Chapter 2582: Hellscape
A blood-colored light enveloped the sky. Some of it reflected off the clouds and cast a sinister glow on the crowd beneath. Jarring noises resembling crunching bone echoed from the ground. Nearby mountains began to collapse.
Alarmed, Zu An quickly flitted to the Goddess of Wu Mountain’s side and brought her to safety.
Shortly after they departed, the mountain they had previously been standing on collapsed. What came surging out of it wasn't searing lava, but an army of deceased spirits that emanated dim green light. Their faces were warped with resentment, as if they would pull any living beings they could get their hands on down to hell with them, so that they would suffer the same pain.
Zu An was startled. These deceased spirits resembled the vengeful spirits he had seen in the Oblivion River. He hadn’t expected to see something similar here. He anxiously warned the people present, “Don’t let those vengeful spirits touch you. They can corrode your soul.”
Those present here understood the severity of the situation. They either avoided the vengeful spirits or exorcised them.
However, the other living beings further away weren’t as lucky. Many of them found themselves grabbed by the vengeful spirits. They tried to fight back, but they quickly lost their strength and were dragged into the vengeful spirit horde. They began turning into vengeful spirits themselves before joining the others in hunting down more victims.
Noticing Zu An’s worry, the Goddess of Wu Mountain consoled him. “Don’t worry, the Crimson Emperor personally refined Wu Mountain. Chang’e will be safe there.”
Zu An breathed a sigh of relief. No wonder Wu Mountain felt so mystical—it was constructed by the Crimson Emperor.
The Goddess of Wu Mountain glanced at Xihe, only to find herself meeting the latter’s eyes. Both of them felt awkward.