aircannonsinc #222 - Conquer the world and rule the world! Destroy the demons of the world!
#222 - Conquer the world and rule the world! Destroy the demons of the world!
In the real universe, the power of the Mind Stone Scepter is truly astonishing.
As Luo Fu touched Nezha with the Mind Stone Scepter, both the Qiankun Circle constantly pulsating on his body and Nezha's increasingly狰狞 expression instantly returned to normal.
The Qiankun Circle became as still as death, and Nezha's expression also relaxed.
“I… what was I just doing…?” Nezha looked bewildered, clearly not knowing what had just happened to him.
Luo Fu frowned and said, “Nezha, don’t you remember what just happened?”
“Just now…” Nezha frowned, recalled for a moment, and then shook his head, saying, “I only remember that the Qiankun Circle seemed to have a sudden change, but after that…”
Seeing Nezha racking his brains, unable to remember what had just happened, Luo Fu pondered for a moment and presented Nezha's previous reaction again in front of him as a 3D projection, distorting light with gravity and electromagnetism.
“How could this be…” Even Nezha, as the God of Mischief of the Chinese pantheon, couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine when he saw his reaction, which he had no impression of.
Because this meant that within his body, there was another special existence, of unknown origin, intending to erode, or simply wanting to completely occupy his body.
But precisely, Nezha had no impression of it.
Luo Fu looked in the direction that had caused the Qiankun Circle's abnormality, and combined with Nezha's reaction during the period of lost memory, he speculated, “Perhaps… if we follow this direction, we can find the real reason.”
Nezha pondered for a moment and nodded without hesitation, “Okay, but it seems I’ll have to trouble you this time.”
Luo Fu smiled. In the Pantheon, he was not only personally led to the Chinese pantheon by Nezha, but also often sought out by Nezha when studying Chaos Magic afterwards.
It could be said that in the Chinese pantheon, besides the Supreme God, the Jade Emperor, Luo Fu was most familiar with Nezha. Even during this period, he had established a good friendship with Nezha.
Accompanied by Luo Fu, Nezha headed straight in a straight line towards the direction that had caused the Qiankun Circle to stir and even caused him to lose his memory.
Deep in the mountains.
Inside a courtyard built on a mountain peak.
Xu Wenwu, who had reunited the Ten Rings gang due to his wife's death, suddenly felt a strange agitation coming from the Ten Rings on his arm, which he had worn for who knows how many years.
Since his wife's death, Xu Wenwu had not even cared about his son and daughter, his mind filled with ways to resurrect his wife.
Now, the agitation of the Ten Rings instantly aroused Xu Wenwu's attention.
Looking in the direction that had previously agitated the Ten Rings, Xu Wenwu, after thinking for a moment, immediately began to arrange for his subordinates to investigate ahead in that direction.
Although, Xu Wenwu's arrangement was simply bewildering.
The agitation of the Ten Rings itself was inexplicable. Even Xu Wenwu himself didn't know what was going on, so he could only assign the gang members of the Ten Rings gang a mission to go and investigate.
But what to investigate, where to investigate, besides a rough direction, there were almost no other conditions.
Such a mission didn't even have a clear purpose.
It was just that after his re-emergence, because of his wife's death, he had become increasingly tyrannical, and the gang members of the Ten Rings gang dared not hesitate in the slightest to Xu Wenwu's orders.
They could only grit their teeth and head towards Hong Kong according to Xu Wenwu's arrangement.
As for what they could investigate, even they themselves didn't know.
Meanwhile, Luo Fu and Nezha were heading all the way towards the Ten Rings gang's headquarters on the mountain peak.
After passing by the gang members of the Ten Rings gang.
As they got closer and closer to where the Ten Rings were located.
Nezha's Qiankun Circle had once again experienced more than one agitation.
Fortunately, Luo Fu was by his side, with the Mind Stone Scepter, able to help Nezha restore his own consciousness.
Otherwise, Nezha would probably have been unable to withstand such erosion.
Not only Nezha's side, but Xu Wenwu was also the same.
Finally, in a remote mountain forest.
Nezha and Xu Wenwu finally met.
Perhaps because the distance between the Ten Rings and the Qiankun Circle had broken a critical value.
At the moment when the two sides met.
Nezha and Xu Wenwu were not affected by the Qiankun Circle and the Ten Rings.
Seeing Nezha at the moment, Xu Wenwu was first stunned, then instantly reacted, and said with a look of astonishment: “You… you are actually the Third Lotus Prince? You really exist? The Ten Rings are because of the Qiankun Circle?”
It has to be admitted that as an old monster who has lived for who knows how long, although Xu Wenwu is not as good as the Ancient One, he is definitely beyond the vast majority of ordinary people.
With just a glance, he confirmed Nezha's identity.
At this moment, in Xu Wenwu's eyes, Nezha was like a piece of having a super strong gravity, firmly attracting his gaze over.
Even Xu Wenwu didn't pay any attention to Luo Fu beside Nezha.
“Qiankun Circle?” Nezha widened his eyes and looked at Xu Wenwu in astonishment, “How can you have the Qiankun Circle, and you actually have ten of them.”
Xu Wenwu glanced at the Ten Rings on his wrist in surprise, and suddenly realized: “So my Ten Rings are actually the legendary Qiankun Circle?”
Don't look at Xu Wenwu obtaining the Ten Rings, it has already been a thousand years, and even in terms of lifespan, Xu Wenwu is much older than the Ancient One.
But Xu Wenwu is not clear about the origin of the Ten Rings.
And now he really knew from Nezha's mouth that the Ten Rings, which gave him superhuman strength, amazing endurance, immortality… and other abilities, were actually the Qiankun Circle of the mythical Third Lotus Prince.
Moreover, the Third Lotus Prince Nezha in front of him only had one Qiankun Circle, but he had ten.
After accepting that the Ten Rings were the Qiankun Circle, Xu Wenwu was first a little surprised, but soon, the surprise was replaced by anticipation.
What surprised Xu Wenwu was not the Ten Rings, but what made him look forward to was Nezha in front of him.
Because before really seeing Nezha, Xu Wenwu always thought that the existences in myths were just pure myths.
But now Nezha's appearance made Xu Wenwu feel that this was the closest he was to saving his wife.
Nezha, is the legendary god.
Isn't God possessing the ability to resurrect people? Even if doing so would make God pay a certain price.
But now Xu Wenwu can't care so much.
He hurriedly looked at Nezha and said, “Third Prince, I can give you the Ten Rings, but please resurrect my wife first.”
Nezha's mind was now a mess. He couldn't understand how his Qiankun Circle could be on Earth, and this guy on Earth actually had ten times as many Qiankun Circles as him.
Even, Nezha didn't pay attention to what Xu Wenwu said.
“Does the Third Prince disdain to help me?” Xu Wenwu failed to get Nezha's response for a long time, and a gloomy look flashed across his face.
In Xu Wenwu's eyes, resurrecting and saving his wife was his greatest obsession. For this, he even ignored his children.
Except for the voice from nowhere in the dark, giving him a certain enlightenment, Nezha in front of him was the closest opportunity in Xu Wenxu's heart to resurrect his wife.
Nezha was trapped in the shock that the Qiankun Circle actually had ten besides the one in his hand.
And Luo Fu also vaguely guessed what the so-called Ten Rings were all about after seeing the five rings worn separately on Xu Wenwu's wrist.
Of course, Luo Fu didn't know the relationship between the Ten Rings and the Qiankun Circle, but understood that Xu Wenwu in front of him was probably the leader of the so-called Ten Rings gang.
It's just that in this universe, the Ten Rings have become the Ten Rings on Xu Wenwu's wrist now.
Seeing Xu Wenwu's expression getting more and more ugly, and even starting to faintly exude hostility, Luo Fu finally opened his mouth and said, “You are the leader of the Ten Rings gang?”
“Ten Rings? No, it's the Ten Rings.” Xu Wenwu finally looked at Luo Fu, sized Luo Fu up, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind. He blurted out: “You are the human god in the New York war before? Which god are you?”
Obviously, although he recognized Luo Fu's identity, because Luo Fu and Nezha came together, Xu Wenwu naturally regarded Luo Fu as an existence in mythology.
But compared to Nezha's distinct features, which made his identity recognizable at a glance, Luo Fu, in his casual attire, didn't match any of the mythical beings Xu Wenwu had in mind; he couldn't place him.
"I don't exist in the myths of the past," Luo Fu said, examining the Ten Rings on Xu Wenwu's wrist with interest. "Where did your Ten Rings come from?"
Xu Wenwu was in no mood to explain to Luo Fu how he obtained the Ten Rings. His mind was solely focused on whether Luo Fu and Nezha had a way to revive his wife, Ying Li.
"I don't care who you are. Tell me, do you have a way to help me revive Ying Li? If you can help me rescue Ying Li, I can give you the Ten Rings, and I'll even help you investigate their origins if you want to know them."
Luo Fu was surprised and asked, "Do you need to revive your wife, or rescue her?"
At this moment, Luo Fu didn't know that Xu Wenwu's wife, Ying Li, had died as a result of revenge from Xu Wenwu's enemies.
Bewitched by the sealed monster within Ta-Lo, Xu Wenwu stubbornly believed that his wife was imprisoned. However, at the same time, he knew that his wife, Ying Li, was already dead.
This is why Xu Wenwu was talking about both rescuing and reviving her.
After a brief exchange, Luo Fu keenly discerned that only Nezha, with his Universe Ring, was affected, his will constantly eroded by some force. However, Xu Wenwu, with the Ten Rings, wasn't in a much better state.
However, compared to Nezha's direct corruption, Xu Wenwu seemed to be subtly influenced in his perception.
The difference between the two was negligible, almost identical.
Xu Wenwu instantly fell into confusion. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Although Ying Li is dead, I know that her soul is imprisoned deep within Ta-Lo. If you can help me rescue Ying Li and revive her, I can give you both the Ten Rings and the Universe Ring!"
Once, for Ying Li, Xu Wenwu readily sealed away the Ten Rings he had worn for a thousand years. Now, to save Ying Li, he could just as readily abandon them.
In Xu Wenwu's heart, his wife, Ying Li, was the love of his life. Compared to his wife, the Ten Rings were unimportant. Even his children were just accidents.
Luo Fu didn't rush to respond.
After Nezha, who was standing to the side, seemed to finally accept reality and regain his senses, Luo Fu asked, "Nezha, what's the deal with the Ten Rings on him?"
Nezha shook his head and said, "I don't know, but I do know that these aren't Ten Rings; they're my Universe Ring."
Steadying himself, Nezha said, "Give me the Universe Ring. I can promise you that I'll help you save and revive your wife."
Luo Fu glanced at Nezha suspiciously. Although he doubted whether Nezha truly had the ability to revive the dead, he wouldn't undermine Nezha at this time.
Compared to Xu Wenwu, whom he had just met, Nezha was Luo Fu's friend. Luo Fu was the kind of person who sided with his friends, regardless of the situation.
Xu Wenwu obviously wouldn't easily believe Nezha's words, even if Nezha was the Great God of the Three Altars and Seas from mythology.
With Xu Wenwu's current near-manic state, not to mention Nezha, even if all the gods and Buddhas in the heavens wanted to stop him from rescuing and reviving his wife, he would not hesitate to attack them.
And the source of all his confidence came from the Ten Rings on his wrist. Until he truly saw his wife appear before him, Xu Wenwu would never give up the Ten Rings.
"As long as you help me revive Ying Li, I will naturally give you the Ten Rings. But until then, the Ten Rings are my greatest reliance for reviving Ying Li. Even if you are the Third Prince Nezha himself, you'll have to let me see Ying Li first!" Xu Wenwu said, brooking no argument.
You should know that Xu Wenwu, the leader of the Ten Rings Gang, is the current universe's true conqueror of the globe, the ruler of the world.
Such an existence, in theory, shouldn't be a love-struck fool, but Ta-Lo's Ying Li was like Xu Wenwu's nemesis.
After falling in love with Ying Li, Xu Wenwu even willingly abandoned the Ten Rings, which had brought him great power and eternal life.
Now that his beloved had left, the only thing Xu Wenwu could rely on was the power brought by the Ten Rings.
Even under the premise of being bewitched, Xu Wenwu's own power and wisdom in unifying the world made him absolutely unwilling to easily trust anyone.
Because the truth was that the Ten Rings were actually the Universe Ring, Nezha didn't want to directly fight Xu Wenwu and forcibly seize the Universe Ring.
He now wanted to know what the truth of everything was.
Why didn't he remember that his Universe Ring had ten more counterparts existing on Earth?
Although none of Xu Wenwu's Universe Rings could compare to the one in his hand, the mere fact that there were other multiple Universe Rings was enough for Nezha to try to figure out the truth at all costs.
After Nezha readily agreed to help Xu Wenwu save his so-called wife's soul and help his wife revive,
an overjoyed Xu Wenwu directly brought Luo Fu and Nezha to the Ten Rings Gang's headquarters.
From Xu Wenwu's mouth, they learned that to save his wife, they first needed to obtain the two jade pendants that Ying Li had given to his children.
Don't think that Xu Wenwu only started taking action ten years after his son ran away. In these years, relying on the Ten Rings Gang's intelligence system, he knew almost everything about his son and daughter's actions at all times.
This made it convenient for Luo Fu to directly use spatial energy to grab the two over.
The jade pendants were instantly in hand.
Following Xu Wenwu's method, as taught by Ying Li, they opened the entrance to Ta-Lo.
A stream of energy, like flowing water, surged forth instantly. In the vortex of water, Luo Fu and Nezha exchanged a glance. The next moment, they, along with Xu Wenwu, entered the special world of the so-called Ta-Lo through the vortex.
In fact, the moment the water vortex appeared, Luo Fu and Nezha had already realized that the so-called Ta-Lo was actually a dimension that wasn't very powerful.
And after entering it, the two were even more certain of this point.
The so-called Ta-Lo was indeed a special dimension with a small area.
However, this dimension instantly filled Nezha's face with bewilderment.
His gaze swept across this so-called Ta-Lo world, with all kinds of divine beasts visible everywhere: Dijiang, Nine-tailed Fox, Suanni, Qilin, Phoenix...
This scene, like a re-enactment of mythology, made Luo Fu watch with great interest. However, Nezha frowned tightly and said, "This... this seems to belong to me."
"What are you saying?" Luo Fu looked at Nezha in astonishment.
Given Nezha's strength and status, it wouldn't be surprising if he owned such a special small dimension.
But just now, Nezha clearly didn't even know how to enter this so-called Ta-Lo world. At this moment, he confidently claimed that this place belonged to him?
Luo Fu increasingly suspected what had happened to Nezha.
At least he could be considered a top deity in the Chinese pantheon. Could it be that even a deity like him had been tampered with?
Or was the person who tampered with Nezha the Jade Emperor, who had guided Luo Fu on how to cultivate Chaos magic?
Shaking his head, Nezha seemed to want to shake off the countless fleeting but chaotic images in his mind, which didn't even have basic logic.
"Let's go; let's go see what's going on here," Nezha said impatiently, taking the lead ahead of Luo Fu and Xu Wenwu, heading straight for the depths of Ta-Lo.
Along the way, whether it was the phoenix flying in the sky or the suanni roaming on the ground, the qilin, nine-tailed fox, Dijiang, and other divine beasts all seemed to be greatly frightened, hurriedly fleeing.
Soon, Luo Fu and the other two were stopped by the natives of Ta-Lo.
The moment they saw Nezha, the natives instantly showed a look of horror.
Obviously, even in the isolated world of Ta-Lo, these people still had a deep understanding of the Chinese pantheon. At the very least, they could recognize Nezha's identity at a glance.
"The Great God of the Three Altars and Seas?"
"Third Prince Nezha?"
Amidst the rising clamor,
Nezha's gaze swept across the crowd and said, "You are the guardians of this dimensional world."
An elder at the head of the group came before Nezha, bowed, and said, "Third Prince, we and our ancestors are under His Majesty's orders to guard the seals of demons and monsters in this realm. I wonder if the Third Prince has come to deliver His Majesty's decree?"
Being able to call Nezha 'His Majesty' in person, one could guess without thinking that it was definitely the head honcho of the Chinese pantheon, the Jade Emperor.
Nezha's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Thinking of the abnormalities on his body and the sudden appearance of ten more Universe Rings on Earth, perhaps only the Jade Emperor could have done all of this.
But... why would the Jade Emperor do this?
At this moment, Nezha felt an unprecedented sense of panic and unease in his heart.
Luo Fu keenly noticed what was on Ne Zha's mind and took the initiative to say, "Take us to the place where the demons are sealed!"
"This…" The leader of the Ta-Lo natives hesitated for a moment, perhaps because Ne Zha's identity brought him a sense of oppression, or perhaps he harbored other thoughts.
This leader ultimately chose to follow Luo Fu's instructions, leading Xu Wenwu, Ne Zha, and Luo Fu to a massive wall that seemed to be constructed of scales.
Pointing to the towering wall, the Ta-Lo native leader said, "Your Excellency, this is the seal that we and our ancestors have guarded for generations. Within this seal are demons capable of destroying the world."
Indeed, although this special seal was airtight, Luo Fu could still faintly sense the immense dark power within.
This dark power, though similar to the energy of the Dark Dimension, was far inferior in quantity, but not at all in quality.
Standing in front of the seal, Xu Wenwu suddenly seemed to hear something, and his expression became incredibly excited.
Before the native leader could react, he rushed to the seal without hesitation.
"Ying Li, I'm here to save you."
To the native leader's utter dismay, Xu Wenwu unleashed the power of the Ten Rings, his body surrounded by vast energy, and punched the seal.
Boom.
Accompanied by a massive tremor that shook the entire Ta-Lo dimension.
A crack suddenly appeared on the towering seal, which resembled countless huge scales pieced together.
Seeing this, Xu Wenwu became even more excited, continuously punching the seal.
The native leader, a step too late, clearly wanted to stop Xu Wenwu, but was blocked by Ne Zha.
"Third Prince, what exactly are you trying to do?" The native leader was anxious and uneasy, even forgetting Ne Zha's identity, and questioned him loudly.
The native leader's fury at this moment, even to the point of disregarding Ne Zha's identity, was not without reason.
Their ancestors had been ordered by the Jade Emperor to guard the seal.
But now, the dignified Third Prince Ne Zha was about to destroy the seal that their ancestors had guarded for generations right before their eyes.
It was no wonder that the native leader was so furious.
At this time, Ne Zha had no intention of paying attention to the native leader's anger.
Because as Xu Wenwu continuously attacked the seal with the power of the Ten Rings.
Fragments of images began to appear in Ne Zha's mind.
In these images, there were Jin Zha, Mu Zha, countless gods of the Chinese pantheon, and even the Jade Emperor.
And fighting against the Chinese pantheon was a monster that constantly changed its shape.
Soul-Devouring Beast.
In the images in his mind, Ne Zha quickly learned the name of this monster that could fight the entire Chinese pantheon.
As more and more images appeared, Ne Zha quickly understood the whole story.
The Soul-Devouring Beast was a special being that invaded the Chinese pantheon back then, even earlier than the establishment of the Pantheon.
At that time, the Chinese pantheon was still in the Da Luotian dimension. The Soul-Devouring Beast was able to almost destroy the entire Da Luotian.
In the end, Ne Zha sacrificed the pocket dimension within the Universe Ring and, with the power of the entire Chinese pantheon, sealed the Soul-Devouring Beast within it.
These so-called Ta-Lo natives were originally personnel who were ordered by the Chinese God Emperor, the Jade Emperor, to guard the seal within the pocket dimension.
In order to prevent the Soul-Devouring Beast from resurrecting, the Chinese pantheon went to great lengths. Because of the Soul-Devouring Beast's special abilities in terms of soul and mind.
Many of the gods who participated in the battle voluntarily sealed their memories.
As the one who provided the place to seal the Soul-Devouring Beast; Ne Zha, who provided the pocket dimension inside the Universe Ring, did the same, and even the Universe Ring was divided into twelve parts.
But unfortunately, the Universe Ring itself was Ne Zha's treasure.
This caused that, once the twelve scattered Universe Rings showed signs of reuniting, Ne Zha would involuntarily unlock the seal of the memories in his brain.
Of course, although the Universe Ring was divided into twelve parts, these twelve Universe Rings also had strengths and weaknesses, primary and secondary.
For example, the Universe Ring in Ne Zha's hand was the most powerful of the twelve, accounting for nearly half of the complete Universe Ring's power.
And the one that was still missing was the second most powerful, accounting for half of the remaining half of the power.
On the other hand, Xu Wenwu's Ten Rings were more like an obstacle specifically set up to reunite the Universe Ring, evenly dividing the remaining quarter.
After understanding everything, Ne Zha couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
He shouldn't have been so curious and entered the Ta-Lo dimension. In theory, even if the Ten Rings were gathered, they could only open a crack in the seal.
But the seal within the Ta-Lo pocket dimension was a collection of the power of the entire Chinese pantheon back then, led by the Jade Emperor.
It was not something that the Ten Rings, with only a quarter of the Universe Ring's power, could completely destroy.
But now, Ne Zha was here, and his Universe Ring seemed to resonate with the Ten Rings, strengthening the power of the Ten Rings.
The seal was now on the verge of collapse.
Coming back to his senses, Ne Zha instantly widened his eyes, looking in horror at the seal that had been mostly destroyed, and hurriedly said to Luo Fu, "Quick! Stop this guy, don't let him destroy the seal."
The reason why Ne Zha not only didn't take the initiative to step forward, but also asked Luo Fu for help, and even distanced himself from the seal.
Was purely because, the closer Ne Zha, who possessed the Universe Ring, was to the Ten Rings, the more he could boost the power of the Ten Rings.
In other words, the closer Ne Zha was to the seal, the faster he might allow Xu Wenwu to break the seal.
Now he could only ask Luo Fu for help.
The native leader was completely confused.
After looking at Ne Zha blankly, his gaze fell on Luo Fu and Xu Wenwu.
Clearly, Ne Zha, Xu Wenwu, and Luo Fu had come together, but now it seemed that Luo Fu, Xu Wenwu, and Ne Zha were not on the same side.
Before the native leader could figure it out.
Luo Fu's figure suddenly flashed and appeared in front of Xu Wenwu.
Faced with the power of the Ten Rings, which had even been blessed by the Universe Ring.
Luo Fu showed no intention of dodging at all, and even took the initiative to meet it.
He opened his five fingers and grabbed Xu Wenwu's fist.
The moment the two collided, the ground beneath Luo Fu's feet suddenly cracked, and terrifying cracks spread out for an unknown distance, seemingly without end.
Although Luo Fu could indeed withstand Xu Wenwu's power head-on, behind him was the precarious seal, and any slight mistake could lead to irreparable consequences.
Based on this, Luo Fu refracted all of Xu Wenwu's power to his feet.
However, in this way, the entire Ta-Lo pocket dimension was inevitably affected.
The earth shook madly as if it were the end of the world.
Phoenixes, Kirins, Nine-tailed Foxes, Suanni, Dijiang, and other divine beasts scattered in panic.
And the natives of Ta-Lo, at this moment, fearlessly held weapons and rushed towards the direction of the seal.
After Luo Fu withstood Xu Wenwu's attack, before Luo Fu could speak, Xu Wenwu's eyes instantly turned red, and he glared at Luo Fu, "You want to stop me? Even a god can't stop me from rescuing Ying Li. Whoever stands in my way dies."
Accompanied by Xu Wenwu's roar, the power of the Ten Rings was pushed to the extreme, and in a flash of lightning, it fiercely attacked Luo Fu.
But this time, Luo Fu would no longer take Xu Wenwu's attack head-on.
A powerful repulsive force burst out from Luo Fu's body instantly.
This dual repulsion, combining electromagnetic force and gravity, crashed into Xu Wenwu like a destructive force, one step ahead.
Even though he had unleashed the ultimate power of the Ten Rings, at this moment, he was still knocked away by Luo Fu's repulsive force formed by the dual fundamental forces of the universe.
The reason why Luo Fu didn't use the simpler spatial ability to throw Xu Wenwu out of the Ta-Lo dimension was purely because the power of the Ten Rings, after being enhanced by the Universe Ring, had reached a level sufficient to affect the stability of space.
It was even possible that, even if he summoned Asgard's Rainbow Bridge with the Night Sky Sword, he might destroy the Rainbow Bridge midway.
The Rainbow Bridge, although its attack power was amazing, was not so sturdy in itself.
Leaving aside what the real Rainbow Bridge was like, it was possible to destroy the external one, and even Thor's Hammer could break the Rainbow Bridge.
And there were dangers in the process of the Rainbow Bridge teleportation, and it was even possible to fall out of the Rainbow Bridge and not know where to land.