Chapter 281: Dare or Dare Not Intervene

"System, check in!"

"Check-in successful, obtained Hunyuan Iron Sand Palm!"

"Heh, Iron Sand Palm." Looking at the manual in his hand, which could only be considered top-tier, Shen Yu tossed it aside.

If he had just arrived in this World, this manual would have held some appeal for him; after all, this Martial Arts technique looked quite a bit stronger than average ones, likely an advanced version of the Iron Sand Palm, and its power was decent.

But at his current level, such Martial Arts were useless to him, fit only to be given away as a casual reward to others.

Yet, being able to obtain something through check-in proved that Yan Ruyi had truly become a corrupt official. Just as he had said, greedy for wealth and lustful, he likely possessed every vice.

Since the people of the world have failed me, why should I still care for the people of the world? Yan Ruyi had completely fallen.

A clean official who originally intended to serve the country and the people had ended up in such a state, even having to scheme against himself for the sake of others, casting all his family's ancestral teachings to the back of his mind.

Was this his own willing descent into depravity, or had this muddy water polluted him, forcing him to become covered in filth and eventually just like the others?

Come to think of it, Yan Ruyi deserved to die, and those corrupt officials who had once framed him also deserved to die; his sword would have to be stained with blood once more.

"Something's wrong!" Walking out the door, Shen Yu looked up at the sky. Above the clear sky, it was as if strands of peculiar power were raining down, subtly reshaping this heaven and earth.

"The Spirit Qi outside seems to have increased again!" In that instant, Shen Yu sensed the change in the sky; Spirit Qi was gathering, and the limits of the world were rising.

Under such Spirit Qi, it wouldn't be long before many people would be able to break through.

But this was not a good thing. There must be a reason for the increase in Spirit Qi, and the worst possibility was that a gap in the Forbidden Land had been opened!

The Forbidden Land was the vent for Spirit Qi, and the Spiritual Qi Surge began from there.

Over a hundred years ago, at the very moment of the Spiritual Qi Surge, Mu Zishan, as the world's number one, having suppressed the pugilistic world for many years, entered the Forbidden Land alone to suppress the surging Spirit Qi.

With his own flesh and blood, he transformed into a sturdy dam, blocking the surging torrent of Spirit Qi.

A hundred years had passed, and as the Spirit Qi accumulated more and more, Mu Zishan was gradually unable to hold on.

Furthermore, there was that organization, whose members were constantly causing trouble, trying to break through the dam to welcome the Spiritual Qi Surge.

It was impossible to expect them to give up; many among them had reached the end of their lives and hoped to use the Spiritual Qi Surge to raise their cultivation realm to a higher level.

With a higher realm and greatly increased vitality, they could live.

Human nature was just like this; in order to survive, for their own sake, they could abandon everything.

What did the Life and Death of the people of the world, or the great righteousness of the world, have to do with them?

"No wonder they wanted to stall me!" His brows furrowed slightly; Shen Yu seemed to suddenly understand why the other party had acted this way.

The other party must be doing something very critical that could not be interrupted, which was why they had to find a way to stall him, the greatest variable.

Thinking about it, what they wanted to do was to strike with all their might to pry open the Forbidden Land, even if it was just to knock open a very small gap.

Even if the Forbidden Land only revealed a tiny gap, under the impact of the surging Spirit Qi, the dam that was Mu Zishan would likely not be able to hold for long.

It wouldn't take long before the Spiritual Qi Surge would erupt completely, the world would fall into chaos, and that so-called Great Contention Era was already right before his eyes.

"Lord Shen, my Lord!" The moment Shen Yu stepped out of the main gate, several people rushed up to him, clearly having waited for him for a long time.

"My Lord, you've finally appeared! Lord Shen, something terrible has happened!"

They had waited here for a long time; Senior Bai Yi had repeatedly urged them to find Lord Shen Yu. But according to their intelligence, the last place Lord Shen appeared was Santu City.

Afterward, they learned from the County Magistrate of Santu City that Shen Yu was coming to kill the corrupt official who was the Governor of Luyun Prefecture.

Following that, they rushed here without stopping, only to find that they could not enter the rooms inside the State Yamen.

They had tried many methods, but were still powerless, as if they were being isolated from the outside by an invisible force.

With no other choice, they could only wait outside, not daring to leave for even a moment.

Now, seeing Shen Yu walk out from inside, they naturally rushed over one by one. The situation was urgent, and they could not care about etiquette.

"Senior Bai Yi said he sensed the existence of the Forbidden Land and guessed that the people from that organization had made a move. They wanted to break through the Forbidden Land, which caused the anomaly that allowed him to sense it!"

"Now Senior Bai Yi has gone to Luoyue Slope to stop them and ordered us to find Lord Shen at all costs to prevent them from opening the Forbidden Land!"

Looking at these people helplessly, Shen Yu looked at the sky again. "I'm afraid it's too late. The heaven and earth's Spirit Qi has already begun to increase; the Forbidden Land has likely already been opened with a gap!"

"Then, then what should we do!"

"Do not panic, I will go take a look first!" Taking a deep breath, Shen Yu took a step and arrived directly at Luoyue Slope.

Luoyue Slope was located in the Northern Region; he had been here before, so he was familiar with the path. At this moment, Luoyue Slope was no longer the way it had been before.

High mountains stretching for a thousand miles had been razed to the ground; the original Luoyue Slope was now nothing but a patch of uneven, deep pits of varying sizes.

In the distance, two figures were still engaged in battle. Around them, many experts were watching like tigers eyeing their prey. The surroundings were covered in blood, gore, and countless corpses.

The lingering power of these corpses remained; they were definitely all experts, likely all having died under the Cold Spear of Bai Yi.

This was using their lives to fill the gap, in order to oppose Bai Yi.

"Bai Yi, why be so stubborn? Join us, and you too will have the opportunity to reach a higher level!"

"Bullshit, come here and die, old man!"

The long spear pierced the air, the earth shook and the mountains swayed as if the world were collapsing; a spear shadow like a heavenly chasm tore through the sky.

The old man, who had been strolling leisurely, showed a trace of panic on his face after seeing this strike from Bai Yi.

His feet tapped the ground seven times in succession; in the sky, during these seven steps, thunder rumbled repeatedly.

Heavenly thunder rolled in and arrived in an instant, falling overhead; amidst the lightning flashes, the sound of thunder was deafening. Bolts of thunder seemed to want to destroy the old man with white hair and beard who held the Cold Spear.

Holding the spear in one hand, Bai Yi flew directly into the air; the long spear in his hand swept across the sky, directly tearing apart the dark clouds and destroying the thunder that filled the sky.

One man and one spear, like the most stubborn figure in this world, even if his whole body was charred black, he still refused to retreat even half a step.

"Bai Yi, the Forbidden Land has already been breached, the Spiritual Qi Surge is right before our eyes; don't be so obsessed, why not give yourself a chance?"

"As long as you are willing to nod, we will all be one family!"

Such a humble plea was not because he cherished talent so much, but because he was truly afraid.

He had once thought he was not inferior to experts like Cold Spear Bai Yi, but only when facing him head-on did he realize how terrifying such a person was.

No wonder he could rely on one man and one spear to slaughter even those resurrected old monsters as if he were chopping melons and vegetables; it was truly a power that made one marvel and despair.

"Get lost! It is my fault; I never imagined that you would actually use the spear in my hand to break open a gap in the Forbidden Land."

"Today, I shall slaughter you all to make amends for my mistakes! Once I have killed you, I will find a way to guard the Forbidden Land!"

Holding his long spear, Bai Yi pressed forward once more, his ferocious face filled with killing intent, making one feel a chill from the inside out.

Looking at the experts dead and wounded all around, one could see just how terrifying Bai Yi was; if he were to go on a rampage regardless of the consequences, how many people present could survive?

"Bai Yi, why must you remain so obsessed? The Forbidden Land has not opened, so you cannot enter it at all, let alone talk about suppressing it."

"But once the Forbidden Land is opened, can you really suppress it? Stop lying to yourself; the Spiritual Qi Surge is an irresistible trend, and anyone who tries to stop it will be torn to shreds!"

If the Forbidden Land does not open, it is impossible to enter. Since it cannot be entered, the rift cannot be prevented from being forced open.

And once the rift of the Forbidden Land expands and the Spirit Qi surges out, I fear it will be impossible to stop.

In fact, they are also very clear that the situation faced a hundred years ago is different from now; Mu Zishan could do it a hundred years ago, but now it is simply impossible.

The current Spiritual Qi Surge has been forcibly suppressed for a hundred years, just like a torrential flood kept outside a dam.

The water level of the Spirit Qi is constantly rising, and when it erupts again, its terrifying power will definitely far exceed the past, and I fear it is beyond human ability to stop.

"Even if I cannot suppress the Forbidden Land, I will still kill you all!"

"Kill us? Bai Yi, now that the rift has been opened, who has the heart to fight you? I admit I am no match for you, but if I am determined to run, can you stop me?"

"Then what if you add me to the mix!" On the wasteland, another figure appeared, causing everyone's gaze to look over in unison.

"You? Shen Yu, how is it possible for you to... That trash Yan Ruyi, didn't he say he could hold out for at least three months!"