The Entry-plundering Demon Hunter

Chapter 388: Chapter 348: Beneath the Divine Abyss, Is There a Place for Me?

HUFF... HUFF... HUFF...

Lin Yi gasped for breath, his bloodshot eyes growing more and more savage.

Beneath his feet was a river formed from blood.

The ground all around was a Sword Tomb.

A strange, blood-colored full moon hung in the sky.

A gentle breeze blew, carrying the nauseating stench of blood.

He was stained red with blood from head to toe.

The Black Gold Tiger Head Spear in his hand emitted a strange, dark red glow.

As if it had drunk its fill of blood.

The next moment, Lin Yi suddenly turned and thrust his spear behind him.

WHOOSH—

The spear whistled through the air.

But the spear struck nothing but empty air.

”Heh heh heh... Boy, you’re still too green to kill me. Give in to your demonic nature. Only by falling to the demonic path can you unlock your infinite potential. Otherwise, you’ll be trapped here for the rest of your life, never to escape...”

A sharp voice echoed from the void.

Lin Yi turned, his icy, blood-crazed eyes scanning his surroundings.

A cold sneer touched his lips.

”Hah! What bullshit gods, what bullshit Immortals!”

”You’re nothing but hypocrites in disguise, trying to corrupt the hearts of men!”

”You’re just a pack of selfish, false gods. Stop pretending to be true gods who save the world.”

As his words fell, a ruthless glint flashed in Lin Yi’s eyes.

He rushed forward in a few large strides, his Black Gold Tiger Head Spear thrusting straight into the void.

SQUELCH—

The sound of metal piercing flesh was heard.

The next moment, an old man with a full head of white hair and a white robe appeared in the void. He looked down in utter disbelief at the spear piercing his body.

He couldn’t believe a mere mortal could actually harm him.

After a long moment, he raised his head and stared at the mortal before him.

Lin Yi shot him a cold sneer. ”This is your arrogance. You call yourself a god, but you’re nothing but a false one!”

”All you do is disturb people’s minds, planting your so-called miracles to corrupt their nature and make them revere you as gods. In reality... how are you any different from mortals?”

”Today, I will shatter the lies of you false gods and tear off your hypocritical masks!”

”I will cast you all down into the Divine Abyss, never to rise again...”

Lin Yi gripped his spear and wrenched it from side to side.

In an instant, the spear erupted with an eerie, blood-red light.

As the light flared, the Daoist’s face filled with terror.

After a few cries of ”No!”...

The next moment, his body shattered into countless fragments, slowly dissipating into the Divine Abyss.

Spear in hand, Lin Yi stood upon the sea of blood.

Sword Tombs littered the landscape—the final resting places, perhaps, of all who had come to challenge the Divine Abyss, only to be trapped here forever.

The blood-red moon hanging in the sky gave off an unsettling sheen.

As if it were the mastermind behind the scenes, manipulating the hearts of men.

Lin Yi tilted his head back, his gaze meeting the blood moon’s.

After a long while, the corners of his mouth lifted slightly as he spoke with cold indifference, ”Is there now a place for me in this Divine Abyss?”

His voice wasn’t loud, yet it was exceptionally clear in the strange, secluded Divine Abyss.

”Is there now a place for me in this Divine Abyss?”

This time, Lin Yi’s voice was a little louder.

Instantly, a fierce wind howled past.

Even the earth began to tremble, and the sea of blood at his feet churned restlessly.

Even the swords and blades embedded in the sea of blood began to sway gently.

Lin Yi looked up again, staring at the blood moon in the sky.

His voice rose once more. ”Now... is there a place for me in this Divine Abyss?”

RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE—

A fierce roar shook the entire Divine Abyss violently.

Even the blood moon hanging in the sky seemed to cower in fear.

Lin Yi turned and made a grasping motion at the empty air.

A longbow, which had been stuck in the sea of blood, flew directly into Lin Yi’s hand.

Then, several arrows also landed in his grasp.

He drew the bow, nocked an arrow, and took aim at the blood moon in the sky.

SWISH—

SWISH SWISH—

Three arrows in a row shot straight toward the blood moon.

Instantly, the blood moon emitted a dazzling red light, attempting to block the approaching arrows.

The moment the red light shone down, the arrows’ speed did indeed slow.

In the end, all three arrows fell from the sky.

Just as the blood moon thought it had escaped disaster...

...it didn’t know that Lin Yi was right behind the arrows, hurtling toward it like a meteor.

The blood moon once again flared with brilliant light, trying to block Lin Yi’s attack.

However, just as the red light stopped Lin Yi, slowing him down as well...

SCREEE—

Suddenly, a clear cry rang out.

In an instant, a gale erupted, and the entire Divine Abyss Realm grew turbulent.

Then, a massive, rainbow-colored bird came soaring from the horizon.

Just as Lin Yi was about to fall, the great bird caught him securely with its enormous body.

It then continued flying toward the blood moon.

Wherever the great bird passed, the red light parted as if it had met its nemesis, clearing a direct path to the blood moon.

The great bird, completely unhindered, carried Lin Yi right up to the blood moon.

A cold glint flashed in Lin Yi’s eyes.

He raised the Black Gold Tiger Head Spear and hurled it directly at the blood moon.

And this time, not only did the Tiger Head Spear meet no resistance...

...but it also seemed to have a life of its own.

Its speed increased, faster and faster, until the spear plunged into the blood moon.

A soft SQUELCH was heard.

The blood moon, as if it were a solid object, was pierced through by the Tiger Head Spear.

Then, the spear carved an arc through the air and stabbed at the blood moon once more...

In an instant, the blood moon was riddled with holes like a hornet’s nest.

Its bewitching, bloody luster began to dim.

Lin Yi stared at the blood moon until the Tiger Head Spear returned to his hand.

The next moment, a sharp, piercing sound tore through the sky above the Divine Abyss, like the blood moon’s dying scream.

Then, at a speed visible to the naked eye...

...cracks began to appear on the blood moon.

One...

Two...

Three...

As more and more cracks spread across the entire blood moon, it looked like a disk about to shatter.

Until, with a soft CRACK...

...a huge fissure appeared on the blood moon’s surface.

Followed by a SHATTER.

The disk-like blood moon shattered completely...

...breaking into countless blood-colored fragments.

In that instant, the entire Divine Abyss plunged into darkness.

Only a hazy, bloody glow struggled to remain.

After all the fragments fell into the sea of blood...

...they dissolved into pools of blood and merged together.

Just as the tension left Lin Yi’s expression and the blood-red color in his eyes began to fade...

...creatures that looked like little sprites began to leap out from the sea of blood one by one.

They cheered and jumped, dancing gracefully in the void.

Finally, they all gathered around Xiaoqi and Lin Yi.

As if they were celebrating something.

The swords and blades stuck in the sea of blood also began to ring out clearly.

As if accompanying the blood-colored sprites.

Just as Lin Yi was watching these blood-colored sprites, somewhat mesmerized...

...suddenly, they began to surge into his body, one after another.

Waves of excruciating pain instantly coursed through his body.

As if he were being torn apart.

The sprites swarming into his body grew increasingly frantic.

Even the primal qi within him was mixed into the chaos.

AHHH—

...until Lin Yi could no longer bear it and let out a deafening, long cry.

The light in the entire Divine Abyss Realm dimmed instantly.

This world, which seemed to be pieced together from countless fragments, began to collapse, piece by piece.

The sea of blood, the Sword Tombs, the night sky, the blood-colored sprites...

...they all slowly vanished until the entire Divine Abyss returned to tranquility...

「Xingwu University.」

On campus, a bus was parked, waiting. The students who were going to the Martial Arts exchange were all already on board.

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Wei Nan shook his head. ”Director Qiao, Principal Tang, I still can’t get through!”

”Forget it. If we can’t reach him, we won’t wait any longer!”

”Old Qiao, you all get on the bus and go!”

”If Lin Yi comes back, I’ll personally take him to meet up with you!”

Tang Baichuan said, glancing at Director Qiao.

Hearing this, Director Qiao nodded. ”Alright, we’ll head out then!”

After speaking, Director Qiao got right on the bus.

The driver closed the door, and the bus slowly pulled away from the school gate.

Wei Nan, Zhou Qi, and Sun Tao weren’t qualified to go.

So they naturally stayed behind at the university.

On the nine-person list, Wei Shang and Feng Lei took two spots.

Besides them, Xu Tai and Qin Zhaoxue were also going.

Their cultivation realms were outstanding among Xingwu University’s students.

And their talent had always been good.

Therefore, those two also took up two of the slots.

The remaining five were also considered top students at the university.

After the bus left the university, Tang Baichuan’s brow remained furrowed.

He glanced back at Wei Nan, Zhou Qi, and the others.

”If Lin Yi contacts you, let me know immediately!”

”Okay!”

Wei Nan nodded, watching as Tang Baichuan left.

...

「Jingzhao City.」

As the host of this Martial Arts exchange...

...Old He had arrived early.

The representative teams from the Eagle Alliance, Sunset Alliance, Maple Alliance, Asia Alliance, and Sakura Alliance...

...had also checked into their hotels here.

The entirety of Jingzhao City was under heavy guard.

In addition to the local Public Security Bureau patrolling the streets...

...the Left Guard, Right Guard, and Demon Hunting Teams from various cities had also been mobilized here.

The security in Jingzhao City was unprecedentedly tight.

Everyone on the streets was subjected to a strict security check.

An SUV was parked on the side of the road.

Chu Zhengxiong had his arms crossed, a cigarette held between his fingers.

He was surveying the surroundings.

Mo Yanfeng’s brow was deeply furrowed. He said, ”Meng Die has compiled the list of traitors from within our Demon Hunting Bureau! She’s asking if we should make the arrests ourselves, or if her Town Martial Department should handle it personally?”

”Why don’t you take a look at this list first?”

Mo Yanfeng said, handing his phone to Chu Zhengxiong.

Hearing this, Chu Zhengxiong glanced back at him.

He shook his head and said, ”I’m not looking, and don’t you show it to me!”

”I’m afraid I won’t be able to stop myself from killing someone!”

Mo Yanfeng said nothing and took his phone back.

He could understand Chu Zhengxiong’s current mood.

So many people within the Demon Hunting Bureau had turned out to be traitors.

The ridiculous part was that Chu Zhengxiong had treated them as brothers and comrades-in-arms.

In the end, they were all enemies.

The feeling was like the drastic ups and downs of a roller coaster.

It would be unbearable for anyone.

Mo Yanfeng turned off his phone and leaned against the SUV with a long sigh.

”Let the Town Martial Department handle the arrests, then. We should avoid any conflict of interest.”

”Meng Die’s plan is to carry out the arrests during the Martial Arts exchange, not wait until it’s over.”

Chu Zhengxiong nodded and took a few hard drags from his cigarette.

He tossed the butt to the ground and stamped it out.

He turned back and looked at Mo Yanfeng. ”Old Mo, there’s something I still don’t understand, even now.”

”Why would they choose to betray us? To betray their families, to betray their friends?”

”What’s in it for them?”

Chu Zhengxiong’s eyes were a little red.

He couldn’t understand why something like this would happen.

Mo Yanfeng shook his head. ”Perhaps their paths and aspirations were different from ours.”

”Everyone has their own way of thinking. As for why they chose betrayal, who can really know what was going on in their minds?”

”Maybe for status, maybe for money, or maybe they simply chose this path.”

”But Old Chu, don’t say I didn’t warn you.

We are law enforcement. From the moment they made their choice, our positions became different!”

”Enforce the law strictly and impartially. Don’t mix personal feelings with the law!”

”They are not our comrades anymore. They are our enemies...”