Chapter 995: plague origin, The Human Race’s Doomsday

Upon receiving Ji Fan's message, Qi Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and his expression instantly became solemn.

To cause such panic in a Daluo Realm powerhouse proved that the situation was already very serious!

Thinking of this, he didn't care to catch up with his demon pet anymore. After having Zhu Jiuyin help deliver a Cultivation Technique to his godson Ao Fei, he used the System to teleport back to the Immortal Realm.

Shortly after, Qi Yuan arrived at Ji Fan's residence in the Immortal Realm. Since "Qi Da" had been listed as a top-tier guest by the Immortal Lords Estate, he reached the main hall of the Ji residence without any obstruction.

Entering the hall, he saw Ji Fan pacing back and forth with a heavy expression, glancing toward the door from time to time, looking completely restless.

Seeing Qi Yuan appear, Ji Fan let out a long sigh of relief, as if he had found his pillar of support. He rushed forward to meet him, saying:

"Big Brother, something terrible is about to happen to the Human Race!"

As he spoke, he did not forget to activate multiple layers of Restrictions within the hall, completely shielding the surrounding heavenly secrets.

"What happened?"

Qi Yuan paused, his expression becoming serious as he asked in a deep voice, "Could it be that Tai Hao is about to start destroying the world?"

At this moment, he was also quite nervous. If Tai Hao took the initiative to trigger a Great Calamity, it meant He had already achieved the goal of swallowing the great dao divine tree, intending to recklessly replace the Heavenly Dao and restart the era.

At that time, no matter how great his abilities were, he could forget about turning the tables.

"That's not it."

Fortunately, Ji Fan immediately denied this terrifying hypothesis and, without keeping him in suspense, narrated at a rapid pace:

"After being impersonated, Tai Hao did not deny the fact that he had ascended the throne as the Immortal Emperor. Instead, he chose to go with the flow and began issuing orders in the name of Haotian Immortal Emperor."

"According to reliable information I obtained from the opposing camp, this new Immortal Emperor has already pointed his spear at the Human Race, preparing to use an extremely evil and vicious method to wipe out the Human Race in the Myriad Heavens and Myriad Realms…"

"What did you say?!"

Hearing this, Qi Yuan was immediately shocked, clearly not expecting the opponent to be so insane.

Although the Human Race's power was currently diminished, far from the glorious peak of ruling the Primordial world, it was still a genuine super-race, ranking at least in the top ten of the Myriad Heavens and Myriad Realms.

The number of humans was as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, beyond counting. If all humans, regardless of gender or age, were slaughtered, it would absolutely be a terrifying scene of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, a tragedy beyond human endurance.

Even more absurd was that Luo Hou was originally born into a human body after Reincarnation, and was even a member of the Great Qian Imperial Clan who upheld the Luck of the Human Dao.

Now that Tai Hao had just become the Immortal Emperor, he was eager to destroy the Human Race, showing no regard for his own human origin. This was simply too strange…

Seeing Qi Yuan's look of astonishment, Ji Fan nodded heavily and added with a grim face:

"This matter is currently top secret. Aside from a few confidants recruited by Tai Hao, no Immortals within the Immortal Court know about it. Furthermore, the information is absolutely reliable and even comes with a piece of ironclad evidence."

After speaking, Ji Fan carefully took out a silver-glowing immortal talisman from his sleeve. Once activated, a lifelike scene immediately unfolded in the Void Realm of the hall.

Compared to the shadow recording talisman of the Lower Realm, the level of this immortal talisman was clearly much higher. The images shown could be called all-encompassing with no blind spots, and even the atmosphere of the scene was simulated perfectly, focusing on absolute realism.

In the image, there was an alarmingly large altar inscribed with countless dense incantations. Below it stood a large number of human men and women in various styles of clothing.

These humans included both old and young, of varying heights and builds. There were even many Cultivators present, with the highest cultivation reaching the Mahayana Realm.

At this moment, they all seemed to be under the influence of some Soul-Snatching Technique, each with a dull expression and vacant eyes, like a group of walking corpses.

In the center of the altar, a figure dressed in black robes and surrounded by ghostly mist sat cross-legged in mid-air. His hands were constantly forming hand seals, and his mouth was chanting, spitting out obscure and mysterious incantations.

Accompanying the incantations, strands of eerie and evil black Qi surged from the altar like a tide, eventually condensing into small beads as black as ink.

Once the small beads were fully formed, the figure satisfiedly put them away, leaving only one in his hand.

Then, he casually tossed it, and the bead landed with a thud among the crowd below the altar, turning into a cloud of eerie black mist.

Under the erosion of the black mist, expressions of painful struggle began to appear on the faces of these human men. Even the Mahayana Cultivator could not avoid it, collapsing to the ground one after another and letting out screams of agony.

Soon, everyone's bodies began to mutate at a speed visible to the naked eye. Their skin rapidly turned dark red, and disgusting protrusions like tree burls grew out…

In the next moment, the original screams instantly turned into ferocious roars. These mutants began to slaughter each other without hesitation, crazily devouring the flesh and blood of their own kind. The scene was cruel in the extreme…

Facing such a bloody sight, the caster gave a wicked laugh and muttered:

"The plague origin that His Majesty wanted… has finally been successfully refined."

Suddenly, His body jolted, and His gaze snapped toward a certain direction:

"Who's there? Get out here!"

At that point, the image came to an abrupt halt, pulling Qi Yuan and the other back to reality.

"Big Brother, did you see that?"

Ji Fan took a deep breath, his tone filled with deep fear:

"In order to clear out the Human Race in the shortest amount of time, Tai Hao has had someone create a terrifying plague specifically targeting humans!"

"This plague is only effective against the Human Race. Once tainted by even a trace, one will turn into a monster that only knows how to hunt its own kind. Even Cultivators cannot resist it."

"What's even more terrifying is that the plague can replicate and spread on its own at an astonishing speed. Once dispersed, it can quickly cause the Human Race of an entire world to die out!"

After listening to Ji Fan's account, a stormy sea of shock rose in Qi Yuan's heart. He clearly hadn't expected Tai Hao's methods to be so vicious.

Damn… isn't this just a zombie apocalypse from the later generations?

Of course, judging from the previous images, the plague origin created by Tai Hao was ten thousand times more terrifying than a zombie virus, because even Cultivators could be infected!

Because the destructive power produced by an infected Cultivator was countless times greater than that of an ordinary Mortal.

Compared to the effort of a massive slaughter, using this method to clear the Human Race was clearly more efficient and would not affect other races. Even if humanity went completely extinct, it wouldn't cause too much of a stir…

What should be done?

Realizing the severity of the problem, Qi Yuan immediately fell into thought. After a long silence, he finally asked:

"Was it Duanmu Xi who revealed this news to you?"

"Ah? How did you kno—"

Midway through his sentence, Ji Fan suddenly reacted and said with a bitter smile:

"Sigh, I once promised to help him keep it a secret… You guessed this yourself; it has nothing to do with me…"