"I wonder why you are so persistent in pursuing me. You must know that Huang Quan has always kept a distance from things like you who ran out of nowhere. There should be no hatred between us, right?"
Facing the crazy offensive from the Lord of Wuji City, He Shang finally became serious. Red flames enveloped his whole body, and the floating sparks continued to scatter in all directions, like phoenix feathers, making it look extremely mysterious.
He asked while standing in a pile of rubble, staring into the sky.
The Lord of Wuji City said in a cold tone: "It is natural for the master to catch thieves. You know best what you did when you broke into Wuji City."
Tsk, if I did it, I would admit it, but I clearly didn’t do anything...
Looking at the indifferent eyes in the sky, He Shang always had a vague sense of crisis in his heart. For the sake of safety, he did not intend to abuse his immortal body in the future to avoid being trapped by the opponent.
While he was thinking, huge blue arms kept rising from the ground, like stone pillars soaring into the sky, and they fell towards him in an encircling manner.
However, He Shang had already figured out the basic condition of these arms. Although they were powerful, their strength was not too high and they could not withstand the high temperature of his own flames.
Therefore, as long as he increases the temperature of the flames on his body at the moment the cyan arm falls, the arm will be burned to death before it even has time to touch him.
What he really needs to care about is the strength and number of these arms. In total, he must not be knocked into the air again. At that time, he will be unable to use force in the air and will be very passive -
If the opponent really thinks of a way to deal with him, he will most likely choose to take action when he cannot dodge.
Although He Shang is called "Shen Phoenix", it does not mean that he can fly in the sky like a phoenix. This nickname refers more to his own immortality ability - [Death Tribulation]
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, it lives in response to death and never dies or is destroyed.
He Shang was not in a hurry, he exerted force with his legs, and suddenly jumped back, just in time to avoid the siege of all the cyan arms, and then red flames shot out from the palm of his right hand, which instantly expanded to a person's height and compressed into the shape of a cross blade. Flying towards the sky.
"Boom!"
In mid-air, the cyan arm that was cut into four parts fell powerlessly, and was burned to ashes by the flames during the fall.
He Shang is like a small boat, crumbling under the overwhelming offensive of the cyan arm. Although he seems passive, he is actually always looking for opportunities to take action. He is always paying attention to the body of the cyan arm and analyzing the opponent at this moment. status.
He has two options at the moment. One is to attack the cyan arm body. Once the arm body is damaged, the opponent's offensive will definitely collapse immediately. However, he is not yet able to confirm what the arm's ability is and why it can switch between virtual and real;
The second is to try to attack the eye in the sky. This is an unreasonable premonition. For some reason, he can always feel an uneasy feeling from this eye.
The sixth sense of extraordinary people will be greatly improved after reaching level B, which can help them judge the situation on the battlefield in time during battle and make quick responses.
This is true for B-level, but A-level extraordinary beings are even more terrifying. Their sixth sense is even better, and they can seek good fortune and avoid disaster. Some of the most gifted ones can even predict the future for a short period of time.
The second Yama in the underworld is such an existence.
As one of the top transcendent beings, Second Yama is not good at fighting and is relatively weak in strength, but her brain is very smart. It is as if all her abilities have been upgraded to spiritual perception - she has the ability to foresee things.
The Second Yama is an important helper in Huangquan, and its value is no less than Xue Hongyu's value to the parliament, so in most cases, she will not go out easily.
He Shang believed in his intuition that there was definitely something wrong with this eye! So he always paid attention to the eye in the sky, lest it find an opportunity to sneak attack.
However, at this moment,
The offensive of the cyan arm suddenly stopped, and all the huge arms around it stopped motionless, as if someone had pressed the pause button.
Stopped?
He Shang was stunned for a moment, but he did not take off the flame coat. Instead, he looked at the eyes in the sky and pretended to laugh: "It seems you have finally noticed. You can't do anything to me with these methods. What are your plans?"
Give up?"
Facing his provocation, the Lord of Wuji City really seemed to have no intention of taking action. All the huge arms hanging in the air remained motionless, and only a cold voice sounded.
"You're right -"
"I have heard rumors about Huangquan a long time ago, and now I see that it is indeed well-deserved. In comparison, I think you are much more interesting than the so-called parliament."
He Shang smiled: "Although I think so in my heart, I respect the parliament very much, and now is not the time to talk about this..."
He glanced around casually. There were huge green arms standing there, like a forest of huge arms, blocking the roads in all directions. She narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "It seems that you don't intend to leave a way for me to retreat..."
"That's because I'm a little curious about a few questions."
The Lord of Wuji City said calmly, "I think that my actions are quite secretive, and I have not had any contact with outsiders in the past six months, but you seem to know something about my origins. To be honest, this makes me very interested.
--"
"How about this, if you are willing to tell me what you know, then I will let you go."
"OK."
He Shang looked happy, touched his shiny head, and said hesitantly, "But having said that, I don't know much."
The Lord of Wuji City said nothing, as if waiting for him to continue.
He Shang did not talk nonsense, but thought for a moment, and said solemnly: "I heard that when the restricted area was expanded half a year ago, changes occurred in many places outside the restricted area. Huang Quan quickly called for people to investigate.
"
He said calmly, "These places are not within the restricted area, but they are not far from the restricted area. What worries us most is that in the past, there have been many strange stories, large and small, in these places. The authenticity is quite high, which has attracted a lot of attention.
Many locals showed fear - so although there are no restricted areas stone tablets set up, these places are actually dangerous restricted areas that people have spread word of mouth."
The Lord of Wuji City listened silently.
"Large tombs, secret caves, rarely visited ruins... among these places where strange legends have long been circulated, many of them have experienced problems after the expansion of the restricted area. Many buildings in the location were damaged. From the on-site
Judging from the traces, it looks like something came out of it..."
He Shang paused and said meaningfully, "If I guessed correctly, you should be a weird thing that came out of a place like this, right?"
The Lord of Wuji City was silent for a moment and then said:
"It's not polite to call me 'weird thing', right?"
There was still no emotion in his voice. Although he was questioning, he didn't sound angry at all.
"Sorry." He Shang said.
Eyes floated slowly in the sky, as if a person was pacing back and forth thinking, "Actually, I'm more curious about where you got the news than this?"
"Through the intelligence network, of course."
He Shang said in a matter-of-fact tone, "After discovering the anomaly for the first time, we spent a lot of time exploring ancient ruins throughout the world and found many similarities between them, and there were so many similar places appearing at the same time.
Abnormality is actually enough to explain a lot of problems. Wudu’s investigation report is very detailed—"
"Oh, by the way, Wudu is our intelligence organization in Huangquan."
He Shang closed his mouth after saying this, and the air was silent for a long time.
——Intelligence is for exchange, and he doesn't want to say too much at once.
"Are you the strongest in the underworld?"
At this moment, the Lord of Wuji City suddenly asked a question that seemed to have nothing to do with this topic.
He Shang was stunned for a moment. Considering that this was not a secret worth concealing, he answered honestly: "Top ten."
There are a total of ten Yamas in the underworld. It is not wrong to say that they are the top ten, but it is different from not mentioning them.
"Top ten?"
Hearing this answer, the Lord of Wuji City showed emotion for the first time in his tone, and he sounded a little surprised.
It must be an illusion, why do I feel like this guy looks down on me...
He Shangsuo's heart tightened and he remained silent.
"It's really weird..."
The Lord of Wuji City said, "The area of the Remnant Land is so huge. I have never reached the end of my life, but a little guy like you can actually be ranked in the top ten in the underworld. It shows that the famous underworld is nothing more than this...
How can such a small character have the ability to explore an entire world?"
Remaining place?
He Shang didn't care about the other party's ridicule about Huang Quan, but keenly captured this unfamiliar vocabulary. After just thinking about it for two seconds, he had a clear understanding in his heart -
"It seems that the 'world' that this guy understands is completely different from the 'world' I am talking about. I am referring to the safe zone of course, but he is referring to the remnant land he just mentioned... What kind of place is this?
"
"And judging from what this guy means, the remaining land is probably going to be very big..."
After the incident in Equality Paradise half a year ago, both Huang Quan and the Council have become fully aware of a certain period of history that was almost completely buried by time. According to analysis, existences like tombkeepers who behave erratically may have come from that period of history.
It has survived to this day.
...If nothing else, these people have something to do with the emergence of the restricted area.
He Shang was thoughtful.
In this case, could this city lord of Wuji City also come from a long time ago?
He obviously doesn't understand the current situation, and the remnant land he just mentioned is a completely unfamiliar concept, and...
If you think about it further, perhaps all the special beings hidden in the desert ruins are the same as the tombkeepers. They are actually existences that have survived from that forgotten era to the present!
They were temporarily dormant for some reason and did not appear until recently.
It is somewhat similar to the Gravekeeper, but different.
I don’t know if they are friends or foes...
He Shang's thoughts turned sharply. According to the information Huang Quan has obtained so far, there are not a few people like the city lord of Wuji City who occupy a city area after they appear. Although most of the life in the city has undergone huge changes since then, the people in the city have
The residents were not massacred.
This is exactly the same as the restricted area creatures that are completely malicious towards humans, which means that these beings should not be the same as the restricted area creatures...
After a moment, He Shang retracted his thoughts and said to his eyes: "You may have misunderstood. The whole world in my mouth refers to the safe zone, which is currently the largest area where humans can survive safely. The area is not large, and most of the rest are
The land is occupied by forbidden areas."
"I already knew this, and I was surprised when I found out. It's a pity that I never had the chance to go out and investigate for myself."
The Lord of Wuji City sounded incomprehensible and continued, "It's really scary. According to the description in the book, the current area of the residual land is actually less than one percent of the original area."
One percent?!
He Shangtong's hole shrank suddenly.
In other words... In the end, the city lord of Wuji City didn't say anything, so in that era he lived in, the world was actually much bigger than it is now?
In this case, why has the world become what it is now? Even after a long time, the world will never become so small inexplicably!
He Shang's face was calm - of course he knew that the city lord of Wuji City was deliberately trying to seduce him. The purpose was probably to delay time and prepare some small moves during this period.
... Comparing one's heart to another's, his purpose is the same.
The two seemed to be communicating harmoniously, but in fact they had their own hidden agendas. After all, they knew very well that if they wanted to get information, nothing could be faster and more detailed than interrogation...
"It seems there is another reason to target this guy..."
The two of them thought of it at the same time.
"I understand your confusion, do you want to hear my guess?" At this moment, the Lord of Wuji City said.
"certainly."
He Shang secretly became vigilant.
"Theoretically speaking, a world will not become smaller easily, let alone a gap of a hundred times... If you want to explain this, I have two opinions."
"First, the place where I woke up has changed. This world is always changing, and time is even more amazing... Maybe I came to a new area inexplicably - this is not the remaining place I know."
"The second thing is..."
He Shangzheng was fascinated when he suddenly heard a faint sound of wind behind him.
Sneak attack?
It's a pity that he has always been wary of the city lord of Wuji City. How could he be easily attacked? His heart suddenly tightened and he lowered his head subconsciously -
A gust of breeze brushed against his scalp, causing burning pain.
He Shang cursed, luckily he didn't grow any hair, otherwise this blow would probably tear off a piece of his scalp!
He retreated abruptly and raised his head to look ahead.
What just took action was actually the body of the cyan arm, and its speed was much faster than He Shang imagined!
Faced with this sudden attack, He Shangfei did not get angry, but instead a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth -
...Because his sneak attack has also begun.
In mid-air, a red flame condensed without warning, and instantly enveloped the eyeball.
