Chapter 167 Retribution

Zhang Yuanqing almost thought that the Demon Lord's obsession had brought him to the universe, to the sea of stars.

It was only when he saw that giant celestial body and sensed the familiar aura that he realized this might be the Lingjing world.

Each time a massacre instance opened, the demigods would roam the Lingjing world, watching the battle from outside the instance.

Fu Qingyang had mentioned that outside the instance was a dazzling "starry river."

The aura of Taiyin, the complete Taiyin, moved Zhang Yuanqing's heart. He gazed at the black moon, feeling an instinctive yearning and desire.

That black moon was fatally attractive to Night Wanderers.

Zhang Yuanqing felt the Taiyin power within his body begin to spiral out of control, pulled out of his body by a powerful suction force, converging towards the distant Taiyin. In just a few breaths, more than half of the Taiyin power he had painstakingly accumulated was lost.

"Ling Tuo!" The Demon Lord's obsession gazed at Taiyin, his voice rolling like thunder, like a tsunami: "I'm here to avenge myself!"

Within the black moon, a pair of enormous eyes suddenly opened, looking over from an infinitely distant place.

"A wisp of the Demon Lord's obsession." A light laughter came from the air: "When you were alive, I could grind you to dust. Now that you're just a wisp of obsession, why still play the moth flying to the flame?"

Zhang Yuanqing felt an extreme anger surge into his heart, burning like wildfire, making his scalp tingle and his blood pressure rise.

He knew that this was the emotion of the Demon Lord's obsession, and as the host, he was inevitably affected.

Those anger, unwillingness, hatred, and loathing, at this moment, turned into mad laughter: "I've cultivated for three years, bearing pollution, and I can stand shoulder to shoulder with you. You deceived me when I was young, setting up a trap to harm me. The victor is king, the loser is villainized, I have nothing to say, but today I will make you, Ling Tuo, pay the price!"

Ling Tuo's condescending voice echoed in the Lingjing world: "When you were alive, you were a chess piece at my disposal. After death, you are even less of a threat."

The Demon Lord's obsession "heh"ed, his arms shaking violently, and a dazzling golden light spurted from the mark on his forehead.

A golden light, like a bolt of silk, pierced through the starry river. As if sensing the golden light, that small, dim star suddenly brightened.

The next second, in the vast and boundless starry river, a faint golden outline emerged. Because its outline was dazzling, the interior appeared dim, resembling the phenomenon of a solar eclipse.

The black moon was already a giant celestial body, but in front of it, it was as small as dust. As soon as this dim sun appeared, the Lingjing world was filled with a scorching aura, and golden particles rippled like flowing water.

Zhang Yuanqing suddenly raised his head, letting the golden light from his forehead shoot towards that dim sun. The golden light ignited the giant sun, causing it to erupt with a strong golden glow.

He stood proudly in the starry river, the giant golden sun as the backdrop. With a buzz, a golden sun appeared behind his head, and his short hair stood on end, entwined with golden light.

His eyeballs turned molten gold, and his face, chest, and arms were covered with dark golden vine-like patterns, solemn and archaic.

He raised his hand, and the sun descended strands of golden light, condensing into a giant sword.

"Ling Tuo, although I failed to fuse with the sun, and my primordial spirit and body were reduced to ashes, it was not without gain. Before I fell, I left an imprint on my character card with the quasi-Lord of the Sun status, just waiting for this day."

The Demon Lord turned his wrist and held the sword in front of him, proclaiming loudly: "Let the blazing sun shine upon all!"

Golden ripples spread from the tip of the sword, sweeping across the starry river like circles of ripples. Wherever it passed, heat surged, all spiritual power was cleared, and all darkness was illuminated.

The golden ripples swept across the black moon unstoppably, revealing the stars within. One by one, the stars were lit up, igniting golden flames, dispelling the power of Taiyin.

The black moon rapidly disintegrated in the golden ripples, like a shadow dissipating in the sunlight.

"Demon Lord!"

Ling Tuo's gloomy voice came from within the Taiyin: "I can stir up the Lingjing once, and I can stir it up a second time. When the power of Taiyin has dissipated, I can still devour the Merit List. As long as I am here, the Lord of the Sun cannot be born."

As soon as the voice fell, the black moon completely dissipated.

The Lingjing world returned to normal and began to self-repair. One by one, the stars quickly returned to their original positions, including the instance hiding the Merit List.

This strike seemed to have exhausted all his strength. Zhang Yuanqing felt his will dissipating along with the energy in his body. He could not turn his head, but he could sense the sun's projection slowly disappearing, returning to darkness.

Soon, the stars in the Lingjing world twinkled, returning to normal, leaving only the residual heat after the Sun's power swept through.

Heavenly Punishment Headquarters.

Thanks to the round-the-clock efforts of the New York branch of the Zhongting Construction Group, the Heavenly Punishment Headquarters building has been repaired.

Originally, the load-bearing columns and walls had not been severely damaged. After repairing the walls and reinstalling the water and electrical systems, it was quickly put back into use.

But other buildings are still surrounded by scaffolding. Even the Earth Golems and other beasts cannot repair the more than 60,000 square meters of the Heavenly Punishment Headquarters in just a few days.

Mr. Hui, who was still attending a meeting in Beijing a second ago, appeared in the conference room of the Heavenly Punishment Headquarters building the next second.

He held a tall glass displaying elegance and composure, and smiled, "Time is tight, are you ready, old man?"

Heavenly Punishment has three gangs, corresponding to the "Inspection Department, Execution Department, and Board of Directors."

The three gangs are all level-nine gangs. In the gang system, a level-six gang can set up one deputy gang leader, and a level-nine gang can set up two deputy gang leaders.

The authority of the three deputy gang leaders is almost equal to that of the gang leader. They can open gang instances, call items from the gang warehouse, recruit people into the gang, and kick members out of the gang.

The gang leader has only one more authority than the three deputy gang leaders, which is to remove the deputy gang leaders from their positions.

Therefore, although the three demigods are currently unable to spare themselves, the Heavenly Punishment executives can still mobilize the gang warehouse.

This mechanism is new, to prevent the gang leader from falling, causing the wealth of the entire gang to return to the Lingjing, making the efforts of countless people go down the drain.

The Heavenly Punishment executives exchanged glances. Six peak rulers simultaneously stared into the void with scattered pupils. Milton Mack took out a piece of metal fragment emitting golden light.

Daoer Jerome and a peak ruler from the Board of Directors took out two palm-sized discs. Heavenly Punishment had seized three pieces of the Light Compass. Two of them were refined into rule-based props, and the other remained in its original state.

"Very good!" Mr. Hui beckoned, and the three Compass fragments automatically flew into his palm.

Without wasting any time, he was about to snap his fingers to return to Beijing.

"Wait!" Milton Mack, who was about to close the gang interface, glanced at the character attributes and suddenly froze.

His expression suddenly became excited, and he exclaimed, "The morality value has recovered, the morality value has recovered!"

The rulers present almost simultaneously opened their character attributes, and then they saw the [Morality Value] column appearing in the attribute interface.

Beijing.

After listening to the phone, Fu Qingxuan hung up silently and said, "Heavenly Punishment has agreed, and Mr. Hui will bring the Compass fragments over immediately."

As for the Five Elements Alliance, the Great Elder had already reported the results of the Nine Elders' discussion in a phone call, agreeing to provide the Compass fragments.

As an official organization, procedures are sometimes more important than results. Even if it's just for show, the Nine Elders have to call and report the results of the discussion.

The Lord of Zhongting and the Head of the Scarlet Fire Gang immediately opened the gang warehouse and took out the two fragments they were guarding.

Dazzling starlight descended from the sky, engulfing the two fragments.

Suddenly, the figure in the burgundy suit returned. Seeing the two fragments being engulfed by the starlight, he immediately snapped his fingers. The two Compass fragments disappeared and appeared in his hands.

The five Alliance Leaders immediately looked over. The Head of the Scarlet Fire Gang's thick eyebrows stood on end: "What are you doing!"

"The morality value has recovered." Mr. Hui, fearing that the vulgar Fire Master would directly attack, said straightforwardly.

Fu Qingxuan immediately opened the attribute panel, and the Head of the Scarlet Fire Gang suspiciously checked the attribute panel.

"Gan Lin Niang, the morality value is really back!" The gang leader's rough face instantly lit up.

The Alliance Leaders breathed a sigh of relief. The Lord of Zhongting pondered, "The Lingjing's self-repair mechanism has been triggered for repair. It can't be Ling Tuo having a change of heart and actively releasing the Merit List."

The Shura, as tall as a black iron tower, opened the attribute panel and looked at it for a few seconds. He turned around and left without saying a word.

"Shura, take me with you!" The Devil Eye Heavenly King was taken aback.

"Okay!" Shura agreed without surprise, then kicked off with his legs and soared into the sky, shooting into the clouds like a cannonball, disappearing into the northwest sky.

Devil Eye Heavenly King: "..."

Before the five Alliance Leaders could act, Mr. Hui snapped his fingers: "Banishment!"

The Devil Leg Heavenly King disappeared!

New York, Port.

Hundred-meter-high waves frequently impacted the barrier. During the repeated impacts, suddenly, the city-wall-like waves quickly receded, and the sea surface visibly calmed down.

From the deep purple clouds covering New York, came unwilling, angry roars, which then quickly dissipated.

The ruined Sea God Church, the Twisted Realm took the initiative to withdraw. The Gu Dragon, the Ancient God of War, and the Senluo Illusion retreated one after another. The Smoker's body collapsed, and pieces of flesh splattered, smashing into the ruins, smashing into distant buildings.

The man in the suit stepped out and returned to the port island.

The demigods of the evil faction retreated unwillingly, leaving only the Sea Emperor holding the trident, and the giant with the Heart of the Ocean embedded in his chest.

The two sea monster-class demigods dispersed their dharma forms, sat down cross-legged, exhaled huge amounts of oxygen, and gasped for breath.

In the Lingjing world, Zhang Yuanqing felt the will in his body quickly dissipate, and the burning pain also receded like the tide. He gradually sensed his body.

"The sun is without a master, its light will slowly dissipate over time. You need to become the Lord of the Sun as soon as possible and take charge of the Merit List. Otherwise, next time, no one will be able to clean up the mess." The Demon Lord's obsession said lightly, "I'll give you a clear path. I left something very important in the treasure vault of the Ascension Immortal Sect. When you are in desperate straits, you can open the treasure vault. Perhaps there will be a glimmer of hope."

"Before you are at your wit's end, I don't recommend you explore there. Some things, once made public, lose their significance." After saying that, the Demon Lord's obsession turned into a stream of starlight and left the Lingjing world.

In the temple of the day, a brilliant starlight rose. Zhang Yuanqing returned to the massacre instance. He glanced around and saw Qing Zhu healing Jiang Ju, and Xiahou Aotian sitting cross-legged, refining medicinal power to restore his vitality.

Xiao Yuan was driving the deity, standing guard beside a charred body, to guard against the two enemies being not completely dead, and also to guard against the lawful professions snatching the kill.

The others were silent and waited silently.

Seeing him return, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Reilly Eugene looked at Zhang Yuanqing with a strange expression, "Should I call you Gou Mang, or Yuanshi Tianzun?"

He had learned from Alicia that "Gou Mang" was an incarnation of Yuanshi Tianzun. He never expected that the Beast King, who had fought side by side with him, was the famous Yuanshi Tianzun of the Second District.

"Of course, it's Yuanshi Tianzun." Zhang Yuanqing moved his limbs, feeling that the dominance of his body had completely returned, and finally unloaded the trace of guard in his heart.

Zhang Yuanqing simply reviewed it and felt that something was wrong.

But now that the Demon Lord's obsession has dissipated and completely died, his doubts cannot be answered.

"Why are they still here?" Zhang Yuanqing looked at Huang Taiji and Yin Ji.

Yin Ji pursed her lips and didn't speak. Huang Taiji said, "Wait for you to return, and we'll settle the clearance rewards together."

He finally had no scruples and stomped on the Bloody Ooze's neck, completing the finishing blow.

Yin Ji took out a prop, took out the sleeping Dragon Duke's spiritual body, and pierced his heart with a dagger.

After doing this, everyone present heard the Lingjing prompt:

"Ding, congratulations on completing the massacre instance World Museum, number 0000, difficulty level: unknown, settling rewards."