Earth Immortal Realm, Fifth Layer
After dealing with the search team, Hua Qiang naturally transformed into a corpse-plucking monster, thoroughly looting all their valuables before fleeing into the darkness with Wenren Yu.
At this moment, Wenren Yu was both nervous and excited, but mostly thrilled.
The night was as dark as ink, so thick it seemed to have woven a natural net for the manhunt.
The arrest team dispatched by the Li Family, like a pack of wolves lurking in the darkness, roamed the streets and alleys. Their footsteps sounded particularly heavy in the quiet night, even carrying a hint of eeriness.
"Search thoroughly, don't overlook any suspicious places, and don't let a single person escape!"
The middle-aged man at the head of the group lowered his voice and said menacingly.
The team members scattered, their torches crackling as if trying to ignite the darkness.
Those who escaped had hoped that the darkness would offer them refuge, but the arrival of the pursuit team shattered their hopes instantly.
A thin figure was desperately fleeing through the alley, his rapid breathing particularly noticeable in the quiet environment.
Despite his best efforts to suppress the noise, his movements still attracted the attention of the pursuit team.
"There it is!"
One of the team members shouted, and everyone quickly gathered in the direction he pointed.
The thin figure panicked and lost his way, slipped and fell to the ground.
Before he could even get up, the arresting team had already surrounded him.
"Still trying to run? I'll show you! Run again!"
Several people rushed forward and started punching and kicking him.
The thin figure was curled up on the ground, groaning in pain, but powerless to resist.
Finally, he was roughly dragged up and pulled toward the Beast-Fighting Arena.
Similar scenes are constantly unfolding in different corners of the world.
Several more escapees were discovered, hiding either in abandoned houses or behind piles of debris, but none of them escaped the eyes of the pursuit team.
Every arrest is an outburst of violence.
Those who were caught could only let out weak groans under the merciless fists and kicks, their bodies and minds suffering double torment.
The gates of the Beast-Fighting Arena were faintly visible in the night, the dark entrance resembling a giant beast with its mouth agape, waiting for its prey to come to it.
Everyone who was caught felt like they were being dragged into an endless Abyss.
They didn't know what awaited them; fear had taken deep root in their hearts, and their eyes were filled with despair.
Even after completing one arrest after another, the arrest team did not stop and continued searching in the darkness.
Because the culprit has not yet been caught.
Whoosh—smack!
A sharp whistling sound ripped through the thick, inky night sky, followed by a signal flare booming into the air.
In an instant, a dazzling flower burst open in the night sky, its intense light, like a surging tide, instantly dispelling the boundless darkness and illuminating the night as bright as day.
"Brothers, quick! We've spotted escapees to the south, and they're calling for help!"
A rough voice boomed through the night, filled with urgency and excitement.
In the Beast-Fighting Arena, several teams of the Li Family guards who had just captured the escaped "piglet" were still immersed in the joy of completing their mission.
Upon seeing the conspicuous distress signal in the air, my nerves instantly tightened.
They exchanged a glance, then shouted and, like wolves drawn by the scent of blood, raced off toward the direction of the signal.
At the same time, a tragic scene unfolded in a secluded alley.
A dozen or so people lay sprawled on the ground, each one decapitated, blood gushing from their severed necks, pooling into horrifying pools of blood on the ground.
The remaining four people had pale faces, their hands trembling as they gripped their swords, their bodies shaking uncontrollably.
Their eyes were filled with fear and disbelief.
Opposite them stood a man who was too young.
He stood tall and straight, holding a Thunderclap Blade that shimmered with an eerie blue light.
Crimson blood dripped continuously from the blade, splashing onto the ground in tiny bursts.
He approached the crowd step by step, unhurriedly, each step seeming to weigh heavily on their hearts.
"This... how is this possible?"
One of them spoke, his voice trembling with disbelief.
"How can this person be so powerful?"
They simply couldn't accept the reality before them. Their entire team consisted of experts at the Earth Immortal Realm, yet they were utterly powerless against this man, like lambs to the slaughter.
If someone else hadn't experienced it firsthand, they would have scoffed and refused to believe it no matter what.
"Is this an Ascended One? Or one of those pigs we used to bully?"
How come they kill us as easily as chopping melons and vegetables?
The other person muttered to himself, his voice filled with fear and confusion.
At that moment, they felt as if the world had turned upside down, and their positions had been reversed.
They were reduced to "piglets" at the mercy of others, left only to await their unknown fate in this desperate fear.
The Thunderclap Blade in the man's hand was like a death knell hanging over their heads, ready to fall at any moment.
Hua Qiang never expected that these people were carrying distress flares.
The sharp whistling sound ripped through the night sky as the signal flare rose into the air with a blinding flash, followed by a deafening explosion.
Hua Qiang's heart sank. This place was not safe to stay any longer. Time was of the essence, and every second was a matter of life and death.
His eyes turned cold, and his figure flashed like a ghost. The Thunderclap Blade in his hand, wrapped in a chilling light, drew deadly arcs in the air.
Those few people who had been terrified by him fell like puppets with broken strings, instantly collapsing into pools of blood, lifeless.
Hua Qiang quickly scanned his surroundings, swiftly cleaning up the battlefield and stripping them of all their valuables.
Then he rushed into a dark corner and grabbed Wenren Yu's slender waist.
With a powerful push from his feet, he stomped the ground and leaped into the air, landing steadily on a rooftop. Then, like a nimble cheetah, he jumped to another street corner in a few leaps.
While running, Hua Qiang opened the Void Panel.
When he saw the long string of Slaughter Points counts, his tense face instantly broke into a delighted smile, and he was overjoyed.
"These people are really kind; they're eager to give me their experience."
If those he killed had known that Hua Qiang had given each of them a "good guy" card, they would have been so angry that they would have gotten up, vomited several kilograms of blood, and then collapsed again.
Without hesitation, Hua Qiang's fingers flew across the keyboard, and in a Gale of actions, he converted all his Slaughter Points into Blood Qi and added it to his character.
In an instant, a powerful force surged, surging, converged, and exploded within him, propelling his cultivation level to the first level of the Earth Immortal Realm like a rocket.
Feeling the surging, powerful, and almost out-of-control force within his body, Hua Qiang felt a surge of pride.
At this moment, he was filled with unprecedented confidence in his ability to escape this perilous and desolate Desolate City, and his steps became increasingly firm.