Its gaze possessed spirituality, as it entered the tunnel, it would take a turn whenever it encountered an obstacle.

After a moment, Thunder found something and said gravely: "This is an escape tunnel, it can be used to flee from Mountain God Ridge."

Xiao Mu couldn't help but look over at Thunder.

This was actually an escape tunnel.

City God Xu was actually shielding someone's escape, but who was this person?

Huh?

Suddenly, Xiao Mu felt a stir in his heart. The familiar sensation brought by the bloody footprints in the tunnel intensified, and the two forces of life and death began to ripple.

Judge Zhou, it was Judge Zhou, these blood-stained footprints were left by Judge Zhou. I had cultivated the strange arts of life and death and severing netherworld left by Judge Zhou, and I sensed his aura in the bloody footprints.

Thunder noticed changes in the flow of energy within Xiao Mu and asked, "Xiao Mu, did you discover something?"

Xiao Mu replied, "It's Judge Zhou. The person who escaped was Judge Zhou, these footprints were left by him, there's his aura in the blood."

Thunder was surprised and incredulous, "You can actually sense Judge Zhou's aura?"

Jin Fang and Jiang Mu both looked at Xiao Mu with astonishment, their expressions even more incredulous than Thunder's.

Xiao Mu could actually sense Judge Zhou's aura, what was his relationship with Judge Zhou?

After a moment of thought, Xiao Mu said frankly, "I inherited some things from Judge Zhou, the strange arts of life and death I cultivate are related to him."

"No wonder."

Thunder nodded, realizing something, "No wonder you could sense Judge Zhou's aura. It turns out it's because you inherited something from him."

"So does that mean Judge Zhou also participated in the battle? No, Judge Zhou is a subordinate of City God Xu. Even if they retreated, City God Xu shouldn't have covered Judge Zhou's retreat. Instead, it should have been Judge Zhou covering the retreat of City God Xu."

"There must have been others in the retreat besides Judge Zhou."

"Judge Zhou must have escorted someone else to retreat."

Thunder made a guess, his words surprised everyone, but no one was able to refute it.

Judge Zhou was escorting others to retreat? Who was this person?

Xiao Mu was puzzled and couldn't figure out who that person could be.

Who could be so important that City God Xu would willingly risk his life to block the enemy and facilitate this person's retreat?

Clap!

A light sound suddenly sounded, something fell from City God Xu's corpse and landed on the ground.

Everyone sensed the movement and turned to look to the body of City God Xu.

On the ground, near the fallen palm of City God Xu, there was a long-striped piece of white jade. It was an inch thick, five centimeters wide and forty centimeters long.

"The City God Order! It's the City God Order!"

Upon seeing the long-striped white jade for the first time, Thunder excitedly shouted.

So, this was the strip of jade, it was the City God Order, and it was always in the hands of City God Xu.

Xiao Mu had the deepest feelings when he saw this strip of jade.

He had been wronged more than once for having taken away this strip of jade, but he didn't expect that it had always been in City God Xu's hands, accompanying his corpse.

"Xiao Mu, we have always wronged you earlier, the City God Order indeed wasn't in your possession."

Thunder was the first to walk over to the body of City God Xu, bent down, and picked up the City God Order.

He cherished it like a precious treasure. The moment he got the City God Order, he held it firmly in his hand, gripping it tightly.

"Congratulations, Leader Lei, hearty congratulations! Leader Lei has received the City God Order!"

Jiang Mu was the first to congratulate Thunder, his face full of compliments.

"With the City God Order, Leader Lei's entry into the Divine Spirit Realm is all but assured. Congratulations, Leader Lei."

Jin Fang also congratulated Thunder, his reaction was much more composed than Jiang Mu's.

Xiao Mu looked complicated as he looked at the City God Order in Thunder's hand, curiously asked, "Leader Lei, I wonder what kind of treasure this City God Order is to make you value it so highly?"

"Haha!"

Having obtained the City God Order, Thunder was in a great mood and patiently explained to Xiao Mu: "The City God Order is the treasure of the City God, equivalent to the seal of the City God, symbolizing the authority of the City God."

"Possessing the City God Order and refining it not only lets one obtain the status of the City God, but also elevates one's powers to the Realm of Divine Spirits, without any barriers."

Without any barriers? That's unheard of!

Xiao Mu's heart mildly shook.

He was hearing about the mysteries of the City God Order for the first time.

I never imagined that after refining this treasure, I could directly break into the second stage of the True Realm - the Divine Spirit Realm without any obstacles.

Having a deep understanding of Thunder and Xuan Mo, Xiao Mu knows how difficult it is to break into the Divine Spirit Realm, the second realm of the True Realm, from the Yin God Realm, the first stage of the True Realm.

Both Thunder and Xuan Mo have been at the peak of the first stage of the True Realm for many years, but they have always been unable to breakthrough to the Divine Spirit Realm of the True Realm. This is because the threshold between these two realms is extremely difficult to cross.

Their relentless search for the City God Order over the years illustrates just how desperately they want it.

Thunder could not contain his excitement, "Besides, the City God Order itself is also a treasure. It possesses the power of a magic treasure. Once refined, it can be used as a magic treasure."

"Do you remember, the exit of the Hidden Mansion was once blocked by a treasure? That was the City God Order."

Xiao Mu was speechless.

The power of the City God Order seems to be much stronger than he had imagined, no wonder Thunder was so excited when he obtained it.

"Unfortunately, I cultivate the Power of Supreme Yang, while City God Xu cultivates Netherworld Power. The City God Order can only be used once it is refined."

Thunder regretted a little, but his joy did not diminish at all, and he put away the City God Order as he spoke.

"What a pity!"

Xiao Mu silently shook his head, his heart filled with a sense of regret.

A treasure of the City God Order's level is something everyone can't help but want to possess.

But now that it had fallen into Thunder's hands, he had better give up that idea.

"Search the corpses. I'll search City God Xu, see if we can find the Life and Death Book. You guys search the other City God's corpse."

Thunder commanded, beginning to search City God Xu's body immediately, leaving the other city god's corpse for Xiao Mu and the others.

"City God Xu, no offense."

After paying his respects to the corpse of City God Xu, Thunder began to search it at ease.

"I'll search."

"Haha! I'll do the searching."

Jiang Mu and Jin Fang began to compete, both wanting to search the unknown City God's corpse on the opposite side, each refusing to yield.

"How could I trouble you, Jin Fang? Let me do it!"

Stepping forward, Jiang Mu reached out to the unknown City God's corpse.

"Jiang Mu, dare you compete with me?"

Jin Fang shouted at Jiang Mu angrily, pushing Jiang Mu aside without mercy.

"You, Jin Fang, do you know what you're doing?"

Jiang Mu was extremely annoyed, staring at Jin Fang angrily. But he didn't dare to attack him, only countering.

"Of course I know what I'm doing, searching this City God's corpse. Didn't you hear Leader Lei's commands?"

Jin Fang retorted while already starting to search the unknown City God's corpse.

What fools these two are!

Xiao Mu scoffed disdainfully, not engaging in the fight to search the corpses.

With Thunder present, did they really think that if they found the City God Order, they would be able to keep it?

They did find some treasures on the unnamed City God's corpse. Besides a gourd, there was also a box of Energy Fruit.

Jin Fang did not find the City God Order from the unnamed City God's corpse; he was not sure whether this was because the City God did not carry his order or for some other reason.

"Why isn't there a Book of Life and Death? What is this?"

Thunder didn't find the Book of Life and Death on City God Xu's corpse, but he was holding something that had left him dumbfounded.

It was a piece of white jade that he had just found on City God Xu's corpse. It seemed similar in nature to the City God Order. However, it was much more exquisite and emitted a more noble and sacred aura.

However, this white jade was broken, only a fragment of a larger piece.

Xiao Mu and the others all looked at Thunder, at the jade fragment in his hand.

Jin Fang couldn't help but share his thoughts, "Could it be another City God Order? A broken one?"

"No, this is definitely not a City God Order. It is a seal of a higher level."

Thunder shook his head, his face serious but nonetheless showing a slight trace of extreme delight.

Xiao Mu was shocked, staring incredulously at the jade fragment in Thunder's hand. The broken piece of white jade was a seal even higher in status than the City God Order. But what was it?

"Haha! The Yama Seal! I've finally... found it..."

The sound of a joyful and surprised laughter suddenly sounded in everyone's ears, conveying sheer satisfaction, as though after an endless voyage and countless hardships, he had finally found something.

The Two Forces of Life and Death descended from the sky. A shadow flashed gray and black, and a man dressed as a Life and Death Judge appeared behind everyone.

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