The air around him was hot, reflecting the power of his blazing Qi that swirled visibly like heat rising from desert sands. His armor, forged from the scales of a river dragon, gleamed dully in the strange light."That's right! You are the one who has finished off our higher-ups and Iron Hand experts. Today, don't blame me if I seek retribution!" he exclaimed in a stressed voice that carried the weight of wounded pride. His qi flared around him like a cloak of flames, responding to his emotions.Jun Lei, the new leader of the Demonic Eagles, stood slightly behind Mu Ying, his bow—crafted from the heartwood of a thousand-year cypress—held loosely in hands that could draw and release faster than the eye could follow. He was an archer, tall and well-built, with a sly face that reminded one of a fox contemplating a henhouse.He grinned faintly before speaking up, his teeth gleaming like those of a predator scenting blood. "Right! Let's work together to eliminate this damned Hunter!" he sa

The crimson sunset painted the sky like blood spilled across celestial silk, casting long shadows that stretched like grasping fingers across the ancient grounds of Hundun Yaosai."My Qi energy gain is getting bigger. It wasn't in vain that I managed to get the legendary creature—the One-Legged Crane," Eadric Rong thought as he felt a strong current of energy flowing through his meridians like molten gold.There was a hint of surprise on his face, his eyebrows rising slightly beneath his obsidian hair. Though he quickly hid it behind a calm expression, his eyes still gleamed with the power that now coursed through his veins.Originally, he thought the battle against the ten leaders of the fifth-level organizations in Hundun Yaosai would be tough, like facing ten mountain peaks simultaneously.However, with just a single stroke of his sword—the Phoenix and Dragon blade that hummed with celestial energy—all the enemies fell without any significant resistance, like wheat before a farmer'

The figure once known as a wise ruler had now turned into a bloodthirsty monster whose thirst could never be quenched, no matter how many lives were sacrificed to his ambition.It was said that the energy-gathering machine was carried around the country like a mobile temple of doom, demanding people to enter one by one into its insatiable maw. No one ever returned after entering it, their existence erased as completely as footprints in flowing water.Their bodies vanished without a trace, leaving only the living energy absorbed by the machine, their souls forever trapped in a limbo of eternal suffering.Chenmo Village is now permeated by a tense atmosphere, fear hanging in the air like a physical presence. The shadows of night began to fall, enveloping the village in thick darkness that seemed to press against the skin like cold, wet cloth.The villagers stood frozen, not daring to move despite the booming voices of the soldiers, their faces masks of terror illuminated by the torches

"Your presence is timely. I'll use you as a test run for how this red energy works!" The threat hung in the air like a suspended blade, promising pain beyond mortal comprehension.Before the echo of his voice was lost among the ruined buildings of what was once a prosperous village, Emperor Jue Tian Yuan's figure suddenly floated out of the machine with the grace of a celestial deity descending to earth.His body shone with an enveloping red aura that pulsed like a diseased heart, looking like a god of destruction from ancient myths that mothers used to frighten children. His imperial robes, once golden and magnificent, now seemed stained with the essence of his victims, shifting between crimson and black as if alive.He hovered a thousand feet in the air, staring at Eadric Rong with a look full of oppression, his eyes pools of malevolence that had witnessed the rise and fall of dynasties. The crown upon his head, studded with jewels the size of pigeon eggs, glinted malevolently in th