The Beginning of the Great Tribulation?

After he finished speaking, a brief silence fell between them.

The middle-aged woman subconsciously wanted to deny what Fatty Zhou had said, and even some absurd thoughts arose in her mind in order to refute him.

For example, someone killed Old Tian and then put his head in Xu Changtian's hands.

Another example is Old Tian, who killed himself for his own amusement.

after all,

Based on her common sense accumulated over a century, with Old Tian's cultivation level, even if he stood still and let Xu Changtian hack at him for three days and three nights, in the end Xu Changtian would only die from exhaustion.

But as soon as these thoughts crossed her mind, the middle-aged woman forcibly suppressed them.

She realized the ultimate goal of their group.

Great Calamity of the World

Common sense cannot be applied to the beginning of a great calamity.

Isn't this bizarre turn of events a confirmation that Xu Changtian is the beginning of a great calamity for the world?

Taking a deep breath, the middle-aged woman said softly:

"It seems that Brother Taishi was right. Xu Changtian is indeed inextricably linked to the great calamity of the world. We must kill him here!"

Upon hearing this, Fatty Zhou's eye twitched involuntarily, and he glanced at the woman beside him with a slightly annoyed look.

He came here to pick on the weak, but now that things are not going well, he naturally has to retreat first. As a result, this woman actually thought of killing Xu Changtian.

If Xu Changtian could truly kill Old Tian instantly, does she really think the two of them combined could survive?

Even if Xu Changtian is a catastrophe for the world, don't we still have the Sect Master above us to protect us?

After a brief silence, Fatty Zhou carefully considered his words, looking around at the thick fog:

"The deepest part of this mist is somewhat similar to the Chaos Lineage Array. Non-Self Forest Soul Divine Tree, even with my cultivation level, I could only sense a distance of thirty feet in radius. If a real fight were to break out, the two of us would probably be hampered by it at every turn."

For cultivators of their level, a distance of thirty feet is far too close; it's practically equivalent to fighting with all five senses shut down.

This approach is too passive, so let's retreat.

The middle-aged woman seemed not to have grasped the implication of Zhou the Fat Man's words. After a moment's thought, she asked softly:

How far are we from where Xu Changtian is?

"About a hundred zhang."

"I'm so close, and he hasn't moved?"

"Nothing moved."

Fatty Zhou stared intently at the two figures that remained motionless like statues in the depths of the mist, and this time he chose to be direct and straightforward:

"That kid has the ability to kill Old Tian instantly. It might be dangerous for the two of us to go any further."

The middle-aged woman paused for a moment, a hint of disgust flashing in her eyes:

"Fatty Zhou, this is a matter of utter calamity for the world, and you're still thinking about protecting yourself?"

"..." Fatty Zhou clicked his tongue, but didn't reply immediately.

What a big hat!

From a public perspective, eradicating the great calamity that befell the world was absolutely politically correct within the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion.

Personally, the great calamity of the world was deeply ingrained in the hearts of these powerful individuals who had grown up under the control of the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion.

If he could, he would certainly like to nip this calamity in the bud right here, but the question is, could the two of them do it?

The woman didn't see the strange state of the two figures deep inside.

In Zhou Forest Soul Divine Eye eyesight, he could clearly see what those two figures looked like.

The two figures were connected by a strange wooden sword.

Old Tian held the hilt of the knife in his hand, while the blade slashed into Xu Changtian's chest.

Old Tian initially seemed to want to dismember Xu Changtian's body, slashing directly into his shoulder and diagonally down to his waist and abdomen, creating a huge, gruesome wound that nearly tore the boy's body in two.

You must know that Old Tian is a Mortal Shedding expert who has mastered the "Dao Essence" and "Intent". If he takes this blow, even if they are both Mortal Shedding, they will basically die.

Besides this gruesome wound, Xu Changtian also had a small hole about an inch wide between his eyebrows.

Even so, Xu Changtian remained standing, head bowed, eyes vacant.

However, judging from appearance alone, there was no indication that the other party was still alive. But due to the fog obscuring the view, Fatty Zhou was unable to sense whether the other party was still alive using his Qi.

However, it can be confirmed that Old Tian is dead, and his death was gruesome.

The severed head and neck were covered with uneven layers of muscle and thick blood, as if someone had forcibly ripped it off the body while holding down the shoulder with one hand and supporting the chin with the other. Crimson blood was splattered all over the ground.

In addition to that,

At the center of the black mist, the ground was now covered with an unknown black, gelatinous fungus that was slowly wriggling.

After seeing such a bizarre scene, unless one is a saint or a demigod, who would be so foolish as to provoke it?

Seeing that Fatty Zhou remained silent, the middle-aged woman's disgust deepened, and she whispered:

"If you are not going, then go back and report the changes that have occurred here to Brother Taishi. I, Fu, will go alone."

Fatty Zhou sighed and whispered:

"That's not what I meant. The current situation clearly requires careful consideration."

"Zhou Bowen."

The middle-aged woman interrupted him, her voice soft. "The purpose of the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion is to protect humanity. Now, the beginning of a great calamity is imminent, and I, Fu Qinggeng, cannot choose to live a life of ignominy."

Having said that,

She took out a soft sword from her Sumeru Ring, and began to slowly walk into the depths of the black mist while circulating her Cultivation Method.

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Fatty Zhou stood still, watching the beautiful woman's slender figure gradually disappear into the distance. He let out a soft snort and muttered something under his breath with a hint of disdain:

"That's courting death. It's just a Heaven Pavilion Token, why would he risk his life? If it truly threatens the survival of humanity, there will always be powerful figures watching. The royal family, the Sect Alliance, and those old monsters like the Pavilion Master aren't just sitting around doing nothing."

After saying that,

Fatty Zhou shook his head slightly, then leaped into the air, his massive figure hurtling off in the opposite direction from the middle-aged beauty.

Her gaze fell upon the eerie mist that drifted gently with the air currents around her, and the middle-aged woman's eyes grew increasingly serious.

However, after walking fifty feet, the surrounding mist had already compressed her perception to a range of twenty feet.

Moreover, the fog's ability to block perception is constantly increasing as she goes deeper. If she really reaches Xu Changtian's side at the deepest part of the fog, her perception of the surroundings will probably be compressed to a pitifully small area.

After standing still for a moment, the middle-aged woman chose to continue forward, but she could clearly feel her heart beating faster and faster.

nervous.

She hadn't experienced this emotion in a long time.

Even when she faced Black Scale Chief Lou Ji just now, she had never felt such emotions.

This is the tension of facing an imminent catastrophe and the unknown.

As she drew closer, the middle-aged woman's pace gradually slowed, leaving only the soft rustling of her boots on the charred ruins.

Fifty feet.

Forty zhang (approximately 33 meters).

Twenty zhang (approximately 33 meters).

Just as the middle-aged beauty was about to step into the twenty-zhang radius of Xu Changtian, a gentle and calm female voice suddenly entered her ears:

"Are you from the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion?"

"Who?"

The middle-aged woman instantly became alert, and with a flourish of her soft sword, she swept it directly towards the direction from which the sound came from behind her.

The soft sword hardened, and the sweeping Sword-Ray light directly dispelled the mist behind her, but the sword missed its mark because there was no one behind her.

Upon witnessing this scene, the middle-aged woman was unsure whether to feel joy or sorrow.

The good news is that there are indeed other people deep within this fog, Old Tian may not have died at the hands of Xu Changtian.

What's worrying is that this woman's cultivation level is far beyond what she can handle, as she was capable of instantly killing Old Tian.

Moreover, this woman actually recognized that she belonged to the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion.

Although her name has been revealed, no one knows about the connection between her sect and the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion.

After the dust settled and everything returned to calm, that gentle, soothing voice rang out again, tinged with a hint of hesitation:

"I am, in a way, an old acquaintance of your Heavenly Oversight Pavilion."

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An old friend of the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion?

If they were truly old acquaintances of the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion, how could they allow such a catastrophe to occur to this world to go unchecked?

The middle-aged woman's expression remained unchanged. She didn't believe a word the other person said, assuming they were just trying to trick her into revealing information. She whispered:

"I don't understand what you're saying. Why don't you show yourself and we can talk?"

Luo Xiran showed no intention of showing herself.

"There's no need for you to show yourself. I'm only speaking now out of consideration for our past relationship, to remind you not to go any further."

"Stop going any further. What do you mean by this?"

"Go any further, and you will die."

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The middle-aged beauty slightly tightened her grip on the hilt of the soft sword, her beautiful eyes half-closed. "If I insist on going forward, will you make a move?"

Luo Xiran's voice remained calm as she spoke frankly, "I am no match for you now, so naturally I will not make a move against you."

The middle-aged woman's eyes scanned the surrounding mist, trying to pinpoint the other person's hiding place, but the mist's restrictions on her Will Soul and Source Qi prevented her from discerning the source of the other person's voice.

"You are too modest, but since you are not attacking me, are you implying that the old man surnamed Tian is capable of killing me?"

Even now, the middle-aged beauty hasn't forgotten to try and extract information.

Deep within this eerie mist, the only way for her to obtain more information is through this woman of unknown identity.

Luo Xiran's voice carried a sigh:

"How can I attack a dead man?"

The middle-aged woman's expression turned somewhat serious.

"Old Tian is dead?"

"Call"

Luo Xiran let out a soft breath and said in a low voice with complicated emotions, "Girl, you don't have to try to get information out of me. That's all I have to say. If you insist on going, then go."

"As members of the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion, this is indeed the proper course of action. After all, our purpose in existing is to eradicate the great calamity by any means necessary and to protect the human race."

The middle-aged woman's pupils contracted slightly, her brows furrowed, and she hissed in a low voice:

Who exactly are you?

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No sound rang out again; only the endless silence within the black mist answered her.

After standing still for a few breaths, the middle-aged woman suppressed her numerous doubts, bowed slightly, and whispered:

"In that case, I hope you will not obstruct me."

Without hesitation, the middle-aged woman continued walking towards the deepest part of the mist where Xu Changtian was located.

And after he left,

A complex sigh rose quietly in the mist, then quickly faded into silence within it.

The instant the girl from the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion stepped into the twenty-foot radius of the center of the mist, Luo Xiran immediately sensed that the statue-like little ghost moved through the mutated Black Death Fungal Mat covering the ground.

At first, it wasn't obvious; the fingers holding the old man's head trembled slightly. But as the middle-aged woman drew closer, Xu Yuan's body began to twitch subtly and strangely.

Upon seeing this, Luo Xiran's eyes once again revealed a sigh.

When Xu Yuan, that brat, was struck in the brain by the sudden lightning arc, she tried to use Qi's Demon Crystal to repair his body.

At first, her actions went smoothly. Due to her past Strange Ghost transformation, the little imp's body did retain some Strange Ghost characteristics, and the life essence contained within the Demon Crystal could indeed repair that mere fatal wound that pierced through the head.

However, Luo Xiran didn't use much, since without the support of the Strange Ghost transformation, Xu Yuan's current body couldn't withstand the enormous life force contained in Qi's Demon Crystal.

But the unexpected happened during this period.

The insane old man infected with the plague suddenly appeared here and attempted to dismember Xu Yuan with the wooden knife.

She tried to stop her, but she couldn't.

The moment the wooden sword pierced Xu Yuan's body, perhaps attracted by their shared origin, the Yingui power within the wooden sword instantly surged into Xu Yuan's body on a massive scale.

Affected by this massive Yin energy, the life force that Luo Xiran was controlling to repair her body also began to surge out of control.

The influx of two completely different Saint-level powers left Luo Xiran with no room to maneuver and she could only watch helplessly as these powers poured in.

What happened next was something Luo Xiran could not understand.

Based on her existing knowledge,

When two completely different forces, the life force and the spirit force, belonging to Strange Ghost and Yingui, simultaneously surge into a body, the only result is that the body explodes and dies under constant conflict.

Not to mention that both of these powers are at the Saint level, while the recipient is only at the Soul Condensation level.

But for some reason,

These two forces, however, achieved a state of balance within Xu Yuan's body.

Then,

The rampage began without warning.

Luo Xiran directly lost control of most of the Black Death Fungal Mat. The Abyssal Rift and Ghost Mist instantly formed around Xu Yuan and spread, enveloping the entire Huizhou County. All the dead and surviving common people, as well as low-level martial arts cultivators, were transformed into its nourishment.

The insane old man who caused all this happened had his head ripped off the moment Xu Yuan woke up, without any chance to resist.

But after that, the kid stopped moving and stood quietly in place, seemingly frozen in place.

Taking this opportunity, Luo Xiran tried to examine the little devil's body.

Moreover, everything within her body was beyond her comprehension.

The meridians, Dantian, internal organs, and even the brain have been completely destroyed.

She didn't know if Xu Yuan was still alive, nor did she know if he would regain consciousness, because everything inside the little brat had been destroyed.

The only thing we know is,

This premeditated assassination attempt by the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion seems to have inadvertently triggered the beginning of a great calamity for the world.