CHAPTER 71: CHAPTER 71: TRAPPED BEAST

For Lu Ren, there wasn’t much resistance; eating people’s food, doing people’s business is a very simple truth. However, he would not really push forward aggressively. He was just a passerby in this world, and with less than two days left he could leave here. Why fight a life-and-death battle after all?

Loafing around is universal; just doing work without effort is fine.

Moreover, his arms are still injured. If something goes wrong, it might leave hidden ailments, affecting future improvements.

At least it’s temporarily safe here.

After all, he isn’t from this world; empathy capabilities really can’t align with this place.

Lu Ren had eaten and supplemented with a highly concentrated nutrient pill, meditated on the Heartless Sword for a while, then lay on the bed fully clothed and fell asleep.

Near dawn, Lu Ren was abruptly awakened by a deafening noise. Not in deep sleep, he immediately opened his eyes and listened quietly for a moment, confirmed it was far from him, turned over, and continued sleeping.

This Governor’s Mansion is so large, no different from the Inner City, with countless talents and extraordinary people. How could someone who couldn’t even gather Qi and Blood go join the excitement? It’s better to stay honestly.

BOOM!!!

A thundering explosion suddenly erupted, and Lu Ren turned over, jumping up warily.

The collision sound just now made the building shake.

It was quite close to him.

Such a fierce impact made the calm surroundings suddenly noisy, with numerous Martial Path experts rushing out to look towards the explosion.

Lu Ren was no exception.

He frowned, looking at a huge breach in the city wall not far away, where stood the massive Asura he had encountered before in Chentai City near Nine-Eyed Square.

Its muscular four arms swung, constantly pounding the shattered city wall, expanding the breach even wider.

With each punch, even Lu Ren, hundreds of meters away, could vaguely feel the ground shaking.

What a terrifying power!

Lu Ren’s expression was heavy. With his current strength, going there would be like throwing an egg against a rock.

While pondering, Lu Ren was startled to see a long rainbow suddenly rise from the depths of the Governor’s Mansion, shooting directly towards the Asura.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a large, nearly three-meter-tall bearded man, like a tower of iron, whose entire body was aflame with Qi and Blood. Even from hundreds of meters away, Lu Ren could feel the heat emanating from him as if he were a furnace.

This was the Black-clothed Envoy of the Demon Extermination Bureau, Luo Tiancheng, as mentioned by Cao Jingde, one of the thirteen pillars of Li Xiaoguo, a representative of the human pinnacle realm.

An unexpected heavy punch landed forcefully on the Asura’s face, its terrifying power causing it to deform, knocking it sideways a dozen meters before crashing to the ground.

The heavy body fell with a crash, yet Lu Ren still felt the ground vibrate.

Immediately afterward, the Asura, seemingly uninjured, stood up with a roar, thundering towards Luo Tiancheng who stood on the city wall.

Luo Tiancheng showed no fear, crouching, bending, stepping forward, his whole body surging with Qi and Blood like fiery flames.

BANG!

The city wall was stomped deeply by Luo Tiancheng, and he shot out like a cannonball, tearing through the air with a sharp whistle as he crashed towards the Asura.

Seeing this, Lu Ren turned and left without hesitation; this kind of showdown was completely beyond his ability to participate in, and besides, he absolutely would not get involved - it would be suicide.

Retreating was the correct move!

Lu Ren looked at the surrounding Martial Path experts, all with solemn expressions, but most did not act immediately. He hesitated but ultimately stayed put, waiting to see the situation.

However, it seems the city wall had been smashed by the Asura, destroying the Yang Rune inscribed on it, and strange Demons began appearing continuously on the streets within the Governor’s Mansion.

Although the gathering area here was temporarily safe due to human presence, the increasing Yin energy made chills rise from within.

Someone nearby worriedly said, "It seems the Governor’s Mansion is also on the brink of collapse."

Someone sighed, "There’s no way out."

"Is it really so? At worst, we’ll fight them!"

"How to fight? The Yang Membrane isn’t just weakened, it’s got a big hole, and Demons are freely entering and exiting. This is pandemonium, how do we withstand it?"

"Hmph, how to withstand? We’re all trapped in Chentai City, dying whether we defend or not. Why not die standing!"

The surroundings buzzed with varied emotions: indifference, anger, fear, all displayed unmistakably among the crowd.

As for Lu Ren, he remained expressionless, coldly watching everyone, even if he wanted to help, he was powerless; let alone he didn’t intend to in the first place.

This world had already become a barren wasteland, with nearly a hundred Mortal Worlds of various sizes scattered within the Underworld, yet the Underworld was continuously devouring these Mortal World territories.

At this rate, the Mortal World of this realm would disappear entirely, plunging the whole world into darkness.

Complete silence.

Regarding the humans of this world, under such an extremely harsh environment, they would only spiral into a vicious cycle, ending in total extinction.

Human life exposed in the Underworld was terrifying enough, and with a large hole in the Yang Membrane...

It was already beyond saving.

Lu Ren couldn’t help but glance from the breached city wall towards the Outer City of Chentai. It might have already turned into a living purgatory.

This world seemed beyond rescue. How many apex individuals like Luo Tiancheng could there be? At best, they could only protect themselves.

Chentai City was finished.

As he pondered, more and more Demon Ghosts and Evil Charms began to appear, causing casualties in this area due to their invasion.

Hearing a sudden scream not far away, everyone started panicking. Nearby, several Martial Path experts stirred their Qi and Blood, jointly striking down Demons, but more surged forward.

Lu Ren moved his finger, but in the end, did not draw his sword. Instead, he pulled out two heavy pistols from his thigh.

His arms couldn’t support high-intensity movements right now, so using pistols was more practical.

"Ha Hou!!"

Numerous bizarre sounds from Demon Ghosts and Evil Charms kept coming, and Lu Ren’s sight was filled with countless strange-shaped demons.

The solid ones were still okay; those Yin Souls coming with a cold wind truly frightened him. His Heartless Sword practice wasn’t refined enough. According to Yan Zhenghua, reaching the Great Perfection Realm, he could deter with his eyes, his gaze as sharp as a sword, striking fear into the heart.

That was really just the gist of it; the biggest advantage of the Heartless Sword was its enhancement in Swordsmanship, enabling him to elevate the Basic Swordsmanship he practiced to a higher level, providing him with the possibility of fighting above his rank.