Chapter 861 - 849: Heaven Shattered
Night, White Bird City, Fan Building's main hall was brightly lit.
In a corner of the first floor lobby, two middle-aged men were having a casual chat.
"You're from Xiangliu City? Then we're not too far apart, I'm from Ba Mountain." The dark-faced middle-aged man was chewing on fried Moon Borage Beads and said.
"Brothers in hardship indeed." The round-faced middle-aged man sighed, "It's all Emperor Dragon City's fault!"
"Exactly, using us as cannon fodder to die while they fled first, a bunch of bastards!" The dark-faced middle-aged man complained.
"Don't worry, with their cowardly nature, Wei Wubing will finish them off sooner or later." The round-faced middle-aged man spat angrily.
"You trust Wei Wubing too?" The dark-faced middle-aged man got interested, "To be honest, Old Wei is definitely tough, but he always leads by example in battles."
"In my opinion, Old Wei is destined to succeed."
"So why didn't you seek refuge with Wuxiang City this time?" The round-faced middle-aged man teased.
"Just got lost, that's all." The dark-faced middle-aged man spread his hands.
"What about you? Why didn't you go?" He chuckled and countered.
"I got lost too! Haha..."
The two middle-aged men clinked glasses and laughed heartily together.
...
In the corner, Chen Mu listened, speechless.
Got lost?
Seems more like running away!
Pair of cowards!
He shook his head and looked around the lobby.
With a large influx of refugees, business at Fan Building was getting more prosperous, noticeably busier than usual today.
"It's mainly because there's a group of Flying Immortal City maidens about to perform a dance. This is what gathered the crowd, making it more lively than usual." Xu Gui explained beside him.
Flying Immortal City?
What's special about this city?
Chen Mu was puzzled.
"They say Flying Immortal City has a divine skill called Miao Le Flying Immortal Dance, which can intoxicate people, bringing great joy," Xu Gui's face was full of anticipation.
As he spoke, melodious music began playing.
A dozen beautiful maidens clad in gauze and slender ribbons descended from the central skylight of the lobby.
They didn't touch the ground, just danced gracefully in mid-air.
Everyone's gaze was immediately drawn, quickly falling into a trance-like smile, lost in immersion.
Chen Mu shivered, returning to his senses.
Focusing, he saw strands of vital energy rising from the crowd's heads, absorbed by the dancers in mid-air.
Miao Le Flying Immortal Dance?
Seems more like Miao Le Tianmo Dance to me!
The dance is indeed beautiful, but what mesmerizes people is some kind of Bewitching Divine Power.
Moreover, it not only captivates people but also silently devours their spirit across distances.
These are really a bunch of demonic witches!
"Didn't you notice anything wrong with their dance?" Chen Mu kicked Xu Gui under the table, waking him up.
"I know."
"If there's no issue, I wouldn't be watching," Xu Gui replied confidently.
"Who in Fan Building doesn't have some sort of divine power?"
"It's just absorbing some vital energy; don't worry, it's consensual, no problem at all." He explained casually, eyes fixed on the dancers without blinking, a lascivious smile on his face.
Chen Mu looked at the two thinner, dark-circled Xu Gui, twitching his lips.
You'll get drained to death sooner or later!
He glared at Xu Gui and turned to watch the mid-air.
Hmm, I must admit, the dance is indeed enchanting.
"Including Flying Immortal City, how many groups of refugees have come this year?" After watching for a while, Chen Mu asked casually.
"Can't keep count anymore." Xu Gui shook his head.
"Since Emperor Dragon City and Wuxiang City started fighting, nearly ten thousand people have arrived before and after. White Bird City has expanded outwards by a circle."
"So many already?" Chen Mu frowned.
In Mist Ridge, population itself is a resource. The more people, the more desires and emotions, the stronger the Divine Soldier's augmentation.
Now with an increasingly fierce conflict between Emperor Dragon and Wuxiang, any slight gain could affect the final outcome.
If one side finds out there's a city here with over a million people, they might send someone to seize the population.
"I just want to find a stable place to nurture my Tao Foundation Primordial Spirit, why is it so difficult?" Chen Mu shook his head in frustration.
He had considered moving White Bird City, and over the past year, it had been relocated twice. But soon after settling in a new place, refugees would find White Bird City.
This group of mid-air dancing demonic maidens arrived muddled and confused too.
As he thought about it.
Air rippled in front of him, and three egg-sized grey pebbles appeared out of thin air.
Just a glance felt disorienting, with involuntary joy rising within.
Chen Mu looked at the stones, then at the enchanting figures above.
Flying Immortal City Divine Soldier Fragment?
Chen Mu's eyelid twitched, feeling indescribable.
During the past period, just like the refugees coming from all directions, he collected quite a few Divine Weapon fragments.
But like Flying Immortal City, where people come first and Divine Weapon arrives later, this was indeed a first.
…
White Bird Lake.
In front of the wooden cabin.
Chen Mu fiddled for a moment, then tossed the Flying Immortal City Divine Weapon fragment into Thousand Lanterns City, ignoring it further.
Soon enough, these fragments will be devoured and absorbed by Thousand Lantern Charge, completely disappearing.
With a thought, he summoned the gray Stone Gate, and started organizing his assortment of secret techniques.
In his spare time these days, this is what he's been doing.
"The strongest offensive secret technique is still the Netherworld Qi."
"Although it only harnesses the power for one strike a day, this Secret Technique can directly attack Spiritual Deities, and poses significant threat even to Primordial Spirit Realm experts."
"Using it in conjunction with the Nightmare Victory Spell is even more formidable."
Thinking about the operation against Lan Zhang before, Chen Mu couldn't help but smile.
The Nightmare Victory Spell is just a sinister and unorthodox secret technique, not particularly powerful,
Its most remarkable feature is being able to track the Qi Mechanism across thousands of miles to lock onto a target to perform cursing technique.
Previously, he used the Nightmare Victory Spell to lock on, then unleashed the Seven Emotions Flame to burn the opponent's Spiritual Deity.
Last time, in a moment of insight, he replaced the Seven Emotions Flame with Netherworld Qi, instantly killing Lan Zhang's clone.
"Nightmare Victory Spell locks the target, Netherworld Qi attacks instantly."
"Once I've grasped the Qi Mechanism, death is guaranteed!"
Chen Mu felt quite satisfied.
"The Great Power Divine Ability is not to be underestimated either."
The Great Power Divine Ability seems unremarkable, but when combined with the Mountain-Carrying Scripture to gather immense Yin Soul Divine Power, it becomes incredible.
On his own, he could only handle a maximum of 100,000 Yin Soul Divine Power.
The emergence of Yin Divine Dharma Form resolved this issue.
Performing Myriad Ghosts Possession with the Five Ghosts Possession Technique, million Yin Spirits fuse into the Yin Divine Dharma Form without any discomfort.
It even filters and isolates consciousness attacks, only accepting Yin Soul Divine Power, easily converting dispersed power into boundless great strength.
"It's my physique that limits the Great Power Divine Ability."
Chen Mu felt helpless.
He had tested that using a million Yin Soul Divine Power to exhibit Great Power Divine Ability harms both others and himself. To utilize it freely, he could only gather around 300,000 Yin Souls.
"If only I could enhance my body's capacity."
"Million Yin Spirits' power transformed into great power, a single punch feels like it could crush Lan Zhang's clone."
"What a pity..."
Nonetheless, even so, the Great Power Divine Ability still counts as his second strongest offensive secret technique.
Next, it's the Magic Artifact Yin Mistaken Yang.
The Yin Yang Qi it can unleash has been blocked many times, but it's not due to the divine ability being lacking; it's the opponents' weapons being too strong.
If one's body were directly hit by Yin Yang Qi, it would be fatal or at least life-threatening.
Moreover, Yin Mistaken Yang itself is not bad.
It has fused with the Dragon Ball Spirit Machine over the years, becoming a Magic Treasure, promising growth potential. As time goes by, nourished continuously by Mana, its power greatly increases.
Yin Mist Moon Blade can counter against Lan Zhang's blood-colored long sword without damage. White Bone Yang Judge's defense surpasses the Protective Qi Mechanism. Many Magical Instrument Secret Techniques can break the Innate Protective Qi Mechanism, but can't break the Yang Judge Bone Shield, making it his currently strongest defense.
"As for the Moving Escape Technique, it still depends on Longitudinal Rainbow Light."
Chen Mu knows quite a few Escape Skills.
Yin Wind Escape is adept at long distance Flying Escape; Five Ghosts Escape can escape into the Five Elements, excelling in environmental adaptability; Ghost Gate takes a bit to activate, only suitable for long-distance Teleportation.
Longitudinal Rainbow Light can shrink earth into inches, whether it's short-range maneuvering during combat or swiftly leaving the battlefield in a Flying Escape, it is very practical.
"In terms of perception and listening, it has to be Truthful Listening Divine Power."
This divine power has been used for years, accomplishing countless achievements.
Regarding other numerous Secret Supernatural Powers, each has its own unique uses, able to solve various problems.
"In the past, when my Dao was low, encountering danger meant fleeing in panic."
"Now... humph-humph!"
"Since I can't stop the gathering of refugees, I won't try. If a foe really comes, let them see if my methods hold up."
"This time, I won't run."
…
"No choice but to run now."
Half a year later, deep in the night, Chen Mu stood in front of the thatched cabin, looking up at the sky, his face contorting fiercely.
With continuous rumbling sounds, the Mist of Confusion that shrouded the sky for years quickly dissipated, revealing the pitch-black night sky beyond.
Yet in that pitch-black sky, it was now covered with numerous blood-red cracks.
Fierce scarlet thunder flickered around the cracks, causing them to quickly enlarge and extend, revealing the blood-red sky behind that felt strange yet familiar to Chen Mu.
A dense throng of black shadows fluttered under the blood-red sky, occasionally impacting the cracks, trying to squeeze through.
Nether Demon Heaven?
Didn't await the pursuing troops from Wuxiang and Emperor Dragon Cities, but awaited the sky cracking, awaited the invasion from Nether Demon Heaven?!
Damn!