usatvline Chapter 24 This place is not safe to stay.
Chapter 24 This place is not safe to stay.
In addition to the dazzling bead with the "Creation" attribute, Liu Yuan also received [Spiritual Source +171].
Without thinking, Chang Yuan reached out and grabbed it.
He's desperately lacking in spiritual energy!
The pressure he felt from just one point of spiritual energy was comparable to having only 0.50 yuan left in his account in his previous life.
"(⊙o⊙) Wow~"
At the same time, with the intake of 171 points of spiritual energy, the heat in Chang Yuan's body suddenly expanded from a trickle to a torrent, making him groan with pleasure.
All 108,000 pores on the body open simultaneously, absorbing the spiritual energy from the outside world and expelling metabolic waste from the body.
In a short while, Chang Yuan felt as if he had been soaking in a hot spring for an hour. His skin was flushed, his muscles were sore and weak, and he was listless and just wanted to sleep.
Ironically, in this "weak" state, his mental acuity was greatly enhanced, and he instantly noticed the abnormality in the surrounding atmosphere.
Centered on him—no, centered on Liu Yuan's corpse—there was a powerful aura emanating from each of the four directions.
Just how powerful is it?
Chang Yuan estimated that it was roughly capable of defeating Liu Yuan, the Divine Descendant, in a head-on confrontation.
No wonder the Jade Statue of Creation wanted to slip away.
In fact, the moment the fake divine descent occurred, the Daolu Division of Zhangde Prefecture noticed something amiss.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the Daolu Division completed the verification and sent an alarm to the powerful military authorities.
Military forces in Henan Province were urgently mobilized.
The elite troops of the Eastern and Northern Garrison Commands of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, along with their garrison troops, were dispatched, carrying heavy firearms, and marched rapidly towards Gongfang Town in Anyang County.
The assembly and marching of an army both take time.
To prevent the falsely descended evil god from escaping, the Henan Provincial Governor's Office, the Zhou Prince's Mansion, the Eastern Garrison Command, and the garrison each dispatched a thousand-household-rank extraordinary individual with the ability to move swiftly to go to Gongfang Town first.
These four extraordinary individuals, each holding the rank of Thousand-Household Commander, were each capable of directly confronting Liu Yuan, the divine being. By the time they arrived one after another, their target would have no chance of escape.
It was only upon realizing the presence of four extraordinary individuals with the rank of Thousand-Household Commander that the Jade Statue of Creation finally gave up and chose to retreat urgently.
As a result, Chang Yuan seized the opportunity during His withdrawal and smashed Liu Yuan's head, retaining nearly 90% of His divine power.
This was a devastating disaster for the Jade Statue of Creation.
With so much divine power falling into the hands of the Dao Records Bureau, it's equivalent to the Creation Jade Statue revealing three-thousandths of its information.
In the future, He will be more easily tracked by the Daoist Records and more easily targeted by Taoist and Buddhist supernatural beings.
If the Daoist Records Bureau continues to intercept more information about the Jade Statue of Creation, it will eventually be discovered by the Ming Dynasty.
At that time, He will truly be hunted down.
While Chang Yuan was lost in thought, four extraordinary individuals suddenly appeared beside Liu Yuan's corpse.
The extraordinary man in the governor's office had a full beard, wore short, tight-fitting clothes, and had a wood-chopping knife tucked into his waistband, looking like a common江湖人士 (jianghu person, a person of martial arts and chivalry).
The extraordinary being from the Zhou Prince's Mansion had white hair and a youthful face, wore a blue Taoist robe, held a golden whisk and a fish drum, and carried a long sword on his back.
The last two extraordinary individuals were dressed in flying fish robes and had embroidered spring knives at their waists.
The flying fish robe was a bestowed garment with a dragon's head, a fish's body, and wings, and the embroidered spring knife was also a gilded bestowed knife of the Imperial Guard, proving their status as commanders of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and that they had personally seen the Ming Emperor.
Chang Yuan quickly stood up and bowed to the two commanders of the Embroidered Uniform Guard: "This humble officer is Chang Yuan, the captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and pays his respects to the two commanders."
The older Qianhu snorted coldly, ignoring Chang Yuan as if he hadn't heard him.
Another middle-aged commander laughed smugly, "Ignore him. He's a commander from the Northern Garrison Command, and he has no subordinate relationship with our Eastern Garrison Command."
"He's unhappy because our Eastern Garrison has produced 17 extraordinary individuals this year, and you've performed exceptionally well, even eliminating the descent of the gods, which makes him feel embarrassed."
Chang Yuan turned to face his commander and bowed again, saying, "Greetings, sir."
He then let out a cold snort, expressing his displeasure with the commander of the Northern Garrison.
Since the neighbor's commander was impolite first, he wouldn't tolerate it.
Upon seeing this, the middle-aged commander burst into laughter: "Good! You didn't lose face!"
"These are the soldiers of our Eastern Garrison!"
Within the Embroidered Uniform Guard, there was a very clear division of labor.
The Northern Garrison Command was responsible for supervising all illegal activities by officials and princes throughout the land.
The Southern Garrison Command is responsible for internal investigations, disciplinary actions, promotions, and equipment research and development.
The Eastern Garrison Command absorbed the resources of the Eastern Depot and was responsible for suppressing cults, evil gods, and all strange phenomena.
The Western Garrison absorbed the resources of the Western Depot and was reassigned to oversee all enemies from foreign lands and the wilderness, including barbarians, cults, evil gods, and evil spirits.
While the four major military commands appear to have a clear division of labor, there are always areas of blurred power in practice, leading to fierce competition and mutual dislike among them.
In particular, the Northern Garrison Command and the Eastern Garrison Command have completely overlapping responsibilities, and it is common for them to compete for tasks.
Not to mention mocking each other, physical fights often happen.
Chang Yuan's clear stance naturally earned him the favor of his family's thousand extraordinary members.
He seized the opportunity to inquire, "Lord Commander, what's the story behind the suspect Liu Yuan's weapon, heart, and that bead?"
The middle-aged commander was in a good mood and explained nonchalantly, "You blew the head off the descent of the gods in time, intercepted the evil god's divine power, and combined the divine power that was cut off from the original body with the nearby matter to form a special item with extraordinary abilities."
"The divine power of the Jade Statue of Creation combined with its heart will most likely create an extraordinary item that can boost morale, enhance courage, and strengthen resilience."
"When divine power is attached to a weapon, the effect is nothing more than increasing the power of the attack, adding negative effects to the attack, or adding extra damage."
"That bead is the most precious crystallization of divine power, condensing the original power of the evil god, and it is also the most important channel for our research on the evil god."
"Of course, if you're not afraid of being targeted by an evil god, you can directly absorb the divine power crystal and turn the evil god's power into your own extraordinary power."
Qianhu said with a smile, "You better not do anything reckless, kid."
"Having consumed the crystallized power of the evil god, one will inevitably become a pawn of the evil god sooner or later."
Chang Yuan asked, guessing, "Lord Qianhu, since you know so much about divine power crystals, you must have a way to solve the problem of being controlled by the evil god."
Qianhu nodded: "You guessed right, there really is a way."
"That means eliminating the evil god, making His power ownerless, and then we can use it at will."
"In the early years, the Ming Dynasty killed four evil gods, and many evil gods also died in the desolate lands. Their divine power crystals were indeed used by people."
"However, these things mostly appear in barbaric lands and foreign countries, and rarely appear in the Ming Dynasty itself, let alone circulate among extraordinary individuals."
"Alright, Commander Chang, your elite cavalry squad has completed its mission very well. What happens next is not something a superhuman of your level should know."
"Now take your men and retreat."
"yes!"
Chang Yuan bowed again, then turned and left without hesitation.
He had already gained enough today, and had made too much of a splash; he dared not linger in the eye of the storm any longer.
Chang Yuan found his subordinates and announced that the mission was complete.
He then ordered Gao Su to reorganize the team and return to Zhangde Prefecture before distributing the money and disbanding the group.
This place is about to be surrounded by a large army; it is not advisable to stay any longer!