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Chapter 63: Heaven Falls
Chapter 63: Heaven Falls
"If Fufeng City is Wan Yaozi's target, then we still have a chance to survive."
"If Fufeng City is the target of the Demon Palace, then we're all as good as dead."
"And now, Fufeng City is already enveloped by a grand array, a unique formation exclusive to the Demon Palace, known as the Soul Severing Abyss Array. It can block all forms of communication, including telegrams, mental transmissions, teleportation talismans, and flying swords."
"At this moment, Fufeng City is essentially isolated, like a lone fortress. Whatever is happening here is unknown to the outside world, unless someone breaks through the array."
"Hmm?"
Fat Dragon's expression turned peculiar as he spoke, "Do these demon cultivators also refer to themselves as demon cultivators? I thought it was a slightly derogatory term."
"It may be so to us, but in their eyes, they embrace the term, including the demon cultivators."
Chen Qiu stood atop the city walls, overlooking the demonic beasts below that roared incessantly. These beasts showed no signs of launching an attack in the short term, merely surrounding the city and howling as if waiting for something.
"Where's the City Lord?"
He scanned the surroundings but couldn't find the City Lord of Fufeng City. Logically, during such a crisis, the City Lord should have been the first to step forward, if not to initiate an attack, then at least to stabilize the morale of the troops.
Time passed, and soon two hours had gone by.
During these two hours, the demonic beasts below didn't take the initiative to attack, and the soldiers on the walls didn't launch an offensive either. It seemed that both sides were waiting—Fufeng City was awaiting reinforcements, but what was the demon cultivator hiding among the beasts waiting for?
Just then—
A furious shout echoed from the horizon.
"Mortal scum, come and face your deaths!"
A towering green sword beam slashed through the dark clouds that stretched for thousands of miles, aiming directly at Fufeng City. Simultaneously, the array that had enveloped the city, as described by the scholar, gradually revealed its true form under this offensive.
A white, semi-transparent shell, akin to an eggshell, covered not only Fufeng City but also its surroundings.
This grand array, under the might of the towering green sword beam, was torn apart in an instant, disintegrating into white light that vanished into the air.
At that very moment, the people within the city also realized that telegrams and teleportation talismans were functional again.
"Hehehe!"
As the array shattered, a crimson blood beam shot towards the horizon at a speed beyond the naked eye's perception. It left behind a mocking laughter, "Since everyone's here, I won't linger. Have fun, everyone!"
As the words faded—
The tens of thousands of demonic beasts surrounding Fufeng City, their eyes bloodshot, went berserk and charged towards the city in a frenzied assault.
Several golden beams shot down from the horizon, landing above Fufeng City, carrying the formidable pressure of a Golden Core cultivator. A figure swiftly swept through the city, gathering their young disciples and preparing to leave without hesitation.
"Quickly, let's go!"
The Sect Master of Heavenward Sect, his face darkening, waved his sleeve, unleashing a torrent of spiritual energy. He enveloped Zhao Yishi, who was still hiding in the corner using his Concealment Spell, and instantly transformed into a streak of light, ready to depart from Fufeng City.
"Wait!"
Zhao Yishi spoke with urgency, "Sect Master, are we just leaving like this? What about Fufeng City?"
"There's no time to worry about Fufeng City now."
As the Sect Master of Heavenward Sect spoke, he covered dozens of miles in just a few breaths, his expression grim. "Fufeng City will soon be a field of corpses, and no one can stop it. The Divine Path Version is about to change again, and before the major version 'Worldly Strife' takes effect, there's a smaller version named 'Demon Invasion'."
"The location of this 'Demon Invasion' is within a thousand-mile radius centered on Fufeng City."
"The Demon Palace knew about this earlier than us. They trapped you in Fufeng City to lure us here. If we don't leave now, we won't be able to escape either. Don't think that being a Golden Core cultivator matters during a Divine Path Version shift."
"Wan Yaozi's speed far surpasses mine!"
After several hundred breaths.
The Sect Master of Heavenward Sect, fully utilizing his body technique, showed no mercy. He continuously applied talismans to his body, even to the point where blood seeped from the corners of his mouth. He pushed his speed to the limit and finally managed to escape the falling dark clouds just in time.
Zhao Yishi's face was filled with disbelief and awe as he turned to look behind him.
Behind him, the dark clouds that stretched for a thousand miles, with an incredibly oppressive aura, were rumbling and descending. It was as if the sky was collapsing, crashing heavily towards the ground. In that instant, he found his Divine Sense completely blocked by these dark clouds.
The entire area behind him was now shrouded by the dense black clouds.
The sky... had truly collapsed?!
At that very moment—
A voice, coming from the horizon, filled with the weariness of the ages and devoid of emotion, slowly echoed in the ears of everyone in the Great Xia Nation.
"Heavenly Will Decree: The next major change in the Divine Path Version, 'Worldly Strife', is one year away. The preceding minor version change, 'Demon Invasion', will occur within a thousand-mile radius centered on Fufeng City."
"Dark clouds loom, heralding the demon invasion.
Within thirty days, if the demons emerge victorious, their Heavenly Prison status will be lifted.
If the demons fail, the dark clouds will disperse, and peace will return.
The number and cultivation levels of demons allowed to participate in the war will match those of the cultivators within the thousand-mile radius of Fufeng City."
At the same time, in Fufeng City, the entire scene became chaotic almost instantly.
The sky had truly collapsed.
The dark clouds, stretching for a thousand miles, carried an unstoppable might as they crashed down. There was no rain, no thunder, yet the clouds descended, filling the air with black mist and reducing visibility significantly.
Outside the city, tens of thousands of demons had already begun a reckless charge towards Fufeng City. With the low visibility, they couldn't even see the demons below the city walls; they could only feel the walls trembling continuously.
The city's defense soldiers, gripped by fear, kept throwing down the talismans they had received from above.
"No wonder."
The scholar, sitting cross-legged on the ground, gazed at the black mist around him and said softly, "I thought it was a demon beast attack, but it turns out the sky has collapsed."
"What do you mean?"
Fat Dragon frowned and looked at the scholar, "Your words make it sound like the second option is better?"
"Well, if it were a demon beast attack, we'd have to worry about our survival, but now that the sky has collapsed, we don't need to think about that problem at all."
"Before every major change in the Divine Path Version, there are numerous minor version changes. For instance, this 'Demon Invasion' minor version is essentially giving some of the discarded pieces from the previous Divine Path Version a chance to fight again."
"The so-called demons are the side that lost in the previous Divine Path Version."
"They are imprisoned by the Heavenly Dao in some unknown small world, until the next Divine Path Version is about to change again. As discarded pieces, they participate in a war, and if they win, they can rejoin the current Divine Path Version. If they lose, they will be completely annihilated."
"We're quite lucky to have been chosen to participate."
Chen Qiu remained silent, his eyes narrowing slightly as he sensed the black mist around him. He casually cast out a Thunder Summoning Art, and the Spirit Energy he had just consumed was almost instantly replenished by the automatic rotation of the Heavenly Mandate Foundation.
"Did you notice?"
The scholar spoke calmly, his face expressionless, "This black mist is an extremely dense Spirit Energy that can quickly fill your Earthfire Foundation. In the next few days, the entire area within a thousand miles of Fufeng City will be littered with corpses. The demons' power is almost unmatched among their peers."
"From the looks of it, many people must have received this news in advance."
"The City Lord of Fufeng City and the Master of Ask Heaven Market must have fled. From one perspective, this isn't entirely bad. At least, there won't be Golden Core demons of equal cultivation level descending. It's just unclear whether the capital received the news in advance, and if they did, why didn't they come."
". . ."
After a moment of silence, Chen Qiu calmly looked at the lightning that had reappeared in his palm and the Heavenly Mandate Foundation that had once again instantly replenished his Spirit Energy. After a while, he suddenly chuckled.
"You're right about one thing."
"We are indeed quite lucky."
"It's time to show these so-called demons..."
"What is a Spellcaster?"
(End of Chapter)
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