People in Xumi: I am really not the Dragon King

Chapter 590 Zhongli: Master, generally speaking, it's very difficult to see gods.

"Om-"

A faint light flickered, and the secret realm gate, suspended in the sky, slowly opened.

An unprecedented number of people gathered before the secret realm, and the resounding echoes of the elements accompanied by massive teleportation resounded in everyone's ears.

They had already rehearsed it countless times beforehand, and no one below seemed flustered by what they were seeing.

Orders were obeyed without question, and weapons and armor were readily available.

Under the watchful eyes of their own gods, and after a series of battles, the shogunate army, having completely washed away its past humiliations, disappeared on the plains.

"Boom——"

Suddenly, a sound like a mechanism locking the door came from behind them.

The simulated light sources all went out, and a hole appeared in the pitch-black sky.

Space shattered, and countless irregular, jet-black fragments converged from all directions.

The fragmented pieces of space, intermittently connected, tangled and intertwined like chains, converged and merged around a sphere in the sky, forming a pitch-black eye that gazes upon all things.

The final challenge has been activated, and the final battle to welcome home and comrades has finally arrived.

Without a word, the moment they saw the enemy, everyone reached a consensus—that the enemy before them was filled with malice from the moment it was born, and was a mortal enemy of life with no room for compromise!
"Is this the final enemy? The legendary mastermind behind everything?"

"Hmm, even though Ying told me what it looked like before, seeing it in person still gives me a chill."

Below the sky, there is only a desolate wilderness illuminated by faint glowing plants.

Bathed in a faint, eerie blue light, Paimon, who was entering with his companions for the first time, hid behind Luminous and also noticed the enormous black sphere in the sky that was obviously far too powerful.

Unlike the narrow, secret realms used for hiding treasures in the past, this space constructed by the gods is more like a fragment of a collapsed world.

On the vast battlefield, large enough to accommodate an army of a nation, there was no sign of any other life. Before that pitch-black eye that replaced the sun, everyone who entered began to slowly lose life and strength the moment they entered.

"Yes, they are a tough opponent to deal with."

Looking up at the sky, which appeared to have been breached, Ying's expression turned solemn, and she nodded.
"Those dark chains in the sky were very peculiar; the soldiers' attacks couldn't get close at all."

With that shield in place, even if I forced my way through, I wouldn't be able to do any damage to it.

"After many attempts, the only way is to split our forces into two groups, take advantage of its ability to summon monsters, weaken its power on the front lines, and then seize the opportunity to annihilate it in one fell swoop."

"But that was our original plan, but now..."

Looking around, I saw nothing but a few plants shimmering with a faint blue light.

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After a brief silence, he realized that his companions, who had been gathered around him, had vanished without a trace in an instant.

The plan was completely disrupted, and Ying suddenly felt a bit overwhelmed.

"Well, everyone has scattered, so it's just me and Rice Ball here."

"The Void System is also unusable if we fight alone."

Similarly, Paimon hadn't expected an accident to happen as soon as they entered. She felt that it would be too much of a stretch for the two of them to deal with the big black ball.

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"There's no time to hesitate. The monsters have already started to appear. The longer we drag this out, the worse it will be for us."

"The only thing we can do is create a big commotion. Once we get the people together, we should be able to..."

From a distance at the edge of her field of vision, Ying spotted a swarm of monsters wandering around. She knew very well that the army on the main battlefield must have already begun fighting the enemy.

In any case, staying too long in this environment where physical strength is constantly being depleted is definitely not the right choice; a quick victory is the only way to break the deadlock for the human side.

As for the method of making a big commotion
She glanced at the "Combat Mechanism Storage Device" on her body, a gift from researchers at the Order of the Order.
After seeing those vehicles and so-called engineering machinery, she felt that this thing might bring her some surprises.

"...This is the interior of the secret realm?"

"The deathly aura isn't particularly strong by the standards of the Hall of Rebirth, but could those drifting spirits be souls?"

"Oh my? This is truly a very rare situation."

On the other side, somewhere equally far from the main battlefield.

A girl dressed in a black ceremonial robe with a plum blossom branch pinned to her hat observed her surroundings with a look of surprise.

After naturally discovering that everyone had been teleported in, they were inexplicably separated, leaving only a guest who seemed to be just taking a stroll by his side.

But compared to finding someone or getting into a fight, Hu Tao, who originally wanted to investigate, was more interested in her surroundings.

"Such a reaction is unusual, has the hall master discovered something?"

"However, if we stay here for too long, we risk losing our vitality. From a rational point of view, it would be better to reunite with the others first."

Although he urged Hu Tao to find other people, his expression showed little panic.

Knowing all along that his master had been trying to find out if Inazuma's resurrection was real, Zhongli accompanied her in to fulfill his master's wish.

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"Tsk, souls have left their bodies, deathly aura lingers, yet a sliver of life remains. These souls are less like the dead and more like living people who have strayed into the borderlands."

"If we can find suitable bodies to put them back as soon as possible, then 'resurrection' will become 'returning the soul'."

He wandered around, looking at the shadowy figures around him with a face full of curiosity.

As someone from the Hall of Rebirth, Hu Tao was naturally not afraid of things like "ghosts" and had long wanted to figure out the underlying principles. Once she entered a research state, she didn't even glance at the large black ball above her head.

"Yin and Yang clash, life and death hang by a thread. It seems that this god was not lying after all. Since he can construct such a perfect boundary between life and death as before, then such a trivial matter as the return of the soul should be nothing."

"Although we don't know how these souls managed to stay alive, or what happened to their bodies, the most difficult problem has been solved, and the rest can always be dealt with."

Although she was a bit unruly as a child, Hu Tao is undoubtedly a genius in this field, being able to become the head of the Hall of Rebirth at such a young age.

But while we understand the situation, it's difficult to pinpoint exactly how it came about.
The ability to keep so many people in the desired state at the same time makes it not an exaggeration to say that the person in front of you is a god who controls life and death.
"Sigh, if only I had the chance to meet him. The scriptures in the Hall of Rebirth haven't been updated in who knows how long. This person is clearly an expert in this field."

"—Guest Elder, don't you have many friends? Do you have any connections?"

"How about we go to Sumeru again later? Maybe we'll get lucky and meet this extraordinary deity someday."

For some reason, I feel that the current methods have a Liyue style. Although these operations only exist in theory and ordinary people can't do them, at least Hu Tao can understand them to some extent.

Believing that this deity from Mount Sumeru must have a connection with the Hall of Rebirth, she turned to Zhongli beside her, wondering if her shrewd guest had any good way to request an audience with the deity. "..."

"From a purely rational perspective, it is extremely difficult for ordinary people to request an audience with the gods, and the head of the hall should be well aware of this."

After a brief silence, he realized that his master seemed no longer satisfied with simply bringing "Great Sage" over as a guest advisor.

Zhongli really wanted to say that she actually saw the person who did all this every day recently.
But given his own patriarch's temperament, the chain reaction that would ensue after learning the truth would undoubtedly cause unrest.
"Sigh, I knew you couldn't be relied on. I, the head of this hall, have to personally handle matters of seeking an audience with the gods."

"Although the chances of seeing them are low, what if the gods of Sumeru, like the Emperor in Liyue Legends, enjoy traveling among mortals? Maybe one day we'll get lucky and bump into them."

They didn't find their old-fashioned guest's response strange at all, after all, no one in Liyue's history over the last few hundred years had ever seen the Emperor outside of the Immortal Invocation Ceremony.

It was already difficult enough to invite the Great Sage, and Hu Tao knew that it was too much to ask Zhong Li to go find the gods.

But you have to dare to dream before you can achieve anything.
If one day you're lucky enough to bump into a deity taking a stroll, the scriptures in the Hall of Rebirth might just get another volume added.
"—Stabilize formation and advance in formation!"

"—With shield bearers as the vanguard, after blocking the first wave of monster attacks, gradually erode the enemy's lines!"

At the same time, the frontal battlefield.

Unlike the unfortunate ones who were thrown to the sidelines, the troops that entered in formation were not teleported away or scattered.

They quickly reorganized their formation and then advanced in an orderly manner according to their unit types.

While still facing powerful abyssal monsters far surpassing ordinary people, the current shogunate army, under Chiyo's training and leadership, is vastly different in terms of execution and combat effectiveness compared to the past, unlike their previous survival strategies that relied solely on instinct.

“Through”.

A soft whisper came, and blood-red spikes rose continuously from the ground, with flames flowing like liquid burning on them.

Holding a blood-red scythe, he stood at the edge of the battlefield.
Arecino looked at the large group of monsters in front of her, impaled and nailed to the spot, her expression as calm as ever.

Looking up, they gazed at the enormous, dark, sun-like monster in the sky.

The power within her blood stirred restlessly, and based on the activity level of her own curse, she knew very well that the opponent's power came from the genuine abyss.

"Fimini, step back."

"The monsters behind you are beyond your ability to handle, so there's no need to consider providing support to me."

He waved his hand, shooing the somewhat hesitant boy away into the distance.

Arecino looked at the dark, mimicking creatures that resembled bipedal lizards ahead, and knew very well that these enemies were not the type that the children could easily deal with for the time being.

"This is... a dragon from Nata?"

"Interesting, the origin of this phantom, and even these powers."

The sheer number of monsters ahead was overwhelming, mixed with all sorts of clones.

Legendary monsters, fallen warriors, ferocious beasts, and "dragons" that theoretically only appear in Nata.
The power of the abyss cannot be created out of thin air; even imitation takes time.
Based on the complexity of these monsters, the one suspended in the sky before us has an excessively rich "experience."

"The secret realm was created by the gods, but the 'gods' are never associated with the abyss."

"If this phantom is within a controllable range, then where does this control over the power of the abyss come from?"

Unlike the usual elemental forces, the crimson flames that spread from the scythe vanished instantly upon touching any monsters they touched.

Although he appears to be a holder of the Eye of God of Fire, the damage caused by this power is completely different from ordinary flames.

It was as if flowing strong acid had been poured onto metal. When the monster's body was covered by this "viscous" flame, its disappearance within it looked more like it was being dissolved.

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By mobilizing the "Fire of Two Realms" flowing through her veins to a limited extent, and sensing the abyssal power resonating with her, Arecino became increasingly curious about the true identity of that god.

Her bloodline is very special; her power is inherently mixed with a portion of abyssal power, and therefore she is constantly being eroded by it.

But the power before him was not only purer than his own, but also on a completely different level. These were gods who could control the power of the abyss without showing any unusual signs.
He shook his head, temporarily halting his thoughts.

Too much information was missing, and she had no way to investigate. All she knew was that even this so-called "god's" identity was probably just the most superficial disguise.

"Om-"

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"—Everyone, form ranks and surround the Evil Eye user in your squad to erect a barrier!"

"—The enemy is preparing to attack. Maintain formation!"

The earth trembled, and a deep purple abyssal power converged from all parts of space towards the dark eye in the sky.

Seemingly because the monster had lost too much power after being defeated, its shield had been weakened considerably, and it unleashed a large number of dark flames downwards.

The barrier runes created with the help of the shrine maiden and the yokai were activated immediately.
However, the time allotted for the army was too short. Even though the reclusive monsters offered their help for the expedition, the coverage and the strength of the barrier were negligible.

Even as the attacks rained down on them, the soldiers below, though tense, did not panic and flee.

This wasn't the first time they'd fought in the secret realm; they knew that at the end of the battle, all those who perished could be reborn.

A few casualties are better than having your formation completely disrupted, even if they are killed.
"boom--"

？ ！！

My eyes were already closed, but the expected death did not come. Instead, I heard the dull thud of the attack hitting the barrier.

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Opening my eyes and looking around, I noticed something casting a huge shadow overhead.
The soldiers, filled with doubt, looked up, and then their eyes widened in surprise.

"What is that? Do we have something like that around here?"

A colossal machine, as massive as a dragon, stretched across the sky, its wings spread out on both sides, creating a semi-transparent force field barrier.

Countless eerie purple light projectiles, trailing fiery tails, bombarded the barrier erected by the dragon beast, but aside from creating some ripples, they could not penetrate it.

Judging from the machine's behavior, it is undoubtedly a friendly force, but its size...
The monster's attack ended, and the barrier it had erected gradually dissipated.

Before the soldiers below could recover from their shock, a somewhat familiar voice came from the machinery in the sky:

"The monster's barrier has weakened; everyone has done enough! The machine should have enough energy left to last for a while!"

"—Ying and I will try to shoot it down, everyone please make way!"

With an unprecedented confidence in its tone, a certain white fluffy creature transmitted the message to the people below via a loudspeaker.

I never expected that this "Trillion-Year Primordial Energy Eternal Calamity Dragon Beast Unit 1" would be packed with so many high-quality materials! It's even about the same size as that giant black sphere in the sky!
Although this level of high-load combat seems to only last for a short time, after seeing all of this guy's parameters, Paimon is now bursting with confidence!
(End of this chapter)