Yes, destroy you all!

Destroy you all...

Destroy you all...

The displeasure in his eyes grew more intense, gradually becoming sinister and venomous. Like someone possessed, Li Lang kept repeating the phrase, and a mouth full of sharp teeth gradually split open on his mud-covered neck...

"Destroy you all..." His eyes rolled back, revealing bloodshot whites. With a twisted expression, Li Lang tore at the skin on his face, ripping chunks of flesh, which he forced into the mouth on the back of his neck.

And he staggered forward with strange steps, heading toward the rice field.

...

Whoosh—

The wind brushed by, causing a large swath of unharvested wheat to sway slightly.

A few dried blood stains clung to the wheat stalks, emanating an eerie red glow.

The ground was covered in bright red, turning the once plentiful wheat field into a sinister place wrapped in ominous winds.

A middle-aged man with a serious expression scanned the empty village, carrying a magic sword on his back, wearing a long scarf, and clutching a bronze mirror.

"Second Martial Uncle, we've searched everywhere; there isn't a single living person in the entire village, and not even a corpse, only traces of blood.

And not even a remnant soul was found."

In a hurry, a young cultivator with a slightly immature appearance reported to the middle-aged man in front of the Li Family's Village entrance.

"In just one day, the whole village was slaughtered, yet not a single body left behind. What kind of demon could be this savage?"

The Green Pine Sword Sect was well-known throughout Tianlin Prefecture, with over two hundred disciples.

A few days ago, a disciple named Li Changhe returned home to visit family and discovered a demon ravaging the village. He fought fiercely but was critically injured and barely managed to return to the Green Pine Sword Sect for help.

Upon learning that a disciple had been injured by a demon, the Sect Leader of Green Pine Sword Sect immediately dispatched his junior brother, leading more than ten disciples to capture the demon.

But upon arrival, they found only traces of blood, with not a single living person or corpse in sight at the Li Family's Village.

"Ah!"

A sudden scream shattered the stillness of the village.

"Something's wrong!"

Without hesitation, Daoist Xuan Cang shouted a low command, and immediately gathered the disciples to rush toward the direction of the scream!

And when they arrived at a farmer's courtyard,

they saw Li Changhe kneeling before a straw hut, holding something, his shoulders trembling, sobbing uncontrollably.

"Changhe..."

As Daoist Xuan Cang approached Li Changhe and was about to ask what had happened, his expression suddenly changed.

Li Changhe was holding a severed hand.

Judging by the age and wrinkles, it was clearly an elderly woman's hand, with a jagged cut, as if bitten off by something.

"Father, Mother! Your child is unfilial, so unfilial!"

Recognizing the hand as his mother's, found in the straw hut, Li Changhe nearly broke down, crying heart-rendingly.

"Demon, come out here! I swear I won't be human if I don't kill you!!!"

With eyes glowing red, Li Changhe suddenly stood up, roaring madly like a man possessed.

"Calm down, Changhe."

Seeing that Li Changhe was not in the right state, a young man, usually on friendly terms with him, hurried to comfort him, but as he approached, a cold glint flashed suddenly.

The young man looked shocked, clutching his neck as blood spurted out, quickly pooling, and he fell backward.

"Calm your damn mother, your mother is dead, let's see if you can stay calm.

Kill, kill, kill, I'm going to kill you all!!!" Purple-black veins throbbed under his skin as Li Changhe's entire flesh and bones twisted and transformed, growing black fur like steel needles, and the longsword in his hand was wrapped in flesh and blood, transforming into terrifying claws.

"Roar!"

In an instant, Li Changhe transformed from a living person into a towering creature over five meters tall, neither human nor demon, hideous and grotesque, shrouded in black aura.

"How, how could this be..." Daoist Xuan Cang, who had lived for over a hundred years, was dumbfounded, unable to believe his eyes.

However, such illogical occurrences were now erupting across the Tianyuan Main Realm.

The tranquil pastures transformed overnight into flesh-eating swamps, even a tinge of resentment turned the living into demons comparable to cultivators, bubbling springs became vile fluids causing boils and parasites on living beings, and ominous ghost cities materialized, enticing countless souls, with ghost soldiers appearing in the bustling city centers...

Inexplicable eerie phenomena emerged one after another, and the source of it all seemed to be the prematurely unleashed Infinite Tribulation.

...

"In half a month, two hundred and forty-nine bizarre events have occurred; is this the power of the Infinite Tribulation?"

In the Sect Master Hall, Qi Xiu looked at the compiled list of bizarre incidents, a trace of shock hard to conceal in his eyes.

According to Sect Master Dongfang Qing, although the Infinite Tribulation had been initiated, the Heavenly Dao's protection over the Tianyuan Main Realm would fade as the calamity unfolded.

But this disappearance would be gradual.

Yet, looking at the current situation, even the just-begun Infinite Tribulation unleashed unimaginable power.

"Now you understand why we placed so much importance on this calamity."

Closing the list in his hands, Dongfang Qing's expression was somber:

"The Heavenly Dao Self-Bound not only allows the alien races from Outside the Domain to openly enter the Tianyuan Main Realm, but also aloows many strange forces from Outside the Domain to invade.

If the original Heavenly Dao was like a seamless glass cover firmly enveloping the Tianyuan Main Realm,

now that glass cover had begun to crack.

Although these cracks were not yet enough to allow the All Heavens Alien species to enter the Tianyuan Main Realm, those strange forces would seize any opportunity to infiltrate.

The bizarre incidents emerging across various regions now were their doing."

"Is there no way to prevent it?" Qi Xiu asked in a deep voice.

"No, the tribulation is overwhelming, leaving no room to spare; all we can do now is do our utmost to eliminate a portion of the bizarre events, ensuring that the Tianyuan Human Race is not overly harmed." Dongfang Qing shook his head.

The Infinite Tribulation, he had not experienced it personally.

But this tribulation was a supreme calamity meant to restart the world.

It was not unthinkable for the entire Tianyuan Main Realm or the Human Race to be completely wiped out, and what they could do now was to minimize the damage from the tribulation within a certain scope.

"Now the Great Xuan is destroyed, and no new dynasty is established, those Fan Town Military Governors are busy vying for the throne, likely unable to spare any effort to handle these matters.

The Sect Aristocracy can only deal with matters within their jurisdiction.

But continuing like this will undoubtedly sap the Human Race's vitality; this matter must be confronted by the Dao Alliance." Dongfang Qing said slowly.

"Not necessarily." With a flicker in his gaze, Qi Xiu shared his previous initiative to form the All Beings Alliance with Dongfang Qing.

"The All Beings Alliance was initially established to curb those Military Governors and warlords; now, with the tribulation descending and bizarre events sprouting everywhere, with Outside Domain invasions.

If the All Beings Alliance can take effect, it could consolidate from points to surface, using each province as a battlefield to join forces to sweep away and eradicate the bizarre; though it can't stop the tribulation, it's better than doing nothing."

Qi Xiu's words took Dongfang Qing by surprise; after careful consideration, he nodded repeatedly.

"If it can truly be like that, the originally fragmented provincial sects and families could be forged into a solid block, greatly reducing Outside Domain invasions.

This strategy is brilliant.

However, to genuinely mobilize the power of the provinces, it still requires the Dao Alliance to step forward.

With the tribulation approaching, the Dao Alliance can't afford to stay behind the scenes; they might as well come forth openly, providing the spiritual world with a steadfast pillar."

With a plan in mind, Dongfang Qing immediately took Qi Xiu to the Dao Alliance.

The sooner this could be accomplished, the fewer people would die, which would be greatly beneficial to the Human Race.

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