Chapter 5: Are you the champion?

After seeing Yang Ruye leading the way, Shen Zhui did not move the dragon's bow ship, but controlled his own dragon's bow ship to start moving with his spiritual thoughts.

As the lead ship moved, the warships behind naturally started to move following Shen Zhui.

King Zhao is a king with a different surname, and the champion is Yang An. Although he has brilliant military exploits, his name will remain in history. However, it is a formality to confer a kingship and pay homage to Marquis Wu, and it is impossible to be overly enthusiastic.

Yang Ruye did not propose to meet with King Zhao, so Shen Zhui just followed Yang Ruye and others about fifty miles behind, rarely talking to each other.

It is not etiquette to talk in the wilderness. At least you have to go to Linfang before asking about the situation.

"This Yang family, I don't know if they are arrogant or indifferent by nature." Tan Lang flew over from the building boat and followed Shen Zhui. "You don't even want to pay homage to the prince."

"The old lady of the Yang family is highly respected. The Yang family has always been a heirloom of poetry and etiquette. In the past hundred years, her achievements in the officialdom are far greater than those on the battlefield. I didn't expect that the people here don't even have this kind of etiquette."

Shen Zhui asked: "Who are the people from the Yang family who guard the extremely hot place?"

Greedy Wolf thought for a moment and said, "Most of them are branches of the Yang family that live in Xiangshan Kingdom, and some are talented children who came from the capital to keep vigil."

"Talented disciple?" Shen Zhui noticed that Tanlang used this word.

"Your Highness, although the environment in this extremely hot forbidden area is cruel, and the people guarding it are not allowed to leave without permission for less than three years.

But the disciples of the Yang family who come here are not simply here to remember their ancestors and not forget their merits.

Although sometimes the Yang family would send some disobedient disciples here as a form of punishment. But in fact, this is a good place for meditation.

A battle between super strong men took place here back then. Even if you just observe the traces of the strong men's battles, it will be of great benefit to those who are not true gods.

"So that's it. No wonder he looks a little unruly." Shen Zhui nodded. Indeed, in this extremely hot place, if you are not at the intermediate level of Venerable, it will be difficult to move around outside.

But most of the people following Yang Ruye were young people. Although they could basically change their appearance when they reached the magical realm. However, people are still accustomed to showing themselves according to their age.

"I'm afraid they regard us as liars, people who want to enter the old site for enlightenment."

"It's not easy to make any conclusions at this time, so let's follow up and take a look." Shen Zhui's eyelids moved slightly, but he didn't say anything more. As a family grows, it is inevitable that the family will be patchy. However, there wasn't much contact at the moment, and Shen Zhui didn't speak highly of him. Anyway, he came here just to convey a signal, and it didn't necessarily depend on the Yang family's face.

The fleet traveled for about a quarter of an hour, surrounded by yellow and black deserts and tall sand dunes. Not to mention vegetation, even normal land was difficult to see.

Moreover, there are many large dark holes on the desert floor, which erupt from time to time with lava and pillars of fire. The harsh environment is evident.

The fleet flew for about a quarter of an hour, but still did not see the city. Just when Shen Zhui was impatient and prepared to ask Yang Ruye.

"Boom~" A sound of explosion suddenly came from underground, and Shen Zhui found that the desert below suddenly collapsed with large cracks and large holes.

These cracks and large holes spread rapidly, and soon formed large canyons.

Below, there are countless lung fires spurting out from the ground. The scope is so large that half of the fleet is covered!

"Your Highness's heart!" Tanlang was startled and immediately opened the barrier to protect Shen Zhui.

This lung fire impact came so quickly and was so wide that there was no time for the warship to raise its body, so it could only activate the divine power barrier on the warship to block it.

"Bang bang bang bang bang!" The huge impact hit the bottom of the warship.

The cracked ground was like a giant beast breathing underground, one after another, without any sign of stopping.

"Hoo~" The hot temperature hit, and Shen Zhui could feel the flames below, which seemed to melt the entire ground.

The whole place below turned into a sea of ​​fire!

Seeing that the warship was about to be completely engulfed by the rising sea of ​​fire...

At this moment, Shen Zhui snorted coldly, stamped his right foot and shouted loudly.

"Get down here!"

With this low shout, the arrogance of the entire space began to roll.

The projection of the world spread out, covering a thousand miles in radius. Shen Zhui stood on the tongue of fire, his body slowly sinking.

A rotating mountain appeared in the palm of his hand, emitting a slight earthy yellow light.

I hate the mountains!

"Boom~" Lung Fire Magma Ocean's voice gradually became fainter.

Shen Zhui descended a hundred meters, and the sea of ​​​​fire actually dropped a hundred meters flatly in an instant.

"Drink!" Shen Zhui exerted his strength for the second time, and Mount Yansheng in the cave world suddenly expanded.

"boom!"

The entire Lung Fire magma with a radius of thousands of miles was directly suppressed by a thousand meters!

"Gulong~"

"Wow~"

With a radius of thousands of miles, all the Feihuo magma was imprisoned under Lin.

It had come up before, but now it poured back at an even faster speed.

The fire went out and everything was as usual.

Yang Ruye and others who were watching this scene in front looked at the young man flying up again in surprise.

"What, the evil spirit who traveled thousands of miles was actually trampled to death by this person!"

"Hiss, it doesn't even take five breaths. This, at least a ninth-level venerable can do this, right?"

"Look with your eyes wide open, that young general is only at the fifth level!"

"Is he stronger than Yang Lin who came here a few days ago?"

"Humph, I'm afraid Yang Lin is not as strong as this person. A general who leads the way has such strength. It seems that King Zhao is indeed here."

"The elder has passed..."

After the flames went out, Yang Ruye and others quickly turned back.

Looking at the warship behind him, it was motionless, the formation was neat, and the honor guard was not messy at all. Yang Ruye's heart suddenly froze, and he quickly cupped his hands and said: "Yang Ruye didn't think carefully and failed to detect the rising ground evil in time, which disturbed King Zhao. , please forgive me, General."

Shen Zhui looked at Yang Ruye carefully and said meaningfully: "Elder Yang is too worried. How can the mere Earthly Evil Feihuo disturb our king? But Elder Yang and others are all 'safe and sound', so I can rest assured." ."

Shen Zhui did not point out Yang Ruye's probing thoughts. King Zhao appeared out of thin air. The best way to verify it was his strength.

However, Shen Zhui believed that Yang Ruye should be able to understand what he said. Don't let this happen a second time.

Yang Ruye looked solemn and held up his hands again and said: "General, I am worried about you. We are not far from Yiyang New City now. I have the courage to ask to see King Zhao and open the way for him."

"No need." Shen Zhui said calmly. "Since it's not far, Elder Yang just continues to lead the way."

Yang Ruye looked slightly embarrassed, and held up his hands three times and said: "I didn't think carefully. This is not the place to talk. General, please."

Shen Zhui nodded, nothing more.

With this episode, Yang Ruye and others' attitudes became much more enthusiastic.

Shen Zhui was invited to accompany him, walking at the forefront, accompanied by Yang Ruye and one other person. Two ninth-level venerables accompany them and talk to each other from time to time. This treatment is completely different from before.

Shen Zhui acted neither salty nor cold, neither too cold nor too cold, nor did he talk much to them.

Finally, after half an hour, there were no longer endless sand dunes, but a low city appeared.

The city was built under a solid black sand dune. A semicircular barrier enveloped the entire city. The black sand dunes and black city walls gave it a lifeless appearance.

Arriving outside Yiyang New City, Yang Ruye and others entered the city first.

After a while, the city gate opened wide and most of the barrier was retracted. Yang Ruye led a large number of people, and even some troops, out of the city to greet them.

According to the highest standard of etiquette reception, King Zhao's golden dragon warship was welcomed in first, followed by the other dragon-headed ships.

It wasn't until all the warships entered that Yang Ruye and others hurried into the city and guided the warships to land in a huge square for a second greeting.

Zhao Xing stepped off the Golden Dragon Warship. Yang Ruye and others all saluted and said, "See King Zhao."

After a quick glance, Zhao Xie said calmly: "This king is here to commemorate the heroes of the Great Zhou Dynasty. All procedures should be simple, and there is no need to disturb the soldiers and civilians here too much. Just choose a few people to accompany you, and the rest can disperse. "

"Yes." Yang Ruye and others quickly agreed.

Afterwards, the crowd dispersed to prepare the offerings for worship, such as incense candles, ceremony officials, and ritual music, leaving only about twenty people in the square.

Although everything is simplified, the necessary introduction process is still indispensable.

After introducing these twenty people one by one, Shen Zhui had a rough understanding of the situation in Yiyang City.

In terms of personnel, those who stayed in Yiyang City were divided into two categories.

One is the Yang family, and there are priorities here. Most of them are branches of the Yang family of Xiangshan Kingdom. Some of them are from the Yang family in the capital and branches from other places. Responsible for the annual memorial service. In addition to members of the clan, he also receives some old friends of the Yang family.

The second is the spiritual guardian army. There are ten generals, leading an army, stationed on the black hill behind Yiyang City. This is the army sent by the Human Emperor back then, mainly to prevent people from accidentally breaking into the forbidden area and to prevent You Rao from accidentally dying there. Most of them are made up of descendants of Yang An's former generals, who look after the spirits of their ancestors.

However, with the passage of time, as early as five hundred years ago, the lung fire gradually extinguished, and the number of this army became smaller and smaller. It has been reduced until now, with only ten senior senior garrison members left.

Ten venerables have to patrol an area equivalent to more than half of Dayuan Mansion, and there is no merit to speak of, so it can be regarded as a hard job.

Fortunately, the salary is not low, and it is composed of members of the Yang family. It changes every five years, so it has been maintained at this level and has not been lowered.

It's just that compared to the situation when the true god was stationed there, the current scale is much smaller.

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Although everything was kept simple, Yang Ruye and the ten generals did not dare to neglect it.

After welcoming King Zhao to a palace to rest temporarily, Yang Ruye came to ask Shen Zhui.

"General Shen, I wonder where King Zhao would like to choose to worship?"

"What's the difference?" Shen Zhui looked at Tanlang and asked via voice transmission. Greedy Wolf lived longer, and he traveled to Kyushu in his early years and gained a lot of knowledge. Many ancient books exist in Daxia Academy, and even in the military there are no books

Greedy Wolf smiled and said: "Your Highness, I have been there before. Although most of this extremely hot forbidden area is a harsh environment, there are also some good places. After all, it was a place where many invincible warriors fought here."

"Later, many true gods guarded and lived here."

If you just want to worship simply, you can just offer incense in the temple. "

"If you want to see the original site of the battle, you won't be in Zuzhou. You will have to go to the old Yiyang City. That's why Yang Ruye asked this question."

Shen Zhui nodded. With so many people coming to Chu earlier, it was obvious that they couldn't all come to pay homage to the champion, but instead came for the ruins and traces of the battle.

You need to know that Yang An is in a realm above the true god, and the strong men who surround him are of course also masters.

Even after so many years, the court has moved away valuable things, but even the traces of battle left by strong men are of great benefit to masters.

Not to mention, in the beginning, the imperial court itself sent many true gods to protect it for nearly a hundred years. Just the places where true gods live are considered holy places for the weak.

Yang Ruye asked this, obviously thinking that King Zhao could not only worship Yang An, but came to the original site of the battle.

"No wonder the attitude was not very good before." Shen Zhui understood clearly.

No one wants the burial place of their ancestors to be turned into a place for enlightenment, and does not want to be disturbed by others.

Just when Shen Zhui wanted to report, a spiritual thought came from the palace and entered his mind.

Shen Zhui nodded slightly, cupped his hands and said, "King Zhao wants to go to the original site to worship and will stay here for a few days. I'll help you, Elder Yang."

"Yes. I'll make arrangements now." Yang Ruye nodded.

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The sacrificial ceremony is scheduled for the third day.

These three days are the time Zhao Xing specially set aside for his generals to comprehend. Now that they are here, many generals naturally refuse to be idle. They all want to go to the outskirts of the old site and see the former Spirit Guard Army camp.

Yang Ruye and the generals of the Spirit Guard Army had no objections to this. In fact, they had already made preparations. This was not uncommon for hundreds of years. It's just that usually when strong people come, they are not qualified to go, but when facing King Zhao, their attitude is naturally different.

Even at the beginning of the second day, Yang Ruye and the ten generals took the initiative to accompany Shen Zhui, Lu Yuanwei, Xia Feihu and others to see the camp where the true god lived.

The people in Yiyang New City are full of enthusiasm and respect. Because no king-level figure has been here for a long time, for most people, it is an honor for King Zhao to come to pay homage to the champion Hou Yangan.

"General Shen, across the black sand dunes behind Yiyang New City, about a thousand miles away, is where the first generation of the Spirit Guard Army was stationed." Yang Ruye also introduced on the Longshou Tower ship. "Many people have experienced enlightenment at the old military camp site and left behind many insights."

"In Yiyang Xincheng alone, no less than 30,000 disciples go to enlightenment every year."

"So many people?" Shen Zhui was slightly stunned.

"General Shen doesn't know. Our ancestors have long taken root in Yiyang Xincheng and spread their branches. But the master's family has rules. People born in Yiyang Xincheng are not allowed to go out and walk around unless they reach a certain level." There is not even a teleportation array, and the connection with the outside world is not very convenient. I almost thought that General Shen and others were cheating... I don't know who set this rule..." A young man muttered.

"Yang Qing, don't be arrogant in front of General Shen!" Yang Ruye shouted.

Yang Qing suddenly became aggrieved and fell silent.

Shen Zhui smiled slightly, nothing.

It seems that this place is not that simple. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a base for cultivating talents for the Yang family.

But this is normal. Among those big families, which one is not a cunning rabbit with three caves? It is not surprising that a large family like the Yang family, which has been glorious in the capital for hundreds of years, has such a place. It's just that here, it's semi-dark, not completely isolated from the world.

Chatting along the way, the warship soon flew to the Holy Stone Forest where the next generation of spiritual guardians were stationed.

"General Shen, in front of you is the Holy Stone Forest, which is also one of the few land mountains in this extremely hot land." Yang Ruye introduced.

Shen Zhui looked down ahead and saw a majestic stone city standing on the huge wilderness, and there was even a hint of withered yellow or green trees. The entire city is thousands of miles long, and the most dazzling thing in the entire city is a golden statue.

"That statue is my ancestor Yang An. It was left by my Yang family to commemorate my ancestor. And those surrounding the golden statue are the eighteen true gods who fought with the ancestor back then, and they were also the ancestor's personal guards."

"The ancestor unfortunately died in battle, and the eighteen personal guards guarded it for nearly a hundred years before evacuating under the order of the imperial court."

Shen Zhui nodded, secretly frightened.

Just the personal guards, there are eighteen true gods? It can be seen that Yang An was really incompetent in combat back then, otherwise the true gods would not have given him the title of personal guard, and they would not have been so loyal.

After entering Shicheng, Shen Zhui, Tan Lang, Lu Yuanwei, Xia Feihu and others were all attracted by the huge statue.

Yang An straddled the knife with one hand, raised his huge head slightly, and stared at the west, seeming to be looking at West Antarctica, which was about to be conquered. His eyes were full of ambition. Even after hundreds of years, Shen Zhui could see through this statue how heroic Yang An was back then.

"The Yang family has invincible generals and a once-in-a-lifetime champion." Lu Yuanwei also looked at the statue with emotion. It is indeed difficult not to admire such a great figure, a figure who almost completely regained Kyushu.

"Your Highness, Yang An is also a master of swordsmanship. He killed twelve fierce kings of West Antarctica with one sword. They look somewhat similar." Greedy Wolf said through his message.

"It's a pity that he died under siege. Find Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan.com" Shen Zhui also felt a little regretful. If Yang An had not died, West Antarctica might have been destroyed as early as the founding of the country, and there would be no need to wait eight hundred years.

And just because of this pacification, King Liang and King Zhao were born, as well as a dozen Wuhou. If Yang An can survive, being crowned king is a sure thing.

However, after Yang An's death, the Human Emperor did not add a royal title to Yang An, but gave all the credit to the descendants of the Yang family, which was considered a benefit.

Just when Shen Zhui and others were sighing with emotion, Xia Feihu said from the side sadly: "Master Shen, Master Shen is now also the champion. I think the once-in-a-lifetime champion Yoshi can be invalidated. ."

Shen Zhui and Lu Yuanwei immediately frowned and looked at Xia Feihu coldly. When they came here, they deliberately concealed the fact that Shen Zhui was crowned champion. The communication here was not well developed, and Yang Ruye and others always thought that Shen Zhui was just an ordinary general. Just to avoid unnecessary trouble, but unexpectedly, Xia Feihu deliberately exposed his identity at this moment.

A murderous intention spread from Shen Zhui, forcing Xia Feihu not to look directly at him.

Xia Feihu said with some guilt: "I am not wrong. Lord Shen is indeed the champion now..."

"That's enough." Lu Yuanwei shouted.

Yang Ruye and others next to him looked at Shen Zhui in shock and asked in a trembling voice: "Is this serious? You, are you the champion?"