Free Web NovelInside Daimu Courtyard, in the chaotic main hall.
“Smack!”
Amidst calls for help, Shen Baiwei closed the half-open small notebook in her hand, raised her hand to wipe away the beads of sweat that had seeped from her forehead due to tension, and a relaxed smile, finally free from high pressure, appeared at the corner of her mouth.
In the center of the hall, Xie Erlang's body suddenly exploded, and his twisted but extremely vigorous vitality completely disappeared within two or three breaths.
That body, corroded by the Shaman King's power and stained red and black, was torn into pieces, and the broken flesh and blood, still connected, spread outwards, drooping on the gradually dissipating, no longer wriggling slime, like a decayed and withered flower.
At this moment, Shen Baiwei clearly felt that the aura similar to The Serpent of the Years, which had enveloped the entire Daimu Courtyard and brought an extremely strong sense of oppression, had disappeared.
Has the Disaster succeeded?
Or, has it just begun? freewёbnoνel.com
In any case, there’s no longer any need to risk The Serpent of the Years losing control again by reloading...
Shen Baiwei thought, looking out the window.
Vaguely, she heard the excited shouts of children from outside Daimu Courtyard, perhaps two or three streets away.
“Mama, Mama, come quickly and look, there’s a rainbow!”
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Above the firmament, countless deep red streams of light danced wildly, swirling like vengeful spirits.
Violent and solemn golden lightning, gathering Hong Bian's authority and the power of the yuan dragon frame that formed the foundation of the Divine Kingdom Jade Gate, surged like a giant dragon, its head held high and tail swaying. Wherever it passed, the destructive branches of power, carrying the aura of destruction, swept through and pierced those deep red streams of light that brought strife and chaos.
But as one stream of light shattered, immediately ten or more streams of light would rise again from deep underground.
The two terrifying forces, controlled separately by Hong Bian and the Shaman King, continuously collided, like an evenly matched “war” that would never end without the intervention of a third force.
And now, the third force has arrived...
Suddenly, a wind brushed across the face, bringing a faint, hot stinging sensation, as if wrapped in countless invisible hot sands.
A soft “gurgling” sound came from the ancient well at the end of the long street; the well water boiled, and the rising steam, before it could dissipate, vanished as if swallowed.
Immediately after, a faint, heavy sound, almost imperceptible beneath the roaring thunder in the sky, echoed, as if an unseen giant door had opened, and scorching Spiritual Energy surged out like a flood from behind the door.
The high temperature, which distorted the air, couldn't help but give people a strange feeling.
A feeling of Disaster descending.
In a trance, it seemed as if a figure appeared on the earth, violent authority operating majestically, spreading an aura of desolation, decay, barrenness, and life-extinguishing drought, thereby proclaiming that at this moment, only what she permitted could survive here...
Or perhaps not, she merely appeared in various corners of the vast city gate, occasionally a phantom of Qingyi with red hair, carrying a brilliant torrent, flashed by, her appearance and movements impossible to discern...
Thus, “seeds,” with the “miracle” of resurrection from death as a catalyst, took root and sprouted in every corner of the Divine Kingdom Jade Gate, greedily extracting the Spiritual Energy that maintained the Divine Kingdom Jade Gate's operation, eroding the scattered authority contained within, and blossoming into distorted miracle flowers.
However, the next moment, points of fire appeared on the blooming flower stalks.
The fire spread, exploding instantly.
As if those twisted miracle flowers bloomed only to exchange the destruction at their peak for an even more intense and brilliant moment, countless overflowing colors appeared out of thin air, flowing rapidly like a breached dam.
Thus, reds became more vibrant, blues more vivid, and blacks more profound.
It was as if the colors were spreading to make the entire God Kingdom more vibrant and vivid.
Wherever they passed, the miracle flowers that had been blooming just a moment before withered away, their Spiritual Energy depleted, as if all their nutrients had been drained...
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On the drill ground inside the Longxiang Army Camp.
Over three hundred Longxiang Army Armored Soldiers stood in a circle, as if petrified, unmoving, with only their intermittent breathing proving they were still alive.
Less than half an hour ago, this group of thugs, who appeared out of nowhere, launched a surprise attack on the Longxiang Army Camp.
It was called a surprise attack, but as soon as they broke through the sentry's obstruction and entered the camp, they all simultaneously drew their blades and slit their own throats.
The two teams of Longxiang Army Armored Soldiers who first encountered these thugs, who were drilling on the parade ground, fell into a daze when they saw the scene of blood splattering on the spot.
Immediately after, before they could even react, the nine corpses lying on the ground suddenly sprang up, transforming into monsters that could not be harmed by sword slashes, could not be killed, and possessed monstrous strength. They engaged in battle with the two teams, over eighty Longxiang Army Armored Soldiers, and actually gained the upper hand, injuring more than a dozen people in less than a quarter of an hour.
As the sounds of battle intensified, soon all three hundred-plus Longxiang Army Armored Soldiers stationed in the camp gathered on the drill ground.
Eighty-two Longxiang Army Armored Soldiers couldn't suppress that group of unknown thugs, so would three hundred fifty-four be enough?
With three hundred Longxiang Army Armored Soldiers dispatched together, let alone a group of thugs, even ten or eight of the monsters under the Shaman King could be wiped out!
However, when over two hundred Longxiang Army Armored Soldiers, armored and armed with swords, rushed to the drill ground with imposing momentum, they, along with the eighty-plus Longxiang Army Armored Soldiers already on the drill ground, froze there.
They had heard that thugs, fierce enough to rival the monsters under the Shaman King, had attacked the camp, which was why they rushed over. But when they arrived at the drill ground, they only saw nine corpses that had suddenly exploded, leaving only charred remains and a ground full of foul-smelling slime...
What the heck? What happened? What exactly did they come here for?
Were they just there to shed their blood and bare their chests in front of them?
These Longxiang Army Armored Soldiers had seen brave and skilled tribal warriors, unreasonable neighborhood aunts, brutal and bloodthirsty desert wolf packs, and even morally ambiguous jianghu heroes... but they had truly never seen a situation like this.
Due to the limitations of the era, they had not yet had the opportunity to experience suicide attacks carried out by fanatical Miracle Order members; otherwise, they might have been able to discern some clues...
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Longxiang Army Camp, inside the barracks.
Dragon Tang, his body wrapped in bandages, heard the sudden silence outside the barracks. He struggled several times to get up, but each time he fell heavily back onto the bed. However, the severe pain from his wounds being pulled and torn repeatedly did not diminish his anxiety in the slightest.
He had no idea what was happening outside.
At first, he only heard a comrade shout, “Enemy attack!”
Then he heard sounds of fighting erupting from the direction of the drill ground.
Soon the sounds of fighting turned into chilling cheers and mad laughter, which sounded nothing like a battle, but rather like a festive carnival, yet it brought no joy.
Dragon Tang had heard such sounds before, not long ago, on the street not far from Daimu Courtyard.
When those neighbors on the street, who he used to get along with quite well, suddenly went mad and started fighting each other, they made similar sounds.
Scenes of bloody brutality and human depravity witnessed firsthand on the street flashed through his mind, and unease, like a thorny vine, quietly crept into Dragon Tang's heart. His nerves tightened like a gradually drawn bowstring.
Until the drill ground fell completely silent, the string in his mind, which had been stretched to its limit, snapped completely, erupting in a “deafening” hum.
Recovering from the shock, Dragon Tang's brows furrowed into a knot. He felt a voice in his mind, as if it were his elder brother, urging him to go and see the drill ground.
“Dragon Commandant, what are you... doing?”
As Yu Sheng spoke, his tone carried a hint of amusement.
Hearing Yu Sheng's voice, Dragon Tang suddenly froze.
After a while, he came to his senses and immediately looked at Yu Sheng, shouting, “Quick, Yu Sheng, quickly help me get the Phoenix Wing Tang, I need to go to the drill ground and fight the enemy with my comrades.”
As he spoke, tears of grief and indignation welled in his eyes.
“Those are my brothers! I cannot let them die in vain, I must avenge them!”
Hearing this, Yu Sheng's mouth twitched, and he said weakly, “Dragon Commandant, the petty intruders have already been killed on the drill ground. Many of our comrades are injured, but no one died. You... should quickly lie down and rest well, okay?”
He paused, then mumbled quietly, “Sigh, these wounds have split open, I'm afraid it'll take more effort.”
Listening to Yu Sheng's words and feeling the helplessness in his tone, Dragon Tang suddenly felt a flush spread across his cheeks, and his heart felt as if countless kittens were sharpening their claws, a tingling sensation all over.
Recalling his youth, when he was still young and no one was home, he put on his aunt's red skirt, stood on the wooden table in the side room, and shouted, “Under heaven, besides me, Dragon Tang, who dares to call himself a hero!?” He felt the same way when his elder brother caught him in the act.
This moment was exactly like that moment.
He might not know what chuunibyou was, but these were indeed symptoms of chuunibyou after-effects.
“...”
If my elder brother has a spirit in heaven, he's probably looking at me now, laughing so hard he's bending over.
Yu Sheng must have already figured something out. Soon, the entire Long Xiang Army will know.
If I had known this, it would have been more satisfying to have been killed on the spot by those mad neighbors on the street earlier...
Dragon Tang thought, closing his eyes and saying, “Yu Sheng, a few days ago, didn't I say I wanted to send a few people to manage the Lords Manor?” freewebnøvel.com
Yu Sheng didn't know why Dragon Tang suddenly brought this up, he just nodded blankly and said, “I think there was something like that.”
“I think I'll just forget about it!” Dragon Tang said lightly, “I'll go myself.”
I don't want to see anyone for a while. Dragon Tang thought.
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Shen Baiwei was waiting for the Disaster to return, and on the other side, above the ruins of Chawan Temple, Fang Ji was also waiting for Gu Qianqian's return.
He had been pinned down by the stone lion for four or five hours.
Although the stone lion wasn't enough to crush him to death, all parts of his body below his neck had lost sensation.
However, just as Fang Ji was about to despair, a refreshing fragrance suddenly wafted into his nostrils.
It's... the fragrance of a miracle flower?
Fang Ji's eyes lit up. The re-blooming of the miracle flower meant his Spiritual Energy was about to return.
Once his Spiritual Energy recovered, crushing a mere stone lion would be effortless.
But then, after several attempts to use the power of the miracle flower's fragrance to shatter the stone lion, Fang Ji frowned again.
His Spiritual Energy had not recovered.
Something seems different?
He twisted his neck with difficulty, shifting his gaze towards the direction from which the fragrance drifted, and saw several men and women dressed in coarse cloth, with hair tied in buns, looking like ancient villagers, who had appeared beside him at some unknown time.
Above their heads, tiny miracle flowers bloomed.
And those miracle flowers were enveloped in burning fire...
The miracle had reappeared, but it was not the miracle Fang ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) Ji was familiar with.
