The people in the outer city heard the clamor from within the inner city and asked curiously, "Are they having a feast in the inner city? It sounds so lively."
"Likely some grand event," someone chimed in. "But the people in the inner city really know how to have fun. Just hearing the noise makes it seem so exciting."
"I heard that the Red Tribe and the Blue Tribe had a fight a while ago, and it was just as noisy. Could those two clans be at it again?"
"No way?" Many people gathered at the entrance to the inner city, straining to listen.
Suddenly, the gate of the inner city opened, and a fiery figure rushed out. Flames splattered everywhere he went, and anything they touched instantly ignited and spread. The onlookers, who had only come to watch the spectacle, were caught in the crossfire. In an instant, both the inner and outer cities were engulfed in disaster!
Qing Ti stood on the street, watching the inner and outer cities consumed by the Nine Nether Flames, a chilling emptiness filling his heart. It was over, completely over!
However, this was not the time for him to despair. He immediately ordered his men to evacuate the citizens. In the vast inner city, only the direction of Zhongzhou Street remained untouched by fire. The masses rushed towards Zhongzhou Street.
Yet, they were unaware that Zhongzhou Street was not their sanctuary, but a deadly trap. The seven tribesmen who rushed into Zhongzhou Street were instantly swallowed by a thick fog and disappeared. The people outside, oblivious to this, continued to flock towards Zhongzhou Street.
By the time Qing Ti realized something was wrong, the inner city had become an inferno, and Zhongzhou Street was eerily silent. Only a few cultivators in the early stage of the Divine Transformation realm remained by his side. The rest had vanished without a trace.
"Nangong Yu, what exactly have you done?" Qing Ti finally understood. He had been tricked by Xiao Man. From the very beginning, Xiao Man had no intention of coexisting peacefully with the seven tribes of the inner city. She wanted revenge, revenge on all the cultivators who had bullied the human race!
"City Lord, are you calling me?" A figure staggered out of the sea of fire, completely engulfed by the Nine Nether Flames. "City Lord, save me, save me..."
"Nangong Yu..." Qing Ti watched the fiery figure collapse and turn into dust, his entire being stunned. It wasn't her. Then who was it?
Disoriented, Qing Ti had no choice but to use a secret technique to notify the people in Futu City.
The gates of Futu City opened, and several figures flew out. They looked at the inner city shrouded in flames with shock. However, facing the Nine Nether Flames, they were powerless. They could only request reinforcements and do their best to rescue survivors, bringing them into Futu City.
Xiao Man took the opportunity to blend in with the survivors and enter Futu City, then disappeared. She had to find Tian Ze's whereabouts. With the inner and outer cities in chaos, and the people of Futu City busy with rescue efforts, the city's defenses must have been lax. She could use this chance to locate the Black Prison and break in to rescue someone.
Xuan Ling sat on the city wall, watching the inner and outer cities engulfed in flames. These were not ordinary flames, but the Nine Nether Flames.
"Senior Brother Xuan Ling."
"Junior Brother Qing Ti, what on earth happened?" Xuan Ling asked Qing Ti, bewildered.
"I don't know exactly what happened. The Grand Priest left Nangong Yu behind, saying he would make her his successor..."
"Is the Grand Priest planning to possess her?"
"I suspect that's the case, so I rushed back to stop him. But when I got back, I found the Grand Priest lying on the ground, his life extinguished. Nangong Yu was completely surrounded by the Nine Nether Flames. The flames exploded, igniting anything they touched. There were many people on the street, and soon the Nine Nether Flames set the entire inner city ablaze. Someone fled from the inner city to the outer city, bringing the fire with them, hence the scene you see now."
"Where is Nangong Yu?"
"She's dead."
"Dead?" Xuan Ling didn't quite believe it. "Where did the humans from Zhongzhou Street go?"
"That's also strange. The Nine Nether Flames ravaged the city, but Zhongzhou Street remained untouched. So, people fled towards Zhongzhou Street. However, everyone who entered Zhongzhou Street vanished without a trace, and Zhongzhou Street was already deserted." Qing Ti still hadn't figured out what had happened.
"Strange indeed."
"She has infiltrated." Just then, a voice, rather childish, rang out. The speaker appeared out of thin air, and an object in his hand flew into the sky, transforming into spiritual rain and descending. Instantly, the flames in both the inner and outer cities were extinguished.
The survivors, having escaped the disaster, knelt on the ground: "Thank you, Holy Son, for saving our lives."
The young man, seeing the fire extinguished, landed on the city wall: "The Nine Nether Flames have already been subdued by her. She has secretly infiltrated the Holy Land."
"Who is she?"
"Xiao Man."
The crowd exchanged glances. If there was anyone who could make them tremble with fear, it was Xiao Man. Yet, this person had infiltrated, and they hadn't noticed a thing.
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"Her courage is far greater than you imagine," the Holy Son said calmly. "Now that the Demon Lord has been released, Xuan Xin will likely return as well. If she can leverage their power, she might stand a chance."
"Didn't Xuan Xin perish in the heavens and earth?"
"That was merely a lie." The Holy Son suddenly turned, looking in the direction of the Black Prison, and a smile curved his lips. "Her true colors are showing."
The Holy Son transformed into a bolt of lightning and sped towards the Black Prison. Xuan Ling followed, too stunned to believe that Xiao Man would dare infiltrate Futu City. It was sheer madness.
The Holy Son, swift as a predator, entered the Black Prison. However, there was no sign of anything amiss. The guards, upon seeing him, bowed respectfully.
"Did anyone break in?"
"Reporting to the Holy Son, no one has broken in."
"Strange, could my senses be mistaken?" The Holy Son hesitated for a moment, then walked slowly inside. "Are the captured humans still imprisoned in the water prison?"
"Reporting to the Holy Son, they are still in the water prison."
"I'll go take a look."
The Holy Son immediately proceeded inside. A blue butterfly followed behind the Holy Son, heading towards the depths of the water prison. The water prison was bone-chillingly cold, making one's bones ache.
They reached the deepest room in the water prison. A person was hanging from a rack, half of their body submerged in water, their head slumped on their shoulder, clearly unconscious.
"Holy Son, is Xiao Man targeting this person?"
"This person is Xiao Man's accomplice. They were captured for intruding into forbidden territory. It is said that Xiao Man is very sentimental and has secretly infiltrated the Holy Land, likely for him," the Holy Son said, seeing that the prisoner was still there. "Let's go. If her target is this person, she would undoubtedly have come in with the refugees."
"Yes."
The group filed out, but the blue butterfly did not leave. After everyone had departed, Xiao Man's figure appeared in the water prison, but she did not approach rashly.
"I knew you would come to save him."