Under One Person, your rebellious life has reached the heavens?

"Think about your family. Don't make the same mistake again for the rest of your life. Be careful with your words and actions."

Zhuge Yu gave this instruction, and ignoring his pleas, used the power of the magic array to move them to the foot of the mountain, separating them from the inner and outer realms, preventing them from entering further.

A mournful sob echoed through the dim forest. George stood there for a long time, until late at night, before finally leaving with the five men, looking utterly dejected.

The six silver chests transported from Behemoth headquarters contain SP13 potions, rare metals, extraterrestrial ores, and some firearms still under development and testing, their value beyond monetary measure.

Jiang Mo opened the container and glanced inside. Only three bullet ants remained, locked inside a special container. Through the glass, he could clearly sense the violent and hateful emotions simmering within. These creatures, mutated by Behemoth's injection of evolution fluid, possessed extremely high intelligence and even had the rudiments of a soul.

Zhuge Yu was curious about the laser guns and took them all with him, while Chengzhen took the remaining resources to the underground laboratory.

Will is still on a mission and has not returned. There are over a thousand targets scattered across various locations. Even with the Soul Compass's location tracking, it won't be easy to clear them all out.

On July 23, news of Behemoth bowing to Jiang Mo spread on the forum, causing astonishment everywhere.

Tens of thousands of superhumans around the world were stunned, never expecting that the usually powerful Behemoth would be the first to succumb to the pressure and choose to yield.

Other supernatural forces, relying on their remote location and the fact that they still possessed some strength, were unwilling to atone for their sins and dispersed into hiding.

Chapter 279 Wang Yi's Compromise

In less than ten days, news of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques leaked, Jiang Mo went to fight against the superhumans around the world, and the Behemoth leadership surrendered.

The entire process was incredible. The first and second-tier supernatural forces in the country, led by the Ten Elders, were amazed and in awe. More than seventy years later, the prestige of the First Mystic Sect has not only not declined, but has actually increased.

At the same time, they felt fortunate that they hadn't gotten involved in this mess, otherwise they wouldn't know where the body would be buried now.

At night, in the meditation room of the Celestial Master's Mansion, Zhang Chulan, dressed in a Taoist robe, swiped his finger across the screen to view battlefield photos circulating on the dark web. Every crack on the ground was extremely exaggerated, often hundreds of meters long, and helicopter wreckage was everywhere.

"Master, look, did that Senior Jiang type this out?"

Zhang Chulan pointed to a ravine stretching for tens of kilometers in the picture. It was an aerial view, extending from the center of the island to the edge of the beach. The vegetation along both sides was uprooted, and it couldn't possibly have existed since ancient times.

"Hmm...it must be him. It makes perfect sense for someone as wise as him."

Tian Jinzhong believed it without a doubt, but he also felt a little regretful that he was too old and frail to help.

"immortal?"

"Master, he succeeded?"

Zhang Chulan asked in astonishment. Hearing the old man's evaluation, regarding him as a god, he couldn't help but feel that it was outrageous. Ascension to immortality was something that only happened in novels and movies.

Tian Jinzhong first chuckled leisurely, and then recalled:

"Whether it succeeds or not depends on others, not on oneself. When I was in good health in my younger years, I would visit this elder every year. I once asked him about the question you, young man, had thought about. The answer I got was that he didn't believe in that stuff. It was just about living longer and being more capable than others."

"Master Jiang never thought he would become an immortal, but he couldn't resist the admiration and awe people had for him. In his eyes, he was a human being, but in the eyes of outsiders, he was no different from an immortal or a god. However, the old man never paid attention to the praise from the outside world."

Zhang Chulan pondered for a moment, then felt puzzled and subconsciously asked:

"Hey, Master, is Senior Jiang's skill so advanced because of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques?"

"Whoa! You little rascal, how could you have such a thought?"

Tian Jinzhong shook his head, stroked his beard, and smiled faintly:

"What Sect Master Jiang cultivates is their sect's Reverse Life Triple Technique, which he perfected more than seventy years ago. Before the Eight Extraordinary Techniques were even born, he was already famous throughout the world and invincible. He killed several Quanxing sect leaders in succession, so there was no need for these superfluous techniques to embellish him."

"...Wow, that old man is amazing."

Zhang Chulan couldn't help but smile wryly, feeling quite envious. If he possessed such strength, he wouldn't have to be confined to Longhu Mountain.

Some time ago, he learned of Feng Baobao's death and was depressed for two days. But the more he thought about it, the more something seemed wrong. He later reviewed the whole process with Xu San and Xu Si and obtained key clues, thus confirming the possibility that Feng Baobao was still alive.

1. Kora infiltrated the competition by disguising himself; he has the ability to change his appearance.

2. There is no DNA data from the autopsy of the deceased Feng Baobao, so she may have been a disguised imposter.

3. Before the Quanxing attacked the mountain, there existed a demon named 'Yuhua Du' who could change people's appearance;

If Gu Liang is a demon from Quanxing, it makes logical sense that after abducting Feng Baobao, he used the ability of the Domain Painting Poison to cover his escape.

However, Yu Huadu died in the chaotic battle during the assault on the mountain, leaving no way to verify his death.

Zhang Chulan had a strong premonition. He refused to believe the news coming from Tokyo until he saw Feng Baobao's body with his own eyes. It was also possible that... the company had found someone to protect her secretly, fearing a leak.

Xu San and Xu Si have already gone to investigate the specific truth.

Zhang Chulan still needs to train hard on Longhu Mountain. After Zhang Zhiwei returned from the battle in the desert, he mentioned to him that there were snipers lying in ambush near Longhu Mountain, specifically targeting him. Fortunately, Jiang Menzhang, who came down the mountain with him, discovered and executed them in time; otherwise, there would have been endless trouble.

This incident caused Zhang Chulan considerable psychological trauma, and he often had nightmares and woke up in the middle of the night.

Even now, he still can't be sure if anyone is still watching him around Longhu Mountain. All he can do is cultivate more diligently every day, trying to make up for the ten-year gap in his life.

To give him a clear goal to strive for, the old celestial master made a three-point agreement with him: as long as he mastered the Tongtian Talisman, or his cultivation surpassed that of Zhang Lingyu and Rongshan, and he could withstand five rounds of attacks from him, he would be allowed to descend the mountain.

......

Apart from Behemoth, over the next few days, only three other factions—the Fish-Dragon Society, the Emerald Society, and DC—brought large amounts of wealth and treasures to the Trinity Gate to atone for their sins.

In an instant, they became the laughing stock of the forum. Other involved supernatural organizations hid in corners of the world, gloating and oblivious to the impending disaster.

On July 25th, late at night, Jiang Mo's thoughts traveled more than 7 kilometers to communicate with George in New York.

"Three hours. No matter what means you Behemoths use, give me the locations of all the forces involved, as well as information on each of their members."

"Please...please calm down...I'll take care of it right away."

The cold voice suddenly flashed into George's mind, scaring him out of his wits. He rushed to the underground laboratory at headquarters to seek help from a PhD in the field of networking.

The artificial intelligence life form that secretly controlled the entire laboratory impatiently hacked into the forum, easily breached the firewall, and found a large number of account IP addresses. Following the network, in just a few minutes, it secretly monitored all the computers, mobile phones, and communication devices of those alien forces, organized the information, set up a real-time location program, and packaged all the data like driving away a plague god. Through George's device, it sent it to Yu Huai's account.

The exceptional efficiency allowed Jiang Mo to obtain the detailed locations of twenty-eight overseas supernatural forces within just half an hour.

"Uncle-Master, everything is here. Please take a look."

Yu Huai respectfully handed over the computer, all the files inside having been unzipped.

"it is good...."

As Jiang Mo read the information and imprinted it in his mind, he simultaneously condensed his Dharma body.

The innate Qi within his body vibrated, and after a moment, a Dharma body surrounded by silver light emerged. It stepped on the dust, rode a sword into the sky, and disappeared into the vast night.

The purge began; the Dharma Body's speed was nearly half that of the physical body, but enough to launch a surprise attack.

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

The Dark Magic Council, hidden deep in the British jungle, had its magic array torn apart by a sword beam interwoven with crimson and black light. Without any negotiation, the magic body locked onto a hundred Dark Magic apprentices, elites, and mentors, and slaughtered them all.

Within minutes, the former fortress was reduced to a raging inferno.

after an hour.

The 'Dark Ravens', which lived deep in the Jurassic Mountains of France, were also found. A great battle was inevitable. Those alien species that were suspected to be not pure-blooded humans fought desperately, but none of them survived.

Next up are Fireline, Carnival, Directory, Water, Holy Prison, God World, Inagen...

Throughout the entire night, Jiang Mo's avatar never stopped, sweeping from Europe to North America, South America, North Africa, and East Asia, wiping out nearly half of the supernatural forces and destroying many of their strongholds.

The following day, news spread on the forum that Huan Kuang, the Black Magic Council, Dao Xuan, and other forces had been ambushed and suffered heavy casualties, with almost no survivors.

Following closely behind, even more powerful organizations like Walter, the Catalogue, and the Holy Prison were on the verge of destruction.

Those forces that thought they had escaped the calamity were terrified and began to beg for mercy. Some high-ranking officials even went to the Trinity Gate overnight to kowtow and atone for their sins.

On the 26th and 27th, the cleanup was basically completed, with only Nathan Island remaining.

.......

evening.

Inside Nathan's palace, the king and the five guards held a meeting. The atmosphere was oppressive. They could not tolerate each other's conditions, especially since half of the guards had been killed, creating a blood feud with no possibility of reconciliation.

Anthony, Elena, Guna, Alfonso, and Mochizuki Satoru are the remaining five guards, while their king is far less powerful than them.

A sense of despair was spreading silently. In the past two days, they had received many messages and witnessed the demise of one superhuman force after another. Now it was Nathan's turn. With their current abilities, they had no chance of winning.

"I'll go..."

After making her decision, Wang looked exhausted. She had been consumed by self-blame and regret these past few days. Her momentary lapse in judgment had led to the deaths of the four guards and the current disaster, and she could not escape blame.

“My lord, this is too humiliating! We would rather fight to the death to defend your dignity!” Alfonso could not accept it.

"How do we defend it? By dragging all the islanders down with us?"

Wang spoke slowly and deliberately:

"You all saw the shared vision that day. It gathered hundreds of superhumans and monsters that even missiles couldn't kill. It was far beyond our ability to stop them."

"If my dignity requires you to make meaningless sacrifices, then I, as king, have seriously failed in my duty."

The guards remained silent. The king's proposal was undoubtedly the best option with the least loss at present, and they could find no reason to refute it.

"Afonso?"

“Wang…I am here…” The boy’s body trembled slightly, and his eyes reddened.

"Both the tree and I acknowledge you."

Wang beckoned for Alfonso to come forward. She gently stroked the boy's brow and said:

"From this day forward, you shall be the new King of Nathan."

"..."

Tears welled in the boy's eyes as he slowly nodded. As a guard, he was tormented and in pain because he could not fulfill his duty to protect the king.

Immediately afterwards, Elena and Mochizuki Satoru went to the national treasury to prepare the ransom.

That night.

The king and the two traveled to the mainland and arrived at the mountains and forests near the Sanyi Gate. Looking at the Dao Palace that was faintly visible, the king saw the Xuanmen sacred place that his maternal grandfather had admired and feared all his life, and he was filled with emotion.

Her wandering thoughts quickly returned to reality. Without any unnecessary pleasantries, she knew the other person could see her.

"Thump..."

The king stepped forward and began to bow his head in reverence. At the same time, two sounds of collision rang out beside him. Nathan Vieira and Mochizuki Satoru had relinquished their identities and were being punished and atoning for their sins along with the king.

"Dong..."

"Thump..."

The three climbed upwards, reaching the summit in two hours. Their foreheads were red and swollen from the bumping. They held the gift box in their hands and handed it to Zhuge Yu, who was guarding the gate, to plead for peace.

........

On Nathan Island, a parasite planted near the palace while the king was away sent messages to Qu Tong, who was more than ten kilometers away.

A disaster was about to strike when the royal palace was attacked in the dead of night.

Thirty-four, seventeen, Qu Tong, and Ma Xianhong led a group of elites into the palace. The difference in strength between the two sides was too great, and the three Nasen guards who stayed behind were no match for them. Their memories were all altered, and their spiritual connection with the tree was severed.

Under Qu Tong's control, Alfonso, Anthony, and Guna worshipped her as their queen, while the king, Elena, and Mochizuki Satoru, who left the island, became unforgivable traitors, even framing them for the deaths of the other four guards.

The alteration of cognition by the dual-wielding method is thorough and irreversible; there is no absurd scenario where crying and whining about the past can lead to a personality revival.

For the mistakes she made, for the trees, for the islanders, the king who abandoned her dignity, the reward she received was extremely ironic: all she got was to be hunted down.

By reading Alfonso's memories, Qu Tong got the answer that matched her guess: Wang went out to atone for his sins. In that case, she, Seventeen, and Thirty-Four could breathe a sigh of relief for the time being.

Qu Tong, who witnessed the major battle that broke out on the 21st, was so panicked that she ran away without thinking.

Just as she was about to leave for Europe, she was stopped by Thirty-Four, who said that the divination revealed that the most dangerous place was also the safest.

At dawn, the group occupying the palace went to the sacred forest and saw the divine tree with only withered branches. A mysterious feeling arose in everyone's hearts, and they suddenly became quiet.

"Thirty-four, any discoveries?"

Qu Tong, with her mortal eyes, was unable to fathom the origins of the divine tree. She was simply curious because she had heard that all the people born under the tree were endowed with innate abilities.

Thirty-four crouched down, tapped the soil, and the eerie gaze in his hazy gray eyes seemed to pierce through the earth, seeing the magnificent masterpiece of witchcraft that had endured for thousands of years below, and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration:

"Hmm... This tree is alive. Its roots are spread throughout the entire island, and there seems to be a chaotic spiritual entity inside. The power the tree possesses is beyond imagination. If we can control it, it would be no less than controlling Nathan Island."

Everyone was surprised to hear this. Seventeen, who was chubby and bald, frowned and asked, "Isn't it necessary for it to acknowledge it?"

"No, accepting its recognition is no different from being assimilated into one's subconscious. To put it bluntly, it's just being a living dead. This method is even more ruthless and exaggerated than that of the Twenty, done without anyone noticing."

Thirty-four smiled slightly and offered an explanation:

"I think I understand the relationship between the so-called King Nathan, the Nathan Guard, and the Divine Tree. The Guard is a candidate for kingship, the right of kings is divinely ordained, and the king is a puppet of the gods. Isn't it perfectly normal for him to misappropriate its power?"

“If we want to control this island, we cannot do so in a way that it recognizes.”