pjbooks Chapter 160 A single spark of hope illuminates a world of despair
Chapter 160 A single spark of hope illuminates a world of despair
Half the city was shrouded in a pale fog.
A shadowy figure, as large as ten football fields, looked down upon the city, emitting eerie and sinister laughter.
"Hehehe..."
The sound was strange and terrifying, like a cold wind blowing from a bottomless abyss.
There was no attack; it simply existed there.
But its mere presence can exacerbate the curse.
This could plunge both cities into endless despair...
"You disgusting thing! Die!"
Qin Nantian's eyes shot out lightning, and he wielded a hundred-meter-long blade formed of lightning, slashing fiercely towards the sky.
The lightning bolts were drawn in and converged, forming a terrifying lightning strike that cleaved the demonic shadow in the sky in two.
But the demonic shadow was like a wisp of mist, instantly closing up and returning to its original state, continuing to laugh wickedly as it looked down upon the city.
"What!" Qin Nantian's expression changed slightly.
Bei Mingxue said, "That is a void formed by a curse; only the power of purification can be effective against it."
Many people's expressions changed slightly upon hearing this.
They are all high-level masters, but they don't actually have any purification skills.
Luo Ningyan took out a rare high-level purification scroll and tore it apart. A dazzling and holy white beam of light shot into the sky, piercing the demonic shadow and creating a hole a hundred meters in diameter.
Although the shadowy figure quickly recovered, its body had shrunk considerably.
"It really works!" Luo Ningyan nodded.
Lu Beili's expression changed slightly after checking the information.
"This is bad! The curse in the city is worsening at an accelerated rate."
"We have to eliminate it quickly!"
Jiang Yuan's expression changed drastically.
"What?!"
He suddenly looked up at the cursed demonic figure above.
"Hehehe..."
Disaster clouds rolled across the sky.
The shadowy figure gradually descended, getting closer and closer to the city.
The grotesque, terrifying face was reflected in the pupils of millions of people like a nightmare.
"It's over, it's all over..."
Countless people collapsed onto the street, their eyes trembling, their expressions filled with fear and despair.
A young man, trembling, looked at the terrified girl beside him, a crazed and twisted expression on his face, and tackled her to the ground.
Under the girl's fearful gaze.
The young man's face twisted into a crazed smile as he said, "I've been chasing you for so long, and since I'm going to die soon anyway, let me have some fun."
"No, no!!"
Similar incidents have occurred in various places.
A son, in a frenzy, strangled his father, whom he had always looked down upon; a daughter freed her ailing mother; a wife and husband jumped from a high-rise building with their newborn baby…
Beneath the boundless darkness of despair and the unseen fear of death, the human heart is unimaginably fragile.
The city's order gradually crumbled.
……
【Purification Ring】
【Blessing of Light】
Exorcising Arrow
One attack after another, imbued with purifying power, sent the items soaring from the ground into the sky.
But it's just a drop in the ocean.
The number of curses contained within the Shadow Demon is far too great!
There were too few high-level martial artists with purification skills present.
"Damn it, there's no time at all." Bei Mingxue gritted her teeth.
"What on earth are those people from the Ten Ministers' Guild doing?!"
She desperately wanted to save the people of both cities, but now she felt a sense of powerlessness.
"Jiang Yuan, what do you want to do?!"
Luo Ningyan's exclamation rang out.
Bei Mingxue turned her head to look.
Jiang Yuan crushed the super-grade life crystal in one hand, and a rich green light filled his entire body, causing his golden blood to surge and his Undying Phoenix Flame to burn fiercely once again.
He looked up and stared intently at the cursed shadow above his head.
"If it's about purification, my power should be of some use."
The watch made a sound.
"Based on calculations, given the current master's level, the probability of failing to eliminate a curse of this magnitude is 97.88%, while the probability of success is..."
"Shut up."
The watch immediately shut up.
"Are you planning to...?"
Looking into his resolute gaze, Bei Mingxue seemed to have guessed something.
She hurriedly shouted, "Don't be reckless! Your SSS-level fire talent is indeed powerful, but even a quasi-king would be corrupted by a curse of this magnitude, let alone you..."
"Bang!"
The dried-up riverbed broke and sank, and Jiang Yuan's figure shot out!
Luo Ningyan realized what was happening the moment Bei Mingxue spoke, and without hesitation, she immediately took action, using her spiritual power to create countless large hands to grab at Jiang Yuan and try to stop him.
"President Luo, don't stop me."
Jiang Yuan's golden eyes flashed, and the Netherworld Chains, carrying a biting cold wind, shot out from the void, blocking and freezing Luo Ningyan's obstruction.
Luo Ningyan's beautiful eyes widened in disbelief.
"this……"
Despite the simple exchange, she felt completely overwhelmed!
This is far more than just a mental strength exceeding ten thousand!
Just how powerful is this child, the same age as his daughter?!
"Is that kid? What does he want?!"
Bai Huang was stunned for a moment when he saw Jiang Yuan soaring into the sky.
Bei Mingxue roared, "Stop him! Don't let him do anything foolish!!"
Bai Huang realized what was happening.
Qin Nantian and Lu Beili also made their moves at the same time.
In an instant, two ninth-level Grandmasters and one eighth-level Grandmaster simultaneously attacked to stop Jiang Yuan. Although they did not have any killing intent, they were still not something that ordinary people could withstand.
"Boom!"
A massive hand of qi and blood, wreathed in arcs of lightning, blotted out the sky.
The blue data stream manifested as countless chains rushing towards us.
A sword light shot into the sky, blocking Jiang Yuan's path.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye.
The others hadn't reacted yet.
The attacks of the three Grandmaster-level experts were about to catch Jiang Yuan.
Jiang Yuan didn't turn his head, his expression calm.
"Lightning speed."
The spatial fluctuations allowed him to instantly dodge Qin Nantian's grabbing blood and qi hand.
Countless data chains tracked him as they rushed toward his back.
"Blue Blue".
A large blue fish appeared beside Jiang Yuan and used the Return to Emptiness skill, instantly blurring their figures as data chains passed through them.
"What?!" Bai Huang exclaimed in astonishment.
Spatial movement.
Space fluctuated again.
Jiang Yuan pierced through the sword energy unleashed by Lu Beili, and amidst everyone's shocked, astonished, and incredulous gazes, he crashed straight into the thick, mud-like cursed demonic shadow.
"He...'s gone mad?!" the middle-aged warrior clad in flame armor exclaimed in disbelief.
This is a curse that even grandmaster-level martial artists would avoid at all costs.
He actually rushed in on his own...
"...!"
Bei Mingxue bit her lower lip and clenched her fists.
How could this happen?!
How can she explain to her superiors that a prodigy on the S-level protection list has died before her eyes?!
"Wait, wait a minute."
"What is that?!"
The crowd gasped in surprise, causing Bei Mingxue to look up as well, her pupils shrinking slightly.
A bright light appeared inside the enormous cursed demonic shadow.
……
"It works!"
Jiang Yuan is trapped deep within the curse.
The surrounding curses, like venomous snakes formed from filth, kept trying to erode him, carrying boundless malice and negative emotions, but before they could get close, they were directly purified and annihilated by the power of the fire.
His greatest confidence in daring to barge into this place wasn't the Undying Phoenix Flame.
Rather, it is the power of a torch that can purify all curses and evil.
Put away the Sky Shuttle Moon Slash.
"call……"
The boy took a deep breath, crossed his arms, and fully activated the Fire-Burning Breathing Technique.
A continuous stream of powerful golden energy gathered towards the center.
The golden power of the flame gradually formed a flame that floated in front of him and continued to grow. The intense purifying power made the curse around Jiang Yuan disappear, creating a vacuum zone.
From a distance.
It was as if a golden light had appeared within the body of the cursed demon, shining brightly like the morning star in the east, above the dim city shrouded in despair.
………………
Inside an old house in a remote part of the city.
The mother, who had just lost her husband, sat blankly in the yard, holding her child.
People like them don't usually get much attention, and no one would come to their rescue.
The moment I saw the cursed shadow in the sky.
The boy's mother then lost all hope of living.
The child, not understanding why his mother was crying, touched her head. Suddenly, a bright light in the sky caught his attention.
"Stars, stars."
The boy in her arms pointed outside and said in a childish voice.
Star?
What's so interesting about stars?
The boy's mother raised her head, her lifeless eyes gazing at the sky.
A single point of light, shimmering with dazzling golden light, suddenly appeared inside the demonic shadow.
The terrifying, enormous cursed shadow no longer emitted its eerie laughter; instead, it displayed pain and struggle.
The mother's eyes gradually widened, her pupils contracted, and tears involuntarily streamed down her face.
Is that... hope?