Chapter 457: Divine Support Tang Xuanzang

The demon walkers of the East have taken action.

In the West, especially those demon walkers originally active in North Ouyu, they naturally would not be slower than them.

A group of people have already set off following the mission's guidance.

Lawrence and his companions are the fastest among them.

It's not that their strength is particularly great—of course their strength is quite strong—but the main reason is that they recently.

"After arriving here, there's no more guidance..." Lawrence sat in the driver's seat of the car, with a man and a woman each in the passenger and back seats.

This is a fairly typical small town in North Ouyu.

Nestled between mountains, the land is not extensive, the population is relatively sparse, the scenery is picturesque, and it is peaceful and tranquil.

The entire town has only one police station, with no more than five officers, who usually deal with residents' lost dogs and flowers picked from private gardens.

The venerable old officer, esteemed and respected, has likely only ever fired his gun at a target in his lifetime.

"Is it here or further north? Surely not in the mountains?" the man in the passenger seat, Herbert, asked.

"Who knows? We haven't even figured out what the Corrupted Blood is yet," Lawrence said.

Judging by the name alone, Corrupted Blood should be a mass of blood, and moreover, a corrupted kind—perhaps pitch black.

But in reality, who knows what this thing is? Its shape and size are completely unknown.

Everyone has also experienced searching for something, only to find that the true appearance of that object differs vastly from its name and everyone's imagination—by a hundred and eight thousand miles, so to speak.

"Shall we start searching?"

"No, we, we hide ourselves."

"How do we hide in this small town?"

"You're not incapable of using hypnosis skills."

The car slowly drove through the town, and soon Lawrence's group found a relatively suitable household—a family consisting only of an elderly couple.

After hypnotizing them and gathering information, they confirmed it was a DINK household, fabricated identities as distant nephews or nieces, and moved in.

Not long after, a horde of demon walkers will swarm in, and this small town will no longer remain peaceful and tranquil.

As the first to arrive, they hid themselves in advance—perhaps they can end up as the fortunate fishermen.

Covert observation is always advantageous.

It is quite evident that demon walkers harboring thoughts like Lawrence's are not just one or two.

Over the next two days, this small town did not suddenly become bustling, nor did many unfamiliar faces appear.

Many demon walkers continued following the guidance, searching bit by bit, while some had already arrived here but remained unseen.

Ao Yulie and Zhu Bajie are naturally not among them.

When they followed the guidance to the vicinity of the town, suddenly losing that sense of guidance, they realized they had already approached the target.

So, where is the Corrupted Blood?

Two people and one cat openly walked around the town, stopping and going, appearing to search for something.

They don't know how many covertly observing demon walkers have seen them.

"Doggy, have you smelled anything?" Zhu Bajie asked calmly, with the Celestial Hound on his head.

The Celestial Hound lazily flicked its tail, indicating it had no reference point—what could it possibly smell?

The two of them were not in a hurry either, heading to the town's inn, booking three rooms, and waiting for Tang Luo to arrive.

They also know they are likely not the first batch of demon walkers to come here.

Covertly, many eyes have already been fixed on them—after all, their striking appearance and their blatant behavior of searching for an object make them hard to miss.

It's just short of having the words "Demon Walker" engraved in large characters on their foreheads.

Only a fool would ignore them, taking them for ordinary tourists—this town also lacks any famous tourist attractions.

Just a small ski resort, that's all.

"Second Senior Brother, are we being too conspicuous?" Inside the room, Ao Yulie stood by the window, looking outside and said.

The street was quiet and peaceful, with few vehicles and pedestrians.

"What's there to fear?" Zhu Bajie waved his hand broadly, "Best if all these people come knocking on our door, then we can extract information from them by force."

"I reckon everyone thinks the same way," Ao Yulie laughed.

Currently, the demon walkers in this small town all share the same idea: let others go ahead and scout the path.

Know that this is a mission issued to all demon walkers, unprecedented in history—acting rashly is seeking death.

No one wants to be that cannon fodder.

When Ao Yulie stood by the window posing, those hidden demon walkers were also discussing this person—who are these two?

Without a doubt, these two unfamiliar faces are demon walkers from the East.

Such conspicuousness must mean they have a backup plan, and their own strength is certainly not insignificant—they should not be nobodies.

A group of demon walkers began inquiring.

Soon they uncovered the identity of one of them.

After uncovering it, they were startled.

Ao Yulie, who calls himself "Prince Jade Dragon," is a Fate Holder, his fate suspected to be the White Dragon Horse, and is also a member of the Martial Legends, in charge of the Dragon King's Vessel!

The Martial Legends, in charge of the Dragon King's Vessel, is precisely why some people are surprised.

What, you don't know what the Martial Legends is?

Then hurry up and leave—this matter is absolutely not something a small fry like you can meddle in.

As an organization that has always been at odds with the Divine Alliance, the Martial Legends is not prominent in the Chinese demon walker circle, keeping a low profile.

But abroad, it is not so low-key.

To be precise, the Divine Alliance will not let it stay low-key; they will deliberately create a situation where this organization appears as the public enemy of Western demon walkers.

Stronger in ability, not that "recluse-type" divine demon wanderer—might not know the martial arts legends, but at least would have heard of this name, with some impression.

Those who truly know nothing are either the kind of painstakingly dedicated reclusive cultivators, or their strength simply isn't up to that level.

Really shouldn't have come to this muddy trip—easily could lose one's life.

Ao Yulie's identity was uncovered; another thing—everyone truly didn't know.

Very unfamiliar; guessed to also be a powerhouse in the martial arts legends.

Know that the martial arts legends, like the Divine Alliance, have every divine demon wanderer as a fate-holder.

Even the weakest isn't weak to that extent.

Moreover, the other party is equal friends with the owner of the Dragon King's Vessel, Ao Yulie.

Suddenly, two Seven-Sword-level martial arts legends, fourth-tier divine demon wanderers?

Of course, some who deeply investigated pointed out that Ao Yulie isn't as formidable as imagined.

He could take over the Dragon King's Vessel because this person's master, Tang Xuanzang, possesses the fate of Tang Sanzang.

Strictly speaking, Tang Xuanzang is the true owner of the Dragon King's Vessel.

Ao Yulie merely helps Tang Xuanzang manage the Dragon King's Vessel—he is an agent.

The true Seven-Sword-level person is actually Tang Xuanzang, not Ao Yulie.

But both appearing here proves Tang Xuanzang, and thus other strong ones of the martial arts legends, are not far away.

Then, what about the Divine Alliance?

Heard that in the last mission, the Twelve Chief Gods of the Divine Alliance suffered severe losses, so they went low-key and hid; this mission, they likely won't openly appear to lead the situation.

More likely they choose to act covertly.

Thinking of this, many Western divine demon wanderers feel annoyed.

Clearly their territory, yet in the end, a group of outsiders will dominate the situation?

This is not good.

Really wish to rush forward right now and kill these two martial arts legends' vanguard.

But reason tells them: rashly going up, getting killed would only be them.

Openly appearing, clearly telling everyone this is a trap of the martial arts legends!

Thinking deeper, could this be an empty city stratagem? The martial arts legends just happened to have someone nearby, so they rushed ahead first to intimidate others, buying time for other members to arrive.

Conspiracy, or overt ploy?

No one dares to casually test it.

If the test fails, the cost is one's own life.

If everyone unites wholeheartedly, then they wouldn't fear the two.

But the problem is, how many divine demon wanderers are hidden in the town and nearby—no one even knows themselves.

Each harboring ulterior motives—how could they unite?

This town, become the vortex center, is like the eye of a typhoon—calm on the surface, but undercurrents flow.

On the contrary, elsewhere, more and more divine demon wanderers, following guidance, meet and inevitably clash in various ways.

Corpses in small alleys, broken bodies in rivers, even charred corpses and ashes—beginning to gradually appear.

The divine demon wanderers' covert struggle isn't just about forcing retreat—most cases involve death.

Fortunately, everyone still isn't sure whether the original rule—no causing trouble in the real world—still holds, or if this real-world mission has loosened it.

Thus, they still maintain a certain restraint.

Otherwise, it would truly be beacon fires everywhere.

After the science group disembarked from the plane, they weren't acting uniformly, but split into several small teams.

Unified action's target is too big, and the commotion would be large too.

Moreover, everyone isn't the kind who can fully trust each other as comrades; better to each find suitable companions and act separately.

Some bold, skilled individuals choose to act alone.

Tang Lu casually picked a few seemingly weak combinations and added them in.

Let those people feel a burst of surprise.

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"Boundless Buddhist Dharma!"

With the grand Buddhist chant, several injured, exhausted divine demon wanderers instantly felt a surge of power erupting from their bodies.

The wounds on their bodies weren't as painful as before; they felt they could kill a bull.

The enemy opposite stared wide-eyed, watching the enemy they had just barely killed rise again—rising up, not saying, but their aura was even stronger than before, despair filling their eyes.

At the same time, they also felt hatred toward the opposing "white-haired monk" who hadn't made a move.

For the first time facing death, they realized how terrifying the support profession is.

Can give allies blood (enlightenment), strength (Spartan war cry, Boundless Buddhist Dharma), "speed" (flight talisman).

Also uses immobilization to interfere—key is, they themselves can still fly and turn invisible.

Leaves people utterly unable to bypass the opponent before them to strike.

Clearly a winnable battle, yet due to the opponent having a divine-level support, they were forcibly drained, worn down to death.

If not dead, they'd surely have to spit out a mouthful of old blood three meters away—so suffocating.

"Master..."

"Thank you, Master."

After the battle ended, they quickly cleaned the battlefield and left; several people thanked Tang Lu one after another, also offering due spoils.

One fate fragment.

Among the opponents just now, there was a Fate Holder, though unrelated to the Gods' Alliance.

Otherwise, upon seeing Tang Luo, their first reaction would absolutely be to run first.

Tang Luo put away the Fate Fragment: "Amitabha, several benefactors, our karmic connection has ended."

"Master, you're leaving?" The several people were stunned for a moment.

They were comparatively unlucky; along the way they encountered three waves of enemies, each wave stronger than them, but in the end they won every time.

Not only did they win, but in the end the entire team was still alive.

All of it was the achievement of the god-tier support right before their eyes — even though Master Xuanzang had not once truly made a move against an enemy.