Chapter 322: Great Change

"An Overlimit-level Mind-Corrupting Worm and twelve Leader-level true bodies! Save me! Save me!" Lord Weiyang struggled to send out a desperate plea for help at this moment. He had multiple avatars in Yulan City within the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm.

The mind attack simultaneously affected all his avatars.

Avatars in other worlds experienced some weakening of the effect. Especially within the Origin World, under the suppression of its supreme rules, even cross-world mind attacks would have their power forcibly lowered to a 'power limit'. However, the minds of all his avatars in the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm were assaulted with almost equal intensity!

"Ahhh!"

Lord Weiyang highly valued Yulan City, and he carried a powerful secret treasure suitable for himself, comparable in level to the 'Heart of Immortality' and 'World in Hand', which also had the effect of protecting the soul! Yet, one Overlimit-level Mind-Corrupting Worm and twelve leaders, all mind-type true bodies, launched a relentless, desperate assault. Even after being weakened by the treasures, retaining only twenty to thirty percent of their power, they still plunged Lord Weiyang into despair!

"Lord Weiyang, hold on!"

Although Lord Yuanxiang harbored some dissatisfaction towards Lord Weiyang, at this moment he immediately activated the formation, its power striking at the thirteen physical bodies! "Lord Weiyang, I'm coming to help you!" Lord Gaitaotie was also anxious, and a three-colored light enveloped Lord Weiyang!

"Lord Weiyang!"

The Master of Myriad Shadows Pavilion and the Master of Ghost Market each activated Yulan City's formations, striving to rescue him.

One by one, the Elders sought ways to help Lord Weiyang. At this moment, all animosity was set aside; they shared a common goal: to save Lord Weiyang!

Lord Weiyang's mastery was even more crucial to Yulan City's entire defense system than Lord Yuanxiang's.

Although Lord Yuanxiang's realm was higher, over ninety-nine percent of his power was focused on resisting the corruption, so the role he could play was naturally very limited!

Only his friends and his influence could still awe the entire city!

"No!" Just three breaths after Lord Weiyang's plea for help, with a roar of indignation, all three of his avatars in the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm perished!

Mind-type Lesser Chaos Lifeforms were truly terrifying!

One Overlimit-level and twelve Leader-level beings, all in their true forms—at this moment, no one in Yulan City was confident of surviving their desperate, all-out siege!

Even Luo Feng might only be able to hold on for a limited time! After all, compared to Lord Weiyang, Luo Feng's only advantage at this moment was his Will Secret Art. Furthermore, Luo Feng was currently unable to activate Yulan City's formations to protect himself!

Lord Weiyang suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze icy!

At this moment, the 'King' had already possessed Lord Weiyang's body!

In fact, the cultivator bodies previously used by the Mind-Corrupting Worms and Soul-Devouring Snakes were merely controlled by them! Their true forms were those illusory Mind-Corrupting Worms and Soul-Devouring Snake-Elephants!

"The King!"

The other twelve illusory leaders, circling around, were extremely excited!

"Lord Weiyang is dead, we can proceed to the next step!"

'Lord Weiyang' smiled. "Hahahaha!" Led by the King, the twelve leaders instantly rushed out of the cave dwelling!

Since they were already exposed, these leaders disdained possessing cultivators any longer.

Within the entire Nine Rivers Sacred Realm, all of Lord Weiyang's avatars had perished!

Inside Yulan City, the Elders who were relatively familiar with Lord Weiyang could vaguely ascertain through causality that there was no longer a single avatar of Lord Weiyang left in the entire Nine Rivers Sacred Realm! "This is big trouble!" Lord Gaitaotie's face turned grim!

"It's over!"

The Master of Myriad Shadows Pavilion had an even more ominous feeling: "A King has actually appeared among the lurking races. Once it attacks..."

"...it will be a true decisive battle!"

The birth of a 'King' among each of the three lurking races was a nightmare for the cultivator faction. This nightmarish decisive battle had just begun, and their strongest member, Lord Weiyang, was already dead!

Luo Feng had an avatar in the outer city, originally preparing to close the cave dwelling formations in batches and begin a thorough investigation. However, before the large-scale closure of the formations could even begin, Lord Weiyang was assaulted first!

"Brother Luo Feng, Lord Weiyang was assaulted by an Overlimit-level Mind-Corrupting Worm and twelve Leader-level beings, all in their true forms!"

As an Elder, Master Changqing received the news immediately and promptly informed Luo Feng, who was also in the Pill Tower. "An Overlimit-level Mind-Corrupting Worm..."

Luo Feng's expression changed. "This is bad!"

He had anticipated that a large-scale investigation would force the lurking Lesser Chaos Lifeforms to retaliate in despair, but who would have thought it would force out an Overlimit-level lurker!

Eight or nine out of ten city destructions in the history of the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm were due to the emergence of Overlimit-level lurkers!

"Yulan City is already on the brink of life and death." Luo Feng immediately realized this point: "My large-scale investigation, by chance, forced them to act ahead of time!"

Without his investigation, perhaps the outbreak of this war would have been delayed for some time!

They would have launched their attack after thorough preparations!

"Brother Luo Feng, Lord Weiyang is dead!" Master Changqing immediately informed him again!

Luo Feng could already sense it; he had met Lord Weiyang, and there was a certain karmic connection between them!

He could not sense any of Lord Weiyang's avatars within the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm!

"Dead so quickly... that Overlimit-level being will surely target other Lords!" "What is this?"

Luo Feng realized the situation was urgent!

"That is!"

Luo Feng looked up towards the distance.

It was outside Yulan City!

"What is this?" On Yulan City's walls, the guards were still on duty when they suddenly looked into the distance!

In the distance, various Lesser Chaos Lifeforms of different forms appeared. Their sizes varied, and their auras were either mysterious and strange, or scorching hot, or icy cold, or elusive and unpredictable...

"Netherwind Beasts, Blood Fiend Er-Lisi, Firebirds, Frost Soul Sentinels, Shuo-light Demon Lords, Chaos Su-hoofed Black Demon Envoys, Void Weavers!"

The guards trembled as they gazed at the dense swarm of Lesser Chaos Lifeforms of different races! "So many!"

"And their auras are terrifying! Many are late-stage God-Emperors, or even leaders!"

Even seeing them from afar, Luo Feng felt a tremor in his heart. His Biotic Destruction Eye, located between his brows, could perceive more information. With a glance, he surveyed all directions around Yulan City!

At this moment, the entire army of Lesser Chaos Lifeforms had completely surrounded Yulan City! "This is an army of Lesser Chaos Lifeforms. Perfected God-Emperor level existences..."

"...According to my judgment..."

"...there are over two thousand of them!"

Luo Feng's heart trembled!

"It's impossible for there to be so many Leader-level Lesser Chaos Lifeforms around Yulan City..."

Master Changqing sent a message!

"Leaders from many regions across the entire Nine Rivers Sacred Realm must have rushed here!" "And there are Overlimit-level ones too!"

Luo Feng also saw that within the vast armies of Lesser Chaos Lifeforms outside the East, West, and South gates, massive forces were secretly hidden!

Because of his Biotic Destruction Eye, Luo Feng could vaguely perceive these three colossal powers, forces that surpassed his current strength!

Even with the Heart of Immortality and World in Hand, Luo Feng only had hope of preserving his life! He wouldn't even dare to claim he could fight them evenly!

"This... this...!"

"How can there be so many Chaos Lifeforms?"

"There are so many Leader-level ones, and tens of thousands at the late-stage God-Emperor level!"

The Elders, who controlled Yulan City's defense system, could also observe the enemies. Upon seeing them, they couldn't help but tremble! One must know that the combined strength of all Elders in the city totaled only over seven hundred—the disparity was too great.

They had to rely on Yulan City's defenses to survive. Yulan City was a city exchanged by Lord Yuanxiang using his merits, refined by beings who had transcended their cages.

Hiding within the city was like hiding in a fortress; they were confident in withstanding enemies a hundred times their number!

Strong fortresses are usually breached from within. Now, their Lord Weiyang had already been assassinated! "Attack!"

From all directions around Yulan City, the vast army of Lesser Chaos Lifeforms, under the command of the three 'Kings' outside the city, all launched their assault!

They also knew how to coordinate their species' techniques, their overwhelming power bombarding Yulan City!

"Hold them off!"

"Stop them!" Yulan City's formations had long been operating at full capacity. Previously used to strike at lurkers within the city, they now immediately switched to defending against external threats!

For hundreds of millions of kilometers around Yulan City, the power of heaven and earth surged like ocean waves. Various colorful energies were mobilized as the Lesser Chaos Lifeform army, holding an absolute advantage, launched a crushing bombardment on Yulan City!

Yulan City's hundreds of defense systems worked in perfect coordination, like a fortress, resisting all attacks! "With an Overlimit-level lurker inside and a combined army of Lesser Chaos Lifeforms from multiple regions of the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm outside, and now with Lord Weiyang dead, the probability of Yulan City falling is over fifty percent! If Yulan City falls, almost all the cultivators inside will perish!"

Though the Elders were anxious, almost all of them had avatars, allowing them to remain calm. However, the mid- and lower-level cultivators within the city panicked!

They had no avatars; if they died, it would be absolute death! "I refuse to accept this! I went through immense hardships; I was the only one from my home world to escape the sea of suffering and finally transcend to the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm! I won't die like this!"

"We will definitely hold them off. Lord Yuanxiang will surely save Yulan City again."

Even the lowest-level cultivators in the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm were legends in their home worlds, yet at this moment, most of them could only powerlessly watch everything unfold! Why did the Elders receive so many benefits?

It was precisely because they had the ability to protect the entire city, and with their avatars, they feared no death.

They could respond calmly, go all out, and fight against the Lesser Chaos Lifeforms!

Lord Weiyang was dead, and Lord Yuanxiang was severely injured!

"At this rate, there's a high probability Yulan City will fall!" Luo Feng realized that with his current strength, he couldn't change the overall situation.

Inside the Pill Tower! Luo Feng had an avatar stationed here long-term!

"Master!"

Luo Feng immediately went to see Master Changqing.

"Brother Luo Feng..."

Master Changqing sighed upon seeing Luo Feng. "This time, the Lesser Chaos Lifeforms acted with premeditation. Fortunately, your large-scale city-wide investigation forced them to act prematurely, giving us a glimmer of hope. However, given Lord Yuanxiang's injuries, I fear we might not be able to seize that chance of survival in this battle!" "Lord Yuanxiang is too weak; that might also be why the Overlimit-level being chose our Yulan City!"

Luo Feng understood this point as well!

They always pick the weakest target.

"Master, our Pill Tower's most prized treasure is a precious medicine, 'Hundred Calamity Heart Marrow', valued at one billion Chaos Crystals," Luo Feng said. "I need it now!"

The Hundred Calamity Heart Marrow was the Pill Tower's showpiece treasure, deliberately displayed for prestige. Its selling price of one billion was somewhat inflated, and it had never been sold.

In his past cultivation, Luo Feng would never have used such a luxurious treasure.

According to his original plan, Luo Feng would comprehend the Chaos Bloodline, gradually accumulating insights until the Path of Life and Death naturally broke through! Luo Feng's accumulated foundation was already incredibly profound; if he were to seclude himself and wholeheartedly pursue a breakthrough in the Path of Life and Death, he was confident he would succeed within one epoch!

But now the situation was dire; he had to break through immediately.

He could only rely on treasures!

"One billion Chaos Crystals at 60% would be six hundred million Chaos Crystals. I'll give them to you now!" Luo Feng said. As a Vice Master, he could purchase at 60% of the price.

"No need," Master Changqing shook his head. "We don't even know if Yulan City can hold. If it can't, none of the Pill Tower's treasures will remain, nor will the Chaos Crystals!"

"If we hold it, you can give me the Chaos Crystals then!" Master Changqing smiled and, with a flip of his hand, produced the Hundred Calamity Heart Marrow!

The Hundred Calamity Heart Marrow was sealed in transparent crystal jade, containing a warm, lustrous purplish-gold liquid. "Good!"

Luo Feng said no more, reached out to take the Hundred Calamity Heart Marrow, and with a movement of his figure, vanished to his cultivation chamber in the Pill Tower, where he immediately consumed the treasure!

End of Chapter.