Divine Emperor's Marvelous Arts: The Art of Karma
"What!? Testing my combat strength!!" Qi Luo was furious when he heard Zhou Tong's words.
He thought he had fallen into some kind of trap and was about to die, but the other party told him that it was actually a test!
Zhou Tong looked at Qi Luo and said leisurely, "I know you don't believe me, but that's alright. I just need the locations of some outposts in the Human World and Hell. I'm sure you know them!"
Before Qi Luo could speak, Zhou Tong took out the Heavenly Court Court's scepter and said, "I have no relation to your Heavenly Court, but the Human World and Hell are our common enemies. In the future, after the two Assassin Divine Dynasty are destroyed, I can return this scepter to you."
The moment the Heavenly Court Scepter appeared, the eyes of the Half-Saint Qi Luo became moist, and his expression was quite excited. After countless years, he finally saw the legendary supreme scepter of the Heavenly Court once again.
After a long while, Qi Luo calmed his excitement and looked at Zhou Tong again, sizing him up. "Now I know who you are... You must be Overlord Zhou Tong!!"
"Yes, it's me!" Zhou Tong removed his disguise and said directly.
"Since it's you, I can tell you about the locations of Hell and the Human World!" Qi Luo said.
According to what he knew, Human World and Hell had been searching for Zhou Tong, and even more than a decade ago, they had dispatched assassins several times, including the King, but still failed.
Having confirmed Zhou Tong's identity, he also confirmed that Zhou Tong indeed had a blood feud with Human World and Hell.
"The third peak of New Forest Peak, three thousand miles east of Purple Luo City in the Central Region of the Eastern Wasteland, Heavenly Net Sect, eight hundred miles south of the Holy City of the Northern Region in the desert..." Qi Luo pondered for a while, and then directly recited a series of place names, which were the addresses of some of the settlements in Hell and the Human World.
Qi Luo listed a total of 176 place names, all of which were locations in the Human World and Hell. Some were small bases for training assassins, while others were bases for receiving assassination missions from the outside world.
"The power of the Human World and Hell is indeed immense... but these things are not what I want!" Zhou Tong pondered for a while, considering each place in detail, and then looked at Qi Luo.
"I don't believe you don't know where some of the Small World in the Human World and Hell are!" Zhou Tong asked in a deep voice.
"My Heavenly Court has vanished for countless years, and the Human World and Hell are extremely well-hidden; no one knew where they were back then. Knowing these hundred-odd places is already my limit; there's nothing I can do if you don't believe me." Qi Luo was quite straightforward.
Zhou Tong gave Qi Luo a deep look and said, "I believe you must know about a few places in the Small World."
"Just kill me, I really don't know!" Qi Luo still acted like a complete idiot.
Zhou Tong stared at him for a long time before finally saying, "Fine, I don't want to keep pressuring you. One hundred and seventy-six is about enough."
With that, Zhou Tong got tired of arguing with Qi Luo. He gave Qi Luo a deep look and then turned and left.
Qi Luo finally breathed a sigh of relief, "So it was this damned fellow who obtained the inheritance of my Heavenly Court. No wonder the Human World and Hell have repeatedly failed against him. But the coordinates of those few Small World... well, that depends on whether you really want to eliminate the Human World and Hell!!"
He had been living in hiding in the Heavenly Court for countless years, and he simply didn't dare to gamble.
Even though Zhou Tong clearly had a grudge against the Assassin Divine Dynasty and had a perfectly valid reason to take action, he still didn't dare to gamble with the last remaining possessions of the Heavenly Court.
Qi Luo regarded these 176 addresses merely as a test for Zhou Tong, and also as a pledge of allegiance.
Qi Luo recovered his divine power slightly and quickly left.
Meanwhile, on the other side...
Amidst an ancient tomb, Zhou Tong entered the underground alone, unleashing a massacre that completely destroyed this secret place in the Human World. During this time, Zhou Tong unleashed a series of preordained instantaneous techniques, turning this Human World settlement into a sea of blood.
Before heading to the Ziwei Star Domain, Zhou Tong had been ambushed by both the Human World and Hell on several occasions, and he had long harbored a burning anger in his heart. Now was the time to vent it.
Zhou Tong showed no mercy, slaughtering his way from the Northern Region to the Southern Region, leaving rivers of blood in his wake. He had killed tens of thousands of assassins, causing heavy losses to the Assassin Divine Dynasty and wiping out many secret locations.
While clearing out the strongholds of these Assassin Divine Dynasty, Zhou Tong also successively used many secret techniques he had envisioned, such as the Ten Thousand Water Seal he had previously conceived in the Ziwei Star Domain, various superposition and fusion methods of the Ten Evils Treasure Art, and the coordination and fusion of some Great Emperor secret techniques...
Along the way, Zhou Tong completely transformed into the Grim Reaper, slaughtering his way from north to south, plunging the entire Eastern Wasteland into chaos.
It's important to understand that these Assassin Divine Dynasty don't just hide; they also wear a respectable guise, appearing to outsiders as legitimate sects and families.
But today, all pretense has been torn away, and Zhou Tong has come knocking on their door, ruthlessly eliminating them.
Zhou Tong marched forward with unstoppable momentum, leaving a trail of blood and corpses in his wake, with no one surviving!
"This kid is really ruthless! He's slaughtering his way through, he's got the style of a divine son of our Heavenly Court!" Upon hearing this news, a hint of joy flashed through the heart of the Half-Saint Qi Luo.
Having fought his way through, there's no doubt that he has a blood feud Human World and Hell.
The losses they are experiencing are simply too great for the two great Assassin Divine Dynasty of the Human World and Hell to bear; it could not possibly be a scheme they devised to lure out the Heavenly Court.
"Next, I'll just have to wait for him to come and find the coordinates of the Human World and the Hell Small World!" Qi Luo was in a good mood, calmly waiting for Zhou Tong to come to his door.
As long as Zhou Tong comes to his door, he can, to some extent, use these coordinates to have some control over him.
In this Human World, amidst the hustle and bustle, joys and sorrows intertwine, and no one can escape its clutches.
A Assassin Divine Dynasty used this as its name, but it also represented a certain state of mind. Once you were entangled with them, your life was essentially over.
This ancient palace, said to be able to measure nine thousand feet of the mortal world, was once glorious, overlooking the world, and was built into an immortal ancient gate by piling up the skulls of kings.
In the past two days, countless disciples and followers in the Human World have died, which is a great blow and makes them furious.
On the other side, within the Hall of Bones in Hell, bursts of angry roars echoed. Faced with Zhou Tong's decisive attack, Hell also suffered heavy losses.
Zhou Tong wiped out all 176 outposts within three days.
After wiping out these outposts, Zhou Tong found a secluded place.
"Those Assassin Divine Dynasty are truly cautious. They searched the souls of the leaders of these 176 places, and not a single one of them knew where their Small World was!" Zhou Tong took a deep breath.
The members of the Assassin Divine Dynasty have no contact with each other. Only the higher-ups know the lower-ups, while the lower-ups know nothing about their superiors. They don't even know whether their superiors are human or ghosts.
"It is indeed hidden, but there are still ways to find it!"
Zhou Tong snorted coldly in his heart, and then immediately used a divine technique— Unraveling Cocoon and Drawing Silk!
This is an incredibly powerful divine technique created by the Divine Emperor. It can find what it needs by following a kind of "cause and effect" in the dark.
The Divine Emperor believed that cause and effect are like threads, and the key to this secret technique lies in untangling those chaotic threads of cause and effect and finding what one needs from them.
Previously, when Zhou Tong destroyed a Small World in Hell, he used this divine technique in an attempt to find other Small World or the headquarters of Hell; however, he was not a member of the Divine Silkworm Clan, so the power of this technique was limited, and he could not find the correct causal line from the chaotic cause and effect.
But now, after destroying 176 outposts, we have enough resources to Unraveling Cocoon and Drawing Silk and find the right direction pointing to the Human World and Hell!
In Zhou Tong's view, this secret technique is actually similar to logical reasoning; the more conditions given, the easier it is to deduce the correct answer. Previously, there was only one condition, but now there are 176 conditions, making it much easier to derive the final answer.
Zhou Tong spent three whole days meticulously analyzing and comparing all the clues using his Unraveling Cocoon and Drawing Silk techniques, ultimately deducing the coordinates of several Small World in the Human World and Hell.
"Qi Luo Qi Luo, you think you can control me by not telling me the coordinates of the Small World of the Human World and Hell? You think you can make me come to you for help again? Keep dreaming!"
"You have no idea how many secret techniques I know!"
"Even if all the holy lands, Imperial Clan, and royal families in the entire Big Dipper were combined, they could not imagine my foundation."
"These 176 addresses you gave me already contain information about the Human World and Hell!!"
Zhou Tong chuckled.
In terms of scriptures and secret arts, Zhou Tong is the strongest. Even among the Great Emperor of all dynasties, no one has been able to surpass him.
The various scriptures and secret techniques he knew were more than enough to enable him to handle any difficult situation.
It can be said that Zhou Tong is the most well-rounded cultivator in this world, without the slightest weakness!
"Since some of the Small World in the Human World and Hell have already been exposed, there's no rush to take action. Next, I'll return to the Sun Star to rest for a while, and then prepare some materials before venturing into the Human World and Hell!" Zhou Tong pondered for a moment, then activated the Array Patterns and returned to the Sun Palace.
For Zhou Tong, the fact that many Small World in the Human World and Hell had been exposed meant he was no longer in a hurry.
Since the coordinates of the Small World cannot be moved at will, and since the opponent is already under our control, there is no need to act so quickly and alert the enemy.
On the contrary, you can leave these Small World behind, and when you have gained some new insights and want to try out new techniques, you can use these Small World as your starting point.
Most importantly, the defenses of the Human World and Hell are truly terrifying. Not only are there Assassin Saint in charge, but there are even Assassin Saint at the Saint King level. Moreover, they have left behind a large number of Great Sage formations.
With such strong defenses, if a direct attack is launched, Zhou Tong will likely have to waste another opportunity to use the Great Emperor Formation Diagram.
On the contrary, taking things slowly and gradually will make it easier for these two Assassin Divine Dynasty to figure out the situation.