Outside the palace city, on the empty ground, all the demon soul tribes had arrived. It could be said that all the demon souls were gathered here.
Though these demon souls didn't know why they were here, Wen Tianhou had a big announcement. Even if they didn't want to come, under the supervision of Wen Tianhou's personal guards, they all came. Even the four species guarding outside came.
At this moment, Cheng Feng had already brought Wen Tianhou's order to gather the people below.
With so many demon souls, it was still very difficult to gather them all. However, after half a day, they were finally able to squeeze into a group and wait for Wen Tianhou to appear.
This black mass of demon souls, at a glance, had at least a hundred thousand demon souls. Most of them were people who could fight. This was the result of Wen Tianhou's many years of hard work.
If it wasn't for the lake's upper limit, they could have developed even more.
Wen Tianhou had been waiting at the back for a long time. When Cheng Yun came over, he stood up and flew into the sky. Looking down, a sense of pride rose in his heart. These were all his strength. If he could bring them back, he would become the number one person in the Soul race.
However, if he really went back like this, some people would probably say that he came back with his tail between his legs. Moreover, it hadn't reached that point yet. This time, he was prepared to gather half of his people here. The rest who could fight would all attack that side.
He wanted to see how Soul Alliance's remnant army and a mere two thousand Shura people would be able to stop his subordinates.
Of course, he vaguely understood that this place would be taken over by the enemy sooner or later. As long as the enemy's ancestor came, he would have to run away with his tail between his legs. However, if he could buy some time, he would.
He had already ordered a few of his most trusted subordinates to create puppets in the lake. They would take as many as they could.
However, he naturally wouldn't say this to the outside world.
Wen Tianhou didn't waste time and directly announced his plan to everyone. In other words, everyone had to forcefully carry it out.
Naturally, the demon souls below began to discuss. Some decided to take revenge with the heavenly king, while others were very dissatisfied and began to discuss in small voices. It was chaos.
However, he was naturally prepared for this. Xiao Ying, who was beside him, also flew up when she saw this. She hid herself in the sky. Under some concealment, it was impossible for the demonic souls underground to detect her. She turned into a picture scroll and completely covered this part of the world.
"This is?"
The Demon Souls that were in the middle of a discussion suddenly noticed that white water droplets were falling from the sky like raindrops. However, they did not feel any discomfort when the water droplets fell into their bodies. In fact, they even vaguely felt that their cultivation had improved.
"I know everyone has a lot of opinions, but I've already made up my mind. However, this is a type of essence that can increase everyone's cultivation base. This is also the reason why I've gathered everyone. Don't waste my good intentions."
Wen Tianhou left behind a sentence in the air and directly descended.
What he wanted was absolute control. He wouldn't allow any of them to be disloyal. It seemed that he had been too nice to these Monster Souls in order to deal with the lone peak.
Some of the Monster Souls didn't agree with Wen Tianhou's approach, but they didn't object to such an opportunity. Everyone greedily enjoyed the raindrops in the air and experienced the growth of their cultivation base.
Little did they know that this was merely a misconception, and once it was over, this group of people would be loyal to Wen Tianhou to the death.
Originally, Wen Tianhou didn't want to use such a helpless method as it would kill their potential. However, the previous failure had caused his prestige to plummet. This was also different from the situation in the small world. Even if he had his own wires, they might not all listen to him. He might as well completely control them.
"Heavenly King, the things you asked me to prepare have been prepared."
When Wen Tianhou came down, Jin Yu, who had just returned, said to the Heavenly King.
"You guys stay here and watch. I'll go back to do something." Wen Tianhou took the black pearl and instructed.
"Heavenly King, don't worry. Leave everything to us." Jin Yu and Cheng Jun said in unison.
Wen Tianhou nodded and then flew into the distance. Now, he didn't need to stay here. He only needed to return when the time came.
Beside the Soul River, the Water Demon Clan had been waiting for a long time. After receiving Wen Tianhou's things, the Water Goblin Clan Leader immediately guaranteed.
"Heavenly King, leave this matter to us. We will definitely teach them a lesson and let them suffer the pain we suffered."
"Yes, I believe in you. You guys should also prepare. After the Soul Painting Clan is gone, prepare to move back. You guys have already given your orders. Once this matter is done, leave." Wen Tianhou said with satisfaction.
Other clans were more or less dissatisfied with him. However, the Water Demon Clan, other than those two strange creatures, could rest assured.
"Yes, Heavenly King!"
Wen Tianhou watched as the Water Demons left. Everything was going according to his plan. This time, he wouldn't allow any accidents to happen.
.....
"Yan Ge, let's go. Don't worry anymore. Didn't we already know that the other party had won?" At the end of the small world where Gu Zheng had entered, Yan Yue saw that Yan Ge hadn't started preparing and urged.
"But this time, Wen Tianhou is preparing to do it himself. I'm still a little worried." Yan Ge turned around and said.
"There's no point in worrying. We can only rely on Young Master Gu. The entire Soul River has been sealed. We were a little late. Even we almost couldn't cross it. Now, we can't even leave. It's better to be careful." Yan Yue shook her head and said.
"Heaven helps the worthy. Let's go. I have a feeling that Young Master Gu will come here again. Then, it will be time for us to repay his kindness." Yan Yue continued.
"Let's go!"
Yan Ge nodded. Illusory figures began to appear outside his body as he prepared to leave.
.....
"Miss Jiajia, it's decided this time. You guys can bring those puppets with you. We'll leave this place to you. We'll wait for your arrival."
After a few days, Gu Zheng cut the Gordian knot with his kitchen knife and completely settled everything here. He stood outside the city gate and said to Bai Jiajia.
"No problem. Once those puppets return to normal, we'll set off to retrieve the technique. However, you really don't mind the betrayal of the Outer Souls?" Bai Jiajia nodded, indicating that she understood. Then, she couldn't help but ask.
"Betrayal? They're not our subordinates. It's just a cooperative relationship. We can understand if they want to retreat. There's no need to say that to them. Besides, there's still a part of them. Qian Han and the rest have joined us too. "Gu Zheng said with a smile.
A few days ago, the negotiations with the Outer Souls didn't go well. After the Outer Souls learned of Gu Zheng's plan, they tactfully refused to join. They even began to pack up and prepare to leave. However, Qian Han and her people still joined Gu Zheng's team under their own names. There were only a dozen of them. When the time came, they would meet up with Bai Jiajia.
"Then promise me that you won't be sad anymore. I know Elder Gu's last wish. There won't be a problem this time." Bai Jiajia couldn't help but say when she saw Gu Zheng turning around to leave.
Gu Zheng was stunned. Then, he flew into the distance.
The stone strip was something that Elder Gu had specially left for him. It contained the storage location of those puppets and some methods to control them. In addition, the core of the Black Temple was also inside.
She had successfully shrunk the core of the Black Temple. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to escape the other party's sneak attack last time. However, due to the limitation of materials, there were only nearly two thousand puppets. Every type of puppet was sealed on one side of the city.
The stone strip was the core of the Black Temple. At this time, a mini Black Temple was hanging on Gu Zheng's waist. As long as he used the stone strip, he could retrieve it freely. After that, he could summon it when he had the materials. Some methods were written on it.
Of course, it didn't only have the function of creating puppets. This Black Temple was both offensive and defensive. All the functions were in the stone strip. The only restriction was that it couldn't leave this place because the stone material used to construct it depended on this place. Once there were other changes, it would probably lose its effectiveness.
However, Elder Gu would never have thought that this place had already started to change slightly. In other words, it was very likely that in a few hundred years, this Black Temple would completely lose its function.
Gu Zheng originally wanted to bury it, but in the end, he still brought it out. The measures underground would lose their effectiveness sooner or later. He planned to bring it back and let the Shura clan seal it forever. Some of the deeds that Gu Zheng had written for her were stored in it. At least, people would know that she had once existed.
"Kitten!"
After leaving the city, Gu Zheng stopped and shouted a name.
As his voice fell, a creature with four strong limbs that looked like a leopard appeared on the ground. After seeing Gu Zheng, it let out a soft cry and then bent down. Gu Zheng directly rode on it, then began to run forward like an arrow.
While it was running, the golden fur on its four limbs shone with a golden light, and the red patterns on its body were faintly red. Outside its body, there was an invisible barrier that enveloped it and Gu Zheng. The surrounding scenery flew by quickly, but Gu Zheng didn't feel any vibrations. It was very stable.
On the way here, he let Kitten out. Needless to say, the ending of the black cat that was put in there was naturally no need to think too much. Kitten also took the opportunity to untie the knot in its heart. At least, it had accepted that it was alone.
After a round of evolution, although Kitten's cultivation didn't increase much, it had new changes. Its body shape could change into this form in battle, and it had more powerful combat power. When not in battle, it could also return to its cat form. It even had its own human form, but it still had some features that could not be completely hidden.
It could act cute, be used as a mount, or even as a little servant.
Gu Zheng lay quietly on the kitten's back, allowing the kitten to bring him back. However, the path he chose was the area of demon souls. He wanted to see if all the demon souls had left, and at the same time, search for some innocent souls. Although the journey was a bit far, at present, there was still plenty of time.
.....
Thunder Sound City's old site was still as lively as before. However, one could clearly see that many of them were new faces, and they were discussing nervously at the side.
Not far ahead, there was a wall made of discarded stones. In front of it was an intact table, and a light yellow paper was floating in the air. In front of it was a Soul Alliance member covered in yellow light, and he was currently undergoing the baptism of the truth.
In less than ten breaths of time, this person left the line with a blank expression. The person behind walked over, and a yellow light shot out from the paper, enveloping him again.
The cycle repeated endlessly.
Ever since City Lord Xing discovered the truth, all the City Lords listened to City Lord Xing's feelings and became silent. However, they all decided to accept the baptism of the truth in the end.
There was no other reason, because they didn't want to lose a part of their memories. Moreover, it was tampered with by others. Even if they died, they wanted to know the truth.
However, even if they couldn't accept it, they were forced to accept it. After everyone understood their own situation, they finally understood the reason why their cultivation dropped.
Other than City Lord Niu, who was in the Middle Grand Heavenly Realm, the others were only in the Early Grand Heavenly Realm. Furthermore, they died due to various reasons, and it wasn't the death they initially thought it would be.
After knowing the truth, they also knew the real changes in the Underworld.
They naturally hated Gu Feng for dragging them here. However, after knowing what he did, at least they didn't blame Gu Feng anymore.
As for their subordinates, after a discussion, they also decided to baptize them. Of course, they were already informed beforehand. It was up to them whether they wanted to be baptized or not. They were told all the changes that would happen here in the future. No matter what, they all knew the truth, which led to the discussions outside.
Regardless of whether they were humans or other races in their previous lives, they were still part of the Great Desolate Era. After knowing the truth, other than some expressing their desire to return, many expressed their desire to fight to the death with Wen Tianhou.
Because those who knew the truth discovered that their cultivation was still dropping slowly and would eventually return to their true level.
Of course, those City Lords believed that it was their subconscious that was still affecting them.
Because even if they knew the truth, their first reaction was to chase the Demon Soul out and contribute to the Great Desolate Era. They were even willing to die.
They knew that if Wen Tianhou's side wasn't resolved, this thought would probably stay with them forever.
They also sent people to inform the remaining people in this city. They even forcefully sealed the cultivation of those who betrayed the Soul Alliance and baptized them, allowing them to join the final resistance.
However, this would take a long time. Even if the paper speed was very fast, it would still take a few months to baptize everyone here.
Of course, those people would be baptized first. As long as their hearts wavered, they would be locked in other places and wait for Gu Zheng to send them back first. Those who were willing to fight would stay.
Everything here was carried out in an orderly manner. The only ones who didn't fit in were City Lord Liu and Ruo Chen. They didn't have to worry about that. Gu Zheng also promised them that the Asura Race wouldn't discriminate against them. As for whether they believed him or not, they could tell from the Asura Race's attitude towards Gu Zheng. Clearly, Gu Zheng's position in the Asura Race was very high.
However, even so, they felt that there was no future. After all, when the time came, this place really wouldn't be suitable for them to live in. However, they would worry about the future later. If they really had to deal with Wen Tianhou, they had plenty of time to think about it.
On the Asura Race's side, except for a few people who cooperated, the rest were busy building a teleportation array. They directly opened a passage to enter this place. It was so complicated that it made people's scalps numb. Especially the five elders who came in. Except for Elder Jin, who could slack off a little, the other four were crazy busy.
Among them, Young Master Feng was also busy. Only Pan Xuan acted as if nothing had happened. She led some teams to patrol around and monitor the surroundings to prevent people from the Demon Soul from sneaking in. It could be said that it was the easiest job.
Pan Xuan's patrol range was very large. It wasn't just nearby.
"This Gu Zheng has been gone for so many days. Why hasn't he come back yet?"
The surroundings were similar. Pan Xuan led a dozen subordinates and stopped to rest on a hill. She was a little bored and thought.
"It's about time for him to come back. I don't know if they finished talking. Let the other party attract their attention and buy time."
After resting for a while, Pan Xuan stood up and led the others back. Just as she was about to go back, one of her subordinates suddenly stopped and seemed to be listening carefully.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing her subordinate's abnormal behavior, Pan Xuan asked curiously.
"I heard a strange sound below. I don't know if it was an illusion," the subordinate quickly said.
"Below? Let's dig and see, "Pan Xuan said immediately.
At this time, no matter how suspicious it was, it had to be noticed.
Soon, as everyone moved, they dug a very deep hole in the ground. It was at least ten meters deep. Only then did Pan Xuan faintly hear the sound of flowing water.
"Underground Soul River?"
Pan Xuan frowned and asked, "Was that the sound of flowing water you heard just now?" "Yes, that's the sound of flowing water you heard just now?"
"Seems like it. It sounded like someone was swimming in it." Hearing the sound below, the Shura was a little uncertain.
"Maybe the flow of water suddenly increased. Let's go back!" Pan Xuan looked above for a long time and didn't find anything suspicious. Only then did she order.
She was no stranger to the Soul River. She also had to admit that they couldn't cross the Soul River quietly. There was a strange energy in it. If they came into contact with it, the place they came into contact with would be covered in rune stones. If they didn't escape in time, they would be forcefully melted into a pool of thick water.
She originally thought that the Soul River was only on that line. It seemed that it was even underground. This meant that it must be very widespread. Now, she wanted to go back and check if there was an underground Soul River where they were. She knew that Wen Tianhou had a group of water demons. Although there weren't many of them, they could naturally live freely in the Soul River. They were a great threat to them.
Even if she didn't see anything suspicious before, her subordinate could hear the sound below. This made her very vigilant.
"Dig, dig up all of them."
After returning, Pan Xuan once again gathered some people and began to dig around.
"What are you doing? This will delay us a little. "Young Master Feng heard the news and came over. Seeing the people around them starting to get busy, he said to Pan Xuan.
"I want to see if there is an underground river below us. Do you remember the water demons I told you about? I suspect that they might have passed through the underground river. So, I want to see if there is an underground river nearby to prevent them from hiding nearby." Pan Xuan said seriously.
"Okay, I won't disturb you." Young Master Feng saw that and left.
"Miss Pan Xuan, there is an underground river here."
"Miss Pan Xuan, there is no underground river here."
After a while, the people came back with their own discoveries.
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