Might Greatly Increases, Royal Library

The sound was like a woman weeping, utterly spine-chilling in the pitch-black night.

Yet the sobbing carried a strange power, seeming to draw anyone who heard it closer.

At this moment, the entire town was sealed off. Other than the Dao soldiers of the Demon Extermination Hall and a few Rogue Cultivators, almost no one could hear those sounds.

The sound did not carry far, reaching only a few dozen meters from the harbor.

Li Qing stood within the range of that sound, his brow furrowing slightly.

His eyes narrowed as a strange force invaded his mind, trying to lure him over.

Li Qing did not go over. Instead, he commanded the Dream Projection to launch an attack on the Anomaly.

Heaven and Earth Turning Wheel Tribulation Qi activated without a sound.

The Dream Projection flashed into existence directly above the Anomaly and struck it with its palm.

A powerful tribulation qi silently enveloped the target.

Yet the Anomaly noticed nothing at all. It merely swayed its body, continuing to let out its eerie whimpering cries.

Just then, a streak of sword light suddenly cut across the distant sky.

A figure flickered indistinctly within the sword light, seeming to have noticed the Anomaly below.

With a soft snort, he said, "Hmph. When a nation is about to perish, monsters and demons truly cover the land."

A crimson sword light arrived soundlessly, plunging into the riverbed in an instant.

The Anomaly was pierced straight through by the sword light. Endless blazing flames burned beneath the water, and within a few breaths, reduced it to ashes.

The sword light did not linger. With a flash, it vanished from the area.

The fire beneath the water burned for quite a while before finally going out.

When the Dream Projection arrived at the spot