UGB Chapter 98 The City God's Wrath
Chapter 98 The City God's Wrath
Chapter 98 The City God's Wrath
The character "罚" (punishment) was engraved on the iron ruler.
As Wu Pan swung his iron ruler, it quickly grew to over ten feet in length, and the character for "punishment" emitted a faint black light.
If it were an ordinary wild god, being exposed to the black light would feel as if sharp thorns were piercing his body, causing him unbearable pain.
It can even diminish your spiritual power, causing your soul to be scattered.
Judge Wu's voice was authoritative, and his gaze was gloomy.
"Without your magical implements, let's see what you'll use to fight!"
Chu Xun stood calmly in the temple.
Whether it's a magical artifact made of spirits or a magical artifact made of gold, it might already seem very powerful to Wu Pan.
But for Chu Xun, any external force is just that—an external force.
His true strength lies not in his weapons, but in himself!
The ground shook, and the earth spikes instantly seemed to come alive, trapping the charging Wu Pan inside.
Wu Pan swung his iron ruler and struck forward.
The cage trembled, but that was all it was—trembled.
The spiritual energy of the Foundation Establishment stage is enough to make this cage so hard that it cannot be broken by anyone other than a martial arts master.
As soon as the iron ruler fell, the water vapor transformed into countless fine needles that pierced through it.
It seemed ordinary, but when the water needle was inserted into his body, Wu Pan's entire body was emitting black smoke.
He exclaimed in surprise, "What is this?!"
No matter how much it struggled, it couldn't force the water needle out and could only let it run rampant inside its body.
As Wu Pan was gradually enveloped in black smoke, his mournful shouts only made Chu Xun's expression calmer.
Five Elements Magic.
Water Movement: He has mastered the art of controlling the elements within a thousand feet to the maximum extent. Several months ago, his Water Movement technique had already reached perfection.
Without proficiency levels, the suffix descriptions have only gone from limited control to maximum control.
Although the changes may seem minor, they are actually worlds apart.
Now, Chu De hardly needs to use his spiritual energy to freely control the heavens and earth within a thousand feet.
The same water cone, if used to attack a first-rank martial artist, only one is needed to cause the opponent's entire body to explode.
It could even be said that Chu Xun only needed a single thought to kill a first-rank martial artist.
Because water is naturally present in the human body.
Moreover, the essence of Ren water has improved from condensing into a trace every ten days to every three days.
Chu Xun then lavishly attempted to infuse the essence of Ren water into the water under his control.
The process is not complicated. Water is just a container. Since they are from the same source, the essence of Ren water can easily be absorbed into it.
The water in Chu Xun, carrying the essence of Ren water, dispersed into countless particles.
Not to mention ordinary people, even the Martial Judge was unaware of its existence.
And this is Chu Xun's most treasured "magical weapon"!
However, the amount of Ren water essence incorporated is not much, so even if it is just killing Wu Pan, it will still take some time.
Inside the cage, Wu Pan was already nearing his end. He finally realized what was happening and let out a muffled cry.
"You are not an ordinary evil deity—you, you also possess physical cultivation—"
Meanwhile, in the City God Temple in Zhangnan County.
The City God's golden statue trembled violently, and the judge immediately appeared.
"What happened!" Judge Wen asked in surprise.
A colossal figure, several feet tall, materialized from the towering statue.
He was dressed in a purple official robe, wearing a feathered crown, holding a jade tablet, with a heavy City God seal floating beside him.
His face was much clearer than that of the civil and military judges; it was clear that he was a solemn-looking old man.
This is the City God of Zhangnan County, Liang Simiao, a civil official from the previous dynasty.
He was the magistrate of Zhangnan County and was known for his love for the people.
When the flood occurred, he personally led his officials to carry out disaster relief.
However, he drowned while saving several children. Later, when Emperor Taizu conferred titles upon the gods, he appointed him as the City God of Zhangnan County.
At this moment, the City God's expression was solemn, and his voice was like muffled thunder.
"Wu Pan's life is in danger! You all must come with me to his aid immediately!"
The civil judge was somewhat surprised, while the military judge, accompanied by the Night Patrol God and the underworld officials, went to capture the evil and wild gods.
Logically speaking, it should have been a piece of cake, so how could there be a life-threatening situation?
But if the City God said that, it must be true.
The underworld officials were immediately summoned, and they flew out of the temple together with the City God.
Inside the Songliu Water God Temple, Wu Pan had been worn down to the point of near utter despair.
Chu was fairly satisfied with the result.
"With the addition of the essence of Ren water, it is indeed extraordinary."
He seemed to sense something and glanced in the direction of Zhangnan County.
"They came so fast!"
I picked out a white ribbon in my mind, and the thought came to me.
The ribbon quickly changed from white to light blue.
May the Water God bless my husband, Stone, so that he may return safely from the battlefield.
Chu Xun didn't delay any longer. He dispersed the cage and water needles, and took them away along with the fragments of the longsword on the ground.
Then, with one step, he was already a hundred meters away.
Earth Element: Within a thousand feet, the ability to control the earth within heaven and earth to the maximum extent is now nearly three times faster than before.
In just a few steps, they disappeared from sight.
Wu Pan collapsed, unable to maintain his posture.
When the City God arrived, he only saw wisps of black mist drifting away.
Without saying a word, the City God activated the seal beside him, which transformed into a size of several feet.
However, when they rushed into the temple, it was completely empty.
He looked around, his eyes sharp, but could only see the already stiff corpses of refugees in the corner.
"We're late!"
The civil judge reached out and took the token and iron ruler left behind by the military judge, and presented them to the City God.
Chu Xun was not tempted by these insidious magical artifacts; even a fool would know that taking them would only bring trouble.
The City God put the two ritual implements into his seal, his gaze dark and gloomy.
"My lord, shall we send men to search?" the judge asked.
The City God shook his head and said, "His aura has vanished. Even if you find him, you are no match for him!"
After a pause, the City God said in a deep voice, "Such an audacious and unruly deity will not appear only once! Next time, I, the City God, will personally take action to ensure his soul is scattered and he is never reincarnated!"
Several miles away, Chu Xun had already slowed his pace.
The time during which the priesthood was hidden has been restored to 4379 hours.
For the next year or so, there's no need to worry about the underworld causing trouble.
He then headed towards Songguo Village, glancing at his other spells as he went.
Fire-starting skill 20963/30000: Can produce extremely small flames, an increase of nearly 10,000 points compared to before the incense stick burned!
In such a short time, the fire-starting technique has been used tens of thousands of times.
Under normal circumstances, it would take at least several months.
Chu Xun saw it clearly: killing the Night Wanderer increased his points by two thousand.
When Wu Pan died, his points increased by three thousand.
"Based on this, the City God statue must be worth at least four or five thousand."
A sudden impulse surged within Chu Xun, prompting him to immediately eradicate the underworld in Zhangnan County and transform all its subordinates into provisions for his journey.
The allure of windfall gains is immense.
But Chu Xun quickly suppressed this impulse.
Judging from the previous battles, my strength is above that of the Martial Judge and should be about the same as that of the City God.
It is certain that both the essence of metal and the water-based techniques infused with the essence of Ren water have a great restraining and destructive power against the underworld.
Now Chu Xun has no worries about the underworld at all; on the contrary, he is like a tiger seeing a tender lamb.
If a county-level city god can bring so many benefits, if all the underworld gods of Jing Kingdom were really killed, the Five Elements magic might be perfected immediately!
Especially now that the priests are hidden, it's even easier to launch a surprise attack when they're not looking.
But this would mean complete exposure.
Chu Xun had seen a higher-ranking civil judge in the capital city, and the difference in strength between him and the military judge he had just killed was like heaven and earth.
Clearly, even the underworld has different ranks.
Looking back at that first underworld official, his attitude was completely different before and after he was exposed.
Knowing that he was the true form of the Pine Willow Water God, even though he knew he was no match for him, he still charged forward fearlessly.
This is enough to show that the underworld and wandering spirits cannot coexist, and this has become ingrained in their instincts.
Once fully exposed, he may find himself with nowhere to hide in the Jing Kingdom.
Turning his head to look in the direction of the Pine Willow Water God Temple, he could clearly sense, through the control of the Heaven and Earth's blessings, that the City God and many underworld officials were still lingering nearby.
The enormous seal and the jade tablet in the City God's hand both made Chu Xun wary.
I possess the Five Elements Techniques, and the opponent also has Yin Judicial Instruments; neither should be underestimated.
"The feud with the Underworld is irreconcilable. If I want immortality, I must take its place!"
"No rush."
"Incorporate more of the essence of Ren water, accumulate the essence of metal, and proceed gradually!"
The thought of the ribbon still lingers in my mind.
Except for the one that turned blue, all the others were gray.
"Can only one of these be achieved at present?"
Chu Xun smiled nonchalantly, "One is fine, there's no point in forcing it."
He returned to the village in this leisurely manner, without disturbing anyone.
Only the crow on the eaves, with one eye open, flapped its wings slightly.
Chu Xun smiled and casually flicked out some water droplets containing spiritual energy, which fell into the mouths of the crows.
I'm in a good mood today, so I'll give you all a little extra.
The crows flapped their wings, stirring up a strong wind.
Even Qi Ermao, who was over a hundred meters away, heard it and mumbled sleepily, "It's going to rain again, Chunni, close the window—"
"6
More than a thousand miles away from Songguo Village, and even beyond the territory of Jing Kingdom, we have entered the territory of Wusun Kingdom.
Just as Wei Ting had said, the place was shrouded in mist.
In the foggy mountains and forests, the damp and sweltering environment discouraged wild animals from venturing out.
Inside the valley, miasma floated at a height of Mixu.
If a human were to enter, they would be poisoned to death in no time.
Only low-lying birds and livestock can survive here.
Near the rock wall, several field mice, which are extremely rare here, were diligently digging burrows.
Two rabbits nearby had already finished digging their burrows and were now pouting, lying at the entrance watching the field mice work.
Several field mice seemed a little unhappy, turning their heads and squeaking at the rabbit, as if complaining that it hadn't come to help.
The rabbits ignored them and turned to lick each other's snow-white fur.
The angry field mouse scratched even harder with its little paws, sending dirt flying everywhere.
Not far away, a dark brown mole cricket with broken wings wriggled its body, crawled out of the ground, and then crawled back in.
Before long, it burrowed under a tuft of roots.
Instinctively, I sensed that these fibrous roots would taste exceptionally delicious.
It eagerly burrowed forward, about to open its two large teeth to bite, when the tendril stretched out as if it were alive, and wrapped itself around it.
It was easily torn in two, then broke through the soil and was thrown away.
The emerald green leaves trembled slightly, and for some reason, one could sense a hint of disdain.
The field mouse and the bald man both raised their heads, watching the poor mole cricket being thrown more than ten meters away, and they both chirped loudly.
There was a strange sense of schadenfreude in that voice.
A little field mouse crawled under a green leaf and opened its mouth wide.
After a moment, a drop of green juice fell from it.
The little field mouse had just taken a sip and hadn't even had time to close its mouth when a leaf wrapped around its belly and threw it out.
They just didn't kill it like they would a mole cricket.
The little field mouse fell to the ground, but its plump body didn't seem to care. It squeaked as it crawled back to continue digging its burrow, as if it were already used to it.
The main stem, which had been cut off at the top, has healed, and twenty leaves are waving in the wind.
Its roots penetrated the ground, absorbing a faint spiritual energy.
Although the quantity is small, it is continuous.
The main stem swayed a few times, then turned and looked in a certain direction, as if it were looking around.
If you keep going west in this direction, after 1,800 li, you will reach Songguo Village.
Although he cannot speak, he cannot leave the spiritually rich place he has finally found before becoming a powerful spirit.
But relying on its own constraints, it still sensed the person in the far distance.
The leaves trembled, and the two rabbits huddled at the entrance of the burrow seemed to notice.
I jumped over and snuggled up to it, pressing myself close to it.
Then, the field mice gathered around.
It nestled under the leaves, chirping softly.
Before long, several field mice were flung away by the leaves.
It dislikes field mice and keeps chirping.
Noisy!
The next day.
Pilgrims who went to the Chenghuang Temple in Zhangnan County to offer incense were astonished to find that the statues of the Martial Judge and the Night Patrol God in the temple had inexplicably been broken into seven or eight pieces, which were scattered all over the ground.
"Who dares to smash the idol!" someone exclaimed.
This incident became a topic of conversation in Zhangnan County for some time.
Some say the statue was poorly made and the wood used was of poor quality.
Some say that thieves went in to steal things, but found nothing of value, so they took out their anger on the idol.
Chu Xun laughed it off after hearing about it.
The tinkling sounds in the courtyard continued endlessly.
The flames in the stove burned for a long time without going out.
Autumn of the eleventh year of Chongming.
Under Huang Qi's leadership, the refugee army split into two groups.
They marched straight to Kyoto, then headed straight for Mingxiu Mansion.
Many years ago, Mingxiu Mansion was one of the superior mansions.
It is a land of outstanding people and abundant resources, and is also known as the granary of the world.
If the refugee army wants to gain a foothold, it must take over Mingxiu Prefecture.
Kyoto was more like a front.
However, this army should not be underestimated, as it puts immense pressure on Kyoto's defenses.
Zhang Jingheng, the Minister of Revenue, treated the Minister of War like a grandson in the imperial court.
It's bad enough that Hongfeng Pass couldn't be defended, but the refugee army was allowed to advance all the way in. What was the Ministry of War doing?
With so much money going down every year, does it mean everyone's hair has turned white?
Zhang Jingheng petitioned Emperor Chongming to personally oversee the defense of Hulao Pass.
They also invited back the elderly General Hong Zexu, who had retired from office several years ago.
Hulao Pass was the last major town on the way to the capital. If it were captured, the capital would be within two hundred li.
Although Emperor Chongming was suspicious and wary of these veteran generals in the army.
But in times of crisis, one has no choice but to back down.
The veteran general took command and personally selected several capable assistants to help him.
At Hulao Pass, Zhang Jingheng escorted his army out of the city.
Huang Jingqing, the Vice Minister of War standing beside him, said worriedly, "General Hong is old. If the war drags on, I'm afraid he won't be able to keep up."
Zhang Jingheng glanced at him and said, "Although Commander Hong is old, he is still vigorous. You are young and strong, but you lack energy and strength."
These words left Huang Jingqing and the other Ministry of War officials blushing and speechless.
At the same time, Liao Shouyi led an army of 30,000 men to occupy Fenggu City.
A scout reports: "The rebel army has reached the territory of Zhangnan County!"
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