Calamity of Tomorrow-Chapter 420 - 419 Crazy

The two walked toward the Palace of the Polestar and saw rows of carved railings standing all around, with the tops of the columns carved with images of Yun Long and cloud phoenixes.

There were three sets of stone steps at the front and back, with the middle staircases carved with coiling dragons, set against waves and flowing clouds, as if it were a path to heaven.

As they entered the hall, what they saw were pillars of pure gold and exquisitely crafted coiling dragon caisson ceilings, with the ground beneath their feet like white jade, even emitting a faint white mist, as if they were walking amongst the clouds.

At the end of the palace stood something resembling a throne.

Gu Lan, "This... This looks just like a place where an emperor would hold court."

Zhou Bai said, "Are there not such places within the palace halls of the Heavenly Court now?"

Gu Lan, "Well... it seems there isn't. The great Emperor Tai Hao has been in seclusion all year round, comprehending the Heavenly Dao. The daily affairs of the Heavenly Court are managed by the heads of the four departments, and there doesn't seem to be such a place."

Just then, within Gu Lan's field of vision, the surroundings suddenly dimmed, and from the invisible darkness came countless clicking sounds, along with a woman's cry of pain.

"It hurts so much."

"It hurts so much."

Gu Lan only felt his head beginning to become muddled, "Zhuxian Sword, did you hear that?"

Zhou Bai looked around at everything that appeared normal and asked with confusion, "Hear what?"

Gu Lan suddenly clutched his head, panic showing in his eyes, "Don't look for me. It wasn't me, it wasn't me!"

As he spoke, they saw Gu Lan suddenly dash out, with Zhou Bai watching this strange scene in wonder, then a thought struck him, and he used his Primordial Spirit power to sweep toward the depths of the palace.

He then saw a figure covered in blood sitting atop the throne in the depths of the palace.

But when Zhou Bai looked again, he found that there was nothing there, as if what he had seen was nothing more than an illusion.

"What the hell is that?"

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Watching the surveillance footage, Xu Dela muttered, "This Gu Lan seems to have begun to go mad as well. It's true, after these cultivators from the Plague Department entered this strange space, they all began to exhibit abnormalities."

He turned his head to look at Wang Shouxuan, who was still healing, and at Xiao Hun, who was advancing with a team of men with cautious steps, "Aside from the Plague Department's people, everyone else seems fine, what exactly is going on?"

During his observation period, the ones with the wolf heads did not enter the Heavenly Palace, which needless to say.

Ever since Chenyang and his group entered the palace, they had been behaving increasingly strangely, finally even attacking Wang Shouxuan without regard for the side effects, using the Twilight Taoist Skill.

And soon after Gu Lan entered the palace, he began to exhibit abnormal behavior, as if he had seen something terrifying, fleeing in all directions.

As for the last of the four Plague Department teams...

Xu Dela looked toward a large screen in the upper right corner and saw more than ten cultivators with their heads lowered, gathering in a circle, continuously pacing in circles. This scene had already lasted for more than an hour.

"What changes will occur when Xiao Hun's team runs into them?"

In the image, one could see Xiao Hun and his group encountering those cultivators who had formed a circle; without a word, the Plague Department cultivators began to attack Xiao Hun.

The wolf-headed figure watched this scene intently, thinking to himself, "Dao Chuan and his team consists of the most members among our four groups, including the highest number of cultivators in the 6th realm. Especially cultivators from paths like Gong Tu, knife diagrams, sword diagrams, celestial diagrams, and so on, their battle system is the most complete.

There are those who defend, those who assault, those who set up formations, those who provide long-range support, those who engage in close combat, and even those who heal.

Xiao Hun, even as one of the outstanding figures in the 7th realm, would not be able to defeat them easily. Moreover, just like what happened with Chenyang, it's possible that Dao Chuan and his men would also use the Twilight Taoist Skill, which means Xiao Hun might end up injured like Wang Shouxuan.

What on earth is going on? Why are they attacking others so frantically?"

Suddenly, the Plague Department cultivators in the image crouched down and began to crawl on all fours, their skin constantly cracking and swelling. The wolf-headed figure was utterly shocked, "Have Dao Chuan and the others mutated?"

Xu Dela chuckled coldly, "Just as I thought, once you people from the Plague Department enter that space, abnormalities start to occur and eventually progress into a state of mutation. Yet, others do not exhibit this condition."

Seeing several cultivators whose complexions had changed, Xu Dela continued, "The Plague Department has obviously done something to you, is it to send you to your deaths on purpose? Or to carry out some vile experiment?"

The wolf-headed figure's face went from pale to flushed, but he did not respond to Xu Dela's words, instead focusing on the direction of the surveillance image.

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Watching the mutated cultivators, Xiao Hun stretched out his hand to halt his subordinates, "Do not engage in close combat with these mutated beings."

As he spoke, he was seen forming a hand seal, and the Six Ding and Six Jia guardian deities charged forward.

Each of the Six Ding and Six Jia guardian deities possessed martial prowess of the 5th realm, with the leading Six Ding Yin God and Six Jia Yang God each mastering a 7th realm Taoist skill.

One could see a Six Ding Yin God opening its mouth and unleashing the 7th realm Taoist skill 'Miles of Ice', where ice dragons surged out, plummeting temperatures within a kilometer radius and layer upon layer of frost formed, filling the air with what seemed to be ice shards.

The mutated beings were frozen into ice sculptures one by one. A few of them roared, engaging the Seven Treasures Skill and instantly locking onto more than a dozen guardian deities.

However, another Six Jia Yang God brought his palms together, activating the 7th realm Taoist skill 'One Breath Capture', causing the air to seemingly solidify into an invisible giant hand that descended from the sky, smashing the frozen mutated bodies into pieces that fell to the ground.

Xiao Hun frowned as he looked at the bodies on the ground, "Have these fellows mutated? I had actually wanted to inquire about what exactly is going on here."

He turned to his subordinates and instructed, "Check over the bodies of everyone, see if there are any clues."

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Witnessing this scene, Xu Dela cautioned, "This Xiao Hun is very strong, especially those twelve powerful warrior demons, nearly each of them has destructive power not inferior to ordinary cultivators in the 7th realm."

Gorinich added, "Indeed, he is the most threatening among these people."

Xu Dela turned to Chang Ming, a Plague Department cultivator captured by him, and demanded, "Tell me in detail about this Xiao Hun."

The wolf-headed figure wanted to interrupt, but metal tendrils bound his body, rendering him unable to speak, and he could only sigh inwardly, 'Xiao Hun truly deserves to be a direct disciple of the Immortal Ming Yue; his Six Ding and Six Jia guardian deities have been cultivated to the pinnacle. It's said that he has also been passed the unique Escape Technique of the Zhengyi Dao Palace by the Immortal Ming Yue.'

'Now with Wang Shouxuan injured, Gu Lan is going mad. Even holding the Sword of Slaying Immortals is futile, let alone that the Sword of Slaying Immortals seems to have run out of power. I fear in facing the encirclement of the Heavenly Demons this time, only Xiao Hun has a chance to break free and bring back the truth—but the chances are slim... Just these two great Heavenly Demons are already terrifyingly abnormal, not to mention the support of other Heavenly Demons.'

'The Plague Department... why did they send us here? What exactly are they trying to do?'

The wolf-headed figure watched Xiao Hun and Gu Lan in the image, his eyes suddenly lighting up, 'Wait... if Xiao Hun gets his hands on the Sword of Slaying Immortals, with his cultivation, he might actually have a chance to wield the 9th realm flying sword. Maybe there really is a possibility.'