A sea breeze blew by, and the silence lasted only three seconds.
The next second, the sea monsters on the distant sea surface went into a frenzy!
"Song Gongyao, I'll BBB you BBB!"
Once they realized what was happening, the crowd launched into a torrent of profanities at Song Gongyao!
"Pah! Screw your century-old undercover agent! You've only been a pirate for a few decades at most!"
"How dare you say such a thing, you old hag?!"
"His face changes faster than Kawabata's!"
"One second they're trading their sisters for official positions, the next they're acting like loyal subjects?!"
"I have never seen such a shameless person!"
"..."
Even Wu Ruyi, the strategist who always prided himself on being cultured, couldn't hold back at this moment.
She pointed at Song Gongyao and cursed him, even breaking the feather fan in her hand in anger.
"Song Gongyao! I thought you were just a hypocrite, but I never expected you to be born a pure-blood!"
"Fuck you!"
Hearing the overwhelming curses from the sea behind him, Song Gongyao lay on the ground, too afraid to move.
But in her mind, she was brainwashing herself.
"This isn't my fault!"
"To be honest, I genuinely wanted to die a martyr's death at first!"
Song Gongyao silently defended himself, "It's all that fat, dark-skinned Li Kui's fault!"
"Her double axes are just too heavy!"
"I walked that far into the fire, and I was just barely holding on!"
"I just collapsed to my knees because I reached my limit and was knocked down by those two broken axes!"
"Since I've already been dragged to my knees, I have no choice but to surrender and save my life!"
"Yes! This is absolutely not my fault, Song Gongyao. It's fate's arrangement, a stroke of incredible luck!"
"That's right, exactly!"
Inside the cockpit of the Machine God.
Jiangnan's eyelids twitched wildly as he looked down at the red figure sticking out its rear end to show loyalty.
"What a magnificent one-man-one-city situation..."
Jiangnan's lips twitched, and he sneered inwardly.
"Everyone in the city has fled, so you're the only one left behind, representing the entire city's surrender, is that it?"
Berris, who was standing nearby, was also dumbfounded. She leaned over and asked with a look of disgust.
"Hey, Thunder Living Person, what do we do now?"
"This woman is even more shameless than Berris. Should we let her go?"
"Let her go?"
Jiangnan raised an eyebrow.
What he hates most in Jiangnan is a traitor!
This kind of trash who would betray his teammates without hesitation for personal gain is just polluting the air!
"We can spare their lives."
Jiangnan's lips curled up, "But... we must make use of waste!"
As he spoke, Jiangnan reached for his waist and grabbed the [Human Emperor Lamp].
"Dinner's ready."
"Splash!"
Upon hearing that it was time to eat, the Human Emperor Lamp trembled with excitement!
The chains binding the coffin nails swayed!
Jiangnan opened a crack on the side of the cockpit and threw out the Human Emperor Lamp!
At the same time, he pushed his hands on the Main Control Console!
Below, Song Gongyao, who was still feeling fortunate for his cleverness, suddenly felt a darkness above his head.
She looked up in confusion.
"Bang!"
The Machine God's giant foot slammed down!
Song Gongyao was immediately trampled into a two-dimensional character.
"Whoosh!"
As soon as Song Gongyao's physical body was crushed, a wisp of his soul floated out.
In mid-air, the coffin nail chains of the Human Emperor Lamp shot out, dragging it into the wick!
"Holy shit!"
On the distant sea, the remnants of the defeated army were still cursing and swearing at Song Gongyao.
I was terrified!
"That lamp is a ghost Weird Artifact!"
"That's not the Dragon God! He's probably some evil cultivator impersonating him! Run!"
"Mom! Help!"
The water ghosts were terrified, and they all threw down their weapons.
Let them row their oars! The little boat pushes through the waves!
However...
Jiangnan and the Human Emperor Lamp floating in mid-air.
It was like a vengeful ghost, determined not to let this group of buffet diners go!
"Trying to run?"
Jiangnan sneered and made a thought.
"Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!"
Four sword beams shot out from behind the Machine God!
The Four Demon-Suppressing Swords transformed into four sword pillars, directly blocking their retreat!
Immediately afterwards, Jiangnan Nan tapped his hands on the Main Control Console of the Machine God!
"Launch all missiles, saturation bombardment!"
"Boom boom boom boom boom!"
The armor of the Machine God cracked open, and hundreds and thousands of missiles poured down onto the sea!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The sea turned into a sea of fire!
A jet of water shot skyward, and the speedboat was blown to pieces!
The screams of the water ghosts blended together.
But what made them feel most desperate was not the saturation of firepower.
It was the [Human Emperor Lamp] suspended in mid-air!
This thing is absolutely unreasonable!
Under the baptism of gunfire, any low-health water ghost whose health dropped below 35%...
"Splash!"
The chains of the Human Emperor Lamp swelled dramatically, ignoring all defenses, and pierced through the chests of those heavily wounded water ghosts!
"Aaaaaah!"
Those bloodied water ghosts, soul and body alike, were dragged into the belly of the Human Emperor Lamp in droves!
Inside the cockpit.
Looking at the scene of slaughter outside.
Berris hugged her shoulders, trembling slightly.
"Who... who is the ghost?!"
"This man is a million times more ruthless than my perverted grandfather!"
"Berris isn't saved at all; she's practically jumped from one wolves' den into another!"
In contrast, Jiangnan was sitting in the driver's seat.
He gradually felt a sense of pleasure as he listened to the continuous screams of the souls echoing in his ears.
"Eat up, eat more..."
Jiangnan rested her chin on her hands, her eyes filled with anticipation.
After this pirate feast that consumed thousands of people, the Human Emperor Lamp...
It's about time for a new round of upgrades, isn't it?
About two hours later...
The sea returned to calm.
However, [Deep Pool Fortress] has been reduced to ruins.
All the enemies, whether they were the garrison trying to escape or the pirates putting up a last-ditch resistance.
Everything, including that lamp, was swept away by Jiangnan, leaving nothing behind.
Behind a huge piece of driftwood at the edge of the ruins.
The Clown, who was on the crew, was covering his mouth.
"My God..."
"Luckily, I managed to stay put and didn't make any rash moves..."
The Clown secretly rejoiced.
"Otherwise, I'd probably be one of those water ghosts by now."
He swallowed hard, and once again looked at the towering 300-meter-tall Machine God in the middle of the sea with eyes full of awe and fear.
"That man..."
"The Dragon God has become even more unfathomable than he was in Soul Return Town..."
At this moment, on the broad top of the Machine God's head.
Jiangnan, facing the sea breeze, carried a [Human Emperor Lamp] that had just been thoroughly feasted.
It devoured the souls of thousands of water ghosts and top-tier powerhouses.
At this moment Human Emperor Lamp was as quiet as a wise man.
Every now and then it would let out a burp, releasing a small ring of soul fire.
Clearly, the other person had eaten a very large meal.
At the same time, Jiangnan also received a message from the Human Emperor Lamp.
[Ding! Upgrade requirements have been met!]
[Would you like to consume 500,000 Great Love Points to upgrade the Human Emperor Lamp from S-class to Special-rank?]
[Current Love Value Balance: 9,980,000]
Jiangnan didn't rush to press the confirm button.
He stroked his chin and suddenly asked the Human Emperor Lamp a question in his mind.
"Hey, can you skip the Special Grade and just upgrade me to Demigod Grade directly?"
Upon hearing this question, the flame of the Human Emperor Lamp visibly froze for a moment.
Then, its submissive consciousness entered Jiangnan's mind.
[Yes, Master.]
[The super-class souls you are currently imprisoning have reached the minimum threshold for Demigod level (50 people) after absorbing the high-end combat power of Deep Pool Fortress.]
However, directly skipping a level requires an additional 3 million Love Points.
[That's a total of 3.5 million Love Points.]
Jiangnan nodded in satisfaction. In any case, he had plenty of Love Points at hand, so it would be best to get it done in one go.
So he continued, "And what about the next level? What are the requirements?"
The Human Emperor Lamp swayed its base in mid-air, as if shaking its head.
[Master, the foundation required for the next level is far too vast.]
[You currently need to collect 100 Superior Souls.]
[And you currently only have 68 top-tier souls imprisoned.]
Immediately afterwards, the Human Emperor Lamp unfolded a list of cattle and horses in front of Jiangnan.
[The following is a list of the souls currently imprisoned within the lamp. Please review it...]
[Superior Souls: 68]
[S-class Souls: 120]
[408 A-Class Souls]
[Rank B Souls: 998]
[1202 C-class Souls]
[1044 D-class Souls]
[E-class souls (and below): 556]
[The total number of souls imprisoned is exactly 4396.]
"4396 people..."
Jiangnan looked at the number and indicated that he understood.
This is already an undead army powerful enough to wipe out an entire region.
"Upgrade me directly to Demigod level."
Jiangnan no longer hesitated and decisively issued the order.
[Ding! Consuming 3,500,000 Great Love Points, the Human Emperor Lamp is undergoing a leapfrog development...]
[Current Love Value Balance: 6,480,000]
As soon as he finished speaking, something unexpected happened!
The black and white lantern that was originally emitting light in Jiangnan's hand suddenly erupted!
It did not become free of all evil and coldness.
The original black and white aura disappeared, transforming into the supreme [crimson gold and purple purple qi]!
This purple qi was accompanied by the wails of countless souls!
The lantern hovered around the Human Emperor Lamp, so sacred that it made one want to bow down and worship!
"It's turned back to purple..."
"I see, I understand now..."
Jiangnan squinted at the drastically changed magic lamp in his hand and commented with a discrepancy between his outward appearance and inner thoughts.
"This is probably because the primordial purple qi contained within the Human Emperor Lamp has been sublimated."
"Those previous changes were merely the inevitable transformations it had to undergo as it accumulated its strength."
Only by shedding one's mortal form can one attain Divinity!
With the Human Emperor Lamp stabilizing at the Demigod level, the two new functions were officially unlocked on Jiangnan's panel!
Unlike the previous support-oriented [Great Love] series skills.
This skill is incredibly aggressive!
[Suppression]: Ignores all laws, Suppression all Spirit Artifact, Weird Artifact, and souls below the Human Emperor Lamp's rank.
To render them completely incapable of fighting and resisting!
[Yellow Springs]: The realm of the Human Emperor Lamp.
Once deployed, it can cover an area of ten kilometers in radius.
Within the realm of the Yellow Springs, all the souls imprisoned within the Human Emperor Lamp will temporarily acquire [physical bodies].
Engage in physical combat at your peak!
(Note: During the deployment of the Yellow Springs, the Human Emperor Lamp will serve as the core of the domain, unable to move or use any other abilities.)
Jiangnan's eyes were immediately refreshed with the latest Attribute Panel of the Human Emperor Lamp.
[Human Emperor Lamp]
[Type]: Weird Artifact
[Level]: Demigod
(Requirements for upgrading to the next Quasi-God level: 10 million Great Love Points, plus imprisoning 100 Special-grade Souls)
[Functions]: Slaying and imprisoning souls, Great Love Upon the Body, Great Love for the Future, Great Love in Industry, Suppression, Yellow Springs.
[Current kill threshold]: 45% (Anyone with less than this health will be executed and contained).
[Current Small World Size]: 5000 cubic meters
[Number of imprisoned souls]: 4396
Looking at the newly renovated Human Emperor Lamp, Jiangnan's lips curled into a smile.
"It's finally here."
His gaze was fixed on the [Yellow Springs] skill.
Before this, the exceptional souls within the Human Emperor Lamp could only indirectly assist him through the unique characteristics of their Supernatural Ability.
For example, by leveraging the Fusion of resources from prison warden Ye Desheng.
But now that it's a physical entity, everything is different!
A physical army of 4,396 fearless and tireless warriors, including 68 top-tier experts!
"With this immortal army of the Yellow Springs..."
"It's just the right amount of material to flatten the Dragon Xia Imperial City."
Jiangnan's eyes sharpened. He turned his head and looked towards the direction where the Dragon Xia Imperial City was located.
"The final stop... will be here soon."
"However, before that..."
Jiangnan regained her composure.
"We also need to prepare for the impending Destruction Five Days."
At the same time.
In a quaint tea room.
The aroma of tea wafted through the air as two figures sat facing each other.
"Bite."
Gu Yueai put down the white jade teacup in her hand, the porcelain clinking together.
He raised his eyes and looked at Guyue Xuyu, who was resting with his eyes closed opposite him.
"Everything is proceeding according to the established script."
Gu Yueai's cool, clear voice echoed in the tea room.
"We need to be fully prepared for [Destruction Five Days]..."
"By the way, Xu Yu, how long until you break through to the Quasi-God?"
"Soon... Uncle."
"I will definitely break through that barrier and step into the realm of Quasi-God."
Guyue Xuyu responded.
She lowered her head, stroked the array patterns on the bow arm, and continued speaking.
"Besides..."
"If only we could obtain that Tribulation Flame, capable of burning through time, during those Destruction Five Days."
"And that Gengjin Divine Iron, which can break through the constraints of space."
"I can then fix the final flaw in this bow and elevate it to the level of Quasi-God supreme Spirit Artifact!"
"At that time..."
Before he could finish speaking, that figure uncontrollably appeared in Guyue Xuyu's mind.
She paused noticeably.
But only for a fleeting moment.
Guyue Xuyu bit the tip of her tongue, using the pain to forcibly dispel the shadow.
"Even if it's him... I can still win!"
Gu Yueai was sitting opposite her, put down her teacup.
He nodded slightly in encouragement.
"It's certainly commendable that you have such a do-or-die determination."
Gu Yueai strategizing and planning.
However, even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit.
"The Dragon God is too unpredictable. To ensure your safety during the Destruction Five Days, I've specially found some helpers for you."
After saying that, Gu Yueai turned her head slightly and gave an order.
"Come in."
The words had barely left his mouth.
"Squeak~"
The wooden door was pushed open from the outside.
Guyue Xuyu frowned slightly and turned to look out the door.
Two figures entered the tea room, one on the left and one on the right.
These two men look remarkably alike.
One was dressed in an official robe, while the other was dressed in a Western suit.
The contrast is striking.
Then, they spoke in unison.
"Gao Qiu... Gao Xia..."
"Greetings, Your Excellency the Imperial Preceptor."