Chapter 759 - 351: Descent of the Night God’s Will

Chapter 759: Chapter 351: Descent of the Night God’s Will

Li Moqian appeared to have the upper hand, with a terrifying aura dominating the sky, but in truth, he was completely held back by Ye Shidao, unable to retreat or even weaken his power. He sensed the surrounding laws fluctuating strangely—a power of the Night God. As soon as his offensive weakened, Ye Shidao would exploit the opening. Moreover, Ye Shidao was clearly multitasking, guiding numerous Blood Demons and continuously receiving feedback from them.

The growth path of the Old Age was straightforward and brutal. Before the backlash of the laws, one could act with impunity, experiencing unparalleled joy in the growth of power. Ye Shidao was completely immersed in the release that he had been suppressing for decades; he had waited a long, long time for this day.

"Shouldn’t we help Commander Li?" Councillor Lu said, somewhat worried.

"Councillor Lu, this is not our battlefield. Our duty is to protect the citizens of Celestial Capital, and the conspiracy between Song of Hell and the Church Court is just beginning," said a calm councillor behind Chen Rutang.

Lu Shuai realized these people were indeed the powers Hundred Martial Hall had cultivated for years in the Upper Council.

Chen Rutang’s expression was heavy. As the Hall Master of the Hour Hall, one of the twelve earthly branches of the Inner Hall in Hundred Martial Hall, he was responsible for public opinion and was a behind-the-scenes shareholder of Flying Bird Daily. Previously, Flying Bird Daily followed up on the Freedom Daily’s Utopia Mountain activities. Outsiders saw it as another heat grab by Flying Bird Daily, reducing many casualties and pressure as a large number of ordinary citizens were not inside the city.

Hundred Martial Hall was trying hard to maintain stability in Dragon Capital, hoping to weather this disaster smoothly. Clearly, there was still a sense of luck, hoping to limit the scale to secret internal conflicts without involving common people. But now it seemed completely impossible. If Councillor Lu hadn’t pierced this layer of paper, if not for Li Xin’s preparations allowing Ye Shidao to launch attacks smoothly, results would have been even worse.

Throughout history, every political transition has been accompanied by bloodshed, and secret changes are even more terrifying.

On the Night Patrol’s side, Shadow Owl was supporting in the center. Besides Night Patrol, there were scholars sent by Celestial Principle School. Eight squads from the four major districts merged into four squads to establish safety zones, concentrating forces to strike. The Blood Demons were extraordinarily powerful and highly infectious, making them extremely difficult to fight; therefore, concentrated superior forces were needed.

Within Shadow Owl, there was some confusion; among the Night Patrol team, Shadow Owl’s power was the weakest. Although new members were recruited recently, they lacked experience and combat power. Facing such brutal battles suddenly, some had already vomited.

Li Xin stood on the rooftop, his face solemn. Despite extensive preparations, the situation remained dire, mainly due to the Blood Demons’ contagion. As Ye Shidao’s power grew stronger, the contagion strengthened, enhancing the Blood Demon’s power, and the appearance of Four Lives Blood Demons began.

Although staying with Shadow Owl was safe, it couldn’t continue like this. Li Xin decided to take the initiative; he wanted to hunt those Blood Demons above Four Lives.

"Meng Po, you’re in charge; everyone else cooperates with Meng Yinxiao. Don’t be greedy, guard this safety zone, don’t disperse. If wounded, cleanse immediately with Holy Water; manage by district. If bitten, don’t have any delusions!"

With the Holy Water allocated by Sister Kathy in advance, it played a major role. If responded to hastily, who knows what the casualties would have been?

Li Xin descended from the air and said, "Old Dao, come with me."

"Yes, boss!" Qi Badao gripped his knife tightly. After years of licking blood off the blade, he wasn’t afraid at the brink of life and death. Since implanting the worms, his Insight had become sharper. These monsters were truly terrifying, and the followers of the Old Gods were just one step away from the Fallen.

After speaking, Li Xin wielded the Great Vajra Wheel Seal, enhancing his internal Spiritual Ability, and opened the Inheritance Record, "Accelerate!"

"Guardian!"

With a flicker, he rushed quickly toward a powerful Blood Demon. Qi Badao felt his body lighten, his speed increasing, and immediately followed.

"You don’t need to fight, just clean up afterward for me."

"Understood!"

This was the tacit understanding built between the two in Underground City.

Some powerful Blood Demons were not ones the Night Patrol could handle with numbers. Once discovering Blood Demons above Four Lives, Li Xin had to quickly eliminate them; otherwise, if these creatures grew, their destructive power would be too great.

After experiencing brief chaos, the various Canon Law Schools also stabilized. In Dragon Capital, the Canon Law Schools had very high combat proficiency. Although the mutation caused some panic, under the academy’s leadership, the Blood Demons were quickly eliminated, and a safety zone was established centered around the Canon Law School. Clearly, the directors of each Canon Law School were somewhat prepared. While Chen Rutang didn’t have absolute certainty, he had warned his old friends in advance.

Due to the activities of the Utopia Mountain feud attracting a large crowd from the South District and North District, people loved joining the lively events. High-end activities were rare for the South District and North District to participate in. Utopia Mountain undoubtedly hit people’s longing for wealth, so despite the cold weather, many went out, preventing rapid spread of Blood Demons in densely populated areas. Meanwhile, the East District and North District, with their fewer populations, were gathering places of various families, home to many experts, not lacking hidden Angels on duty. Blood Demons that approached were often immediately destroyed.

Over at Hundred Martial Hall, thanks to the presence of Li Chao, the Inner Hall controlled the actions of the Outer Hall. Three elders had already been controlled by the Inner Hall led by Jian Lezhi; the core members already subdued, preventing massive casualties from internal conflict. The Hall Master of the Inner Hall originally had great influence over the Outer Hall, and Cyan Dragon Hall’s Hall Master Yan Feng quickly organized the Outer Hall. Hundred Martial Hall established safety zones centered around each hall entrance.

Casualties were inevitable, but after the initial chaos, the situation around various safety zones temporarily stabilized, except beyond the safety zones...

At this moment, below Taiyin Mountain, Lin Fei led Freedom Daily with full force, accompanied by dozens of Night Patrollers maintaining order, holding a bonfire event starting from the afternoon. People were excited, singing and dancing. More people arrived continuously, joining the festivities, until someone noticed the firelight from Dragon Capital.

Lin Fei didn’t stop Xueyin from staying; the outside wasn’t necessarily safe. In comparison, with two Three-star Grandmasters present, it was safer.

Apparently, the disaster had begun.

Inside Dragon City, screams and firelight erupted from everywhere. Blood Demon Warriors crashed into crowds, biting frantically, and the fallen quickly stood up to join the frenzy. Despite Hundred Martial Hall, Night Patrol, and Celestial Principle School making full efforts to block, the contagion and spread were so horrific, it was impossible to kill them all. Manpower was limited and couldn’t be spread too thin, only continuously gathering scattered people.

The Upper Council had turned into ruins; Li Moqian did not receive the expected Church Court reinforcements because above Divine Moon Cathedral was facing a more grave situation. A dark abyss-like vortex appeared above Divine Moon Cathedral.

The gaze emanating from the abyss was felt by even red-robed archbishops with a long-absent tremor. What terrifying existence lay beyond the abyss? If it truly descended, it would obliterate the Church Court in the blink of an eye.

The entire Great Cathedral was in a state of high alert. The long unseen Li Xiuwen, Chief Red-robed Archbishop, and other four red-robed Archbishops, led all clergy in singing the Moon God’s Song, continuously releasing Spiritual Ability into the sky.

A red Spiritual Ability beam over ten meters in diameter continuously injected into the abyss vortex, intending to seal the abyss’s passage. If the Night God’s will descended, who knows what it would bring to Dragon Capital, or even the entire Li Long Kingdom.

Kathy was also among them; the dark abyss was like a monster’s mouth, filled with pervasive terror, greed, and bloodlust. Suddenly, one clergyman’s body began convulsing, his eyes turning blood-red, biting toward the Priest beside them. Clergy with weaker strength and willpower began being tainted by the Night God’s will. Originally stable formations began to experience chaos, but were quickly quelled bloodily by the Law Enforcers of the Law Enforcement Court.

Although the Moon God’s Court had degenerated considerably in recent years, it still retained the most basic combat experience, with the top clergy’s strength remaining.

But... why hasn’t the Pope acted? What is He waiting for?