Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 740 Thundergod Arrives
【Seal of the Heavenly Venerable of Universal Transformation】

Looking at the five characters on the seal, Xiao Ran's hand trembled, and he almost dropped it.

Is the Great Seal of the Heavenly Venerable of Universal Transformation something I can touch?
Even if Xiao Ran wasn't familiar with the gods in the heavens, she knew who Puhua Tianzun was; the title "Tianzun" alone was enough to explain his status.

The highest ruler of the Thunder Department is in charge of the Five Thunder Generals. The headquarters is located in the Divine Firmament Jade Purity Palace, under which are the Three Provinces and Nine Departments, the Thirty-Six Inner Courts and Departments, the East and West Hua Platforms, the Mysterious Pavilion and Wonderful Pavilion, the Four Palaces and Six Courts, and various other departments and bureaus.

If the Jade Emperor is the central government, then this person is a regional vassal king, and a powerful vassal king who has established his own government office.

His power and status were in no way inferior to that of the Northern Yin Emperor in the Underworld.

The key point is that this seal is not an official seal but a private seal, and Xiao Ran felt like her hand was burning hot just holding it.

Just as Xiao Ran was about to put the seal back, a burst of laughter came from beside her: "You took the seal and aren't leaving? Why put it back?"

Xiao Ran was startled and quickly turned around, only to see an old man holding a feather duster, who suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

“This…” Xiao Ran looked the old man up and down, but dared not underestimate him in the slightest. After all, this was the Heavenly Palace, and who knew what the old man’s identity was?

"It was my rudeness, please forgive me, Immortal."

"Sigh, this place is just an empty shell now. There are no immortals or anything like that here. If this seal can help you, take it and throw it back when you're done." The old man spoke casually, as if the seal were just an ordinary broom that anyone could take and use.

Xiao Ran didn't know who this old man was, that he could speak of the seal so casually, but Xiao Ran didn't dwell on it and held the seal in his hands: "When it comes to urgent matters, this junior can't care about those rules and regulations. Thank you, senior."

After saying that, Xiao Ran turned and left without lingering.

Although he follows the rules, he never sticks to rigid principles. The situation is critical right now, and Xiao Ran can't wait for some presiding deity to arrive. In any case, this seal is enough.

Watching Xiao Ran turn and leave with the seal in his arms, the old man smiled and said, "This child is teachable."

After saying that, he stroked his beard and thought for a moment, "Forget it! If you're going to lend me something, lend me the whole set. What use is just the seal?"

After saying that, he casually threw the chicken feather stick in his hand towards Xiao Ran's direction.

"Ow!!"

Inhuman roars echoed over the ghost city, the deep, furious growls of bears.

Wu Man, now completely transformed into a beast, looked like a stitched-together beast that had just stepped off Xiao Ran's corpse-stitching table. Not an inch of his skin or flesh was intact, and every step he took left marks of blood, flesh, mud, and sticky purple blood.

The three demon gods, like three active volcanoes spewing sulfur and destructive energy, launched increasingly ferocious attacks.

Each heavy blow that landed on Wu Man's body was accompanied by a sickeningly loud cracking sound of bones breaking!

"Pfft!"

A giant demonic claw, wrapped in lava and grotesque bone spurs, suddenly tore open the bulging pectoral muscles of the beast-transformed Wu Manxiong.

Dark red blood gushed out, the wound was so deep that bone was visible, and one could even see the internal organs writhing beneath the broken ribs.

Another demon, resembling a demon composed of countless tentacles, bit down hard on Wu Man's left arm, which had transformed into a tiger's claw, with its mouthparts splitting at the end.

"Crack!" The arm bone, harder than refined steel, shattered with a sound, sharp bone spurs piercing through the tough hide and protruding outwards. The excruciating pain caused Wu Man to let out a shrill roar, and the goat's horns rammed wildly, piercing through the demon's chest cavity and tearing a huge hole.

"Woo..."

The third demon god, whose body was surrounded by dark starlight-like points of light, pierced the soul with a silent shriek.

Wu Man's massive body shuddered violently, black blood gushing from his mouth and nose. This was not merely a mental shock, but more like a demonic corrosion erupting from within! His internal organs felt as if they were being pierced and churned by thousands of red-hot iron needles. The intense pain caused his enormous body to hunch over, and large patches of fur covering his bear back rotted away, revealing the equally corroded muscles beneath, emitting black smoke!
But the intense pain did not stop Wu Man; instead, it catalyzed her ferocity to the extreme.

The [Ten Thousand Food Cauldron] in his hand burst forth with a strong light, and Wu Man lifted it with one hand, smashing it down on the head of the demon god in front of him like a heavy hammer.

"boom!!"

The enormous head was engulfed by the fire on the [Ten Thousand Food Cauldron]. The skull cracked open, and the flesh and blood were ignited by the fire, turning into countless black candies that spilled down.

After the attack, Wu Man staggered backward, swaying until she crashed into a shrine and came to a stop.

Fighting three opponents alone was already Wu Man's limit, not to mention that she was able to turn the tables and kill them.

The Myriad Food Cauldron in his hand had already been shattered into a large chunk, its surface covered in cracks, and the devouring light it emitted was extremely dim. The counterattack just now seemed to have exhausted the last bit of spiritual power of this divine artifact.

"Huhuhu..."

Gasps of breath, thick with blood and spittle, were pumped from deep within Wu Man's throat, like the panting of an old bellows.

Each breath was agonizing, tearing at his chest muscles and piercing his abdomen, the excruciating pain intertwined with a strong urge to vomit.

The excruciating pain and the dizziness caused by the rapid loss of strength surged through his nerves like a tidal wave. He subconsciously tried to raise his right hand to steady the tilting Wan Shi Ding, but only received a piercing pain and an empty, powerless feeling in return.

The right arm, which had transformed into a tiger claw, hung limply at its side, its bones completely shattered and held together only by tendons and skin.

The scarlet pig's eyes glanced towards the high platform. The petrified body of the Golden Toad was still sitting upright in the center of the intricate golden talismans, chanting incantations. The obscure and profound Daoist rhyme spread out like tangible ripples, creating a deep resonance with the distorted golden light above its head, as if it were trying its best to pry open an incomparably thick barrier.

Wu Man's tense nerves relaxed slightly, only to be replaced by intense self-mockery and extreme resentment.

He grinned, revealing his protruding tusks and a mouth full of crimson blood and bits of flesh. He raised his still-intact left arm and roughly wiped it across his blood-stained lips.

Instead of being wiped clean, the bloodstains mixed with sweat, leaving an even deeper stain on the rough fur.

"Damn it," a hoarse, low voice, tinged with the echo of a beast's roar, squeezed out of his throat, filled with an overwhelming weariness and frustration, "I'm a cook who wields a spatula and flips a wok, not a tank that takes the beating at the front..."

After cursing, one demon god after another stood in front of him.

The crack behind them had been completely torn open, and massive bodies were continuously emerging from behind it.

These demons did not make a move immediately, but kept their eyes fixed on Wu Man.

Whether it was admiration, pity, or mockery, all eyes were focused on Wu Man.

For an ordinary person to achieve this level of accomplishment is unprecedented.

"Very strong. Perhaps with more time, you can become even stronger."

Among the demons, a demon king with a black halo above his head strode out, his black pupils shimmering with golden patterns.

"But if you've entered the Yin-Yang Path, don't rush out. After honing your skills here for 100,000 years, come to the Bone-Scraping Forest in the Underworld to find me, and I can give you a new job."

Wu Man suddenly swung his enormous pig head, shaking off the filthy blood that was covering one of his eyes, and let out a hoarse roar.

He staggered to his feet and silently raised his ring finger at the demon in front of him.

"You are not allowed to devour his soul!!"

Seeing this, the Demon King spoke to the demons around him and then opened his palm.

A massive bone spear shot out from his palm, carrying terrifying wind pressure. In an instant, it pierced through Wu Man's chest. The immense force nearly tore Wu Man apart, and his body flew backward until he was pinned to the shrine behind him.

Wu Man was now completely unable to move, and her consciousness became blurred. She could only vaguely perceive the immense pain and the rapid loss of her strength.

The demon god who had fought Wu Man before saw this and a ferocious smile appeared on his face. Seeing that Wu Man was like a fish on a chopping board, how could he let go of this opportunity to devour her?

They roared greedily, their claws gleaming with an eerie light, and slowly approached Wu Man.

"I can't hold on any longer!" Although Wu Man's eyes were closed, her blurred consciousness had already sensed the approaching killing intent.

Just then, a long howl echoed in the void, "Wu Man!!" Wu Man's eyelids twitched, as if she had heard Xiao Ran's shout.

But the sound was so far away that he couldn't hear it clearly.

"Rumble..."

Along with the shouts came a muffled rumble of thunder echoing from the gloomy sky above. At that moment, all the demons and gods, sensing something, raised their heads.

The demon king's face turned cold, and he suddenly shouted, "Kill him!!" As soon as he finished speaking, the two demon gods who had arrived beside Wu Man immediately made their move, raising their sharp claws to grab Wu Man's head. The claws tore through the air with a piercing sound, stabbing towards Wu Man's head at a speed that was imperceptible to the naked eye.

"Who dares!!" An angry roar erupted from the void, and a golden bolt of lightning suddenly tore through the void, exploding between the two.

"Boom!" That golden lightning was no ordinary thunderstorm. In the instant it exploded, dazzling plasma poured out like a waterfall.

The moment the two demon gods' claws touched Wu Man's forehead, they were engulfed by golden lightning, crackling and turning into ashes in an instant.

At this moment, Jin Chanzi also opened his eyes, and as if sensing something, he raised his palm and lifted Xiao Ran's body above his head.

"Rumble..."

Countless golden bolts of lightning tore through the clouds, piercing the void and converging on Xiao Ran's body. Then, a flash appeared between Xiao Ran's brows, and the massive banner representing the authority of the Yin-Yang Inspector appeared behind him, fluttering wildly without wind!

As the banner unfurled, a majestic, blurry silhouette, exuding a thunderous aura that would make even the most monstrous ghosts tremble, appeared behind Xiao Ran.

Seeing this, Jin Chanzi pursed his lips: "Those old foxes are cunning and treacherous. They won't let anyone come, so they just lost their seal. Those old bastards are really wicked..."

(End of this chapter)