Mythical Scroll Artist: Starting with the God of Wealth, Zhao Gongming

Chapter 450 Mayor Missing, On High Alert

"This power is quite strange," Zhou Qi said, also studying and analyzing it from the side.

Wu Xian frowned and stepped forward, summoning the [Laurel Branch] flying sword to try and cut through the flesh and tissue, but found that he couldn't cut through it at all.

This situation surprised everyone once again.

"Even a weapon can't cut through it?" Xu Lu exclaimed in surprise. "It's that tough?"

Then, everyone began to try various methods.

No matter how much it was attacked or destroyed, that massive flesh and blood tissue was like a lump of silicone, impossible to break apart.

"Don't try it," Wu Xian raised his hand to stop him, "The spiritual structure of this flesh and blood tissue is very strange."

Under the probing of spiritual power, the spiritual structure inside this flesh and blood tissue was completely different from the conventional spiritual structure. Countless strange spiritual substances of flesh and blood were layered on top of each other, interlocked, and combined quite tightly.

Let alone forcibly destroying it, even using spiritual deconstruction methods, it is not possible to deconstruct even a trace of spiritual matter.

The key point is that this kind of "flesh and blood" spiritual substance is not quite the same as normal flesh and blood.

It seems that all other spiritual matter, upon coming into contact with this "flesh and blood" spirituality, is assimilated into this strange "flesh and blood" spirituality.

They were tightly interlocked together.

"Damn it, what on earth is that evil god behind us up to?" The faces of the military personnel turned ashen.

The good news is that these bizarre flesh and blood tissues have not yet shown any direct aggression; they are simply assimilating the surrounding matter.

The bad news is that this thing seems to be unmanageable.

It cannot be cut by a knife, nor burned by fire.

Both physical and magical methods have failed.

It's like a "tumor" that you can only watch helplessly as it grows bigger.

Soon after, Cui Wenxuan and Old Master Wang were also alerted and arrived, but they were equally helpless in the face of this bizarre flesh and blood structure.

“The power of this evil god is far greater than we expected.” Cui Wenxuan frowned. “The information provided by the mayor did not mention any similar evil god scroll painters.”

Grandpa Wang chimed in, "There is no similar evil god scroll painter on the wanted list of evil gods."

"A newly emerged evil god scroll painter?" Cui Wenxuan frowned and analyzed, "But if he is a young evil god scroll painter, how could he possess such powerful evil energy?"

"Perhaps this evil god scroll painter is rather special?" Wu Xian guessed.

Cui Wenxuan's expression was strange. "Could it be that he's a little pervert like you?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Xian was both amused and exasperated.

But on second thought, it doesn't seem like it's impossible.

The possibility of a time traveler is probably low, but the possibility of someone being summoned by an evil god is still very high, similar to the cases of Sister Jump, Yu Boling, and Shi Weier.

Thinking of this, Wu Xian's mood also became heavy.

In other words, what they are facing now is likely a scroll painter with the will of an evil god.

This is a bit scary.

"Where is Mayor Chen?" Old Master Wang asked, puzzled.

"He seems to be busy with something; he hasn't replied yet," Wu Xian said.

"Busy with other things?" Old Master Wang frowned, sensing something was wrong. "He wasn't here when I looked for him the day before yesterday, and the people in the mayor's office don't know what he's doing either."

Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged surprised and suspicious glances, suddenly having a bad feeling.

"I hope something's happened to the mayor."

Cui Wenxuan's face darkened, and he immediately sent people to investigate.

Soon after, through multiple inquiries and investigations, it was basically confirmed that Mayor Chen Shilong had disappeared.

This news left everyone deeply saddened.

"Could this strange turn of events be Chen Shilong's doing?" Cui Wenxuan frowned. "It shouldn't be like this..."

“It’s unlikely,” Wu Xian said with certainty. “Anyone could betray Yaoyang City, but Mayor Chen is the only one who is unlikely to do so. I’m worried that he has already fallen victim to the evil god.”

Wu Xian grew increasingly anxious and immediately summoned back Xiao Dizi, who was searching everywhere, to help him search for and investigate Chen Shilong's whereabouts and presence.

In this respect, Diting is quite professional.

Based on the perception and investigation of the Di Ting (a mythical beast), Chen Shilong should still be alive.

However, they were unable to pinpoint Chen Shilong's exact location.

Afterwards, Wu Xian and his group rushed to the mayor's office to ask some relevant personnel, at least to find out where Chen Shilong had gone before.

Unfortunately, the people in the mayor's office knew nothing about it.

“The mayor seemed to have something important to attend to and left in a hurry,” the secretary who was helping with the affairs recalled carefully. “Oh right, the mayor specifically instructed me before he left that if he hadn’t returned within a week, I should go to you.”

"Looking for me?" Wu Xian was completely confused. "And then?"

“I don’t know,” the secretary-general said blankly. “You’ll understand once I tell you.”

Wu Xian became increasingly confused as he listened, while Cui Wenxuan and the others cast puzzled glances at him.

"Did you and Mayor Chen discuss anything special or make any agreement before?" Old Master Wang asked.

“There wasn’t any agreement, we only talked about taking over the mayor’s position at most,” Wu Xian said, then suddenly remembered something, “Damn it, how could I forget about that!”

Upon seeing this, everyone hurriedly pressed for answers.

“I spoke with the mayor about wiping out all the evil scroll painters, and he said he could try, but the evil scroll painters might not fall for it,” Wu Xian analyzed. “Could it be this?”

"Alright, it's probably true," Cui Wenxuan said irritably. "But then again, with Mayor Chen's power, this shouldn't be the case, right? Could it be that this is also part of his plan?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Xian and the others fell into deep thought.

With Chen Shilong's strength, it was naturally impossible for him to be easily captured or trapped by the Evil God Scroll Master.

It should be noted that Chen Shilong's two [Yaoyang Guardians] are quite powerful, especially considering that they are connected to Yaoyang City's millennium-long fortune and incense offerings, so they certainly have no problem protecting themselves.

"If it was done intentionally, they should have left clues," Old Master Wang analyzed.

Cui Wenxuan analyzed, "I have a feeling that Mayor Chen is hiding something important. Perhaps those evil scroll painters around Yaoyang City are not just people he has taken in."

"The most urgent task right now is to find the mayor as soon as possible."

Wu Xian also began to have some doubts.

Although Chen Shilong would certainly not betray Yaoyang City, he might still be hiding some crucial information regarding the Evil God Scroll Master.

There are currently no clues, and no one knows exactly where Chen Shilong went.

“Well… you should worry about the situation in Yaoyang City,” Xiao Dizi said seriously. “According to what I’ve learned, Yaoyang City has been completely infiltrated by the evil realm.”

"What?" Wu Xian exclaimed in shock, "Other places are being infiltrated as well?"

“The good news is that the infiltration has only just begun and the process is relatively gradual,” Xiao Dizi said. “But the bad news is that apart from some areas around the Earth God Temple, City God Temple, and Dragon King Temple, there are signs of infiltration in other places.”

These words surprised everyone once again.

The problem is that Yaoyang City is currently peaceful and people are living in contentment. Apart from that construction site, there are no abnormalities. Xiao Dizi said with a serious expression, "This time, the evil realm infiltration seems to have come from the deep abyss underground. However, the infiltration is not very even. You will know if you dig deeper underground."

"From the depths of the abyss?" Old Master Wang looked startled. "Does that mean it infiltrated from the mysterious abyss?"

“Not necessarily,” Xiao Dizi shook his head solemnly. “At least in my opinion, it doesn’t seem to come from the Ghost Realm. But the problem is that you seem to only have dimensional rifts from the Ghost Realm.”

Upon hearing this, everyone was once again shocked and bewildered.

"You mean, it infiltrated from other abyssal realms?" Wu Xian asked in surprise.

"It doesn't seem like our Ghost Realm at all."

Xiao Dizi's consciousness originated from a powerful demon from the Ghost Realm, so he has a lot to say on this matter.

The problem is that of the three dimensional rifts in Yaoyang City, only the Strange Abyss belongs to the Abyss-type Otherworld.

Only the Abyss-type Otherworld would invade and infiltrate from the depths of the earth.

"If that's the case, something really bad is about to happen," Cui Wenxuan said gravely. "But we don't know exactly which abyss realm it is?"

Grandpa Wang took a deep breath and said solemnly, "No matter which abyss it is, we should take precautions in advance."

As a result, the military and the association responded quickly.

The entire city of Yaoyang quickly fell into a state of martial law, and the military began to take over the entire city.

Cui Wenxuan also immediately sent a request for support to the provincial association.

After all, this time it's not as simple as the invasion of evil gods and the infiltration of evil realms; it also brings with it the fourth dimensional calamity to Yaoyang City.

Who would have thought.

The dimensional invasion pattern has been stable for so many years, yet new dimensional invasion rifts are still forming.

Of course, compared to the dimensional rifts of today, this dimensional rift that came from the abyss of the earth has some traces of "man-made" nature.

Upon hearing the news, the entire city was thrown into a state of panic and excitement.

Under the organization of the military, ordinary people were temporarily transferred and evacuated to neighboring sister cities for refuge, while the Spirit Masters stayed behind to defend their homes and prepare for the fourth dimensional rift in Yaoyang City.

In the past, the spirit masters of Yaoyang City might have been afraid.

However, with the development of the Underworld Club, the number and strength of spirit masters in Yaoyang City have greatly improved.

As the leader of Yaoyang City's development, the Underworld Club naturally took the lead and began actively preparing for the battle.

Under the call and leadership of Wu Xian and Xue Lingling, the club's new and old members dispersed throughout Yaoyang City, using local temples such as the Earth God Temple, City God Temple, and Dragon King Temple as their bases to organize the spirit-taming people.

Some people are willing to stay, while others will desert their posts.

The Underworld Club is doing alright; at least so far no one has deserted, including the newcomers who have only recently joined.

After all, they were all captivated by the generous conditions of the Underworld Club, and as long as the situation wasn't too dire, they were quite willing to stay and risk their lives.

In contrast, the so-called five major clubs in Yaoyang City were different.

Those association leaders weren't locals of Yaoyang City; they were people sent from small families under the Dengfeng Dojo.

Upon learning that Yaoyang City was about to face a new dimensional calamity, he ran away incredibly fast.

Some of their lackeys also ran off with them.

However, some club players chose to stay and perish with Yaoyang City.

"Come on, come on, let's do it together~" Xue Qingyang was busy recruiting a group of club refugees. "As long as you stay, you'll be one of us from now on."

Other locations are also receiving and incorporating personnel left behind by various clubs.

The Underworld Club is currently short of staff.

These former club members may not be of high skill or ability, but at least they are all real men, so recruiting them to expand our manpower is absolutely the right thing to do.

Inside the Underworld Club.

Wu Xian, his master, and Xue Zhengying were busy assigning troops to some of the club's core members.

To ensure the safety of Yaoyang City, almost half of the forces from the Underworld Outposts were deployed and stationed throughout the city.

"Should we ask your second sister-in-law to send some powerful demons over as well?" Xue Zhengying asked.

“No rush,” Wu Xian pondered. “Let’s see how things go first. If the situation is serious, then we can have my second sister-in-law bring people over to help.”

“Okay.” Xue Zhengying nodded.

Meanwhile, Wu Xian also received calls from his eldest disciple Xu Cunxin and Sister Tiao.

The two had obviously received the message.

Although Xu Cunxin could arrange for some reinforcements to come from nearby, there was really no need for that. She should just focus on running her Holy Spirit Dojo.

But it's different at the Mechanical Gym.

"Xiao Xianzi, make sure to coordinate well with the team," Tang Tiaotiao said seriously over the phone. "I've already made the arrangements. We'll take a group of people and airdrop them over through the [Mechanical God Realm]."

The main force has already set off and should be able to get there in time.

“No problem,” Wu Xian replied knowingly.

From any perspective, it's impossible for Sister Tiao to sit idly by.

After all, her whole family is still in Yaoyang City.

Moreover, our Sister Tiao already has a deep affection for Yaoyang City.

In short, within just two days, the entire Yaoyang City quickly entered a state of high alert.

Judging from the current situation, Yaoyang City's military strength and defensive capabilities are quite impressive.

There are even many cases that do not require intervention for the time being.

Not long after, the old man called, "Xian'er, don't panic. Grandpa should be able to get back. Are you sure which abyss realm it is?"

"Not yet," Wu Xian said helplessly.

After all, this dimensional invasion is quite special, as it essentially came along with the infiltration of the evil realm.

"It doesn't matter, no matter which abyss-type otherworld it is, just fight it out," the old man Wu Mingchang waved his hand dismissively, then turned the video screen and teased, "Come on~ call me Grandma~!"

"..." Wu Xian was stunned and speechless.

Then, a dignified old lady appeared in the video.

The saying "time cannot defeat beauty" is perfectly embodied in this grandmother; she was undoubtedly a great beauty in her youth.

When facing Wu Xian in the video, the old lady appeared somewhat reserved and embarrassed, as well as a little girlish shyness.

"Grandma, hello," Wu Xian said, both surprised and delighted, thinking to himself how awesome the old man was. "From now on, I will be your grandson. I'll have Grandpa throw you a grand wedding, and I'll be your flower boy."

“Xian’er, is it?” The old lady smiled kindly, her eyes slightly dazed. “He really does look a bit like Brother Mingchang when he was young.”

"Huh?" Wu Xian's expression was strange.

(End of this chapter)