Immortality Starts From Making Money.-Chapter 328: Devastation

Inside the garrison, everyone lifted their heads, their hearts pounding heavily against their chests. A thick, suffocating tension gripped them like a vice.

"How could this be?"

Fear gnawed at their hearts like a vice.

The four leaders wore pensive expressions. The Nine Mountain Sect Master had veins protruding on his forehead.

A minute ago, he had been bragging about their success against the evil cultivators, but now …

Merely looking at the two cultivators in the sky, his body was covered in sweat. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Standing in the sky, the old man with the ghastly, scarred face looked down at the people below as if they were nothing but ants.

She picked a few maggots from her scar and chewed them with relish, but her gaze never left the people below.

"So, these are the ants that are stopping our plan…" the old man beside her said with disdain.

"I guess so. I can sense they have a powerful array," she replied with a knowing look.

"Whatever, let's end this quickly and continue to deal with the few remaining ants." His voice was filled with impatience.

To him, he couldn't wait to use all the people from the Southern region for the growth of his technique.

As long as his technique reached the Greater Success, his strength would increase drastically, and he wouldn't have to fear future battles.

"Will you do it or should I?" she asked, her eyes burning with undisguised excitement.

"Hahaha. Let me do it. I can't stop my palm from itching."

Listening to their conversation, those on the ground wore ugly expressions.

Disciples and elders grit their teeth in anger and frustration. Many wanted to escape, but against a Nascent Soul powerhouse they knew none of them could escape.

As for fighting them, that was nothing but a pipe dream.

"This is the end… we're all going to die…" an elder whispered, his face etched with despair.

"It is over…" another person added.

Their voices were full of unwillingness, but there was nothing they could do.

For the four leaders, they were quiet, their gazes locked on the two Nascent Soul powerhouses.

Although they were helpless against Nascent Soul powerhouses, there remained a flicker of hope burning in their hearts.

Suddenly, the ground trembled and a deep, powerful hum spread everywhere. Before anyone could realize what was happening, they saw an object towering over ten meters in height.

'What is that?!' they exclaimed inwardly.

The four leaders turned their heads and looked at the artifact, and their hearts couldn't help but skip a beat.

'Is that the artifact?' they wondered for a moment before their hearts began to pound heavily once more.

They trembled with nervousness, fear, and anticipation.

All their hope rested on the artifact, and if the artifact failed to work against the Nascent Soul, their end would be set in stone.

"Oh, what do we have here?" the old man grinned, his voice dripping with disdain.

However, his partner did not share his disdain. She furrowed her brow and a deep frown crept across her face.

'Why is my instinct screaming of danger?' she thought.

She was confused. Those below were mere ants at the Early Golden Core realm. How could they pose any threat to her, except for …

Her eyes locked on the unconventional artifact, and her heart jumped.

"Destroy that thing immediately!" she cried and gathered spiritual energy.

The space around her trembled and a horrifying pressure erupted.

Beside her, the old man was full of confusion. He looked at the woman with wide eyes.

Then something extraordinary happened.

From the artifact's long barrel, a horrifying beam shot out at breathtaking speed.

Boom!

The ground trembled violently.

"This is—" the old woman widened her eyes in disbelief, but as a Nascent Soul powerhouse, she reacted quickly and summoned a powerful shield to protect herself.

For the old man, his reaction was a fraction of a second late, and the deadly blue beam arrived before him.

Boom!

The sky exploded. Blue energy erupted, filling the heavens.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!

From the explosion, a soul-rending scream erupted. A woman dashed out of the blast, covered in blood.

Half of her body was burnt beyond recognition. One of her eyes was gone. Her left arm had burned away, leaving nothing behind.

Her clothes had burned to ashes, and her previously glowing skin was charred. As for her shield, it had vaporized, yet it had saved her life. Without the shield, she would have vaporized like her partner.

Watching the devastation, those on the ground fell to the earth, jaws dropped.

What had just happened?

Did a Nascent Soul powerhouse just vanish?

Many could not believe their eyes.

Yet when they remembered the devastation they had just witnessed, they forced the lumps in their throats down. Then they saw the deadly artifact humming once more.

The now-burnt old woman felt as if she had been locked onto by a deadly beast.

"Danger!" she screamed in her heart.

Without hesitation, she turned and escaped with every ounce of spiritual energy in her body. She did not care that she was naked, nor did she care about her image.

All she wanted was to escape from the horrifying artifact's range. She cut through the air like a comet, and in a blink she had arrived at the Desert of Fallen.

'Almost there…'

'As long as I enter the Central Region I should be safe.'

She had faced many threats in her life, but none could compare to what had just happened. That was unlike anything she had ever seen.

Suddenly, from the corner of her eye, she saw a terrifying beam.

"Noooo!" she screamed, her voice filled with unwillingness.

Boom!

She summoned all of the spiritual energy in her body to form a powerful shield around herself to withstand the attack.

This shield could withstand dozens of Peak Golden Core Expert attacks without shattering.

But to her shock, her defense was breached as if it had never existed in the first place.

The horrifying beam consumed her body, burning her to nothing. Yet the beam continued on its path and landed inside the Desert of Fallen.

Boom!

The ground quaked, and terrifying sandstone rose toward the sky. Dust and smoke filled the air.

Every beast inhabiting the desert shuddered in fear.