Chapter 581 - Chapter 581: Madness
Chapter 581: Madness
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Where are these rodents from?!”
A thunderous shout echoed as the figure of Gu Danying appeared over Sea Dominion City, his expression filled with fury.
Min Yanlu’s departure from Sea Dominion City, leaving Gu Danying in charge, resulted in such an incident in just two days. It was practically an accusation of Gu Danying’s incompetence.
A flash of fire passed through Gu Danying’s eyes as he observed the disturbances occurring throughout Sea Dominion City. Just as he was about to take action to eliminate these individuals, a piercing sound reverberated within the city.
Gu Danying’s expression shifted slightly. It signaled the appearance of numerous third-tier sea demons outside Sea Dominion City, their power fluctuations detected and signaled as a warning.
At this moment, within Sea Dominion City, there were only a few peak Combined Aperture Tempering realm cultivators left, most of whom were out on missions. Even many late Combined Aperture Tempering realm cultivators were absent.
With internal and external threats converging, everything seemed to come together all at once. Or perhaps, it was all premeditated from the start.
Gu Danying formed seals with his hands, causing the formation of Sea Dominion City to tremble slightly. The jade tokens held by everyone within the city emitted a faint light, awakening those who were cultivating in seclusion.
Gu Danying glanced at the few individuals within the city who were engaged in rampant slaughter, a glint of coldness flashing in his eyes. Regardless of the circumstances, these individuals had to be eliminated first. Otherwise, there was no hope of withstanding the onslaught of sea demons outside.
Flying at low altitude, Chen Fei avoided drawing too much attention by soaring directly into the sky. At this moment, with the situation inside the city unclear, it was best to avoid such conspicuous actions.
Pulling out the jade token from his sleeve, Chen Fei gazed at the radiance emanating from it. This was a notice for everyone except for essential personnel to proceed immediately outside Sea Dominion City to slay sea demons.
Regardless of how many tasks had been completed before, refusal was not an option at this moment. Once Sea Dominion City was breached and there was no fixed defense point, everyone would easily fall into the encirclement of the sea demons.
While Combined Aperture Tempering realm cultivators had a chance to escape due to their ability to fly, those below that realm faced almost certain death. The losses to the Thousand Feathers Alliance would be beyond description.
Putting away the jade token, Chen Fei hurried towards the defensive area of the Primordial Sword Sect. At this moment, the sea demons outside the city seemed to be in a frenzy, charging towards Sea Dominion City as if possessed.
Facing the interception of Combined Aperture Tempering realm warriors, these sea demons used to dodge attacks, but now they simply charged forward recklessly, completely disregarding all defenses.
Survival was instinctual, whether for humans or sea demons, it was all the same.
However, the fact that these sea demons were now blatantly disregarding their own lives indicated that this was not a normal situation. There must be some force forcefully controlling these sea demons, causing them to behave so recklessly.
Chen Fei stood at the forefront of the Primordial Sword Sect, his doppelganger forming seals with both hands as dozens of sword elements enveloped the area ahead.
The Profound Heavenly Sword Formation was rarely used by Chen Fei’s main body. This was because Chen Fei’s main body possessed a highly diverse array of strengths, including various cultivation techniques, realms of cultivation, several forbidden methods, and a physique reaching the late Combined Aperture Tempering realm stage.
Only with such diverse elements could Chen Fei’s main body wield all of his strength, enabling him to severely injure warriors of the same realm with a single sword strike.
Without these constituent strengths, even with the same mid-Combined Aperture Tempering realm cultivation, Chen Fei would not be as formidable.
Therefore, relying solely on the sword formation made it difficult for Chen Fei’s main body to fully demonstrate all of his capabilities.
However, Chen Fei’s doppelganger lacked such diverse strengths. The most potent aspect was the level of comprehension of his cultivation techniques. By using the sword formation, he could maximize his strength and better protect the other members of the Primordial Sword Sect.
The perfect-stage Profound Heavenly Heavenly Sword Formation, when deployed by a mid-Combined Aperture Tempering realm warrior like Chen Fei’s doppelganger, produced astonishing effects. Although it didn’t reach the combat power of the Combined Aperture Tempering realm, it was much stronger than ordinary mid-Combined Aperture Tempering realm peak cultivators.
Facing the sea demons, most of whom were at the second tier of strength, despite their fearless demeanor, they were unable to break through Chen Fei’s doppelganger’s sword formation in a short period.
The other members of the Primordial Sword Sect only needed to plug the gaps, significantly reducing the pressure they faced.
People from nearby sects occasionally cast glances at the Primordial Sword Sect, especially at Chen Fei.
Peak Combined Aperture Tempering realm warriors were not absent among them, but none could match Chen Fei’s speed of slaughter.
The sword elements were too sharp; sea demons at the late second tier would be injured upon contact and killed instantly. Even those at the late second tier would fall with just a few sword elements surrounding them.
As for peak second-tier sea demons, they could charge to Chen Fei’s front, but aside from enduring for a moment longer, they still couldn’t escape the fate of being slain.
What Chen Fei displayed didn’t seem like the strength typical of a Combined Aperture Tempering realm cultivator. However, judging from his aura, he was indeed just a Combined Aperture Tempering realm cultivator.
Without any treasures on hand, only with exceptional spiritual weapons, yet the sharpness of the sword elements was chilling. To achieve such results, one must have an extremely high level of comprehension of cultivation techniques.
People from surrounding sects couldn’t discern that Chen Fei was merely a doppelganger. However, if they knew, they would probably be even more astonished. Because it meant that Chen Fei’s main body possessed formidable strength and also had an extraordinary inheritance in doppelganger techniques.
Within the Thousand Feathers Alliance, there were quite a few factions that possessed doppelganger-type inheritances. However, most of their cultivation techniques were relatively ordinary and didn’t provide significant assistance to their strength.
Very few warriors were willing to dedicate themselves to studying these techniques.
Moreover, practicing doppelganger-type cultivation techniques was not easy. With the time spent on that, one could instead focus on cultivating their main body, which would yield greater rewards.
The Primordial Sword Sect fought while retreating, finally arriving at the defensive formation of Sea Dominion City. At this point, they could no longer retreat; they had to stand here and face the sea demons.
Otherwise, if they retreated back into Sea Dominion City at this critical moment, they would face repercussions from Sea Dominion City afterward. They might be sent to dangerous areas for missions or even imprisoned, or worse, executed as a warning to others.
In times of war, they could only retreat if absolutely necessary; otherwise, they had to stand and fight!
The distant roars of third-tier sea demons were now clearly audible. Chen Fei’s doppelganger furrowed his brow slightly. The Combined Aperture Tempering realm cultivators within Sea Dominion City had yet to appear, and Chen Fei’s main body was currently blocked on the road.
Within Sea Dominion City, Chen Fei looked at the person blocking his path and then turned to run in another direction.
Seeing this person, Chen Fei finally understood the familiar aura he had sensed earlier. This turmoil within the city was orchestrated by the Thousand-Eyed Ghoul, and the person blocking Chen Fei’s path was completely under the control of the corruption of the mind, just like those from the Shadow Abyss Sect before.
For this visit to Sea Dominion City, everyone entering for the first time underwent a mental check to see if they were unknowingly corrupted by the strange influence.
Initially, some individuals were indeed detected and were all transferred to other areas. It was only then that Chen Fei realized that this Thousand-Eyed Ghoul had managed to escape Min Yanlu’s pursuit.
A third-tier demon beast managing to evade pursuit by a Combined Aperture Tempering realm expert was somewhat unexpected to Chen Fei.
Although it was a peak third-tier aberration, the difference before a Combined Aperture Tempering realm expert wasn’t significant; it would still be easily dealt with in a single move.
Now, this Thousand-Eyed Ghoul dared to approach Sea Dominion City and somehow managed to help those whose minds were corrupted evade detection again.
If Min Yanlu were present in Sea Dominion City at this moment, even if this Thousand-Eyed Ghoul had a hundred times more courage, it wouldn’t dare to appear nearby. However, precisely because Min Yanlu was absent, today’s situation unfolded as it did.
“The Fallen Heaven Pavilion?”
A thought flashed through Chen Fei’s mind. If this Thousand-Eyed Ghoul was indeed sent by the Fallen Heaven Pavilion, then what was their motive?
To destabilize the Thousand Feathers Alliance, create chaos, and profit from it? But without Combined Aperture Tempering realm experts, even if the Thousand Feathers Alliance suffered significant damage, the ones to benefit would ultimately be the sea demons.
Unlike those internal traitors, who merely sought to benefit from the conflict between the factions, they didn’t intend to overthrow the Thousand Feathers Alliance. They simply aimed to profit immensely from both sides’ struggles.
Only if the Thousand Feathers Alliance remained standing could they continue to reap the benefits provided by the sea demons. As long as the conflict persisted, their gains would continue unabated.
Therefore, what those internal traitors hoped for was for the Thousand Feathers Alliance to suffer losses continuously. However, their downfall wouldn’t serve their interests at all.
However, as a top-tier force, the Fallen Heaven Pavilion already possessed immense benefits in ordinary times, and becoming an internal traitor wouldn’t grant them much more.
Unless, perhaps, there were Combined Aperture Tempering realm experts behind the Fallen Heaven Pavilion? Or by causing the Thousand Feathers Alliance to fall, they hoped to give rise to Combined Aperture Tempering realm experts?
Various thoughts flashed through Chen Fei’s mind, but with limited information, he couldn’t determine the true reason.
However, for now, Chen Fei needed to shake off the person behind him and continue towards the defensive area of the Primordial Sword Sect. While killing that person was an option, it would attract too much attention, something Chen Fei wanted to avoid.
Chen Fei’s figure flickered, moving with no discernible pattern but astonishing speed.
With the Profound Heavenly Escape cultivated to perfection alongside the Profound Heavenly Heavenly Sword, his speed had naturally increased over time. Leveraging his current cultivation level, even mid-Combined Aperture Tempering realm cultivators would find it difficult to catch up.
The person behind Chen Fei hesitated for a moment upon witnessing his extraordinary agility. Eventually, they decided not to pursue.
Their current orders were to cause as much damage to the infrastructure within Sea Dominion City as possible and to kill as many people as they could, creating chaos. Chasing after Chen Fei would only waste more time.
Having their minds corrupted by the Thousand-Eyed Ghoul meant they essentially became a subordinate of the demon, with all their thought patterns prioritizing the demon’s commands.
However, this didn’t mean these corrupted warriors lost their intelligence. Given choices, they would opt for methods to fulfill their orders more effectively.
After circling around and shaking off the person behind him, Chen Fei changed his route and continued toward the defensive area of the Primordial Sword Sect.
The third-tier sea demons sensed by Chen Fei’s doppelganger were drawing closer. If Chen Fei delayed any longer, the Primordial Sword Sect would likely collide with the third-tier sea demons.
By then, Chen Fei’s doppelganger wouldn’t be able to withstand the third-tier sea demons, and neither would the other members of the Primordial Sword Sect. Despite the defensive formation of Sea Dominion City, the damage would likely be severe.
“Boom!”
As Chen Fei approached halfway, the entire formation of Sea Dominion City suddenly shook violently, causing the entire city to tremble incessantly.
Chen Fei subconsciously turned his head to the south, where the fluctuations in the formation had caused the entire Sea Dominion City to tremble.
It was precisely in that direction where the formation’s disruption had initially occurred, where the formation node of Sea Dominion City had been excavated..