Chapter 1042: Chapter 1038: Tentacles!
Neither Tian Er nor the martial artists of Night King Hall have any knowledge about divine power. When Ye Tian unleashed the divine power, they could only feel its immense strength but had no idea what kind of power it truly was.
“Do you still think Tian Yi can defeat me now?”
Ye Tian asked casually. Tian Er glanced at Ye Tian and said, “I don’t know. I only know that it’s hard to determine a winner between you two.”
“What?”
Ye Tian slightly furrowed his brow. Unexpectedly, in Tian Er’s view, even though he had released the divine power, he still wasn’t fully confident he could defeat Tian Yi, the strongest among the thirteen guards. What level of power had Tian Yi truly reached?
As he pondered, Ye Tian looked at Tian Er, who was lying motionless on the ground, and ordered his men, “Brothers, capture this guy and take him back to Xiangshan Villa Area!”
After all, being ranked second among the thirteen guards, Tian Er must know quite a few secrets of the Black Hole Clan, so bringing him back for interrogation wouldn’t be a bad idea.
The intelligence gathered from Tian Er is certain to be more extensive than what could be obtained from Tian Liu!
“Yes!”, “Understood!”
Two martial artists of Night King Hall quickly understood and went forward to lift Tian Er, preparing to carry him away, one on either side. Just as they reached Tian Er’s side, Ye Tian sensed something was amiss!
“Everyone, jump up immediately!”
Ye Tian yelled. Though no one knew what was happening, Ye Tian’s commands were absolute, so his shout prompted all the martial artists to leap up.
At that moment, something astonishing happened—
The ground suddenly split open at the spot where Tian Er had been lying, revealing a huge chasm. From this chasm, several tentacles emerged, dragging Tian Er’s body into the crevice.
“Help! Help…”
Even the ruthless Tian Er began to cry for help once he was entangled by the tentacles.
Unfortunately, none of the martial artists of Night King Hall, who were in mid-air, wanted to save him, because Tian Er had just killed so many policemen mercilessly. This was his retribution.
Without assistance, Tian Er naturally lost his ability to resist, was dragged into the crevice by the tentacles, and then the crevice closed. His body was consumed, quickly turning into a pool of blood and flesh…
Though the crack on the ground had healed, the tentacles did not retract back into the crevice. Instead, they reached out towards the martial artists of Night King Hall who were airborne!
“What a disaster! Those monstrous things are coming!”
“Be sure you don’t get attacked by those tentacles!”
“Everyone, keep away!”
…
The martial artists of Night King Hall exclaimed in panic. Except for Ye Tian, none of them could use flying techniques. They couldn’t hover in the air for long.
Seeing the martial artists about to land, Ye Tian, still in mid-air, exerted all his strength, releasing two powerful shots of Palm Force towards the ground.
“Boom Boom Boom Boom~~~~~~”
A tremendous explosion sounded. Despite the terrifying fissures and tentacles on the ground, it was still made of bluestone. Under Ye Tian’s Palm Force, it immediately shattered, and stone debris started to fly everywhere.
“Brothers, step on the debris and don’t fall to the ground!”
Ye Tian shouted. The martial artists of Night King Hall nodded in unison.
Though their Qinggong was not as advanced as Ye Tian’s, they had enough skill to leverage the stone debris. All the martial artists stepped onto the debris, leaping upward, and the tentacles couldn’t reach them to entangle anyone.
“These monsters! I’ll see what you’re made of!”
Ye Tian snorted coldly and then swung his wooden sword.
The sword’s force headed directly towards the tentacles on the ground with immense power, exploding upon impact…
“Boom~~~~~”
Another huge sound erupted, with fragments flying and dust filling the air.
Ye Tian was convinced his powerful strike would obliterate all the tentacles on the ground. However, when the dust settled, the tentacles remained untouched, still lively.
“How is this possible!?”
Ye Tian was stunned. His blow just now was without mercy. Such a mighty force of life couldn’t subdue mere tentacles?
“In that case, let’s do it again!”
Since one strike wasn’t enough, Ye Tian didn’t get discouraged and raised his wooden sword high, preparing to strike again.
However, at this moment, for some mysterious reason, those tentacles extending from the ground quietly retracted back into the earth, and the huge crack that had split open slowly healed. After it healed, there wasn’t a trace left, as if the ground had never been fractured…
“What is happening here?”
Seeing the tentacles disappear, Ye Tian gracefully descended from the sky. He arrived again at the place where Tian Er had been lying down. Since Tian Er’s body was consumed by the ground, his body had exploded, and blood seeped out from beneath the earth, leaving a large pool of blood on the surface.
Aside from this pool of blood, there were no other clues on the ground. This patch of ground was no different from the ground in other cities.
Ye Tian looked at the ground in front of him with shock. No matter how he looked at it, it seemed exceptionally eerie. The entire Southern City gave off an unusual feeling, sending chills down one’s spine.
The other martial artists from the Night King Hall, seeing Ye Tian had landed, also descended, looking puzzled at the spot where Tian Er had been lying.
The martial artists’ faces, like Ye Tian’s, displayed expressions of bewilderment!
“What were those tentacles just now? Could they be octopuses raised in the city’s aquarium?”
“What a joke! Where would octopus tentacles be that long? They were at least as long as those of a giant squid!”
“Do you think a giant squid lives underground in the city? This is an inland city; there’s no ocean here!”
“Then tell me, what on earth were those tentacles?”
…
Perhaps shocked by the scene earlier, the martial artists discussed endlessly, but their topics drifted further off-track, eventually turning into a pile of nonsense.
Although Ye Tian didn’t agree with anyone’s theories, he clearly knew that the city named Southern City, no matter what, had a sinister aura.
Evidently, the members of the Black Hole Clan did participate in the construction of Southern City. Otherwise, how could such advanced technologies exist in the newly developed area of Southern City?
The clairvoyant ability couldn’t see through the New World Building, and strange tentacles suddenly emerging from beneath the ground…
It seems this city is not lifeless, but a living presence, akin to humans and animals!
Realizing this, Ye Tian quietly listened. He could even hear the city breathing!
“Boss, the sudden appearance of tentacles seems to be because we wanted to abduct Tian Er, prompting a murder to prevent him from revealing secrets!”
Ye Xuong approached Ye Tian and speculated.
“It seems that way now!”
Ye Tian nodded; he also agreed with Ye Xuong’s words. It was out of fear that Tian Er might divulge something that led the Black Hole Clan’s leaders to plan to kill him, but their method of killing him was indeed bewildering!
“Boss, what should we do now?”
Ye Xuong asked again, Ye Tian glanced around at the martial artists of the Night King Hall.
These martial artists came today to execute a mission, encountering an expert like Tian Er. Many were somewhat injured by Tian Er…
Although everyone wasn’t seriously injured, there’s no real necessity to stay in Southern City to investigate the matter of the new city’s ground cracking…
So Ye Tian ordered, “Brothers, it’s not wise to stay here for long; let’s leave temporarily! After resting, we will plan further!”
“Yes!”
At Ye Tian’s command, all the martial artists responded enthusiastically, thus they left this troublesome place, heading back to Xiangshan Villa.
The martial artists executed Qinggong, collectively leaving the bustling area of the new city in Southern City, like small birds, flying across the tops of the skyscrapers. Before long, they were out of everyone’s sight.
The ordinary citizens outside the security perimeter in Southern City lifted their heads in astonishment…
“Who are these fighting punks? How can each of them fly in the sky? Isn’t this a movie being filmed?”
“How could a movie have such a grand setup? Did you see the earthquake earlier and the chaotic black smoke? A movie couldn’t capture this!”
“No matter how you look at it, this matter is unbelievably mystical!”
…
The citizens were utterly shocked. Even though peace returned within the security perimeter, none dared to venture inside, especially since the police maintaining order had inexplicably been killed, leaving the citizens clueless on what to do next.
As the citizens didn’t know how to act, Ye Tian led the group of martial artists from the Night King Hall back to the temporary headquarters at Xiangshan Villa Area.
Once everyone was settled, Ye Tian spoke to all martial artists, “Brothers, let’s not concern ourselves with the matter in Southern City for now. The immediate priority is to rest and heal, preparing for the upcoming battles! Therefore, forget everything that happened today, and focus solely on recovery!”
The martial artists of the Night King Hall followed Ye Tian’s lead, and after Ye Tian spoke, none entertained any rash thoughts of further investigation in Southern City, instead, they obediently sat cross-legged, healing their internal injuries.
For martial artists, this was the most important…