A Top Scholar in Everything-Chapter 900 - 886: Fleeing for One’s Life

After breaking into the crevice, the city suddenly boiled over, countless ghosts wailed, and the scene was indescribably chaotic.

Baiyu did not continue to advance.

He keenly felt that if he continued, his little life might truly be in jeopardy. The battle inside had already exceeded the extent he could manage, whether it was with Ku Chan, Bao Yue, or the other two faction leaders, their strength was beyond his reach.

Came into the city once.

Ended up with nothing.

He didn't even have the chance to inquire about the ancient historical secrets before Ku Chan went in. Inside that crevice was definitely the domain of the Shadow Emperor, and whether he could come out alive was uncertain. Besides, even if Ku Chan survived, Baiyu wouldn't dare to mess with that old monk.

The other party was clearly an old snake, and you wouldn't even know when you'd be backstabbed.

"How do I get out now..."

Baiyu glanced around; the city gate was still sealed shut, and exiting through the city wall was impossible. The sky above the city wall had an invisible restriction, which even a combined effort of a hundred Martial Artists couldn't break.

Relying on Baiyu alone, or even combining all the Martial Artists in the city, it was impossible to break the restriction to get out.

But he still approached the city gate to see if maybe the guards could be bribed? He used Netherworld Currency to get in, maybe his Copper Coins might work to get out.

Heaven and Earth Treasure.

This was one of the few currencies widely circulated within the city, with a strong purchasing power. Over the past few days, Baiyu had looted and robbed, carrying quite a bit on him.

Just as Baiyu quietly approached the city gate amid the chaos.

The result.

The giant crevice in the city's center rapidly exploded, turning into countless black dots shooting in all directions through the air. The largest and thickest one rushed straight towards Baiyu at a speed he couldn't evade.

Before Baiyu could react, that beam of light fused into his body.

"I will help you break open the city gate, you must leave quickly. If you don't get out, both of us will die here. The Shadow Emperor has gone mad, this city is about to become a dead zone."

A cool voice rang in his ear.

Baiyu was slightly shaken.

It was clearly Bao Yue's voice; he was certain he hadn't heard it wrong. That pillar of light was Bao Yue transformed.

Baiyu didn't have time to think further.

A few gong-beating ghosts were already rushing towards him, and among them was a familiar face, an individual from the Free Federation he had met in the mountain temple. His name sounded like Anthony or something, he was a knight.

They called them knights.

But they were actually alternative Martial Artists.

Who would have thought they'd be taken by the gong-beating ghosts and turned into new gong-beating ghosts themselves, meaning that temple was selecting subordinates for the Shadow Emperor?

"Go! If you don't, I'll kill you."

At this moment.

Bao Yue's voice echoed again in Baiyu's ear, and then from within his body, an extremely cold force surged out, blasting a large hole in the city gate directly. Baiyu seized the opportunity and immediately escaped through the opening.

Beyond the city.

Many Martial Artists were standing idly by.

Suddenly seeing Baiyu rush out, they all immediately gathered around. These were the ones who couldn't enter the city, but outside, they waited for those emerging from within. If the returning ones were not very strong yet had reaped great gains, they would kill them directly.

If the returning ones were formidable, they could just learn about the city's happenings from them.

However.

Before they could get close, a black-gray shockwave emitted from Baiyu, instantly sweeping people on both sides away.

Under the shocked and speechless gazes of everyone, Baiyu departed swiftly.

"What... what happened inside that he's running so fast?"

"Not sure, but there seemed to be some loud noises earlier, possibly a major incident occurred."

"Not good, look quickly up ahead, what is that?"

One person pointed to the city.

Above the city, it was completely shrouded in dark clouds, countless floating black ghostly images with only a head wandering within, like fish swimming in the sea. Judging by the numbers, there were at least thousands of them.

Everyone felt a deep chill of dread.

"Bao Yue, how dare you betray me, I'll hunt you down and never stop. Don't let me find you!!"

Boom!

An aged yet powerful voice came from within the city; a golden Buddha's shadow gathered in the air. This golden Buddha appeared righteously dignified, but upon closer inspection, you would find traces of malignancy between its brows.

Although it looked benevolent and kind, it gave a feeling of hypocrisy.

Baiyu had earlier seen the Buddhist Academy's head, Master Ichimoku, conjure a golden Buddha shadow using Blood Qi and Spirituality, which was entirely different from this. Master Ichimoku's was genuinely righteous, but this one seemed more like a façade.

Yet upon seeing this giant Buddha's shadow, there was no shortage of amazement from everyone, each speculating what dreadful event had transpired within the city.

Once the golden Buddha's shadow appeared, it directly lifted its right hand, its massive palm striking towards the dark clouds above.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The successive strikes, with enormous impact, continually clashed with the dark clouds, producing a deafening sound.

This explained why that young man was running so fast earlier.

In such a scene.

If he had run even slightly slower, not even his ashes would have been left behind; his family would only be able to create a grave without a body.

"I think it's unsafe outside the city as well, maybe we should leave too, big brother."

"Tongzi, we shouldn't stay here any longer."

A group of Martial Artists became alert, hurriedly pulling their friends away, wanting to distance themselves from the danger zone.

However.

They were a step too slow.

The dark clouds in the sky expanded instantly, covering an area of over a thousand meters. In no time, the sounds of Martial Artists wailing and screaming echoed within the dark clouds, resembling a descent into a living hell.

A moment later.

A beam of golden light broke through the dark clouds.

This was a young human Martial Artist, though covered in injuries, his spirit was unusually high, and his eyes carried intense hatred.

"Bao Yue, I swear I'll kill you with my own hands!"

The young man gritted his teeth and said.

Clearly.

This person had been possessed by the old monk Ku Chan, taken over his will, commonly known as soul possession.

This was a Secret Technique he developed after perfecting Heart Communication Cultivation to its peak, further modified by Ku Chan. Though it would seriously damage his vital energy, possibly affecting his foundation, Ku Chan had no choice but to escape this way.

If not.

He would have been killed in the city by the Shadow Emperor.

Thinking of the Shadow Emperor, a hint of fear surfaced in his eyes. That colossal entity, that monster… it was simply beyond the capability of human force to conquer.

Behind the black crevice lurked a terrifying creature the size of land itself, embedded with billions of wailing souls on its body.

Against such an overwhelming creature, everyone's first thought was naturally to flee. But at the crucial moment, Bao Yue set him up, and Ku Chan, by sheer luck, was able to escape from the crevice.

At times like this.

Everyone's thought is to run faster than others, sacrificing the lives of others to gain time for their own escape.