Infinite Professions

Chapter 436: Chapter 224: Supreme Power (Part 2)

Even if there were no stragglers, as long as there are Yin Souls present, there will be some who cannot withstand the torment and temptation, devour living people, and transform into evil ghosts.

How many Yin Souls are there in Jinyang Prefecture?

Thousands upon thousands, more than living people.

Originally, when the Deities were present, with the Magic Realm covering the Divine Realm as suppression, these Yin Souls found it difficult to harm living people, and had no means to become evil ghosts.

But now...

The City God reincarnates, all Deities have fallen.

No Land God in the village, no City God in the city, the Divine Realm has disappeared, and countless Yin Souls are no longer restrained.

With a sharp weapon in hand, the heart for killing arises naturally, without the restraint of the Deities, it is inevitable that among so many Yin Souls, some would have evil thoughts.

Although Qingping Temple and Donglian Temple made preparations, dispatching subordinates to take over divine authority in various places after Zhou Qian’s reincarnation, the sudden events and insufficient preparation inevitably led to some omissions.

This Baitu Village is one of them, located in a remote area, with no branches of Qingping Temple and Donglian Temple around, thus now, without divine protection, it’s like abandoned flesh in the wilderness.

"Wuuu wuuu wuuu!"

"Hungry, so hungry!"

"Eat, eat them!"

"The Deities have perished, it’s a chance to become a ghost hero!"

The sinister wind howled, rushing into the village, choosing people to devour.

"Ghost, ghost!"

"Help!"

"Quick, go to the Land God Temple!"

"Father, mother..."

The small village was instantly thrown into chaos, the villagers panicked to hide, but how could they evade those Yin Souls intent on becoming evil?

Those who can quickly sense the change and develop the urge to devour human flesh are mostly extremely wicked types or some old ghosts. Without the protection of the Deities, ordinary people are just lambs to the slaughter before them.

Instantly, the sinister wind howled, ravaging the entire village, villagers continuously knocked to the ground, stripped of their blood and soul essence and Divine Qi.

In just a moment, the Yin Souls turned into evil ghosts, running rampant and unchecked, chasing a villager into a house.

Yet unexpectedly...

"Boom!!!"

Just as they crashed into the doorway, they saw a burst of golden light shining brightly, like a sharp sword piercing through them, making the evil ghost wail and retreat, its body melting away like snow, quickly turning to dust.

The surviving villager looked up in horror, only to see ahead, atop a shrine, a painting hanging high, faintly glowing, with a Divine Being in the painting standing with a sword, exuding a mystical presence.

"This is..."

"Lord Divine Judge?"

"Lord Divine Judge has manifested!"

"Quick, take the portrait of Lord Divine Judge for protection!"

...

Anping County, City God Temple.

Qingping was shocked to realize the key, Huide was also taken aback.

Logically, after Zhou Qian’s reincarnation, the divine authority of the Jinyang Divine Dao should be divided between their Qingping Temple and Donglian Temple, as they have the deepest foundations and strongest strength, with a large number of subordinate gods able to capture various places.

But the current situation is not a division in two, but in three.

Divine Judgment Temple!

This Song Xiang and the gods of Divine Judgment Temple, although also subordinates of the City God’s Mansion, did not fall from the divine pedestal like other subordinate gods, but retained part of their Divine Power, still occupying their original Divine Position.

This allowed him, after becoming independent as a god, to directly have a group of lieges ruling over various places in Jinyang, holding authority without needing further enfeoffment or grants.

So the expected division in two has become a division in three.

He accounts for thirty percent of Jinyang’s authority!

This thirty percent authority he occupies, combined with the sin and retribution effects brought by the Merit Golden Body, the Orthodox Technique punishment invoked by the Celestial Punishment Order, directly reduced their hold on Jinyang authority to less than ten percent.

As this waxes and wanes, the authority they’ve lost naturally transferred to Song Xiang.

Now, he at least controls seventy percent of Jinyang’s authority, equivalent to Zhou Qian before reincarnation.

This is the retribution for their mistakes.

Song Xiang now holds great power and will dominate the arena.

In contrast, they, burdened with sins, shunned by heaven and earth, have lost both the heavenly timing and the geographical advantage.

"The roles of attacker and defender have swapped!"

Shen Hex said coldly, as his sharpness suddenly appeared in his hand.

Qingping and Huide detected a bit but did not fully perceive everything.

The Jinyang authority he now controls is not seventy percent, but... ninety percent!

Thirty percent is basic, formed by Divine Judgment belief, distributed across Jinyang’s Divine Judgment Temples, and Yellow Turban Daoist Soldiers.

Forty percent is seized, due to the Merit Golden Body and Celestial Punishment authority, which reduced the holdings of both individuals.

The other twenty percent is the effect of the Ziwei Emperor’s Sacrifice.

The Ziwei Emperor’s Sacrifice, consolidates the Star Fate, amplifying its power.

What kind of power?

Imperial power!

The Ziwei Emperor Star, master of Star Fate Numerology, Venerable of the Celestial Center, controls the Celestial and Terrestrial Meridians, representing the Emperor’s Imperial Authority, naturally possessing the power to rule the heavens and the earth.

Shen Hex, with the Ziwei Emperor’s Sacrifice, temporarily strengthened his Ziwei Star Mandate, making the Golden Sun Heaven and Earth instinctively lean towards him, driven by him and used at will.

So now, he holds ninety percent of the authority over Jinyang.

This even surpasses Zhou Qian.

Due to the various balances, Zhou Qian nominally was the Jinyang City God Prefect, but actually held only seventy percent of Jinyang’s authority. The remaining thirty percent was divided by the Three Religions and Hundred Schools.

Even so, seventy percent authority was enough for Zhou Qian to dominate Jinyang, which is why Qingping and Huide, both Fourth-rank True Gods, did not act before. They sensed Zhou Qian’s stance and did not wish to conflict with him, causing variables.

With seventy percent before, one could dominate, so with ninety percent authority...

Shen Hex stood upright in the void, only feeling myriad ways resonating with him. This heaven and earth, every blade of grass, every grain of sand, the sun, moon, and stars, rivers, lakes, and seas, mountains and lands, all things and all existences, were connected with him, resonating with his breath, in sync with his heartbeat.

This was an indescribable feeling, as if he and this heaven and earth formed an extremely close connection, able to merge into this realm, and this realm into him, as if two became one, indistinguishable from each other.