Chapter 1968: Chapter 1961: Broken Defenses
Divine Profound Hall.
"Hall Master, the aura of Yinyun has disappeared." A Vice Hall Master handed a crystal ball to Ji Xuan.
This is the crystal ball that contained Yinyun’s spiritual imprint. At this moment, the crystal ball is completely shattered, and even the surface is flowing with a dim glow, as if a black mist is swirling inside.
The crystal ball shattered, which means the person is already dead. As for this black mist, it signifies that their soul has suffered irreversible damage.
Life and death can be reversed, but once the soul is destroyed, it’s completely hopeless.
"Yinyun actually died..." Ji Xuan muttered to himself, "Even the War Shackles and the Blood Demon Soldiers couldn’t handle him?"
"Is there any detailed information coming in?" Ji Xuan continued to ask.
"There is, and it’s very detailed," the Vice Hall Master said. Although almost all the people responsible for guarding the Prison of Sin in the Divine Nation of Sun Flame were captured by Zhang Menglong, those responsible for sending intelligence via technological equipment were continuously working.
"He seems to really want us to see these things," the Vice Hall Master said, "That Gu Xiao somehow gathered tens of millions of Martial Artists in the Dao Realm, while as far as I know, there are only a few million Dao Realm Martial Artists across the Continent."
"This is not surprising," Ji Xuan said, "He spent three years in the Endless Land, a place where countless people are trapped, some even from my teacher’s generation. Since he managed to leave that place, those people likely owed him favors."
"But even with these, it wouldn’t be enough to defeat the Blood Demon Soldiers and War Shackles?" Ji Xuan knew very well how powerful these two artifacts were, and in his mind, Yinyun shouldn’t have encountered any accidents this time.
"Gu Xiao crafted a set of Divine Armor, its power is completely comparable to the War Shackles." The Vice Hall Master directly played the video from that time.
Upon seeing this so-called Divine Armor, Ji Xuan’s face turned nearly green.
Electric bike helmet, disposable gloves, rain boots... This thing is actually called Divine Armor?
Please, this kind of thing in the most remote Empire would be thrown in the trash pile without anyone caring!
But when he saw Bei Xu put on the so-called Divine Armor and unleash his power, Ji Xuan’s expression gradually turned serious. The power of this thing was ten times stronger than the War Shackles!
"Hall Master, he also refined the Prison of Sin’s Flames."
"What?" Ji Xuan’s expression became increasingly grim; the flames of the Prison of Sin have been nurtured by the Prison for countless years and now possess destructive power. If they hadn’t been subdued by the King of Sun Flame Divine Nation when they were just sparks, it would be impossible to command them.
"23 kinds of flames..." When the video showed 23 Strange Fires, Ji Xuan’s forehead began to sweat. Even the weakest among these flames was many times stronger than the flames of the Prison of Sin.
Some of these flames are extremely cold, some extremely hot, some with the effect of scorching souls, some with world-destroying Thunder and Lightning characteristics, some containing deadly toxins, and others carrying supreme imperial might.
Compared to these flames, the flames of the Prison of Sin are merely a small spark.
Moreover, Zhang Menglong’s speed in devouring the flames of the Prison of Sin took only a few minutes; such speed is simply unimaginable.
"Losing to him isn’t unjustified." Ji Xuan sighed, "If I’d known this kid was so troublesome, I wouldn’t have provoked him."
"Hall Master, is there really no way to deal with him?" The Vice Hall Master was also worried, in his view, the Divine Profound Hall seemed to have exhausted all options.
"Not necessarily," Ji Xuan said, "This time we only lost the War Shackles and Blood Demon Soldiers, but in my hands, there are 8 cards. Each one is more powerful than the last, definitely not inferior to the Blood Demon Soldiers and War Shackles. I don’t believe Gu Xiao’s abilities are truly unbeatable."
"What’s their situation now? Where did they go after rescuing the people? Send people to monitor them immediately. Don’t let any of their actions slip away, especially Gu Xiao’s movements, pay extra attention."
"They... they didn’t leave," the Vice Hall Master said speechlessly, "They seem to be provoking us; everyone stayed in the Divine Nation of Sun Flame and even started building a city there."
"What did you say? They didn’t leave?"
"Yes..."
Less than half a day since the battle ended, and the entire border fortress of the Divine Nation of Sun Flame has completely transformed from ruins into a vibrant, enormous city.
It seems Zhang Menglong did this intentionally. The surveillance and transmission equipment originally in the fortress were not only left undamaged but also arranged prominently so that most of the city can be seen through them.
"I want to see exactly what he’s up to in this city." Ji Xuan had the screen from the Divine Nation of Sun Flame transmitted over.
But the first scene that came through nearly plunged him into fury.
It was a mist-filled hot spring, where a group of youths enjoyed the bathing pleasure.
Usually, this wouldn’t be an unusual sight, but beside them were people wearing Divine Profound Hall uniforms, serving them tea, massaging their backs.
Underneath the hot spring, Divine Profound Hall disciples were sweating profusely, converting their energy into flames to keep the hot spring’s temperature steady.
"Who the hell’s below, can you heat water properly? Do you know the temperature needs to be just right? Are you trying to scald me to death?"
"Hey, didn’t I order a fruit platter? It’s been ten minutes, how come it hasn’t arrived yet, are all the people trained in Divine Profound Hall crap? Does it take that long to cut some fruit?"
"Stronger, have you eaten? Can you massage? If not, get me someone who can, you go heat the water!"
...
In another area, there was the newly established Medicine Garden at Shennong Valley, where a group of youths worked diligently, wearing Divine Profound Hall clothing. They had rolled up their sleeves and pants, scooping indescribable solids or liquids from barrels to irrigate the fields.
"Ugh!"
Someone gagged while working; their expression indicating the barrel owner’s physical state, whether constipated or having diarrhea, or whether they’ve been stressed recently.
But there’s no choice; it’s the only way to survive here.
...
In another area, a pink atmosphere permeated, where Divine Profound Hall men were dragged inside, emerging with dark circles under their eyes, emaciated as if their bodies were emptied.
"Where are the men? Haven’t got enough yang energy, bring me more men!"
"Sister, this is already the 2119th man we’ve exhausted today."
"Useless! Can’t the Divine Profound Hall find a few capable men? How am I supposed to practice my divine skills?"
...
At this moment, Ji Xuan seemed to have reached the breaking point.
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