By the ti Lin Tang blasted the last Underworld creature into dust, the entirety of Luofu City burst into joyful cheers. So cried out in grief for their fallen friends and family. Across the nation, everyone who had watched the live broadcast and learned the outco erupted in celebration, their morale soaring.
WHOOSH!
Lin Tang landed, retracting Si Dele's now-powerless tail. His gaze swept over the kindergarten principal, and seeing she still had a breath left in her, he casually healed her. Ji Yongyan and Ni Xiuyun stood nearby. At first, they were awkward and embarrassed; after all, their factions had been enemies and had clashed several tis. But that soon gave way to an irrepressible sense of admiration and respect.
Seeing Lin Tang's life-saving abilities, Ni Xiuyun blurted out, "There are still many people who are severely injured. Can you heal all of them right away?" Any further delay could an the deaths of a great many people, which was why she urged him so anxiously.
The live broadcast also captured the mont Lin Tang swiftly healed the principal's injuries. Many netizens who were celebrating and praising Long Tianji saw this and began posting comnts, hoping he would see his rescue efforts through to the end.
Lin Tang was speechless. No... Saving eight or ten people is nothing. But to heal thousands of people all at once...? Do they really think my True Qi is infinite? If I use too much of it and another batch of powerful Underworld denizens appears, how will I fight?
Lin Tang shook his head, about to refuse outright. Suddenly, he grunted, a look of astonishnt on his face.
BOOM!
Surges of a peculiar power, like raindrops in a torrential downpour, converged and rushed into his body. This is… the power of national fortune! It's skyrocketing!
In the past, the country's promotional efforts had created many "fans" of Long Tianji, causing his national fortune to rise like a bull market stock. He had even used it to directly confront the avatars of deities like the Profound Woman and the Blood Ancestor. But overall, the potency of this fortune hadn't been particularly high because he had yet to perform a truly great deed for the country and its people. At this very mont, however, he had fought for the nation for the first ti, battled to save the world for the first ti. Countless citizens had witnessed it with their own eyes through the live broadcast. Naturally, they threw their full support behind him, forging a true and complete sense of identification. As a result, the national fortune surged in lockstep, showcasing its incredibly potent effects.
Lin Tang groaned, his face flushing a deep red as if he were drunk. He could clearly feel the imnse national fortune continuously amplifying his power. He was growing exponentially stronger, his body feeling as if it might burst at any mont. With every gesture, he felt he could topple mountains and overturn seas. Acting on this impulse, he thrust his palms toward the heavens. "Spring Breeze and Rain, go!"
As he released the large-scale Spell, a vast, ocean-like tide of energy ford above Luofu City. Then, a blessed rain began to fall, drenching every single person.
A miracle occurred.
Anyone who was not yet dead, no matter how severe their injuries, began to nd and heal. Those who had fallen into a deathlike state of shock were revitalized as if injected with pure adrenaline, their life force completely restored. Severed limbs regrew, the blind could see, and the disfigured had their features restored!
So of the people hadn't even been injured that day; they had been suffering from serious illnesses, even cancer, or had been disabled for years. For them, this was truly a blessing in disguise, as they too were completely cured.
"My God!"
"This is just..."
"A god! Long Tianji must be a true god descended to the mortal realm!"
"Unbelievable!"
Whether they were the ones being healed, bystanders, or netizens watching online, they were all utterly stunned.
Ji Yongyan and his companions gasped in shock. In all the chronicles passed down through the Heavenly Person Academy's library, there was no record of anyone capable of what Long Tianji had just done. This ant that while ancient War Gods and Human Immortals might have rivaled Long Tianji in terms of destructive power, when it ca to saving lives, no one on record could even compare.
National fortune… Lin Tang's own heart raced, and it took a long ti for him to calm down. He was once again deeply amazed. My master is a genius! To think he could harness such a miraculous power and anchor it to a single individual. The person he was now was more than ten tis stronger than he had been just monts ago.
SWISH!
He whipped his head around, gazing in the direction of the Strange Cave. He could already sense another wave of evil power brewing, preparing to erupt into the mortal realm.
Ni Xiuyun finally snapped out of her stupor, her profoundly shaken heart compelling her to set aside all her prejudices. Just as she was about to step forward to express her gratitude and apology to Lin Tang, he shot into the sky, heading straight for the Strange Cave. He had no ti to deal with them.
「Yaochi Heavenly Palace.」
Ning Yuexi had willingly offered to sacrifice herself, ready to give her body to the Profound Woman. However, after she had been standing there for a long while, the Profound Woman had yet to make a move.
"Your Grace, what is...?" Ning Yuexi blinked.
The Profound Woman spoke calmly, "I have an agreent with Long Tianji. I will only possess you when he can no longer hold on. There is no need for you to be so eager."
, eager? Ning Yuexi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. If she had a choice, she would wish to never be possessed, or at least for it to happen as late as possible.
"But is he really enough to hold the line by himself?"
"Previously, when he was only at the Golden Core Stage, he would have been far from sufficient. I simply did not anticipate his cultivation would advance so quickly."
According to the Profound Woman's original plan, the mortal realm lacked any true top-tier experts. Once the Underworld began its invasion, humanity would have no ans of resisting. They, the Earth Immortals, were still unable to fully awaken and unleash their complete power. Relying on re avatars, they also couldn't stop the armies of the Underworld. That was why she had wanted to possess Ning Yuexi, to wield her own near-complete and imnsely powerful strength.
But who could have expected the sudden appearance of an anomaly like Lin Tang? At rely twenty-sothing years old, he had not only reached the Nascent Soul Level but also carried the nation's fortune. With this new variable, the original plan could naturally be adjusted.
"According to my original intentions, even with him holding the front line, I could possess you now to increase our chances of victory against the Underworld," the Profound Woman stated coldly. "But he had the gall to threaten , saying that if I did so, he would imdiately defect to the Underworld and beco a traitor to humanity! The sheer audacity!"
Ning Yuexi was speechless. To save my life, he would rather beco an eternally infamous traitor? Lin Tang, oh Lin Tang, how can you be so willful?! That's so wrong! You'll be condemned for it! Although she was aghast at Lin Tang's actions, she couldn't help but feel deeply moved.
Soon after, under the power of the Profound Woman's avatar, all the citizens of Yaochi Heavenly Palace were transported to the mortal realm. Apart from the Grand Commander, the Lesser Commander, and the War Elder, it was everyone's first ti in this world, and they were filled with a sense of novelty and complex emotions. Many of them were thinking, This mortal realm is a land our ancestors never set foot on. It doesn't belong to us. Why must we personally intervene, even risk our lives, to protect it?
Of course, so were more perceptive and understood that if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold. If righteousness perished in the mortal realm, their pure land of Yaochi Heavenly Palace would inevitably be defiled. If they did nothing, they would, with ninety-nine percent certainty, still end up dead.
Soon, they rendezvoused with a group of elite soldiers sent by Yan Qinghe. Arriving at the nearest city, they began to take out various materials to set up Formations and traps.
When everyone learned that Luofu City was the first place to be attacked by the Underworld, they also began watching the live broadcast. As they witnessed the heavy casualties, their hearts clenched with anxiety. Ning Yuexi was the most frantic of all.
"Where is Lin Tang? Why isn't he here yet? Hurry, hurry!"
"Ah, all those children, are they going to be devoured? No, absolutely not!"
"Your Grace, I beg you, possess now! Let's go eliminate those monsters imdiately..."
"The Palace Master, and Master? They actually arrived before Lin Tang... Oh no, Master, get out of the way!"
"Whew, Lin Tang... you're finally here!"
Seeing Lin Tang make short work of the Underworld creatures, Ning Yuexi finally breathed a sigh of relief. But the sight of so many dead and injured still pained her deeply. When Lin Tang unleashed a massive spell that instantly saved so many people, however, she was overco with joy and a profound sense of pride.
The Profound Woman was dumbfounded. Even my true self can't heal tens of thousands of people at once! After all, the Spiritual Energy in the mortal realm is too thin to be squandered. Is this the power of national fortune?! It's truly fearso and enviable! The Profound Woman's mind was in turmoil, and she felt the suffocating frustration of having lived her long life for nothing. Cultivating for countless years, yet she couldn't compare to soone hacking the system with national fortune.
The Grand Commander, the Lesser Commander, and the others watched, dumbfounded, as Long Tianji perford one divine miracle after another, their emotions in turmoil. The Lesser Commander was especially conflicted. Long Tianji, that scoundrel! He's beco a world-saving hero, saving so many lives. In everyone's hearts, he's a benevolent man, a truly good person. Yet he's only so cruel to …
"Hey? Why did he suddenly fly off? Where is he going?"
"Can the broadcast follow him?"
Seeing Long Tianji shoot into the clouds and disappear, the crowd was left wanting more, buzzing with anticipation.
Seeing this, the Profound Woman cast a spell. "Mirror Flower Water Moon, go!"
A screen of light appeared before Ning Yuexi and the others, showing the Strange Cave. The massive teleportation Formation was still stable in midair. Not long after Si Dele's death, its countless runes began to spin rapidly. Once again, it tore open a huge spatial rift from which monster after monster spewed forth.
Beyond that, there was a long, rainbow-like arch. Upon closer inspection, it was revealed to be a stretch of a turbid, murky-yellow river.
The Profound Woman's expression changed drastically. "Damn it, that's a projection of the Underworld River! How could it invade the mortal realm so soon?!"
"Your Grace, may I ask what the Underworld River is?" the Grand Commander inquired.
The Profound Woman said gravely, "The Underworld space was originally the Grotto Heaven relic left behind after the Demon Lord of the Underworld River ascended. After changing hands several tis, it was eventually occupied by a faction of demons. They rged their own Grotto Heavens into it, opportunistically gaining partial control and expanding its space severalfold. The Underworld River is the very core of that space, providing incredible enhancents and buffs to the denizens of the Underworld.
"To humans, however, it is a fatal poison. Even beings like us dare not let it touch our true bodies, or we would be skinned alive, if not killed outright!"
"What? Not even the true bodies of deities dare to touch it?"
"An ascended Demon Lord? Doesn't that make him equal to an Immortal?"
"Look, Long Tianji!"
Just as the Underworld River, carrying a host of imposing Underworld creatures, was about to descend upon the newly secured Luofu City, they were t head-on by Long Tianji.
Enemies eting on a narrow path, the two sides stood in opposition. The atmosphere was taut, thick with killing intent, and ready to snap at any mont.
Ning Yuexi clasped her hands to her chest, a deep worry clouding her face. That's a relic left by a being on par with an Immortal. Lin Tang is only at the Nascent Soul Stage… With such a vast difference in realms, how can he possibly withstand its corruption? Lin Tang, please… you have to be okay…
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