novelraw Chapter 797 - 298: The Day of the Great Ritual! The Demon Clan Appears! Special Event Triggered! (2)
Chapter 797 - 298: The Day of the Great Ritual! The Demon Clan Appears! Special Event Triggered! (2)
Then one after another, like kites with broken strings, they plunged into the sea of fire!
They didn’t even have time to scream before they were blown to pieces; their limbs scattered in all directions along with scorched flesh!
Meanwhile, the copper furnace atop the altar continued to burn fiercely, the runes on its surface writhing like worms. As more Imperial Army soldiers died, the smoke pouring from the furnace’s mouth gradually turned blood-red.
The scarlet mist shot straight into the sky, obscuring the heavens, the intense oppression making it hard to breathe.
Someone sprinted towards the main gate in a panic, only to crash into an invisible wall, falling to the ground, and then being crushed to pulp by a falling boulder.
At some point, the entire temple had already been sealed by an array.
BOOM——
Before everyone could react, a muffled sound came from the distance.
"Look! Look quickly!"
"It’s, it’s Tiandu City!"
Chen Mo looked towards the north, his pupils suddenly narrowing to pinpoints.
He saw fire blazing in the sky; the distant city was billowing with thick smoke, a scene exactly like this place!
"It’s not just Jiulong Platform that has explosives, Tiandu City has them too!"
"What on earth is he trying to do?!"
It wasn’t until the smoke from the bronze furnace stained the entire sky dark red that Chen Mo was startled, "So the offerings for the great festival this time weren’t cattle or sheep sacrifices but the accompanying Imperial Army and the citizens in the city?!"
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On Jiulong Platform.
The Crown Prince clutched the railing, barely able to stand.
Looking at the bloody and horrifying scene before him, his young face turned deathly pale, full of terror.
He couldn’t comprehend why, though he had clearly recited the blessings, praying for favorable weather and the people’s well-being, it had suddenly turned into this?
"Your Highness, be careful!"
"Protect His Highness at once!"
Several military officers leapt towards the high platform.
The closer they got to the copper furnace, the thicker the red smoke became.
Unknowingly, they inhaled more and more of the smoke, and the True Yuan within their bodies gradually became sluggish.
As soon as they entered the area of Jiulong Platform, a massive pressure suddenly bore down on them, pinning them to the steps, unable to move an inch.
"What the hell is going on?!"
Zeng Ge, the head of the Imperial Guards, veins bulging on his neck.
As the General of Martial Defense, a second-rank Martial Arts Grandmaster, under the suppression of this strange power, he couldn’t even move a finger!
At this moment, an anomaly occurred in the Crown Prince’s body too; red runes spread out from beneath the Imperial Robe, quite similar to the patterns on the bronze furnace.
He trembled all over, his eyes rolled back, and his body slowly floated into the air, as endless blood mist engulfed him like tides.
"Your Highness!"
Zeng Ge and the others were filled with rage and sorrow, yet utterly helpless.
Chen Mo noticed this scene and knew that the key to resolving this issue lay with the Crown Prince. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Eunuch Jin, please stay by Her Majesty the Empress’s side, no matter what happens, don’t leave even a step."
Eunuch Jin nodded, "Rest assured, Mr. Chen, I’ve got it."
The Empress noticed something was amiss and, putting aside proprieties, grabbed Chen Mo’s arm, nervously saying, "You little thief, what are you planning to do? Just stay with me, don’t go anywhere!"
"Your Highness, rest assured, I will act with caution."
"This blood mist is not right, the more you inhale, the more it affects your strength. It seems someone wants to trap us here... If this drags on, there might be even bigger troubles!"
Chen Mo took out a human-shaped talisman from his pocket, handed it to the Empress, and said, "This is the Heavenly Profound Life Replacement Talisman. Keep it with you; it can block a fatal blow."
The Empress understood the urgency and knew that saying more would be of no use. She passed the talisman back to him, "You need this more than I do. You little thief, make sure to act within your limits, do not take unnecessary risks..."
?
Chen Mo’s expression suddenly froze.
In front of him appeared a line of tiny words:
[Triggered special event: Demon Extermination, Evil Slaying.]
Demon Extermination?
What demon?
Whoosh——
At this moment, the blood mist roiled in the sky, and a clear female voice faintly came:
"Tsk tsk, the Lord indeed has foresight, arriving at just the right time... so many court officials are here, oh, is that the Crown Prince and the Empress? This time I’ve hit the jackpot, haha!"
Chen Mo looked up to see two figures hovering in the air.
The woman was curvaceous and charming, with seven white fox tails gently swaying behind her.
Another person was much shorter, draped in a wide black robe, entirely hidden in the shadows, making it difficult to see their face.
A slightly hoarse voice rang out from under the hood:
"Jue Lian, don’t forget the Lord’s instructions, let’s attend to business first."
"Got it."
The woman seemed to be very afraid of him, obediently nodding in response.
The short man took out a black cone from his sleeve and pierced it into the translucent barrier, slicing open a man-high gap.
The two squeezed in through the crack.
They seemed completely unaffected by the blood mist.
Jue Lian’s gaze moved, searching the crowd, and quickly locked onto a handsome face.
With a flicker, she appeared in front of him, her watery eyes scrutinizing up and down, her rosy lips slightly curving up.
"Are you Chen Mo? I’ve finally found you~"
Chen Mo’s eyes were heavy, and he said coldly, "What a coincidence, I was just about to look for you too!"
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On the other side.
Jue Hai slowly descended onto the high platform, watching the Crown Prince who was floating in the blood mist.
"This Great Yuan’s festival is really something else, using the lives of their kin as sacrifices, not much better than our Demon Clan."
"But how did the Lord know there would be trouble today? Even having prepared the magic artifact for breaking the formation in advance, such foresight is truly frightening..."
Jue Hai murmured to himself.
This time the Lord sent them to perform three tasks, two of which were to capture Chen Mo and the Crown Prince alive.
As for the other task, someone was already taking care of it.
Swoosh——
Just as Jue Hai was about to reach out and grab someone, he suddenly felt a warning in his heart, instinctively dodging, a fierce golden light brushed past him, and two fingers evaporated into thin air!
"Hmm?"
Jue Hai turned to look.
A tall woman had somehow appeared on the platform.
Her black hair tied up, long legs, a woven gold skirt embroidered with phoenixes fluttered in the wind, and her brows and eyes were filled with resolute killing intent.
"Wu Lie... secretly collaborating with the Demon Clan?"
"I don’t understand what you’re talking about."
Jue Hai’s severed fingers grew flesh buds, restoring at a speed visible to the naked eye, and he said lightly, "If you can ignore the influence of this Blood Evil, it seems you’re not weak. Now’s still your chance to escape."
"Escape?"
Chu Yanli was startled by the words.
Then her body began to tremble, her pretty face slightly twisted, her mouth curling into an uncontrollable, wild smile, "Sorry, it’s the first time I’ve heard something like that, it’s kinda hard to control, hahaha..."
Jue Hai’s expression turned slightly grim, inexplicably feeling a sense of impending danger.
Without saying another word, he lifted his right hand, palm facing her, and an invisible ripple surged out.
Buzz——
The void tore open, and where Chu Yanli had been standing a hole about a zhang appeared out of thin air, its edge incredibly smooth.
However, she had vanished without a trace.
"Where did she go?"
Jue Hai seemed to sense something and suddenly lifted his head to look up.
Amid the dense blood clouds across the sky, a blazing sun hung high overhead.
Chu Yanli was engulfed in fierce golden light, her long skirt burned away, and her entire body was clad in scale armor that shimmered like flowing flames. Beneath the mask, her eyes shone as brightly as stars.
"You seem unsure of who should be escaping here."
Chu Yanli clasped her hands together, countless golden threads shot out from her fingertips, weaving in the air to form a gigantic golden sword that penetrated the heavens and earth, exuding a terrifying aura that chilled the soul!
She didn’t just want to slay this demon before her, but also cleave Jiulong Platform in half at the same time!
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...
In the chaotic crowd, Lv Huaiyu stood with his hands behind his back, as firm as a steel nail.
He did not move, nor did he flinch.
The flying debris and fireballs seemed to deliberately avoid him, not even touching his clothes.
Watching the confrontation on the high platform between a person and a demon, as well as the Crown Prince who was in visible distress, Lv Huaiyu’s eyelids twitched slightly, his hand clenched tightly behind his back.
"Wu Lie..."