Ever since he had broken through to the Emperor Realm, he had rarely encountered an opponent he could not fight. He had even killed a few Third-Order Emperor Realm masters, so his mentality had inevitably undergone some subtle changes. Today, he realized that in this world, there were many talented people, and the price of underestimating others was suffering.
It was all thanks to his half-dragon body that he was able to survive this trip. If it weren’t for this half-dragon body, that black shadow’s sneak attack from behind would have taken his life. If it weren’t for his half-dragon body, the strange poison on his dagger would have been enough to kill him.
It was the solidity of his half-dragon body that allowed him to seal the dagger’s advance with his flesh and blood, not allowing him to suffer any fatal injuries, allowing him to ease the spread of the poison, allowing him to survive.
Thinking back to tonight’s encounter, Yang Kai’s heart was filled with doubts. The only reason he had come here was because Luo Chen had used Gao Xueting’s name to send a message. Otherwise, why would he have come here for no reason? The black shadow’s ambush here was obviously premeditated. What did this have to do with Luo Chen and Gao Xueting?
Earlier, he had even contacted Gao Xueting and received some response. If not for this, he wouldn’t have trusted it so easily.
As for the dozen or so Emperor Realm masters who had entered the Demonic Path, this made him feel even worse.
The Southern Domain had just suffered a Demon Tribulation. During the ten years he had been fighting back in Heng Luo Star Field, the Southern Domain had been hunting down and searching for the Demonic Consciousness that had escaped. It was said that all of them had been wiped out, so how could there be so many of them?
Thinking about this, Yang Kai was shocked. These dozen or so people were all Emperor Realm who had come to participate in this Martial Meeting, and even during the day, he hadn’t noticed anything unusual. If they had all silently fallen into the Demonic Path, what about the others? The valley was filled with hundreds of Emperor Realm and tens of thousands of elite disciples from the Southern Domain. If all of them were killed, it would be quite amusing.
Not daring to think further, Yang Kai flashed out of the Mysterious Small World.
On the peak of the mountain, the Mountain River Bell stood still and the mountaintop was a mess. There were still traces of the battle, but there was a faint movement inside the bell. It was obvious that the enemy trapped inside was trying to break out of the prison, but the suppression force in the valley was extremely strong, so how could it be easily broken?
Yang Kai’s fist landed on the bell and with a loud bang, the inside of the bell immediately fell silent, letting out several miserable cries.
When Yang Kai put away the Mountain River Bell, he saw that the five Emperor Realm he had suppressed earlier had all fainted on the ground. Yang Kai reached out and grabbed the white-haired old man, circulating his Emperor Qi and sweeping it across his body, secretly feeling that something was wrong.
Sure enough, the situation was the same as what he had seen. This old man had become a devil, but from the looks of it, it hadn’t been long since he became a devil, so the Demonic Qi hadn’t eroded too much.
With a solemn look on his face, Yang Kai’s aura suddenly underwent a shocking change, instantly becoming ancient and desolate, as if he had stepped out from an ancient and distant world, a feeling of incompatibility with the current world.
The power of a Wizard.
Not only was Yang Kai an Emperor Realm, but he was also a Wizard King who specialized in various types of magic. From his previous contacts, the strength of a Wizard was definitely the most effective way to restrain Demonic Qi.
Stretching out his hand, Yang Kai placed it on the old man’s head and began chanting a strange incantation. A layer of hazy light instantly enveloped the old man and in the next moment, the old man’s body suddenly glowed with a faint red light.
Bloodlust Technique! In that ancient world, Yang Kai had fought with the Demon Race for many years and had many experiences healing those who had fallen into the Demonic Path. The Bloodlust Technique was very effective in resisting the Demonic Qi’s corrosion, and with his Wizard Technique, it shouldn’t be difficult to pull this old man back from the Demonic Path.
However, the Bloodlust Technique was formed from the stimulation of a cultivator’s Blood Essence. This old man was not young, so his lifespan would likely be affected, but how could Yang Kai care about that now? He only wanted to figure out what happened today before making any further plans.
The Bloodlust Technique had been activated, and the spell changed again. This time, it was the Demon Expelling Technique.
The old man’s body trembled violently as his face twisted, as if he was enduring a great deal of pain. Black smoke poured out from his seven orifices and as soon as the black smoke left his body, it disappeared. This was the Demonic Qi that had invaded his body and was purified by the Demon Expelling Technique.
Suddenly, the old man opened his eyes, which were filled with darkness. Even though Yang Kai had sealed his strength, he still bared his fangs and roared at Yang Kai like a ferocious beast, as if he wanted to gnaw on Yang Kai’s flesh and blood.
The scene in front of him reminded Yang Kai of his previous experience. In the ancient world, the Demon Race and the Barbarians had fought each other, causing blood and flesh to fly everywhere. If he hadn’t experienced it personally, it would have been difficult to imagine how cruel the struggle between the two races was.
But soon, the old man’s struggling and roaring subsided, and the Demonic Qi leaking from his seven orifices became less, the pitch-black color in his eyes gradually fading.
A few dozen breaths later, the old man collapsed to the ground as if he had been fished out of water, blinking his eyes blankly as he asked, “What… what happened?”
Yang Kai looked down at him, “Do you recognize me?”
The old man’s vision gradually focused as he asked in surprise, “Are you Elder Yang from Azure Sun Temple?”
“Don’t you remember what happened to you?” Yang Kai asked.
The old man frowned and pondered for a moment before his expression changed drastically, “This old master just… just now… what happened?”
He still had some impression of what had just happened and was not completely ignorant.
Yang Kai said, “You were corrupted by Demonic Qi, when did you become a Devil, and how did you become one?”
“Become Devil!” The old man’s face went pale and he chuckled twice before shaking his head, “Impossible, this is impossible!” He still couldn’t believe it. The Southern Domain had been chasing after the Demonic Consciousness all these years, so he obviously knew what it was like to become devil. He had even seen others become devil, but that was a huge change in their temperament. Even if it was his own wife or daughter, he could still kill them, but he had never thought that such a thing would happen to him. For a moment, he felt uneasy.
Yang Kai grabbed his collar and coldly said, “Nothing is impossible, just look at the four of them!”
The old man turned his head to look at the four people who had fallen to the ground and fainted. Seeing that the four of them still had black Demonic Qi swirling around their bodies, the old man’s pupils couldn’t help contracting and he had no choice but to face reality, otherwise he wouldn’t be able to explain all the strange things that had happened to him.
“Think about it carefully, is there anything suspicious?”
The old man hesitated for a moment before saying, “This afternoon, Madam Han and I received an invitation from Elder Feng to see Palace Master Lei, but… I don’t remember.”
“Feng Ming, Lei Gu?” Yang Kai’s expression changed. There were only two people in the entire Southern Domain who could be addressed as Elder Feng and Palace Master Lei. If these two were the culprits…
Yang Kai suddenly turned his head towards the direction of Plain Palace, a look of worry appearing on his face.
“That’s right,” The old man slowly shook his head, “Could it be that the Plain Palace took the initiative… Elder Yang, where are you going?” Before he could finish speaking, Yang Kai suddenly soared into the sky and disappeared in a certain direction.
Staggering to his feet, he felt incredibly weak. Turning his head to look at the four people lying unconscious on the ground, he looked around at the scene of the battle and slapped his thigh in frustration, “The world is about to change.”
He faintly felt that the world was about to change.
Since he had four people who had fallen into the Demonic Path with him, he couldn’t just ignore them. If they woke up, he was afraid they would go out and wreak havoc again. However, he had some friendship with these four people, so he couldn’t kill them, so he could only find a way to imprison them and wait for Yang Kai to rescue them. Since Elder Yang was able to save him from the Demonic Path, it shouldn’t be a problem for him to save the other four.
The Plain Palace was in a state of chaos at this moment, with the sounds of battle filling the air. Human figures were fleeing for their lives, one after another falling into pools of blood, one of the three great Sects of the Southern Domain becoming as cruel as hell in less than an hour.
One after another, the Emperor Realm wrapped in black Qi shuttled back and forth, killing people as if they were cutting melons and cutting vegetables, their dark eyes filled with a cold light. More than a hundred of them surrounded the valley, forcing all the fleeing cultivators to retreat. This was the place where the Southern Domain Martial Meeting and tonight’s Feast were held.
Feng Ming held the Transmission Compass in his hand as he searched for information on it. Frowning, he turned to Lei Gu and said, “There’s news from that side that we failed.”
Lei Gu’s robes fluttered in the wind, and although his body was also covered in black Demonic Qi, it was clear that he had not lost his rationality. This was because he had not simply been corroded by the Demonic Qi, but had instead been possessed by the Demonic Will.
The current Lei Gu was no longer the Lei Gu from the Plain Palace.
Feng Ming was obviously the same.
Hearing this, Lei Gu angrily asked, “How did it fail?”
How could a foolproof plan fail?
“I don’t know the exact situation, he just let that person escape.” Feng Ming shook his head.
“Trash!” Lei Gu’s expression became gloomy. It was because he was afraid of this man’s Space Ability that he had thought of a way to get rid of him first in order to prevent him from using his Space Ability to stir up trouble. However, he hadn’t expected that he would still be unable to succeed. This made him quite dissatisfied, but he also knew that since even this man had failed, even if he personally took action, it wouldn’t be much better. It could only be said that one’s plans were up to the Heavens, and it seemed he had still underestimated this man’s ability.
“Let’s speed up and try to get things done before the news gets leaked,” Lei Gu ordered.
Feng Ming nodded and shot into the night sky.
Under the night sky, Yang Kai’s figure flickered, his face tense, his heart calm but also extremely worried.
He had originally suspected that this incident had something to do with Luo Chen and Gao Xueting, and the facts proved that it was indeed related to the two of them, but what made him feel slightly relieved was that it wasn’t their original intention. It was likely that Luo Chen and Gao Xueting had also been corrupted by the Demonic Qi and were now being driven by others.
Yang Kai also suddenly remembered that during the day, Luo Chen and Gao Xueting seemed to have gone out together, but now it seemed that they had been summoned by Lei Gu. It was likely that the situation was the same as the old man’s.
However, he just couldn’t figure out how the Demon Tribulation in the Southern Domain could be so big, especially when it had been specially chosen for the Martial Meeting in the Southern Domain. It was obvious that this was a grand plan, and if it wasn’t done in a day, it was likely they had long planned it.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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