From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 244 One Sit and Died
Chu Xiong waved his hand, and golden-red smoke billowed out, revealing a small altar of door gods that appeared from the void.

It is an octagonal, nine-story structure surrounded by the shadowy image of a cracked wooden door, looking like an ancient creation from a thousand years ago.

He gritted his teeth and muttered a curse in a low voice.

In an instant, strands of gray-gold divine power surged out from the void, like eight hundred lines of fire burning into the altar, and then poured down from the center of the altar, turning into strands of dark light that seeped into the bodies of the fallen Yin soldiers.

The ghostly soldiers trembled violently as their bodies were reshaped, their bones regenerated, and their broken armor and weapons reformed under the divine power, their soul fires reignited.

In the blink of an eye, the ghostly soldiers reorganized their ranks and regained their solemnity.

Chu Xiong's heart was bleeding. Although his salary was decent, his expenses were high at his level. He was not a chief official, so he could not establish his own government or military headquarters, and he had no additional source of divine power.

In order to quickly restore these troops, he restored eight hundred strands of divine power in one go.

He would have to save up for a long time to accumulate those eight hundred divine powers.

However, he wasn't one to fuss over trivial matters, so once the money was spent, there was no need to dwell on it any further.

"This defeat is a defeat. The victor is king and the loser is villain. There's nothing more to say."

Chu Xiong was quite decisive; since things had come to this point, there was no point in begging for mercy.

The worst outcome would be losing face, which he didn't care about at all.

Chu Xiong was a bachelor and was about to surrender.

But suddenly they discovered that the giant fish floating in the sky was getting closer and closer to the ground.

"what?"

Chu Xiong was shocked, but before he could fully react...

The giant fish crashed heavily to the ground like a falling star, sending up a mushroom cloud.

The land within a radius of a hundred miles trembled violently, and the ground in this area sank several feet, creating a huge crater.

Those ghostly soldiers who had just recovered vanished into thin air, and a trace of their true spirit flew into the divine altar, awaiting resurrection.

Chu Xiong was located at the very center of the collapsed pit, his divine body almost flattened, and his body twisted in a bizarre posture.

Although he wasn't crushed to death, he was left barely clinging to life.

"call."

"Comfortable."

You Ming's figure flickered, and his human and fish bodies merged back together, transforming into a mermaid form. Then, he continued to shrink until he became indistinguishable from an ordinary person.

A cold smile appeared on his lips as his gaze swept over Chu Xiong.

He didn't care what the reason was for these people fighting with the City God and the River God, but since this was their Changning Prefecture's territory, these people were outsiders, invaders.

Who cares? Let's beat him up first, then have someone tie him up and have their leader come to ransom him.

At this moment, a new achievement also materialized in the void.

Sweep through the enemy ranks!
Alone on the battlefield, facing at least a thousand enemies head-on, and escaping unscathed or achieving victory.

When facing a team of no more than a thousand people, it has a suppressive effect on the enemy, causing fear, panic, and decreased morale. At the same time, for every five consecutive kills, you gain one layer of "Battle Spirit Stack," which increases strength and speed. The higher the stack, the greater the increase in related attributes.

Very good. Although this is only a moderate achievement, it is quite practical.

……

"It's truly shameful. If it weren't for You Ming arriving at the last minute, we two old folks would have completely lost face."

The City God had taken a bullet to the head from Chu Xiong, and although he hadn't fully recovered, he was now conscious. Meanwhile, the River God had been freed from his chains by You Ming.

The two sighed deeply, feeling both moved and happy.

"Since that person has come to our Changning Prefecture to cause trouble, then we should not let him get away with it so easily."

"First, seal it off and put it in prison. To redeem it, you absolutely need ten thousand divine powers."

Since You Ming and his group were in the right, they naturally had plenty of confidence, and no one could change their minds.

The two city gods nodded; they too were holding their anger in.

Moreover, they absolutely did not believe that Chu Xiong was acting without anyone's authorization; they suspected that it was the City God of Jingyang Prefecture in Sizhou who was behind it all.

Seeing them expand their territory by thousands of miles and greatly increase their land area, now they've come to cause trouble for them.

"I won't be in seclusion for a while, so I can take care of it."

"If anyone else comes to cause trouble, arrest them all."

You Ming spoke calmly, yet with an air of confidence. He had now condensed three divine abilities and mastered his second Dharma form. Moreover, this was his own territory, so he didn't take ordinary people seriously at all.

The City God and the River God nodded slightly, feeling somewhat relieved.

But what no one noticed was that it was in these few words that the three people's status seemed to undergo a slight shift.

In the past, although You Ming was powerful, he was always a junior, and everything was led by the City God.

Now, it seems that Youming has become the dominant figure.

……

After capturing Chu Xiong, the City God increased the guard on the Azure Spirit Mine.

Not only were several shrines built nearby, but a thousand Yin soldiers were also stationed there. The deity of the [Craftsmen's Office] was also instructed to dispatch Yin officials and earth slaves to quickly come and mine the spirit mines.

This spirit mine will be the future cash cow of Changning Prefecture.

"Boom."

Heavy, deafening noises continued to echo from the depths of Yinshan Mountain. For the first few days, everyone felt terrified, fearing that they would be affected.

But as time went on, everyone realized that nothing had happened, so they stopped paying attention to it.

I've heard that it's the Carp God who is in charge of bestowing children and protecting them, and he's honing his supernatural powers deep in the Yin Mountains.

Many deities were slightly taken aback upon hearing this, for they knew how terrifying the depths of Yinshan were. Any alien god there was no less powerful than a seventh-rank deity, and fifth- or sixth-rank deities were not uncommon. In addition, those alien gods were extremely ferocious and each one was very dangerous.

To be able to cultivate in such a dangerous place, one must possess immense strength.

"Sigh, I've already tried to persuade him. We can hardly defend this thousand-mile territory. Now he's going deep into Yinshan, which is just a waste of time."

The River God also heard the commotion deep within the Yin Mountains, and his heart grew even more puzzled.

In order to protect this vast territory, they have emptied their coffers. No matter how much more territory Youming seizes, they cannot digest it all, and sooner or later it will be swallowed up by Yinshan again.

But the City God beside him just smiled and shook his head.

Although he didn't understand, he didn't stop him. Now that You Ming's strength had soared to the sky and his realm had reached a point where they could only look up to him, they could just watch and didn't need to say anything more.

"All I can say is... youth is wonderful."

The River God quickly came to terms with it. Let the little carp do whatever it wants. As for the old folks, they should just guard their territory and do their jobs well.

(End of this chapter)