Liu Baohai wore a sinister smile.
The blackness on the blade rapidly seeped into Chen Fei's body like a living thing. In but a moment, the blade vanished, and Chen Fei's abdominal wound was already covered in black.
Strands of vicious patterns surged from the wound toward every part of Chen Fei's body.
Chen Fei stared wide-eyed at Liu Baohai, his lips trembling, but before he could speak, his entire body toppled to the ground.
It was not only Chen Fei. Among the guards in the courtyard, nine people struck at the same time, their methods identical to Liu Baohai's. The others had no time to react before they were hit.
"You've gone mad, you actually..."
Before the roar could fade, Tianhai City suddenly shook violently. The sounds of slaughter drifted faintly in from outside, and the next moment, a mass of Black Mist blanketed the entire Kongming Mansion.
Kongming Mansion's formations rose instantly, separating each area from the others. The radiance of Sun Moon Realm divine abilities pierced through the Black Mist's blockade, but in the blink of an eye, it was swallowed by even deeper Black Mist.
Sounds of chaos swiftly spread throughout Kongming Mansion. This courtyard alone had long since descended into utter turmoil, with tremendous forces colliding wantonly within it.
Yet the courtyard quickly fell silent. Chilling power gathered above it, ultimately forming a blurry figure that fully revealed the power of a Fifth Order Sun Moon Realm Late Stage.
The figure spread its right hand, and countless spiritual essences converged toward it.
Suddenly, intense tremors came from afar. The figure's hand paused slightly before it vanished from where it stood.
A quarter-hour passed, then another. Within the Black Mist, Chen Fei slowly opened his eyes. After confirming that there was no threat nearby, he rose