Chapter 5: Mad Slaughter (Part 1)

Mi Daoyuan immediately broke into cold sweat. Other misunderstandings could still be resolved, but coming here for revenge was a huge problem. He tried his best to stay calm and said, “Senior, you’re joking. How could the Gu Mi family… how dare they destroy your homeland continent? Hehe, have you got it wrong?”
Mi Qing stepped back slightly, staring at Luo Jie and Qi Nanshan in terror as a fragment of ancestral knowledge flashed through his mind. He almost screamed—these were two Black Symbolists, two elite professionals with Soul Altars! It was a forbidden profession, yet also one of immense power.
Mi Daoyuan wasn’t an ordinary professional; he was a Altar-level professional. Of course, he understood the strength of Altar-level professionals, especially the advanced ones, whose power could only be described as monstrous—something that couldn’t be overcome by sheer numbers. In an instant, a sense of despair surged within him.
Mi Qing watched the figures hovering not far away, his heart pounding. He whispered, “What should we do?” His meaning was clear, and Mi Daoyuan understood right away—he was asking whether they should flee.
Luo Jie said calmly, “Surrender… maybe I’ll spare your life. If you want to fight, then come out!” He spoke in a tone as if catching a mouse, as he didn’t even regard them as a threat.
Qi Nanshan said, “Will they surrender? Haha, I’ll count to three!” He quickly shouted, “One, two, three… Since they won’t surrender, haha, I’m coming! Die all!” Black flames suddenly erupted from his Altar and body, layer upon layer, like a torch. But these flames were terrifyingly pure black. Without the glow of symbols around them, they would have been invisible in the darkness.
While Mi Daoyuan and Mi Qing were stunned, Qi Nanshan had already counted to three, leaving no time for a reaction. It was obvious he didn’t intend for them to surrender at all.
With a howling sound, Qi Nanshan charged forward.
Mi Daoyuan’s gaze finally hardened. He suddenly embraced a sense of inevitable death, realizing that whether he surrendered, resisted, or fled, he couldn’t escape death. Since death was certain, he might as well fight to the end!
The combination of two solid Altars and six solid Altars even impressed Guo Shier—this guy was truly formidable. He was well aware of the huge gap between them. He had once fought against a professional with a six-layer Altar, and the sense of powerlessness left a deep impression on him. But Qi Nanshan was different—he was a professional with a Soul Altar, whose strength far surpassed that of an ordinary six-layer Altar professional.

Mi Daoyuan gritted his teeth and slashed out a blade-shaped sacrificial treasure—his life-bound sacrificial treasure. After advancing to the second-tier altar, he had another protective sacrificial treasure, making a total of two. The vast majority of altar-level experts chose blade- or sword-shaped sacrificial treasures, with many also opting for axe- or spear-shaped ones.

With one slash, the sacrificial treasure transformed into a rainbow-like beam of light, slashing straight toward Qi Nan Shan.

Qi Nan Shan sneered. He didn’t use his own sacrificial treasure instead; with a wave of his hand, a giant hand formed from black flames slammed down on the rainbow-like light.

Boom!

It was as if a firework had exploded, sending countless tiny sparks flying. Mi Daoyuan spat out a mouthful of blood as his life-bound sacrificial treasure shattered violently, his soul also suffering severe damage. In an instant, his face turned pale, his eyes filled with despair. The gap in their strength was too vast. As the black giant hand approached, he realized he couldn’t even teleport.

Gathering all his strength, he turned around and shouted, “Run! Ah…”

The black flame giant hand seized Mi Daoyuan’s altar, and Mi Daoyuan, who was sitting on top of it, was also engulfed by the black flames. An altar-level professional was reduced to ashes in an instant, his pure soul absorbed by Qi Nan Shan.

Mi Qing was terrified. Mi Daoyuan couldn’t even defend himself—his opponent was simply too strong. He immediately activated his own altar, trying to teleport away, but found he couldn’t do so at all. This place had been sealed off by Luo Jie; no altar-level professional could teleport here and could only fly normally.

By the time Mi Qing tried to flee, it was already too late. After slapping Mi Daoyuan to death, Qi Nan Shan freed his hand and slapped Mi Qing instead.

Mi Qing screamed in despair, “I surrender!”

Qi Nan Shan grinned coldly and said, “Too late…” He delivered another slap, and black flames immediately enveloped Mi Qing’s altar, spreading rapidly.

Killing two altar-level experts took just a few seconds. It wasn’t until then that the professionals of the Gu Mi family realized what had happened, causing chaos. After all, Mi Daoyuan was the most powerful warrior in Mi Dun City, yet he had been killed like a chicken. Almost all of the Gu Mi family’s professionals were stunned into silence.

Luo Jie growled, “Kill them!”

They wouldn’t spare any professionals. Luo Jie activated his altar and charged into the crowd of professionals. Qi Nan Shan sneered and shouted, “Kill them…” before charging into the group of professionals behind him.

There were countless chariots and flying vehicles in the sky, along with a dense crowd of professionals—almost all of them from this camp had arrived. The lower-level professionals who couldn’t fly were either on the ground or inside the chariots and flying vehicles, frantically firing all kinds of talismanic weapons, creating chaos in the sky.

Luo Jie rushed into the swarm of chariots and flying vehicles and slapped the top of the altar. Instantly, countless black flames surged out, spreading rapidly in all directions. It was like a furnace of coals suddenly filled with a large amount of fresh air—the flames burst forth violently.

It seemed as if all the professionals had been doused in gasoline; even the slightest spark could ignite a massive fire. Wherever Luo Jie flew, within hundreds of meters, every chariot, flying vehicle, and professional flying around was set ablaze without exception.

Luo Zhan and Nan You were stunned. This was the first time they had seen how Soul Altar professionals killed—it was terrifying. They exchanged glances and didn’t dare step forward. Nan You said with a bitter smile, “I’m afraid of getting caught in that fire… It’s fucking terrifying.”

Chen Hong and Luo Weijie were pale. Though they hated the professionals of the Gu Mi family deeply, witnessing this scene still terrified them greatly. Clumps of black flames in the sky, illuminated by the glow of talismans, appeared eerily sinister, and the intermittent screams only added to their panic.

Luo Jie and Qi Nan Shan flew in perfect coordination through the air at extreme speeds. Neither used any sacred treasures—only their Soul Flames. This tactic against the Gu Mi family’s professionals was the most terrifying weapon; no one could resist it. In less than a minute, all the chariots and flying vehicles crashed to the ground, igniting huge fires. These were no longer Soul Flames but ordinary flames. Buildings on the ground also began to burn, and soon flames shot into the sky.

Originally, neither Luo Jie nor Qi Nan Shan had any interest in killing the weak, but this time was different. The destruction of their hometown in the Northern Talisman Gate filled them with pain. Unless they avenged the Gu Mi family fiercely, they would never rest. Guo Shier was the same—his hatred for the Gu Mi family was no less intense than that of his masters.

So the professionals present suffered greatly. Two supermasters slaughtered mercilessly, causing an astonishing number of deaths. Every time the flames from the altar spread, thousands of lives were taken.

Every professional from the Gu Mi family fled desperately, scurrying around like headless flies, completely lost in chaos.

A large number of souls poured into Luo Jie and Qi Nanshan’s altar. The most terrifying aspect of the Black Symbol People was their way of advancing—once they started killing, the two of them were likely to advance as well. Of course, their current levels were too high, and these souls weren’t enough to help them advance.

Some died, some fled. In just a moment, not a single professional was left in the camp.

Nan You said, “Without any experts to resist, this city is doomed.”

……

Guo Shier and Eagle Demon flew out of the warehouses. There wasn’t a single professional left outside. After the professional camp was attacked and countless people died or were injured, all the professionals in the city fled to the outskirts, with no one daring to stay. Everyone knew that super experts had come for revenge.

Guo Shier and Eagle Demon found a few more warehouses, plundered them completely, and then sent signal tokens to look for Luo Jie and Qi Nanshan.

Soon, a group gathered again.

Luo Jie said, “There should be no professionals left in this city. Shier, where should we go?”

Guo Shier said, “Hehe, let’s wait! I believe the Gu Mi family will definitely not give up on Midtown. They will surely send experts over. We don’t need to run around. Just wait here for the experts to arrive. Whenever a group comes, we kill them—keep killing until they suffer enough.”

Luo Jie laughed loudly, “Good, good! Let’s wait!”

Guo Shier smiled and said, “It just so happens… all the places where professionals live are now empty. We can plunder them. This is better than searching for materials in the wild. We should be able to get some good stuff.”

Luo Jie nodded. “Okay, let’s split up and loot… Take whatever we can carry. Burn anything we can’t.”

The six of them began their first large-scale robbery operation.

This time, Guo Shier brought Chen Hong along. He still traveled with Eagle Demon, while Luo Zhan and Nan You went together, and Luo Jie and Qi Nanshan went together. They searched in separate groups.

Eagle Demon asked, “Where should we go?”

Guo Shier checked his hidden token space and said, “Let’s find supplies first. Hehe, go to the merchant shops.” This time, they didn’t go to Mi Yuan Merchant Shop but instead went to the largest local merchant shop, Danning Merchant Shop.

Guo Shier had already explored the location of Danning Merchant Shop. The reason he hadn’t come to plunder it before was that he didn’t care about mid-to-low-grade materials. However, Danning Merchant Shop had a large supply of supplies, and this time he planned to steal some—mainly food, clothing, and the like.

Soon, Guo Shier and Eagle Demon flew above the street where Danning Merchant Shop was located. There wasn’t a single person in the entire street. All professionals had received message tokens, so no one dared stay in the city. The token lights still glowed, illuminating the street. Guo Shier and Eagle Demon landed, and the two put away their altar. Chen Hong stood beside Guo Shier and asked, “Shier, where are we going?”
Guo Shier smiled and said, “We’re going shopping, haha.”
Chen Hong was confused. “Shopping?”
Guo Shier replied, “Mm, for free…” Before he could finish speaking, a loud crash was heard. Turning around, they saw that Eagle Demon had kicked open the door of a shop.
Chen Hong immediately understood what free shopping meant—it was robbery, and quite openly so.
It was a clothing store that supplied professionals. The three of them went in and quickly found the room where clothing was sold, filled with various garments. Chen Hong exclaimed, “Oh, I just needed to buy some clothes…”