The moment the Top 100 Merit Point Rankings appeared in the sky and a hundred blood lights shot into the heavens, the desires of the myriad beings, which had long since quieted down, were ignited once again.
Their hearts throbbed with an irrepressible urge.
The hundred pillars of blood light were like a hundred delicacies that made anyone who saw them salivate with longing.
Especially the thickest and largest one; in the eyes of these living beings, it was like seeing a glass of ice water while on the verge of death in the heart of a desert.
Every single one of them wore an expression of insatiable hunger and greed.
Even the group from the Wendao Sword Sect became restless, and small schemes began to form in their minds.
Xia Chu Yi asked, "Deer, who do you think that first place is?"
Tu Kongkong didn't hesitate and blurted out, "I think it's my master."
Lin Qianqian whispered, "Are you stupid? Didn't the intelligence say that it's the demon son of the Demon Abyss, Bai Mang?"
"Uh..."
Although he stayed within the tortoise shell, Lu Yuan would occasionally go out to kill someone or gather information.
They were not entirely ignorant of the events outside.
At the very least.
They were very well aware of and interested in the news of the demon son of the Demon Abyss, Bai Mang, kidnapping people everywhere.
They had even worried at one point whether their own Little Grand-Uncle had been kidnapped as well.
But Lu Yuan had assured them countless times.
He hadn't been.
Hearing that it wasn't her uncle, Xia Chu Yi was unhappy. She felt that first place should belong to her uncle, to the Xu family.
However, she quickly turned her thoughts elsewhere and egged them on, "I have an idea."
Yao Xiaoxiao asked, "Is it a good one or a bad one?"
"A good one," Xia Chu Yi said.
Lu Yuan glanced at her and said heartlessly, "Then don't say it."
"Ugh..." Xia Chu Yi rolled her eyes at Lu Yuan but still couldn't hold it in. She suggested, "Let's go kill Bai Mang. If we kill him, we'll be first. What do you think?"
Tu Kongkong supported her blindly.
"Great idea."
Lu Yuan ignored her.
Lin Qianqian patiently tried to persuade her, "Aren't you afraid he'll kidnap you? Maybe you're even on Bai Mang's list?"
Xia Chu Yi raised her small head and said dismissively, "Me, afraid of him? My uncle is Xu Xian. Me, afraid of him? That's hilarious..."
Although the suggestion was good.
It was still heartlessly rejected.
Because Xu Xian had told them not to run around.
Lu Yuan wouldn't go.
Yao Xiaoxiao wouldn't go either.
Naturally, Xia Chu Yi and Tu Kongkong wouldn't go either. They were actually quite afraid of being kidnapped by Bai Mang. Being kidnapped was a small matter, but losing face was a big deal.
If word got out in the future that the Twelfth and Thirteenth Grand-Uncles of the Wendao Sword Sect had been kidnapped by the demon son of the Demon Abyss, how embarrassing would that be?
However.
While the Wendao Sword Sect could remain steady, other sects might not be able to restrain themselves. At this moment, rationality was finally defeated by desire once again, and many people began to scheme.
They already disliked Bai Mang and hated him.
In this situation, it was no different from a commander on a battlefield saying, "Whoever kills Bai Mang shall be granted a title and vast lands."
Even though they knew they couldn't win, even though they knew they were no match, they still had ideas.
If they could attack as a group, it wasn't impossible. If they couldn't cut him to death, they could surely exhaust him to death.
Previously.
Bai Mang was elusive and fought alone, leaving no opportunities. Now, his location was fixed. If they all attacked together, there might be a chance.
Especially those top one hundred candidates who were also on the rankings; they knew very well that now that the blood light had appeared, even if they didn't look for Bai Mang, Bai Mang would surely find them by following these blood pillars.
Before, they could still hide and avoid his edge.
Now.
They had all become live targets, and their end was not hard to guess.
They would either be killed by Bai Mang or thrown into that skull.
There was no third option.
The Twilight Burial Realm was only so large; where else could they run?
Instead of waiting for death, it was better to fight to the death and have a showdown with him.
If they didn't fight, they would just wait for death.
If they fought, there was a glimmer of hope, and they might even seize the emperor's inheritance. Any fool could understand the choice.
As a result.
They began to return to their tribes, gather their old subordinates, and raise their arms to shout for a crusade against Bai Mang.
A certain descendant of the beast god said:
"Kinsmen, Bai Mang has gone too far. Who is willing to fight one more battle with me?"
A certain Holy Maiden of the Six Great Schools said:
"Bai Mang has insulted our sect, killed our comrades, and kidnapped our brothers. If this debt is not repaid, I am not fit to be human! Senior brothers, draw your swords and follow me to slay Bai Mang!"
A certain descendant of the demon immortal said:
"Blood must be paid with blood! Kill Bai Mang!"
People are like that; if you run, I run; if you fight, I fight.
You all want to kill Bai Mang, so I want to kill Bai Mang too.
Those with grievances and those without.
Those with grudges and those without.
Driven by the desires in their hearts and swept up in the tide, they joined this army to crusade against Bai Mang one after another.
There were those who truly intended to fight with real weapons, and there were those who were just there for the excitement or to profit from the chaos.
A mixed bag of people.
Whether demons, humans, or even spirits, they gathered from all directions and rushed toward the location of that blood pillar.
They held high the banners of righteousness.
They shouted slogans to slay Bai Mang.
"Kill Bai Mang!"
"Kill Bai Mang!!"
"Slay the demon!"
From killing Bai Mang to slaying the demon, everything seemed to return to the Northern Borders of tens of thousands of years ago. Back then, it was just like this; the three races gathered for a Universal Crusade Against the Demon.
Today was the same.
The boomerang of fate had finally flown back.
Everything Bai Mang had done finally met its reckoning at this moment.
The desires in the hearts of all living beings were ignited, and their fury burned, gradually becoming uncontrollable.
They gathered together like rain falling into brooks, brooks gathering into rivers, rivers flowing into great streams, and a thousand streams entering the sea...
Creating a vast ocean.
A slaughter trial had been turned into a massive hunt because of one person.
A Universal Crusade Against the Demon.
Except in the past, they crusaded against the Demon Abyss.
And today, they crusaded against Bai Mang alone.
What was supposed to be a chaotic battle among myriad beings to compete for the throne had been turned into a single player game by Xu Xian.
Whether it was Lu Yuan on the tortoise shell or Chi Ji on the hillside, or even the demons of the Demon Abyss, they were all stunned by the scene before them.
Watching the crowds covering the mountains and fields like a great wave surging toward that light pillar, and hearing the thunderous roars and shouts in his ears, Lu Yuan secretly broke into a cold sweat for Xu Xian...
He had to admit, this was the first time he had seen such a scene.
"Even being the enemy of the whole world is nothing more than this..."
As the person at the center of it all, Xu Xian was actually dazed as well.
I haven't even had time to go and pop your heads one by one, and you all came here yourself?
What kind of situation is this?
His whole body went numb. What did I even do to you for you to treat me like this?
How many people are there?
A hundred thousand?
Hundreds of thousands?
A million?
Is it even fair to bully someone like this?
The little book spirit clicked its tongue in secret, feeling panicked as it grumbled, "This game has gotten a bit too big."
Xu Xian's throat bobbed as he couldn't help but complain as well.
"Damn, they're really trying to farm me like a world boss..."
After all that effort, I ended up being the biggest villain myself?
He was glad.
His name was Bai Mang.
A Universal Crusade Against the Demon meant they were crusading against Bai Mang; what did that have to do with Xu Xian?
........
At the same time, the eyes hidden in the darkness witnessed this scene as well. In those eyes, there was no shock or surprise, only a long lost sense of familiarity.
Scene after scene of the past flashed through his mind.
History was always strikingly similar.
In a daze.
He saw his former self in him.
He had been exactly like this back then.
A crusade of the entire world, with only one person remaining.
His eyes were full of gratification, and he spoke from his heart, "You and I are truly alike..."
Everything else seemed unimportant now.
Whether it was merit points.
Or his background.
As long as he lived, he was Him, and he should be Him...
"In the past, I failed."
"Today, can you win?"
Rate on N.U.
