Chapter 333 The Emergence of the Void Realm Forces (Part 1)
Mr. Zhu explained to me in detail the whole story of the destruction of the Fufeng base.
Because Fufeng Base is a place connected to me, after news of its destruction spread, Mr. Zhu began tirelessly gathering more relevant information. This morning, he was primarily busy with this matter. However, this information mainly came from survivors of the Fufeng Base's destruction, inevitably lacking much in-depth detail. When Mr. Zhu recounted this to me, he also expressed some difficulties understanding certain parts of the information.
The incident occurred the night after I left the Fufeng base. At that time, Ma Zao and I had just been trapped in the white mist on Mount Yueyin and had not yet killed the Ancient Moon God; while the Fufeng base, hundreds of kilometers away, was attacked by external enemy forces.
Although it is called a "force," only one person actually represented this external enemy force in the attack.
Luoshan faces three major threats: the Humanitarian Affairs Bureau, Taoyuan Township, and the Xuanming believers scattered throughout Luoshan. However, the person who came to attack did not belong to any of these three threats. At least, that's what he himself said.
This mysterious figure was clad in massive black full-body armor, his face obscured by a helmet, making his true appearance impossible to discern. Upon appearing at the base entrance, he unleashed an overwhelming surge of magical energy. Most of the demon hunters inside the base were as if struck by a massive tidal wave, unable even to stand or move. In contrast, the agents, less sensitive to magical energy fluctuations, were able to move freely.
Fu Feng arrived at the scene immediately and asked the mysterious figure, "Who is this?"
"A Void Realm Apostle, Dog," the mysterious figure said, "representing the Lord of the Divine Seal, I have come to confiscate the fragments of the Divine Seal here."
As soon as he finished speaking, the mysterious figure named after the "Dog" of the Chinese zodiac launched an attack on Fufeng and the base buildings behind it. According to the subsequent on-site analysis and the alarms issued by Luoshan monitoring stations across the country, an unfamiliar fluctuation of magical power at the level of the Great Impermanence appeared at the Fufeng base that night.
When the demon hunters from other bases arrived, they found the Fufeng base completely razed to the ground, looking like a milk carton that had been crushed underfoot. Fufeng's shattered remains and traces of his annihilated soul were gradually discovered in the ruins, confirming his complete death.
A few powerful demon hunters did survive the sudden catastrophe, presumably because the mysterious figure never intended to exterminate them. His target, from beginning to end, seemed to be only the fragments of the divine seal. Since some survived the aftermath, let them be.
The Fufeng base was not the only one attacked that night by people claiming to be apostles of the Void Realm.
Even another Luoshan branch base, a thousand miles away, was subsequently attacked by the external enemy force, Da Wuchang. The one who launched the attack there wasn't the unfamiliar Da Wuchang, Xu Gou, but another figure who was very familiar to Luoshan.
It was Xuanming who appeared there.
Unlike the Fufeng base, the Luoshan branch base not only had a Great Completion level Wuchang, but also Jian Feixian, one of the Luoshan Great Wuchang, in charge. As soon as Xuanming, this "Luoshan traitor," showed his destructive magical power fluctuations, Jian Feixian immediately went into battle and engaged him in combat without saying a word.
The battle between two Great Impermanences was far beyond the reach of ordinary demon hunters; simply standing nearby would result in annihilation. Even though the battlefield was moved to a location far from the branch base immediately, half of the branch base was still destroyed by the aftershocks. According to information Jian Feixian revealed to those around him afterward, he questioned Xuanming about his hostile purpose during the battle, and Xuanming gave an unbelievable answer.
“Now I belong to the ‘Virtual Realm’ and serve the Lord of the Divine Seal as his apostle.” It is said that Xuanming said this at the time. “My purpose is to carry out the will of the Lord of the Divine Seal and come to confiscate the fragments of the Divine Seal stored in this base.”
Upon hearing this, Jian Feixian's first reaction was: "How is that possible?"
Xuanming, who was originally the Great Impermanence of Luoshan, was not subordinate to Luoshan, yet now he claims to submit to someone. In the public eye, it sounds like one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council suddenly announcing that it will acknowledge Atlantis as its suzerain state.
What? Atlantis really exists? Are you kidding me? Could they have actually defected to an alien civilization? That would be the first reaction of any normal person.
Crucially, Jian Feixian, as the Great Impermanence, likely knew of the true existence of the Divine Seal and possessed more inside information. Therefore, the title "Lord of the Divine Seal" probably carried far greater weight for him than for those unaware of the truth.
"What...what exactly is your purpose?" Jian Feixian asked.
Xuanming dropped a bombshell: "The Lord of the Divine Seal's goal is to destroy this world, and we are the executors of his will."
"ah?"
Jian Feixian seemed to be hearing a foreign language and couldn't understand it for a moment.
"By the way, there are seven Void Realm Apostles in total, and I am only ranked fourth among them," Xuan Ming said calmly.
"What!"
Jian Feixian was utterly shocked, and even his movements during the exchange slowed down uncontrollably. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xuanming intensified his attack, blasting Jian Feixian away into the distance, before turning and rushing into the deepest sealed chamber of the branch base.
After that, they probably took away the fragments of the divine seal that were stored inside, and Xuanming disappeared without a trace.
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That's roughly how things are.
Mr. Zhu told him everything he knew, and Zhu Shi seemed to have heard about it from the beginning, so there was no surprise on his face.
Asahi and I were both so shocked that we couldn't speak.
Let's leave Xuanming aside for now. That Void Realm Apostle who calls himself "Xu Gou" is undoubtedly the number one figure in the Void Realm. Considering that Xu Gou was already a Great Impermanence qualifier before, it's reasonable that he would possess the power of the Great Impermanence when he reappears.
I remembered what happened at the last Virtual Realm meeting. During my private conversation with the Lord of the Divine Seal, it seemed that Number One Dog and Number Four Xuanming were also secretly communicating in private, or so Xiaowan told me. At the time, I didn't know what those two were discussing, but judging from this big news, I can get a glimpse of it.
These two were actually secretly joining forces to attack the Luoshan branch base and steal the fragments of the Divine Seal?
Xu Gou had this motive because he wanted to obtain knowledge related to the resurrection of the dead from the Lord of the Divine Seal, so he needed to acquire at least one fragment of the Divine Seal. So why would Xuan Ming do this? While he also wanted a fragment of the Divine Seal, he probably wasn't as eager as Xu Gou. Furthermore, even if he truly wanted to attack the Luoshan branch base and steal the fragment of the Divine Seal, given his abilities, he wouldn't need to cooperate with others.
The truth may be deduced from the information he has revealed to the public.
The Lord of the Divine Seal has never stated that his purpose is to destroy the world, nor has he ever publicly declared that we are his subordinates; and given Xuanming's proud and arrogant nature, he would never admit to submitting to the Lord of the Divine Seal, and such public pronouncements would be of no benefit to Xu Gou. Yet Xuanming did it anyway, which means he did it intentionally—he wanted to smear the Lord of the Divine Seal and portray him in the public eye as a great demon king intending to destroy the world.
I can even guess what kind of deal Xu Gou and Xuan Ming made in private. Most likely, Xu Gou wanted to make a deal with Xuan Ming, exchanging divine seal fragments with him in reality on certain conditions; while Xuan Ming did not directly trade his own divine seal fragments, but only told Xu Gou where to find divine seal fragments.
Luoshan is filled with Xuanming's followers. Even though Xuanming is not currently in Luoshan, he likely possesses a wealth of secret intelligence, including information that the Fufeng base hides fragments of the Divine Seal. While telling Xugou this clue, he also asked Xugou to help him stage a play, exposing the existence of the Void Realm and the Lord of the Divine Seal to Luoshan.
This matter will not only bring no benefit to the Lord of the Divine Seal, but will also create a lot of trouble for him. No matter how powerful the Lord of the Divine Seal is, he cannot make any significant interference in the real world at present. If he wants to truly be resurrected and awakened, he must rely on us, the Apostles of the Void Realm, to collect the fragments of the Divine Seal step by step. Now, even the difficulty of this resurrection and awakening is estimated to have increased significantly.
If the Lord of the Divine Seal were to be angered and break the agreement made in the past, Xu Gou would have no way to obtain the knowledge he wanted from the Lord of the Divine Seal. However, doing so would be tantamount to breaking his promise to us, the apostles of the Void Realm. Xuan Ming probably used this as a reason to persuade Xu Gou through persuasion.
As the Great Impermanence of Luoshan and one of the Apostles of the Void Realm, Shenzhao could certainly see through Xuanming's scheme. However, he did not seem to have any intention of going against Xuanming and did not come forward to publicly clarify this misunderstanding.
(End of this chapter)
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