Chapter 71: Zhang Enters Madness

  The night view of H city is especially enchanting, the bustling streets are lit up with red lanterns and green lights, beautiful women dressed in revealing outfits walk down the street, attracting countless admiring glances.

  Zhang Feng and his girlfriend Tingting strolled hand in hand through the snack street, occasionally stopping to savor the spicy snacks. He looked utterly blissful, truly enjoying himself.

  Zhang Feng is now 26 years old and is the CEO of a website. One day, he coincidentally ran into Tingting while she was shopping with her classmates. He was immediately smitten and launched a crazy pursuit. After several months of effort, he finally succeeded in winning her over.

  Ting Ting was still a university student, and in school, she was the campus belle. She was gentle and lovely, and well-liked by everyone in school. This time, being successfully pursued by Zhang Frenzy caused her to become the subject of sorrow for many people in her university, with some crying uncontrollably, others stunned, and still others drowning their sorrows in drink.

  Zhang Feng was even more doting on his girlfriend who was several years younger than him, catering to her every whim and not allowing her to suffer the slightest harm.

  I remember one time when Tingting was harassed by two hoodlums on the street after school, Zhang Feng immediately rushed over with a steel pipe and sent those two hoodlums to the hospital at the cost of his own body being covered in wounds.

  At that time, Zhang was so angry that his eyes were red like a mad tiger. Later, friends started calling him Tezi in jest, but he unexpectedly liked it and from then on really called himself a madman.

  But now Zhang is completely tame, he is following his girlfriend obediently, holding the clothes and small trinkets that Tingting bought, stopping occasionally to accompany his girlfriend in tasting the snacks from street vendors, looking every bit like a hen-pecked husband who accompanies his wife shopping.

  The night grew darker, and the pedestrians became fewer. The small shops along the road, which were brightly lit, began to put up their shutters in preparation for closing. Zhang Yue's bag had also changed from a few packages at first to over ten packages now.

  "Tingting, shall we head back? It's getting late, if we don't go back now, your school will lock the gate." Zhang Yue glanced at her watch and hastily walked a few steps to come beside Tingting.

  "Uh, it's time to go back." Tingting looked around and saw Zhang Fu covered in sweat, so she took out her handkerchief and gently wiped him down. Then she asked considerately: "Are you tired? Let's head back now."

  "It's not tiring, it's not tiring!" Zhang Feng grinned from ear to ear, for the person he deeply loved in front of him, even giving up his life would be worth it, let alone just doing some physical labor? As he sniffed the faint scent that wafted past his nose when Tingting wiped the sweat for him, Zhang Feng really wished he could sweat even more.

  The two of them turned around and walked back, at this time the street was already empty, only their footsteps echoed on the deserted street.

  Ting Ting's school is located in a relatively remote area, and to get back to school, she has to pass through several narrow and dark alleys, as well as an abandoned construction site. This is also the reason why Zhang Feng wants to go back early - it might not be safe if they go back too late.

  All the way, the shadows were towering, and Tingting was a girl with a smaller courage, so she saw her tightly attached to Zhang Feng's side, not daring to leave for a step, and from time to time being scared by the green eyes of the wild cat on the roadside.

  "Don't worry, it's just a stray cat, there's nothing to be afraid of." Zhang Feng patted Tingting's hand reassuringly.

  But it seemed that heaven did not want the couple to have it too easy, as soon as Zhang's words fell, several figures suddenly jumped out of the black shadow beside them and blocked their way, scaring Tingting into a scream.

  "Who are you?" Zhang Feng rushed forward a step, blocking in front of Tingting and asked.

  In front of him were five strangely dressed young men, holding steel pipes and iron chains.

  "Hey, hey, monkey, I didn't expect to see such a pretty little woman so late at night!" A young man with dyed blonde hair glanced at Tingting a few times under the dim light of the street lamp and turned to smile at another young man beside him.

  "Right, it seems like today is our brother's lucky day! The heavens are taking pity on us and sending us some fun!" A young man with a flat head said with a sly smile, causing the other young men beside him to burst into loud laughter.

  "Hey kid, leave this woman behind and we'll let you go!" The young man with a flat head said, his face changing color as he took a step forward, menacingly staring at Zhang Feng: "We're from the Green Dragon Society, so scram if you know what's good for you. We'll just borrow this little woman to have some fun and then return her to you."

  Zhang Feng's heart sank when he heard the words. He had heard of this Qinglong Gang, it was a black force composed of local rascals and some wandering offenders from outside, the members inside were not good things, rape, robbery, theft were all trivial matters for them, if Tingting fell into their hands, she would be in big trouble.

  "These few brothers, if there's something to discuss, I still have some money here, would you like to take it and go drink tea?" Zhang Cui quietly retreated backwards, casually pulled out his wallet and threw it over, then used his finger to write a "run" character on Tingting's back.

  "Damn it, I want this little woman!" A young man in the middle kicked away the wallet that had been thrown at him and cursed, seeing Zhang Yue quietly retreating, he shouted: "Brothers, hurry up, the little woman wants to run away!"

  "Run!" Zhang Feng immediately shouted loudly, throwing the big and small bags in his hands at those guys, while pulling Tingting to turn around and run.

  The several rascals behind him blocked the things he threw and shouted as they followed up.

  Turning around the corner of the alley, they would be on the main road, and those people wouldn't dare to be so arrogant. Seeing the exit of the small alley in front of them, Zhang Ju suddenly took a deep breath and pulled Tingting to rush past, and they were about to dash out of the alley.

  But Zhang Feng hadn't even had time to be happy when suddenly everything went black in front of him, and his body inexplicably flew back, crashing to the ground with a thud. Tingting, who was still holding his hand, was also pulled down by him and they rolled around together.

  "Run fast!" Without thinking why he was flying back, Zhang Yue pulled Tingting and pushed her out of the alley. Only then did he feel a gust of wind behind his head, and his back had already been hit by a stick, causing him to stumble.

  "Mind your own business and get out of here!" Zhang Feng turned around, kicked a lazybones with one foot, and then turned his head to roar at Tingting who was still standing behind him in a daze.

  Ting Ting suddenly came to her senses and turned around to run out in a flurry, shouting "Someone's coming! Someone's coming!"

  While fending off the several thugs' fists and steel pipes that were coming at him like a storm, Zhang Yue kept an eye on Tingting until she safely ran out of the alley, only then did he let out a sigh of relief. As soon as his mind relaxed, he felt the burning pain all over his body, especially his right arm which seemed to be broken, and his sleeve was now hanging limply by his side.

  The wind sound by his ear started again, Zhang Feng caught a glimpse of a long black shadow flying towards his head with the corner of his eye. Just as he was about to raise his right arm to block it, a sharp pain suddenly occurred and he found that he couldn't lift it at all. He could only stare blankly as the steel pipe smashed into his head.

  "Damn, this time I'm going to have to stay in the hospital for a while!" Zhang's eyes went dark and he felt like everything around him was spinning. His body also lost control and he fell softly to the ground. As he lay on the ground, self-mockingly thinking, his eyes suddenly widened in shock.

  "Damn it! This stupid woman, what is she coming back for?" Zhang Feng's eyes widened in surprise as he saw Tingting holding a beer bottle and rushing back towards the thugs who were punching and kicking him.

  Before he fell into darkness, he saw a rascal knock away the wine bottle in Tingting's hand and grab her arm. Then a dizziness came over him, and Zhang Feng finally fainted.

  At midnight, the sky was drizzling with small rain. In a dark alley, a black shadow moved slightly and let out a hoarse groan.

  Zhang Feng was awakened by the cold rain, he opened his eyes and found himself lying on the dirty ground of a small alley, covered in injuries. He lay on the ground shaking his head, trying to recall what had happened, then suddenly widened his eyes in shock.

  Ting Ting! Ting Ting must have been taken away, otherwise she wouldn't just leave herself lying here unattended.

  Thinking of his girlfriend falling into the hands of those scoundrels, not knowing whether she was dead or alive, Zhang Feng's heart was like a burning fire. He struggled to get up, but as soon as he propped himself up, he let out a painful cry and fell back down. His whole body felt like it was on fire, especially his right arm, which had no sensation at all, apparently completely numb.

  Zhang Feng lay on the ground to rest for a while, then slowly crawled out of the alley with his shoulder and left hand. Because he knew that only when he got out of the alley would it be possible for passing vehicles to discover him. If he continued to lie in this dark alley, it was likely that no one would find him until morning, which would be disastrous for Tingting.

  Zhang Feng fell down in a place that was originally not far from the alley entrance. After half an hour of effort, he finally crawled to the alley entrance and was about to shout out loud when he suddenly saw a pair of feet appear in front of him.

  Zhang Feng lay on the ground, raising his head as much as possible, but he could only see the waist of the person standing in front of him. The person was wearing a black robe that dragged all the way to the ground, with a bright red belt tied around their waist.

  "Your girlfriend has been taken away." The man said to Zhang Fu, his voice cold and flat, without any emotional fluctuations.

  "Why didn't you save her?" Zhang Feng yelled, lying on the ground, as if he wanted to get up and beat him up. From his tone, it was clear that he had seen Tingting being taken away, otherwise he wouldn't have known.

  "Why should I save her?" The person's voice still didn't have a hint of fluctuation.

  Zhang Feng's breathing caught for a moment. This person also made sense, he was not related to himself and had no reason to help him, but he still chose to rescue him out of righteousness, but not helping would not be against the law either. Moreover, he was alone, even if he did intervene, it would be impossible for him to take down those few thugs.

  "But I can help you save her." The man said.

  "How can I save her? You help me make a phone call to call the police and that's helping me save her!" Zhang Yuan shouted.

  "This will also work, but first, I don't have a phone; second, the police will arrive here in half an hour and then start searching, by the time they find her, your girlfriend will probably..."

  "What are you spouting nonsense for? I can barely stand up, how am I supposed to go save her, do you think it's going to be done by your useless self?" Zhang Feng furiously bellowed, his eyes turning bright red from congestion.

  The man slowly crouched down, while Zhang Feng exerted himself to lift his head, wanting to see what this person looked like.

  But he was disappointed, the person wore a robe similar to that of the wizard inside, and the hat connected to the robe wrapped his head tightly, looking towards the position where his face should be, only to see darkness, unable to see his face at all.

  "I may not be able to go and rescue your girlfriend, but I can give you the power, heal your injuries in a few minutes, tell you where their lair is, and then it's up to you to rescue her."

  A voice devoid of emotional fluctuations came from the darkness on his face, which was so eerie in this quiet and deep night that Zhang's machine-like body shivered with a chill.

  "How could this happen!" Zhang yelled, "After all this time you're a madman! Don't interfere if you can't help, get out of here, I'm going to find the police!"

  Upon hearing this, the black-robed man didn't say a word, but in front of him appeared a swirling vortex of darkness. It was an existence even darker than the night, seemingly capable of absorbing all light like a black hole. Zhang Yu's eyes widened in shock as he stared at this unbelievable scene.

  "Those people are at 156 Hongqi Road. If you want to rescue your girlfriend, hold onto this thing. If not, then slowly crawl to find the police!" After that, the man slowly stood up and disappeared from Zhang Yue's line of sight.

  Zhang Feng's head jerked up in shock, but he found that there was no one around him, as if the conversation with the black-robed man had appeared in his dream. However, the dark mass floating in front of his eyes reminded him that everything earlier was real.

  Looking at the darkness in front of him, Zhang Feng's face twisted.

  He was struggling in his heart, whether to believe this person's words and grasp the darkness, or go find the police for help. He didn't think this person had good intentions, grasping the darkness would have unknown consequences, what if it turned into something strange and made things worse?

  But thinking of Tingting's urgent wait for rescue, Zhang Yue couldn't care about that much anymore. He gritted his teeth and a wry smile appeared at the corner of his mouth as he resolutely raised his left hand to grab towards that dark mass - Suddenly, an inhuman roar echoed through the alley, spreading far and wide on this quiet night, startling countless sleeping humans who trembled with fear under their blankets.

  "Shall we do it here?" I floated in mid-air, 5,000 meters above the ground, surrounded by a faint red glow. Tiny raindrops slid down my defensive shield; facing me was Wú Dīng Zǐ, also enveloped in a similar halo of light.

  "Let's do it here, I haven't had a good fight in ages! The guys from the Xiu Zhen Alliance are all so weak, they're not even worth my while!" Wu Chenzi said with a big grin on his face, cracking his knuckles and looking eager to start.

  "I'll say it first, let's just spar a bit and stop at the right time, don't go crazy and lose control." I couldn't help but warn him, remembering Wú Chén Zǐ's habit of loving to fight.

  I'm very familiar with this friend, Wú Chén's personality is simple and pure, but once he starts fighting, he easily becomes frenzied, even when sparring with friends, he won't stop until the other person is exhausted. I'm not afraid, but I worry that if they get too carried away, they'll attract attention.

  "Hehe, playing with Ao Tian big brother, I wouldn't do that!" Wu Chen scratched his head awkwardly and said with an embarrassed smile.

  "That's good." I flexed my muscles, and a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of my mouth. With a loud shout, "First take one punch from me!" As soon as the words fell, my figure blurred for a moment, and when it reappeared, I was already in front of Wuchengzi, with a heavy fist pounding towards his chest.

  Wú chén zǐ cù bù jí fáng, zhī lái dé jí jiāng shuāng bì jiāo jiǎo dǎng zài xiōng qián.

  Translation:

  The dustless child suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and he only managed to cross his arms in front of his chest just in time.

  My fist suddenly struck, heavily hitting his arms, the defensive spell array on Wú Chén Zǐ's body burst into a dazzling white light, and was shattered by my one punch, while Wú Chén Zǐ himself was also knocked flying far away.

  "You're so sneaky, I wasn't ready yet and you hit me!" In fact, this blow was just a probe and couldn't cause any harm, so Wuchensub quickly stabilized his body and flew back, starting to wail loudly from afar, feeling very wronged.

  "Haha, we're just sparring, winning is all that matters, don't care if you're ready or not." I also started to play dirty and said, seeing Wuchengzi's face full of grievance wanting to argue back, I shouted again: "Take another punch from me!" My body flashed by, this time I charged towards Wuchengzi's face.

  However, this time Wú Chén Zǐ was well-prepared, and my attack was blocked.

  He let down the right arm that separated us, and Wu Dunzi burst out laughing: "Haha, you think you can sneak up on me again? I'm not stupid, how could I fall for it twice... Ah!" But as soon as he finished speaking, his smile froze, and with a kick from me, he fell straight down for over a hundred meters before slowly coming to a stop.

  "I'm furious!" With a burst of anger, Wú Chénzi flew up from below, his face twisted in rage. A small orb of light revolved above his head, none other than his magical artifact, the Sky-Splitting Mallet.

  "Haha, come on, I'll take your Heaven Splitting Mace with my bare hands!" I said with a smile, wrapping my internal energy around my hand. This was the only way to barely withstand the divine artifact's power; otherwise, trying to catch it with an empty hand would result in having one's hand smashed into pulp.

  Wu Dunzi was ambushed by me twice in a row, and he's getting really angry. Moreover, he knows my grandfather's abilities, so he doesn't worry that I'll get hurt from being unable to withstand his attacks since my cultivation is naturally not bad thanks to my grandfather's careful guidance.

  As I had made my preparations, Wudangzi let out a clear whistle. The Heaven Splitting Mace on his head unfolded in the wind, splitting into two, then four, and before long, countless clones charged towards me.

  There is no limit to the power of Wú Chénzi's unbridled display when wielding the Heaven-Cleaving Mace, far surpassing his previous display with the Eastern Snow-Dance Divine Instrument. In the blink of an eye, the Heaven-Cleaving Mace's clones have filled the entire sky, densely packed and numbering in the tens of thousands at a glance.

  "Let's see how you dodge!" Wú Chén Zǐ said with a pleased smile, waving his hand and sending the Heaven Splitting Hammers flying towards me with a sharp whistling sound, launching an indiscriminate all-out attack on me from every direction.

  "Welcome!" My eyes lit up, and I let out a low whistle as I rushed forward. At this moment, my hands and feet were all shimmering with a faint red glow, which was the abnormal phenomenon presented when wrapped in yuanqi.

  The Heaven Splitting Hammers may have split into many, but as soon as they came into contact with my hands and feet, they immediately turned to dust. I was surrounded by the hammers, punching and kicking, the defensive spell array on my body constantly colliding with the Heaven Splitting Hammers around me, emitting sparks of electricity.

  With a loud crash, I punched out the last Heaven-Shattering Hammer in front of me. The space in front of me was empty once again. I discovered that I had already charged out from the encirclement. There were still several hundred stray hammers floating in mid-air behind me, but they no longer posed any threat.

  "It's no wonder you're the arrogant Tian Ge, to have broken out of my encirclement so quickly!" Wuchengzi exclaimed from the side, then with a sly smile said: "Since these difficulties can't stop you, then let's add some more!"

  He beckoned with his hand, silently reciting a few incantations in his mouth. The remaining Heaven Splitting Hammers in the air suddenly burst into brilliant white light again. When the intense light dissipated, the air was once again filled with Heaven Splitting Hammer clones, only this time their numbers were several times more than before.

  "Don't you know the principle of not using the same trick frequently?" I stood amidst the clones of Lie Tian's hammer, but this time I didn't rush out. Instead, I turned to Wú Chénzi outside and asked leisurely.

  Wu Dunzi was shocked in his heart, and before he could react, I suddenly hugged my arms with both hands, then violently shook open my arms, and shouted loudly: "Carefree and effortless opening!"

  A light sphere suddenly expanded around my body in all directions, intense energy flows rubbing against the air, emitting a series of dull explosions.

  It was as if the white snow had just met the sunlight, and the tens of thousands of heavenly hammers in the sky shattered one after another in front of the rapidly expanding light ball. In an instant, nearly ten thousand heavenly hammers were annihilated.

  Wú chén zǐ hái zài zhèn jīng dāng zhōng, guāng qiú yǐjīng chōng dào tā miànqián, tā yě bù gǎn dà yì, kuáng hè yī shēng fàng chū yuán qì dàng zài shēn qián.

  Wú chén zǐ de yuán qì yǔ wǒ fā chū de bù zhù kuò zhǎn de guāng qiú pèng zhuàng, fā chū yī lián chuàn zhèn ěr yù lóng de bào xiǎng, tā zhǐ jué shēn qián yuán qì xíng chéng de fáng yù bì shàng lái de lì liang chū hū yì wài de dà, ràng yī shí dà yì de tā zhǐ néng kǔ kǔ zhī chēng, bèi bù zhù kuò zhǎn de guāng qiú tuī dé zhǐ néng hòu tuì, què wú fǎ zuò fǎn jī.

  "Has it thundered?" People who were awakened by the sound in the city below opened their windows, looked up at the sky and muttered to themselves as they gazed at the white light flashing through the clouds.

  Seeing Wú Chén Zǐ still struggling, a sly smile spread across my face as I slowly flew in front of him.

  Across the white aura and red glow, I looked at Wu Dunzi's face and slowly raised my fist.

  Wú chén zǐ yī liǎn wú nài de kàn zhe wǒ nà fǎng zhe chì sè guāng de quán tóu huǎn huǎn xiàng zì jǐ bī jìn, xiǎng yào fǎn jī, dàn yīn wèi quán shēn yuán qì dōu zài jìnxíng fáng yù ér wú néng wéi lì, suǒ yǐ zhǐ dé wú kě nài hé de kàn zhe wǒ de quán tóu luò zài guāng qiú yǔ yāo yuán qì zhào xiāng de bù wèi.

  Then there was a loud crash, the light ball shook violently, and this blow first broke through the light ball I created, before hitting Wú Chénzi's yuanqi shield.

  The originally perfect light sphere was suddenly punched out of a gap by me, and the light sphere immediately began to shrink. The red yuanqi rushed towards the gap, met my fist wrapped in yuanqi, and the two completely homologous forces merged together instantly. At this time, the light on my fist suddenly became much stronger.

  "Wudunzi's yuanqi shield shattered instantly under this punch, and he let out a miserable cry as he flew backward for hundreds of meters before falling towards the ground with a strange cry. Apparently, his yuanqi consumption was too great and he couldn't recover in time, unable to even use flight techniques."

  I shook my head helplessly, and suddenly appeared beside Wú Chénzi, grabbing his arm to stop his fall. Then I helped him recover some of his vitality by injecting a bit of yuanqi into him.

  I got your help, Wú Chénzi finally breathed a sigh of relief, his soul still shaken. Although he had the cultivation of crossing the tribulation in the middle period, if he were to fall from this 5,000-meter high altitude, he would probably be smashed into powder.

  "Brother Ao Tian..." Wu Chenzi calmed down and was about to thank me, but I hastily waved my hand at him, signaling him not to speak, because I seemed to have heard some noise.

  After this battle, Wú Chén Zǐ was even more admiring of me, his good friend. Seeing that I seemed to have heard something, he didn't dare disturb me and quietly floated beside me.

  "There are some strange howls down below, let's go take a look." I turned around and made a gesture saying.

  Wú chén zǐ didn't have any objections, and naturally wouldn't have any dissenting opinions. He went down with me immediately, flying towards the place where I heard the roar...

  No. 156 Hongqi Road is an underground dance hall.

  So-called underground dance halls refer to those that operate without a license. These dance halls are often dens of iniquity, filthy and lawless, and have become places where local hooligans and rascals engage in illicit activities. The underground dance hall at 156 Hongqi Road is no exception.

  The large anti-theft door made of stainless steel is now tightly closed, with a sign hanging on it that says "under renovation", making it clear to regular customers that the store is closed today.

  Inside the over 300 square meters hall, there are colorful lights, dance pools and other equipment for a ballroom, but due to the lack of guests, it seems somewhat deserted.

  Near the wall, a dozen people surrounded a large round table, drinking and making merry, while in the corner of the wall not far from them, a pale-faced girl was shrinking away.

  "Haha, this time we're really lucky, just going out for a stroll and found such a great little woman!" A young man with a flat head laughed unclearly among the group of people drinking, who was one of the group that fought with Zhang in the alley.

  "Yes, after we finish drinking these, let's go have some fun!" A blond young man slurred with a smile, turning his head to ask a pockmarked young man beside him: "Wei Zi, don't just stand there, come on, let's keep drinking!"

  The scar-faced young man he called Wei Zi, however, looked puzzled and tilted his head to listen to something, then suddenly stretched out his index finger and pressed it against his lips, lowering his voice: "Be quiet, you guys, listen to the outside sound."

  Everyone was unclear and quieted down to listen carefully, after a while, they finally heard the sound of dripping outside the door, as if someone's faucet had not been turned off and was leaking water.

  "Oh, I thought it was something, but it's just the sound of dripping water." The young man with a flat head said nonchalantly, raising his cup and shouting: "Come on, come on, let's keep drinking!"

  "Not true!" Wei Zi stretched out his right hand and pressed it on his cup, saying: "There's no faucet outside this house, how can there be a leak?"

  Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in dismay. The young man with a flat head put down his cup and said discontentedly: "Weizi, you're also too timid. It's just the sound of water, what's there to be afraid of? Besides, there's still a monkey watching outside."

  Places like this underground dance hall are usually involved in shady dealings, so they're always careful and afraid of being caught by the police. That's why they always post a lookout outside, and today it was a young man named Hóuzi.

  "Am I timid?" Wei Zi's face turned bright red with anger, saying: "Would a timid person be the first to rush into every fight? Would a timid person help you block knives and get disfigured in the process? The reason I feel strange is because there's always an uneasy feeling in my heart, as if something has happened outside. That's why I asked, it's just being cautious, do you all like going to jail?"

  "Alright, alright, stop arguing!" A young man hastily intervened and advised, "The monkey is still outside, isn't he? Just ask him if there's anything going on outside and let's all say a few less words."

  "Right, right!" echoed several young people beside him.

  After hearing this, Weizi stopped talking and sat down to continue drinking his wine. The young men shouted loudly, trying to contact their companions who were keeping watch outside the door.

  A shout passed by, but there was no response from the companions outside the door. Several people looked at each other in dismay, and only then did they realize that something might be wrong.

  Wei Zi waved his hand, and several people immediately fell silent in tacit understanding. They quietly picked up the wine bottles on the table and grasped them in their hands. Those who didn't get a bottle grabbed the chairs beside the table instead. Even the girl cowering in the corner had her mouth covered by someone.

  As everyone was ready, Wei Zi quietly made his way to the door, sticking close to the wall. He reached the iron gate, turned around and gave a hand signal to the crowd, then suddenly pulled open the house door.

  The stainless steel anti-theft door creaked as he pulled it open, and Wei Zi also dodged to the side while opening the room.

  A dark shadow tumbled in through the open door, and several extremely tense guys immediately raised their wine bottles, ready to charge forward. However, they suddenly saw clearly what the tumbling black shadow was, and couldn't help but let out a miserable cry. The wine bottles in their hands also fell to the ground with a loud crash.

  What fell in was a headless corpse. With the dim light in the house, it could be seen that the neck of the deceased had a bloody and blurry wound, with dark purple blood vessels and white bones and flesh fragments intertwined, as if someone had forcibly pulled his head off.

  Witnessing this bloody scene, the few people surrounding the corpse could no longer hold back, dropping their wine bottles and other items as they bent over with pale faces and began vomiting.

  "Isn't this a monkey?"

  A young man who was not very old suddenly shouted, and only then did the others notice that the clothes on the corpse were exactly the same as those of the monkey they had sent out to keep watch.

  "What's going on? Why was the monkey killed?"

  "Are the police coming?"

  A group of people immediately panicked, the tragic death of their companion made their already tense nerves unbearable, a group of people turned around like headless flies, for a while they didn't know what to do.

  "Quiet!" Weizi shouted, finally stopping their panic. "If it were the police, how could they have killed the monkey with such a method?"

  "What on earth is that?" A young man asked with a terrified face.

  "How am I supposed to know?!" Wei Zi replied with a fearful expression.

  The people in the house were in a great commotion again, and Wei Zi loudly shouted twice to calm down those who had fallen into fear. Just as they quieted down, there was a loud crash, and a young man who had been standing against the wall let out a blood-curdling scream as he was dragged out by something, leaving behind a large human-shaped hole in the concrete wall.

  The scene made everyone shudder with fear, and those who were leaning against the wall immediately ran to the center of the room as if their buttocks were on fire.

  At the same time, the voice of the young man who was still wailing outside suddenly stopped, followed by a faint rustling sound, and everything returned to calm.

  The room was dead silent, and everyone's intense heartbeat and heavy breathing were clearly audible.

  In order to avoid falling into the same fate as that poor guy from just now, everyone huddled together in the center of the room, secretly praying and begging whatever unknown monster it was not to notice them.

  Knock, knock, knock - the door suddenly rang out with footsteps. From the sound of the footsteps, it seemed that the person was just outside the door, causing everyone to look at the door in horror. Who else could appear at this time except for that mysterious killer?

  The light suddenly dimmed, and a figure appeared in the half-open doorway. Due to the dim lighting in the room, everyone couldn't see the visitor's face clearly.

  "Kill..." The person muttered unclearly, repeating this one word, then threw the thing in their hand into the house.

  Everyone in the house let out a cry of surprise, thinking it was something like a hand grenade. Fortunately, the thing rolled on the ground for two circles and showed no signs of exploding.

  "Ugh……" After seeing the two things on the ground clearly, more than a dozen young people in the house suddenly turned pale and started vomiting, because what was thrown in was actually two human heads, and they were exactly the beheaded monkey and the head of the young man who was killed just now.

  The head rolled on the ground for two circles, facing this group of people who were scared to death. The dead fish-like eyes stared straight at the crowd, as if mocking their cowardice and foretelling their fate.

  Seeing the bloodied and mangled head of their former companion, the crowd that had just stopped vomiting let out another wave of dry retches.

  "Who are you? Why do you want to kill our people?" Wei Zi, however, showed a few ounces of bravery, although also frightened pale, still managed to summon the courage to shout.

  "Kill... protect... kill..."

  That person muttered those words in a low voice, slowly raised his head, with blue veins bursting on his face, muscles constantly twisting, and his eyes were even more pitch black, without any white.

  "Protect... kill the one who hurt Tingting... kill..." The eyeless gaze stared tightly at the crowded men in front, and that person squeezed out a few words from between his teeth, then turned into a beast-like roar: "Kill!"

  "It should be here." I looked at the house in front of me, which seemed to have been visited by a group of elephants. The concrete wall of the house was broken with several large holes, the largest one was as high as a person, and the smallest one was half a person's height. All the windows were shattered, and the broken glass was scattered all over the ground.

  "That's right, it's here!" Wú Chén Zǐ sniffed and said: "There is a bloody smell inside, and there is also a strange power."

  "Let's go in!" I said with a smile, pushing the door open with my hand. The stainless steel anti-theft door let out an unpleasant creak and then fell heavily to the ground, announcing its complete separation from the door frame.

  Inside the house, a scene of utter carnage unfolded before our eyes. Countless chunks of flesh were scattered all over the room, and dark purple blood had collected in low-lying areas to form small pools. Myself and Wú Chénzi stepped inside, treading on these fragments of flesh as we walked, the shattered bones beneath our feet crackling with a dry, snapping sound.

  The scene inside the house was extremely terrifying, but since both I and Wú Chénzi were very calm, we naturally wouldn't mind these things. What caught their attention was a man standing in the corner of the wall, covered in blood, and a woman cowering behind him. Apart from this, there were no other living people in the house.

  It was as if he had sensed me and Wú Chénzi, the man suddenly turned his head, staring at us with a fierce gaze, his snow-white sharp teeth grinding non-stop, as if he wanted to pounce on us and take a big bite.

  I was stunned for a moment, and the man's completely black eyes shocked me - it was the first time I had ever seen eyes with no whites.

  "That woman isn't dead yet!" Wú Chénzi looked at the woman who was shrinking into the corner of the wall, her pale face and relatively stable breathing telling both of them that this woman should have just fainted.

  I took a step forward, and the man standing in front of the woman immediately bowed his head and assumed an attacking posture, shouting loudly, with a pair of eyes that had no whites staring fixedly at us two. From his demeanor, it seemed as if he wouldn't allow us to approach the woman.

  I furrowed my brow, because the man had a strange power fluctuation on him, somewhat like the monster that Dream Star transformed into, but also somewhat different. However, this man seemed to have no hostility towards the woman behind him, and was even protective of her, but because he was blocking the way, I found it difficult to see if the woman was injured or not.

  "Can you move? We need to see if that woman is hurt." I tried to communicate with the strange man.

  "Kill... protect..." The man just glared at us with a fierce gaze.

  He had an impulse to tear everything apart, a desire to embrace the bloodshed. But he didn't dare to rush forward recklessly, as the two people in front of him instinctively filled him with fear, leaving him struggling between his bloodthirsty impulse and his survival instincts.

  I furrowed my brow, the man in front of me had muscles twitching on his face as if he was restraining something, but looking at him, it seemed that he hadn't taken his own words to heart either. It didn't seem likely that he would voluntarily step aside.

  "What's the point of talking nonsense to him? Since he won't give way, let's just fight until he does!" Wú Chénzi said impatiently, as a brilliant white light burst forth from his waist, and the Heaven-Cleaving Mallet shot out like lightning, transforming into a massive hammerhead in mid-air that swept towards the man's waist.

  The man let out a low growl and charged forward, his right arm muscles suddenly swelling several times larger, bringing with him a sharp whistling wind as he met the Heaven-Shattering Hammer that was embracing the boulder.

  Judging from this wind sound, if one is hit by this punch, let alone a human body made of flesh and blood, even an armored vehicle would be smashed to pieces.

  Unfortunately, what he clashed with head-on was not an armored vehicle, but the divine artifact Lie Tian Chui, which used a boulder as its shield to withstand the tribulation in the middle period of its refinement, and this sealed his defeat.

  A burst of white light suddenly erupted indoors, and the dull sound of the collision between Zhan Tian's head and the cracked sky hammer caused the already dilapidated house to shake violently. In the midst of the deafening noise, the man was no match for the immense energy of the cracked sky hammer, let out a blood-curdling scream, and was struck squarely on the shoulder, crashing through the wall with a loud crash before landing heavily in the distance.

  Sirens sounded outside, it seemed that things had gotten too out of hand here and someone had called the police.

  "You stay here and take care of this woman, I'll go after that man." I said to Wú Chén Zǐ, then flew out from the place where the man had just broken through.

  I scanned with divine consciousness and quickly determined the man's position, he was hit by Wuchengzi for more than 200 meters, yet still not dead, his vitality is quite strong.

  I want to find this man for two reasons: one is that I saw him protecting that woman, whether she's a friend or foe; the other is that the power fluctuations and super strong vitality on his body seem to be exactly like the monster Dream Star transformed into after her mutation, so naturally I won't let go of this lead in front of me.

  At this time, I floated above the man's head, not in a hurry to take action. Under my feet, the man struggled to get up, his right arm hanging limply by his side, apparently injured by Wú Chénzi's hammer.

  The man got up and, contrary to my expectations, did not run away, but instead stumbled back towards the house, seemingly wanting to return inside, perhaps to fight with Wú Chénzi again or for some other reason.

  I let out a sigh, no longer hesitating, and formed a hand seal with my hands, silently reciting an incantation. Then, with a flip of my hands, a purple light shot out like lightning onto the man's body. The man's movements suddenly froze, and despite his furious roars, he couldn't move an inch.

  I had immobilized the man with a spell and was considering how to move him back when I heard a commotion coming from that house. My divine sense swept over, and he couldn't help but secretly exclaim "this is bad", it turned out that Wú Chén Zǐ (Dustless) had clashed with the police who had arrived in haste. In his anxious state of mind, he didn't even bother about the man I had immobilized anymore, and immediately flew back over there.

  Wu Chenzi was originally an orphan in the Xiu Zhen realm, so human laws naturally had no binding force on him. Moreover, he was simple-minded and would definitely counterattack if someone made a move against him, rather than enduring humiliation just because his opponent was a police officer. That's why I'm anxious to fly back, in case Wu Chenzi kills all those police officers instantly when I get back late, that would be troublesome.

  Because of my speed, I came back just in time to see Wudunzi facing off against a dozen or so police officers in front of the house. One officer was arguing with him, while two others were sneaking up on either side, probably thinking that given Wudunzi's towering physique, a direct confrontation would be unlikely to end well for their side, and planning to use a sneak attack instead.

  Wú chén zǐ's face was cold and smiling, his two hands hung down at his sides, with a faint blue light flashing on them. With his cultivation, how could he not know that there were people sneaking up on both sides? It was obvious that he had already activated his yuanqi and was just waiting for the two police officers to make a move before giving them a hand.

  "Everyone stop!" I shouted loudly, so as not to let the police see me fly, I had to fall not far away and then walk over again. Fortunately, it was still timely, otherwise, if Wuchengzi took action, those two policemen would definitely not be spared.

  "Haotian brother, you're here!" Seeing me, Wuchengzi scattered his energy and turned to greet me. The two police officers who were about to pounce also froze for a moment due to my sudden appearance, and didn't make a move.

  "The police are handling the case, please leave if you're not involved!" A policeman came forward and blocked my way, saying this while constantly sizing me up with a suspicious look in his eyes, clearly suffering from occupational disease, observing whether I was also related to the case.

  "Excuse me, could you please call your supervisor? I have something to discuss with them." I said with a smile. Having been in human society for so long, I also know that sometimes force can't solve problems, so I didn't want to offend these police officers responsible for maintaining order.

  "What do you want with our captain?" The policeman's suspicious gaze grew even thicker, "Whatever it is, just say it to me!"

  "What's up, Little Wang?" a tall and sturdy man asked loudly from behind.

  The policeman standing in front of me looked at me with great reluctance and turned back to answer, "Captain, this person wants to see you." Then he stepped aside.

  The tall and imposing policeman walked over upon hearing this, waving his hand to signal that the policeman blocking me could leave, before turning to ask: "I am Zhang Long, in charge of this area. What can I do for you?"

  I smiled and looked over at Wuchengzi, only to see him holding out his hands, blocking the police who were trying to enter the house for inspection. They were getting anxious and jumping up and down, but he just wouldn't let them in.

  I turned to Zhang Long, pulled out the documents specially made for me by the War God from my pocket and handed them over to him. I said seriously: "I am a person from Dragon Teng College, this matter is a national secret, please take your people back, and also ask you to help me make this call, let them send someone here to deal with it." After finishing speaking, I recited a long string of phone numbers.

  I took out the documents and showed them to Zhang Long.

  Zhang Longlong took the ID card and scanned it, then looked up at me, comparing me to the photo on the card, as if he didn't believe I was a student of Dragon Teng Academy. I wasn't annoyed, but smiled and waited for him to confirm.

  After a while, Zhang Long finally withdrew his gaze, handed back the documents with both hands, and saluted before turning around to shout: "Fall in, let's go back!" After finishing speaking, he was the first to walk towards the police car. The other policemen hesitated for a moment, but also followed suit.

  "Don't forget to help me make a call, I don't have a cell phone." I called out from behind him until I saw Zhang Long wave his hand and take out his mobile phone to start dialing, then I walked towards Wuchenzu who was standing aside with a silly smile on his face.

  "Ha ha." I tiptoed and tapped on Wú Chén Zǐ's head, saying: "As soon as I turn my back, you're fighting with the police. Do you want to go eat prison food that badly?"

  Wu Dunzi covered his head with both hands and muttered in a wronged tone: "It's not like I wanted to make a move, they were the ones who wanted to take action first."

  "If others want to catch you, just let them catch you. Don't you know they are police?" I hit him again and scolded in a bad temper: "Now is not hundreds of years ago. Even if it were hundreds of years ago, if you killed someone from the government office, there might still be constables chasing after you. Now you want to kill police, do you want to be wanted?"

  Seeing Wú Chén Zǐ looking wronged and holding his head, not daring to speak, I finally slowed down my tone and said: "Alright, alright, that man has been fixed by me over there. You go and bring him over. In the future, remember not to conflict with the police. Anyway, they can't hurt you."

  Wu Dunzi's mind is still relatively simple, his emotions come and go quickly. Seeing that I'm no longer scolding him, he immediately smiled and flew away. I shook my head helplessly and walked into the house alone.

  That girl was still shrinking in the corner, and the commotion just now didn't wake her up.

  I walked over, squatted down, felt her pulse with my hand, and sent a bit of yuanqi into her body to examine the situation. After realizing she had only fainted, I stood up again.

  "Haotian Big Brother, that guy is gone!" Wuchenzu flew in and shouted.

  I furrowed my brow upon hearing Wu Chenzi's words. The Immobilization Curse I cast requires at least a Tianxian-level cultivator to break, yet that man seemed only to possess astonishing strength, which shouldn't be enough to reach the Tianxian level. Moreover, he didn't seem to know any spells, so how did he manage to escape?

  "Never mind him," I said: "Wu Chenzi, pick up this woman and let's go back first."

  "Oh." Wú Chénzi scratched his head, then went forward and picked up the woman, walking out of the house with me.

  Outside the house, people from Longteng College had just arrived. I gave a brief order and then flew into the air with Wuchenzu.

  Blood is everywhere, all over the place, a sea of red.

  She woke up from the nightmare, only to feel an unusual suffocation in her chest. The terrified expression on the human head that rolled to her feet in the dream was still vivid in her mind. She seemed to still see the pair of eyes staring straight at her on the human head.

  She struggled to sit up, wanting to find a glass of water to drink, but found herself in a completely strange room, with no decorations in the room, only a bed, a table and a chair.

  "Wake up!"

  The door creaked open and a beautiful woman wearing casual clothes walked in, seeing her sitting on the bed, the woman smiled at her without any surprise, as if she had known she was awake.

  "Where is this?" she asked, shaking her head in confusion, but a sharp pain suddenly shot through her mind, causing her to clutch her head and moan.

  "This is my friend's home, he brought it back." The beauty smiled and said, seeing her confusion, shrugged and continued: "I don't know the details either, ask him if you want to know."

  "Look at me, chatting and forgot about the main thing." The beauty suddenly made a sideways listening gesture, then turned her head back to smile: "Sleeping for a day, you must be very hungry?"

  Let's go out for dinner.

  She patted her empty stomach, thinking of the delicious food, and although she still had a hint of fear towards the unfamiliar environment, her body reacted before her brain did, nodding in agreement to the proposal.

  As soon as the two of them walked out of the room, they saw that a table of steaming hot dishes had already been set up outside. She looked at the fragrant food and her stomach growled with hunger, causing her face to turn red with embarrassment, making her wish she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

  "I'm really hungry, let's go eat, just treat this place like your own home, no need to be polite."

  A voice came from beside her, and she realized that there were two other people in the room. One was a man of about twenty years old, sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper, who had just spoken to her; the other was a burly man, cross-legged in front of the TV playing a game console.

  She hesitated for a moment, but ultimately couldn't resist the temptation of food, thanked him and sat down to eat. The young man smiled slightly, then lowered his head to read the newspaper again, while the beautiful woman who brought her didn't know where she went.

  After a wolf-like devouring, she finally put down her bowl and chopsticks with satisfaction, patted her slightly bulging belly and let out a contented belch. Turning around to see the young man smiling at her, she couldn't help but blush, only then remembering that she was in someone else's home.

  "Now that we've eaten and drunk enough, let's talk about the main issue." The young man put down his newspaper and smiled: "I am Long Aotian. May I ask some questions?"

  "Please go on!" She sat up straight, her hands placed on her legs, and said somewhat nervously.

  "No need to be nervous, just think of it as a casual chat, we're not going to eat you." The beautiful woman next to her noticed her tension and handed her a cup of hot tea, smiling encouragingly at her.

  "May I ask your name? I can't keep calling you 'hey' all the time," the young man asked.

  I smiled with a kind face, looking like I wasn't a bad person at all, which made her uneasy heart slightly calm down. "My name is Li Tingting, and my friends call me Tingting."

  "Alright, Tingting." I exchanged a glance with the beauty and turned to ask again: "Can you tell me why you were at 156 Hongqi Road? Why did so many people die in that room? And who was the man standing in front of us when we arrived?"

  Ting Ting's breathing suddenly became rapid, her face full of terror, and she kept shrinking back. The beautiful woman standing next to her saw that something was wrong and wanted to comfort her, but before she could even touch her, Ting Ting let out a loud shriek, scaring her into quickly withdrawing her hand.

  I furrowed my brow. Tingting looked like she had been frightened out of her wits, as if she had received a huge shock. Thinking this, I looked into Tingting's eyes and said gently and slowly: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's all over now..."

  Ting Ting subconsciously looked into my eyes, only to feel that my unusually bright eyes seemed to have some kind of magic power. As she looked at those eyes, the fear and unease in her heart slowly dissipated, and gradually, her heart became calm and peaceful. The terrifying scenes from her nightmares didn't seem so scary anymore.

  "It's okay, now speak up, don't be afraid, it's all over." Seeing her calm down, I finally cracked a smile. Just now, in order to comfort Tingting, I used the Clear Mind Incantation to help her eliminate distractions, and it seems to have had quite an effect.

  Tingting calmed down with my help and slowly recounted the events of that night. After she finished, everyone in the room fell into deep thought, except for Wú Chén Zǐ who was still happily playing video games.

  "So, it's still unclear why your boyfriend became like that?" I asked, breaking the silence.

  Ting Ting nodded vigorously and said: "Yeah, I don't know why he became so scary either, he used to be very gentle."

  I remained silent for a while before finally deciding to share my own speculation with her. Having made up my mind, I looked at her gently and asked, "Tingting, do you believe in supernatural or paranormal theories?"

  "Are you talking about monsters and gods?" Seeing me nod, Tingting immediately replied: "Of course I don't believe it, those are just mythological stories that can't possibly exist."

  "No, it's not a non-existent myth, ghosts and monsters really exist."

  I shook my head and said, seeing Tingting's disbelieving face, I smiled and stretched out my right hand, indicating for her to look.

  Ting Ting inexplicably looked at my outstretched right hand, I don't know what's so great about his hand.

  I didn't explain anything, I just started muttering the magic spell silently, and then a white light suddenly flashed across my palm. Tingting was startled and reflexively closed her eyes. When she opened them again, she saw that on my palm was lying a strange creature. It was a strange creature like a turtle, but with a bird-like head and a snake-like tail.

  Ting Ting's eyes widened in shock, she simply couldn't believe what she was seeing.

  Just then, the strange turtle opened its eyes and saw that it was in my palm. It let out a shrill cry, its voice hoarse and sharp, like the sound of chopping wood.

  "This is a Rotating Turtle, which is also recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas - strange water comes out from it, and flows east into the waters of Xianyi, where there are many dark fish. Its shape is like a turtle with a bird's head and a snake's tail, its name is called Rotating Turtle, its sound is like the sound of a wooden ruler, wearing it can cure deafness, and can also treat foot calluses." I looked at the strange turtle in my hand that was panicking and making weird calls: "It's said that if you wear it, your ears won't be deaf, and it can also cure foot calluses. Do you want to take it back and play with it?"

  "No... I don't want it!" Tingting shook her head repeatedly. This turtle with a bird's head and snake's tail didn't look like a pet at all, who knows what kind of trouble it would bring if she took it home to raise?

  "Now you believe, right?" I shook my hand and the spinning turtle that had been motionless in my palm disappeared in a flash of white light. I turned to Tingting with a serious expression and said: "Tingting's boyfriend Zhang Kuang is probably possessed by an evil spirit and has gone mad. If it goes on for too long, he will be completely demonized and become a true member of the demon clan. But judging from his current state, he seems to still have some humanity left."

  "Will that crazy guy be a threat?" Tingting asked me anxiously as soon as I mentioned her boyfriend.

  However, I also had a difficult expression on my face. Seeing this, Tingting's heart sank immediately. After a while, I shook my head and sighed: "Although he still retains a bit of humanity for some reason now, as time passes, his humanity will gradually disappear, and in the end, he will become a completely bloodthirsty and brutal demon."

  Ting Ting's face turned dull and her eyes lost their luster, clearly unable to accept my words. I could only look at her with a mix of sympathy, knowing that my words had dealt a heavy blow to her, but also feeling helpless.

  "I don't look good, I'd better go rest for a while, we'll talk about these things later." The beautiful woman next to him hurriedly came forward to comfort him: "Don't worry, heaven will not abandon people, things will always turn around."

  Tingting's face was wooden as she let her help herself back into the room from earlier.

  The beauty locked the door and walked back, asking with concern: "Is there really no way? I quite like this little girl, let's help her if we can."

  "It's really hopeless." I shook my head and said, "Demons are born from the evil energy of heaven and earth, they are naturally cruel and bloodthirsty, and there are very few of them. People who are possessed by demons and become demonic are almost beyond salvation, the only thing that can be done is to kill them before they fully demonize, so at least they can still reincarnate as a normal human being. If they are killed after fully demonizing, then even the opportunity for reincarnation is lost, and they will only die with their soul scattered. This is also one of the terrifying aspects of the demonic tribe."

  The beautiful woman was silent, she was the Eastern Snow who had hidden herself in the mortal world. Since Tingting was a female and there were many inconveniences, I specially called Eastern Snow, who had just rushed back from the Cultivation Union headquarters, to come over and take care of Tingting.

  "Was the whirligig beast you just summoned real?" Dongfang Xue suddenly asked, looking at me with a smile.

  I was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said: "How can it be true? The Rotating Turtle is also considered a strange beast, how can it be summoned so easily? Besides, these strange beasts are rarely seen in the world now, so I just used illusions to coax the little girl!"

  After hearing my words, Dongfang Xue and I exchanged a glance for a moment before bursting out laughing together. Wuchengzi, who was beside us, looked puzzled not knowing why we were laughing so hard, but he also scratched his head and followed with a silly grin.