Chapter 117 Red Phoenix Crossbow

“Rhine City delegation, Upper City delegation, North Port delegation... have all arrived at Guang Ming Bi Lei.”

“Central City, Northwest Frontier, Xiyin, Holy City, have also completed their settlement...”

“The delegations sent by the Changye Five Great Families have also arrived one after another. It is roughly estimated that there are nearly a thousand extraordinary individuals who have come to Guang Ming Bi Lei this time, and this does not include those scattered individuals without power.”

Chu Ling pulled up the data.

In Guang Ming Bi Lei, her authority was greatly suppressed.

This place was controlled by the Church of Light, and under the will of the Guang Ming Shen Zuo, she did not dare to touch the deep waters too much.

So, for safety's sake, she only mobilized some basic databases now.

"There's no news about Uto yet."

Chu Ling slowly said, "He should be here..."

Gu Shen opened his eyes from the reclining chair.

These days were the preliminary selection, and Guang Ming Bi Lei was overcrowded. Countless people paraded and preached on the streets. The church specially held a "Grand Ceremony" for this grand ritual, and many believers paraded to commemorate this ceremony... Chu Ling had done her best, but still couldn't find Uto's location.

This guy seemed to have disappeared after landing in Southampton.

"Guang Ming Bi Lei is still waiting."

"Waiting for what?"

"From the current point of view, it should be waiting for everyone to arrive."

"The Holy Ceremony has already begun, and the Fire Seed Trial has also entered the preliminary selection... Everyone who should come has come."

Chu Ling puzzled, "The '幕后人 (mù hòu rén)' who took Uto away, if he wants you to take action, he should release this chess piece."

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West Sea, also known as the Sunset Sea.

This sea area is where human settlements can see the sunset the latest.

In Guang Ming Bi Lei, because of the divine迹(jì) covering it, there is still light shining after sunset every day.

But this place is not within the range of the divine迹(jì) of Guang Ming Bi Lei...

Therefore, this is the junction of black and white, often presenting a delicate gray when night and day alternate.

"Young Master Yao, do you still remember me?"

Uto looked at the sickly man in front of him and joked with a smile, "I thought you had forgotten me."

"How could I forget you?"

Yao Jin smiled slightly, "There have been too many trivial matters in the city these days. It's good to let those people from Dongzhou wait and test their patience."

"You are testing more than just the people of Dongzhou."

Uto smiled and said, "I'm sitting on pins and needles in the West Sea. The 【深海 (shēn hǎi)】 connection here is disabled, it's like a secret prison."

"You've been wronged."

Yao Jin said softly, "Don't underestimate that mysterious '幕后人 (mù hòu rén)' from Dongzhou. He was able to usurp Hong Xi Chen Lin's faith and拔出一号暗线 (bá chū yī hào àn xiàn)... This person is very likely to have a divine object like the 【圣书 (shèng shū)】. If it is a secret weapon cultivated by Changye, then his strength must be very strong."

"That's the truth."

Uto smiled, "But how strong is he? We'll only know after we try. This is Guang Ming Bi Lei... You can't just watch me get killed, can you?"

"Of course."

Golden threads swirled around Yao Jin's brow, spreading out to become a sun.

He smiled and reached out, grabbing something from this golden vortex with his five fingers, slowly raising his arm, a slender box was pulled out.

"These days, I specially asked the Great Elder for a sealed object."

This box was golden all over, extremely noble, carved with golden phoenix birds. The box itself was simple and unadorned, but what was certain was that it was very old. This kind of ancient equipment was often excavated from the 【旧世界 (jiù shì jiè)】 ruins, and most of them were created and invented by pre-ancient civilizations.

Uto was stunned the moment he saw the golden box.

"This is... the Chi Huang Nu?"

Among the Changye Five Great Families, the Gong family's bloodline power is related to the mythical creature with a human face and a bird's body.

The Gong family calls it 【迦楼罗 (jiā lóu luó)}.

And in Xizhou, it is called 【赤凰 (chì huáng)】.

Uto muttered, "You asked for the legendary artifact? Is this prepared for me?"

"What are you thinking?"

Yao Jin smiled, "The real thing is under the Red Lake, that's Lord 神座 (shén zuò)'s weapon..."

"Although this one is not the real thing, it is also carefully copied by the Temple. It uses the remaining raw materials from the ruins. It was改造 (gǎi zào) on a semi-finished product. Although it can't be mistaken for the real thing, it can be regarded as a quasi-S-level sealed object."

Uto took the golden box with both hands, feeling very heavy.

"This is... for me?"

He felt a little dazed, still unable to believe it.

"Yes... to prevent accidents, it's always good to be cautious." Yao Jin said gently, "The reason why I asked you to wait these few days is also because the retrieval of this 【赤凰弩 (chì huáng nǔ)】 is not a casual matter. Even with the approval of the Great Elder, it will take a few days to complete the Temple's procedures. Open it and take a look."

Uto quickly opened the golden box.

A golden crossbow the length of a forearm lay on top of the golden box.

A wisp of Uto's spirit swept out, and the moment it touched the golden crossbow, the 【赤凰弩 (chì huáng nǔ)】 turned into countless streams of light, and when it appeared again, it was already bound to his left arm.

"A spiritual weapon..."

Uto raised his arm, feeling no change in weight at all.

He aimed at the distant sea tide.

The moment he raised his hand, with a thought—

An extremely powerful golden light burst out from his arm, without any pre-charging at all!

"Boom!"

This spiritual radiance pierced into the sea water extremely quickly, seemingly silently.

But Uto was very clear...

The damage of this crossbow.

If it hit, the body of an extraordinary person would probably be pierced instantly!

"What a powerful weapon..."

His expression was solemn, and his face was a little pale. This kind of weapon is powerful, but it is difficult to use frequently in a battle. Firing one shot consumes a lot of his spiritual power!

"This 【赤凰弩 (chì huáng nǔ)】 is extremely powerful. As long as your spiritual power locks on, you can fire it instantly." Yao Jin said calmly, "This is not only used to save your life... Remember, no matter who the opponent is, shoot a shot, and the 'light aura' will be planted in the opponent's body. Even if the injury is healed, this light aura will not be eliminated."

Uto immediately understood, "Shooting one shot is equivalent to planting the mark of 'Guang Ming Bi Lei'..."

"That's right."

Yao Jin said calmly, "At that time... there will be no escape, whether in heaven or on earth."

After saying this, Yao Jin smiled and said, "Next, you can leave 'West Sea', it doesn't matter where you go... With the means of that person from Dongzhou, as long as you appear, he will have the ability to find you."

"Will it be too obvious if I just appear like this?"

Uto hesitated, "This looks like a trap."

"This is a trap."

Yao Jin shook his head and said, "However, from the day he chased out of Dongzhou, he was already in the trap."

This is a conspiracy.

If Dongzhou wants to kill Uto in Xizhou, it must seize the opportunity given by Yao Jin.

"It's just that some戏(xì), we still have to act it out. You must not enter the city, and there will be no strong Temple followers. Before the 'assassin' shows up, you will be alone."

Yao Jin looked directly into Uto's eyes and said, "Hide the 【赤凰弩 (chì huáng nǔ)】... leave what happens after the assassination to me."

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"Uto has appeared!"

Chu Ling uploaded a very accurate geographical coordinate.

Gu Shen woke up from his meditation.

"【天眼 (tiān yǎn)】 captured his movements... He seems to have changed his mind and is no longer hiding. This time he showed up directly, first appearing in the West Market of Guang Ming Bi Lei, and then all the way south. This action trajectory specifically picks crowded places to go, as if he is afraid of not being seen..."

Gu Shen said calmly, "No one dares to take action in Guang Ming Bi Lei. He is telling us that he is ready."

After Uto took a turn in Guang Ming Bi Lei, he actually left the city!

The last coordinate was in a wilderness in the southern suburbs of Guang Ming Bi Lei...

Chu Ling updated the last coordinate. 【天眼 (tiān yǎn)】 was sparse, and it was an extremely sparsely populated place.

"Are you going to take action?"

Gu Shen glanced at the small courtyard. Song Ci was also in meditation. This guy said he wanted to hunt down Uto with him, and asked him to shout when he took action.

But Gu Shen knew that he couldn't do that.

The fewer people involved in killing Uto, the better.

Bringing Song Ci would make it difficult to deal with the aftermath.

He quietly slipped out of the small courtyard and sped towards the last updated coordinate location.

The sky was getting late, it was dusk, and Guang Ming Bi Lei was still shrouded in radiance. The grand parade ceremony on the street was very lively. Countless believers were reveling. The Temple spread甘霖(gān lín) widely, sharing happiness with the people, a rare celebration scene.

But once out of the city.

It was obviously two worlds.

Approaching the southern suburbs, the sun's radiance gradually dissipated. The alternation of day and night is a natural law. Forcibly resisting this law within the Divine Domain requires burning a large amount of extraordinary source material.

The Guang Ming Shen Zuo would not spread this "divine迹(jì)" outside the Divine Domain.

So, darkness enveloped everything, and all sounds were silent. Looking from afar, the city that never sleeps was like a real sun, emitting countless rays of light from the inside out.

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In the wilderness of the southern suburbs, withered grass filled the sky.

Uto, alone, found a withered mountain and sat cross-legged on the top of the mountain, waiting patiently.

He stayed in Guang Ming Bi Lei for a full two hours today... Although there were countless people on the streets for today's Holy Ceremony, for "those who are interested," this stay time was enough to capture the trajectory.

Uto first used ancient script to carve some simple array patterns.

Then he arranged結界 (jié jiè)-like sealed objects...

He knew that the other party would not catch up so quickly. According to Yao Jin, the "幕后人 (mù hòu rén)" must be stable in character. Presumably, it would take some time to confirm that there were no ambushes from Guang Ming Bi Lei around before he would truly take action.

And this time could be used to prepare some "defensive measures."

In this way, when the sun completely set and the night completely fell, Uto completed his arrangement on the barren mountain in the southern suburbs of Guang Ming Bi Lei.

He also waited for the person he was waiting for.

A strong wind swirled, blowing from the direction of the West Sea, crossing the vast Guang Ming Bi Lei, bringing the lingering heat of the狂热 (kuáng rè) celebration.

A figure appeared under the mountain, at some unknown time.

Uto on the top of the mountain lowered his head and could see the shadow in the darkness. He raised his palm and snapped his fingers, and a flame burst into flames on the mountain...

The flame illuminated the silhouette of the shadow.

But it could not illuminate the real face.

The person was wearing a "悪鬼 (è guǐ) mask," with a hoarse voice, filled with both anger and sorrow.

"Uto, why did you betray Dongzhou?"

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(ps: Still stuck in the writing... Perhaps because of the continuous explosive updates, my head is always empty these days, and it takes a long time to get into the state.)