Yu Lie tapped on the table.
Once everyone turned to look at him, he said solemnly, "Since the zombie king was once a Xingtian warrior, we must be all the more proactive in dealing with it without causing any casualties. We should believe that this hero would never want his remains to harm anyone."
"Mm, the Minister is right. We should do everything in our power to resolve this hero's lingering troubles, with the firm conviction that a hero's honor must never be tarnished," Xiao Cheng nodded in agreement.
Yu Xian clenched his fist and spoke up. "I can try teleporting the zombie king to the outskirts, but I can't guarantee one hundred percent success."
"Although the zombie king is already immune to sunlight damage, fighting during the day will still reduce its strength by at least ten to twenty percent. I believe ten o'clock tomorrow morning would be the best time to act," said Cheng Caitian, Director of the Drug R&D Division.
Xu Hebai gave Yu Xian a thumbs-up and said with a smile, "Give me ten hours. I'll lead the entire Support Division to set up the formations as quickly as possible. In case Little Yu's teleportation fails, I can guarantee the zombie king won't cause too much destruction to Silver City."
"It just so happens that two generals returned from the Abyss tonight and can be deployed tomorrow. Let them join the battle as well," Hua Qiang chimed in immediately.
Yu Lie nodded. "Very well. Then tomorrow, we will act together to see this hero off and settle his posthumous affairs!"
Next, everyone began discussing various details of the plan, spending half an hour perfecting it.
This operation would be commanded personally by Yu Lie, with all senior leaders taking part. The operation's codename was 'Honor the Fallen, Guard the Glory.'
Once the plan was finalized, Yu Xian became the teleporter, first sending supplies to Silver City, then sending the members of the Support Division over one by one.
He remained busy until past three in the morning before he finally had time to rest.
He returned to the South District Public Security Bureau in Silver City. On the streets, large crowds of civilians were heading to other districts for refuge under the guidance of armed police officers, and quite a few Transcendents stood atop high-rises watching it all, guessing at what had happened.
The Support Division was setting up formations. That kid Ether was flying back and forth in midair at an astonishing speed.
Yu Xian observed for ten minutes, and seeing that everything was proceeding smoothly, he flew high into the sky on standby, closing his eyes to rest and build up his energy.
Tomorrow would be the main event. If they could teleport the Xingtian zombie king outside the city before fighting, the city's losses could be reduced by at least ninety percent.
He had to give it his all and strive to accomplish the mission.
...
The next day.
At nine in the morning, radiant beams from activated formations rose continuously, centered around Green Lotus Pond.
The One Origin Grand Array, Two Forms Grand Array, Three Powers Formation, Four Symbols Formation, Five Elements Formation, Six Harmonies Formation, Seven Stars Formation, Eight Trigrams Formation, Nine Heavens Demon-Sealing Grand Array—a multitude of formations enshrouded the heavens and the earth entirely.
At that moment, Yu Lie and the others teleported over one by one via Yu Xian's bubbles.
With Yu Xian's spatial bubbles, they could travel back and forth to Yanjing in an instant, giving them the leeway to take action. Otherwise, faced with a situation like this, they would have been left fretting helplessly back at headquarters.
From this alone, one could see just how vital Yu Xian was to Qilin.
"Little Yu, come here. These two are General Gao Wei and General Xu Ao. Teleport the two generals to the other battlefield first. If you succeed in sending the Xingtian zombie king to the other battlefield, the two generals will be responsible for stalling it," Yu Lie called out to Yu Xian.
Gao Wei was indeed very tall, with a square jaw and imposing eyes that radiated natural authority. Likely having just returned from the Abyss, he carried an aura of baleful qi. He gave Yu Xian a slight nod without speaking.
Xu Ao, on the other hand, smiled. He was the complete opposite of Gao Wei—rather short, standing at only around one meter sixty-eight, with two whisker-like strands flanking his mustache like a catfish's barbels, giving him a shrewd and worldly air.
"Generals, please step into this bubble, and I will teleport you over." Yu Xian flicked out a bubble, which instantly expanded.
Having already experienced it when teleporting over from headquarters just now, neither Gao Wei nor Xu Ao hesitated. They stepped directly into the bubble and were instantly teleported to a wilderness several dozen kilometers away.
"Old Gao, how about warming up first?" Xu Ao said to Gao Wei with a smile, eyeing the surrounding trees.
Gao Wei nodded. "All right. Let's clear the battlefield first."
"Do you really believe that kid can teleport the zombie king over?" Xu Ao asked in surprise.
Gao Wei replied calmly, "I believe in Minister Yu. He has never misjudged anyone. As for the legacy of Guanjiangkou, if he ranks second, no one dares claim first."
Xu Ao thought about it. Most of Qilin's talent had indeed been scouted and nurtured by Yu Lie. One could say that among the many disciples of the realm's foremost expert, Zhang Daoqin, Yu Lie was the most like Zhang Daoqin—both having pupils far and wide.
He nodded with a smile. "Mm, let's get to work then!"
The next moment, he transformed into a giant dragon and soared into the sky. He then manipulated a massive volume of water into sharp blades that rained down, severing the surrounding trees one after another and dealing devastating blows to all the transcendent creatures concealed within them.
Seeing Xu Ao make his move, Gao Wei's body glowed with golden light, and his form immediately began expanding, transforming into a golden Julingshen.
He drew a long-handled Xuanhua axe from his storage ring and swung it at his surroundings. Terrifying astral winds swept across the other side, blowing away countless trees and animals, their flesh and blood dissolving midair as they were blasted away.
With just a few strikes, the two of them cleared a vast expanse of open ground. In the distance, countless creatures sensed danger and began fleeing frantically.
On the other side, Yu Xian and the others gathered at the edge of Green Lotus Pond. Yu Xian created a bubble five meters in diameter and steered it to slowly sink into the ground.
By now, Yu Xian had closed his eyes, focusing all his senses onto that spatial bubble. Everyone around him remained quiet, not daring to disturb him.
The spatial bubble sank steadily.
As the soil passed through the bubble, Yu Xian could perceive the shape of every grain of earth.
Suddenly, the bubble enveloped strands of hair.
In an instant, he felt as if he had plunged into a sea of fire.
The Xingtian zombie king's extreme yin had transformed into yang; the day it emerged, it would surely scorch a thousand li of land and incinerate all things.
Legend had it that an ordinary person would spontaneously combust just by catching sight of it. For Yu Xian to envelop the Xingtian zombie king with his spatial bubble was tantamount to embracing it with his consciousness—one could well imagine the danger.
However, having rested and prepared until now, Yu Xian had long steeled his resolve. Enduring the sensation that his skin and blood were about to ignite, he gritted his teeth and controlled the spatial bubble to envelop downward.
Xingtian zombie king, teleport!
Boom!
The next second, Yu Xian was engulfed in flames.
Seeing this, Yu Lie immediately formed a hand seal with one hand and shouted, "Water dragon summoned, swift as the law decrees!"
A water dragon materialized in midair instantly, descending swiftly toward the bubble. Yu Xian, still conscious, immediately permitted the water dragon inside, and his entire body was soon submerged in water.
Charred black all over, he opened his mouth and exhaled a puff of white smoke, then gave Yu Lie outside the bubble a thumbs-up.
"Good, good, good! The teleportation succeeded!"
Seeing Yu Xian's gesture, Yu Lie was invigorated and shouted with great delight to the others.
On the other side, Gao Wei and Xu Ao had already cleared a battlefield. Suddenly, a burly corpse appeared inside a bubble, and the bubble burst instantly.
When the corpse touched the ground, the earth centered around it began turning charred black, and terrifying high heat warped the air, spreading outward in all directions.
Both Gao Wei and Xu Ao had their pupils contract slightly upon seeing the Xingtian zombie king. Their expressions grew solemn and vigilant.
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