Chapter 99 - 82: Celestial Change, Earthly Branches Twelve Sects

Opening his interface.

[Realm: Four Visceras Non-stop Realm]

[Skill: Golden Willow Step (Refined Skill 1%), Returning Mountain Spear (Mastery 10%)]

[Combat Power: Heroic Level (Invincible)]

Within a radius of five hundred miles of Feiyun City, among the nine cities, I am invincible beneath the Sensing Profound Realm.

A surge of heroic spirit rose in Xu Guang’s chest. This was true invincibility.

"Lu, how are you feeling today? Is the little guy still being so naughty?"

Ji Xiaolu lay on the bed, caressing her belly with a look of maternal affection, her eyes full of love. "It’s fine. Aren’t boys supposed to be naughty? Naughtiness means he’s healthy."

Xu Guang squeezed her hand and looked at Miss Chun beside them. Perhaps out of gratitude, Cheng Lian’Er had been sending over a lot of nutritional supplements for Ji Xiaolu from time to time lately, and the two women got along quite well.

Xu Guang only wanted to focus on his Cultivation, but in life, there were always things one had to experience. Especially in this mortal world, social obligations were inevitable. With the support of City Guardian Duan Jue, the Martial Arts Alliance was holding a grand ceremony today.

As the most outstanding junior of the Martial Arts Alliance, he naturally had to go over and entertain the guests. However, Zhao Fu felt that given his current strength, he should make his appearance last, so as to gain face among the crowd of Martial Artists.

***

In the Outer City Square, where Xu Guang and Yang Sha had previously faced off, a massive sea of people had gathered, with red banners fluttering in the wind. This was the first unrestricted combat event since the establishment of the Martial Arts Alliance.

In literature, there is no first place, and in martial arts, there is no second.

The public reason for this martial arts tournament was that the Martial Artists in the Alliance had differing opinions and refused to submit to one another. However, fearing to damage their camaraderie, they agreed to hold a tournament among their disciples to compete for the title of the top youth in the Martial Arts Alliance.

Of course, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that this was a way for the Martial Arts Alliance to build their reputation after obtaining approval from the City Guard’s Mansion.

Many people had come. Large and small factions in the city all sent representatives to pay their respects. In the future, their younger generations might also join the various Martial Arts Academies, and from today’s tournament, they could observe the Martial Artists’ methods of teaching their disciples.

Rarely, Duan Jue had also come. After repeated pleas from the Martial Arts Alliance and an invitation from Ancient Stream of the Immortal Crane Sect, he stepped out of the City Guard’s Mansion.

"Brother Zhou, who do you think will win this academy tournament?"

"Do you even need to ask? Immortal Zhao has Marshal of the Feiyun Guard Xu Guang under his wing; he has practically won without even fighting."

"Didn’t they say all participants in this tournament are in the Bone Forging Realm?"

"Tch, that’s just a lie to fool kids. Do you actually believe it?"

The surrounding crowd chattered endlessly as Duan Jue and Li Zongkang finally arrived on the scene. At the invitation of the Six Refining Viscera Martial Artists, Duan Jue sat in the seat of honor. Zhao Fu’s face was flushed red, looking as if he were radiating a second youth, utterly jubilant in this moment.

"Today..."

While Zhao Fu was speaking, Ancient Stream, who sat far away, subconsciously shifted his gaze toward a certain direction in the city.

Feiyun City was located in the north, and every household in the city liked to dig cellars in their courtyards to store food. Even in some long-abandoned courtyards, such cellars still existed.

As Zhao Fu gave his speech, countless people with crimson eyes crawled out from the cellars of various courtyards. Bloodthirsty red light flickered in their eyes. Resembling devils crawling out of hell, they were ready to devour anyone they saw.

At the same time, in some hidden places across the city, countless freaks stood waiting. From their appearances, these people looked like incompletely evolved monsters—some had beast heads, some grew wings from their ribs, and some had green faces and sharp fangs. They were incredibly terrifying.

One of them, wearing a profound black robe with gold trim and possessing horns on his head, stood among the crowd. His eyes gleamed with burning intensity and greed as he turned to look at the surrounding monsters.

"The Left Protector has given the order. Today, we vow to kill Duan Jue!"

"Yes!"

***

Of course, Xu Guang had to participate in this event as well. However, according to Zhao Fu’s wishes, he wanted Xu Guang to have a more shocking entrance, so he arranged for Xu Guang to arrive last.

It was just that Ji Xiaolu was feeling a bit unwell earlier, so Xu Guang took care of her for a while. The gongs and drums outside had already sounded, indicating that the tournament was about to begin. He could only instruct Miss Chun to look after her carefully before he tidied up and prepared to leave.

Right at this moment, a massive explosion suddenly rang out from nowhere, followed by the rise of countless flames. The heavens and earth drastically changed, and the sky turned a bizarre, eerie yellow.

"The Age of the Yellow Sky has arrived. I, Daoist Zhang Qing, request the Profound World Celestial Stele to conceal itself!"

From outside the city came a deep, low voice that seemed to have pierced through infinite space.

The world transformed in an instant. Xu Guang abruptly stopped in his tracks.

Suddenly, a flurry of footsteps came from the doorway. Li Xiao appeared with a grave expression. "Boss, something’s happened. Leave quickly; the brothers are all waiting for you."

Xu Guang silently stared at Li Xiao’s figure, leaning one hand against the doorframe while gripping his Big Spear with the other. Then, he whispered to Miss Chun, "Miss Chun, go find my sister’s husband. Tell him to take my sister, Lu, and the others, and leave via the waterway."

Miss Chun never contradicted Xu Guang’s words, but at this moment, even she couldn’t help but raise her head. Ji Xiaolu wanted to speak, but Xu Guang had already charged out with his spear in hand.

"I recall sending Li Xiao to the square to maintain order. From the square to here, how could your speed possibly be this fast?

"What kind of rat are you, sneaking around in the shadows!"

Li Xiao’s expression slightly changed. The Armor on his body slowly shifted as if it were liquid, revealing a figure dressed in crimson clothes. There were no horns on his head, but his face resembled a giant rat. With his buck teeth and huge fangs, he didn’t look human at all.

"Haha, to think you could actually see through my disguise. You really do have some skills."

[XXX (Human) Combat Power: Refining Viscera Elite Level]

This piqued Xu Guang’s curiosity. It seemed that this person looked quite similar to the Sheep Demon he had encountered in the mountains, so why was there such a huge gap in their Combat Power?