Chapter 282: Like Livestock

The frail old man clutched a crystal ball in one hand while his figure suddenly flickered evasively, narrowly avoiding Feng Dong’s strike.

“You’re pretty quick?” Feng Dong was genuinely enraged. As an extraordinary guardian of the Xia Clan, he bore boundless fury in his heart, and now his full power erupted. He transformed into a strange, ghostly shadow, moving even faster than the old man! It was no wonder he was known as the “Ghost God Knight”—his battle prowess was indeed godlike and ghostly.

“Clang! Clang! Clang!” The frail old man wielded the crystal ball in one hand, desperately blocking the repeated slashes and stabs of the long halberd.

“Tear—”

The halberd became a shadow of darkness. Finally, the frail old man could not block it with just one hand, and was pierced through by the halberd.

“It’s useless.” Just as the frail old man sneered, his expression suddenly changed. The wound from the halberd began to sizzle and his body started to corrode.

“Soul-body? Are you an evil ghost?” Feng Dong’s expression shifted slightly. “Too bad you met me. I am the Ghost God Knight!”

Whoosh.

The crystal ball in the old man’s hand was immediately stored into a treasure item. With it hidden away, its influence over the entire city ceased.

The remaining people of the city, who had been in a frenzied madness, suddenly regained their senses, stunned and dazed. “No, no—” “Master!!!” “Why? Why did it come to this?” The surviving townsfolk were completely horrified by their own actions and the hellish scenes visible throughout the city. It was a nightmare—perhaps even more terrifying than any nightmare they could imagine!

“Who are you, and why have you gathered so many vengeful souls?” Feng Dong roared furiously, continuing his relentless assault.

The frail old man now used both hands to block, but still struggled mightily. He was merely a senior half-god, while Feng Dong, after years of cultivation, had already reached the peak of half-god strength. Moreover, his skill and mastery far surpassed that of the frail old man, and his abilities were precisely the kind that could counter him.

“My master is the great Lord Nuo Nuo An!” the frail old man cried out loudly. “You cannot kill me!”

“Lord Nuo Nuo An? Who is that? One of the visitors from another realm?” Feng Dong shouted, his hands never ceasing their motion. His halberd pierced through the frail old man’s defenses again and again, each strike landing on the old man’s body. The frail old man’s body sizzled and began to fade, clearly being harmed by each blow Feng Dong delivered.

Ordinarily, physical attacks were useless against evil ghosts. However, Feng Dong’s profound battle techniques could indeed wound them.

“Weng—”

Suddenly, the frail old man’s aura surged, and behind him, a massive phantom began to materialize—a skull with glowing green eyes. The phantom growled, “Xia Clan, cease your attack!”

“You must be Nuo Nuo An! When you slaughtered our Xia Clan people, why didn’t you stop?” Feng Dong replied coldly, unrelenting. With each halberd strike, the frail old man’s body grew even more translucent.

“Half-god of the Xia Clan, you must be Feng Dong, the Ghost God Knight of Black and White Divine Mountain! Spare my servant, or you will surely die!” the skull phantom roared.

“Daring to slaughter recklessly in our Xia Clan’s world, there is only one outcome—death!” Feng Dong’s halberd moved like lightning. The frail old man, now even weaker, could no longer withstand the onslaught. He let out a piercing shriek before his entire body disintegrated like mist. The storage treasure he carried also appeared in midair.

“Cursed!” Accompanied by a furious roar filled with regret, the massive skull phantom also vanished.

Feng Dong swiftly seized the storage treasure and quickly retrieved the crystal ball, shattering it directly.

Innumerable vengeful souls appeared in the sky and earth, soon vanishing into oblivion under the operation of the natural laws.

“Dust returns to dust, earth returns to earth.” Feng Dong listened to the cries of the countless vengeful souls, his eyes filled with sorrow. He hated these alien races that slaughtered humans wantonly—their atrocities had changed his nature drastically during his youth, making him distant and aloof, like a ghostly god.

Descending into the city below, Feng Dong observed the many weeping people and the stunned youths. He seemed to see himself from long ago.

“Aliens! Aliens!” Feng Dong growled lowly. Despite his rage, he quickly reported the incident to Palace Master Chen.

…

In the courtyard behind the Blood Blade Tavern, Dongbo Xueying was conversing with three individuals. He could sense that the other two were clearly not very friendly toward him, while the team leader, Chen Jiu, was quite amiable.

“What a strange thing! The Master is known for his ferocity, yet he is so kind to Dongbo Xueying. Rare indeed.”

“Yeah, the Master only shows kindness to those he is close to,” the bearded old man and the bald yellow-robed elder whispered to each other telepathically.

After a while of chatting, Dongbo Xueying prepared to rise and take his leave when suddenly his expression changed.

“Xueying, there has been mass slaughter in An Yang Province. Three cities and many civilian settlements have been completely destroyed. The deaths of countless innocents were too tragic—there may have been over a hundred million people killed.”

“Brother Dongbo, in our Xia Clan world’s nineteen provinces, multiple areas have experienced slaughter. Some cities even had extraordinary beings within them, yet these beings lost their senses and failed to report the attacks. Eventually, they fell into unconsciousness. The extraordinary beings weren’t killed, and if they had been, their communication rings would have automatically transmitted the news, allowing us to know about the slaughter earlier. It was only when Ghost God Knight Feng Dong discovered and reported it to the Xinghuo Palace that we learned of it and immediately began inspecting all regions. The losses this time are too great—too, too great!”

“Xueying…”

One message after another rapidly arrived.

Dongbo Xueying was stunned, unable to believe what he was hearing.

Hundred million?

The word itself seemed simple, yet it represented countless lives. Over the past century, he had traveled alongside his wife among the common people. Dongbo Xueying had never looked down on ordinary humans, always believing that both mortals and extraordinary beings were equally human—only differing in power. He was also willing to teach many ordinary children the spear techniques, treating each one with sincerity.

Now, hearing about the massive and horrifying slaughter left him completely shocked.

“Hmm?” Chen Jiu, the middle-aged man in the blue robe, suddenly furrowed his brows. “Dongbo Xueying, your Xia Clan is facing some trouble?”

“Yes.” Dongbo Xueying replied, his voice hoarse.

Chen Jiu raised his eyebrows, sensing Dongbo Xueying’s current emotions.

“You should be careful. Such brutal methods might be secretly used in the Divine Realm, but they wouldn’t dare to be so brazen. It’s only in the chaotic Dark Abyss that such things are commonplace,” Chen Jiu said. “So I suspect… this large-scale slaughter and soul collection must be the work of a half-god team from the Dark Abyss.”

“A half-god team from the Dark Abyss?” Dongbo Xueying looked at Chen Jiu.

“I must warn your Xia Clan. Among the teams that have descended this time, the one I am most wary of is the half-god team from the Dark Abyss,” Chen Jiu said. “Unlike the half-gods of the mortal world or the Divine Realm, the native beings of the Dark Abyss are known as demons, and their innate abilities are extremely powerful—comparable to divine artifacts. This team that has arrived is certainly no ordinary demonic half-god group; they must have been selected from countless demon half-gods to be the most elite and terrifying beings!”

“The slaughter in the Dark Abyss is the most brutal, and competition there is also the most savage. Demons possess extraordinary innate abilities.”

“Therefore, this half-god team… their strength must be extremely formidable,” Chen Jiu said. “They dared to act so brazenly, clearly not fearing your Xia Clan at all. Your Xia Clan must be extremely cautious.”

“Thank you, Brother Chen Jiu.” Dongbo Xueying expressed his gratitude. “I won’t stay here any longer.”

“Alright, I will contact you through the communication ring when it’s time to depart.” Chen Jiu said. This communication ring had been sent to him by Palace Master Chen of the Xia Clan. It was a communication device of the Xia Clan. Their foreign communication methods couldn’t connect with the Xia Clan’s communication rings.

“Alright.” Dongbo Xueying could no longer sit still. After saying his goodbyes, he quickly departed.

…

A towering, majestic city.

Dongbo Xueying walked outside the city, observing the bloodstained village outside. Corpses lay everywhere.

All were dead. Not a single soul remained alive.

Such a scene made Dongbo Xueying’s heart grow cold and chilled.

“Cursed! Cursed!” Dongbo Xueying gritted his teeth. He had visited this city with his wife in the past, eating many snacks and giving sweets to the children on the roadside.

But now, they were all dead. The entire city had become a city of death.

As Dongbo Xueying stepped into the city, the scene before him made his eyes burn crimson. Afflicted by the venomous Wu Du curse, he teetered on the brink of death—yet the nearer he drew to demise, the more fiercely he clung to life! His love for children burned brighter still—whether because he and Jing Qiu had never been blessed with offspring of their own, or perhaps because children embodied the very essence of hope and vitality. But now… the entire city…

The once-thriving city now lay in eerie silence, its streets littered with countless lifeless bodies as the metallic stench of blood permeated the air.

Dongbo Xueying could hardly bear to look at these scenes. They chilled his heart and made him tremble.

“In your eyes, is my Xia Clan truly no different from livestock?” Dongbo Xueying clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white.