bookandnovel Chapter 1045 Lord Jin Ge Assassinated! Lord Qing Shuang...she...she's turned into a demon!!
Chapter 1045 Lord Jin Ge Assassinated! Lord Qing Shuang...she...she's turned into a demon!!
Chi Yang's movements suddenly froze!
His furnace-like pupils suddenly contracted to their maximum size.
The flush on his face from anger vanished instantly!
Instead, there was an unprecedented sense of solemnity and horror!
He suddenly looked up, his gaze seemingly piercing through the heavy dome of the warehouse, looking towards the direction of the planetarium!
"Oh no!!" Red
A warning sign was screaming in Yang's heart!
This fluctuation is a signal that the trap has been triggered!
It came faster and more violently than he had anticipated! Something had changed within the city!
Planetarium.
The observatory's dome is high and wide, constructed of translucent "starlight jade," flowing with eternal runes.
The platform at the top of the tower is spacious and tranquil.
The enormous star torch core floated in the center, like a miniature galaxy vortex, emitting a soft and vast silvery-white halo, drawing the power of the surrounding stars to form a pillar of light that pierced into the deep void.
The air was crisp and clear, filled with pure stellar energy and an almost eternal stillness.
Countless sophisticated star orbiters and armillary spheres slowly rotated around the star torch, emitting a subtle and regular hum.
Venerable Xingheng, dressed in a simple Taoist robe with star patterns, stood quietly among the busy astrologers, his position inconspicuous.
Starlight flowed from his fingertips, as if he were assisting the old man Xuanji in adjusting the angle of a celestial globe.
In truth, his mind was like the most precise celestial compass, firmly locked onto the "astrologer" in the corner, whose aura was restrained and who was recording data with his head down.
The jade slip in his sleeve, which recorded the coordinates of the abnormal stellar energy fluctuations he had tracked and was located in the abandoned "Stargazing Tower" in the western district, was now slightly warm.
The old man, Xuanji, with his white hair and beard and an ancient face, was stroking his long beard and sighing at the unusually dark "Nether Demon Starfield" area on the floating star map.
"Sigh, this rate of decay... far exceeds the predictions. Is it the increased demonic influence? Or is it the void rift causing the problem?"
"The secrets of heaven are shrouded in chaos, like dust covering the sky, making it difficult to discern their true nature..."
His withered fingers traced lines on the star map, creating ripples, but he seemed powerless to do so.
A middle-aged astrologer nearby chimed in, "Sir, in my opinion, perhaps the anomaly of 'Mars guarding the heart' has disturbed the fundamental stability of the Netherworld Starfield?"
"Similar records can be found in the ancient book 'The Secret Records of Star Derivation'..."
Another, younger man, shook his head: "No, no, the unusual movement of Mars is just a symptom. The root cause is probably the shift in the position of the 'Greedy Wolf' star, which has drawn in negative tides to that star region..."
The group argued endlessly about the results of the deduction, each sticking to their own opinion, creating an atmosphere that was both tense and dull, typical of academic discussions.
Xingheng stepped forward at the opportune moment, bowed respectfully to Elder Xuanji, and spoke with just the right amount of doubt and humility, as if he were only raising a trivial thought: "Master, fellow senior brothers, this junior observes that the angular points of the 'Sirius Auxiliary Star' seem to deviate by about half a degree from the 'displacement' benchmark that you previously deduced?"
He reached out and pointed to an inconspicuous auxiliary star on the star map.
"According to the obscure scrolls I happened to peruse, when this star position shifts, does it mean that the disturbance experienced by its main star region is not due to the accumulation of internal demonic energy, but rather... is being pulled by some powerful external force?"
Xingheng's words were like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, instantly attracting the attention of everyone in the debate.
The old man Xuanji suddenly turned his head, his cloudy old eyes flashing with a sharp light as he stared intently at the star position that Xingheng was pointing to.
His thin fingers trembled slightly as he rapidly repositioned and calculated on his star chart.
The surroundings fell silent instantly, and all eyes were focused on Elder Xuanji's rapidly moving fingers and Xingheng.
At this moment of heightened concentration—
Xingheng sensed that the jade slip containing the record in the sleeve of the target he had locked onto in the corner fluctuated extremely slightly!
Immediately afterwards, the abnormal star power node in the direction of the abandoned old tower rippled outwards like an invisible wave after a stone was thrown into the water!
The ripples carried a strange "resonance" frequency, sweeping across the entire city in an instant!
"Oh no! It's a start signal!"
A warning sign was screaming in Xingheng's heart!
He almost blurted out a warning!
However, things changed even faster!
"boom!!!!!!"
A terrifying explosion, seemingly originating from the depths of the earth and beyond human capability, suddenly came from the west side of the city lord's mansion!
Following this, like a chain reaction, the abandoned old tower in the western warehouse district, near the inner city armory, and the area surrounding the planetarium...
Several deafening explosions rang out almost simultaneously!
The entire observatory shook violently!
The towering spires emitted a sickening groan!
The massive core of the star torch flickered wildly, emitting a piercing, mournful cry!
The star formation that was supposed to keep the platform stable was instantly thrown into disarray!
"puff!"
"Ugh!"
Those astrologers who were closer to the source of the explosion and whose cultivation was slightly weaker were struck in the chest by a heavy hammer under the terrifying shockwave and energy turbulence. They coughed up blood, their faces turned ashen, and they collapsed to the ground, instantly losing all their fighting power!
The old man Xuanji also groaned, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. He was weak and barely managed to stay upright by supporting himself with the Star Orbiter.
In the chaos, the traitor locked onto by Xingheng had a glint in his eyes, and his body instantly became blurry as he tried to blend into the chaotic starlight and shadows to escape!
Just as the apocalypse was about to arrive, the observatory was about to collapse, and everyone was powerless to resist!
Venerable Xingheng made a move!
There was no longer any concealment in his eyes, and his Venerable-level divine sense, as vast as the starry sea, suddenly erupted!
"Certainly!"
A clear shout, yet it contained supreme authority!
He pressed his hands together lightly, his ten fingers plucking the strings of the universe!
Countless dazzling streaks of starlight, imbued with the power to determine the order of the vast stars, descended from the void!
It wasn't attacking anyone, but rather instantly weaving together into a massive star network covering the entire dome of the observatory!
The StarNet, with its immense power to suppress the universe and quell chaos, pressed down fiercely!
The blazing, exploding core of the star torch, under the shroud of the star network, had its violent fluctuations of light forcibly suppressed and smoothed out, emitting an unwilling hum, but temporarily stabilizing and avoiding the most terrible secondary explosion! The star observatory spire, shaking violently and cracking, was abruptly stopped from collapsing under the invisible support of the star network!
The shadowy figure that tried to escape was instantly bound by several solidified star chains!
Starlight runes flowed on the chains, firmly binding him to the spot, causing him to let out a terrified scream, his figure no longer able to become ethereal!
Venerable Xingheng's hair and beard moved without wind, and his body shone with starlight as if he were a deity.
He single-handedly acted like a pillar of strength, stabilizing the crucial core node of the observatory amidst the unexpected storm of destruction!
However, his expression was unusually solemn.
He could clearly "see" that the enormous star network was being subjected to continuous shockwaves and chaotic energy from explosions all over the city, its starlight flickering.
Further away, the light screen of the city's protective array fluctuated violently in the explosion, emitting a piercing wail, and instantly dimmed by more than half, with even spiderweb-like cracks appearing at the edges!
Tianyuan City, this magnificent city from a million years ago, groaned in agony amidst blood and fire.
Although Xingheng managed to turn the tide at the Star Observatory, the entire city's defense system was already in grave danger.
The real test has only just begun.
Outside the city lord's mansion, Venerable Cloud Trace was walking near the key "geographical leyline" node connecting the inner city and the outer city, under the pretext of "inspecting and reinforcing the city's defenses."
The magnetic force at his fingertips was like the most precise carving knife, silently repairing some rune nodes that had become weak due to years of disrepair or human damage.
At the same time, it subtly integrates its own powerful magnetic energy into the earth's vein network, enhancing its resilience and responsiveness.
He also sensed that strange ripple of star power sweeping past!
Immediately afterwards—
"BOOM!!!!"
Not just one explosion, but several deafening and terrifying explosions rang out almost simultaneously throughout Tianyuan City!
The mountains of "ordinary goods" piled up in the western warehouse area suddenly burst open, not with flames, but with a gush of thick, ink-like black mist carrying a strong corrosive and demonic aura!
The black mist spread instantly, covering several blocks, and countless civilians and low-level cultivators let out shrill screams as their bodies twisted and mutated in the mist!
Near the inner city's armory, the base of a seemingly sturdy tower collapsed with a deafening roar, unleashing a torrent of violent spatial turbulence mixed with destructive energy!
In an instant, it tore several surrounding buildings, along with the guards and craftsmen inside, to pieces!
The chaotic spatial forces even distorted the nearby defensive formations!
In the outer area of the star observatory, the abandoned "Star Gazing Tower" locked by the star balance, the moment the ripples of star power swept over it, the tower body lit up with countless twisted dark purple magic patterns, and a filthy dark purple beam of light shot out from the top of the tower, piercing straight into the sky!
Wherever the beam of light passed, the space hissed as if being corroded, forming a short but dangerous "devil's path"!
A short, furious roar echoed from the city lord's mansion, only to be drowned out by an even more terrifying explosion!
That was the voice of Venerable Jin Ge!
Immediately afterwards, a sword aura belonging to Venerable Qing Shuang, which was originally cold but was now filled with chaos and violence, suddenly erupted!
Crashed!
The entire city of Tianyuan was trembling violently!
The magnificent buildings collapsed in pieces like sandcastles, and smoke and dust mixed with demonic energy, fire, and spatial turbulence rose into the sky, instantly obscuring half of the sky!
The piercing alarm blared throughout the city, but was quickly drowned out by even more terrifying howls and the roars of monsters!
"Enemy attack! There's a traitor!"
"Demonic energy! It's a burst of demonic energy!"
"Lord Jin Ge has been assassinated! Lord Qing Shuang... she has turned to demonic possession!!"
Chaotic screams came from all directions, and fragments of information pieced together a despairing picture.
Several key high-ranking officials were either precisely assassinated or instantly turned into demons!
Critical nodes have been compromised!
The source of demonic energy has erupted within the city!
Space was torn apart!
A meticulously planned destruction descended in an instant!
Inside the warehouse, the Burning Sun Golden Crow had already burned the Golden Feather Guards who were transferring the stolen goods to ashes.
But the terrifying explosion and the surge of demonic energy outside made Venerable Chiyang realize instantly that he had fallen into a trap!
The enemy doesn't want smuggling; they want complete annihilation!
He roared and transformed into a golden rainbow that blazed through the warehouse roof, revealing a scene as apocalyptic as the day before his eyes.
"Senior brother—!"
He saw the chaotic sword energy erupting from the direction of the city lord's mansion; it was the aura of Qing Shuang, yet it was filled with evil!
The Burning Sun Golden Crow True Fire condensed behind him, like an angry sun!
The moment the explosion occurred, the ground beneath Yunji's feet suddenly lit up with a thick, earthy yellow light!
"rise!"
With a deep shout, his feet seemed to be firmly rooted to the ground.
The immense magnetic force emanated from him, spreading out instantly like a boulder thrown into water!
The ground undulated violently, creating a huge magnetic field!
The viscous black mist that surged out of the warehouse area and tried to spread into the demonized region was as if it had hit an invisible wall with a powerful repulsive force, and its spread speed suddenly slowed down!
At the same time, several thick, dragon-like magnetic chains, flashing with earthy yellow runes, emerged from the void behind him, moving with lightning speed, and shot straight toward the out-of-control, violent sword energy belonging to the demonized Qing Shuang in the direction of the city lord's mansion!
The chains did not break through, but rather carried a powerful binding and suppressing force, attempting to entangle and imprison them!
The battle erupted instantly!
Above the Armory, the Golden Crow of Burning Sun flapped its wings and cried out, its blazing golden flames transforming into a rain of fire that precisely struck the source of the demonic energy erupting from the western warehouse and the twisted monsters that were undergoing demonic transformation.
Wherever the golden flames reached, the demonic energy melted away like snow, and low-level demons instantly turned to ashes!
Chi Yang himself transformed into a golden sword that tore through the sky, charging towards the city lord's mansion with the determination to burn the eight wastelands, in order to stop the demonized Qing Shuang from causing even greater destruction.
"Senior Sister Qing Shuang! Wake up!"
His roar echoed through the sky.
Above the old tower of the astronomical observatory, a giant net of starlight clashed fiercely with the filthy beams of light, producing a tearing sound that made one's teeth ache.
The dark purple demonic light frantically eroded the Star Net, while the Star Net continuously drew upon the power of the stars in the heavens to repair and suppress it.
Xingheng's expression was solemn. Starlight flowed like a waterfall from his fingertips as he continuously poured his vast stellar principles into the star network, while simultaneously deducing the core weakness of the light pillar.
The magical runes on the old tower flickered erratically, as if accumulating even greater power.
The Earth Vein Hub, the Magnetic Chains, successfully entangled the violent sword energy unleashed by the Demonized Azure Frost!
The sword energy struggled and slashed wildly, emitting a piercing metallic scraping sound, while the runes on the chains flickered on and off.
Yunji's hair and beard bristled, his feet sank deep into the ground, mobilizing the earth's magnetic power within a radius of dozens of miles to firmly lock onto this dangerous source.
At the same time, the magnetic field he released acted like a giant millstone, continuously suppressing and dissipating the demonic mist spreading through the warehouse area, buying time for low-level cultivators and mortals to retreat.
He sensed that several powerful demonic auras were erupting within the city lord's mansion!
Tianyuan City groaned in agony amidst a series of explosions and demonic light!
At the top of the old star-gazing tower, a dark purple demonic pillar tore through the sky, carrying a chilling aura that could freeze one's soul, and crashed violently into the star-gazing observatory!
"Senior Brother Jin Ge!!"
The golden rainbow that the Crimson Sun Venerable had transformed into had rushed to the vicinity of the City Lord's Mansion, but he only sensed that the fierce, fiery aura suddenly extinguished, like a candle flickering in the wind, completely dissipating into the embers of demonic energy.
A roar filled with grief, indignation, and disbelief echoed across the battlefield!
Immediately afterwards, an even more chilling wave erupted from the ruins of the City Lord's Mansion, accompanied by the once-cold but now inhumanly savage scream of Venerable Qing Shuang: "Kill...kill them all..."
Her eyes were bloodshot, and the chilling aura surrounding her transformed into a deadly icy storm, frantically tearing at the magnetic chains binding her. (End of Chapter)