"Quick, stop that thing!"
Exclamations rang out, and strong cultivators hidden in the void took action one after another. They used spiritual power to form chains, trying to move the black orb away.
However.
The moment their spiritual power touched the black orb, it suddenly shattered!
Black mist instantly enveloped the area, and the figures of the young disciples could no longer be seen.
"What's going on!"
Human cultivators landed one by one, checking the situation.
After a long time.
A somewhat serious voice sounded: "A barrier! It's a barrier! This place is covered by a barrier, and within the barrier, an illusion has been set!"
"Then what are we waiting for! Break this barrier immediately!" A cultivator anxiously moved to strike.
Don't be fooled by the fact that those trapped were, at most, at the Soul Transformation stage.
But!
These were the future of the human race!
"Wait! Don't attack!" a formation master exclaimed.
Everyone looked at him in confusion.
The formation master's face was a little grim: "The structure of this formation can only be broken from the inside! If external force is applied, that force will be completely absorbed and converted into the formation's energy. The more energy the formation absorbs, the more dangerous it becomes inside!"
In other words.
The power they applied from outside would only hinder the disciples.
The scene fell silent for a moment.
"So, we're just going to wait for them to break the formation themselves?" A human cultivator's face was a little grim.
"Not exactly. Give us some time, there should be a way to break it, but during this time, they must hold on!" The human formation masters stepped forward one after another.
As they were about to begin their research, a mocking voice sounded.
"Instead of worrying about them, you should worry about yourselves."
Everyone's expression changed, and they suddenly turned to look.
The one who spoke was Yan Zhonghe!
He had shed the cautious demeanor of the past few days, with an unconcealable sneer in his eyes.
"Yan Zhonghe, what do you mean?" Meng Yifei looked at him coldly, holding his sword, ready to strike at any moment.
Yan Zhonghe looked at everyone's wary expressions and couldn't help but laugh.
"It's useless for you to be nervous."
"Perhaps you don't know?"
"From the very beginning, you... and this entire continent, were already destined for annihilation."
"And today, is the day of everyone's death!"
As Yan Zhonghe spoke, a hint of madness flashed across his face.
Everyone's expressions changed!
The next moment.
Streams of terrifying pressure enveloped Yan Zhonghe.
The top human cultivators attacked Yan Zhonghe without hesitation.
However.
Yan Zhonghe was not in a hurry at all.
He licked his lips, a sinister smile playing at the corners.
The next instant.
Overwhelming demonic energy surged from him!
Yan Zhonghe's strength also rapidly climbed!
Body Integration stage!
Void Refinement stage!
His cultivation was still growing!
Finally, it actually soared directly to the peak of Tribulation Transcendence!
Yan Zhonghe, the sect master of Overlord Saber Sect, had, at some unknown point, become a peak Tribulation Transcendence cultivator.
A strange smile appeared on Yan Zhonghe's lips. He dodged the combined attack of the human cultivators, then knelt down in a certain direction: "Welcome, Honored One!"
After that.
The sect master of Flowing Moon Sect also smiled and knelt down: "Welcome, Honored One!"
The disciples of Flowing Moon Sect also knelt down: "Welcome, Honored One!"
Among the crowd.
One by one, cultivators who normally showed no difference, suddenly exuded demonic energy and knelt down as well.
"Welcome, Honored One!"
Honored One?!
What is that thing!
At this moment, the most flustered were the disciples of Overlord Saber Sect.
"Yan Zhonghe! What's going on!" an elder of Overlord Saber Sect asked in alarm.
Most of Overlord Saber Sect's disciples were also in a panic.
Ye Zhaozhao was a demon.
Their sect master suddenly became a demon too?
And the people of Flowing Moon Sect, whom they had been close to recently, were also demons!
Then what about them!
What were they!
They really didn't know anything!
Facing the panic of Overlord Saber Sect's disciples, Yan Zhonghe disdained to answer.
Flowing Moon Sect was still an important chess piece arranged by the Honored One.
But what about these people from Overlord Saber Sect?
From the moment they were arranged to cultivate techniques that overdrawn their potential, they were never treated as human!
These people were destined to be nothing more than cannon fodder!
Their shock now was useless.
When the Honored One appeared, these Overlord Saber Sect members who had cultivated the Heaven-Slaying Saber and Heaven-Killing Art would instantly have their consciousnesses taken, becoming thorough cannon fodder!
This was the only meaning of their existence!
"Yan Zhonghe, speak, you..." The people of Overlord Saber Sect were still questioning.
Suddenly.
Everyone looked towards the distance with some trepidation.
At this very moment.
Terrifying demonic energy surged from all directions. These demonic energies quickly gathered together, forming a black screen.
This black screen enveloped the entire Cangyuan Sect.
Some quick-reacting individuals had already flown towards the sky the moment the demonic energy appeared.
However.
As soon as they flew up, a strange power descended, and every cultivator trying to leave the sky was heavily slammed to the ground.
When they tried again, the entire sky, including them, was already shrouded in demonic energy.
The entire Cangyuan Sect was covered in black.
The scene immediately became extremely chaotic, and fear inevitably rose in everyone's hearts.
"Don't panic! Kill Yan Zhonghe and these people first!" Elder Cang Shang roared.
Streams of attacks assailed those kneeling on the ground.
Yan Zhonghe sneered.
He had no intention of dodging.
The Honored One had arrived!
Whatever these people did was destined to be futile!
As soon as they attacked, everyone found something was amiss.
"No!"
"Our attacks are being absorbed by the black barrier."
"Spiritual power! My spiritual power is also starting to wane."
"What the hell is this damn thing!"
In the atmosphere of panic.
In the center of Cangyuan Sect.
A black seed fell.
Then, above the seed, a giant tree slowly grew.
Within a few breaths, the tree grew to the sky, overshadowing everything.
Under everyone's terrified gazes.
A giant face grew on the tree.
"Greetings, Honored One."
"Greetings, Honored One."
Yan Zhonghe and others said one after another.
The giant tree smiled, its face distorted, and layers of black mist immediately permeated the entire Cangyuan Sect.
The next moment.
Within the black mist.
Demonic figures emerged one after another!
"It's those demonic cultivators!" someone exclaimed.
"No, that's not right! They don't have physical bodies!"
"It's... it's the souls of the demonic cultivators!"
The righteous and demonic factions had fought a great battle decades ago.
Many cultivators recognized the demonic cultivators they once knew from these souls!
According to intelligence reports, these demonic cultivators were all safely in their homes before today.
Yet, in just one day, their souls had been extracted, turning them into these eerie forms!