Descent of the Earth Mother

Half an hour passed, and battles were raging everywhere in the East District, becoming even more intense than at the beginning.

Even the lowest-tier Night Slaves among them could easily unleash over a ton of force, let alone the Earth Priests and Liu Zhian, whose destructive power was far more terrifying.

Up until now, not a single official representative had appeared, causing a massive uproar online.

Some people were even livestreaming the battles they witnessed in real-time.

In the sky, Zhang Yi's face was pale, and his head throbbed with a splitting headache. His flying speed had slowed down significantly.

In just half an hour, that bastard Liu Wen had shot forty or fifty arrows at him. No matter how incredible his recovery was, he couldn't hold out. His spiritual power had been battered to pieces, on the verge of collapsing at any moment.

No, I can't drag this out any longer. I must summon the Earth Mother to have any chance of winning. Gritting his teeth, he charged toward Yu Shuanghua's position.

Once the Earth Mother descended, both his and Yu Shuanghua's standing in her eyes would plummet. They could forget about ever becoming the Supreme Pontiff.

If you couldn't even handle the tasks given by the Church of the Earth Mother, how could you be allowed to lead such a massive church?

Furthermore, to summon the Earth Mother, both of them—as archbishops—had to pray simultaneously.

“Oh? Still running? But how much longer can you keep running in your state?” The lightning longbow in Liu Wen's hand vanished.

With his left hand resting behind his back, he took step after step through the sky, chasing after Zhang Yi.

The other man had already reached his limit. Even though the Earth Mother had blocked the attacks, each block also took a toll on his mind. After fifty-one arrows, the damage had accumulated to the point where he had no chance of fighting back.

Near the official government building in the East District stood the Yangcheng TV Station.

Right beside it was their 170-meter-tall broadcasting tower.

Bang!

Suddenly, a figure was sent flying backward from the distance, slamming into the middle of the tower. The wall caved in by a meter, with Yu Shuanghua's body embedded deep inside.

Black blood flowed freely like water. His nose was bent out of shape, and his face was so swollen that he was completely unrecognizable.

Does this guy have no limit? It's been half an hour, and his strength hasn't waned at all. Yu Shuanghua was completely dazed from the beating.

“Yu Shuanghua, summon the Earth Mother!” Zhang Yi's loud shout echoed from the distance.

Struggling out of the indentation, Yu Shuanghua grabbed onto the stairs with one hand and turned his head toward the source of the voice.

He saw Zhang Yi flying toward him with a deathly pale face. Although he had no visible external wounds, his energy aura had plummeted by more than half.

Behind him, a six-eyed middle-aged man wearing a Zhongshan suit stood in the sky, following leisurely.

The moment Yu Shuanghua saw Liu Wen, he flew into a rage. “Fuck! Why did you bring the enemy over here?!”

Whoosh!

At that moment, the sound of flight echoed from the distant sky as thousands of crows surged toward them.

“Yu Shuanghua, don't hesitate! If this goes on, we're both going to die!” Seeing that the other man was still unwilling to summon the Earth Mother despite being beaten black and blue, Zhang Yi quickly urged him.

Whoosh!

The flock of crows stopped dozens of meters away from Yu Shuanghua. Amidst the crows, Tang Yongyun's figure materialized.

Hearing Zhang Yi's words, he expressionlessly raised his left hand and pointed it at Zhang Yi. “Summon the Earth Mother? You'll have to survive first to do that.”

Black mist manifested in his hand. From a perspective only he could see,

there was a thread on this black mist, extending straight up into the sky as if connecting to the entire world.

The consumption of this move was far greater than the energy he spent beating Yu Shuanghua.

Back then, it was this very strike that had severely wounded Liu Jiyun, and it was the lingering effects of this move that ultimately led to his death. He had held onto it all this time, waiting for the perfect opportunity to catch his opponent off guard.

Doom Reversal: Forcibly swaps the world's doom with the target's for one-tenth of a second!

Buzz!

The black mist formed a dark pillar and shot toward Zhang Yi. He didn't know if this move would work on a doom-free monster like Zhang Yi.

The black mist was incredibly fast. Seeing it, Zhang Yi's scalp tingled with fear. It's too late!

Behind him, Liu Wen had already drawn his bow once more. He had absolutely no way of dodging the coordinated attack of two top-tier monsters.

Clap!

Zhang Yi pressed his hands together, a look of madness appearing on his face. Since he couldn't dodge, he decided to go all out. “Yu Shuanghua, if I die, you won't survive either!!”

Seeing this, Yu Shuanghua's expression turned extremely ugly. Wedging his foot into the tower structure, he pressed his hands together. “Fuck you, Zhang Yi! You've ruined my chances of becoming the Supreme Pontiff!”

The two of them widened their eyes, veins bulging on their faces, as they roared almost simultaneously.

“O supreme, most beautiful, and most exalted Earth Mother! In exchange for all the Earth Priests in Yangcheng, we pray for your descent to slaughter all heretics!!!”

At the same time, the bodies of the Earth Priests fighting in various parts of the city suddenly stiffened. Their flesh rapidly shriveled up, and even the corpses of the deceased Earth Priests withered away.

Watching the monsters that had been besieging him suddenly shrivel up, Xiao Qi was completely bewildered. “What on earth is happening now?”

Just as Zhang Yi let out his roar, the black mist pierced through his body.

The roaring Zhang Yi suddenly felt that something was wrong with the world. No matter where he looked, he could feel a deep, profound malice.

Pfft!

Suddenly, he coughed up a mouthful of blood. The mental damage from Liu Wen's attacks had actually flared up at this moment.

Swish!

Right at that moment, a fiery arrow crackling with lightning pierced through his back. The dual lightning-and-fire mental attack instantly shattered the remnants of Zhang Yi's spiritual power.

Zhang Yi's thirteen eyes rolled back as he lost consciousness.

Seeing this, Yu Shuanghua, who was still wedged in the tower, wore a savage expression on his face. “Good, good, good! You dare to kill an archbishop of the Church of the Earth Mother right under her eyes? You're dead meat!”

“The Earth Mother? Kid, if you're going to put it that way, you should actually call me 'Supreme Pontiff' instead.” A cold sneer appeared on Liu Wen's face as he walked toward Yu Shuanghua. There were no abnormal reactions around them yet.

However, in the next instant, his expression froze. An aura that made his very soul tremble suddenly manifested.

Rumble!

Lightning materialized out of thin air in the night sky, its range rapidly expanding.

Tang Yongyun looked up at the sky with a grim expression. There, a phantom of a flesh-and-blood face hundreds of meters wide had appeared.

Realizing something upon seeing the phantom, he roared, “Buck, Xiao Qi, don't look up!!!”

At the same moment, the crows in the sky quickly landed on the heads of Buck and the others, spreading their wings to cover their eyes.

Even Jiang Nan, who was inside the guesthouse, had her head enveloped by three crows.

Not far away, Liu Wen watched the descent of the Earth Mother, utterly shocked. This evil god has actually appeared!

With a wave of his hand, a Night Slave next to Liu Zhian a thousand meters away immediately gouged out its own crimson eyes.

“Hold onto these eyeballs. They will help block the Earth Mother's influence for you,” the Night Slave spoke quickly under Liu Wen's control.

Liu Zhian anxiously grabbed the crimson eyeballs, not daring to look up at all.

He knew exactly how terrifying this thing was.

Within the ruins of the East District, a middle-aged man looked at his home, tears streaming from his eyes. His home and his family had been caught in the crossfire of the battle.

Hearing the rumbling in the sky, he subconsciously looked up.

The massive flesh-and-blood face, hundreds of meters wide, appeared before his eyes. With just a single glance, countless distorted messages flooded into his mind.

“Why did my home have to be destroyed by these monsters...”

“The world has fallen into darkness. Only the Earth Mother can save mankind!”

“The Earth Mother is the mother of all things, the beginning of everything in the world!”

“Join the Church of the Earth Mother and destroy all heretics!!!”

The middle-aged man's voice grew from a whisper to a roar. He bellowed, his eyes turning yellow and veins bulging hideously across his face.

Pfft!

His left shoulder suddenly bulged upward, and a grey, half-meter-long tentacle sprouted from it.

Pfft!

Tentacles burst forth one after another from his back, chest, and neck.

Yellow eyeballs grew at the tips of the tentacles. The middle-aged man's skin turned grey as his body bloated to three meters tall, completely losing his human form.

“Earth Mother... Earth Mother!!!” Having lost all consciousness, he bellowed and shambled toward where the Earth Mother was located.

Behind him, many others who had also been mentally corrupted walked toward the Earth Mother with frenzied or vacant expressions.

Inside a neighboring two-story building, a woman witnessed the entire scene. She covered her mouth with both hands, tears of pure terror streaming down her face.

She saw that everyone who looked up at the sky turned into a monster. This sight was far more terrifying than the clashing monsters on the streets earlier.

It was as if some great, horrific entity resided in the sky.

Suddenly, a voice echoed in the woman's mind, filled with mesmerizing temptation.

The woman dithered, unable to comprehend where the voice was coming from.

Her body seemed to lose control, and she subconsciously looked up at the sky outside the window.

In the next moment, a look of devout piety appeared on her face, and she murmured words of praise: “O Earth Mother... It is you who brought us into this world...”

There were far too many such scenes unfolding across the East District. This single district housed nearly two million people, comparable to a small city in the outside world, and that wasn't even counting the suburban population.