Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

Su Yunjin and Xie Ruoxi stood on their swords in mid-air, watching the giant lightning serpent land in Australia from afar.

Before reaching Australia, the serpent passed through several countries in Oceania, devouring a large population along its path.

No one paid attention.

From the perspective of humanity, even weak countries should be protected; after all, like a gluttonous snake, the Orochi cannot be allowed to consume too much, or it will become uncontrollable.

But in reality, everyone only focuses on self-preservation. After the Spiritual Energy Resurgence, these countries saw their secular governments rapidly collapse, with local Transcendents partitioning territories and crudely self-governing, even halting basic diplomatic activities altogether.

To major nations, even discussing repelling the serpent with locals is futile, as they don't even know who to collaborate with, leading to inevitable failures.

Australia's situation is slightly better, akin to Miti's. Indigenous peoples have completely vanished, lacking a deep culture of mysticism, and thus no local Transcendents were born during the Era of Spiritual Energy Resurgence. They had to absorb marginal Transcendent individuals from Europe.

Moreover, people are unwilling to come here. There's no Mysterious Realm, no transcendent resources—do you want me to be a property security guard here?

As a result, the secular government has indeed stabilized, but to deal with external enemies... ha, save me, European parent!

Europe is currently struggling, as the ice giant serpent is rampaging through Eastern Europe unchecked. Unable to sweep the snow from their own doorstep, how could they care about the frost on another's roof? Miti also faces the light giant serpent and even retained some white Transcendent individuals planning to support Australia, effectively leaving Australia isolated.

If not considering Lu Country.

In this Earth world plane, the relationship between Lu Country and Australia is rather delicate—akin to an affair with a married woman.

Australia is openly like Miti's wife, constantly denying relations with "uncle Lu" next door, and even periodically stages quarrels and conflicts with "uncle Lu" to prove its fidelity and innocence to the husband.

Then, when the husband is away, enduring lonely nights, it sneaks to mingle with "uncle Lu" next door.

Regarding Australia's plight with the thunder-serpent invasion, the Lu Country Privy Council has issued orders:

Do not intervene, observe for now.

Without the Purple Cloud Formation, even Su Yunjin and Ruoxi together couldn't penetrate the thunder barrier around the serpent; gathering intelligence is the more crucial task.

Su Yunjin looked into the distance, seeing a storm of dark clouds and lightning, the immense shadow landing ashore, crushing the waterfront pathways, bricks collapsing into the turbulent ocean.

The serpent's landing site was a coastal city with buildings densely aligned like fish scales. Some of the population appeared to have evacuated, but not completely.

Around, many fearless citizens held phones capturing the thunderclouds, but the serpent moved with tsunami-like speed, seemingly distant but closed in instantly.

Within the barrier, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, explosions continuously echoed, while those who couldn't escape and were caught in the barrier, vanished without a trace.

"So weak." Xie Ruoxi suddenly said, "Not even a Transcendent around, how have they survived until now?"

"They mainly export resources and raw materials," Su Yunjin, who read extensively, explained to Ruoxi, "Industrially, they don't compete with us, so there's no intense interest conflict."

"Then why not destroy them and seize their resources?" Xie Ruoxi innocently asked, "Isn't robbing more cost-effective than buying?"

Su Yunjin felt embarrassed, trying to explain with the knowledge he understood from books:

"Probably calculated that the cost of directly using force to rob, then organizing to resume production, isn't as cost-effective as purchasing from them. After all, recruiting workers and maintaining order is quite troublesome."

"Why recruit workers and maintain order?" Xie Ruoxi's eyes sparkled with clear curiosity, "Why not just capture foreigners as slaves?"

Su Yunjin:......

The captain only assigned me to guard the first layer of Hell, yet Ruoxi could become the Prison Guardian King of the entire Hell—this disparity isn't without reason.

The distant serpent continued moving inland. Its body was so large that just landing took five to six minutes, finally turning toward the most densely populated area after coming ashore.

Crushing roads, toppling buildings; amid collapsing dust and black smoke, the lightning serpent was like a pangolin in an ant nest, a carnivorous eel among fish, emitting a sonorous and satisfied howl.

I'm going to cause a riot!

"Are we really not going to act?" Xie Ruoxi appeared eager.

"No." Su Yunjin calmly tidied his hair, "And without the Purple Cloud Formation, we can't breach its surrounding lightning storm."

"I'm actually curious to try." Xie Ruoxi regretfully said, "My Thunder God Cone can attract and deflect lightning."

"Better not try, the higher-ups told us not to intervene..." Su Yunjin said, suddenly looking up into the distance.

The missile's engine trail dragged white smoke, instantly rushing into the thunder barrier, then exploding into a blooming flower of flames in the storm—not near the serpent despite the imposing spectacle.

"It's the magnetic field's influence!" Xie Ruoxi suddenly said, "A sufficiently strong current creates an overwhelmingly terrifying magnetic field. In such a field, any metal object... no, any object is directly blasted!"