Chapter 506 - 254: The Fall of Heaven’s Chosen, Farewell Before Departure (2-in-1)_4

Now the evening wind that sweeps over carries no fragrance, but a sinister stench of decay.

Roar! Ooh! Moo!

Amidst the dark night, came chilling howls.

The Evil Star is on duty, and Star Evil emerges.

Even on the mountain where Liou Yuan and the others stood, several Star Evils emerged from hiding.

However, the powerful Foundation Establishment aura of the trio caused the ordinary Star Evils to shy away upon detecting their scent, rather than approach.

Liou Yuan witnessed it all and jokingly cursed, "Star Evil only bullies the weak; back in the Qi Cultivation Realm, these mongrels would come running at the mere whiff of us."

"A Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator has shed the shackles of the flesh, incomparable to ordinary cultivators," Lao Xiuyuan explained softly, then waved his large hand.

"Let’s go. With the Evil Star overhead, we can reach Youhuang Prefecture tonight."

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! The trio of Liou Yuan shot up, tracing brilliant arcs across the night sky.

However, even during the Evil Star shift, Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators cannot travel completely unperturbed.

The night sky, in particular, is fraught with peril.

The usually harmless clouds, under the Evil Star’s glow, take on an eerie pale red hue.

The occasional gusts of wind sweeping the sky also conceal potential threats.

After all, the Star Evils that roam the high skies are nothing ordinary.

This was Liou Yuan’s first time traveling the skies during an Evil Star shift.

Previously, he traveled in Zhao Zhuoran’s magical artifact with the Five Extremes Mountain’s outer sect disciples to assist Chouhuai City, where Mr. Zhao, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, was present, and all Star Evils were incinerated by the magical artifact gourd.

But now, being among a trio of early-stage Foundation Establishments, they dared not act so recklessly.

Fortunately, with Lao Xiuyuan’s experience leading the way, they deliberately avoided the bizarrely colored clouds and tempestuous wind zones in the sky.

The journey thus far had been relatively safe.

The three continued onward until they were high in the sky, still ten thousand miles away from Youhuang State.

Suddenly, a ferociously menacing howl echoed from below.

Roar!

The tranquil autumn night abruptly changed, and then a crescent moon, crimson as blood, pierced through the clouds, emanating an eerie glow, painting the skies an eerie dark purple.

Liou Yuan and his companions halted midair, their expressions grave as they gazed towards the void before them.

A purple halo shrouded Liou Yuan’s face; there was no need for Evil Eyes to observe, for he could discern the Star Evil’s level from the malevolent aura flooding the surrounding void.

"Calamity-level Star Evil," Wei Miaomeng exclaimed, her body already pulsating with True Essence, ready to strike at any moment.

Only Liou Yuan and Lao Xiuyuan remained still.

Both, seasoned in such moments, instantly discerned that the Calamity-level Star Evil’s target wasn’t them.

"Look down there!" Liou Yuan flicked his forefinger, pointing to the earth beneath the blood-red sky.

A city stood looming in the darkness.

The ground surrounding the city trembled, while black mist billowed from the distant mountains, within which Star Evils of varying forms surged forth.

Wherever they passed, the land cracked open, exuding a nauseating stench of decay.

They roared as they rushed like a torrent of black water towards the city.

On the city walls, the expressions of the cultivators defending the city were grave as they channeled spiritual power into the protective barrier, resisting the incessant Star Evil assault.

The Star Evils charged fearlessly, launching themselves at the barrier, and each strike stirred violent ripples through it.

At the city gate, a massive rhino-like Star Evil, as large as a mountain, drew attention. Its horn radiated crimson light identical to the color tinting the skies.

The crimson crescent moon above was summoned by it.

As the light on the rhino horn intensified, the crescent moon above descended and fused with the rhino horn.

It fiercely charged at the city’s array barrier.

With a thunderous "Boom," the array barrier, at least Foundation Establishment level, shattered under the blow of the rhino Star Evil.

As an Array Master at the Foundation Establishment level, Liou Yuan immediately recognized the extraordinary nature of the rhino Star Evil, his gaze fixing on its horn as he remarked, "This Star Evil’s horn is unusual; it can break the array barrier!"