Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Chapter 880: Chapter 880: Sinister Clouds Overhang the City

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Aaang~

The Evil Insect, already looking like a dead dog, suddenly sprang up at the moment the Dragon Abyss Sword penetrated its skull, letting out an extremely agonizing howl, spewing out copious amounts of dark yellow liquid.

This was the “Fiend” level Evil Insect’s final, tragic swan song. Although Wang Chen had withdrawn the Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net a step early, it no longer had the strength to return to the safety of its burrow.

Once it fell back to the ground, the Evil Insect’s corpulent body twitched sporadically, its residual Rock Armor flaking off and turning to sand, with the inner shell also shattering to pieces.

Its muscles melted away as if encountering the scorching sun, quickly dissolving, and eventually turned into a large pool of pus, emitting a foul odor.

[Human Virtue Points +20000]

Wang Chen ignored the conspicuous prompt that popped up in his field of view, his gaze falling onto the remnants of the Evil Insect’s carcass.

There, a silvery-white glowing orb had conspicuously appeared.

A Yin Qi Pearl, a Golden Core grade Yin Qi Pearl!

Wang Chen reached out and drew the orange-sized orb into his hand, feeling its substantial weight.

He had slain countless Evil Wraiths and collected numerous Yin Qi Pearls, but this one was undoubtedly the largest and of the highest quality.

Moreover, upon close observation, one could see a dark-gold, dense substance in the core of the orb, which was presumed to be the concentrated essence of the Evil Insect’s power.

In Wang Chen’s collection of Yin Qi Pearls, this was truly unique!

This boss was not slain in vain.

Wang Chen was very satisfied.

After storing the Yin Qi Pearl in his Storage Bag, he looked around and spoke in a heavy voice, “Come out, everyone, it’s safe now!”

His voice, bolstered by mana, instantly carried in all directions and penetrated deep into the ground!

Although this small town had suffered an invasion and rampage by Evil Monsters, leading to catastrophic destruction, a few people managed to hide in underground chambers to escape disaster.

Had Wang Chen not arrived, most of them would likely have been dug out and devoured by the Evil Insect.

Wang Chen had detected the presence of these people earlier on, and without wasting much time or words, he continued, “This place is not safe, it’s better to find somewhere else to hide for a while.”

With that said, Wang Chen did not wait for anyone to emerge and took a step to teleport away instantly.

Whether these people listened or not was no longer his concern.

Over the next few days, Wang Chen cruised around the outskirts of Lingyou City, utilizing wooden sparrows to search for small groups of Evil Beasts and Evil Wraiths, harvesting Human Virtue Points and Yin Qi Pearls.

After advancing to the Golden Core Realm, the power of the Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net had greatly increased. It wasn’t just the low-level Wandering Rank and Resentment Level Evil Wraiths that he could capture with a single net, even those of the higher Fierce Grade were no exception.

As for the “Fierce” level Evil Beasts that were on par with the Nascent Soul stage, Wang Chen would avoid them as soon as he sensed their presence, never approaching within half a step.

“Fierce” level Evil Wraiths and Monster Beasts were not opponents he could handle at present. Moreover, such boss types were always surrounded by vast hordes of minions, and challenging them single-handedly would be tantamount to seeking death.

He stuck to hit-and-run tactics, seizing any opportunity that came his way and making a quick getaway after the deed was done.

His gains were considerable.

And throughout this process, Wang Chen also rescued quite a few distressed people.

However, compared to the overall situation of the battle, his small skirmishes were hardly enough to make a ripple. The siege of Lingyou City by the Evil Beast Army had already lasted for three days and nights, and the intensity of their attack showed no signs of subsiding; on the contrary, it grew even fiercer!

Evil clouds densely blanketed the skies above Lingyou City, with the sound of sinister thunder rumbling on. It had been several days since a single ray of sunlight was seen.

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Atop the Guarding Pavilion, True Person Jingyun looked up at the dayless sky above, her heart cast with a shadow denser than that of the evil clouds.

There were a total of nine Guarding Pavilions within Lingyou City, each guarding one of the nine critical nodes of the City Protecting Great Array. When not in use, the Guarding Pavilions were only three-stories tall, so unremarkable amongst the closely-packed buildings that they barely caught the eye.

But once the City Protecting Great Array was fully activated, the nine Guarding Pavilions would simultaneously rise thirty feet.

Seated atop them, a Golden Core cultivator could both observe the situation inside and outside the city, while jointly manipulating the array. Moreover, they were able to support each other.

The Guarding Pavilions gathered a portion of the power from the City Protecting Great Array and, in turn, protected the guarding cultivators.

As long as True Person Jingyun was within, she wouldn’t fear a Nascent Soul True Immortal in the slightest!

However, at this very moment, True Person Jingyun was bereft of much confidence in victory.

Not only because the siege laid by the Evil Beast Army was extremely formidable, but of greater importance was that Lingyou City’s Teleportation Array had malfunctioned!

Under normal circumstances, as a “Yellow” grade Immortal City, Lingyou City would immediately request reinforcements from a higher-ranked Immortal City upon facing an unstoppable disaster.

And Lingyou City’s superior Immortal City was the “Earth” grade Luodu Immortal City!

The numbers of Golden Cores in Luodu Immortal City were a hundredfold those of Lingyou City, with Nascent Soul True Immortals in abundance and even the presence of Divinity Transformation True Monarchs, their strength far surpassing that of Lingyou City.

The problem lay in the fact that there was internal strife within Lingyou City, and right at the critical moment when the Evil Beast Army appeared, a Golden Core True Person had turned traitor, not only severely wounding another True Person but also self-destructed at the command center, causing serious damage to the Transmission Array.

Even the City Protecting Great Array was affected considerably.

With the Transmission Array destroyed, even if Luodu Immortal City received the request for reinforcement, it would still take time to dispatch aid.

But how many of the Reinforcement-Requesting Talisman Messages sent out earlier had been intercepted by Evil Beasts was still unknown.

In the past few days, not to mention sending reinforcements, Luodu Immortal City hadn’t sent so much as a single reply.

In fact, up to now, including True Person Jingyun, all high-ranking members of Lingyou City were at a loss as to why their home suddenly faced such calamity.

This plague of evil did not seem to be a random occurrence, where Lingyou City just happened to be unlucky; rather, it resembled a long-premeditated conspiracy.

The presumed corrupted Golden Core True Person was the best proof of this.

Unfortunately, he had vanished without a trace, leaving no clues behind!

But at this point, none of that mattered. For True Person Jingyun, the urgent priority was to defend Lingyou City; otherwise, once the Evil Beast Army breached the city, a massacre was certain.

Her gaze returned once again to the world outside the city.

Under the pressing darkness of the evil clouds, countless Evil Beasts surrounded Lingyou City tightly, as if they were awaiting something. They maintained a silent quiet, with no hint of movement.

But the quieter the scene, the greater the sense of danger True Person Jingyun felt.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

As if to affirm her intuition, the ground near the city walls outside of Lingyou City suddenly bulged upward as giant Evil Insects burst forth from the earth, slamming their heads—tougher than gold or iron—against the nearest wall.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Each impact struck terror into the hearts of the people, possessing a soul-stirring power.

At the same time, countless Evil Beasts outside the city raised their heads in howls, as the evil clouds churned violently overhead. Giant Golden-winged Thunder Pengs, transformed by evil, burst through the clouds and dove straight for Lingyou City.

The total assault of the Evil Beast Army had begun!

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