313: Chapter 313 The End

On one side, there were those who had been through multiple fierce battles, both injured and exhausted.

On the other side, there were those who had meticulously planned and set a trap, waiting.

In terms of the number of Spirit Maps, both sides were evenly matched, but the opposing side had added new Peak Spirit Map experts like Grand Preceptor Qian Wenzhao and Xie Jin.

As for the Huagai Realm... it was two against one.

Everyone knew the situation well; there was no need for further words.

After Governor Xu Mingyang surveyed his surroundings, his single eye was filled with madness.

A black moon appeared on his forehead, and he laughed loudly, his laughter grinding against everyone's eardrums like sandpaper.

"Good! Very good!"

"Everyone is here, which saves me the trouble of hunting you down one by one."

"Especially you, Xie Jin!"

Xie Jin nodded slightly at him, "Forty years have passed, I truly didn't expect Brother Xu to still be alive."

"What surprised me even more is that this moment is exactly like that moment back then."

"I believe you must miss me too, so I came specially to send an old friend off."

Governor Xu Mingyang laughed even harder, "Hahaha~~, you sordid little man, you can only live your whole life relying on schemes and tricks."

"However, do you think you have already won?"

He pointed at Grand Priest Zhou Hong, "Grand Priest Zhou Hong, a two-hundred-year-old old turtle, how much combat power can you have away from Feng City?"

Then he looked at High Priest Shang Yuleng with even more disdain, "As for this junior... your aura is still unstable, I'm afraid you haven't even condensed a complete Huagai Realm, right?"

"I'll barely count you as being in the Huagai Realm, but it only took me ten minutes to kill University Scholar Zong Liangchen. With a fledgling like you? How many moves can you last in front of me?"

"As for the others, heh... Xie Jin, you were always a step ahead of me back then, I admit that. But forty years later, you are far from being worthy of being my opponent!"

Tang Long mocked from a distance, "Since you're so impressive, old man, why are you still blabbering? Why haven't you made a move yet?"

Governor Xu Mingyang snorted coldly, "I just wanted to give you all one last chance. My Xu family only wants to change the Emperor, not to kill everyone!"

"If you are willing to surrender to me now, I, Governor Xu Mingyang, can let bygones be bygones! That includes you, Xie Jin!"

"If we start fighting, I will never show mercy!"

Then he turned and said in a deep voice to Governor Gao Gong, Governor Huang Weiyi, and the others, "Everyone, I know some of you are very afraid."

"But if you retreat and flee now, you will all become stray dogs!"

"However, as long as you can hold out until I kill the Huagai Realm expert on the other side, the battle will surely turn. This Dongyu will still be our world!"

"Twenty minutes!"

"Within twenty minutes, if I cannot win, it won't be too late for you to break out separately!"

"How about it!"

Governor Gao Gong and Governor Huang Weiyi exchanged a glance, couldn't help but sigh, and then agreed in unison.

But Governor Xu Mingyang pulled his son over and quickly whispered, "Find an Opportunity to break out immediately. Don't worry about anything else. Don't delay for even a second, understand?"

Xu Chaoyang's pupils shook violently, and his face couldn't help but twitch.

"Father, you..."

"Don't say anything more, prepare for battle!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Long shouted from the other side.

"Old Xu, don't treat others like fools!"

"You're tricking your subordinates into being cannon fodder so you can secretly let your son run away, right!"

"Haha! I tell you, even if some people are really that stupid, your plan won't work with me!"

"Anyone can run away today, except for you and your son!"

"Everyone pay attention, whoever kills Xu Chaoyang will be rewarded with one Opportunity to gain insights at the Divine Ruins!"

Governor Xu Mingyang's eyes were splitting with rage as he heard this; he wished he could swallow Tang Long alive.

At this moment, high above on the other side, High Priest Shang Yuleng was already filled with Battle Intent and began to slowly descend.

Grand Priest Zhou Hong asked in surprise from behind, "High Priest Shang Yuleng, are you serious? Do you really not need my help?"

High Priest Shang Yuleng nodded deeply, "Please, Grand Priest Zhou Hong, protect Tang Long well. His safety must not be compromised."

"Tell Tang Long, within three minutes, even if I cannot take him down, I will not die."

"If I cannot win within three minutes, please ask him to make other arrangements."

Three minutes... Grand Priest Zhou Hong was also quite shocked.

The High Priests of the various cities are all pseudo-Huagai Realm, and only managed to take that step by relying on the grace of the Red God.

But this grace is limited to the area within their respective main cities, protected by the divine fire.

Once they leave the city, their power becomes rootless; if they fight, they will quickly drop below the Huagai Realm.

Therefore, he dared not hope to defeat Governor Xu Mingyang.

But this High Priest Shang Yuleng...

There was no time to think more; the fierce battle had already erupted.

High Priest Shang Yuleng released a streak of blood-colored light Qi and collided directly with the black palm strike pushed out by Governor Xu Mingyang.

The massive shockwave spread out, forcing everyone to keep their heads down and unable to open their eyes.

But this was only the beginning.

The two of them collided hundreds of times in a few seconds at an extremely high speed.

Under such continuous impact, even Spirit Map experts could not stand, and the original encirclement was quickly broken open.

Just at this moment, Xu Chaoyang saw the Opportunity and fled at full speed.

The sides of Governor Gao Gong and Governor Huang Weiyi were so angry they cursed, and his subordinates were all dumbfounded.

Tang Long laughed loudly, "How about that! I was right, wasn't I!"

"Everyone, are you still going to fight to the death alongside that Xu fellow?"

"Grand Priest Zhou Hong, please make a trip; make sure to bring back the head of Governor Xu!"

Grand Priest Zhou Hong frowned deeply, "Your Excellency, are you sure you want me to pursue? If I leave, who will protect you?"

Tang Long quickly waved his hand, "Don't worry about me. Entrusting this to others isn't reliable; I can only rest easy if you go. Old Zhou, if you cut the grass without removing the roots, the spring breeze will make it grow again."

Grand Priest Zhou Hong nodded slightly, flashed into a stream of light, and chased in the direction of Xu Chaoyang.

Only then did Tang Long smile and shout again, "As for the rest of you, what do you say now?"

Governor Gao Gong and Governor Huang Weiyi remained silent.

They had originally thought this trip was the greatest Opportunity of their lives.

But in reality, it was a complete trap from the very beginning.

The bishops of the Fengcheng Sect and the Songcheng Sect defected directly to Tang Long, and the Blasphemers also inexplicably defected.

Governor Huang Weiyi had already lost one subordinate, and Ritual Master Yu Hai had also suddenly defected after being half-crippled.

Now Xu Chaoyang had fled alone, only to be chased by Grand Priest Zhou Hong.

And they, not only was everyone exhausted and injured, but they were also trapped in the encirclement.

Even if they tried to break out, it would be a blessing if half of them survived.

"Does this need to be considered?"

"Old Xu is fighting for a way out for his son; what kind of relative are you to him?"

"If Xu Chaoyang dies, should your wives become widows?"

"Don't be foolish!"

"I, Tang, am the most reasonable person! I don't need you to surrender now! As long as you are willing to stop and stand aside, there is room for negotiation!"

"Once Old Xu and Little Xu lose their heads, we can have a good talk immediately!"

Governor Xu Mingyang finally managed to snatch a chance to speak under the attacks of High Priest Shang Yuleng, and roared angrily at him.

"You little mongrel surnamed Tang! I will kill you first!"

His figure immediately flashed over, but was intercepted halfway by High Priest Shang Yuleng and knocked off course into mid-air.

Although he continued to turn, attempting to kill Tang Long, he found it difficult to achieve his wish for the moment.

After finally finding an opening, he struck out with a hand seal in mid-air.

The figures of Xie Jin and Shi Chengyu met it one after another, and the two released an astonishing net of lightning, actually managing to withstand that large hand seal!

Seeing that Xie Jin and Shi Chengyu did not retreat half a step until the hand seal disappeared, Governor Gao Gong, Governor Huang Weiyi, and the others were all greatly shocked.

That was a strike from a Huagai Realm expert!

Moreover, Governor Xu Mingyang was by no means an ordinary Huagai Realm expert, and it was even less likely that he would hold back.

Even Governor Huang Weiyi would not be confident of surviving this strike.

But Xie Jin and Shi Chengyu had actually received it steadily, seemingly with plenty of strength to spare.

This was enough to show that the two of them working together had, to a certain extent, combat power comparable to the Huagai Realm.

Therefore, Governor Huang Weiyi exchanged a look with Governor Gao Gong, and then spoke up.

"Your Excellency Tang Long, Feng City and Yu City, from this moment on, will abide by your wishes and remain neutral!"

"Very good!"

Tang Long agreed, and immediately turned back to wave at the four Blasphemers.

"Four of you, it is time for you to contribute some effort."

The four Blasphemers Spirit Maps acted immediately, each holding a black flag and rushing to the four directions.

At this moment, Tang Long roared at High Priest Shang Yuleng, "Old Shang! Hurry up, the sky is about to brighten!"

High Priest Shang Yuleng did a backflip and hovered in mid-air, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Rest assured!"

Opposite him, although Governor Xu Mingyang's chest was also heaving violently, his Battle Intent was still soaring.

"Rest assured?"

"Junior, are you saying you are confident that you can defeat me?"

"If you only have this much ability, you will all die today!"

High Priest Shang Yuleng revealed a strange smile, because of course he had more than just this ability.

Although he had also advanced to the Huagai Realm after obtaining an Opportunity in the Divine Ruins, what he had grasped was the Law of the inherited Bloodline of Yuanwu.

The God Yuanwu attained divinity through the Dao of martial arts and was the god most skilled in combat, with strength far greater than ordinary gods.

Even among the sequence of new gods, he belonged to the top existence.

High Priest Shang Yuleng was a blood descendant of the God Yuanwu in the world, and the benefits he gained in this insight were naturally much greater than those of ordinary people.

Therefore, although he had just entered the Huagai Realm, his strength was definitely not weak.

If compared to pseudo-Huagai Realm experts, or those who entered the Huagai Realm through unofficial channels, he could even be considered very strong.

At this moment, the reason he hadn't gained any advantage was mainly because...

He was a High Priest of the Red Religion.

And the Cultivation Technique he used to advance to the Huagai Realm was the power system of the God Yuanwu.

If this were to be seen by certain people, there would be many troubles.

That was why Tang Long had just wanted to send Grand Priest Zhou Hong away.

As long as Grand Priest Zhou Hong left, and High Priest Shang Yuleng concealed it slightly, the Spirit Maps would not be able to see the truth.

Of course, there was still Governor Xu Mingyang, who would definitely be able to taste something.

Therefore, he could not be given another chance to speak.

Suddenly, a layer of blood-colored fire rose from High Priest Shang Yuleng's whole body, draped over him like a cloak of blood-fire.

But when he struck, it was a streak of whitish light Qi.

Governor Xu Mingyang's white single eye pupil contracted sharply, and he immediately sensed that something was wrong.

He immediately pushed out a large black hand seal, but as soon as this large hand seal touched the light Qi, it was directly pierced through.

He was terrified and hurriedly dodged.

But this streak of light Qi came too fast; he failed to dodge it, and it grazed his shoulder, instantly severing his black arm.

Governor Xu Mingyang was extremely shocked, but after all, his combat experience was extremely rich, so he backhanded another white fist seal across the air. Although he couldn't completely cut off the light Qi, he successfully deflected it.

But just at this moment, he suddenly felt his body become heavy, as if the spiritual energy in his body had suddenly added a great weight, pressing him so hard that he could not even maintain his levitation, and his body stumbled and was thrown toward the sea surface.

At this moment, Tang Long immediately roared, "Everyone charge! Kill him!"

"Do not give him any chance to breathe! Quick!"

"Old Zheng! Do it!"

At this moment, Xie Jin, Shi Chengyu, Grand Preceptor Qian Wenzhao, along with several bishops of the Songcheng Sect and Fengcheng Sect, all responded and charged up.

And almost at the same time, a water wheel suddenly slashed out from the sea surface below, hitting Governor Xu Mingyang right in the back, knocking him back into mid-air.

These people also felt that the spiritual power in their bodies was like being filled with lead, but they all fought with all their might to launch their strongest attacks.

For a moment, several extremely terrifying spiritual lights all smashed over.

Governor Xu Mingyang still wanted to put up a desperate struggle, but it happened to be mixed with a powerful Power of the Sun, which instantly hit him so hard he almost disintegrated.

He didn't understand, why were there so many strange things today!

That junior surnamed Shang, wasn't he the new High Priest of Song City? Why wasn't he using the power of blood-fire?

Instead... it was a Yuanwu battle technique!

And this Power of the Sun, was it Grand Preceptor Qian Wenzhao?

How did he also have such power? What on earth was going on!

He wanted to shout loudly, wanted to ask loudly, but he happened to have lost the ability to speak.

The powerful electric current paralyzed his whole body, and he could almost no longer feel pain.

He could feel that one of the bolts of lightning belonged to Xie Jin.

This old guy... had already touched the edge of the Huagai Realm!

His Wuque Method had already determined his upper limit, how could he still be improving?

Too many, too many questions clashed in his mind.

Just at this moment, he felt the sky and sea rolling violently, and at this time, he only had one question left.

"Chao...yang..."

"Plop~~~"

His head fell into the water.