560: The gods are also our own people

“Yang Erlang?”

“It’s Erlang Shen!!!”

Zhang Lingxiao’s pupils constricted, and he felt all the hairs on his body stand on end.

He was the first human to know the origin of Kyushu’s special Professionals.

Even before Qin Yang’s descent, he knew of the existence of Immortals and Gods.

And among the names of many Immortals and Gods, there was indeed the great deity Erlang Shen.

What’s going on?

Aren’t Immortals and Gods supposed to be hostile to the God Emperor?

But from Erlang Shen’s words, it seems he intends to help God Emperor Qin Yang?

This… has the God Emperor even infiltrated the Immortals and Gods with his own people?

“Since you recognize me, then it will be easy to talk.”

Zhang Lingxiao was still immersed in shock when he heard Yang Erlang say, “This is a conflict between Immortals and Gods, and Mortals should not interfere, but your abilities are quite special, so you might be of use.”

“What does the True Monarch want me to do?”

Zhang Lingxiao, after all, had interacted with the Grandmaster of Heaven.

At this moment, although he was incredibly shocked, he quickly adjusted his state.

“Exchange your life for the Evil Eye,” Erlang Shen said.

“I can do that, but…”

Zhang Lingxiao nodded inwardly, but did not agree directly.

He couldn't be sure yet that Erlang Shen was on their side.

What if this was a conspiracy of the Immortals and Gods?

He had originally planned to get rid of the Evil Eye.

But now, four Immortals and Gods, along with Erlang Shen, had appeared; who knew which side they were truly on?

In such a critical situation, he couldn't just die without thought.

“You don’t trust me?”

Erlang Shen seemed to see Zhang Lingxiao’s doubts and said, “Qin Yang is too cautious and has revealed too little information to you. Look at these…”

As soon as Erlang Shen finished speaking,

scenes from the past flashed before Zhang Lingxiao’s eyes.

Every secret plot between Qin Yang and Erlang Shen was displayed before Zhang Lingxiao.

“He… they want to rebel against the Heavenly Court???”

After watching the images, Zhang Lingxiao felt his scalp tingle.

Good heavens.

He knew the God Emperor liked to play big.

But he didn’t know he could play this big!

Not only did Qin Yang intend to become the Human Emperor despite the obstruction of the Immortals and Gods, but after becoming the Human Emperor, he also planned to attack the Heavenly Court with Erlang Shen?

This… “No wonder the God Emperor didn’t tell me, he probably feared I’d chicken out…”

Zhang Lingxiao sighed in his heart.

Indeed, he was quite timid when facing Immortals and Gods.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have transformed into Fate Controlling Evil Emperor and conceived the insane plan to end the era of Professionals.

At that time, he felt that Immortals and Gods were unstoppable, so he wanted to prevent the birth of a “Human Emperor” from the root, to preserve the Human World.

But now it seems, the God Emperor is even more insane!

No, the whole thing is just insane!

Among the Immortals and Gods, there’s even a traitor like Erlang Shen!

As the vanguard of the Heavenly Court, he created the Evil Eye, stirring up trouble in both the Human and Elf Worlds.

On the other hand, he secretly left many flaws and “colluded” with the God Emperor to jointly resist the Heavenly Court.

And from the God Emperor’s secret plots with him, it seems he’s not the only Immortal or God at odds with the Heavenly Court!

Good heavens, this game of chess is too grand!

Zhang Lingxiao was shocked, but also excited.

To be a piece in this game of chess would definitely make his life worthwhile!

And at this moment, Erlang Shen spoke again.

“The mission of the Four Heavenly Kings was originally to guard the Jianmu Tree.”

“The Evil Eye awakened them, probably to unleash a massacre.”

“I could intervene to stop them, but that would expose our plan.”

“Therefore, I can only trouble you.”

“Once the Evil Eye disappears, I can appear, and then… everything will be easy to handle.”

Erlang Shen’s voice echoed in Zhang Lingxiao’s ears.

Zhang Lingxiao nodded silently.

He finally understood why his fate would end with the Expedition.

If he replaced the Evil Eye, he would die.

If he didn’t replace the Evil Eye, he would also die.

These two choices required no hesitation.

“I, Zhang Lingxiao, am willing to sacrifice myself for the Dao,” Zhang Lingxiao said in his heart.

Erlang Shen smiled, “Hey! It’s just a trip to the Netherworld, no need to be so tragic. Begin.”

Rumble!

Rumble!

Rumble!

The ground shook, and birds and beasts were startled.

The Four Heavenly Kings had taken their first steps, heading in their respective directions.

Towards the refugee camps of the Forest Elves, the Moon Viewing City of the Bright Moon Elves, the Silvermoon City of the Night Elves, and the retreating direction of the Human Expeditionary Force.

As Erlang Shen said, the Evil Eye had grown tired of these Mortals and played its last trump card.

Seeing this, Zhang Lingxiao no longer hesitated.

He made a sword-finger gesture and conjured a ritual altar in front of him out of thin air.

On the altar, human bones, dog blood, and many other eerie offerings were enshrined.

Even the two red candles on the altar burned with a eerie purple flame.

With the altar present, Zhang Lingxiao immediately began his ritual.

He continuously used his sword-finger to draw Talisman patterns glowing with an eerie blue light in front of him, muttering incantations, seemingly communicating with someone.

Soon, a giant bronze gate appeared before his altar.

The bronze gate was carved with terrifying tortures like tongue-pulling, skin-flaying, and eye-gouging, making one shudder with fear.

At the top of the gate, a plaque hung, inscribed with four crimson characters.

Fengdu Ghost Gate.

“Grand Tutor, you…”

Yekaterina, beside him, turned pale with fright at this sight.

Although she didn’t understand this foreign culture, she recognized the torture images on the bronze gate.

The Grand Tutor summoning something like this didn’t seem like he was doing good deeds!

Could it be that he was summoning some evil god?

Yekaterina began to worry.

Who was Zhang Lingxiao?

Even major powers like the Free Federation and the Snowy Northern Kingdom once considered him the most dangerous man in Kyushu.

When Yekaterina was still the Snow Queen, she had seen Zhang Lingxiao’s dossier.

This man was deeply cunning, his methods bizarre, and his morals depraved.

Behind several natural and man-made disasters in Kyushu, his shadow was almost always present.

This man would not act unless necessary, but once he did, it would cause immense harm.

And after the establishment of the Shenzhou Empire, this fellow stopped pretending.

During the “leave no grass, but leave the flowers” cleansing operation,

the God Emperor originally intended to spare children shorter than a longsword.

This fellow, what did he do?

He simply laid the longsword flat.

Foreign media dared not comment on this, only lamenting, “Satan woke up and found himself ranked second.”

With such a figure performing a ritual in the Elf World, how could Yekaterina not be afraid?

But fear was useless.

Yekaterina didn’t dare to stop Zhang Lingxiao.

She merely prayed silently in her heart that the Grand Tutor would show mercy for her sake, and not let the Elf World become a no-man’s-land like Bang Country and the island nation.

And in the distance,

Lin Xiao’er was also observing all this.

The Expeditionary Force fleet had retreated behind Moon Viewing City.

Only she and Zheng Yunfei, along with a small number of Monarch Tier powerhouses, remained outside the cabin to deal with any emergencies.

The moment she saw the giant bronze gate, Lin Xiao’er knew that Zhang Lingxiao had played his trump card.

According to Lin Xuan.

This bronze gate could Seal everything, including gods.

Back in the Holy City, Zhang Lingxiao had pulled the Clone of the God of Truth into the bronze gate.

However, after the Seal was completed, Zhang Lingxiao’s Soul would also be taken by this giant bronze gate.

This was what he called the method of exchanging lives.

Creak, creak, creak!

A chilling grinding sound echoed as the heavy bronze gate slowly opened, and gusts of cold wind seeped out from the gap.

Instantly, the temperature of the Elf World plummeted significantly.

Inside Moon Viewing City, the Crescent Moon Elves, who were still celebrating their victory, collectively fell silent.

At this moment, everyone sensed a terrifying power.

That power seemed to come from an abyss even deeper than the Sea of Annihilation!