Chapter 968

"Haha, looks like I was careless.

Those who were brought here are the trusted aides of the various city governors. How could they possibly run away?

But what kind of storm can a motley crew like you cause even if you join forces? "Shao Ying said with a sinister smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, his hands reached behind his back like lightning. When he retracted them, there was a pair of ghastly white bone claws on his palms. The claws were glittering with starlight and were covered with dozens of star apertures. It was a rather high-grade Star Weapon.

At the same time, the robe on his body fluttered without any wind, and the mysterious apertures on the surface of his body lit up one after another.

Shi Chuankong's expression changed slightly when he saw this, and he muttered, "Two hundred and eighty-three. You've actually opened so many …"

Not only him, the expression of Elder Hu beside him changed as well. Two hundred and eighty-three mysterious apertures meant that his strength had reached the level of a city governor, and it had even surpassed Qin Yuan and the others.

"Save the city governor, save the city governor …" Right at this moment, an indistinct voice came from the ground.

When Shao Ying raised his head, he saw that Fang Chan, who had fallen to the ground just now, had stood up again.

Strands of red blood mist emerged from the bloody wound on his chest. The torn flesh was wriggling, and it was recovering bit by bit at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At the same time, his body grew several meters taller, and black scales began to appear on his chest and neck joints. His eyes were bloodshot, and his ferocious aura rose sharply. He looked no different from a ferocious beast.

"What did you give him? It doesn't look like a healing beast pill?" Shao Ying frowned.

"I don't know if you've heard of it, but it's called the Blood Tide Pill," Shi Chuankong said with a smile.

This Blood Tide Pill was also given to him by his third brother, Shi Pokong. Shi Chuankong did not know if there was something hidden in it, but when Fang Chan was on the verge of death, he had no choice but to give it to him.

Judging from the current situation, there seemed to be no problem with the pill, and its effect far exceeded his expectations.

"I thought it was some kind of elixir, but it's just a pill that can temporarily stimulate the strength of the body …" Shao Ying said. His figure suddenly flashed and disappeared.

Shi Chuankong had been prepared for this since a long time ago, and he let out an explosive shout while holding a dark purple rod tightly with both hands before sweeping it horizontally towards the space beside him.

"Clang!" An ear-piercing sound rang out.

Two sharp bone claws drew a few sparks on the rod's body and flashed past.

Shao Ying's figure flew backwards, and after he stabilized himself, he looked at the rod in Shi Chuankong's hand, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

At this moment, a shadow loomed over him from above. It was Fang Chan, who had taken large strides towards him. She raised a gigantic palm and slammed it down on him.

"Rumble!" A loud sound rang out!

Shao Ying's figure flashed, and he barely evaded the attack. However, the ground in front of him suffered a heavy blow, and the rubble on the ground splashed in all directions. A huge crack appeared on the ground, and it extended until it reached the outside of the blood-red light screen before it stopped.

Shao Ying didn't wait for him to stabilize his figure when he suddenly heard the sound of wind behind him. Elder Hu had already caught up with him, and he was holding an exquisite dagger that was flashing with white light in his hand. He was thrusting it towards the back of Shao Ying's head.

Shao Ying snorted coldly, but he didn't evade the attack. One of his hands circled around the back of his head to protect his head, while the other hand suddenly pulled behind him. The white bone claw erupted with starlight, and a powerful tearing force was generated from it. It directly caused the void to distort.

Elder Hu's body was pulled by this force, and he couldn't help but lean towards Shao Ying.

He was frightened in his heart, and he hurriedly stamped his feet on the ground. Both of his feet sank into the flagstone on the ground, and he was barely able to stop his body.

However, Shao Ying's figure had already turned around, and attacked him without waiting for him to feel a little relieved.

Fortunately, Shi Chuankong and Fang Chan had already caught up to him, and they intercepted him. The three of them joined forces to fight it out.

On the other side, although Xuanyuan Xing's cultivation was slightly higher than Zhu Ziqing's, the latter's bone armor and bone spear were both extremely powerful Star Weapons, and they made up for the gap in strength between the two of them. They were locked in battle.

Compared to them, Zhu Ziyuan and Duan Tong were fighting extremely fiercely, and it could be said that they were surrounded by danger.

At this moment, the purple and black runes on Duan Tong's exposed skin were all lit up, as if they were talismans that were burning, emitting waves of scorching aura.

As the aura became hotter and hotter, wisps of black smoke began to rise from his skin, enveloping his entire body. Even the profound apertures on his body couldn't be seen clearly.

After Zhu Ziyuan flicked the spear away, he pulled away from Duan Tong, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes.

"It seems that compared to the last Five Cities Martial Arts Tournament, your cultivation has improved greatly …" Zhu Ziyuan couldn't help but praise.

"I originally wanted to win against that woman, Gu Qianxun. You can only blame your bad luck now." Duan Tong's dull voice came from the lingering black smoke.

"Oh, then let's see if you have the strength." Zhu Ziyuan casually replied, and glanced at Zhu Ziqing from the corner of his eyes.

"You dare to be distracted while fighting me? You're courting death!" Duan Tong was furious, and he rushed forward, raising his right fist and smashing it down on Zhu Ziyuan's head.

His right fist was already extremely large, and now that it was surrounded by the black smoke, it looked like a black demonic lion biting down on Zhu Ziyuan.

Zhu Ziyuan retracted his gaze, gripped the spear with both hands, and thrust it upwards. A white starry light condensed on the tip of the spear, and when it came into contact with his right fist, it suddenly exploded with a blinding light.

When the white light and the black smoke collided, it was as if a blazing sun had pierced through the dark clouds. Immediately, a "chi chi" sound could be heard.

The black smoke roiled violently, but it quickly melted away. A large amount of the smoke was burned away, and Duan Tong's fist was once again revealed.

However, he did not clench his fist. Instead, he used his palm to firmly grasp the sharp tip of the white bone spear.

Holding the spear with both hands, Zhu Ziyuan let out a roar and fiercely flicked the spear up.

On the white bone spear, the Stellar Acupoints on the spear lit up one after another. The white light that exploded from the tip of the spear increased by several times, and it scattered through the gaps between Duan Tong's fingers.

Even so, Duan Tong did not stop. Instead, he leaped into the air and was flung into the air by Zhu Ziyuan.

Right at this moment, the runes on Duan Tong's arm suddenly lit up with a large scarlet light, and a dense mist burst out from his palm. Like two swimming snakes, it coiled around the white bone spear and slithered towards Zhu Ziyuan.

Seeing this, Zhu Ziyuan frowned slightly. His hands shook violently, and the white bone spear shook violently. Almost at the same time, all the Stellar Acupoints on the body of the spear burst out with a powerful Stellar Energy, and directly shattered the two black smoke snakes into powder.

But before he could stabilize the spear, a crisp "ka" sound suddenly came from the spearhead.

Immediately after, he saw that the spearhead of his Star Armament bone spear seemed to have completely decayed, and had turned black. From the spearhead to the spear shaft, it had completely shattered.

"Oh no, it's the Zombie Poison …" Just as Zhu Ziyuan was about to retreat, his body suddenly stiffened, and he frowned.

He only felt that his legs seemed to be filled with lead, and became extremely heavy. Not to mention turning around, even moving a little bit had become extremely difficult.

"Humph, my Tongxuan Arm has long been refined with the Zombie Poison, you can die in peace!" Duan Tong shouted, and punched towards Zhu Ziyuan.

Black mist condensed on the giant fist of his right arm, like a black cloud pressing down on a city, and an incomparably powerful oppressive force came crashing down.

"Brother!" Zhu Ziqing saw this scene from afar, and shouted loudly.

Just as she was distracted, Xuanyuan Xing's palm struck her shoulder, and the bone armor on her shoulder exploded with a bang. Her body immediately flew out like a broken sack.

Seeing this, Zhu Ziyuan's eyes narrowed, and anger surged in his eyes. All the Profound Acupoints on his body lit up, and his body, which was already difficult to move, twisted abruptly, and avoided Duan Tong's punch.

"Boom" A loud sound was heard, and a deep pit was blasted open on the ground. Smoke and dust flew everywhere.

… …

Just as everyone was locked in a fierce battle, no one noticed that in the sky outside the main hall, a gale was howling. Rolling yellow clouds were like sheep being herded by someone, gathering in this direction from all directions.

Under the shroud of these yellow clouds that covered the sky and the sun, the area below with the main hall as the center was pitch black, like the bottom of a pot.

The clouds that accumulated thicker and thicker, layer upon layer, and under the control of a mysterious power, gradually formed a huge whirlpool that was like a storm. In the middle, there was a pitch-black hole, like its eye, coldly looking down at the main hall below.

Thick arcs of lightning jumped in and out of the cloud whirlpool, and muffled rumbling sounds could be heard incessantly.

Not long after, the whirlpool was already tens of thousands of feet large, and an extremely powerful power was being nurtured within it. It had been accumulating for a long time, but it had been enduring and not released.

… …

In the main hall, among the five people in the Weeping Blood Formation, except for Eko, the other four were completely paralyzed on top of the statue's head. All of their faces were deathly pale, and their bodies could not help but tremble.

Sun Tu and the others seemed to have given up resisting, and their eyes were dim, close to despair.

Although Chen Yang's head was drooping, and his expression was dispirited, there was unconcealable anxiety and worry in the depths of his eyes.

At the same time, on the stone arch bridge leading to the rear hall, a figure silently appeared, but he did not rush over. Instead, he carefully concealed his presence and flashed to the side of the bridge.

This person was naturally none other than Han Li.

As soon as he returned to the altar, the first thing he saw was the abnormality in the Weeping Blood Formation. Other than Eko, there was something wrong with Chen Yang and the others, and the scene was completely different from before he left.

This made him involuntarily recall the restriction triggered by the Sulphuric Blood Cloud in his dantian not long ago. Could it be that everything in front of him was also related to that?

Or was it Eko's conspiracy?

Before he had time to think too much, he witnessed an extremely tragic scene. Elder Hu of Xuanzhi City, who was under Qin Yuan's command, failed to sneak attack Shao Ying. Instead, he was pierced in the chest by a pair of bone claws.

A "chi la" sound was heard.

Shao Ying's hands separated, and the elder let out a miserable cry as his whole body was torn apart.

Before his Nascent Soul could escape, Shao Ying tore it down again and smashed it into pieces.

Fang Chan, who had already transformed into half a monster, let out a shrill roar, and the rolling sound waves surged toward Shao Ying.

The latter's toes touched the ground, and his figure instantly moved horizontally. After avoiding the attack, he directly rushed toward Shi Chuankong.