Chapter 594

Ningguang smiled and turned her full attention to the battle.

The others were not as proactive as Ningguang, as this was, after all, Ningguang's unique business route.

"Watch carefully. A battle between those at the Refinement of Qi into Spirit realm is also good experience for you all."

"What's more, they are both authentic demon cultivators who have lived for quite a long time."

Zhongli offered a reminder, then stared unblinkingly at the combat zone.

He needed to infer the strength of the Green Wind Ox based on the Prime Minister Turtle's power...

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The Dragon Palace was where he earned his wealth, but it was not his ultimate goal.

Hunting the Green Wind Ox...

... as the most important thing!

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Within these three days, the entire East Sea had, as expected, completely exploded.

The faction of Ao Ming and the faction of the Dragon Palace, because of that so-called "Dragon Blood Heir,"

had fought until they were at each other's throats.

Originally, they were only blocking each other, but later, even considering that Ao Ming and the Prime Minister Turtle were still in a standoff,

both sides grew anxious.

As the faction of General Raging Whale struck the first lethal blow, the entire East Sea was stained with a layer of blood.

Both sides had fought until their tempers flared; the moment they met, they struck with lethal intent.

Even the two generals, Raging Whale and Silver Shrimp, had started fighting. As for the outcome, it seemed Silver Shrimp had the slight upper hand, but they were not having an easy time either.

Both of them were heavily injured.

The resources Ao Ming had consumed over these few days were also an astronomical figure; even he, who controlled a portion of the South Sea, felt a pang of heartache.

But being able to pin down the Prime Minister Turtle was enough.

The Prime Minister Turtle was no longer as confident of victory as he had been at the start; the suppression ability of the Jade-Breaking Treasure Mirror was truly too strong, and it even had a special effectiveness against the demon race.

Coupled with Ao Ming burning through resources like his life depended on it, for these three days, he had failed to break Ao Ming's blockade.

The old turtle was also getting anxious; every extra day of delay meant the little crown prince faced greater mortal danger.

He immediately grew ruthless and began risking his life to break the blockade.

But it had to be admitted that...

... y now, he was also at the end of his rope.

Zhongli and the others, however, had spent three days recuperating, adjusting their states to the peak.

Quietly gazing at the heaven-shaking collision of demonic power in the distant sea, a moment later, Zhongli said in a deep voice:

"It is time!"

396. Zhongli Invokes the Deity, Erlang Shen Appears, Peerless Under Heaven

"Alice, Ei, follow me to launch a sneak attack. The others, get ready; once we have the key, head to the Dragon Prison immediately."

"Alice, Ei, if you can, quickly finish off Ao Ming. If not, heavily injure him and preserve your strength to deal with the Golden Crab."

Hearing this, Alice shrugged with a grin.

"A mere Ao Ming, who has already been fighting for three days and is at the end of his rope—with the two of us attacking, we can definitely finish him off quickly."

"Good! Leave the Prime Minister Turtle to me."

Zhongli took out the Vortex Vanquisher; facing an existence who was also at the peak of the Refinement of Qi into Spirit realm, it would be inappropriate to be arrogant.

"Prepare..."

Zhongli said softly, his true essence suppressed to the absolute limit.

"Charge!"

"Fragrant smoke settles deep to respond to the cosmos, lighting pure incense to pierce the Heavenly Gate."

"The Golden Bird runs like a cloud-piercing arrow, the Jade Rabbit's radiance is like a spinning wheel."

"The Southern Dipper and Northern Dipper illuminate the sky, five-colored clouds swirl in confusion."

"The sacred palace opens in the Purple Forbidden Enclosure, the Peach Blossom Jade Maiden invites the immortals."

"I respectfully invite the True Lord of Pure Source, Marvelous Dao, and Manifested Sanctity of this altar! The Great Emperor of Benevolence and Humanity, True Lord of Pure Source, Marvelous Dao, and Protector of the People!"

"Shushan disciple Zhongli, invites the True Lord Erlang to manifest his sanctity!"

Azhdaha wore a solemn expression, leaped up, and landed beside Zhongli.

A silver-white halo covered Zhongli's entire body, and in doing so, it also enveloped Azhdaha.

When the radiance dissipated, Zhongli and Azhdaha had changed drastically.

Wearing a Three-Mountain Flying Phoenix Cap, dressed in a robe of silver moonlight.

Gold-threaded boots lined with dragon-coiled socks, a jade belt adorned with floral and eight-treasure patterns.

A slingshot shaped like a new moon hung at his waist, holding a three-pointed, double-edged spear in his hand.

The divine dog Howling Heaven sank to his side, a heavenly eye born on his forehead to break through evil light.

At this moment, Zhongli's face was cold and sacred, like a heavenly god descending to the mortal world.

His entire body surged with intense fighting spirit, his arrogant and lofty demeanor as if he were trampling the very heavens underfoot.

Azhdaha no longer had his previous bloated appearance, having transformed into a slender black dog, peerlessly magnificent.

Though in the form of a hunting dog, he still gave off an unapproachable feeling.

Especially the heavenly eye on Zhongli's forehead, seemingly open yet closed, with five-fold divine light brewing within.

His gaze looked down upon the world, his expression untamed and rebellious.

Seeing Zhongli in this form for the first time, Himeko and the others were somewhat shocked.

"True Lord Erlang?!"

Himeko widened her eyes in disbelief.

"So the deity that Head Disciple Zhongli's invocation spell calls upon is True Lord Erlang!"

"It seems you are very familiar with True Lord Erlang, Himeko."

Cloud Retainer looked at Himeko with some curiosity. The latter nodded decisively and said in a deep voice:

"True Lord Erlang is an extremely powerful deity in the myths of our world, the God of War of the Heavenly Court."

"Your world has him too... Well, of course, the True Lord's divine name spreads across all heavens, so naturally, you would have him."

Cloud Retainer realized, then laughed:

"In fact, True Lord Erlang and one of our Shushan ancestors were very close."

"..."

Himeko was somewhat speechless; that was the deity with the most fans in mythology. Everyone in the Honkai world could say a thing or two about the myths of Erlang Shen.

Especially in Shenzhou and the Far East, he was revered above all else.

Watching Erlang Shen descend right before her eyes, Himeko felt a bit dazed.

"Don't just stand there, get ready. We don't need to go up now, but we need to be prepared to receive the key."

Keqing reminded her softly, then tensed her entire body, watching Zhongli, who was flying at high speed toward the Prime Minister Turtle and the other.

"Ei, let's go too!"

Alice reminded her, a halo of Buddha light condensing behind her.

This left Ei somewhat dazed.

"Alice, are you... a Buddhist practitioner?"

"I'll explain later!"

Alice reminded her hurriedly. Ei withdrew her thoughts, only lamenting that these fellow disciples were all talented individuals.

Taking out the dharma instrument Yae Miko had given her, then looking at Zhongli's top-tier spirit weapon enhanced by the transformation of the three-pointed, double-edged spear, and Alice's high-tier spirit weapon lotus platform,

Ei felt increasingly self-deprecating.

As fellow head elders, the strongest thing she had was a dharma instrument?

How embarrassing!

Truly embarrassing!

Looking at the Jade-Breaking Treasure Mirror in Ao Ming's hand, Ei's gaze grew increasingly fervent.

This guy...