A rainbow light shot up from the ground, piercing the clouds.
It was like a red pillar of light connecting heaven and earth.
As the pillar of light spun, it grew thicker and thicker, and anyone caught in its rainbow glow would be shredded into a pulp.
The rainbow light finally expanded to a kilometer before it barely stopped.
The sudden change startled everyone on Yun Cang City's side.
They clearly hadn't expected the Eternal Night Army to have a hidden trump card.
Within the rainbow light, a faint speck of light was visible, and that speck gradually became clearer.
It was eventually revealed that the figure was a half-human, half-beast.
It was tall, nearly three meters in height.
Its head was topped with ferocious, sharp horns, its long hair was like a mane, and its greenish-brown skin was covered with many fine scales.
Its crimson eyes seemed devoid of any humanity, and a tail extended from its coccyx, a thick tail that whipped through the air, producing crisp sonic booms.
Its claws had sharp fingernails, and its chest was gaunt and fleshless, with clearly visible ribs; despite this, its shriveled chest gave a sensation of extreme hardness.
In addition, it had a pair of tattered wings on its back, somewhat resembling bat wings, but many parts were ragged, with clearly visible white bones, yet it could still fly in mid-air.
Its entire appearance was like a hideous demon that had crawled out of hell.
The moment this figure appeared, Old Master Wang, who was locked in a fierce battle with the Eternal Night Army Heavenly King, couldn't help but frown, as if he had noticed something amiss.
"You scoundrels truly stop at nothing, to inject Honghuang No. 1 into a human!"
The emaciated Heavenly King laughed heartily upon hearing this, "As expected of Old Master Wang, your insight is indeed sharp; with just one glance, you saw how this came to be!"
"This goes against the Heavenly Dao; aren't you afraid of retribution?" Old Master Wang sternly rebuked.
The emaciated Heavenly King threw his head back and laughed, "Retribution? Old Master Wang! Is it us who should face retribution? How much did we endure back then? And what came of it? We all became abandoned pieces, while you so-called righteous individuals, under the banner of light, drove us into the Land of Eternal Night for nearly a century! A whole century! Do you know how we've lived all these years? Huh?
If anyone should face retribution, shouldn't it be you people?"
Old Master Wang's expression was cold and stern, "Regarding what happened back then, emotionally speaking, we indeed went too far, but don't forget how many cities you slaughtered, and how many innocent people you killed! A total of 3.78 million people! Those were over three million vibrant lives! Those who carried out righteous deeds under the banner of light were only the Church, it had nothing to do with our Divine Court!"
The emaciated Heavenly King cackled, "Enough! The victors write history, everyone understands that! A chaotic era is upon us! This time, we will reclaim everything we once lost! No matter the method! As for how future generations will view it, hmph, how history books are written, whoever wins, decides! Don't talk about a century, even half a century from now, who will completely remember all the truths from half a century ago?"
Old Master Wang's expression was grim and stern. Standing in the palm of the Dharma Idol, he slowly raised one hand. The giant sword energy ring behind the Dharma Idol rotated, and as Old Master Wang pressed his large hand downwards, an overwhelming torrent of sword energy poured out like a breaching dam.
The emaciated Eternal Night Army Heavenly King let out another cackle, drawing a line in front of him with a branch, creating a giant vine net between heaven and earth. The leaves on the vines trembled, and after the sword energy struck, the leaves fell off, suspended in the void, then flowed upwards, like a rain of pear blossoms, colliding with the dense sword energy.
In the void, sword energy and leaves collided, and waves of air exploded in mid-air. The sound was so great that it was silent; the people below heard no sound at all, only feeling temporary deafness.
As the scale-covered monster appeared, the battlefield situation changed again. The monster's wings vibrated, and it sped towards Yun Cang City, attempting to smash the white sun into smithereens.
The emaciated Eternal Night Army Heavenly King laughed loudly, "Gather your forces! Prepare for a counterattack!"
Many surviving Eternal Night Army officers swiftly rallied their troops, preparing for a counteroffensive.
Old Master Wang showed no emotion, not even turning to look. It seemed that the sudden turn of events only caused him initial, slight surprise, but his surprise wasn't that the Eternal Night Army had a hidden hand; it was merely that the Eternal Night Army had injected humans with the same serum meant for fierce beasts, creating such a grotesque monstrosity.
Within the white sun in the city, the Brightness War General, who was originally only vaguely humanoid, now gradually became clearer. He held a broadsword, seemingly ready for a grand battle with the monster.
However, no one expected the monster's charging path to suddenly change, making a smooth turn. Its tattered wings vibrated, and it headed straight in one direction with incredible speed.
Fang Xin was originally directing his team in battle while craning his neck to watch the drama unfold.
As he watched, he suddenly realized the monster was charging in his direction.
Fang Xin looked left and right, thinking that perhaps there was some hidden trump card from the Church or the Demon Suppressing Alliance in this area.
But as he watched, Fang Xin noticed something was wrong.
A strong sense of danger rose within him.
Oh no!
It's coming for me!
Damn it!
I'm just a Mangfu serving as a Battalion Commander in the Ninth Division; why is it targeting me?
In a moment of desperation, Fang Xin recalled the fierce beasts he had released. Holding the Rewind Treasure Mirror in one hand, and fearing Yanzhi would hold him back, he shoved Yanzhi hard. Yanzhi's small weight couldn't withstand a push from Fang Xin, a Strength-based Mangfu, and she was sent flying dozens of meters.
Yanzhi rolled several times upon landing. At first, she thought Fang Xin was having an episode, but when she got up, she saw the monster charging towards Fang Xin.
Her heart skipped a beat, thinking, 'He's protecting me!' Hmph, Little Pervert, he really does have feelings for me!
However, seeing the monster heading for Fang Xin, she felt Fang Xin was in danger and secretly thought that her preparations were all for naught.
Old Master Wang was angry for the first time, "Attacking a child!"
The emaciated Eternal Night Army Heavenly King laughed heartily, "This child is Ye Qingcang's grandson! And Fang Zhengping's biological son! I heard your Ninth Division found the experimental subjects of Fang Zhengping's original serum, and you're willing to trade the serum developed by your Tai Xu Research Base for this child!"
The monster was already within a hundred meters of Fang Xin.
Many iron chains appeared in the void, heading towards Fang Xin. The air was distorted by scorching heatwaves, as if one were in hell.
Originally, this monster wanted to capture Fang Xin, but Fang Xin clearly felt that this monster wanted to kill him.
Normally, if a fierce beast were injected with the serum, with the Little Pervert present, it wouldn't do anything to Fang Xin. However, a human injected with the serum seemed to have mutated. The humanoid monster at this moment became exceptionally frenzied, as if it had lost the last vestiges of its humanity, opening its gaping maw and charging towards Fang Xin, attempting to chew and tear Fang Xin apart alive.
Its speed was incredibly fast.
In the nick of time.
Bai Mao Zai, from a distance, endured an enemy's attack and raised his hand, pointing at Fang Xin, attempting to shift Fang Xin's location in space.
And in the instant of the shift, the monster roared at Fang Xin, actually causing a certain degree of spatial alteration. Fang Xin's body was swept into the spatial turbulence like a tumbleweed in the wind, and he activated the Rewind Treasure Mirror.
Space twisted.
Fang Xin only felt dizzy.
The scene before his eyes gradually became more concrete from being blurry. Fang Xin perceived himself entering the Buddhist temple in the No. 9 God and Demon Relic.
But unexpectedly, that dizzying sensation did not stop.
Buddhist light dyed half the sky golden, but after a moment, the Buddhist light began to twist and spin.
Fang Xin only felt a sense of weightlessness.
His body was once again swept into the spatial turbulence, like a small boat in a giant wave.
When Fang Xin woke up.
