FYN Chapter 136 Life-or-Death Crisis
Chapter 136 Life-or-Death Crisis
Chapter 136 Life-or-Death Crisis
At this moment, on Mount Dongtian, dozens of aristocratic immortal ships watched as the thick fog that rose from below after the incense of the year-ending ceremony was lit rapidly spread like a sea of clouds, and they were filled with awe.
If the Great Celestial Venerable hadn't sent down the yearly mist, human civilization would have perished three hundred years ago, wouldn't it?
But can something like the Time Mist, which can prevent the Void Beasts from entering the mortal world and even stop the Void Realm Rift from expanding, really be controlled by human power?
What kind of being is that legendary Great Celestial Venerable?
Perhaps only the legendary "Mother of Great Love," existing only in illusion, could contend with it?
But now is clearly not the time to lament these things.
The rift in the void is currently shrouded, which only prevents more void beasts from entering the real world. However, in the half hour since the rift appeared, countless void beasts have already surged in from the Eastern Heavenly Mountain.
With four true species of the Purple Iridium level, dozens of Gold level, and countless Silver and Bronze level, the towns near the Eastern Tianshan Mountains would be transformed into a living hell in an instant.
Shen Lang put away the burnt-out incense and looked at his clansmen: "The year mist has descended, and the illusory realm and reality have been blocked. Shen clan disciples, those above the Fire-Burning Realm, follow me aboard to exorcise the demon!"
On the nearby celestial boat, a woman in her early forties, full of vigor, declared: "Disciples of the Ye family, those above the Candle Illumination Realm, follow me aboard to vanquish the demon!"
On another celestial vessel, a bald, white-bearded old man shouted, "Hahaha! Disciples of the Gu clan, those above the Flowing Firefly Realm, follow me aboard to vanquish the demon!"
"All members of the Ye family who are sixteen years of age or older, follow me to exorcise demons!"
"All members of the Gu clan who are over 1.4 meters tall, come to Dongtian Mountain to exorcise demons!"
On the Shen family's immortal boat, a little girl stared blankly, "Fourth Uncle, look at them—"
"Never mind them, they're just two idiots."
The woman surnamed Ye rolled up her sleeves with one hand and gave him the middle finger with the other: "Damn it, Shen Lang, who are you calling an idiot?"
The old man from the Gu family snorted coldly: "You two should save your breath. This Yanzhou is my Gu family's territory. This is just a small disturbance. My Gu family can suppress it in no time."
Shen Lang remained calm and said, "There are two Purple Iridium-level dragons on the east and west sides respectively. The one on the west is a Nine-Headed Lion, a spirit-type one. You can leave it to your Gu Clan to handle. Ye Qingcheng and I will deal with the evil dragon on the east side. Any objections?"
"Two? Aren't there four in total?"
Shen Lang explained, "The skinny Maitreya in Changji was dealt with by Ning Xiu, the garrison commander of Yanzhou, and the Bone-Eating Demon was given to the two Star Constellation Officials who came to provide support from Xingye Prefecture."
As powerful figures from Yanzhou, they are divided into several factions.
Clans are natural allies; even if there are occasional disputes, they are basically a united front.
Local governors, professional associations, and professional academies are generally closer to the higher-ups. These are mostly high-born talents from ordinary people. There are also those from Hoshino Prefecture, who are half non-samurai and half samurai. However, compared to family interests, the samurai who enter Hoshino Prefecture listen more to the lower council and the imperial family.
However, what they have in common is that when faced with such a city-destroying disaster, no matter which faction is on the human side, they will spare no effort!
"Set off!"
Shen Lang and the woman headed east, and hundreds of aristocratic youths joined the battle, marching off to vanquish the demons in a mighty and surging manner.
As the fog appeared, the morale of the professionals in the city rose. The number of wounded and dead increased, but those behind quickly stepped over the corpses of their comrades and moved forward to fight, fight!
In the city, some people wept softly, while others huddled in corners, trembling and waiting for rescue. The sound of artillery fire gradually intensified, and the beasts howled. Some found unconscious children in the ruins, while others, who had successfully killed demons a moment before, had their lives taken away the next.
Half of Yanzhou was in chaos, but Shen Lang could see that with the suppression of Suiwu, the chaos would soon subside. For Yanzhou, which was rich in high-end combat power, the four purple-iridium level virtual beasts would not pose much of a threat.
What truly influenced the course of this battle was the central region of the foggy area at that time.
The outcome of the battle between the Four Symbols of the Great Yu, the Vermilion Bird, and the Mountain-Eating Beast will be the final outcome of this chaos.
Lu Ren, who was still on the run, suddenly felt a sense of disorientation. Non-existent memories appeared like a revolving lantern, the images were blurry and fragmented.
He saw a young man wearing a bronze mask and a black robe.
Lu Ren had a sense of déjà vu, but couldn't quite grasp it; his gaze drifted into the boy's eyes.
He saw that the bronze-faced boy had arrived in a town where twins were tied up by the villagers, and it was unclear where they were being taken.
The bronze-faced boy asked the villagers what they were doing, and the villagers sighed and explained the reason.
It turns out that a monster came out of the mountains. It liked to eat people and had already devoured all the people in the nearby towns, leaving only their village.
The monster ate their last town not out of mercy, but because it realized that if it ate them all, there would be no one left to eat. So it made the village send it two children every month.
Clearly, those two emaciated twins with lifeless eyes were chosen by the village to be fed to the monster.
Beneath the boy's bronze mask, a terrifying smile spread across his face. The villagers, feeling uneasy under his gaze, cursed at the strangely dressed man, telling him to mind his own business.
The bronze-masked youth ignored them, only looking at the two children, and laughed: "You two have good aptitude. This Heavenly Venerable will take pity on you and grant you one wish, but you must promise me one thing, how about it?"
He was met with the empty stares of the two children; they just stared at the boy, seemingly unable to comprehend the words of the bronze-masked monster.
They didn't believe this man could save them; in the eyes of the two brothers, the villagers were more terrifying than that monster.
But the younger brother gritted his teeth and voiced his wish: "I want these people to fear us, to fear us like they fear that monster, to fear us forever!"
"A fine wish, this Heavenly Venerable grants it!"
The bronze-faced boy granted their wishes, giving the older brother a firefly and the younger brother a sword. He taught them how to cultivate, how to become stronger, and how to take control of their own lives. However, he told them that they must never bully those weaker than themselves just because they are strong.
Later, the villagers discovered that the monster on the mountain had stopped coming down to eat people, but for some reason, it had become obedient to the younger brother's orders!
It turns out that the sword the bronze-faced boy gave to his younger brother was an alchemical artifact he had forged. When the monster was tricked into eating several mountains and became unable to move, he used this sword to seal its soul. This terrifying mountain-eating beast would only obey the person who wielded the sword from then on.
The two brothers, who were originally intended as sacrifices, have now gained control of the Mountain-Eating Beast, which terrifies the entire Yan Province, and have become the masters of the entire Yan Province.
The younger brother's wish came true. Everyone in the town was terrified of him, just like the beast that ate the mountain. They all trembled and shook in fear when they saw him, and he became extremely happy.
However, the younger brother soon lost interest because he realized that most people were just like him, having no choice in that era of rampant evil. They weren't evil, just stupid. He found that he wanted revenge, but he couldn't bring himself to hate these stupid people.
However, he still hated these people. He would play pranks on them every day. He didn't bully them because of his strength, but because of his cleverness and bad ideas. So he shouldn't have disobeyed his benefactor's request.
The younger brother became the town's biggest villain, causing everyone immense suffering.
My brother is a kind and gentle person, and the fireflies he obtained can actually heal the injured and cure the sick.
My brother also opened a clinic to treat the people in the city.
Therefore, the people in the town all liked the older brother and disliked the younger brother.
One day, the younger brother came up with a plan. After playing a prank, he secretly traded the firefly with his older brother and used it to treat people in the clinic for his brother. Because they were twins, no one recognized them. Looking at the people who had hated him the day before but were now grateful to him, the younger brother chuckled to himself.
He thought he was a really bad guy, and his younger brother was extremely proud of himself.
But he soon discovered that the villagers were no longer afraid of him, because they realized that although he played pranks, he never actually hurt anyone.
Later, these weak people gradually became dissatisfied with the younger brother, annoyed by his pranks all day long, and even coveted the sword he possessed.
Once, when the younger brother was impersonating his older brother and enjoying the grateful compliments from the townspeople, a sudden exclamation came from the street.
My brother is dead. Who killed him? I don't know.
The younger brother ran into the street and saw that the sword was piercing straight into his older brother's heart.
My brother is actually incredibly capable, but he's a complete idiot. His benefactor clearly said that he shouldn't hurt those weaker than himself, but when someone hurts him, he definitely has to fight back!
"As expected, I still really hate you guys."
On that day, the soul of the mountain-eating beast was released from the sword by his younger brother.
The mountain-eating beast descended from the Eastern Heavenly Mountain, plunging the entire Yanzhou into panic. However, the younger brother remained unconcerned. He did not disobey his benefactor's request, nor did he use his strength to bully the weak. Yet, his benefactor had not asked him to protect them.
But just as the mountain-eating beast was about to wreak havoc, the younger brother heard his older brother's voice coming from inside the beast's mouth.
"I'm so sorry, Tong'er, I'm so sorry, I messed up again. But please don't be angry with everyone, okay?"
It turned out that the brother was also killed by that sword, and his soul was sealed in the sword, merging with the soul of the mountain-eating beast. When he released it, the monster's soul had become chaotic.
The younger brother said irritably, "It's already like this, so don't try to comfort me."
"Please entrust the matter of my benefactor to you, boy. Please entrust it to you."
Yes, their benefactor granted their wish, but also asked them to do something: to keep the firefly called "Tai Sui Remnant" safe until he returned it.
"No way! Let's end this exchange here. Come on, let's switch back!"
The younger brother returned the fireflies and retrieved his sword. Later, he married and had children in Yanzhou, establishing the ancient Yanzhou clan.
His elder brother had already passed away that day. He used his soul to suppress the mountain-eating beast and returned to the Heavenly Mountain. He would occasionally wake up and take action to kill some terrifying void beasts that came down from the Heavenly Mountain, silently protecting the people of Yanzhou.
Three hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye. Generations of people have lived on the Eastern Tianshan Mountains, and the legend of the Eastern Tianshan Mountain God protecting them has been passed down through generations.
But in reality, the older brother was just waiting, drifting through three hundred years in a daze, waiting for that person to return and fulfill the promise they made back then.
However, three hundred years is too long. In the endless wait, the elder brother gradually fell into a deep sleep. He would only wake up when that person returned or when the people of Dongtian Mountain were massacred.
"Lu Ren, Lu Ren, stop spacing out, let's go!"
Lu Ren snapped out of his daze and found that the person in his arms had changed again. It was no longer some naive magician who hired someone to commit murder, but had turned back into his young lady.
During their escape, the little hamster saw him running away with the fish and immediately panicked. She didn't know why she was so anxious, but she was. She then insisted on switching places with him.
In the eastern Tianshan Mountains, the blizzard became increasingly severe.
"The snow, the snow is getting heavier!"
"Slow down, slow down, I can't keep up!"
"Dragon, Dragon You, save me!"
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"Something's coming from over here!"
Amidst the wind and snow, someone in the group roared, but Lu Ren couldn't tell who was yelling.
They were all born into privilege, but now they were all in a sorry state.
A low, mournful wail echoed from the depths of the dense forest, like the rumbling of a giant beast in its throat.
The next moment, a fierce wind shattered the silence of the mountains and forests, and the entire mountain trembled.
The dead tree was snapped in half, the old branches cracked in mid-air, and pine needles, gravel, and broken leaves were swirled into countless gray-black torrents that crashed and ravaged the heavens and earth.
The world was a chaotic white expanse, with the wind whipping up snowflakes that seeped into every crevice, whistling as it scraped against the rocks and thudding as it struck the tree trunks. The entire mountain forest was buried in a cold, violent, and boundless chaos.
In the storm, even standing firm was a luxury for everyone. Lu Ren held Shen Yaoxing tightly, his eyes barely open, but it was at this moment that he saw a huge rock in the mountains.
The boulder was knocked down by the overturned giant tree, which then turned upside down the soil beneath it. Along with the soil, an ancient bronze mask was also unearthed. Upon seeing this bronze mask, the scene that had just been vaguely seen became clear again.
The mountain-eating beast behind him now possesses the soul of a combination of his brother and the monster. After three hundred years of erosion, it is now left with only its last obsession: to fulfill the promise it made to its benefactor.
But why is this bronze mask here?!
Endless void beasts surged in like a tidal wave. In the past, it would take half a day of exploration in the void realm to find a nest of silver-level void beasts, but now they were as dense as locusts.
Lu Ren looked back and saw that terrifying creature, over a hundred feet tall, towering over the dark world.
Flames and deafening roars echoed across the sky, indicating that the Vermilion Bird was engaged in combat with its opponent.
"No, this can't go on. The white storm is too severe. Even if you and I survive, they won't!"
This white storm was actually the power of the mountain-eating beast, capable of devouring the life force of creatures caught in its path. Although they had run for half an hour, they were still too close to the center of the storm. The rest of the team were already nearing their limit, not to mention they had to fight the horde of void beasts at the same time.
Longyou, still fighting fiercely, shouted upon hearing this, "So what do we do now? Xiaolu, have you thought of anything?!"
This guy is ridiculously strong. Lu Ren was unaffected by the white storm because he was devouring spirit remains. Why is this guy like that? Right, Lu Ren remembered Shi Tieshan saying that as long as this guy sincerely helps others, he can keep getting stronger and his power will be inexhaustible—what an exaggerated talent!
The storm was too strong; all they could hear was the howling wind. Lu Ren shouted at him, "I have a way! I know how to get that monster out of here!"
"Xiao Lu, what's your plan?!"
Lu Ren reached out and grasped the bronze mask that was protruding from the ground in the distance.
Although it sounds risky, he had no other choice. He was going to pretend to be the brothers' benefactor, fulfill their promise, end the three-hundred-year wait, and make the mountain-eating beast retreat!