Chapter 324

Watching the backs of the departing crowd, the young man finally lifted his head, his gaze solemn as he looked toward the distant sky. He was no one else—he was precisely the Ye Qin who, when he first became mortal in the Demon Capital, had been a youth selling roasted sweet potatoes.

At this moment, his eyes sparkled with points of light; in every gesture he bore an indescribable aura, making him seem like a completely different person from the street vendor he once was.

After Ye Qin left, he left the youth a Cultivation Technique; the youth did not disappoint Ye Qin, later joining the Cultivation 749 Bureau, and even becoming a core member there thanks to his excellent Cultivation Level, earning great favor from Hua Tiancheng.

Amidst the heavenly and earthly cataclysm, he displayed powerful means, step by step reaching his current position.

The youth, acting on Hua Tiancheng's orders, led part of the Cultivation 749 Bureau's personnel in hastily setting up the formation.

Sensing an unusual change in the air, his gaze quickly turned to the southeast, where a violent disturbance came!

The youth's face suddenly darkened; he hastily took out his walkie-talkie, saying, 'All units, take note! The heavenly and earthly cataclysm has arrived in the Demon Capital—please make preparations.'

Hardly had his words fallen when, far off at the interface of heaven and earth beside the Demon Capital's sea, a hundred-meter-high water curtain appeared out of nowhere, raising huge black waves.

Boom—

Only a muffled rumble could be heard growing nearer; on the distant sea surface, a clear black line began to appear!

Above the Demon Capital now, the entire sky was filled with ash-like dust, while far off heaven and earth had already merged with the sea, making it impossible to tell where sky ended and land began.

That obscure line appeared between the distant heaven and sea, like a long dividing line stretching from left to right, imposing itself upon everyone's view with a mighty presence.

In merely a few breaths' time, it swiftly approached, its form continually swelling; even before it arrived, the terrifying sound of the tsunami came upon them like a rainstorm.

The black water curtain roared as it drew near, like a ferocious beast beyond compare, opening its bloody maw as if to swallow the Demon Capital whole; against it, the shore looked especially tiny.

Countless Demon Capital residents almost instantly sensed the change; they turned their heads in alarm, gazing far off at the black line where heaven and sea met, their pupils constricting sharply.

What is that?

It's a tsunami!

The tsunami boiled over, covering heaven and earth!

Hundreds-of-meters-high furious waves rose and fell like mountain ranges, endless in sight, black seawater sweeping the high heavens with supreme pressure.

Beholding a scene like the end of the world, all citizens felt endless fear well up in their eyes.

Even though they had survived the ice age, experienced an unprecedented ice disaster, and even, under the effect of basic cultivation techniques, could withstand extreme cold of minus two hundred degrees!

But with the completion of the Signal Tower, the heavenly and earthly catastrophe will have its final outbreak, at which time various types will appear in succession.

For example, freezing, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and so on—the number and variety of these disasters are truly too many, adding many variables, so much that even Ye Qin cannot fully calculate them in detail.

Thus they will be extremely passive!

But as long as they endure this final cataclysm, the Signal Tower's influence will completely pass, and the Earth will then welcome a brand-new era.

"Observing that the disaster had already arrived, everyone hurriedly retreated, immediately stopping the fortification of the formations!"

"As the disaster erupted, the drifting ashes in the Magic Capital seemed to boil along with it, scattering down in a chaotic flutter, carrying an ominous aura!"

"Everyone stopped their current work and rushed to the nearest fortified area!"

"Amid the flying ashes, atop the Magic Capital's municipal building, Wen Zhu grabbed the communicator and roared out orders."

"Hearing his words, many of the Great Xia 749 Bureau members engraving formations also grew grim-faced; facing that oppressive fear, without the youth needing to remind them, they could clearly feel it."

"Before the black tide arrived, it seemed the entire Magic Capital began to tremble, the ground shaking incessantly, even the nearby Yangtze River started to boil."

"Watching the ever-approaching wave, many members of the Great Xia 749 Bureau also hurriedly stopped their work, their forms flickering as they violently retreated backward."

"The raging sea surged—a terror beyond imagination!"

"The tsunami's arrival speed was incredibly fast; almost no time had passed after the youth's order was given before that terrifying wave reached before them."

"How could it be this fast?!"

"Gazing at the already-hundreds-of-meters-high terrifying wave, the youth's eyes turned blood-red; he took a deep breath, striving to calm himself."

"Notify all personnel, prepare to defend against the first impact at your respective positions!"

"Amid the sky-filling gray ashes, the youth erupted with immense power; as the undulations from his body continually spread, vast spiritual energy poured into the formations below."

"Tens of thousands of rays of light emanated from the top of the Magic Capital's municipal hall, resembling countless golden dragons wandering between heaven and earth, passing the Oriental Pearl Tower before scattering throughout the Magic Capital."

"In the next instant, the entire Magic Capital seemed to light up!"

"Countless formations were activated, resonating with one another; as the golden patterns continually spread, they almost transformed into brilliant pillars of light shooting straight to the sky."

"Boom—"

"Only a tremendous roar was heard, countless golden lights filled the sky, and the buildings within the Magic Capital were plated with a layer of golden radiance, as if a sun were slowly rising."

"The brilliant golden light bathed the entire Magic Capital; from afar, it seemed to become the sole light in the dark heavens and earth, slightly easing the panic in everyone's hearts."

"One after another, translucent golden walls appeared near the Magic Capital's coast, forming a massive protective shield, like an eggshell, firmly enclosing the Magic Capital within."

"The golden protective shield stood a hundred meters high, arc-shaped, erected at the forefront of the Magic Capital's defenses, sparkling with brilliant golden luster!"

"Like a pillar holding up the heavens, it stood at the very center where the Magic Capital met the flood!"

"Heaven and earth dark, the furious waves surged!"

"Within the Magic Capital, countless people raised their heads, clenched their fists, stared fixedly at the defenses above, and continually prayed in their hearts."

"We must hold on!"

"Above the municipal hall, the youth seemed to have expended tremendous strength, staggering weakly a step, but quickly steadied his form."

"Not only him, other members of the Great Xia 749 Bureau in the city also stood weakly in place."

"If they were given enough time to finish inscribing the remaining formations, they would have greater confidence, but now looking at the terrifying scene ahead..."

"The members of the Great Xia 749 Bureau clenched their fists tightly, some feeling uneasy; they did not know whether the defensive formations could withstand it."

"Everyone stared at the black wave that nearly covered the sky, their breaths becoming stagnant."

"The pitch-black wave drew ever closer to the golden wall; in the next second, the two finally collided!"

"Boom—"

"Only a deafening roar was heard, heaven and earth trembled, the black wave violently struck the golden wall, golden light flowed, countless runes flickered!"

"It was a scene beyond imagination and description: only seen, the black wave that shattered all things was split apart by the golden wall, the inky seawater surging up into the high heavens."

"Myriad waves boiled, hundreds of millions of tons of seawater were split apart by the mighty golden wall!"

The golden light, like a giant standing tall between heaven and earth, blocked the rolling black waves.

Seeing this scene, countless people in the Magic Capital froze in place, then suddenly became excited!

"We blocked it, hahaha!"

The populace was excited and elated, cheering and jumping for joy, almost unable to contain themselves; after all, the scene before them was truly shocking—a hundred‑meter‑high wave was completely blocked outside by the golden shield.

The people of the Magic Capital present felt a full sense of security; this was humanity's victory and also the Magic Capital's fortune.

The many people of the Great Xia Cultivation Bureau who had personally inscribed the formation also became excited, and the youth's solemn expression finally eased.

"Crack!"

Just as everyone had barely relaxed, a faint sound came from the distant wall, as if something had cracked open.

This sound wasn't loud, easy to overlook, yet the youth's expression suddenly changed drastically, and he abruptly turned his head,

He stared fixedly at the golden wall.

Before the words were finished!

"Boom!"

Another terrifying wave, carrying unimaginable force, surged heaven‑ward and earth‑covering, slamming into the Magic Capital's shield.

That terrifying force made the entire Magic Capital tremble!

The youth's face turned ashen in an instant; he roared, "Defend! Everyone, take your positions!"

Although the people were well‑trained and reacted quickly, they had not yet acted when a huge crack, like a spiderweb, swiftly spread across the wall.

Accompanied by continual cracking sounds, the vast golden wall encasing the Magic Capital burst forth with a piercing screech, as if it could no longer bear the immense pressure and suddenly exploded.

The vast black tide, like a beast breaking free of its shackles, roared into heaven and earth, filling the eyes of every Magic Capital citizen.

Gazing at the sky's ash and the ever‑nearer black tide, their pupils dilated amid the rising and falling screams, and the black tide swallowed the entire Magic Capital.

The effect of the Signal Tower is no trivial matter, especially now that it has been completed; the protective power of the zone built by the star beasts can shield the Earth, but it cannot completely block radiation's force.

Because radiation does not fall within the cultivators' domain, the Earth will still be affected.

The wave is too terrifying; it is simply not a normal tsunami.

Under radiation's influence, the black tide sweeps across heaven and earth, appearing soft but actually every inch weighs immensely; the force striking the body is like a sledgehammer—even a fist‑sized blow can shatter a huge rock.

Even though many buildings in the Magic Capital were reinforced and inscribed with numerous formations by the Cultivation Bureau,

but against the black tide it is still insufficient; unless Ye Qin acts personally, yet one person's power is limited—with so much land across the nation, we cannot have every city inscribe formations.

Although there are the Longyuan Immortal Sect, the Cultivation Academy, the Cultivation Bureau and other transcendent forces, most ordinary people actually have low cultivation levels; they can barely cope with the ice disaster cold wave, and those who cannot can shelter at home awaiting government aid.

But now, facing this black tide that devours all things, they are somewhat at a loss; even some people, unable to flee to higher ground in time, are accidentally swept in, their life or death unknown.

In fact, not only this Magic Capital place, countless locations worldwide have encountered an unprecedented disaster!

The ground sprouted innumerable fissures that appeared suddenly, with no warning, unfathomably deep, constantly exhaling a bitter chill; anyone walking among them, if the slightest careless, would be devoured.

Storms, tsunamis, floods, volcanoes and the like came one after another, as if staging a potpourri of disasters, with almost every minute seeing someone die.

Unimaginable turmoil descended, terrifying power permeating heaven and earth, countless cities turned into silent graves, corpses littering everywhere.

On the Australian land, the originally vast islands were scarred, erupting volcanoes one after another, causing this island with ancient history, Bi A Ni, to be torn apart, all reduced to scorched earth.

Above Canberra city, surging crimson lava flowed like countless brilliant flowers blooming, bright red as blood, while the surrounding city lay burnt out.

In Eagle Nation's Lun Dun City, a terrifying earthquake struck, countless buildings collapsed, Big Ben and Lun Dun Tower reduced to ruins, fissures hundreds of meters wide and tens of thousands of feet deep crisscrossed the land of Eagle Nation.

Beneath the shattered ruins, fresh blood flowed, along with assorted severed limbs; no one knew exactly how many had died.

In the Tsarist State's Mosike, a heavy blizzard swept in, dazzling ice-crystal petals bloomed in the sky, meter-long ice spears fell like apocalypse and exploded.

Countless buildings and lives were covered in ice powder, crystalline petals scattering across heaven and earth.

The A San Nation fell into fragmentation, the Henghe River ceased flowing, the whole land shattered into several pieces, Calcutta had vanished, but Mengmai still remained.

Paris, once famed as the prosperous capital, now lay in ruin, the Eiffel Tower shattered, the star-shaped square's Arc de Triomphe eroded by frost.

Notre-Dame de Paris stood amid the steel-and-concrete city, its former glory long gone; on its ruins only molten lava boiled.

Across the globe, countless cities became dead lands; the people who once lived here were still discussing building homes, full of hope for the future, but now life had vanished completely.

Compared to all kinds of disasters, the black tide can be said to be the most terrifying and formidable presence; actually this tsunami is not limited to Modu alone—half the planet is covered by this black tide.

Only, the scale of the black tide varied from region to region.

After great difficulty the ice and snow melted, restoring the blue planet, yet for some unknown reason it turned into a dark, deep hue.

Unimaginable black tide surged forth from several of the world's oceans, striking countless cities and continents; within the cities lay utter silence, no sound at all, innumerable corpses littered the ground.

Innumerable horrors played out across the globe; the earth was soaked with blood, bones piled like mountains, and the living beings of this planet endured an unprecedented ordeal.

Even Great Xia could not avoid these disasters, but compared to the dire situations of other nations, they were relatively better, though the situation was still far from optimistic.

In just half a month, Hua Tiancheng's temples had already turned white considerably, and his whole person looked utterly exhausted.

Even though Great Xia possessed many cultivators and had made preparations, some ordinary folk with average cultivation level still could not escape; this disaster was truly terrifying.

Hua Tiancheng looked at the disaster reports coming from all over the country; his eyes were bloodshot, filled with red veins, he had gone days and nights without sleep, and even his ironclad body could barely hold up under the strain.

Even the assistant beside him couldn't help but show a worried look: 'Hua Bureau, why don't you go rest a bit?'

Hua Tiancheng shook his head, but even though his body had reached the point of being spent, he did not choose to rest, because there were too many matters awaiting attention.

The weight on his shoulders pressed so hard he could barely breathe.

'Under these circumstances, how can you expect me to rest easy!'

Hua Tiancheng sighed, his expression solemn and grave: 'Have you contacted the situation at Longyuan Mountain? When exactly can the Nine Provinces Immortal Cauldron be activated?'

Even the Longyuan Immortal Sect, the Cultivation Bureau, and the academy poured out all their people, plus the aid of numerous Great Demons.

Those cultivators fighting on the front lines endured even greater hardship; they dared not close their eyes, working until utterly exhausted, almost being carried away while lying down.

Even at this level, Great Xia's front line kept retreating; some severely disaster-stricken cities could not be held, so residents could only be temporarily relocated to safer places.

But human strength is ultimately limited, especially under such a terrifying disaster.

The assistant sighed, his face clouded with worry: 'The answer from Longyuan Mountain is vague, saying the time has not yet come.'

Originally Hua Tiancheng wanted to activate the Nine Provinces Immortal Cauldron early, but the Immortal Cauldron isn't something that can be activated just like that; he let out a helpless sigh, "What constitutes a good opportunity? Now it's come to this; I don't even know how long the people on the front lines can hold out."

The assistant also didn't know what to say about this, only able to comfort: "Chief of the 749 Bureau, don't worry, the demon master, an existence unparalleled in the world, will have his own sense of measure."

Meanwhile, on another side, the black tide relentlessly eroded the Demon Capital.

Wherever it passed, everything became a black ocean; this black giant beast, however, still didn't know satisfaction, continually devouring everything.

As the golden light shattered again, the streets etched with formations and patterns were instantly submerged by black water, with not a glimmer of light visible anymore.

Countless rays of light shot up from the ground, flailing as they flew into midair.

The youth gasped heavily, his figure disheveled, his eyes still somewhat sorrowful; just moments ago, over a dozen members of the Cultivation Bureau, unable to dodge in time, were swept into the black tide and likely perished.

But now was not the time for sorrow; the youth made a decisive decision and gave an order.

"This place has already been lost; before long, the black waves will come to cover it—quickly notify the people behind to evacuate to higher ground!"

(End of Chapter)