Chapter 1753: Let's Cooperate

"What are they forcing you to do?" Chen Yu asked.

"The Apocalypse Society is retreating steadily, and they blame all these matters on us. Yesterday, another batch of Divine Officials died after having their Essence devoured by him. I worry that if this continues, it will be our turn sooner or later," Matsumoto Masaaki said, a trace of terror appearing on his face as he spoke of this.

Yes, he was terrified; after all, the current Jiutun is desperate to restore his own strength, and he is acting like a madman.

The failure of the Apocalypse Society has resulted in him being unable to obtain Faith Power, so he needs to devour human hearts every day to enhance his strength.

But as his power recovers, ordinary people can no longer satisfy his needs for progress, so he has set his targets on his own people.

After all, the Essence power of an Onmyoji Divine Official is extremely strong; every time he advances a level, he recovers a great deal.

"Yes, that's right. People like you, who are fanatical and single-mindedly want to lick the boots of gods, will surely end up with nothing. Because even a true god would not treat you as human; in their eyes, you are nothing but a group of ants."

Chen Yu described it: "Just like the ox that plows the fields for you, or the dog that guards your house—once they lose their utility, they will slaughter you for meat."

"The reason they gave you benefits in the past was because they wanted to use you, but given the nature of these fellows, they have always discarded you once you were used up."

"Mr. Chen, our Divine Way has existed for hundreds of years. Every generation of the Way Master has taken the resurrection of the Ancient God as their duty, but up to my generation, only Jiutun has been successfully awakened by us," Yamamoto Shangming said with some dejection: "So we have no idea what he is thinking inside."

"It's a pity that it's too late to know now. You opened Pandora's box, and it is impossible to close it again," Chen Yu shook his head slowly: "Moreover, your series of actions has now attracted the attention of the authorities. The Apocalypse Society and the Divine Way are both facing imminent disaster."

"At a time like this, where has your god gone?"

"He ran away." A look of anger appeared on Yamamoto Shangming's face.

Yes, this grandson Jiutun painted a huge picture for them, then had them establish the Apocalypse Society to propagate the doctrine everywhere.

This didn't sit well with the authorities, who put great effort into wiping them out. Now, not only is the Apocalypse Society gone, but the Divine Way is also in jeopardy. More importantly, this brat Jiutun didn't say a word, turned around, and ran, leaving Yamamoto Shangming, this big sucker, behind here.

"Very normal, very consistent with his persona," Chen Yu nodded: "Back in the ancient times, this guy couldn't make it anymore, so he ran to Fusang. Oh, right, at that time, the people here were still in the primitive era of eating raw meat and blood; seeing Jiutun, they would naturally treat him as a god."

"So this guy settled down in this remote place, but running away when he can't win has always been his principle, right?"

"Mr. Chen, please help me," Yamamoto Shangming pleaded: "The previous matters were our fault, but we really didn't know Jiutun would be like this. Please leave some heritage for our Divine Way."

"Sorry, I can't help you," Chen Yu shook his head: "Since you delivered yourself to my door today, don't leave. It just so happens that I will capture you and negotiate terms with your authorities. All the previous religious organizations were founded by you single-handedly, so you will definitely fetch a good price."

"Mr. Chen, even if we cannot cooperate, benevolence and righteousness remain. If I fall into the hands of the authorities now, how could I possibly survive?" Yamamoto Shangming's expression was somewhat indignant; was Chen Yu planning to capture him alive?

"When you came to talk to me, you should have realized I wouldn't let you go, right? You just felt that your own strength was strong enough to escape from my hands, so you came with the attitude of giving it a try," Chen Yu smiled and said: "It's just a pity that your bit of strength is worthless in my eyes. I'll give you a chance to run first."

"Chen Yu, you..." Yamamoto Shangming was furious. His spirit tightened, and he stared fixedly at Chen Yu, his power raised to the limit.

Yes, he believed in his own strength; even if he couldn't solve Chen Yu, he could at least escape. But Chen Yu seemed to have seen through his thoughts long ago; he didn't know if Chen Yu had used Space Imprisonment on the surrounding area.

If the space were to be sealed by the opponent using a Secret Method, then he would have nowhere to escape.

Fortunately, he scanned the surroundings with his Mind Power and did not find any signs of the space being sealed, so he could still escape now.

"Rest assured, I haven't used power to seal the surrounding space yet," Chen Yu smiled: "I said, I'll give you one minute to run first. If you can escape, I'll let you go. If you are caught by me, then I'm sorry, you will have a miserable time."

Yamamoto Shangming said nothing. He turned, his figure flashed, turning into a white shadow, and in an instant, he swept hundreds of meters away. In one breath, he disappeared into the mountain forest ahead.

His figure turned into a white gas; wherever he went, birds and beasts scattered. He entered the deep mountains and quickly vanished without a trace.

This guy's speed was indeed fast, but Chen Yu was not in a hurry. He watched the time, and after one minute, his figure flashed and he disappeared from the scene.

Yamamoto Shangming ran urgently all the way, quickly escaping into the deep mountains. Seeing a bare mountaintop, he plunged into it.

His vision blurred, and a Restriction gradually spread out before his eyes; Yamamoto Shangming passed through it.

And behind this Restriction was a brand-new world. This was some ruin from the ancient times, with a huge Shrine and a magnificent atmosphere.

Only, what this place displayed was everything after the war; everywhere there were remains and broken limbs, some statues were pushed to the ground, and everywhere was a scene of ruin.

But in the center of this place stood a huge Altar. On the Altar was a Nine-Headed Snake Statue, and this snake statue was precisely the statue of the strongest Baqi Great Snake of Fusang.

Although it was only a statue, the huge snake body and the nine ferocious snake heads made people feel awe-struck.

The Baqi Great Snake was also not native; its experience was somewhat similar to Jiutun's, and this ruin was the secret of the Divine Way, which even Jiutun did not know.

The reason the Divine Way was established was entirely because of this ruin. The Shrine in this place was once the residence of the Baqi Great Snake, but after that battle in ancient times, even Baqi could not be spared.

Although it was only a ruin, and the living servants inside had almost all been slaughtered, the trace of Chaos Power contained within it still made the Divine Way benefit endlessly.