Serpent Ancestor
Chapter 563: Demon Transformation

Xu Hei looked at the dead and fleeing crowds. For some reason, he found it hilariously funny and couldn't stop laughing, tears streaming down his face.

Even though he had activated the Heavenly Demon Transformation and lost all sense of reason, it seemed like laughing was instinctual for him.

"Madman, madman!"

"Run for your lives!"

The crowd began to scatter, fleeing frantically towards the outskirts of the city.

But as soon as they stepped half a foot outside the city, countless sword lights surged from the sky and earth! This formation connected to the constellations, with each flying sword carrying the power of the stars—it was the Star Sword Formation.

Before Xu Hei entered the city, he had already set up multiple Star Sword Formations, encircling Tianhen City.

It turned out he had planned this all along before entering the city!

The people trying to escape had no choice but to retreat, only to face the pursuit of Spirit-Eating Ants and Ghostface Stone Spiders.

These swarms, Xu Hei had awakened two days earlier using borrowed Spirit Stones, all for today's battle!

Simultaneously, Xu Hei took out the Evil Spirit Bell, summoning evil spirits to attack the crowd. As people died, their souls were absorbed into the bell, adding another evil spirit.

However, the Evil Spirit Bell was only used a few times before Mo Yun slashed a gash into it with a single sword strike, rendering it unusable.

"Perfect timing!"

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xu Hei once again wielded the Star-Moon Sword, teleporting to sever one of Mo Yun's legs, causing blood to gush out.

Mo Yun swallowed a pill to suppress his injuries, his eyes filled with grief and anger.

In the battle at Liefeng City, the higher-ups were wiped out, leaving only two late Elemental Infant stage elders to guard the city. The unmoving sword formation left by the Ancestor was powerful, but Mo Yun alone couldn't control it.

If he protected the citizens, Xu Hei would attack him, and if he defended against Xu Hei, the citizens would be slaughtered.

This situation was unsolvable!

And this was exactly the effect Xu Hei wanted. Although his methods were cruel and would kill many innocents, it was undeniably the most effective strategy.

"Perhaps I could abandon the city and flee, or hand over the Spirit Stones..."

Such thoughts flashed through Mo Yun's mind, but he quickly shook his head, dismissing them.

Abandon the city and flee? If he did that, how would he be any different from Luo Gang?

The Tianhen Sword Sect was a prestigious sect, and as a protector of the city, dying in battle for the city was an honorable death!

"Ancestor, unworthy disciple Mo Yun, I am ashamed of the sect!"

He looked at the devastated city, closed his eyes in pain, tears streaming down his old face.

When he opened his eyes again, the life essence blood in his heart ignited, his body turning into a blaze, even his soul burning.

At this moment, Mo Yun's cultivation surged to its limit, nearing the Divine Transformation Stage, a strike at the cost of his life!

"Unmoving True Sword, Requiem!"

With his remaining arm, Mo Yun grasped the hilt of the Void Sword, chanting the Requiem.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz..."

The massive flying sword vibrated at a unique frequency, with each vibration sending sword sounds echoing across the land, throughout the entire city.

The Spirit-Eating Ants attacking the crowd halted, swept by the invisible sword sound, falling to the ground.

The web woven by the Ghostface Stone Spiders was sliced apart by the sword sound, their bodies turning into a pile of flesh, green blood splattering everywhere.

Thousands of Spirit-Eating Ants within the city simultaneously lost their vitality, silently falling, covering an entire street.

The people they were pursuing were spared.

"Elder Mo Yun!"

The entire city wailed, disciples looking up at Mo Yun in the sky, tears of sorrow streaming down their faces.

At the same time, Mo Yun's body rapidly withered, his life force depleting, and the sword formation dimmed.

This strike was the same one that repelled a Divine Transformation Stage opponent years ago.

Back then, it wasn't Mo Yun controlling the formation, but a Grand Elder far more powerful than him.

For Mo Yun to achieve that, he had to burn his life.

He could eliminate the murderous insects and protect the city's people, but that was his limit.

Mo Yun raised his head, looked at a Star Sword Formation in the East District, and with his last breath, slashed his sword.

"Crack!"

The Star Sword Formation was cleaved open, creating a gap for people to escape.

Simultaneously, he heard a series of slicing sounds, appearing on his body.

In the next second, Mo Yun's body was torn apart, and Xu Hei, sword in hand, was already upon him.

Mo Yun's face showed no pain, only relief and satisfaction.

"Since ancient times, evil never prevails over good!"

"I... did it."

Mo Yun looked at the crowd fleeing the city, a faint smile on his lips.

As a guardian, he had succeeded!

Even though Tianhen City might be destroyed by Xu Hei, as long as the people lived, there was hope. When the next passage opened, the Tianhen Sword Sect would naturally send experts to establish a new Tianhen City.

As long as the people survived, there was hope.

As for his own death, it was insignificant. He had done everything he could, fulfilling his duty as a protector.

He knew Xu Hei and the Tianhen Sword Sect had an irreconcilable feud.

But Mo Yun didn't care about that; he had only one duty—to protect this city, to protect its residents.

Nothing more.

Because he was the City Lord!

Xu Hei could feel that every person leaving the city looked at him with eyes full of hatred. If they had the power, they would surely kill him.

Among them were disciples of the Tianhen Sword Sect, its affiliates, rogue cultivators, and passersby.

Without exception, Xu Hei had become their enemy.

But Xu Hei had no time to eliminate them all. Most of his insects were dead, and a gap had been blasted open. He hadn't expected Mo Yun to go to such lengths for this city.

Sacrificing himself to protect the citizens, in stark contrast to Luo Gang and others.

However, Xu Hei's goal had been achieved.

With the fifth-tier formation broken, Xu Hei's Divine Sense immediately detected a treasure vault of Tianhen City beneath it. Even from afar, he could sense the aura of Supreme Spirit Stones.

Xu Hei was about to rush in for a plunder.

Suddenly, a cannon blast came from the distant sky, hitting the gap in the East City, obliterating everyone who had escaped, leaving no remains.

This sudden turn of events shocked not only the people inside the city but also left Xu Hei stunned.

He quickly looked towards the source of the sound, seeing a row of cannons outside the city.

"It’s him!"

Xu Hei stared at the row of puppet cannons outside the city, and their owner, standing in the air, was none other than Ji Shu.

Xu Hei had considered the possibility of reinforcements from the Tianhen Sword Sect. Therefore, he had assigned Han Te the task of guarding outside the city, preventing anyone from approaching. If any help arrived, Han Te was to delay them.

Xu Hei had arranged this task purely as a precaution.

But Ji Shu's recent actions seemed to be helping him?