Chapter 128: Decisive Battle in Sakura Capital! (Combined chapter, please subscribe)

Sakura Country, Sakura Capital Prime Minister's Office.

Secretaries lowered their heads and hurried back and forth, collecting the latest intelligence from various departments.

And in the Prime Minister's office.

The Prime Minister, who had not slept because he was also monitoring the Red Snake Sect, now somewhat regretted why he had paid attention to this matter.

If he had followed his previous itinerary and gone north for an inspection, wouldn't he have successfully avoided this difficult problem?

Now look at this; if something really goes wrong, isn't he, the puppet pushed forward due to compromises between various factions, the best scapegoat?

Even without ambition, the Prime Minister did not want to carry such a black pot.

Therefore, he spoke sternly in front of his subordinates and projected the image of a tough figure.

And after waving the secretaries away, when he video-called the Cabinet Secretary-General, his expression became much more humble, turning back into the honest and kind assemblyman he was many years ago.

The Cabinet Secretary-General did not feel anything inappropriate about the Prime Minister's performance.

This Sakura Country may be said to be the Prime Minister shaking hands, applauding, giving speeches, and signing documents on the outside.

But on the inside, it is an old man like him who is responsible for arranging what the Prime Minister says, does, and even eats, as well as how much benefit he should take.

They are the ones who truly maintain the rules of Sakura Capital.

It is just that the current situation has made a big shot like the Secretary-General feel a headache as well.

Thanks to the fact that network information was finally connected to the Prime Minister's Office, they did not need to wait for printed materials to be delivered and saw the footage provided by the front line on their tablets.

After confirming multiple times that these video materials were indeed real.

A group of bone monsters was approaching the outskirts of Sakura Capital.

To say they weren't panicked would definitely be a lie.

After all, the mystery and unknown involved here made every big shot feel anxious and uneasy.

"Prime Minister, this matter is truly a strange event unheard of in a century. Upholding the idea of being responsible for the country, I suggest we go to the Royal Palace to pay our respects to the Emperor now."

The Secretary-General gave the best method he could think of.

The Prime Minister was slightly startled, immediately understood, nodded repeatedly, and added:

"Pay respects to the Emperor?"

"Yes, yes, yes! We must go pay respects to the Emperor and personally explain this matter to the Emperor!"

"The Red Snake Sect has caused such a huge mess; we must also invite the National Masters of the Shinto Sect and the National Protection Sect to come over!"

"Now that demons and monsters have appeared, these people who have received imperial grace for generations should also show their true skills!"

As his train of thought cleared, orders were issued from the Prime Minister's Office.

The Prime Minister would take the Cabinet Ministers to the Imperial Palace to pay respects to the Emperor and have the Emperor order those sects that had received imperial grace for generations to come and assist.

Before that, others needed to hold their posts and be loyal to the country!

Outskirts of Sakura Capital.

The Red Snake Sect's bone giant had already led the bone monsters away from the mountain forest where the temple was located.

Upon leaving the Spirit Qi environment created by the Array.

Both the bone giant and those bone monsters felt a certain discomfort and let out roars filled with pain.

Fortunately, there were attentive Cultivators controlling the Calamity Heart Spirit Bead, quickly guiding the power from the Foundation Establishment female cultivator to follow them.

This provided them with a continuous combat environment.

As long as the power released by the Spirit Bead was not exhausted, the power of the Evil Art would not decay in the short term.

These sounds echoed through the night sky, making the remote monitoring personnel who did not understand their meaning increasingly uneasy.

Especially since some personnel on the scene already knew that these monsters had the ability to kill people through remote curses.

However, it concerned the safety of Sakura Capital.

Even if it was a bluff or a deception, the Sakura Country military and security departments still mobilized two helicopter brigades to take off overnight.

At the same time, the nearest military bases and security personnel bases were all urgently mobilizing.

However, apart from the rapid reaction forces of several security departments already in Sakura Capital, other bases could not immediately take action after starting mobilization.

Just as the old priest and the adjutant were watching the surveillance footage from the high-altitude Drone, worrying that the military would not be able to intercept the monsters before they approached the residential areas of Sakura Capital.

They suddenly discovered that the movement direction of this group of monsters had changed.

It had actually left the highway directly and rushed toward another branch road.

"That place... is the Sakura Slaughterhouse! One of the most important places responsible for supplying fresh meat to Sakura Capital!"

"Strange, no one notified them? Where did the Prime Minister go?"

Facing the old priest's question, the adjutant beside him had a bitter expression, lowered his head, and whispered:

"Prime Minister... the Prime Minister seems to have taken the ministers to pay respects to the Emperor..."

"But please rest assured, the ones doing the work have always been those young officials responsible for staying behind; they must have also discovered the monster's unusual movement."

After saying this, the adjutant immediately began to offer comfort.

Sakura Slaughterhouse.

At this time, restlessness also appeared.

The workers there were working through the night when they suddenly heard the alarm bells ringing loudly.

Then, the broadcast issued an evacuation order.

Not long after, these night-shift workers who had just gathered on the playground saw armed helicopters flying rapidly across the sky and the wave after wave of Rockets they fired.

Realizing this was no joke, the workers began to use their own methods to flee in a panic.

And within the group of bone monsters, as the vanguard was blocked by the explosions.

The bone giant also stopped its feet, and after slamming its claws onto the ground.

Hum, hum, hum!

Accompanied by the uneasy cries of the livestock, the floor inside the slaughterhouse cracked open, and black vines emerged one after another.

As soon as these vines appeared, they opened their mouths, split into branches, coiled around the living creatures nearby, and devoured their flesh and blood.

The armed helicopters in the sky were unaware of the incident at the slaughterhouse; seeing that the Rockets were effective, they activated the Fire God Cannon weapon systems and began strafing the bone monsters.

They were at an extremely long distance and at a high altitude.

The helicopter pilots, not knowing what had happened previously, formed the thought that the opponent was nothing special.

The morale that had been low due to seeing the monsters surged once again!

"For the Emperor! Smash these monsters to pieces!"

The pilots shouted the slogan over the channel, expressing their absolute loyalty while continuously operating the Fire God Cannons to strike at those monsters.

Just as the Fire God Cannons were about to hit the bone giant.

The bone giant, manifested by the Sect Leader of the Red Snake Sect, sensed the crisis and had no choice but to chant a spell, causing the surrounding bones to condense in front of it and transform into a giant shield.

Bang, bang, bang!

The bone giant shield was, after all, not formed by a divine ability; it was merely a shield made of ordinary Qi Refining Evil Art means, and it was shattered by the cannon shells after resisting for only a fraction of a second.

Yet in this instant, the bone giant had already vanished from its original spot.

No matter how great the power of the Fire God Cannon, it was useless if it couldn't hit the target!

"Where did that big guy go?"

The pilots had all noticed the bone giant, and in their astonishment, they discovered that they couldn't find the bone giant at all.

Radar was ineffective against the bone monsters, so they could only rely on various visual equipment for auxiliary detection.

But even with the updated new generation of auxiliary locking equipment, it seemed to be ineffective against this bone giant.

It seemed as if it had truly vanished into thin air!

Having lost their primary target for a moment, the armed helicopters had no choice but to readjust their positions and aim at the remaining bone monsters.

Just as the pilots were planning to continue the battle, an anxious shout from their superior suddenly came through their earpieces:

"Pull up quickly! Increase altitude!"

"Damn it, hurry up and climb...!"

Bang!

The startled pilots were just preparing to execute the order.

When they suddenly discovered that the glass had turned black, and their field of vision was obscured.

It was, in fact, a thick black vine that had broken through the roof of the slaughterhouse factory building under the cover of night and shot straight up into the high sky.

And after reaching an altitude higher than the armed helicopters, its tip split open and sprayed out thousands of small vines, forming something like a tree canopy that shrouded the armed helicopters below.

It wrapped them up into individual spheres of vines.

"Help!"

"No, no!"

"Crack... crack..."

Following a series of screams transmitted over the channel, several brilliant sparks bloomed in the night sky.

At the foot of the mountain where the temple originally controlled by the Red Snake Sect was located.

Su Ping held the Calamity Heart Spirit Bead in his right hand, guiding the released power to slowly follow the bone giants, providing them with a combat environment.

His figure appeared at the mountain gate, looking with great interest at He Mao Chun Yi Lang, who was lying on the ground, trembling and not daring to breathe loudly.

Su Ping had learned most of this guy's identity through the conversations he heard with his Divine Sense fully opened.

As for his identity as a so-called young generation Yin-Yang Master.

To be honest, Su Ping was not interested.

People who pretend to be gods and ghosts are not a rare sight in any era.

What he was curious about was why this guy was perfectly fine.

Regardless of the mountain forest that had been turned into a ghost realm by the influence of the Foundation Establishment female cultivator's divine ability earlier.

Or the passing army of bone monsters, there was no reason for them to let this fake Yin-Yang Master go.

Unless, this guy... possessed some kind of special Spirit Body?

Su Ping summoned Fox-Faced Shrine Maiden Sakura.

As the Fox-Faced Shrine Maiden took small, light steps, she approached He Mao Chun Yi Lang.

Feeling the cold air around him being dispelled.

It seemed that someone had arrived in front... a shrine maiden outfit?

He Mao Chun Yi Lang saw the red and white hem of a skirt, and after a slight jolt, he raised his head.

Immediately, he saw the Fox-Faced Shrine Maiden emitting a faint white light.

"Shrine Maiden-sama who serves the Fox... Fox God!"

He Mao Chun Yi Lang hurriedly knelt on the ground, looking up at the Fox-Faced Shrine Maiden on all fours, his face covered in tears:

"Was it Shrine Maiden-sama who saved my life?"

"I..."

"Stop talking, I didn't save you."

Fox-Faced Shrine Maiden Sakura slightly raised her chin, stopping He Mao Chun Yi Lang's gratitude, and instead extended a fair, tender index finger to gently prick the center of the other's brow.

After taking a drop of blood from the center of his brow, she took out the Bloodline Slate to perform a test.

Before long, the Bloodline Slate actually reacted!

Nether Ghost Body!

The content displayed in Immortal script, which He Mao Chun Yi Lang could not understand, made Su Ping click his tongue in wonder.

This is one of the Spirit Bodies most suited for learning Nether supernatural powers.

And judging from many records of the Side-Door Path, this is also a Spirit Body very suited for learning various Evil Arts!

There are even records of certain thousand-year-old ghosts constantly searching for similar Spirit Bodies, and offering astonishingly high prices for them!

No wonder those bone monsters didn't trouble this guy; could it be that in their unconscious state, they simply mistook this guy for one of their own?

"It was you who saved yourself."

"I must say, after so many generations, the Kamo Clan has finally produced another Spirit Body qualified to become a Yin-Yang Master."

The fox-masked Shrine Maiden said this, looking at the other party:

"It just so happens that as the true successor of the Kamo Jia, you shall accompany me to the Imperial Palace to meet the Emperor of this generation."

"To resolve this current trouble, we still need you juniors to cooperate a little."

"Huh?"

After He Mao Chun Yi Lang heard clearly, his expression was stunned, just as he was about to admit he was no Yin-Yang Master, but just a swindler who knew a few tricks.

He suddenly discovered himself rising into the air.

He had actually been grabbed by that fox-masked Shrine Maiden and was flying through the air toward the distant Sakura Capital!

"Ahhh!"

The intense hurricane made this unlucky fellow ache unbearably.

Helpless, Su Ping had no choice but to give him a Wind-Proof Spell to stick on his body.

Only then did they continue flying at high speed.

Several minutes later.

Feeling that the danger had passed, the bone giant from the slaughterhouse suddenly emerged slowly from a certain open space.

It looked back at the bone monsters shattered all over the ground and chanted a spell.

Before long, the shattered bone monsters recast their bodies.

And that was not all.

Accompanied by the black vines within the slaughterhouse spitting out large quantities of livestock bones.

Following the power of the strange domain combined with the bone giant's Evil Art.

The fleshless skeletons of these thousands of livestock also came to life, becoming part of the bone monster army!

Their addition made the newly recast bone monsters look even more strange and bizarre, worthy of being called a super-era bone art exhibition...

"No... impossible!"

"These monsters... are they unkillable?"

"Why is it that time and time again, they come back to life, and their numbers are increasing?"

The officers who saw the scene at the slaughterhouse from the surveillance monitors had their mental states somewhat collapse.

Although the generals kept urging the troops to set up defensive lines.

Their confidence was also shaken by the worry that the monsters were undying.

They did not know, however, that the attacks had always been effective.

Each recasting reduced a portion of the power released by the Spirit Bead.

It was just that until the power was exhausted, unless they defeated that bone giant wielding the Evil Art.

Otherwise, no matter how many monsters they appeared to kill, they would be restored by the other party, thus appearing as if they were Undying.

The Flower Flag Country officers who had already run back to their base were also secretly rejoicing that they had run fast enough after learning of the changes on the front line.

At the same time, they also reported again, requesting to raise the force level restrictions and the level of importance.

And they made advance preparations for the possibility that these monsters could not be eliminated with conventional weapons.

Sakura Country, inside the Imperial Palace of the Sakura Capital.

The Prime Minister and the Cabinet Ministers had only just arrived when they saw those shrine officials and priests who had enjoyed imperial favor for generations standing on one side of the great hall like frost-bitten eggplants, each one bowing their heads and saying nothing.

Seeing this scene, the Prime Minister and the others understood that their little hope had fallen through.

As it turned out, this bunch of guys who usually pretended to be mysterious were truly of no use at a critical moment!

The Sakura Emperor, who had turned fifty and had been in office for over twenty years, sat upright on the throne; his face was stern, but his mood was equally difficult to calm.

Although he had been the Sakura Emperor for over twenty years, dealing with this kind of matter was still a first... he had no experience!

Especially since the shrine officials below were all useless, which made him feel even more resentful.

It was just that it was not a good time to vent.

"Your Majesty!"

Suddenly, an Attendant walked quickly from the side path and quietly approached the Sakura Emperor to whisper in his ear.

Upon hearing this, the Sakura Emperor revealed a look of surprise and immediately gave a few quiet instructions.

The Prime Minister and the Chief Secretary noticed this anomaly, but they did not ask, instead waiting for a while.

Sure enough, news reported by their people came through their earpieces.

It was that not long ago, the Sakura Capital's air defense department had visually spotted a fox-masked Shrine Maiden carrying the Kamo Clan's Yin-Yang Master, He Mao Chun Yi Lang, flying rapidly over the city area and heading toward the Imperial Palace.

By now, they should have already stopped at the main gate of the Imperial Palace.

The main gate of the Imperial Palace was currently under martial law.

But it could not stop the curious crowds and media of all sizes on the opposite street.

Among these people were many intelligence personnel from other factions who did not fear the authority of the Sakura Emperor.

They were originally just wondering why there was such a big scene at the Imperial Palace so late at night?

Although there was firelight outside the city, the Sakura Capital was simply too large, and the explosion firelight in the suburbs had not reached their living circles in the city center at all.

Even if someone had sent out the news, it was still in the circle of fermentation and questioning, too late to spread.

However, as they watched, a fox-masked Shrine Maiden descended from the sky with a Yin-Yang Master in a flash.

And then, she stopped abruptly at a height of one or two decimeters above the ground.

Even the most composed people let out gasps of surprise at this moment!

"I am He Mao Chun Yi Lang, a true Yin-Yang Master of the Kamo Jia!"

"Quickly go report to the Emperor; I have come to seek an audience, bringing a messenger of the gods!"

During that short time flying high in the sky, He Mao Chun Yi Lang had also regained his senses and realized that his true opportunity was about to arrive!

After landing and finding that the fox-masked Shrine Maiden had let go of him, he immediately and consciously stepped forward quickly, spread his arms, and revealed his identity.

The guards at the gate were in a stir; the official in charge was just about to report and send men to surround these two illegally intruding strangers.

They received an order from the Imperial Palace.

It was only after they had confirmed the identity of He Mao Chun Yi Lang.

That they agreed to the meeting with these two people.

Besides the fact that a Yin-Yang Master plus a fox-masked Shrine Maiden truly fit the consistent perception the people of Sakura Country had of their own mysteries.

The reason they agreed was also because, as the air defense department provided specific data to shift the blame, the Imperial family and ministers discovered that the fox-masked Shrine Maiden's aerial mobility was extremely terrifying; it was absurd that she could carry a person and still fly at low altitude as quickly as a small Drone.

They could only rely on visual observation to confirm, and she could even disappear and reappear as if teleporting from time to time.

With the current air defense configuration of Sakura Capital.

It was very difficult to prevent such an anomaly from raiding the Imperial Palace.

Therefore, considering that the other party could have forced their way in but instead landed at the main gate while carrying someone.

Everyone could only lean toward the idea that the other party likely did not have much malice toward them, so they might as well invite them in to see.

The Sakura Emperor and the Prime Minister naturally could not run away and had to be on the scene.

However, that Cabinet Secretary-General and some ministers in key positions tacitly exited the Main Hall and were arranged to head to the emergency evacuation route to make the worst-case preparations.

As the Imperial Palace gate opened.

The fox-masked Shrine Maiden followed behind, while He Mao Chun Yi Lang led the way like a lackey, and the two entered the Imperial Palace.

A reporter from Flower Flag Country, unafraid of death, rushed out, shouting for them to wait.

But they were immediately rushed by the guards, who gave the other party a taste of their hometown's "I can't breathe" package.

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Inside the Imperial Palace.

The fox-masked Shrine Maiden looked around curiously.

She looked just like a little girl who had never seen the world.

Yet, not a single attendant around dared to mock this Shrine Maiden in their hearts.

After all, this was a genuine transcendent!

Not only did she land directly while carrying someone, but her feet never touched the ground when she moved.

And when she swept her gaze across the crowd.

Even with the fox mask on.

It still made those who were looked at break out in goosebumps, and their hair even stood up due to an electric shock reaction.

Soon, without any obstruction, the fox-masked Shrine Maiden met the Sakura Emperor and the Prime Minister together with He Mao Chun Yi Lang.

And she saw the various factions of priests and Yin-Yang Masters acting as background boards on the side.

These people were all somewhat surprised to see He Mao Chun Yi Lang.

Especially the head of the Kamo Clan who was also here; he widened his eyes in disbelief that this little swindler of his family could actually be with a real fox-masked Shrine Maiden.

He was a bit worried about whether this guy had made reckless promises just to stay alive.

If that happened, it would be their whole family that would be unlucky!

"Greetings to the Sakura Emperor of this generation."

The fox-masked Shrine Maiden raised her head to look at the Sakura Emperor, without bowing or even bending her waist.

She only continued in a calm tone:

"I am a Shrine Maiden serving the Nine-Tailed Fox God; you may call me by the name... Sakura!"

"I have come this time because I sensed that someone practiced an Evil Art and inadvertently broke a Seal of an Evil Spirit, leading to the appearance of undead monsters."

"Therefore, I have come here specifically, hoping to borrow your help to seal the Evil Spirit and let everything return to normal."

After the fox-masked Shrine Maiden finished speaking, she paused and added:

"This way, I won't have to report this matter to the Palace Master, which will save a lot of trouble."

The Prime Minister, the ministers, and those priests were all shrewd; they understood as soon as they heard it—so this fox-masked Shrine Maiden came to find them just to quickly handle this Evil Spirit incident privately, so as to avoid being punished after reporting to her superiors?

It must be said, such a reason was very suspicious... but also, for that very reason, more credible!

Furthermore, judging from the battle reports from the front lines, the characteristics of those monsters being suspected of being undead or difficult to eliminate had indeed been proven.

With the Sakura Emperor speaking first, the Prime Minister echoed.

Regarding the fox-masked Shrine Maiden's proposal.

The Sakura Country side was naturally one hundred percent willing!

It was just that when He Mao Chun Yi Lang was designated as the person to preside over the Dharma Array, a ripple of unrest arose among the priests.

The fox-masked Shrine Maiden glanced at those priests and Yin-Yang Masters.

A jolt of electric shock made them calm down one after another.

"Hehehe!"

"In a sense, you are also descendants of those great ones."

"However... as for this scene, except for him, none of you have the talent to preside over the Dharma Array!"

"Talent?"

The patriarch of the Kamo Jia looked back at He Mao Chun Yi Lang, who was standing to the side.

He suddenly found this little grandson more and more pleasing to the eye.

He secretly made a decision: if it were proven that He Mao Chun Yi Lang truly had talent!

He would immediately designate him as his successor!

He could even go a step further; it would not be impossible for him to abdicate and yield the position to a worthy successor.

The priests and Yin-Yang Masters of other factions also realized this, and they looked at He Mao Chun Yi Lang with complex expressions.

They vaguely suspected that the reason they could never cultivate anything real in their entire lives might be related to the talent mentioned by the fox-masked Shrine Maiden!

But, what exactly was this talent?

They were clearly the group of clansmen with the best cultivation talent mentioned in their respective secret arts.

Why were they still inferior to this boy who was said to be insignificant in the Kamo Jia?

Could it be... that their heritage had gone wrong a long time ago? Was the premise of what those secret arts said wrong?

The high-level members of the sects in Sakura Country fell into deep self-doubt.

Fortunately, no matter how much they doubted themselves, the major event before them was definitely the top priority.

As these people began to take action.

Perhaps because of the extraordinary stimulation, they displayed unprecedented efficiency!

The Park in front of the main gate of the Imperial Palace was cleared by force!

The most outstanding clansmen and disciples of each sect were awakened and gathered together.

A large amount of manpower and material resources were concentrated in this Park, preparing to conduct the Exorcism Dharma Assembly!

I felt like my eye disease flared up these past two days and I went to get IV drips during the day, please forgive me for the delayed updates 〒_〒