Dawn City, shrouded in blood mist.
"Lin Bai, Miao Miao, Qing Ge, Xiang Ming...where are you?!"
Chi Chen looked around at the European-style buildings with a grim expression. On the wide street, he was now the only one there. Lin Bai and the others who were originally with him had all disappeared.
He received no response to Chi Chen's calls.
This bizarre scene is truly chilling.
Chi Chen didn't even know how he got into Dawn City. He was momentarily stunned when he was enveloped in the blood mist. When he came to his senses, he found himself already in the place in front of him.
"What exactly is this blood mist?"
Chi Chen was completely encased in the Battle Saint Armor. He had initially thought that the blood mist would harm his body, but it seemed that the blood mist had not yet shown any offensive properties.
Even so, Chi Chen dared not dispel the Battle Saint Armor. Being in such a strange place, any carelessness could cost him his life.
"This blood mist can suppress the perception of spiritual power!"
Chi Chen wanted to use his mental power to perceive the situation further away, but he found that his mental power was suppressed. In this blood mist, all Chi Chen could do was have the vision of a normal person.
Even due to the blood mist, Chi Chen's visibility was only about fifty meters in radius.
Although mental perception is suppressed, one can still use mental power and forbidden abilities, as evidenced by the appearance of the Battle Saint Armor.
Chi Chen looked up at the vengeful spirits floating in the sky. Without hesitation, he activated the Soul Prison, and the vengeful spirits were continuously absorbed into his body.
"Brother Monkey, do you know what this blood mist is?"
As Chi Chen absorbed the vengeful spirits wandering in the air, he called out to the monkey within his body.
The current situation is something that Chi Chen himself certainly cannot understand.
"Kid, this is a big problem. Even I, Old Sun, can't see what this blood mist is! It's not just blood mist formed from condensed blood energy; there's an extremely evil aura hidden within it!"
As soon as the monkey's voice rang in Chi Chen's mind, Chi Chen's heart sank again. He couldn't even see the monkey clearly.
"My child, this blood mist is able to absorb the blood energy within your body without you even realizing it!"
At the same time, Nuwa's solemn voice rang out, causing Chi Chen's expression to change once again.
As Chi Chen examined his own condition, sure enough, under his own scrutiny, the blood and qi within his body seemed to be being peeled away layer by layer, constantly flowing outwards.
If it weren't for Nuwa's reminder, Chi Chen would not have noticed any of this before!
This blood mist was actually able to directly extract Chi Chen's blood essence through the Battle Saint Armor; it was simply terrifying.
Chi Chen had some doubts before. The sudden movement of the blood mist, which sucked them all in, couldn't possibly be just to transfer them to Dawn City.
Having learned about the power of the blood mist, Chi Chen was even more puzzled. There must be a terrifying being controlling this blood mist, otherwise even Hu Yuan and Xiang Yun, those two powerful figures in the Moon Realm, would not have been unable to resist it. Since the other party has such great power, why is he still alive?
Given the power displayed by that terrifying being, it could have easily taken my life!
Thinking of this, Chi Chen's fear deepened. The unknown is often the most frightening thing!
"Kid, there are quite a few vengeful spirits in this city. Absorb them all as soon as possible, and it should be able to awaken Fengdu!"
The monkey's solemn voice rang out again, perhaps only the emperor of the underworld could explain the current situation.
Upon hearing this, Chi Chen was also doing his best to absorb the vengeful spirits. What the monkey said was exactly what he was thinking.
In fact, Chi Chen had this idea before when he was outside Dawn City. After all, it would be impossible for Chi Chen not to be tempted by tens of thousands of vengeful spirits.
As a fellow human, Chi Chen actually harbored some reluctance to absorb human souls, but at this moment, he could no longer consider such things.
The best way to wake up the Emperor of Fengdu is to figure out the situation. After all, even I, who possesses both the Monkey King and Nuwa, can't figure out what's going on, let alone Lin Bai and the others. We must find them as soon as possible!
Holding a long sword, Chi Chen cautiously walked the streets of Dawn City, ready to pounce at any moment. Although there had been no unusual activity in the city so far, Chi Chen always felt as if a pair of eyes were watching him from the shadows, which kept him on edge and dared not relax for a moment.
...
"Heh heh, a mysterious little fellow has arrived!"
Inside the Smith family manor, Lucifer sat high on his throne, calmly watching everything on the mirror-like monitor before him, which was formed from blood mist. The monitor was divided into hundreds of tiny squares, and in each square, a figure was carefully walking within Dawn City.
Lucifer's gaze was not on Hu Yuan, Alex, or Delamini, these powerful figures in the Moon Realm.
Instead, he looked at where Chi Chen was, because he could see clearly what Chi Chen was doing.
"If it weren't for this damned holy light suddenly rebounding, you would already be bait for me to take that final step! But it's fine this way, keeping your lives might attract even more people!"
Lucifer's eyes narrowed, revealing an extremely dangerous glint. Completely transforming into a Fallen Seraph was proving to be more difficult than he had imagined.
Lucifer originally thought that the holy light within him had completely fallen, but he did not expect that there was still a trace of holy light that had not been assimilated.
Lucifer also knew that if he did not transform this last ray of holy light into corrupting power, it would become a fatal flaw for him in the future.
"Grandpa...Grandpa...should we go out and take care of some of the people from other war zones first?"
Inside the main hall, besides Lucifer, there were a few dozen other people standing around. They were all members of the Smith family, and also the last few dozen people still alive in Dawn City besides Lucifer.
At this moment, Edward and the others looked at Lucifer with fear in their eyes, because in front of Lucifer's throne, more than a hundred dried-up corpses lay haphazardly on the ground. These were all big shots who once dominated Dawn City. Among them, in addition to the members of the other two major families, there were also many high-level forbidden ability users from the Smith family.
The reason Edward and his group of dozens of people were able to survive was simply because they were Lucifer's bloodline!
At this moment, Edward looked at the dried corpses scattered on the ground. Although among them were the murderer who killed his brother and the former mortal enemies of the other two families, Edward could not feel happy at all when he saw the tragic expressions frozen on their faces before they died.
At this moment, Edward felt endless regret. Why did he have to wake up his grandfather, who was like the lord of hell?
Edward had never imagined the horrific tragedy that unfolded throughout Dawn City. His original intention in awakening Lucifer was merely to prepare for a potential siege by the two great families, but he never imagined that he would single-handedly create such a tragedy for Dawn City.
Edward was initially relieved that Lucifer had successfully transformed into a fallen seraph, and that from now on the entire Nordic theater would be under the rule of the Smith family.
But now it seems that Lucifer can no longer be called human. Any life in front of him seems to be insignificant.
Is this the Fallen Seraph?
Edward felt an overwhelming sense of sorrow. If Lucifer needed him, would he also become bait for his downfall?
"Hehe, Edward, don't be afraid. You are all of my bloodline. After I am completely transformed, I will guide you onto this great path! As for those outsiders, I have my own methods. You don't need to go!"
Lucifer glanced at Edward, as if he could read Edward's mind.
Then, Lucifer's fingers twitched slightly, and the two figures beneath the throne, whose blood energy he had not yet completely drained, suddenly rose, their eyes turning pitch black, and then left the hall.
"Yes, Grandfather, thank you for your gift!"
Upon hearing this, Edward felt even more terrified. He didn't want to become like Lucifer, but he could only agree. Now, everything about him was completely out of his control.
Behind Edward, dozens of members of the Smith family, upon hearing this, showed despair in some and excitement and madness in others.
Under the temptation of absolute power, there will always be someone who unleashes the beast of desire within them!
...
Half an hour later.
The more than 100,000 vengeful spirits in the city were finally absorbed by Chi Chen.
Inside the main hall within Chi Chen's body, with the infusion of the last soul, the statue of the Fengdu Emperor finally trembled.
Then, an imperial aura emanated from the main hall.
"Hmm? What's this? Such an evil aura!"
Before the Emperor of Fengdu could even rejoice after waking up, his solemn voice rang out from the main hall, filled with a heavy atmosphere. Even he was shocked by the situation in Dawn City!
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