392: Chapter 392 The People's Hearts Return, the Death-Defying Earth Array

"This humble official obeys the decree!" The official from the Ministry of Revenue immediately took the order and began arranging the rescue.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Maple City has been reduced to ruins. I request Your Majesty to rebuild the city and return the people's homes!" General Ye Wudi said respectfully.

"Granted. Let the Ministry of Works dispatch personnel to construct houses and build the city!" The Blood Shadow Clone commanded. Order after order was issued, and the Dazheng Dynasty began to operate with terrifying efficiency.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Immediately, officials from the two ministries, carrying various supplies, headed to Maple City for the rescue.

At the same time, with the assistance of the Darong Chamber of Commerce, carts of supplies were continuously sent out under the escort of powerful experts. This scene filled the commoners of the Black-Corner Region with gratitude.

"His Majesty is benevolent. Knowing that Maple City suffered a disaster and the city was turned to ruins, he immediately sent people to..."

"In the future, if anyone dares to disturb my peaceful life, I'll fight them to the death."

"Indeed, His Majesty even taught us the method of brewing Spirit Wine, giving my family a livelihood to survive on!"

Wherever the convoy passed, the commoners were filled with awe and respect for Hun Tiandi.

The ruins of Maple City!

"My home... damn heavens..."

"My son, I can't go on living..."

Wails echoed through the sky. The blood-stained commoners outside Maple City had faces full of sorrow, piteously holding the children in their arms.

"Mother, I'm hungry..." a little girl with twin pigtails said weakly.

But their homes were destroyed, and they couldn't cook for the time being.

Creak!

Convoys sped over from the distance, accompanied by experts. Officials from the Ministry of Revenue quickly took command, setting up temporary tents and large pots, pouring grain into them.

"People of Maple City, I am an official of the Dazheng Dynasty. Upon learning that Maple City suffered a disaster, His Majesty ordered us to provide relief. We have tents, supplies..."

A figure in official robes showed a gentle smile.

"Are you telling the truth? Is there food?" A young man with a bleeding head stood up stumblingly, unable to believe it.

"It's true. Everyone, please line up in an orderly fashion. The elderly, children, and the seriously injured have priority. Rest assured, supplies are sufficient, everyone will get a share!"

The young man from the Ministry of Revenue comforted them, then waved his sleeve, and pots of thick rice porridge emitted an enticing aroma.

They began distributing the food.

With members of the Bochade Guard maintaining order, everything proceeded systematically.

Rumble!

Then, in the distance, figures sped over carrying large-scale tools to build the city; people from the Ministry of Works had also arrived.

"Citizens, the people from the Ministry of Works of the Dazheng Dynasty have arrived. We are responsible for the construction of Maple City. If the young citizens of Maple City help, you can participate in work-relief programs, and we will pay you wages!"

The young official from the Ministry of Works gave the people of Maple City a sense of reassurance.

There is no such thing as a free lunch. If everything were free, the hearts of these Maple City citizens would be unsettled. But work-relief was different; by providing labor in exchange for rewards, they felt at ease.

Under the gaze of the Maple City citizens, tools for building the city entered Maple City one after another and began clearing the ruins.

For a Great Dou Master to dismantle a house was simply too easy. With a few Dou Techniques, the structures shattered instantly amidst a series of booms.

Wind-attribute Dou Techniques were used for clearing, and reconstruction began at an astonishing speed.

At the same time, a Blood Shadow Clone named Array Emperor by Hun Tiandi sped over from the Lieyan Pavilion, specifically for the formation in Maple City.

This time, taking advantage of the reconstruction, he would lay down the peerless formation diagram of the Death-Absence Array.

Death-Absence Array!

The Array Emperor had already refined ten Absolute Life Earth Array Diagrams. This was the first use in Maple City and also a test for the Array Emperor.

Everything proceeded in an orderly manner.

Pan Sect!

"How could the Xiao Sect be annihilated? Who on earth did this?" the leader of the Pan Sect said in a rage.

"I don't know. At that time, Sect Master Xiao sent a message asking me to request help from The Two Elders Qian Bai. They are the old monsters of the Jia Nan Academy, the guardians."

"Could it be that even The Two Elders Qian Bai failed..."

Core members of the Pan Sect were discussing, the hall filled with a gloomy atmosphere.

"Sect Leader, why don't you go ask First Elder Su Qian what exactly happened?" A young girl in red, with a fiery figure and fair cheeks, suggested.

"Alright!" Then the leader of the Pan Sect walked out of the hall to find First Elder Su Qian.

Meanwhile, at the back mountain of Jia Nan Academy, First Elder Su Qian's expression was grave. Two grey-robed elders sat before him, their expressions equally silent.

"Elder Qian, is what you said true? Two mysterious experts blocked you two on your way to Maple City?"

First Elder Su Qian was in disbelief.

Hearing this, The Two Elders Qian Bai fell into silence. This attitude was ironclad proof.

"I wonder who those two mysterious people were?" Su Qian said in a deep voice.

"The Qingyun Twin Venerables!" Elder Bai spoke.

Su Qian noted this name in his heart, intending to investigate the background of the two venerables. He then slowly withdrew from the secluded cultivation grounds of The Two Elders Qian Bai.

"The Fighting Qi Continent is seeing storms once again!" The two looked at each other and sighed helplessly.

Subsequently, the people traveling from the Xiao Family to the Black-Corner Region were also hurrying through the night, stopping only for necessary rest and replenishment, never pausing for a moment.

It was ten thousand miles from Jia Ma Holy City to the Black-Corner Region. Traveling by normal flight would take at least a month.

Whoosh!

A green light sped over from the distant sky; it was the Array Emperor arriving in haste.

He went directly to Maple City. After receiving greetings from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works, he entered Maple City. Looking at the rebuilt city, the newly constructed city was even more prosperous than before.

"His Majesty has already ordered that the remaining formation work be handled by the Array Emperor!" the Ministry of Works youth said respectfully.

The Array Emperor nodded upon hearing this. With a wave of his sleeve, a ten-thousand-foot-wide Absolute Life Earth Array Diagram appeared in the sky, slowly unfurling in mid-air.

A terrifying aura erupted, mysterious formation patterns spread, and countless runes intertwined.

Descend!

The Dou Qi Wings on his back unfurled and flapped slightly, his figure soaring into the high sky. His hands formed seals, and with a point of his finger, he descended toward the ground of Maple City.

Passing through the city, it merged into the earth veins.

Roar!

A dragon roar echoed from the underground veins, sounding somewhat panicked. The core of the Absolute Life Earth Array Diagram was the earth veins. It began to spread, enveloping the entire Maple City and merging with it.

Phew!

Taking a deep breath, the Array Emperor sighed inwardly. The deduction of this Absolute Life Earth Array Diagram was correct; it could indeed be formed, and this formation was incredibly sturdy.

According to the plan of the original body, Hun Tiandi, in the future, the Death-Absence Array and the Spirit-Devouring Heaven Array would be laid out in every inch of space and land on the Fighting Qi Continent.

They wanted to forge the Fighting Qi Continent into a closed, peerless, malevolent formation. Only then could it truly be realized!

Under the wide heaven, all is the King's land; within the sea-boundaries of the land, all are the King's subjects!

Maple City was merely an experiment!

Then, with a flicker of his body, the Array Emperor disappeared from Maple City and sped toward Chang'an City.

Using the Time Tower, he would refine more Spirit-Devouring Life-Severing Arrays!

One month later, the reconstruction of Maple City was complete. The commoners returned to their homes, their hearts belonging to Dazheng.

On the plaza, a Statue of Humanity was erected to collect the power of faith. Wisps of white faith power surged from every corner of Maple City toward the central plaza.

They fell into the Statue of Humanity.

Chang'an City, Star Palace!

The Array Emperor took out a scroll and placed it before the Blood Shadow Clone in dragon robes. The clone set down his Spirit Wine cup and seriously picked up the scroll!

"Prepare for war; the Dynasty is to be promoted to an Imperial Court!"

After reading those few words, a cluster of blood-colored flames erupted from the Blood Shadow Clone's hand, turning the scroll into dust.

"Is it finally about to begin?" the Blood Shadow Clone said in a deep voice.

The Array Emperor walked out of the Star Palace and headed to the Library Pavilion of the Dazheng Dynasty to read countless volumes of knowledge related to formations.

With the token given by the Blood Shadow Clone, he could enter and leave freely.