NFBE Chapter 161 The Origin of Aoki City
Chapter 161 The Origin of Aoki City
That chilling pressure, which made one's hair stand on end and seemed to freeze one's very bones, suddenly swept in from the dense forest outside Qingmu City, like a surging black tsunami, instantly dragging the entire Qingmu City into an endless abyss of panic.
The city streets and alleys instantly descended into chaos. People, pale with fright, huddled together in panicked groups, like flocks of startled quails. Their voices, shrill and piercing with fear, screamed at the top of their lungs:
"Good heavens, what is this thing?!"
"That was terrifying! I could hardly breathe. What could have caused such a commotion!"
Inside the city lord's mansion, the once composed face of the Liu family patriarch instantly twisted into a ferocious expression. He whirled his head around, his eyes wide like copper bells, staring intently at the dense forest outside the city, completely shrouded in thick darkness. The fear and apprehension in his eyes surged forth like a burst dam.
"It's it? It's still alive!" His voice trembled violently, like a leaf shivering in the autumn wind. Large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, and it was hard to tell whether they were cold sweat from the sudden shock or hot sweat from the fear of the unknown.
Meanwhile, the usually arrogant and domineering powerful figures from Qingmu City, such as Jubaozhai, Yuding Xuanzong, and the Liu family, were all panicked and at a loss for what to do. Their eyes were wide open, staring intently at the dense forest, as if trying to dig out the secrets of the darkness with their gaze.
"It broke the seal? It's back..." Everyone's hearts skipped a beat at the same time. They were all old fogies who had experienced that catastrophe. They knew all too well how terrifying that thing was. An extremely ominous premonition pressed down like dark clouds. Everyone was crying out in their hearts, knowing that an unprecedented disaster was about to befall them.
Just as all the forces were stunned by this oppressive aura, Han Yi, like a dazzling shooting star, streaked across the dark sky, soaring into the air and rushing towards the outskirts of Qingmu City without hesitation. Behind him, a dozen figures followed closely, men and women, each with resolute eyes.
In the blink of an eye, Han Yi appeared before the dense forest outside the city. The forest was shrouded in thick black mist, which resembled the breath of a demon and exuded a suffocating and eerie atmosphere.
The moment he stepped into the dense forest, he felt two completely different forces sweeping towards him like a whirlwind. This was not an attack, but a powerful impact from his divine sense. One force was as malevolent as a demon from the deepest depths of hell, while the other was as pure and sacred as a clear spring from the heavenly mountains.
"You wretched humans, repeatedly devouring my sealed energy! You're doomed!" A furious roar echoed through the forest, filled with accusation.
“Young man, ignore this damn thing, just keep going, I’ll hold it off!” Another voice followed immediately.
Han Yi did not respond. At this moment, Thirteen Xiao, Su Yao, Lin Yue, and the others also arrived. Everyone remained silent, cautiously scanning their surroundings.
Han Yi shouted into the air, "You old geezer, come out here and tell me what's going on!"
The old sword spirit slowly appeared and said, "These two, one righteous and one evil. The one who wanted to kill you should be the earth spirit Kun Yuan Hou Tu from the Five Elements Spirits, while the one fanning the flames on the side is just a weak phantom demon."
"Kid, whose side are we on?" the old sword spirit asked.
Han Yi rolled his eyes at him.
"Why should I help? I want both. Only children make choices! My Five Elements Immortal Technique requires the power of the five elements. If I can gather all five elemental spiritual objects, my cultivation will definitely advance by leaps and bounds! And that thing that's neither human nor ghost, it's such a waste to waste such powerful energy."
He immediately unleashed the Devouring Law and simultaneously activated the Five Elements Immortal Technique, causing the green ivy and true fire to surge forth instantly.
The green ivy transformed into a majestic azure dragon, and the true fire transformed into a magnificent vermilion bird, with the two divine beasts guarding him on the left and right.
He held the ancient sword and slashed forward fiercely, using the move he had stolen from Su Yao: "One sword breaks all laws".
This sword strike was incredibly powerful. With just one strike, it shattered the terrifying pressure of the dense forest. The powerful force broke instantly like glass, producing a crisp sound.
Suddenly, a sharp whistling sound came from the dense forest, piercing the silence like a sharp arrow.
He looked up abruptly and saw a gigantic, demonic bat, as large as a mountain, swooping down from above like a black lightning bolt.
Its wingspan was several meters, its eyes gleamed with an eerie light, and the black poisonous mist spewed from its mouth spread rapidly like a tide.
"A mere trick! Su Yao, stop it!" Han Yi shouted.
Su Yao flashed forward and quickly met the demonized bat, and the two instantly engaged in battle.
He continued deeper, with more and more demonic creatures emerging around him, trying to stop him.
There are mutated centipedes with snake-like bodies but countless legs, crawling quickly on the ground, leaving black trails in their wake. The corrosive venom they spew can instantly corrode large pits in the ground.
There was also a demonic monster, half-human and half-deer, with sharp antlers on its head, blood-red eyes, and a black halberd in its hand, charging menacingly at him.
However, these guys don't need him to lift a finger.
Tuoba Xun'er, Lu Xuefeng, and the Thirteen Owls all took the initiative to attack. They used all their skills and superb magic and agility to engage in fierce battles with the demonized creatures, forcing them to retreat in defeat.
Each successful defeat of the mutated creatures is accompanied by a loud roar or scream, which is exhilarating.
Meanwhile, Su Yao easily dodged the poisonous mist attack from the demonized bat and unleashed a powerful palm strike that struck the bat's right wing.
The demonic bat let out a piercing scream, and instead of retreating, it pounced on Su Yao even more frantically.
Its claws are sharp as hooks, creating a black gust of air as they slice through the air.
Su Yao remained calm and used the "Spirit Wind Step" to quickly weave through the gaps in the bats' attacks. At the same time, she gathered spiritual power at her fingertips, transforming it into dense beams of spiritual light that shot towards the bats.
The demonic bat was unable to dodge and was struck by the spiritual light in multiple places. Black smoke billowed from its body, and it finally crashed to the ground, turning into a cloud of black ash and raising a cloud of dust.
In this battle, Su Yao's movements were fluid and graceful, making it a feast for the eyes.
……
Han Yi continued his journey and finally arrived at an ancient well deep in the dense forest. Here, a strong aura of darkness and a pure purifying power were fiercely clashing and restraining each other.
"Is this it?" Han Yi muttered to himself.
He slowly approached the ancient well, but before he got close, two powerful forces surged out like a tidal wave, trying to sweep him away like a leaf.
He remained as steady as a mountain, and used the Devouring Law to devour the two energies.
His body was surrounded by shimmering light, and energy surged into his body like a vortex.
"Lin Yue, protect me! I'm going to devour them completely! Anyone who dares to approach will be killed without mercy!" His tone was calm but full of domineering power.
Without a word, Fairy Lin Yue drew her sword instantly and stood firmly beside Han Yi, her posture suggesting that even a thousand troops would not be able to get close.
……
Meanwhile, in the city, Liu Sisi stood behind the Liu family patriarch, her face full of doubt, and asked, "Patriarch, what's going on? What was that oppressive force just now? And..."
The Liu family patriarch took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, and slowly said, "Sisi, there are some things that it's time for you to know."
"Five hundred years ago, this city wasn't called Qingmu City. It was renamed in memory of a mythical beast named Qingmu."
"Five hundred years ago, disaster struck without warning. A horde of unprecedented, ferocious and terrifying demonic beasts surged into the city like a tidal wave, killing anyone they saw. These beasts were extremely savage; wherever they went, houses were razed to the ground, and countless civilians and cultivators were killed or wounded. In the blink of an eye, the city was a river of blood, a truly horrific sight!"
"Ancestor, what happened next?"
"The experts in the city rushed up to fight the monsters, but the monsters' spells were too strange, and ordinary attacks were completely ineffective. One after another, the experts and great cultivators fell down, and the whole city was in despair, thinking that the city was definitely doomed and beyond saving."
"Just when everyone was in despair, a mythical beast appeared in the sky above the city like a god descending to earth. This beast radiated a mysterious and powerful light, and its appearance was so peculiar that it was astonishing. It had a dragon's head and deer antlers, a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and its scales shimmered.
"Its strength was beyond imagination; the light emanating from its body instantly turned a large number of magical beasts into black smoke, leaving only the most powerful one behind..."
"Ancestor, what happened next? Did the auspicious beast really kill that demonic beast?"
The Liu family patriarch remained silent for a long while, as if lost in deep memories, before slowly saying, "I suppose so! Although the magical beasts were not completely eradicated, they were completely sealed away."
"The auspicious beast used its own life to seal the demon beast in an ancient well outside the city. After its death, it used a special secret method to transform its soul and remaining life energy into a dense forest, using the forest's continuous spiritual power to forever seal the demon beast in the well. The auspicious beast also instructed us to guard the dense forest outside the city and never let anyone with ill intentions break the seal on the well. So many years have passed, and I thought the demon beast had completely disappeared, but I never expected it to return."