Hunting God Era

Chapter 197, to some extent, can also be considered as entering the capital.
"let's start."

After their initial surprise, the group resumed their work, surrounding the cocoon from four different directions.

Zhou Zhen nodded to Li Ye, indicating that it was okay.

Li Ye simply gripped the hilt of his sword and moved it slightly, releasing the seal on the cocoon binding the locust mother's head. As the cloth-like blade contracted, the locust mother's compound-eyed brain was revealed.

As soon as she appeared, she tried to attack with her mouth full of insects, but she stopped when she saw the person in front of her.

"long time no see."

Zhou Zhen smiled at her. "It's been almost twenty years since we last met. Did you ever imagine that you'd end up like this?"

The locust mother didn't answer immediately, but glanced around, "Yuan Chu."

She spoke, then turned to Li Ye, who stood there calmly and easily, and asked, "Who exactly are you?"

"Of course, it's the people of China."

Zhou Zhen answered on Li Ye's behalf, saying, "Ms. You, don't ask so many questions. It's impossible for me to answer you. Someone like you, a fourth-level cultivator, who knows if you have other tricks up your sleeve? But this is the Yuan Chu era. Your hidden methods might not be discovered. Now that you're in my hands, you should know what's going on, right?"

The locust queen's compound eyes shrank, and she emitted a hoarse, indistinct insect chirp: "So what? After all these years, haven't you investigated thoroughly? Kill me if you want, why waste words! On the day my god descends, you will all become nourishment for my nest!"

It's impossible that China didn't investigate this thoroughly.

This kind of cult, which has been poisoning people since ancient times and has branches all over the world, has long been thoroughly investigated and exposed.

But investigating thoroughly and arresting the person are not the same thing.

"Want to die? It's not that simple."

Zhou Zhen smiled faintly, spread his five fingers, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his hands formed an ancient and solemn hand seal.

As the hand seal was completed, the ground beneath his feet seemed to come alive. A powerful and condensed earth elemental force, as heavy as the core of a mountain, emanated from his body. As the earth became active, it emitted an invisible pressure, not attacking the physical body, but transforming into an invisible mental pressure that made the locust mother's head creak, but without deforming.

This is a spiritual supernatural power.

"You may have heard of my methods, but you haven't witnessed them. I won't let your cult die easily. If you want to go to hell cleanly, you have to leave something behind." Zhou Zhen's smile was tinged with malice.

The National Security Agency is not to be trifled with.

They are quite different from disinfection and sterilization, which often involves overt attacks.

Whether dealing with demons or martial artists, it's all about being straightforward. If you cause harm, you're finished. Whether it's wiping out an entire family or eradicating demons, it's the most direct form of attack.

The Security Bureau doesn't deal with these things; they target cults and the Primordial Era most often, and the methods they use are inevitably extremely insidious.

People like Zhou Zhen perfectly fit certain needs and become the darkest cages used for interrogation.

After all, those who follow evil paths are no longer human in some ways.
The locust mother, from top to bottom, did not resemble a human being at all. Apart from the human body remaining in its form, it was no different from a monster.

For this kind of situation, there's even less psychological burden.

Li Ye wasn't particularly fastidious about cleanliness. After watching with great interest for a while, he lost interest again. Once Zhou Zhen had completely suppressed the locust mother, he released the restriction.

The moment the bond was broken, Zheng Pan struck first, throwing a swift punch. The terrifying gravitational field acted like an invisible shackle, instantly imposing itself on the insect-like body of the locust mother.

Her tough carapace creaked painfully, and the limbs supporting her body bent violently under the pressure, almost embedding themselves in the ground.

She tried to mobilize her demonic power to resist, but under Zhou Zhen's mental suppression, she could not gather her strength.

This gravity is somewhat similar to Li Ye's own Dharma seed, but they are not the same thing. It is a supernatural power that emerges after it blossoms and bears fruit. The pressure on the physical body seems to be pure heaviness, the weight of power.

Then Xiao Lin made his move, raising his hand to unleash a cold current. This cold current silently entered the locust mother's body, precisely targeting her nervous system and limbs.

Instead of freezing its exterior, it erupted from within, instantly covering the locust mother's eyes with a deathly icy blue, and the power that was still struggling within her body seemed to be frozen solid in an instant.

This abruptly stopped the locust mother's struggles. Her massive body seemed to be paused, with only the lingering shock and anger in her compound eyes proving that she had not completely lost consciousness.

Finally, the director of the Lingnan department stepped forward. Beneath her gentle demeanor, her eyes were sharp as a scalpel. She clasped her hands together, palms facing each other, and a soft, bluish-green light gathered between them, exuding the fragrance of grass and trees and a vibrant life force, but also removing any insect poison that the locust mother might release.

The soft light enveloped the locust mother's body, but it didn't merge into her; instead, it adhered to the crevices of her carapace, the joints, and even the edges of her compound eyes.

Its wood element power, and the supernatural abilities it unleashes, can not only revive people but also absorb life force, clearly causing the locust mother's own life force to drain away.

On the parts where the carapace was attached, the shell quickly lost its luster, turned gray and decayed, the joints became stiff and sluggish, and the compound eyes were covered with a murky mist.

Moreover, it carried something strange, like a toxin, that corroded the locust mother in reverse. Over time, the light solidified, resembling vines binding the locust mother.

The combined power of the four completely suppressed the locust mother, who was also from the fourth realm.

After watching for a while, Li Ye lost interest.

Seemingly fierce
But it's still not as good as one's own authority.

You can't learn anything.

"You guys continue."

Li Ye waved his hand, put away Jie Tian, ​​and after leaving Yuan Chu, returned to Yangcheng to eliminate evil.

He stayed inside for a while. Those who wanted to know the news, such as Pan Zhengyang and Wang Gandang, already knew. When they saw Li Ye return, Pan Zhengyang grinned.
"it's over?"

"More or less, the rest is none of my business."

Li Ye laughed and said, "It's already August 20th. I'll be going to the capital in a few days."

Martial Arts University requires students to register a week in advance, and then classes begin uniformly.

Pan Zhengyang paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Sometimes I forget that you're someone who's going to go to a martial arts university."

"It's just a formality; I'll be back after I go."

The gap was too big; he did feel it was lacking, but he would definitely go to the capital.

He had to avenge his master and teach Tianwu University a lesson.

He didn't know before, but after meeting so many people, he learned more about these top-tier companies.

In short, those spokespeople seem to be making a comeback, filling positions in the top four universities, and in considerable numbers.

But there's nothing we can do about it; we can only harvest periodically.

After all, once a martial artist gains momentum, they don't even need the third realm; the second realm is enough. Those who enter the second realm earlier can acquire more resources and occupy certain vacant niches.

Once they occupy a place, they naturally won't want to let it go and will try every means to solidify it, providing more resources and more advanced martial arts teaching. As long as the child's aptitude isn't really that bad, they can basically meet the admission standards of top martial arts universities.

While the top four universities may seem strict, those who get in do have the ability to pass the exams; they are inherently a step above ordinary people.

In addition, some sects and families sought 'representatives' who, together with each other, grew stronger day by day, reverting to the state they were in thirty years ago before they were eradicated. Although they were not as extreme as before, they still existed.

Li Ye is ranked first in eight provinces. From the perspective of assessing martial artists, he is unparalleled in his prominence and will definitely attract a lot of attention after entering the examination hall. Just like his master back then.

The difference is that Li Ye is stronger, even to the point that he can ignore the rules. But his cleverness lies in the fact that he doesn't ignore the rules; he is bound to them.

This time, it's completely different.

After this, he will punish Tianwu, or rather, the emerging local bullies behind those people, properly.

Disinfection and sterilization can also be done.

Other disinfection services cannot do this yet, but the disinfection services represented by Li Ye have already expanded this authority.

If you don't believe me, ask anyone in the Jianghuai region.

The three cities followed his lead, and the other cities dared not provoke him.

Those who couldn't access the sects could only see that Li Ye casually killed two third-realm cultivators in Yangcheng, and in the subsequent actions, he also wiped out a third-realm family, totaling three third-realm cultivators and their entire families being wiped out.

Those who had access to the sects were terrified when Li Ye single-handedly wiped out the Six Ghosts Sect; they were completely subservient.

A typical example is Tiangong Group.

Because he was backed by a major sect, the man surnamed Zhuang understood better what the Six Ghosts Sect was like. He had initially resisted the order to eliminate them, but because the sect's direction aligned with the official stance, he reluctantly accepted it.

However, while he acknowledged it, it didn't mean he didn't do anything underhanded. After all, Li Ye had previously conveyed a message that shattered his dream of controlling the martial arts teaching market from a capital perspective.

but now.
There wasn't a single little trick.

He was as obedient as a quail. Even now that Li Ye said the ban had been lifted and he could do business normally, he was still very cautious. He even took the initiative to divest some of his inappropriate businesses, being extremely careful and completely law-abiding.

There was no way around it, I was scared.

The sects behind them are not afraid, after all, they are not just the Six Ghost Sects with only four realms, but have higher beings.

While others cannot leave, Li Ye can move freely among humans.

He's only at the third realm!

There are none in the four realms!
The martial artists in the four realms today are all old monsters; there are no young ones. No matter how talented they are, they still need time.

Li Ye is the most outstanding among the prodigies. No matter how much you accelerate his progress, he will still need to stay in the mortal realm for at least twenty years before he can successfully break through to the fifth realm.

So much can happen in these twenty years.

If you can't afford to offend them, and you can't avoid them either, then you can only proceed with extreme caution.

Li Ye didn't care; he was busy with the start of the school year and wouldn't pay attention to such trivial matters.

After the handover of the locust mother was completed, everything in Yangcheng seemed to be on fast-forward.

Li Ye didn't care about the matters handled within the shady, underworld. After all, someone would report back if he needed to know, and it was no longer relevant to him as he was about to embark on his journey.

He's going to the capital.

After returning to Ningjiang and bidding farewell to his parents and relatives, he went to Yangcheng again. In addition to Pan Zhengyang, Wang Gandang also personally saw Li Ye off.

In the eyes of this seasoned old man, besides relief, there was also an indescribable sense of anticipation and solemnity.

"Xiao Ye, the capital is not like other places. It's a mixed bag, and the waters run deep. The powerful families and sects, and all sorts of forces are deeply entrenched. Your trip there is too high-profile, and you'll inevitably become the target of everyone's attacks. However, you should know what to do. Go ahead. Just be careful with those small fry and don't get caught off guard. The rest are no match for you."

Wang Gandang had confidence in Li Ye, which was reflected in their battle record.

I'll be back in a while.

Li Ye was even more decisive; after waving with a smile, he boarded the private jet directly.

His first step wasn't to go to Tianwu, but directly to the Central Government.

The elders wanted to see him.

As for this, if you ask me if I'm looking forward to it, I definitely am. I've never met it in person before, neither in this life nor the last.

But to say I'm excited.
Even though I killed the gods, I wasn't that excited.

……

The capital region is a place of great importance, with ever-changing scenery.

When the special plane entered the skies above Beijing and circled, Li Ye experienced firsthand the magnificent atmosphere of this heart of China.

There are city walls here, which have been preserved and have even been expanded outwards.

The ancient city walls are not simply piles of bricks and stones, but incorporate unknown metal veins and mysterious runes. These have been useful from ancient times to the present.

The city wall gleamed with a restrained yet resilient metallic luster under the sunlight, resembling a sleeping dragon coiled on the earth.

However, the walls are no longer the ancient crenellations and arrow towers; they have now been transformed into uniquely shaped monitoring stations.

Further inside, there's a steel forest and floating buildings!
Skyscrapers stand side by side, their glass curtain walls reflecting the sunlight, forming a steel forest.

The buildings suspended in mid-air include ecological parks built on huge floating islands, lush with greenery and featuring cascading waterfalls.

There is a rhomboid research tower constructed entirely of some kind of energy crystal, with visible energy flowing constantly from its tip. There is also a martial arts arena that resembles ancient eaves and brackets, yet floats against the laws of gravity.

It's nothing compared to Yangcheng.

It's getting a bit cyberpunk.

He knew that big cities were bustling, but he didn't expect them to be this bustling.

The private jet landed at a special station in Beijing, not a regular civilian airport. After landing, vehicles were already waiting there. The personnel responsible for accompanying Li Ye saluted him and then let him get into the car, which drove to their destination.

It's not the Forbidden City, nor is it some deep palace.

The capital city is at its very center, and also the place where power is concentrated.

Central.

Li Ye was led to a hall with murals depicting martial arts. At the very center was a mural of Nuwa mending the sky, and next to it were some very famous and ancient historical murals.

On the left is Emperor Yu controlling the floods, on the right is Yu Gong moving mountains, and above is Yi shooting down the sun.

Li Ye looked around and heard a hearty laugh coming from behind him.

The door opened, and a smiling elderly man walked in. "Li Ye, have a seat."

(End of this chapter)