Lu Yang hid in the shadows and quietly watched the battle. When he realized there was no way he could get involved in the fight between the two, he decisively moved farther away and slipped off according to plan.
At the same time, the earth beneath the Guard Department began to shake violently.
Rumble, rumble, rumble!
Amid the sounds of collapsing earth and stone and crumbling buildings, countless Guard Department warriors fled in panic.
"What is that?"
A Third Realm City Patrol Commissioner hurriedly dodged the collapsing buildings. His pupils contracted as he looked ahead, his face paling.
A massive root, more than ten meters wide, suddenly pierced through the ground and shot into the sky.
Countless souls drifted out from the tree root, howling as they formed a vast, pitch-black Soul Tide. Countless illusory skulls kept surging into existence above them!
Large numbers of City Patrol Guards couldn't dodge in time. When those illusory skulls struck them, their faces instantly twisted into hideous grimaces.
They dropped their weapons, cried out in agony, rolled on the ground, and struggled frantically.
Many bled from their eyes, ears, noses, and mouths. Then, one after another, they stopped struggling and rose to their feet, attacking the warriors around them.
Caught off guard, many City Patrol Guards were attacked by their comrades. In an instant, casualties mounted, and panic spread.
"Watch out! They're trying to possess you!"
A City Patrol Guard with a powerful will climbed to his feet and shouted.
Just moments earlier, a soul had also barged into his sea of consciousness and fought him for control of his body. In the end, however, the City Patrol Guard's stronger will had won.
But the next second, another wave of illusory skulls flew into his body. Moments later, blood streamed from his eyes,