When Qin Bai and the others escaped into the gap between the underworld, the gloomy sky became even more frightening, and thunder could be faintly heard running through it.
Everyone in Deyun Society relied on the magic circle engraved when building the theater to defend on the spot, but the strength of the faceless demon could not be easily resisted.
Countless puppet people spontaneously walked to the streets. They were soaked in the pouring rain and looked up to the sky with their mouths open.
But the weirdest part goes beyond that.
When people saw their relatives standing in the rain like crazy, they all tried to stop them, but before they could get close, the accident happened.
Black-red liquid flowed out from the eyes, ears, mouth, nose and facial features of the puppet people, and gradually floated towards the sky.
As a large amount of black-red liquid oozed out, the bodies of these people also began to shrink, and they soon became skinny and bones, showing signs of demonization.
The deep darkness in the sky became thicker and thicker, and there was a little more scarlet in it.
If you look at it from a distance, it just looks like a giant eye, which is extremely scary.
The palace was well prepared, and soldiers lined up in long lines to maintain order.
But most of their expressions have collapsed. If the situation deteriorates again, I am afraid not many will be able to fight.
The ministers and the emperor had to hide in the crowded palace.
Zhao Ji looked towards the sky without fear. The eunuch beside him kept urging him to stay away, but he was not moved at all.
The Taoist priests at the Daolu Academy of the Capital all had uncontrollable sadness on their faces, because they knew it was too late to leave.
The aura of demons overflowed from the eyes in the sky, and the blood-red thunder was caught in it, making people's fear of the end even stronger.
After feeling the demon's aura, the magic circle covering the imperial city was activated independently, and a faint white light immediately enveloped the palace.
boom! ! !
A red and black thunderbolt hit the magic circle hard, and the light suddenly dimmed, and the soldiers couldn't help being frightened.
Seeing this, the guards of the Imperial City Department couldn't help but stepped forward and asked: "Your Majesty, there is a secret passage under the palace that leads to the outside of the city. How about..."
Cai Shoufu's expression changed slightly, and he had a lot of thoughts after learning that he had a way out.
Zhao Ji shook his head and refused. He knew that although there was a passage, it could only accommodate a few people, and the mechanism in it made it impossible to open it multiple times in a short period of time.
He looked at Taoist Changsheng and several Taoist priests, as if asking if there was a way.
"We are willing to die for the Song Dynasty."
Taoist Changsheng hurriedly expressed his position, but his words also revealed the powerlessness in his heart. However, they were not surrendering and planned to react around the magic circle.
Everyone understood Zhao Ji's concerns.
After all, the emperor had only been in power for four years. If he could not even save the capital, then after the Song Dynasty was hit hard, Zhao Ji would definitely bear infamy in history, so it would be impossible for him to leave easily.
Immediately, the Daolu Academy of the Capital began to be busy. They continued to strengthen their formations to resist the blood thunder falling in the sky.
Seeing this, the surviving people instinctively came towards the palace and gathered outside the city gate, shouting to come in.
The soldiers blocked it at first, but at Zhao Ji's request, the door was opened.
Tens of thousands of people rushed into the imperial city, making it a mixed bag.
Huamanlou stood at the top of the imperial city. When he saw this scene, he immediately became worried. What he was most afraid of was that demons would get into it.
You must know that with the methods of the faceless demon, not even Ximen Chuixue and Ye Gucheng can detect it, let alone people like them with far insufficient cultivation.
Lu Xiaofeng, on the other hand, mingled among the crowd and was faintly close to Zhao Ji in order to protect him.
Time passed little by little, and the magic circle relied on the resources of the treasury to sustain itself. The blood thunder struck more than ten waves in a row without destroying it.
But Huamanlou doesn't feel lucky at all, because Qin Bai has not come back until now, which shows that the root cause is simply treating the symptoms rather than the root cause.
Thinking of this, he touched the blood-red pill in his arms.
If the situation is urgent, Huamanlou can only eat as Qin Bai said, and he doesn't know what will happen.
The wind is howling and is getting stronger.
The dark clouds began to appear in a swirling shape, and then huge arms stretched out from them, with a large number of scars visible on the skin.
Amid the horrified cries of the crowd, another arm stretched out.
The demon's hands supported the vortex, and gradually opened it with force, and his head penetrated into the world of the sun.
The demon's face is extremely terrifying, its skin is covered with scars of various sizes, and its facial features are extremely distorted.
Zhao Ji's expression became complicated. He turned to look at Cai Shoufu beside him and asked, "Do you remember Bao Zheng's last case before his death?"
"Back to Your Highness, that is a twin case..."
"That's right, the twin case. I vaguely remember that the case involved demons. Do you remember how to deal with it?" Zhao Ji couldn't help but recall it carefully, and some fragments kept flashing in his mind.
He was still young at that time, but Cai Shoufu was already in a high position, so he naturally understood that he was causing trouble in the city.
"A total of 3,542 people in the capital have identical twins. They are transformed by demons."
"At the beginning, I didn't find a way to distinguish them. It wasn't until I used a leather whip dipped in the blood of a black dog and whipped it that the other demons showed their prototypes."
The situation at that time was far more complicated than what was said. Many people took advantage of the chaos to eliminate the troubles for their own benefit. In the end, they were called monsters. It can be said that many innocent people died.
The appearance of the demon reminded Zhao Ji of the demon who was beaten to death during the twin case. Could it be karma?
The sky was shattering again, and this time the faceless demon had already crawled into the underworld. It was struggling hard, as if it was eager to enter.
Zhao Ji couldn't help but panic, and he quickly asked: "Master Changsheng, does he have any techniques to subdue this monster?"
Taoist Changsheng didn’t know what to say. How could my little arms and legs be able to defeat such a monster?
Zhao Ji couldn't help but feel disappointed. He had always had high hopes for the Taoist sect, but he just didn't want the demon to wantonly disrupt the Song Dynasty again. Unexpectedly, it had no effect.
In such an emergency situation, no matter how unwilling he was, he could only choose to evacuate the capital, otherwise the Song Dynasty would be in danger.
However, those puppets standing motionless on the street suddenly changed. The flesh and blood on their bodies melted away, leaving only a skeleton heading towards the imperial city.
Taoist Changsheng took out the blood-red metamorphosis elixir, but he was still hesitating whether to take it or not.
Taoist priest Xiaoyao inquired secretly in private and learned that the elixir could break the situation, but he might just die, but he snatched it away.
"Senior Brother Changsheng, Senior Brother Changsheng, please wish us to be the sinners of the Taoist sect for eternity. Don't forget that the emperor is foreshadowing the great prosperity of the world."
Changsheng Taoist seemed to have lost all his strength. He fell to the ground and stopped talking.
The demon in the vortex was about to escape, and Lu Xiaofeng also tried to stop it, eating the reincarnated dishes while running.
His skin began to turn blue and purple, and his muscles shrank, gradually becoming half human and half corpse.
Qin Bai had told him about the efficacy of the medicine, and Lu Xiaofeng had made some preparations, but the surge in energy still made him a little uncomfortable.
Lingxi Yizhi is a martial art that requires extremely high precision. Now I don't know whether it is good or bad.
However, Lu Xiaofeng didn't care about that anymore. He used his Qinggong to get as close as possible to the faceless demon, hoping to take advantage of the opponent's unpreparedness to launch a counterattack.
The faceless demon had already noticed it, and raised his hand to hit the real demonic energy. Lu Xiaofeng was unable to react and received the blow heavily.
He originally thought that he would be in danger, but after the attack hit him hard, his energy involuntarily moved to protect him, and he unexpectedly blocked it.
Lu Xiaofeng touched various parts of her body and was immediately overjoyed. She did not expect that the elixir left by Qin Bai was indeed very effective.
His fingertips moved slightly, and the only thing he was good at was using his telepathic finger.
The aura broke through the air and was knocked out instantly. There was a blood pit on the faceless demon's chest and abdomen. The blood could easily corrode the building if it fell on it.
Lu Xiaofeng opened her bow from left to right, the frequency of Lingxi's fingers getting higher and higher, and the spiritual light flew out like raindrops.
The faceless demon couldn't help but scream up to the sky, and with hatred, part of its body came out again.
Lu Xiaofeng took advantage of the demon being stuck between the yin and yang worlds, and started fighting around the opponent, with spiritual lights constantly flying away.
It's just that although the attack can hurt the faceless demon, there is not much time left.
Zhao Ji in the palace saw some hope, and his steps seemed very hesitant.
Since all the Taoist priests from the Daolu Academy of the Capital had no nerve to go together, they only sent the Taoist Zishu with the lowest cultivation level to escort them. The rest planned to live and die with the capital.
Taoist priest Xiaoyao gritted his teeth and closed his eyes as he swallowed the pill of transformation. Then his breath surged uncontrollably, and he soon came into contact with an incredible realm.
Zhao Ji turned to look at him, then stretched out his hand to stop several Imperial City Secretaries.
"Does the Taoist priest have the power to fight against demons?"
"Yes."
Taoist priest Xiaoyao opened his eyes, and the spiritual light formed a mist surrounding his body, but the appearance of the corpse also shocked the others.
"I don't know how many people in Taoism have become immortals throughout the ages. I, Xiaoyao, am naturally not a person, but today I am willing to be a stepping stone on the road."
He stretched out his hand and grabbed it, and the trees all over the city made an overwhelming sound at the same time, as if they were about to fall.
Taoist Changsheng couldn't help but feel envious. No matter what the consequences of this elixir were, it was worth it to die so vigorously.
Countless trees were split into two, and wooden swords emerged from them, flying towards the sky like swallows returning to their nests.
Taoist priest Xiaoyao also floated on two wooden swords.
Then the rest of the wooden swords gathered towards him, and soon formed a huge wooden dragon in mid-air.
Seeing this, Hua Manlou couldn't help but want to take out the elixir-shaped metamorphosis dish and eat it, but after hesitating for a moment, she decided not to do so.
Unless the situation can be finalized, it would be too risky to rashly reveal all your cards.
"emperor……"
The guards of the Imperial City Division couldn't help but remind Zhao Ji, but the latter waved his hand and did not intend to leave the capital for the time being.
Cai Shoufu felt a little helpless, but he couldn't say anything, so he had to stay aside.
The rest of the ministers naturally did not dare to say anything. They placed their expectations on the two people who suddenly stood up.
The wooden dragon roared and fought with the demon. The sound was extremely loud, but Hua Manlou couldn't help but shake his head.
In his opinion, although the elixir can increase strength, it is rootless water, so it is most reasonable to use it like Lu Xiaofeng.
Taoist priest Xiaoyao's methods may seem terrifying, but he cannot control them accurately and will soon exhaust all the potion, and he will inevitably be defeated in the end.
Sure enough, even though the wooden sword left scars on the faceless demon's body, it could not damage the foundation at all, and instead hindered Lu Xiaofeng from taking action.
A large number of puppet corpses have also broken through the obstacles of the soldiers, and there are even demon puppets hidden among the people. They are heading towards Zhao Ji's position in the palace.
Not many troops dared to step forward to stop them, making the defeat extremely obvious.
Taoist priest Xiaoyao saw that the situation was out of control. He was about to use the wooden sword to support him, but he accidentally got the opportunity.
The faceless demon tore the wooden dragon apart with its two arms, and a large number of wooden swords turned into wreckage and fell from the sky, spreading a layer of debris on the ground.
The vortex expanded, and the demon completely emerged.
It stands in the capital, its huge body is like a hill, bringing extremely terrifying oppression.
Just taking a deep breath and exhaling made many surrounding houses collapse.
The faceless demon walked towards the palace where the crowd was the most concentrated, and there was an endless stream of desperate screams.
Lu Xiaofeng and Taoist Xiaoyao tried to fight back, but the faceless demon was different from the green snake. The latter was restrained by the ghost in the belly, but it was at its peak state.
With no other choice, Huamanlou also ate the metamorphosis dishes and joined the battle, thus barely keeping the balance of the situation.
However, the recovery speed of the demon's injuries was visible to the naked eye, and the effects of the dishes began to decline one after another. Everyone knew that this would only lead to death.
Zhao Ji had no choice but to evacuate in despair, but the faceless demon stepped on it like a prophet, and the underground secret passage collapsed.
It is like a beast playing with its prey, enjoying the pleasure brought by the gradual death of its prey, as if this is its purpose in the world.
At this moment, a sigh echoed throughout the world.
"Amitabha, everything happened because of me. It can be said that one thought turned into a demon."
Taoist priest Xiaoyao and others also stopped. The effect of the dishes had reached its limit. The aftermath of the faceless demon made them fly backwards.
Crouching Tiger Arhat walked out of the door and stepped into the void. Seeing the faceless demon's face full of sorrow, he already had something to say.
The Buddha's light formed a tower shape and temporarily suppressed the faceless demon.
"What do you mean?" Ji Dian couldn't help but ask, and he and Qin Bai walked out.
"A trace of mercy led to disaster."
The Fuhu Arhat shook his head and did not continue, and the faceless demon also broke away from the Buddha's light and waved his arms to hit him.
"Reincarnation for hundreds of generations and immortality is a golden body."
The Buddha's light around the Crouching Tiger Arhat converged towards him, and within a moment, a 100-meter-long golden Buddha with a Crouching Tiger body was formed, with a ferocious golden tiger bowing its head at its feet.
The same is true for Jidian, but the Buddha's Tun is slightly different. There is a Gatling gun with a dragon pattern on his back.
Qin Bai felt deeply outrageous, and even Jidian himself was a little surprised, how could his golden body appear so old.
But now is not the time to think about that.
After the golden light of the two people merged, they punched each other, and the faceless demon was immediately knocked away, crashing through the thick fog and landing outside the city.
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