"It's getting more and more interesting!"
Unlike Lady Fan Lü, who had lived for a millennium and still hadn't caught up with the modern version of things, Ninth Finger's mask began to flash red at a high frequency. His body trembled slightly, already excited.
He was feeling pleasure even before the big show began!
The Disciple, he was a perfect fit for their ideals!
This guy was indeed very suitable to beco…
The Tenth Finger!
"…"
The Dusk High Priest's expression, however, completely froze. He was almost stunned by this blow.
His old, wrinkled face couldn't stop trembling, his eyes terrifyingly grim as he said coldly:
"Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you found the seal. Can you even break it?"
The Disciple rely smiled at this, not saying a word, only mouthing sothing.
But it made the Dusk High Priest feel as if plunged into an ice cellar.
How could this guy know the thod?
Could it be that he was once a high-ranking mber of the Cult of Dusk?
But that's not right… For the past two hundred years, the Cult of Dusk had been under his control.
Even the powerful and disobedient mbers of the Council of Elders had been used by him, sent to Great Abyss City to summon a 【Superior Being】 Evil God Servitor at all costs, after which he used the Alliance's hand to eliminate the dissidents!
Could this guy be a descendant of that Remnant Faction from back then?
Thinking of this, the Dusk High Priest said, his stern expression belying his inner fear:
"Aren't you afraid that the fish will die and the net will break?"
The Disciple spread his hands.
"If the fish dies, I don't know if the net will break, but both stead and braised in soy sauce are delicious!"
When a person loses their civility, they also lose many things, such as…
Worries!
"Damn it!"
The Dusk High Priest was furious, but upon seeing the colossal Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud, he quickly cald down again.
The situation was beyond his control now. His first reaction was…
"Shadow Canopy!"
The Dusk High Priest directly controlled the Shadow Three-Headed Serpent, making it spit out billowing black smoke.
In a few breaths, it swept out several Shadow Canopies, plunging the entire area into darkness.
Having done all this, he decisively turned and fled, regretting his cooperation with the Faceless Brotherhood.
He had been backstabbed again!
These scoundrels truly had no credibility to speak of!
But to give up this plan he had been plotting for over a hundred years…
He couldn't accept it!
He wanted to establish a Dusk Kingdom where politics and religion were integrated, to beco the sole dominator holding supre power!
'It seems I can only temporarily avoid the brunt of their attack. In any case, as long as they want to topple that High Tower, they will definitely use the power of a Superior Being.
That will be my chance!'
Although the Dusk High Priest was burning with rage at this mont, he had not lost his composure.
He who grows old without dying is a thief!
He had already waited for over a hundred years; he had the patience to wait a few more days.
When the ti ca, he would definitely make The Disciple and the Faceless Brotherhood pay the price!
Boom!
However, just as he was about to retreat, a huge, black-and-red tentacle-arm swept over, its shockwave cutting through the void and tearing apart the Shadow Canopy!
The Disciple stood on the head of the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud, looking down from above as he said:
"It's a bit too late to back out now. If you must bla soone, bla yourself for knowing too much!"
After speaking, he tapped the head of the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud with the staff in his hand and commanded:
"Kill him!"
The Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud: "…"
Am I that familiar with you?
Sneaking onto my head to show off your power!
Although it was unhappy, it was indeed afraid of the lunatic Ninth Finger.
It raised a black-and-red tentacle-arm and thrust it out like a long spear!
Spear of the Demonic Cloud!
The strike fell like a collapsing mountain, annihilating everything!
"Combination Skill—Shield of the Serpent King!"
The Dusk High Priest turned to see this, his eyes splitting with rage. He hurriedly gave the command, and the Shadow Three-Headed Serpent beneath him rapidly condensed one huge Shadow Shield after another.
They intertwined and overlapped, resembling a Mountain of the King Serpent that had straightened its body and begun a display of intimidation!
Bang!
But the next mont, its head was knocked aside!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The mont they ca into contact with the Demonic Cloud's tentacle-arm, they were easily torn apart, shattering into countless tiny spiritual energy particles. The Shadow Three-Headed Serpent twisted its body with all its might and barely dodged the attack!
Rumble!
The aftermath spread, instantly punching giant holes through the buildings behind the Dusk High Priest.
Then, losing their balance, they collapsed one after another, raising a sky full of dust and smoke!
Although the attack missed, the power of the 【Soul-Snatching】 True Word attached to it spread out, forcibly extracting a part of the Shadow Three-Headed Serpent's soul. The tearing pain in its soul made it unable to stop itself from coiling up.
Even a top-tier Overlord… was incredibly weak in front of a Monarch-rank Demonic Beast that had mastered the power of a 【True Word】!
"That was close!"
The Dusk High Priest's pupils shrank to pinpricks. He felt a lingering fear.
If he hadn't dodged in ti, he would have almost gone to see the Mother of Dusk!
So he quickened his pace of escape, while Lu Yu released 【Sun Chaser】, initiating Kill-chase Mode in the city!
In a direct confrontation against a powerhouse at Peak Morning Star, Lu Yu would probably be smashed to pieces with a single slap. But at this mont, with the power of the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud, he could bully the other party wantonly!
Look, this is what you call Man Relying on a Dog's Power!
This is what you call the Bullying the Weak Tactic!
The biggest advantage of being an underling is that as long as you swing your hoe well, everything your big brother has will be yours!
Especially the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud; it still didn't know that the guy it was trying so hard to help was actually the "good brother" it had been longing for, the one it wished it could hug to death!
"This guy… he sure has so twisted humor!"
Fan Lü watched this scene, the corner of her mouth twitching slightly.
She couldn't help but feel a little pity for the high priest.
She didn't think The Disciple lacked strength.
After all, this guy hid himself too deeply. You peel back one layer of skin, and there's another new one.
Right now, he was probably just toying with his opponent!
Like a cat playing with a mouse, torturing it to death bit by bit!
As for Ninth Finger, he rubbed his chin, his expression a little complicated. His Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud…
…was just taken and used by him like that?
Isn't this procedure a bit too smooth!
The bee swarm of drones on the periphery of the Abandoned Urban Area also quickly captured this scene.
Although they couldn't enter the Abandoned Urban Area, but…
The commotion they were making was just too big!
In the monitoring room of the Myriad Beast Tower of the Starry Host, a group of people watched as The Disciple rode the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud, frantically chasing down a white-haired old man. Everywhere they passed was reduced to ruins.
Everyone couldn't help but fall silent…
"That looks like the high priest of the Cult of Dusk, the primary target of the 'Crackdown' operation. Are they having so internal strife?"
Soone soon recognized the identity of the person being chased.
It was the infamous high priest of the Cult of Dusk, who had a wanted order on his head.
Every ti he appeared, he was incomparably brutal, commanding his Shadow Three-Headed Serpent to spew Shadow Poison Mist, easily locking down an entire town.
Many powerhouses from the Special Division had fallen at his hands!
Yet this infamous villain was now being chased like a dog by The Disciple!
"Although it's unclear what's happening, this is a good thing for us!" Zhou Cheng said.
"That's right! Hopefully, they'll have so infighting and wear each other out ahead of ti!"
"Watching this dog-beating is so satisfying!"
"The Disciple lives up to his na.
He's truly arrogant beyond asure!"
"This guy must have so ans of hiding his strength to have been able to deceive the Mystic Realm of Decay back then!"
"…"
The others also nodded one after another, watching the sun gradually set on the screen. The glaring light was slowly softening.
Fiery clouds burned at the edge of the horizon, a stark contrast to the faint starry sky above Great Abyss City.
However, this was not an unfamiliar sight to them.
Because of the existence of the Myriad Beast Tower of the Starry Host, the starry sky of Great Abyss City would appear relatively early. When the starlight shone, it ant that The Hour of Dusk had arrived!
During this period, Dusk and Starlight Spiritual Energy would beco exceptionally active!
The Myriad Beast Tower of the Starry Host would also operate at its peak!
That would be their chance to strike!
Sikong watched this scene quietly and took a few more sips of coffee!
Rumble!
In the Abandoned Urban Area, buildings collapsed one after another.
The demonic beasts originally hiding within also began to flee in all directions, even if they weren't facing these two terrifying figures.
Just getting caught in the collateral damage of the aftermath would instantly turn them into fine powder!
"I hate this so much!"
The Dusk High Priest fled in all directions.
The Shadow Three-Headed Serpent beneath him was already covered in wounds, and its serpent eyes were showing signs of fatigue!
But… he was completely helpless!
Even if he used Shadow Power to conceal his aura, he would quickly be found by that strange white hound!
So he could only keep running, like a hooked fish being constantly toyed with. Every ti he was on the brink of death, he would be given a glimr of hope, causing his mind to beco increasingly taut, already on the verge of collapse!
He understood in his heart that this guy, The Disciple, wanted to wear him down to death, bit by bit!
So black-hearted!
Even a demon would have to get a tattoo of him!
"This guy is really hard to kill!"
Lu Yu, standing on top of the demonic cloud, silently complained.
In truth, it wasn't that he wanted to let the other party go, but…
The Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud had been holding back!
As for the reason…
His eyes darted, and in his peripheral vision, he caught sight of Ninth Finger standing atop the bell tower. Dressed in a tailsuit, with his arms crossed, watching the show, Lu Yu could feel the other's pleasure even through the mask!
As if he were looking at two interesting toys!
It was him, remotely controlling everything all along!
Like a director planning the entire plot, he could rewrite the script with a casual flick.
Even just standing there, he gave Lu Yu a terrifying sense of pressure.
He also understood the other's aning:
Unless he found the location of the seal, Ninth Finger would not sit by and watch him kill the Dusk High Priest!
A qualified chess player doesn't leave opportunities for others to exploit loopholes!
The reason Ninth Finger didn't say it outright was simply that he believed The Disciple was also a strategist.
If he wasn't smart…
Then he would just set things right!
'Sure enough, no matter how well-oiled soone else's weapon is, it's ultimately not my own!'
Lu Yu sighed internally, desiring even more for his own pet beasts to beco stronger. Otherwise, staying with this group of old schers, he truly felt no sense of security.
At most, he could only bully an old man like the high priest!
However, during the chase just now, he had taken the opportunity of toying with his opponent to explore the entire Abandoned Urban Area!
He had let Sun Chaser successfully find the location of that Evil God Servitor's seal!
But he faced another problem…
Sun Chaser couldn't find any trace of the sealing location for the Incarnation of the Mother of Dusk's severed limbs.
He had searched the entire Abandoned Urban Area without finding a single trace.
Could it be that this thing was buried more than a kiloter underground??
"Forget it, I'm running out of ti!"
Lu Yu looked at the stars that were gradually beginning to twinkle in the sky. Great Abyss City's characteristic starry sky was about to appear, and there were only a few minutes left until The Hour of Dusk.
According to Zhou Cheng, Vice President Sikong was about to make his move. A Moonlight Rank battle was imminent.
If he didn't retreat soon, he could easily fail spectacularly!
And if he dragged it out any longer, Ninth Finger might see that sothing was wrong!
'As long as I'm sure the severed limbs of the Evil God aren't involved, an Evil God Servitor close to a Superior Being shouldn't be enough to shake this Legendary Tower!'
Lu Yu felt a little more relieved. Then, he gently tapped the 【Staff of the Dust-Treader】, rapped it on the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud's head, and said leisurely:
"Found it!"
The mont his voice fell, the tentacle-arm of the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud, which had been fishing in troubled waters, shot through again.
But this ti, its speed was several tis faster than before!
Hiss—
The Shadow Three-Headed Serpent had just tried to flee when its tail was pinned by the tentacle-arm. A large amount of ink-black blood oozed out, dripping down and corroding holes into the ground.
"All Stars Are But Light! Dusk that Devours the Sun!"
The Dusk High Priest made a decisive choice. A Dusk Halo condensed around his body as he directly activated his trump card!
A blessed Sacred Artifact from the 【Shattered Dusk Heaven】, the ecosystem where the 【Mother of Dusk】 resided!
Using it could greatly enhance his strength, but the price was that it could easily trigger further Dusk Aberration, or even a deeper level of Aberration.
His ambition before was to maintain more of his own reason.
But compared to his life, who gives a damn about aberration!
As long as he was alive, there was hope!
Boom!
He crushed a ball of dusk light.
A fla the color of dusk began to burn within his soul. His hands started to beco illusory, transforming from flesh and blood into the Light of Dusk.
At the sa ti, his aura skyrocketed!
He, who had been just one final step away from the Moonlight Rank, actually crossed over directly!
Hiss—
The Shadow Three-Headed Serpent threw its head back and roared. A sharp sound wave spread out, and as its body twisted, the serpent scales on its body began to show large-scale cracks!
Like a serpent shedding its skin, a large number of scales fell off, replaced by new, orange-yellow scales that coexisted with the pitch-black shadow scales on its body.
It presented a weird vibe of black and gold intertwined, of night and dusk rotating!
Crack!
The Shadow Three-Headed Serpent twisted its body, and with a sudden pull, it actually chose to sacrifice the tail to survive. But the incomplete body quickly grew back as its scales transford, only now with a touch of color like fiery clouds!
Like night in reverse, dusk returning!
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
Seeing this, the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud raised several tentacle-arms and attacked, sweeping forward with the 【Soul-Snatching】 True Word, preparing to tear the opponent's soul apart!
"You want to kill … Impossible!!!"
The Dusk High Priest roared, simultaneously giving a command to the Shadow Three-Headed Serpent beneath him through his soul:
"Use the Dusk Secret Art—Wheel of Dusk!"
Hiss—
The Shadow Three-Headed Serpent let out a long hiss, calling upon the increasingly active Dusk Spiritual Energy to quickly gather and intertwine before it, coalescing into a huge wheel of light burning with the flas of dusk!
Like a little sun, it burst forth with imnse light and heat, driving away the dark night of the Abandoned Urban Area and illuminating it as if it were day!
However, as this light approached Great Abyss City, it did not dispel the starlight, being blocked by the Myriad Beast Tower of the Starry Host!
Lu Yu saw this and narrowed his eyes:
"Things are getting more and more unexpected…"
Sizzle!
The mont the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud's tentacle-arm ca into contact with the wheel of dusk light, its illusory body condensed from soul was instantly ignited, turning to nothingness in the blink of an eye!
Roar!
The Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud didn't feel high temperatures from the flas.
Instead, it felt an extre cold, like the destined annihilation at the end of life!
This weird attack made it increasingly agitated. Watching the dusk flas continue to burn toward it, a mysterious soul magnetic field spread out from its huge, mushroom-cloud-like body!
Soul-Snatching Field!
Boom!
A powerful soul attack swept out, shattering the weird fire of dusk, turning it into a sky full of scattered sparks.
Wherever it passed, even sand and stones reached their end, turning to dust!
Boom!
The Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud endured the pain and enveloped the Shadow Three-Headed Serpent with its Soul-Snatching Field, which was infused with the 【Soul-Snatching】 True Word.
A living being's soul is inherently fragile.
Once damaged, the pain is excruciating, not to ntion the sensation brought by the field's rotation, which was comparable to death by a thousand cuts!
Even Lu Yu wouldn't dare say he could ignore the pain of the soul. The only one who might be able to was that Little Mouse who endured the pain through countless nights without daring to make a sound!
It seed like a slacker, but it was actually the strongest!
Hiss—
The Shadow Three-Headed Serpent wailed in pain.
The agony washed over its reason like a tide, shattering its own spiritual balance. The Shadow Spiritual Energy and Dusk Spiritual Energy on its body began to repel each other, and it started to develop in the direction of aberration.
"Damn it!"
The Dusk High Priest watched this scene, his face extrely ugly. He didn't even have ti to worry about the fact that his feet were also beginning to show signs of Dusk Aberration.
Although the Shadow Three-Headed Serpent had also stepped into the Moonlight Rank, it hadn't had ti to condense its own 【True Word】. In terms of strength, it was ultimately a step behind!
It would also be quite difficult to break free from the Soul-Snatching Field; it would take so effort!
And what he lacked most was ti!
So his choice was…
Rumble!
With a loud bang, the Shadow Three-Headed Serpent directly caused the Wheel of Dusk to self-destruct.
A blinding white light covered the world, and a terrifying spiritual energy shockwave spread out in all directions.
Wherever it passed, everything was annihilated.
It directly razed half of the Abandoned Urban Area to the ground!
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Although the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud managed to weave a large number of its tentacle-arms into a giant shield in front of it in ti, and even reversed its Soul-Snatching Field to generate a powerful soul defense magnetic field, it still failed to completely block the attack. Its body was knocked back, and dense cracks appeared on many of its tentacle-arms.
The Light of Dusk shone through the cracks. Although not fatal, it was like an ulcer on the bone, constantly corroding its soul!
Roar!
Apart from that human back then, this guy in front of it was the one who made it the angriest!
As for the third…
It was The Disciple!
Because that guy had decisively bailed right before the opponent attacked, using it as a shield!
Used it as a at shield!
"This is too much!"
After seeing that the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud hadn't died, a trace of regret flashed in The Disciple's eyes, and then he said, filled with righteous indignation:
"Old Brother Demonic Cloud, I know you're angry, but it's too late to complain to now, because those two main culprits are about to get away!"
Hearing this, the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud couldn't be bothered to be angry anymore.
It looked up and saw that the Dusk High Priest and the Shadow Three-Headed Serpent had already fled far away, almost out of the Abandoned Urban Area.
Hum!
So it quickly vibrated its tentacle-arms, like an octopus swimming in water.
Ripples spread through the void as it instantly accelerated and gave chase!
"The Disciple… Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud… Faceless Brotherhood… Fan Lü…"
The Dusk High Priest roared in his heart. The Dusk Aberration had already begun to spread to his neck, like glowing ridians crawling all over it, and he began to transform into an inhuman state.
That Evil God Servitor, he could only give it up for now!
Otherwise, he would lose his life!
In any case, The Disciple and the others couldn't control it either. He had to suppress the Dusk Aberration first, then wait for the 【Superior Being】 to go out of control and leave the Borderlands before planning again!
When that ti ca, he would definitely make these traitors like The Disciple pay the price!
"Farewell!"
The Dusk High Priest looked at the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud that was trying to chase him, his eyes cold.
Just as he was about to attack again to interfere, suddenly…
Dong!
A loud sound suddenly ca from the broken bell tower, shaking loose a large amount of dust and spreading throughout the entire Abandoned Urban Area.
The giant clock hand, which had beco almost completely rusted and was on the verge of breaking over the long years, moved again, pointing to the 【18:55】 position!
Only five minutes left until The Hour of Dusk!
At this mont, the free-floating Dusk Spiritual Energy in the air was boiling.
The stars above Great Abyss City lit up one after another, clear and shining!
Dusk and the myriad stars coexisted, forming a wondrous sight!
"Not bad, five minutes ahead of schedule…"
Ninth Finger's voice sounded from behind The Disciple. He bowed slightly and said with a loud laugh:
"Then allow to present the first lead actor of this big show…"
Ninth Finger's voice echoed throughout the Abandoned Urban Area.
A large number of ritual nodes appeared above his head, lighting up one after another and coalescing into the phantom of an ancient and mysterious theater.
The striking, blood-red curtain, as if soaked in an endless sea of blood, began to be drawn open bit by bit!
Click-clack!
During this process, the sound of high heels tapping on the floor of the theater could be heard, as if an invisible dancer was dancing gracefully.
An unseen musician played lodious classical music, cheerful and pleasant!
Clap! Clap! Clap!
In the empty audience seats, thunderous applause erupted. In an instant, there was a hubbub of voices, all looking forward to the grand performance that was about to begin!
"This is… a projection of the Faceless Opera House! Damn it!!"
Seeing this, the Dusk High Priest seed to have thought of sothing.
His expression changed dramatically, and he subconsciously wanted to strike and stop it…
Bang! Bang! Bang!
At this mont, the ground beneath him shattered, and one after another, pale bone spears shot through, directly impaling him and the Shadow Three-Headed Serpent, turning them into a sieve!
"Urgh-urgh-urgh-urgh…"
The Dusk High Priest suddenly suffered a massive injury. His body arched, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood that landed on the ground, inside of which writhed a large number of golden silk threads like insects.
His eyes were horrified, and he seed to want to say sothing, but after his body was pierced by the white bones, the vast Power of Bones surged in, directly suppressing the high priest's own Dusk Aberration!
Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!
Countless bone plates grew from his body, quickly and continuously connecting him and the Shadow Three-Headed Serpent together!
In less than a breath, it evolved into giant white bone shackles, binding him firmly!
Rumble!
A huge fissure opened in the earth of the Abandoned Urban Area, and the sound of surging water could be heard.
Like rushing rivers surging forth!
"Temple of the Hidden Bones Emperor!" Lu Yu's pupils suddenly shrank.
He saw the churning waters of the Yellow Springs, and…
Endless bones!
Densely packed bones of all kinds of creatures were piled together, with a large number of bone spurs, bone blades, and bone swords protruding. The bone spear that had impaled the Dusk High Priest was just a small part of this vast bone mountain.
Rumble!
At this mont, it was like a curled-up white bone giant, slowly stretching its body and rising from beneath the ground!
Rumble!
The process triggered a continuous earthquake that affected Great Abyss City.
Before the horrified gazes of the crowd, a Mountain of Skeletons hundreds of ters high appeared in the Abandoned Urban Area!
It exuded an endless aura of death.
Countless bones scattered, forming a Forest of Corpses, like the drooping wings of an angel!
Ancient and sacred!
And at the top of that Mountain of Skeletons, a blood-colored throne was held aloft, and on it sat a small, thin figure.
It slowly raised its head, a pair of eyes with white bone cross pupils silently gazing at the small bone mountain in front of it, exuding an air of sorrow.
Lu Yu watched this scene, his eyes narrowed. He leaned on his staff with both hands, his expression as calm as if he were one of the masterminds behind the scenes, as he listened to Ninth Finger continue:
"Act One…"
"The Throne of Skeletons, descends upon the mortal world!"
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