Jackie Chan Adventures: I, the Mirror God, Master of Fear

Chapter 120 Black Qi Frenzy
In the depths of the shadows.

A head that was a meter long slowly opened its eyes.

The head was entirely red, with thick white eyebrows and a tuft of white beard on its chin, giving it a somewhat majestic appearance.

But it only has a head, with no trace of a body.

His eyes looked very confused, as if he hadn't figured out the current situation.

The next moment, numerous images appeared in his mind.

The scene depicted a massive war, so vast that it engulfed the entire world.

The blazing sun in the sky seemed to be watched over by a god, as a massive orc army battled against a densely packed army of shadowy figures, with human mages and warriors also charging to the front lines.

The shadows are fighting against the entire world.

As the sun in the sky grew increasingly intense and brighter.

A sudden look of panic flashed in his eyes.

In the image, two powerful beings beside him fell into the shadows along with the sun and never appeared again.

The balance of the war began to shift, and in the end, he fled to a small island. Before him stood seven warriors exuding powerful auras, holding cards and masks, silently watching him, who was severely wounded, and his nine legions.

The mask slowly approached.
"Huhuhu~"

He suddenly snapped back to reality as the mask was about to be placed on his face.

The enormous head slowly floated up; its shape was somewhat ethereal, as if it were not a solid object.

"Soldier!"

He called out softly, but there was no one around him.
He was silent.

His name is Tara, the only commander of the Shadows at present, and also the youngest of the three original commanders.

He still clearly remembered that they had clashed with the sun because of the Queen, which ultimately led to the decline of the shadows.
The once mighty Shadow Commander has lost his physical body and is now nothing but a spiritual entity. He can no longer even summon a single ordinary Shadow soldier.

How could the Shadow, that super plane that single-handedly dominated the entire world, have fallen to such a state?
queen
If there is an opportunity.
A hint of violence flashed in his eyes, but it vanished quickly.

He thought about it carefully for a moment.

There is no perfect seal in the world. He and his nine generals were sealed into masks.

To restore itself, it is necessary to gather the masks of the nine generals.

At that time, the nine masks will be able to unleash ultimate darkness upon the world, and once ultimate darkness takes shape...

Then the Shadow dimension will be fully awakened, and the seal on him will be broken. Even when no new Shadow Commander appears, he can take advantage of the gap in the full recovery to forcibly control the eighteen legions of the other two commanders.

At that time, the authority of the twenty-seven legions might just push him to the throne of shadow.

Become the true king of shadows!

As she thought about it, Tara's eyes burned with desire.

The queen has fallen, and now, the shadow needs its new king to appear.

At that very moment, he sensed the presence of General Nika's ninja army.
"General Niga has recovered ahead of schedule?"

Tara murmured in confusion as he began to weave through the shadows, speeding toward the ninja army.

When it reached the vicinity of the ninja army, the large red head suddenly froze and trembled.

He saw a group of four people, or more accurately, two people, a dragon, and a phantom.

The middle-aged human at the head of the group was looking down at him with an indifferent gaze.

He saw specks of gold in those scarlet eyes, and within that gold was an aura of nobility he could not have imagined.

In the distance, the silhouette of a golden, five-clawed Eastern dragon with red eyes appeared, circling in the sky, causing him to involuntarily retreat.

God. Your Majesty the God?

Before the Holy Lord could utter a single word or even exude the slightest threat, Tara turned and fled without hesitation.

For demon wizards who once lived in the age of demons, the rule of the eight great demons was absolute.

The fear of the eight demons is absolute; no one, including a former supreme demon wizard like the Shadow Queen, would ever directly confront them.

Not to mention a mid-level demon wizard like him.
The Holy Lord withdrew his gaze and looked at Ximu: "Is this the commander you were talking about?"

The little demon dragon also found it strange: "Isn't the Shadow Realm a power second only to the eight great empires in the records? How could its leader be so incompetent?"

Xi Mu smiled and withdrew his gaze: "Knowing reverence is a very good quality, isn't it?"

The Holy Lord remained noncommittal. He gestured for the shadow soldiers to turn back and asked somewhat strangely, "What do you mean by 'devouring authority'? Authority of the same level cannot coexist, right?"

“Indeed, it is impossible to contain two complete authorities of the same level in one body, but devouring is different. When I say devour me, I mean using some special methods to transform the authority of heaven into the purest authority energy, thereby filling your void.”

Ximu stroked his chin and explained, "To put it simply, you set up the formation I want, and when I need it, I will sacrifice everything I have to you to restore your maximum fire power."

"It will be much faster than you slowly regaining power on your own."

The Holy Lord's gaze grew increasingly strange, as if he were seeing Ximu for the first time. Why was this guy researching an array that could devour equal authority?
This is... terrifying to think about.
Moreover, he had doubts.
He asked quietly, "Is there a way to allow power to coexist?"

Ximu smiled helplessly: "What are you thinking? Do you think I'm the kind of demon who would harm all of you brothers and sisters? Do you remember those demon wizards we used as expendable resources? I got my inspiration from them."

The Holy Lord glanced at Ximu, somewhat noncommittal; it was indeed a reasonable reason. Those sealed into Hell weren't just the eight great demons, but also sixty-six demon wizards, second only to the eight great demons in rank.

However, over the long years, these demon wizards were used as expendable resources by the eight great demons to resist the erosion of hell.

Even though their bodies were eaten by Bo Gang, it can be said that they were used to the fullest extent.

Ximu may indeed have developed this during the research process.

But the Holy Lord is thinking about much more now.

For example, when this guy was a vassal of China and the Soviet Union, China and the Soviet Union would inexplicably come over to provoke him all the time, and then there would be fighting and trouble.

Of the eight great demons, Bo Gang spent her days plundering other empires, constantly devouring their people. This angered the kings, leading to a war with them, which ultimately resulted in Bo Gang being unpopular.

It's rather strange that this guy from China and the Soviet Union is as popular as Bo and Gang.

It seems that many of these fights are unnecessary, but they all end up happening anyway.

Then there's the thought of devouring power, or even absorbing power.
Ximu seemed to understand what the Holy Lord was thinking and said easily, "Don't overthink it, I won't harm you."

"Speaking of which, is this not enough? What about the other developments?"

The Holy Lord came to his senses, but before he could say anything more...

hum~
The balance had been reached at 9:1, and the black energy expanded again.

The Holy Lord looked at Ximu with some surprise: "What you said has indeed arrived. It should be another demon wizard."

Ximu stood up from the rock, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes. His eyes were slightly narrowed, and his expression was quite strange.

He began to pace back and forth with very light steps, his steps carrying a unique rhythm, like the unsteady steps of someone slightly tipsy, or like some unique dance.

Black energy began to flash around him, and the bat wings behind him trembled slightly, causing the surrounding crimson to surge.

Ximu seemed to be intoxicated, or perhaps it was the muttering of a madman:

"The black energy surge has begun. Just watch. I'm the one who's right."

"This is the natural course of events."

"By following the general trend, we remain at the peak; going against the tide is not advisable."

"As long as there is a soul, we are destiny."

Looking at the neurotic Ximu, the Holy Lord still held a hint of disdain in his eyes. Compared to Zhou Lan, Ximu didn't even seem like a demon!

Too cowardly, all they do is run away.
However, the Holy Lord was still somewhat curious: "If, as you say, the old sorcerer is waiting for you near your door, how can you be sure that the resurgence of these demon wizards will make him leave your door, instead of just guarding it?"

The incident with the Cursed Blue is still fresh in my mind; those demon wizards are no match for us.

Ximu tilted his head slightly and chuckled:
"These are the ones I've carefully selected. Just wait and see. At the very moment the moon rises, the old mage's magical fluctuations will definitely appear, and within Howling Wind's territory."
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Los Angeles, a soccer stadium.

The old man, who was constantly chanting incantations and testing something, suddenly changed his expression again.

"Oh dear~ how come so many demons have been resurrected?"

He looked at the surrounding ruins, his eyes shifting.

The massive black mist swirled continuously, and the aura of death was faintly visible, indicating that what had been resurrected this time was likely not a living being, but most likely an undead.
As righteous energy began to gather, the old man sensed the surge of darkness, his eyes growing increasingly solemn.

This aura... it's at the level of a vampire grand duke, and at that level, one could already be considered a demon wizard!

How could this be?
Wasn't Zhou Lan just revived?
Moreover, in his Age of Birth state, he not only provided disaster relief, but also cleared out a large number of dark creatures while finding the seals of the remaining four demons.

These sealed locations have been roughly explored, so how come there are still so many?
"Then Dad, what are we waiting for? If a demon appears, destroy it! People need us!" Xiaoyu said, taking out a handful of runes she had prepared beforehand, her voice filled with excitement.

The old man turned around and looked back, about to say something.

Suddenly, a third powerful aura appeared, followed by a fourth aura that began to expand.

Four black vortexes appeared simultaneously, causing the black energy in the entire world to expand to a terrifying degree. The balance was subtly shifting into a black energy mode, and this was before the Demon Gate even appeared.
"Oh my, how could this happen?"

"Daddy"

"Dad needs to know what kind of demon it is in order to seal it as quickly as possible. Moreover, the Eight Great Demons are different from ordinary demons. The Eight Great Demons can always cause great destruction, as can be seen from the four demons that appeared before."

"So, Dad also needs to consider whether to stay here to capture Ximu, or go seal away the other demons!"

Ring ring ring.
Just then, Tru's phone rang.

He took out his phone, trembling all over, and when he saw the word "Mom" on the screen, his trembling stopped slightly.

He answered the phone tremblingly, his voice trembling with fear: "Mom... Mom? Sir?"

Tru, watching his father constantly monitoring the black energy, whispered, "Mom, the master is busy right now, maybe..."

Tell the old goat that you have a book in your luggage, a family heirloom, that might be helpful this time.

Tru was taken aback, feeling a little unfamiliar with his mother. Did his mother also have a background in the extraordinary realm? Why hadn't she told him about it?
Tru's mother seemed to know her son very well, and asked directly: "Are you shaking right now?"

Yes, yes.

Tru snapped out of his daze and couldn't help but shiver.

[Your father once told me that his ancestors were some kind of samurai, and that samurai once sealed away some kind of demon. I had a premonition about this last time, so I brought your father's book to you. Your symptoms mean that the demon your ancestor sealed away is about to break free.]

(End of this chapter)