Volume 5: The Ancient Glorious Empire Chapter 44: The torch is passed on and a myth emerges!
Aqua Federation, Phosphorescent City.
There are three main rivers in the city, the Phosphorus River, the White River, and the Cangluo River. The three rivers start from the core area of the Phosphorus Oasis and end at the periphery of the oasis.
This is the ecology of the oasis.
Phosphorus River is the largest river in the city and also the largest water source for Phosphorus City.
A magnificent stone bridge that can accommodate eight chariots running in parallel, spans the Lin River in an arched shape, like a blue dragon lying lazily. During this period, the water of the Lin River has been banned, but the Lin River Bridge, as the main traffic artery in the city, is still crowded with pedestrians.
This is not a big deal. As long as you don't drink the polluted river water, you won't become a living dead without knowing it.
In the sunlight, the wide Phosphorus River ripples with golden waves, like the glittering scales on a dragon's body. It is sacred and great, and there is no sign of filth lurking in this sacred river.
"I heard that only a Mythical Monarch who has mastered a specific ability can remove this kind of filth."
"That's right, but His Majesty the Aqua Federation probably won't do anything for such a small matter."
"These are not trivial matters, but the Mythical Monarch of our Aqua Federation cannot take care of them all. Not only our Phosphorescent City, but dozens of cities of all sizes need to be purified, and this purification is only temporary. It requires a lot of power from the Mythical Monarch, and the effect is not significant enough. If I were the Mythical Monarch, I would not waste too much on this."
"But, I heard that there are myths from Xinhuo Academy who have helped cleanse many large oases of filth. It's just that we in the Shuise Federation don't want outside myths to enter, otherwise, there should have been myths from Xinhuo Academy descending on our Phosphorescent City."
Several residents of Phosphorescent City fell silent.
They certainly hope that the Phosphorus River can be purified so that they can have sufficient water resources.
"We are residents of the inner city after all. Even if the rivers are polluted, at least we can get drinkable water. But many civilians in the outer city are in a miserable situation."
"Yes, some time ago, civilians from the outer cities secretly used the river water, and several cases of zombies occurred. The nobles above were furious... But the nobles didn't think about it. They were almost dying of thirst. Who would care about the ban of Phosphorescent City?"
"Fortunately, Xinhuo Academy has developed a purification plant that can purify the extracted river water. Otherwise, our Phosphorescent City would probably be in complete chaos now."
Several people who were not nobles but were also elites in the inner city sighed.
In the face of disaster, everyone is like an ant.
Fortunately, they were born in the inner city of Phosphorescent City, which made them luckier than 99.9% of people. Now that the disaster has survived the most difficult period, dawn will soon arrive.
As they thought about it, their pupils looking at the river suddenly shrank.
Reflected in the sunlight, the sparkling and shining water of the Phosphorus River turned black inch by inch, so black that it was cold and deep, and even the sunlight seemed to be blocked.
In the blink of an eye, the magnificent Phosphorus River disappeared, leaving only a black river that seemed to be contaminated by countless filth and dark to the depths!
The Black River was surging with waves, and there seemed to be a ferocious figure looming in it, as if it was about to jump out and open its terrifying bloody mouth.
"What happened?!"
The pedestrians on the bridge were frightened and confused.
Just as they were carefully watching out for the strange figures looming in the black river water, a hoarse, low roar suddenly sounded beside them.
The passers-by who were originally looking at the black river water in panic gradually had their eyes dull and lifeless, covered with a darkness like dead water.
Their mouths opened wide, their black tongues gradually stretched out, and their bodies became more bent, as if they were suppressing some kind of change.
Their skin turned gray and black, and their arms bulged under their linen clothes, outlining their strong muscle lines. With a "ripping" sound, the knotted and protruding muscles tore through the cloth and fell off in large flakes.
soon,
There were many muscular men and women on the bridge, their skin was gray-black with spots, and their upper bodies were bare.
No, they are the living dead!
They pounced on the living people around them.
In an instant, screams resounded throughout the magnificent bridge and reached the sky.
However, the mutation did not only occur on the Phosphorus River Bridge, but also in many areas on both sides of the Phosphorus River, spreading rapidly like a virus.
The Awakened One who had not yet been affected roared and drew his sword.
Some people also retreated in panic, trying to escape from the disaster cave in front of them.
The core area of Phosphorescent City, the City Lord’s Mansion.
"It's dark, the river is completely dark!"
"Don't they say that as long as we don't drink these polluted water sources, there won't be any problems?"
"Obviously, the disaster has escalated again!"
"Now is not the time to discuss these things. Instead, we should focus on what we should do! If we can't come up with a solution, our Phosphorescent City will fall into the disaster of the living dead."
People in the City Lord's Mansion were also in a panic. The masters did not have the ability and experience to deal with such a disaster.
Someone immediately said:
"Send a request for help to the Federation, quickly! Our Phosphorescent City is one of the most important level 6 oases in the Federation. It is very important. Your Majesties cannot just stand by and watch us die."
"No, we just received news that similar situations have occurred in many places across the Federation. Manpower is needed everywhere, and the higher-ups asked us to suppress the disaster on our own."
"Suppress it on our own? How can we suppress it? Besides, we have no idea why we have become zombies. What if we ourselves have also mutated?"
This is what the nobles fear the most.
They are not afraid of the living dead, and they are capable of resisting visible enemies. At the very least, they can use the noble district as a barrier to hold their ground.
What they fear is the invisible impact of disasters.
However, once the outer city and inner city fell, their losses would be immeasurable, and they would also find it difficult to accept.
"We can ask for help from the Burning Academy!" said a strong man.
"But the Ranhuo Academy is an external force, and the Federation does not want the myth of Ranhuo to set foot within its borders." Someone hesitated.
"What time is it now!" someone retorted.
The Lord of Phosphorescent City stood up and said:
"Everyone, please vote."
…
If the previous disasters were just boiling a frog in warm water, then at this moment, the disaster was pouring out with ten or a hundred times the intensity in a short period of time.
Luofeng Domain, Tongtai Domain, Anlan Domain... one domain after another was affected.
The situation of the seven major countries of Yunhui is not optimistic either.
They had already made some deductions about the direction of the disaster, but the changes at this moment were completely beyond their expectations and they were caught off guard.
"That doesn't make sense!"
"We need a strategy! A strategy!"
"The most urgent task is to find out the reason why the disaster suddenly intensified and the way the living dead turned into humans."
"We don't have much time. Let's contact the other six countries. We need to integrate intelligence. We can't fight alone at this time."
"I think we should also invite Xinhuo Academy. Xinhuo Academy started investigating the disaster a long time ago, and they may have more information."
“That makes sense.”
"Contact us quickly."
Not long after,
Buzz buzz buzz buzz——
In the mysterious space, projections appeared one after another.
This is a projection space created by borrowing a secret treasure from the Flame and Thunder Nation. Even if they are separated by countless domains and secret spaces, as long as they hold the sub-components of the secret treasure, they can transform their own divine thoughts into projections without delay and descend into this special space to hold meetings.
During this period, the consumption of divine thought projection was extremely low, almost zero.
The Yanlei Kingdom was prepared and sent an exchange student to carry a sub-component of this secret treasure.
At this time, Liu Feng, as the representative of the academy, used this component as a support, invested his spiritual thoughts, crossed thousands of mountains and rivers, and appeared in the projection space in the style of a dome hall.
"Dean Liu Feng."
"Dean Liu Feng." ×6
Representatives from the seven countries all bowed their heads slightly to show respect.
This is the most basic respect for a demigod.
Liu Feng responded with courtesy and glanced around without any expression.
Several myths came from each of the seven major countries. Among them, demigods came from the Red Sand Country, the Cloud Map Country, the Flame Thunder Country, and the Mountain Rock Country, which showed that they attached great importance to this matter.
Yes, if the seven countries did not attach great importance to it, they would not have invited Xinhuo Academy to participate in this meeting.
This was obviously a meeting within the seven countries, representing the top circle of the Yunhui Seven Countries.
His arrival as the Xinhuo representative meant that Xinhuo Academy had entered the power game in the top circle...or so others thought.
Xinhuo never cared about these things.
But in the face of this disaster, the seven major countries took the initiative to invite them, which could save them a lot of trouble and allow the teacher's strategy to proceed more smoothly.
Liu Feng pondered secretly.
Before the representatives of various countries could speak, he spoke first, "You should have seen that this disaster was man-made and related to the servants of the evil god."
As soon as he finished speaking, he keenly noticed that some myths and demigods changed their expressions slightly.
Sure enough, the seven major countries also had similar speculations.
He wouldn't have to waste too much time talking.
He continued, "The initial disaster may have been sown unconsciously by the indescribable evil god. Just like a giant dragon turning over, it can easily cause earthquakes and landslides. The evil god's unconscious 'turning over' caused the sky and the earth to change color and disasters to occur. This indicates that the evil god is about to awaken."
"The disasters and changes not long ago were also related to the awakening of the evil god. Spreading disasters is in line with certain laws and authority, and can greatly promote the awakening of the evil god."
"Do you have any evidence?" a demigod asked.
Liu Feng shook his head slightly, "Evidence, is this important?"
He just wanted to plant a seed called "urgency" in the hearts of these old guys, so that they would put in more effort before the catastrophe really came.
He paused, and his sharp eyes swept over the representatives of each country one by one, piercing through their timid outer shells. "The important thing is that the situation is now extremely critical. If we don't make an effort, all the countries will suffer irreparable damage, or even be overturned on the spot."
"You don't want your country to be overturned by disaster, do you?"
"On the contrary, we, Xinhuo, have no base and are not affected by the disaster at all. However, if we wait until the catastrophe really comes, it will be too late. My teacher, our dean started making preparations countless years ago, in order to give mankind a glimmer of hope, instead of wasting time like you!"
"You!" There was a myth glaring.
Liu Feng didn't care at all and just focused on those mythical demigods who could truly represent his country.
After a while,
The old Lord Chisha asked , "Does your Xinhuo Academy have any countermeasures?"
Liu Feng nodded proudly, "Of course, my teacher has long been investigating and exploring the power of the evil god. We have also fought against disasters countless times, but most of the time, it was unknown to others."
"According to our experience and investigation results, the evil god's servants have leveraged the power of the calamity and shifted its focus to the oases... This means that outside the oases, in certain areas of the strange world, there are sources of concentrated calamity power."
"The birth of the source of disaster has greatly enhanced the disaster and made it more focused, but the opposite is that the disaster has a weakness. As long as we eliminate most of the sources of disaster, we can eliminate this disaster."
At the same time, it greatly delays the awakening of the evil god [Twisted Black River].
Liu Feng added in his heart.
After saying this, he continued to watch, and he saw the solemnity and fear in the eyes of the mythologists from various countries.
"Take the initiative to attack the evil god camp. This..."
"We have no choice! In the past, we would not take the initiative to provoke the minions of the evil god, but that doesn't mean we are really afraid. The minions of the evil god are not the same as the evil god."
"But the power of the evil god's servants is also... Even if we can repel them, we may provoke even more terrifying beings."
There is a myth.
His words silenced the others.
They are not cowardly, but the absolute gap in strength cannot be ignored.
"If the Holy See can take action..."
"Oh, let alone taking action, they haven't even set foot out of the Holy Court in the past few hundred years." The representative of Yanlei Country mocked.
More eyes fell on Liu Feng.
He was not under pressure.
Because they are already under pressure.
"When the time comes, we will take action."
…
The seven major powers really took action.
It was not because of the promise of Xinhuo Academy that they would not pin their hopes on outsiders. It was just because they had to take action and they also had their own trump cards.
The long-term survival of the Seven Nations depends not only on following the Central Holy See and waving flags and cheering.
They rely on their own strength and the terrifying foundation accumulated over a long period of time.
Even Shenhua doesn’t know how strong his own country is!
In Xinhuo College,
Fang You, Liu Feng, Hei Dao, and An Jianyou held a small meeting.
Although Zhou Bao is a demigod, Dean Fang decided to exclude him from the meeting after careful consideration. The only reason was to let Zhou Bao retain some of the majesty of a demigod.
He chaired the meeting.
Liu Feng is the public representative of the academy.
Brother Black Knife is responsible for tactics.
An Jianyou is responsible for both beauty and luck.
Xiao Huan is the mascot, recorder and herald.
"Notify the outside world and the myths who are still in seclusion to prepare and get ready for battle!"
"Notify the logistics department to check and recharge the White Shark-class airship."
"notify……"
"Understood, Xiao Huan has received it~!"
In fact, Fang You was not surprised by the outbreak of the disaster.
He had issued a similar order two days ago. The Myth without important missions was returning, and the White Shark-class airship no longer set sail, but docked at the secret port.
In addition, a number of investigation teams have already set out to explore the approximate location of the source of the disaster so that the myths can accurately eradicate it.
It would be best if they could be removed all at once within a short period of time.
Otherwise, he was worried that something unexpected might happen.
He wanted to use the channels of the seven great nations to locate the source of the disasters one by one. Moreover, the power controlled by the seven great nations was also quite strong. To fight against the disasters and the evil god camp, he needed these powerful teammates from the seven great nations.
The above situations were all within his expectations, but what really surprised him was...
〔bite!〕
[Hint: The evil god disaster has erupted, and you have triggered the destiny mission.]
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[Destiny Mission: Disaster Interception!]
[Explanation: Unspeakable tentacles are spreading, and the death star of fate is constantly flashing. At this moment, there is no time to rest!]
[Requirement: You need to stop the spread of the disaster and eliminate it. The world and destiny will generate corresponding rewards based on the impact of the disaster and the time it takes to eliminate it.]
After several years, he finally received a special mission again!
Teacher Fang was even slightly excited.
However, whether there is this mission or not, his plan has been made.
Now, all we need is the east wind!
…
The previous actions of the seven powers seemed hesitant and weak, but when they really made up their minds, the seven powers became cold and decisive.
Tens of thousands of years of accumulation and huge influence are undoubtedly demonstrated at this moment.
"Based on the signs tracked in the various oasis rivers, we have roughly locked down the locations of some of the sources of the disaster. We still need some time to locate the more specific locations."
"The cloud map is changing, the divine power is spying... We have already locked down the locations of the disaster sources one, two, three, and four."
"Found it! It's the trace of the evil god's servants!"
The seven great nations each showed their unique abilities, and soon made gratifying discoveries.
As for how to manifest and eliminate the source of disasters, the seven major countries may not be familiar with it, but they are not unable to do it.
After locking down several sources of disaster, the seven major countries immediately sent out myths to attack.
They were eager to achieve results.
Soon there were results!
In a short while, the Myth of Shuiman Kingdom killed an evil god's servant, two seven-star evil spirits, and destroyed a source of disaster.
Sure enough, the Black River disaster in some areas is visibly receding.
The Shuiman Kingdom came out on top.
Public opinion spread the word and other countries looked at it with concern.
But they were soon dumbfounded to find that while the disaster in that area subsided, the disaster in nearby areas intensified!
"No! It's not that simple. If we can't eliminate the source of disaster in an entire area in a short period of time, the dissipated source of disaster will become nutrients for other sources of disaster!"
"However, there are servants of evil gods and seven-star evil spirits lurking near the source of the disaster."
Concentrating your strength will only lead to slow death.
The dispersion of power led to the fall of the myth.
For a while, the myth of the seven nations was in a dilemma, neither advancing nor retreating.
They tried to concentrate their forces to eliminate the evil god's servants, and then disperse their forces to eliminate the source of the disaster. But the evil god's servants were not fools, and the seven great countries did not have so many weapons that could manifest and eliminate the source of the disaster.
There is nothing they can do!
They are helpless!
They are still trying to locate the source of each disaster, but it seems they can't find the light.
In Xinhuo College,
"The assault team is composed of Xiao Huan, An Jianyou, and Qian Hong. An Jianyou will be the captain. I will provide you with long-range support."
Teacher Fang looked at the man, spirit and puppet in front of him and spoke.
In front of the few people, a three-dimensional image showed the appearance of the Luofeng Domain and the two surrounding domains, on which eye-catching red punctuation marks appeared.
Represents the location of the source of disaster.
It’s not specific enough, but it’s pretty close.
An Jianyou and the others are not responsible for searching, they are only responsible for destroying them.
Inside the academy, the students under the myth were also ready to go, their hearts beating like drums.
They were in a hurry and set off immediately after receiving the task.
Outside the college,
"Shit, look!"
The awakened people in the market suddenly felt a palpitation and they looked up.
The gate to the secret realm in the distance was rippling violently like the tide, and one figure after another walked out of it, with a golden aura lingering around them, and they soared into the sky.
Golden meteors streaked across the sky.
Ten! Twenty! Thirty! Seventy or eighty!
Those who witnessed it will never forget this day, as revered myths walked out of Xinhuo Academy one after another, transformed into golden meteors, and rushed to all directions of the great domain.
The sky was filled with meteor showers, like little suns, dazzling and dispersing the gray fog.
On this day, the torch was ignited and a legend emerged.
On this day, dozens of myths showed up, announcing the coming of the great myth era.
On this day,
“What the hell—!”
