The rolling mountain of corpses and sea of blood were about to drown the Witch Lord, but in the end they were a step too late. They could only build a new heavenly gate on the stairs with a wave of the Witch Lord.
As the fifteenth bloody star gate took shape, the figure of the witch lord skyrocketed again, from three thousand feet to five thousand feet. The bright light erupted from his body, making the surrounding galaxies eclipse.
It was as if at this moment, he was the only one left shining alone in the world.
However, this is not the end.
In the dignified looks of Yanshan Duke Han Chi and others, in the excited expression of Qingcheng Hou, and in Jiang Huan's sigh of approval, after Wujun crossed the threshold of the fifteenth heavenly gate, he cast two more Daotianmen finally stopped in the sea of blood that was already surging.
At this point, his figure has approached the height of ten thousand feet. The seventeen heavenly gates, one level higher than the other, are connected end to end. The reflected light shines on the witch king, and finally forms a strange blood-colored symbol that disappears into his body. in vivo.
"My name... Netherworld!"
The indifferent voice of the witch master echoed in the starry sky and shocked everyone present.
After today, there will no longer be a sorcerer in the world, only Marquis of Netherworld!
At this point, all changes finally came to an end, the stars began to dissipate, and Wu Jun's figure finally began to return to normal human size after several repetitions, which meant that he had initially gained control of the huge new power in his body.
Above the square, the returned witch king was still floating there, but everyone could detect the huge change in his temperament.
If the previous witch king was like a dead soul crawling out of hell, then at this moment, he is more like a king in charge of the underworld, aloof and deathly.
Zhaoyuan Hou Jun Buping, who was close, subconsciously backed away. He didn't stop until he was beside Han Chi and looked at Wu Jun with fear.
Han Chi was also frowning at this time, with a gloomy expression on his face, as if he was weighing something.
After Wu Jun achieved the title of prince in one step, the original four-on-one situation became four-on-two, and the situation became extremely variable.
Qin Zhaohou, Zhaoyuan Hou and Jiji Hou all looked at Han Chi, waiting for his decision. Although the three of them did not speak, the fierceness in their eyes actually explained their attitude.
Even if the Witch Lord breaks through the prince, but four against two, they still have a huge advantage, and it is not impossible to even pay some price to make the Nether Lord hate him on the spot.
Han Chi was about to speak, but he seemed to suddenly sense something. He glanced at the void above him. After his face changed slightly, his figure disappeared without saying a word.
Seeing that Duke Yanshan had decided to retreat, the unwilling expressions on the faces of Marquis Zhaoyuan and others disappeared in a flash, but they still disappeared into the sky one after another.
With the departure of the four princes, the air in the underground fortress also became looser. Many warriors staying in the square seemed to have finally escaped from drowning, breathing heavily, and inexplicably felt like they were surviving after a disaster. A sudden feeling.
When you reach the stage of a prince, if you don't restrain yourself, the power he exudes is enough to overwhelm the mountain and sea warriors from holding their heads up, not to mention that the prince's true form has gathered here just now. The warriors had long been driven back by the Marquis of Qingcheng, otherwise they might have killed themselves.
In fact, the moment he realized that Lord Yanshan's true form had arrived, the Marquis of Qingcheng had already begun to evacuate all the people in the fortress, but it was unknown how effective this action would be.
After all, if the prince takes action with all his strength, not to mention this mere underground fortress, even the surrounding areas such as Shancheng, Yicheng, Yangcheng, etc. may be affected, and the casualties will be incalculable.
Even with the isolation of the dimensional battlefield, the aftermath alone may be enough to cause devastating consequences.
This is why the arrival of Duke Yanshang and others in person made the Marquis of Qingcheng so angry. This was already an illegal act regardless of restraint and consequences. It also illustrates the great determination of Duke Yanshang, who even did not hesitate to suffer possible threats from the princes. Sanctions from the parliament must also be dealt with against Shen Qian.
Shen Qian naturally understood these truths, so he was so surprised when he saw Jiang Huan appear.
"Elder brother, how come you guys arrived in such a timely manner?"
At this time, the crisis was over. After Shen Qian breathed a sigh of relief, he finally had time to ask.
"This is the teacher's previous arrangement. I have been observing your whereabouts recently. After discovering that you were missing for no reason, I rushed to the mountain city with my fourth junior brother yesterday."
Jiang Huan explained.
"Teacher..."
Shen Qian was startled, and then he felt warm in his heart.
Although the teacher didn't say anything when communicating with Big Lao Gao in the past time and space, it turned out that he had foreseen this situation long ago and left a backup plan to deal with it.
Just like the princes who came to help during the Nine Heavens War, the teacher had anticipated his crisis in advance and would always realize it at the critical moment.
Recalling that he had doubted the teacher's motives at that time, Shen Qian felt somewhat ashamed.
"I sensed a powerful aura just now. If I'm not mistaken, it should belong to Jinta Hou."
At this time Jiang Huan said again.
"Jinta Hou is here too?"
Shen Qian was startled for a moment, then suddenly realized, no wonder Han Chi finally chose to evacuate after weighing the situation just now. It turned out that they had to face more than just Jiang Huan and Wu Jun.
As the top prince who guards the Vientiane Tower all year round, Jinta Hou rarely moves outside, but he controls the first secret realm of the human race, and his strength can be imagined. It is no wonder that Han Chi feels that there is nothing he can do.
As for why Jinta Hou came, Shen Qian's intuition was probably not just because he recognized Shen Qian as the descendant of Wanxiang Tower.
Someone should have conveyed the message to the other party in advance, and this person was not the senior brother, otherwise Jiang Huan would not have specifically mentioned the appearance of Jinta Hou.
As for who informed Jinta Hou, Shen Qian had a guess in his mind, but he did not reveal it at this time.
At this time, Fourth Senior Brother Wu Jun floated over, looked at Shen Qian up and down, and then nodded, "Where are you now?"
"Fourth Senior Brother, what did you say?" Shen Qian was a little confused.
"Of course it's you and the Eighth Junior Sister." Wu Jun said quietly.
Seeing the burning soul of gossip in the eyes of the witch lord, Shen Qian was speechless for a moment. Should this be something that the dignified Netherworld Marquis is concerned about?
However, Shen Qian also remembered the scene when he first met his fourth senior brother. At that time, Shen Qian was possessed by the system and was catching Ji Ruoshui kissing him. Thinking back on it, it seemed like yesterday.
As for why the system was so astringent towards Ji Ruoshui, Shen Qianqian probably understood the principle.
Ji Ruoshui was originally the Queen Mother of the West. It was said that her body was formed by condensation of innate yin energy. If she could absorb this innate yin energy, it would undoubtedly be of great benefit to Shen Qian's martial arts. At the very least, the physical strength could reach a huge level after the yin and yang were reconciled. steps, so the system has the idea of taking the first soup.
Later, Shen Qian realized the magical power of the Disaster Buddha on his own, and the need to improve his body was no longer urgent, and the system gradually converged.
This is a logical chain analyzed by Shen Qian himself, but it should be close to the truth.
Qingcheng Hou waited for a while, and waited until Jiang Huan and Wu Jun had spoken to Shen Qian before they approached Yidao Hou side by side. They congratulated Wu Jun first, and then looked at Shen Qian.
"Thank you to the two princes for your help today. I will surely be rich in rewards in the future!"
Seeing the two princes approaching, Shen Qian also bowed respectfully.
Whether it is the Marquis of Qingcheng or the Marquis of Yidao, there is actually no reason to support Shen Qian, but since they have taken action, even if they do not come in their true form, Shen Qian must accept this kindness.
"I feel ashamed to say that this matter was due to my negligence. I did not notice that Duke Yanshan was coming in his true form, which almost led to a catastrophe."
Qingcheng Hou shook his head.
"Don't blame yourself, Marquis Qingcheng. Who would have thought that Duke Yanshang would even lose his face in order to deal with me." Shen Qian said quite self-deprecatingly.
The Marquis of Qingcheng hesitated to speak, but in the end he sighed softly, "Shen Qian, this matter is temporarily settled, but you still have to follow me to the Prince's Council to recount everything that happened in the wilderness world. If it is indeed Xu Nian When someone commits evil deeds, they also need to have an explanation to the outside world."
"Okay." Shen Qian agreed, then frowned and asked, "Today, Duke Yanshang and the other four ignored the restraints and came to force the attack with their true bodies, which almost affected innocent people. Aren't they going to be punished at all?"
"According to the convention of the Prince's Council, there will naturally be punishment, but after all, the actual damage caused is not great, so the punishment will not be too severe. At least for the level of Duke Yanshan, it can only be said to be neither painful nor itchy."
After finishing speaking, the Marquis of Qingcheng tried to persuade him, "I know you are unhappy, but the current situation is special and you still have to focus on the overall situation. You still have a long future, so you must not act impulsively."
Shen Qian remained silent.
After today's incident, Duke Yanshang has been included in his must-kill list. Shen Qian felt that the only reason why he did not take action immediately was because his strength was not enough.
Since the other party didn't care about the so-called overall situation, Shen Qian asked himself that he didn't have any moral shackles.
Seeing that Shen Qian was silent, Qingcheng Hou had already guessed what he was thinking, and was about to speak again to persuade him, but suddenly he felt something and couldn't help but turn his head to look.
At the same time, Jiang Huan, Wu Jun and Yidaohou all turned their heads slightly. Shen Qian reacted a little slowly, but quickly raised his head and looked towards the steps of the square.
From mid-air, a man was approaching with his hands behind his back, but the mountain and sea warriors still lingering below were not aware of his presence at all.
The person who came was wearing a navy blue suit, with short hair neatly combed, a resolute face, and bright eyes. He was Wu Wei, the Minister of Martial Arts.
Everyone expected Wu Wei's appearance. After all, such a big thing happened. The fortress in the southwest theater was almost destroyed in the battle between princes. It was too late for Wu Wei to arrive at this time.
"I already know the matter. Let Shen Qian and I have a chat alone first."
Before anyone could speak, Wu Wei had already spoken first.
The Marquis of Qingcheng and the Marquis of Yidao naturally had no objections, but Lord Wu looked at Jiang Huan. When Jiang Huan nodded, he patted Shen Qian on the shoulder and retreated to a distance with Jiang Huan.
In the space surrounding Mohu, Shen Qian and Wu Wei were suddenly the only two people standing facing each other.
"Minister!" Shen Qian saluted after a slight hesitation.
"It seems that he has a grudge against me."
Wu Wei was keenly aware of Shen Qian's hesitation and couldn't help but smile.
Shen Qian didn't answer, of course he was a little bit resentful.
If Ling Tianhou's matter can be attributed to Wu Wei's ignorance, how could the investigation order issued by Duke Yanshang and others through the Prince's Council bypass Wu Wei?
Could it be that Wu Wei was really so relieved and not at all wary?
But the other party only showed up after everything was over, which Shen Qian couldn't understand.
"You don't understand. My action and Jiang Huan's action are completely different concepts. As the Minister of Chinese Martial Arts, I have to maintain a balance for the time being, even if maintaining this balance will make me feel as uncomfortable as eating a fly."
Seeing Shen Qian's silence, Wu Wei sighed, and then continued, "Of course, I have actually been here a long time ago. If something really cannot be done, I will still take action to protect you."
Seeing that Wu Wei had spoken to such an extent, it was in line with Shen Qian's previous guess... Jintahou actually appeared because of Wu Wei's notification. Shen Qian felt much better and stopped pretending. He was deaf and mute, but asked the doubts he had during the Nine Heavens War:
"Why do you have to wait until the point where nothing can be done? Isn't the behavior of Han Chi and others bad enough? What is the so-called balance?"
"I know you have many questions in your heart. At this point, you are already qualified to participate. I will tell you the truth."
Wu Wei said calmly, "I already mentioned during the Nine Heavens War that there are camps among the princes."
Shen Qian nodded slightly. He had already understood this, and he also knew that the root cause of the dispute over ideas was "the severance of the road to King Wu." However, Shen Qian barely understood what was going on specifically and how the princes were divided. .
"This matter begins more than two hundred years ago, after the first generation of nine kings disappeared one after another."
Wu Wei put his hands behind his hands and said softly, "As the princes are the group of people at the pinnacle of martial arts, the truth they see in their eyes is naturally different from that of ordinary people. There are still different opinions on the real reason for the disappearance of the Nine Kings, but from the few words of King Zhou Yi , as well as the historical changes from ancient times to the present, it is certain that the human race has always faced some kind of threat."
"This threat may be related to the emergence of the 'Gate', or it may be related to the disappearance of powerful emperors one after another, or it may be related to both, but the most recognized theory is that it is possible. The existence of 'keys'."
"About the so-called 'key', I already told you last time, so I won't repeat it again."
Shen Qian nodded and did not interrupt Wu Wei, but listened intently.
"During the Nine Kings Period, due to the existence of King Jiangling, the human race could be said to be united as one, and the princes were also united. The concept of the human race at that time could be summed up in one word..."
"Which word?" Seeing Wu Wei pause, Shen Qian asked subconsciously.
"war!"
Wu Wei's words became sonorous, "If all races come, we will fight against all races. If the way of heaven is overwhelming, we will fight against the way of heaven... In short, anything that threatens the continued survival of the human race must be stopped with war!"
