Chapter 112

Chapter 112: Extermination of the Entire Race

Xu Qing’s eyes flew open as he awoke from meditation. Straightening his clothes, he walked out of the cabin and looked up at the gloomy sky.

Although the morning sun was rising, the sky wore a gray cloak, as if if could feel the killing intent emanating from Seven Blood Pupils. The sunlight, which should have been warm and comforting, became cold and dim after passing through the gray clouds.

Under the overcast sky, many figures constantly rushed out from different places in the main city’s port area, running along the streets and heading straight for the central pavilion.

Each of these figures was filled with killing intent, and a sharp coldness emanated from their bodies. They all had powerful cultivation bases; even the weakest one was still in the sixth level of Qi Condensation.

There were quite a few among them who were at the eighth or ninth level, or even higher.

After all, any disciple who could survive in the mountain foot inevitably had their own capabilities. Even if their personality was originally gentle, the cruel environment would forcibly warp it. The price for not being warped… was death.

Thus, as they moved out, killing intent surged in all directions, enveloping the entire city. Under this heavy killing intent, most civilians didn’t even dare to leave their houses.

Even if they did have to go out, they would trudge along the edges of the streets, clearing the way for the disciples running along at high speeds.

The dignified voice that had echoed in everyone’s minds was like the howl of a wolf king, causing countless bloodthirsty wolves to gather under its command.

Xu Qing jumped off the magic boat and landed nimbly on the shore. With a wave of his right hand, the magic boat rapidly shrank, turning into a stream of black light that quickly shot into Xu Qing’s storage bag.

Xu Qing lifted his foot, and one step instantly took him ten meters away. Then he lifted his other foot and took another step.

Although he didn’t fly, his speed was still astonishing. He left the dock in an instant and walked along the street, moving faster and faster.

A whistling sound entered his ears, the sound of disciples using flight talismans to streak through the air. There were also more and more disciples running on the street around him. When he passed by the Homicide Department, Xu Qing also saw the captain.

The captain grinned at him and threw an apple over. Approaching Xu Qing, he whispered.

“Don’t think too much. No matter which clan our target is, our goal is only to get rich. The real important matters will be handled by the big shots up the mountain.” The captain winked at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing nodded and continued to run forward.

Just like that, four or five thousand people from the Seventh Peak gradually arrived at the central pavilion.

From afar, Xu Qing could see an enormous circular array formation at the pavilion. This array formation was composed of countless runes, and each rune shone with a purple light. The light coming from the array formation was dazzling and seemed to shoot up into the heavens.

It was hundreds of meters wide, as if a giant plate had been set down there.

Looking carefully, it could be seen that the runes inside were densely arranged in layers of rings, and whenever the rings rotated, an earth-shattering aura could faintly be detected.

As he got closer, the aura became stronger and stronger, causing Xu Qing’s pupils to contract. Sensing the terrifying power of the aura, he slowed down his approach.

By the time he arrived at the central pavilion, there were already more than 2,000 people there.

Everyone slowed down as they arrived, standing around and waiting. Each of them instinctively stood a distance from the others, but their auras were all connected by killing intent that couldn’t be concealed. This killing intent even seemed to affect the sky, making the dark clouds gather even more densely.

Moreover, a vague silhouette could be seen swimming among the clouds like a giant dragon, causing streaks of lightning to flash in the sky accompanied by rolling thunder.

Xu Qing took a deep breath. After waiting silently for a stick of incense’s worth of time, all the participant had finally arrived. No one spoke.

There were only pairs of gloomy eyes staring at the huge array formation one after another.

At that moment, the slowly-revolving array formation suddenly whirred.

A stream of purple light suddenly stretched out from the formation, and a figure appeared inside.

The cultivation fluctuations coming off this figure were clearly those of Foundation Establishment.

Soon, more and more purple streams appeared, dozens, then hundreds.

And at the end of each stream of light, there was a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The arrival of hundreds of Foundation Establishment cultivators made the aura spreading in all directions become even more suffocating, delivering a strong shock to all the disciples below.

Xu Qing was no exception. As his heart palpitated strongly, thirteen streams of purple light that were clearly much thicker than the previous ones suddenly rose from the magic circle, rising into the sky like so many dragons.

With an imposing aura, thirteen god-like figures appeared from the thirteen huge streams of purple light.

There were both men and women, and their faces were all blurred, impossible to see clearly.

When they appeared, heaven and earth rumbled, and Xu Qing couldn’t help but become short of breath. Although he couldn’t see these people’s faces clearly, he could sense the aura of Elder Zhao coming form the third one.

“Greetings, elders!”

The hundreds of Foundation Establishment cultivators in the sky all bowed their heads, and booming voices echoed in all directions. At the same time, the thirteen elders of the Seventh Peak ignored the greetings of the Foundation Establishment cultivators below them and bowed their heads toward a place higher in the sky.

“Welcome, Peak Lord!”

As they spoke, the clouds in the sky seemed to explode, splitting apart in an instant and rolling off in all directions, revealing the enormous figure hidden within.

It was an enormous lizard-like dragon, completely pitch-black and tens of thousands of meters long. Its golden eyes held vertical pupils that seemed to reveal a sense of divinity. Every single one of its black scales emitted terrifying fluctuations, shaking heaven and earth and forcing the clouds to retreat.

If it so much as flapped its wings, it might stir up a tidal wave. If it so much as opened its mouth to roar, the human world would be plunged into disaster. That was what kind of being it was.

And on the back of this terrifying being, there were actually rows of luxurious palaces.

They were growing from it, not built atop it, as if the palaces were part of its being!

A single figure stood atop the tallest palace.

Because it was too far from the ground, Xu Qing couldn’t see the figure clearly. However, he could sense the astonishing pressure emanating off the figure that seemed able to suppress everything.

Compared to that pressure, the thirteen elders were all nothing, and even the huge dragon was like a little pet. This kind of strength… was beyond Xu Qing’s understanding. He couldn’t describe it, nor could he think of any comparison. All he could do was bow his head in obeisance.

“That’s the Peak Lord’s Greatwing!” After Xu Qing lowered his head, the voice of the captain suddenly rang out in his ears.

“The magic boats of our Seventh Peak are divided into boat, ship, warship, and wheelship, but above those four levels, there’s the legendary Greatwing…”

Xu Qing’s eyes flickered and he was about to ask further, but the first of the thirteen elders below the lizard-like dragon in the sky suddenly spoke in a deep voice that rumbled like thunder in all directions.

“Disciples of my Seventh Peak, know that the merfolk race has betrayed its alliance with our sect. They colluded with the sea corpse race, our Seven Blood Pupils’ sworn enemy, and touched our Seven Blood Pupils’ reverse scale[1]. The Peak Lords of the seven peaks have jointly agreed to change the target of this great competition. We’re going to attack the merfolk race, and… exterminate their entire race as punishment!”

“If you kill one merfolk, you will be rewarded with 10,000 contribution points. The more you kill, and the higher their cultivation level, the more contribution points you can receive.”

“The one who ranks first at the end will be granted the status of a core disciple! Everything you obtain will belong to you, and there will be no need to report it to the sect!”

“The Seventh Peak’s great competition… begins now!”

With those words, the array formation whirred, and the spinning rings of runes all shone brightly.

The dragon in the sky roared up to the heavens. It was the first one to move, instantly rushing down to the array formation and sinking in.

After the dragon passed through, the entire array formation suddenly expanded several folds, covering the entire central pavilion and even shining in the sky.

In an instant, the thirteen elders and hundred-over Foundations Establishment cultivators in the air, as well as the thousands of Seventh Peak disciples on the ground, were all covered by the light of the formation.

Naturally, Xu Qing was among them. As a sea of light enveloped them, everyone disappeared in an instant!

At that moment, in the merfolk race’s territory on the endless sea, everything was just as usual.

From a strategic point of view, the merfolk race’s four islands were in an extremely advantageous commercial location, far better than the South Phoenix Continent.

It was located between South Phoenix and the Ancient Hope Mainland, with the Western Reef Archipelago to its west and a certain forbidden area to the north.

To a certain extent, the merfolk race’s personality itself was influenced by their geographical location.

They were fickle and rebellious. If someone strong came, they would unhesitatingly bend the knee, showing a sincere smile even as they were beaten to near death. However, once there was the slightest opportunity, they would also change sides without hesitation, baring their fangs against their former allies.

This was exactly how things had gone thirty years ago. They had provoked Seven Blood Pupils, and after being suppressed during the great competition, they immediately submitted and became allies.

Now, the sea corpse race was rising up, so the merfolk race didn’t hesitate to betray Seven Blood Pupils and collude with the sea corpse race.

This was something that Seven Blood Pupils couldn’t tolerate.

The sky outside the merfolk race’s four islands was originally clear. But at that moment, a thunderstorm suddenly kicked up, and dark clouds instantly rolled in, covering the sky and blotting out the sun. A heavy pressure immediately descended in all directions.

The sea also turned chaotic as waves rolled and tumbled, as if being driven forward by some boundless might.

Rumbles of thunder echoed one after another, along with flashes of lightning. This strange phenomenon immediately attracted the merfolk race’s attention.

They knew that today was the day of the Seventh Peak’s great competition. Although they had previously found that the target should be the spiritnorth race, they were still on guard.

But no matter how on guard they were, as long as Seven Blood Pupils willed it, they had no choice but to be caught off guard!

In an instant, a purple light appeared in the stormy sky above the merfolk race. As soon as it appeared, it expanded crazily in all directions.

An instant later, the sky above the four islands of the merfolk race had turned into a sea of purple light.

With an earth-shattering rumble, the black lizard-like dragon emerged from the sea of purple light and loosed a heaven-shaking roar toward the trembling merfolk.

And along with its roar came a majestic black bead.

From a distance, this bead appeared very small, but it was actually several dozen meters wide. As soon as it appeared, heaven and earth shook, and countless bolts of lightning swirled around it. An astonishing pressure pierced the air as it descended upon the merfolk race’s four islands.

[1] – The “reverse scale” of a dragon is something that, when touched, makes it go ballistic. Basically, it’s the bottom line that should never be crossed.

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