In the future, Earth becomes a relic of the mythical era.

Chapter 98 Assault, Betrayal

Xie Lingxin tugged at Yang Guang and whispered, "Hey, isn't this a mountain god temple? They're so openly discussing how to kill a god, isn't that a bit too arrogant?"

Yang Guang found Xie Lingxin very interesting. How could a teenager, who is at the age when she cares most about her reputation, say to her face that she is no good?

Others clearly looked down on him, but he didn't seem to care at all.

However, others might believe that he got here by luck and is nothing special.

But Yang Guang didn't believe it.

The first meeting at the South Harmony Club left a very deep impression on me and the other students in the class.

He smiled and said, "Brother Xie, what do you think is the most powerful thing about gods?"

Xie Ling thought for a moment, then shook her head.

Logically speaking, gods are omnipotent.

But since Yang Guang asked that question, it must not be true.

"Brother Xie, you must have seen ghosts before, right?"

"Ghosts and monsters have their own 'rules' for killing people. The more low-level ones will create 'ghost realms' and use all sorts of methods, such as luring, intimidating, and deceiving,"

"In short, they won't kill people directly. Why? Is it because they don't want to? No."

"It's not that they lack this ability, because even ordinary people, as long as they are alive, have a sense of righteousness in their hearts,"

"This righteous energy prevents ghosts and monsters from easily invading. They can only kill people by using all means to make people feel fear, greed, and so on. These negative emotions can cover up and wear down the righteous energy in people's hearts."

Xie Lingxin recalled the first time she encountered the face-changing ghost, and it seemed that this was indeed the case.

Teacher Bai also mentioned this.

From the everyday life of ordinary people, the loyalty between friends, the love between parents and children, and the filial piety of children, to the great cause of family and country, and the prosperity of civilization, all these are the right path for humanity and the righteous spirit of the human heart.

The warmth and vibrancy of everyday life are also a reflection of the righteousness and integrity of people's hearts.

Xie Lingxin asked curiously, "Are gods like that too?"

Yang Guang laughed and said, "Brother Xie, there's no need to think of gods as being too high and mighty... cough cough!"

As he spoke, he suddenly felt a tickle in his throat, coughed a few times, and then continued:

"Everyone talks about ghosts and spirits, but strictly speaking, ghosts and spirits are all the same thing,"

"However, ghosts are yin, and gods are yang,"

"By cultivating our spiritual power, we can also transform our mind into a Yin spirit and a Yang spirit,"

"The third level of the mind involves the emergence of the Yin spirit, and the fourth level involves the emergence of the Yang spirit."

"Even powerful ghosts and gods need to follow certain rules when killing someone. Brother Xie should understand this, right?"

Xie Ling thought about it and it seemed to be true.

He hasn't encountered many ghosts.

The ghost first disguised herself as Ms. Lu to shake her resolve, but after being exposed, she resorted to various forms of intimidation.

The paper figures of the Golden Boy and Jade Girl at Fallen Soul Slope were powerful enough, but they didn't directly attack. Instead, they silently lured them onto the "Road to the Underworld".

Even that level 10 female ghost had an eyebrow pencil; if Huo Shan hadn't touched it, he probably wouldn't have died.

And the old ghost at the bridgehead was also trying to trick himself into carrying it across the river.

“Powerful spirits and gods naturally don’t need to go through such trouble, but this wild god in front of us should not be included.”

"The outer divine realm is most likely His doing. If He could just take action directly, why would He bother with all this?"

Li Miaoyin, who was standing to the side, originally wanted to mock Xie Lingxin for his ignorance, but then she realized that her repeated attempts to provoke him had not worked, so she knew that such tactics would not work on him.

Let's try a different approach, echoing the explanation: "Making things mysterious is the most skillful tactic of ghosts and gods."

“We’re not afraid that He’ll hear us, we’re afraid that He won’t. If we can anger this wild god and force him to confront us directly, we still have hope.”

"If they hide and play dirty tricks, we definitely can't win."

Xie Lingxin felt her worldview had been turned upside down: "Wow, even gods are this cunning?"

Li Miaoyin was secretly delighted. So you like to be taken advantage of? I've finally found your weakness!
They are here to educate Xie Lingxin on science.

On the other side, Li Jingzhe was also persuaded by Chen Lietang, and glanced at Chen Lingguan: "Can he force out the mountain god?"

He pondered for a moment: "Could it be that he has already mastered the Chen family's Cloud Thunder Technique?"

Chen Lingguan lowered his head, seemingly a little embarrassed.

Chen Lietang, however, proudly declared, "All the gods in the world, whether righteous or unrighteous, yin or yang, fear thunder."

"Young master is young, and although he hasn't cultivated Cloud Thunder, he possesses a family heirloom, the Heavenly Drum,"

“When my Chen clan’s Heavenly Drum sounds, even without thunder, the sound of thunder will surely cause this wild god to cower.”

He looked somewhat worried and said, "Originally, with my Chen Clan's Heavenly Drum and my own cultivation, I wasn't afraid of a wild god. But after all, it's a mountain god. Even if it's a wild god, it has probably already stolen the power of this mountain and land."

"The power of heaven and earth is immense and boundless; even a fraction of it would be no match for it if all of us were united."

"Therefore, we need you all to join forces to trap this wild god after our young master forces it out, so that our young master can use cloud thunder to kill it!"

Li Miaoyin also said, "Brother, he's right. Anyway, if we want to get out of here, we'll have to find that wild god."

Upon hearing this, Li Jingzhe turned around and glanced at Xie Lingxin: "What do you think?"

Li Miaoyin said discontentedly, "Brother, why are you asking him?"

She had initially been quite curious about Xie Lingxin because of Chen's hurried manner, but his performance just now was truly disappointing.

It seems that, just as others suspected, he used some kind of trickery to get on the leaderboard during his first training session.

I wonder what this guy's relationship is with the Environmental Protection Bureau, that they're paving the way for him like this?
Xie Lingxin chuckled: "Your brother is just an intern, his rank isn't as high as mine, of course he has to listen to me."

Li Miaoyin laughed in exasperation: "Job rank? What's your job rank?"

Xie Lingxin put her hands on her hips: "I am just a level 23 official civil servant."

Li Miaoyin scoffed, "Tch~ My brother may have just joined the Environmental Protection Bureau, but he's a level 19, a full section chief!"

"!"

Xie Lingxin was shocked: "Why?!"

Li Miaoyin laughed and said, "You still ask why? I'd like to ask you why you think you can compare to my brother?"

Xie Lingxin was furious: "I have done meritorious service for the bureau!"

Li Miaoyin crossed her arms and sneered, "My family has rendered meritorious service to the Federation!"

Xie Lingxin: "...Damn it!"

Lost.

As expected, it's another scion of a powerful family.

Li Jingzhe: "..."

Yang Guang: "..."

How can these two be so childish?

"Alright, stop fooling around. What time is it?"

Li Jingzhe glared at his younger sister.

Li Miaoyin gave Xie Lingxin a defiant smirk and muttered under her breath, "My brother got promoted in just two months, the fastest record in the history of the Leizhou branch. You think he got promoted through back channels like you?"

Two months?
So the record for the fastest promotion was held by Li Jingzhe?
Xie Lingxin curled her lip in disdain.

Unfortunately, I, Brother Xie, have already broken it!

He was too lazy to argue with Li Miaoyin anymore.

It's pointless now, scion of a noble family...

Damn it, why are these scions of powerful families running around in this poor, remote place called Leizhou instead of lording it over everyone in the capital?
Somewhat disheartened, he said, "It's up to you. Anyway, my life depends on you, so don't mess things up."

Li Jingzhe glanced at him thoughtfully, then nodded without saying anything more: "Okay."

Then he said to Li Miaoyin, "Take good care of him."

"Cough cough!"

Should I still take care of him?
Li Miaoyin's eyes widened, and she coughed out of anger.

At this moment, Li Jingzhe said to Chen Lietang, "Just as you said, as long as you can force this wild god out, I will trap him, but I may not be able to trap him for long."

Chen Lietang was overjoyed: "It doesn't need to be too long, two minutes at most will be enough."

Li Jingzhe nodded: "Then there's no problem."

"Young master, it's up to you now."

Chen Lietang turned around, his back to the crowd, and gave Chen Lingguan a wink.

Chen Lingguan's heart skipped a beat, and under Chen Lietang's stern gaze, he could only nod.

With a single embrace, it produced a large, round drum.

Legendary treasure?

Xie Lingxin looked on with envy.

Although he himself had a vase, who would complain about having too many of these treasures?

Chen Lietang turned to Xie Lingxin and smiled, "Young man, the Heavenly Drum is heavy, and my young master cannot handle it alone. Could you help carry the drum?"

They're even ordering me around now?

Xie Lingxin said discontentedly, "Why didn't you memorize it?"

Chen Lietang chuckled: "I'm not exaggerating, but even with the Heavenly Drum, it can only interfere with the Wild God. The only one here who can truly deal with the Wild God is probably me."

"These few, if we need to work together to trap the Wild God, only you, little brother..."

He made no attempt to hide his disdain. Although he didn't say it outright, the implication was that you were the most useless person here, and if you didn't carry it, who would?

Yang Guang then quickly said, "How about I carry it?"

"Need not!"

Xie Lingxin refused outright: "He's right, you have to deal with this mountain god, I'll carry it."

He is now quite certain that the evil he feels is not an illusion.

I want to see what this guy is up to.

Moreover, Xie Lingxin was very interested in this big drum.

I'd like to try it out myself.

If I figure out anything, hey, then I'm sorry, my bad!

"Bring it here."

Chen Lingguan, with a complicated expression, handed over the large drum.

It's quite heavy when you get it.

Chen Lingguan said, "You just need to carry it on your back. I'll beat the drum in a moment to force out the mountain god. The sound of the drum will have a powerful effect on the mind."

"Don't worry, use basic visualization techniques to straighten your thoughts. As long as your thoughts are right, the drumbeats won't hurt you."

"Okay, got it."

Seeing Xie Lingxin carry the big drum, Chen Lingguan took out a drumstick from somewhere.

"Boom!"

The drum was struck, and its sound was like thunder.

Compared to Xie Lingxin's Yin Thunder, this "thunder" was louder and harder.

If his yin thunder is like the rumbling thunder hidden in the dark clouds before a downpour.

This "thunder" is the deafening, earth-shattering thunderclap that precedes the lightning strike!

Xie Lingxin frowned slightly.

The sound of the drum can indeed influence one's mind.

Thunder roared, and he could even faintly hear the restlessness of his mind within his sea of ​​consciousness.

"Thump! Thump-thump! Tap!"

"Da da! Dong dong dong dong!"

Chen Lingguan held the drumsticks, striking slowly and then quickly, alternating between light taps and heavy thumps, seemingly imbued with a unique rhythm.

Xie Lingxin silently practiced the One-Point Method, visualizing the sun and moon in the sky, keeping his mind focused and unmoving.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, it seemed as if thunder was exploding.

As the drumbeats grew more urgent, they even stirred his thoughts, causing the sun and moon to traverse the sky, while dark clouds gradually gathered.

It was the sound of the drums that inspired the thought to arise.

While focusing all her attention on one thing, Xie Lingxin gradually began to understand the underlying principles.

Chen Lingguan's drumbeats consisted of eighteen strikes per round, each round having a specific rhythm. After one round, a new rhythm would begin.

One call after another, round after round.

Even while maintaining his composure, he could still calculate clearly.

It has already exceeded one hundred hammer blows.

Until the sixth round, one hundred and eight strikes.

"Boom!"

The drumbeats were particularly loud.

At the same time, the clear sky in Xie Lingxin's mind had turned into a vast expanse of dark clouds.

In an instant, it was as if a thousand drums were sounding simultaneously, their sound resounding for miles around.

"Ugh, this is so annoying!"

Just then, everyone in the temple heard a scream.

"He's here! Young Master Li!"

"Draw the sheath!"

"laugh--!"

Almost at the same moment, Xie Lingxin saw a flash of blue light behind Li Jingzhe and Li Miaoyin, which was dazzling and eye-catching.

Two three-foot swords suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

One becomes two, two become three... In an instant, dozens of swords flew through the air.

Flying sword?

Xie Lingxin was secretly alarmed.

These two siblings actually have such methods?
It was a creature that resembled a tiger, but much smaller, about the size of a large dog, with a black body and a white head.

Trapped in mid-air by the flying sword controlled by Li Jingzhe and his sister, he was filled with rage.

"Alright! Please hang in there a little longer, you two!"

Chen Lietang was overjoyed.

Xie Lingxin was engrossed in watching when she suddenly noticed Chen Lingguan, with his back to Chen Lietang, winking and making faces at her.

What do you mean?
Are you trying to get close to me? Let me tell you, we're not that close.

Chen Lingguan seemed very anxious. Seeing that he was not responding, he moved his mouth.

Drag? Take off? Oh?
escape?
Xie Lingxin looked at his mouth and finally understood.

Let me escape?
Xie Lingxin's eyes darted around, deciding to see what he was up to.

"Oh my! What a terrifying monster!"

Xie Lingxin, with exaggerated acting skills, pretended to be frightened, and ran towards the temple gate while holding the heavenly drum.

"what are you doing!?"

A startled shout came from Yang Guang's mouth.

But it wasn't for Xie Lingxin, but for Chen Lietang.

Chen Lietang gave a sinister laugh, and suddenly a loud roar was heard.

"Roar--!"

Chen Lietang's headband exploded, his long hair bursting out, making him look like an angry lion, as if the roar of a lion could shake the mountains and forests.

A surge of blood energy erupted from his entire body.

The blood energy gathered behind him and formed an angry lion that shook its head and wagged its tail.

Its pupils are emerald green, sparkling like lightning; it has sharp claws and fangs, and a three-foot-long tail.

This lion's roar struck Li Jingzhe and Li Miaoyin as if they had been struck by lightning, causing them to vomit blood.

Dozens of flying sword lights shattered and turned back into two three-foot-long green blades, which fell to the ground with a clang.

"boom!"

Yang Guang called out, intending to make a move, but Chen Lietang flashed across the distance of more than ten meters.

The movement was accompanied by a rumbling sound, as if a great storm was brewing.

With a single palm strike, Yang Guang coughed up blood and flew backward.

"Breathing Wind and Thunder...Four Barriers of the Physical Body!"

"Lion Dance! You, you are the Chen family's Green Lion, Chen Lietang!"

Yang Guang struggled to sit up, his expression one of great alarm.

"Why, why?"

Chen Lietang sneered, seemingly disdainful of speaking to him. In a flash, he stood in front of Xie Lingxin, who was "running away."

With a wave of his hand, the Heavenly Drum flew from his hand and landed back in Chen Lingguan's hand: "Young Master, the Heavenly Drum can shake for a hundred miles, don't let that wild god escape!"

Xie Lingxin sneered, "You little brat, you shouldn't have shown up. Today I'll set things right. It's all because you have this face... Humph!"

"Boom!"

Chen Qingtang had already raised his palm to kill Xie Lingxin with one blow when a drum suddenly sounded, causing him to groan.

His anger was evident: "Young Master! What are you doing!"

"Dong dong!"

Chen Lingguan continued to strike the drumsticks incessantly.

Despite Chen Qingtang's immense power just now, the sound of the drum seemed to affect the flow of his blood and energy.

As the drums sounded, his expression changed, shifting between red and blue.

"Uncle Chen, I'm sorry! Although I don't like him, I can't just watch him die in front of me!"

"After today, I will personally apologize to you!"

"Why aren't you running away! I can't hold him off for long!"

Chen Lingguan roared at Xie Lingxin.

"Good, good, good! Young master, you have disappointed the master greatly!"

Chen Lietang's face was extremely ugly.

His Lion Dance is a martial arts technique passed down by the Chen family. Every move he makes has the power to shake mountains and split the earth. In the past, he was famous for his roar that shook mountains and rivers. He was extremely domineering.

Unfortunately, this Lion Dance has a major weakness: it is countered by the Chen family's Heavenly Drum.

However, given Chen Lingguan's cultivation level, even with the Heavenly Drum in hand, it would be impossible for it to cause him any substantial harm.

Such actions, however, filled him with uncontrollable rage.

As expected, he is not of the Chen family bloodline; his heart must be different!

"Boom!"

Xie Lingxin took several steps forward with great force, her fist rising like a strange peak, aiming straight for Chen Lietang's heart.

The next moment, shock froze on his face.

The powerful punch, capable of splitting stone and shattering monuments, struck Chen Lietang's chest... no, it didn't even touch his body.

It was as if they were blocked by an invisible armor, unable to advance an inch, and instead, their fists were shaken and hurt.

Chen Lietang sneered: "Heh, you dare to attack me with just a mere first level of physical strength?"

“You’re simply overestimating your own abilities!”

"Dong dong dong dong!"

The drums sounded again, each beat urgent, causing Chen Lietang, who wanted to kill Xie Lingxin, to frown once more.

Chen Lingguan roared, "Are you an idiot?! Go ahead and try to escape!"

"He's a fourth-level martial artist! You can't even break through his blood energy shield!"

"Long-winded!"

"His!"

All that could be heard was the sound of wind cutting through the air.

Xie Lingxin used her other hand to form a sword-like shape with her fingers, the sword energy surging forth as she unleashed the Evil-Slaying Sword Technique, making a diagonal flick.

The sharpness of the uttered words sent a chill down Chen Lietang's spine, causing him to instinctively lean back.

"laugh!"

His clothes were ripped open, and although they didn't hurt his skin, they made his scalp tingle.

What powerful sword energy!

"You little bastard! You've actually mastered such skills? If you were in the Chen family, even Young Master Lingguan wouldn't be a hundred times as good as you!"

"Unfortunately, the more capable you are, the more you damage the reputation of the Chen family. You must die!"

"Young Master, if you continue to obstruct me, don't blame me for being impolite!"

"Roar--!"

With a roar, Chen Lietang unleashed a furious shout, and the crimson and blue blood lions behind him roared to the sky, growing increasingly solid, as if they were about to pounce out of the void and devour someone.

Chen Lingguan seemed stunned by the roar, unable to strike the drumsticks.
Chen Lietang grinned maliciously, grabbing Xie Lingxin with one hand and slapping him on the head with the other.

"Stop babbling on!"

"Die!"

But Xie Lingxin was not afraid at all. Instead, she cursed loudly and rushed into his arms.

With my utmost sincerity, I have moved the three realms. I obey Heaven's will and, on behalf of Heaven, bestow divine titles!

All divine powers and divine decrees shall be obeyed and carried out as proclaimed!

Xie Lingxin silently recited the incantation to invoke the gods.

"Boom!"

Thunder roared.

Although it is not as resounding as the heavenly drum, it is as hard and domineering.

But it was as if dark clouds stretched for miles, endless and low, threatening to collapse.

Chen Lingguan was already at his wit's end and could only watch helplessly as Xie Lingxin, that idiot, was about to die under Chen Lietang's palm.

But who knew that after a thunderous roar, this idiot would suddenly transform.

The wide robes and sleeves transformed into dark blue and black beast scale armor.

She wore a crimson silk ribbon and a jade crown.

His body crackled and sparked with electricity.

Majestic and awe-inspiring, like the thunder god descending from mythology.

With one hand grabbing Chen Lietang's arm and the other holding the lightning bolt, he suddenly rammed into Chen Lietang's arms.

"Boom!"

Thunder roared, and twisted lightning danced wildly like dragons and snakes.

"Pfft!"

Chen Lietang's chest and abdomen exploded, and his flesh and blood flew everywhere along with the lightning.

"boom!"

"thump!"

Xie Lingxin knocked him away, sending him flying into a pillar that snapped in two.

Stopped by this, the two tumbled to the ground together.

Chen Lietang had a huge, bloody hole blown into his chest, through which the ground could be seen.

His eyes bulged as he stared at Xie Lingxin in disbelief.

"You, you... you hid... so well!"

"Bah bah bah!"

Xie Lingxin got up and kept spitting.

Chunks of meat mixed with dirt flew into my mouth, disgusting!

Knowing he was doomed, Chen Lietang stiffened his neck and struggled to lift his head to look at Chen Lingguan.
"In the end, it's... an ungrateful... bastard!"

"Young Master...you shouldn't have...you'll...you'll regret it!"

(End of this chapter)