I was the Heavenly Emperor in ancient times

Chapter 39 The Plan of Sky-Piercing Intersection

In the darkness, ordinary people can't see anything, as if their eyes have been taken away by some being. Only when the "fire dragon" sweeps overhead does it grant mortals a glimpse of light.

Moreover, as it passed by, the wandering ghosts and shadows on the ground became even more active, attacking the survivors.

Perhaps they didn't really want to attack them, but just wanted to recapture the feeling of being alive.

Holding the jade seal, Li Jun looked up at the "fire dragon" in the sky through a facility enclosed by an iron fence.

Upon closer inspection, the internal structure revealed that it contained human figures, approximately forty or fifty in number.

The flames from the heads of these "people" extended and connected, transforming into a "fire dragon" above their heads. Once you see through their true nature, it feels like these things are performing a dragon dance.

Zhao Nange followed behind Li Jun and asked, "What exactly is this thing?"

Li Jun's pupils reflected the fiery dragon: "One Eye Candle Soul!"

He had already seen through the true nature of the so-called fire dragons; these people were merely appendages created from the power leaked from the One-Eyed Demon Kingdom.

Moreover, upon closer inspection, he discovered that these candle spirits were not the ancient ones, but rather members of the research team who had recently been transformed after mistakenly entering Zhangwei Mountain.

Suddenly, Zhao Nange spoke.

"The team leader is here."

The group arrived here in a very disheveled state, and even though they had peach branches to ward off ghosts, it was not easy for them to get here.

Along the way, those ghosts must have been attacking them constantly, and it seems they've suffered casualties.

However, Luo Zhen still looked calm and composed, even though his sharp suit was stained with some mud.

Li Jun stood in front of a stone tablet whose inscription was unknown and glanced at Luo Zhen and his group.

Then he asked, "Where is Zheng Shiliang?"

Luo Zhen straightened up and sincerely apologized.

He said, "Sorry, something came up."

Li Jun said, "You don't need to apologize to me, but things have indeed become a bit more complicated. However, in the end, you're the one who will be in trouble."

Luo Zhen probably hadn't considered what price he would pay for failing to find Zheng Shiliang.

Li Jun didn't wait for Luo Zhen to understand his meaning before continuing, "Do you remember what I told you?"

After a moment's thought, Luo Zhen quickly understood what Li Jun wanted to hear: "Zhulong and Zhangwei Mountain are not the end, but just another beginning. Be prepared for the gradual return of everything from the ancient times."

Li Jun looked at Luo Zhen: "Have you thought about how to solve this situation?"

Luo Zhen's gaze instantly turned serious and solemn: "Is there anything you can teach us?"

Li Jun didn't speak, but Luo Zhen quickly understood his meaning and dismissed everyone else, leaving only Zhao Nange by his side.

Li Jun didn't let Zhao Nange leave, and started speaking directly.

"All extraordinary powers are ultimately caused by strange and supernatural beings that have risen from another dimension."

"And the way they rise to the surface is through contact with humans."

"As long as their connection with the human world is severed, they will naturally sink."

Luo Zhen listened quietly. They could understand this, but while they understood it, putting it into practice was as difficult as climbing to the sky.

However, Li Jun provided an answer, which was a solution he had only recently come up with.

"The existence of various names such as ghost, soul, candle spirit, etc. may vary due to different sources of power, but in essence, they are all information aggregates created by stripping a person of all their information."

"If someone signs a contract with Zhulong and uses this contract to strip away all the extraordinary information of people in the present world and banish them to another world, it will sever the connection between demons, ghosts and gods and the human world, which is equivalent to banishing these beings forever below the level of the present world."

Li Jun had thought about this for a long time, but Luo Zhen hadn't expected it at all, partly because Li Jun had far more information than they did.

He looked at Li Jun and felt that the person in front of him was becoming increasingly unfathomable.

He always seemed unable to figure out what the other person wanted to do or what they were thinking.

While he was worrying about the city, the other party was thinking about the threat that Zhulong posed to the world.

While he thought the other party's target was Zhulong, Li Jun had actually seen much farther.

"Even in such a crisis and dangerous situation, he was still thinking about how to reverse the situation of the whole world."

Looking at Li Jun, Luo Zhen suddenly felt as if he were watching immortals playing chess.

Before the storm begins.

Some people had already begun to lay out plans in places that no one else had noticed, seizing the initiative.

Luo Zhen asked, "How can I sign this contract with Zhulong?"

Li Jun took out the seal, and Luo Zhen immediately looked at it: "What is this?"

Li Jun told him, "Zhuyin, an ancient shaman!"

Luo Zhen: "What did he do?"

Li Jun: "In ancient times, he had already signed such a contract with Zhulong. What you need to do now is to find this ancient contract and inherit it."

"It can be used to restart the cycle of reincarnation, or it can be used to lay the foundation for a new world."

Zhou Shentong, the immortal of Changsheng Temple, wanted to find the contract signed by Shen Tu and Yu Lei, while Li Jun also wanted to find the contract signed by Zhu Yin.

Li Jun handed the sacrificial jade to Luo Zhen, who immediately looked at Zhao Nange, who then stepped forward and put it away.

Li Jun: "I've made the sacrificial jade and set up the altar, but now I'm still missing someone who can connect with Zhuyin."

After Li Jun finished speaking, Luo Zhen understood: "Is it Zheng Shiliang?"

Li Jun really enjoyed talking to people like Luo Zhen, who understood almost everything immediately.

"I have already set up an altar beneath your feet. If you gather all the necessary elements, you can try to summon the power of Zhuyin to inherit the ancient covenant. Whether you succeed or not is up to you."

"If it doesn't work out, there's no need to contact me again."

Luo Zhen rarely showed excitement and agitation. He even took two steps forward, looking at the darkness outside the iron fence to calm himself down.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was a viable option and the only solution to the current perilous situation.

Although it still sounds incredibly difficult, even if the sacrifices and rituals are initiated, is it certain that a connection with Zhuyin can be established? Even if successful, there is no guarantee that one will be able to inherit the ancient covenant with Zhuyin.

How to use it next is just a hypothetical question.

But for humanity, which is currently in a state of despair and helplessness, there is at least a glimmer of hope.

Moreover, what Li Jun said immediately reminded Luo Zhen of a famous ancient myth.

Luo Zhen: "Severing the connection between heaven and earth?"

As Luo Zhen said this, he looked at Li Jun. In ancient mythology, the one who accomplished this was the Heavenly Emperor.

Now, seeing that the person in front of him also wanted to do the same thing, Luo Zhen couldn't help but recall the legend that Li Jun and Zhou Shentong were reincarnations of ancient immortals and gods, and even couldn't help but wonder which mythical figure Li Jun was the reincarnation of.

Li Jun: "It's different."

Luo Zhen: "But if it can be accomplished, it will be the ultimate breakthrough of this era."

Although Li Juncai had just said that, Luo Zhen had already made up his mind to name the plan the "Severing the Heavenly Connection" plan.

He will report this plan back to his superiors, classify it as a top priority, and they will spare no effort to implement it and ensure its completion.

Because this is a plan that can save the world and its destiny, perhaps even the only one.

in the dark.

Li Jun and Luo Zhen stood on this land where the sun would never rise again, gazing at the ever-rising Zhulong Mountain in the distance, while behind them lay the unseen human world.

A plan that would determine the fate of the entire world was born in this darkness.

After Li Jun finished speaking and made the arrangements, Li Jun prepared to do what he needed to do.

Li Jun: "I'm leaving."

Luo Zhen asked, "Where are you going?"

Li Jun said, "Zhangwei Mountain!"

Luo Zhen looked up at Li Jun and remembered what Li Jun had told him on the plane: he was going to kill Zhulong.

Li Jun: "If Zhulong and Zhangweishan were to completely ascend into the mortal world, that world and the real world would probably immediately merge into one, and all the plans we just mentioned would be rendered meaningless."

Luo Zhen assured Li Jun, "Don't worry, I will definitely do what you asked me to do, and what happened with Zheng Shiliang will absolutely not happen again."

Luo Zhen never explained what went wrong with Zheng Shiliang, whether it was due to any force majeure, or even offered an excuse.

But at this moment, he used all his strength to say those words, and the word he used was absolutely.

Li Jun shook his head and told Luo Zhen.

"No need."

"You're not making any promises to me, nor are you doing anything for me."

"We control our own destiny, and everything you do determines the fate of countless people behind you."

"All the slackness, mistakes, and failures will ultimately fall on our own shoulders."

As Li Jun passed by Zhao Nange, he saw the peach branches she had brought back.

"This peach branch is your connection to a certain ancient being. Only when you truly establish a connection with them can you be said to have begun to obtain their power."

Zhao Nange looked at Tao Zhi and nodded.

After saying that, Li Jun walked towards Zhangwei Mountain.

He transformed into a giant bird and soared into the sky, unleashing his light, stirring up a great wind, and crashing against the clouds.

He lunged at the "fire dragon" and tore it apart in mid-air.

Streaks of "fire" fell from the sky and landed on the earth.

After doing all this, the divine bird flew towards Zhangwei Mountain in full view of everyone.

Then, lights appeared on the ground, but only temporarily.

But this caused cheers to erupt throughout the city.

"it is good!"

"It's lit up."

"Great."

The same was true for Luo Zhen's team members; at this moment, no one longed for a world with light more than they did.

However, Luo Zhen did not seem to show any joy.

Behind the Candle Soul lies the One-Eyed Ghost Kingdom, behind the Longevity Temple lies Zhou Shentong, and behind this boundless darkness lies the Candle Dragon. Without eliminating them, all efforts will be in vain.

Luo Zhen imagined the perils Li Jun would face on his journey. His enemies would be Zhou Shentong, Zhulong, Shen Tu and Yu Lei, and possibly the being who had made a pact with these two powerful ancient ghosts and gods.

Each of these things, if taken out, would be enough to terrify the entire world and cause drastic changes, yet the other party seemed to have no fear whatsoever, rushing headlong into the darkness without hesitation.

Luo Zhen looked at Zhao Nange, who was also looking in the direction Li Jun had left.

He said, "Let's go. He did what he could, and we should do ours too."

Zhao Nange followed closely behind Luo Zhen, protecting him as he left: "Okay!"

Everyone walks their own path, and everyone has their own purpose and hope, or perhaps their own persistence and ambition.
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Zheng Shiliang seems to be possessed by a jinx.

He watched several videos about supernatural powers online and came to the foot of Zhangwei Mountain with the hope of becoming a superhuman, fantasizing that he too could become a being who could fly and escape into the earth.

But as soon as he arrived, everyone in the research team, except for him, died, including his classmates, friends, and mentors.

If he hadn't encountered Li Jun with double pupils, he would have died there too.

Zheng Shiliang was terrified. He went through great hardships to run down the mountain, intending to leave immediately, but then a crisis broke out in Ellem City, and he was trapped in the city again.

in the hotel.

Zheng Shiliang has barely rested for several days since he went to Zhangweishan for the inspection. With dark circles under his eyes, he kept trying to make phone calls or search for something online, but he couldn't make any calls or connect to the internet.

He gazed outside, but there was still no road out of the city in the darkness. Screams occasionally erupted from the road, or even more terrifying shadows writhed.

"How to do?"

"Can't get out."

"Those ghostly things are still wandering around the city."

Exhausted by such fear, he fell asleep.

However, while he was asleep, his consciousness connected with something and he recalled the scene he had seen at the foot of Zhangwei Mountain.

A vast and boundless land, black mountains covering the land, and a large number of ancient ancestors.

The being with a human head and a dragon's body burst forth from the ancient, wild mountains, and the ancient people shouted in unison.

"The Candle Shadow has arrived!"

"The Candle Shadow has arrived..."

Unconsciously, Zheng Shiliang also called out the name of Zhuyin in that ancient language, as if he had become one of the people.

"The Candle Shadow has arrived!"

The human-headed, dragon-bodied being ignited the entire mountain valley. The flames roared, and shadows writhed on the rock walls. Amidst the raging fire, countless dark figures followed closely behind Zhuyin, all watching Zheng Shiliang at this moment.

At that moment, it seemed as if flames were burning in Zheng Shiliang's eyes, and he felt a sharp pain in his body.

"Ah, so hot!"

"So hot!"

"Fire, put out the fire, it's burning, the fire is burning me."

Zheng Shiliang turned and ran, scrambling and rolling as he tried to extinguish the flames on his body and escape the sacrificial site, heading towards the distant sunset.

However, during his escape, Zheng Shiliang sensed something once again.

There seemed to be other people watching him, who were also living people like him.

He turned his head and saw that there seemed to be people performing a ritual in the distance.

Candles surrounded the altar, talismans fluttered in the air, a wooden shrine was placed high up, and a mutilated figure watched him from the shadows.

That person seemed to possess a similar power to him, and was currently performing some kind of ritual. The power generated by this ritual happened to create some kind of connection with him.

The man was somewhat surprised: "Who are you?"

Zheng Shiliang asked, "And who are you?"

The other party made no attempt to conceal his identity: "I am Zhang You from the Changsheng Temple."

Zheng Shiliang had certainly heard of this name: "It's you."

Upon hearing Zheng Shiliang's words, Zhang You immediately smiled, indicating that the other party had heard of him and was very likely in Dushuo City or nearby.

"Fellow Daoist, since you have obtained the complete power of the Candle Dragon, why not come to my Longevity Temple and study the Great Dao together?"

He emerged from the darkness, scrutinizing Zheng Shiliang's face as if trying to memorize his features.

Zheng Shiliang then saw a human-shaped object that had been torn to shreds and could not be pieced back together, but it no longer resembled a human. He immediately let out a loud scream.

"what!"

Zheng Shiliang woke up to find that the sky outside the window had brightened somewhat, but it still seemed overcast, giving off a gloomy and overcast feeling.

At this moment, the television began broadcasting news that the roads leading out of the city had been opened, reminding citizens that they must leave the city before dark.

Without hesitation, Zheng Shiliang rushed downstairs and boarded a crowded car without even haggling over the price. At that moment, all he wanted was to escape from this place.

On the road out of the city.

Zheng Shiliang and six others squeezed into the car, their legs and bodies hunched over as they watched the traffic jam outside, while the drivers in front honked their horns anxiously.

"Di Di!"

At that moment, a strange face with a somewhat unshaven beard suddenly appeared outside the car window.

It was a middle-aged man dressed in a dark Taoist robe who rudely scanned the inside of the car, causing everyone inside to frown. The two girls next to him hugged themselves tightly, trying to get as far away from his face as possible.

But upon seeing Zheng Shiliang, the man gave a polite smile, nodded in greeting, and said...

"Got you."

The man looked at the driver and spoke as if giving an order.

"Open the door and get out of the car."

The driver noticed something was wrong with the man and refused to get out of the car.

The man then pulled a gun directly from his Taoist robe and fired a shot that blew Zheng Shiliang's driver's head off. His expression remained completely unchanged, as if he had simply stepped on an ant.

Killing you wasn't my fault; it was your fault for running into me.

The man didn't stop. He called out the names of everyone in the car one by one, and then killed everyone except Zheng Shiliang with a few bangs. Blood was everywhere in the car, and everyone stared with an incredulous expression.

The man then stopped, calmly knocking on the car window as if he hadn't done anything.

"Zheng Shiliang, we've arrived."

"It's time to get off. We'll take you to a nice place. By the way, you can call me Master Han, and you..."

"Ok?"

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Zheng Shiliang's body inside the car turn into a shadow, disappearing a distance and reappearing hundreds of meters away.

Zheng Shiliang stood there, panting heavily, his body covered in blood and his eyes red.

It took Zheng Shiliang a while to come to his senses. He then realized that he had transformed into a shadow and traveled such a long distance, and he had no idea how he had done it.

"what happened?"

"How did I do that?"

Unbeknownst to him, he had become a superhuman, but he still didn't know how to use this power.

His mind was filled with the large hole in the back of the head of the man who had just sat in front of him, the heads of the two girls slumped limply in their seats, their lifeless eyes, and the blood everywhere.

He turned his head and saw that the Taoist Han was coming towards him and even waving to him.

"Why are you running?"

"I won't kill you. I've come to pick you up and take you there..."

Zheng Shiliang desperately wanted to ask the man why he did this, but he didn't have the courage. He had never seen anyone like this before, and he was so frightened that he could only flee for his life.

On the way, he found a motorcycle parked by the roadside with the keys still on it. He immediately got on and started the motorcycle with a couple of whirring sounds.

Upon reaching the main road ahead, we arrived at the crucial checkpoint for leaving the city.

A group of people on the road seemed to be checking passing vehicles. One of them saw Zheng Shiliang and seemed to recognize him, even calling out his name.

Is that Zheng Shiliang?

The name he called out in his hometown language did not make Zheng Shiliang feel at ease at all; on the contrary, it made him feel terrified.

"Are there people blocking my way out of the city?"

He thought they were people sent by the Changsheng Temple, so he immediately turned the car around, wanting to find another place to leave the city.

However, after turning around and driving around for a while, he came across the Taoist Han again.

The Taoist priest was driving when he shot through Zheng Shiliang's tires. Zheng Shiliang and his car rolled to the side of the road. But this time, Zheng Shiliang used his ability to turn into a shadow again.

Zheng Shiliang seemed to have found a trick this time, using his shadow to escape, but the Taoist priest shouted.

"Don't use it, there will be consequences if you do, don't use it recklessly."

"This is extraordinary power, cherish it... sigh..."

Then, having no other option, the Taoist priest also used his shadow to catch up.

In this city gradually swallowed by darkness, two extraordinary individuals chased each other through the city, weaving through corner after corner, and walking alongside the ghosts in the city.

Occasionally, they would emerge and engage in battle, during which Zheng Shiliang gradually became familiar with this power.

During this process, Han Daoren continued to relentlessly pursue him, disregarding the use of his extraordinary powers. Many people along the way suffered tragic fates.

Seeing those tragic scenes, Zheng Shiliang dared not go into the crowd any further.

Zheng Shiliang didn't understand why the other party was relentlessly pursuing him; he just wanted to leave the city.

It was already dark by then, and Zheng Shiliang was very anxious.

The Taoist priest Han seemed even more astonished than him and questioned him.

"What are you doing? I just asked you to go somewhere, why are you running off like that?"

Zheng Shiliang found this guy even more incomprehensible, and he shouted at the top of his lungs.

Why did you kill people, so many people?

Han Daoren then understood why: "Yes, so what if they kill people? They're all going to die here anyway, and they'll all go to the underworld after they die."

"This is the fate of mortals. They are destined to go through the cycle of reincarnation, and I am just the one destined to send them into the cycle of reincarnation."

Zheng Shiliang was stunned: "Those are people! They're all living, breathing people! Are you even human?"

Han Daoren raised his eyebrows: "I'm not human!"

Zheng Shiliang was speechless as he watched the other person switch between shadow and human form. Indeed, the other person was no longer human, or at least no longer a complete human.

Han Daoren then said, "Look at yourself, aren't you no longer human?"

At this point, Zheng Shiliang didn't want to say anything more; he just wanted to leave this crazy city that was tainted by supernatural power.

However, Han Daoren had already mobilized people from the Changsheng Temple to surround him.

Not long after, Zheng Shiliang was driven to a warehouse.

One by one, the large lights in the warehouse were turned on, illuminating the entire warehouse. The beams of light cast more than a dozen afterimages of Zheng Shiliang's shadow, and he shouted as he broke free from the shadows.

"what!"

Zheng Shiliang was still unaware of the reason and panicked, while the feeling of his body being torn apart was accompanied by extreme pain.

At this time, a group of people from the Longevity Sect came to restrain him, wanting to seal him away.

However, although the sealing method was effective, it still depended on who performed it. Zheng Shiliang wouldn't just sit still and wait for someone to come over. Han Daoren, who was in the distance, was also using this method to seal his "kin" for the first time.

In his panic, Zheng Shiliang opened his mouth and spat out flames, instantly setting the entire warehouse ablaze and turning it into a sea of ​​fire.

"what!"

Zheng Shiliang went berserk, his shadow wrapping around and tearing people apart like a tail. He killed several people before finally breaking free from the seal and escaping from inside the warehouse.

And in the sea of ​​fire behind them, who knows how many more people will perish.

Zheng Shiliang transformed back into human form, looking utterly disheveled as he stumbled and fled, his expression so ferocious that he resembled a madman even more than Han Daoren.

He never imagined he would kill someone. Before coming to this city, he had only studied, done research, and written papers at the academy; he had never even been in a fight.

At this moment, he witnessed human lives being harvested at will like grass, the entire city turning into a wasteland, and he himself becoming part of the chaos and death.

"Hehehe..."

Zheng Shiliang breathed heavily, looking at the blood all over his body and hands. The blood wasn't just caused by others, but also by himself.

He desperately headed towards the distance, having just learned from some people that Li Jun with double pupils had appeared and was clearing a path on the other side of the city.

"Li Jun with double pupils!"

"He'll find a way."

"I can still go out, I can still go out."

In the subway passage.

Zheng Shiliang chose to continue forward along the passageway here, where there was no one and the route was easy to find.

However, Han Daoren continued to chase after him and keep trying to stop him. The two chased each other and fought repeatedly in the subway passage.

However, Han Daoren's power seemed to be inferior to his own. During a fight, Zheng Shiliang became more and more familiar with his own power and finally defeated and injured him, thus finally getting rid of Han Daoren.

At this moment, Zheng Shiliang finally arrived at the other side of the city.

Unfortunately, by the time he arrived, it was completely dark; the light from the iron tower had vanished, and all was silent. He had not found his glimmer of hope.

Han Daoren spoke to Zheng Shiliang from a distance: "Zheng Shiliang, you can't leave this city. Come with us, and we can give you even greater power!"

Zheng Shiliang said, "I'm not crazy yet."

Han Daoren: "You are no longer human. You will eventually become like me. You will either be devoured by this power or abandon your worldly desires and pursue immortality with us."

Zheng Shiliang recalled the countless faces that had died around him in the past few days, faces he couldn't even count or remember, and suddenly started cursing.

"You're not normal, you're crazy, you're mentally ill."

Han Daoren didn't care about Zheng Shiliang's insults: "You can't get out of here. Come to Changsheng Temple to see us, otherwise next time it won't be me inviting you."

Zheng Shiliang ignored him and simply left.

There was no light in the city; it seemed as if the dragons in the sky had stolen it all.

In the darkness, Zheng Shiliang looked up at the "fire dragon" in the sky, and at that moment he recalled his conversation with Li Jun.

At that time he said, "I'm not like Lord Ye who loved dragons but was terrified of them; I've definitely come prepared."

The other person replied, "That's probably because you've never seen a real dragon."

Zheng Shiliang looked at the dragon in the sky; from this perspective, it appeared lifelike and mysterious.

But it and the power behind it created this city of death and terror. He walked on the deserted streets, watching the ghostly figures of the dead passing by.

"This is the extraordinary world."

However, this was not the world he had imagined; the things brought about by the power of ancient mythology were terrifying.

Zheng Shiliang thought that mythology was as bright as those poems and songs described, like the Milky Way and the bright moon, but he did not see that behind those bright lights was a deep and extreme darkness.

At that moment, a divine bird flew into the sky and crushed the fire dragon to pieces.

Zheng Shiliang shouted, his voice hoarse.

"I'm here."

"I'm here..."

"I'm here, look at me...look at me..."

He chased after the divine bird as a mortal chases after the sun.
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Luo Zhen and his group crossed the street.

A dense array of shadows watched them from the darkness, and Zhao Nange waved a peach branch to scare them away.

Even so, the waves of shadows passing by still sent chills down my spine, and there were even more terrifying things in the darkness.

Zhao Nange's extraordinary vision saw some beast shadows that seemed to have come down from Zhangwei Mountain. Those shadows transformed into black panthers, black bears, and black tigers, attacking living people and even swallowing those ghostly shadows whole.

Halfway there, they encountered an even stranger presence: a ghostly figure with a flame burning on its face like a candle stood in the middle of the road, its light spreading in all directions.

"call!"

Where it passed, the surrounding streetlights flickered on and off, and the lights on the high-rise signs began to flash.

That was a Candle Soul, and even a single Zhao Nange wouldn't dare to provoke it.

Li Jun once said that this thing was backed by the ancient One-Eyed Ghost Kingdom, and might even have some connection with a certain being from that ancient era.

Zhao Nange observed for a moment and discovered the problem: these candle spirits were gathering again.

"It won't be long before they transform into fire dragons again."

By then, the entire city of Dushuo will likely be plunged into darkness again, and they must complete their mission before then.

Perhaps due to the sheer number of strange and terrifying phenomena, the pressure was simply too great, and at this moment, one of the team members couldn't help but speak up.

"This isn't our country, is it really necessary for us to risk our lives here?"

Luo Zhen suddenly asked, "Can you imagine such a scene appearing in our country?"

This is not alarmist; it is happening right now, and may have even already happened, though not on such a large scale, affecting such a large number of people and having such a huge impact.

Luo Zhen continued, "We must find Zheng Shiliang."

They soon arrived at the safe house, which was a basement.

Luo Zhen held a meeting here, and then sent people out to gather information. He himself would be here to direct and control the situation.

One by one, the people were sent out, and soon it was Zhao Nange's turn.

Zhao Nange: "If I'm not by the team leader's side, who will protect you?"

Luo Zhen had already thought it through: "Remember what I said when I came here? You are the key to completing the mission."

Zhao Nange: "What if you encounter danger?"

Luo Zhen said, "That's a good thing."

Zhao Nange: "Good news?"

Luo Zhen: "All eyes were on me. They thought I was the key, but they didn't realize that I was just someone who received and sent letters, which was beneficial to our plan."

Zhao Nange had always followed orders and was used to obeying those above her, but at this moment, Luo Zhen placed all his hopes on her without reservation.

She felt immense pressure, but still answered as she habitually.

"Yes!"

Soon, news came from them.

"We've located Zheng Shiliang's approximate location!"

Luo Zhen looked at Zhao Nange, who nodded without saying anything and prepared to leave.

Luo Zhen concluded by saying, "Once you've accomplished your task, don't come back. You know where you should go."

Zhao Nange said, "I understand."

Under the lamplight, only Luo Zhen remained, sitting quietly.

Meanwhile, outside, conflicts began to erupt one after another.

Messages continued to arrive at Luo Zhen's location.

"Zheng Shiliang is hiding in the Wilton Building and is fighting against the superhumans of the Changsheng Temple. Our people were discovered when they approached there, and suffered heavy casualties."

"Three members of our team have already headed there, but we were attacked on the way, and two of them died."

"Zhao Nange has arrived and is fighting with Han Daoren of Changsheng Temple. Han Daoren seems to be injured."

“Our people in the outer organization of Blackwater Country are probably all dead. We can’t contact any of them. There are only five members left in the team we brought, including myself.”

"Another extraordinary individual from the Longevity Temple has arrived, and Zhao Nange is injured."

People die in the conflict, people die while trying to pass on messages, and people die during the mobilization of personnel due to attacks by inhuman creatures.

Luo Zhen sat in the basement, one face after another disappearing from his mind.

In the distance, in a hundred-story building with some lights on.

This is the tallest building in the vicinity and a landmark in the city.

Zhao Nange is fighting two superhumans. Her body is pierced by bullets again and again, but it heals quickly.

She was even cut in two by a shadow controlled by someone, but she pieced herself back together. The dense roots between her abdomen were connected and wriggling, showing that her body had long since transcended the concept of being human.

As she used the peach branch, it became increasingly attuned to her, like a sharp sword, lashing out at the ghostly figure and eliciting a shrill scream. When it struck a person, the figure was instantly mangled and bloodied.

Wave after wave of people stormed in, only to die here.

The building was filled with corpses, their blood and flesh splattered across the walls and floors.

Humans, ghosts, and extraordinary beings fight each other here; this is the eighteenth level of hell, the Asura Field as described in Buddhism.

In the midst of the melee, Zhao Nange, whose arm had been severed, swung a peach branch to repel the shadows behind her. Then, her other hand pierced through the chest of a mercenary who was firing a gun, and the arm flipped him to the ground before reattaching to her body.

Zhao Nange, covered in blood, moved like a god of death through the corpses and monsters. Standing in front of the broken glass window, he looked up at the top of the building, where, according to the information, Zheng Shiliang was.

"We need to go up!"

"Mission accomplished."

Meanwhile, Zhang You, who was on his way here, received the news and stopped his car.

Perhaps because the divine bird in the sky had disappeared, Li Jun went deep into Zhangwei Mountain, and Zhang You, this stray dog ​​who almost died, dared to show his face.

"Have they lost their minds? How dare they try to steal from us?"

Zhang You thought about it for a moment and felt that something was not right.

The basement where Luo Zhen was located.

The television in the corner, which had been displaying static, suddenly lit up, and Zhang You appeared on the screen.

"Luo Zhen, you're not dead yet?"

"What are you doing? I didn't want to get involved, but you've come to your deaths."

Luo Zhen watched quietly without responding, while his team members immediately went up and turned off the TV.

But soon a shadow emerged from the darkness and approached Luo Zhen's location, and the entrance above the basement immediately made a noise.

Something has broken in.

"what!"

"Stop him, shoot, shoot!"

"The light array... it's broken... he was too fast."

"Faster, faster."

The two people guarding Luo Zhen also rushed forward, including the team member who had asked him earlier if it was worth it. But when it came to the critical moment of life and death, the other party did not hesitate at all.

However, the power of ordinary people was negligible at this time, and the two of them quickly went silent.

Next, a large shadowy mass spread down the stairs and covered the basement.

The moment the team member next to Luo Zhen moved, the shadow flashed, and the opponent's blood stained the wall red.

Zhang You did not reveal his true face; only his silhouette was projected onto the wall.

He said to Luo Zhen, "I've found you."

That tone was as if to say the game was over.

Immediately afterwards, a large number of armed members entered the basement. Some began searching the surroundings, while others stood behind Zhang You, watching Luo Zhen menacingly.

Compared to when he fled in panic under Li Jun's power, Zhang You was much more confident now.

He did not have Luo Zhen controlled, nor did he search Luo Zhen's body. In his view, what threat could an ordinary person like Luo Zhen pose?
He asked, "Can you tell me why you contacted Zheng Shiliang, and what you want to do?"

Luo Zhen, seated in his chair, replied, "A new superhuman, connected to the power of the Candle Dragon—isn't that worth our attention?"

Zhang You: "But I feel that you want more than just this."

In an instant, Zhang You's eyes sharpened as he questioned Luo Zhen forcefully.

"Is it Li Jun?"

Luo Zhen did not answer, but instead brought up another matter.

"Why did you name yourselves the Non-Human Union Association?"

"Do you hate being called that person?"

Zhang You corrected Luo Zhen's statement: "It's not about being a human being, but about being an ordinary person."

Luo Zhen spoke with a calm demeanor but with great sarcasm: "People like you really are, born as human beings, gain some power and then want to abandon your past, grow up in peace and stability, enjoy this tranquility and then destroy it when you no longer need it."

"So you'll burn the bridge down after you cross it?"

Zhang You was getting impatient: "You still haven't answered my question. Is it related to Li Jun? What exactly does he want to do?"

Luo Zhen continued, "You don't acknowledge that you are human, but everything about you comes from the identity of being human. You brought chaos to this world, yet you have to admit that it is precisely the era of stability and peace that has allowed you to become who you are today."

"But no matter how you change, you can never change the fact that you were once human."

"No matter how powerful they become, they are still just a bunch of selfish and petty people."

Zhang You was an extremely intelligent person, and seemed to have figured something out.

"Are you stalling for time?"

"Why are you delaying? It's because of Zheng Shiliang, isn't it? You've placed your heavy bets on him."

"It's Zhao Nange, isn't it?"

Zhang You stared intently at Luo Zhen, and couldn't help but say with admiration.

"Luo Zhen, you are indeed a remarkable person, using yourself as bait."

"However, it's no use; your strength is too weak."

Zhang You guessed Luo Zhen's thoughts, immediately ignored him, and turned to rush towards the place where the conflict had broken out.

He wanted to personally capture Zhao Nange, throw her head in front of Luo Zhen and crush it, so that he would know that in the world of extraordinary power, no amount of scheming would work.

The Wilton Building on the other side.

Zhao Nange fought her way up floor by floor, sometimes using elevators to rush upwards, and when the elevators broke down, she used the stairs, and even climbed and fought her way up the glass exterior of the building.

From a distance, one flash of light after another appeared on the building, followed by explosions and flames, while ghostly shadows writhed everywhere.

The commotion even attracted the ghostly figures wandering throughout the city, who also crowded towards the building.

Among them were more than a dozen candle spirits.

As they approached, the building's light grew dimmer.

This is the top of the building at this very moment.

Han Daoren and Zheng Shiliang are locked in a fierce battle, their anger reaching a fever pitch. Han Daoren is determined to avenge his previous defeat, while Zheng Shiliang's initial fear of Han Daoren has subsided, replaced by growing hatred.

Han Daoren decided to strike with deadly force, thinking to himself.

"Even taking a corpse back would be worth studying."

Zheng Shiliang became increasingly unscrupulous, and in the midst of blood and fire, he became less and less like a student and more like a shaman from a barbaric era.

Everything from the past seemed to grow more and more distant in his mind. The faces of those who had died in the past few days kept appearing in his mind, and what he saw was a ruined city that resembled the underworld. He was assimilated by everything here.

As Zhao Nange got closer to the rooftop, she gradually saw the commotion there and noticed Han Daoren and Zheng Shiliang fighting.

"Who is that?"

"The other one is Zheng Shiliang."

Zhao Nange finally spotted her target and tried to get close to Zheng Shiliang, but the two superhumans beside her kept stopping her.

Zhang You had given a strict order: Zhao Nange must be stopped or even detained. The strict rules of the Changsheng Temple made them dare not slack off in the slightest.

However, these two superhumans were only in the first stage; their bodies could only be partially mutated, and even their ability to breathe fire was barely adequate, posing no real threat to Zhao Nange.

However, Zhao Nange was also a first-stage extraordinary being. The reason she was able to gain the upper hand against two opponents was because she became an extraordinary being with the peach branch given to her by Li Jun, and her foundation far surpassed that of the other two.

The two men looked at Zhao Nange's peach branch and found that it was becoming increasingly powerful, striking them and leaving numerous wounds on their bodies, which terrified them.

What's going on with these peach branches?

"Her power seems to have increased."

Zhao Nange rushed forward without regard for anything else, using the tactic of exchanging injuries for injuries, forcing the other two to stop fighting her.

She seized an opportunity to break open the window and climb uphill.

However, they hadn't had a chance to climb to the top yet.

"Woooo..."

A series of ghostly howls echoed beneath their feet, and a vast expanse of darkness terrified the surrounding spirits, causing them to scatter in all directions. Meanwhile, the shadow surged upwards along the building's walls.

Zhao Nange immediately looked in that direction and saw a shadow slowly appear on the top of the building. She knew without guessing who it was.

"Zhang You!"

As soon as Zhang You made his move, the fire transformed into a giant palm print that fell from the height, threatening to crush Zhao Nange onto the hundred-story building and undo all her previous efforts.

After shoving Zhao Nange, Zhang You didn't even look at Zhao Nange, and went straight for Zheng Shiliang, intending to take him down easily.

Extraordinary firelight continuously spread along the glass walls of the building.

The flames above Zhao Nange's head obscured her entire view.

"How to do?"

When Zhao Nange was facing a life-or-death crisis, a voice suddenly rang in her ears.

"This peach branch is the connection between you and a certain ancient being. Only when you truly establish a connection with them can you be said to have begun to obtain their power."

The voice made Zhao Nange feel at ease. Even though the other person wasn't there, the voice alone possessed immense power.

In that instant, the peach branch on Zhao Nan's singing footsteps burst into light.

The firelight was no longer reflected in Zhao Nange's eyes; instead, images of ancient times appeared, just as when she had just gained extraordinary power.

Beneath an ancient, massive hill.

In a desolate landscape of ice and snow.

Hundreds and thousands of people walked toward the altar, and the ancient ancestors bowed and worshipped toward the hill, shouting.

"The desolate wilderness... the desolate wilderness... the witch!"

"Female clown".

"The ugly witch..."

Zhao Nange watched as a figure gradually walked towards the strange mountain peak in the distance, singing an ancient ballad.

She didn't know what story the song was about, but she, who was always strong and never shed a tear even on her deathbed, found herself in tears.

The shaman in the picture gradually shows abnormalities, peach blossoms bloom on his body, and he is slowly transforming from a human into a peach tree.

At this very moment, Zhao Nange also showed the same signs; her entire body began to mutate, losing all her human characteristics.

Even as she waved the peach branch, a faint mist appeared.

Finally, Zhao Nange entered the second stage of becoming a superhuman.

Enveloped in mist, she broke through the flames in an instant, brandishing a peach branch as she leaped up and landed on the top of the building.

At that moment, Zhang Youzheng slammed Zheng Shiliang to the ground, and beams of light rose up around them, as if to seal him away.

Zhao Nange raised the peach branch high, and at this moment she unconsciously imitated the ancient peach witch, chanting songs praising the emperor and the great sun.

The golden light from the peach branches swirled up mist and hurtled towards Zhang You.

"what?"

Zhang You felt a chill run down his spine in an instant, and then quickly stepped aside.

Zhang You dodged, and Zhao Nange's attack shattered a row of lampposts.

Zheng Shiliang immediately broke free of the seal and stood up. He stood on the edge of the building and looked up.

He has temporarily escaped the seal, but he seems to be wandering around the building.

Standing at this highest point, overlooking everything in the darkness, he didn't know where to go next; he seemed to have nowhere to go.

He had indeed entered the extraordinary world, but at this moment he felt as if he had fallen into the deepest hell.

“I thought that if I stood at the highest point, Li Jun might be able to see me and take me away from this godforsaken place.”

Zhao Nange was sprinting towards him, so fast that she seemed to leave afterimages, while shouting at him.

“Li Jun has already left. He went deep into Zhangwei Mountain to take care of something more important.”

Zheng Shiliang turned around, just as Zhao Nange was about to say the next sentence.

"But he sent us to pick you up."

Zhao Nange looked at Zheng Shiliang; she had finally gotten close to her goal.

She couldn't remember how many people had died here, but there wasn't a single one of her companions still standing beside her.

She didn't even know if these sacrifices would have any effect in the end, but at this moment she had only one thought: to do whatever it took to complete Luo Zhen's orders.

She grabbed Zheng Shiliang by the collar, threw him down, and then jumped down after him.

"Come with me!"

Zheng Shiliang instinctively used his ability, and the dark shadow stuck to the building and slid down.

Zhang You, on the other side, was about to make a move, but something even more unexpected happened.
A dozen or so Candle Spirits had just reached the foot of the building when he pushed down the fiery palm that landed on the ground. The Candle Spirits opened their mouths and swallowed the flames in one gulp.

Then, the candle spirits let out sharp, long howls.

"Roar!"

Beams of light shot into the sky with unstoppable momentum, eventually transforming into a gigantic "fire dragon" in mid-air.

Zheng Shiliang dared not confront these things head-on and immediately dodged them.

Once the "fire dragon" had risen into the sky, he looked down at the bottom of the building and could see nothing at all.

"Hold!"
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basement.

Luo Zhen remained seated in his chair, seemingly without moving an inch, until a dark shadow flowed down the stairs and materialized on the wall.

At this moment, all the lights around were turned off, but Luo Zhen sensed that someone was coming.

"came back?"

Luo Zhen looked up and seemed to guess the answer from the other person's silence.

"It looks like you failed."

Zhang You was furious inside, but he managed to maintain his composure and asked Luo Zhen.

Where did they go?

"What exactly did Li Jun ask you to do?"

Zhang You was eager to learn the secret from Luo Zhen; he instinctively felt that it must be an extraordinary secret.

However, Luo Zhen simply stared ahead, as if he could see through the darkness, without uttering a single word.

The Jedi-Skylink Project concerns the fate of the nation and even the entire world; he would never allow it to be leaked from his possession.

Zhang You looked at Luo Zhen and said through gritted teeth.

"You think I can't do anything to you if you don't talk?"

He was prepared to extract the other party's soul, even at the cost of everything, to find out what Li Jun wanted to do, but he wasn't sure if this method would yield the answer.

"You can't keep this secret. Tell me and I can let you live, and even make you a superhuman. We can talk..."

But at that moment, a gunshot rang out, interrupting Zhang You's words.

"boom!"

Luo Zhen suddenly pulled out a gun, pressed it against his chin, and pulled the trigger without hesitation, so fast that no one could react.

The gun fell, his head drooped, and his body slowly slid down the chair into a reclining position.

Luo Zhen stared at the direction of the stairs directly in front of him, his pupils slowly dilating.

The darkness was like a mirror, and he seemed to see something reflected in it.

Luo Zhen saw Li Jun's figure again. The other party transformed into a ray of light and fell from the clouds above the nine heavens. Like the Heavenly Emperor in ancient mythology, he severed the divine tree connecting the human world and mythology with a single sword.

"Sever the connection between heaven and earth!"

As he died, this composed, almost cold man had a slight smile on his lips, as if he were laughing at something.

Zhang You stared blankly at Luo Zhen, unable to utter a word.

(End of this chapter)