C1353 His Ruthless Actions!
C1353 His Ruthless Actions!
The reason was clear. The unassuming middle-aged man in black, standing protectively behind the young man, unleashed his formidable power without restraint. It burst forth, filling the hall and quickly spreading outward.
The entire teleportation hall seemed to succumb to a temporal freeze, everyone inside rendered motionless, as if time itself had stopped. This included the linen-clad middle-aged man, whose cultivation had reached the Middle stage of Emperor Level.
"How... How can this be possible?" he thought, his heart pounding with fear. The smile hadn't even faded from his face before terror surged within him.
"A peak Emperor Level expert... How could such a formidable presence... be here?" He was utterly astounded.
It had never crossed his mind that the seemingly ordinary man, who stood like a guardian behind the striking youth, was one of the most powerful martial artists on the entire Dongyuan Continent—a peak Emperor Level expert! Among the Devil Cloud Sect, such individuals were revered as Grand Elders, a rank few could claim.
As an Emperor Level Elder of the Devil Cloud Sect, having reached the Middle stage of Emperor Level himself, he had witnessed the might of those at the peak. That experience allowed him to recognize the overwhelming aura now before him.
He knew all too well the dread that a peak Emperor Level represented. Once at Emperor Level, the apparent small gap between stages belied a vast chasm in strength. An individual at the second level of Emperor Level could often take on several at level 1 with ease. The notion of overcoming someone of a higher level was nearly unheard of.
By comparison, the disparity between him, at the Middle stage of Emperor Level, and a peak Emperor Level was unimaginable. In this moment, he had lost all control. Whether it was the Pill Essence within his Dantian, the divine sense in his sea of consciousness, or the physical strength of his body, all seemed utterly beyond his reach, undetectable.
Before, he had only heard tales and witnessed glimpses of the power.
Now, as it descended upon him, he truly grasped the sheer terror of being at the peak of Emperor Level. From a lofty Emperor Level Expert who once dictated the fates of countless, he had been reduced to an insignificant ant upon the earth.
He was at a loss to understand why a peak Emperor Level Expert would suddenly appear in Tai Chuan City. And there had been no prior warning from his sect.
Nor could he fathom why such a pinnacle force on the Dongyuan Continent, a peak Emperor Level Expert, would stand behind a youth as if a mere guard.
His heart was consumed by boundless fear.
He wished to plead for mercy, but it was beyond him.
And too late.
For the youth had already pronounced his death sentence.
No, he had decreed the death of everyone within Tai Chuan City.
"Has Tai Chuan City fallen to the Devil Cloud Sect?"
"Then they shall all be slain!"
The words were spoken with chilling indifference, laced with cruelty.
It became clear that the youth was the true orchestrator of this scene.
Even a peak Emperor Level Expert willingly took a subordinate position.
Who was this young man?
The revelation was startling!
The middle-aged man in hemp clothing was bombarded with thoughts.
Then, the blood-colored demonic beast on the youth's shoulder opened its mouth.
Swish, swish, swish~
Blood strands shot out, slicing through the air, targeting everyone in the hall.
The middle-aged man in hemp, along with everyone else, could only watch in horror as they were impaled by the blood strands.
They gasped their last breaths and fell to the ground, their bodies desiccated.
Even the middle-aged man, at the Middle stage of Emperor Level, had no chance to resist and was instantly drained of life.
In his final moments, he perceived the truth.
The blood-colored demonic beast was also at the peak of Emperor Level.
This indicated that the opposing party boasted at least three peak Emperor Level beings.
Such a force could threaten the six major powers of the Dongyuan Continent!
This was his final realization.
But the blood strands did not stop there.
Their velocity was incredible, leaving only flashes of blood in their wake.
The hall itself offered no resistance, as if it were nonexistent.
The blood strands surged towards every member of the Devil Cloud Sect within the city walls.
Even in the expansive Taichuan City, a large and sprawling metropolis, the peak Emperor Level Tian could easily envelop it. Yet, without the oppressive might of the peak Emperor Level Martial Puppet, the other martial artists found themselves able to move. However, none in the city possessed cultivation above the late Emperor Level, leaving them virtually powerless against a peak Emperor Level adversary. As a result, Devil Cloud Sect martial artists perished one after another, their cries of agony echoing as they turned into desiccated corpses.
In Taichuan City, another martial artist at the middle stage of Emperor Level, stationed at the City Lord's Mansion, sensed the chaos. Bursting forth from his seclusion, his face was a canvas of shock and fury. "Who dares to wreak havoc in Taichuan City? To oppose the Devil Cloud Sect—is this a death wish?!" he bellowed.
He quickly identified the instigators: two individuals and a beast within the teleportation hall. But as he confronted them, his rage choked in his throat. "A peak Emperor Level! Damnation, how is a peak Emperor Level here?!" Disbelief painted his features as his inner turmoil screamed. His fury evaporated, replaced by a deep-seated fear, and he turned to flee in desperation, abandoning all else.
The peak Emperor Level represented the pinnacle of power on the Dongyuan Continent. Even the Devil Cloud Sect could do nothing unless their adversary foolishly ventured to their headquarters. They could only watch as such a formidable presence roamed freely, wreaking havoc at will. This was an entity he dared not provoke.
Unbeknownst to him, Lin Xuan's indifference did not equate to mercy. The martial artist hadn't escaped a thousand meters before he realized he was ensnared by countless blood strands—the very executioners of the Devil Cloud Sect's warriors in Taichuan City. He couldn't afford to underestimate them and hastily deployed his most potent defenses. Alas, to no avail. The blood strands pierced through as if his defenses were mere illusions.
In a fleeting moment, he succumbed to the overwhelming terror, losing consciousness and becoming a desiccated corpse that plummeted to the ground.
Soon after, Tian retracted all the blood strands.
Subsequently, a burst of white light enveloped the teleportation hall, and the two individuals along with their beast vanished from Taixuan City, setting off for the next destination.
Within the city, every martial artist from the Devil Cloud Sect had perished. Only the civilians and servants, who had escaped the sect's massacre, remained.
Lin Xuan and his companions had made no effort to hide their presence. The events that unfolded in Taixuan City quickly became common knowledge, spreading rapidly among the upper echelons of the major forces.
The complete annihilation of the Devil Cloud Sect's warriors in the city sent shockwaves throughout the realm. The leaders of the six major powers reacted with mixed emotions.
Lin Xuan's bold actions signified a deep-seated vendetta against the Devil Cloud Sect, which was seen as a positive development by the other five powers. Given that he was likely a peak Emperor Level Expert, having him align with the five major powers could prove to be a significant advantage.