Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 585 Exposure
"Which group of people?" Lady Xiyan asked.

Rao Mingxian whispered, "The few people at the highest level... responsible for dissemination, law, resources... etc. Including..."

Even though Lady Xiyan was a demon and had seen everything, she was still slightly taken aback by this grand gesture.

"This is equivalent to exposing the secrets of a demigod?"

"We've exposed the secrets of a demigod." Rao Mingxian tried his best to hide his excitement.

Lady Xiyan gave a complicated smile and said, "The fact that the Blue Star people dared to do this shows that humanity still has hope. And what was the result?"

Rao Mingxian said, "These past few days, the entire internet has gone crazy with gossip. Didn't you guys not protect netizens' privacy? Didn't you condone cybercrime? Didn't you think you were safe? So what now? All sorts of coded language and slang are popping up everywhere. Some words can't be used, so they're all replaced with 'demigod' and 'martial saint.' Can't we just ban those two words altogether?"

"What's the range?"

Rao Mingxian thought for a moment and said, "Half of the people in the demigod organization have been exposed. It is said that two demigods jumped off buildings that day, two retired due to illness, and some even fled... The demigod organization is in complete chaos. The Grandmaster and Innate organizations below them are all quiet and well-behaved, like primary school students. Especially those beasts who were jumping around in the Zhou Leng incident are now behaving themselves."

"Can't be sealed off?"

"They blocked it, blocked countless accounts, but the wisdom of the people is boundless. They're spreading the word in every way, online and offline, everyone's talking about it, there's no way to hide it. Besides, we control the international internet. How can we not do something disgusting to China? Major media outlets around the world are reporting on it..."

How do other countries view this issue now?

"Some were sarcastic, some were sympathetic. Chinese netizens were making all sorts of sarcastic remarks and witty comments, which were even offensive to read. In addition, the attacks on Zhou Leng are still ongoing, and many people are wondering how the authorities will handle the situation. The fire has spread to them, so will they do anything about it?"

"Any further developments?"

"Yes. For example, in overseas countries, some martial artists went to 'visit' the residences of exposed demigod descendants. Goodness, you don't know until you visit, and you find out that those demigod descendants have built their own communities and only communicate in fixed places. They thought they had found one, but it turned out to be a whole nest. Then the whole nation became paparazzi, and they exposed it extensively..."

"Didn't you do anything?" Lady Xiyan asked.

"They moved, but all failed. Those demigod descendants are all protected by innate masters or even grandmasters. Also... I just received news today that the second round has begun."

"more specific."

Rao Mingxian said, "The first round exposed demigods, the second round exposed legends. Among them, the sixteen families targeting Zhou Leng were completely exposed. How they started, how they operated, which demigods they were related to, what their children were doing, what crimes they committed, it was like a verdict, and the whole internet started gossiping like crazy again..."

Lady Xiyan fell into deep thought. After a long while, she said, "This is not good news for the Demon Prison. It means that Blue Star is vigorously promoting reforms. Once the major reforms are completed, Blue Star will be reborn from the ashes and become a stumbling block for us."

“Also…” she added, “won’t some people think this is Zhou Leng’s revenge?”

"It's not that bad. Anyone with a modicum of intelligence knows that Zhou Leng doesn't have that kind of power. The higher-ups have already determined that it's hostile forces spreading rumors and slander."

"Did our people withdraw ahead of schedule?"

"After receiving the news, the Demon Worshiping Sect withdrew from various forces in the Dragon Kingdom to avoid a counterattack. However, they still suffered a blow; the Huang Meng Sect tricked us and the Dragon Kingdom Martial Academy together," Rao Mingxian said helplessly.

Lady Xiyan gazed quietly at the world map, and after a long while said, "A gust of wind has been blowing for so long; it's time for a fresh breeze to rise. I just don't know how this fresh breeze will blow, or how long it will last."

Rao Mingxian said in a low voice, "What about Zhou Leng?"

“Find an opportunity for you to personally contact him and tell him that the Demonic Cult… no, the Demonic Prison is willing to give him the highest treatment and fully support him to ascend to demigod status, which is equivalent to the Patriarch of Despair and the Supreme Saint.”

Rao Mingxian was taken aback.

The current first lord of the sixth level of the Demon Prison is the "Patriarch of Despair," who leads the Temple of Despair.

There is also a second lord, known as the "Supreme Saint," who leads the Heretical Sanctuary and wages war against the Despair Sanctuary in a struggle for the sole lordship.

Both of them are great demons, equivalent to martial saints in humans, commonly known as demigods.

These two demigods, along with the creatures that dominate the sixth level of the Demon Prison, are collectively known as the Sanctuary System, and their appearances are extremely similar to humans.

The Sanctuary-type monsters were actually the opponents and losers of the Demon Prison in the previous round of the Ten Realms War.

In the last war of the ten realms, the Demon Prison used various means such as bribery, seduction, and deception to successfully occupy a human world by winning over some people and eliminating others, and then brought the humans of that world into the Demon Prison.

The humans of that world, after ascending to demonhood, transformed into the current Holy Temple demons, becoming members of the Demon Prison.

However, some humans still refused to yield, and even if they were to become demons, they would still destroy the Holy Temple and the Demon Prison.

Thus, the Hell Knights were formed.

Demon Grandmasters like the Flame of Evil, the Thorn of Shadow, and the Piercing Spear were all humans from the previous human world who awakened after becoming demons; they were not from Earth.

Rao Mingxian asked, "The highest level of treatment... Won't those half-human demons who were the first to surrender to the Demon Prison on Blue Star be dissatisfied?"

Lady Xiyan smiled and said, "They know very well that their existence is just propaganda for the Demon Prison. Anyone who dares to cause trouble will be killed on a whim. Do they really think that they could be so powerful on Blue Star back then, and then betray Blue Star and join the Demon Prison and become Demon Lords? Once Blue Star is dealt with, they will no longer be of any use to us."

"Then I'll find an opportunity to contact Zhou Leng."

"How is it going with the Zhao family?" Madam Xiyan asked.

“The Zhao family has been making steady progress. They were dissatisfied when they didn’t get the White Lake Mother Fruit last time, but because it was His Majesty who intervened, they didn’t dare say anything. But they can’t give up the first throne. After all, the Zhao family only has Zhao Cong left,” Rao Mingxian said.

Lady Xiyan rubbed her temples and said, "The Heavenly Calamity Envoy's actions are incomprehensible to the demons. How to get the White Lake Mother Fruit... Never mind. I will try my best to arrange it, to make sure Zhao Cong sits on the First Corpse King's Throne, just like Zhao Hao did back then."

Rao Mingxian asked cautiously, "Since Zhao Sheng has already perished, did Zhao Hao become a Martial Saint or a Great Demon?"

Lady Xiyan's face darkened, and she said, "Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask."

"Yes."

"Is there anything else?"

Rao Mingxian thought for a moment and said, "Gao Tianfeng and Gao Tianlong, brother and sister, have been entrusted with important responsibilities by the Zhao family. They both want to pay their respects to you and have prepared many gifts for you."

Madam Xiyan sneered, "One stole Zhou Leng's mine, and the other framed Zhou Leng. They're just dogs of the Zhao family. Do they even deserve to see me? Just say I'm busy and we'll talk later. Accept their gifts and give them all to Zhou Leng."

"Yes. There's another matter. The Zhao family has been asking me to find the 'Six Scrolls of Dongjun,' but I haven't been able to. Some time ago, they also tricked Zhao Sheng out of the broken sword he gave to Zhao Lianshuo, and I suspect that item is related to the 'Six Scrolls of Dongjun.'"

"If you find the 'Six Volumes of Dongjun,' remember to send me a copy."

"Yes."

"Where is Zhou Lengren?" "He is cultivating in seclusion in Rucheng, probably at the Ancient River Research Bureau, hoping to recover through the power of the Ancient River Sect."

Lady Xiyan said, "We need to find a way to sabotage him and force him into the Demon Prison as much as possible. Humans don't need Zhou Leng, but demons do."

"Yes."

Like a city, a residential building.

In front of the computer screen, a person kept complaining in various group chats.

dong dong dong.

There was a knock on the door.

"Who?"

"Gas maintenance".

"no need."

"Please cooperate with us, thank you."

"I already said no, didn't you hear me? You idiots!"

boom!
The gate burst open, and a squad of police officers rushed in.

The moment he saw the police officers, the man understood what was going on and screamed, "It wasn't me! My account was hacked! How dare I attack a demigod? I only insulted Zhou Leng and others, not you! How dare I insult you! I wouldn't dare, I only dare to cyberbully those..."

"take away!"

Gag them, handcuff them, knock them unconscious, carry them out.

As the patrol team exited the stairwell unit, they saw the same team emerging from another unit.

They nodded to each other and got into their respective cars.

One by one, the cars came together.

A campaign to punish online harassment has been launched across the country.

A few days later, Lü Yuanhao and his classmates got together.

"This punitive action was excellent!"

"Great pleasure!"

"Finally, we've avenged Zhou Leng."

Only after Lu Yuanhao finished reviewing all the materials did he ask, "Why isn't there any news about the Sixteen Families and the Demigods?"

Everyone was stunned and fell silent.

"Well, as is customary, those above always operate quietly behind the scenes to avoid being coerced by those below. What goes around comes around," one person said.

Lu Yuanhao said slowly, "I've waited for decades. If this is the result, this is the retribution, then all my waiting has been in vain?"

"Sigh... Some things need to be taken slowly; there's no way to solve them completely."

Lu Yuanhao said, "I suddenly had an inspiration."

What inspiration did you draw?

"Have you noticed that they have a habit: if they can't solve the problem, they'll eliminate the person who identified it? And to some extent, it's actually quite effective, isn't it?"

"That's true." Everyone sighed.

"So, we can't solve the problem either, right?"

"Correct."

"Then why don't we learn from them and solve the problems by targeting those who create them?"

"Huh?" Everyone was stunned by Lü Yuanhao's wild idea.

“We Chinese are best at setting an example for our subordinates,” Lu Yuanhao said with a smile as he stood up and strode out.

"Lü Yuanhao!"

"Next time you see me, remember to buy a big, white, and fragrant cake! You can eat it yourselves."

Wang Boxiong sat in his office, quietly gazing out the window.

"If you don't cut your wrists, we will."

Chen Shouhu called.

"Come on, follow me to the sixteen families, and deliver the Grandmaster's challenge to each one!"

Lou Shanding is dead.

"Oh, then let's go to the Lou family's place first and beat them up, then go to the other fifteen families."

"Should we tell Zhou Leng?"

"I'll tell you after I'm done."

"Walk."

On the blue planet Earth, winds and clouds surged.

(End of this chapter)