Chapter 68 December 13th (Part 2)

As the dust settled at Changlin Park, Li Ang's consciousness did not rest with it.

The Omniscient Perspective was active once again!

[His vision seemed to transcend the limits of space, instantly pulling away from that frozen lake surface.]

[Like a high-and-mighty god, he looked down upon another eye of the storm in the center of Longnan City.]

[Time began to reverse, returning to a period of time earlier.]

[Longnan City · Black Gold Chamber of Commerce Headquarters Building.]

[At this moment, the Black Gold Building was illuminated as bright as day by countless police lights and searchlights.]

[A massive police line surrounded the entire building, making it completely impassable.]

[In the sky, several attack helicopters circled on alert, their massive searchlight beams sweeping across the building's surface.]

[On the ground, Longnan City's Public Security SWAT and Armed Police Force were already fully armed.]

[They stood in combat readiness, their muzzles aimed squarely at the main entrance.]

[Although only two people had come from Wuyue City this time,]

[what they held in their hands was the highest mobilization order personally issued by the Governor of Jiangnan Province.]

[Furthermore, a Divine Power Realm Grandmaster standing at the Peak of martial arts had personally come to oversee the situation!]

[After Grandmaster Zhao Zongtian killed all the high-level members of the Heart-Eroding Cult with thunderous momentum,]

[the local official forces, having received the Governor's personal decree, were finally free from any constraints and were fully mobilized.]

[They surrounded the Black Gold Chamber of Commerce in three inner and three outer layers, so airtight that not even a fly could fly out.]

[Inside the building, especially the cult altar on the fifth basement floor, was now completely controlled by official forces.]

[Those gray-robed believers who had been fanatically chanting moments ago were now fitted with special handcuffs and shackles.]

[Escorted by SWAT officers, they were lined up in a long queue, prepared to be sent to a high-security prison for custody.]

[Everything seemed to be moving in a positive direction.]

[However, at the exact moment in Changlin Park when Grandmaster Zhao Zongtian shattered the projection of the 'Myriad Ages Pure Eye Burning Body God' with a single palm—]

["Buzz—!!!"]

[An indescribable mental shock, filled with tyranny and chaos,]

[followed some invisible link of Karma and instantly descended upon this group of believers.]

[That was the wrath of an evil god, and also the backlash of a collapsed faith.]

["Roar—!!!"]

[A sudden mutation occurred.]

[The cultists, who were previously dejected or trembling, suddenly began to shake violently.]

[They snapped their heads up, their eyes instantly bloodshot.]

[They turned a hair-raising crimson color, their expressions becoming frenzied and distorted.]

["Kill! For our God!"]

[A monstrous strength surging from nowhere caused them to let out beast-like roars.]

["Crack! Crack!"]

[The special alloy handcuffs and shackles were actually snapped apart by their frantic struggling!]

[Hundreds of rioters who had lost their sanity were like a pack of hungry wolves released from a cage, lunging crazily at the guards around them.]

[The scene instantly fell into chaos.]

["Suppress them! Suppress them quickly!"]

[Although the SWAT officers in charge of guarding were well-trained, they were still somewhat caught off guard by this inhuman turn of events.]

[Just then, a black streak of light charged into the crowd.]

[Cold Kite had taken action.]

[She did not draw her blade, her figure weaving through the chaotic crowd like a phantom.]

["Bang! Bang! Bang!"]

[The finger strength of a Soaring Realm Expert was extremely precise and overbearing.]

[Every time she struck, she accurately hit the rioters' Acupoints.]

[In just a few breaths, dozens of frenzied believers rolled their eyes and collapsed to the ground.]

[Cold Kite's movements were clean and efficient, as she attempted to control the situation with the minimum necessary force.]

[However, just as she was about to deal with the next group, the eerie sound of grinding bones came from behind her.]

["Creak... Creak..."]

[Those people she had just knocked unconscious, who by all rights should have remained out for at least several hours,]

[actually defied biological common sense and stood back up in extremely distorted postures!]

[Moreover, they became even more violent, their auras even more evil.]

[Their muscles began to swell crazily, bursting through their clothing.]

[Their teeth became as sharp as saws, and thick saliva dripped from the corners of their mouths.]

[The pupils of those crimson eyes contracted rapidly, turning into inhuman vertical slits!]

["Roar—!"]

[They lunged forward again, their speed and strength several times greater than before!]

["This is..."]

[Cold Kite's pupils shrank, and a chill rose in her heart.]

[She understood immediately.]

[Evil Seed Fusion!]

[This group of people was completely beyond saving.]

[It wasn't just that they were mentally brainwashed and controlled.]

[At this moment, their physical bodies had also been completely contaminated by the residual power of the evil god, resulting in irreversible mutation.]

[They were no longer human, but 'Evil Corpses' that knew only slaughter and devouring.]

[If not dealt with, they would kill everyone here and might even rush out of the building to bring disaster to the city.]

["Whew..."]

[Cold Kite took a deep breath. A trace of reluctance flashed in her eyes, but it was replaced by the resolve of an Investigator.]

[Her hand slowly gripped the hilt of the Tang sword on her back.]

[She had to use lethal force.]

[Just as Cold Kite was about to draw her blade and thoroughly purge this living hell—]

["Still."]

[An aged, calm voice that seemed to contain the ultimate principles of heaven and earth abruptly rang out in the underground space.]

[As that word fell, the entire world seemed to have its pause button pressed.]

[Whether it was the mutated believers with bared fangs and hideous faces, or Cold Kite who was about to draw her blade,]

[or the police and federal employees huddled together in terror—]

[everyone was completely unable to Move.]

[Except for Cold Kite, who could still maintain active thought, everyone else's consciousness seemed to be frozen at this moment.]

[In the Void Realm, a figure slowly emerged.]

[It was Grandmaster Zhao Zongtian, who had just finished the battle at Changlin Park.]

[He still wore that blood-stained white training suit, but the killing intent on him had been completely restrained.]

[At this moment, looking at those distorted, deformed faces below that had long since lost their humanity,]

[what appeared in his eyes was not disgust, but a deep compassion.]

["Ashes to ashes, dust to dust."]

[Grandmaster Zhao Zongtian sighed softly.]

[Then, his figure moved.]

[Fast, too fast.]

[Even with Cold Kite's eyesight, she could only barely capture a series of golden afterimages.]

[Grandmaster Zhao Zongtian moved quickly through the crowd. He did not use any world-shattering Moves.]

[He simply reached out and lightly tapped the forehead of every cult believer.]

[One, two, three, four...]

[His movements were as gentle as stroking the head of a Junior in his family, but the effect was as overbearing as thunder.]

[With every tap, the evil life force within those believers was instantly severed; they died upon contact, their bodies perishing and their Souls dissipating.]

[Immediately afterward, a layer of pure golden flames ignited on their bodies.]

[These flames were not scorching; instead, they exuded an aura of warmth and purification.]

[Under the burning of the golden flames, those hideous bone spikes, disgusting scales, and distorted muscles]

[began to melt rapidly. All filth, sin, and pain]

[were burned clean in this fire.]

[In less than a few seconds,]

[the corpses disappeared.]

[In their place were crystal-clear, jade-like Bone Beads.]

[On each bead, a tiny name faintly emerged.]

[In just a few minutes,]

[all the cultists in the hall had vanished.]

[Leaving behind only 976 Bone Beads, quietly floating in mid-air.]

[They emitted a soft fluorescence, like an underground river of stars.]

[Among these people, some were ignorant civilians deceived by the cult, and some were vagrants forcibly abducted.]

[Some were merchants who had actively joined the darkness for profit, and others were heinous accomplices like Grandmaster Xu Liang.]

[Their Souls and bodies had been contaminated, and Grandmaster Zhao Zongtian could not leave their corpses intact.]

[But,]

[these golden flames burned away their sins and evil,]

[leaving only this last trace of being 'human,']

[to serve as a final memorial for their families.]

[Thunderous methods, but the heart of a Bodhisattva.]

[Having finished all this, Grandmaster Zhao Zongtian's figure began to slowly dissipate, and the power that had restrained the entire field was released.]

[The SWAT officers and staff in the field finally came to their senses, looking at the empty hall and the beads floating in the air.]

[They looked at each other, their eyes filled with shock and awe.]

[At this moment, Cold Kite, who had been standing with her head bowed in silence, heard Grandmaster Zhao Zongtian's voice transmission in her mind.]

["The matter here is finished."]

["I have important matters and must return to Suzhou and Hangzhou. I'll leave the remaining mess here to you."]

["This is a special case! Hold the Governor's order as if the Governor and I were personally present!"]

["Be sure to thoroughly clean out the remaining poison of the Heart-Eroding Cult!"]

[Cold Kite snapped her head up.]

[She saw Grandmaster Zhao Zongtian standing in mid-air with his hands behind his back.]

[At this time, the bloodstains and dust on his body had long since disappeared.]

[He had returned to that immaculate, transcendent appearance of a Great Grandmaster.]

[He made eye contact with Cold Kite and nodded slightly.]

[Then, he turned into a streak of light and vanished into the horizon.]

["Whew..."]

[Cold Kite looked at the Bone Beads filling the air and sighed, feeling a bit melancholy.]

[But just a moment later, the melancholy in her eyes was replaced by determination.]

[She immediately entered her work state, turning to give orders to the police officers who were still dazed.]

["All units, listen up! Seal off the scene immediately!"]

["Bring the special containment boxes! Carefully collect these... 'remains'!"]

[These 976 deceased individuals,]

[they might have been a father, mother, son, or daughter of some family...]

[Principal Liao Xianyu's granddaughter was among them.]

[Some were law-abiding federal citizens, while others were vagrants living hand-to-mouth.]

[Some were even people like Zhang Dehai, who were considered to be in high positions in the eyes of ordinary people.]

[But under the erosion of the cult, no matter what their previous identities were, and regardless of whether they were forced or voluntary,]

[tonight, after these sun-like golden flames had burned,]

[all that remained of them were their names and these floating beads.]

[This was why cults were so utterly detestable.]

[They destroyed not only life, but also human dignity and moral bottom lines.]