Cultivating Through The Game-Chapter 677 - 362: Can’t Hold On Anymore_2

A female demon clan member, cradling a green light, said from behind, "Just ahead, it seems that humanity has sealed the Empress in the center of this mountain peak."

"It's truly difficult..." the last person remarked with emotion, "We searched for a hundred years, barely finding a trace of the Empress, only to find out she has been sealed by humans within the imperial city."

"But soon, the Empress will regain her freedom, and the Qingqiu Tribe will surely rise!" he added fervently after his reflection.

Even though this is the human stronghold, participating in this operation might mean death.

Yet, the three of them appeared extremely excited, fervent, as restoring the Empress to the Qingqiu Tribe was more important than their lives a thousand times over.

For Qingqiu, they were willing to forgo everything.

Lu Yu moved stealthily through the soil a hundred meters behind, eavesdropping on their conversation by sensing the vibrations of the earth.

After hearing their dialogue, Lu Yu pondered in his mind.

According to their words, they sneaked into Celestial Scenery Mountain to rescue the Empress sealed within it?

"I wonder what kind of power this Empress possesses?" Lu Yu thought.

He did admire the three demon clan members for daring to venture to the human stronghold to rescue a demon.

Sacrificing themselves from afar, a gesture of profound affection though trivial.

It was much like his own previous assumption of great power, recklessly diving into the vast mountains for a rescue, quite unaware of his own limitations.

At a critical moment, Zhao Tianjue came to his aid, but these demon clan members might not have a "demon clan sovereign" to save them.

Even if a demon sovereign came, it would be futile here as this is the imperial city, the most formidable location of the Great Zhou Dynasty's forces.

Without alarming the few demon clan members, Lu Yu quietly followed their steps, wanting to see the subsequent developments.

He had no intention of intervening; this was the imperial city, far beyond his capabilities, requiring no interference from him.

It's quite possible that the actions of the few demon clans were already seen by the human elites, who simply chose not to take action.

"Hmm?" Upon following the demon members to the center of Celestial Scenery Mountain, Lu Yu discovered an unusual phenomenon; a solid barrier ahead blocked his senses.

His perception couldn't penetrate an inch, and the ability to detect the earth's vibrations vanished; he couldn't sense the situations inside through the earth.

"Found it, this is the place." The woman in the middle of the group exclaimed with delight.

Crack~ A stone fell away, revealing a white light wall in front, stopping the Underworld Worm in its tracks.

The Underworld Worm turned its body, quickly enlarging, opening a blood-red mouth over two meters wide, swallowing all three of them whole.

After engulfing the three demon clan members, the Underworld Worm charged directly at the light wall, pushing through it like flowing water, though it seemed quite laborious.

After much effort, it finally forced its way inside.

Lu Yu emerged from the soil, stood in the passage carved out by the Underworld Worm, and stared at the light wall in contemplation.

So, this was how they passed through the array, which explained why he didn't notice any major disturbance.

That worm was peculiar, seemingly capable of ignoring the defense spells, sparking some curiosity in Lu Yu, who planned to investigate what sort of monster it was later.

If the opportunity arose, perhaps he could nurture one.

Though he certainly had no desire to be swallowed by a worm, during encounters with arrays or restrictions, when he didn't want to break the enchantment yet wanted to obtain or view its contents, he could command the Underworld Worm to enter.

The methods for taming beasts weren't hard to find; the Divine Weapon Pavilion housed many such techniques. The key, however, lay in the scarcity of the Underworld Worm.

The inherent characteristics of the Underworld Worm meant it couldn't be confined, as nothing could contain it.

Unless luck struck extraordinarily in having both the beast-taming method and encountering a weak Underworld Worm.

Lu Yu waited for a moment, then turned to leave. He couldn't see what transpired inside, but he had a premonition this place would become extremely dangerous.

He didn't want to be caught up in peril, choosing to leave the source of danger at the first opportunity.

Compared to the two fearsome monsters flaunting their presence in the air, this "Empress" seemed far more dangerous. Otherwise, she wouldn't need to be sealed in such a concealed location.

Inside Celestial Scenery Villa, even though the world outside was engulfed by lightning and covered with fire, Zhou Hong remained unconcerned.

Just after the trio entered through the light wall, his expression did indeed undergo a change.

The moment Zhou Hong's expression shifted, a loud explosion erupted at the foot of Celestial Scenery Mountain, with thick smoke billowing upward, obscuring much of the street.

The large Defense Array enveloping the entire Celestial Scenery Mountain flickered rapidly and continuously hundreds of times, before shattering with a boom, scattering into countless pieces of spiritual light.

Thunderclouds and fire clouds burst forth from Celestial Scenery Mountain, freezing the Azure Ancient Nether Flood Dragon and the Firebird in place. Then they quickly reacted, one streaking into the high sky, the other silently morphing into a little bird, vanishing into thin air.

The crowd, upon hearing the explosion of the breached Defense Array and seeing Zhou Hong's expression change, thought he was startled by the destruction of the Defense Array.

Kaboom! Celestial Scenery Mountain began to tremble, as though a colossal beast lay repressed beneath its base.

Now awakened, this beast sought to overturn the mountain from its back.

Spirit wine splashed everywhere in the hall, Spirit Fruits scattered across the floor, but no one paid any attention to these priceless beverages and fruits.

Everyone pondered what had happened.

Subsequently, they worried about whether their lives were in danger.

Panic began to spread among them, despite being in the imperial city, knowing that the mighty of the imperial city wouldn't let the demon clan run rampant. But with no experts appearing yet, unease took hold of them.

They began to call upon their powerful to rescue them.

"What manner of fiend dares to cause havoc in the imperial city!" a mighty voice bellowed from outside, the air around Celestial Scenery Mountain trembled continuously, echoing within its bounds.

Thud thud thud~ The city guard commander, leading the patrol squad, rushed to the outside of Celestial Scenery Mountain, moving directly to where the smoke rose, pursuing the demon clans responsible for breaking the array.

The guard commander flew directly inside Celestial Scenery Mountain, spotting the Azure Ancient Nether Flood Dragon soaring into the clouds, transforming into a streak of light in hot pursuit.

As one commander departed, another arrived, spotting demon clans attempting to flee amidst the chaos within Celestial Scenery Mountain. Soldiers were ordered to seal off the surroundings, preventing any demon clan member from escaping, authorized to kill on the spot those attempting to breach the defense line.

More and more commanders arrived at Celestial Scenery Mountain, soldiers tightly encircling its perimeter.

In truth, as soon as Celestial Scenery Mountain started showing signs of unrest, these commanders had subconsciously moved closer, eyeing the obvious merit, which none could resist coveting?

Being tethered to their respective patrol zones, they couldn't leave their posts, which explained the staggered arrival.

Their current dash wasn't dereliction of duty; it was an urgent backup.

"All unrelated persons must retreat."

"Anyone obstructing law enforcement will be regarded as a traitor's associate."

Celestial Scenery Mountain was now completely surrounded by the imperial patrol team, with beasts that attempted to flee beyond its boundaries promptly executed.

The remaining demon clan understood escape spelled certain death, so they obediently stayed within Celestial Scenery Mountain, hoping for leniency from humans.

Just as everyone believed the beast turmoil was suppressed, with a boom, a large hole exploded at the midsection of Celestial Scenery Mountain, a hundred-meter-tall Nine-tailed Fox emerged in mid-air.

The demonic aura surged, with half of the imperial city witnessing the colossal shadow in the sky.

Lu Yu appeared on the ground, looking up at the immense shadow of the Nine-tailed Fox. Is this the "Empress" those demon clans spoke of?

If it only possessed this level of strength and power, it wouldn't take long before the experts of the imperial city taught it some lessons.

Just as Lu Yu expected, the Nine-tailed Fox had barely manifested for half a minute when a gargantuan thousand-zhang finger appeared in the sky, pressing directly down, subduing the Nine-tailed Fox back into its seal within Celestial Scenery Mountain.

During this process, the Underworld Worm and the three Qingqiu Tribe members, caught in the attack wave, were instantaneously obliterated.

But they had achieved their goal.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~ Outside the imperial city, several colossal shadows occupied the sky, including the Purgatory Phoenix, the Undying Divine Phoenix, the Xuanming Black Tortoise, the Nine-tailed Spirit Fox...

"Do you seek to ignite a war between humans and demons?"

The resplendent image of the human emperor stretched across the imperial city sky, emitting divine light, with imperial might resounding for thousands of miles.

A golden divine dragon flickered in and out in the sky.