“I nearly fell for it.” Lin Xiao mocked himself inwardly.
However, in such a deathly still environment, encountering the same face as one’s own, even if his state of mind was lofty, the first time facing such a situation, he inevitably lost some of his usual calm.
Moreover, when Lin Xiao first encountered it, that ugly middle-aged man seemed very composed and rational as he struck to kill him. What was the situation there?
Logically, if the other party knew that everyone had turned into that appearance and had not lost their reason, he should have explained it to him instead of attacking.
If the other party did not know, he would not have been so composed and calm in attempting to kill him, would he?
Or, was the other party also encountering it for the first time, just like him?
Or, did the other party simply want to kill and rob?
But even so, when he wanted to ask questions, the other party slashed his own throat, did he not?
This point still revealed something eerie.
Of course, the greatest eeriness was that they had all turned into the same facial appearance.
What exactly was the source of this, that it could silently make them all become this face?
“To be honest with you all, I originally came from the teleportation array of the three sects, but the space tunnel was twisted, and I ended up here. As soon as I arrived, I encountered such a thing. I wonder if you can tell me what this place is and what exactly has happened?” Lin Xiao could not help but ask.
As for coming from the teleportation array, it was not some secret matter, so it was better to say it directly to make the others believe him.
Otherwise, suddenly appearing in this area would not make sense and might lead to misunderstandings.
“Even the space tunnel was affected?” The three men’s faces all showed expressions of surprise.
Then, one of them replied, “Your mental fortitude is much stronger than ours. This is the Domain of Evil. We have come all the way here and experienced several eerie events, so we had some mental preparation, yet we still fell for it.”
“The Domain of Evil has countless opportunities but also countless eerie things. This is just one of them. We do not know the specific situation either.”
The other two also indicated that the information they knew was roughly the same as what the speaker had said.
“It really is the Domain of Evil. That person did not lie about this.” Lin Xiao thought to himself. He paused for a moment, steadied his mind, and said to the three men, “In that case, we should not be hostile to each other. Instead, we should band together and find a way out of here!”
The three nodded, and one of them said, “That is exactly our intention.”
“However, more and more people are flooding into this area. As soon as we go out, we will face attacks from others.” Another one said.
“Rumble!”
Just as the four were pondering solutions, a faint rumbling sound suddenly came from the northern horizon. Lin Xiao and the other three all looked towards the north.
In that area, beams of light shot straight into the sky, piercing the firmament.
And at that very moment, the ground beneath their feet began to tremble faintly.
The four immediately became alert, guarding against their surroundings. At this time, they suddenly discovered that all four of their faces had returned to their original appearances.
Among them, two were middle-aged men with upright and dignified features, vastly different from the previous ugly middle-aged man’s appearance.
There was also a youth in his mid to late twenties.
And Lin Xiao’s twenty-year-old face also appeared in the sight of the three.
“This?” Lin Xiao and the other three exchanged glances in bewilderment.
“It might be related to that disturbance. Let us hurry over and see.” Lin Xiao immediately said.
The three nodded and unleashed their cultivations one after another, flying swiftly towards the source of the disturbance.
Something major must have happened there.
Along the way, Lin Xiao also discovered that the three men’s cultivations were all at the fifth level of Martial Emperor realm, none of them weak.
No wonder they had survived.
And that youth, reaching the fifth level of Martial Emperor at his age, must be a monstrous genius. Lin Xiao could not help but feel curious about which major force he came from.
As for the disturbance erupting from the northern horizon, it was only a few thousand miles away. Lin Xiao kept pace with the other three, and it was not long before they flew to the location of the eruption.
By now, the soaring light caused by the disturbance had completely vanished.
Looking from afar, a massive city spanning a thousand miles in radius appeared in their view.
The surroundings were still the deathly night, with some sparse trees.
The city stood there like an isolated fortress.
The city gate was very ancient, with no inscriptions, as if they had been erased by the passage of time. The gate was covered in rust, and the entire city wall was marked with scars, exuding an aura of antiquity.
Inside the city, there were countless quaint buildings, all covered in dust.
There was not a single soul in sight.
This seemed to be an uninhabited ancient city.
And outside the ancient city, Lin Xiao saw that a large group of figures was already standing in the void, with countless more figures rapidly approaching from all directions.
Among these arriving crowds, many carried panic on their faces. Upon seeing the group, they all heaved sighs of relief, feeling as if they had survived a disaster.
Various voices of lingering fear and discussion rose one after another.
“Have any of you encountered an ugly middle-aged man? I killed him countless times, but he would not die.”
“I encountered him. I killed him three times. The first time, I stabbed him to death with a sword. The second time, I dismembered him into pieces. But the third time, I encountered him again.”
“I encountered him five times! Twice, he ran away as soon as he saw me.”
“I even encountered two identical middle-aged men at the same time!”
“You are all wrong. Actually, we ourselves turned into that ugly middle-aged man. The ones we encountered were not the same person.”
“What? I turned into that appearance too?”
“So, the ones we killed were actually not the same person?”
“Exactly. As long as both sides stay calm and communicate, they can ask and find out. Many people have already discovered this. It is just that some people’s behaviour was indeed quite eerie, making it hard to understand.”
“So that is how it is!”
“This damned Domain of Evil!”
The crowd cursed in anger. Hearing someone explain the reason, they all understood, and the fear in their hearts lessened considerably.
“It was the same for us; everyone turned into that appearance. However, among the ones I encountered, one was particularly eerie, not like us outsiders who came in.” At Lin Xiao’s side, the youth in his mid to late twenties spoke up at this time.
“Exactly, his behaviour was very eerie. That should be the real eerie thing. As soon as he appeared, without a word, he dug out his own heart and died in front of me, creating suspense and fear for me.”
Another middle-aged man also said.
Lin Xiao immediately felt a chill. It seemed that the one he encountered was relatively normal.
Starting with suicide would inevitably shock and puzzle anyone. Then, encountering someone with the same appearance afterwards would surely fill one with confusion and begin to instill terror.
“This city looks very ancient. As soon as it appeared, the eerie event vanished. I wonder if there are any opportunities inside.”
“It is not that simple. This city probably harbours some eerie thing.”
“Let us wait for someone to go in and try first. Otherwise, if one loses their life, no opportunity, however great, can be seized. Let us see who cannot hold back first.”
The three spoke in succession. Lin Xiao nodded in agreement. The sudden appearance of this city was probably not so straightforward.
Not only Lin Xiao and his group, but others had the same idea.
Gradually, more than a thousand people had gathered around the city gate, but no one dared to be the first to step into the city before them.
