The Blood-Beard Priest, a Throne-level powerhouse, even though severely injured at his root, Fang You dared not be negligent in the slightest.
His Glorious Domain unfolded, and the Lightning Hand Seal unleashed its full power, pressing down.
The moment he struck, it was a half-step burst.
Aside from the Belief of Burning Flames and the non-human-level burst state not being unleashed, he had held back nothing.
What slightly constrained him was the ‘Invisible Hand,’ one of the foundations of the Lightning Hand Seal. This was a spectral artifact ability, and he had pushed it to its limit, lacking flexibility and fine control.
Yet, a terrifying giant lightning hand still descended.
One strike obliterated the magnificent ancient castle, flattened the rugged ground, and left behind a massive palm print.
The earth and stone in the palm print’s giant pit crystallized, emitting wisps of smoke.
In the center, a mass of flesh, no longer recognizable as humanoid, with only a writhing mass and constantly sprouting blood-beards, remained.
Disgusting and terrifying.
Its vitality was more tenacious than a cockroach.
Fang You’s expression was extremely solemn. Gathering all his strength again, and drawing upon the life energy within the Angel’s Tear, he struck two more giant lightning seals.
And so,
The Blood-Beard Priest died.
He died thoroughly, not even a shred of flesh remaining.
"This Blood-Beard Priest was indeed a formidable enemy."
"Extremely powerful."
Fang You wiped away the sweat that wasn't there, his Glorious Domain deactivated, the brilliant golden light emanating from his body gradually receding, leaving only a faint golden halo lingering around him.
This was a special effect that came with possessing Xiao Huan.
It was also thanks to Xiao Huan’s powerful mental strength that he was able to decisively slaughter the Blood-Beard Priest this time.
As his fourth awakening advanced, though his physique was 0, his mental strength reached 110 points, breaking through three digits. Relying solely on mental power, even in a phantom state, Xiao Huan could stir up gales.
It was just that her mental strength was indeed a bit depleted.
With the Heaven’s Net Hand, Xiao Huan, and the Scepter of Glory all deployed, and his own Palm Lightning reaching its pinnacle, only then was he able to obliterate the severely injured Blood-Beard Priest.
The enemy's strength was evident!
"And such a priest was merely a vanguard."
"The Blood-Beards were merely a very insignificant branch among the races that worshiped evil gods."
"Our Blue Star is still too weak," Fang You sighed.
His gaze swept across the surroundings. The special killing move ‘Sublime Sprout’ unleashed by the Blood-Beard Priest had lost its support and was visibly withering.
Even so, the Sublime Sprout remained terrifying.
A cultist touched a writhing flesh sprout, and their entire body immediately froze, rapidly shriveling. The flesh and blood seemed to be drained away, leaving only a skin, with bone fragments falling off.
The cultists were in chaos.
The aberrant group, having lost its controller, scattered in all directions.
At this moment, the network of blood-beard flesh sprouts covering half the sky, which had been torn apart by the giant lightning hand, was also withering at an increasingly rapid pace.
Shrinking, withering, turning into black ash that rained down.
From the edges inwards.
The more it withered, the faster the remaining parts collapsed.
After a full hundred seconds, this great net of blood-beard flesh sprouts that covered heaven and earth finally withered into ash. By then, Fang You had already eliminated the remaining four-star disaster-level aberrant and any black-robed cultists that appeared within his line of sight.
Looking around, only devastation remained, and the ground, trampled by aberrations, was gray and black.
Further in the distance, the ancient castle he had flattened was utterly gone.
"It seems… I’ve destroyed the spoils of war along with it again?"
Against a formidable enemy like the Blood-Beard Priest, he couldn't afford to hold back, but the destruction of the spoils still made his heart ache.
Perhaps some might still remain?
Fang You could only issue a task within the mission module and ‘beeped’ at the nearby inheritors like Black Blade.
At this time,
In Sector 51, the commander watched the synchronized satellite footage, seeing the sudden surge of wind and clouds in the picture, and a brilliant burst of light obscuring everything else.
Nothing could be seen!
The commander's face was as dark as water.
So many unknown events had occurred today that Sector 51 was completely unaware of! Many of these events made his heart palpitate, harboring great secrets and great crises!
"Deploy Secret Combat Teams Sequence No. 5, No. 9, and No. 12. Investigate thoroughly at all costs. We must know what happened in Fog City and Wave City, and what occurred under the recent surge of wind and clouds!"
…
In the Sunset Kingdom,
The entire Fog City was in ruins, with countless casualties.
Tonight's disaster had come too suddenly, like a dream.
Now that the disaster had receded, the high-ranking officials of the Night Watch department could not relax. They learned that it was not only their Sunset Fog City that experienced disaster and red moons today.
There were six other locations!
As for the remaining one, the white vortex image observed by satellite was chilling.
Was it a special change in some world, or part of a ritual, or perhaps…
Fog City had suffered a great disaster, and their understanding of the core location in that small country was even less. The satellite image was taken in haste.
The limited footage could not be analyzed.
However, the high-ranking officials of the Night Watch department immediately recalled the mysterious letter that had given them a hint.
"Without the hints from that letter, we might not have found, or at least not found in a short period, a way to break the node."
"Yes, otherwise we might not have been able to break this red moon ritual, and a greater disaster would have occurred."
"And the mysterious powerful individuals who appeared before, and the forest that almost covered our entire Fog City!"
Although it had now vanished without a trace, the tremor left in their minds was unforgettable.
They speculated that the descent of the forest realm might also have been a ritual.
And all of this pointed to an incredibly mysterious force!
"This force knows more about the truth of the events and the world hidden beneath reality than we do."
"What force is it? Is it the White Eagle Federation, or the distant Eastern Huang Ancient Kingdom?"
Some people speculated.
But many held opposing opinions.
This force gave them the impression of having very few members, but being powerful, and possessing methods they did not yet understand, unknown and mysterious.
Their style was different from both the White Eagle Federation and the Eastern Huang Ancient Kingdom.
Furthermore, they in the Sunset Kingdom did not consider themselves inferior to the White Eagle Federation or the Eastern Huang Ancient Kingdom. They preferred to admit that this was an ancient, mysterious, and reclusive organization.
"Regardless, as long as we find this mysterious force, we can uncover some deep-seated secrets."
"Yes, the breakthrough is those few mysterious powerful individuals who appeared in our Fog City today. There must be traces left behind."
"And as far as we can see now, the mysterious force not only gave us hints, but also sent top experts to support our Sunset Kingdom…" Da Feng Novel Network
These signs indicated that the mysterious force was very friendly to their Sunset Kingdom. If they could find someone from this force, there would be an opportunity for deeper cooperation!
They would be able to learn more secrets about aberrations, cultists, and world changes.
"Our Fog City has suffered this great disaster, but we have also learned of the existence of a friendly mysterious force."
"This disaster may not be a loss."
This was a forced positive spin.
But after this high-ranking official spoke, the others did feel a bit more relieved.
After all, the repair of Fog City was the responsibility of other departments; they, the Night Watch, were only responsible for the mysterious.
…
In the White Bear Kingdom, they were also observing the changing wind and clouds. They were certain that something must have happened at the last ritual site!
Was the ritual completed?
Or did a great battle erupt?
They did not know, but they were shocked by the two major forces that appeared tonight!
One was the cultists!
The other was the mysterious organization that had warned them!
"If not for the warning and assistance of this organization, our western city would surely have been annihilated by the red moon ritual."
"The top expert that Ice King and the others glimpsed is very likely a member of this organization."
"Regardless of the reason, we must find a way to contact this organization. This is an opportunity for our White Bear Kingdom."
…
The Wave Kingdom was the most severely affected country by the red moon ritual, without exception.
Not only was the capital, Wave City, in ruins, but a city within the country also became the site of the ritual. However, the Super Combat Department of the Wave Kingdom was not very discouraged.
Because,
"Both the Sunset Kingdom and the White Bear Kingdom have experienced red moon rituals. They likely also received hints from the mysterious organization."
"But!"
A high-ranking official of the Super Combat Department’s tone became excited, "Their understanding of the mysterious organization is definitely not comparable to ours, and the White Eagle Federation is even more likely to be unaware."
"If we can cooperate with this organization, our Super Combat Department will be able to surpass the Night Watch of the Sunset Kingdom, the Mysterious Security Bureau of the White Bear Kingdom, and even Sector 51 of the White Eagle Federation!"
This was an opportunity!
And compared to the Sunset Kingdom and the White Bear Kingdom, they had an excellent advantage.
…
Great nations were paying attention.
But compared to satellite observation, the awakened individuals at the scene felt it more acutely, even if the so-called scene was tens or hundreds of kilometers away from the ancient castle.
They were still shocked.
They were still fearful.
They dared not take even half a step further.
Awakened scouts from countries like Clockwork Nation and Iron Fort Nation gazed from afar in terror.
They watched the scalp-tingling spread of bloody flesh sprouts, and the thick lightning dragons flying in the sky.
The night sky was illuminated, and extreme terror rose in the distance.
They suppressed themselves with firm will, preventing themselves from turning and fleeing, but their hearts were still pounding violently, filled with indescribable shock and fear.
After a long while,
The great terror that had been pressing on their hearts slowly receded. They felt as if they had been pulled out of water, covered in sweat.
But only now did they have the energy to think and speak.
They were still bewildered.
They were still too far from the scene.
They did not understand what had just happened, or what that great terror originated from!
"Was it a natural change in the world, or did an unspeakable aberrant appear."
"Or perhaps…"
They speculated.
Still uneasy.
…
Further away, on the back of a giant strange bird.
An Jianyou crouched, wisps of ethereal blue light flashing in his eyes, piercing through illusions and seeing the reality, taking in the scene before him.
"Mentor, you are too powerful!"