bestfiction Chapter 160 The visitor is evil
Chapter 160 The visitor is evil
The snow in the desert has not yet melted. In some places, the snow that had been covering the area had melted slightly because of the clear weather a few days ago, but it froze again last night and turned into ice.
When the airship landed, Zhong Ming nearly slipped and fell to the ground.
The gate to the secret realm has been opened.
As Zhong Ming stepped off the ship, he immediately saw the giant gate emitting black light directly in front of him. It was completely different from what he had imagined. The secret realm was not an ancient bronze gate in some mountain valley or an underground tomb in the desert, but just a crack suspended in mid-air.
That space was directly torn apart by powerful spiritual energy.
Spiritual energy surged at the edge of the gate, and the power of spatial healing was fighting against the spiritual energy of the array. Several cultivators whose faces were obscured sat high on the array plate.
Zhong Ming walked several hundred feet across the desert and looked at the great cultivators. They were all still as small as mustard seeds, apparently protected by a great formation, making them difficult to see clearly.
All the teams lined up outside, waiting quietly. Looking around, there were at least thirty teams. In any sect, having more than a hundred Qi Refining cultivators worth cultivating would be a sign of the sect's prosperity. But here, the old generals were still frowning and lamenting the lack of young talent.
Suddenly, thunder roared in the sky.
A large patch of dark clouds drifted towards them. Zhong Ming turned his head to look and thought the clouds were moving at a normal speed, but in the blink of an eye, a large patch of dark clouds covered his head.
A bolt of lightning as thick as a water vat crashed down, landing just a few feet in front of Zhong Ming.
Many cultivators were so frightened that they scrambled backward, and some even took off their protective armor to avoid being struck by lightning.
Chaos erupted instantly, and bursts of laughter echoed from the sky.
"Hahaha, so this is your soldier? A bunch of cowardly wimps who follow the rules!"
Within the great formation maintaining the entrance to the secret realm, someone immediately shouted angrily: "Who dares to cause trouble!"
A shout, imbued with boundless Daoist rhyme, resounded like a great bell. The sky fell silent, even the flashing lightning seemed to freeze. The cultivators on the Moti Desert instantly returned to quiet.
Of course, it's also possible that their heads were stunned by the shock, and they stood there blankly.
"Hmph, so you're just madmen from Huling County. You've been uneducated, so I don't blame you for your arrogance. I, from the dignified Yunzhou, teach people with righteousness and do not take my anger out on the ignorant."
The words sounded very high-sounding, but upon closer listening, the insults never stopped.
Above the thunder, a large ship loomed in and out of sight, its imposing presence far surpassing the tranquil land below.
"I wondered which pedantic scholar was babbling on here, it turns out to be you, you little rascal. Tell them, what would you do in this situation?"
A bolt of lightning ripped through the sky, and raindrops poured down...
No, it wasn't raindrops.
Those were people, countless cultivators at the mid-stage of Qi Refining. They jumped down and, though seemingly scattered in the air, actually maintained a stable military formation.
With a loud bang, dust billowed up, and an entire square formation of cultivators landed on the ground, completely unharmed.
They answered their predecessors' questions with their actions, forming a battle formation to meet the enemy!
On the great formation, some people could no longer remain seated.
"Are you preparing to wage war against my Sky Stronghold in Yelanjiang? If you incite internal strife, you'd better surrender now, and I'll guarantee you a whole corpse."
"Look, lads, this is the pedantic scholar by the river at night. We just got off the boat and he's already slapped a big label on us. He dares to say anything and spout any nonsense, but he doesn't dare to make the first move."
Laughter echoed across the massive ship, and upon closer inspection, a sculpture of a bull was faintly visible on its prow.
Within the great formation, a beam of rainbow light shot out.
"Well done!" The Nine Heavens Thunder also charged forward to meet the enemy.
At this critical moment, the soft white satin wrapped around the rainbow light from within the great formation, pulled backward, and the rainbow light stopped at its limit, disappearing completely the instant it came into contact with the lightning.
The lightning instantly pierced through the remaining spiritual energy and struck the great formation.
The group of cultivators in front of Zhong Ming immediately got excited, and one of them jumped out carrying an enormous parchment book.
"According to the laws of the dynasty, anyone who attacks a level-three alert zone without cause is considered to be rebelling and will be subject to unlimited retaliation. You have three breaths to give us a reply, or we will launch a full-scale counterattack."
Now it was the people on the Thunder Ship's turn to panic, and they hurriedly said, "It was an accidental shot, just an accidental shot."
Below, however, a terrifying power was gathering, and a Milky Way suddenly appeared in the gloomy sky.
The torrent of spiritual energy roared towards the giant ship, nearly shattering the light barrier on the ship with a single strike.
"Speak louder, I can't hear you!"
At this moment, everyone could finally see the visitors in the sky. The main warship of Huling County had sailed here from afar. The entire ship was covered with countless hideous wounds. The cold cannons and blood-stained masts all showed that it had just experienced a terrible battle.
Then...then the bell could no longer hear any sound from above.
The most awkward situation at this moment is for the new recruits who were left behind. They came uninvited with the intention of challenging others to a duel, but now... they have almost been labeled as traitors. Now they are caught in a dilemma, unable to move or retreat.
A square formation of people stood still for an hour. If the enemy were in front, it wouldn't be a problem. The key issue was that a large group of "clean-faced guys" were watching them like they were watching a monkey show.
Matt sighed, "Their organization is far superior to ours." He turned to hear Zhong Ming's opinion, only to find him standing awkwardly beside the wheelchair.
No, it's not that I'm trying to run away. I'm just being loyal to my brother. Look at this thunderous strike, with rocks flying everywhere. I'm just moving to make room for Chen Dahai to prevent accidental injury. It's not like I'm trying to run away with my men.
Matt sighed, suddenly feeling quite relieved that the instructor hadn't come.
In the sky, the deadlock between the two sides who were arguing heatedly was broken by a piece of intelligence.
"Report~~~"
A messenger covered in blood rushed onto the Great Array Heavenly Evolution Platform.
"Urgent military intelligence? Speak." The voice was as gentle as a spring breeze, the intent as powerful as thunder.
"Inside the secret realm, the monster horde broke through the barrier of the spirit puppets and seized most of the herbs planted in the medicine field. Some spirit pets were also slaughtered, leaving only a pool of blood. Preliminary judgment suggests that a demon king is leading his monster horde."
"Impossible! How could there be a third-grade (Foundation Establishment) demon beast? Every time the secret realm opens, we, the cleanup crew, will plow the entire secret realm. Let alone a second-grade peak demon beast, there are very few second-grade demon beasts that can survive."
An untimely taunt rang out, "Then maybe they're just your people, a bunch of blind idiots."
"Yes, it was this group of blind idiots who took down Huling County."
What do you think veterans do after they retire? They come here to live a peaceful life, right?
One sentence was enough to stifle the arrival of the people from Huling County.
However, the people at the Yelanjiang stronghold also softened their stance.
"In short, now is the time when we need strength, so let's all participate together. Let's proceed with the plan you just proposed."
"That's what you said!"