Immediately after, an impenetrably thick black mist erupted from the ground, instantly engulfing the entire Jiangzhou City.
"Holy hell, what is that?"
"The moon. The moon really turned red."
In the live stream, Su Rui screamed in terror, not even noticing the wine glass shattering on the floor.
Woof. Woof. Woof.
Suddenly, in the live feed, the purebred poodle held in Xiao Yujing's arms let out a bone chilling roar. Under the gaze of hundreds of thousands of netizens, the poodle's body swelled madly like a balloon, sprouting black bone spurs all over. Its eyes blood red, its massive mouth filled with razor sharp fangs.
The mutated poodle lunged at Xiao Yujing. Its sharp claws slashed her shoulder, knocking her to the ground. The live camera shook violently. A piercing scream instantly shattered ears.
"Young Master Su, save me."
Xiao Yujing, face deathly pale, desperately reached out to Su Rui, but Su Rui was already scared out of his wits.
"Get away. Don't come near me."
He stumbled backward in panic, even kicking away Xiao Yujing's outstretched hand. He scrambled, crawling and rolling, fleeing toward the second floor.
Xiao Yujing lay on the ground, the fabric of her shoulder stained red, her whole body trembling. "Su Rui, save me."
But the only response was the sight of Su Rui's panicked, fleeing back.
The mutated poodle growled, closing in on her again. Its blood red eyes fixated on her.
In the live stream room, comments scrolled frantically.
Save her.
Su Rui ran alone. It is said he loved her. And now he's abandoned her.
It's over. She's done for.
The hope in Xiao Yujing's eyes slowly faded, replaced by intense resentment and bitterness.
Just as the monster was about to pounce on her, the red spider lily tattoo on her waist suddenly glowed with an eerie bloody light. Illusory red petals quietly bloomed beneath her. A cold yet strangely sweet floral fragrance filled the air.
The mutated poodle suddenly froze in its movements. It seemed to have caught the scent of something extremely dangerous. A flicker of fear actually appeared in its crimson eyes.
Xiao Yujing slowly raised her head. Reflected deep within her pupils was a sea of blooming blood red flowers. Yet it carried an indescribable chill.
"Why? Even you abandoned me."
Su Rui had fled to the stairwell entrance. Hearing these words, his body jolted stiffly. He looked back. He saw red spider lilies silently blooming beneath Xiao Yujing. Those petals, like living things, slowly entangled the mutated poodle's limbs. The monster, ferocious just moments ago, now seemed trapped in a nightmare, trembling on the ground.
Xiao Yujing leaned against the wall, rising bit by bit. The wound on her shoulder was covered by red patterns. A strange smile appeared on her pale face.
The live stream exploded at that moment.
Holy sh—. She's awakened.
Flowers are blooming on her. What ability is this? So eerie.
The next second, the screen went black. The broadcast was cut.
I looked at the dark phone screen. A cold smile curled at the corner of my mouth.
Red spider lily. Blooming in the underworld. No path of return. In this life, Xiao Yujing has chosen a fitting end for herself.
"Brother Lie. The city is in complete chaos." Su Xiaodao looked at the city footage captured on the monitor screen, his voice trembling.
"Don't look outside. Guard your mind."
I spun around sharply, barking out a low command, because the red moon energy, penetrating a hundred meters through the earth, had now descended upon us.
Su Xiaodao and Jiang Xinyi both let out pained grunts. The red moon energy, like boiling lava, surged madly into their bodies.
On Su Xiaodao's left arm, the tattoo of the third lotus prince Nezha erupted in soaring flames. On his right arm, the third eye of the illustrious sage Erlang Shen seemed to snap open.
Golden light radiated on Jiang Xinyi's back. The totem had transformed into wings of pure light, lifting her entire body into midair. Her originally cool demeanor now became sacred and inviolable.
They had awakened. And the red moon energy I bore was ten times, a hundred times theirs.
Boom.
I tore the tactical vest from my body. The Pangu tattoo on my chest instantly erupted in blinding dark golden light. A vast, ancient, absolute power, as if capable of crushing all ages, exploded outward with me at the center.
Immediately after, a tearing, agonizing pain shot through my back. Nine low dragon roars simultaneously detonated deep within the air raid shelter.
The Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin tattoo on my back completely awakened under the infusion of red moon energy. Nine pitch black dragon shadows slowly emerged from behind me. Their massive bodies loomed. Their scales were icy cold and their crimson dragon eyes opened simultaneously. They dragged an ancient black coffin, suspended behind me. The crimson chains on the black coffin tightened inch by inch.
An indescribable forbidden pressure instantly swept through the entire underground fortress.
Su Xiaodao's face paled slightly. He retreated several steps. Even the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden vision behind Jiang Xinyi trembled faintly, as if instinctively sensing a threat.
On my left leg, the Donghuang Taiyi totem ignited with sun true fire, seeming capable of incinerating all directions. On my right leg, the Great Sage phantom was so violent, impervious to all magic.
The four supreme apparitions awakened simultaneously at this moment.
Soon I forcefully suppressed the conflict between them. The four taboos were too powerful. At my current state, I couldn't fully activate them all simultaneously without cost.
Pangu for main strength. Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin for suppression and burial. Donghuang Taiyi for flame. Great Sage for combat body.
Each use could only choose one.