Chapter 97

Chapter 97: Qin Fei’s Conspiracy Begins

The blood moon hung high in the sky.

Xiao Yang stood atop the mountains outside Black Wind City.

He gazed down at the city before him.

Everything within it fell under his watchful eyes.

Within the city, mist swirled, and cold winds howled. Demon qi and demonic energy intertwined, as if a ghostly realm had descended upon the land.

Black Wind City was already in complete chaos.

An eerie power inside the city controlled countless walking corpses, as if the gates of hell had opened, releasing countless lonely souls and restless spirits.

In the square, a force made of lightning formed a protective barrier around Jiang Ting, Qin Fei, Lei Renjie, Song Qiang, Yun Qianxue, Ye Qingyao, and other disciples of the Qingyang Sword Sect.

Countless walking corpses surged toward the lightning barrier.

All corpses that touched the barrier were immediately struck down by the lightning power.

Soon, a thick layer of corpses began to pile up around the lightning barrier.

Xiao Yang noticed a figure in black standing on a rooftop beside the square.

The figure was playing a flute, and the enchanting music echoed above the square, exuding a bewitching aura.

“Yin Yue?”

Xiao Yang was taken aback upon seeing this person.

Beside Qin Fei were three guardians; You Ying had already been cornered, forcing Qin Fei to deal with him personally.

There were also Ming He and Yin Yue.

In the last life, these three devilish experts were Qin Fei’s top three demon generals.

Among them, Yin Yue was the female demonic practitioner.

Yin Yue specialized in soul-snatching through her magical music.

She controlled the black-scaled brain-eating lizard using her music and then used the lizard to lead the walking corpses.

But could the dark power hidden within the city allow the corpses to be controlled by an outsider?

The two forces were vying for control over the walking corpses.

More and more corpses were falling in the square.

Xiao Yang quietly stood on the peak, watching the show.

He knew that Qin Fei was behind all of this.

Qin Fei’s conspiracy was underway.

At that moment, a loud laugh echoed from within the city.

Lin Wangchuan suddenly appeared, rushing onto a stage and engaging in a battle with three figures dressed in costumes.

“Hahaha, what fun, what fun…”

Lin Wangchuan danced like a monkey on the stage.

“Turns out there are three little foxes, foxes singing, how interesting!”

Lin Wangchuan was having the time of his life.

However, his antics caused the singing to come to an abrupt halt.

Xiao Yang chuckled at the sight.

Lin Wangchuan really had a big heart, playing around in such a dangerous place.

“That is…”

Xiao Yang suddenly noticed a black figure emerging from the darkness outside the square.

Countless walking corpses immediately swarmed toward that person.

“Get lost!”

The figure shouted angrily, unsheathing a knife, and executed a sweeping strike toward the corpses.

In an instant, a flash of knife light appeared, and the powerful energy swept through, directly cleaving a large number of corpses in half.

A scene of blood splattering did not occur.

Although they were corpses, there should have been some blood inside them.

However, none of these bodies contained even a drop of blood.

The newcomer was overflowing with demonic energy.

He gripped the demon blade tightly and charged toward Jiang Ting and the others. When he got close, he leaped up and, gripping the blade with both hands, struck down at the lightning barrier with a fierce swing.

“Leftover remnants of the Demon Sect?”

Jiang Ting, Lei Renjie, and the others were taken aback.

The demon expert’s mighty slash struck the lightning barrier.

The entire barrier trembled violently, and the lightning power erupted.

The demon expert was sent flying back several meters.

His gaze fixed intently on the people inside the lightning barrier, his hands gripping the knife trembled slightly.

“He can’t break my master’s artifact.”

Lei Renjie remarked, watching the man.

“Fortunately…”

Everyone let out a sigh of relief.

This person’s cultivation level was definitely at the Heavenly Martial Realm.

If he managed to break the lightning barrier, only Lei Renjie among those present would be able to fight him.

Among them, only Lei Renjie, Qin Fei, and Jiang Ting were at the Heavenly Martial Realm.

Furthermore, Jiang Ting had just recently broken through to the Heavenly Martial Realm, with limited battle experience, and Qin Fei had been injured by Xiao Yang, so the only one who could fight was Lei Renjie.

Xiao Yang calmly observed the scene.

That remnant of the Demon Sect seemed to be a disciple of the Knife Demon Li Kuang.

The black figure who had distracted Law Enforcement Elder Lei Lie just moments ago was the Knife Demon Li Kuang.

At that moment, in the eastern part of the city, Lei Lie and Knife Demon Li Kuang were engaged in a fierce battle.

Thunderous sounds erupted continuously, and blinding bolts of lightning flashed.

Lei Lie unleashed the True Thunder Sword Technique with all his might and battled fiercely with the Knife Demon Li Kuang, neither able to get the upper hand.

Fortunately, he had successfully broken through to the Divine Martial Realm; otherwise, he might have already fallen to the Knife Demon Li Kuang’s blade.

The sight of Lei Lie’s flying sword shot across like lightning, striking fiercely at Li Kuang.

“Clang!”

Li Kuang deflected the lightning sword with a single stroke and, immediately after, swung his blade down toward Lei Lie.

Lei Lie left a shadow in place as he dodged to safety.

Li Kuang’s blade struck down, slicing the building beneath him in half, dust and debris flying as a massive knife scar stretched out.

“Li Kuang, why are you out causing trouble instead of hiding in the Demon Abyss? Are you tired of life?”

Lei Lie stood atop a rooftop, angrily shouting at Li Kuang.

His flying sword whirled around him.

“I, Li Kuang, can go wherever I want. It’s you, who have to rely on your Qingyang Sword Sect’s True Thunder Sword Technique, that’s lacking!” Li Kuang sneered, gripping his demon blade.

“What did you say?”

Lei Lie was furious at his words.

“If that’s all you can do, then I’ll use you as my sacrificial blade today!”

Li Kuang pointed his blade at Lei Lie.

“Do you have the ability to do that?” Lei Lie retorted angrily, his entire body charged with the power of lightning, brilliant flashes coursing over him, and a destructive aura emanated from him.

“Rumble…”

The faint sound of thunder echoed overhead.

A Divine Martial Realm warrior could summon the power of heaven and earth at will.

Li Kuang let out a vicious laugh. In the next moment, he also drew in the surrounding spiritual energy, drawing it toward himself with wild abandon.

The two Divine Martial Realm powerhouses faced each other.

The pressure they exuded continuously skyrocketed.

At that moment, another shadow appeared in the square.

“Junior brother, let’s join forces and break this turtle shell!”

The previously attacking demon blade master shouted loudly toward the newcomer.

“Alright!”

The newcomer nodded.

“What should we do now?” Jiang Ting asked anxiously.

“They can’t break this lightning barrier.”

Lei Renjie had great confidence in his master’s artifact.

This lightning barrier could withstand a full-force attack from peak Heavenly Martial Realm warriors.

What if the two of them joined forces?

The two demon path experts leaped into the air, descending with a fierce slash aimed directly at the lightning barrier.

The razor-sharp blade light seemed ready to tear through the void itself.

The violent blade energy swept through, sending nearby walking corpses flying into the air, only to be shredded by the blade energy.

Everyone within the lightning barrier drew forth their flying swords, their spirits taut, ready to strike at any moment.

As the blade light fell, two muffled thuds echoed.

The two demon path experts were sent flying back.

The lightning barrier vibrated violently, but it managed to block their attacks.

“Hahaha… save your strength, you two.”

Han Bin sneered at the sight, scoffing at the two demon path experts.

Zheng Fan also showed them a finger gesture, expressing his disdain.

However, Jiang Ting let out a quiet sigh of relief.

She shielded Qin Fei behind her.

Just when everyone thought they were safe, a figure suddenly descended from the sky, slamming a palm down on the lightning barrier.

“Boom!”

With a loud bang, the lightning barrier shattered, countless bolts of lightning scattering everywhere.

“What…”

Everyone was instantly struck with terror.