Chapter 379: Now, only one in ten cultivators remain steadfast here.
Everyone uniformly took out a small knife and slit their right hand.
Then they pressed their palm against the surface of the bronze bell.
Their blood was absorbed by the pitch-black arm through the bronze bell.
In the blink of an eye, these figures collapsed to the ground, turning into mummies.
However, the pitch-black arm covered by the bronze bell seemed to have gained life.
The black aura within it became more surging, as if it were about to burst out at any moment!
Cracks gradually appeared on the surface of the bronze bell.
Crack, crack.
The cracks spread like a spider web.
Eventually, it shattered completely!
Boom!
Infinite black aura suddenly gushed out from within.
The pitch-black arm was the source of the black aura!
Wherever it passed, the land, rocks, and houses were immediately corrupted and eroded.
The pitch-black arm clearly had no mouth.
Yet, there was an eerie and absurd whispering surrounding it.
It seemed that if one listened for a few more moments, their head would explode and their spirit would collapse.
Buzz.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth was completely expelled.
Within a radius of one mile, it became demonic land in the blink of an eye.
All living beings were demonized!
Couples who were just kissing each other began to bite each other the next moment, with flesh and blood blurred.
Good friends and relatives who were just hanging out turned against each other on the spot, fighting and tearing each other apart.
Brothers fighting in the same room, fathers and sons becoming enemies...
Moreover, the spiritual beasts that had been raised for years went crazy and attacked their owners.
Within the range of the demonic land, ordinary people almost began to demonize in an instant.
Cultivators below the Nascent Soul realm could barely hold on for dozens of breaths.
But if they couldn't escape the range of the demonic land within those dozens of breaths, they would also begin to demonize.
The demonic land was still expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Wherever it passed, it was a scene of hell.
What's more, it was not just one place where the demonic land appeared.
This city was vast in area.
At the same time, demonic land erupted in four places.
If viewed from above, it could be seen that the pitch-black demonic land was spreading wildly like ink dropped on white paper!
The chaos continued further, with flames burning the sky.
There were cries of "Father!" and "Mother!" everywhere, and roars from demonized beings everywhere.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
The cultivators immediately flew out, gazing at the demonic land with solemn expressions.
Emperor Jing, dressed in a brocade robe, looked at the capital shrouded in black smoke, his whole body trembling with anger.
Beside him, the shadow guards quickly reported the situation.
"Overnight, in our prestigious capital, demonic land erupted in four places simultaneously!"
"What about the city guards, what are they doing?"
"What are you shadow guards doing?!"
The shadow guards fearfully lowered their heads, not daring to speak.
"What's the current situation?" Emperor Jing asked again.
The shadow guard said in a deep voice, "Cultivators at the Divine Transformation realm can barely consume spiritual energy to stop the spread of the demonic land, but it's only a temporary solution."
"A cultivator at the Divine Transformation realm said that we must delve into the demonic land and destroy its root to completely eliminate it."
"But... it's extremely dangerous."
Emperor Jing took several deep breaths, "Convey my order, open the treasury, and take out all the demon-suppressing items left by the ancestors, and hand them over to the cultivators at the Divine Transformation realm."
"Anyone who can eliminate the demonic land, I will enfeoff him as a king, with a fief of three thousand li!"
The shadow guard respectfully replied, "Yes."
Emperor Jing looked at the chaotic capital, his face gloomy.
As Emperor Jing, he naturally knew about the demon race, demonic land, and demonic aura.
But he never expected that the capital would have demonic land.
"Could it be... a diversionary tactic?"
Emperor Jing's gaze was profound as he suddenly tapped the jade pendant on his waist.
A new shadow guard quickly appeared, waiting respectfully for orders.
Emperor Jing, "Immediately gather information on those sects, and see if they have also had outbreaks of demonic land."
Shadow guard, "Yes."
A moment later, the shadow guard appeared again.
He respectfully said, "Your Majesty, I have just received intelligence that demonic land has erupted in all the states and various sects, and it all happened within the past two days."
Emperor Jing's breath caught for a moment, and his expression turned extremely grim. "If other sects are also threatened by demonic land, they will inevitably have to recall their cultivators from outside."
"In that case, the number of cultivators on the border will be greatly reduced, making it difficult to withstand the onslaught of the Wan Yao Kingdom."
"This is an open and shameless scheme by Gu Ming."
"Damn it!"
...
Jade Sea City.
The Eastern Sea, which had not seen waves for several years, suddenly became turbulent.
The waves grew larger and larger.
The people on the shore were terrified.
Some even couldn't help but kneel on the ground, praying devoutly that the Dragon King would not be angry.
Ji Ping squinted his eyes and looked towards the east.
He was astonished to see that among the undulating waves, there appeared numerous wave-cutting battle platforms!
They were densely packed with aquatic demons such as fish, shrimp, turtles, and crabs!
Boom! Boom!
Dozens of figures burst out of the sea and hovered in the sky.
Ordinary people and cultivators looked up and saw that they were dozens of python dragons!
The leading python dragon was particularly enormous, with a body length exceeding a hundred zhang.
Its scales were a deep blue, almost turning black.
The cultivators of Jade Cauldron Sect stationed in Jade Sea City swallowed their saliva and tightened their weapons.
Anyone could see that the Eastern Sea Python Dragon Palace had revealed all its trump cards!
Even the Eastern Sea King had made an appearance!
At that moment, a figure in white suddenly rose into the air from the crowd.
Seeing his appearance, ordinary people and cultivators immediately felt relieved.
"Can't hold back any longer?"
Ji Ping looked at the Eastern Sea King and said indifferently.
The Eastern Sea King let out a shocking dragon roar, "My direct descendant dragon son was killed, and I have suppressed this grudge for far too long."
"Today, I will return it all to the human race!"
"My son's life is not enough to be compensated by a whole Jade Sea City!"
"Kill!"
The Eastern Sea King roared fiercely, and all the Eastern Sea aquatic demons immediately charged forward on the wave-cutting battle platforms.
"Cultivators of Jade Cauldron Sect, follow me and fight!"
Ji Ping's expression remained calm as he advanced with his sword.
The battle instantly became fierce!
...
At the same time, Shen Mo quickened his pace and hurried back to the Three Sects Alliance camp in Wu Zhou.
Traveling south, he saw crowds of refugees everywhere.
The atmosphere in the air seemed to gradually become stagnant.
When Shen Mo arrived at the camp, he immediately sensed that the atmosphere of the entire camp had become tense and anxious.
Moreover, the camp, which was usually crowded with people, seemed to have lost quite a few.
"Young Sect Master, Young Sect Master is back!"
A cultivator of Jade Cauldron Sect saw Shen Mo and immediately shouted loudly.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
Many cultivators immediately poured out from various tents.
They all looked at Shen Mo with eager eyes.
Shen Mo scanned the area and immediately noticed something was wrong.
Cultivators of Jade Cauldron Sect and Qian Yuan Sect were still there, but not a single cultivator from Hai Shen Island remained; they had vanished without a trace.
Before anyone could speak, Nan Gong Yun said in a deep voice, "Hai Zhou was heavily invaded by Eastern Sea aquatic demons, and the three island leaders who had gone deep into the Eastern Sea rebelled and joined the ranks of the Eastern Sea aquatic demons, leaving the main island of Hai Shen in a precarious situation."
"Just three days ago, Ou Yang Lang, Shi Jingtian, and other cultivators from Hai Shen Island apologized to us and then left at the fastest speed possible."
Tong Yuan continued, "Moreover, Mo Zhou was heavily invaded by Western Sea aquatic demons, and the cultivators of Kuang Dao Alliance have also withdrawn."
Wan Muchun let out a bitter smile and said, "There's an even more critical issue: demonic land has appeared in all the states!"
"Sheng Ling Sect, Wu Ying Pavilion, and Tian He Sect have all had to recall their cultivators."
"Only Qian Yuan Sect and Da Xue Palace have not withdrawn."
"Now, only one in ten cultivators remain steadfast here!"
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