Chapter 22

Before the Republic era, there was very little interaction between the main world and the other world later known as the Dark World. Only in extremely rare cases would a dimensional anomaly occur, causing someone to accidentally enter the other world.

Yanjifeng entered the other world due to a battle with the top martial artist of the Yuan Dynasty, which triggered a celestial anomaly. He obtained powers comparable to those of a deity and the qualification for immortality. Although such accidental entries into the other world were quite rare, given the thousands of years of human civilization, there have been hundreds of such incidents.

However, in the 1850s, under the influence of certain "elders"—those who had entered the Dark World in history and gained formidable powers—such exchanges suddenly accelerated. Even governments of various countries became involved in the development of the Dark World and initiated large-scale immigration.

The Free City is one of the six major outposts built by humans in the Dark World, backed by five super conglomerates from the main world. Ning Yue was not afraid of the Free City, but he did not want to provoke the幕后人物 who had lived for hundreds of years and were behind its establishment.

In addition to the development of the Dark World, there was another force that had no interest in its development but was willing to accept resources from the Dark World and operate in the main world. The Justice League is a representative of this kind of force. It is nominally a civilian organization but has intricate ties with the government.

This organization does not have a unified name externally and is often vaguely referred to as the "Special Department" to confuse the public. Internally, however, it has a name known only to its core members: the Justice League!

The Justice League has thirteen core members, with the most mysterious "Boss" as the leader. Below him are the Demon General and the Devil General, who assist the Boss in managing the league. The fourth and fifth in rank are the most formidable fighters, the Infantry General and the Warrior King. Then there is the Golden Prince, known for his wisdom. These six have unfathomable strength, and even with Ning Yue's vast influence, he could not obtain their detailed information.

As for the other seven members of the Justice League—Le Guang, Bone General, Demon Python, Lu Zhongyi, Lightning, Tank, and Yang Guo—they are merely fillers. Ning Yue could guarantee that he could kill all seven of them in less than a minute. However, provoking the Justice League is equivalent to challenging the entire government, and without sufficient reason, Ning Yue did not want to cross certain lines.

Ning Yue did not take Ying Qin to Feili but to the residence of Flame God.

He did not want Ying Qin to know too many of his secrets. Although they were close decades ago, the current Ying Qin might not be the same charming and delightful cousin as before. At least, the current Ying Qin has many secrets and does not intend to share them with him.

Feili knows too many of his secrets, while Flame God's place is much simpler. She is dedicated to the pursuit of supreme martial arts, and her living place is extremely simple, leaving no clues.

Although it was midnight, Flame God let Ning Yue and Ying Qin in without a word, showing no annoyance at being disturbed so late.

Ning Yue briefly introduced the situation and said to Flame God, "For the next few days, I'll leave my cousin in your care. No matter who comes to cause trouble, kill them all without leaving any alive."

When Ning Yue said this, his killing intent was intense, and even Ying Qin was slightly taken aback, not expecting him to be so reckless.

Ying Qin couldn't help but say, "You don't have to be so aggressive, cousin. The trouble is mine, and you just need to cover for me. There's no need to confront them. The power of the Free City and the Justice League is beyond your imagination; it's not something one person can handle."

Ning Yue smiled and said, "I don't plan to fight them alone! I'm past the age of being a hero." He turned to Flame God and said, "This time, the enemy is too troublesome. I authorize you to mobilize the White Robe Army and the Vanguard Camp. No matter who provokes us, fight them until they back down."

Ning Yue has vast power, including various economic entities and research institutions, but his pure combat forces are primarily twelve special teams, each named after famous historical strong soldiers, with formidable combat capabilities.

These twelve special teams are: the White Robe Army, the Champion Camp, the Vanguard Camp, the Ambush Camp, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, the Black Armor Army, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, the Great Qin Tiger Guard, the Backwei Army, and the Qieche Army. Each team leader has the same status as Ning Yue's twelve spirit attendants, with even greater strength. Every warrior under their command is battle-hardened and extremely formidable.

Under normal circumstances, the twelve spirit attendants do not have the authority to mobilize these twelve teams; only Ning Yue has that authority.

Ying Qin did not know what kind of people Ning Yue had under him, but from their conversation, she could tell that something was seriously wrong, far beyond her imagination. Although she wanted to stop him, she didn't know how. Ning Yue has always been like this; once he makes a decision, he will see it through, no matter how difficult it may be.

Flame God also did not expect Ning Yue to give such an order. If only the twelve spirit attendants and their direct forces were mobilized, the scale of the conflict could be kept small, limited to a battle among experts. However, if the White Robe Army and the Vanguard Camp were mobilized, the consequences could be unpredictable. No one knows what the outcome of such a high-level war would be once it starts.

However, Flame God never opposes Ning Yue. While Feili might give Ning Yue various suggestions, Flame God only follows orders.

Ning Yue left Ying Qin behind and went to Feili's residence, as he no longer wanted to go home. When he arrived at Feili's place, the short-haired, beautiful girl, who is in charge of intelligence among the twelve spirit attendants, had already organized all the available information for Ning Yue to review.

After looking through the information for a while, Ning Yue couldn't help but marvel. After losing contact with him, Ying Qin had organized a small institution with a few others and infiltrated several European governments during the turmoil in Europe at the time.

Later, Ying Qin went to the Dark World. Her experiences there are too old to be traced, and she only reappeared in the public eye ten years ago.

This time, Xu Xun's pursuit of Luo Xuan, Xu Fu's pursuit by Loki, and Ying Qin's sudden appearance all seem to be connected by a hidden thread, but based on the information Feili had gathered, there were no clear signs. Even with Ning Yue's extraordinary abilities, without the key pieces to connect these events, he could not deduce the truth.