Chapter 302 Jinjiang
Just as the general was about to remove the restrictions on his power, everyone felt a flash before their eyes. Double images appeared in the original sky and earth, as if two identical but different existences were alternating.
The air in the entire hell was stagnant.
Whether it was the violent storm or the wailing of ghosts, they all came to an abrupt end.
Even the members of the rescue team stopped what they were doing. Some of them were talking with their mouths open, some were looking around vigilantly, and some were looking eagerly at the Taoist priest next to them, as if they wanted to know what was going on.
But their movements and expressions were all frozen at this moment.
The Taoist priest also kept turning his body and looking back anxiously at Yan Shixun.
Not only the Taoist priest, but also the official person in charge, and even the King of Hell, all looked towards Yan Shixun as their first reaction in that sudden change, as if they regarded him as their backbone and wanted to know what had happened.
Everyone turned around and looked at Yan Shixun, eyes focused on him from all directions, but their questions and exclamations were stuck in their throats, leaving only confusion and panic in their eyes.
It's like the pause button has been pressed.
Yan Shixun stood at the center of the sight and paused for a moment at the beginning, but he soon realized his problem. He gritted his teeth and with his terrifying willpower, he broke free from the stillness.
He blinked slowly, and everything returned to normal.
Then Yan Shixun saw that Ye Li, who was originally standing beside him, was slowly walking towards the general not far away.
As Ye Li walked, with every step he took, huge cracks immediately appeared on the ground under his feet, which should have been solid. The ground broke into pieces and sank downwards, falling into an unfathomable abyss.
The group of ghosts suppressed in the abyss took the opportunity to stick their heads out, and scrambled to stretch out their hands from the ground, trying to grab the people on the ground and pull them into the abyss as well.
But the next moment, the originally broken earth was filled with new stones and soil, covering the abyss, suppressing the evil spirits, and becoming earth again.
The soldiers standing behind the general, who were surrounded by dark green light, also turned into black mist and dissipated on the spot as Ye Li approached.
The war horses bowed their heads and remained silent to show their submission. The sharp swords in the hands of the soldiers were sheathed, and the spears were pointed at an angle. The invincible army would only restrain its edge when facing its commander.
Corresponding to this, there were tall war horses and soldiers appearing behind Ye Li.
They were wrapped in black fog, their armors gleaming coldly, their eyes staring straight ahead, their swords tightly gripped in their hands, as if they were ready to follow the Lord of Fengdu to the battlefield again at any time.
A replacement of the old with the new is taking place vigorously.
The general stood where he was, quietly watching Ye Li walk towards him.
There was once a general who died in Ye, crossed the Lishui River, ascended to the throne of god, and took charge of Fengdu.
The moment the Lord of Fengdu became a ghost god, a new name of the god was formed and his mortal body perished.
No one knows the name of the former mortal warrior anymore.
Even the existence of people who know the true names of ghosts and gods is becoming increasingly rare, until now, only Yan Shixun is left.
——The ghosts and gods give gifts with their real names and deliver their true hearts. The 100,000 ghost soldiers and tens of millions of ghosts in Fengdu can resist the power of heaven and earth to marry the treasures.
And now, the ghosts and gods are asking their past selves to return the suppressed power.
The black robe dragged on the ground, the exquisite embroidery was lifelike, and ferocious ghosts and ferocious beasts were roaring and screaming on it, which was terrifying.
The sun, moon, stars and constellations revolved in the air, and the mountains, rivers and seas rippled like waves at the hem of his robe, fluctuating with the movements of Ye Li. It seemed as if he was walking on the waves, in control of the heaven, earth, the sun and the moon.
Ye Li extended his hand to the general and slowly stretched out his palm: "Clouds and the void, at the beginning of the catastrophe, there is something bright and there is nothing dark."①
"It's time to return the power you suppressed to me."
"And after this, Fengdu is here!"
As soon as the words fell, a hurricane appeared out of nowhere and quickly formed under Ye Li's feet. The wind was so strong that it almost tore the air apart. With a sharp bang, it went straight up to the gloomy sky and swept away an entire area of dark clouds in an instant, revealing the originally blood-red sky.
The strong wind blew up Ye Li's sleeves. He stood facing the wind, his eyes calm but firm, as if nothing could shake his will as the lord of Fengdu.
Behind him, the war horses stamped their hooves and the swords on the soldiers' waists made a crisp metallic sound of colliding, as if they were impatiently waiting for the commander's order to go to war.
The general looked at Ye Li quietly, then he lowered his eyes slightly and smiled.
"The old is dead, and the new is standing. The world I guarded should also be handed over to you. From now on, it will be your world."
"——Ye Li."
For the first time, the general softly called out Ye Li's name.
It was like a signal. The moment the general finished speaking, the land and mountains that were originally doubled up shook violently.
The ebony statue that had been silently guarding the southwest for thousands of years finally completed its mission. Amid a loud noise that shook the earth and the sky, the power withdrew from the land of the southwest.
The first to sense the changes were the evil spirits remaining in the southwestern land.
Because of this invisible and terrifying power, for thousands of years, not only have the ghost exorcists been terrified of the southwest, but even the ghosts of the southwest have been complaining bitterly.
Whenever a ghost wants to do something malicious to a living person and kill someone, the ghost can often feel the cold shock of a pair of eyes staring at it from behind, like a silent warning.
If a ghost ignores warnings and insists on killing a living person, it will die a tragic death.
The closer you get to Baizhi Lake, the deeper this feeling becomes.
The evil ghost that had been wandering around for too long thought that this deterrence came from the former Fengdu.
Even the old Fengdu city itself believed that it was the ghost energy gathered from the entire Baizhi Lake that led to this situation. The remaining power of the Emperor Beiyin Fengdu was still shocking the southwest.
But it was not until this moment, amid the violent shaking of the earth, that the ghosts realized thousands of years later that this power did not belong to ghosts and gods.
Only for mortals.
It is the angry roar and struggle of mortals, unwilling to resist the terrifying pressure brought by the power of heaven and earth.
Old Fengdu looked at everything that happened in the lowest level of hell and finally discovered the truth—
The ebony statue was hidden in the old Fengdu by the ghost for a thousand years. During these thousand years, the ebony statue has never stopped protecting the human world.
Even though he himself was already in hell.
What the ghosts fear is not the remaining power of the old Fengdu.
That's clearly...
The power of mortals themselves.
It is never clay statues that suppress evil spirits and maintain peace.
It is the will of the living being himself.
Unfortunately, Jiu Fengdu discovered it too late.
After thousands of years of infiltration, the power of the general has already penetrated the entire southwestern land, silently guarding life in the darkness.
But no one ever knew.
The general had no interest in letting others know.
Until the general completely disarms his garrison over Baizhi Lake and even the southwest land, and hands over the control over the southwest land to the Lord of Fengdu.
The world finally realized that
It turned out that when they didn't notice, some people, although they never said a word, had never given up on this land where ghosts were rampant.
Although Fengdu could not set foot in the location of the old Fengdu, he refused to give up and still wanted to snatch back the southwest from the fallen old Fengdu.
Exhaust all your strength, no matter what.
At this moment, the ground in the southwest was also shaking, and people ran out of the buildings screaming, asking if it was an earthquake.
The authorities also took immediate action to organize the evacuation of personnel and ensure safety.
After a brief panic, order was immediately restored and people began to leave the building in an orderly manner.
At the reminder of the southwestern exorcists, some pagodas in the southwest that guard against evil spirits were immediately paid attention to, and people were dispatched to guard them to prevent the evil spirits from taking the opportunity to escape.
Unlike ordinary citizens who thought it was just an earthquake, the exorcists quickly realized what was going on and knew that beneath the shaking ground, there were evil spirits trying to break out of the ground.
Various temples and Taoist temples also began to take action. While protecting people from attacks by the human-shaped statues, many highly respected monks and eminent virtues also gathered together, lined up to cast spells to suppress evil spirits and prevent the ghosts suppressed in the temples and Taoist temples from escaping.
If the disaster of heaven and earth is destined to be unavoidable, they still hope to hold back as many ghosts as possible, save as many lives as possible, and do their best to keep the southwest safe.
"I heard that the disciple of Master Chengyun is in the southwest. I wonder if he had anticipated this disaster long ago."
A master sighed and said, "For now, I can only hope that the disciple is powerful enough to quell the thousands of evil spirits."
"Mr. Yan can do it. I believe in Mr. Yan."
A ghost exorcist who was once saved from a fierce ghost by Yan Shixun suddenly spoke up with a firm look in his eyes: "Wherever Mr. Yan is, there is life."
The old Fengdu was furious, the entire lowest level of hell was collapsing, and evil ghosts appeared in the flying sand and rocks, roaring and rushing towards Ye Li and the generals, trying to put an end to this change.
But how could a former defeated general defeat an overwhelming winner?
What's more, there are two of them.
When Ye Li realized that the power handed over to him was beyond the scope he had never controlled before, he raised his eyebrows and looked at the general with some surprise.
He originally regarded the general as just a shadow of his past, but he did not expect that the general also had secrets that he did not know.
The general just curled his lips and chuckled, "After the garrison is withdrawn, evil spirits will run rampant in the southwest and harass the human world. But what happens next is up to you."
He glanced at Yan Shixun who was looking at him in surprise in the distance, and the smile in his eyes became even more intense, as if as long as he saw Yan Shixun, his heart would uncontrollably soften, for fear that his sharpness would hurt Yan Shixun.
But the general said to Ye Li: "Since the southwest is now under your control, every casualty will be attributed to you - I will make a good statistics and tell Shi Xun."
Ye Li, who was somewhat moved just now, suddenly had a cold expression on his face. He gritted his teeth and shouted at the general, angrily denouncing his shamelessness.
The general seemed to have unloaded a heavy burden that had been on his shoulders. He felt relaxed and regained his vitality and vigor from the dead silence.
He even shrugged and said lightly, "All is fair in war. Have you forgotten?"
Ye Li: ...Okay, so I am the enemy.
Ye Lisheng laughed angrily.
And his anger was also superimposed on his rage against Old Fengdu, as if the one standing opposite him now was not only Old Fengdu, but also the general.
Ye Li raised his hand and pointed at the blood-red sky with violently rolling dark clouds. His gaze was as sharp as a blade, almost piercing through the sky and looking at the old Fengdu behind him, but there was only a condescending coldness in his eyes.
It is obvious that Ye Li is standing on the ground at this moment and the old Fengdu spirit is in the sky, but Ye Li's irresistible power and aura of a superior make it seem as if he is the one standing high on the altar.
The old Fengdu was nothing more than a guilty entity standing under the altar waiting for judgment.
The old Fengdu was furious, and lightning struck down one after another, landing directly on the ground, trying to strike the rescue team members and others. Since he couldn't move them, the Lord of Fengdu used the weak to vent his anger.
In the gap between the old and the new, everyone was completely unable to move and could only watch the lightning strike them.
There was an overly bright light in sight, but inside there was a desperate fear, and he secretly sighed that he was going to die.
But just as the lightning was about to strike everyone, their vision was suddenly obscured by a shadow.
Everyone looked in surprise and found that the shield was extended from the side and blocked their heads.
The soldiers, wrapped in black mist, rushed towards the crowd in a flash, with spears pointing to the sky and shields in front of them, protecting them firmly in the square formation.
The soldiers looked resolute as they faced the lightning bolts that struck them one after another, but they had no intention of retreating. They pointed their swords firmly forward, aiming at the old Fengdu.
There was a crackling sound coming from outside the shield. Everyone was frightened and uneasy, but the shield that protected them never left.
Even if some soldiers were struck by lightning, their souls shattered under the strong light and turned into a wisp of ashes and dissipated, new soldiers would immediately replace them, protecting the living souls behind them and never letting anyone be hurt in the slightest.
Ye Li looked at the fury of Old Fengdu coldly, but just sneered contemptuously and didn't take it seriously at all.
It seems that in his eyes, those who can be called opponents are generals and the great way.
As for the old Fengdu that was barely surviving and had escaped in a panic...it didn't even have the qualifications to stand in front of him.
Ye Li pointed to the sky with one hand, and said in a low but resounding voice: "Above the sky and below the earth."
He swung his hand down heavily.
"Awesome and majestic——!" ②
In an instant, black fog swept across the entire hell, with Ye Li standing at the center.
The black mist turned into ferocious beasts the moment it landed on the ground. It roared towards the lightning, stepped on the strong light and went straight up to the sky like climbing a ladder, and ran towards the old Fengdu Lingzhi hiding behind the sky with murderous eyes.
As soon as one ferocious beast was chopped into pieces and turned into black ash, another one immediately stepped on the ashes of the ferocious beast and ascended to the sky.
The rumbling thunder was deafening.
The lightning roared and screamed like the angry old Fengdu, illuminating everyone's vision and splitting the entire hell, causing mountains to collapse and the earth to crack.
The evil ghost took the opportunity to crawl out from under the earth, and went towards everyone, salivating over the souls of the living.
But when the last syllable of Ye Li fell, the entire world was replaced, the new power was completely established, and the double image disappeared.
The terrifying power of the Lord of Fengdu was fully revealed to everyone.
Everyone was finally able to feel their limbs again and were surprised to find that they could move.
They stood behind the protection of the soldiers, watching the roaring and galloping horses, crushing the evil spirits in the flying dust.
The sword points to the old capital.
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