Chapter 101: The World's Reaction

Note: This chapter serves as a transitional segment between two volumes, primarily laying the groundwork, so it may be somewhat dull.

At that moment, a few elderly men appeared within the crowd. Clad in Taoist robes and wielding peachwood swords and other Taoist artifacts, they attacked the projection of Feng Tianlin.

These Taoist masters were all powerful cultivators at the Kaiyuan Realm. Naturally, Feng Tianlin’s projection stood no chance against them and dissipated on the spot.

On the train, Feng Tianlin beamed with a grin that stretched ear to ear. “So Wang Hui has found a girlfriend after all. As the leader, this is the most I can do for you.”

Meanwhile, Wang Hui tasted the metallic bitterness of blood in his mouth, on the verge of vomiting blood. He had not expected his leader to strike so fiercely.

Fortunately, Si Liren was there by his side. “Are you alright?”

“Look at me like this—do you believe me if I say I’m fine?” Wang Hui replied, grimacing.

At that moment, several Taoists gathered around to examine his injuries.

“That doll is definitely not the true form. Otherwise, you’d need ten lives just to withstand a single blow from it,” one elder said after confirming Wang Hui was not seriously hurt.

However, neither Si Liren nor Wang Hui seemed to heed the old Taoist’s words. The atmosphere between them had turned tense and uneasy.

The elder was pulled away by another, and as they looked at Wang Hui and Si Liren, a strange helplessness showed on their faces.

“What a fine pair of young people. Such a pity...” The elder’s words trailed off, unwilling to speak further. The others shared the same restraint.

It was as if something was happening, yet at the same time, nothing was.

After Feng Tianlin’s battle with the Eight Immortals, the entire world trembled.

The Chinese government, witnessing a world plunged into eternal night where the sun and moon shone together, began an all-out purge of the strange creatures, reclaiming the lost cities.

When they looked up to the sky above Ling City and saw the dazzling petals drifting down, one by one they widened their eyes, stunned speechless by the spectacle.

Such an immense display could only have been wrought by a truly formidable figure.

Especially when the petals dispersed, the energy stained the entire Chinese sky red, blending with the stars and the sun and moon to send chills down everyone’s spine.

Inside the Bureau for Investigation of Strange Creatures in the capital, current director Fan Guangyao observed everything and asked the man beside him, “Is that Ling City?”

The man in a suit and sunglasses glanced in the same direction. “It should be.”

Hearing this, Fan Guangyao involuntarily clenched his fists but said nothing.

The suited man noticed the subtle gesture and comforted him, “The young master is the child of destiny, humanity’s chosen. Nothing will happen to him.”

Fan Guangyao shook his head. “That rebellious son’s fate concerns me not!”

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