Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 741 Seizing the Imperial Edict

Although Jin Chanzi verbally criticized that "cunning and treacherous" fellow, he was indeed much more at ease inside.

Although the true form did not descend in person, the [Universal Transformation Heavenly Venerable Seal] truly landed in Xiao Ran's hands, and its effect was not much different from that of a true god descending.

This great seal itself is a manifestation of the divine power of the Heavenly Venerable of Universal Transformation; it can even be considered a token of the "rules" themselves. It is more than enough to deal with the demons of the Underworld!

The large seal hummed and trembled in Xiao Ran's hand, echoing the fluttering banner behind him. The banner billowed wildly, and the Yin-Yang inspection contained within it caused the authority to actively merge into the seal, transforming into a bridge connecting with thunder.

"Boom!"

It was no longer the purple plasma emitted by the previous statue, but something purer, more primal, and more vast... Heavenly Thunder!
Boundless golden lightning, like the waters of a bursting dam, poured down from the void, illuminating everything as brightly as a furnace! The core of the lightning converged on the previously blurry outline of lightning behind Xiao Ran.

Under the infusion of overwhelming thunderous power, the outline became clearer, more solid, and expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye!

No longer a blurry shadow, but a colossal god constructed from both destructive plasma and divine majesty!
He stood proudly behind Xiao Ran, his top almost shattering the chaotic sky of Ghost City. Although the details of his face were still difficult to discern, the terrifying pressure of controlling all thunder, acting as the embodiment of heaven's punishment, and cleansing all filth had already transformed into a tangible hammer, slamming heavily into the hearts of all living beings.

At this moment, the joy on the faces of the demons vanished instantly, replaced by unbelievable horror and a deep-seated fear!

The malevolent energy emanating from them, under the divine might, dissipated rapidly, hissing and crackling like snow being poured into boiling water. The bone spear impaled on Wu Man also shattered inch by inch under the onslaught of lightning!
“What a trick!!”

Outside Ghost City, Yinshan Daoist frowned slightly, his eyes fixed on the direction of Ghost City: "My disciple's skills are truly remarkable."

"Didn't you say he was a ghost messenger? How come he even invited gods from the upper realm? It seems that old ghost Fuzi has miscalculated."

A crow nearby turned to look at the Taoist priest of Yinshan.

But Yinshan Daoist didn't seem worried at all. He said with a smile, "What's there to be afraid of? I'm not the one who's worried. The person who's most worried right now is Yu Jie. If he misses this opportunity, he might never have another chance."

The crow nodded: "That's true." But then it sneered at the Yinshan Taoist and said, "Aren't you afraid that this kid will survive this ordeal and then come after you when he's all grown up?"

Faced with the teasing, the Yinshan Taoist surprisingly did not refute it this time. After pondering for a long time, he even took out a talisman from his sleeve.

He handed the talisman to the crow: "We're done here. This is my spirit-concealing talisman. My two puppets are here too. Could you please take this talisman to them for me?"

The Spirit-Concealing Talisman is something the crow is very familiar with. It contains a wisp of the true spirit of the Yinshan Taoist. As long as the true spirit remains, even if the physical body perishes, one can be reborn from the brink of death.

However, whether they can recover to their original strength depends on their luck.

The crow's deep gaze lingered on the Yinshan Taoist for a moment, then it refrained from further mockery and landed on the Taoist's shoulder: "Well then... take care!"

"We'll meet again someday, amidst green hills and clear waters. Take care!"

Yinshan Daoist made a strange hand seal with his fingers. As soon as he finished speaking, the crow snatched the spirit-sealing talisman from Yinshan Daoist's hand, flapped its wings, and quickly flew away.

Only after the crow had flown away did a slight sense of relief appear on the face of the Yinshan Taoist…

"Rumble..."

Within the Ghost City, the sky resembled a shattered giant bowl, with boundless golden lightning pouring in like a celestial river, roaring and tearing through the darkness.

Destructive streams of light raged, each flash striking precisely the twisted figure of the fleeing, roaring demon god.

"what!!"

Several demons were reduced to ashes in the lightning, and the other demons fled in panic.

"Don't run!! Don't run!!! He can't hold on much longer! Let's all carry him together!!"

Seeing this, the leader of the demon kings roared in fury, smashing the head of the demon god who was trying to escape with a single punch. He then glared coldly at the other demon gods: "Anyone who dares to run will be sent to hell when we return to the Underworld!!"

Upon hearing this, the other demons' expressions changed drastically, and they dared not run away any longer, gathering around the Demon King.

"Hold on!!"

One by one, the demon gods raised their arms, gathering their demonic energy into the black halo behind the Demon King. The halo then rose into the air, blocking the heads of the demon gods and forming a black light curtain.

Xiao Ran stood atop the high platform of the shrine, the enormous outline of the Thunder God behind him, formed from endless lightning and authority, already as clear as a physical entity.

However, if you look closely, it's not hard to see a large seal flashing among the figures behind them.

However, the source that drives the seal is not himself; he only has the ability to control it, but what is truly consumed is the Golden Toad.

The golden blood on the talisman he had carved was burning, constantly emitting strands of golden light that merged into the figure.

However, the source of the golden blood came from his severed finger.

Xiao Ran knew that Jin Chanzi wouldn't last long, and she had to finish the job quickly.

He slowly raised his sky-covering palm. The movement seemed slow, yet it carried a suffocating feeling of freezing time and space. Within his palm was not flesh and blood, but a core of destruction formed by the extreme compression and intertwining of ten thousand purest golden lightning snakes.

The light was dazzling, containing a terrifying pressure that made one's soul tremble, as if it had grasped the fundamental law of the lightning punishment of this world.

"town!"

A deep, resonant syllable, seemingly emanating directly from the very foundations of heaven and earth, echoed out. It was not uttered by Xiao Ran, but rather originated from the thunderous Dharma form. A simple, single-word decree, yet it was as if it were an act of divine retribution.

With a thunderous slam, the sky darkened, and the giant hand covered most of the ghost city, as if countless thunderclouds had fallen.

"Rumble..."

A burst of golden light erupted! Countless golden lightning bolts, condensed to their ultimate form, shot out from his palm, like living spears of judgment, striking the massive black curtain below.

"Boom!!!" The black curtain trembled, and the entire Ghost City also emitted a huge rumble. At this moment, the earth exploded, and the huge Ghost City was pierced by lightning.

Even the spacetime connecting the future and the past was filled with countless lightning bolts. Many guards and eunuchs in the Forbidden Palace were turned to ashes in the lightning before they could even scream.

Its terrifying power was like divine punishment, instantly piercing through the darkness and pouring into the demon god behind it.

"what!!"

The horrified screams had barely escaped his lips when they abruptly stopped!

The demons' bodies stiffened, and the places where lightning pierced their bodies did not explode immediately. Instead, they disintegrated, crumbled, and dissolved at a speed visible to the naked eye!
Like snow piled up under the scorching sun, or like slag thrown into a furnace. The hard bone armor turned to ashes, the tough flesh and blood instantly turned black and carbonized, and even the churning, turbid demonic energy seemed to have encountered its nemesis, sizzling and wailing under the washing of golden light, and was completely annihilated!
In the blink of an eye, hundreds of demon gods were reduced to wisps of insignificant black smoke by several golden lightning bolts that pierced the heavens and earth, and completely dissipated into the raging golden sea of ​​lightning.

Although they were the divided souls of the demon god in the Netherworld, their strength far surpassed that of Six Eyes and the Green Skeleton Old Demon by several times.

But beneath the lightning, their possessed thoughts were utterly obliterated, leaving not even a trace—truly ashes! Gone! Smoke! Vanished!
Such terrifying power terrified the surviving demons.

On the other end, Wang Gonggong, who was hiding in the outhouse, quietly poked his head out and said to Dai Long through the door of the outhouse, "Little Li, hurry, take me away."

After saying that, he ran out without even bothering to wipe his butt.

Even though his stomach was churning, Eunuch Wang couldn't care less about anything else at this point; escaping was the priority.

"Quick, let's go to the Jade Flower Palace. There's a secret passage there that can take us away from Ghost City."

Eunuch Wang reached out and grabbed Dai Long's arm: "Little Li, don't worry, your godfather has already prepared enough money for the dead. As long as we leave the palace, the world is vast, and we're guaranteed not to starve."

However, when he pulled, he found that Dai Long did not move. Wang Gonggong was stunned and turned to look at Dai Long, a look of confusion flashing in his eyes.

"I'm sorry, godfather, you've treated me well, but please forgive me for not being able to go with you."

After saying this, Dai Long suddenly made a move and swiftly pulled the imperial edict from Wang Gonggong's sleeve.

"Little Li, are you crazy?!"

When Eunuch Wang saw this, he was struck dumb. He never expected that at this moment, his godson, Little Li, would betray him!

"Godfather, you have indeed been good to your son. I have no intention of harming you. It's just that your son really cannot leave. Please forgive me, Godfather."

Dai Long respectfully bowed to the old eunuch in front of him.

Since he arrived here, he has indeed been helped by this old eunuch all the way.

Although the Forbidden City was eerie, he thrived there, which naturally brought him the care of the old eunuch.

So all he wanted was for the old eunuch to have diarrhea so he could separate himself from the others and then steal the imperial edict.

I never intended to hurt him.

But the situation was even more serious than he had imagined. Dai Long couldn't care less about anything else and could only forcibly seize the imperial edict.

"you!!"

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Wang immediately guessed what was going on. He stepped forward and grabbed Dai Long's arm again: "Foolish! Aren't you just going back to your death? Even if you have this imperial edict, you're not going back. Is it worth it?!"

This imperial edict was actually prepared by Eunuch Wang himself. When Huang Chao returned to Chang'an, these eunuchs were all hiding in the palace, barely surviving.

After Huang Chao returned, Wang Gonggong and the others naturally treated him like an emperor in order to save their own lives.

Wang Gonggong was not originally the chief eunuch, but the chief eunuch had the idea of ​​escaping. Huang Chao stamped him with the Imperial Seal of the State, and he turned into a tree person. After that, his whereabouts became unknown.

He replaced the original chief eunuch and followed Huang Chao. These imperial edicts were all made by Huang Chao. Eunuch Wang was by his side at the time, so he secretly hid a blank imperial edict stamped with the imperial seal.

This was also his only means of survival. This little trick couldn't be hidden from Huang Chao, but Huang Chao didn't say anything.

Eunuch Wang immediately understood that this imperial edict was only good for borrowing power; if one truly hoped that it could restrain these demons, then one was courting death.

"Kid, if the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up. We don't need to risk our lives like this."

Faced with Eunuch Wang's earnest advice, Dai Long simply took a step back.

He cupped his hands in a respectful gesture: "Godfather is right, but even if I am shattered to pieces, I cannot leave you! Godfather, take care!"

The matter was urgent, so Dai Long didn't elaborate further and turned to leave.

"Wait a moment!!"

At this moment, Eunuch Wang called out to Dai Long again, and walked up to him with a complicated expression: "Everyone has their own ambitions, your godfather won't stop you..."

Eunuch Wang scrutinized Dai Long's face carefully, and after a moment took out another imperial edict from his sleeve: "Take this, this one is the real one."

Dai Long was taken aback, then a smile immediately appeared on his face: "Old ginger is spicier, godfather, I've learned another lesson."

"You still have a lot to learn." Eunuch Wang choked back tears as he stuffed the imperial edict into Dai Long's arms. "Go."

"Ugh!"

Dai Long bowed again, quickly took the imperial edict, and left...

Only after Dai Long's figure disappeared from sight did Eunuch Wang wipe his eyes with his clothes and say, "Take care!"

(End of this chapter)