Chapter 94: First! I'm laying my cards!

Night Color Bar, ignited completely by blood and fire.

Jiangcheng has already turned into a blood-soaked, chaotic battlefield of demons.

Su Ming's ghostly figure darts between screams and wails.

"With ink as blood, I paint my mountains and rivers!"

A long-haired painter, about to fully activate a freshly drawn "Hell Hundred Ghosts Picture," letting the evil spirits in the painting invade.

Boom—!

But behind him, shadows writhe.

【Soul Dagger】 decapitates with a single slash!

【Audience Expectation Value+21】!

Soul Dagger【Growth Progress: 1319/】!

Soul Egg【Hatching Progress: 92.2%】!

Not far away, a survivor who just witnessed everything is terrified, liver and gallbladder bursting, rolling and crawling away.

Su Ming doesn't even raise an eyelid.

Cover?

No!

I'm laying my cards!

With such a great all‑you‑can‑eat opportunity, I'm not going to hide Xiao Heizi any longer!

"These Artists, the energy they provide is really damn little…"

"Fortunately… plenty enough!"

……

Meanwhile.

The other end of the city shows a completely different bloody scene.

No technique.

Only the purest, most extreme violence!

Count and value again!

【Crimson】 is like an out‑of‑control war machine.

One punch, and the 【poet】 chanting a death poem is pulverized into ash!

Behind, the 【sculptor】 with the freshly carved 【Gargoyle】 attempts a sneak attack.

"Bang!"

A swift back kick, both explode!

Kill! Kill! Kill!

【Crimson】 perfectly carries out the king's decree!

He doesn't get the art.

But killing, he's proficient!

【Audience Expectation Value+19】!

【Audience Expectation Value+18】!

……

Time passes.

People either hide indoors or form teams to kill enemies.

After it becomes slightly safe, they simultaneously look up.

Stare blank!

What on earth is this…

What kind of ranking list is this?

That 【Jing】…

Since its appearance, it has hung at the top!

The string of numbers after the name is even more exaggerated!

Other strong ones, though gradually make the list.

But no matter how they chase…

They can only despairingly watch the gap with the first place widen!

Wrong!

This is not a gap!

This is…

Heaven Rift!

……

5:30 PM.

Everyone looks up at the sky, scalp tingling!

【Mid‑Autumn Festival·Character Expectation Ranking】

1. 【Jing】: Expectation Value【2000】

2. 【Longhun】: Expectation Value【539】

3. 【Archangel】: Expectation Value【473】

4. A Meng: Expectation Value 【405】

5. Sakura Demon: Expectation Value 【397】

…

10. Qingcheng: Expectation Value 【367】

…

99. Zeus: Expectation Value 【287】

100. Shiva: Expectation Value 【285】

Absurd!

The gap between people…

Bigger than both humans and dogs!

A broken two‑thousand expectation value?!

This damn…

One person, slaughtered an entire city?!

…

Free Nation.

A handsome, beautiful woman with golden hair, blue eyes, and six wings on her back set down the holy sword in her hand.

She gazed at the list in the sky that resembled a miracle.

The smile that seemed bathed in spring wind on her face disappeared for the first time.

"Jing?!"

…

Dragon Nation, capital.

Abnormal Things Management Bureau headquarters.

On the massive screen, the list that could be recorded in the annals was frozen.

A prolonged silence.

This damn… is what you call a huge lead!

After a long while, General Li Zhenguo rasped and spoke.

"This Purity…"

"Based on the name's characteristics…"

"It should be one of us from Dragon Nation, right?!"

Western Shu, at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain.

Bloodshed spread everywhere.

A young Taoist priest dressed in plain black Dao robe, with a delicate face, slowly withdrew the wooden flute from his hand.

At his feet lay several Artists!

He looked up at the glaring name on the heavens, his expression solemn.

"A Shi, what are you thinking? Do you think the 10th place is too low?"

Beside him, A Qing asked aloud.

A Shi shook his head, his tone complicated.

"I mentioned before, I saw a Corpse Mountain Blood Sea…"

"But atop that Corpse Mountain Blood Sea stood a man!"

"I couldn't see his face clearly, but I could feel that the very rules of heaven and earth seemed to tremble because of him…"

"The place where he was… is Jiangcheng!"

A Shi turned his head, looking at A Qing.

"I have a vague feeling."

"This Purity…"

"…is him!"

…

Meanwhile.

Jiangcheng, a secluded street corner.

Su Ming leaned against the wall, breathing a bit rapidly.

He didn't look at the list in the sky.

He wasn't even interested in knowing his current ranking.

Because from the moment he began the slaughter.

The top spot could never be lost!

Now, he is only feeling!

Feeling those wildly soaring Expectation Values that poured in from all directions…

Invisible gazes!

Those glances seemed to cross planes and time, landing on him.

He could not sense any hostility or murderous intent in those gazes.

Some…

…are merely curiosity!

He is like the most diligent performer on the stage.

With the most diligent performance, he pleased the big shots in the stands.

"So, the fighting between me and these guys... might just be their post‑meal small talk!"

Retreat?

Hide?

Wait until the hype fades, hide in this city's shadows, keep building power, and stay out of these guys' sight?

This is the safest, and also the most rational, choice.

But a moment later.

Su Ming smiled.

"I hide your mother!"

His form surged again!

Enjoy watching?!

Then I'll stage the biggest one!

Sooner or later, I'll be able to lure these behind‑the‑scenes Audience members out of the shadows one by one!

Kill, kill, kill!

Right hand, Soul Dagger!

Left hand, Soul Egg!

"Hmm?"

I have no idea how long I've been killing.

The ground beneath Su Ming's feet became as soft as a water surface.

A drop of viscous ink, from directly under his soles, quietly spread.

There was no sound.

There was no warning.

The ink spread madly at an incomprehensible speed.

It devoured the light, devoured the sound, devoured everything around it.

The outside clamor was completely cut off!

Su Ming's gaze turned icy as he downed a bottle of Source Blood!

Finally…

At last, something decent arrived!