Devil clouds

As a top power in this world, Hu Mang had only heard of their name a few days ago.

However, this hearsay was limited to names: the Seven Sects of the Righteous Path, the Five Sects of the Devil Path, and the Five Temples of Buddhism.

Just like he knew about those super-large spiritual enterprises in Heavenly Gate, he roughly knew their names, what they sold, and that was it.

The Shadow Devil Sect belongs to the Five Sects of the Devil Path; putting aside everything else, the name is quite fitting.

"Hu Mang looked the Dao Ying shadow up and down and laughed, "So, the reason that Yang Spirit let out a soft 'Eh' earlier wasn't me, it was you, right? He sensed your Demonic Qi? What, is suppressing false gods more important than eliminating demons and protecting the righteous path? Don't you feel a little disappointed?"

"----" Dao Ying "

"But if you hadn't shown yourself, I almost wouldn't have noticed you, Shadow Demon. Interesting. Is there such Shadow Devil Kind among the demonic races of this world?"

"The Devil-Slaying Bladesman has become a member of the Demonic Sect. You guys are quite the player. What, you're not satisfied with just recruiting one Devil-Slaying Bladesman? You want to find another Devil-Subduing Heavenly Soldier? Do you really enjoy playing that love-hate game?"

"Dao Ying" discovered that this person had absolutely no fear of the Five Sects of the Devil Path.

"So, what brings you here?" Hu Mang finally got to the point.

"I'm going to give you a chance to join the Shadow Devil Sect."

"The condition is that you must oppose the righteous path?"

"It doesn't necessarily mean you have to oppose the righteous path. With your current strength, you're not qualified to go head-to-head with the disciples of those major sects."

"If I don't go, are you planning to kill me right here?" Hu Mang smiled with his eyes closed, but a slit was open beneath his eyelids.

Jiang Kaiming suddenly looked up and saw dark clouds rolling to both sides of the sky, as if the entire sky above the Demon-Subduing City had been split in two, as if some terrifying being was about to squeeze out from the horizon.

Jiang Kaiming's pupils contracted sharply as he felt an oppressive force descending from the sky, one that seemed to crush his very soul.

Like that Yang Spirit!

However, the strange phenomenon vanished in an instant.

And if he could sense it, the shadow could naturally sense it as well.

Dao Ying was silent for a moment before speaking again, "I have no such plans."

"Then let's part amicably," Hu Mang said, stroking the gun with his hand, his smile widening. "Or perhaps, shall we have a match?"

The shadow remained silent, but its form slowly sank, along with Jiang Kaiming's physical body.

"You've acquired the skills of the Yin Corpse Devil Kingdom; the righteous path will not tolerate you."

Hu Mang remained silent until they completely disappeared, then muttered to himself, "Just because the righteous path is unreliable doesn't mean I have to join the demonic path. It's like saying that just because the official channels are unreliable doesn't mean I have to join a pyramid scheme. What kind of logic is that?"

It wasn't that Hu Mang had any prejudice against the demonic path of this world, but rather that almost the moment he saw the other party, he smelled an extremely familiar scent—the scent of the cultivation world of the old era.

Even assuming the other party didn't lie at all, and you truly met their entry-level performance targets and joined the group, any subsequent advancement would inevitably be extremely competitive.

This is literally "a thousand troops crossing a single-plank bridge," meaning that everyone except those crossing the bridge will die beneath it.

Hu Mang do possess a certain degree of ferocity, but in such an environment, people can become alienated.

He felt that cultivating a degree of ruthlessness was just right, neither too much nor too little.

Besides, joining the demonic sect? I'm a Buddhist! My master is from the Electronic Wooden Fish Temple!

Hu Mang tossed his spear aside. Nothing to do tonight, let's go home!

Just as Hu Mang and Old Chen had predicted, the great changes in Demon-Subduing City began the very next day.

One after another, the Devil Suppression Tower collapsed with a deafening roar.

These towers, which had stood for countless years and suppressed countless Devil Creature, collapsed, shattered, and turned into ruins amidst a deafening roar.

The moment the tower collapsed, the Devil Creature's corpse transformed into streaks of pitch-black demonic light, soaring into the sky and merging directly into the thick thunderclouds above.

The thunderclouds visibly turned pitch black, as if soaked in thick ink, and swirled with an ominous, dark luster.

In an instant, the arrogance of the Devil Creature in the city increased tenfold. Those Devil Creature that originally only lurked and wandered in the shadows seemed to have been summoned by something, and directly gathered into surging waves and tides of demons in the streets and alleys, frantically crashing into all buildings. Doors and windows shattered, walls collapsed, and those former demon-suppressing places became the main targets of the attack, and were repeatedly attacked again and again.

Outside the Tempering Treasury, demonic clouds and thunderclouds clashed.

Two completely different forces clashed in mid-air. Each collision generated small Spiritual Qi storms, with whirlwinds carrying debris and dust that ravaged the surrounding buildings.

With each impact, dozens to hundreds of Devil Creature corpses would be thrown out, like dead fish swept ashore by the waves; many of these corpses would suddenly open their eyes in mid-air, their pupils flashing with eerie green demonic light, and with a twist of their bodies, they would pounce into the treasury.

And at that moment—

Bolts of demon-slaying lightning would burst forth from the dark clouds, striking the onrushing Devil Creature corpses with pinpoint accuracy, shattering them into pieces and obliterating them on the spot. The roar of the lightning and the howls of the Devil Creature intertwined, echoing endlessly above the treasury.

As soon as the scattered pieces of corpses fell to the ground, phantom images of black prisons appeared on the ground; black iron bars materialized out of thin air, the prison gates roared open, and thick chains shot out from within as if they were alive, precisely binding the Devil Creature that had been reawakened and were struggling to get up, mercilessly dragging them into the depths of the Demon-Subduing Prison. The prison gates then slammed shut, swallowing up the unwilling roars, leaving only faint black marks on the ground.

"If the Old Third were here, he'd be overjoyed. This is exactly the kind of city defense battle he's been longing for."

At this moment, Hu Mang stood atop a warehouse, arms crossed, muttering to himself.

That's why they say having an elder in the family is like having a treasure.

Without Old Chen's preventative opening of his residence, "unless he opens Dragon Eye," he would have been worn down and died outside.

Soon, at the main entrance of the Vermilion Bird Bright Hall, a black prison cell rose from the ground, chains rattling loudly, prison fires rising and falling repeatedly, and the smell of burning emanating from it.

A moment later, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Zhou Yu, the Prison-Subduing Official, walked out with a gloomy face, clutching a charred and smoking corpse in his hand.

"You're back," Hu Mang said without turning his head.

Accompanying the demonic clouds and tides was, naturally, the judgment of the new Thunder God Judgment of Righteousness and Devilry.

To put it bluntly, it's a random pairing battle, the kind where life or death is inevitable.

According to Hu Mang and Old Chen's guesses, the new Thunder God's previous plan was probably like this -

"First, gather all the remnants of the divine dynasty in the city." Whether it's annexation and seizure, or coercion and enticement, the goal is to first consolidate power through the divine path.

Then, taking advantage of the Jade Firmament Divine Office that have been reclaimed, we can tackle a few tough challenges, such as the Devil-Subduing Heavenly Soldier, the Devil-Slaying Bladesman, and the Prison-Subduing Official.

Then, striking while the iron was hot, they annihilated the remaining righteous people in the city, namely Zhen'ezi and Rogue Person Yun, in one fell swoop, thus securing the victory.

However, this plan was turned into a huge undertaking from the very beginning.

That was because Zhen'ezi acted first and saved Zhang Zhixian, the disciple of the Heavenly Edict Manor.

According to Old Chen, the successor of the Heavenly Edict Manor may not know much else, but his ability to manipulate heavenly secrets and change the course of fate is absolutely top-notch. He might even have been involved in the opening of the Demon-Subduing City before.

Once he recovers some of his Law Power and reopens the Demon-Subduing City, the two sides will have no choice but to engage in a head-on confrontation.

"False gods" who cannot take advantage of the terrain will mostly meet a tragic end when facing the more powerful disciples of the seven sects.

Because if the opponent can't win, they'll call for reinforcements.

Then this "Thunder God" went mad.

The dark clouds in the sky are the best example.

The opponent did not release the Devil Subjugation Restriction in the city, but completely reversed them.

"I knew I couldn't open my Heavenly Eye. The heavenly tribulation has been triggered. How can I open my eye now?"

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The Hu Mang muttered to itself.

Fortunately, by this time, most of the Tribulation Qi in his eyes had been digested, and he was able to open one eye with difficulty.

Looking at the rolling dark clouds in the sky, he couldn't help but sigh once again.

"The types of heavenly tribulations in this world are truly rare and varied."

At Heavenly Gate, there are only ordinary artificial lightning tribulations, industrial-standard artificial lightning tribulations, and super lightning tribulations within large-scale cultivation projects.

The main selling point is large portions that will fill you up.

However, in this tribulation, the righteous path has its own heavenly tribulation, the demonic path has its own heavenly tribulation, and even the unorthodox paths, if you can truly cultivate to the Void Refinement Realm, will also have their own customized heavenly tribulation.

The rolling demonic clouds in the sky are a unique Devil Tribulation of the demonic path.

"Is it because they knew someone outside could reverse the primordial Bagua, so they deliberately conjured up a calamity, and a calamity of the demonic path at that, just to counteract the methods of the righteous path? It's just a bit of a coincidence."

The Hu Mang muttered to itself.

He met with the Shadow Devil Sect members just last night, and today a Devil Tribulation has already unfolded.

What is this? Demonic cultivators colluding with the Thunder God of the city to harm righteous people?

Then which side did the person we met on the fifth floor of the prison belong to?

Or is it the legendary Thunder God himself?

The closer it got to the crucial moment, the more confused Hu Mang felt about the information, and he was probably not the only one feeling this way.

"Where's my sister?" Zhou Yu appeared beside him unnoticed and asked in a deep voice.

"He's in seclusion in the Black Tortoise Treasury, refining the magical Law Artifact you acquired yesterday."

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Zhou Yu's expression froze instantly.

Hu Mang actually knew that the brother and sister had acquired quite a few good things yesterday, including two top-tier Spirit Artifact comparable to the "Copper Coin Sword".

However, at this crucial moment, even Spirit Artifact and Law Treasure are irrelevant.

"Don't worry, although I can't open my eyes up there, my Heavenly Eye still works fine elsewhere. I won't let your precious little sister go and fight alone."

"And even if I'm not there, Old Man Chen will be watching over things."