Apocalypse: Master of Soul Beasts

Bright moonlight blanketed the land.

Tonight’s moon, though not full, cast abundant light. Moreover, the moon had lost its usual crimson hue, instead emitting waves of ghastly white light.

Wen Yu and Qin Tian lay on the sand, gazing up at the sky.

Wen Yu appeared to be conserving his energy, while Qin Tian was presumably awaiting the spectacle Wen Yu had mentioned.

Time drew nearer...

Until the hour and minute hands on their watches overlapped at the twelve o’clock position...

”It’s here,” Wen Yu said softly, perhaps reminding Qin Tian to prepare, or perhaps just muttering to himself.

The next moment, the entire world gradually descended into darkness.

...

The moon’s light grew increasingly dim and hazy until it vanished completely. Then, a terrifying energy flow enveloped the upper atmosphere, sweeping across the entire Earth!

In his previous life, he had also observed such a phenomenon. Initially, he hadn’t thought there was anything unusual about this energy flow. However, after conversing with Tang Haofei, he had learned the truth from him: this energy flow was a barrier, designed to prevent Earth’s creatures from breaking through the atmosphere and leaving the planet! According to Tang Haofei, the Demon Tribe intended to exterminate all life on Earth! Of course, these matters were not his primary concern at the moment. The crucial point was that specific Energy Fluctuation.

As the Energy Fluctuations swept across Earth’s surface, missing no corner, Wen Yu and Qin Tian instantly felt the density of Demonic Qi in the air skyrocket. A clearly visible, pale grey mist permeated the air before the Energy Fluctuations slowly subsided.

In that brief span, the concentration of Demonic Qi on Earth had surged to over ten times its previous level, fulfilling the precondition for the opening of the Demon Realm’s Gate!

As the Energy Fluctuations slowly subsided, the moon reappeared overhead... or rather, what had taken its place.

No, he wasn’t even sure if it could still be called a moon!

A dark-red sphere hung high in the sky, replacing the original moon. It cast an eerie, crimson glow upon the land, suffusing the world with an aura of blood and slaughter even before the demon plague truly began.

In mere seconds, the heavens themselves had transformed!

The methods of the Demon Tribe were beyond imagination!

Despite having witnessed this scene in his past life, he still couldn’t help but feel a profound shock. The more one knew, the closer one came to the truth, the more one realized their own insignificance, the terror of that truth, and how perilously close one might be to death!

...

In just a few seconds, the world had utterly changed.

The atmosphere was sealed, transforming Earth into a brutal gladiatorial arena—a deathmatch between Earth’s denizens and the Demon Tribe, to the bitter end!

Wen Yu exhaled a turbid breath and surveyed his surroundings.

Dark grey streams of air drifted about, lightly brushing against his skin and seeping into his nostrils. It carried an indescribable stench, similar to the odor of the Demon Tribe, yet subtly different.

Then, visibly, the grey streams of air began to thin. This peculiar Demonic Qi was merging with Earth’s entire space. On one hand, it stimulated the mutation and Evolution of Earth’s flora and fauna; on the other, it provided the necessary energy for the opening of the Demon Realm’s Gate.

「A mere ten minutes later...」

The grey Demonic Qi had completely dissipated.

Apart from the Blood Moon hanging in the sky, everything seemed to have returned to normal. Yet, everyone understood one thing: matters had fundamentally changed. All prior understanding had been utterly subverted. The entire world had now entered a countdown, one governed by terror!