Didn't you succeed?
In the Ghost Temple of the Azi Kingdom, after returning, the Quefeng gasped for air, its eyes bloodshot.
He held his breath and fought twice, but the subsequent return journey of two thousand miles was still quite strenuous.
Seeing the other party's exaggerated reaction, King Chujiang sighed, "I told you not to be reckless, but you wouldn't listen."
"That kid is smarter than I thought," said Quefeng, her face grim. "And that woman you mentioned is smarter than I thought too!"
"What do you think?" King Chujiang shook his head and laughed, "That woman is no simpleton. She was the last one to arrive back then, yet now she's in charge of the Second Tier of the force. In the last Samsara, if King Xiang hadn't encountered some problems, no one can say for sure how much she could have achieved. It wouldn't have been impossible for her to have even taken over the Central Plains back then."
"I knew that guy was troublesome, but is he really that powerful?" Quefeng frowned.
"Heh, she's no ordinary person. Back then, which of us Four Great Ghost Kings wasn't completely suppressed by her? Even though she miscalculated later, King Xiang rebelled, she still prepared many backup plans. Not only did she preserve enough territory for her own forces and successfully bring the guild down, but she also left behind the seeds for the next rise of the Central Plains."
"Now that the third round has begun, she still has the upper hand, having chosen the right person early on!"
"That mortal emperor?" Quefeng sneered. "Interesting. Is she really that good at judging people?"
"It's because she's so good at judging people. Last time, Divine Martial lost so badly that this time, Divine Martial has lowered his guard."
" The Heavenly Secrets Eye?" The Quefeng's eyes lit up. That was a valuable item; if only she could...
"If you touch that thing, Divine Martial will fight you to the death!" King Chujiang glared at him.
"Ha, you think I'm afraid of those Japanese pirates?"
"If you get your hands on that thing, I'm afraid even my superiors won't tolerate you."
"Tch," Quefeng said coldly, "I really don't know what's so good about joining a guild. Isn't it better to be free and independent like me?"
"And then be sealed away with you?"
"That was an accident; it won't happen again this time."
"You always say that."
"Shut up!"
King Chujiang gave a helpless bitter smile. His brother was a troublesome fellow, but fortunately, his bloodline was strong enough to leave all the guilds helpless.
"Tell me, how did you fail with Chen Qing?"
The opponent's body is incomplete, and there is a clone with Chen Qing. That clone has preserved some memories, and if they face each other in the future, some of those memories will be very detrimental to both himself and the guild.
"He was waiting for me." Speaking of Chen Qing, Quefeng's face darkened. "That guy is suspicious. When Tiannan Pass fell, I planned to sneak into the army during the chaos and kill him. But just as I was about to do so, my innate ability immediately gave me a warning. I'm certain that if I had done that, I would have died there!"
"Die there?" King Chujiang frowned. The other party had the talent of the Red-Buttocked Horse Monkey, which allowed him to anticipate dangers. It was the most effective talent in the world for avoiding death, and his judgments were almost never wrong!
But he couldn't understand why Chen Qing said it was fine if they could avoid his ambush, but instead let the Quefeng die there?
What methods does the other side have?
"What a pity!"
After Tiannan Pass was breached, Chen Qing stood atop the pass, silently watching the events unfold below, and sighed in admiration.
Upon hearing this, Tian Heng looked on with surprise. The most difficult pass in the southeast had been captured, and now the entire Southern Capital was under their control, greatly increasing the power of Jiangnan. Why was their lord regretting it? What was he regretting?
Ao Zhen stood silently behind Chen Qing and whispered, "Did the person you mentioned run away?"
"It ran away." Chen Qing touched the mirror on his chest. The Mirror Demon had one advantage: it could remember any creature it had looked at once, even if the player couldn't find its way around. The Mirror Demon could then give a hint whenever the creature appeared in the future.
The Mirror Demon had just warned that the guy was nearby, but he's already long gone.
The Earth Spirit is scarce now. For someone of that level, there is simply not enough spiritual energy. In this place in the southeast, the spiritual energy is so scarce that he can't even maintain his breathing. If he wants to kill someone, he must have held his breath from a place with abundant spiritual energy all the way here.
Chen Qing suspected that King Chujiang was in the Azi Kingdom, and that this guy might have some connection with King Chujiang.
He had been holding his breath for so long; if he could be trapped for a while, and then White Phoenix's poison gas was used, this troublesome guy could be dealt with. But unfortunately, that guy didn't make a move.
After thinking about it, it must be the supernatural power of the Red-Buttocked Horse Monkey inside the other party that came into play.
What a troublesome guy.
Once the spiritual energy in the southeast becomes more abundant, I really don't know how to deal with this lone wolf player. If he really targets me and starts hunting down the gods I've carefully cultivated, it will probably give him a real headache.
Yes, the second weakness of the Divine Path Style is that it is relatively vulnerable to high-level assassin players!
With a larger territory comes more scruples, but others with nothing to lose are fearless, especially top-tier assassins who target your weaker deities within your sphere of influence, causing considerable trouble.
We need to come up with a plan, and we also need to find a way to establish our own assassin unit.
With a sigh, Chen Qing shifted his consciousness to the Underworld.
At this time, the Underworld was still struggling to hold on, but even when the crucial battle of Tiannan Pass arrived, nothing of great importance appeared, which completely put Chen Qing at ease.
It seems that the Ghost Domain forces of the Yin-Yang Road have not yet fully awakened, and all combat power is bound to the Ghost Temple!
The forces of the Ghost Domain also have their weaknesses. Although they are powerful and can descend quickly, their methods of descent are subject to certain limitations.
The evil spirits of the Yin-Yang Road, if they wish to descend to the human world, must possess a human through a priest of Ghost Temple. They then corrupt the human's spirit and take over their body. This process is very quick, resulting in the extremely rapid expansion of the Ghost Domain realm's forces.
However, the drawback is that once an evil spirit enters the Ghost Temple and remains there, it cannot Ghost Temple.
The Earth Spirit Revival. Although evil spirits do not need Blood Essence Stone to revive, they still need to devour a large number of ghosts to recover. Currently, only a few high-level evil spirits can awaken. In order to gain a foothold in the mortal world as soon as possible, it is necessary to put a large number of evil spirits into the Ghost Temple in advance to await orders.
After all, priests also need time.
The remaining forces naturally had to protect key territories. The Ghost Domain realm forces were not a unified entity; each played a crucial role. Being controlled by various guilds would inevitably lead to mutual suspicion. They also needed to inject a large number of evil spirits into the Ghost Temple to prepare for the mortal realm, and they needed to leave enough troops to protect their core territory within the Yin-Yang Road. Where would they find enough evil spirits to attack them?
As long as the area you occupy is not their territory, they are unlikely to target you.
Chen Qing's calculations were correct; even King Chujiang, who had been plotting against him for a long time, did not appear in the battle between the Underworld.
The Ghost King's power cannot be restored now, and without sufficient troops, Chen Qing believed he would never dare to take the risk!
"My lord, now that Tiannan Pass has been recaptured, should we press our advantage and pursue the enemy?" Tian Heng asked.
"No need," Chen Qing shook his head. "Given the current situation in Jiangnan, the battle lines shouldn't be stretched too thin. With Tiannan Pass there, a certain number of troops stationed there are sufficient." After thinking for a moment, Chen Qing looked at the other person. "You can make the arrangements. You will also temporarily send troops to garrison Jiangnan."
"Yes, my lord!" Tian Heng's eyes immediately lit up with joy.
Chen Qing nodded. The other side had lost a lot of elite troops this time, which were his most relied-upon direct troops. If he didn't give them some benefits, they might start to complain.
He knew Tian Heng's plan from the beginning. He obviously wanted to promote the reputation of the West Sea Army in Jiangnan. The Southeast had high-quality soldiers, and if he could promote it effectively, the West Sea Army would not lack soldiers in the future.
However, this benefit cannot be given for too long.
"Alright, I'll leave this to you and Wei Gongcheng," Chen Qing said. "I need to go back."
"Huh?" Tian Heng was taken aback. The southeast had just been recovered, and there were still many things to deal with there, such as the arrangement of civil officials in various prefectures, administrative planning, and even, most importantly, how to allocate the newly established Underworld here now that the southeast had been occupied.
The Shen Family must be green with envy, right?
Why not quickly allocate resources to reassure the people, instead of rushing back immediately? What happened in Jiangnan?
"Does Your Majesty have something important to discuss?"
"Yes, there are some matters to attend to. You are fully responsible for the military defense arrangements here, while Wei Gongcheng will be in charge of the allocation of civil officials."
"Yes!" Tian Heng responded, but then couldn't help asking, "Then, my lord, how should the new Underworld be allocated?"
He already possessed a sufficiently high status and power, and theoretically shouldn't interfere. However, the influence of the Underworld was too great, and if possible, he genuinely wanted to secure a position for the Tian Household!