Even though it was late at night, the hundreds of palaces in the Netherworld Palace were still brightly lit and people were looking forward to them.
All important roads and gates are guarded by a large number of guards.
In the sky, deep in the earth, and inside many buildings, there are many secret sentries and powerful God Kings lurking.
This is the core of power on Samsara Island and the home base of the leader of Styx. It is of course the most heavily guarded place.
Even with Ji Tianxing's level of strength, he must be careful not to alert the guards and the powerful God King here.
He shuttled between the many palaces of the temple, swimming quietly, looking for traces of the leader of the Styx.
At the same time, he also quietly released a ray of spiritual consciousness and cautiously explored the surrounding situation.
After roughly a hundred breaths of exploration, he figured out the defense situation of Netherworld Palace.
There are 50,000 soldiers stationed in Youdu under the command of Commander Styx.
Thirty thousand of them were stationed at the city walls, arteries and important buildings throughout the city, and were responsible for patrolling and supervising the entire city.
And in the Netherworld Palace with a radius of dozens of miles, there are actually 20,000 soldiers stationed, including 200 powerful God Kings!
It can be seen that Commander Styx has concentrated his high-end combat power and 40% of his soldiers in Netherworld Palace.
Even if Nether Capital City is breached, he can continue to resist the Rebel Alliance's attacks with the defense of Netherworld Palace.
Of course, this is just the plan of Lord Styx.
As Ji Tianxing sneaks into the Netherworld Palace, his plans and premeditations are destined to be destroyed.
Soon, half an hour passed.
Ji Tianxing searched around the Netherworld Palace, but could not find Lord Styx.
Finding this circle gave him a clear understanding of the defense situation in the palace.
Facts have proved that the defense and troop distribution in the temple were also adjusted by Commander Styx, and were slightly different from the situation in the memory of Marshal Blood Prison.
In addition, when Ji Tianxing was looking for traces of the leader of Styx, he found that the morale of the defenders was not high, and many of the defenders were tired and passive.
It can be seen that the defenders have been alert and alert, and are in a state of being able to fight at any time. They should have been keeping this up for several days.
After all, they only have the strength of the Divine Lord Realm, so it is difficult for them to maintain a tense state of nerves for a long time, and fatigue is inevitable.
Moreover, the 20,000 defenders were also divided into many factions.
They belong to eighteen domain lords, several ancient clans, and several top forces.
There are also some defenders who are the original guards of Netherworld Palace.
The 20,000 defenders were made up of many forces, which resulted in them not obeying each other and having little tacit understanding.
Often a garrison of one or two thousand men would only obey the orders of their leader.
What orders Commander Styx wants to issue cannot be conveyed directly to the defenders. They must be conveyed through many domain lords, generals and powerful God Kings.
This undoubtedly shows that it is difficult for this garrison to exert its full combat effectiveness.
In the future, if the Rebel Alliance enters Youdu City, this will be one of the favorable conditions.
Getting back to the topic, after Ji Tianxing collected his thoughts, he began to wonder where Lord Styx was hiding.
The most majestic and solemn palace is where the meeting hall is located. If Lord Styx wants to convene the generals for a meeting, they will definitely appear there.
Moreover, for nearly a thousand years, Lord Styx has lived in that palace most of the time.
But Ji Tianxing checked the palace and also explored the two-story underground palace hidden underground, but he could not find the leader of the Styx.
He also found two hiding places of the Lord of Styx based on the memory of Marshal Blood Prison.
One is the Canglang Tower deep inside the shrine. It is located on the bank of Canglang Lake. It has a quiet environment, has a collection of 100,000 volumes, and is very tightly guarded.
When Commander Styx is not dealing with government affairs or practicing in seclusion, he often goes to Canglang Tower to stay for a few days, quietly reading books or thinking about problems.
The other place is an inconspicuous ordinary palace deep in the palace.
In that palace lived several family members of Lord Styx, and were served by a large number of guards and servants.
When Lord Styx is in a bad mood, or is tired or worried, he will stay with his family for a few days.
Ji Tianxing analyzed that with the current situation, Commander Styx must be in a bad mood and under great pressure.
Moreover, Commander Styx is in charge of the overall situation and must think calmly about many issues.
Therefore, both places may be the hiding place of Lord Styx.
Ji Tianxing quietly rushed to Canglang Tower, used a little trick to elude the guards, and sneaked into Canglang Tower.
However, he released his spiritual consciousness, used magical powers and secret techniques, and searched the Canglang Tower carefully, but could not find the leader of the Styx.
He could only leave Canglang Tower and go to the second hiding place.
That humble palace looked ordinary on the surface, but in fact it was more heavily defended than other palaces.
But this didn't bother Ji Tianxing at all.
He used magical powers and secret methods to sneak into the palace and carefully explored it for a quarter of an hour.
He did find several family members of Lord Styx, but he still could not find Lord Styx.
Now he was completely in trouble, and couldn't help but think: "The Netherworld Palace is only so big, with a radius of only dozens of miles, and I have searched everywhere... Where is Lord Styx hidden?
Did this cunning guy anticipate that I would come to assassinate him, so he hid in advance?
Or maybe he abandoned Youdu City’s defenders, left Youdu City long ago, and fled for his life alone?”
Ji Tianxing thought about it and felt that the second possibility was unlikely.
The most likely possibility is that Lord Styx is hiding.
So, he continued to wander around the Netherworld Palace and launched a carpet-like search.
A quarter of an hour later, he found the clue.
Ten domain lords walked out of different palaces and left the Netherworld Palace at the same time.
After they left the 'inner city', they kept a very low profile, hiding their whereabouts and aura, and quietly rushed to a house in the south of the city.
Seeing this scene, Ji Tianxing was startled for a moment, then suddenly realized and showed a knowing smile.
"Hahaha... this old fox, Commander Styx, is really cunning!
If he hadn't seen those ten domain lords rushing over at the same time, who would have thought that he would not hide in the safest Netherworld Palace, but instead hide in the market?"
That’s right!
When Ji Tianxing saw the ten domain lords rushing to the house in Nancheng, he guessed that they were ordered to see Commander Styx.
And Commander Styx is hiding in the market place, hiding in an ordinary house, which is really a cover-up, which is unexpected.
According to normal thinking, the Sword God led the army to rebel against the Alliance, paid a heavy price in casualties, and finally broke through the Nether Capital City, and would definitely attack the Netherworld Palace.
By that time, the 20,000 defenders and 200 powerful God Kings stationed at Netherworld Palace will definitely fight back with all their strength.
Commander Styx, who is hiding in the market, will be ignored by the rebel alliance, and he can take advantage of the chaos to escape from Youdu City.
By the time the Rebel Alliance captured the Netherworld Palace and discovered that Commander Styx was missing, it was too late to search and hunt him down.
This move of Commander Styx is indeed clever and bold!