Exposure

On the stage, a young female lead was singing softly.

"Since I followed the King in his campaigns east and west,"

"Enduring wind and frost, and toil, year after year."

"I hate only that the tyrannical Qin dynasty brought such devastation to the people,"

"It only causes the common people to suffer and be miserable."

Then another actor dressed as Martial Warrior Mask performer came out from behind the stage.

Then he sang.

"He killed several generals in the Han camp with his spear."

"Even the bravest cannot guard against being ambushed from all sides."

"Order the generals to cease all troops from marching out and return to their camps."

In the dead of night, a chilling wind swept through the Forbidden Land.

On the stage, the opera "Farewell My Concubine" was being performed, the sounds of gongs and drums blending with the actors' singing to create an atmosphere of sorrow.

Wandering around this open space.

Ao Ye to be listening intently, its tail swaying, its two big eyes already closed.

He seemed like a die-hard theater fan.

Completely unaware that behind it, its body had already dissipated into wisps of grayish-white aura.

It was sucked into the machine that was specially built for it.

After a short while, one by one, the Chou Ghost began to be drawn out of Ao Ye's body.

Those things are oblivious and have no idea what's happening.

Even after being sucked out of Ao Ye's body, he still looked towards the stage.

Their necks made a series of clicking sounds, and then their heads turned jerky, like wind-up puppets.

One by one, the Chou Ghost were sucked away from Ao Ye's body, popping out of the giant beast's illusory form with a series of 'pop' sounds.

They were sucked into that machine; none of them could escape.

In the blink of an eye, a small part of Ao Ye's body had disappeared.

At this moment, the female lead dressed as Yu Ji on the stage sang. "Your Majesty, what will be the outcome of today's battle?"

Before the Martial Warrior Mask dressed as Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, could respond, he suddenly heard a white giant ox lying prone on the ground in front of the stage.

He had gotten up at some point and let out a roar towards the sky.

It turned out that Ao Ye had finally realized something was wrong.

The phantom of the giant beast roared, and a fierce wind immediately swept across the open space.

It was as if a storm had suddenly descended, shattering the tables and chairs in front of the stage and sending them flying everywhere, while also causing the stage to crack and scatter.

The opera singer and the Martial Warrior Mask performer screamed, were blown away by the wind, and flew far away with the debris.

He fell to the ground.

Behind the stage, Luo Yan and the others hurriedly ran out of the backstage area, trying to escape the storm.

But a fierce wind came from behind and blew them all into the sky without exception.

Luo Yan was in mid-air, curled up with his knees drawn up, and Dragon Scales secretly appeared to protect his body.

Despite his body colliding with various objects in the strong wind, he was unharmed.

Others, lacking his abilities, suffered greatly.

Some are fine, just bumps and scrapes.

They were incredibly unlucky, not only getting their heads smashed open and bleeding profusely.

He even knocked himself unconscious.

If, at this moment, the wind were to strike something sharp, it would be an instant death.

After a strong gust of wind, the entire stage was reduced to pieces.

Luo Yan landed on the ground, rolled twice, and was fine.

But no one got up immediately. Firstly, even those who hadn't fainted were groaning in pain, and no one stood up.

If he were to suddenly stand up, it would arouse suspicion.

Secondly, he took the opportunity to observe the Overlord Giant Beast; the phantom white bull seemed to want to escape at this moment.

With a shudder, as if shaking out countless lice, he unleashed one Chou Ghost after another.

Its physical form also dissipated, presumably intending to escape by breaking it up into smaller parts.

Unexpectedly, the Black Witches were prepared.

Suddenly, a powerful aura surged into the sky.

A strikingly designed mech crashed into the open space.

This mech has black armor with red patterns, gold-devouring beasts on its shoulders, and a Qilin beast on its chest.

Two gilded ribbons fluttered behind his shoulders, making him look like an ancient general.

Rings of firelight patterns quietly appeared in Luo Yan's crimson eyes. He activated the Blazing Eyes and focused his attention on the interior of the mecha.

It landed on a humanoid gray light.

Read information.

' Lin Yuanfang, 41 years old, Minister of the Gou Mang Department the Black Witches.'

'Realm: Profound Comprehension Great Perfection.'

'Cultivation Technique...'

Minister of the Gou Mang Department!

The Profound Comprehension Great Perfection!

Luo Yan was so stunned by the first two pieces of information that he ignored the rest.

Unexpectedly, the entire Gou Mang Department came out, even the minister.

This was the first time Luo Yan had run into the head of the Black Witch branch.

Lin Yuanfang's realm is profound, Profound Comprehension Great Perfection.

Wouldn't that be the strength of the Undercity Mecha Legion Commander?

Could that mech be Divine General Class machine?

At that moment, the two gilded ribbons behind Lin Yuanfang's black mecha exploded into countless tiny fragments.

In an instant, the fragments, like countless golden flames, roared around the open space under Lin Yuanfang's control.

A golden bell formed, which descended and enveloped the surrounding area, making it impossible for countless Chou Ghost to escape.

Instantly, the Chou Ghost was sucked into the machine.

Ao Ye probably realized his plan had failed, so he immediately gathered up the Chou Ghost and transformed back into the phantom of the giant bull.

However, this illusory figure was much smaller than the majestic mountain-lying figure from before.

But it still fiercely crashed into the Fiery Bell.

Despite being an illusory body, it still produced a clear, resounding boom when it collided with the bell wall.

With a sound.

The sound waves rolled across the open ground, and many members of the Black Witches covered their ears, their eardrums bleeding from the shock.

Thin streaks of blood trickled down from between their fingers and from their ears.

Luo Yan was alright, firstly because he was at the Advanced level, and secondly because Dragon Scales were appearing on his body.

It wasn't enough to make him bleed, but the sound of the bell made him see stars for a while.

Looking again, the golden bell had dispersed, and the flowing fire, like fireflies, had reformed into two ribbons.

But the two ribbons were now dancing like Jiaolong entering the sea, constantly whipping and slashing at Ao Ye's illusory figure.

The illusory image of the large white bull was blurred and its outline became indistinct.

The machine behind them kept malfunctioning, in conjunction with Lin Yuanfang's interference.

Just a moment later.

Ao Ye's illusory figure was eventually sucked into the machine.

The black magic has succeeded!

They stole Ao Ye's beast soul phantom!

Only then did the people on the ground get up.

Luo Yan also got up with them.

Just then, Zhang Xu came over and shouted, "Quickly pack your things, we have to get out of here!"

The words had barely left his lips when they came from the depths of the Forbidden Land, from the direction of the core region.

A deafening roar echoed through the sky.

Clearly, the theft of the beast soul had thoroughly enraged Ao Ye.

Although it's unknown whether the Overlord Giant Beast will become weak after losing its beast soul, it will still be Overlord Giant Beast no matter how weak it is.

No one dared to take that risk, so withdrawing was the most logical course of action.

Luo Yan planned to take advantage of the chaos to send a message to Jinge City, instructing them to intercept the Black Witch's men.

They retrieved the beast souls they had stolen.

Unexpectedly, he then took out his phone from inside his cloak.

Suddenly, a chill ran through me, and I felt an extremely dangerous sensation.

I didn't have time to think about it.

Luo Yan suddenly fell to the ground.

Just then, a dazzling golden light swept past overhead.

It turned out to be the minister of the Black Witch Gou Mang Department, who was piloting a mecha and projecting a gilded ribbon.

The thing swept across Luo Yan like a long knife, but Luo Yan managed to dodge in time.

The cloak was still swept to shreds, and the person was blown away by the air currents generated by the ribbons, even the mask on their face fell off.

Its true nature has been revealed!