Through a barrier of more than ten monsters, Li Tianjue and Su Luo saw Wei Donglin more than twenty zhang away.
As the City Lord of Dayuan City, he was in a panic. The subordinates around him were constantly killing the mutated monsters, and many other subordinates, unaware, had inhaled the black smoke and begun to mutate.
Li Tianjue did not speak, but instead pulled Su Luo back a few steps.
“They seem unaware of how these mutations originated? Or are they deliberately setting a trap to lure us in?” Su Luo asked in a low voice, unsure if it was a scheme by the other party.
“Just watch,”
Li Tianjue said calmly, “If he is willing to sacrifice his subordinates, that is his business.”
Su Luo scanned the people around Wei Donglin, “These subordinates have decent cultivation and are quite skilled. If they were trying to trap us, they’ve certainly paid a high price. But look at him, he doesn’t seem to be faking…”
“Young Master Li, please help us quickly, we can’t hold on!”
Wei Donglin shouted while continuously killing the mutated individuals.
He seemed to have completely forgotten his original purpose, which was to ambush Li Tianjue and delay him. Instead, he was now begging Li Tianjue for help.
Suddenly, a long tongue shot out. Wei Donglin, unable to shout further, instinctively grabbed a trusted subordinate beside him to use as a shield.
However, when he touched, something felt wrong. He turned his head and saw that his trusted subordinate’s face was also erupting with pustules, and the man was struggling in pain. He hurriedly pushed the subordinate away to examine his own hand.
“Ah—” His hands were covered in pus. Wei Donglin was terrified, desperately trying to wipe himself clean.
But it was too late.
Su Luo and Li Tianjue watched him struggle and transform in agony, only then confirming that Wei Donglin was unaware.
The air was filled with wails and screams. A light black smoke hung in the sky, making flight impossible. The entire group led by Wei Donglin had turned into mutated beings, with grotesque faces and deformed limbs, resembling monsters covered in limbs.
Su Luo looked up at the sky. The black and gray smoke seemed to be flowing from the dark clouds. It was lighter than air, but did not fully descend, instead floating at a height of three zhang above the ground, rapidly enveloping the entire city.
Even if these people were not touched by the mutated monsters’ venom, they would eventually inhale the toxic gas and turn into monsters.
The entire Dayuan City was shrouded in darkness, filled with wails and screams everywhere.
The Dragon Hound looked at the disgusting monsters ahead, its claws extending and retracting. It no longer showed eagerness, only whimpering with disgust.
“So disgusting, I don’t want to touch them at all.”
“I’ll do it.” Li Tianjue stepped forward, his imposing figure exuding a sense of security. He raised his palm, and a cluster of scarlet flames danced and expanded, burning fiercely and growing stronger.
With a wave of his hand, a surging fire dragon erupted from his palm. The rolling heat wave quickly ignited the entire street.
The continuously surging mutated monsters sizzled as they were engulfed in flames. They frantically spewed black water, and their scarlet tongues lashed out like ropes, attempting to attack Li Tianjue.
As the flames spread, the black water turned into black smoke and dispersed, the long tongues were burned to charcoal. The mutated monsters, twisted into grotesque forms, writhed and shrank, emitting painful and unpleasant sounds as they retreated in the flames.
Li Tianjue used the flames to clear a path, leading Su Luo slowly towards the City Lord’s mansion.
The ground turned scorched black, the remnants of dried-up venom still carrying a faint toxicity. However, for Su Luo and the Dragon Hound, it no longer posed a threat.
Fantian landed last, his expression grim. Who was responsible for creating these disgusting things?
Suddenly, his eyes darkened as they fell on Li Tianjue.
Li Tianjue was fully focused on dealing with the mutated monsters, and even Su Luo was not paying attention to him. If he were to launch a surprise attack on Li Tianjue at this moment, would it be very likely to succeed?
Once the thought arose, it could no longer be suppressed.
With a “swish,” the air was broken.
Fantian unleashed his full cultivation. He flowed like sand to Li Tianjue’s feet, instantly transforming into sharp stone spikes that erupted from the ground.
Caught off guard, countless stone spikes pierced out, surrounding Li Tianjue.
Fantian was overjoyed. He had finally injured Li Tianjue and could finally get his revenge! This man was also prone to carelessness! It served Li Tianjue right to die here…
Suddenly, before his ecstatic mood could spread, intense pain struck.
A bolt of lightning descended fiercely, shattering the stone spikes into pieces. Li Tianjue was enveloped in spiritual light and remained completely unaffected. Su Luo held a transparent crystal in her hand, which was the Heart of the Sand Vein, and the spiritual light penetrated it like an electric current.
“Ah—” Fantian screamed.
“Fantian, one moment of warning is all it takes for you to seek death,” Su Luo said coldly, looking at Fantian, who had fallen to the ground. “Don’t think you can attack from behind. Did you ever consider the consequences?”
His body wracked with pain, Fantian was scorched and battered by the lightning. The dual damage left him almost unable to stand.
Yet, he still struggled to lift his head, staring intently at Su Luo, “You, you have been guarding against me all along, but you pretended to ignore me… Truly despicable… Shameless scoundrel! Ah—It hurts! Stop, you b—”
“If you utter one more insult, I’ll make you feel pain for an hour!” Su Luo’s spiritual light flashed as she gripped the Heart of the Sand Vein tightly.
Fantian rolled on the ground, his body melting and reforming like quicksand, stifled groans mixed with suppressed control.
Damn it, he had been careless again.
Was this brat sent by heaven specifically to restrain him?
Li Tianjue did not attack further, only looking at the fiery street ahead. He said to Su Luo, “Let’s go. No need to mind him. With the Heart of the Sand Vein, he’ll follow us. Dealing with the Dark Kun is more important.”
Su Luo glanced at Fantian, put away the Heart of the Sand Vein, and continued forward along the scorched street.
Finally…
After the two and the dog had eliminated another large group of mutated monsters, they finally reached the entrance of the City Lord’s mansion.
The sky had already turned completely dark, with thick black clouds hanging overhead. This black smoke was rising from a certain location within the mansion, ceaselessly gathering into dense clouds that plunged the entire Dayuan City into darkness.
The sounds of crying and roaring could still be heard from afar, as survivors who had not yet inhaled the black mist fled and struggled. Perhaps soon, they too would become mutated beings, transforming into ugly and disgusting monsters.
The vermilion gates of the City Lord’s mansion were covered with countless black lines, resembling dense veins or grotesque, protruding blood vessels.
Peeking through the open gates, mutated monsters wandered aimlessly everywhere.
“We’re going in?” the Dragon Hound whined, instinctively repulsed.
It was too disgusting inside, and upon entering, they would have to fight these mutated monsters again and also guard against poisoning. It disliked it immensely.
Su Luo patted the Dragon Hound’s head, “It’s okay, Big Black. If you don’t like it, you can wait for us at the entrance.”
The Dragon Hound raised its head and shook its fur, “Never mind, I’ll go in with you.”
It couldn’t feel at ease leaving them.
Although Li Tianjue’s cultivation was profound, subtly surpassing its own strength, and Su Luo was growing stronger, as the mountain-guarding divine beast of Qingxu Heaven, it possessed a strong sense of responsibility to protect its kin.
“Be careful, they’re coming,” Li Tianjue said, reminding them at this moment.