens of miles all had their souls shattered.
As for the large Sea fish, with the two Giant Beasts contending, some that were fortunate enough not to be knocked unconscious by the waves or swallowed by the Leviathan had long been devoured by the Blood Dragon transformed from the Heavenly Demon Transformation Blood Blade, becoming a part of the Blood Blade.
This mass of black cloud baleful qi spat out by the ossified Leviathan could easily corrode ordinary Magic Tools and pollute ordinary Magic Treasures. As for the ordinary metal and Alloy in this world, they were even less of a problem.
As for Living Beings, this black cloud could spread out over several hundred mu, devouring human souls and flesh and blood as easily as taking something from one's pocket.
However, the Blood Dragon transformed from the Heavenly Demon Transformation Blood Blade was clearly not among them. Facing the baleful cloud sprayed over by the ossified Leviathan, it directly released the Dragon body wrapped around the Leviathan's Body. The blood-colored dragon body circled once in mid-air, directly transforming into a Phantom of a Tang Straight Saber several tens of meters long, and struck at the Leviathan with a single blow.
The blood-colored saber light seemed to be able to Jump in Space. Before the Leviathan could react, the tens of meters of Blade Qi disappeared out of thin air. The next instant, it appeared out of thin air above the Leviathan's Head, like a Jump.
With a ripping sound, the blood-red Heavenly Demon Transformation Blood Blade Qi directly sliced through the Bone covering the Leviathan's body surface, almost splitting half of the Leviathan's Head in two.
The Blade Qi that passed through its Body instantly devoured one tenth of the Essence Blood inside the Leviathan's Body. The flesh and blood under its Bone Armor instantly shriveled under this strike.
On the other hand, the baleful cloud spat out by the Leviathan was sliced into pieces by the Blade Qi shooting out in all directions before it could reach a hundred zhang away from the Heavenly Demon Transformation Blood Blade.
"Roar!"
Feeling that the tide had turned, the Leviathan suddenly dove into the Sea Surface below it, seemingly wanting to slip away.
Just then, a Figure brought up a streak of cold light and suddenly appeared out of thin air in the Leviathan's opening and closing large mouth. Among the Leviathan's dense Fangs, before the White Bone Demonic God could react, Tang Song pointed a finger at the Skull's Brow.
From Tang Song's Fingertip, streaks of True Essence Power instantly connected to the Restriction Runes he had originally left behind inside the White Bone Demonic God's Body... Originally, according to the Heshan Dao's Method for refining Skeleton Demons, it should have been impossible for Skeleton Demons to develop their own Divine Sense. He just didn't expect the Skeleton Demon would actually combine into one with this kind of Ancient Titan like the Leviathan.
The size of the two combined into one, plus the Energy from the Biological Nuclear Reactor inside the Leviathan's Body, directly broke free from the Restriction Formation inside the Skeleton Demon's Body, allowing it to grow into a White Bone Demonic God.
Unfortunately, its growth speed still couldn't compare to Tang Song's. As Tang Song's True Essence entered the White Bone Demonic God's Body, streaks of True Essence connected, completing the Restriction Formation inside the White Bone Demonic God's Body.
The Strength of this semi-wild White Bone Demonic God instantly surged. Its Aura leaped, surging three to four times. However, the nascent consciousness inside its Body once again fell under Boss Tang's control.
Splashing sound! The sea surface whirlpool dissipated, and the huge shadow disappeared into the Seabed.
Tang Song returned to the Deck of that Guided Missile Destroyer. He raised his hand towards the sky, and in mid-air, it was as if a Curtain covering several tens of miles was pulled down out of thin air by him. This piece of Curtain fell into his hand, transforming into a Vermilion Hand String.
Half an hour ago, several tens of Reconnaissance Satellites from over a dozen countries were aimed at this Sea Area because of the Yamata no Orochi.
But neither the Federation's top-tier monitoring satellites, which claimed to have an accuracy not exceeding one meter, nor the neighboring ** Satellite, detected that the Sea Surface outside the Kanmon Straits was a "Fake Sea"! Putting the Reality Stone away in his Five Yin Pouch, Tang Song patted Kraft's Shoulder:
"General Kraft, this matter regarding my friend still needs you to put in more effort. Don't worry, two years from now, even if you resign from the Position of Commander of the Japan Garrison, I guarantee you will become a Billionaire of the Federation. If you want to enter politics, I can even support your campaign for Federal President!"
Kraft looked at Tang Song, listening to the grand promises he drew, and couldn't help but feel his Adam's apple bobbed.
Tang Song casually drew a Space Gate. Sparks flying from the Space Gate. Opposite the Space Gate, Tall buildings stood densely, looking very prosperous. However, the streets appeared very chaotic. Densely packed Cars completely blocked the streets, and there were honking horns everywhere. Quite a few Tall buildings were even emitting black smoke.
"Oh, right! The crew members on this ship are all asleep. They will wake up after five minutes!" Tang Song said to Kraft before stepping into the Space Gate.
After speaking, Tang Song stepped into the Space Gate.
Japan, Tokyo!
At this moment, Tokyo was in chaos. The Japanese Government dispatched large numbers of Police Officers and Self-Defense Forces to maintain order and evacuate the Residents within the Yamata no Orochi's direct path.
Unfortunately, Panic is contagious. The consequence of doing this was that the entire Tokyo fell into a state of chaos. The Population of the entire Tokyo Metropolitan Area is as many as over forty million people. How many people are there in the entire Japan's Police Officers plus Self-Defense Forces? Wanting to evacuate and control the chaotic situation was easier said than done.
In the face of impending Death, the suppressed and twisted personalities of the Japanese people completely erupted. Several thousand incidents of smashing, looting, burning broke out across the entire Japan. Murder, Arson, Rape... Tang Song stood on the Rooftop of Tokyo's tallest building. His Divine Sense swept over these scenes, but his Mind was exceptionally empty.
"This is the Heart Tribulation you pass through in your practice of Magic Arts!" A Figure wearing yellow clothes and cloth shoes appeared beside Tang Song. The Bald Mage looked at Tang Song with eyes full of curiosity.
Tang Song exhaled a mouthful of Turbid Qi from his Dantian and looked back at Ancient One. "This is called a Heart Tribulation! It's a stage before condensing the Golden Core! I thought there was no such thing as Inner Demons in this world, but I didn't expect it would amplify the inner emotional changes. Perhaps the feeling the country of Japan gave me was really bad, arousing the violent emotions among my Seven Emotions..."
As he spoke, Tang Song's Gaze looked at the Necklace on Ancient One's chest that was flashing with green light, and he was also a bit curious: "In the timelines you observed, how high were my chances of passing the Heart Tribulation?"
Ancient One brought the hand she had behind her back in front of her. With a swish, she opened a small fan. "I observed sixteen hundred possibilities. Among these sixteen hundred possibilities, you respectively passed through Killing Desire, Lust, Greed... Among the sixteen hundred possibilities, there were three hundred and twenty times when you did not pass the Heart Tribulation and switched to cultivating your so-called Demonic Cultivation Method. Forty-seven times, you blood slaughtered more than half of the Milky Way Galaxy, occupied one hundred and thirty Dimensional Realms, and forged what you called the Supreme Demonic Body!"
Tang Song smacked his lips. "Forging the Supreme Demonic Body is quite in line with my Personality!"
"Master Ancient One, among these possibilities, didn't you think about stopping me?"
Ancient One's Gaze towards Tang Song instantly became a bit strange. "Among these three hundred and twenty failed possibilities, seventy-three times you passed through what you called Lust. You scoured the entire Milky Way Galaxy collecting beautiful females, built a harem, cultivated the so-called Dual Cultivation Method, and finally even set your sights on me. Thirteen times, you died by my hand!"
After hearing Ancient One's words, Tang Song's mouth was slightly agape. He awkwardly rubbed his toes. The Tall buildings under his feet seemed to be shaking. He subconsciously wanted to refute, "No, no, that wasn't me!" Ancient One's Expression was very calm, as if she was just telling someone else's story.
Tang Song was affected by her Expression and slowly calmed his Mind. The Harmony of Dragon and Tiger circulated in his Dantian, and above his head, Cloud Qi faintly rushed into the sky.
The so-called Heart Tribulation is a stage before Forming the Core in the Jambudvīpa World. When Cultivators Form the Core, their Heart Fire stirs up outer realm Sky Demons. Those formless and intangible outer realm Sky Demons will take advantage of the weakness and enter, stirring up the Cultivator's Sea of Consciousness, causing fluctuations in the Cultivator's Seven Emotions and Six Desires, making him fail Forming the Core, and taking the opportunity to occupy the Cultivator's husk and seize his Cultivation Base.
Tang Song originally thought that after coming to the Marvel World, without the so-called Heavenly Demon Realm, there would be no so-called Heart Demon Tribulation. He didn't expect that the Heart Fire of Gang Sha Core Condensation would actually stir up his emotions.
But fortunately, it was the Killing Precept. Cough, cough, it's always better than Lust.
Tang Song subconsciously glanced at Ancient One.
He shook his head and quickly wiped away the picture in his mind.
"What is it for that you came to find me this time? These Ancient Titans..."
(end of chapter)