Chapter 206: Dragon Spirit
Chapter 206: Dragon Spirit
A dark cobalt mist enveloped the area, first affecting the soldiers at the city gate.
The captain, who had just been chatting amicably with the merchant group's leader, suddenly felt something amiss. He touched his nose, and his hands were covered in fresh blood.
Then, he felt as if he had been thrown into a furnace, "So hot... so hot..."
Blisters appeared on his skin, seemingly filled with pus and bloody liquid.
"I... I..."
He looked at another soldier whose skin turned dark purple-black and spat out a mouthful of blood, collapsing to the ground as a corpse.
"Is John dead?"
"What's happening? Is a divine spirit punishing us?"
Amidst this terrifying death, military discipline immediately crumbled, and many soldiers and citizens who witnessed the scene went mad with fear.
As more people exhibited symptoms, a sense of dread spread among the crowd.
"It's the Black Plague!"
Just then, a scholar's shrill cry pierced the silence, bringing with it a terrifying panic.
The Black Plague!
This was the most devastating plague in the world, known for its rapid onset and the blackening of the victims' skin! Many merchants and farmers, without a word, fled towards the city's outskirts.
But to their horror, no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't break through the dark cobalt barrier.
Not only that, but countless red-eyed, black-furred rats emerged from the dark mist, forming a black river. The soldiers and merchants screamed as the rats crawled all over them.
When the 'black river' finally passed, only white bones remained, with numerous fine teeth marks on the skeletons.
...
"This..."
Vol stared at the sky, which had suddenly turned dark cobalt, his expression changing dramatically, "It's a Great Spirit's 'Spirit Domain'! Unless we deal with that Great Spirit, no one can leave..."
"Great Spirit? Spirit Domain?"
Fang Xing's face showed a hint of confusion.
"A Great Spirit-level Malevolent Spirit can create a domain-like field, enveloping an entire region. No one can leave until all living beings are dead..."
Vol's expression turned solemn, "I need to find Bermeath and work with the Duke of Tulip to deal with this troublesome Great Spirit... Otherwise, everyone will die, including me!"
'It's just a Spirit Domain. I already possess a domain when I'm outdoors. Am I boasting?'
Fang Xing rolled his eyes, and with a slight mental effort, he sensed that his Core Essence Domain could easily break through this Spirit Domain.
At that moment, the crowd in the square above stirred into chaos.
Bishop Bermeath of Radiance stepped forward, "Hail Radiance! Everyone, please stay calm..."
Before he could say more, a coughing sound came from the edge of the square.
The coughing seemed contagious, spreading from one to ten, and then from ten to a hundred. The first person who started coughing, a gentleman wearing a half-high silk hat, had coughed up pieces of his internal organs and collapsed, his skin turning dark purple-black.
"It's the Black Plague!"
A group of people screamed, almost driven to madness, trying to escape the place.
"Silence!"
Suddenly, Bishop Bermeath's voice boomed, "Divine Radiance Descend!"
A pure white pillar of light appeared, shooting towards the sky and transforming into a white light curtain, sheltering most of the square.
The initially chaotic crowd gradually calmed down, and the patients' rapidly deteriorating conditions seemed to ease.
"This is indeed the Black Plague, but it's been triggered by a supernatural force..."
Vol looked at the fallen gentleman, "The Black Plague wouldn't manifest this quickly under normal circumstances..."
"A Great Spirit that uses the Black Plague as its killing method?" Bermeath seemed to realize something, "I've read the records; a Great Spirit worshiped by a sect called the 'Cat-Eater God' has this characteristic."
"Didn't you prophesize this, my Prophet?"
The Duke of Tulip turned to his scholar, his expression grim.
"I only saw the shadow of dragon wings... and dragon fire!"
The scholar shook his head, a hint of helplessness on his face, "Fate always mocks me... It's the fate of a prophet."
Those who foresee fate are destined to be mocked by it.
The scholar deeply felt this at that moment.
It was supposed to be the work of a Dragon Spirit, so why did it suddenly turn into the Black Plague?
"Let's leave this place; it's no longer safe here."
The Duke of Tulip, accompanied by his soldiers, immediately headed back to the Duke's Mansion.
As a noble, he naturally considered his life more important than that of the commoners.
Moreover, this wasn't a conscious decision but a subconscious one, as natural as the sun rising in the east and rivers flowing downstream!
At this point, Fang Xing couldn't be bothered with the Duke's actions.
He stood by Vol's side, watching as they discussed the situation with Bishop Bermeath.
"The Cat-Eater God? Didn't the Satu Sect deal with this false god? Does this mean this attack was intentionally directed by the Satu Sect?"
Vol subconsciously glanced at Fang Xing.
In his opinion, among all the people in the Golden City, it seemed only this Star, Fang Xing, had offended the Satu Sect so severely.
But the Satu Sect wasn't foolish; if they wanted to target someone, why target an entire city?
He didn't know that the Satu Sect's sealing technique was still imperfect, and the Satu Elder couldn't hold on any longer, so they had to use him as a one-time, human weapon of attack.
Even if that Satu Elder was still alive, they had a plan to utilize the plague and force the Duke of Tulip to compromise.
It can only be said that in a world where the upper echelons possess extraordinary power, it's incredibly difficult for those below to retain their humanity.
This is a dark age where even becoming a slave is a luxury!
"The Satu Sect?!"
Fang Xing realized with a start that this was also his doing.
"Wait... Their revenge is just a side objective, right? Their main goal must be to eliminate the Bishop of Radiance and force the Duke of Tulip to submit, making the entire Tulip Diocese surrender to the Satu Sect... So their primary target is the Golden City!"
"Even so, I also bear some responsibility... It seems like we have no choice but to take action."
As he was thinking rapidly, he heard Vol say, "Only one Great Spirit can stop another Great Spirit... I think we can take a risk and release the Dragon Spirit from the Golon Mountains. After all, it's about to awaken anyway..."
"This..." Bermeath couldn't help but fall silent. "Since leaving the Knightly Order, your bottom line seems to have become much more flexible..."
In the past, a Radiant Knight would never have dared to say such words!
"Miss Sophia of the Soren family."
Vol turned to Sophia and said, "It seems we can still cooperate... I'll take care of calming the Dragon in the Golon Mountains. After all, if we can't control it in the end, we'll all die."
Sophia: "..."
"Then... How should we awaken the Dragon?" Fang Xing asked with great interest.
To stop a disaster that could destroy an entire city, one couldn't rely solely on brute force.
Although he was confident he could destroy the Golden City, saving it would require even more effort and energy than its destruction.
'Ever since that Great Spirit escaped its bindings, I can only vaguely sense its presence and cannot pinpoint its location... The divine sense of a Core Formation cultivator in the cultivation world should be around the early stages of Core Formation, about one li... But the perception of a Martial Spirit at the Core Essence stage is clearly inferior to that of cultivators...'
Fang Xing decided to listen to the opinions of these experts in dealing with spirits first.
"Of course, we must find the Duke of Tulip... Only in the Duke's Mansion can we find the inherited intelligence regarding this matter."
Vol said.
"I was too careless. I shouldn't have let the Duke of Tulip go earlier."
A golden light appeared behind Fang Xing, suddenly transforming into a blazing golden sun that enveloped Sophia, Vol, and Bermeath.
A flash of golden light in the sky.
By the time the three of them came to their senses, they found themselves already inside the Duke's Mansion.
"Ahh!"
A maid in a black and white uniform, holding a tray, was startled by their sudden appearance and dropped the tray.
"Are there assassins?"
A Great Knight, surrounded by Aura, arrived with a group of guards.
But before he could get a clear look at the figures, a finger appeared before his eyes: "Useless, get out of here!"
Fang Xing, now with his Core Essence power concentrated on one finger, easily dealt with these so-called Great Knights with a single finger.
Not long after, he touched his glabella and said, "The Duke... Found him!"
...
In the underground chamber, candlelight flickered.
"The heritage passed down by generations of the Dukes of Tulip is all here."
The Duke of Tulip carefully took out a necklace adorned with various gems and diamonds and put it on his neck. "The final protection... This wondrous item was personally blessed by the Pope of Radiance and underwent a hundred-day ceremony on the Holy Mountain. The power of protection within it is enough for an ordinary person to survive a deadly threat from a Great Spirit..."
On both sides of the underground chamber, there were iron shelves.
Various items emitting divine light lay quietly on them.
In the secret treasury of such a great duke, gold coins were the least valuable items.
"There's also a barrier in the underground chamber... Even a Great Spirit would have a hard time entering..."
A smile appeared on the Duke of Tulip's face.
Suddenly!
A loud rumble!
A wall collapsed, and Fang Xing walked in, holding a scholar by the neck: "You're the Duke of Tulip? Oh, I saw you in the square earlier... Quickly, tell me everything you know about the Dragon."
"You... you..."
The Duke of Tulip stared at the broken necklace on his neck, pointing at Fang Xing as if he were having a seizure: "Where's the barrier outside? Where's Great Knight Ferrell?"
"Oh? Are you asking if there's any resistance?"
A gentle smile appeared on Fang Xing's lips. "For me, it seems there isn't any resistance..."
"Cough, cough... We're not here as enemies of the Duke of Tulip."
Bishop Bermeath entered and, upon seeing this scene, felt his heart racing. He quickly made the sign of prayer and said, "Duke of Tulip, we need to awaken the Dragon... We want to use the conflict between the two Great Spirits to find the key to resolving the current situation..."
"Of course, I'm willing to help you..."
The Duke of Tulip straightened his cravat: "After all, these are all my subjects..."
'Hmm?'
Fang Xing was a little surprised by this behavior: 'The nobility in this world is quite intelligent. They adapt quickly... I thought they'd be furious about my rudeness and want to punish me.'
(End of Chapter)
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