Chapter 168: Forging Yang Forever
Although Nino and his group were trapped underground, they could still feel the power emanating from the ring that was trapping them, and realized that the situation outside was not good.

Kimio's Sun-casting Hammer emitted a faint light, as if conveying some message.

"The time is almost up." Kimio put down the Zhuyang Hammer and said dully.

The people around him cast their eyes towards him, unable to say anything more about the news except feeling helpless.

At this time, a noise was heard outside the ring.

The advance team arrived.

"Mr. Salomo! Mr. Nino!" Nie Hong shouted.

Salomo and Nino immediately came to the edge of the circular barrier: "Xiao Nie? Are you okay?"

Although Salomo had sent a message in advance, hoping someone would come to rescue them, he was not sure who would come to rescue them in such a chaotic situation.

It was really a coincidence that the advance team that was originally going to Eternal Night to look for Anti arrived at this time.

The members of the sanctuary immediately began to study the ring intensively.

After a while, they had a harvest: "It is a design modeled after the Zhuyang node, but it is probably made temporarily. If it is handled from the outside, it is not difficult to find many loopholes. Time is tight, so just dismantle it from the outside!"

Everyone in the team immediately followed the instructions and dismantled the ring outside.

Without spending much time, after removing the basic protection of the ring, Nie Hong and Daphne worked together to smash the ring on the spot, and the barrier formed by the light also flashed and disappeared.

Bang!
The moment the barrier disappeared, a loud noise was heard from it, Kimio jumped out and rushed directly to the Sun Plaza.

The others had no intention of saying more, and they contacted their own forces while rushing out.

Nino and Salomo reunited with the advance team.

Salomo said, "I didn't expect you to be the last ones to arrive here. Is everything going well over there in Yongye?"

"Where's Anti? Have you found him?" Nino asked anxiously.

"Found it! But he said he had something else to deal with in Yongye...so he didn't come out with us." Nie Hong said.

Although Anti did not come back, at least it was confirmed that he was not in any accident. The stone that had been hanging in Salomo and Nino's hearts finally fell.

On the other side, Maicon, the high priest of the Gulan Sacrifice Tower, and Daphne looked at each other silently.

Daphne touched her right eye and said nothing.

Maicon nodded slightly and said in his unclear voice: "She is gone. The soul that has persisted for so long can finally rest in peace. Your safe return is the best response to her."

Daphne nodded vigorously, and the trance in her expression faded a lot.

They didn't talk about the past any more and also set off towards Sun Plaza.

After crawling out of the underground and seeing the scene of two suns rising in the sky above their heads, everyone felt solemn.

After a while, a fierce battle broke out in the Sun Square. The envoys led by Kimio had already started fighting with the Sun City side.

But judging from the violently spreading waves, this will be a fierce battle!
When Nino and the others arrived, they also saw the situation in Sun Plaza clearly.

Countless civilians gathered around the periphery, but were affected by the fighting and died, leaving corpses everywhere.

But they were still not afraid and continued to gather here.

In the square, several pale pillars, as the incarnations of Zhuyangyoushen, suppressed all those who tried to hinder it. Beams of breathtaking white light swept around like a lighthouse, causing substantial destruction.

Nino and his men immediately engaged in a battle against these pillars.

Kimio fought against three pillars alone. The power of the Zhuyang Hammer in his hand was still limited in this place, but it was better than being completely blocked before.

Without hesitation, he directly activated his confused mind body and transformed all the power he could mobilize to the extreme. With one hammer, the violent wave directly destroyed several pillars.

But before he could even catch his breath, Captain Cobo, whom he had met before, came again.

There was an absolute gap between the two of them, but at this moment, Cobo, with an expression like a pilgrim, brought Kimio a lot of pressure.

Nino's sight passed through the crowd and the dazzling white light curtain, and saw Wengerson on the high platform in the corner of the square, the core members of the conference hall headed by him, and Jin Zhenggang, the chief designer of the Xinzhuyang Engineering Group.

Jin Zhenggang was having a conversation with Wengerson, and it seemed like they were arguing.

Nino quickly performed a miracle, seized the opportunity, and rushed over there.

A pillar quickly came up to block the attack, but was interrupted by a wave of deadly evil energy from Nie Hong, and then followed by Salomo's block, creating an opportunity for Nino to cover his opponent.

……

"You are defiling our craftsmanship...you are trying to make our craftsmanship, which we are so proud of, a stepping stone for the God Parade!" Jin Zhenggang shouted.

"Mr. Jin, what you are doing is to create a body for Zhuyang. I have taken you to see the activated Zhuyang, and you have also acquiesced to this project. There is nothing that is beyond your expectations." Wengerson said calmly.

"I acknowledged that the God of War could fill the final gap, but I did not agree to let the new body become part of the God of War! I participated in this project for Zhuyang, not for an unknown God of War!"

"You are wrong, Mr. Jin." Wengerson looked at Jin Zhenggang's furious face calmly. "You should have understood the key issues of Xin Zhuyang from the beginning, because you are an authority in Xuri City. You should have seen through our ambitions from the beginning and knew the possible consequences of this matter. You didn't even consider going back to report to the Craftsmen's Association of Xuri City to let them decide, but insisted on taking on everything yourself."

After listening to Wengerson's words, Jin Zhenggang's original anger suddenly turned into astonishment, and he opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

"We have never restricted your actions. We have given you the greatest authority and freedom. The choice has always been in your hands. You chose to participate knowing the risks... If I have to say, the person who tarnished your craft is you."

After he finished speaking, Jin Zhenggang sat down in embarrassment.

Jin Xiaoyang nervously held onto his grandfather's swaying body that seemed like it would fall down at any time. He looked at the chaos outside, the two suns hanging in the sky above his head, and his distraught grandfather.

It was hard for her to imagine that her grandfather and other craftsmen whom she revered, and all their efforts, would become the birthplace of a parade of gods.

Perhaps, as Wengerson said, Grandpa had considered the consequences but still chose to go his own way and take charge of the matter. But why did Grandpa insist on doing it? Wasn't it for their family?

"Wengerson!" At this moment, a shout came. Wengerson heard the voice, exhaled a long breath, turned slowly, and saw Nino rushing in from the chaos in a panic.

A pale pillar stood directly in front of Nino, responsible for protecting the people here.

But when it was about to attack Nino, Wengerson stopped it.

"Don't hurt him, let him come over... We are all brothers and sisters."

The pillar rotated a circle, then slowly rose into the air and hung high on the side.

Nino also recovered from the fear of being threatened by the power of the wandering gods and strode towards Wengerson.

The two men quickly approached each other within a few meters.

"..."

"I guess you want to ask, 'Why'?" Wengerson looked at Nino's silence and took the initiative to speak.

"...Yeah...why?"

Wengerson nodded, and then said: "Do you remember what I said when Mr. Anti questioned me before?"

Nino didn't say anything, but it was obvious that he would not easily forget what happened not long ago.

"We are still conservative in our thinking about promoting the birth of the Wandering God and then letting it serve as the new Sun. This is because Rising Sun City has experience to draw on. However, when I was asking Navida to promote and intensify the faith, I thought of some things."

"Even if the Rising Sun City does this, one day in the future, they will still be threatened by their core wandering gods due to the aging of the restraining shell parts. Of course, for the people of Rising Sun City, this will not be a big deal. They have the ability and stable mentality to deal with it slowly. But if this kind of thing happens to us in Sun City, the impact it can have is obvious to all."

"Didn't you say that the future should be left to future generations?" Nino couldn't help but ask.

"That's quite irresponsible," Wengerson said with a smile.

Nino was speechless.

"The Wandering God is immortal... and those evildoers possess such terrifying power. Isn't it really enviable? So, if there is a Wandering God who can really serve as a god and protect the Sun City forever, then there will be no hidden dangers in Zhuyang in the future." Wengerson said.

"You know that the wandering gods are a scourge, yet you still think that a wandering god can protect us!?"

"Why not?" Wengerson asked, "The wandering gods have their own logic of action. That is to say, as long as we can sort out the basic logic of their birth, with enough faith to promote it, it is completely in line with the rules of the wandering gods to transform it from a wandering god to a protective god. I have studied it, Nino, a lot."

"What about the potential impact of the parade?" Nino continued to ask.

"We will overcome it, even if there will be some sacrifices in the process, but compared to a truly eternal cast sun, it is nothing."

Nino looked at Wengerson and felt something was wrong.

Although Wengerson's logic seems fine at first glance,...

"Wengersen, you are not the kind of person who would sacrifice the people below you at will! Look at what has become of the civilians below you now!?"

"It's not a random thing, and people change. We all have flaws, Nino."

"You are dull and not good at socializing, but you are pragmatic and efficient. I may have some management skills and a sense of the overall situation, but as a city lord, I lack decisiveness and act slowly and decisively."

"You have made enough contributions, but you are exhausted by the political struggle. If I hadn't secretly guaranteed you, you would not have been able to get out of it unscathed. As for me, I am too conservative and not innovative enough. I can't reverse the decline of Sun City. I can only watch it slowly die and miss countless possible opportunities..."

"In the final analysis, we are mediocre people, Nino. And in this era, or in other words, from the beginning to the end of the dream world, mediocre people have no qualifications to step onto the stage..."

Wengerson spoke calmly, but his eyes were red and tearful, and his tone was full of sadness.

"The wandering gods in Zhuyang will bewitch people..." Nino could only utter one sentence.

"...I know, I may have been influenced by it very early on." Wengerson wiped the corners of his eyes gently, "But I think this change is just right for me, Nino, I feel better than ever before. Maybe I can do something in this city, in this world."

"but--"

"Nino!" Nino wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Wengerson's sudden shout.

"As a mediocre person, all you need to do is support the truly talented people. I have found my God, and what about you? Sun City needs a God!"

As he spoke, Wengerson waved his hand, turned around and shouted towards Zhuyang Square in front of him:
"Zhu Yang lives forever!"

……

"Zhu Yang will live forever--!"

"For Zhuyang!"

"We need Zhuyang!"

"Zhu Yang protects the Sun City!"

One call led to a hundred responses, and a fanatical atmosphere swept across. Under the cold white light, the originally chaotic people were instantly unified and shouted in an orderly manner because of Wengerson's shout.

The sound was deafening.

Nino was shocked by the enthusiasm, and even felt the urge to join in and cheer for the true birth of Zhuyang.

In such an atmosphere, Zhuyang's power grew stronger and stronger.

Kimio was already having a hard time dealing with Cobo, and at this moment several pillars suddenly came in, cutting through with white light, knocking him flying.

Fine cracks appeared on Huoxin's body. Kimio fell to the ground, and the Zhuyang hammer fell aside. The light of the hammer head flickered faintly, but was easily covered by the light of Zhuyang above his head.

Whizzing!

Suddenly, several light whips stretched out from the old Zhuyang and directly grabbed the Zhuyang body that was approaching him.

The two began to accelerate and approach each other, and the light became brighter and brighter!

(End of this chapter)