Chapter 66

Buzz!! As the sun set in the west and the world returned to dusk, an extremely subtle sound echoed through the heavens and earth. The strong individuals in the various ruined cities became alert one after another, their eyes filled with surprise and a hint of gravity as they gazed at the horizon.

Buzz!! After a long silence, the strange sound rang out again, like ripples in space spreading throughout the desolate city cemetery, sweeping over all the ruins and living beings.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!! Figures rose into the air, standing in the sky, intently searching. Various massive beasts soared into the sky, carrying their masters as they circled high above, looking for the sound that had made them alert.

The peculiar actions of the great martial kings drew the attention of mercenaries and strong individuals everywhere. They all looked up at the sky, their eyes filled with awe as they watched the figures standing in the air, and began to discuss the matter.

Buzz! The third strange sound echoed through the ruins.

"I feel... a bit uncomfortable..." Ailinda suddenly felt her head throb, and even the spiritual energy inside her body became chaotic.

Tang Yan listened intently. "Is it because of the sound?"

Du Yang, looking at the grim faces of Tang Yan and Ailinda, and then at the martial kings appearing in the sky one after another, asked, "What sound? I didn't hear anything."

Buzz! The sound rang out again, this time clear and strong. Ripples of space swept over the entire desolate city cemetery, and the more than ten thousand martial artists all felt some degree of discomfort, some feeling dizzy and disoriented, others experiencing irregular heartbeats.

"I have a bad feeling!" Tang Yan's brow felt slightly warm, and he again felt the tense emotions similar to those he had experienced in the Mystic Forest, this time more intense than ever.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! The sound rang out again, continuously and increasingly urgent, like the drums of an ancient battlefield being fiercely beaten, summoning something, urging something.

"Let's go! We need to leave quickly, go, go, go!" Tang Yan's sense of foreboding grew stronger, and without hesitation, he pulled the dazed Ailinda and Du Yang to flee to the outskirts. Many vigilant mercenaries also sensed something was wrong and began to retreat to a distance.

This feeling was too bizarre. Before they could investigate clearly, they wisely chose to retreat.

Rumble!! The deep drumming grew stronger, and the ground suddenly began to tremble violently. The already dilapidated buildings collapsed, raising thick clouds of dust. The collapse continued, quickly spreading throughout the entire desolate city cemetery, which was soon engulfed in the thick dust.

A moment later, a brilliant pillar of light suddenly erupted from the eastern edge of the cemetery, shooting into the sky in an instant. Dark clouds rolled, and lightning surged, darkening the sky. The ground trembled even more violently.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Different pillars of light erupted from different directions, some as black as ink, some as red as blood, some as brilliant as rainbows, a total of seven pillars, their grandeur connecting heaven and earth, causing the energy in the entire area to surge.

At this moment, the heavens and earth changed color!

In this instant, all living beings trembled!

Amid the earthquake-like tremors, the seven pillars of light suddenly dispersed, like explosive ripples sweeping across the city. Immediately after, the ground shook, and the earth split open. Massive stone statues rose, towering nearly a hundred meters high, like giant mountains, each statue a fierce beast, exuding an ancient and brutal aura.

"This is... the Seven Fierce Spirits? How is that possible!!" A voice of terror suddenly rang out in the sky. A martial king standing in the air recognized something and fled in a panic, but before he could escape the desolate city area, his body exploded without warning, turning into a cloud of blood floating in the air.

A series of terrified gasps echoed through the desolate city cemetery. All who witnessed this scene drew in a sharp breath. The ability to stand in the air indicated that he was a martial king, but... but just like that...

All those who wanted to flee froze in place, their eyes fixed on the seven massive statues of fierce beasts, feeling a sense of desolation and a terrifying aura of death.

"Is this what 'Red God' stole?"

"This is an array, called the Seven Fierce Spirits, which can trap and kill all living beings within its range. The stronger the ferocity of the seven statues, the more terrifying the array's power."

"That's not right! Look at these statues, they are covered in ancient runes."

"Is that a seal?"

"What is sealed inside their bodies?"

"I feel a desolate aura of killing intent."

The nine great respecters standing in the sky observed intently, emitting a shocking aura to resist the pressure from the seven fierce statues. The martial kings began to consider retreating, some gathering together, others quickly returning to their camps.

The Seven Fierce Spirits? Most people had never heard of this strange name, but at this moment, they felt fear from the depths of their hearts. It was clear that this search operation might exceed their expectations.

Tang Yan, carrying an ancient war knife, fled through the dilapidated streets, looking for a suitable hiding place. The mercenaries' emotions began to become abnormal, the terrifying aura from the seven fierce beast statues pressing down on them, making it hard to breathe. The intense, tangible aura of killing intent made them tremble.

Looking at the rolling dark clouds in the sky and the mountain-like statues around them, a sense of terror grew in everyone's hearts, even the martial kings' faces turning particularly grim. They began to regret getting involved in this matter.

"Here! Here!!" Tang Yan suddenly whispered urgently, leading the way into the ruins. Du Yang and Ailinda followed closely behind. This place used to be a watchtower, though it had collapsed, the main structure being all stone, it had formed a relatively stable space when it fell. They had spent a night here not long ago.

"Damn it, what's happening? What the hell are those things!"

"Are there such things buried under the desolate city cemetery?"

"Impossible!! They shouldn't belong to the desolate city cemetery!"

"Could it be... what Red God stole? They're so big?"

"Look! They're still expanding!"

The three peered through the gaps at the terrifying statues of fierce beasts, their eyes filled with shock. The seven massive statues stood in the seven directions of the desolate city cemetery, trapping this area.

Roar!! Seven strange roars echoed through the heavens and earth, as if coming from deep underground or from the statues themselves, carrying a terrifying aura that shook the heart. In an instant, the seven massive stone statues began to shake violently, the ancient runes on their bodies emitting a blinding light, like shooting pillars of light, brilliant and terrifying.

"Are those runes activating?" someone in the sky shouted in shock.

Buzz, buzz, buzz!! Pillars of light shot out, and ancient, desolate voices echoed. As the ancient runes continued to 'activate,' cracks began to appear in the massive bodies of the stone statues, and large pieces of stone fell.

A desolate, cold aura of killing intent surged from the seven statues, spreading throughout the desolate city cemetery.

"Ah!!" A mercenary suddenly had bloodshot eyes, a fierce expression, and let out a shrill scream, falling into a frenzy. He swung his sword at his comrades, who couldn't dodge in time and were split in two, spraying out crimson blood.

As if a chain reaction had occurred, one by one, the mercenaries fell into a frenzy, scenes of slaughter appearing everywhere. People's eyes turned bloodshot, as if their consciousness had been consumed by the urge to kill.

The desolate city cemetery, which had just calmed down, fell into chaos again, and this time it was far more intense. A large number of people with weak wills lost their reason, becoming machines of slaughter, indiscriminately hacking and killing, regardless of friend or foe, old or young.

The desolate city cemetery was soon filled with cruel slaughter, blood staining the ground and the ancient walls, and the shrill cries of agony echoing through the heavens and earth, like a descent into a hell on earth.

Tang Yan and the others' breathing also became rapid, the urge to kill flashing uncontrollably in their minds. The 'resentment and evil' thoughts that had accumulated in their bodies due to the excessive refinement of the spirit source liquid were being triggered, and Du Yang and Ailinda's conditions were getting worse.

"Tang Yan, I can't hold on much longer!" Ailinda's breathing was rapid, her eyes bloodshot, and surging spiritual energy around her body formed cold, icy rays, with ice butterflies coalescing and emitting a terrifying aura.

"Don't worry, it will be over soon!" Tang Yan hesitated for a moment, then delivered a heavy chop to the back of Ailinda's neck. Ailinda's body trembled slightly and she collapsed, powerless.

Du Yang's mind was somewhat confused, but he gritted his teeth and smiled bitterly. "Lighter."

Bang!! Tang Yan struck Du Yang hard, knocking him unconscious. He quickly sat cross-legged, activating the 'Life Mist' in his qi sea with the Immortal Derivation Technique, striving to eliminate the invading thoughts of killing.

The little black dog curled up tightly in Tang Yan's body, greedily absorbing the Life Mist that was seeping out, using it to resist the sudden surge of killing intent.

However... at this moment, the ancient war knife in front of Tang Yan began to shake, more and more violently, as if in resonance, or responding to something.