Chapter 1964: Chapter 1957: If You’re Interested, You Can Be the Hall Master
"The door possessing the Space Law, along with another law-infused treasure, can actually shrink a person’s body to such an extent..."
Bei Xu and the others stared at the unprecedented scene, lost in thought, as Zhang Menglong’s pockets seemed like a treasure trove; the items he took out always stunned everyone.
Relying on these two items, they finally rescued everyone from the superpowers before the Prison of Sin’s hellfire completely consumed it, including some who were incarcerated unjustly or imprisoned by Divine Profound Hall for eliminating dissent.
As for those truly evil individuals who deserved death, Zhang Menglong did not let his Holy Mother side overflow; rescuing them would make him appear somewhat unable to distinguish right from wrong.
After rescuing everyone, Zhang Menglong used amplification to restore everyone to their original size, watching the final corner of the Prison of Sin engulfed by the hellfire.
"This flame is truly terrifying," everyone gazed at the already twisted space in fear; had Zhang Menglong not brought out these miraculous items, there would truly only be five superpowers left.
"Brother Gu Xiao, today’s act of saving our lives will remain in our hearts," Yujian Villa’s master thanked Zhang Menglong.
"No need to be so courteous," Zhang Meng waved, "I have many friends trapped here, even if it wasn’t because of the superpowers’ people, I would definitely come to save them."
"Just didn’t expect Divine Profound Hall’s people to be like madmen, committing such heinous acts," Zhang Menglong preliminarily estimated that there were at least ten billion people in this Prison of Sin. Earth’s population, even now, is just over twenty billion.
What surprised Zhang Menglong was that among the crowd suddenly emerged an elder looking quite shabby, his hair and beard all white, emanating a foul smell, as if he’d been imprisoned in the Prison of Sin for countless years.
He ran around like a mad Sun Wukong just freed from Five Finger Mountain, as if having countless words to say but producing only beast-like growls at his mouth, as though he had lost the ability to speak.
"This person seems to have been imprisoned for a long time," Zhang Menglong said, "does anyone know him?"
Many shook their heads, including sect masters of all superpowers and valley masters; none seemed to recognize this somewhat deranged old man.
"Could this be Mr. Li Yang, creator of Divine Profound Hall?" Shennong Valley’s oldest Supreme Elder carefully examined the old man and mentioned a name unfamiliar to many.
"Supreme Elder, you know him?" Even Shennong Valley’s valley master hadn’t heard of this person. But the Supreme Elder, being from an earlier era, had vast experience, perhaps knowing people or matters unknown to him.
"I’ve only heard rumors," replied the Supreme Elder, "In Divine Profound Hall’s creation, there were several pioneers, who became Inner Sect Disciples of the early Divine Profound Hall, each carrying some part of its legacy, establishing the new Divine Profound Hall upon this Continent."
"But those pioneers mysteriously vanished later, leaving only the original Hall Master of Divine Profound Hall. As for whether the other pioneers truly disappeared, and where they went if they did, these matters are probably deeply veiled."
"Understood," Zhang Menglong nodded; in such large powers, occurrences like sibling rivalry, jealously, conspiracies for power are common—that he had seen in movies, dramas, and novels countless times.
A superpower having too many authorities isn’t necessarily a good thing; without an absolute dictator, massive divergences are easy to arise, eradicating dissent is entirely normal.
Upon hearing "Li Yang," the mad old man suddenly halted, brushing away hair that nearly covered his face, walking towards Zhang Menglong and the others.
"You recognize me?" The elder looked at the Supreme Elder, "Hahaha, you indeed recognize me, does someone really recognize me?"
"The scent of herbs, you must be from Shennong Valley?"
"Greetings, Mr. Li Yang," though the elder appeared crazy, they were now certain his identity as Li Yang of Divine Profound Hall, deserving respect as a senior.
"Hahaha, that old rat Mu Lun, is he dead?"
Mu Lun was the Hall Master of Divine Profound Hall back then, having perished under the thunderous wrath of the World Force during his pursuit of higher realms long ago.
"The late Hall Master Mu Lun passed away long ago; it’s now the fifth-generation Hall Master of Divine Profound Hall."
"Dead? Hahaha!" The elder’s laughter grew more joyous, "Unexpected indeed, you imprisoned me here for so many years, yet you died earlier than me, the cycle of heaven, hahaha!"
"The old man doesn’t need to be so happy," Zhang Menglong was speechless, "how many years was he imprisoned to become like this?"
"Exact time is unknown, but from the second-generation Divine Profound Hall Master till now, over 2,000 billion years have passed."
"Wow..." This number left Zhang Menglong unsure how to comment; he only knew his universe on Earth isn’t even a few hundred billion years old.
"Did you save me?" Li Yang looked at Zhang Menglong, "I remember your voice; you were the one who took me out through that red door."
"That’s right!" Zhang Menglong shrugged.
"Good! I, Li Yang, never like owing favors; once I regain the Divine Profound Hall’s Hall Master seat, you’ll be our Great Elder!"
"Pfft!" Zhang Menglong couldn’t help but laugh, "Old man, times have changed, today’s Divine Profound Hall isn’t the one you knew, are you sure you’re capable of reclaiming the Hall Master position now?"
Zhang Menglong glanced at Li Yang, his current strength being only twice the Peak of Dao Realm; many present could defeat him, not to mention the current Hall Master Ji Xuan of Divine Profound Hall.
"You..." It was then Li Yang realized the juniors before him far surpassed his strength.
Indeed, being trapped in the sunless Prison of Sin for over 2,000 billion years, if devoted to cultivation during that time, he couldn’t imagine how powerful he could have become.
Thinking this, he smirked coldly; back then, he was considered a talent, but no matter the Gift, it eventually fades with time...
"But just right, soon we’ll be storming Divine Profound Hall," laughed Zhang Menglong, "if interested, you can become the new Hall Master; just return things to their rightful owner!"
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