Invincibility starts when I see the BOSS health bar.

Chapter 648 Phantom Fire
Xiong Rudong suddenly became excited, took two steps back and bowed down.

"Thank you, Lord Ji, for helping me pass on the message! Thank you, Lord Diao, for your help!"

The situation in the city was overwhelming, and the rich and powerful fled outside the city.

He is like a bear in winter. He cannot understand the situation, but he also knows how to seek benefits and avoid harm.

If you can't afford to provoke them, you can hide away. It's always a good idea to go out and avoid the limelight first.

The little old man Ji Xiangsong smiled.

Although Xiong Rudong is only the leader of a small gang, he is somewhat inconspicuous when looking at the entire Lei Ting City.

But for most ordinary warriors, Xiong Rudong has almost reached the pinnacle of ordinary warriors.

People have their limits. For ordinary warriors, if they don't have natural talents or if they take the path of believers in demon warriors, most warriors' strength in the Tree Realm should have almost reached its peak. If they go further, they can only maintain this strength.

Those who can break through the Tree Realm and reach the Wood Realm are all gifted warriors.

Of course, this naturally includes believers in demon warriors. They are no longer restricted by human bloodline qualifications. How far they can go in the future and how high their achievements will be are all unknown.

But the same thing goes, with Ji Xiangsong's status and strength, the person he can contact, Xiong Rudong, is already a top-level fighter.

Being able to make friends with a warrior of this strength and keep a favor for him would be a hundred benefits for the old man Ji Xiangsong.

Even if Xiong Rudong is about to leave Thunder City, it doesn't mean he won't come back in the future. It is even possible that if Thunder City is destroyed, he may leave Thunder City and join Xiong Rudong.

In short, he must do this favor.

"Then I will let you out now. You can arrange your time by yourself and just don't miss the time."

He opened the door and let the person out, then Xiong Rudong bowed and thanked him again.

This simple and honest character also made the old man Ji Xiangsong quite satisfied, and he felt that he had not helped the wrong person.

After thinking for a while, he said.

"Brother Xiong, if you insist on taking your family out of the city, I will not stop you. The rebels are even willing to help you leave Thunder City. You have to think it through whether you want to leave the city in the end."

Xiong Rudong suddenly looked a little confused.

"Master Ji, please explain clearly."

The old man Ji Xiangsong smiled and said slowly: "Thunder City is in chaos now, but there are ten major families above and various gangs below. The overall strength is still strong. Even if a large army approaches, it may not really lose. Look at the thunderclouds in the sky and the thunder. It must be the ten major families' means of fighting the enemy. There are many monsters in the wild, and the next village and town are not close. Once you leave the city, the danger is unpredictable... Of course, what to do in the end is still up to you. I, the old man, just mentioned it."

Xiong Rudong listened carefully and thought, as if he was moved by something.

But in the end, he shook his head firmly.

"Thank you for your advice, Master Ji, but I have made up my mind. Please help me."

He still wanted nothing more than to leave.

The situation in Thunder City is changing rapidly and there are too many uncertainties. He is just a small figure who only wants his family to be safe and he doesn't want to get involved.

Good fortune and misfortune go hand in hand, so Ji Xiangsong naturally didn't say anything more. After letting the man out, he turned around and left, busying himself with other things.

In addition to Xiong Rudong, the rebel army actually received many requests to leave the city.

Unlike Xiong Rudong, who asks for favors, other people need to pay more practical things, such as money, materials, and even talent.

In short, these people need to give whatever the rebels lack, otherwise they will not be able to pass through the rebels and leave Thunder City.

The reason why the rebel army could fulfill so many promises and reap such huge wealth in one go was largely because... the rebel army and the Yudifu had begun to establish a relationship.

From top to bottom, when many orders are issued, by the time they reach the execution stage, many things have actually become clear.

……

"Diao... Sir."

Yi Feiyan, who was guarding the city gate, looked at the person in front of him with a strange expression.

Looking at the wanted poster posted on the nearby city wall, I almost thought I was seeing things.

What are you doing?
The man wanted by Yudifu has now become his immediate superior. Not only can he parade around, but he can also command the people in Yudifu to do his job for him.

What kind of world is this...

Yi Feiyan never imagined that one day, Yudifu would have to obey the orders of the rebel rebels and become completely dependent on the rebel army.

But this was the order passed down by the hall master above. He was just a captain and had no right to ask questions. He could only obey orders.

The Yudi Mansion has a strict hierarchy, just like the top ten families in Thunder City are always above everyone else. Most of the people below are not qualified to make a voice.

I still remember this guy in front of me. He just entered Thunder City a while ago, right? He was a pure outsider. After making a big fuss in Thunder City and breaking out of the Mingtang, he unexpectedly transformed himself into a high-ranking official of the Rebel Army, and now he has become a high-ranking official of the Yudi Mansion...

The world is so absurd that Yi Feiyan feels like he hasn't even woken up from his sleep today.

But he had no choice but to keep silent as facts were facts. Under the order of the hall master, he had no choice but to remain silent.

"You, you, you, and you, yes, you, Shu Dingxiu! Don't back off, stand up!"

Fang Yu points at people by looking at their health bars. He can tell who is strong and who is weak at a glance. Do you still want to hide it?

Shu Dingxiu: ...

With Yi Feiyan's puzzled eyes, he looked at an inconspicuous guy in his team.

Shu Dingxiu, who had retreated to the back of the crowd, could only walk out of the crowd with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Sir...are you talking about me? I am just an ordinary commander, I am afraid I am not qualified to act with you."

Thousand households?

Fang Yu looked up at the guy's health bar.

【Shu Dingxiu: 4515/4515. 】

You are already a captain, yet you are still pretending to be a pig and trying to take advantage of the situation.

Others can’t see your hidden strength, but my sharp eyes can’t see your true identity?
Wait! Could it be a demon? That would be embarrassing. A demon with 4,000 blood is pure trash.

No, Qianhu, he should have at least a thousand blood. With a combat power of four thousand blood, he is definitely a human warrior.

Turn around and look at Yi Feiyan.

The latter looked puzzled.

"Why are you looking at me... Sir Diao, the soldiers guarding the city are not just the captains and patrol officers. The thousand households and hundred households below are supposed to be the main force. It is the elite like us who take turns to guard the city gates. Of course, the current situation is indeed a little different."

Fang Yu was speechless.

It seems like you didn't realize that this guy was pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger.

And you treat others as soldiers.

Anyway, Fang Yu was assigned a task by the rebel leaders to come and recruit men. He didn't care whether they were playing dumb or not. Anyone with high health points was named and assembled under his name.

Looking at the group of people in front of him, with some having blood knives ranging from two thousand to four thousand, Fang Yu nodded slightly in satisfaction.

The strongest one is naturally Yi Feiyan, the captain of Yudifu, but this guy seems to be a little disobedient.

[Yi Feiyan: 5000/5000.] "You should know who I am, but I am here and I am standing here for a reason. I won't say anything like "you are good, I am good, we should work together to build Yudifu" or something like that. I only have one request, and that is... to be obedient! Follow my orders, we will complete the orders from above together, and then disband on the spot and go back to our homes. It's that simple."

Fang Yu spoke frankly. Although no one said anything, in fact, what Fang Yu said was quite to their liking.

It was originally a chaotic combination of righteous rebels and foolish underworld officials, high-level captains, and low-level city-guarding officers and soldiers. No one was willing to tolerate anyone else, so they just had to cooperate to get things done.

"Master Diao, I wonder what mission this operation is going to carry out?"

Yi Feiyan asked sincerely.

Knowing what the mission content is is crucial, and it determines whether to weigh the pros and cons and continue to follow others in the current context.

but……

"Have you forgotten what I just said so quickly?" Fang Yu squinted at him and said, "You only need to know what to do next, and don't worry about anything else."

"……Yes."

Even Yi Feiyan was frustrated, and the others just shut up.

What a one-man show...

Everyone was muttering in their hearts. At the same time, Fang Yu had already given the first order to this temporary team.

"Everyone, move forward towards An Mansion."

The An family, one of the top ten families? !

As soon as this order came out, everyone suddenly felt that they would not live long.

Although under the orders from above, they changed from chasing the rebels to obeying them, the ten major families were still unaware of the rebellion of Yudi Mansion.

Now running directly to someone else's territory... this is a bit too suicidal.

Yi Feiyan really had no idea what the higher-ups were thinking. If the hall master had not personally given the order, he would have thought that the rebel army had killed all the high-ranking officials of Yudi Mansion and were using the high-ranking officials' orders to direct their actions.

They had no choice but to obey orders and follow Fang Yu.

They are increasingly confused about what the rebels are trying to do...

……

In a dark and deep secret room.

The chief commander of the rebel army, Xu Tianyin, looked at the dim green candle flame in front of him, like a candle in the wind, with a solemn expression.

"You're almost dying."

"It was my own fault that I didn't listen to the advice and insisted on breaking the law... I ended up like this, it's all my own fault."

A human voice was heard in the dim green candlelight.

If the Lord of Yudi Mansion was here, he would definitely exclaim loudly... Lord of Mansion!
"Fortunately, you were in the place where evil gathers and found this broken instrument [Soul-Renewing Lamp], otherwise you would have been dead by now. But now, the situation is not that great, and the [Soul-Renewing Lamp] can only delay your death. In less than half a day, this candle flame will burn out." Xu Tianyin sighed.

"…I was too arrogant. It was because of this thing that I dared to take the risk. I didn't expect that many of those old guys were at the scene! Although you were far away and escaped in time, you were also injured. And I was even more…"

The Lord of Yudi Mansion sighed deeply.

He was like a person waiting to die, knowing that death was approaching step by step, but unable to do anything about it.

"Is there no way to keep this [Soul-Renewing Lamp] burning?" Xu Tianyin asked with a frown.

Without the help of the Lord of Yudi Mansion, even if he got the entire Yudi Mansion now, it would only achieve half of the effect he expected.

The candlelight flickered and fell into silence.

Just when Xu Tianyin thought that the Lord of Yudi Mansion had already lost his soul, the ball of ghost fire suddenly made a sound.

"I heard that according to legend, there is a place called the Soul-Trapping Mountain. This place is where souls are locked and spirits are imprisoned. If you can take me in, perhaps my soul can survive for a long time in that legendary place."

After all, it is a matter of life and death. Even the Lord of the Underworld wants to seek a glimmer of hope.

but……

Xu Tianyin shook his head slightly.

"I have heard of the Soul-Trapping Mountain, but it is only a legend, just like the Giant Buddha Demon Mountain in the legend. It is not a real thing. Moreover, you are far from being able to hold on until then, not to mention... Even if your soul lives on, you no longer have a physical body, and you are not truly alive."

"Yeah...I can't hold on any longer."

As if its will was low, the ghost fire gradually weakened, and the flame visibly shrank and became smaller rapidly.

"I heard that people go to the underworld after they die. Do you think there is really a underworld in this world?"

Xu Tianyin shook his head again. He didn’t know the answer to this question either.

The emergence of blue blood disease made many people think that the underworld was collapsing and the cycle of reincarnation was falling apart.

But in fact, the truth about blue blood disease is not like this. It is a more logical and realistic possibility.

Perhaps because the person is about to die, the sound in the dark fire gradually becomes softer.

"It's okay to lie to me... I heard that there will be judgment in the underworld. If I do more good deeds before I die, will I have a better life in the underworld?"

At this moment, Xu Tianyin suddenly felt a little emotional.

Even a genius like the Lord of the Underworld is not much different from an ordinary person when facing death.

Perhaps one day, when he faces death, he may not see much better...

"Xu Tianyin, you are right. The ten great families are doing something crazy. They are trying to go against the will of heaven. This is against ethics and morality, and against the law of reincarnation! Bring my men with you to stop them! Just consider it as the last good deed I do for the people of Thunder City in this life."

As the words fell, the flame gradually dimmed, until... with a sizzling sound, it was completely extinguished.

The entire secret room returned to darkness in an instant.

"..."

In the darkness, Xu Tianyin reached out to touch the [Soul-Renewing Lamp].

The already damaged [Soul-Renewing Lamp], under the touch of Xu Tianyin's big hand full of human yang energy, cracked and suddenly shattered into powder. As Xu Tianyin froze, the powder fell to the ground.

"Hey……"

With a sigh, Xu Tianyin shook his hands, turned and left the dark secret room.

He pushed open the heavy stone door and turned around to see that the place where he was just now was actually an underground tomb!
The entire tomb chamber is not too big, but it has been transformed by the rebels into a base suitable for living and movement. It is also a base provided to the rebels by a commoner in Thunder City whose ancestors were once wealthy but are now impoverished.

Normally, it would not be very useful at this time, but who would have thought... at this time, it actually played a role. It allowed the soul of the Lord of Yudi Mansion to last a little longer, but... that was all.

Without the help of the Lord of Yudi Mansion, Xu Tianyin must lead the rebel army himself to fight against the ten major families!

And now is the best time.

The army is approaching, and the ten major families must go out of the city to welcome them in person!
And this is the chance for the righteous army! His Xu Tianyin's chance!

"Ten pillars, can be the ten pillars of the ten great families, or... can be my ten pillars of Xu Tianyin!"

……

(End of this chapter)