Wielding the Thunders Across Two Worlds

Public opinion exploded yet again!

Compared to the four old Daoists who resolved the torrential rain crisis, Taoist Shen Hao directly uprooting a tower from Sakura Paste and bringing it back certainly demonstrated the Extraordinary Power of the elder Daoists, but the visual impact was still somewhat limited.

But this time was different. This time, Yunyang and the other two had thoroughly demonstrated the kind of destructive power they were capable of.

A single gourd collected tens of thousands of people.

A single wave of Sword Qi annihilated an entire area.

The place where Yunyang acted was the Lü Zon Capital, a densely populated area and a tourist spot for Westerners. There were countless onlookers, and of course, every one of them had a phone in hand.

Countless videos spread across the internet, allowing the world to truly see what it looked like when a Taoist Master from Celestial Xia unleashed their power!

However, what they didn’t know was that aside from revealing his Dharma Aspect, Yunyang had barely used any real effort at all.

No, scratch that. They knew.

"All the destruction was confined to those industrial parks. Not even a single leaf fell from the trees outside the parks. You can just imagine the level of their control!"

"I suspect this isn’t even the true strength of those Extraordinary Beings. Their real power far exceeds what was shown in that one sword strike!"

"Don’t forget, that Bai Mei Master before directly uprooted the Eight Vast Universe Tower and took an entire Floating Island with it!"

"They invaded another country’s airspace, abducted its people, and destroyed its industries! This is a blatant act of aggression! We should protest to Celestial Xia!"

"News is out. The people they took were all a bunch of criminals who mainly scammed Celestial Xia People out of their money through the internet or telecom fraud."

"Uh... so they’re fighting crime?"

"Videos from Shan Country and Cambodia are out too. Although those industrial parks weren’t in bustling cities, there were still residents nearby."

"My god, what is that? It looks like Hell!"

"And that golden net! It looked as sharp as a laser!"

"Have Celestial Xia’s Extraordinary Beings started cracking down on transnational crime? I hope they hurry up and take out those scam syndicates in Ah San! My parents were scammed out of thirty thousand Huaqi Coins by them!"

Once the truth came out about Yunyang’s group taking the people and destroying the parks, voices of understanding grew more common online. However, there were still plenty who saw them as a threat that needed to be controlled.

"They must be monitored! That old man with the white eyebrows took a tower belonging to Sakura Paste last time, and now three more people have taken away hundreds of thousands of people."

"They didn’t just take Celestial Xia People, but also people from Shan Country, Cambodia, Lü Zon, and even some Westerners!"

"This goes against international law!"

"Even The Avengers have to register! Even the Thunder God isn’t an exception! What gives them the right to be so reckless?"

But the ones venting their emotions online were just ordinary netizens. The higher-ups in various countries, however, said nothing at all.

Never mind the two weaker nations of Shan Country and Cambodia; even Lü Zon, which often picked fights with Celestial Xia, had no one commenting on the matter.

’Are you kidding me!’

After the elder Daoists proved that they were willing to kill, everyone had to weigh the consequences of angering them.

From the moment Taoist Yan Song killed a nation’s Commander in Kabia, to when Taoist Shen Hao uprooted Sakura Paste’s Eight Vast Universe Tower, they knew this group of Daoists wouldn’t be swayed by moral blackmail.

Furthermore, judging by their actions, they didn’t accept interference from the Celestial Xia System either.

They were simply Taoist Sect cultivators. All their actions were driven not by profit, but by their own conscience.

’That made things very difficult!’

’In today’s world, what major power still acts solely on conscience!’

This incident was clearly caused by some industrial park luring or kidnapping innocent Celestial Xia People, making such a commotion that it alarmed those Extraordinary Beings from the Taoist Sect.

Those Extraordinary Beings wouldn’t give a damn about international law or public perception, nor would they take small, incremental steps.

They would only take matters into their own hands and deliver some physical ’salvation’!

The higher-ups of every country now hated the guts of those industrial park bosses.

’Luring some greedy criminals over would have been one thing. If you were just scamming money, those Extraordinary Beings wouldn’t have gotten involved.’

’Because the few times those Extraordinary Beings acted, it was only ever to save people.’

’As long as you only scammed money and didn’t take lives, simple economic crimes probably wouldn’t have provoked the towering rage of those Extraordinary Beings.’

’So why did you have to go and lure in innocent people?’

’And after luring them in, you tortured, abused, and even killed them?’

’Were you that short on cash?’

’This isn’t a civilized society anymore; this is the age of the Extraordinary. Just because the Celestial Xia System can’t get you doesn’t mean Celestial Xia’s Extraordinary Beings can’t!’

’Well, look at you now. You committed countless evils and infuriated those Extraordinary Beings from the Taoist Sect.’

Now, everyone involved in the industry had been caught in one fell swoop—be they bosses, enforcers, service staff, willing participants, or those who were tricked—all of them were taken away.

’Are you happy now?’

They had already received news that the Celestial Xia System had built a massive detention camp somewhere on the border, and those three Extraordinary Beings had dumped the hundreds of thousands of people there that very night.

The next day—which was right now, at this very moment—Celestial Xia’s specialists had already begun registering identities. The faster ones were even beginning trials.

What could they say now?

Condemnations? Negotiations?

No matter what they said, they risked offending those Celestial Xia Extraordinary Beings.

’If I let them misunderstand that I’m a patron of these scam parks, and they come to take me away, what could I possibly use to stop them?’

’If they just took me to Celestial Xia, that would be one thing. As a foreign dignitary, Celestial Xia would send me back, so that wouldn’t be so bad.’

’But what if they see I’m a high-ranking official, assume I’m the mastermind or some key figure, and just strike me dead with a Thunderbolt or a wave of Sword Qi? Who would I even cry to for justice then?’

So, while the netizens could run their mouths freely, the higher-ups of every country kept their lips sealed.

Even when questioned by daring reporters, they would just beat around the bush and dodge the topic.

...

After a night of brewing, the domestic internet finally caught wind of the matter as well.

However, compared to the mix of understanding and resentment abroad, the direction of public opinion at home was completely unified.

Kill them!

"My parents were scammed out of their entire life’s savings for retirement. They’re both depressed now."

"The country loses tens of billions every year. They should pay for it with their lives!"

The machine of the System began to turn. While interrogations were underway, assets were continuously recovered. Then, one by one, those whose interrogations were complete were sent off to their respective local prisons to begin serving their sentences.

At the same time, the Taoist Office once again received a call from Taoist Ming Chong.

"We also provide follow-up services."

"What kind of follow-up services?"

"The ones we caught this time were all inside the parks. Most were operational staff, and there were some managers, but the real masterminds behind it all aren’t necessarily staying in the parks. They’re out enjoying themselves.

So, if your interrogations reveal the identities of any big bosses that you find inconvenient to arrest, just let us know."

Taoist Ming Chong said coolly, "We’ll handle the after-sales."