* Bang … *
In an instant, a powerful aura surged out from the room on the second floor, then disappeared without a trace.
The next moment, everyone in the room fell to the ground. None of them were injured, the only one who was slightly injured was Hai Wuya.
His fingers were covered in sharp finger sheaths smeared with a numbing agent and some neurotoxin. The middle-aged man had used some unknown method to insert the finger sheaths into Hai Wuya's body. Hai Wuya's face immediately darkened, and he began to writhe on the ground.
The middle-aged man sat upright on a chair, smiling at Hai Wuya and the others. There was even a hint of admiration on his face.
"You're all quite strong! You must be from an ancient faction … "
As he spoke, the middle-aged man looked at Hai Wuya. His eyes flickered, and Hai Wuya immediately regained his mobility. He rolled over and quickly swallowed the antidote.
Everyone at the scene had a look of fear on their faces. The strength of their team was not just an ordinary level of strength.
During their time in the Elven Tomb, everyone's strength had improved by leaps and bounds, especially the descendants of the Redbud Tribe. They had all broken through their original shackles, greatly extending their lifespans. Their combat power had also increased by leaps and bounds.
With their combat power, even if they were surrounded by Imperial Knights, they would still be able to fight their way out of the Great Star Ao County.
However, this mysterious middle-aged man had used some unknown method to subdue everyone. His strength was truly terrifying.
"We are the descendants of the Redbud Army and the elves. Who are you, sir?" Old Aidan asked in a low voice.
Old Aidan was very astute. When he heard the middle-aged man mention the "ancient powers", he immediately brought up the Redbud Legion and the elven race. For those who were familiar with the ancient powers, these two names were a great deterrent.
As expected, the middle-aged man's expression changed slightly, revealing a look of surprise. He sized up everyone present.
"The Redbud Army, the elves … I haven't heard of these names in a long time …"
"It seems like you have nothing to do with the changes …"
The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes and spoke slowly.
Old Aidan and the others were shocked. The middle-aged man's words clearly showed that he had a good understanding of the changes outside.
"Who are you, sir? What do you know? I believe we can exchange some secrets …"
Hai Wuya's poison had been cured, and he immediately spoke.
"You …"
The middle-aged man glanced around but didn't say anything.
However, with the astuteness of Old Aidan and the others, they were naturally able to notice that this person seemed to be indifferent towards all of this, and it was as if he took them to be children that knew nothing.
This attitude made everyone gnash their teeth in anger. They were all powerful experts and had never been treated like this before.
"If I want to know your secrets, do I need to ask you?"
The middle-aged man suddenly spoke. His voice reverberated in everyone's ears, causing them to feel dizzy.
"Oh no …"
Fowler cried out in alarm as he realized that something was wrong. This was an extremely terrifying spiritual attack. This middle-aged man's control over spiritual energy was far above his own.
Just as everyone's vision turned white and they were about to lose consciousness, something seemed to be triggered in their heads. With a bang, a transparent barrier appeared and isolated the middle-aged man's voice.
Bang …
Ripples appeared in the air around the middle-aged man, forming an invisible whirlpool.
"This is … mental energy above level nine … no …"
The middle-aged man, who had been calm since he appeared, suddenly stood up and stared at everyone in disbelief.
Fowler and the others rejoiced. Of course, they knew what was going on. This was a spiritual imprint that Mr. Chuan had implanted in their bodies. Its original purpose was to locate them and prevent confusion, making it difficult for them to know where their companions were.
However, they didn't expect this spiritual imprint to have such a use. It made them immune to the middle-aged man's terrifying attack.
Inside the invisible barrier, Old Aidan and the others regained their mobility. They stood up, but they didn't dare to act rashly.
The middle-aged man's terrifying aspect was not only his spiritual energy, but his strength was also unfathomable. An extremely thick force field isolated the room, and even if they wanted to escape, they couldn't.
Sweeping his gaze over Old Aidan and the others, the middle-aged man smiled and sat down. He nodded and said, "Good move! Over the years, there aren't many who can block this move of mine. Who did this to you? Is it your leader? "
Fowler narrowed his eyes and said, "It's one of our leaders …"
"Hmm?"
The middle-aged man's eyebrows twitched when he heard that. He muttered to himself, 'One of our leaders? Is it true? I haven't appeared on the mainland for so many years, and the powerful cultivators have already reached this level? I thought they would be much weaker than before … '
As he thought about this, the middle-aged man raised his hand and gestured for everyone to sit down so that they could talk.
"Before we talk, can you tell us where you're from?" Old Aidan said in a low voice.
The middle-aged man looked around and suddenly saw someone in the crowd holding a short spear. He said, "My family is a hidden family in the Western Mainland. This time, I've come to Sixing Ao County in compliance with the ancestral teachings to stop the great change in the palace."
Old Aidan and the others looked at each other when they heard this. They could tell that the middle-aged man wasn't telling the truth. However, he had revealed a crucial piece of information — the great change in the palace!
"Our goal should be similar …" Old Aidan said in a low voice.
"Where did you find out that there's a strange existence in the palace of Sixing Ao County …" the middle-aged man asked.
…
The crowd and the middle-aged man exchanged questions and answers, and soon, they understood some information from each other. According to the middle-aged man, his family had a mission to eliminate the strange existence in the palace. This was an agreement between the elders of his family and the former emperor of the Sea-Ao Empire.
Old Aidan and the others only believed a little of this at most. They did not believe a word about the middle-aged man's background.
It could not be helped. The middle-aged man's story about his background was obviously made up on the spot.
This was because the middle-aged man's accent was pure Sea-Ao Empire accent. It did not sound like a person from the Western Mainland at all.
Of course, with the middle-aged man's unparalleled strength, the crowd could not say anything even if they knew he was making it up on the spot.
"You got this information from Man Hua, the legendary commander of the Northern Kingdom's royal city …"
The middle-aged man was also shocked. "Man Hua … The commander of the Centaur Clan … is still alive?!"
"If you don't believe us, we can contact Senior Man Hua now. You'll understand that we're not lying," Fowler said with a smile.
The middle-aged man waved his hand, showing that he believed them.
"Then let's go … to the palace …"
The middle-aged man got up and motioned for the crowd to move, only to find that they did not move.
"The leader and the others have instructed us to wait here, so …" Old Aidan said.
"Hehe …"
The middle-aged man laughed. "If you don't move now, it'll be difficult to enter the palace later. Once this change starts, it'll be more terrifying than you can imagine …"
"Moreover, since your leader is in the palace and you're in a bad situation, staying with me is the safest choice."
When Old Aidan heard that, he immediately contacted Lin Chuan without hesitation.
Buzz …
The sound of an electric current flowing came from the communicator. The signal could not be sent out.
Seeing this, Old Aidan and the others' expressions changed as they realized that something was wrong. Their communicator signal was transmitted from the Mausoleum Fortress in the sky above the Great Planet's Ao Prefecture City.
The sudden loss of communication meant that the situation outside had changed again …
Bang, bang, bang …
Just then, a sharp cry came from outside …
On the streets, among the passersby, many people's bodies suddenly exploded. Bloody figures crawled out of their bodies.
These figures were not humans. In fact, they did not look like living creatures. Instead, they were monsters with eight limbs and two mouths. Long, whip-like tongues shot out of them and pierced through the bodies of the passersby around them.
In an instant, the streets were in chaos. There was no lack of powerful cultivators among the passersby. When they saw this change, they immediately took action and fought with these monsters.
These monsters were not considered powerful. When they first appeared, they were only at level-four. However, even though their bodies had been cut in half, they still had combat power. Some of the powerful cultivators killed a few of them, but some were also killed and became food for the monsters.
In an instant, the monsters that had devoured the surrounding people swelled up and went on a rampage in the crowd.
In the sky above the Great Planet's Ao Prefecture, a piercing alarm sounded. The entire city entered a state of emergency, and all the city gates were closed.
"These monsters …"
Fowler saw many beautiful women being killed on the streets and was instantly enraged. He wanted to go and help, but was stopped by the middle-aged man.
"Let's hurry to the palace and put an end to the source of this huge change. Otherwise, the entire Great Planet's Ao Prefecture will soon fall …" the middle-aged man shouted.
The group did not hesitate any longer and rushed toward the palace.
…
On the other side.
In the inner city of the palace, Hayashi River and the others had just come out when they heard the urgent alarm in the distance.
In the next instant, beams of light shot up from all around the palace. They connected and intertwined with each other, forming a huge light cage that covered the entire palace.
"The strongest defense system of the Great Planet's Ao Palace?!" Hua Fengxue's expression changed.
The group had originally planned to find a place to secretly plan before the banquet started. They did not expect to encounter such a change.
"It seems like things are changing faster than we expected …"
Lin Chuan turned his head and looked at the west side of the inner city of the palace. The black fog in that area was getting thicker. Two huge red eyes could be vaguely seen in the black fog. They stared at the outside world through the fog as if they were overlooking the entire Majestic Star County.
Bang, bang, bang …
Hurried footsteps could be heard as the palace guards rushed over. They bowed to Hua Fengxue and invited him to the safe house in the palace.
"You …" Hua Fengxue frowned as he looked at the group of palace guards. He felt that something was wrong.
Boom!
At that moment, Hayashi River and Mossy Bone had already attacked the palace guards. Two powerful forces blasted out like a whirlpool, sucking all the palace guards in.
However, the terrifying force that could kill a level-seven cultivator did not make a sound. Instead, pitch-black arms covered in scales shot out from the whirlpool and attacked Hayashi River and the others.
Roar, roar, roar …
Monsters covered in scales appeared. These monsters had long horns on their heads that were like blades. They lowered their heads and charged forward.
Pfft, pfft, pfft …
A few elites from the Garrison Department could not dodge in time. Their bodies were sliced in half. They did not even have time to scream before they died.
Hayashi River's eyes flashed. He expanded his Mental Energy Field and enveloped the people around him. The next moment, they disappeared from where they were. When they reappeared, they were hundreds of meters away.
Only Mossy Bone stayed behind to face the monsters alone.
Buzz …
A sword light spread out in a circular shape, directly slicing the group of monsters in half, all of them in half at the waist.
However, the vitality of these monsters was beyond imagination. Even after being cut in half, not only could their upper bodies move and continue to attack, but their lower bodies were also rampaging everywhere …
Swoosh … Mossy Bone's figure flashed and appeared next to Hayashi River and the others. He shouted, "Go!" and the group escaped the encirclement.
"These guys have the aura of the Tree Spirit. They are like parasites. They cannot be killed, and they can easily expose our whereabouts," Mossy Bone said.
Hayashi River nodded. They knew all about the Tree Spirit. These monsters were puppets of the Tree Spirit. Even if they killed tens of millions of them, it would be useless.
"This terrifying fellow suddenly attacked. Could it be that he's targeting us?"
Jing Kejing's face was pale with fright. He knew that this trip to the palace would be risky, but he was not too worried before.
After all, with experts like Hayashi River by his side, Jing Kejing felt very safe. Moreover, this was the palace. There were so many experts and consecrators, and all of them were powerful experts.
However, the huge change at this moment had already exceeded his expectations, and even exceeded his understanding ….
"It's not targeting us … It should be said that this has been planned for a long time …" Hayashi River deduced.
"Is this the same as the turmoil in the Northern Kingdom?" Hua Fengxue asked.
Hayashi River shook his head. This was a hundred times more dangerous than the turmoil in the Northern Kingdom.
The corrupted tree spirits of the Northern Kingdom had created Dryad Warriors, but the ones they had just seen were not Dryads. They were monsters.
Moreover, the time and intention behind this huge change was undoubtedly much longer than the few corrupted tree spirits in the Northern Lands. It was also a lot bigger …
"By the way, Old Aidan, Fowler, and the others …"
Hayashi River's heart skipped a beat. Although he could not contact them through the communication device, he could use the spiritual imprint.
The eyeball pattern appeared on his forehead, and he immediately sensed the location of Old Aidan and the others. However, this made Hayashi River's heart sink. Even with the spiritual imprint, he felt that the connection could be broken at any time.
"This situation is worse than I expected …"
As Hayashi River was thinking, the surrounding scenery suddenly changed. His companions around him had disappeared, and only the spiritual imprint in the direction of Old Aidan and the others was getting stronger.
In this situation, it was obvious that there was a master skilled in psychic energy on the other side who was guiding it.
"Fowler? No, that's not right. This guy has this talent, but he has not mastered this technique … "Hayashi River immediately ruled out Fowler.
After obtaining the body of a High Elf, Fowler's talent in spiritual energy could be said to have improved again.
However, this guy was not interested in such a technique …
At this moment, in the direction of Old Aidan and the others, a faint light shadow appeared, and then a voice sounded.
"You … are the leader of the people from the Redbud Organization …" A somewhat weathered voice sounded.
"Who are you?"
Hayashi River could not help but be shocked. The first thing that came to his mind was that something had happened to Old Aidan and the others. It was very likely that they had been kidnapped by this great expert in spiritual energy.
Immediately, the ability of the Eye of Wisdom was activated. In the pitch-black space, spiritual energy was like a tide, gathering together in a frenzy. Then, it condensed into the shape of a giant dragon, spiraling and sweeping towards the light shadow.
This was the first time that Hayashi River had used all his spiritual energy since he had mastered the Eye of Wisdom.
"You …"
The weathered voice was just about to continue talking when it sensed a terrifying tide of spiritual energy. Suddenly, it was alarmed and immediately said, "Stop! We are not enemies. I am working with your subordinates to enter the palace to support you … "
"Also, I know how to deal with that strange existence in the palace …"
The owner of the ancient voice was none other than the middle-aged man. He cursed inwardly, 'Holy shit! How on earth did he cultivate such immense psychic energy? The Continent should be relatively peaceful now, so why is there such a terrifying guy? And he doesn't seem to be very old either …'
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