In the south of the Hongli Empire, there are the Ten Thousand Mountains next to the dense rainforest.
This place is nominally the territory of the Red Li Empire, but in reality it has always been sparsely populated, and the central government's control has never been so strong. The gathering place that can be called a city is at least 100 kilometers away from the Shiwandashan Mountains.
Apart from this, there are some scattered villages.
The largest village was built next to the Shiwanda Mountain, or at the foot of the mountain. The densely packed buildings could almost be called a small city, except that the settlement had a unique style. There were all kinds of totem patterns on the wall, which had a primitive feel.
Next to the village, there is a mountain halfway up the mountain.
On the steep cliff, stands a dark golden temple.
The temple is not isolated from the outside world. There is a flat and wide winding path that winds down the mountain, as if it is made of a whole piece of gray-white rock. There is no crack at all, and it is extremely solid. If you look down from above, you can occasionally see some wizards dressed in local characteristics walking on the path.
Inside the temple, in the courtyard closest to the cliff, at the rear entrance, there was a flat stone half the size of a human, and next to the stone stood a gnarled, old tree, with bright green leaves.
Under the old tree, on the white stone, a skinny old wizard was sitting cross-legged. Facing the sea of clouds in the distance, he let the air flow from the sky brush across his face, bringing wisps of coolness and mist. The place where he sat was less than half a meter away from the cliff, which was very dangerous, but also had a unique artistic conception. At the end of the sea of clouds in the sky, the dark yellow sunset gradually sank.
breathe…
The old wizard's chest rose and fell slightly, and a faint light shone through the colorful cloth. The totems on the skin of his neck and arms exposed to the air seemed alive, moving like little snakes.
As the power gradually becomes active, the totem moves faster and faster.
Strange and hideous heads appeared on the old man's body, some were pythons, some were two-headed dogs, some were stone faces, some were smiles... A strange and terrifying aura flowed in the air.
“Tatttatttatt…”
Suddenly, footsteps slowly approached in the courtyard. It was a wizard wearing similar clothes, but he looked much younger. Moreover, the colors of his clothes were only yellow and blue, and there was no red compared to the old wizard. He walked out of the courtyard, and his footsteps became lighter.
"teacher… "
The wizard lowered his head and continued speaking softly.
"Recently, we found traces of those evil night monsters in the Antar Mountains in Yudi County. They may extend their power to us. Do you want me to lead some wizards to give them a warning..."
The surroundings became quiet after a while of silence.
The old wizard still had his eyes closed, but he spoke: "Let your junior brother do this. I have another task for you."
"The ripple masters in the Bone Ring Forest are our partners. They found that people in the coastal areas are constantly asking for information about the Eternal Islands. I'm afraid someone is going to attack them..." The old wizard paused for a moment and continued, "You lead ten wild beast wizards to help them, and bring back the bone rings that the ripple masters promised us last time. Remember, there are a total of fifty, not a single one can be less..."
The middle-aged wizard who had been standing nodded quickly to show that he understood.
"Okay, don't bother me, go down."
The old wizard waved his hand and was about to drive people away.
Suddenly, behind the peak, deep in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, in the direction opposite the old wizard, a huge roar shook the heavens and the earth, instantly shattering the layers of white clouds in the sky, revealing the blue sky.
Suddenly, the air surged, and the birds and beasts flew away, as if they were frightened away by the dangerous and terrifying aura. Faintly, some giant creatures and alien species could be seen running in the mountains, causing a beast tide-like movement!
"Totem King!"
The old wizard opened his eyes instantly, and a blazing light seemed to shine through his eyes. He jumped up and suddenly jumped off the cliff. His body turned slightly and his arms spread out. The black totem covered his arms, which suddenly turned into a huge flesh membrane like bat wings.
"The King is calling me..."
The old man was so excited that he flapped his arms and flew into the depths of the Shiwan Mountains at his fastest speed. At the same time, an old man from the temple also flew out. In the village below, a middle-aged man soared into the sky, like a huge eagle, and flew straight into the mountains.
More than an hour passed, the sky was completely dark, and the moon hung high in the sky, casting its cool moonlight on the towering mountains.
Because of the incident just now, the middle-aged wizard had been waiting by the big tree on the cliff. Until, a black shadow in the distance was getting closer and closer.
whoosh!
The shadow drew a semicircular arc in the air and landed steadily on the cliff, with gusts of air created by the flapping of its wings.
"teacher… "
The middle-aged wizard rushed forward, but what he saw was not an old, wrinkled face, but a young, fierce face. His face changed, and he entered a fighting state, shouting sternly.
"Who are you!
!”
"Hahaha..." The man on the other side laughed, and his voice sounded strangely familiar: "Ang, don't you even recognize your teacher?"
"Teacher?" The middle-aged wizard finally reacted. The man in front of him looked very similar to his teacher, almost a replica of him when he was young.
"Teacher, how come you suddenly become so... so young?"
"Hahaha… "
The old wizard laughed again: "Of course it is the reward from the Totem King! I didn't expect that after more than 30 years of being a hurricane wizard, I would actually have the chance to meet the Totem King. I was even given an important task..."
The hurricane wizard that the old wizard mentioned is actually a special position in the temple. There are ten great wizards in the Totem Temple, and among these ten great wizards, there are three who are particularly noble and command everything. These three great wizards are the hurricane wizard, the lava wizard, and the beast wizard.
Wizard Ange’s teacher, the old man in front of him is the Hurricane Wizard.
"Teacher, you actually met the Totem King!
!”
Ange was extremely shocked, even to the point of being overwhelmed, because the Totem King was enshrined in the Totem Temple where he grew up!
The Totem King is a god-like existence for all totem wizards. He is the lifelong belief of the spirit and also the source of power.
The Totem King is the source of the totem, the origin and end of the totem power. According to legend, all the totems used by wizards and all the totem creatures they have seen are products created and bred by the Totem King.
“It’s not like I saw it…” The Hurricane Wizard shook his head: “It should be an incarnation of the Totem King, not the real body. What the Lava Beasts and I saw was a mountain, a towering mountain with a face that could speak. But that aura was definitely the Totem King. I was shocked to my knees after just a slight contact, and all the totems in my body were expressing emotions of submission and fear. There is no doubt about this…”
"The whole mountain is just an incarnation! Oh my god..." Ange looked longing. In his mind, the Totem King is a god. Nothing is more exciting than believers facing the gods directly. Ange panted violently for a few times.
"Let's not talk about this for now. I have something important to do this time..."
The Hurricane Wizard felt his young and energetic body and instructed his eldest disciple: "Now, immediately gather all the direct wizards of our lineage to return to the temple. We will go to Florence tomorrow or the day after tomorrow..."
"Why go to Florence? Isn't that the capital of the Red Li Empire?"
Ange was a little confused.
The Hurricane Wizard shook his head, but did not blame his disciple for being too curious. He clenched his fists, and the surging power in his body continued to gather.
"This time, I will join forces with Wanshou..."
"Go to Florence and kill someone!"
On the other side, in Florence, the imperial capital, is the headquarters of the Hunter Association.
In the medical room, a figure was naked from the waist up, with all kinds of battle marks on his body. Especially the dark palm print on his chest, which was deep and conspicuous, and looked quite serious. Fortunately, after the examination, it was only a flesh wound, and did not cause damage to the tendons and bones.
The doctor in the medical room was sweating profusely. With the help of two other doctors, he checked the man's body again and again and finally confirmed that he was fine. It was not because they were cautious and professional, but because the gazes from the surroundings were too oppressive.
In a small room, three powerful masters suddenly squeezed in, wearing Shadow Hunter badges on their chests. They were number one, number two, and number five. Except for number four who was seriously injured, and number three who was on a mission. All the Shadow Hunters of the Hunter Association were here. Because the one who was injured and being examined was the president of the Hunter Association.
That is, Holy Light Hunter, Thunder Prison, and Dilishati.
Dilishaiti let the doctor apply special healing medicine to him. He turned his head and looked at the other three Shadow Hunters: "Ask whatever you want to ask."
Immediately, the doctor in the back quickened his hands and feet. In just a dozen seconds, he applied the ointment to the remaining scars and left with two assistants.
Shadowhunter No. 5 spoke after the door was closed.
"Lei Yu, you... you went to spar with the head of the agency again?"
“Do you think this injury is similar to the way the chief beat people?” Dilixiati took a deep breath and said directly: “I encountered a top-level disaster spirit-level alien in the sixth district of Florence, and both sides were injured…”
"Top disaster spirit level!"
The three Shadow Hunters present were all shocked, revealing a look of fear. Back then, when Butcher Kroger was still the number one Shadow Hunter, there was a battle in Dawn Valley. That was the most difficult battle the Shadow Hunters had fought in the past fifty years, because two top-level Disaster Spirit-level aliens appeared in the battle of Dawn Valley. Although the Shadow Hunters won that battle, they also suffered heavy losses. Most of the Shadow Hunters died there, and half of the core forces also died. A major blood transfusion was carried out within a year after the battle, which led to the rampant aliens in the civilian population.
This was because of the lack of successors. The newly promoted hunters were obviously weaker than before the Battle of Dawn Valley and were unable to control the situation.
It took him nearly twenty years of recuperation before he finally recovered.
And now, a top-level disaster-level dark creature has appeared in Florence! It's like a bomb hidden in the bed.
“Not only that…” Dilixiati continued, “The top-level Disaster Spirit was already injured before fighting me, which means that there are other strong ones comparable to the top-level Disaster Spirit. For the time being, it is not clear whether it is a human master or another top-level Disaster Spirit dark creature. The reason why I encountered this Disaster Spirit alien is because I got the news that there were two figures fighting on the inner city river of District 6 while swimming upstream…”
"So, what can be confirmed is that there must be another strong man comparable to the top disaster spirit level." Dilixiati analyzed. In fact, he did not say one thing, and planned to report it to the head of the black agency separately. That is, the injuries on the aliens fighting with him looked like those left by the secret warriors.
Of course this is just speculation and is for reference only.
"Two top-level Disaster Spirits... Is this going to be a repeat of the battle at Dawn Valley?"
The three Shadowhunters looked at each other, some worried, some shocked.
"Now is not a good time. Soul Scythe is seriously injured, and the new Shadow Hunter has not been selected, which is equivalent to a lack of combat power. Although other departments of the Dark Hunter Organization also have Shadow Hunter-level masters to serve as supplements, the best fighters are still Shadow Hunters, who are selected from thousands of hunters..."
Some people expressed concerns.
Dilixiati also had a sense of crisis. He planned to discuss it with the head of the Black Agency later. It would be best to compress the competition process for the Shadow Hunter seat as much as possible. Except for the first round of tasks that had already started, the two tedious processes in the middle would be omitted and the last round would be directly started.
It's all about fighting, and whoever is the best at fighting will naturally be the Shadow Hunter!
Normally, this is not the case. Although combat ability is the most important, it is not the only one. Because shadow hunters also have to command their subordinates, control the operation of the department, and have top hunting awareness...
The ability to cooperate is also important, and the support of the forces behind is also very important.
But it is obviously impossible to care about so many things now, the situation does not wait for anyone.
The Holy Light Hunter Dilixiati immediately put on his clothes and left the hospital. He walked quickly under the moonlight towards the government building.
Single-family house at 25 Farr Street, Florence, District 6.
Kaxiu did not return to the Dark Hunter headquarters. He found a remote warehouse to imprison Zhuhun and others, and went to the residence of Ironface Jem. All traces of the battle had been cleaned up, but there were still a few holes on the wall that needed to be repaired the next day or the day after tomorrow. Kaxiu and the old hunters exchanged ideas for a while, and then he went to the wooden attic on the fourth floor alone.
Two or three hours ago, he was empowered by the sixth stage of perfect death tooth power and fought against the evil mother at high speed. He gained a lot of insights, and even now, his mind is still full of inspiration. Kaxiu was unwilling to give up this opportunity, and immediately decided to put aside other things and calm down.
Focus on Nan Dou boxing and the improvement of Hong Jiu boxing acupoints.
The sixth stage of the dead tooth power remaining in the body is undoubtedly the top priority!