Mythical Scroll Artist: Starting with the God of Wealth, Zhao Gongming

Chapter 464 God of La? The Collapse of Yaoyang City
So it turns out he's just a high-quality imitation copycat?
Judging from this, those two Radiant Guards didn't seem to have been "inherited" from Chen Shilong in a normal way.

"Will the scrolls he defeats fall under his control?" Wu Xian analyzed solemnly.

Currently, this "copying" ability appears to be limited.

It must be a scroll that he defeated and captured, and then he used his flesh and blood to mold it into a flesh and blood scroll puppet.

“It’s not about control,” Jin Mingjie analyzed from the side, “it’s more like shaping it using the framework of the scroll. After all, this evil god itself doesn’t have a clear form, which is a kind of flaw of his.”

"Use it?" Wu Xian looked at Jin Mingjie in surprise.

This guy is definitely something else.

“That’s right, it only borrowed the framework of the scroll to take shape,” Jin Mingjie nodded and said, “It did not directly control the power of the corresponding scroll, and in essence it is still the power of that flesh and blood demon god.”

Wu Xian understood.

No wonder the Radiant Sun Guardian and the Moon Gazing Guardian hadn't displayed the power that the two great guards should have before.

It turns out to be just a simple "hermit crab" behavior.

It's just borrowing someone else's shell.

In his mind's eye, the God of Wealth naturally saw this as well. "What this person said is generally correct, but I feel it's not that simple."

"How so?" Wu Xian pressed.

"If nothing unexpected happens, these scroll-themed flesh-and-blood puppets are simply unable to control the power of the corresponding scrolls for the time being; they just need a certain amount of time to grow and develop," the God of Wealth analyzed seriously.

Wu Xian was startled. "You mean, over time, these scroll puppets can gradually gain control of the power of the corresponding scrolls through some means?"

“That’s right, otherwise his actions would be meaningless,” said the God of Wealth.

Wu Xian suddenly realized.

Just as the God of Wealth said, if these scroll puppets only borrow the shape of the scroll, then what is the difference between them and the previous flesh and blood monsters?
Why not just condense flesh and blood monsters directly, instead of creating these scroll puppets?

Furthermore, the aura of these scroll puppets is significantly stronger than that of the previous flesh and blood monsters.

“Look closely at those bull heads. They are all [Bull Head] scroll puppets, but their strength and aura are clearly different,” the God of Wealth continued to analyze. “It is obviously related to the level and grade of the scroll shell.”

Wu Xian took a deep breath, secretly alarmed.

Although these scroll puppets cannot yet control the energy of the corresponding scrolls, they have already "inherited" the original scrolls' level and grade to a certain extent.

"I underestimated the power of that demon god."

While Wu Xian's expression was solemn, a cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

The Flesh and Blood Demon God's abilities are indeed somewhat heaven-defying, but it has a fatal flaw.

That is the scroll-drawing power behind them.

Just like the Sun Guardians and Moon Guardians who were awakened by related forces before, these scroll puppets also have this flaw.

Moreover, compared to the Sun Star Lord and the Moon Star Lord, these Yin Generals, Ghost Kings, and shrimp soldiers and crab generals are easier to deal with now.

Take those Yin Shuai flesh and blood puppets for example.

There's no need for the King of Hell to intervene; simply bringing out the Judge of the Underworld is enough to subdue them.

Sure enough, as soon as the great Zhong Kui appeared, a large number of Yin Shuai flesh puppets on the field began to stir restlessly. Their strange flesh-and-blood bodies began to twist and writhe, as if they were being pulled and kneaded by an invisible force.

"That's it?" Wu Xian raised an eyebrow and mocked.

What's the point of creating a bunch of flesh and blood puppets from lower-level scrolls?

Seeing this, Jin Mingjie and Miao Youyou were surprised and fell into thought, then suddenly realized what was going on.

“I understand,” Jin Mingjie’s eyes brightened slightly. “Although it’s just using the scroll as a shell, these flesh and blood puppets will still be affected and restricted by the scroll’s power.”

Wu Xian smiled wryly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Subsequently, Wu Xian took charge of dealing with the flesh and blood puppets from the Underworld series and the Four Seas Dragon Palace series.

Miao Youyou and Jin Mingjie are responsible for dealing with the other series and the flesh-and-blood puppets from the civilian population.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
The shadows of laurel branches flew across the sky, piercing through the bodies of the scroll puppets.

While the corresponding superior scrolls can suppress these scroll puppets, they cannot kill them directly.

On the contrary, with the power of the flesh and blood demon god, it is not so easy to kill it.

Even if you riddle it with holes, you still can't kill it.

Essentially, the solution still relies on food and plague.

Therefore, Wu Xian directly imbued the laurel branch flying sword with the plague power of the God of Wealth, and its lethality immediately increased.

On the giant tumor, some scroll puppets had just begun to emerge when they were devoured by the [Taotie]'s enormous maw, not even enough to fill the gaps between the Taotie's teeth.

While easily dealing with these scroll puppets, Wu Xian was also secretly observing Jin Mingjie, who was beside Miao Youyou.

On Jin Mingjie's side, he was surrounded by a sun-like light, and he was controlling some kind of powerful flame in his hands.

The flames were so powerful that they could burn the flesh and blood of the evil god into charcoal.

"Fire attribute? And there's even a hint of solar power," Wu Xian thought to himself in surprise. "Is the Sun Star Lord also a three-legged golden crow?"

“Neither,” the God of Wealth analyzed. “It is indeed the power of the sun, but it is not the way we are. Besides, if it were truly the will of our true gods, how could they not recognize those scrolls from the Underworld and the Dragon Palace?”

“That makes sense,” Wu Xian said, speechless. “So, the sun god from other mythologies?”

Wu Xian pondered and analyzed as he went.

First, we can rule out the Greek mythological system, since Apollo has already appeared and was even forged by the mechanical gods.

Looking at Miao Youyou next to Jin Mingjie, Wu Xian couldn't help but think of something, "Holy crap, what the hell!"

"La Shen? What god?" The God of Wealth was completely confused.

“Uh, the sun god in Egyptian mythology is named Ra,” Wu Xian explained.

"Oh, I remember now, I vaguely recall him." The God of Wealth suddenly realized, "It seems he was not only the Sun God, but also their leader."

“Indeed.” Wu Xian nodded and smiled.

In Egyptian mythology, Ra does indeed possess the attributes of a "creator god".

This also sparked his strong interest in Jin Mingjie.

The God of Wealth's will, however, seemed slightly puzzled. "Strange, if it's that Ra God, then this person's power seems somewhat insufficient. Did he suffer severe injuries during the possession, or was the possession incomplete, or is it a side effect of the possession?"

"It is a bit too weak." Wu Xian nodded in agreement.

Compared to the power and status of the god of lama, the power that Jin Mingjie is showing is clearly weaker.

Of course, it's also possible that they're hiding their strength.

According to Wu Xian's analysis, the side effects of possession are more likely.

The fact that he could possess a body means that "Jin Mingjie's" La Shen is not his original scroll, and that the scroll of La Shen has not even been made yet, similar to the situation of Jump Sister and the God of Mechanical Creation.

In this situation, possession is essentially just taking over "Jin Mingjie's" body, so it's naturally difficult to unleash the power that the god of la should have.

After all, humans themselves do not have such a thing as laws or patterns.

Unless "Jin Mingjie" is a top-tier body cultivator like the old man Wu Mingchang, but this guy is clearly not.

But no matter what, this guy definitely needs to be taken seriously in the future.

Before we knew it, the situation on the scene had been brought under control.

While Wu Xian was observing the other party, the other party was naturally also secretly observing Wu Xian.

The plague power permeating the arena surprised Jin Mingjie. "The power of the Plague God?" Jin Mingjie wondered, "Isn't he a god of death?"

Of course, it doesn't matter what kind of true god is hidden within Wu Xian.

What truly concerned him at that moment was the terrifying beast gnawing at the giant tumor.

This guy can eat way too much.

It should be noted that the flesh and blood power of the Flesh and Blood Demon God is very difficult to process and digest.

"not good!"

As he pondered, Jin Mingjie vaguely sensed something, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

Wu Xian also noticed this, his expression shifting between light and dark as he stared intently at the giant tumor that had already been mostly devoured.

bang bang bang...

The giant tumor suddenly began to burst open in all directions, as if blood vessels had ruptured.

Immediately afterwards, a vast number of monsters formed from flesh and blood burst forth like a flood.

Unlike the scroll puppets from before, this time, they are the appearances of countless creatures from otherworldly realms such as the Ghost Realm, the Insect Realm, and the Mechanical Wasteland.

"The powers of the other three other worlds are also being assimilated by him?" Jin Mingjie was shocked.

Wu Xian's expression also turned serious in an instant.

At this moment, the giant tumor was like a hornet's nest that had exploded, and countless otherworldly monsters controlled by the power of flesh and blood surged in, a scene that was no less impressive than the previous insect plague.

Above the tumor, the enormous figure of the Taotie was already obscured by countless otherworldly flesh-and-blood monsters, who were attacking and devouring it.

Wu Xian had no time to be shocked and quickly manipulated the Taotie to remove the tumor.

Ouch——!
A terrifying aura surged forth, and the Taotie opened its massive maw, transforming it into a gigantic gull that began to inhale violently.

It fought its way through the surging tide of monsters, retreating to Wu Xian's side and shrinking back to its normal size.

Jin Mingjie and Miao Youyou were also enveloped by endless flesh and blood monsters.

Wu Xian looked around at the various otherworldly flesh and blood monsters that blotted out the sky, and felt his scalp tingle.

Perhaps this is what the invasion of the Demon Gods and the new Abyss invasion should look like.

As countless flesh-and-blood monsters raged in all directions, Wu Xian knew that the main event of this disaster had finally arrived.

"The situation in Yaoyang City is probably not much better."

Wu Xian looked back in the direction of Yaoyang City. According to Xiao Dizi's senses and investigations, the framework of Yaoyang City was on the verge of collapse.

Wu Xian didn't have time to think much and immediately released the divine bird [Bifang] and unleashed the Bifang Divine Fire.

The overwhelming horde of otherworldly monsters was instantly ignited, and the entire area surrounding the dimensional rift was quickly covered by endless flames.

Wu Xian rode on a flying sword, with the Taotie opening its enormous maw to clear the way ahead, rushing back to Yaoyang City to provide support.

While Wu Xian was returning to provide support, Jin Mingjie and Miao Youyou had already broken out from the other side.

Looking back at the strange, sky-burning flames, Jin Mingjie was secretly alarmed.

"How can there be such powerful fire energy?" Jin Mingjie's expression was one of surprise and uncertainty. "What is the origin and composition of the true god's will within that kid?"

Miao Youyou looked bewildered, with a hint of embarrassment in her expression.

……

Wu Xian was shocked by the scene before him the moment he returned to Yaoyang City.

Compared to the terrifying number of monsters on the other side of the dimensional rift, the flesh-and-blood monsters emerging from the Evil Realm Infiltration Point in Yaoyang City are significantly fewer, but their level and strength are much greater than those on the other side of the dimensional rift.

At this moment, the various armies were already engaged in battle with the endless stream of demonic forces, and the city of Yaoyang was engulfed in flames of war.

puff!puff!puff!
Below, from the rotting, fleshy earth, countless fleshy worms emerged, weaving together into a giant web of flesh that completely surrounded Wu Xian.

Unfortunately, the next second, the Taotie tore open a huge gap in it.

As more fleshy worms continued to emerge below, Wu Xian opened the Twenty-Eight Constellations Divine Map above his head, and the Jade Scroll Pleiades Star Lord made his appearance.

The crowing of the rooster at dawn echoes between heaven and earth.

In an instant, the once dark and oppressive Yaoyang City was greeted by a brief burst of light.

The worms below convulsed in pain and then contracted back into their bodies.

The various Zerg armies from the distant Zerg realm were also quite startled by this powerful cry. Only after confirming that the cry was not hostile did they breathe a sigh of relief.

"What terrifying power! It seems even stronger than before!"

On the Zerg-dominated battlefield, a stunningly beautiful young woman with an aggressive appearance, still shaken, hurriedly warned her Zerg subordinates.

"Behave yourselves, focus on absorbing the flesh and blood power here, and don't cause any trouble!"

The insectoid minions nodded obediently, fearing that the terrifying voice had targeted them.

And on the other side at this time.

After escaping from the vast number of monsters, Jin Mingjie and his companion were also heading towards Yaoyang City.

"Hmm~ that rooster crowing sound just now?!"

Upon hearing the rooster crowing of the Pleiades Star Lord from afar, Jin Mingjie suddenly froze, and a dazzling divine light unconsciously emanated from his body, illuminating the surrounding world. He was both surprised and delighted.

The rooster's crow had actually stimulated and enhanced the divine power within him.

“It sounds like the crowing of Wu Xian’s rooster scroll,” Miao Youyou explained, “only much stronger than before.”

"Wu Xian again?" Jin Mingjie was startled, his expression shifting between light and dark. "Just who is that kid?"

A moment later, he signaled to Miao Youyou to hurry up and head to Yaoyang City to provide support.

Putting everything else aside, just that rooster crowing sound alone is enough to make him want to get on good terms with Wu Xian.

Rumble…

A series of earth-shattering roars echoed, and the surrounding天地力量 (heaven and earth forces) became chaotic and restless.

"Damn it, what's that noise now?" Miao Youyou asked anxiously.

Jin Mingjie squinted and looked around, his eyes flickering. "The collapse of the world's framework means that Yaoyang City is completely a thing of the past."

"Has it really collapsed?"

Miao Youyou was secretly alarmed, a hint of regret in her eyes.

“Hmm,” Jin Mingjie nodded indifferently, “My chance has come too, let’s go!”

……

Above Yaoyang City, Wu Xian, who was rushing back to the club, naturally noticed the collapse of the city's celestial framework.

A bizarre, revolving lantern-like scene unfolded between heaven and earth.

Strange projections of the sky and earth resembled countless overlapping mirages, constantly appearing and disappearing.

Looking around, the three dimensional gates that once stood tall in Yaoyang City have completely gone out and lost their meaning.

Above the scarred and distorted sky, an invisible membrane seemed to collapse and shatter.

The original aura of heaven and earth in Yaoyang City has vanished, replaced by an influx of otherworldly auras from three different dimensions.

As for the otherworldly aura of the new abyss, it had already infiltrated Yaoyang City along with the evil realm.

(End of this chapter)