Global Game: I, the Necromancer, am the scourge

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The soldiers on the city walls continued to be lethargic. If they were not afraid of being spotted by their superiors, they might have just found a place to take a nap.

The patrolling soldiers strolled lazily, performing their duties perfunctorily, and were too indifferent to even question any suspicious individuals.

Those officials and noble families gathered together during working hours, either frequenting brothels, listening to songs, or indulging in gourmet food and drinks, priding themselves on their debauchery.

It could be said that the greatest event in Tianxiang City this year occurred just a month ago when the newly arrived Death Lord took down the city lord of Tianxiang City.

However, since the matter didn't concern them, they were indifferent. The death of a city lord didn't affect the powers within the city at all.

They continued with their music and dance, drinking, gambling, and living carefree days.

As for the new city lord, he was currently cooped up in the city lord's mansion. Except for a few subordinates working under him, the rest of the officials were completely unresponsive to his commands.

The intricate powers within Tianxiang City simply ignored the new city lord.

One reason was that he couldn't command respect through strength.

Another was that this new city lord wasn't associated with the Old Buddha, as Tianxiang City was under the rule of the Old Buddha.

Lastly, he hadn't paid homage or offered benefits, so the various powers wouldn't show him any regard.

To put it bluntly, the Wild Boar Skin Dynasty was extremely corrupt right now. City lords and county magistrates took their positions mainly to make money.

Even though there was a formal appointment from the higher-ups, the emperor was far away, and the regions were controlled by the powers of the noble families.

Aside from Shengjing and its surrounding towns still under the control of the Wild Boar Skin Dynasty, much of the Blue Star Human Race's vast territory only nominally belonged to the dynasty.

Only a small portion of the monthly tax revenue was collected.

The reason the Wild Boar Skin Dynasty had not yet completely collapsed was due to the strength of Kang Mazi and Yongzheng, who, with the aid of national power, were nearly invincible within their tier.

None of the grand lords below could compete with them head-on.

This was also the reason why Ying Xueji, Li Fengwen, Zhu Wu, and Liu Shengnan were simultaneously sent into the Sea of Realms.

In particular, Ying Xueji leveraged the power of the Ancestral Dragon to seize the demigod bloodline from Xu Fu, significantly enhancing her strength.

The goal was to lead the rebellion after entering the first layer of the Sea of Realms and bring down the Wild Boar Skin Dynasty.

Ying Xueji alone could hold off Kang Mazi or Yongzheng, whose strength was augmented by national power.

Meanwhile, Li Fengwen and the other two, using various treasures given by their ancestor, could hold off one more.

Once Kang Mazi and Yongzheng were blocked, the downfall of the Wild Boar Skin Dynasty would be much simpler.

Of course, there was also an old witch, but she relied on her control of a formidable army of three hundred thousand professionals and one hundred thousand in the fifth-tier Epic Corps.

Holding her back wasn't particularly difficult as long as they united more grand lords to disperse her forces.

As for the old witch's personal strength, it could barely reach the peak of the sixth tier.

Ways to contend against such strength were still numerous.

Unfortunately, no matter how well they calculated, unexpected events always arose.

Zi Liyuan was precisely that unexpected event.

The Death Lord had strength surpassing even Ying Xueji, who had incorporated demigod bloodline, and in an extremely short time, he seized the grand lord position of the Novice Village.

However, from beginning to end, the Four Ancient Empires were not optimistic about him.

The fact was, the Death Lord was far too appealing to the Evil Gods.

Since ancient times, not a single Death Lord had ever grown in power.

Those who broke through to become a Seventh Grade Sanctum Death Lord were exceedingly rare, let alone a Great Emperor.

"The last time I came, fifth-tier powerful beings were aplenty. I never expected this time, only a few remained."

Zi Liyuan's spirit uninhibitedly enveloped the entire Tianxiang City.

Aside from a few special places, the entire city's situation unfolded in his mind.

Viewing the densely packed life origins in his mind, the only surprise was seeing two legendary figures.

They were not government officials, but rather belonged to a noble family and the Ziyun Pavilion!

"A corrupt life origin, appearing incredibly grand while in truth, it was already strong from the outside but weak on the inside."

Sensing the legendary venerable one residing within a certain noble family, he further scrutinized the opponent meticulously using the Rules of Death.

This was someone whose end was near, with their life span nearly exhausted.

Perhaps at its peak, it had the power of the Sixth Tier Legendary Peak, but now exerting early Sixth Tier combat power was already very commendable.

Certainly, such a soon-to-die legendary figure was also extremely tough to deal with, because unless one was fully prepared and could kill them swiftly, no one would want to provoke them.

There was no choice. Such individuals, knowing they wouldn't live long, would fight ruthlessly. After reaching their peak, they might retaliate with a self-detonation, which would cost the opponent dearly even if they survived!

As for the legendary venerable one of Ziyun Pavilion, his strength was approximately mid-sixth tier, though how his combat power would fare was uncertain.

"Tianxiang City has two Sixth Tier figures that I will hold back, leaving the rest of the City Defense Army, the City Lord's Mansion, and the noble families to you."

Massacring the city was out of the question.

However, the intertwined noble families wouldn't be let off by Zi Liyuan at all.

"I need to find a hidden spot first, then lay down a formation before releasing the Blood River Demon Soul Formation."

Penetrating the city meant they wouldn't need to attack from outside.

It was equivalent to directly bypassing the City Defense Barrier, the strongest protective force.

Furthermore, within the city, most of the City Defense Army and the direct corps of the City Lord's Mansion had been dispatched due to the orc and Sea Clan invasions.

This resulted in only a hundred thousand city defense troops remaining in Tianxiang City, with scant numbers of strong individuals left.

Altogether, there were fewer than five hundred fifth-tier epics guarding the city.

As for the forces of the noble families, their troops weren't stationed within the city. Instead, they were in some strongholds established outside the city.

However, the power of these noble families shouldn't be underestimated either.

Because their combined fifth-tier epic troops numbered three to four hundred as well.

Thus, Mo Yi had to face a hundred thousand city defense troops, nearly ten thousand personal guards of the City Lord's Mansion, plus tens of thousands of slave corps from the noble families.
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It seemed formidable, but in truth, it posed little difficulty for Mo Yi.

"Hidden locations, there indeed are a few, all excellent places deeply buried underground."

His spirit enveloped the city, leaving almost no escape route above or below.

Zi Liyuan directly led Mo Yi to an abandoned courtyard.

The entire courtyard was in ruin, except for a well in the backyard, below which was a tunnel leading to several underground chambers.

Easily bringing Mo Yi along, they reached the chamber.

"Underground over five hundred meters, it was indeed a very concealed place."

The chamber was completely empty, a site presumably abandoned by others after relocation.

"It is indeed concealed. Li Yuan, you go ahead with your task first, and half an hour will do for me."

Mo Yi spoke while taking out an array flag and array plate she had long prepared.

Using herself as the focal point, she began setting up a concealment formation around the area.

She needed to fully control the Blood River Demon Soul Formation shortly, and at that time, her own safety couldn't be fully guaranteed.

Mainly, she didn't dare to let herself easily merge into this Evil Formation now.

This Life-bound Grand Array was immensely powerful, especially since breaking into the sixth tier, constantly influencing her spirit and inciting a murderous impulse within her.

Obviously, the Evil Formation was too powerful, and her own spirit wasn't sufficient to fully control it, leading to the array influencing her.

If this continued over time, she might get affected mentally, eventually becoming mere nourishment for the Evil Formation, turning into an evil spirit.

"Alright, be cautious yourself."

Nodding, Zi Liyuan exited the chamber and went straight towards Ziyun Pavilion.

Meanwhile, the presence of a Sixth Tier Peak Legendary was fully released.

Suddenly, the entire city came to a halt!