parentshiftbook Chapter 131: Shocking
Chapter 131: Shocking
The first day of Yang has arrived.
As the eastern horizon began to lighten with the first hint of dawn, a red sun rose.
A beam of light suddenly shot out from the summit of the sacred mountain, its dazzling brilliance echoing the rising sun in the east.
Zhang Ping stood gazing into the distance.
Miao Caixin floated in mid-air, the King Gu Bowl in front of her connected to the mountain, radiating an indescribable and powerful force.
All the remaining Gu worms on the mountain were attracted by this power and flew around the bowl like planets.
"It has begun." Zhang Ping's expression was solemn. After waiting for so long, the refining of the essence gu had finally started!
If everything goes smoothly, once the essence gu is complete, it will immediately break through the light barrier covering the royal city and leave this place!
Today, the royal city is shrouded in a deathly stillness.
Since the rebels stormed into the capital last night, after a brief period of chaos, the eastern district has gradually fallen under their control.
Perhaps already aware of the defeat of the royal city's allied forces, the warriors within the city remained motionless for a time, lying in wait for an opportunity to escape.
Witnessing the extraordinary phenomenon erupting from the sacred mountain, a faint glimmer of hope ignited in their eyes.
Meanwhile, the ordinary people in the city huddled in filthy alleys and ditches. Their homes had long been seized by martial artists, leaving them to sleep on the streets. Seeing the changes on the sacred mountain, these desperate people knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly towards the summit.
"My king! Please save us!"
On top of a tall building in Dongcheng District.
He Changhong also watched the strange phenomenon on the sacred mountain with vigilance in his eyes.
One of his subordinates suggested, "Sir, should we take this opportunity to storm the Holy Mountain?"
"Miao Zhan and the others were all severely injured by the demons last night, and now only that outsider remains on the mountain."
He Changhong glanced coldly at the subordinate who had spoken: "Only that outsider left? You think you can beat him?"
"I..." The subordinate was speechless.
Yesterday, Zhang Ping single-handedly fought the three-headed demon king, displaying terrifying power! How could a nobody like him be compared to him?
The others lowered their heads and remained silent. He Changhong gazed at the light on the mountaintop for a moment before slowly saying:
"Ignore it. The summit of the sacred mountain is said to be the place where the King's Gu Bowl is enshrined. The current disturbance is most likely due to the refining of Gu."
At this point, practicing Gu poison is like building a latrine when you're about to defecate—it's like waiting to poop your pants.
Even if Miao Caixin were to concoct some earth-shattering Gu worm, demons would deal with it. He Changhong wasn't worried about that.
His gaze shifted from the sacred mountain to the pale black curtain of light that enveloped the entire royal city.
What truly worried him was whether the demons would betray him after using him...
Let's begin!
The demon kings, including the Black Tiger King, who were guarding the triangle of the formation, exchanged glances when they saw the rising sun in the east. Then, they suddenly increased the intensity of drawing power from the demon horde behind them.
As a massive influx of demonic power poured in, the pale black light barrier began to change drastically. Twisted runes rapidly appeared and swirled on the surface of the light barrier.
Where the light curtain falls, countless dark lines spread and intertwine in all directions, outlining a huge and bizarre pattern on the earth.
After a night of gathering, the number of demons outside the city had increased dramatically. They stood motionless like soulless puppets. A few demons who had held back their power during the earlier transfer were now unleashing their power uncontrollably!
The scene inside the city was equally shocking.
A huge, intricate, and ominous black pattern rapidly expanded along the ground, instantly covering the entire royal city.
People watched in horror as intricate and eerie patterns spread out beneath their feet.
"What the hell is this thing?!"
Some people discovered that wisps of black energy were emanating from the patterns, which seemed to be living things and entered their bodies, causing them to be terrified.
More people also witnessed this horrific scene. They either covered their mouths and noses with their sleeves or tried to jump away, but all their struggles were in vain.
Only martial artists whose cultivation has reached the Essence and Blood Realm or above can barely slow down the rate of black energy erosion by relying on the vigorous blood and qi power in their bodies, but they cannot completely get rid of it.
At the summit of the sacred mountain.
Zhang Ping noticed the strange patterns spreading towards him, his expression changed slightly, and the power within his body surged forth, covering the entire mountaintop area.
However, the patterns did not erode upwards; instead, they disappeared directly into the mountain. Only two streams of black energy that were advancing upwards were blocked by his power barrier.
"Demon power?" He frowned.
After a moment's thought, he tried to draw a wisp of Ghost Blade's blood energy to contact the black energy.
When the two came into contact, the dark energy contained in the blood and qi quickly eroded it, and in the blink of an eye, it devoured the wisp of black energy.
Seeing this, Zhang Ping breathed a sigh of relief.
The changes in his blood and qi brought about by the perfection of the Ghost Blade did not disappoint him. The corrosive power it carried was very strong.
The first day of spring, the day of Lichun (the beginning of spring).
The wind on the mountaintop still carried a chill, but it had a slightly warmer feel than last night.
In the warmer southern Xinjiang, tiny sprouts can be seen quietly emerging from the bare ground all around.
Zhang Ping looked up at the sky.
Miao Caixin manipulated materials to float up, melting and fusing them under the influence of some force. The scene was quite mystical, reminding him of the alchemy techniques described in vernacular novels.
According to Miao Caixin, the refining process takes half a day, and the essence gu will be successfully completed when the sun is directly overhead.
As he was observing, a commotion arose behind him. Zhang Ping frowned, turned around, and went to investigate.
On the path leading to the mountaintop, Miao Zhan was leading a group of people in a standoff with the guards. Most of these people were elite warriors who had been seriously injured on the battlefield the day before.
"We want to see the King!" Miao Zhan stared intently at Zhang Ping as he approached, his voice hoarse.
Although the crowd behind him was not as excited as Miao Zhan, they were also eager to know what Miao Caixin was doing and whether she was preparing some kind of Gu worm that could turn the tide.
Upon seeing Zhang Ping arrive, the guard elder quickly stepped aside.
Zhang Ping's gaze swept indifferently over Miao Zhan and the others.
"Your king is currently practicing Gu poison; no one is allowed to go up the mountain to disturb him before noon."
Having said that, he said no more, turned and left without offering any explanation.
Miao Zhan gritted his teeth, his eyes blazing with anger, but ultimately dared not make a move.
Today, no one on the sacred mountain dares to challenge Zhang Ping's prowess.
"Let's go!" Miao Zhan's expression changed several times, a resolute look flashing in his eyes, as he turned and left with his men.
The red sun gradually climbed into the sky.
The speed at which the light barrier absorbed the demon's power began to slow down.
However, the warriors inside the city had no time to breathe a sigh of relief.
They were horrified to discover that their vital energy was being forcibly drawn from their bodies by a strange force and was flowing continuously into the light screen above their heads!
"My power! That monstrous thing is draining my power!"
"No...no! I don't want to die!"
"I surrender...I surrender! I want to be the demon's lackey!"
The long-suppressed royal city was instantly and completely ignited!
Inside the house, some martial artists felt their power rapidly draining away. Overwhelmed by extreme fear and despair, they suffered mental breakdowns and frantically swung their knives at everything around them, killing indiscriminately to vent their frustration!
In the corners of the streets and alleys, ordinary people huddled together felt their bodies growing weaker and weaker.
An elderly woman, around fifty years old with half-gray hair, watched helplessly as her silver hair rapidly increased. Trembling, she gathered a strand of her long, snow-white hair, the chilling aura of death already gripping her throat.
When death arrives, the cage that imprisoned desires bursts open.
Arson, murder, looting, rape, and torture... the darkest corners of human nature were laid bare. Some rational individuals tried to awaken those who had fallen into madness, but to no avail.
Everything is in chaos.
......
Zhang Ping stood atop the mountain, looking down at the hellish scene below, his face growing increasingly grim.
"Where demons roam, cities are slaughtered and entire clans are exterminated."
He had heard this phrase countless times, but the impact and shock of witnessing it with his own eyes was still overwhelming.
Just at this time,
Suddenly, a pitch-black singularity appeared in the sky.
A terrifying aura originating from the ancient wilderness leaked out from the singularity.
Zhang Ping suddenly looked up.
The singularity rapidly expanded, transforming into a slowly rotating, deep black hole. A middle-aged figure approached from afar and stood at the edge of the black hole.
That calm face smiled at Zhang Ping.