Chapter 525 Cities Crawling with Four-order Everywhere, Nine-layered Netherworld (4K)_2
The simple longsword slashed horizontally, piercing eighteen times in an instant, and the protective shield of his top-tier Superior Robe shattered like a bubble.
Bamboo Stick wielded his longsword, slashing out sword lights without the slightest pause.
As he avoided the Sharp Needle Hell and Instant Stepped here, he had already conceived several counter-strategies for the enemy and the tactics he would need to adopt.
However, not until he easily punctured the shield, and his sword light was about to sever the neck of the middle-aged Lord, did the enemy in front of him seem to be dumbfounded.
Bamboo Stick, briefly stunned, promptly shook his arm.
Pu-chi—
A faint bloodstain spread across the neck of the middle-aged Lord.
He wasn't faking it, he was truly inexperienced.
How could he be this bad?
In his routine training and sparring sessions, the Four-order superiors he encountered were all very strong, weren't they?
Was this person really at the Fourth-order Peak?
Bamboo Stick fell into contemplation.
But he also felt relieved that he hadn't chopped directly down. According to the law, this middle-aged man didn't deserve to die for his crime.
He despised nobility—of course, his own Lord aside—but he wouldn't let emotions control him.
The middle-aged Lord snapped back to reality from his shock.
He, he had been defeated?
What kind of power was this?
He hadn't seen it clearly at all.
His staggering body struck the desk, and in his mind, a thought flashed, "I can't stay in this damn place any longer."
He had an ominous feeling but didn't believe he could escape from the hands of this young swordsman, who seemed overwhelmingly powerful.
Suddenly, the middle-aged man caught sight of a figure.
It was the Nun behind the registration desk.
No more than two meters away from him.
You'll do.
With a thought, the light flashed from the incomplete Lord's Seal on the back of his hand.
Suddenly, six Personal Guards, the rare "Silver Iron Guard," were summoned!
Three Iron Guards stood in front of him, and three appeared behind the Nun, brandishing their swords.
"Let I, Earl..."
He had barely begun to speak when he heard the sounds of "clang, thump" as weapons fell and bodies toppled to the ground.
The three Silver Iron Guards had, at some unknown moment, all fallen unconscious, and the Nun, who just a moment ago had a gentle voice and sweet appearance, was now standing with one foot on a chair, cracking her knuckles.
Bang—
Another Silver Iron Guard was sent flying and fell unconscious on the spot.
The middle-aged Lord suddenly understood why he had felt a chill when he saw the Nun smiling just before.
This damn thing was a Fourth-order Nun! And certainly not an ordinary one!
An ordinary clerical worker, tasked with registering refugees, was a Fourth-order Leader Level!
How was that different from having a great general sweeping the yard!
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Lord Tianyuan must be insane!
And you too, Nun! How could you, a dignified Fourth-order Strongman, be content with such work?
—Lord Shepherd hadn't required that the staff at the registration office must possess Third-order or Four-order strength. The patrol team and City Defense Army were responsible for security; the registration office was only responsible for registration.
It was just that every Nun who could read and write happened to be Four-order.
The soldiers of Tianyuan City, after completing elementary education and learning to read and write, were basically already Four-order.
Becoming Four-order was easy, but passing the basic education graduation exam was difficult, which was the consensus among the soldiers of Tianyuan City.
The middle-aged Lord wasn't aware of these facts; he only knew his situation was perilous.
"Wait, I... I am a Lord of the Tower Federation, my uncle is one of the nine Tower Masters of the Federation, I can negotiate..."
Before he could finish, the Nun knocked him out with a punch.
"Can't take a hit."
The Nun flexed her fist, looked around with a gentle and sweet smile, and said, "Then let's continue working."
...
In the City Lord's Mansion, buried among folders, Mu City Lord soon heard about the incident.
How to handle it? The subordinates couldn't decide.
Lu Liu, the legion commander, was now also teaming up with Jun for an outing—Mu Yuan contemplated that instead of letting Duo Lai escort items like the Heavenly Patrol Battle Robe back to the territory, it would be better to have Lu Liu, Hong Yi, Uta, and Tree Demon Granny, these generals, head directly to Pan Shi City.
Once equipped, they would rush to execute tasks in various places, which would be more efficient.
Without Lu Liu to make decisions, it would only mean more work for the Great Lord Shepherd. Although he felt like overworking Isloa, after considering that he had some spare time, he decided to do it himself.
"What else can be done, just lock them up in prison according to the law,"
he said.
Naturally, Tianyuan City had a prison, but in the past, not many criminals were detained, as most of them were sent to dig in the mines.
The prison in Tianyuan City, if wanting to detain a Fourth-order Peak, would indeed be somewhat difficult.
Execution was simple.
However, their Tianyuan City was a place that abided by rules and logic, and he, Lord Shepherd, was also an advocate of peace; how could he rashly kill.
At most, he thought of ways to drain the value of the detained.
"Before this person was knocked unconscious, he was still clamoring that he was a lord of the Tower Federation and had a tacit relationship with one of the nine tower masters,"
the secretary Mo Li said, "I have checked the information already; indeed, there is the presence of this power called the Tower Alliance, which is a moderately high-ranking force. However, as it does not possess authority of a faction, its territory is fragmented, east a slice and west a slice. The nine great tower masters each rule over their respective areas."
Mo Li was also very capable; without waiting for Mu Yuan's instructions, she gathered all the potentially necessary information.
Mu Yuan flipped through it.
The Tower Federation was a power established around the same time as one of the Seven Great Countries, the Qi Cheng Federation.
Just like after Lanxing arrived in the Eternal World, aside from the two great countries Tai Xuan and Shen Yao, there were many other medium and small forces. The Tower Federation was one such moderately sized force that had been established for over a hundred years and had known decent development.
Under the great countries, it also had some fame.
The nine tower masters of the federation were even strong enough to step onto the world stage.
"If what that person said is true, huh, he does have some value. Anyway, keep him detained for now; I will see if I can upgrade the prison,"
Mu Yuan said.
After speaking, he took out the Heavenly Patrol Mirror and charged it with energy. This valuable item, aside from locating robes, accepting tasks, sharing information, and communication, could also directly shop online, saving him the trouble of visiting the Secret Realm to find official commissioners.
Upgrading the prison in the simplest way was to find a suitable Miracle Blueprint and place an order directly.
However, Mu Yuan looked down on even Superior prisons.
A prison that couldn't detain someone from the Legendary Realm, could that be called a prison?
Detaining a Fourth-order didn't actually concern him; he could just arrange for a few prison guards to watch over it; there was no need to waste the money.
Mu Yuan pondered.
Notification sounds kept ringing in his ear one after another.
He switched his view, and sure enough, saw the soaring golden radiance and the sounds of celebration echoing between heaven and earth.
'Ding!'
'Notification: Your hero 'Rakshasa' has bathed in the Evolutionary Miracle, 'Three-phase Body,' 'Slaying Evil Decapitating Malevolence,' 'Evil Aether Prison Sea' elevated.'
'Notification: Hero 'Rakshasa' has evolved into Legendary One-Star Life Form 'Rakshasa King,' awakening the Legend Power 'Nine-layered Netherworld.'
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'Nine-layered Netherworld'
'Explanation ①: Rakshasa King has opened a section of prison soil in the Nether Void; the prison soil will Devour sin and malevolence, growing continuously.'
'Explanation ②: The Netherworld has nine layers. The first to sixth layers are: Tongue-Pulling Hell, Sword Mountain Netherworld, Fire Sea Netherworld, Skin Stripping Netherworld, Devouring Meat Netherworld, and Shattering Bone Netherworld, applying physical punishments. The seventh to ninth layers are: Rebirth Netherworld, Fallen Evil Netherworld, and Sin Prison Pool, possess extraordinary Great Force.'
'Rakshasa King can gather malevolence in the Netherworld, forging his own grand power.'
'The Netherworld embodies the concept of 'Constant Existence.'
This was an evolutionary ability that could be managed and developed.
Mu Yuan, after all, had seen many Legendary Powers, and could roughly judge their potential.
At first glance, the Nine-layered Netherworld seemed similar to the Underworld Ghost Market and Wraith Territory, but a Legendary Power couldn't possibly only have these 'territorial' effects.
"The Nine-layered Netherworld, the first six layers can serve as means of attack, and Rakshasa can also directly absorb enemies into the Netherworld, to administer severe punishment. This is the most straightforward use of the Nine-layered Netherworld."
Unlike the Wraith Sacred Mountain, if its territory was destroyed, it would require a substantial amount of time and finances to rehabilitate and recover.
The Netherworld does not require this.
The Netherworld is very difficult to destroy, and if it is destroyed, it can quickly be restored to its original state. The Netherworld can be restored to as extensive as it was originally made.
This is 'Constant Existence.'
"The seventh layer of the Netherworld can lead a person towards 'good,' allowing the sinner to be reborn within a decaying body. The eighth layer can lead one towards 'evil,' enhancing strength through corruption and incorporating into the Netherworld system. The ninth layer can accumulate 'Power of Sin,' quantifying the concept of 'sin,' materializing it, and using it for oneself."
This is the Legendary Life, Rakshasa King.
Mu Yuan stroked his chin.
What he was contemplating at this moment was...
"If my vision and experience are not mistaken, isn't this Nine-layered Netherworld a perfect high-level prison embryo?"