Wang Zhendong’s gaze was extremely solemn. For hundreds of years, no demons dared to offend the Imperial Capital.
The last time, six hundred years ago, a Demon King invaded and was beheaded outside the city by a sword flown from Gan Tao Palace.
The Demon King’s blood flowed like a river, deterring many covetous demons.
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“Earlier, there was the great battle in Liangzhou, followed by Youzhou, Qingzhou…”
Wang Zhenfeng’s eyes flickered. He was not as talented as Wang Zhendong in dealing with the Mo River, but he was relatively more familiar with the conditions of various states.
“I’ve felt for some time that these demons were brewing some major scheme behind the scenes, that True Person has never shown up, there might be some hidden circumstances. It seems that these demons are really determined to go all out in a decisive battle with our Dayu Divine Dynasty!”
Wang Zhenfeng’s expression turned slightly cold. These demons were not attacking the states anymore but directly striking at Dayu. Were they planning to strike at the heart with thunderous might and shatter the Imperial Capital?
“His Majesty has decreed, a decree must be obeyed, I’ll go there right now,” Wang Zhendong said in a deep voice.
He glanced at everyone and said, “Zhenfeng, you stay here to guard Yunzhou and the ancestral hall; Zhenping, you come with me; Yongzhi, immediately deploy three hundred thousand soldiers from the Zhao Character Army and rush to the Imperial Capital at full speed!”
The only army the Wang Family possessed openly was the Ancestor Zhao Character Camp, which had not been disbanded — this was Emperor Yu granting them, the Wang Family, face.
Wang Yongzhi nodded, “Leave this place to me. Uncle Zhendong, please be careful, this is likely to be a catastrophe!”
Wang Zhendong nodded and turned to look at the Ksitigarbha Buddha Statue, “Keep someone watching the Merit List at all times and send your death warriors in to explore and see what’s happening.”
Once they fell, their names would be struck from the Merit List. Now that they knew Li Hao’s Meng River Battlefield name was Chong Er, they could keep track of Li Hao’s life and death through the Merit List.
Wang Yongzhi nodded.
Wang Zhendong didn’t say much more and looked at Wang Zhenping, “Fourth brother, come with me.”
Wang Zhenping nodded; with the greater situation at hand, he too had thrown the incident with his grandson and granddaughter being disciplined to the back of his mind.
As the two of them left, Wang Yongzhi quickly counted the numbers, marshaling troops and dispatching orders.
…
In the Meng River at Qing Town.
As Wang Zhendong and the other Wang Family members departed, the small town instantly became desolate.
Li Hao, who was withstanding the erosion of the Hell Level Mo River’s power, let out a sigh of relief and quickly enveloped the entire town in his divine thought, frantically searching.
Soon, he found several hidden soul shadows, lurking in every corner of the small town, but there weren’t many.
Apparently, a certain Grandmaster from the Wang Family had already done a quick sweep earlier.
Suddenly, Li Hao saw a familiar figure in the ancestral hall of the small town.
Feng!
The plain, yet somewhat luxurious black robes were Feng’s most frequently worn set of clothes.
Currently, he was standing on the threshold of the ancestral hall, looking out of town with a bewildered look in his eyes, as if lost in thought or remembering something.
Li Hao was moved, his divine soul flew out rapidly, teleporting swiftly towards the ancestral hall.
However, his true body remained on the spot, continuing to maintain the Dao Domain, blocking the Hell Level Mo River’s erosion. Although there were no Wang Family members here needing his protection, once he left and the Mo River’s erosion reached the town, accelerating its integration, it was hard to guarantee it wouldn’t alter the pass conditions or cause other unknown situations.
Using the Grand Tao of Peace Realm to conquer this Netherworld Level Mo River, many things were much more convenient. If it were a normal Grandmaster Realm practitioner, just the souls in the town alone would give them a hard time.
Swoosh!
The divine soul flickering with crimson golden Divine Flames landed in front of the ancestral hall.
The Divine Light was restrained, revealing Li Hao’s figure as he excitedly said, “Feng!”
Feng Boping’s gaze returned from afar, falling on Li Hao, his eyes filled with confusion:
“Who are you?”
Li Hao was momentarily stunned, then he quickly realized this was just a lost soul, and its memories were likely incomplete. He hastily said:
“It’s me, Fishing, Fish Soup, Little Hao!”
“You helped me steal many Cultivation Skill Manuals, and a pair of Silken Socks from an Imperial Concubine…”
Li Hao kept on revealing little secrets that Feng had only told them during their fishing times.
Although he didn’t know what the conditions for passing the Mo River were, if he could first help Feng remember him, that should be beneficial for passing the test.
“And you also got me a bottle of Divine Pills specifically for strengthening the body, and there was once when you were fishing, you hooked a flood dragon, but it broke free. You were so angry that you killed the flood dragon outright, and you couldn’t sleep for days…”
Li Hao spoke rapidly.
“Stop, stop, just stop for a moment…”
The confusion in Feng Boping’s eyes seemed to lessen a lot, and he quickly raised his hand to stop Li Hao’s words, feeling his heart faintly aching.
The hook breaking? How could he possibly lose his grip!
This kid is spouting nonsense!
Who was this kid making a racket here? Ah right, I have to kill these invaders…
Wait, Little Hao?
Numerous thoughts leaped out in his mind, and Feng Boping rubbed his forehead feeling somewhat disoriented, but soon, some fragmented fragments flashed past, and he suddenly froze.
He stared straight at Li Hao and after a while, his eyes grew wider and wider, “Hao, Hao Er?!”
Li Hao was somewhat surprised and pleased; he had not expected Feng to really remember him, and he nodded repeatedly, “It’s me!”
Feng Boping quickly remembered something and said in a hurry, “How come you’re here?”
“I’ve come to take you out of this hellhole,” Li Hao said.
“You…”
Feng Boping was shocked, his expression changed instantly, and he looked up towards the outside of the town.
When he noticed the sky outside the town was dark without light and seemed to see something, his eyes became somewhat distant again.
But quickly, he regained his senses and urgently said to Li Hao, “Let’s go, you can’t pass, it’s coming!”