Free Web NovelChapter 1553: The Blood-Red Curtain
"Wha... what is happening?"
"Run!"
"Run for your lives!"
All across the imperial capital, people saw the giant ape that suddenly appeared inside the imperial city, and their legs went weak with terror as if their souls were leaving their bodies.
The entire imperial capital fell into chaos. Everyone began fleeing in panic, though some martial artists hovered in the air from a distance to observe. The moment the giant ape that Ling Feng had become made any move, they were ready to flee immediately.
Terrifying auras surged wildly from Ling Feng's body. His consciousness was becoming more and more blurred, and his mind was completely flooded by the desire to slaughter. The Asura's Eye on his forehead finally opened completely.
"ROAR!"
A thunderous roar echoed through the sky. Ling Feng had now transformed into a giant ape over thirty zhang tall, with vicious fangs filling his mouth and eyes that looked like springs of blood. Most terrifying of all, a ferocious vertical eye was open on his forehead.
As he roared, a blood-red curtain descended from the sky, completely covering the entire imperial capital.
The first divine inscription of the Asura's Eye, the Asura Slaying Domain, had been activated.
Those martial artists who had not yet escaped the imperial capital slammed into the edge of the blood-red curtain and were violently thrown back.
Everyone panicked. The blood-red curtain was actually a barrier. Anyone who had not escaped outside the barrier would likely never be able to leave again.
Martial artists began attacking the barrier like mad, but even Human Emperor level experts could not damage the barrier at all despite attacking with full strength.
Boom!
An old man with white hair slashed the crimson barrier with his sword. Not only did he fail to break the barrier, the rebounding sword qi instead cut several nearby martial artists in half.
Chaos erupted again. People rushed forward, slashing and attacking the barrier in desperation, but nothing worked.
The exit was clearly right in front of them, yet this thin layer of barrier completely blocked their path no matter how hard they tried.
"Oh heavens, I don't want to die!"
"How did this happen? Damn it! Damn it!"
The martial artists trapped inside the blood-red curtain became increasingly terrified.
What was even more frightening was that after the Asura Slaying Domain activated, the killing aura began affecting people. Some ordinary civilians with no cultivation had already started losing their sanity and began attacking anyone they saw like madmen.
Inside the Asura Slaying Domain, the air was filled with violent and brutal energy. If this continued, not only ordinary people but even martial artists would eventually fall into madness and begin killing each other.
If this went on, before long, the Tianbai imperial capital covered by the Asura Slaying Domain would become a city of the dead.
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"What is this barrier?"
From the Tianmeng Chamber of Commerce, several powerful old men flew out. They were hidden Human Emperor experts who had lived in seclusion within the Tianmeng Chamber of Commerce, and the strongest among them had even reached the peak Human Emperor level.
However, the moment those Human Emperor experts looked from afar at the giant ape inside the imperial city, they immediately felt fear and chills down their backs. They understood instantly that such a terrifying existence was not something they could fight.
"What is going on? Why would such a terrifying beast suddenly appear in the imperial capital?"
A supreme elder of the Tianmeng Chamber of Commerce frowned deeply.
The Tianmeng Chamber of Commerce had such a massive foundation that it could not simply abandon everything and leave. But if they remained in the Tianbai imperial capital under these circumstances, it would likely lead only to death.
"Reporting to Supreme Elder Long, this is very bad. All roads out of the city are sealed. The blood-red curtain in the sky appears to be some powerful barrier. Unless the beast that created the barrier is defeated, this barrier cannot be broken at all."
An elder who had been sent to investigate reported with a grave expression.
"What?"
Supreme Elder Long's pupils shrank slightly. Defeat that beast?
Anyone who got within a hundred zhang of that monster would probably be killed by its violent aura alone.
"What exactly is that monster?"
Feng Wuhen and He Yuanzhi exchanged glances. They both had a vague suspicion. After Ling Feng had investigated the prisoners captured by Yan Jinghong, he had disappeared. Today was the day Yan Jinghong was supposed to marry Yue Yunlan, yet on this very day, a terrifying beast suddenly appeared.
The timing was too much of a coincidence. Perhaps that beast had something to do with Ling Feng.
They were not wrong. The beast did not just have something to do with Ling Feng. It was Ling Feng.
On top of a tall building nearby, two figures stood side by side.
One of them had lost his right arm, while the other sat in a wheelchair. They were the duo known as The Broken and the Battered, the Pill Devil and the Sword Maniac.
"The Tianbai Empire has really suffered disaster after disaster these past six months."
The Pill Devil looked toward the imperial city and sighed softly. "That brat surnamed Yan already stirred up chaos in the imperial capital and caused public outrage. Now a world-destroying beast shows up. Looks like heaven itself wants to destroy the Tianbai Empire."
"Stop talking nonsense."
The Sword Maniac glared at the Pill Devil and said slowly, "This barrier is strange. Instead of talking nonsense, help me figure out how to break the barrier and get the civilians out first."
"Heh, just trying to lighten the mood."
The Pill Devil's expression turned serious, then he called out loudly, "Supreme Elder Long, please order all Tianmeng members to control the panicking civilians. If necessary, use force to restrain them and prevent them from killing each other. The blacksmith and I will try to see if we can break the barrier and open a path to escape."
"Mhm. That's the only option."
Supreme Elder Long nodded and immediately issued orders for all Tianmeng members to mobilize and stabilize the situation in the city.
At this moment, the entire imperial capital was in chaos. Some officials with military authority were trying to evacuate the crowds, but all exits from the city were blocked. The strange barrier also caused people to fall into madness. If no one intervened soon, the beast might not even need to attack before the civilians started slaughtering each other.
With the Tianmeng Chamber of Commerce disciples and elders stepping in, the chaos in the city eased slightly. But if the barrier could not be broken, then as time passed, even martial artists would lose control, and the situation would become even more impossible to contain.
Meanwhile, Ling Feng, the source of all this terror, still stood inside the imperial city, desperately guarding the last trace of clarity in his heart.
The desire to slaughter was driving him insane.
Using his demonic blood as a medium, Yan Jinghong's curse had completely triggered the evil thoughts Ling Feng absorbed from the demonic miasma. Combined with the fully opened Asura's Eye, the fact that Ling Feng could still hold on until now was already a miracle of willpower.
Inside and outside the imperial city, almost everyone had already fled. Those who did not escape were either caught in the earlier explosion, severely injured, or directly frightened unconscious by the aura Ling Feng released.
The ministers, guards, and palace maids had all fled far away.
Ling Feng had become a terrifying beast.
At this moment, he was hundreds, thousands, even tens of thousands of times more dangerous than Yan Jinghong.
