"You need to think this through. We represent the military. To be honest with you, the experiments we're conducting concern a brand new magic element. This is a major undertaking that can change the human pattern and benefit all of humanity!" Lu Nian recovered, his breathing steadied a lot, and he no longer spoke in gasps as he did just now.
"New element? Benefit all of humanity? What does that have to do with us? We're just a group of students out for training. From what I see, you're definitely planning something shady, which is why you want to kill us to silence us!" Mo Fan couldn't hold back and said angrily.
"Heh," Lu Nian sneered, "You simply don't understand what a new element means. Humanity has always been under the threat of demon beasts. Do you think those powerful demon beast empires don't invade human territory because they fear us? You're gravely mistaken! In their eyes, humans are nothing more than livestock being raised. The reason they don't wipe out humanity is because of human reproductive capability."
"Only a new element can bring new dawn to humanity!"
By the end, Lu Nian's emotions became increasingly agitated, almost bordering on madness.
These words were like a bombshell, completely overturning the students' understanding.
Everything they had learned before was about how powerful human civilization was and how it dominated the world.
In their understanding, after the Eastern totem era ended, humanity stepped onto the historical stage;
Most of the ancient gods in the West were slaughtered by humans, leaving only some demon beasts with the name of ancient gods barely surviving in the world.
Ancient King Khufu, Heavenly Father Athena, and other legendary deeds all showcased the power of humanity.
However, Lu Nian's words were not without reason.
Humans were indeed in a precarious situation. Not only were demon beasts eyeing them covetously, but after a thousand years, the Dark Plane would also invade the human world, plunging it into endless darkness.
Furthermore, although the Holy City's power was at the pinnacle of human authority, its actions were not entirely for humanity. It even often suppressed and even eradicated powers that could strengthen humanity.
"Damn it! What he said sounds quite reasonable. Should we let them go?" Mo Fan asked.
"Ask him what the cost of the new element is," Jiang Yuan said.
Mo Fan asked as instructed.
Lu Nian was quite direct and confessed, "The birth of the new element requires the lives of many people as a price, but these people die for the future of humanity, and their deaths are well-deserved. How could such a powerful new element not involve sacrifice?"
Everyone was shocked and incredulous upon hearing this. The military actually disregarded human lives and conducted such evil human experiments.
"What's the difference between you and the Black Vatican?!" Mo Fan was enraged, and his hands instantly burst into raging flames.
"You still don't understand. The power of the new element lies in its ability to grant humans demon-like strength! Powerful physiques, controlling elements at will—these are all areas where humans are far inferior to demon beasts."
"Once the new element is born and promoted worldwide, just think, humanity has billions of people, and there are hundreds of millions of mages! What a shocking scene it would be for such a massive group, strengthened by the new element, to possess demon-like power!!!"
Lu Nian's veins bulged, his emotions so agitated that he almost burst out from underground.
"That still can't be your reason for disregarding human lives. This is just a grandiose excuse you've found for your evil experiments!" Mu Ningjiao accused angrily.
"Right, kill them. Keeping them would only be a disaster. I know what's going on with their uniforms now, they no longer belong to the military!" Zhao Manyan said.
He just remembered the military regulations.
Clearly, Lu Nian and the others were no longer members of the military's ranks.
After Zhao Manyan explained to everyone, they no longer had any worries.
Now, Jiang Yuan had no qualms. He made a grasping motion in the air with his right hand, and his Psychic power instantly erupted, clamping down tightly on the necks of Lu Nian and the others.
Immediately after, a series of crisp "crack, crack" sounds rang out, and the cervical vertebrae of Lu Nian and the others were forcibly twisted off.
"Hmm?" Jiang Yuan keenly sensed an abnormal aura suddenly surging from Lu Nian's body.
This aura became increasingly powerful and was filled with a bloodthirsty scent.
At the same time, a thick layer of blood mist seeped out from Lu Nian's clothes, regularly swirling around him.
"Stay away," Jiang Yuan said in a deep voice.
He hadn't expected Lu Nian to use a Blood Seed on himself at the brink of death.
Did he want to experience the power of the Demon element in his last moments and drag everyone down with him as well?
"What happened? Why is an ominous aura emanating from him?" Mu Ningjiao asked nervously.
"Don't worry about it, take them and leave quickly, the farther the better," Jiang Yuan said.
"Then what should we do? Can we stay and help you?" Mu Ningjiao asked, her face full of worry.
Jiang Yuan shook his head, "Don't worry about me, I'll be fine. You'll be in danger if you stay here. Don't worry, take them far away."
Although Mu Ningjiao was full of worry, she still chose to trust Jiang Yuan and led the others towards Qingrong City. At this moment, that place had become the safest.
Not long after Mu Ningjiao and the others left, the blood mist swirling around Lu Nian all drilled into his pores and instantly disappeared.
Then, Lu Nian's body moved.
His voice followed, abnormally hoarse and unpleasant due to suppressed pain:
"I didn't expect it, that I would actually use a Blood Seed on myself."
At this moment, his eyes were completely different from a human's, his hair turned grayish-white, falling like a waterfall to the ground, and blood-red patterns crawled all over his strong demon body.
When his gaze swept towards Jiang Yuan, Jiang Yuan immediately felt as if he had been petrified, his movements becoming sluggish.
"This is the power of a demon, but unfortunately, no one has been able to control it to this day, and I am no exception… Everyone must die here, feel the terror of a demon, hahahahahahahaha!!!"
As Lu Nian's words fell, he actually voluntarily abandoned his human consciousness, allowing the demon consciousness to take over.
In an instant, a terrifying aura surged and erupted!
Facing Lu Nian, whose strength was comparable to an advanced Commander-level, Jiang Yuan's eyes were as calm as water, without the slightest ripple.
Lu Nian grew a pair of blood-red fleshy wings on his back, flapped them to fly into the sky, and crashed into the dark clouds, instantly tearing a huge rift in them.
Immediately after, he descended from the sky, enveloped in endless killing intent.
"Roar!!!"
"All of you, die!!!!"
"Nine Nether Queen, kill him and bring him to Sha Abyss," Jiang Yuan said in a calm tone, as if he were talking about a trivial matter.
How strong would an undead made from a demon be?
From Jiang Yuan's shadow, the proud figure of Nine Nether Queen quietly appeared, followed by a faint fragrance.
A faint light flashed, and Nine Nether Queen made her move.
Although she was not good at fighting, dealing with a Commander-level demon beast was not difficult at all.