Chapter 2015: 1895: Kneeling for Three Thousand Years!
Chapter 2015: Chapter 1895: Kneeling for Three Thousand Years!
The situation was overwhelmingly favorable, and Lv Zhong, finding rare time to spare, headed to the Yuanyang Divine Region to seek the daughter of the Haoyang Divine Sovereign—Donghuang Chiyang. He took the opportunity to bring along the ladies and the three little ones for a leisure trip.
The group appeared above the Shaking Light Star, and Lv Zhong, extending his divine thought, swept over, grasping the entirety of the Shaking Light Star’s situation.
“Not bad, this planet even has a Divine Emperor overseeing it, that’s quite something!”
Lv Zhong smiled slightly, leading the ladies and the three little ones downward, appearing in front of the gates of an ancient super city.
Now, although Lv Zhong was merely a Peak God King, he could inflict devastating damage on a Divine Sovereign, so how could he care about a Divine Emperor-level powerhouse?
As long as the other party did not provoke him, Lv Zhong naturally had no interest in causing trouble for others.
“Halt! To enter Hao Guang Divine City, please present an invitation or pay a city gate tax of 100 top-grade divine crystals per person!”
Lv Zhong and his party had just appeared at the city gate when they were stopped by the guards.
100 top-grade divine crystals?
That expensive?
Lv Zhong’s gaze suddenly carried a hint of coldness.
Mu Cangqiong, Leng Mei, and Ao Ye were unaware of the pricing in the God Realm, but how could Lv Zhong not know?
Although it was his first time in a different Divine Territory, he knew that generally, no commercial planet in the God Realm charged such outrageous gate taxes.
One must understand, while 100 top-grade divine crystals were small change for Lv Zhong, for other divine beings, it was an astronomical fortune.
These 100 top-grade divine crystals were equivalent to 10,000 high-grade divine crystals, a million middle-grade divine crystals, or a billion low-grade divine crystals.
For ordinary divine beings, this was indeed a staggering fortune!
What backing did this Shaking Light Star have to dare demand such colossal taxes from those entering the city?
“Heh, a gate tax of 100 top-grade divine crystals? It might be nothing more than a drink’s worth for me. But you really dare collect it?” Lv Zhong coldly glanced at the dozen or so soldiers at the gate.
One must admit, Shaking Light Star had a solid foundation.
Among the fifteen gate soldiers, one was a middle-level God Monarch, two were lower-level God Monarchs, and the remaining twelve were Fourth Order peak Divine Generals.
Using three God Monarchs as guards, it seemed the upper echelons of the Shaking Light Star intended to intimidate outsiders.
But unfortunately, these guys had poor judgment and dared to target Lv Zhong.
Exactly!
This time, Lv Zhong and his group had come out with their cultivation concealed.
Although Lv Zhong and his group brought with them three children and could fly through the air, even walk through the starry sky, the city guards did not consider Lv Zhong and company’s strength very high. In their view, at most, these people were at the God Monarch level.
And God Monarch level, they had plenty on Shaking Light Star. At least a thousand people.
Moreover, with a Divine Emperor backing them, and belonging to the Yao Guang Divine Emperor Mansion, they naturally had their noses in the air. Observing Lv Zhong and others dressed in luxurious and splendid attire, looking at least holding Rank 5 or even Rank 6 divine artifacts, led them to judge Lv Zhong and company as super fat sheep, thus breeding greed, and they bold enough to raise the gate tax tenfold.
“Why wouldn’t we dare collect? This is legitimate taxation! If you wish to participate in these grand events, either pay the tax or scram. Humph, our Shaking Light Star is not a place for hillbillies or beggars, of course, if you lack divine crystals, you could pawn your female companions…” A Fourth Order peak’s gaze swept over Mu Cangqiong, Leng Mei, and Ao Ye, flashing a trace of heat and lewdness.
“Heh, since you dare collect, then I’ll give it!” Surprisingly, Lv Zhong did not get angry, a hint of a smile suddenly appearing on his once calm face, “100 top-grade divine crystals per person, right? We have a total of eighteen people this time. Then, I’ll give you 1800 top-grade divine crystals.”
As soon as he finished speaking, 1800 top-grade divine crystals suddenly flashed out from Lv Zhong’s hands, dividing into 15 parts and slowly floating to the fifteen gate guards.
Originally, the leading middle-level God Monarch had an inexplicable moment of panic in his heart, but now that Lv Zhong had obediently handed over 1800 top-grade divine crystals, he couldn’t help but secretly sigh in relief, even his eyes flashed with thick delight.
Ten times the gate tax!
At least 90% could be divided among them.
This was undoubtedly a great windfall.
Seeing so many top-grade divine crystals, the eyes of the fifteen soldiers present blazed with heat.
And outside the city gate, there were quite a few bystanders whose gazes at Lv Zhong also contained a subtle change.
“Haha, really just an impotent rich peacock, all show but no substance. Actually gave away so many divine crystals? Damn, now that is a real fat sheep!”
“Unbelievable, those yokels made quite the lucrative trade. In one fell swoop, gained at least over 1600 profit. Damn, even split among them, that’s at least 100 top-grade divine crystals per person. This… is no different from robbery…”
“A fat sheep has arrived! These people are absolutely super wealthy… Looks like I should go back to my old business for once. People… won’t get rich without a little hustle…”
“The key is those goddess-level females beside him, each one a supreme beauty…”
…
In an instant, countless eyes looked at Lv Zhong and his party filled with undisguised desire.
But at this moment, the fifteen city guards who received 1800 top-grade divine crystals suddenly had a bizarre change in their expressions!
The 120 top-grade divine crystals directed at each city guard eerily and lightly pierced through their divine armor and directly embedded into their flesh. Their entire bodies were formed into a strange god formation!
“Zizi…”
A string of divine fire emerged from the top-grade divine crystals, instantly engraving a strange symbol on the divine crystals embedded in their bodies. Then it instantly activated.
“Rumbling…”
Without exception, the fifteen city guards knelt collectively.
More terrifying was the infinite gravity wrapped around them, making it impossible for them to stand no matter how much they struggled.
At the same time, a mysterious and eerie power began guiding the energy from their bodies to leak out. The process was slow and would not turn them into dried corpses instantly.
“Your intentions are not right. I sentence you to kneel here for three thousand years. If you can endure it, I’ll let bygones be bygones. If you collapse, consider the 1800 top-grade divine crystals the price for your lives!” Lv Zhong’s gaze suddenly turned cold. After speaking, he calmly called the ladies and the three children to enter the city.
If it were merely greed, Lv Zhong, at his current realm, would not have bestowed such a severe punishment. The key issue was that someone among them harbored ill intentions towards the ladies.
This indeed crossed Lv Zhong’s bottom line.
Lv Zhong truly disdained to kill these people directly.
To have him personally deal with such weaklings would be overestimating them.
Therefore, Lv Zhong directly punished them to kneel in front of the gates of Hao Guang Divine City on the Shaking Light Star, and they had to kneel for three thousand years.
The scariest part was that a strange god formation was immediately laid on these city guards, slowly and quietly devouring each of their energies to sustain the god formation suppressing them.
Until the three thousand years were complete, or until they were completely drained to death, the god formation would not stop.
As for asking others for help, it was impossible!
This god formation was independently created and researched by Haoyang God Sovereign, and Lv Zhong even used his own Hongmeng’s Eye’s divine power of [Speak and Follow the Laws].
Unless Lv Zhong himself took action, it was absolutely impossible for others to break the god formation on these people.
If anyone below the realm of Divine Emperor tried to help, they would suffer severe backlash, harming themselves instead.
And if a strong person above the Divine Emperor realm forcibly intervened, well, sorry, the rescued city guard would immediately explode.
It wasn’t that Lv Zhong’s strength was greater than that of a Divine Emperor, but the punishment contained Lv Zhong’s special Order Realm, divine power.
So, even those above the Divine Emperor realm couldn’t override it!
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Lv Zhong, leading the ladies and the three children, calmly entered Hao Guang Divine City.
His departure left countless eyes behind in shock.
“I… Damn it! This… this isn’t a sheep to be slaughtered! He’s probably a super ancient fierce dragon…”
“So close! I actually wanted to rob this person… Damn… was I courting death?”
“My god! Captain Xiao Changxiong was a middle-level God Monarch, and the others, Yang Yi and Zhu Xi, were all lower-level God Monarchs, and their whole team was sealed in one move?”
“Haha, this is truly satisfying! Even those petty people like Xiao Changxiong have their day! They got too greedy this time and kicked an iron plate…”
“Quick… go notify Guanghe God King, someone’s causing trouble, forcing Xiao Changxiong and them to kneel at the gate…”
“Who is that person, daring to act so brazenly on Shaking Light Star? Is… is this a provocation? But… there’s a middle-level Divine Emperor sitting on Shaking Light Star. I wonder if that person can withstand it?”
“Quickly go for help, see if Guanghe God King can intervene to rescue…”
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Lv Zhong and his company left, but the gate was in an uproar.
“Whoosh…”
A streamlight flashed by, and in an instant, a handsome middle-aged man with a square face and full of authority appeared at the gate.
Seeing this person appear, Xiao Changxiong, who was kneeling on the ground and unable to move, showed a hint of joy on his face and couldn’t help but ask this person for rescue: “Guang… Guanghe God… God King, please… save me…”
“Yes, God King, please save us…”
“Sob… Please, God King, stand up for us. That person was so arrogant, making us kneel disgracefully at the gate… He’s slapping your face. We are your people…”
“Yes, that vile thief is too despicable. He’s provoking our Shaking Light Star. He must have been sent by other forces to intentionally attack and retaliate against us, attempting to disrupt our Shaking Light Star’s once-in-a-million-years event…”
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Seeing Guanghe God King arrive, these city guards pleaded for help, distorting the truth, slandering Lv Zhong…