"Today... I will take you across a thousand years to witness the Battle of Exorcism!"
As Chu Xinghe's voice fell, the scene in the Grand Sky Mirror shifted, bringing everyone back to the City of Ten Thousand Evils, built by the Grand Sky Sect.
In the image projected by the Grand Sky Mirror, countless evil spirits appeared from all directions, occupying every area of the City of Ten Thousand Evils except for the altar where the Big Shots were seated.
These sudden evil spirits naturally originated from Ma Liang's Wan Ghosts Formation. Using this formation as a foundation, along with the countless illusion arrays set up by Deputy Sect Master Yan Shoujing, the City of Ten Thousand Evils seemed to have truly traveled back a thousand years to that long-forgotten Battle of Exorcism.
As evil spirits rampaged, Lu Chengqing quickly directed numerous musicians to play a melody, the eerie music adding a layer of horror to the spirits.
Amidst the strange music, countless evil spirits ran rampant, and the humans captured in the City of Ten Thousand Evils died painfully at their hands.
Corpses piled up like mountains, and blood flowed like rivers!
The City of Ten Thousand Evils, once described as a festive red, now appeared incredibly sinister and terrifying under the reflection of blood.
The images in the Grand Sky Mirror were imprinted in everyone's eyes across the Blazing Sun Continent. Regardless of age or gender, everyone was shocked by the scenes of evil spirits running rampant and the devastation of life.
Regarding the evil spirits, after a thousand years, few in the world remembered what they truly were. Even a young genius like Zheng Yu could only find references in ancient texts.But at this moment, using the Wan Ghosts Formation and the entire City of Ten Thousand Evils, Chu Xinghe vividly displayed the terror of the evil spirits to everyone. As he said, he brought everyone across a millennium to that era.
Facing this era of devastation, countless strong individuals stood up, initiating a counterattack for the human race.
One by one, powerful figures fell before the evil spirits, but the human race did not give up because of their predecessors' fall. More and more people stood up.
They might be peerless experts, or they might be ordinary people, but in the face of evil spirits, each chose to sacrifice themselves.
The evil spirits were gradually pushed back, and finally, the scene returned to the City of Ten Thousand Evils.
Countless human strongmen gathered from all directions, and the Battle of Exorcism from a thousand years ago finally commenced.
"Boom..." A terrifying explosion shook the entire City of Ten Thousand Evils, startling the Big Shots on the altar to their feet. Cheng Xiaotian, too immersed in the scene, even leaped into the air.
It wasn't Cheng Xiaotian's fault for being so absorbed; Chu Xinghe's reenactment of the Battle of Exorcism was just too realistic.
For this reenactment, Chu Xinghe invited over ten thousand actors and musicians to play the roles of countless historical figures, both strong and ordinary.
At this moment, they were engaged in a decisive battle against the evil spirits commanded by Ma Liang in the City of Ten Thousand Evils.
The terrifying explosion just now was caused by Ouyang Ming, who used a spirit tool to blow up a section of the city wall.
Countless human strongmen and evil spirits battled in the City of Ten Thousand Evils, explosions resounding one after another. Each explosion signified the fall of countless evil spirits and the demise of numerous human strongmen.
Zheng Yu was dumbfounded...
Zheng Yu, present on the scene, watched as the magnificent City of Ten Thousand Evils continuously collapsed and was destroyed in this great battle!
This battle was clearly just a reenactment, but with Ouyang Ming's superb explosive abilities and the illusion arrays created by Ma Liang and the Deputy Sect Master, it felt like a real war.
Zheng Yu even saw their ancestor from Martial Emperor City wielding the Martial Emperor Blade, fighting on the battlefield!
Not only Zheng Yu, but Cheng Xiaotian was also deeply moved, watching the ancestors of Martial Emperor City fight amidst blood and fire, feeling the blood in his veins ignite.
Not just the righteous path, but countless strongmen from the Demonic Sect also shed their blood for this Battle of Exorcism.
Wu Xingyun watched as the predecessors of the Demonic Sect fought and fell in the City of Ten Thousand Evils, his eyes turning red.
To be honest, when he first heard that Chu Xinghe was going to reenact the Battle of Exorcism, Wu Xingyun thought that Chu Xinghe would surely not give the Demonic Sect much spotlight...
But at this moment, Wu Xingyun realized he was wrong... terribly wrong.
Chu Xinghe did not alter the Battle of Exorcism; he completely respected historical records. He even went through the trouble of consulting not only the righteous path's texts but also those of the Demonic Sect for this reenactment.
So, in this Battle of Exorcism, Chu Xinghe made no modifications, faithfully respecting history.
Whether from the righteous path or the Demonic Sect, as long as they truly contributed to the Battle of Exorcism, Chu Xinghe treated them equally.
Wu Xingyun's eyes were red, and even countless Big Shots from the Demonic Sect were moved to tears.
For so many years, although the Demonic Sect opposed the righteous path, it was merely a difference in ideology. But when it came to the Battle of Exorcism, the Demonic Sect felt unacknowledged.
In the previous ten grand ceremonies, most of the time, the righteous path would praise their ancestors, but when it came to the Demonic Sect, it was usually glossed over.
Wu Xingyun felt that the righteous path wasn't all that righteous.
Though the Demonic Sect might not engage in righteous deeds daily, didn't they sacrifice just as many lives in the Battle of Exorcism as the righteous path?
Why were they glossed over?
So, although the Demonic Sect attended the grand ceremonies, they never felt fully involved.
But this time, with Chu Xinghe reenacting the Battle of Exorcism at the cost of the entire City of Ten Thousand Evils, even Wu Xingyun had to admit that Xinghe did nothing wrong!
Let's not even mention whether Xinghe is the Demonic Sect's greatest nemesis; just based on this Battle of Exorcism, Xinghe did not tarnish the Demonic Sect's reputation in the slightest. Xinghe wholeheartedly portrayed every contributor in full detail.
For this alone, the Demonic Sect had to acknowledge Chu Xinghe's virtue!
The Battle of Exorcism used the entire City of Ten Thousand Evils as a blueprint, with countless grand buildings collapsing during the battle.
Countless strongmen fell in this Battle of Exorcism, and countless ordinary people threw themselves into the fight without hesitation.
The images from the Grand Sky Mirror were broadcasted into everyone's eyes. At this moment, whether they were Big Shots or ordinary rogue cultivators, or even common folk, they all saw the same thing.
Countless disciples from the Earth and Wood Division of the Grand Sky Sect watched as the City of Ten Thousand Evils, which they spent countless time and resources building, was destroyed in this epic battle. Yet, they had no complaints, for they were all stunned by this unparalleled war.
Is this the legendary Battle of Exorcism?
The City of Ten Thousand Evils was utterly destroyed, and the blood of strongmen flowed like rivers. At this moment, the City of Ten Thousand Evils was red... but this red was not festive; it was the red of countless blood!
When the final king of the evil spirits was slain by the combined forces of countless strongmen, the City of Ten Thousand Evils, except for the altar where the Big Shots were, had turned into complete ruins.
The Grand Sky Mirror flew over the ruins of the City of Ten Thousand Evils, each "corpse" lying in pools of blood, along with the ruins, seemed to narrate the cruelty of this Battle of Exorcism.
The reenactment of the Battle of Exorcism took a full two hours. Of course, this was controlled by Lu Chengqing and not the actual duration of the battle.
But Lu Chengqing's reenactment tried to restore everything about the Battle of Exorcism as much as possible.
For two full hours, the entire Blazing Sun Continent seemed to have been silenced. No matter where you were from or where you were, at this moment, you were brought back to the years of a thousand years ago, witnessing this battle that had been forgotten by most.
The Grand Sky Mirror once again flashed scenes of the destroyed City of Ten Thousand Evils. The world's number one musician, Guan Zhongming, played his long zither amidst the ruins. The sound of the zither transcended a thousand years, seemingly bringing everyone back to that era of rampant evil spirits.
No one spoke. At this moment, the entire world watched Guan Zhongming's performance. As the sound of the zither played, Chu Xinghe walked step by step across the ruins, stepping through blood to stand before Guan Zhongming, who continued to play his melody.
Chu Xinghe stood before the Grand Sky Mirror and spoke lightly, "This is the Battle of Exorcism..."
Countless people were awakened by Chu Xinghe's voice. Looking at Chu Xinghe standing in the Grand Sky Mirror, with just six words, Chu Xinghe seemed to have taken everyone through a thousand cycles of reincarnation.
There were no lengthy speeches, no tributes to the ancestors. Chu Xinghe used an illusion, perhaps the most expensive fantasy movie in history, to let everyone see firsthand what the Battle of Exorcism was!
Every city was dead silent at this moment.
Everyone knew about the centennial grand ceremony, but for most, it was merely a memorial event to honor the ancestors.
They didn't even understand what the Battle of Exorcism was, but today, regardless of age, strength, or status, everyone personally experienced the Battle of Exorcism, witnessing the cruel battle that even today has not allowed the human race to fully recover.
If, before the Battle of Exorcism, countless people questioned why Chu Xinghe chose red as the main color, at this moment, they understood that the red did not represent festivity but the blood that had not dried for a thousand years...
Just as everyone was marveling at this awe-inspiring Battle of Exorcism, Chu Xinghe waved his arm, and in the next second, Guan Zhongming's melody suddenly changed.
The originally sorrowful sound of the zither gradually became more melodious...
And as the music shifted from sorrowful to melodious, countless musicians appeared, joining Guan Zhongming in playing their instruments. In an instant, the melody transitioned from melodious to passionate and stirring.
This sudden change in music successfully pulled everyone out of the previous sorrow, but just as everyone was puzzled by the change, the scene in the Grand Sky Mirror shifted to the altar.
Cheng Xiaotian walked through the air, with countless spiritual powers surging from him, forming a massive Martial Emperor City. The images of countless disciples from Martial Emperor City began to appear under Cheng Xiaotian's spiritual power.
Seeing such a grand Martial Emperor City and such a powerful Cheng Xiaotian, countless people were deeply shocked.
Everyone knew Martial Emperor City was ranked second in the world and knew of its strength, but how strong was it really?
Today, Cheng Xiaotian personally gathered the entire Martial Emperor City with spiritual power, showcasing the strength of Martial Emperor City and himself, the second in the world.
After Cheng Xiaotian, one strongman after another ascended the altar, each using spiritual power to gather their sects, showcasing one powerful sect after another to everyone.
If the previous Battle of Exorcism made everyone mourn the past, then watching strongman after strongman ascend to showcase the strength of the world's sects brought blood-boiling excitement and awe to everyone.
A thousand years ago, countless strongmen fell in the Battle of Exorcism.
A thousand years later, in today's prosperous age, the world's sects strive to reach the peak!