Chapter 308: Splitting Up

The next moment, the Blood Clan members uncontrollably opened their jaws, spitting up drops of scarlet blood. Drawn by an invisible force, the blood streamed steadily toward the hands of the Gold Blood Clan member.

Dongfang Yuan narrowed his eyes, his face showing no sign of panic. He reached out, his five fingers clawing forcefully toward the ruined city below.

Sinking Stars and Drawing the Moon!

In an instant, an invisible force poured from his palm like a torrent. The shattered walls, twisted rebar, and collapsed skyscraper wreckage lying dead upon the ground began to tremble violently.

Rumble...

Countless architectural ruins tore free from the earth, defying gravity to shoot skyward. They converged in the air, crushing and colliding against each other with a thunderous roar.

At first, only small fragments gathered. But soon, more and more wreckage was caught in the gravitational pull. Like countless streams merging into a mighty river, it ultimately fused in the sky into a massive sphere of ruins.

This sphere of city wreckage continued to suck in the surrounding debris, growing larger and larger. Its surface was jagged and uneven, with steel rebar jutting outward like hideous thorns.

Dongfang Yuan held it aloft with a single hand. The sphere of ruins hovered silently above his palm—an incredibly shocking scene, as if a single man were hoisting a massive meteorite.

The shadow it cast nearly shrouded all of You City.

The Gold Blood Clan member watched in horror. Gritting his teeth, he desperately controlled the fresh blood provided by tens of thousands of Blood Clan members. The blood surged silently, eventually taking the shape of a giant blood spear. A sickeningly thick stench of gore permeated the battlefield.

"Die, Wrath!"

Veins bulged on his arms as he hurled the giant blood spear with all his might. It flew at extreme speed, like a bolt of blood-red lightning tearing across the sky.

Dongfang Yuan gave a cold laugh. "A mayfly trying to shake a tree. You don't know your own limits."

The massive sphere of ruins crashed down like a falling meteor. The two attacks collided in midair, generating a terrifying wind pressure.

The blood-red spear seemed to carry some sort of corrosive power. The moment they touched, it frantically pierced and corroded the sphere of ruins, but the sphere was simply too huge.

"Damn it!" Seeing he was outmatched, the Gold Blood Clan member immediately pounded his own chest.

Spurt!

A mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out, landing on the blood-red spear. The spear instantly flared with an eerie bloody light and swelled in the wind. Reversing its previous disadvantage, it tore relentlessly through the sphere of ruins.

Boom!

The blood-red spear violently detonated, blasting the sphere of ruins apart.

Countless architectural remnants, steel rebar, and chunks of concrete scattered in midair. Just as the Gold Blood Clan member breathed a sigh of relief, Dongfang Yuan slowly closed his fingers.

"Gather."

The airborne wreckage instantly stopped falling. Manipulated by gravity, it frantically converged on the Gold Blood Clan member.

His expression changed drastically. He immediately flapped his wings to flee, but the surrounding rocks and steel rebar plummeted toward him at supersonic speeds, turning red-hot from the intense air friction.

Swish, swish, swish...

He dodged frantically, but there were simply too many attacks coming from all directions, completely covering every inch of space. His body was pierced through over and over, though the terrifying regenerative abilities of the Blood Clan rapidly healed his wounds.

But it was all to no avail. The architectural wreckage had now fully converged on him.

"No!!"

He roared in despair. The next moment, his body was buried beneath the ruins, reforming the massive sphere of wreckage.

"Wrath, look out!" Sikong Zhen suddenly shouted in a low voice.

Dongfang Yuan's eyes flickered, and his body shifted laterally in a bizarre slide. Right then, a flash of sword light descended from the sky, slashing exactly where he had just stood.

Another Blood Clan member had arrived. This one appeared somewhat older and wielded an incredibly thin rapier.

"As expected of the Seven Deadly Sins—your strength is truly extraordinary," the sword-wielding Blood Clan member said coldly. "But since you dared to trespass into the Blood Moon Empire, you can stay here forever!"

He closed the distance, his sword thrusting out like a butterfly weaving through flowers. Dongfang Yuan met the blade bare-handed. A layer of invisible gravity clung to his hand; whenever the sword was about to touch his palm, the gravity activated in an instant, forcefully deflecting the blade's trajectory.

After several strikes, the sword-wielding Blood Clan member hadn't even brushed the corner of Dongfang Yuan's clothes. Instead, by forcefully resisting the gravitational pull, the blood vessels in his own arm continuously burst.

The more he fought, the more alarmed he became. Controlling gravity? This ability... Could it just be a coincidence?

Dongfang Yuan didn't give him any chance to think. He attacked relentlessly, firmly holding the upper hand. The advantage didn't last long, however. Several blood-red figures tore through the air and joined the battlefield.

Seeing more and more Gold Blood Clan members arrive, his expression turned grave. He hadn't expected the Blood Clan's reinforcements to arrive this quickly.

...

...

Blood Moon Imperial Capital. In a dark corner, four men wearing Silver-White Masks appeared out of thin air.

As soon as they landed, Lin Canyang couldn't wait to ask, "Leader, what is our mission?"

He was far too eager to advance.

Specter sensed the surrounding environment, and his expression changed. "This is... the Blood Moon Imperial Capital!"

Taoist Priest Xuanqing's heart skipped a beat. Crap, the most dangerous mission has fallen on this poor Daoist's head.

Everyone in the world knew what resided in the Blood Moon Imperial Capital. The legendary king of the Blood Clan, one of the Seven Gold Kings—the Undead King—was right here. Although the Imperial Capital was massive and the Undead King couldn't arrive immediately, once he did show up, it would be too late.

"The three of you will split up. I will send you to the Blood Bank, the Imperial Capital Core District, and the Blood Clan Law Enforcement Bureau. Your mission is to cause destruction and make a big enough commotion to attract attention."

"Yes, Leader!"

"The three of you, take your pick."

Specter fell silent for a moment before speaking up first. "The Core District."

He chose the most dangerous location. If one were to ask where the most Gold tier powerhouses were concentrated in any empire, it was undoubtedly the Imperial Capital Core District. It was the heart of every empire and the territory of the major noble families. Any noble who could squeeze into the Imperial Capital Core District absolutely had Gold tier powerhouses in their family.

Even if a portion of the Gold tier powerhouses had gone to You City for backup, there were still plenty of them remaining in the Core District. Furthermore, the Blood Moon Imperial Palace was located right there.

He made this choice to salvage his relationship with Pride. Especially after witnessing the true strength of the Seven Deadly Sins, he needed to pull them closer.

Lin Canyang was still torn. Which was more dangerous, the Law Enforcement Bureau or the Blood Bank? As the Provisional Third Seat, if he wanted to show off in front of the Leader, he had to pick the harder option. Only then would the Leader think highly of him after he completed the mission.

Before he could figure it out, Taoist Priest Xuanqing threw his hands in the air. "I'll go to the Blood Bank! Kid, don't fight me for it."

The crafty old Taoist Priest Xuanqing knew right away that the Blood Bank was the safest. Although there were definitely Gold tier powerhouses guarding it, there couldn't be many.

Gold tier powerhouses were incredibly important combat assets. It was impossible for a large number of them to be assigned to the Blood Bank; that would be a severe waste of military strength.

The Law Enforcement Bureau was a different story entirely. As the violent enforcer agency of the major empires, it handled all sorts of dangerous missions on a daily basis. Without enough powerful experts holding down the fort, that place simply couldn't function.

"Then I'll choose the Law Enforcement Bureau." Lin Canyang had no choice at all, nor did he dare pick before his senior.

Taoist Priest Xuanqing glanced at Lin Canyang, secretly feeling smug. This foolish kid... I don't even know how he reached the Gold tier. He looks like someone who hasn't seen much of the world, acting like such a dummy.

"Alright, let's go."

Su Mu waved his hands, and an invisible twisting force surged outward. The space where the three of them stood instantly warped, and in the next second, they vanished.

After sending the three away, he took a step forward. Like a phantom, he stepped straight into the wall and vanished without a trace.

The entire roster of the Seven Deadly Sins had been assigned their tasks. As their Leader, he naturally had to make his move as well.

And his destination was... the Blood Moon Imperial Palace!