Destiny is ashes

Chapter 664: The Center of Attention (Thanks to the leader of the dormitory manager in a certain orphanage!)
Red-gold flames rose from the top of the mountain, breaking through the clouds and wind.

At the same time, explosions sounded one after another in the mountains west of Hongta City. The same red-yellow flames ignited the mountains and forests. The billowing smoke covered the cold night wind and spread the smell of charcoal from the burning grass and trees.

A group of people and horses were galloping in the woods.

"Quick, quick, this token must be handed over to City Lord Bai Luo!"

The leading warrior was wearing heavy and thick black-patterned steel armor and iron combat boots. Dark-brown blood scabs had soaked every gap in the iron plates, and the steel armor plates on the armored warhorse beneath him were deformed in many places, obviously having been through a bloody battle.

He kept throwing out lightning beads and fire talismans backwards, completely setting the entire forest on fire to hinder the pursuers. The tall warrior looked nervous and alert: "Everyone take off your armor! Armor is useless to them!"

In order to speed up, he even exploded the internal energy of his body, shattering the half-ruined armor and breaking the steel armor on his warhorse, completely giving up defense.

The warriors behind him also took off their armor, and the entire team was even faster.

But it was too late.

A deep grey flame rose up among the burning yellow leaves. The fire burned fire, clinging to the heat and impact all the way, winding out from the dark earth like a river. Wherever it passed, the red-gold flames were extinguished and dimmed, leaving only dry rust and yellow.

It broke through the thick smoke and finally turned into a cold gray-black sword that pierced through the man standing at the end of the team.

Without any wailing, the man turned into a pile of skin and bones in an instant. The withered man fell off the warhorse, and the warhorse with the blood of a ferocious beast also fell down with a neigh, rolled into the sea of ​​fire, and burned fiercely.

"Old Chen!"

Looking back at this scene, the leading warrior's eyes were bloodshot, but in addition to his grief, he also understood that he and his men did not have the time nor the strength to fight the pursuing enemies.

But the gray-black flaming sword swung like a dragon, burning all life. In an instant, it chopped off three more heads, and blood gushed out, steaming into mist.

Seeing this scene, the leading warrior could no longer bear it, he grabbed out of thin air, and the surrounding lightning and fire immediately condensed into a big spear. He turned his horse and fired a spear, and the rolling energy broke through the thick smoke and flames, and hit the gray flame sword that was still chasing him head-on!
boom!
The strong wind swept the half-burned leaves and ashes in the woods like a broom, and they shot up into the sky, transforming into a huge ball of flame in the woods. Lightning flashed across the sky and overflowed!

But the result of this attack was that the leading warrior was directly knocked away, and a deep dent with traces of erosion from the sword appeared on his chest.

Although the gray-black flame sword had no physical form, its power was extremely condensed, and it fell like a meteor, easily breaking through the flame thunder. After knocking the leading warrior away, it let out a whistle and cut off several heads.

"Captain Lin, let's go separately!"

The leading warrior known as Captain Lin was injured but still fell back on his horse. The deputy captain beside him panted while riding his horse: "The enemy is not from the Taiming Sect, but a mysterious force disguised as the Taiming Sect. Yan Lei can't defeat them. We have to pass the message and the token back!"

The leader of the Mingjing Sect must be a martial artist, and his deputy must also be at the peak of his internal strength. Captain Lin has suffered a serious injury now, and he is almost at the end of his strength. It is better to divide the troops and fight for a chance of survival.

"go!"

Captain Lin gritted his teeth and gave the order, and the five survivors immediately rode their horses in different directions, forming five long straight lines like the top of a five-pointed star.

But they really underestimated the strength of the guests who came later.

The gray-black Erosion Flame Sword sensed that the enemy had divided their forces, and immediately the sword shadow flashed, splitting into five equally sharp and equally cold sword lights!
A fierce murderous intent flashed by, and it was indeed an explosion of brutal evil spirit that was completely different from the seemingly similar Netherworld Killing Sword of the Taiming Sect. The gray sword, no longer holding back, pierced through in an instant, shattering the Mingjing Sect warriors in four directions, completely killing them, and turning the sky into a bloody mess!
Only Captain Lin, who was also a martial artist, activated the formation in his body and turned part of his body into thunder and fire. He used himself as a sacrifice and turned himself into the fire in the mirror. He escaped into the fire not far away and avoided the fatal sword.

But this was just a last-ditch struggle. The martial arts formation diagram [Mirror Beacon] that he practiced could only be transformed into a body of thunder and fire and jump more than a hundred miles between flames when it was cultivated to the peak and the formation realm in his body was slightly perfected. But now, he could only escape a mile at most. With the mysterious enemy, he could arrive in an instant.

But strangely, the mysterious enemy did not chase Captain Lin.

The gray-black flaming swords gathered again, and with a shake of smoke, they turned into a warrior in black armor. He frowned and looked towards the top of the nameless mountain in the distance, the suddenly lit red-gold flames, and the fist intent that pierced the sky.

[The main mission target appears... Should we ignore these guys who stole the token for now? The plan might be exposed.]

He was communicating with someone far away, frowning slightly: [Hmm... indeed, it's just icing on the cake. Got it, carry out the mission]

The black-armored warrior turned his head and looked in the direction where Captain Lin fled. If it was convenient, he naturally wouldn't mind killing him, but at this moment Captain Lin had disappeared, so he was too lazy to chase him anymore. He turned around and rushed towards the only mountain where he could see the starry sky in the rainy night and thunder.

"Why, why?!"

Captain Lin, who had saved his life, had no idea why. He subconsciously raised his head and looked in the direction where the black-armored warrior was heading. There was an unnamed mountain burning with golden thunder and blood flames, causing the surrounding clouds to roll endlessly, like a sea tide.

He saw it, saw the figure.

The center of heaven and earth, the purpose of all people.

rumble……

The sound of thousands of troops and horses galloping rang out across the land. Of course, there were no large armies or horses here, but there were martial arts masters who were able to rival thousands of troops.

Captain Lin saw a lightning bolt that was ten times thicker than the lightning and fire he had transformed into, passing by his side. The flying warrior passed him, crossed the mountains and jungles, and dragged a long trail of fire, rushing towards the figure standing in the air on the top of the mountain.

Not just this one.

Captain Lin looked around blankly between heaven and earth. In this nameless mountain range and forests, dozens or even hundreds of colorful spiritual lights and evil flames rose up, like a forest of torches and stars on the ground.

One by one, powerful warriors, like iron filings attracted to a magnet or streams flowing into a river, traveled through the dark rainforest. They collided and fought with each other, but their goals were the same and unwavering.

"How could this be so..."

Captain Lin murmured to himself. His strength was considered good among those of the same level. When carrying out missions on weekdays, he had killed many difficult evil spirits and hostile martial arts with his skilled martial arts, explosive moves and agile fire escape techniques.

But the moment he looked around, he could see seven or eight warriors who were stronger than him, or even much stronger.

Captain Lin saw the Gray Flame Swordsman who had single-handedly chased his entire team from the wilderness to this place. He was wearing black armor and was one of the most dazzling rays of spiritual light and evil flames.

Not knowing whether he was sober or ashamed, angry or hateful, Captain Lin gritted his teeth, covered his wound, and got up from the ground. He was ready to remember the face and details of this warrior firmly. One day, he would take revenge, to avenge his brothers and comrades!
But the next moment, he opened his eyes wide, revealing an expression of shock and astonishment.

Because, at the moment when Captain Lin was about to turn around and leave, he saw that the black-armored warrior who had been chasing him and his men everywhere, was suddenly entangled by a blood chain that suddenly rose from the ground. Then, like a chicken caught in a rope, he was pulled to the ground in a mess, raising a large cloud of dust!

"Ha, you dog of the Shangxuan Sect!" A young but tyrannical voice sounded, with an almost childlike innocence: "Before asking the God to return to the sect, I will use you as a training ground first!"

"A little devil from the Heaven's Will Demon Cult?!"

Although the black-armored warrior was entangled by the blood chain and smashed to the ground like a meteorite, causing a deep dent in the ground within a radius of more than ten feet, he still had the strength to struggle and was able to identify the true identity of the enemy.

He immediately burst out with Qi after landing, and the gray-black evil flame swept away the scarlet blood chain, emitting bursts of dull thunderous sounds, and the powerful evil spirit surged, obscuring his figure: "Before completing the task, I will kill you first!"

But he was mistaken about the enemy's true strength.

With a loud bang, hundreds of blood chains suddenly rose from the depths of the earth, exploding white air waves in the atmosphere. Like octopus tentacles and mimosa, they suddenly closed together, trapping the black-armored warrior with a look of astonishment in the center... strangling him!

——Damn it, where the hell did this powerful demon cub come from? !

This was the last thought left by the black armor warrior. The next moment, he was entangled in the center of the blood chain, turning into a ball of blood mist and exploding life-destroying evil spirit.

After death, every martial artist of the Wumai will turn into a corresponding spiritual creature of heaven and earth, just like the fallen Shenzang will turn into a blessed land, but the blood chain is like a root, absorbing all the vitality and evil spirits that should have nurtured the spiritual creatures, and then they begin to shrink and gather, and finally a young red-haired boy appears in the center.

"Full of vitality, the dog of Shangxuan Sect tastes really good."

The red-haired boy licked his lips and showed a satisfied expression. If someone familiar with the strong men of the Tianyi Demon Sect saw him, they would find that this young warrior with a naive look on his face actually looked somewhat similar to the former Western Tour Envoy He Wuchang.

But He Wuchang was undoubtedly dead, and this young warrior obviously had nothing in common with He Wuchang's personality.

The red-haired young man easily killed a martial artist from the Shangxuan Sect. He seemed to have sensed something and looked at the direction of Captain Lin from a distance. The terrifying pressure instantly frightened the Mingjing Sect warrior. He was terrified and turned around and ran away immediately.

Seeing this, the red-haired boy laughed instead, turned his head nonchalantly, looked towards the mountain top in the distance, his eyes full of longing.

"If it weren't for the God General who killed my original body, I would not be able to gain freedom and could only become the material for my original body's reincarnation and resurrection..."

He murmured to himself and smiled: "After I ask the God General to return to the religion, I, He Wen Ding, will definitely treat him to a good meal!"

Captain Lin, who escaped, was terrified, but also had doubts in his mind.

——Are these people really martial artists just like me?

——How big is the gap between martial veins? !

The answer is heaven and earth.

They are the same words, the same numbers, but some people cannot speak clearly, their speech is confusing, and they make mistakes in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, while some people speak eloquently, are humorous, and can do mental arithmetic faster than the former can input it into a calculator.

The gap between martial veins is like this. Unless there is suppression from a higher realm, a talented martial artist of the same level can easily defeat an ordinary martial artist without special talents and skills.

The only one who can defeat the proud one is another proud one. The circulation of luck and the competition among warriors are what motivate all the major sects and forces to release the seeds they have cultivated and let them travel across the world.

So...if I can defeat a powerful warrior, if I can defeat An Jing...

Then, it is equivalent to them having the destiny of God!

Of course, most people are not arrogant enough to defeat An Jing, but other people can definitely become their stepping stones.

Just like the Black Armor Warrior chasing Captain Lin and others, and just like He Wending killing the Black Armor Warrior, warriors from all forces fought in this mountain forest, and soon, extremely tragic casualties broke out.

Although stability is the first goal, it is impossible for everyone who has stability as their goal to unite as one. They must fight each other and find out who the other side is. For secret lurkers and special operations teams, the spies and action teams of other forces on the road, these colleagues, are their real enemies!
"Ok?"

Just as He Wen Ding was retrieving his blood chain roots that had taken root in the forest and hunted many creatures to collect blood, his expression suddenly changed, and he frowned and looked underground: "Who is it?"

"Why is there someone else plundering blood and energy besides me?"

"No, it's the devil!"

boom! ! ! !

Beneath the nameless mountains and forests, hills suddenly rose up. Huge monsters were rising from deep underground, causing the soil and rocks to deform and bulge.

The earth and rocks ravaged by the tremendous force turned into layers of waves, spreading towards the surroundings, and one after another, hideous flesh and blood monsters that looked like bears and wolves climbed out from them, raising their heads and letting out terrifying and crazy roars.

There had long been no wild beasts or monsters around Hongta City. People in the city originally believed that this was an ecological imbalance caused by excessive hunting by the surrounding villages and tribes due to a lack of food, and that the missing villages were naturally forced to migrate due to famine.

But now, they and their fate are already very clear - those deformed beasts with wild animal fur and human bodies are their final destination.

The real plan of the devil has never been those demons that seem to be powerful but actually cannot cause much harm... but these flesh and blood beasts that can attack cities and destroy cities one by one!
Even this is not the recent plan.

The frost disaster killed a large number of creatures, and the rich active demonic energy would also spread with the spread of the frost disaster. If the frost disaster continues for a period of time, then these deformed beasts that have been lurking deep in the earth from the beginning and born by absorbing the blood and flesh of thousands of creatures will grow to an extremely terrifying level.

Now, the frost disaster is over, but this does not mean the end, but a new beginning - with the revival of life, many creatures have begun to multiply again between heaven and earth, and the normal cycle of life and death has begun to appear, which has brought new blood to these monsters.

Although not as powerful as originally planned, it is enough.

In fact, the accumulation of a long period of time, the death of a new batch of high-quality warriors, and the induction and indoctrination of some hidden great demons, have caused some long-dormant monsters to undergo fundamental changes.

With a long, deep roar, a giant flesh and blood python that was almost as big as a dragon climbed out from deep underground.

A Shenzang-level flesh and blood monster appeared.

There's more than one.

(End of this chapter)