Divine Office Civil Official

"My forehead is so dark, it's fucking dark!!"

Although Hu Mang didn't know how to read faces like Old Man Chen, he didn't need to look to know that his face must be shockingly dark.

He was now emitting white smoke from his entire body.

A layer of white smoke billowed out, and a set of Thunder-Warding Robe was burned to ashes.

Another layer of white smoke appeared, and another set of Thunder-Warding Robe was burned away.

It took four layers of smoke to clear completely.

On the bright side, at least this time, he wasn't completely naked like last time.

He also has a spare Thunder-Warding Robe!!

It's fortunate that the heavy rain is happening now; the smoke extinguishes as soon as it hits the water. Otherwise, if the other side were to chase after me, I would be as conspicuous as a searchlight.

However, Hu Mang also realized that the other party might not be able to get out.

That last move from the opponent was an evolution of the "Thunder God's Authority".

To be more precise, it was the divine power of the Thunder God's Shrine.

The fact that "Heavenly Soldier Divine Office" jumped up suddenly when the attack was just launched proves this point.

Although this "female Thunder God" behaved a bit strangely.

If the other party were to actually summon a divine lightning bolt to strike the Hu Mang, he wouldn't be so surprised.

The problem is, she wasn't "summoning thunder," but rather "receiving thunder."

Receiving lightning?

Hu Mang was taken aback.

This reminds me of the previous strikes at the "Demon-Subduing Well".

In addition, there was a scene of demons running rampant in the city.

The Hu Mang suddenly sat up.

Is the Thunder God in this Demon-Subduing City "reclaiming power"?

This is the second piece of bad news!

And it's much worse than the previous one.

If the other party is indeed "taking back power," or to put it another way, controlling Thunder Net.

So, my previous idea of taking advantage of the fact that no one was controlling the "Thunder Net" here, and using a bunch of engineering Law Artifact to manipulate it, would have been completely wasted as soon as it started?

Damn, I owe four or five hundred thousand!

How could there be holdouts during the old city renovation project?!

As expected, if property rights are not properly in place, there will definitely be a lot of problems and troubles!

Hu Mang gritted his teeth, turned his head and looked over. He was now hiding behind a viewing platform, from where he could see a corner of the Thunder God's Shrine.

In his eyes, a civil engineering whiz, this was nothing short of a giant holdout!

Suddenly, Hu Mang thought of something and took out a "radar" the size of a millstone from his personal Storage Bag. At least tens of thousands of Law Artifact parts were operating inside it.

This is the top-of-the-line Divine Sense Detector that Hu Mang bought for over ten thousand yuan; it can even detect fluctuations at the "Nascent Soul" level.

Hu Mang is now very glad that he didn't try to save that money.

He had already turned this thing on before he arrived. It could not only detect fluctuations at the "Nascent Soul level", but also monitor the surroundings 24 hours a day.

Soon, countless waveforms resembling Divine Sense appeared on the surface of the Divine Sense Detector, with peaks and troughs, eventually merging into a single line.

Then two numbers popped up.

Divine Sense coverage radius: 9.9 kilometers

Divine Sense Strength: Golden Core Late Stage

?

Only at the Golden Core Late Stage?

Hu Mang was stunned when he saw the test results.

Although it's a bit shameless to say this, his actual cultivation level is only at the Qi Refining Late Stage.

However, the Law Power in his Lower Dantian alone was already at the Foundation Establishment Realm stage, and his Divine Sense had even reached the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

In addition, there's the "Mysterious Yin Devil Moon" of the Crimson Palace and the "Heavenly Soldier Divine Office" of the Niwan Palace.

After his divine authority was activated, his Three Dantian merged into one, and he also possessed the physical strength of a "monk of the Form Realm." He felt that ordinary Golden Core were not beyond his reach.

Moreover, Hu Mang himself had seen the Golden Core before, and that bald-headed Doctor Sun next door had been coveting him for quite some time.

He had some understanding of the pressure and Golden Core Method Golden Core.

But the problem is, was it only the Golden Core stage that was used before?

In terms of sheer pressure, it feels about the same as that previous Yang Spirit.

In terms of sheer power?

"Wait a minute, if this Gong Lei is the female Thunder God, then what was that thing that was chased away by that Yang Spirit before?"

The Hu Mang muttered to itself.

As a firsthand witness, he clearly saw the thunder god, with a human body and a bird's face, wielding a hammer and a wedge—a standard "Thunder God's Dharma Aspect."

The guy who suddenly appeared in my consciousness, splitting me into "good" and "evil," looked like—

Wrong!

These two look different!

To be precise, the thing that struck his sea of consciousness was a blurry divine figure of lightning, without any specific form.

So, there are two Thunder God in this Demon-Subduing City?

One of them ran away, and the other one just now was another?

Or is it that if there are two sides, good and evil, then there are two beings, male and female?

Or perhaps, it's related to an external incarnation?

In an instant, all sorts of guesses popped into Hu Mang's mind.

But he was certain of one thing: there was most likely more than one holdout in this Demon-Subduing City.

Hu Mang let out a long breath, found a place to shelter from the rain, and then took out a piece of paper covered with lines from his Storage Bag.

The text above is highlighted with three large circles, one of which has an X crossed out and the words "Hundred-Well Abyss" written in smaller characters next to it.

The remaining two circles are marked with two question marks.

Hu Mang carefully put the paper away, then took out his big gun; he needed to confirm something.

If this issue isn't resolved, the "old city renovation" project might really fall through.

In this Demon-Subduing City, there is more than one Thunder God's Shrine, and the divine power of each Thunder God's Shrine varies in strength.

Outside a dilapidated Thunder God's Shrine in the east of the city, three figures were desperately attacking the Thunder God's Shrine.

On the left, a Beauty Python coiled in mid-air, its snake eyes cold and sharp.

She opened her mouth and unleashed a torrential downpour of Mysterious Dark Divine Lightning, with jet-black lightning balls crashing down on the temple. Each strike exploded with a bone-chilling cold, as if trying to freeze the entire building into an iceberg.

On the right, the Gourd Daoist popped the stopper off his wine gourd, tilted his head back, and gulped down several mouthfuls of strong liquor. Then, he puffed out his cheeks and blew out—

The Daoist True Fire surged forth like a river bursting its banks, its flames rolling and engulfing the Thunder God's Shrine. The tiles crackled and shattered in the intense heat, and black smoke and steam rose together.

Directly in front of them stood a monk who appeared to be a clerk, holding a thick, black document in his hands.

He silently chanted an incantation, and the pages of the book rustled as Evil-Subduing Chains shot out from the paper, the iron chains like serpents, precisely binding the thickest supporting pillar in the center of the Thunder God's Shrine.

The chains tightened, making a teeth-grinding grinding sound. The registrar strained with both arms and pulled back with all his might—

The entire lightning bolt trembled violently, emitting a dull, drum-like boom, as if some enormous creature was resisting it from the other end.

Water and fire clashed, chains were pulled apart.

A faint divine light flickered across the surface of the dilapidated Thunder God's Shrine.

The three of them pulled out almost all their hidden skills.

But the lightning bolt only swayed a few times before returning to calm.

There are cracks, but no collapse.

No matter how the Mysterious Dark Divine Lightning struck, how the Daoist True Fire burned, or how the Evil-Subduing Chains tore, the ancestral hall never completely collapsed.

The three men, their Law Power exhausted and their faces pale, finally stopped their attack, panting heavily.

"This is the weakest Thunder God's Shrine we could find. If we can't even move this one, then there's no hope for the others."

The Beauty Python spoke in human language, and its exquisite features revealed a clear expression of irritation.

The disheveled Daoist priest slumped to the ground, pulled out a fiery red gourd, and began chugging strong liquor. He trembled violently, as if this attack had taken the most to his strength.

As for the last registrar, he also looked grim, constantly flipping through the black documents in his hands, seemingly trying to find a way out.

Seeing that the two remained silent, the Beauty Python couldn't help but say, "In my opinion, we should recruit a few more people. Didn't we meet that 'Evil-Discerning Judge' before? How about we recruit him?"

"No!" the registrar refused outright.

"Since this city is under the jurisdiction of the Thunder Bureau, all priests whose positions are covered by the Thunder God's divine authority, whether they are 'judges,' 'declarants,' or 'ritualists,' are not allowed to be contaminated. Only priests whose positions are unrelated to the Thunder God will remain untainted."

The registrar glanced at the Beauty Python, then at the disheveled Daoist priest.

"Only within areas outside the jurisdiction of the Thunder Bureau will you, the Water Official, and I, the Fire Official, be unaffected."

"According to you, as the 'Evil-Subduing Registrar,' you are not under the jurisdiction of the Thunder God?" the Beauty Python questioned.

"I am not an official of the Thunder Bureau, but a civil official of the Divine Dynasty. As long as the divine way in this city continues to operate, He cannot control me."

The registrar said impatiently.

"The only way now is to find either the 'Yin Saber' or the 'Yang Spear' as soon as possible, and with their demon-slaying abilities, we can break through this Thunder Shrine and escape the Demon-Subduing City."

"Just three days ago, the 'Devil-Subduing Heavenly Soldier' and the 'Devil-Slaying Bladesman' actually fought amongst themselves, resulting in the simultaneous disappearance of the 'Yin Saber' and the 'Yang Spear'."

"Damn it! They don't understand at all! In order to be reborn, the Thunder God of the city must devour the divine path of this place, as well as all the divine offices within its domain!"

"Now that the Thunder God has begun to retract his divine power, the loss of control over all the demon-slaying grounds and demon-suppressing sites is the best evidence of this!"

"Next, He will devour us one by one. If we don't escape this Demon-Subduing City first, we will only become food for the Thunder God."

"Unfortunately, those people were either genuinely insane or feigning madness; not one of them was willing to cooperate!"

During this period, the registrar came into contact with more than one "remnant of the divine dynasty". However, these "remnants of the divine dynasty" either had their consciousness distorted by the priests, or coveted the power of the priests. Some even planned to actively submit to the unborn Thunder God.

He put in a lot of effort, but with little result; only the two officials, one of water and one of fire, were willing to cooperate.

"How is the Prison-Subduing Official?" the slovenly Daoist priest suddenly asked.

"Could we try his Prison-Subduing Chains together with your Evil-Subduing Chains one more time?"

The Beauty Python's eyes lit up.

The registrar was immediately caught in a dilemma.

As far as he knew, that "Prison-Subduing Official" had most likely failed to get promoted.

Moreover, he learned from these "city files" that the city's prisons mostly held some very dangerous things, and many of the files about these things had been smeared.

However, he doesn't have a better solution right now.

The registrar's eyes hesitated, but finally, he slowly nodded.