Chapter 410
Parallel World: Red Scars and Silver Transformation
(This world branch will be activated if Si Ming does not launch a surprise attack on the Tea-Tasting Manor two days in advance)
The tea tasting competition was about to begin, and the venue was already packed with people. According to the plan, the young patriarch of the Lu Lineage should have come out to speak and announce the start of the final competition, but Lu Ling had not yet appeared.
Just as everyone was growing impatient, a scream suddenly came from the Tea-Tasting Manor, followed by a series of explosions. Warehouses everywhere were set ablaze and burned fiercely.
An uproar erupted as countless people fled in panic, fearing they would be burned to death. Despite the fire being located far from them in areas not open to the public, a stampede still occurred.
"What's going on? Is someone attacking the Tea-Tasting Manor and trying to kill the entire Lu Lineage?"
"No, I heard that the young patriarch of the Lu Lineage was assassinated, and his body was dismembered and cut into several pieces. It's said to be a crime of passion."
"Who on earth is so audacious as to strike at the Lu Lineage's stronghold? The Lu Lineage has utterly lost face; their future patriarch has been murdered in their own home."
"This assassin is formidable, both brave and resourceful, daring to do what ordinary people wouldn't. I should find out who this expert is; I'm looking for someone to deal with my enemies."
"Something's not right. I heard the young clan leader is still alive; the one who was killed was just a decoy."
Rumors and messages from all sides are flying everywhere.
The Lu Lineage sent people to control the fire while maintaining order at the scene to minimize casualties.
Just then, the Crimson Shadow King and his accomplices, who were hiding in the shadows, feared that the commotion would expose their identities. Despite the fact that it was not the best time yet, they still decided to launch the ritual.
With the back mountain as its core, the Tea-Tasting Manor shines brightly in every corner. Although some parts were damaged by the fire, they were only minor, peripheral damages that did not affect the overall situation.
Immediately afterwards, the light converged and condensed into a huge magic circle that appeared above the Tea-Tasting Manor. Everyone subconsciously looked up, including the guest who was thinking of inquiring about the assassin to deal with his enemies. Before he could see what was above him, he felt a huge force pulling his body upward. Accompanied by excruciating pain, his vision went dark, and his flesh was torn from his bones as if by a wild beast, flying into the sky.
Those with weaker cultivation levels were almost instantly drained of their flesh and blood, reduced to skeletons that fell to the ground.
In less than ten seconds, more than half of the people had died, and the Tea-Tasting Manor had become a scene of purgatory. The ground was littered with clean skeletons without a drop of blood, and the sky was covered with blood and flesh. The scene was extremely disgusting.
Under the guidance of the magic array, flesh and blood converged and solidified into a giant heart. Every beat brought a strong shock to everyone. Every moment, some people could not control their Qi and Blood and were drained of their flesh and blood.
It was already extremely difficult for everyone to resist the magic array's absorption, and those who had the ability to resist were even rarer. Several martial artists with superb cultivation mustered their remaining strength and launched an attack towards the heart hanging high in the sky, but they were intercepted by the Crimson Shadow King and his three subordinates.
Just as everyone was in despair, a streak of crimson light shot straight into the sky. It was Si Ming, wearing the Vermilion Bird Profound Armor, wielding the Vermilion Flame Sword and stabbing it into the evil heart.
Crimson Shadow King rushed over to stop him, but with the Vermilion Bird Profound Armor at full power, Si Ming's speed reached an unbelievable level. Even though Crimson Shadow King had extraordinary lightness skills, he could not keep up with him and could only watch helplessly as Si Ming pierced through his heart with One Sword!
With a deafening explosion, Si Ming was thrown into the dust. Even with the protection of the Jade-Clad Dharma Body, his internal organs were still injured, and he felt dizzy and nauseous, making it difficult for him to move.
After the evil heart exploded, the void trembled, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and the sky seemed to be torn apart by a pair of invisible hands, revealing a spacetime tunnel with a diameter of a hundred meters. Inside the tunnel, flesh and blood writhed, which was extremely creepy.
Soon, a giant eyeball appeared in the tunnel, and behind the eyeball were all sorts of bizarre creatures: a wild boar as big as a small mountain, an ostrich with eight legs, a fleshy ball covered with eyes, and a strange person with no head and mouths all over its body.
The strange phenomena were beyond Superman comprehension, and some of them were indescribable creatures. Just seeing them made one feel that reason was about to spiral out of control.
The Crimson Shadow King immediately knelt on one knee and loudly proclaimed, "Welcome Purple-Pupiled Spirit King!"
The enormous eyeballs stared at the Crimson Shadow King, vibrating the air as it spoke, "You've done well, you haven't disappointed me. Now, tell me, what's the next strategy?"
The Crimson Shadow King hurriedly said, "Our true forms cannot enter this realm; we must open Otherworld Domain or possess a human body to move."
"Understood," the giant eyeball turned to the monsters behind it and commanded, "Gentlemen, move out! Slaughter and devour to your heart's content, destroy all order, shatter the path of reason, and spread chaos and madness!"
The monsters let out all sorts of strange roars, bursting out of the flesh tunnel and transforming into beams of light that shot towards every corner of the Nation of Beauty capital. After waiting for a while, the Purple-Pupiled Spirit King also stepped out of the tunnel and disappeared in a beam of light.
Moments later, the entire city erupted in chaos, filled with slaughter and destruction. Countless people possessed by the Anomalies would immediately attack their loved ones and friends, killing them in the astonishment of their eyes. It was as if the entire city had been covered by a zombie virus.
Explosions and flames erupted one after another, and chaos and unease began to permeate every corner of the city.
Water Mirror Manor also couldn't escape this calamity. Because Si Jingyu was absent, everyone lost their leader. Faced with their clansmen suddenly brandishing their swords, they didn't know how to deal with it. Should they kill them or capture them for future rescue?
"Hahaha, you ungrateful bastards! You dared to slander me, ruin my reputation, and try to nail me to the pillar of shame in the Lineage. Now you've got your retribution! Si Jingyu, my dear granddaughter, where are you? Come out now!"
Si Jingzhi, with a crazed expression, had lost her rationality but had not completely become Anomalies. She broke free from the seal that imprisoned her Cultivation Body, wielding a dragon-headed cane, and killed anyone she saw. She quickly wiped out all the guards watching over the retirement pavilion, and even her fellow sufferers who had retired with her were not spared, all of them were killed cleanly.
When Anomalies attempts to possess another body, it first chooses those who possess both cultivation and are filled with chaotic emotions. Such people are easier to possess, and they can even become stronger.
Si Jingzhi was already quite strong, and after being invaded by the Anomalies, her Cultivation Body became even stronger. Ordinary martial artists simply couldn't stop her. Some people, out of respect for her identity, didn't dare to kill her, and were quickly routed.
Just as Si Jingzhi was in a bloodthirsty frenzy, unleashing her full power, two powerful palm strikes suddenly blocked her advance. Looking up, she saw Si Huamu and Si Jingyue.
Si Jingyue advised, "Mother, you have been invaded by an external demon. Quickly circulate your internal energy to calm your mind, and we will help you drive it away."
Si Huamu sneered, "Old woman, your time has come. Stop causing trouble and get out of the picture!"
Si Jingzhi's brows furrowed in anger. "Fine, fine, even you two betrayed me. So be it! I don't need my daughter or granddaughter anymore. Just die!"
The three clashed, their energy surging forth, displaying the same martial arts techniques yet exhibiting distinct styles.
Si Huamu and Si Jingyue joined forces. Although they had been rivals for half their lives, they had an inexplicable tacit understanding. Si Jingyue focused on defense, doing her best to block the attacks, while Si Huamu focused on offense, aiming for the opponent's vital points with every move, completely disregarding their mother-daughter relationship.
There was no need for words or eye contact; an inexplicable trust existed between them. Si Huamu focused solely on her attack, unconcerned that her defenses were wide open, because she knew that annoying little sister would definitely shield her.
After fighting for about ten minutes, Si Jingzhi was already in an irreversible defeat. Although her cultivation was much stronger than the two of them, she could not break the tacit understanding between the sisters.
"The Jeweled Tassels Spin and the Stars Sway!"
"The Flower Garlands Shake and Dragons and Snakes Move!"
The sisters joined forces, their softness giving way to strength. The surging water transformed into an invincible force, breaking through all defenses and severely injuring their mother, capturing her in one fell swoop.
Si Jingyue was trying to expel the Anomalies parasitizing Si Jingzhi's body when the lake surface suddenly rose up, and a huge monster emerged from it. Its body seemed to be pieced together from the corpses of countless fish, with fish bones on its surface. Its size was comparable to that of a whale.
The Anomalies can possess not only humans, but any living creature. However, they retain intelligence after possessing a human, while possessing a wild beast only leaves them with their biological instincts. Furthermore, in order to preserve their martial Cultivation Body, they usually do not use their Power of Anomalies to modify the human body after possessing it. But they do not have these concerns when possessing a wild beast, and can freely rebuild their body.