Chapter 579: Chapter 409: Unifying the Nine Major Ghost Markets!
Xu Yang sped away towards Da Xia like the wind and lightning.
Ten minutes after he left, a flash of thunderbolt arrived from the western horizon and landed on the sea surface where the battle had just taken place.
This man was none other than Tony the Thunder God, the strongest in Miland.
It had to be said, Thunder God Tony was a lucky person.
Or rather…
He understood the times!
As they say, knowing the times makes one outstanding. Xu Yang’s journey to the west led to a cataclysmic slaughter, and almost all the Western experts were killed!
Nick Fury, Wilson, and the new director Alice from the Divine Shield Agency;
Pope Nicholas III, Saint Sophia, the president, members and all the Divine Mage elders from the Magician’s Union; and the vampire princes and leaders of the werewolves – all fell under Xu Yang’s sword!
Now the Werewolves have been controlled by Cassidy.
He also promised to lead the Werewolves to fight against the remaining Blood Clan and the Vatican.
The several vampire castles of the Blood Clan have been razed by Xu Yang, and many experts have been killed. However, the Blood Clan has had a long-standing influence in the Western countries, so it’s normal for some to slip through the cracks.
Among the Western experts, Thunder God Tony was the only one who survived to this day!
This sea area wasn’t too far from Florida State. Coincidentally, Tony was cultivating on an island a thousand miles away when he sensed the fighting and came rushing over.
Looking at the large pile of sea monster corpses floating on the sea surface and sensing the dispersing power of the thunderbolt in the air, Tony’s face couldn’t help but change.
“The power of the thunderbolt!”
“Such a strong power of the thunderbolt…”
Tony, known as the “Thunder God,” naturally had an extraordinary sensitivity to the power of the thunderbolt.
He carefully sensed it and immediately judged, “This is neither the extraordinary power of a warrior nor the power left behind by a thunder magician. This is the thunderbolt from heaven and earth drawn by the Daoist talisman used by a Da Xia cultivator.”
“It is said that when Xu Yang attacked the Vatican, he used the power of the Daoist talismans to draw thousands of thunderbolts, which in turn awakened the ancient gods sleeping in the Vatican…”
“And today, Xu Yang returned to Da Xia by plane, and it seems that this is the route.”
Thunder God Tony’s eyes flickered, and he wondered, “Could it be that someone ambushed half-way and caused a great battle?”
He dove into the water and sensed again, finally discovering a tinge of the lingering aura left by the Netherworld Demon. He couldn’t help but be shocked, exclaiming, “What kind of creature is this? How can it have such a yin and evil aura… Not good!”
Suddenly, Tony sensed something. His figure flickered, turning into a flash of lightning and disappearing. He burst out of the water.
Where he had just been, a blood-red blade light suddenly emerged out of nothingness!
Splash!
The entire sea area was torn apart by this blade.
Out of the void, a Netherworld Demon nearly ten feet tall, with an ugly, ferocious appearance and horn-like armor, emerged. It held a blood knife in its hand, licking its lips as it looked towards Thunder God Tony. Its icy killing intent was as tangible as a substance, and it coldly said, “Power of the thunderbolt… Mortal, did you kill Moluojiw?”
“Divine-level!”
Thunder God Tony stood ten miles away, staring intently at the Netherworld Demon that appeared suddenly, and said solemnly, “I don’t understand what you’re talking about… I don’t know who Moluojiw is. Goodbye!”
Whoosh!
He flickered and turned into a bolt of lightning, retreating into the distance.
The Netherworld Demon wielded its blood knife and slashed it through the air, sending out countless blade lights to envelop that bolt of lightning.
Within the bolt of lightning, Tony let out a roar, and a battle blade appeared in his hand as he slashed back.
Boom!
His slash, mixed with terrifying thunderbolt power, instantly shattered the countless blade lights and made the Netherworld Demon retreat several steps. Its pupils constricted, and a trace of astonishment flashed in its eyes as it exclaimed, “Such a powerful path of the Thunderbolt… You can actually perfectly integrate the thunderbolt power into your blade skill?”
“Huh?”
Not only was the Netherworld Demon surprised.
Thunder God Tony was also shocked.
“What’s going on?”
“That guy is clearly a Divine-level powerhouse, with such a terrifying attack power. But why can my one slash break away from his attack and push him back?”
“Could it be…”
“The thunderbolt power I control has a restraining effect on him?”
All the experts who managed to cultivate to such a realm had extraordinary wisdom. With a turn of thought, Thunder God Tony figured out the key to the matter and stopped fleeing. Instead, he licked his lips and sneered, “I was originally a mortal, struggling at the bottom of the society. One day, I was struck by lightning by accident, awakened the power of the thunderbolt, transcended the ordinary, and reached my current realm…”
“Xu Yang, a junior, can even slay true deities!”
“Why can’t I, the Thunder God… slay true deities?”
He held the battle blade in his hand with his fighting spirit surging around him. His body was surrounded by surging thunderbolt, and he roared “fuck” as he charged towards the Netherworld Demon.
…
Whoosh!
A flash of sword light, swift as the wind and lightning, flew into Da Xia’s territory.
“Who is the one approaching?”
By the coast, a stationed expert soared into the sky and yelled.
“It’s me, Xu Yang!”
As he responded, his speed didn’t slow down. Xu Yang immediately dove into the clouds, reaching dozens of miles away in an instant. In another flash, he disappeared!
“Master Xu?”
The master stationed along the coast landed and looked in the direction Xu Yang vanished, puzzled, “Wasn’t it said that Master Xu would be returning today by a special flight? How did he come back riding a sword? And he seemed to be in quite a hurry!”
The coastal cities were currently considered Da Xia’s “disaster-stricken area.”
Inland, the Yin spirits, malevolent beings, and monsters were hunted and killed by the Spirits Management Bureau, the major clans, and the Underworld Palace grim reapers. Their numbers were controlled, and they mostly hid in the mountains and forests, rarely daring to come out.
But the ocean was different!
There were countless creatures in the sea, and the revival ofAura seemed to happen earlier in the depths of the ocean!
As a result, there was an unknown number of powerful sea monsters!
These sea monsters would occasionally trigger animal tides, attacking human cities near the coast. At the beginning of the third revival of spiritual aura, they caused massive damage to Da Xia.
Now, the common people inhabiting the coastal small cities and villages have evacuated, leaving only a few major cities.
In these major cities, each had its powerful masters stationed; armies positioned outside, and steel fortresses were built close to their maritime territories to defend against the sea monster invasion!
As for Xu Yang…
He quickly flew into Kyoto.
Almost the moment Xu Yang entered Kyoto, he felt several overpowering martial arts wills sweeping over him. The martial arts masters stationed in Kyoto sensed Xu Yang’s aura and probed it with their martial arts will.
“As expected of Da Xia’s capital, Kyoto is a place where masters abound… There were nine martial arts wills probing just now. Excluding Wang Hou, the remaining eight martial arts will levels are all at least at the Martial Arts Celestial Phenomenon Realm!”
Xu Yang was secretly astonished, and he glanced slightly in the distance.
That was where the senior leaders of Da Xia lived.
Just now, as Xu Yang entered Kyoto, he could feel a subtle trail of spiritual aura extending from that area!
That trace of spiritual aura was extremely hidden; if Xu Yang’s primordial spirit hadn’t been so powerful, he would have had difficulty detecting it. This unexpected discovery made him wonder if there could be a Daoist True Monarch hiding in Kyoto-city, in addition to a group of martial arts masters!
The strength of this Daoist True Monarch was definitely not weak, at least at the peak of Daoist True Monarch level. He must be an expert specifically protecting the national leaders.
“It seems that our Da Xia’s foundation is more robust than I had realized!”
In a flash, Xu Yang had landed at the Spirits Management Bureau headquarters.
As soon as he touched down, Wang Hou’s voice echoed in Xu Yang’s mind, saying: “Xu Yang, why are you here? Come directly to my office.”
Xu Yang scanned with his spiritual sense and quickly found Wang Hou’s location. With a flash, he appeared outside Wang Hou’s office.
Wang Hou personally welcomed him at the office door and enthusiastically invited Xu Yang inside, saying: “Please sit… Celestial Master Xu, please have a seat!”
While pouring the tea himself, Wang Hou joked about Xu Yang’s exploits in the West, sighing: “Ah… I, Wang Hou, have practiced martial arts for over forty years, never expecting my achievements and fame to be overshadowed by our top martial artist of Da Xia, Celestial Master Xu Yang, who is hailed as the strongest man in the world by everyone in the martial world.”
Xu Yang took a sip of tea poured by Wang Hou and said, “What do those people in the martial world know? I am currently only in the mid-stage of Daoist True Monarch and the early stage of Land Immortal Realm. My divine powers are just slightly more extensive than ordinary Daoist cultivators, and my cultivation is a bit more profound. Only with the help of immortal artifacts do I possess a bit of strength. I am still somewhat inferior to Minister Wang with his unparalleled prowess in national affairs.”
Wang Hou was very pleased with these words, his face lit up with joy, but he retorted, “The national fortune is external power; my own strength is only at the late stage of the Land Immortal Realm, not comparable to Celestial Master Xu Yang, who cultivates both Dao and martial arts.”
“Minister Wang, let’s not dwell on this.”
Xu Yang said, “I have an important matter to report!”
He told Wang Hou about the unexpected encounter with the “Netherworld Demons” and revealed the origin of the demons and the root of the Underworld Palace’s turmoil years ago!
“What?”
Wang Hou’s eyes sank, and he frowned, “Netherworld Demons… Could the catastrophe I foresaw be related to these Netherworld Demons?”
“No!”
“Xu Yang, you said that the Netherworld space has been suppressed right now, with the Underworld Emperor of Fengdu personally in charge of the Netherworld’s spatial domain… So, how did these Netherworld Demons reach the human world?”
Xu Yang thought for a moment and said, “According to that Netherworld Demon, it had been sealed in the Human Realm for 800 years and just escaped recently… I don’t know whether the demon sealed itself here or was suppressed by someone. Although the Netherworld space is suppressed, there are still many Netherworld Demons lurking in the Underworld Palace. It’s possible they could come to the human world as well!”
“This is a significant matter!”
Wang Hou said: “I will immediately contact the military and government to convene a meeting, instruct the Spirits Management Bureau and the Armed Forces to closely inspect Da Xia’s territories, and search for traces of Netherworld Demons… Xu Yang, I hope you can help as well.”
If Netherworld Demons truly appeared within Da Xia’s boundaries, it would be a massive disaster!
Xu Yang naturally understood this and nodded, “I will notify the two Ghost Markets of Xi Xia and Fengdu City to ask those Yin spirits and malevolent beings to help search. In addition, I will issue a command to the martial world to have the major clans and aristocratic families assist you.”
He stood up and prepared to take his leave.
However, when he reached the door, he stopped and turned around, saying: “By the way, Minister Wang… I have something I’d like to discuss with you.”
Wang Hou asked, “What is the matter?”
“I plan to attack the other seven Ghost Markets and take control of all nine Ghost Markets within Da Xia… I may be a little short on manpower, so I hope Minister Wang and Senior Chengming can help when the time comes. Once the matter is settled, I can give you 30% of the income from one Ghost Market!”
“Oh?”
Wang Hou’s eyes flickered as he said, “You want to unite the nine Ghost Markets, which would be beneficial to both the country and the people. Rest assured, as soon as you give the word, I will be there at the first chance!”
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PS: The second update is here; there will be more today but later.
