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Even now, that old man has only just recovered to the level of an ordinary emperor. If it weren't for his achievement of killing Wen Tai by trickery and his sudden outburst that intimidated the other Dark Kings, he would have been defeated and imprisoned by the other Dark Kings long ago!
He had previously entered the Dark Dimension and experienced the power of those so-called Dark Kings, so he was certain that in a direct battle, even now, the Holy Lord would be no match for those Dark Kings!
All those glorious achievements that I told Lü Cheng before were just a lie!
He still doesn't know how capable that old bastard, the Holy Lord, is.
The eight great demons have been weakened to the point of being crippled by Hell. In such a short time, it is impossible for them to defeat the emperors of this world.
That old bastard won by using dirty tricks!
That's why the Holy Lord was in a hurry to trick Ximu and Zhoulan into the Dark Dimension to help him. After all, if their pretense was exposed, they would be beaten badly!
Chapter 127 Ulterior Motives
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"The Dark God?"
Upon hearing the latest news brought by Han Ji, Zhu Meng and his group displayed varying expressions.
They are all high-level mages, so they naturally have access to information about forbidden dark arts.
The Dark Dimension is a far more dangerous existence than those emperors who hide deep within the forbidden zones of demons!
“Dark forbidden techniques, aren’t you worried that we’re digging our own graves?” Zhu Meng said in a deep voice.
He couldn't even imagine what kind of being the Dark God, who required the calls of a million people in this city to descend, was, what if it harbored ill intentions...
“But we are already on the edge of the grave,” Han Ji said.
"And this tomb is approaching us, intending to devour us all."
"Then, what about the plan to enter the Abyss of Evil?" Du Xiao asked.
“Do it simultaneously,” Han Ji said in a deep voice.
"If Fang Gu and his group's plan to enter the Abyss of Fiends fails, then we'll take this last gamble!"
Given the lives of millions, if he had more options, he would never have entrusted them to such a small number of people.
“But what if it’s that so-called Dark Demon God…” Zhu Meng was still a little worried.
“We have no other choice now,” Han Ji said.
"If the plan fails, we will all die. If we survive, I will personally explain this to the Supreme Magic Association, and I, Han Ji, will bear the consequences!"
"But the prerequisite is that we have to survive!"
……
With Han Ji's confirmation, the plan to rush towards the Abyss of Evil will proceed as planned, and the preparatory ritual for Dao Long to summon the Dark Demon God will also be carried out simultaneously.
If Fang Gu and the other villagers of Weiju Village fail to stop Sha Yuan from getting any closer, they're going to die anyway, so they might as well take this last gamble.
As Daolong said, even if the dark demons they summon are evil, at least they themselves have decided to die.
If they were swallowed by the Abyss of Fiends and turned into new undead, that would be truly frustrating!
Only Lü Cheng and Dao Long remained atop the clock tower.
The guard mages had already been dispatched, either to maintain order in the city and prevent the Black Church from taking advantage of the chaos, or to accompany Han Ji to escort Fang Gu and his group.
"Could they really succeed?" Daolong asked with some concern.
If these so-called people from the dangerous village actually manage to stop Sha Yuan, their plan will come to nothing.
“It won’t work.” Lu Cheng rested his chin on his hand, looking out at the bottomless abyss outside the city.
He doesn't have any of the bloodline of the Dangerous Village. The Abyss of Fiends is so dangerous that he won't impulsively jump in. Anyway, later on, the spatial turbulence will actively throw external life forms into the Abyss of Fiends. At that time, it will be much easier for him to jump in through the spatial turbulence.
Moreover, even if he wanted to jump along now, it wouldn't be possible.
Xi Zhe stared at him.
As long as he showed any signs of recklessness, Xizhe could subdue him in a second.
……
After a long wait, Han Ji and the others, who had successfully sent Mo Fan and his group into the Abyss of Evil, returned to the Bell Tower.
Unlike before, the only people escorting the Sha Yuan team were Han Ji and Lu Huan, who had been rescued by Lü Cheng earlier. This was because Dao Long had given them a temporary undead buff in order to gain their trust.
Even the undead monarchs cannot sense their presence.
With this magical buff, there's no longer the situation in the original story where a large number of mages rushed out to become cannon fodder.
After all, a mage's soul and spirit are far stronger than those of an ordinary person. The power of faith that a devout mage can bring is greater than that of hundreds of devout ordinary believers.
We can't waste it.
These people are far more useful alive than dead.
"Mr. Daolong, what exactly is the preparation ceremony you mentioned?" Han Ji asked.
“A summoning array.” Dao Long took out the array diagram he had prepared in advance.
"Next, you need to set up a large magic array in this city according to the above distribution."
"Could you tell me the specific effects of this magic array?" Han Ji asked.
"The first one, and the most direct one." Daolong pointed to the gradually dimming golden barrier.
“Your thing is about to break. My magic circle can temporarily create a new barrier to prevent those undead from breaking in for a short time, but this defensive effect is only temporary. I’m not sure how long it will last.”
"As for more information, I don't have time to explain it to you slowly. If you want to do it, then do it; if you don't want to, then forget it. I'll leave as soon as possible."
He had as many spatial teleportation spells as he wanted.
He could even move the entire city along with its land if he wanted to.
Although the magic in this world is terrifyingly destructive, its practicality is far inferior to the magic he has mastered.
The funniest thing is that the magical civilization in this world can even worship a simple resurrection spell as a god.
If the soul is intact and the body remains, isn't it as simple as having hands to revive a person?
In the world of dark wizards, if you don't even know resurrection magic, you're embarrassed to call yourself a wizard!
……
Despite the dissatisfaction expressed by many high-ranking officials due to Dao Long's tough stance, Han Ji, as the person with the highest status and authority in the ancient capital, forcefully suppressed those voices and arranged for his mages to carry out the procedures as instructed by Dao Long.
"Thank you for saving me earlier." Lu Huan walked up to Lü Cheng and said solemnly.
"If there is anything I can do to help you in the future, Lu Huan will never refuse."
Lu Cheng waved his hand, "It's just a small favor. If you really want to thank me, please help me out a bit later."
Lu Huan has a very high reputation in the ancient capital. If he saves this person, it will be much easier to persuade most of the mages in the ancient capital.
"Really, is there no problem?" Lu Huan asked with some concern.
He had heard of some forbidden dark arts, but these things were explicitly prohibited by the magic associations of the five continents.
The danger posed by this dark demon god, which requires the summons of millions in the ancient capital to descend, is immense...
“You need to understand one thing: what I’m doing now is gambling with my life,” Lü Cheng said quietly.
"Now that the ancient capital is gone, and I'm associated with forbidden dark magic, I'll definitely be targeted by the Supreme Magic Association you all talk about."
"The ancient capital has come back to life. After causing such a commotion, do I still have any good days ahead?"
"I have ulterior motives? Damn it, can't you use your brain?"
"..."
A silence fell over the clock tower, and the high-ranking officials who had been whispering just moments before also fell silent.
Indeed, what Lü Cheng is doing right now is of no benefit to him whatsoever!
Save the ancient capital? Become a hero?
Don't be ridiculous. People at their level certainly know the impact of this matter.
Even if Lü Cheng really saves the ancient capital, the forbidden dark arts...
But why did Lü Cheng go to all this trouble?
"You can guess slowly." Lü Cheng got up and walked downstairs.
"It would be best to reach a consensus and let me see just how powerful your imaginations are."
"..."
……
On the streets of the ancient capital.
After leaving the Clock Tower Magic Association, Lü Cheng sought out Asha Ruya again.
Having learned the whole story through her intelligence network, Asha'ruya was also somewhat confused about Lü Cheng's actions.