The fact that Tong Jingcheng was a Heavenly Fiend Corpse Puppet surprised everyone.
It was no wonder he had been so composed when facing Yan Shouyi's murderous attacks.
Watching the unharmed Tong Jingcheng, Yan Shouyi clenched his fists in frustration.
He had failed to protect Lin Zitong, and now he couldn't even harm Tong Jingcheng. This was the greatest setback he had faced since birth.
However, at this very moment, Lin Zitong's body suddenly stirred.
The already gloomy sky was suddenly struck by a black bolt of lightning, hitting the roof of the Bai family's ancestral hall!
The once sturdy roof was split open by a large hole.
If one were lying in Lin Zitong's position, they could look through the hole and see the overcast sky.
The heavy dark clouds in the sky began to rotate.
A massive vortex, centered on Lin Zitong's location, gradually took shape!
Thunder rumbled from within the dark clouds, like the roars of dragons and tigers.
The people of Rongcheng watched from afar, their hearts filled with dread.
This was clearly a scene from the end of days!
Tong Jingcheng watched it all, and a smile unprecedented in its calmness appeared on his face: "The Fiend Refining Rebirth Array... has begun!"
The Fiend Refining Rebirth Array required three locations with extremely heavy fiendish energy as array eyes, connected by the Minjiang River, and finally, a sacrifice as a vessel.
The array was activated by the sacrifice's death. It would first refine the monsters in the three array eyes, and then claim the lives of all the citizens of Rongcheng!
Finally, Su Yirou would be resurrected, taking Lin Zitong's body to achieve her semi-immortal existence.
The signs of doom enveloped the entire city of Rongcheng.
A convoy was on its way to Fly Phoenix Mountain.
Zou Xiazi, holding his guqin, frowned: "Dog Daoist, what's happening outside?"
The Dog Daoist, with his head out the window, replied without turning back: "It seems to be... the Fiend Refining Rebirth Array."
"What?!" Zou Xiazi was startled. "Someone in Rongcheng is setting up the Fiend Refining Rebirth Array? Then what are we doing heading to Fly Phoenix Mountain? We should flee immediately, or everyone will die!"
Miao Ji Wu Seng clasped his hands together and said calmly: "Amitabha, it's too late to run now."
Zou Xiazi was speechless.
They had agreed to pick up their elder brother from prison together, but now they were about to lose their lives?
In another car, the middle-aged beautiful woman asked Yan Chou beside her: "Do you know what's happening?"
"I know, we're heading to the mountain right now," Yan Chou said calmly.
"This is the Fiend Refining Rebirth Array. If it can't be stopped..." The beautiful woman did not hide her worry.
Yan Chou smiled: "What are you afraid of? My son is on the mountain. I trust his abilities. The sky will clear up soon, and we'll just be waiting to attend the wedding feast."
Hearing Yan Chou's words, the beautiful woman was somewhat reassured.
At the speed of her convoy, they would reach their destination in about ten more minutes.
...
Lin Zitong's body slowly floated into the air under everyone's gaze.
Yan Shouyi wanted to jump up and grab her, to stop her from flying away.
But Tong Jingcheng also made a move, blocking Yan Shouyi.
"Get out of the way!" Yan Shouyi roared.
Tong Jingcheng said: "The array has already begun, no one can stop this."
"I said get out of the way, didn't you hear me!"
Yan Shouyi kicked Tong Jingcheng, but Tong Jingcheng didn't even bother to block it, holding Yan Shouyi in contempt.
However, the moment Yan Shouyi's foot touched Tong Jingcheng's chest.
A powerful surge of fiendish energy erupted from Yan Shouyi's body!
This surge of fiendish energy stunned Tong Jingcheng for a moment, causing him to drop his defenses. He was kicked out of the Bai family's ancestral hall by Yan Shouyi!
"What's going on?!"
Tong Jingcheng, after landing, looked at Yan Shouyi in disbelief.
That surge of fiendish energy earlier was too intense!
Since Su Yirou's death, Tong Jingcheng had killed people relentlessly.
But even after killing hundreds, his fiendish energy was less than a tenth of Yan Shouyi's.
How many people had Yan Shouyi killed?
A thousand?
Ten thousand?
A hundred thousand?!
Yet he was not even twenty years old. Even counting from his time in the womb, killing one person a day wouldn't amount to ten thousand!
The fiendish energy emanating from Yan Shouyi was enough to shock Tong Jingcheng!
After shaking off Tong Jingcheng, Yan Shouyi leaped up and jumped onto the roof.
But Lin Zitong continued to ascend, as if about to be sucked into the vortex in the sky.
"Sanyuan!"
Yan Shouyi shouted and jumped down from the roof.
"Chiu—"
A black shadow flashed past, and Sanyuan appeared, carrying Yan Shouyi straight into the sky!
With Sanyuan carrying him, Yan Shouyi easily reached Lin Zitong's body.
He reached out and took Lin Zitong's cold hand.
"You little brat, I won't let you go!"
He held onto Lin Zitong tightly. Because of loss, he understood the value of what he had; this time, even if it meant death, he would not let go!
Xue Kai, standing on the ground, suddenly noticed faint black energy rising from Yan Shouyi's body.
What was that?
Fiendish energy?!
Xue Kai knew things were bad.
When he was in prison, he had heard his master, Yan Shouyi's father, Yan Chou, mention something.
Yan Shouyi's previous life was a ruthless general who killed without blinking.
In the war era, he alone had slain over a hundred thousand enemy soldiers.
He was a true god of war, a god descended to earth!
Therefore, Yan Shouyi's previous life had accumulated terrifying fiendish energy, causing him to be reincarnated as a descendant of Lu Ban, and to suffer the curse that every three generations a descendant of Lu Ban must die.
Yan Chou had also said that because the general in his previous life was too powerful, even after reincarnation, his consciousness could not be erased. Thus, the general's consciousness had always been dormant deep within Yan Shouyi's soul.
If Yan Shouyi were subjected to extreme stimulation, that dormant general might awaken.
Once the general awakened and the fiendish energy leaked out, Yan Shouyi might not be able to withstand the general's power and would directly become a stepping stone for the general's awakening!
At that point, Yan Shouyi would cease to exist; only the ruthless killing general would remain.
This would be a catastrophe for the world!
And now, from Xue Kai's perspective, due to Lin Zitong's death, Yan Shouyi was on the verge of losing control!
In other words, the general within him was also on the verge of awakening!!
"Long Feicheng!" Xue Kai hurriedly shouted, "You are Yan Shouyi's good brother, quickly call him down!"
Now, Xue Kai could only place his hope on Long Feicheng.
If Long Feicheng's words had any effect, perhaps Yan Shouyi could be calmed down.
However, Long Feicheng snorted: "Call Brother Yan down now? Then am I still his brother?!"
Following that, Long Feicheng actually shouted at Yan Shouyi in the sky: "Brother Yan, your brother knows you're angry! Release your anger, don't bottle it up!!"
Hearing this, Xue Kai almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
[Author's Note]
Fourth update!