40: Chapter 40 A King Descends from the Sky!

Guixu City Lord's Mansion. Deep within the main hall, "Crack!" The sound of a long whip cracking echoed. Once, twice, and again.

The hall was unlit. In the play of light and shadow, a figure knelt on the ground. It was Xu Xianzhi.

He was no longer the bewitchingly composed person he was during the day. At this moment, black mist swirled around his body. It writhed on the surface of his skin, flowing in and out of his mouth, nose, and ears, eroding his features until he was unrecognizable, yet his eyes were filled with fanaticism.

"My Lord... again... again..." His voice was filled with excitement, intoxicated by the ultimate pleasure.

Lady White stood before him, clutching the long whip in her hand. Her face was devoid of any expression. She simply repeated the motion of swinging the whip, her lips moving slightly: "You dare to covet the people I brought back."

Crack!

"If it weren't for the fact that a pawn is needed when He descends..."

Crack!

"You wouldn't be alive right now."

Xu Xianzhi trembled all over, but he let out a hoarse laugh. "Thank you, Master... for doting on me..."

Lady White threw away the whip. Her thoughts drifted back to the daytime, to those two human Trial-takers. Although her persona was well-established as a sensible older sister who cared for her younger sister, when she handed them the handkerchief, she had indeed harbored a gamble in her heart.

A gamble that they would go to the Northern Territory. A gamble that they would find Xiaoqing. A gamble that Xiaoqing... could get close to them.

By using Xu Xianzhi's token to help them escape, making them feel indebted—as long as they still had a conscience, they would inevitably go to save Xiaoqing.

She whispered to herself: "The talent of those two Trial-takers is very high."

"With Xiaoqing as His vessel, as long as she gets close to them, when He descends tomorrow, devouring them... will surely restore some of His strength."

"Although you coveted His offerings this time, I will give you a task to redeem yourself."

"Master~, what kind of task?"

"Tomorrow, hunt the Trial-takers to your heart's content. Go capture those Trial-takers with high talent and offer them to Him!"

Hearing this, Xu Xianzhi's previous madness turned into supreme reverence. He struggled to crawl up, ignoring the mangled flesh on his face, and prostrated himself on the ground, shouting fervently: "The Lord of Guixu... exists forever!"

Lady White did not respond. She could not leave Guixu at the moment; if she left, she would be targeted by the cosmic will. Therefore, many things needed to be accomplished by Xu Xianzhi.

She turned around and looked out the window. The twin moons hung in the sky. The night was deep.

And it was at this moment!!

Boom—!! A muffled sound came from the distance. The ground of the entire Guixu City trembled slightly.

The fanaticism on Xu Xianzhi's face instantly froze. He lifted his head, looking blankly in the direction the sound came from. "...What sound is that?"

Boom—!! Another sound. This one was louder than the last. Dust fell from the beams of the main hall, and the few lamps swayed violently, their light flickering unsteadily.

Xu Xianzhi's expression darkened. He clearly felt that the Lord's Domain shrouding the entire Guixu City—the energy barrier that he maintained day and night, exhausting countless efforts—was being shaken from the outside.

He stood up, black mist churning around his body, and the wounds on his face healed rapidly. "Who dares..."

Boom—!!! The third sound. This one was more violent than the previous two combined. The entire main hall shook violently, and a crack spread down from the roof.

"...Is it them? They actually didn't follow my instructions to find people; this is interesting..." Lady White's face showed a look of surprise.

Xu Xianzhi was completely sobered. He felt inexplicably irritable. Slap! "Lady White, I'm very angry right now!" He said sharply, "I want to see who has the guts to come to Guixu City and run wild!"

Lady White's figure swayed slightly from his slap. She could have dodged, but she didn't. Her expression returned to indifference, but deep within her lowered eyes, a trace of a faint ripple passed by.

After Xu Xianzhi sobered up, he only had blurry memories of what had just happened. On the surface, their identities remained unchanged. "Yes, Master." She replied in a low voice.

Two figures darted out of the City Lord's Mansion and flew rapidly toward the city gate.

...

Outside the city gate. Lin Wan withdrew his fist and flexed his wrist. On the golden light barrier in front of him, there was a fist-sized indentation, which he had smashed out with three consecutive punches just now.

Behind him, Ye Fan stood a few dozen meters away, covering his ears with both hands, his expression both excited and nervous. "Brother-in-law, hit it one more time! It feels like it's about to shatter!"

"A boring barrier; it can't even withstand my physical template!" Lin Wan looked down from above, his tone indifferent. Moonlight fell on Lin Wan, casting a long shadow.

[Night-level] aptitude; in the dark of night, combat power increases infinitely starting from a 30% boost.

Countless half-human, half-beast Chaotic Beasts looked up at the sky. Seeing the golden barrier fracturing, fear appeared in their eyes one after another.

Many of them had lived here for years or even decades, long accustomed to the peace and order of Guixu City, hunting, trading, listening to music in brothels, and sunbathing every day... While their lives were not magnificent, they were stable and satisfying.

But now, bad people were tearing this stability apart.

Several Tier 2 half-beasts squeezed out from the crowd, looking fiercely toward the city gate. They exuded an aura far exceeding that of their ordinary peers; they were the elite combatants of Guixu City.

A burly man with the head of a bull and the body of a human gripped the giant axe in his hand and said in a muffled voice: "Who dares to ruin our lives?"

A sentry with the head of an eagle and the body of a human spread its wings and hovered in the air, its sharp gaze locking onto the figure outside the city gate: "It's those two Trial-takers who came in during the day... They escaped, and now they've come back!"

"Seeking death!" "Fight!" "Fight back!" "Beat him up." "Fight!!" "The City Lord will deal with them!"

The crowd was indignant. Those half-beast residents who had originally lived in peace and contentment picked up their weapons one after another. A surging beast tide instantly gathered on the streets, following the two figures that had darted out of the City Lord's Mansion, and rushed toward the city gate.

Xu Xianzhi landed on top of the city gate. Lady White followed closely behind, standing silently by his side. The moment Xu Xianzhi saw Lin Wan, his expression darkened to the color of a pot bottom.

The Trial-taker who had been suppressed by his domain and forced to flee during the day was now standing openly in front of the city gate, his whole body exuding an aura that made one's heart palpitate.

"...It's you." Xu Xianzhi's voice was very low, almost squeezed out from between his teeth. "You actually dared to come back after escaping?"

Hearing this, Lin Wan raised his eyes and glanced at him. That gaze had no emotional fluctuation at all. He moved. There was no answer, no nonsense. The King descends from the sky.