Chapter 90 Creating Terror

21st day of the 10th month, 115th year of the National Calendar, 11:15 AM.

The scorching sun, like a massive, wantonly burning fireball, roasted Chu Prefecture City until it was searing hot.

On the streets of Chu Prefecture City, pedestrians seemed a bit more eager to return home than usual, and the air was filled with the aroma of food and the weary laziness following half a day of toil.

The hawking of peddlers, the playful shouts of children, and the greetings between neighbors wove together into an utterly ordinary scene of bustling market life at dusk.

However, this ordinary tranquility was thoroughly torn apart in the next instant!

"Do it!"

From dozens of different locations, dozens of bone-chilling shrieks, as if coming from the depths of Hell, tore through the tranquility almost simultaneously.

That was the signal for the attack, and even more, the overture to disaster!

In front of the solemn Lingxing Gate of the State Religion, two black-robed figures suddenly threw back their hoods, revealing twisted, hideous faces covered in demonic markings.

They roared wildly: "The State Religion is hypocritical! Today shall be your doomsday!"

The suppressed Devilish Qi within their bodies erupted like a breached flood!

Thick as ink, carrying strong corrosiveness and spiritual pollution, black mist instantly spread out, shrouding the plaza in front of the mountain gate!

Piercing shrieks of Divine Sense, like invisible blades, ruthlessly stabbed into the minds of the pedestrians and low-level Cultivators nearby who had no time to react!

"Ah—"

"Demons! So many demons! Don't come over! Don't eat me!!"

"Help me!!"

Screams, wails, and shrieks exploded instantly!

Those with low cultivation levels immediately fell into terrifying hallucinations, their minds collapsing, and like headless flies, they pushed and trampled each other, fleeing frantically in all directions; the scene instantly spiraled out of control!

On the second floor of "Tingyuxuan," the largest teahouse in the West Market, the carved wooden window facing the street shattered with a boom.

A black-robed figure grinned hideously and hurled a Talisman burning with ghastly green flames into the bustling crowd below.

"All of you, be buried with me!"

The Talisman exploded, and the green demonic fire splattered like maggots on a bone, instantly igniting cloth banners, goods, and even the clothes of the pedestrians.

Miserable screams and billowing thick smoke soared into the sky, and the bustling teahouse instantly turned into a fiery Hell.

In front of a fabric shop in the East Market, another black-robed figure silently released dense Devilish Qi.

The crowd that had been bargaining and selecting fabrics, as if infected by an invisible plague, instantly became violent and chaotic!

Some had blood-red eyes and were tearing at each other like beasts; some clutched their heads and slammed them frantically against hard walls; even more curled up on the ground, trembling like chaff, uttering unintelligible gibberish and fearful shrieks; the entire street instantly became a living Hell!

Outside the Fengtian Restaurant, the same tragedy was playing out.

Diners preparing to enjoy their dinner were scared to the point of Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering by the sudden impact of Devilish Qi and the sounds of explosions; they screamed in terror as they rushed out the door, colliding violently with the crowd in the street who were also plunged into chaos!

Pushing, trampling, crying... panic spread frantically through the crowded street intersection like a plague!

Inside the largest medical clinic in the south of the city, "Jishi," the wounded receiving treatment and the commoners waiting to see a doctor were swept by the violent Devilish Qi.

The previously quiet wounds instantly felt the excruciating pain of ten thousand insects gnawing at them, and the patients screamed as they rolled off their beds, knocking over medicine cabinets; precious medicinal herbs mixed with blood and medicinal broth spilled all over the floor, and the air was filled with a pungent, fishy sweetness and the smell of medicine.

The sturdy storefront of the Tongbao Bank collapsed with a boom under the Devilish Qi bomb detonated at close range by a black-robed figure, as if it were made of paper.

The massive shockwave, carrying shattered bricks and wood chips, shot out in all directions!

Pedestrians on the street had no time to react at all, and were instantly knocked down and buried; bright red blood quickly spread across the smoke-filled ground.

The screams of the survivors were heart-wrenching, filled with endless fear and despair.

Panic, like an invisible, highly toxic vine, under the shroud of the blood-colored dusk, grew and spread frantically along every street and alley of Chu Prefecture City, dragging the entire city into an abyss of chaos and terror!

Outside the quaint courtyard wall of Qingya Academy, which was covered in ivy, a thin, tall black shadow, like a gecko blending into the shadows, lay silently in wait in the darkness of the street corner.

He was the eleventh death warrior carefully cultivated by the Chen family who had successfully achieved Fusion with the power of the Heavenly Demon—Mo Eleven.

The emotions and memories belonging to a "human" had long been completely erased, leaving only the Heavenly Demon implanted deep in his Soul.

He could clearly hear the crisp sounds of children reading and their carefree laughter during recess coming from inside the wall.

Those sounds full of vitality and hope formed a stark contrast to the past in his memories that held only pain, slaughter, and darkness.

Those little faces beaming with innocent smiles should have evoked a trace of pity, but they only made the Devilish Qi dormant within Mo Eleven even more restless.

Around the academy, a defensive Formation specially set up by the State Religion for important locations was arranged.

On the ground, pale golden Talisman runes flickered in and out of sight between the cracks of the stone slabs, forming profound trajectories.

Every few steps, a hidden Formation eye emitted a faint spiritual light.

In the air, there were even sensing spiritual threads made of pure spiritual power, invisible to the naked eye, crisscrossing to weave an invisible alert net.

Mo Eleven tried to restrain his aura, climbing upward along the side courtyard wall like a gecko.

However, the moment his toe touched a blue brick carved with runes on the wall—

"Hum!"

The runes on the ground suddenly lit up with blinding red light!

A powerful repulsive force, like an invisible wall, ruthlessly repelled him, causing him to fall heavily into the shadows of the alley.

"Triggered the alert, huh..." Mo Eleven muttered to himself in a low voice, his face under the hood showing no emotional fluctuation, as if merely stating a fact.

Just at this moment, muffled explosions and chaotic screams and wails could be heard faintly from all over the city, becoming clearer and clearer like background noise.

His companions had acted.

"Since stealth is useless..." Mo Eleven slowly straightened his body, and two points of scarlet light suddenly ignited under his hood, "Then... destroy it!"

He no longer had any concealment; the suppressed Devilish Qi in his body erupted like a black volcano!

Thick black mist churned, forming black flames that appeared substantial on the surface of his body!

He suddenly pulled several pitch-black spheres carved with explosive runes from under his cloak, injected all his demonic power into them without hesitation, and then hurled them fiercely toward the flickering defensive barrier in the direction of the academy's main gate!

"Boom! Boom! Boom—!!!"

Deafening explosions rang out one after another!

Blinding firelight and thick black mist collided violently with the pale golden light shield!

The powerful shockwave caused the entire courtyard wall to shake violently, and gravel fell with a rustling sound!

The defensive light shield emitted a piercing ringing sound, as if it were glass on the verge of shattering, and the golden light flickered frantically, unstable and wavering!

Inside the academy, Teacher Gao, who was explaining basic Formation patterns, had his expression change drastically.

He slammed his hand onto the podium, and the wooden tabletop cracked open with the sound: "Enemy attack! Highest defense! Activate!"

Before his words had even faded, the entire academy ground instantly erupted with brilliant golden light.

All the hidden runes on the ground lit up simultaneously, and a thick, condensed energy light shield, like a massive golden bowl turned upside down, rose instantly, firmly shrouding the entire academy and its courtyard within.

At the same time, hidden mechanical crossbows on top of the walls and under the eaves shot out with a "click," and the arrowheads, glinting with cold light, all aimed squarely at the black shadow outside the courtyard exuding terrifying Devilish Qi!