pjbooks Chapter 133 The Threat Theory? Within the Chinese realm, without the barbarians!
Chapter 133 The Threat Theory? Within the Chinese realm, without the barbarians!
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In Kyoto, the land of cherry blossoms, a quiet and luxurious high-class reception room.
The sandalwood incense wafts gently, and the tea aroma is delicate and refined.
But at this moment, the dozen or so leaders or representatives of extraordinary organizations from various countries sitting around the conference table had no interest in sipping tea.
Abe Shōkichi, dressed in an elegant white hunting robe, sat cross-legged in the main seat. Although his face was still somewhat pale, his complexion had improved considerably after some rest and recuperation.
"Gentlemen."
Abe Shōkichi's voice was gentle yet infectious as he spoke fluent English:
"Welcome everyone to Sakura, to join us in this extraordinary global event."
"The tide of a new era has arrived, spiritual energy is reviving, and extraordinary awakening is taking place. This is both an opportunity and a challenge for all living beings on Earth."
He paused, his smile fading slightly, replaced by a worried expression.
"However, we must now face a harsh reality: at the starting line of this new era, some countries have already left us far behind with their profound heritage and historical accumulation."
"I have invited you all here today because I have a few words from the bottom of my heart that I must speak out."
Seated to Abe Shōkichi's left is Cardinal Bernard of the Church of the Holy Light of Europa, and to his right is Eric, the deputy director of the New World Supernatural Research Bureau.
In addition, there were representatives from the White Elephant Kingdom's lineage of ascetic Buddhist monks, Mohadiwa, Ivanov from the Gris Federation's Extraordinary Bureau, and representatives from extraordinary organizations in countries such as Maple Leaf Kingdom and Kangaroo Kingdom.
"Please speak, Your Excellency Changji," Bernard said calmly, tugging at the cuffs of his red robe.
Abe Shōkichi nodded and leaned forward slightly: "Just recently, in the Kunlun Mountains, you all know what your elite troops encountered."
These words immediately made the atmosphere in the reception room noticeably more somber.
Kunlun's trip resulted in heavy losses for all participating countries.
Archbishop Rudolf of Europe has fallen, the Delta Force in the New World has been wiped out, and none of the six ascetics from the White Elephant Kingdom have survived...
This is the heaviest blow suffered by the supernatural world in various countries since the revival of spiritual energy!
"The power of the Great Xia is too strong," Abe Shōkichi sighed, his tone full of worry. "Without a sound, they were able to kill more than seventy elite soldiers from our various countries."
"Such methods are unheard of."
He paused, his gaze sweeping over the crowd: "What's even more terrifying is that this is probably not all of Great Xia's trump cards."
Eric frowned and asked, "What do you mean by that, Lord Changji?"
"Please consider this," Abe no Masakichi said slowly. "The history of Great Xia is long and rich. Now that its spiritual energy has been revived, what will become of those ancient beings that have been dormant, those legendary immortals, magical treasures, and blessed lands...?"
"The Great Xia Dynasty has probably already secretly awakened a great deal of its hidden strength, which is why it possesses such terrifying power."
"Moreover, the Great Xia Night Watchers have begun to promote the Basic Qi Refining Technique throughout the country. Once they complete the construction of a nationwide cultivation system... Gentlemen, at that time, the gap between us and Great Xia will be so great that it will be despairing."
The reception room was completely silent.
The only sound was the tea gently swirling in the cup.
Abe Shōkichi's words struck a nerve with everyone.
A new era begins as spiritual energy revives.
Everyone wants to seize the initiative and become a leader in the new era.
But now, the Great Xia stands like an insurmountable mountain, blocking everyone's way.
"But," Mohediwa of the White Elephant Kingdom spoke up at this moment, "as far as I know, the Great Xia has always loved peace and has never taken the initiative to invade other countries."
"In the Kunlun incident, it was our people who struck first; they were merely acting in self-defense."
There is an old saying in the Great Xia Dynasty: "I will not attack unless attacked."
Mohadiwa's voice was calm, yet it caused Abe Shōkichi's expression to stiffen slightly.
But Abe Shōkichi quickly regained his smile, shook his head, and said in a meaningful tone:
"The master is right, there is indeed such a saying in the Great Xia Dynasty."
"But has the master heard of two other ancient sayings from the Great Xia Dynasty?"
He said, word by word:
"Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts."
"The Chinese are within, while the barbarians are without."
These two sentences were like two cold daggers, piercing the hearts of everyone present!
The temperature in the reception room seemed to drop suddenly.
Everyone's expression changed.
Non-my family, its heart must be different.
The Chinese within the country and the barbarians outside.
These two sentences starkly reveal the attitude of the ancient Celestial Empire towards foreign tribes.
Although we live in a modern society, who can guarantee that the people of Daxia will not still hold such thoughts?
Especially now, with the Great Xia having achieved such a huge lead in the realm of the extraordinary...
"Gentlemen," Abe Shōkichi pressed on, his voice even deeper, "In this new era, extraordinary power is the power to speak."
"The Great Xia is now far ahead of us. If they truly adhere to the principle of 'treating the Chinese within and the barbarians without,' how will they treat us 'barbarians' in the future?"
No one answered.
But a chill ran through everyone's heart.
Seeing this, Abe Shōkichi was secretly pleased, knowing that his words had worked.
Moreover, the results were even better than he had expected.
This is exactly the result he wanted.
Isolate Great Xia and form an extraordinary alliance that excludes Great Xia.
In this way, not only can the influence of Great Xia be offset, but the power of the alliance can also be used to accelerate the implementation of the "Amaterasu Project" in Sakura Country, and even... gain an advantage in possible future conflicts.
Suppressing his excitement, Abe Shōkichi put on a calm smile again.
He picked up his teacup, took a small sip, and prepared to add fuel to the fire by sharing some "experiences" in controlling shikigami within the Onmyoji Bureau, hoping to further win over these people.
However, at that moment...
Buzz!
Almost everyone's phone vibrated at the same time!
The rapid vibrations were particularly jarring in the quiet reception room.
Everyone was taken aback and immediately took out their phones.
Immediately afterwards, the door to the reception room was flung open, and several pale-faced deputies rushed in, urgently reporting in different languages:
"Your Excellency! A high-level battle has broken out in Southeast Asia!"
"Director! Our satellites have detected divine energy fluctuations in the Southeast Asian rainforest!"
"Master! Something terrible has happened!"
"..."
Chaos.
The entire reception room instantly descended into chaos.
No one cared about etiquette; everyone was glued to their phone screens or the tablets handed to them by their assistants.
On the screen, there was a blurry yet stunning image.
Golden and blood-red light intertwined and collided in the sky above the rainforest, and a terrifying shockwave from the explosion swept in all directions, uprooting and tearing towering trees apart like straw!
Even through the screen, even with the image blurry, everyone could feel that terrifying power!
"This...this is..." Eric's voice trembled, "A battle at the level of a god?!"
"That's right!" his deputy exclaimed urgently. "Energy monitoring data indicates that its destructive power is at least equivalent to a small tactical missile!"
A collective gasp filled the reception room.
A divine realm?!
Since the resurgence of spiritual energy, the strongest beings on Earth on the surface have been S-class!
The divine realm—that's a realm that only exists in ancient records and top-secret documents from various countries!
And now, a battle at the divine level has appeared in Southeast Asia?!
And its destructive power is comparable to that of a small tactical missile?!
It should be understood that although cultivators were strong in the past, their individual strength still had its limits in the face of heavy weapons and high technology.
But now, the destructive power displayed by those two in the video is enough to threaten small towns!
Although there is a consensus among supernatural organizations in various countries that as the concentration of spiritual energy increases, the upper limit of a cultivator's strength will continue to rise, and may eventually reach the level of myths and legends.
But no one expected this day to come so soon!
How long has the second wave of spiritual energy been going on?
Even a god-level expert can unleash such terrifying destructive power!
What does this mean?
This means that advanced cultivators have completely surpassed conventional weapons!
This means that practitioners will truly stand at the center of the new era and become a key force in determining the fate of the nation!
But what shocked everyone even more was...
The golden-armored general in the image is clearly a product of the ancient Xia dynasty army! (The latest chapter is now available! Book lovers, return now!)
"It's Great Xia again..." Bishop Bernard muttered to himself, his face grim.
Eric abruptly turned to look at Abe Shōkichi, his gaze complex.
Just now, Abe Shōkichi was still promoting the "Daixia threat theory," saying that Daixia had hidden its true strength.
Now, Da Xia is showing off his muscles to everyone in this way!
A golden-armored divine general of god-like status appears in the South Seas, battling unknown evil spirits...
"Gentlemen!" Abe Shōkichi stood up, as if to say something.
But Eric had already raised his hand to interrupt him.
"Lord Changji, I apologize."
Eric's expression turned grave: "I must contact the country immediately."
"Me too." Bishop Bernard stood up.
Excuse me.
Goodbye.
Everyone got up and hurriedly left.
They needed to immediately understand what was happening in the South Seas, assess the strength of this golden-armored general, and readjust their strategy towards Great Xia.
As for cooperation with Japan?
Let's wait and see.
The power displayed by the Great Xia is terrifying; we must be extremely cautious.
In the blink of an eye, only Abe Shokichi remained in the reception room.
He stood there, his face turning from white to green, then from green to black.
boom!
He suddenly slammed the teacup in his hand onto the ground!
The delicate porcelain cup shattered instantly, spilling tea all over the floor.
"Baka...Baka!!!"
Abe Shōkichi roared, his chest heaving violently.
Every single time! Every single time he saw the light at the end of the tunnel, Great Xia would smash everything to pieces with such ruthless force!
Kunlun suffered a crushing defeat, his spiritual energy was stolen, and his shikigami suffered a backlash...
Now, even the international extraordinary gathering that he painstakingly organized to isolate Great Xia has been ruined by this sudden news of a "god war"!
Great Xia! Great Xia!
These two words, like a nightmare, haunted him relentlessly!
"Lord Changji!" The trusted aide outside the door heard the commotion and hurried in.
Abe Shōkichi took a few deep breaths, forcibly suppressing the rage in his heart.
"Investigate immediately!" His voice was hoarse. "What exactly is going on in Southeast Asia!"
"yes!"
His trusted confidant left in a hurry.
Abe Shōkichi walked to the window, his eyes filled with malice.
He knew that this incident would deepen the fear of the Great Xia among the various countries.
Abe Shōkichi walked to the window, his eyes filled with malice.
He knew that this incident would deepen the fear of the Great Xia among the various countries.
At the same time, their willingness to cooperate with Japan will be greatly reduced.
After all, no one wants to offend the terrifying Great Xia by getting too close to the Sakura Kingdom.
"Damn it..." Abe Shokichi clenched his fist.
After half an hour.
The confidant hurriedly returned, carrying a tablet computer.
"Lord Changji, the investigation is complete!"
"explain!"
"According to reports from our people in Southeast Asia, this matter is related to the Voodoo cult leader Sagu."
The confidant quickly said, "Sagu's lifespan is coming to an end. In order to prolong his life, he set up the Myriad Spirits Blood Sacrifice Array, intending to use blood sacrifice to raise a ghost god and use the feedback power of the ghost god to break through his realm."
"As a result, the ritual was discovered and stopped by the Taoist priests of the Great Xia Dynasty."
"That golden-armored general must have been summoned by the Taoist priest of the Great Xia Dynasty."
Upon hearing this, Abe Shōkichi's face turned extremely grim.
"And there's more." The confidant handed over a tablet. "These are some videos sent back from Southeast Asia. Although they were filmed from a great distance and the images are blurry, the movements are terrifying."
Abe Shōkichi took the tablet and opened the video.
Although the footage was shaky, you could still see the intertwined golden and blood-red light above the rainforest, the devastating shockwave, and the towering trees being torn apart like paper...
Even through the screen, Abe Shōkichi seemed to feel that suffocating, terrifying pressure!
Divine Realm!
This is absolutely a battle at the divine level!
His fingers trembled slightly.
But as he watched, Abe Shōkichi suddenly paused the video, staring intently at the blood-red figure on the screen.
Although blurry, it is clear that it is a three-headed, six-armed, and extremely ferocious monster.
Blood Rakshasa!
The demon god that the Voodoo cult leader Sagu attempted to cultivate!
"Blood sacrifice to raise demons..." Abe Shōkichi muttered to himself, his eyes flashing with an astonishing light!
At first, he was horrified and fearful because of the power of the Golden Armored General and his connection with the Great Xia Dynasty.
But now, upon closer inspection of that Blood Rakshasa…
A crazy idea ignited in his heart like wildfire!
Blood Rakshasa... this level of demon is raised through blood sacrifice!
In other words, it can be "mass-produced"!
With enough blood and enough souls, a god-level ghost or deity can be cultivated through ritual!
Japan, the land of cherry blossoms, has a natural advantage!
The way of shikigami contracts that they inherited is essentially about controlling ghosts and demons.
If one could obtain the method of raising demons through blood sacrifice, improve it, and integrate it with Yin-Yang techniques and Shinto rituals...
In that case, the Sakura Kingdom could cultivate a large number of powerful shikigami, and even demons, in a short period of time!
At that time, neither the Great Xia Dynasty nor the Golden Armored Generals will be a threat!
"Okay...okay! Okay!!"
Abe Shōkichi became more and more excited as he thought about it, and couldn't help but say "good" three times in a row.
The previous gloom and rage were swept away!
Just then, another subordinate knocked on the door and came in.
"Lord Changji, news has arrived from Kunlun!"
"explain!"
"Lady Ruri has confirmed that the fluctuations of the Ama-no-Kurokumo-no-Tsurugi are located within the Kunlun Jade Pearl Peak area!"
His subordinate's voice rang excitedly: "We should be able to pinpoint the exact location within the next day or two at most!"
Upon hearing this, Abe Shōkichi was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter!
"Hahaha! Great! Great! God truly blesses the cherry blossoms!!"
The Kusanagi Sword, the foremost of the three sacred treasures of the Sakura Kingdom, is said to contain supreme divine power and is the supreme symbol of the Sakura Kingdom!
Now, we're finally finding it!
Once the Kusanagi Sword is retrieved, combined with the method of raising demons through blood sacrifice...
The extraordinary realm of the Cherry Blossom Kingdom is destined to usher in an unprecedented era of glory!
"Tell Ruri to return immediately upon finding the Kusanagi Sword!"
Abe Shōkichi's voice was excited: "At the same time, notify our people in Southeast Asia to find a way to contact the remaining forces of Voodoo, and at any cost, obtain the method of blood sacrifice to raise ghosts!"
"Yes, sir!" the two men replied in unison, then turned and left.
Abe Shōkichi stood alone by the window, his eyes burning with a fierce fire.
Great Xia?
just wait.
Once we retrieve the Kusanagi Sword and master the method of raising demons through blood sacrifice...
The era that belongs to the land of cherry blossoms will soon arrive.
While Abe Shōkichi was excitedly making plans.
The bizarre phenomenon of the "divine battle" in Southeast Asia has spread across the global internet via the mobile phones of countless witnesses.
Various blurry yet shocking videos and images are spreading wildly on platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube!
It directly suppressed the extraordinary world event that Japan had spent a lot of money promoting!
The entire internet is abuzz with discussion, and the world is in an uproar!
"My God! What is that? A giant? A god or demon?!"
"That's terrifying!!!"
"Are the golden ones angels? And the blood-red ones demons?"
"Judging by their attire, the one in gold looks like a general from ancient times of the Great Xia Dynasty!"
"Great Xia?!"
"Just how many trump cards does the Great Xia Dynasty have hidden?!"
……
Global public opinion was in an uproar.
All eyes were turned to that ancient and mysterious country in the East.
……
PS: I was hit hard by a reader, and the little author lost a fragment of the cultivation realm of this book.
Refining Essence into Qi (DC) → Refining Qi into Spirit (BA) → Refining Spirit to Return to Emptiness (S) → Refining Emptiness to Unite with the Dao (Divine Realm) → Earth Immortal → Celestial Immortal...
The terms in parentheses are common terms used on Earth, and will be added later.