Eating bizarre things in public upgrades my status; the Special Affairs Bureau wants me to join them

Realizing the changes in the city, Yu Fu did not rush back to the city, but instead squinted and lowered his head to think.

"Your Majesty, shall we not return to the city?"

"Judging from the situation, something bad has probably happened in the city!"

The wizard beside him, seeing that Yu Fu had clearly seen the situation in the city but showed no intention of returning, couldn't help but speak up, wanting to persuade Yu Fu to hurry back to the city to check the situation.

However, Yu Fu shook his head.

"There's no need!" he replied, then added, "Someone will naturally handle the changes in the city."

"Not to mention that even if we went back, it wouldn't necessarily be of any use against a collection of evil thoughts..."

"Most importantly, wouldn't packing up and going back now make all our preparations here go to waste?" Yu Fu's words left everyone looking at each other in bewilderment.

And the wizard who spoke just now...

They even tentatively asked, "What is the purpose of us attracting a large number of evil thoughts here...?"

"Ultimately, it's about preparing the right conditions for 'Jiu' to perform a miracle for all living beings in the city and the surrounding area to witness, so that the previously spread rumors can be confirmed."

"But now there has been a change in the city."

"It's unsurprisingly a collection of evil thoughts."

"If Jiu is in the city, he can directly demonstrate his power to deal with the aggregate of evil thoughts."

"At that time, the objective will also be achieved."

"In that case, why should we stay here? Besides, the appearance of an aggregate of evil spirits in the city will cause chaos. It would be better for us to go back and appease the people to prevent any unrest..."

Before the wizard could finish speaking, King Yu Fu of Shu waved his hand, interrupting him from saying what he was about to say.

"I understand what you mean."

"But matters outside the city still need to be addressed."

Yu Fu shook his head and said, "Jiu's handling of the evil collective in the city, which displayed a miracle in the eyes of the world, only confirms our previous claims that he is a god."

"But let's not forget that our goal is not merely to deify him and deal with evil thoughts."

"We still need to determine a ritual."

"A sacrificial ritual that was beneficial to the Shu Kingdom!"

"And this requires him to come here and cooperate with us to perform another miracle..."

As Yu Fu spoke, the surrounding wizards, not being fools, realized what was happening and nodded in agreement. Just as they were speaking, a wizard who had been instructed by He Li to deliver a message arrived…

We've already arrived here.

However, Yu Fu had already decided not to go back, so the wizard's trip was destined to be in vain.

Meanwhile, in the capital city of Shu...

"What is this? The power of the divine tree?"

He felt the immense, vast, and vibrant power surging into his body from Yu Ji's small hands, a power that seemed to revitalize the medicine...

He Li was somewhat surprised, because he had never heard Yu Ji mention that she actually possessed such power.

Yu Ji nodded slightly.

"Yes, after coming into contact with the Divine Tree, aside from gaining a vast amount of memories from it..."

"I also gained some of the divine tree's power."

"Of course, there are other things as well."

"Let's talk about that later!"

"In short... a collection of evil intentions that can enter the city without fear of flames and light and hides in such a secret place is definitely not an ordinary thing. You have to be careful."

Yu Ji's voice carried a hint of worry.

Because she was speculating whether the aggregate of evil thoughts hidden in the royal city might be extremely evil.

Although Huo Zu and Ku Rong are both focused on the evil thought and trying to get rid of it, they have not yet found it or eliminated it.

Now that the royal city is in this state...

Even with the lowest probability, Yu Ji couldn't help but ponder the possibility of extreme evil.

So she was somewhat worried.

Give He Li more strength...

I also wanted to help him, to prevent any accidents from happening.

He Li, of course, knew what Yu Ji was worried about, but he wasn't actually that nervous, because he knew that the people in the royal city could not possibly be extremely evil.

That thing is cunning; it might be hiding somewhere right now, watching the whole situation.

That thing wanted to hide deeper than anyone else, because only by completely concealing itself...

Only extremely evil thoughts can act as the mastermind behind the scenes, continuously plotting more ways to deal with death for their collective evil thoughts. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for extremely evil thoughts to be in this royal city.

However, it wasn't an extremely evil thought...

But He Li knew that the hidden collection of evil thoughts was definitely not an ordinary thing.

The other party is very likely to...

It is second only to the most evil thought.

And what is the other party's purpose here?

The only thing He Li could think of was that the other party might be targeting Yu Fu or He Li himself.

After all... that extremely evil thought seemed to know many things, and it's hard to say whether it was aware of them or not. He Li was the culprit who ended and suppressed the collective evil thought.

If it doesn't realize it, then so be it.

If the other party realizes this, then the collective evil in the city will most likely...

Why come here just to kill him...?

Or at least test his reasoning.

And regardless of whether he can defeat the other party, his power will be completely exposed to the evil thoughts, at which point the evil thoughts will inevitably devise more troubles.

At the same time, the strengthening of the dark power just now must have been the result of that extremely evil thought secretly manipulating things.

The reason the other party did this...

Perhaps it's to cover up the special collection of evil thoughts in this royal city or other places, ensuring that the gods are unable to help He Li or others deal with the evil thoughts.

These things were on He Li's mind.

At the same time, he used his spiritual power to push Yu Ji away.

"You'd better watch yourself!"

After saying that, seeing Yu Ji nod, He Li raised his hand, and the burning fire in his heart continuously condensed and compressed in his hand, gradually forming a three-meter-long flaming spear.

However, before He Li could even properly sense the attack from the hidden, malevolent collective of thoughts surrounding him...

The other side launched the first attack...

hum! ! !

Suddenly, an extremely intense and sinister aura emanated from the area diagonally below and behind He Li, instantly extinguishing the surrounding flames.

As this aura appeared, an extremely fast, purplish-black figure rushed towards He Li.

Its speed is ridiculously fast.

Even though He Li had a premonition, he was still too slow to react and was hit by the figure in an instant...

boom!!!

With a deafening roar, it was as if something had struck a bomb and exploded instantly, the blinding light and deafening sound spreading throughout the city in an instant.

Countless citizens of the royal city, terrified and blinded by the glare, lowered their heads and hid in what they considered safe corners.

And in the sky...

Although He Li was too slow to react and had no time to attack the aggregate of evil thoughts, he still withstood the attack, and the opponent crashed into the crimson flame shield on his body formed by the burning fire of his heart.

The blinding light and explosion just now were caused by the Heartfire Shield reflecting back the aggregate of evil thoughts.

Furthermore, it is affected by the counter-damage from the Heartfire Shield...

Caught off guard and not expecting He Li's timely defense, the aggregate of evil thoughts was also injured. At this moment, its body was being scorched by the fire in its heart, and its figure was revealed...

Unlike other collections of evil thoughts.

This aggregate of evil thoughts is closer to a normal human being, except that it is completely black and covered in eyes.

He Li glanced at it twice before quickly closing his eyes and no longer looking at it, because he found that looking at it would distort his consciousness and cause his perception to become biased.

However, everyone else in the city saw nothing amiss...

This is probably because this thing is currently targeting He Li, so only He Li is affected.

However, He Li was illuminated by the fire in his heart, so a short period of staring at him would not have a significant effect on him. In addition, when he closed his eyes, the other party's influence became ineffective.

But this thing is too strange.

Its strength is ridiculously high.

Even though its body is constantly burning with the fire of the heart, it doesn't seem to be much weaker.

This also made He Li realize that he probably couldn't deal with it by relying solely on his inner fire.

Instinctively, the thought arose in his mind to ignite the branches of the divine tree and forcibly kill the thing, but He Li quickly cut off this thought...

"The branches are strong, but they're not usable yet."

He Li muttered to himself.

He knew very well that the branches of the divine tree were the trump card to completely eliminate the evil thoughts in the end, in conjunction with the power of the Fire Ancestor, Yu Fu, and others, and the evil thoughts must also know about this.

But the extremely evil mind had no idea just how powerful the branch of the divine tree in He Li's hand really was.

After all, no one had ever seen He Li use this thing.

If he uses the tree branch now, the extremely evil thoughts secretly watching him will definitely be able to detect it, and even calculate the limits of the divine tree branch to make life-saving preparations in advance.

That would be a huge problem.

And there's no guarantee that this ghostly thing in front of him might be an evil thought that's forcing He Li to use the tree branch. Of course, whether he guesses right or wrong, He Li won't take the risk.

Therefore, He Li quickly abandoned this plan, thought about it briefly in his mind, and then retreated.

Of course, he didn't run away.

He just...

Get ready to try and unleash other powers!

For example... a torch burning through the night!