100: Crisis of Our Lady

It was officially 12 AM.

Generally speaking, the early hours of the night marked the beginning of ranked matches, but today's ranked matches seemed unusually quiet.

This was because everyone was silently waiting for the third Blood Moon Day reward.

As the moon in the sky turned from normal to scarlet, Blood Moon Day officially began.

At this moment, Li Ye and the four City Lords had already ascended into the air.

Bai Jie was draped in a dazzling golden kasaya, like a shining pearl in the world. Her figure was graceful, and her temperament was elegant.

Every part of her exuded an extraordinary aura. The kasaya seemed to merge with her, becoming a part of her body.

Even more miraculously, melodious and solemn Sanskrit chants continuously emanated from her, like celestial music echoing all around.

These Sanskrit chants seemed to possess some mysterious power, making people feel a sense of tranquility and peace.

At this moment, Bai Jie was not only beautiful but also displayed incredibly powerful strength.

"Husband, I'm ready for battle!"

Bai Jie looked at Li Ye softly, her eyes filled with adoration.

"Hmph, Bai Jie, don't think that just because you received your husband's favor, you can be stronger than me. You should know, my ranking is not far behind yours!"

Xiao Yan looked at Bai Jie with jealousy.

At this moment, Xiao Yan was covered in green flames, with Qinglian Heart Fire burning brightly on her body, looking incredibly powerful.

She knew that Bai Jie was Li Ye's first wife, so she had no qualms about Bai Jie's treatment, but as a fellow woman, she still felt a bit jealous.

However, Xiao Yan didn't know that Li Ye actually doted on her quite a bit.

Otherwise, when choosing daily rewards, he wouldn't have chosen Xiao Yan so many times.

Luo Yao was currently enveloped by a thick, impenetrable layer of darkness.

The ink-black light seemed to gush out from within her, completely engulfing her.

From afar, she looked like a demon god from the depths of Hell, exuding a heart-pounding aura.

Behind her, a massive and grotesque pitch-black scythe loomed, flickering with a cold gleam.

This scythe was entirely black, without any luster, yet it gave off an indescribable sense of oppression.

It was like the Sharp Weapon of death, harvesting lives, sending shivers down one's spine.

At the same time, strands of ink-black Spiritual Qi coiled and moved around Luo Yao like spiritual snakes.

These Spiritual Qi seemed to contain endless evil power, sometimes condensing into a mass, sometimes dispersing, ever-changing.

Each change in form brought a strong energy fluctuation, making the surrounding air restless.

Yu Wanqing, as the City Lord of the North City, although her ranking was far inferior to the other three girls, her strength should not be underestimated. Her Spiritual Root was a mutated poison Spiritual Root.

At the same time, because her home was by the sea and constantly refreshed with a large number of Spirit Stones, her Realm was not low either.

If it weren't for not having enough Golden Essence Pills and other necessary Medicinal Pills, she would probably have reached the Golden Core Stage long ago.

Of course, their status as City Lords was only due to their identity as players.

Li Ye's true trump cards were not them.

Instead, they were Shadow Lily, Yan Xiaoji, and his first wife, Ning Jiuxiao!

Originally, the three of them also wanted to compete for the City Lord position.

But since they were not players after all, it was difficult for them to communicate with the players.

Therefore, in the entire Changye City, besides the four major towns accommodating players,

the main city's area was actually larger than the four major cities.

It contained various races of demons.

Water Minmin, Wood Creek Child, Yan Xiaoji, Yan Xiaoyi, Miao'er, Jin Jie, and so on.

At this moment, they were all behind Li Ye.

It's worth mentioning that although their Realms hadn't improved,

because Li Ye had daily rewards from ranked matches, such as Spiritual Artifacts and so on,

their strength had also increased to varying degrees.

The players below looked at Li Ye with worship.

"Is this the Changye City controlled by Eternal Night, the Big Boss? This foundation, it's too powerful."

"Yes, you know, if I could have just one of those demons loyal to Li Ye behind him, my combat power might even reach the global top fifty."

"Alas, Li Ye alone is an army. He controls the forces of the original resident, and he controls the forces of the demons. Even powerful players are his subordinates."

"By the way, have you noticed that Li Ye seems to be surrounded by girls?"

"..."

Just as everyone was discussing, shadows suddenly appeared on the ground ahead.

Li Ye's pupils contracted slightly. He felt that the shadows and the black mist that had previously entangled Tian Lan's aura belonged to the same type of energy...

This, could it be the Power of Stillness again?

The result was clear.

"[Detected a Tier 2 Medium Grade demon, Demon of Death.

Demons of Death are transformed from normal humans and normal demons infected by the Power of Stillness.

Creatures killed or scratched by a Demon of Death will transform into a Demon of Death within a certain period of time.

During this period, all cells on the creature will experience extreme pain.

After transforming into a Demon of Death, cultivation will increase based on the varying degrees of infection by the Power of Stillness.]"

"My goodness, are these zombie-like demons?"

Li Ye said speechlessly.

But thankfully, in the 113 major areas, the disaster during Blood Moon Day had been significantly reduced.

That is to say, the current attackers were Tier 2 Middle Stage Demons of Death.

However, in other high-risk areas, there were definitely Tier 3 or higher Demons of Death.

Li Ye was just a bit confused as to why, even though the Tier 3 Secret Realm was located in the 100th area, all areas would experience the invasion of these Demons of Death during Blood Moon Day?

Recalling that there was more than one entrance to the Secret Realm in the past, Li Ye suddenly felt relieved.

"Nine Thunder Sky Guiding Skill!"

Li Ye circulated the lightning-attribute Spiritual Qi within his body.

"Boom!"

Nine bolts of lightning struck among the group of demons, and about thirty percent of the demons died from Li Ye's lightning.

"Be careful not to be scratched by these Demons of Death. If you get infected, I have no way to solve it!"

After giving a warning, Li Ye revealed the aura of his Human King Body.

Human King Body!

Upon hearing this, the players, who already worshipped Li Ye, now looked at him with even greater fervor.

"Yes!"

And at this moment, Li Ye fearlessly widened his eyes, fully unleashing his Breaking Void Double Pupils, which could see all weaknesses.

And he charged into the demon horde like a meteor, with two different fires burning all over his body!

These Demons of Death had no self-awareness; they couldn't communicate with Li Ye.

Their hearts held only endless killing intent and jealousy towards the living creatures that still existed.

But when they saw Li Ye charging towards them so bravely and fearlessly, they couldn't help but feel a hint of confusion and surprise.

However, relying on his unparalleled Breaking Void Double Pupils, Li Ye's figure flickered erratically, as if he had transformed into an Incarnation of an illusion.

Not a single Demon of Death could touch even a hair on his body!

He moved like a ghost among the demons, each strike carrying Sword Qi that could sever everything. Under the powerful Soul Devouring Slash and Yin Wind Swordplay, Li Ye carved out a vacuum zone.

Everyone watched this scene with awe.

Ning Jiuxiao considered herself the mistress of Changye City, so she shouted:

"What are you still standing there for? Join my husband and slaughter these demons clean!"

...

With everyone working together and cooperating closely, wave after wave of incredibly powerful Demons of Death fell in pools of blood, completely annihilated.

Other regions were not so lucky.

For example... the high-risk area where the Saintess was located.

It was as if she was being targeted.

Because the Saintess did not participate in the Blood Shadow Demon's revenge, she did not transform from a player into a contractor.

One Tier 3 Demon of Death after another surrounded the Holy City at this moment.

The Saintess, leading a large group of people, continuously summoned demons to resist the Demons of Death.

Although the combat power of the Demons of Death was only that of an ordinary Golden Core Early Stage,

due to their large numbers, coupled with their fearlessness of death and ability to infect hostile creatures,

the Saintess's forces were utterly defeated.

And her faction was originally one of the largest and strongest Sects in terms of numbers.

"Saintess, we can't hold on much longer!"

Among them, a blue-haired foreign girl said to the Saintess in a panic.

Everywhere, there were dismembered limbs and flowing blood, a gruesome sight unfolded before their eyes.

The originally sturdy first line of defense, composed of numerous powerful demons summoned by the Saintess, was so vulnerable. Those once highly anticipated allied demons and subordinates had all fallen in pools of blood.

What was even more terrifying was that these deceased demons did not disappear; instead, under the erosion of the Power of Stillness, they gradually underwent mutations. Their bodies began to twist and deform, eventually transforming into terrifying Demons of Death.

These newly born Demons of Death, devoid of emotion, shuffled forward, following the other Demons of Death to advance towards the second line of defense.

The Saintess's eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief.

Her heart was filled with fear and doubt: "How could this be? I'm a top-ranked player in the top five! Why is my area a high-risk area again this time? Is it really just bad luck?"

For a moment, various emotions surged in her heart, and the Saintess couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

However, just then, a dazzling white light suddenly flashed, illuminating the entire battlefield like the dawn's first light. In the blink of an eye, all the Demons of Death vanished into thin air before this mysterious and powerful force.

The sudden change both surprised and delighted the Saintess. She hastily looked towards the direction from which the white light appeared, wanting to understand what had happened.

She saw a girl radiating white light appear before the Saintess.

Her eyes subtly carried disdain.

"Heh, outsiders are truly weak. They can't even resist this level of the Power of Stillness..."