Chapter 140: Black Wuchang

Chapter 140: Black Wuchang

The howling wind carried snow, filling every corner. The trees lining the road had been uprooted, swirling chaotically through the air in the gusts.

Not only that, bricks, streetlights, bicycles, and billboards… countless objects were swept up, tumbling through this blizzard like clothes in a washing machine, spinning wildly in this stormy world.

In this ten-mile radius, it felt like the apocalypse had arrived.

Had it not been for Squad 136 setting up a large-scale NoFear Zone in advance, a large number of innocent people would likely have been swept up in the storm, tragically meeting their end. At this moment, the importance of the NoFear Zone was clear.

Under this spatial canvas, no matter how intense the battle raged within, it wouldn't affect the outside world in the slightest.

Lin QiYe planted his straight sword into the ground to steady himself against the ferocious wind, which threatened to blow him away. All he could see around him was a vast white world. In such a storm, it was difficult to make out the surroundings.

"Is this the high-risk Forbidden Domain of the Sea Realm? It's terrifying…" Lin QiYe furrowed his brows.

In his mental perception, Squad 136's members were also trapped in the blizzard, but fortunately, no one had been blown away. They all remained in place, though unable to see each other, their distance was not far apart. "Xiao Nan!"

In the snowstorm, Wu Xiangnan's voice faintly reached him.

A faint white glow appeared beside Lin QiYe. Immediately, he felt his body lighten, the resistance from the wind vanishing as though a thin layer of film had formed on his skin, perfectly nullifying the wind's force.

Moreover, the visibility obscured by the snowstorm began to clear up.

Lin QiYe lowered his head and discovered that his own skin was now emanating a soft white light.

Wu Xiangnan, also glowing with white light, emerged from the snowstorm, completely unaffected by the raging winds, and walked over to Si Xiaonan's side, ruffling her hair.

"Well done."

"What is this…?" Lin QiYe asked, puzzled.

"WuYuanSha, it attaches to the skin's surface, isolating external environmental influences and can even heal injuries. It has some defensive properties."

Si Xiaonan stood up straight, huffing with pride, "It's not the most powerful Forbidden Domain, but in critical moments, it can be useful."

Under the protection of WuYuanSha, the others also stood up, their gazes turned toward the figure slowly walking through the snowstorm, holding a long spear…

Han Shaoyun looked at the group, somewhat surprised that they were able to ignore the storm. A hint of approval appeared in his eyes, but then, as if remembering something, his expression dimmed again.

Chen Muye stood at the front, his hands resting on the hilt of his sword, his cloak billowing in the wind. His eyes were as calm as water.

"Are you the captain of this squad?" Han Shaoyun stopped in front of Chen Muye.

"Yes."

"You're a competent captain." Han Shaoyun paused, then continued, "More competent than I was…"

"I've heard a little about the Night Watchman squad in Suzhou City," Chen Muye's voice drifted over in the snowstorm, "I heard that five years ago, the squad encountered the Whispers of the Ancient God Church. Out of the eight members, three died, three were severely injured, and one was left with a lifelong disability. The captain, Han Shaoyun, went missing. Two years later, you reappeared as a Follower..."

Han Shaoyun's brows furrowed slightly. "What are you trying to say?"

"I want to know… are you a true Follower, or a false one?" Chen Muye's eyes gleamed. "Did you join the Followers for some ulterior motive? Are you an undercover..."

"You're overthinking it." Han Shaoyun calmly interrupted Chen Muye, "Once you join the Followers, you're bound to them for life. Their soul contract is more terrifying than you can imagine. No matter what intentions or purposes you had before joining, once you sign the contract, everything vanishes… You become nothing more than their puppet."

"Then you…"

"If one day, your teammates are nailed to a cross, you will have two choices: either fight to the death and perish with them, or give up all dignity and freedom to save others' lives… Which one will you choose?"

Chen Muye's brows knitted tightly. "They forced you into signing the contract with such methods?"

"The methods of the Ancient God Church are even more brutal than you think." Han Shaoyun shook his head, the swirling snow growing denser. "No matter who I was, or what I went through, now, I am the sixteenth seat of the Followers, Han Shaoyun… I can never go back."

With these words, his Sea Realm-level spiritual power erupted, and a terrifying pressure shot into the sky!

Chen Muye's hand, gripping the hilt of his sword, trembled slightly. He gripped it harder, his knuckles turning white as he fixed his gaze on the man with the spear, his heart heavy with sorrow…

After a moment, he took a deep breath, and slowly unsheathed his twin blades at his waist…

"I understand…" he said calmly, "I will show no mercy to the Followers."

In the midst of the storm, Han Shaoyun's lips curled into a faint smile.

As Chen Muye unsheathed his blades, a faint ghostly glow flickered in his eyes. A large black circle expanded rapidly from him, spreading outwards, and an intense cold descended upon the earth!

Inside the black Forbidden Domain, the outline of a blood-red palace appeared behind Chen Muye, faint but unmistakable… And at the very top of the palace, a mysterious, ancient plaque hung.

—The Hall of Yama!

The moment Chen Muye stepped into this Forbidden Domain, his aura shifted, becoming deep and eerie!

Lin QiYe, too, was caught within the Forbidden Domain, and the chilling aura made him involuntarily shiver.

"This is…"

"Captain's Forbidden Domain." Wu Xiangnan calmly stood beside Lin QiYe. "Forbidden Domain Sequence 037, Black Wuchang."

"037?" Lin QiYe was startled.

Until now, aside from Cao Yuan's Sequence 031 Black King Slash, this was the most dangerous Forbidden Domain he had ever encountered. He never imagined the captain possessed such a high-level power.

If the Forbidden Domains from Sequence 030 and below were considered divine-level, then Black Wuchang, ranked seventh among the gods, was undoubtedly one of the most top-tier Forbidden Domains in all of Daxia!

With a Forbidden Domain of such a high rank, the captain should have been in one of those special squads, or part of the Night Watchman team in Upper Capital City. How did he end up here, in the small Cangnan City, as the captain of Squad 136?

In front of the Hall of Yama, Chen Muye held his twin blades, stepping onto the black waters, slowly advancing toward Han Shaoyun.

Han Shaoyun stood stunned, staring at the scene before him. After a long pause, he finally reacted, shocked.

"Black Wuchang? You... are Chen Muye?"