The Dagger Revealed
"I see. Then we can rest assured. We can't let Yi Yun, that traitor, die so easily."
"Yes, this kind of person should have their Soul Extraction and Marrow Refining, their soul tormented for a hundred years, before finally being reduced to ashes."
"I'd love to see what the hidden power of the Martial Arts Alliance is."
After hearing Feng Ming's words, everyone felt relieved and their expressions became somewhat excited.
Young Master Feng Ming smiled meaningfully. He opened his signature folding fan, shook it gently, pointed to the many stone pillars behind him, and said, "Weren't you curious about those giant cocoons? Now I can tell you, these giant cocoons are the hidden power that the Martial Arts Alliance has kept sealed away!"
"Oh?" People's eyes lit up, and they all looked at these large cocoons.
"This is it? No wonder you brought us here."
What is the hidden power of the Martial Arts Alliance?
Many people are looking forward to it, but some are also secretly afraid, such as Yu Chi Wei and the six Chu Sisters.
With Yi Yun's "betrayal," the six of them could be considered accomplices of the traitor.
They all thought they would be excluded from the Martial Arts Alliance, or even killed, but they were not held accountable. Instead, the Reincarnator brought them along during this spatial teleportation.
Even now, none of the Reincarnator of the Martial Arts Alliance pay any attention to them, as if they don't exist.
Young Master Feng Ming said, "The seal on the cocoon is too ancient. To break the seal simultaneously, we need your help."
"Now, I will call out names. Those whose names are called, go and meditate on the designated cocoon!"
"The first one is Fang Yunhai..."
Young Master Feng Ming began to call out names. With each name he called out, Qiongqi and Snake Ji guided them to a large cocoon.
These people were meditating on the large cocoon, some seemingly unaware of what was happening.
Each large cocoon in the land where Yin Sha slumbers contains Yin Sha of varying strength.
Blood Moon requires allocating physical bodies of corresponding strength based on the Yin Sha's power, making the strong even stronger, so as to unleash their strongest combat power.
In this way, it took half an hour to read out everyone's names, including Yu Chi Wei and the Chu Sisters.
They were each assigned a large cocoon that corresponded to them.
Sitting atop the giant cocoon, the Chu Sisters faintly sensed a chilling Sha Qi emanating from it.
What exactly is going on here? Why are they even allowed to participate in the final plan?
They looked at Yu Chi Wei and the bald youth, both of whom also looked uneasy, as if some ancient ferocious beast was lurking in the large cocoon they were sitting on.
"Alright, this time, the seal will be broken and rewards will be given according to merit. You all need to be alert and unleash the last hidden power of my Martial Arts Alliance. This is the ultimate goal of the Black Stone Trial!"
Young Master Feng Ming spoke in a gentle voice, yet it was extremely persuasive. The rewards offered by the Martial Arts Alliance were something that all the young people present had always dreamed of.
"Carefully feel the seal within the large cocoon beneath you, infuse it with as much energy as possible, and break it!"
Young Master Feng Ming issued the order.
The group probed into the cocoon and, as expected, detected the presence of a seal.
Many people, without a doubt, have already begun to pour their own vital energy into the cocoon without reservation.
However, a very small number of people still have doubts.
In this perilous Soul Tomb, pouring large amounts of their own energy into the giant cocoon, weakening themselves, is far from safe.
Furthermore, the method by which the seal was broken raised concerns for them. What exactly was sealed within this giant cocoon? Was it an artifact? Or some ancient being?
That's tens of millions of years! Are these sealed entities still as powerful as before? They're so close together, won't they be in danger?
However, at this point, thinking about these things was meaningless, since they had signed Soul Contract and wouldn't openly defy the Martial Arts Alliance's orders.
Seeing their companions around them putting in all their effort, pouring their energy into their lives as if they were giving it their all, these people slowly started to give it their all too. They were all unwilling to fall behind, all for the rewards promised by the Martial Arts Alliance.
Over the years, they have reaped many benefits from the Martial Arts Alliance and are extremely sensitive to the word "reward".
Time passed slowly, and gradually, many people began to sweat profusely because they had consumed too much energy and were severely overdrawn.
Zhulong remained expressionless, while Feng Ming crossed his arms over his chest, a slight smile playing on his lips.
He was estimating everyone's energy consumption. The more these people consumed, the more energy the Yin Sha sleeping in the cocoon would receive, and the smoother the Body Snatching would be.
Let's begin.
"This is what Zhulong said telepathically."
"Good!"
Feng Ming, Snake Ji, and Qiongqi stood in a triangular formation. Feng Ming looked calm, Snake Ji was expressionless, and Qiongqi's eyes shone brightly.
The three of them worked together to create array patterns.
These array patterns rippled outwards like waves, and when they touched the large cocoons attached to the stone pillars, they were immediately absorbed by the cocoons.
The array patterns landed on the surface of the large cocoons, and these cocoons seemed to come alive, with a faint red light shining through them, flashing intermittently.
Even in some smaller cocoons, through the translucent stone wall, one could vaguely see the scene inside—it seemed to be a wisp of a ghost, soaring and tumbling.
"Is the seal about to be broken?"
Seeing that Feng Ming, Qiongqi, and Snake Ji were also starting to "help" them break the seal, people worked even harder to inject their own energy, each hoping to be the first to break their own seal.
And just then, suddenly...
"Ah!"
A member of the Heavenly Blood Alliance screamed in agony. In that instant, he suddenly felt a splitting headache. The cocoon beneath him seemed to have transformed into a demon that devoured everything. He had been injecting energy into the cocoon, but now the cocoon was actively absorbing his energy.
Not only does it absorb energy, but it also connects with that energy to absorb his soul power!
Although martial artists possess powerful physical bodies, their souls are extremely fragile, and once injured, they are difficult to heal.
But now his soul power has been absorbed!
The suction was too strong; it was impossible to resist. This giant cocoon seemed to have transformed into a greedy, ancient beast, devouring everything!
"What's going on?!"
The suction force grew stronger and stronger. The Heavenly Blood Alliance member's face turned deathly pale, his expression contorted. The excruciating pain from the suction tearing at his soul sea made him wish he could rip off all his hair, scalp and all, and smash his head open to forcibly sever the connection.
He was filled with terror, feeling his life force rapidly draining away; if this continued, he feared he would die!
"Help! Help me!"
He called for help from those around him, but at that moment, screams rang out one after another.
In fact, these giant cocoons themselves contained array traps, and with the manipulation of the three Reincarnator, the Heavenly Blood Alliance members, in their extremely weakened state, were simply unable to resist.
Moreover, there was also a direct mental attack from the Yin energy within the giant cocoon!
"Lord Zhulong! Lord Feng Ming!"
By this time, most of the Heavenly Blood Alliance members present had realized that this matter was probably orchestrated by the Martial Arts Alliance, but they were still unwilling to accept this fact. They clung to their last hope, hoping that everything happening before their eyes was just an anomaly caused by the Great Cocoon sleeping for too long, and that even the Martial Arts Alliance had not anticipated such a situation.
They clung to Zhulong, Feng Ming, and others as their last hope, stubbornly refusing to believe that these people were the masterminds behind the conspiracy, because if they did, they would surely die.
However, the hopes of these naive young people were soon ruthlessly shattered.
Zhulong watched all this with a cold expression, while Feng Ming wore a smile, seemingly enjoying the scene before him.
These people struggled in agony for a quarter of an hour, many of them losing consciousness, only to be awakened again by the excruciating pain in their souls, repeating this cycle several times.
At this moment, Zhulong slowly said, "We've been raising an army for a thousand days to use it for one. Now is the time to use you. The Yin Sha sleeping in the Soul Tomb is about to awaken, and you are the best vessels for their souls. There's no need to resist; resistance will only deepen your suffering and is utterly meaningless."
"The great era of humanity is about to begin. As pioneers, you will contribute to this era and be remembered by history. Your physical bodies will play an even greater role in the hands of future pioneers. Perhaps in the future, your bodies can even become gods. For that time, you should feel honored now..."
Zhulong spoke these words in a calm and composed tone, as if everything were perfectly natural.
But when these words reached the ears of the Heavenly Blood Alliance members, they sent chills down their spines, as if struck by lightning.
Last hope has been dashed!
Within this giant cocoon slumbers a malevolent spirit, intent on Body Snatching their bodies. Their souls will also be devoured by this spirit, becoming its food!
Afterwards, their bodies will appear in another form, and their bodies will no longer be occupied by themselves, but by some evil ghosts!
The thought that these ghosts controlling their bodies might appear in their original social circles, even deceiving their family and friends and toying with their women, made many members of the Heavenly Blood Alliance tremble with rage!
What enraged and drove them even crazier was that Zhulong actually said that their physical bodies would play a greater role in the hands of future pioneers.
They should feel... honored!!
Pleasure?
This is absolutely outrageous!!
Many people were covered in cold sweat, gritting their teeth, their insides churning with rage.
Could this order have come from the higher-ups of the Martial Arts Alliance? Was the Black Stone Trial a trap from the very beginning?!
They were merely chosen bodies; even the existence of the Heavenly Dao Alliance was for the purpose of Body Snatching on this day.
They were all like pigs raised in a pen, waiting to be slaughtered?
"Zhulong! Do you know what you're doing? My Lineage will not let you get away with this!"
"Even if the Martial Arts Alliance is powerful, it will still be destroyed if it incurs the wrath of the masses!"
"You will die a horrible death!"
The members of the Heavenly Blood Alliance present screamed wildly, but Zhulong completely ignored them.
(To be continued~^~)