232: Chapter 232 can already be described as war.

Just like that, amidst the exclamations of the crowd and Chen Yi's confusion.

Bai Song's body quickly turned completely into ashes amidst those eerie black-red flames.

Not even a trace of remains was left behind, as if he had never existed in this world at all.

"Clang—" A crisp sound broke the silence.

Inside that pile of ashes, a black-red bead about the size of a tennis ball lay on the ground.

The surface of the bead was smooth, and viscous dark red energy seemed to be slowly flowing inside it, emitting an ominous aura.

When Luo Yuqing and Luo Shiyin saw this object, they were stunned for a moment, then almost simultaneously exclaimed.

"The array eye of the Demon Sealing Barrier?"

"This is—a secret treasure of the Demon Abyss Cult, the Demon Sealing Bead!"

Luo Shiyin immediately explained, "The reason Bai Song was able to almost infinitely absorb and remain immune to our energy attacks earlier is likely because of this bead! As a array eye, this thing can distort and absorb all energy fluctuations within a certain range, forming an absolute defense and internal lockdown!"

"I see!"

Gao Wenyu suddenly realized, then a new question arose, "But since it's a barrier that can block all energy attacks, why was Miss Chu Feiyu able to shatter it directly when she transformed into the Seven-Colored Phoenix earlier?"

Luo Shiyin thought for a moment and explained, "Perhaps—the life aura that Feiyu released at that time was on a level that surpassed the energy category the Demon Sealing Barrier could comprehend! It was more like a type of rule; the barrier couldn't parse it, so it naturally shattered."

Although this explanation had some speculative elements, it seemed to be the most reasonable answer at the moment.

At this moment, Qi Lianmeng also hurriedly asked, "Wait! Since you say this thing is the array eye, does that mean if we shatter it, we can contact the outside world?"

"That's right!"

Luo Shiyin confirmed, "The core of the Demon Sealing Barrier is this bead. Once it's activated, it blocks all external communication in this area. Destroy it, and the barrier will break on its own!"

Hearing this, everyone's spirits lifted.

Although this bead, as an important item of the Demon Abyss Cult, had great research value.

But the most urgent task was to contact the outside world, report the situation, and request support.

After all, one could not rule out the possibility that there were other ambushes nearby besides those three Tier 7 Beast Tamers and Bai Song.

Let's shatter the bead and contact the outside world first!

"Xiaoyu, you give it a try! After all, your power seems to have a suppressing effect on this thing!"

"Okay! I'll try!"

Chu Feiyu took out her seven-colored spear and thrust it fiercely at the bead.

"Crack!"

The bead cracked in response, and the dark red energy inside quickly dissipated into the air.

In an instant, everyone clearly felt the suffocating pressure in the surroundings disappear.

Almost simultaneously, the communication tokens on everyone's bodies began to vibrate wildly, looking as if the long-backlogged communication messages finally had a destination.

Without a word, everyone immediately used their communication tokens to report everything that had happened here to the outside.

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Just like that, this attack incident initiated by Bai Song temporarily came to an end.

Subsequent work such as reporting, on-site investigation, and evidence collection was quickly launched with the intervention of the relevant departments of the Dragon Kingdom.

Gu Fan, who learned that Yanjing was under lockdown and that the Demon Abyss Cult was causing trouble, was also persuaded by his entourage on the grounds that "Yanjing is dangerous," and could only use online contact to discuss contract matters with Black Rose.

The other prodigies participating in the melee didn't even realize what exactly had just happened.

They only felt that their communication tokens seemed to have malfunctioned for a short while, and then the matter was quickly settled.

But because this matter clearly involved the Demon Abyss Cult and had an extremely severe impact, the melee had to be temporarily suspended.

Yanjing announced a city-wide lockdown; all personnel were not to go out unless necessary, had to stay in their residences or hotels, and had to cooperate with the Beast Tamer Association for large-scale investigations.

During the investigation, the authorities followed the clues and conducted a thorough liquidation of the Lin family, where Lin Xiao was located.

As a result of this investigation, they actually discovered a large amount of evidence of the Lin family's past collusion with the Demon Abyss Cult; the evidence was irrefutable!

And—the fact that Lin Qingyang had actually been killed long ago!

As a Seven Dragon Generals family, the Lin family instantly fell from being a top-tier prestigious clan. Its main members were controlled, its assets were seized, and it caused a shock throughout the entire Dragon Kingdom.

Another of the Seven Dragon Generals had actually betrayed them?

The Demon Abyss Cult had actually not been completely wiped out?

For a time, the entire Dragon Kingdom and even the whole world were in a state of panic!

Who would have thought that the battle from twenty years ago had not yet come to an end?

And it had even infiltrated the families of the Seven Dragon Generals!

This was no longer a trivial matter, but a true—war!

Regarding this, the Dragon Kingdom authorities could only handle it with a cold approach.

After all, such things simply couldn't be hidden, and couldn't be dealt with at all!

Unless the people of the Demon Abyss Cult are caught and wiped out, anything said is just a waste of time!

As for the final battle of the Beast Taming Contest—the melee—after a high-level meeting, and combined with the joint statements and requests of eyewitnesses such as Gao Wenyu and Leng Wuhen, the authorities made an unprecedented decision.

Chen Yi did not need to participate in the subsequent melee and directly stood out from the melee with a first-place result!

It hardly caused any objections!

Just kidding, a monster that could camp at the spawn point to kill AI beasts and could also face off and defeat three Tier 7 Beast Tamers combined—wouldn't letting ordinary Tier 5 Beast Tamers go up against him just be pure masochism?

It was a rule born entirely to protect the mentality of other contestants and the fairness of the competition—

Therefore, in the subsequent melee, the other prodigies could only compete for second place and subsequent rankings.

This also led to Chen Yi having to stay in his hotel room with his Contracted Girls for a full two and a half months while Yanjing was under lockdown and the melee was postponed—focusing on cultivating affinity!

Even Shenbao tablets weren't enough to eat!

Outside, discussions about this incident on the internet were continuous, and the popularity remained high.

[Shocking Change in Yanjing! The Demon Abyss Cult reappears, targeting the prodigy Chen Yi!]

"My god, has the Demon Abyss Cult gone crazy? Daring to make a move during the Beast Taming Contest!"

"I heard Great Master Chen Yi fought three Tier 7s alone and won? Is this a Tier 5 Beast Tamer?"

"The Bai family is completely finished this time; Bai Song was actually a person from the Demon Abyss Cult..."

"The Lin family deserves it even more! Actually colluding with the Demon Abyss Cult; they deserve to die!"

[In-depth analysis of how the Bai family's Bai Song and the Lin family fell into the demonic path!]

"Sigh, as a citizen of the Dragon Kingdom, a traitor has actually appeared in a Seven Dragon Generals family; I feel like I've lost face!"

"On the importance of internal supervision! It doesn't mean that just because a family is large and powerful, there definitely aren't any traitors!"

"Bai Song had the One Heart, One Mind talent, he could definitely have chosen a good partner, but since he fell into the demonic path—"

"The Lin family is suffering its own consequences; seeking skin from a tiger, ultimately being backlashed, it's truly pathetic!"