Chapter 340: Who Can Save Boyang City? Who Can Stop the Expansion of the Demon Lands?

Murong was utterly shocked.

He had seen reckless people before.

But never had he seen someone this reckless.

I was merely a human who absorbed demonic energy and underwent transformation, becoming a sovereign.

To be precise, I am just a demon sovereign.

Yet beneath Boyang City, there lies a true demon lord!

That is a genuine sovereign of the demon race!

Murong Zhen had no idea what this young genius was thinking.

All he knew was that at this moment, the other party must have lost his mind to give him such an opportunity.

“I don’t know what you are plotting.”

“But awakening the demon race has been my lifelong wish.”

“You’ve actually given me this chance. I hope you won’t regret it when you’re about to die!”

Murong Zhen burst into maniacal laughter and activated the formation flags with his will.

In the next instant, all the resentment and killing intent in the city surged toward Boyang City’s dungeon.

It was as if countless vengeful spirits and malicious ghosts had formed a black tsunami!

As the resentment and killing intent left their bodies, people—whether they had been roaring in anger or entangled in combat—suddenly collapsed as if drained of all strength.

Their pupils turned dull, their minds empty and hollow.

It was as if something vital had been stripped away.

—Far away—

Several streaks of light rapidly approached.

They were cultivators of the Tianhe Sect.

The square-faced cultivator at the front saw the scene unfolding above Boyang City from a distance, and his pupils constricted.

“All the negative emotions are converging toward the city center…”

“The demon lord is about to break free from its seal! Damn it! We’re a step too late!”

The square-faced cultivator clenched his fists in anguish.

The Nascent Soul cultivators beside him hesitated, their expressions uncertain.

“Senior Elder, should we still go forward?”

“If the demon lord breaks free, we won’t stand a chance against it, will we?”

“Yes, Senior Elder, perhaps you shouldn’t go either…”

They tried to persuade him anxiously.

At that moment, a thick pillar of purple-black light shot into the sky!

Everything within a hundred meters of its center was instantly obliterated.

Grass, trees, earth, stone, houses, pigs, dogs, living humans… everything was annihilated in the immense force filled with negative emotions!

A powerful and sinister will awakened within the purple-black pillar of light.

Murmurs and whispers spread in all directions the moment it emerged.

Wherever the whispers reached, the air grew heavy and suffocating.

Cats, dogs, cattle, and sheep went mad in an instant, their eyes turning blood-red as they attacked anything in sight.

Humans fared slightly better, but they too became agitated and irritable.

The scene continued to expand outward, engulfing all of Boyang City.

From the outside, it appeared as though an invisible wall had cut Boyang City off from the surrounding world.

Within was a bleak and sinister demon land.

Beyond was a world of birdsong and fragrant flowers.

The contrast was stark.

The Nascent Soul cultivators beside the square-faced elder instinctively showed fear at the sight.

Merely looking at the demon lands for a few moments, they felt as if something foreign had crept into their minds.

A strange force whispered in their ears, urging them to step into the demon lands.

“Retreat! Retreat now!”

“Senior Elder, we must leave! We must return to the sect for reinforcements!”

“This place is beyond our ability to handle!”

They instinctively backed away, their expressions a mixture of shock and anger.

If even Nascent Soul cultivators had such reactions, the fate of those still within the city was obvious.

The square-faced cultivator took several deep breaths, then firmly shook his head.

“You must retreat at once and use the Sound Transmission Jade to request reinforcements.”

“I will stay here and delay the spread of the demon lands as much as possible.”

The Nascent Soul cultivators felt as if they had been granted a reprieve.

“Yes, yes!”

The square-faced cultivator resolutely flew toward Boyang City.

The moment he entered the boundaries of the demon lands, he felt as if his legs were weighed down by lead, his speed slowing to a crawl.

Instinctively, he tried to channel his spiritual energy, only to realize that the demon lands had completely repelled the world’s spiritual energy. The air within the demon lands was unbearably thin of it.

For a cultivator, this was akin to a fish being deprived of water.

Even worse, in such an environment, spiritual energy would slowly seep out of one’s body.

With no external spiritual energy to replenish himself, and his own power gradually escaping, it meant that every ounce of spiritual energy was precious. Within the demon lands, he couldn’t afford to waste a single bit.

If he used his energy merely to resist the demonic corruption, he might collapse from exhaustion before even reaching his target.

Realizing this, the square-faced cultivator decisively abandoned the idea of using spiritual energy and instead relied on his physical body to endure.

Fortunately, he had tempered his body over the years and could barely withstand the corrosive influence of the demon lands.

“There must be where the demon lord is sealed.”

“I just hope he doesn’t immediately set his sights on another city.”

The square-faced cultivator quickened his pace and charged toward the purple-black pillar of light.

Yet before he could get close, the pillar suddenly expanded.

A surge of purple-black demonic energy erupted outward.

Boom!

The cultivator’s pupils shrank as he sensed the terrifying force of the attack. He immediately used his spiritual energy to defend himself.

Bang!

The instant the purple-black shockwave struck, his expression changed drastically.

He had never imagined that even as a mid-stage Divine Transformation cultivator, his spiritual energy would be so utterly powerless against this attack.

In that fleeting moment, part of his spiritual energy was devoured by the demonic wave.

Boom!

The blast sent him flying nearly a hundred meters, crashing through several buildings before he finally came to a stop.

Crack.

The square-faced cultivator struggled to rise from the rubble, looking down at his chest.

His skin had turned a deep shade of purple-black.

Even more horrifying, writhing from his wound were numerous tiny, sinister tentacles of the same purple-black hue, creeping toward the depths of his body.

The square-faced cultivator had no choice but to ignite his spiritual energy in an attempt to resist the invading corruption.

Yet, compared to these monstrous things, his spiritual energy was pitifully weak.

It took seven or eight times his normal output just to resist a single one of those tiny tendrils.

At this rate, he would undoubtedly perish within Boyang City.

“Damn it…”

“My death doesn’t matter, but even if reinforcements from the sect come at full speed, they’ll take at least two days.”

“In two days, that demon lord could expand the demon lands uncontrollably.”

A flicker of despair flashed through his eyes.

“Who can save Boyang City?”

“Who can stop the expansion of the demon lands?”

The thought had barely formed in his mind before he let out a bitter chuckle.

Ridiculous.

Demon lands—something even Divine Transformation cultivators dreaded.

Even if a passing supreme expert encountered this, they would rather avoid getting involved.

Perhaps, in the entirety of Jing Kingdom, only a select few, like Sword Sovereign and his peers, had the power to halt the spread of the demon lands.

At that moment, amidst the endless murmurs and whispers in the sky, a thunderous, resounding voice suddenly rang out.

His head snapped up toward the purple-black pillar.

And then, he saw it.

A golden light burst forth.

Like a sword of dawn piercing the blackest night.

Sizzle—!

The purple-black pillar of light was cleaved in two.

The boundless murmurs, the ceaseless whispers, twisted into venomous curses and furious maledictions.

The demon lord—at this moment—was enraged beyond measure!

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