Chapter 70

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The Dark Demon Sect launched a full-scale operation, abducting martial artists one by one in the vast area of Black Dragon City. In just a few short days, the number reached over a thousand.

As a result, major forces began to tighten their vigilance.

However, all these efforts were in vain. Facing the elusive black-robed figures of the Dark Demon Sect, who were extremely powerful, even high-ranking martial artists could not escape their fate. As for the mid to low-ranking martial artists, even when they formed small teams, they would still be attacked.

The Dark Demon Sect initiated their plan, kidnapping martial artists one by one.

Black Dragon City immediately fell into chaos, tension, and panic. Even the Eight Great Clans, the Black Dragon Association, and the Great River Gang suffered heavy losses, with a significant number of their martial artists going missing.

Even the city guard could not avoid it.

This greatly enraged the City Lord of Black Dragon City.

What kind of force dared to provoke the City Lord's Mansion of the Tianfeng Imperial Kingdom?

Fortunately, the Yi Tribe was a considerable distance from Black Dragon City, situated at the edge of the Black Dragon Mountain Range, and thus was not affected by the Dark Demon Sect's attacks.

The missing martial artists were almost all from Black Dragon City and the surrounding dozens of miles.

Of course, the reckless actions of the Dark Demon Sect members also enraged the major forces. Some Ninth Rank experts even set up ambushes, hiding among the martial guard teams.

As a result, the members of the Dark Demon Sect began to suffer casualties.

However, the Dark Demon Sect did not give up; instead, they became even more frenzied in their operations.

The major forces also began to suspect that the Dark Demon Sect was behind the scenes.

Although they were seething with anger and wished to completely eradicate the Dark Demon Sect, they did not know the location of the Dark Demon Sect's headquarters and had no way to deal with them.

Some forces seemed to sense something, perhaps a major change was about to occur.

Otherwise, the Dark Demon Sect would not be so frenzied.

The Yi Tribe received news of the recent changes in Black Dragon City and strengthened their defenses, instructing their people not to go out.

The frequent operations of the Dark Demon Sect lasted for ten days, after which they disappeared without a trace, with no further activity.

During these ten days, the number of martial artists kidnapped by the Dark Demon Sect exceeded eight thousand.

This was a staggering number.

"How is the investigation going?"

In an elegant courtyard, a refined man was drinking tea.

"Reporting to the Dragon Head, the members of the Dark Demon Sect have very strong perception. I did not dare to track them too closely and thus did not find the location of the Dark Demon Sect's headquarters. However, the members of the Dark Demon Sect almost all disappeared at the Black Dragon River, ten miles outside Black Dragon City. It is estimated that there is a passage leading to the Dark Demon Sect's headquarters there."

At this moment, a man who emitted no aura spoke from behind the Dragon Head.

"You may step down."

The refined man, who looked like a scholar, said calmly.

In the next moment, the dark guard suddenly disappeared, seemingly blending into the environment and leaving the place completely.

"Ah, I hope we can find the Dragon Pearl this time!"

The Dragon Head of the Black Dragon Association could not help but sigh.

The Black Dragon Association had existed since the establishment of Black Dragon City, which was over four thousand seven hundred years ago.

Over these thousands of years, the Dragon Heads of the Black Dragon Association had changed one after another, but none had completed the task given by Emperor Tianfeng.

Black Dragon City was established after the founding of the Tianfeng Imperial Kingdom.

Over the years, the Black Dragon Association had been investigating all information related to the Black Dragon River. Others might not know, but tens of thousands of years ago, there was indeed a Black Dragon that emerged from the Fulong Mountain Range and wreaked havoc. However, the Black Dragon's rampage attracted a Heaven Rank expert, and a fierce battle ensued, lasting for several days and nights. In the end, both were destroyed.

The Black Dragon's massive body was torn apart and fell into the Black Dragon River.

The goal of the Black Dragon Association was to find the Dragon Pearl that had been conceived within the Black Dragon's body.

The Dragon Pearl was actually very different from the essence cores of ferocious beasts.

While the Dragon Pearl also contained the vast energy of the Black Dragon, it had been refined by the super ferocious beast into an inner core similar to a magical treasure, with terrifying power and the ability to be controlled at will.

Since the Black Dragon's demise, tens of thousands of years had passed, and many people had searched here, but all in vain.

Gradually, fewer and fewer people continued to search.

For the Tianfeng Imperial Kingdom, sending a team to search for thousands of years was not a big deal.

"The Dark Demon Sect has only existed for fifty years, but the signs are too suspicious."

A glint of wisdom flashed in the eyes of the Dragon Head of the Black Dragon Association.

He had thoroughly investigated all the forces in this land, and only the Dark Demon Sect remained a mystery.

The Dark Demon Sect, which claimed to be an assassin organization, did not accept any employment and seemed to be carrying out some specific mission. Each member's cultivation techniques were extremely bizarre, unlike anything seen in the Jingmu Prefecture.

At the same time, in an underground space.

The controller of the Dark Demon Sect appeared here, along with many members of the Dark Demon Sect.

They brought the kidnapped martial artists to the altar above and beheaded them.

On the altar, a blood pool floated with over ninety thousand heads, exuding a fierce and malevolent aura, as if they had fallen into the Avici Hell, presenting a terrifying scene.

These were all the targets of the Dark Demon Sect's raids over the past few decades, used as sacrifices.

The controller of the Dark Demon Sect was extremely excited.

This time, he was taking a desperate gamble, even if it would provoke a counterattack from all the major forces in Black Dragon City. He had to complete the task given by the Demon Lord and reveal his true identity.

Once all the sacrifices were on the altar, the controller of the Dark Demon Sect immediately knelt down and began to chant mysterious and ancient incantations to the altar with twelve stone pillars.

The demonic aura around him began to surge.

The members of the Dark Demon Sect also knelt behind him, looking devout and fanatical.

In the next moment, a terrifying force suddenly burst from the ground into the blood pool on the altar.

Rushing sounds...

Countless drops of blood and spirits were instantly swallowed by the force, forming a blood-colored human face.

"Pay homage to the Demon Lord!"

All the members of the Dark Demon Sect bowed deeply.

"You have done well!"

The blood-colored face said, "Once this demon is freed, I will grant you demonic blood and make you my human demon guards!"

"Thank you, Demon Lord!"

All the members of the Dark Demon Sect were incredibly excited.

They knew that the demonic race had an extremely long lifespan. Once they were transformed into human demons, their lifespan would extend to hundreds or even thousands of years, comparable to Earth Rank experts, far surpassing the two hundred years of Human Rank experts.

Then, the blood-colored face in the air suddenly shot out two beams of blood light, piercing through the void and instantly entering the underground of the Black Dragon River.

Hundreds of feet below the Black Dragon River, there was a magical barrier that blended with the surroundings, emitting no aura.

At this moment, the two beams of blood light penetrated dozens of miles and struck the riverbed, causing the magical barrier to collapse instantly. A terrifying treasure light suddenly burst out of the Black Dragon River, forming a magnificent aura in the sky, causing the primordial energy to vibrate intensely.

"Roar!"

A distant dragon roar echoed from the Black Dragon River, resonating for hundreds of miles.

"What!"

At this moment, all the martial artists in Black Dragon City were shocked, looking at the sky dozens of miles away, where a seven-colored treasure pearl floated. Even from such a distance, they could feel a faint pressure, as if a mountain was pressing down on their hearts.

"A supreme treasure has appeared!"

The martial artists and major forces all reacted.

Immediately, all the martial artists went mad.

They rushed toward the place where the treasure appeared, fearing that they would be too slow and miss out.

The warriors of the Yi Tribe, who were nearly a hundred miles away from the Black Dragon River, were also alarmed.

They could see that the sky in the direction of the Black Dragon River was dyed a brilliant starry sky, with divine light piercing the sky and faint dragon roars echoing, causing their hearts to tremble.

"What is happening there?"

Yi Tian looked in that direction, his expression tightening.

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