The method of death of Lin Changfeng, the war god of Chu, was almost exactly the same as that of the three-legged Jin Wu.

They were also beheaded by the Tai Yi Divine Sword, and then they were thought to be wrapped in vengeful souls. They divided the corpses into six pieces and suppressed them in all directions, making them unable to reunite for the rest of their lives.

“Isn’t this too coincidental?” Li Qing frowned. There was always a strange feeling lingering in his heart.

However, there seemed to be no other explanation than coincidence. After so many tens of thousands of years, Li Qing absolutely did not believe that there would be any connection between the two sides.

After Jin Wu’s corpse was suppressed, Dongfang Manor finally calmed down completely. There were no more incidents similar to bumping into ghosts.

In the following year, the Great War of the Righteous Demons had entered a white-hot stage.

The alliance forces of Demon Clan and Devil Gate swept the world, attacking various regional forces in different directions. Among them, an army came to Qingshan City.

It was time to come, but in the end, it was still here.

Fortunately, the Dongfang Clan had long been prepared. They already possessed a peerless Dao Weapon, so they were naturally filled with confidence. They wanted to use this weapon to wage a beautiful counterattack.

With this divine sword as their core, they set up a peerless sword formation that covered the entire Azure Mountain City.

As long as the enemy stepped into the sword formation, boundless sword qi would be activated, covering the sky and earth, and it would instantly be sliced into powder.

Li Qing immediately recognized that this sword formation was the embryonic form of the Tai Yi Sword Formation. Perhaps there were some differences, but the similarity had reached more than 70%.

Li Qing had a deep understanding of the power of this sword formation. After blocking the Zhao Wei alliance army for seven days and seven nights, he finally managed to break through it with the help of a hundred Divine Martial Cannons.

It had to be said that the power of a Dao Artifact was terrifying. No wonder the Dongfang Clan was so confident. With such a divine artifact, what was there to fear?

If it was Demon Clan and Devil Gate’s main force attacking Qingshan City, they would definitely be able to escape as far as they could. But the problem is that the enemy is at best a small fraction of Demon Clan and Devil Gate’s army, and they think they can handle it.

On the second day after they set up the sword formation, Demon Clan and Devil Gate’s troops finally arrived and quickly surrounded Qingshan City.

Demon Clan drove thousands of demonic beasts to attack the city, while the demons mainly drove large numbers of mortals to their deaths, followed by the demonic experts.

After entering the sword formation, countless sword qi surged out, slicing the enemy into meat paste. Whether it was humans, demons, or civilians, they were all killed.

Li Qing’s heart skipped a beat when he saw the tragic war, especially when countless innocent civilians were driven to their deaths like cattle and sheep. This kind of behavior was truly outrageous.

Azure Mountain City had completely become a battlefield warplane. Countless humans had died at every moment, and countless demonic beasts had turned into meat paste.

Fresh blood dyed the earth red, and the clouds in the sky turned bloody. The sky was cloudy.

The sword formation with the Dao Artifact at its core was incredibly powerful. The Demon Clan and Devil Gate allied forces had attacked for a month, but they were unable to defeat it.

During this month, the enemy had suffered countless casualties, and a large number of corpses piled up like mountains. However, most of these dead people were ordinary people, or low-grade demonic beasts. They were all cannon fodder sent to deliver their deaths, consuming the life force of Azure Mountain City.

Demonic beasts and Devil Gate were both heartless and ruthless. Naturally, they would not care about the lives of these low-grade martial artists and demonic beasts. They would constantly send these cannon fodder to attack the city day and night.

Seeing more and more corpses piled up on the battlefield, the real experts of Devil Gate finally made a move. They used these corpses as a foundation and set up a Corpse Mountain Array around Azure Mountain City, completely turning a radius of several hundred kilometers into a desperate zone.

When the air was filled with the aura of death, no one could survive in it anymore. Soon, the people in Qingshan City died one by one.

Blood mist descended from the sky, corroding everything. The defensive line of Qingshan City completely collapsed.

The experts of Devil Gate were insane, completely turning this place into a hell on earth. Even if they couldn’t break through the Dao Weapon Array, they could still kill everyone inside. This was their method of breaking it.

“We surrender!” There were still some survivors in the Dongfang Manor. Because the Dao Artifacts were suppressed here, it was very difficult for evil forces to invade.

“You want to surrender after causing such a huge loss to us? Kill them all, and leave none behind!” The Devil Gate expert’s expression was cold.

“Finished!” Despair appeared on the faces of everyone from the Dongfang Clan.

Ever since they forged the Dao Artifact, they had originally thought that the Dongfang Clan would rise to prominence, but they never expected to fall from heaven to hell. Devil Gate’s methods were evil beyond their imagination.

“Even if we die together, we can’t let you take away the Dao Artifact!” The Old Ancestor of the Dongfang Clan raised the divine sword in his hand, as if he was raising a small sun, shining brightly in all directions.

“Not good, he wants to self-destruct his dao artifact!” The experts of Demon Clan and Devil Gate were shocked and immediately attacked Patriarch Dongfang, hoping to blow him up one step ahead of time.

“Haha, it’s too late. The Dao Artifact self-detonation has already been activated. Even if you kill me, you won’t be able to reverse this outcome!” Patriarch Dongfang roared with laughter.

The Dao Artifact in his hand was getting hotter and hotter, and countless Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth surged in, emitting a destructive aura.

“Explode! Destroy everything!” Patriarch Dongfang roared angrily.

Boom!

The self-detonation did not occur. A clear voice came. The smile on Patriarch Dongfang’s face instantly froze. Turning around, he saw the divine sword in his hand rapidly wither like a broken balloon.

“What’s going on? Why aren’t you under my control?” Patriarch Dongfang was extremely anxious and hastily poured in his True Essence, but it was as if mud had entered the sea and there was no reaction.

In the next moment, he was blasted apart by the Demon Clan experts in Devil Gate.

Boom!

Below, the sword formation was broken by Demon Clan and Devil Gate experts. They entered the Dongfang Manor and began to slaughter. The entire sect was annihilated.

Azure Mountain City had completely transformed into a hell on earth. Blood energy covered the sky and destroyed everything. Even the experts of Devil Gate and Demon Clan couldn’t stand this kind of environment. Soon, the Alliance Army left this place without a single living person.

White bones were exposed in the wild, and there were no chickens roaring for thousands of kilometers. In the next few decades, no human would dare to approach this place.

People and demons, demons, and all kinds of blood and corpses were mixed together. They settled and fermented here, continuously gathering and condensing, producing an unfathomable change that flowed towards an unknown corner of the darkness.

Over time, this place had completely turned into a cursed land. Within a radius of several hundred kilometers, it was enveloped in a hazy layer of dark green gas. It gave off a very gloomy and terrifying feeling.

In fact, in these past few decades, Devil Gate experts had created more than one similar hell on earth, but it would soon return to normal. There was no place like Azure Mountain City. Instead, it became more and more terrifying.

This is a puzzling matter.

However, they were too busy fighting the Righteous path experts to pay attention to this strange cursed land behind them, so they let it go.

In any case, there were so many bad things that there was no longer any psychological burden.

By this time, the Great War of the Righteous Demons had temporarily entered a stalemate. This was a protracted war, each occupying half of the land, unable to completely defeat the other.

After decades of fighting, the flames of war still hadn’t subsided.

In fact, Righteous path’s power was still stronger. However, Devil Gate and Demon Clan had caught them off guard at the beginning and suffered heavy losses. More than a dozen of the 108 sects had been annihilated. That was why they were temporarily at a disadvantage.

When they regained their senses, they immediately made an effective response. Since then, the two sides had fought back and forth, and it was hard to determine the outcome for a moment.

During this period, a massive rebellion erupted in the rear region under Devil Gate’s rule.

However, this rebellion came and went quickly. After causing some trouble, it was quickly suppressed.

After investigation, the Diabolism experts were surprised to discover that these rebels were all extremely strange. They were neither humans nor demons. They could be seen to be human in general, but there were many strange things growing out of them.

Some had scales on their bodies that could not be pierced, and some had sharp claws in their hands that could kill them in one blow. Moreover, these mutants’ physical fitness was much higher than that of ordinary people, and their recovery ability was extremely fast. There was even a situation where they were reinstalled after their arms were broken, and they actually recovered to their original state.

It could be seen that these rebels were all mutated from ordinary people, but their strength was slightly stronger than that of ordinary martial artists, causing them to feel extremely shocked.

Ordinary people possessed the power of martial artists. This was simply inconceivable.

Ninety-nine percent of the humans in this world were ordinary people. If all of them possessed this kind of power, what a pity would that be?

However, there was one shortcoming. Most of the mutants had lost their minds and turned into complete lunatics. They attacked everything they encountered crazily like wild beasts and acted only on instinct.

Only a handful of mutants remain awake.

After careful investigation, they finally knew the source of the mutation. It was actually the Cursed Land where Qingshan City was located. It continuously emitted demonic energy, causing the surrounding ordinary people to be corroded, causing the mutation to occur.

As for the reason why some people were able to stay awake, it was also very simple. If they sucked in less demonic energy, they would be able to stay awake. If they sucked in more demonic energy, they would completely lose their rationality.

This conclusion made the experts of Devil Gate ecstatic. If they used this Cursed Land well, wouldn’t they be able to mass produce countless warriors?

They sent experts into the Cursed Land overnight and carefully investigated it for a period of time, but they were unable to discern any secrets.

This was an indescribable power. It was a new power that he had never seen before. It seemed to be mixed with demonic energy and demonic energy, blood energy and death energy. In any case, it was a kind of gas that was born from a mixture of negative energy.

Because this type of gas had never been seen before, it was a new thing that had appeared in the world. In order to distinguish it from ordinary demonic energy, they named it “the power of darkness”.

And this mysterious cursed land was what they called the source of darkness!