pertwk Chapter 2444 Using Cities as a Chessboard
Chapter 2444 Using Cities as a Chessboard
Chapter 2444 Using Cities as a Chessboard
It doesn't want to be caught off guard and have to take remedial action after the fact!
"Although your spirit is imprisoned here, Jade Capital City is ultimately driven by your power and is inherently connected to you. So, can you now monitor Shangguan Biao's whereabouts?"
The Earth Mother closed her eyes for a long while before opening them and saying:
“This city is really big… I scanned it twice with my divine sense, but I couldn’t find his whereabouts. Perhaps he has entered another secret realm.”
The secret realm is a space independent of Jade Capital City, and it is all managed by Shangguan Biao. The Earth Mother's perception cannot extend to that place.
“Shangguan Biao can move freely between various secret realms without going through reality, thus escaping your surveillance,” He Lingchuan said to the Earth Mother. “There are many secret realms in this Jade Capital City, all of which are Shangguan Biao’s collections, each with its own advantages and abilities. Next, could you move them all to the vicinity of Panlong Ruins? Or vice versa.”
The Earth Mother asked in surprise, "What are you doing?"
"Secret realms can devour each other. The more secret realms my Panlong Ancient City destroys, the fewer hiding places Shangguan Biao will have. Then, we can use a two-pronged approach to force Shangguan Biao to fight against you and me, and also force Shangguan Biao's secret realm to fight against the Panlong Secret Realm!"
He continued in one breath: "The Duzhishan Secret Realm is the foundation of Shangguan Biao's life. If it is invaded by the Panlong Secret Realm, his power will be severely weakened."
The Earth Mother still had some doubts: "Can your Panlong Secret Realm really win?"
"So it needs more power. Oh, except for the City Gate Secret Realm and the Labyrinth Secret Realm, those two guardian spirits are tough to beat." Let's leave the tough nuts for later. "So, can you handle it?"
If you place the Panlong Ruins next to these secret realms, it can feast on them.
Mother Earth was very honest: "I can give it a try."
What Shangguan Biao could do, it should be able to do as well. Yujing City was originally built upon its body and power.
“Shangguan Biao will definitely stop it, but I will fight him.” The Earth Mother also gave He Lingchuan a heads-up, “But if we do that, the Panlong Ruins will inevitably be destroyed and will never be able to be fully restored.”
"It's alright." He Lingchuan was already mentally prepared. "It's a city of war, destined to sacrifice everything for final victory!"
"Then let's get started."
Several more bolts of lightning struck the sky. Mother Earth gritted her teeth and endured it before she pried a large rock from her abdomen, about the size of two door panels, and crushed it into powder with a flick of her wrist.
It took a deep breath and blew it out—
The stone dust was blown out, first hovering in mid-air and remaining still, then began to transform into a scene.
Carved terrain, buildings emerge.
Anyone with eyes can see clearly that the Earth Mother is creating a model of the Jade Capital.
In about thirty breaths, the sand table was completed, measuring over two zhang in length and width, making it the largest sand table He Lingchuan had ever seen. The entire layout of the city was vividly displayed on it, with every ditch and every tree clearly marked, perfectly natural.
He Lingchuan had already heard from Dong Rui about the Panlong Ruins being annexed by Yujing City, but seeing it with his own eyes still moved him deeply.
He hadn't felt murderous intent for a long time, but the moment he saw the sand table, he knew he would never let Shangguan Biao go!
Mother Earth asked him, "How do you move?"
"Please move the snow mountain ruins here..." He Lingchuan composed himself and began to gesture and make demands.
The Earth Mother directly grabbed the snow mountain ruins from the sand table and pressed them against the west wall of Panlong City.
In fact, it was just grabbing a phantom, but when it let go, He Lingchuan saw the landscape on the west side of Panlong Ancient City on the sand table begin to change, and the outline of a snow mountain appeared, which then quickly grew taller and bigger, and finally took shape!
So this is how the Earth Mother and Shangguan Biao modified the terrain of Yujing City.
As it moved, the entire city was affected, and the ground beneath the feet of all living beings trembled. Clearly, the Earth Mother was not faking it; these changes were truly happening in Jade Capital.
……
The underground cave was like a black hole, swallowing the enormous Earth Mother within moments.
Sihai Zhenren and Aunt Zhu reacted quickly, following closely behind He Lingchuan as they pounced on the Earth Mother. Aunt Zhu even shot out a handful of spider silk, which stuck to its shoulder.
The stone chains on the Earth Mother suddenly pulled it into the ground. Master Sihai and Aunt Zhu also wanted to follow, but they were blocked by an invisible barrier!
Aunt Zhu was extremely anxious and tried everything she could to break through, but she couldn't get an inch forward!
The two only saw a flash of red light on He Lingchuan's body before he passed through the barrier and jumped into the Earth Mother's shoulder. A moment before that, the Blood Demon in the distance also turned into a red thread and was forcibly pulled back onto He Lingchuan.
Because the Blood Demon and He Lingchuan had long ago formed a pact, it could not stray too far from its master, especially not be separated between two realms. Therefore, it was forcibly dragged back to He Lingchuan's side by the power of the laws. Fortunately, it was considered an object, a personal item of the Nine Nether Emperor, and like armor and weapons, it would not be rejected by the realms.
Then, the two of them disappeared together into the underground black hole.
Only He Lingchuan's voice rang out, echoing in Aunt Zhu's ears: "You can't enter the Void Land. Go help Lingshan wipe out Shangguan Biao's henchmen."
Immediately afterwards, the scenery in front of me blurred, and it seemed as if a layer of water film had disappeared from the surrounding area.
Just two breaths later, Aunt Zhu found that her surroundings had changed.
This was still a mountain forest, the fresh scent of mud and grass wafting through the air, and even the terrain felt somewhat familiar. Looking around, it could still spot that ghost-claw locust tree.
But the trunk of this ghost claw locust tree was covered with moss, and there were no three rows of houses under the tree, only dense shrubs and tall grass that made it impossible to find a foothold.
There were no medicinal fields in the distance, nor were there ginseng foals or sesame horses running wild all over the mountains.
The plants grow freely, without a trace of human intervention.
Immortal Mingke stood beside it, his face showing displeasure: "This is still Duzhi Mountain, yet we've been kicked out of the secret realm!"
This is the real Duzhishan, and he also saw the iconic three white stone gates.
The corpses of many monsters were scattered around the door, indicating that the True Man of Sihai and the Lingshan people had fought a great battle here.
Now, the people of Lingshan have all been moved out of the secret realm, and everyone is still holding their weapons, looking completely bewildered.
Immortal Mingke discovered: "Tiger Wing... uh, neither the Nine Nether Emperor nor the Earth Mother are here."
"The Earth Mother was dragged into the Void, and the Nine Nether Emperor followed her in," Aunt Zhu said immediately. "We can't get into that place."
Master Sihai also came over and asked, "Why?"
“The awakening of the Earth Mother may have triggered some kind of restriction on the secret realm.” Immortal Mingke’s mind worked quickly. “Shangguan Biao had probably considered how to deal with the situation when the Earth Mother awakened and made preparations. So we were moved out of the secret realm, while the Earth Mother was dragged into the Void and Nothingness.”
Master Sihai pressed further, "Then why can he enter the Nine Netherworlds?"
Immortal Mingke shrugged. How would I know?
(End of this chapter)