Cultivation Starts from Killing Pigs-Chapter 345 - 299: Demon Banner Returns, Black Tide Approaches (Part 2)
No riding on celestial clouds, no traveling by starship, all to conduct matters in secrecy.
The map of the Underworld is etched in memory, with many places yet to be explored, such as the General’s Tomb connected to the Ancient Immortal Dynasty’s Yin Soldiers Camp, and the Demon God Hall occupied by the Spiritual Sect for tens of thousands of years.
But the premise of everything is to first sever this malicious black hand.
Various clues indicate that the other party is likely the ancient consciousness seen on the way to Shazhou.
Indeed, when still a hundred miles away from that ancient battlefield, an endless Black Tide appeared before Zhang Kui, with layers of terrifying, distorted anomalies swirling and frenzied howls shaking the entire heavens and earth.
And within this boundless Black Tide, there were surprisingly seven tall figures with overwhelming Qi, their appearances indescribably bizarre. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮
Some resembled cubical forms covered in tentacles, with a huge mouth full of fangs on the front, while others were pure gigantic beasts formed from a fusion of various limbs...
Zhang Kui concealed his form and used the Qi Prohibition Skill to suppress his entire Qi, avoiding detection, yet his mind was filled with doubt.
These Underworld anomalies were extremely mad, and according to Fusheng, nothing greater than a Monarch of the Strange had ever appeared on the Celestial Essence Star, so what could control such a vast Black Tide?
At this thought, he looked up.
Only to see, a hundred miles away, the massive ancient battlefield he had once seen, surrounded by the Black Tide, yet not a single Underworld anomaly entered, only continuous white bones, and fragments of starships and altars.
Zhang Kui could feel a dark ancient consciousness lurking within the largest wreckage, yet it had not discovered him.
However, just as he prepared to infiltrate, his expression suddenly changed, and he stopped.
A fluctuation suddenly expanded outward from that gigantic wreckage, turning everything along the way into black and white, eerily bizarre.
And those Underworld anomalies engulfed within seemed indifferent, even showing a hint of excitement in their madness, beginning to merge in various sizes.
"Colorless Heaven!"
Zhang Kui’s mind became grave.
During the battle at the General’s Tomb, he had witnessed this eerie domain, which could drive even those in the Mahayana Realm insane, producing mutations within madness.
Now it seemed, this situation bore a striking resemblance to the Underworld anomalies; could it be related to the fall of those Immortal Kings?
This Colorless Heaven domain’s range was far larger than the broken Battle Banner in the General’s Tomb, spreading for dozens of miles, yet retracting within a few breaths.
Now Zhang Kui was somewhat hesitant; his Stealth Technique could even deceive arrays, but within the domain, he could not hide from the other party.
What exactly were the things in there?
As he pondered, the massive Black Tide suddenly surged, countless Underworld anomalies shaking their heads, howling up to the sky.
"Are they about to attack again?"
Zhang Kui sneered in his heart; if the other party was merely probing, he would break up their forces step by step.
So many Underworld anomalies, if completely cleared, might bring long-lasting peace.
Yet to his surprise, the direction of the Black Tide’s advance was not toward Divine Island City but charging westward.
Boom!
A massive Battle Banner rose with a piercing howl, with the terrifying black-and-white domain continuously spreading, engulfed within the Black Tide at launch, only a murky mass with nothing discernible.
Could it be that this guy has other enemies?
No!
That direction... it’s the Mine City in Shazhou!
Zhang Kui suddenly understood.
When he went to rescue the Stone Man Tomb, he had long been discovered by the other party, who had probably scouted the Mine City’s situation.
Since the Black Tide was dispersed, few Underworld anomalies have appeared within a thousand miles, so the defensive forces weren’t strong.
Unexpectedly, this guy had been probing Divine Island City but now turned to converge all forces to destroy Mine City.
If he hadn’t scouted in advance, this guy might have succeeded.
Who on earth is this guy?
Killing intent filled Zhang Kui’s eyes, as he secretly followed while continually issuing commands through the Divine Path network.
In Divine Island City.
"The target is the Mine City in Shazhou!"
Yuan Huang, who was checking the starships, suddenly stood up, his eyes a blood-red glow, "Almost fell for it. Quick, Sect Leader has ordered all starships to immediately set off from the Mortal World to Shazhou!"
Dozens of overwhelming figures rose with a boom, each leaping into the starships.
Luckily, Zhang Kui had led them to familiarize themselves with starship combat early on; the five starships were well assigned, with Yuan Huang, Bao Wuxin, Great Venerate Toad, and a Great Demon from Sea Eye and Chai Kingdom as the first captains.
They were not the only ones going.
Divine Island City was already in a frenzy, Zhu Sheng’s entire body crackled with lightning as he flew into the sky, his majestic voice echoing throughout the city: "The Mine City is in trouble, Sect Leader Zhang commands all top-ranked battle teams to board the starships and head to Shazhou!"
Silhouettes flew out one after another, boarding the starships with apprehensive hearts, and the five ships soon filled with people, vanishing into the passages under countless gazes.
At the same time, Shazhou’s Mine City was also in chaos.
"Quick, the Black Tide is attacking, all miners evacuate the tunnels immediately!"
Under the anxious orders of the Star Official, countless miners began gathering to withdraw, yet fortunately, regular drills had been conducted, maintaining some order amidst the chaos.
Just as they finished evacuating, amid the countless clattering of armor plates, the Garrison Legion of Shazhou began to enter, with over a hundred Yellow Pavilion Divine Travel Realm cultivators hovering in the air, carrying parts of the enormous Divine Court Bell, their golden divine light illuminating all directions.
An hour later, five starships passed through the passage and slowly entered, as sharp profiles leapt down, stationed at each position as units.
The once second son of the National Guardian Clan, Chu Huan, gazed coldly at the talisman in his hand, suddenly crushing it, his eyes full of determination.
Some said he relied entirely on family resources, and had he not surrendered early, he might have been entirely purged.
Today was the time to prove himself!
Ye Fei closed his eyes, slowly caressing his sword, having joined on the ship halfway, finally made it.
A city defense battle... just the right opportunity to hone Invincible Sword Intent!
Ling Qiushui stood upon the black cliff, eyes fixed on the front, filled with anticipation.
Beside her, Manzudia shook her head slightly, recalling the despair once faced by the Ghost Rong Kingdom, and unexpectedly sighed softly.
"Humans, are really difficult..." she said.
This terrifying Black Tide was seven times that which besieged the Stone Man Tomb, and under immense pressure, the Kaiyuan Divine Dynasty was deploying all its might for the first time.
Everyone watched the endless darkness ahead with tenseness. Among them, few were Divine Travel Realm cultivators, and without Divine Sense probing, outside the light of the Divine Fire Soul Suppressing Tower, all was darkness, as though the very heavens and earth were on the verge of swallowing them whole.
Some struggled to suppress the rising fear within, forced to turn and gaze at the massive Divine Court Bell and five starships in the city, finding a sliver of reassurance.
The eerie underworld winds howled shrilly, and about two hours later, from the boundless darkness came faint, frenzied roars, growing louder, first drowning out the frequently echoing screams in the air, then thundering through the whole world, causing even the dark mist to tremble.
"C-com...coming!"
A soldier swallowed hard.
Boom!
The Divine Court Bell suddenly floated upwards, unleashing endless divine power, dispersing layers of darkness, illuminating the vast wilderness.
Everyone gasped.
The Black Tide, an endless Black Tide, with the Underworld’s anomalies crazily surging.
At the foot of the mountains was an ocean of bizarre monstrosities without end, with countless unimaginable creatures swirling in the skies, as if pressing the entire heavens and earth upon them...
