Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 288 The Demonic Calamity (Part 4)

"Where...where am I...?"

Han Yi looked around, feeling somewhat lost. He had clearly walked from the direction of the city gate, but after coming out, he found himself in an unfamiliar place.

However, judging from the appearance, it should be near Anyan City.

Han Yi stopped thinking about it and looked back.

The city of Anyan had vanished, replaced by a thick black mist, like a boundless, pitch-black bowl covering the earth.

"Anyan City..."

He sighed inwardly. He had thought that everything would end after killing the Yin Gu, but it seemed that things weren't so rosy after all…

It seems that, just as the Yin Gu had predicted, the blood sacrifice has begun and cannot be stopped…

Buzz...

A faint, indistinct tremor suddenly came from the direction of the center of An'yan City behind them.

Han Yi looked back and saw that the extremely dense black mist, which made it impossible to see anything, was trembling violently. The layers of black mist rippled rapidly, as if some huge change had occurred in the city.

boom…...

The black mist fluctuated faster and more clearly, and then suddenly vanished, turning transparent, as if the massive amount of yin energy had been drained away in an instant.

Above An'yan City, in the dark gray sky, a huge black shadow, as large as a mountain, loomed in and out of sight.

"That is?"

Han Yi's hands and feet were ice-cold, his mind was blank, and only fear remained in his heart. The enormous, indistinct face seemed to sense Han Yi's gaze and actually turned its head slightly, looking in Han Yi's direction.

"what!!!!"

Han Yi screamed in agony, and two streams of bloody tears flowed from the corners of his eyes.

But the black mist that had disappeared instantly reappeared, obscuring the view of Han Yi.

"Walk...run..."

Han Yi's mouth was dry, his heart was pounding, and his blood was surging wildly within him.

But his qi and blood didn't warm his body. Behind those blood-red eyes, within the thick black mist, stood a colossal figure, its gaze filled with disdain, treating everyone like fish on a chopping block…

Fear spread through him, from head to toe, a strange and unsettling dread that rendered him incapable of thinking of anything else…

The system panel was also flashing wildly, then blurred as the figure's vision rapidly deteriorated, making it impossible to decipher the text. Finally, the values ​​froze, and a symbol appeared...

It was a hideous and eerie blood-red question mark!

Even the system couldn't determine just how strong that giant figure was!

"run!"

"Run as far as possible!"

Han Yi had only one thought in his mind.

He scurried around like a headless fly, his body barely healed by the force, and the scabbed wounds began to crack and bleed.

He didn't know how long he had been running or where he had ended up; he ran frantically through the mountains and forests, but found nothing...

He could no longer hold on. His eyes turned red, his face turned ashen, his legs went weak, his calves buckled, and his body flew out of control.

Time seemed to slow down, and all sounds fell silent…

Bang!

He bumped his forehead against a large tree, breaking the skin and drawing blood.

The pain brought a sudden clarity to his mind, like a suffocating person finally breathing fresh air, a feeling of his soul returning to his body.

"Don't think about... safety... rest..."

He twitched his fingers, digging them deep into the thick layer of black decay in the woods, and used his strength to prop himself up.

"Ugh!!"

Suddenly, he felt extremely uncomfortable in his stomach, and a strong sense of unease surged up.

He leaned against the tree with both hands, bent over, and began to vomit violently.

But after vomiting for a long time, all that came out were some dark blood clots and disgusting acidic fluid. "Safety...hiding..."

But he was somewhat more lucid, muttering to himself.

He picked up a long, dry branch and used it as a walking stick, stumbling and falling as he continued his search through the dense forest.

He walked for a very long time, his vision blurred, and his brain throbbed with pain as if it were about to explode. Finally, he found a cave.

It was a gourd-shaped cave, covered with green vines on the outside, and dark and gloomy inside, with some animal bones and remains. There was a foul stench, and it seemed to be a bear den.

Han Yi didn't care about anything else. He just hid the cave entrance for a moment, and when he found that there was nothing alive inside, everything went black, and he lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground.

-----------------------------------------------Outside Anyan City.

Whoosh whoosh! ! ! ! !

Countless black arrows shot from afar, carrying great force, drawing a beautiful arc, and heavily piercing into the black mist.

These arrows are all made of fine iron, with three layers that match the force required to draw an iron bow, enough to pierce three layers of tanned cowhide, equivalent to piercing ten millimeters of steel armor.

However, the large number of iron arrows, like pebbles thrown into the ocean, silently shot into the black mist without causing a ripple or disturbance.

Wang Youfang, Aoyang, Zhang Qingye, and others stood in front of the city, with a large number of soldiers behind them holding bows and arrows.

Everyone looked grim and was filled with anger.

"I refuse to believe it!" Ao Yang roared, "Secret Technique, Three Absolute Flames!"

Visible, scorching waves surged and twisted in his hand, forming an invisible pillar of light and fire. The black mist churned and rapidly contracted, as if it were about to break apart.

But soon, a large amount of black mist rapidly spread and rebounded from the depression, fiercely filling the gap, and even expanding the area covered by the black mist slightly...

"Wang Youfang, damn it, you..."

Ao Yang's efforts were in vain; he could not suppress his anger and cursed loudly.

He was burly, with a shiny bald head, fierce eyes, and an aura that emanated from him, causing waves of heat to rise in the surrounding air. He was clearly furious.

If several people hadn't held him back, he would have already torn Wang Youfang to pieces.

A group of people believed his evil deeds and went out to hunt down the demons, but instead of finding the demons, their home was robbed!

"I...I..." Wang Youfang was pale, his lips moved as he tried to explain, but he couldn't say anything.

"Useless!" Ao Yang looked at him and coldly uttered a sentence. With Wang Youfang's performance, how dare he call himself the second best in Anyan City?

How dare they claim to be adept at advancing and retreating, and to move freely?

How dare they presume to be extraordinary and try to be compared to him, Aoyang?

It's an insult for him to be with such a bunch of incompetent teammates!

"You two, do you have any ideas?" He ignored the blank-faced Wang Youfang and turned to look at the two Xuanjia guards from the Strange Affairs Office.

The woman's name was Qinghe, and the man's name was Qingyang. They seemed to be fellow disciples from the same faction.

“This is a demonic calamity…” Qinghe’s face was also extremely pale as she coughed lightly. After activating the mirror, her body seemed to have become extremely weak.

"I know it's a demonic calamity, is there anything I can do?!" Aoyang interrupted impatiently. "I'll handle it, Junior Sister, you rest first..." Qingyang gently patted his junior sister's back, his face helpless. "Things that are abnormal are called demons. 'Demon' is itself an adjective, referring to something abnormal and harmful. A demonic calamity is a massive disaster caused by demonic blood sacrifices or the rampant spread of demonic creatures... Once it happens, it will cause widespread devastation and countless deaths..."

A hint of fear appeared in his eyes, while Qinghe held his hand tightly, as if to comfort him.

"If the Heavenly Mirror hadn't been activated yet..." He took out the strange mirror, round on the inside and square on the outside, inlaid with golden phoenixes and dragons, and said with a wry smile, "Perhaps, we could barely tear open a gap with the Heavenly Mirror's formation and forcibly transfer in... But now..."

He sighed and shook his head, clearly feeling utterly helpless.

The Heavenly Mirror is incredibly powerful, capable of suppressing demons and monsters, but its use is not without limitations; each use requires a long cooldown period.

Even if the Heavenly Mirror could be used, it would be completely useless...

The blood sacrifice before our eyes has already brought the demonic calamity to fruition...

Even grandmaster martial artists are helpless against the demonic calamity. In the vast land of Xuan, no matter which city is affected by the demonic calamity, it will become a dead land!

A demonic calamity has occurred; those inside cannot escape, and those outside cannot enter. Moreover, the calamity will slowly expand its reach, spreading everywhere…

No one knows how long the calamity will last; it might be just a few years, it might last a hundred years, or it might be forever...

Therefore, according to the Great Xuan scriptures, the only way to resolve demonic calamities is to prevent them from occurring before they happen...

If the demonic calamity takes shape, especially in the peripheral areas, and ravages each region, the Great Xuan Kingdom will often abandon it...

It's important to understand that long ago, the territory of the Great Xuan Dynasty was far larger than it is now, but due to the devastation caused by the demonic calamity, vast amounts of borderland were abandoned...

If it occurred in the core area, it might be forcibly destroyed with high-powered weapons to stop the spread of the demonic disaster.

Even if the demonic calamity were forcibly destroyed, the area would be reduced to ruins, with less than one in ten survivors, leaving only desolate wasteland...

Demons, that's what makes them so powerful, strange, and difficult to deal with...

Although all the demons were supposed to be isolated in another region, a real demon has appeared in An'yan City, along with a demonic calamity...

Qingyang had some bad thoughts in his mind, and he couldn't help but look desperate. He subconsciously gripped his junior sister's arm tightly.

He used too much force, causing Qinghe to cry out in pain.

He glanced at his junior sister, whose face was pale and whose forehead was covered in sweat from the pain, and a tender feeling rose in his heart.

No matter what, even if the sky falls or the earth collapses, as long as I'm with my junior sister, that's enough...

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Deep, dark mountain caves, dense forests...

After an unknown amount of time, Han Yi slowly opened his eyes.

Before him lay the cold, cratered surface of yellow earth. In the dim light, he could even see the pale, white skull of a human or a wild beast in the corner.

"Water...water..."

He instinctively felt a dryness in his mouth, as if a huge fire was burning inside his body, making him incredibly parched, and his throat felt like it was on fire.

But the cave was silent, with only faint echoes reverberating within; no one came to help.

Han Yi tried to prop himself up with his hands to stand up and grab something. *Thud!*

His arms were incredibly weak and he couldn't muster any strength to stand up, so he fell to the ground again.

The part that came into contact with my face, I don't know what it was, was cold and had a fishy smell.

"Water..." He coughed lightly and groaned softly.

No one responded; nobody knew where they were.

After emerging from the black mist, he had no idea where he was. Then, he was glanced at by that terrifying figure and fled in all directions, eventually ending up somewhere...

He was completely unaware that he had lost his way…

Just thinking about that huge, blood-red eye that was faintly visible in the black mist still sends chills down his spine and makes his body tremble.

"What exactly is that thing...?"

His heart was heavy.

He thought that after killing the Yin Gu, everything would end, or at the very least, things would gradually calm down.

But little did they know, that was just the beginning…

Even the system doesn't truly reveal the terrifying extent of its power...

That enormous, blood-red question mark….

It was something he simply couldn't handle... Just one glance from him made him feel like he was about to die...

Han Yi even doubted whether there truly existed in this world capable of defeating that blood-red figure….

He rested for a while and regained some strength. This time, he did not try to struggle to get up, but crawled and moved little by little to his side.

hiss…...

It's unclear whether there were sharp stones, dried grass roots, or sharp bones in the cave soil, or whether the soil touched his wound.

He felt a burning pain all over his body, from top to bottom.

After climbing for a while, he finally reached the package, reached out, and slowly dragged it over bit by bit.