novelraw 117. Human tragedy
117. Human tragedy
Jiang Ye's eyes were resolute as he fired the final arrow!
The power of the Soul-Locking Arrow is known throughout the Northwest Region. However, few people know that the greater the power, the greater the price to pay for it.
While ordinary martial arts techniques may simply require more time, Jiang Ye's Soul-Locking Arrow is fundamentally different from ordinary martial arts techniques.
The power of the Soul-Locking Arrow lies in its absolute lock-on capability. It can even shake the soul of the locked target the moment it is released. Therefore, even powerful experts of the same level, such as Shi Jiuyue and Lu Huangtian, cannot escape the lock-on of the Soul-Locking Arrow.
The Soul-Locking Arrow is limited to three shots per month. Of course, only those who know Jiang Ye best would know that while the first two Soul-Locking Arrows are powerful, they are still within a controllable range. Only the third arrow, which he fires regardless of the cost, is the most terrifying! Its penetrating edge, which almost ignores defense, can shake the soul of the person hit by the arrow and achieve absolute lock-on!
Its power is absolutely no less than that of a Heaven-Rank Battle Technique!
The price is that after Jiang Ye shoots it, a demon will invade his mind, each time stronger than the last. Almost all users of the Soul-Locking Arrow will eventually die from the mind-controlling demon!
Jiang Ye has already fired five real Soul-Locking Arrows. No one knows if Jiang Ye will die from the next invasion of inner demons, so no one dares to let him use the Soul-Locking Arrows.
However, Jiang Ye did not use the third arrow to break through the encirclement. Instead, he used the third arrow to break the critical situation in Tianlan City. This feat won everyone's admiration.
As soon as the Soul-Locking Arrow was released, the thin membrane protection that was constantly trembling due to the impact of Lion Roar Valley and Xiao Yan almost shattered instantly, and the Soul-Locking Arrow arrived in front of the Blood-Red One-Eyed as if it were unstoppable!
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On the other side, Lu Huangtian's body was covered in lightning patterns, while opposite him, Yang Zhishuang's clothes were torn, her body was charred in many places, and her aura was weak.
He Kui's right hand was hanging limply at his side, indicating that he had suffered a considerable injury, and the black monument behind him was no longer as bright as before.
No matter how much combat awareness He Kui possessed, he was still only a one-star Dou Zun. He could briefly contend with Lu Huangtian using a burst of power, but his Dou Qi would eventually stagnate. Beyond Dou Zun, the difference between each star level was like an insurmountable chasm!
Fortunately, Yang Zhishuang was there to help him; otherwise, he would probably have died at Lu Huangtian's hands during the intense fight just now.
But He Kui's eyes were still filled with excitement as he looked at Lu Huangtian: "Once that evil creature is destroyed, even in a five-on-one situation, Sect Master Lu, you will still lose!"
Upon hearing He Kui's words, Lu Huangtian's anxious expression vanished, replaced by a look of pity. He said, "I was just playing around with you. Did you really think that Jiang Ye could defeat my clan's sacred artifact?"
He Kui knew something was wrong. On the other side, the Soul-Locking Arrow had already reached the Blood-Red One-Eyed, but two enormous energies shot up from the ground into the sky!
"An ant is just an ant, hehehe!"
The meaning of the crimson eye once again reached everyone's hearts. Two streams of energy, filled with resentment, broke through the air at a speed that shocked everyone, heading straight for the eye.
It is two energies formed by the combined physical and spiritual essence of Shi Jiuyue and Xu Ce after their deaths!
Although these two energies contained deep resentment, they were irresistibly absorbed by the Crimson One-Eyed Eye, causing its size to expand wildly once again!
It became a colossal object that blotted out the sky, with a diameter exceeding one hundred feet.
As the Soul-Locking Arrow approached the giant eye, the giant eye's pupil suddenly contracted, becoming a blood-red focal point!
Then a beam of blood-red light shot out, almost instantly traversing the heavens and earth!
The Soul-Locking Arrow was struck by the blood-red light, and its momentum was instantly reduced. Jiang Ye saw this and let out a cold snort.
The Soul-Locking Arrow exploded, leaving only a sharp point of cold light at its tip that shot straight at the one-eyed eye, piercing through the blood-red eye!
"Hiss!" A strange and eerie sound filled the entire Tianlan City. The single eye that had been hanging high in the sky without wavering had a gash the size of a human body pierced in the center. Spiderweb-like cracks appeared around the gash, and blood kept gushing out from it.
Anger emanated from its single eye, and howls continuously emanated from its body, a collective roar of millions of people, incredibly mournful.
Everyone instinctively covered their ears, even though they had already reached the level of Battle King and Battle Emperor.
After swaying for a moment, the one-eyed creature reversed direction, and the crimson light shot out again, pointing towards Jiang Ye. Jiang Ye had just fired the Soul-Locking Arrow, and his own aura was extremely weak; he was directly enveloped by the crimson light!
Amidst the blood-red light, Jiang Ye's clothes were instantly evaporated by the high temperature, his skin wrinkled at a visible speed, and his whole body looked as if all the blood had been drained from his body.
Xiao Yan moved into the blood-red light and used the Devouring Black Hole released by his right hand to temporarily withstand the impact of the One-Eyed Beast. He then grabbed Jiang Ye and rushed out of the area.
But in just a moment, Xiao Yan also felt his blood flow accelerate. The sensation of his blood evaporating was very similar to facing the Bloodthirsty Pattern of the Xuanwen Sect, only much stronger.
Jiang Ye, whom Xiao Yan rescued, was completely devoid of fighting spirit and had a deathly pale face; just by looking at him, it was clear that his condition was far from optimistic.
The giant, blood-red eye swayed incessantly, radiating anger, and even Lu Huangtian dared not approach it for a moment.
The giant eye's influence on Tianlan City suddenly surged, and even Dou Ling (a powerful cultivator) could hardly withstand its radiation. More and more people gathered in the area protected by the four sects, and the defenses supported by the many Dou Zong (another powerful cultivator) experts of the four sects were now the safest place in Tianlan City.
Only a few were able to reach this place. Tianlan City, as the largest city in the Northwest Region, had countless inhabitants. The howling continued unabated. Many who were considered strong in ordinary times died under the illumination of the single eye in the sky, leaving not even a trace of their bodies, but instead becoming nourishment for the giant single eye in the sky.
In just a short time, more than 90% of the people in Tianlan City had died, and this number would continue to rise!
In the gathering place of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, the Alliance of Heroes, the Lion Nether Sect, and the Bright Flower Tower, Qing Lin witnessed the tragedy within Tianlan City. Even though he was already a Dou Wang powerhouse, he vomited incessantly, his eyes filled with bewilderment.
Zi Yan's face was also pale as she clung tightly to Xiao Xun'er's side. Even for Zi Yan, the scene was quite terrifying.
After such a long rest, Xiao Xun'er's strength had recovered to some extent, but she had no mind to care about the chaos in Tianlan City at the moment, her eyes were fixed on a figure in the sky.
After rescuing Jiang Ye, Xiao Yan did not reunite with the others. Instead, he circled around and shot straight back into the giant eye in the sky.