Lord of the Earth

Chapter 678 The Five Auspicious Beasts: Phoenix!

"It should be about time! Let's go into the city!"

For other people, this city that has turned into a "hell" is something they cannot avoid.

However, Emperor Jimmu, wearing the "black and gold mask", walked straight into the endless and weird "black fog" with two maids.

The light of the blood moon shone on the corners of the city wall at the edge, and the Sakura Country army that originally guarded this place had disappeared without a trace.

In the corners of the city wall, there are a lot of body parts that have been eaten by ghosts, which looks quite desolate and scary!
"Who... dares to enter our Shogunate's royal city without permission?

And when the three of them stepped into the empty city gate, a sound like thunder rang out!

"Hmm, the black and gold mask... is it Emperor Jimmu?"

Then the voice seemed to become shocked.

It seemed a little bit unbelievable.

"Seeing the Emperor coming, not only did they not greet him, but they even dared to be so disrespectful to him? Is this how Tokugawa Ieyasu taught his men?"

The masked girl with the purple veil did not move her throat.

A cold voice sounded, as if it was pronounced by some kind of magic!
"Huh? So what about Emperor Jimmu? This is the Land of Eternity. We are the people of the Shogunate Dynasty. Why should we kneel down and worship the monarch of another country? But you have trespassed into our territory without permission..."

"Does this mean that we want a war between the two countries?"

The voice was erratic, as if it came from heaven or underground.

The last sentence is more like thousands of ghosts roaring together, making it difficult to distinguish their locations clearly.

"Huh, pretending to be a ghost!"

The masked girl's eyes turned cold, and a holy image emitting an ochre-colored light suddenly emerged from her body, covering the area within hundreds of meters around her!
Rumble!
The next moment, the city wall in front of him suddenly bulged, and shocking cracks appeared on it.

Finally, it collapsed in horror.

Hundreds of figures emerged in a panic from the collapsed city wall.

Except for one person wearing general armor and holding a demon-head spear, the rest of the personnel were dressed in samurai and ninja costumes and their skills were all above extraordinary!
“I was discovered…”

It turned out that these people were hiding in the caves under the city wall.

Different from the darkness outside.

A glowing statue of the "Eastern Light God" was faintly visible in the cave, resisting the erosion of the black air!

"I will deal with them. You quickly inform the general of the arrival of Emperor Jimmu..."

The leading general holding a ghost-head spear shouted loudly.

A strange force burst out from his body, and along with the activation of the ghost-head spear's spiritual power, a large amount of condensed earth within the coverage area condensed into a spear.

The figures of the three people in the group of "Emperor Jimmu" were all enveloped in it!
This attack has already exuded the power of the Holy Realm, but it was a quasi-saint who has mastered the "Holy Realm Spear Skills", coupled with the top-level holy weapon in his hand...

It is enough to pose a threat to most of the powerful saints!

"His Majesty the Emperor didn't tell you to leave!"

However, the color of the masked girl's own holy image changed to green.

Trees appeared out of thin air within the range of the holy map, and a large number of tree roots rushed out and bound the bodies of the scattered ninjas, causing them to fall to the ground one by one!

Wow!
Green leaves also flew down from the trees, like flying knives colliding with the spears.

He actually chopped them into pieces one by one!
Then, more leaves came from all directions, covering the figure of the quasi-saint general of the Sakura Kingdom.

Rang Zong then used all his strength to swing the ghost-head spear in the latter's hand, dancing it so tightly that it was impenetrable, but it could not penetrate the fallen leaves in the sky!

In a blink of an eye, the armor on his body seemed to be hit by a hidden weapon, and shocking wounds appeared on it!
"Don't kill me... I surrender..."

He was about to be tortured to death by the "Green Leaf Flying Knife".

The quasi-saint level leader spoke with "fear"!
The green leaves stopped.

The Sakura Country general, whose flesh and blood had been cut into pieces, fell to the ground dying, gasping for breath while holding the demon-head spear.

"Tell me, what's going on in the city?"

The masked girl looked at him and asked in a secret voice.

"Huh... I'm telling you, I'm telling you... I'm Tadayo Okubo, one of the Sixteen Generals of the Tokugawa Martial Arts School, and I'm here for..."

"Baga, do you really think I would betray the general? You've been fooled!"

But halfway through his words, the Sakura Country general suddenly burst into laughter.

It was because all the ninjas who were tied up were turned into wooden stakes.

The whereabouts of the real body is unknown!
"The ninjas of my Sakura Country have already used the Substitution Talisman. Your actions will be known to the general... Emperor Jimmu, you dare to set foot in my shogunate's royal city. I will immediately..."

A military commander from the Sakura Country named Okubo Tadayo shouted loudly!
"Stubborn and stubborn..."

The masked girl raised her willow-like eyebrows and fiercely made some kind of hand seal with both hands.

Crackling!

The next moment, the tree roots suddenly exerted force and crushed the tied up Sakura Country soldiers and the wooden stakes!

Puff puff!
The ninjas who had originally escaped with the help of the "Substitution Technique" also exploded in the same way, and their forms of death were exactly the same as those tree stumps...

"How is it possible? The ninjutsu of my Sakura Country is invincible, but you broke it..."

Okubo Tadayo's face was filled with extreme shock.

"Hmph, the so-called ninjutsu and escape techniques of Japan are just some of the minor skills of my Yin-Yang family. How dare you be so arrogant... Speaking of your plan, His Majesty the Emperor will be merciful and may spare your life..."

The girl with the purple veil spoke in a cold voice.

"Humph! You think I will betray the general... The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit! Just kill me, you will be buried with me soon anyway..."

This one of the "Tokugawa Sixteen Generals" spoke with a firm tone, and it was obvious that he was not someone who would surrender easily!

"is it?"

At this time, the tall woman with the aura of fire spoke, with a strange spiritual fluctuation in her voice.

"Humph, of course... If the general knows we are here... he will definitely come to reinforce us, and then..."

"Good, naive idea. His Majesty the Emperor is here. Do you really think that Tokugawa Ieyasu, that coward, dares to come and save you?"

The charming girl opened her mouth, and the flame pattern between her eyebrows emitted a strange light!

"Who said that this general wouldn't..."

The next moment, a brilliant voice rang out.

A huge and majestic figure of a god, with light as radiant as the scorching sun, was suspended in the city, holding a mirror in one hand and a scroll in the other!
Endless divine power spread, dispelling the darkness with just a wave of his hand. Suddenly, light reappeared between heaven and earth, accompanied by a scream.

When the light faded, the two maids fell to the ground, and Emperor Jimmu also fled in a hurry, leaving behind only a "black and gold mask"!
"Okubo, you've suffered..."

A figure came and helped up the seriously injured Okubo Tadayo.

"I have not suffered... The general has come out of seclusion at this time. Has this been successful?"

The rescued Okubo Tadayo had a look of great joy on his face.

"Yes, the general has succeeded... Those who dared to invade our shogunate dynasty must be punished..."

The latter spoke, his voice full of convincing majesty.

"Oh right! Are there any ghosts attacking this place?"

"General, rest assured. We will guard this place carefully. If any holy ghost attacks the city wall, we will use the 'Hundred Ghosts Scroll' to subdue it... Fortunately, the general gave us this treasure... Otherwise, I'm afraid we would have been able to break through the barrier before."

"But these ghosts have killed too many people in my shogunate dynasty... I'm afraid we have to move some people from the Jinmu Dynasty to replenish the population... When the time comes, please allow me to choose a few concubines... I heard that there are several stunning beauties in the harem of Emperor Jinmu..."

Okubo Tadayo said with a face full of longing.

"Oh, there are beauties in my harem, how come I didn't know? You're not referring to those short-legged Japanese people who are less than five feet tall."

At this moment, a voice suddenly interrupted, which seemed quite familiar to Okubo Tadayo.

"No, what's going on? You are not the general..."

The next moment, Okubo Tadayo suddenly woke up, and was shocked to find that there was no "general" in front of him, let alone the so-called mighty divine power?

All there was was one man, two women, and myself, who was almost exhausted.

"It's... an illusion..."

Okubo Tadayo died with his eyes open, unwilling to accept the death.

"This person is so daring that he even dares to set his sights on His Majesty's 'harem'... Speaking of which, Sister Shao Siming's use of the Five Elements Yin-Yang magic has become more and more amazing..."

Seeing this man die, the fire in the eyes of the tall woman with flame patterns on her face dissipated, and she looked at the masked woman with a slight smile.

"You are not as good as Sister Lingji. Your fire charm technique has already reached the level of a saint. Even a saint would be caught in the trap if he is not paying attention... If not for you, you would have to use the forbidden technique of 'Nine Palace Soul Transfer Technique' to obtain information..."

The two girls seemed to be complimenting each other.

But it also gives people a feeling of tit-for-tat and competition!

"Alright, Siming, Lingji... This shogunate's royal city seems to have been occupied by these 'hundred ghosts', and there is also the conspiracy of Tokugawa Ieyasu... Do you two still want to continue to follow me?"

Until the "Emperor Jimmu" wearing a black mirror mask spoke up and interrupted the "sisterly love" between the two.

Yes, these two women with very different styles are Xia Tian’s two maids and subordinates from the world of the Sea of ​​Illusion… “Master of the Yin and Yang Sect” Shao Siming, and “Holy Maiden of the Ming Cult” Yan Lingji!

As a king, you always need people to serve you when you are outside.

However, Xia Tian is not acting in his own capacity now, but is preparing to act in the capacity of "Emperor Jimmu"...

Although Xia Tian’s main body entered the “City of Saints” to participate in the “Treasure Appraisal Conference”, Xia Tian also has a “True Dragon Fighting Body” clone!
At the beginning, he relied on the real dragon body to defeat Xiongba who had transformed into the "Emperor Jinwu" and the "mastermind" Xu Fu!
Xia Tian did not spread the news of the demise of the "Shenwu Dynasty" high-level officials. Instead, he had someone spread the news that the Shenwu Dynasty resisted the attack of the Qianxia Dynasty and even defeated it...

There is the "Mirage" ship that can carry hundreds of thousands of soldiers as evidence!
In contrast to the Shogunate dynasty, which was ineffective in fighting and had nearly a hundred cities lost to Bai Qi in a month... it undoubtedly became the hope of the entire Sakura Country region.

As a result, a large number of refugees have poured into the Shenwu Dynasty, and its current population has increased several times from the original one million!
This is also the reason why Xia Tian allowed Bai Qi to carry out the "massacre of the city".

After all, even if you stay in the Shogunate Dynasty or retreat to the "Royal City", you will still be at risk of being massacred!
On the other side, there was a force that defeated the army of the Qianxia Dynasty. They even had a giant ship that was as big as a city and was escorted by 100,000 soldiers, searching everywhere and relocating the people!

After all, there is no need to say more about how to choose, right?
If it weren't for the fact that Tokugawa Ieyasu himself did have a certain foundation and many "die-hard fans", it would be hard to say how many people could be left in this royal city now.

Of course, after this "Night Parade of a Hundred Demons", the number of surviving people is probably at least halved!

"Well, Your Majesty, there is something on this person..."

At this time, Shao Siming raised his hand and took out an item from the hands of the "Tokugawa Sixteen Generals", which was a scroll...

[One Hundred Demons Night Parade Volume·? (Jade White)]

[Type] Strange object

[Features] Seal the Hundred Demons (After killing the Hundred Demons, you can use the Night Walk Scroll to seal them again),?,?,?
[Explanation] A Xuanhuang heavy weapon? The specific attributes cannot be further explored.

[Note] The ghost needs to be suppressed to a certain extent before it can be "sealed"!
"Hmm, it's actually the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons..."

Xia Tian's face moved.

Legend has it that during the Heian Period in the Land of Sakura, various monsters often appeared and wreaked havoc on the people. The city was inhabited by humans during the day and by ghosts at night.

Fortunately, the Emperor of Sakura Country was protected by the Onmyoji Ampei family, who gradually subdued the ghosts and protected the stability of the human world...

Later generations painted the "One Hundred Demons Night Parade Scroll" based on the legend, which became a national treasure of the Sakura Country.

Such items are undoubtedly very valuable in this eternal place. How could it be so easy for me to get them?

"No, there's something wrong with this thing. It's not the real legendary item... I guess it's just a replica..."

Xia Tian's eyes were thoughtful.

It was because he remembered one thing. Before, when Tokugawa Ieyasu wanted to attack the Qianxia Dynasty, he had someone take a replica of the "Bronze Gate". The effect was the same as the real one, but it could only be used once...

Now, Xia Tian instinctively realized that this "One Hundred Demons Night Parade Scroll" might not be genuine...

Perhaps, it is also a "replica" that can only be used once or twice...

A quasi-saint carrying such a treasure should be able to deal with these "hundreds of ghosts". It seems that what Okubo Tadayo said under the fire charm technique must be true!
Tokugawa Ieyasu, that’s a good plan!
"This is quite interesting... But at least from the description, this thing can indeed subdue these 'hundred ghosts'..."

"This might be useful... Let's see if there are any ghosts worth taming nearby!"

Xia Tian's vertical golden pupils belonging to the "True Dragon" penetrated the black fog like lightning and saw some ghosts that were wreaking havoc near the city!

A white-faced female ghost emerged from the shadow of an eave, wearing a burnt single garment and holding a broken piece of bronze mirror. When the mirror reflected the face of a living person, its flesh and blood immediately turned into rouge fire, which was absorbed into the mirror to nourish the ghost woman's face!
From a certain crack in the ground, black mud carrying the stench of corpses gushed out and condensed into a hunchbacked old ghost carrying a tombstone on its back.

Every time the bone chisel in his palm struck, a living person was nailed into the stone coffin that appeared out of thin air, and instantly turned into a newly carved wailing relief on the coffin. Black mist gushed out from his mouth and nose, and the flesh of those who touched it fell off like mud, leaving only the skeleton to stagger and join the "funeral procession"!
In the center of the city, on a bridge that is a must-pass route.

A pale female ghost with disheveled hair was standing there, surrounded by mist. Anyone who inhaled the mist would have bloody algae growing in the throat, and while suffocating, they would transform into a new "Kappa", dragging their wet bodies towards the living and dragging them into the water!
"These three ghosts should be Qingnvfang, Heizhong, and Qiaoji... The strength of the latter two should be in the holy realm!"

Xia Tian said in his mouth.

I have to say, these hundred ghosts are more powerful than Xia Tian had imagined.

No wonder Tokugawa Ieyasu was willing to bet on everyone in the city and use it as his trump card to turn the tables!

"Well, that's..."

At this time, Xia Tian suddenly noticed a ghost with an extremely powerful aura.

It was a group of bird skeletons wrapped in green flames, similar in shape to a "Phoenix", flapping its wings and screaming. Its tail feathers dragged charred chains, at the end of which were tied the headless bodies of hundreds of soldiers. Deathly aura was rising like beacon fire and wolf smoke...

(End of this chapter)