Chapter 99: The Sky Darkens (1/2)
Chapter 99: The Sky Darkens
Both the sky above and land below of the valley were covered by a great sea of fire. The heat spread out in rolling waves, and the people outside the valley began sweating through their shirts.
Everyone stared solemnly at the valley and waited in silence, hoping that the Eight Extreme Trigram Fire Formation would be able to completely purify the Soul Devouring Beast and eliminate this threat.
Time passed by slowly.
Gradually, following a strange ‘chi chi’ sound that could be heard from inside the valley, a thick, negative aura was starting to be released and spread outside the valley.
“Not only can the Trigram Fire purify the Soul Devouring Beast, it will also purify the negative feelings.” Liang Zhong looked to the crowd and said in a serious manner, “The aura of negativity can be considered a layer of defense for the Soul Devouring Beast, and after it has been vaporized, it still needs some time to dissipate. All of you should be a bit more careful to not have evil thoughts in your hearts. This will prevent your mind from being affected.”
The crowd nodded in understanding and calmed their hearts, protecting their minds from other thoughts.
“Is Qin Lie okay?” Liang Zhong walked over and looked at Qin Lie, whose eyes were tightly closed and body was occasionally shaking, before frowning and saying, “For him to suddenly fall into such a strange state in a situation like this, seriously…”
Although he did not state it directly, everyone knew that he was somewhat blaming Qin Lie. The Dark Asura Hall generals also softly scoffed upon hearing his words.
At a critical juncture, Qin Lie had failed to call down heavenly lightning. In fact, he had even fallen into a strange state of unconsciousness much like deep sleep, and this somewhat caused everyone to be disappointed in him.
“Luckily, Gao Yu is here,” whispered a Dark Asura Hall general before lifting his head to look at Gao Yu, who was moving further away from them. “If he hadn’t left the valley for whatever inexplicable reason, the chance of our plan succeeding would have been much higher.”
The people from Dark Asura Hall all nodded in agreement. They also all thought that Gao Yu’s odd behavior had added a complication to this trip.
Gao Yu did not bother with them and stayed far away from the crowd, wearing a dark expression.
He simply watched Qin Lie.
No one could guess his thoughts, nor could they understand why he kept staring at Qin Lie. They all assumed that Gao Yu was a weird person and felt that he was someone difficult to socialize with.
A thin trace of negative aura quietly creeped out of the valley from amidst the boiling flames.
Those who kept their minds calm and clear of evil thoughts felt uncomfortable and irritable surrounded by these negative auras. Therefore, everyone sat down, steadied their auras, and focused their minds to fight against it.
Na Nuo, Tu Ze, and Xiong Ba all had their eyes closed as they cleansed the hostile feelings inside their hearts. They did not say a word.
However, Shattered Ice Manor’s Yan Ziqian, Feng Kai, and their men were still whispering to each other with cold expressions; a cruel glitter shone through their eyes from time to time.
After a while, the wicked light in the Shattered Ice Manor martial practitioners grew more and more, even Yan Ziqian and Feng Kai had dark expressions on their faces…
The people from Dark Asura Hall did not pay attention to those from Shattered Ice Manor. They were only looking at the burning valley, worried that the Soul Devouring Beast would not die from this.
After a little while, the one-armed Yan Qingsong suddenly let out a harsh yell, to the crowds surprise, and suddenly made a mad rush towards the closest crimson red pillar as though he didn’t care for his life.
The moment he led at the front, Yan Ziqian, Feng Kai, and the other Shattered Ice Manor’s martial practitioners all attacked the crimson red stone pillar as if possessed.
“Boom Boom Boom! Bang Bang Bang!”
They did not care that the flames were burning them or even about their own lives. They used everything in their power to attack the Eight Extreme Trigram Fire Formation’s stone pillars.
These crimson red stone pillars were originally chosen from the stones within the stone forest, so they weren’t very sturdy to begin with. After being burned by fire, the rocks became brittle, and under the combined assault of Yan Ziqian, Feng Kai, and the others desperate attacks, cracks began to appear on two stone pillars.
The moment the cracks appeared, the firelight that was flying out of the two stone pillars subsequently weakened.
The barrier that sealed the sky also grew much weaker, as if a crack had formed somewhere.
The Soul Devouring Beast’s shrill howls abruptly grew savage, and an even stronger wisp of mind consciousness came out of the valley, firmly controlling Yan Ziqian and the rest.
And so, Yan Ziqian and the others’ attacks on the the stone pillars became even more frenzied than before.
“Dammit!” Liang Zhong’s expression turned as he hurriedly summoned the Azure Moon and readied it to attack Yan Ziqian and his men.
Xie Jingxuan’s eyes were also brimming with shock as she looked towards the sky above the valley and noticed the blazing flames erratically shooting everywhere. She immediately knew that the concentrated purification powers of Eight Extreme Trigram Fire Formation had been diminished yet again.
From the Soul Devouring Beast’s howls, she could detect a trace of excitement, and this made her heart sink.
“Uncle Zhong, there’s no need to worry about their identities. Kill them all.” She had a cold look in her eyes as she gave the order.
Even Liang Zhong, who was rushing towards Yan Ziqian and Feng Kai, looked startled upon hearing her words, and even turned his head mid-flight. “Miss, you’re mean?”
“Just kill them all.” Xie Jingxuan’s tone was indifferent. “You already warned them to shield their minds and clear them of evil thoughts, but they did not heed your advice. They most likely had murderous intentions and thoughts of betrayal in their hearts from the very beginning. Otherwise, they would not be influenced this easily. Their hostility and murderous intent was directed at one of us.”
After a pause, Xie Jingxuan calmly added, “It is possible that person may be you or me…”
“Miss, are you sure?” Liang Zhong frowned.
“Kill them!” Xie Jingxuan yelled coldly.
Liang Zhong gave a great shudder and then immediately stopped himself, sending only his Azure Moon flying.
Like a crescent moon it fell amidst Yan Ziqian, Feng Kai, and the other Shattered Ice Manor martial practitioners. The crescent spun nimbly, blood splattered, and heads flew.
Yan Ziqian and his men were decapitated and killed in their madness, and their blood splattered against the stone pillars in front of them.