Yamafu Military Affairs

Chapter 580 The End
"To be honest, I was a little surprised that Ah Huai could push the Demon God to such an extent. After all, with the additional power of heaven and earth added by the True Martial Law Fruit, this native of the Six Offices can be considered as a Yama Walker who has broken through three barriers. There are quite a few people among the Second Seats who have no way to deal with him."

Zhan Yuejin blew on the paper cup in his hand, and wisps of white steam rose from it. Inside, there was also a translucent, tea-colored Pu'er tea from the Secret Tree.

"【Dark Void Divine Technique】cultivates both body and qi, with a particular emphasis on external training. This Demon Slayer was already exceptionally gifted, and with the Heavenly Demon Weapon born within him from childhood, he suppressed the awakening of his Dharma Aspect through a hundred years of arduous cultivation. It's not surprising that he was able to briefly connect with the will of the fruit and manipulate the power of time. Indeed, he can be considered a practitioner who has broken through the three barriers of body, qi, and Dao. However, once he uses the True Martial Technique, his strength will be greatly reduced."

As Qin An played with the white rabbit jade pendant in his hand, his gaze passed through the dazzling treasures on the rosewood antique shelf and fell on the half-dragon, half-human being being carefully cared for by a beautiful urban woman.

"A wingless insect without wings will never bear fruit in its lifetime unless it becomes a Candlelight Soldier. Whether it passes two or three trials, it makes no difference."

Zhan Yuejin picked up the tablet computer propped up on the table, glanced at the information about Qin Huai collected on the screen, and continued, "Xiao An, including the secret treasure you extracted from the body of the Demon God, A Huai has seized a total of seventy-three Yama Secret Treasures in this True Martial Battle, which is roughly the total amount of Dharma power that the [True Martial Jade Core] has condensed and released over the past few years. In my opinion, he is now fully capable of starting the extremely difficult inheritance trial."

"Then let him submit the review decision himself after he wakes up. Given the relationship between this kid and Houtu, the information he has about the trial results beforehand is much clearer than what we have given him."

Zhuo Jiu waved his hand, and the massive black serpent broke through the spatial barrier, pressing down above Misty City. The corpses, blood and bone fragments, and remnants of souls of the many Dharma Aspect experts who died in the battle were all attracted to the lower part of the belly scales, gathering into mysterious black bubbles.

As the robust figure slowly descended, the flame in its mouth shone brightly, and countless jade crystals floated out of the flame and into the black bubbles.

"There were quite a few [Scale Soldiers] who died this time, and they were quite strong. To fully restore them, they would need to be nurtured in the [True Martial Jade Core] for at least a year and a half, right?"

Zhan Yuejin glanced at Zhu Jiuyin in Misty City and made a somewhat uncertain guess.

Although he was also a master of the Five Insects and had some knowledge of Daoist military formations, he was ultimately no match for Zhuo Jiu, the Scale Master, who had reached the pinnacle of species manipulation and even specially picked fruits to cultivate Daoist soldiers.

"It takes about six months. Newly deceased embryos need a lot of time to transform into [Scale Soldiers], unlike Ji Fa, Emperor Xin, and Li Shimin, who can be resurrected as long as they have a suitable body, without much effort."

Zhuo Jiu tapped the table with his fingers, and Zhu Jiuyin above Piaomiao City swirled up many black bubbles, traversing space once again, arriving at a chaotic and boundless void.

In the void, there was a giant crystal nest with an irregular shape. Its size was no less than that of the Yan Zhao Society's headquarters, the Yan Fu Mother Crown. It could even contain the winding serpent body of Zhu Jiuyin, which resembled the Great Wall of the starry sky. Occasionally, one could see some pitch-black figures with scales on their bodies appearing on the pitted surface of the crystal nest.

【True Martial Jade Core】: The core of the True Martial Dharma Fruit is essentially a divine object formed from a massive accumulation of Primordial Jade. It has the unique effect of absorbing the souls of the dead and nurturing the spirit. It can serve as a place for reincarnation in the netherworld and is also the source of power for all True Martial Dharma Forms. After being picked by the Yanfu Xingzuan Alliance, it was transformed by the Scale Lord Zhuo Jiu and became the nest of Zhu Jiuyin and his subordinate Dao soldiers.

Black bubbles, like a flowing river, surged into the bottom of the giant crystal nest, embedding themselves into the crystal walls in a staggered pattern. The outer shell continuously solidified and thickened, quickly forming a cocoon wall, resembling snake eggs in the process of hatching.

After cleaning up the remaining issues of the eighty-one-dou project, Zhuo Jiu stood up, walked around the rosewood display shelf, and went to the Luohan bed where Qin Huai was lying.

"Rain Master, how is he?"

"He has a good constitution. Although his injuries are severe, they are still within a manageable range. I've already used [Dragon's Azure Rain] on him, and he'll wake up soon. As for these external injuries..."

The beautiful and graceful white-collar woman parted her cherry lips slightly. It was Yu Shiqie, who had some connection with Qin Huai and was one of the few among the two seats of Yan Zhaohui who could heal the Dao injury.

Zhuo Jiu lowered his gaze and saw the woman's slender, delicate fingers gently tracing Qin Huai's gruesome, broken scales and limbs. The wounds instantly healed, returning to their original state. Several horrific bloody holes were instantly replaced by new flesh and bone, and the ethereal dragon body that had reacted to the life-threatening situation retreated back under the skin. His entire appearance was transformed in an instant. "Alright, Rain Master, take him back. We have some things to discuss."

Zhuo Jiu glanced at the huge black umbrella that Qin Huai was gripping tightly, said nothing, and raised his hand to tear open the root channel back to Yanfu.

"Understood, thank you for your trouble."

Yu Shiqie nodded, picked up the sleeping Qin Huai with one hand, and stepped lightly into the root passage in her high heels.

"Ninth Brother, is there anything else?"

Putting down the golden toad and jade rabbit in his hand, Qin An stretched lazily and turned his head with some confusion.

"Well, I don't know if you guys noticed, but Ah Huai used a secret technique before, completely fusing a portion of the essence of the True Martial Fruit core into his body. And that secret technique is closely related to the power of the Qilin."

As Zhuo Jiu spoke, he raised his hand, and a scene appeared in mid-air showing Qin Huai using [Ruyi Mimicry] to absorb the two World-Saving Crystals [White Cloud Smoke] and [Rose Cloud Ripple].

"The power of the Qilin? Ninth Brother, you mean... him?"

Zhan Yuejin frowned, as if he remembered something: "But wasn't he ambushed by Ba Ku with Chen Xiaohu and disappeared in the boundless power of worldly desires? Could it be that he's still alive?"

"I don't know, but the Yanfu lineage is immortal. If he really died, then the Qilin lineage's components shouldn't have been left undiscovered by Houtu for so long, and the two Mao-type elders in the guild wouldn't be stuck at the final step of ascension, unable to advance to the Five Elders. If he didn't die..."

At this point, a dark and unfathomable light flashed in Zhuo Jiu's eyes.

"Then we must do everything we can to save him, at all costs."

Cao Yuanchao paused for a moment, then said decisively.

"Let's talk to the old man first. If it weren't for Ninth Brother's sharp eyes, I wouldn't have discovered that Ah Huai had such a hidden talent. Yuejin, what do you say?"

Qin An nodded and nudged Zhan Yuejin, who seemed to be deep in thought.

"We need to discuss this carefully. I'll inform them right away."

Zhan Yuejin snapped out of his daze, his gaze barely darting across Qin Huai's avatar on the screen, and dialed the Yanfu Conversation Channel for the three Five Immortal Masters.

(End of this chapter)