Chapter 52 - 52 52 Attention from All Sides

52: Chapter 52: Attention from All Sides 52: Chapter 52: Attention from All Sides Demonic Qi roared and surged like the sea. This surging tide of decay, pulsating with vibrant life, resembled the black, stinking viscous fluid and wriggling worms that flowed from rotten fruit. The immensely turbid demonic tide spread expansively, undulating in rhythm as if responding to the breath of some entity. Then, it twisted and contracted, coalescing into a huge, bizarre humanoid shape. It had three heads, five arms, seven mouths, and nine eyes, resembling a swollen corpse, its body exuding pitch-black tar-like viscous fluid, flashing within with countless pairs of eyes shimmering with a ghostly glow. In the center of its chest, a giant mouth full of scythe-like sharp teeth opened and closed like a vast abyssal pit. Within this orifice lay an unreachable realm of chaotic darkness. Sёarᴄh the Nôvel(F)ire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. An existence that oppressed all living spirits had revealed part of itself from the Netherworld, causing everyone to feel the sky darken slightly, as if something had obscured the sunlight. “A manifestation of the Heavenly Demon?!” The leader of the Red Armored Guards almost cried out in shock at this sight. This mountainous incarnation of the Heavenly Demon was definitely not an opponent they could deal with. He immediately ordered a continued retreat, even the battle-hardened Red Armored Guards appeared extremely disheveled at this moment. Fortunately, this Heavenly Demon was not interested in the Red Armored Guards or humans. Its profound gaze spanned an unfathomable distance before focusing on this place, and then it strode towards Hanging Fate Valley. [Mountains aplenty, rivers numerous… Human seals, always so dull.] It reached out its hand into Hanging Fate Valley and was slightly startled, [The Subdue Evil shard has been taken? Who did it, and when?] It looked around, its Divine Sense sweeping over the military camp of the Red Armored Guards encapsulated by the formation, but found no clues: [Could it have been taken earlier? The question is, by whom…] Time was of the essence, not permitting it to waste time searching for the target. It could only sigh and place its hand on the rushing Great River. It was just a moment. The surging mighty river became polluted; the pristine waters of the mountain valley began to overflow with black colors, the oily sheen rapidly spreading and tainting the entire watercourse. The mountains shook, a severe earthquake sweeping across the entire surroundings of Hanging Fate Valley, causing the earth to crack open, and the birds and beasts in the mountains to scatter. As the Earth Vein trembled and shifted, streams of pitch-black Demonic Qi burst forth from the cracks in the earth, vaguely coalescing into an indistinct shadow in mid-air. This shadow had a pair of spread, fractured wings, and a pair of curious, constantly observing golden eyes. Its form was rapidly solidifying, outlining a flawless humanoid figure. It looked down slightly, gazing at everyone around Hanging Fate Valley, causing all hearts to tremble. But initially, it did not find the interesting little person that had piqued its interest. Just then, accompanied by the twisted Heavenly Demon’s sigh, far away on the horizon, suddenly two beams of light lit up! One was the Six Yang Mirror Light, resplendent and intense, brilliant like the great sun; the other was the North Mysterious True Fiend, pristine and chilly, deep as the abyss. Sensing the manifestation of the Heavenly Demon, True Master Mysterious Mirror and the Northern Patrol Envoy of Heaven’s Will who were battling afar, abruptly put aside their dispute and joined forces to approach! [Let’s go], the twisted Heavenly Demon said. The ‘Heavenly Demon Questioning Heart’ nodded slightly: [Decay, help me find someone.] [He… is interesting. Probably he obtained the inheritance of Subdue Evil.] [Okay, I’ll listen to you.] ‘Heavenly Demon Decay’ replied. A small fragment separated from its body, slipping into the dense shadows: [But we must leave immediately.] An indistinct chaotic fissure suddenly appeared between heaven and earth, a passage leading to the Netherworld. The moment it appeared, it was already twisting unstably, about to dissipate. But it was enough for the Heavenly Demon to pass through. The shadow flowed, the oppressive feeling suddenly lifted, and the dim sun also returned to its splendor—as the fissure and Heavenly Demon disappeared together, everything reverted to its original state. But it was at this moment that the attacks of the two Divine Repository True Persons struck the Demonic Qi-boiling Hanging Fate Valley. Cold light penetrated the earth, clouds froze, rocks turned to ash, vegetation ignited—suddenly, the world darkened, followed by an intense tremor. As the billowing dust dispersed, everyone lifted their heads to look towards the original Hanging Fate Valley, only to be astonished to see a huge crater had appeared in the center of the gorge. It was as if an immortal god had pointed down from the clouds, creating a depression on the ground where half was covered with frost and the other half emitted white steam. Two figures stood in opposition on either side of the canyon, frowning towards the direction where the Heavenly Demon tore through the Netherworld’s portal, before finally facing each other. With his eyes tightly shut and six rounds of light floating behind him, the monk with patchy black and white hair spoke in a deep voice, “The battle is not yet decided.” With her long hair as smooth as white ivory and a plum blossom mark between her eyebrows, the woman slightly narrowed her eyes, her tone cold, “This ends here.” As she spoke, she flew towards a forest to one side, reaching out several times to summon several people with a stream of dark azure light. Soon, all the survivors of the Heaven’s Will Cult, including Bai Qinghan and others, were rapidly flown away from the area, held protectively in a large hand formed from evil Qi. “Leave quickly; this place is dangerous.” The monk, with his eyes still tightly shut and eyebrows deeply furrowed, turned his head and sternly ordered, “The Ancient Heavenly Demon has broken its seal; it should be supervised by ‘Da Chen’s Demon Oversight Platform.'” “According to the ‘True Martial Pledge,’ I will guard this place until they arrive.” “Respect the decree of the True Master!” The Red Armored Guards respectfully saluted, then left the area at top speed with their group. Two perspectives. “Interesting, those Heavenly Demons seem to have been looking for something just now?” In midair, the Northern Patrol Envoy scanned the surroundings and muttered in confusion, “And why is there only one darling? Weren’t there supposed to be two Strange Mandates?” Indeed.” Bai Qinghan, cradled in the air by the gentle force of the Northern Patrol Envoy, gazed in the direction An Jing had disappeared, thoughtful, “Did Eldest Senior acquire something related to the Heavenly Demon, or perhaps the divine power, enabling him to possess such extraordinary strength?” Gu Yeqi, protected at the center of the Red Armored Guards and before leaving the area of Hanging Fate Manor, also stared deeply into the mountains, “Big Brother Jing could indeed foresee the Heavenly Demon… Even though he saved us, he couldn’t leave with us.” “But it shouldn’t be the Heavenly Demon… Could it be the owner of those sword Qi?” “Hmm…” In the heavens, True Master Mysterious Mirror slightly opened his eyes, startlingly without eyeballs, with only pitch darkness in the sockets. However, within this darkness, two gold-red light spots coalesced like pupils and reflected everything, recognizing them as the Divine Skill ‘Sun Brilliance Dharma Eye.'” He let out a soft cry of surprise, “The Immortal Sword Shard has disappeared… Has it been covered by the Demonic Qi, or was it taken by the Heavenly Demon?” “Moreover, I sensed two Star Lives earlier, so how come only the one from the Demon Sect remains?” He searched several more times, his gaze sweeping across more than a hundred surrounding peaks, but found no trace, leaving him somewhat puzzled, “It shouldn’t be like this…” Although this was the case, now was not the time to search for people. He turned around to look at the endlessly surging dark Demonic Qi in Fate Valley and shook his head slightly, thinking, “The movements of the Heavenly Demon are becoming more frequent, not just on my mountain but ‘Endless Heavens’ must also be informed and summarized…” In the dense forest. The dark shadow writhed, rolled, bubbled, and expanded, with countless luminous eyes flickering on its tar-like shadow, allowing it to undulate and deform, finally recondensing into a humanoid form of a Red Armored Guard. But where the face should have been on the head of this Red Armored Guard, there was only a vast hole. This hole was a mouth and also an abyss, through which murky darkness flowed. It surveyed the forest, sniffing for a scent, but fell into a stall akin to a system crash. It did not find its target. Whether intentional or not, whether in deliberate pursuit or a casual search, at this moment, everyone was searching for An Jing. The gaze of all parties was set to converge on An Jing. But they were all destined to return without success. In an alternate world, amidst ancient underground ruins. “I finally survived…” An Jing slowly rose from the dust, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead with lingering fear, looking at the closed crack, “The formation was too intense; it’s better to hide in this alternate world for a while.”