"Are you crazy?"
The Old Wolf stared at the other party in shock.
Meng Sheng sat blankly opposite the Old Wolf, staring at the sky.
The sky over Great Azure Mountain is very different from that of Liuzhou City. Although they are very close, the night sky here is quite pure and not obscured by complex energies. In fact, when he has nothing to do, he likes to come to Great Azure Mountain to sit for a while. The view is even better than that from the Stargazing Tower.
I just don't know if Great Azure Mountain will ever have such scenery again.
"Even if he's gone mad," Meng Sheng, drinking his wine, completely oblivious to the fierce glint in the Old Wolf's eyes across from him.
Old Wolf is a seventh-rank gatekeeper, only one rank lower than Lord Xu Hu. His strength is extremely formidable even among the Transcendent. Even without the gatekeeper talent, he is still at the level of Murong Yunji!
With his current abilities, the other party could kill him in a single encounter.
But Meng Sheng didn't care. He didn't want to die; he genuinely wanted to live a good life for several hundred years.
But if he survives, he doesn't know how to face the comfort and ease he's enjoyed over the past two years.
That's fine, actually. If I die as part of their plan, no matter which side wins, no one should make things difficult for my wife and son, right?
Thinking of this, Meng Sheng smiled wryly and poured the wine from the flask into his mouth.
Old Wolf frowned, looking around with some curiosity. "What exactly do you want? You're not just here to kill me, are you? Or do you want to harm Liuzhou? You should know that I can go back anytime from this distance."
"Since they've already tricked you into coming here, they naturally have ways to make sure you can't go back," Meng Sheng replied blankly, staring at the wine jug.
Actually, he didn't know what method the other party would use, but he knew that with Tian Heng's personality, he wouldn't make a move unless he was at least 70% sure of success. Since he had already made a move, it meant that Old Wolf could not go back.
Upon seeing this, the white giant wolf frowned. Just as it was about to activate its divine sense to return directly to Liuzhou, it was surprised to find that the distance was beyond its range.
"How is this possible?" The Old Wolf looked around sharply. This was indeed Great Azure Mountain, but how could it be outside the designated area? It had tested its limits to ensure it could return to Liuzhou. Even if it crossed two more mountain ranges from Great Azure Mountain, it could still get back. What was going on?
Thinking of this, it leaped onto the tallest tree beside it. Looking down from the summit, it finally saw the reason.
Great Azure Mountain is still the Great Azure Mountain, but the Great Azure Mountain around it is different. At some point, the scenery around the entire Great Azure Mountain changed.
At that moment, the Old Wolf felt all the fur on his body stand on end!
Great Azure Mountain has been moved?
Why didn't I notice anything?
What terrifying mastery of spatial magic!
Old Wolf was truly panicked. Anyone capable of such a massive action must have extremely ambitious plans, and Liuzhou City was likely in real danger!
Although this place is not within the territory of Great Azure Mountain, it recognizes the location. It is Liuzhou City, around Xionglu County. At its speed, it only takes half a quarter of an hour to run back to Liuzhou. Then, by using its divine sense, it can instantly return to the door god's position.
As long as he remains within the scope of his divine duties, even if Ao Zhen tries to force his way through, it will be impossible. If there was still a chance a year ago, now that he has advanced to the seventh rank, the only way for him to break through the gatekeeper's level through personal martial prowess, in Ao Zhen's words, is for the Dragon King to awaken!
With these thoughts in mind, the Old Wolf had no will to fight and only wanted to escape as soon as possible.
But just as they were about to set off, they saw several figures, and their faces immediately darkened.
It recognized these figures; Four Generals of the West Sea, divine generals who guarded the four most important island nations of the West Sea, and were responsible for all military power over those four largest island nations.
And leading the pack was none other than the true form of the Sea God Tian Heng!
"You..." The Old Wolf wolf's fur bristled, and a ferocious glint, unseen for years, flashed in his eyes.
This time, its wildness stemmed from its own anger. It couldn't understand why Tian Heng would still rebel when Jiangnan had given him such great benefits and such a good opportunity.
What exactly is this person thinking?
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"You ten men, you must deliver this message!"
In Liuzhou City, Wei Gongcheng distributed the military orders infused with Xu Hu's essence blood to ten people. These ten people were Youyun Jellyfish, who had previously entered the Underworld. They were top-tier scouts of the aquatic race, but unfortunately perished during the Southeast Campaign and were now under Wei Gongcheng's Underworld.
All the West Sea Aquatic Clan who die are directly assigned to the Liuzhou Underworld. This was agreed upon beforehand, and it also left the Liuzhou Underworld with a military force that is easily overlooked.
"Is it really a good idea to use the Old Wolf as bait?" Xu Hu looked at the spot where Great Azure Mountain had disappeared, his expression grim.
"There's nothing we can do about it," Wei Gongcheng sighed. "The gatekeepers are indeed powerful, but with Tian Heng and the West Sea Aquatic Clan, there's a high chance they can take over Liuzhou City before the magic array is activated. Liuzhou is the foundation of Jiangnan; I dare not gamble."
"Have you considered that since they were willing to plot against Old Wolf, it means they weren't absolutely certain they could defeat Old Wolf at the city gate? We have a chance."
"I can't gamble." Wei Gongcheng shook his head again. "I can only apologize to Old Wolf; after his death, I'm willing to give him the position of Lord of the Underworld!"
"Hey, you..." Xu Hu didn't know what to say for a moment.
The Shen Family, watching all this from a distance, frowned, feeling that something was amiss with the plan, but they couldn't quite put their finger on what it was.
"The rest is up to you all," Wei Gongcheng, bowing to the Shen Family.
Shen Laosan and Shen Lao'er nodded in agreement. The Underworld Grand Array was developed by the academy, and all the major Underworld could take turns using it. Any Underworld could become the array's core. Wei Gongcheng, as the Underworld of Liuzhou, was to serve as the last trump card for defending the city, so it would be best if the responsibility of being the array's core fell to these outside Underworld.
Only by doing this can they completely eliminate suspicion, since the other party can win over Tian Heng, and they can also win them over, right?
As the runes of the grand formation covered the sky, Shen Shiyi was the first to jump into the formation's eye. A surge of spiritual energy, combined with the prepared spiritual crystal energy around him, created a massive energy that enveloped the entire Liuzhou City. This sudden action caused chaos among everyone in Liuzhou City.
"Are you sure those ten men can deliver the order?" Shen Lao'er asked, frowning.
"It should be fine," Wei Gongcheng said. " The Youyun Jellyfish has top-notch stealth abilities. Even Murong Yunji would have a hard time detecting it within a hundred meters. Old Wolf is a seventh-rank gatekeeper. Even if he's tricked out, it will be difficult to keep Old Wolf unless Tian Heng personally intervenes. This is the best time to sneak out. With the Youyun Jellyfish's abilities, no matter how many West Sea Army are outside, they can't be trapped as long as Tian Heng and his vice-generals aren't there."
"I see." Shen Lao'er looked up at the center of the formation. " Shiyi is still young, he can only last three days at most. Even with me and Laosan, we'll only have half a month at most. Can we make it in time?"
Xu Hu was full of confidence. "My soldiers will not let me down."
Upon hearing this, Shen Lao'er frowned. He looked at Xu Hu, and for some reason, he felt that Xu Hu seemed very different today. Something felt quite strange about him.
" Youyun Jellyfish."
Outside the city, several pairs of scarlet eyes spotted the ten incredibly fast figures, but upon closer inspection, they found they had vanished without a trace.
"So it really was a scheme? This Wei Gongcheng guy is quite ruthless; even his own people are being betrayed at this crucial moment."
"Who says otherwise?" A burly man chuckled from the side. If Meng Sheng were there, he would definitely recognize this burly man as Zhou Tengbin, who had forced him to trick the door gods!
"Humans are inherently deficient; otherwise, they would surely be the enemy of all races!" The burly man with scarlet eyes chuckled coldly. After an unknown amount of time, a tall figure slowly flew over from afar. He was covered in wounds, but his aura was quite terrifying. The thousands of soldiers outside the city knelt down upon seeing the newcomer. It was none other than Tian Heng, the leader of the West Sea Army!
"It's done?" The burly man looked at Tian Heng.
Tian Heng nodded slightly.
Where is the body?
"It's absolutely impossible to kill him!" Tian Heng frowned. "Once the Old Wolf dies, he can escape into the Liuzhou Underworld as a ghost. Once he returns to his position, he might become another troublesome entity!"
"You've certainly thought things through." The red-eyed giant nodded slowly, then added, "As you predicted, Wei Gongcheng indeed abandoned the gatekeepers and chose to take the opportunity to inform the Battle God Army that Liuzhou's protective formation has now been activated!"
Tian Heng nodded upon hearing this. " Wei Gongcheng is a cautious person, so he would definitely do this. Otherwise, he would have warned Old Wolf yesterday. Meng Sheng wouldn't have been able to fool him."
Looking at the immense energy emanating from Liuzhou City, he laughed and said, "Now that the grand formation is activated, I'm setting off. Once we annihilate the Battle God Army, there will be no more rivals in the entire Jiangnan!"