The cultivators at the entrance of the quadrangle courtyard, upon discovering the monster within, fled in panic towards the outside of the alley!
Chaos erupted among the cultivators outside the alley as the crowd became terrified, pushing and shoving each other as they scattered. Only the well-trained Dragon Department cultivators managed to hold their ground, awaiting Wang Liren's orders!
Wang Liren, realizing the gravity of the situation, quickly instructed the Dragon Department cultivators, "Brothers, retreat quickly! Get away from the alley!"
Rumble!
The ground began to shake violently. The giant hand, over ten meters tall, emerged again from the quadrangle courtyard, grabbing several more cultivators who hadn't managed to escape the alley and dragging them back.
Screams of agony echoed from the quadrangle courtyard once more!
Fortunately, the Dragon Department cultivators had already been forced out of the alley by the three major families, so this sudden anomaly did not result in any casualties.
However, the monster's killing spree within the quadrangle courtyard intensified. The giant hand rapidly flattened the buildings in the alley and surged towards the outside!
The Dragon Department cultivators had no time to retreat and were about to be caught by the giant hand!
Seeing this, Ye You quickly condensed a white jade longsword in her hand and leaped towards the giant palm.
With a flash of sword light, the massive palm was instantly cut into pieces, and a rain of blood fell outside the alley!
"Ah!!!"
After Ye You severed the palm, a piercing scream erupted from within the quadrangle courtyard. The cultivators who had not yet escaped the alley were all shattered by the sonic wave, their blood and flesh splattering everywhere.
Witnessing this scene, the cultivators outside the alley were further terrified. Many collapsed to the ground, their faces filled with dread.
Wang Liren maintained a semblance of composure, handed over the retreat mission to his deputy, and then quickly rushed to Ye You's side, asking in a deep voice, "Sister You, what exactly is going on?"
Ye You shook her head gravely and replied, "I'm not sure either, but the monster hidden in the quadrangle courtyard has the cultivation of a Saint."
"Saint... Saint cultivation?" Wang Liren was stunned. "How is that possible?"
The people inside the quadrangle courtyard were just Yun Dan Dan. Just a few days ago, Yun Dan Dan was still an ordinary person. How could she possibly have become a Saint now?
If this terrifying power were to go awry, it wouldn't just be the capital, but the entire Huaguo that would be destroyed!
Ye You spoke quickly, "Don't just stand there in shock. This monster is not something your Dragon Department can handle. The commotion here has likely alerted everyone in the capital. You should order a city-wide lockdown and ensure no one is within a ten-kilometer radius."
Wang Liren also realized the seriousness of the situation, swallowed hard, and said, "I understand. The matter of the civilians will be handled by our Dragon Department. This place is left to you, Sister You. Please be careful."
Ye You said softly, "Don't worry, this monster won't be too much of a challenge for me. Besides, isn't my brother still in the capital?"
Hearing Ye You's words, Wang Liren felt reassured and quickly left the scene to command the Dragon Department cultivators to seal the city, while also contacting the Azure Flame Army to mobilize troops for crowd control.
The appearance of a Saint-level monster in the capital was a matter of great importance, and they could no longer afford to concern themselves with the trivial matters of the three major families.
Boom!!!
A new bloody giant hand emerged from the quadrangle courtyard, directly leveling all the buildings in the alley.
Amidst the billowing dust, Yun Dan Dan walked out from the ruins.
At this moment, Yun Dan Dan's hair had turned blood-red, a sharp horn grew from her forehead, her body was covered in a layer of red carapace, and on her back, one side had rotten wings, while the other side had grown that bloody giant hand!
The cultivators outside who had not yet managed to escape saw Yun Dan Dan's current appearance, and many fainted from fright!
Yun Dan Dan saw the terrified cultivators outside and roared, "Kill!!!"
Boom!!!
Countless purple-black energy pillars erupted from the ground, engulfing the cultivators outside the alley and instantly turning them into dust.
Ye You quickly dodged the energy pillars erupting from the ground, a trace of shock flashing in her eyes. She exclaimed, "What kind of power is this monster wielding? Such terrifying strength!"
Although she had already broken through to Saint realm, the terrifying power Yun Dan Dan was unleashing at this moment still left her utterly astonished.
This was not the kind of power that should exist on Earth!
Seeing Ye You dodge the attack, Yun Dan Dan let out another scream. The bloody giant hand on her back suddenly elongated and struck towards Ye You with extreme speed. In an instant, it was above Ye You and slammed down fiercely!
At this critical moment, Ye Ling instantly appeared in front of Ye You, his five fingers resisting the descending giant hand, and dark demonic energy surged from his palm.
In an instant, the bloody giant hand turned to dust, and Yun Dan Dan let out a painful roar.
Seeing Ye Ling appear, Ye You's eyes lit up with joy. "Brother, you're here!"
"Mmm..." Ye Ling nodded slightly, then glanced at Yun Dan Dan screaming in the ruins not far away, his brow furrowed. "How did Yun Dan Dan become like this?"
Ye You spread her hands and said, "I don't know either, but she has lost all reason and can enhance her power by killing."
While Ye Ling and Ye You were talking, another bloody giant hand grew back on Yun Dan Dan's back, and her aura surged again.
Rumble!
At this moment, dark clouds gathered in the sky, thunder roared, the air pressure dropped, and strong winds began to howl.
Ye Ling looked at the dense clouds appearing in the sky and said in a low voice, "Yun Dan Dan's mutation has alerted the Heavenly Court. It seems this matter is not going to be small."
Ye You looked at the battle flags faintly appearing in the sky, then remembered something, and quickly said to Ye Ling, "By the way, Brother, I just discovered that some of the major families in the capital were reinforced by the Shadow Hall, and they seemed to know that Yun Dan Dan would mutate. When Yun Dan Dan turned into a monster, they fled without looking back."
Ye Ling said, "It's not surprising that the Shadow Hall has infiltrated the four major families. The actions of the Wang, Wei, and Su families this time were likely at the behest of the Shadow Hall."
Ye You asked doubtfully, "What is the Shadow Hall trying to do this time?"
Ye Ling said solemnly, "I had previously suspected that Yun Dan Dan's mutation was related to the Creation God's inheritance from Mount Wuling. Now that the Shadow Hall has suddenly intervened, it further supports my speculation."
"Related to the Creation God's inheritance?" Ye You looked at Yun Dan Dan with some surprise. "Then what should we do now? Should we kill her?"
Ye Ling shook his head. "Let's keep her for now. There are still some things I need to verify."
Ye You then asked, "What about the civilians in the capital? After all, this is a busy area. If a Saint-level monster is allowed to run amok, the impact might be bad..."
"Leave this to me."
Ye Ling spread his arms, creating a barrier that quickly enveloped the entire capital.
All the civilians in the capital without cultivation instantly disappeared, and the bustling capital was turned into an empty city in an instant!
Ye You scanned the empty city with her divine sense and found only cultivators remaining. She clicked her tongue in amazement, "Brother, what method did you use? Where did everyone go?"
Ye Ling smiled and said, "I used the Great Dao of Time and Space to temporarily create a dimension, allowing those civilians to hide there for the time being. They will be recalled after it's over."
"Temporarily created a dimension... You say it so casually?" Ye You looked at the relaxed Ye Ling speechlessly, unsure how to describe her feelings.
Was this kind of method something that could be done so easily?
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Just as Ye You could no longer suppress her urge to complain, the sky suddenly roared with war drums, and one hundred thousand heavenly soldiers appeared!
Yun Dan Dan also sensed the threat and roared up at the sky!