Reversing the Milky Way

'Damn it, we're almost at the village entrance.' Bai Cheng cursed inwardly as he ran. Behind him, Zhao Haiming was now nearly five meters tall, his skin a dark gray color, and he could create a crater more than a meter deep with a single blow.

When Zhao Hai saw that the person approaching from afar was Bai Cheng, he was also startled by the thing behind Bai Cheng.

Zhang Hai: "Is that Zhao Haiming? Quick, sound the alarm!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a village guard quickly went to the watchtower next to the entrance and pulled the large bell on it. There were four watchtowers in the village, located at the four entrances. The bell on the watchtower was called the warning bell, and it was only pulled when the village was under serious attack. As soon as the bell rang, all the village guards had to rush to the place where the bell rang.

Soon, the sound of bells pierced the silent night, echoing throughout the entire Yu Family Village. Upon hearing the sound, the patrolling village guards surged towards the north gate from all corners of the village. Even those who had been sleeping rose and, armed themselves, headed towards the north gate.

At that moment, in one of the houses, a man was suddenly awakened from his sleep upon hearing the bell. This was Zhang Hu, the head steward of the East Village. He quickly dressed and went out onto the street.

Seeing the large crowd surging towards the north gate, he couldn't help but stop someone and ask, "Wait a minute, what's going on?"

The person who was stopped said, "I don't know either. The bell was coming from the north gate."

After saying that, the man headed towards the North Gate, and Zhang Hu immediately followed.

Not only that, village chief Yu Tianqing also set off for the North Gate immediately, with Yu Qing and his guard Song Xian also in the group.

At this moment, in Xuan Taiming's cellar, he was sitting cross-legged next to the bird eggs, resting with his eyes closed. After hearing the bell, he couldn't help but frown, then stood up, went outside the cellar, and restored the water tank to its original state.

Then, he looked towards the north gate, summoned his flying sword from his storage bag, and flew away on it.

Before long, over a hundred village guards who had come to provide support gathered at the north gate of Yujia Village. They all stared at the human figures in the distance and discussed among themselves.

Village Guard No. 1: "My God, what is that?"

Village Guard Number Two: "Why does it look like a humanoid monster? Could it be a giant ape from the deep mountains?"

Upon hearing the bell, Yu Qing'an immediately went to the North Gate, because he remembered that Yue Ling and Bai Cheng had exited through the North Gate.

Yu Qing'an: "Ling'er!"

Yueling: "Father, I'm here."

Yu Qing'an: "Are you alright? Where's Bai Cheng?"

Upon hearing this, Yue Ling pointed to Bai Cheng running towards them from a distance. Yu Qing'an looked up. He first saw Bai Cheng's figure, but when he saw the figure behind Bai Cheng, his pupils suddenly contracted, which immediately reminded him of unpleasant things from the past.

"This is!! Demonic transformation? Or...? No, impossible, a demonic beast of that level couldn't possibly appear here. This must just be demonic transformation."

Just as Yu Qing'an was pondering, Bai Cheng had arrived at a point less than a hundred meters from the village entrance. Zhao Haiming, who was behind him, saw so many people gathered at the village entrance and slowly stopped. Bai Cheng had arrived at the entrance just like that.

At this moment, village chief Yu Tianqing stepped forward and asked, "Bai Cheng, what is that?"

Bai Cheng looked at Zhao Haiming, who was no longer recognizable as a human, and said, "This is Zhao Haiming, the head steward of Nishimura."

Upon hearing this, everyone was immediately shocked by Bai Cheng's words.

Zhang Hu: "What? You mean that's Zhao Haiming? What exactly happened?"

Bai Cheng then recounted the events to everyone present, omitting the fact that Zhao Haiming had ingested the red pill. After listening to Bai Cheng, Yu Tianqing stroked his beard and said, "When Yu Qing returned, I heard that Zhao Bo suddenly transformed into a demon during today's competition. I didn't expect that Zhao Haiming would also experience this in the evening. Could it really be because his family practiced evil arts?"

This statement originated from the daytime fighting tournament, and was personally spoken by Elder Zhu Mingxuan of the Crimson Soul Sect. Subsequently, the news spread in all directions, and this was the explanation that everyone heard.

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng understood perfectly. He knew that Zhao Haiming's demonic transformation was entirely due to him swallowing that red pill, and now that he thought about it, Zhao Bo must have also swallowed that red pill.

Just then, a roar ripped through the night sky, interrupting Bai Cheng's thoughts. As dark clouds gathered overhead, accompanied by occasional thunder and lightning, cold raindrops began to fall from the sky.

At this moment, Zhao Haiming, who had already transformed into a demon, no longer cared about the situation before him. Now he had only one goal: to kill Bai Cheng. Immediately afterward, he sprang up and suddenly charged towards the group at the North Gate.

Upon seeing this, Yu Tianqing immediately shouted, "Shoot the arrows! Don't let him get any closer!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several village guards, each wielding a longbow, nocked their arrows and aimed at Zhao Haiming, who was charging towards them. With Yu Tianqing's command, more than a dozen iron arrows flew rapidly toward Zhao Haiming. However, these iron arrows had absolutely no effect on Zhao Haiming in his current state. The arrowheads, upon touching Zhao Haiming's skin, were as if they had struck some kind of hard armor, and the arrows fell to the ground one after another.

Seeing this, Yu Tianqing continued to shout, "Prepare to meet the enemy!"

As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of village guards, armed with shields and longswords, stood in front of him. Village guards with spears surrounded Zhao Haiming from the sides, and then, at Yu Tianqing's command, they swarmed forward.

At this moment, Zhao Haiming said in a hoarse voice, "Get out of the way!!" Then he swung his right arm, directly knocking away two village guards standing in front of him with shields, shattering the shields on the ground. However, when the other village guards attacked Zhao Haiming with their weapons, they found that these swords and blades couldn't even scratch his skin.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Haiming swung his arm again, and three more village guards were sent flying dozens of meters away, landing on the ground convulsing.

Most of these village guards were at the early stage of Body Refinement, and some were even at the middle stage. However, when facing Zhao Haiming at this moment, they were like helpless infants.

Upon seeing this, Yu Tianqing shouted, "Hasn't Garrison Commander Xuan Taiming arrived yet? Quickly go and invite Garrison Commander Xuan Taiming!"

As soon as these words were spoken, a voice rang out from the crowd.

"Xuan Taiming has already set off and is on his way."

Upon hearing this, Yu Tianqing frowned and said, "Everyone, hold on! Hold out until Xuan Taiming arrives!"

Having said that, he commanded the village guards to swarm forward. Meanwhile, in the distance, Xuan Taiming had already arrived. He had come on his sword, making him faster than anyone else. However, his appearance now wouldn't demonstrate his importance; he needed to wait for an opportunity, a moment to make his appearance.

At this moment, Zhao Haiming was like an eagle among a flock of chicks. He casually grabbed a village guard by the head and squeezed it so hard it was like a bursting watermelon. These village guards, who were at the early and middle stages of Body Refinement, were no match for him. In no time, nearly ten village guards had died, and more than thirty were injured.

Seeing this, Zhang Hu immediately shouted, "Those of lower cultivation levels, step back! We, the higher cultivation levels, will take the lead in the attack. You can just feint attacks."

With that, Zhang Hu lunged forward. He then gathered his strength in mid-air and punched Zhao Haiming hard in the face. A dull thud followed. Zhao Haiming staggered back a few steps, but he was unharmed.

Zhang Hu: "Such a tough defense!"

Upon seeing this, Yu Qing shouted to Song Xian beside him, "Let's go up and help too!"

After saying that, he rushed forward with Song Xian. In an instant, Zhao Haiming was surrounded by martial artists at the late stage of Body Refinement Realm and the Great Perfection of Body Refinement Realm. Most of these people were the captains of the village guard and hunters with higher cultivation levels in the village.

Upon seeing this, Yu Qing'an joined the battle. Yue Ling, standing beside him, followed suit, slightly raising her left hand, azure spiritual energy swirling around her arm. This scene immediately astonished everyone.

Upon seeing this, Yu Qing'an immediately asked, "Ling'er, you can now use your spiritual power skillfully?"

Yue Ling: "I don't know what happened. In my haste, I just used it all at once."

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment upon hearing this.

Yu Qing'an: "Okay, then follow me, but be very careful."

After Yue Ling nodded, she followed Yu Qing'an and got into a fight with Zhao Haiming.

Meanwhile, Xuan Taiming, who was flying on his sword in the sky, was also shocked when he saw Yue Ling's talent.

"Isn't that Yu Qing'an's daughter? She was only in the late stage of Body Refinement before, but now she can control spiritual power so skillfully. How is that possible? She's only fifteen years old this year."

However, before Xuan Taiming could recover from his shock, something even more astonishing happened. Yue Ling swung her left arm, unleashing a five-meter-wide slash that swept through the rain with devastating force, hurtling towards the demonized Zhao Haiming.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Haiming immediately broke free from the people fighting him, then raised his fists and slammed them into the ground. Immediately afterward, a ten-meter-high earthen wall rose up, a sight that truly terrified many onlookers.

Then, Yue Ling's slash collided with the earthen wall again, and a huge surge of spiritual energy spread rapidly in all directions along with the rain. Seeing this, Xuan Taiming's expression turned cold; he had already made up his mind: this woman must not fall into the hands of outsiders!

He then flew down to the ground on his sword, and took out his weapon from his storage bag. It was a high-grade magic weapon called the Emerald Shadow Blade. As he slowly approached on his sword, he said, "Everyone, I'm late."

Having said that, he gathered his spiritual power into the Emerald Shadow Blade before him, and the blade instantly emitted a green light. Immediately afterwards, a huge illusory image of the Emerald Shadow Blade enveloped the original blade and, under Xuan Taiming's control, spun continuously above his head.

Those who witnessed this scene were all amazed.

Village Guardian: "Look! It's Garrison Commander Xuan Taiming!"

Mura Eiji: "Great! We're saved!"

Yu Tianqing, however, felt uneasy upon witnessing this scene.

'Alas, if only Xuanxuan Taiming had arrived sooner, such heavy casualties wouldn't have occurred.'

Amidst cheers from the crowd, Xuan Taiming's expression hardened, and he waved his hand. The Emerald Shadow Blade spun as it flew towards Zhao Haiming. Upon seeing this, Zhao Haiming stomped his foot on the ground, and another thick earthen wall appeared in front of him.

Xuan Taiming snorted coldly. "What a joke! You think this can stop my attack?"

Immediately afterward, Xuan Taiming increased his control over the spiritual power of the Emerald Shadow Blade, and the length of the illusory Emerald Shadow Blade reached ten meters. Then, the Emerald Shadow Blade slashed horizontally at the earthen wall in front of Zhao Haiming.

This time, however, the earthen wall did not block the illusory image of the Emerald Shadow Blade as it had blocked the Moon Bell's slash before. The illusory image of the Emerald Shadow Blade also did not completely pass through the earthen wall; the blade remained firmly wedged within it.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Haiming, now transformed into a demon, let out a non-human laugh.

"Hehehe, I thought Guardian Xuan was so powerful? Turns out he's nothing special."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Taiming's expression hardened. At that moment, however, he was preoccupied with other matters.

'That old bastard Zhao Haiming, I never expected him to go so far as to transform himself into a demon just to get rid of Bai Cheng. Now, all our cooperation has been for naught. We agreed I'd help him become village chief, but given the current situation, I'll have to make other plans.'

Thinking of this, Xuan Taiming suddenly roared, his two fingers pressed together, and then he saw the illusory image of the Emerald Shadow Blade stuck in the earthen wall suddenly move. Immediately afterward, the earthen wall shattered, and the illusory image of the Emerald Shadow Blade slashed towards Zhao Haiming.

Seeing this, Zhao Haiming was terrified; it was too late for him to dodge. He could only raise his hands and grip the illusory blade of the Emerald Shadow Blade tightly. Then, propelled by the immense force, he slid backward. After sliding fifty meters, Zhao Haiming planted his feet deep into the muddy ground, blocking Xuan Taiming's attack.

Xuan Taiming was also shocked upon seeing this. His attack, which had used eight or nine tenths of its strength, had failed to defeat Zhao Haiming. He had not expected that Zhao Haiming, after his demonic transformation, would have reached such a level of strength.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but frown. He was the strongest fighter in Yu Family Village right now. If even he couldn't stop Zhao Haiming, then basically no one could.

He then summoned back the Emerald Shadow Blade and held it in his hand. Immediately afterward, he swung it several times in Zhao Haiming's direction, and several green slashes flew towards Zhao Haiming.

Immediately afterwards, he followed the slash and attacked Zhao Haiming.

Upon seeing Xuan Taiming attacking, Zhao Haiming slammed his hand directly into the ground. Immediately, mud mixed with rainwater flowed up his arm, tightly enveloping the demonized Zhao Haiming, as if he were wearing a thick layer of armor.