Chapter 987 - 364: This Is the Power of God!

Even at a distant range,

one can sense the vast impact over there.

"Tonight is the night Fang Qingyu and his team launch a total assault on the Celestial Punishment Association, I’ve been monitoring it all along."

The old man hurried to Da Lei’s side and added in a hurried voice, "They initially activated a super-large force field, completely sealing the battle within... But for some unknown reason, just now, that force field... unexpectedly shattered."

Da Lei silently gazed at the distant firelight and smoke, his brows slowly knitting together.

The force field shattered?

At that moment...

Vroom... Vroom vroom...

In the quiet room, the tea table, carved from a whole piece of warm yellow jade, along with the purple clay tea set placed upon it, suddenly started to vibrate violently.

Crash!

A delicate white porcelain teacup rolled off the table’s edge due to the intense trembling, shattering instantly on the hard ground, spilling clear tea all over the place.

Da Lei’s gaze abruptly sharpened.

The City Lord’s Mansion was still quite a distance from the Celestial Punishment Association’s area.

Even here, such distinct vibrations were felt...

The tremors in the area over there must be even more terrifying.

As if to confirm his speculation, the old man suddenly let out a short exclamation, his finger trembling as he pointed towards the area of blazing fire and churning smoke in the distance: "M... My Lord! Look! What’s... What’s that?!"

Amidst the backdrop of blazing fire and swirling smoke at the Celestial Punishment Association headquarters,

an unimaginably massive... shadow was slowly rising from the depths of the earth, from amidst the flames and ruins!

That towering silhouette,

was definitely not of modern architectural form.

"Ruins..." the old man muttered to himself in a trance, "Ancient ruins!"

Da Lei stood at the window with his hands behind his back, his figure as tall and upright as a pine.

All expressions had faded from his face, leaving only a bottomless coldness.

He watched the massive shadow slowly rising amidst the fire and smoke.

"Indeed... ruins." Da Lei’s voice was devoid of any waves, "I never thought our city still harbored such a surprise."

"My lord!" The old man snapped out of it, a trace of ferocity flashing across his face, "Should we immediately send people to take control of this rising ruin?"

Da Lei remained silent.

His gaze still locked onto the massive shadow that was breaking free from the earth’s constraints.

Finally, he slowly shook his head.

"No."

"Notify the Lighthouse."

"Ascend to the surface of the sea, open the dome."

"Let him go."

The old man was taken aback, his eyes filled with immense incomprehension.

This has already affected reality.

Wouldn’t it be better to leave the ruins and hold those people accountable...

But he had followed Da Lei for many years.

Knew all too well that once this City Lord made a decision, it could never be changed.

"...Yes!"

The old man bowed deeply to accept the order, not asking another word.

He turned and quickly departed, his figure swiftly disappearing outside the quiet room door.

...

Outside the Celestial Punishment Association headquarters, on the street.

Chaos spread like a plague.

"Quickly! In squads, evacuate all residents from the surrounding three blocks immediately!"

Wei Banmeng’s voice carried an unprecedented urgency.

Amidst the cacophony, it was still clear.

She stood at a relatively open intersection, her fiery red hair wafting in the night wind, her cool face full of seriousness, swiftly issuing commands.

Chu Kuanglan, Lu Jiuyuan, and others were also shouting hoarsely, directing the subordinates who had just rushed out.

The troops, seasoned by battlefield experience, exhibited high execution efficiency, though everyone was injured and breathing unsteadily.

Yet they immediately dispersed under orders.

Beginning to forcibly evacuate the panicked crowd nearby.

"Madness! Totally insane! Starting a fight in the city! And causing such a commotion! The City Lord’s Mansion is definitely going to unleash a bloodbath this time!" Ghost Old Man, supported by two disciples of the Lingxiao Association, looked at the surrounding chaotic scene reminiscent of doomsday.

Screaming and fleeing crowds, colliding vehicles, the blazing Celestial Punishment Association headquarters.

His withered old face was devoid of any color, left only with a gray despair.

He knew better than anyone the consequences of breaking rules in the core area of the City of Injustice.

"Is the City of Injustice experiencing an earthquake too?!"

"Earthquake my ass! Are you fucking blind? Didn’t you see the explosion at the Celestial Punishment Association? It’s definitely those Transcendents clashing, making moves in reality! Run away, keep your distance, or you won’t even know how you die!"

Cries of terror, wails, and curses mixed together.

The crowd, like a herd of startled beasts, pushed and fled down the narrow streets.

Just want to escape from this area that suddenly turned into Hell as soon as possible.

Suddenly...

Boom rumble rumble——

The ground beneath their feet erupted into violent tremors without warning.

"Ah——!"

"Help!!"

The crowd instantly lost balance, falling en masse, screams and cries sharply rising.

Crash! Crash! Bang——!!!

Under the horrified gaze of Wei Banmeng and others.

Centered around the magnificent religious building that served as the headquarters of the Celestial Punishment Association.

The sturdy road surface suddenly arched upward and split like fragile cookies.

Huge crevices, deep and wide enough to swallow trucks, spread madly in all directions at terrifying speed.

Where the crevices passed, streetlights toppled and house walls cracked.

Glass shattered into powder.

"Retreat further!!! Everyone! Quickly!!!" Wei Banmeng called coldly.

The retreating troops and evacuating citizens frantically withdrew like a tide.

Wei Banmeng stood at the edge of a safe distance.

Eyes fixed intently on the headquarters building of the Celestial Punishment Association, swaying like a candle in the wind amidst the violent tremors.

Qingzi...

Is still inside.

This thought had just arisen——

A series of deafening noises, like the sky collapsing, erupted from inside the headquarters building.

In the horrified gaze of everyone.

The majestic religious building symbolizing the Celestial Punishment Association began to collapse from top to bottom!

The tall spire broke first.

Crashed down with countless rubble and debris.

Next came the dome, walls, and load-bearing columns...

The massive building structure disintegrated amidst ear-splitting rumbling.

Smoke and dust rose up like a tsunami.

Instantly engulfed that area, temporarily covering the firelight and thick smoke.

"Damn!!!"

Chu Kuanglan instinctively burst out foul language, his eyes nearly popping out.

The Celestial Punishment Association headquarters collapsed in reality?!

However, this was just the beginning!

As the dust that blocked out the sky and sun enveloped everything like a curtain...

"Look! What is that?!"

Someone among the crowd screamed, fingers trembling as they pointed into the depths of the rolling dust.

Everyone’s gaze instantly focused.

In the midst of the dense, inescapable dust.

An unimaginably large... dark shadow was slowly rising!

It was enormous.

So large that even just showing an outline corner from the dust emitted a suffocating sense of oppression.

"Heaven... oh heaven..."

Countless people muttered absent-mindedly, forgetting to run away.

Jiang Weiqing’s clear red pupils flashed slightly.

Lifted her slender, fair arm.

Gently waved towards the rolling dust.

Whoosh——

A scorching gale arose out of thin air, instantly tearing apart the heavy dust enveloping the giant shadow.

Dust receded like ebbing tide, rolling to the sides.

The true visage of that shadow finally revealed without reservation to the countless terrified upward-gazing eyes in the City of Injustice.

It was a...

Underground palace constructed entirely from black boulders and the bones of pale unidentified creatures...

Earth Palace!!!

It was like an inverted mountain range or a throne rising from Hell.

The towering dome soared into the clouds, thick bone pillars supported the massive foundation.

Numerous twisted, bizarre reliefs shimmered with eerie light under the moon.

At this moment, this Earth Palace that had been silent for countless ages was breaking free from the earth’s restraints.

Carrying a heavy force crushing all.

Unstoppably ascending towards the night sky of the City of Injustice tainted by firelight and thick smoke!