Once the floodgates opened to breaking through realms through killing, the whole world descended into chaos, especially those powerful cultivators who had no regard for other people's lives.
To gain Experience Points, they had already begun targeting mortal cities.
Countless unarmed civilians fell amid desperate cries, their blood staining the streets red. Once-bustling towns turned into hell on earth in the blink of an eye.
These so-called "powerhouses" were like wolves pouncing on prey, their eyes fixed only on increasing their Experience Points, utterly disregarding the value of life.
Even some cultivators who normally proclaimed themselves righteous tore off their masks of hypocrisy and joined this frenzied slaughter, tempted by the prospect of breaking through their limits and extending their lives.
The entire world seemed shrouded in a blood-red gloom, the air thick with blood and despair.
"Pah, how useless. That's all the experience we got? Let's go to the next city."
On the Divine Martial Continent, bandits, sea pirates, and Sky Pirates who had previously been frightened into hiding by the Azure Sparrow Empire's slaughter began stirring up trouble again.
To rise again, they slaughtered recklessly, harvesting Experience Points in vast quantities.
At that moment, Lin Duo, who was out training while riding Shi Dali the Ostrich Sage, happened upon a fleet of Sky Pirate Flying Boats massacring a city.
Moreover, the leader of this Sky Pirate fleet was none other than Xu Asi, who had escaped before.
He seemed to have obtained an extraordinary opportunity over the past few years. Previously only at the King Realm, he had now reached the peak Supreme Realm, just one step away from entering the Sage realm.
The left half of Xu Asi's face had suffered severe injuries and become unrecognizable, with even stark white bones visible.
His expression was dark as