"You used the Charm skill on Level 6 Martial Emperor Dong Shilan (Puppet). The Charm failed. Level 6 Martial Emperor Dong Shilan (Puppet) sensed it and became vigilant. Mental Power + 2, Skill Proficiency + 4."
"You used the Charm skill on Level 4 Martial Emperor Tu Haoyan (Puppet). The Charm failed. Level 4 Martial Emperor Tu Haoyan (Puppet) sensed it and became vigilant. Mental Power + 2, Skill Proficiency + 4."
"… …"
Gradually, Yang Fan's head started to break out in cold sweat.
F * ck.
Why are there so many Puppet Martial Emperors? How many Domain Lords did Mo Anran secretly control?
Starting from Cui Deshou, Yang Fan had already detected special information about the word 'puppet' from more than twenty people. His little heart was a little uncontrollably thumping in his chest.
If he didn't check, he wouldn't have known. Once he checked, he was shocked. Who would have thought that there were so many Emperor level experts and Domain Lords in the reception hall. More than half of them had already become someone's Puppet!
It was too frightening!
Worried, Yang Fan couldn't help but look in the direction of the people from the Northwest and the few people he knew. While on tenterhooks, he cast the [Charm] skill in their direction.
Soon after, the system notification sounded again.
"You have used the Charm skill on the level seven Martial King Fu Zhengqing. The Charm was a success. The favorability of the level seven Martial King Fu Zhengqing towards you has increased. The relationship between the two of you has reached the Extremely Friendly state. Spirit + 2. Skill proficiency + 4.
"You used the Charm skill on Level 3 Martial King Zhu Huanan. The Charm succeeded … …"
"You used the Charm skill on Level 2 Martial Emperor Tian Buqi. The Charm succeeded … …"
"You used the Charm skill on Level 8 Spiritual Spiritualist. The Charm succeeded … …"
"… …"
Phew!
The result made Yang Fan let out a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, these people didn't become Puppets.
Yang Fan realized that the people controlled by Mo Anran seemed to be all Domain Lords above Emperor level. As for the people he knew, perhaps because their cultivation wasn't enough or their level wasn't high enough, they didn't suffer.
However, even so, the situation was already serious enough to be in a precarious situation.
Who would have thought that out of the 36 Guardian Estates, there were actually 26 Domain Lords who were controlled by someone?
Soon, the screening information of everyone was fed back to Yang Fan's sea of consciousness. Yang Fan whispered to the few sea-calming men around him through voice transmission.
"Seniors, I have a piece of good news and a piece of bad news. The good news is that Mo Anran is the only one here. "
Gu Zehuo raised an eyebrow and asked softly, "What's the bad news?"
"The bad news is that 26 out of the remaining 35 Region Lords have already been controlled by Mo Anran and have become his puppets."
As he spoke, Yang Fan transmitted the names of the 26 Domain Lords he had identified to Wu Dao, Gu Zeyan, and Liu Silong through the mental channel so that they could be mentally prepared.
"So many?!"
Gu Zeyan asked in disbelief, "Kid, are you sure? There are actually 26 Region Lords who have all been controlled by this mutant? "
How the hell were they going to play this game?
The Federation had been established for more than a hundred years, and the 36 Domains had always been extremely stable. However, there had never been such a large-scale casualty of Region Lords!
"What's wrong with these idiots? The defensive formations of the various Domains, their own Emperor-level cultivation, and the Domain Lord Token that can automatically protect their Domain Lords. Are they all just decorations? How could so many people be controlled unknowingly?!"
Gu Zeyan couldn't help but roar loudly in the mental channel. He was extremely angry.
He could more or less understand if one or two of them had met with an accident. However, why were there so many? More than two-thirds of the Region Lords of the 36 Domains had been turned into someone else's puppets one after another.
This was simply the greatest humiliation in the history of the Human Federation!
"Nothing is impossible." Wu Dao's expression was still calm. He said softly, "Just look at Mo Anran's current state and you'll know."
"If it weren't for Yang Fan's reminder, even if you were a half-step Martial Emperor, would you have been able to discover any abnormalities or flaws in his body?"
"If he really is a mutant and has the mental strength of a half-step Martial Emperor, coupled with this disguise and his identity as the Region Lord of Changmeng Guard Manor, even a Class A spiritual energy defensive formation wouldn't be able to discover his inhuman identity, let alone those Region Lords who only have Emperor-level cultivation."
"He was caught off guard and launched an attack rashly. Even I would probably be a little tired to deal with it."
"Therefore, now is not the time to complain about these things. We should quickly think of a way to get through this crisis in front of us!"
This time, they had really led the wolf into the house.
Fortunately, the wolf had not yet discovered that its identity had been exposed and was still very confident in mixing in with the crowd.
And this was their chance.
"A way?" Gu Zeyan said softly in a bad mood, "Now that more than half of the Region Lords are controlled by Mo Anran, this gathering can be considered a complete failure. Is there a need to continue?"
The main purpose of this gathering was to absolve Yang Fan. With the benefits of the Soul-refining Pill, they could tempt the Region Lords to withdraw their previous requests for Yang Fan to tour the various regions.
But now, more than half of the Region Lords had become puppets. If they continued, the result was already set.
However, if they directly started fighting, most of the Region Lords present would not be able to walk out of the hall unscathed.
If all of these Region Lords died in the capital, not only would the Federation's regions be in chaos, but the capital would also not be able to bear such a huge burden.
What a headache!
"But we can't just stand there and do nothing. Even if we have to stall for time, we have to continue this gathering."
Wu Dao glanced at the many Region Lords present and said softly, "Fortunately, the few beside us, as well as the Nanjiang Tian Clan's peak-level Emperor-level martial artists, have not been controlled. They can be considered a great help."
"Think of a way to inform them later, in case they are also plotted against."
Liu Silong nodded and suggested, "Let's evacuate the crowd first. It's too dangerous for so many martial artists below the Emperor-level to stay here. As for how to deal with this later, let's take it one step at a time. "
As he said that, Liu Silong gave Gu Zeyan a look. Gu Zeyan nodded slightly to show that he understood.
"Alright!"
After a few seconds of silence, the landlord Lan Yuanqing, who had not spoken all this time, suddenly stopped the conversation below with a loud voice. With a relaxed and kind smile on his face, his gaze slowly swept over everyone.
"Next up is a private gathering between the Region Lords. Other than the Region Lords, the rest of the unrelated personnel, please move to the side hall of the City Governor's Office for a small gathering. The corresponding wine and food have also been prepared there. I hope you don't mind and enjoy to your heart's content."
This was an established procedure that they had arranged in advance. It was just a little ahead of schedule, so it did not arouse Mo Anran's vigilance or suspicion.
Following the orders of Lan Yuanqing, the City Lord, many of the entourage in the hall were quickly led out by the staff in the City Governor's Office.
For a time, only the Region Lords of the 36 regions, Yang Fan, Gu Zeyan, Wu Dao, Liu Silong, and Ling Tian remained in the hall.
Originally, Gu Zeyan intended to send Yang Fan out as well. After all, a battle between Half-step Monarch Realm experts might occur here very soon. With Yang Fan's current weak cultivation, a small aftershock from the battle might turn him into dust.
It was truly too dangerous, and they were unwilling to allow Yang Fan to take the risk here.
However.
When they secretly instructed Ling Tian to escort Yang Fan out along with the crowd, the 26 Region Lord Puppets that were under their control actually spoke out simultaneously, and they refused to allow Yang Fan to leave under the pretext of seeking guidance and apologizing.
Even though Mo Anran hadn't spoken, the position he stood at was the only exit in the hall. Gu Zeyan and the others didn't dare take the risk, and they could only give up on their plan to allow Yang Fan to leave.
Under such circumstances, it would be much safer for Yang Fan to stay by their side.
On the other hand, Yang Fan.
From the beginning until the end, he'd revealed an indifferent expression and acted as if he was doing good. He didn't reveal any sense of loss or cowardice because he couldn't leave.
At this moment, Yang Fan had clearly sensed that Mo Anran had intentionally come here today to target him.
Perhaps it was because of the enmity he'd formed on Clear Source Mountain that day, or it might be because of his identity as an Emperor Rank physician and his ability to discern the concealment and disguise of variant humans.
In short, no matter what the reason was, the crisis had come knocking on his door, and he couldn't avoid it anymore.
The only thing that made Yang Fan feel a little fortunate was that he still had enough allies to rely on. His hard work for so many days wasn't in vain. At the critical moment, he still had someone to rely on.
"Mo Anran, oh Mo Anran, you're really arrogant and conceited. Do you think you can be so unbridled just because you're a half-step Monarch Realm expert?"
Not only did Yang Fan not have any fear in his heart, when he looked at Mo Anran, there was even a trace of faint ridicule in the depths of his eyes.
"This time, you rashly entered the capital. You're definitely courting death!"
Wu Dao and the others weren't very clear about the current deployment of forces in the capital, so they seemed a little nervous and worried.
But Yang Fan, from the beginning to the end, did not have such concerns.
Because these days, in the capital, there were four Half-step Rulers who had been cured by him alone. There were no less than three who were at the peak of the Martial Emperor Realm, and there were more than ten high-level Martial Emperors and high-level Spirit Emperors.
It wasn't exaggerated to say that the total number and overall strength of the Emperor Rank experts in the capital had far surpassed the Region Lord Puppets that Mo Anran controlled.
It could be said that since the moment Mo Anran swaggered into the capital, he'd actually pushed himself into the encirclement of 5 Half-step Monarch Realm experts.
The physiques of variant humans were abnormal. Perhaps they wouldn't be afraid when fighting 2 or even 3 opponents at the same cultivation realm, and they would be able to escape with ease no matter how bad the situation was. However, what if it was 5 against 1?
Actually, if he wasn't afraid that the battle between Half-step Monarch Realm experts would destroy the entire capital and implicate the tens of millions of cultivators and ordinary citizens in the city, then with Gu Zeyan's character, he would have taken the initiative to attack a long time ago.
Yang Fan grasped the Stone of Time and Space in his hand, and he felt even more confident in his heart.
When the true danger came, he still had a trump card in hand, so what was there to be afraid of?
"Old Wu, Old Gu, thank you for your hard work!"
Before the meeting began, Lan Yuanqing smiled and thanked Wu Dao and Gu Zeyan for their hard work, and then he stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation.
Wu Dao and Gu Zeyan nodded in response at the same time, and then the two of them used their own methods. A half-step Spirit Emperor Realm spiritual will barrier and a half-step Martial Emperor Realm martial will barrier enveloped the entire meeting room one after another.
At this moment, Lan Yuanqing saw that some of the Region Lords in the hall had strange expressions and seemed to be unhappy, so he explained with a smile, "Region Lords, please don't be offended. The following topic involves confidential information, so we have to be careful.
"Even if you don't believe me, you should recognize Senior Wu Dao and trust City Lord Yao and the others. They are the representatives of the Federal Center City. With them here, even if I wanted to harm you, I wouldn't have a chance, right?"
Lan Yuanqing's joke greatly reduced the doubts in everyone's hearts.
Wu Dao was the number one person in the Federation below the Emperor Realm, and Yao Puxin was the City Lord of the Federal Center City. At the same time, he was also the face of the Federal Center City. With the two of them here, the people of the capital really didn't dare to play any tricks.
Mo Anran glanced at Wu Dao and Gu Zeyan from below, and a trace of faint disdain appeared in his eyes.
The number one person below the Emperor Realm, a half-step Monarch Realm expert of the human race, was just so-so.
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