Chapter 261: Chapter 261: The Nightmare Strikes

"Well, isn’t this lively!"

A hoarse, grating voice rang out, like fingernails scraping across glass, sending a chill down everyone’s spine! Then, under the shocked gazes of the crowd, a black monster covered in sharp Bone Spikes walked out from the pitch-black spatial gate!

Seeing this figure, everyone present was utterly shocked. When had they ever seen such a creature? Its sharp Bone Spikes glinted coldly in the sunlight, and the protruding spine on its back seemed to be constantly writhing!

"Sect Master Chen Yu, thank you for leading the way! Haha!" The black monster seemed to relish the crowd’s shocked expressions. It grinned, looking at the weakened Chen Yu, and laughed heartily.

"You set me up?" Chen Yu glared at the brazen black monster. Realization seemed to dawn on him as he roared in anger.

"Haha, what else? Did you really think you could escape my grasp? If it wasn’t to have you lead me out, why would I have let you live?" the black monster said coldly.

It turned out that in the Secret Realm, Chen Yu had been discovered by the black monster less than a day after his escape. It wasn’t a matter of Chen Yu’s concealment techniques being poor. Instead, the monster’s search methods were simply impossible to counter!

To find Chen Yu, the black monster had demonized all the Primordial Beasts in the Secret Realm. Naturally, the creatures most familiar with the Secret Realm were these native Primordial Beasts. With their help, it took only half a day to flush out the hiding Chen Yu. After that, a long chase began!

Over four days, the already injured Chen Yu was attacked by countless waves of the Beast Tide. These Demonized Primordial Beasts had no emotions whatsoever. They felt no fatigue, no pain, and no fear, only obeying the black monster’s commands!

Pursued by these Demonized Primordial Beasts, Chen Yu had narrowly escaped death several times. Thinking back now, it all seemed suspicious. It turned out those weren’t narrow escapes at all, but traps set by the black monster! The monster had deliberately left him a path to survival, all so that Chen Yu would lead it out of this place!

"You... Despicable!" Chen Yu’s face darkened as he snarled.

"Despicable? Haha, I like that word!" the black monster roared with laughter, completely unfazed by the killing intent in Chen Yu’s eyes.

Stepping slowly out of the pitch-black spatial gate, the black monster spread its arms wide, as if to embrace the world.

"How long has it been? I can finally see the light of day again!" the black monster muttered. Abruptly, its aura changed. A frigid, hellish presence erupted from it, instantly freezing the surrounding air!

"But I hate this peaceful scene! To celebrate my rebirth, you, the Five Elements Sect, shall be my offering! Blood and death are the true colors of this world. Now, prepare to receive my gift!" the black monster roared hideously. Immediately, countless streams of black gas burst from its body, spreading to envelop the entire Sect!

The pitch-black gas blotted out the sun, carrying a foul, sinister stench. It soon enveloped the entire Five Elements Sect, and an evil aura began to spread.

"What’s going on? What happened?" The sudden turn of events made all the disciples of the Five Elements Sect stop what they were doing and stare in shock at the black gas obscuring the sky.

"What is this stuff?" A huge question lingered in everyone’s mind. But before they could ask, the black gas, under their horrified gazes, slowly descended and seeped into the disciples’ bodies!

As the black gas entered their bodies, the disciples’ once-clear eyes were instantly covered by a crimson film. Muffled growls escaped their throats as their sanity was gradually eroded!

"ROAR!"

Roar after roar echoed. The disciples, who normally seemed gentle, weak, and shy, now went berserk, attacking their fellow sect brothers and sisters. In an instant, the entire Five Elements Sect was plunged into chaos!

Hearing the commotion within the Sect, the Elders’ faces filled with fury. They released a faint layer of Spiritual Power to resist the encroaching black gas.

"Vile beast, stop this at once! Or you will pay the price for what you’ve done today!" Elder Mo shouted coldly.

"Don’t be so hasty. My gift isn’t finished yet! Come forth, my children!" The black monster completely ignored Elder Mo’s threat. Instead, it laughed, formed a Hand Seal, and bellowed.

"BUZZ..."

The moment the black monster finished speaking, the spatial gate behind it began to tremble violently. Then, beastly roars echoed out, a terrifying sound wave that shot straight into the heavens! 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"ROAR..."

One after another, pitch-black Primordial Beasts swarmed out of the dark spatial gate like bees from a hive. The black monster had actually brought the Demonized Primordial Beasts out of the Secret Realm!

"CRACK CRACK CRACK..."

Under the strain of the stampeding Primordial Beasts, the spatial gate began to grow unstable. A moment later, it shattered completely. A terrifying blast of Energy spread out in an instant, grinding some of the nearby Primordial Beasts into dust!

The shattered spatial gate continuously radiated the Power of Space. Streams of chaotic Energy poured out from it, assimilating all the surrounding Heaven and Earth Energy!

"This is bad! The space has shattered! The Energy from the Secret Realm is leaking out and has begun to devour the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power!" Elder Qin exclaimed in alarm, sensing the change in the Spiritual Power around them.

"Damn it!" Elder Mo cursed under his breath, watching the chaotic Five Elements Energy continuously seeping from the spatial rift, his brow deeply furrowed. ’If this chaotic Energy seeps into the Sect, this entire area will be ruined and turned into a deadland! A Martial Artist can’t possibly absorb and refine that kind of chaotic Five Elements Energy! If that happens, the very foundation of the Five Elements Sect will be destroyed!’

"You go stop him. I’ll Seal the spatial gate!" Elder Mo glanced at the dark rift and said gravely. ’We can’t let this rift expand any further, nor can we let this black monster continue its rampage. We have to stop them, or the Five Elements Sect will truly be destroyed!’

"Hehe, my little ones, get them! Slaughter this Five Elements Sect!" Seeing Elder Mo prepare to make a move, the black monster waved its large hand. The army of Primordial Beasts behind it roared in unison, then scattered and charged into the Five Elements Sect!

Instantly, disciples who hadn’t yet reacted were torn apart by the Demonized Primordial Beasts, their blood spraying everywhere! The scene was utterly horrific!

"Quick, lead the disciples of your halls and prepare for battle!" Seeing the army of Primordial Beasts beginning to wantonly slaughter the Sect’s disciples, Elder Qin ordered Elder Huo. At this point, they had to gather all the disciples to stand a chance against this army of Primordial Beasts!

At his words, Elder Huo and the others acknowledged the order. With a flicker, they vanished from their spots and rushed toward their respective halls. The black monster didn’t try to stop them. ’Since this is supposed to be a good show, it needs to be a bit more heated. Otherwise, how could it be satisfying?’

After Elder Huo and the others left, the area was instantly cleared, leaving only Chen Yu, Elder Qin, Elder Mo, and the black monster. Of course, one couldn’t forget the Level Seven Primordial Beast at the black monster’s feet!

The two sides stood in opposition, the smell of gunpowder thick in the air. A battle was about to erupt at any moment!