The sky above Qingyun City turned black.
Not from clouds.
Not from night.
But from something far more terrifying—
Awakening.
The First Spread
The black light that Wu Ming released did not disappear.
It shattered into thousands of fragments.
Each fragment turned into a black book.
And those books… fell.
Into the hands of the people.
A Beggar
In a dark alley, a starving beggar picked up a black book with trembling hands.
He hadn't eaten in three days.
He had been beaten earlier for stealing food.
When he opened the book, the first line appeared:
"If you are reading this book…"
"It means the world has already abandoned you."
The beggar laughed weakly.
"That's true…"
He turned the page.
"Do you want power?"
The beggar's hands trembled.
"…Yes."
A Servant Girl
In a rich household, a servant girl found the book under her pillow.
Her master had been abusing her for years.
She opened the book slowly.
"Pain is power."
Tears rolled down her face.
She whispered:
"Then… I have a lot of power."
A Prisoner
In a dark prison cell, a man sentenced to death stared at the book in disbelief.
He read one sentence:
"Killing intent is the purest form of strength."
He started laughing uncontrollably.
The City Changes
Back at the execution platform, the three elders realized what was happening.
"This is bad…" one of them said.
"No," another said.
"This is worse than bad."
Because they could feel it.
The entire city…
Was changing.
Awakening
Screams echoed across Qingyun City.
But these were not screams of fear.
They were screams of transformation.
Dark energy began rising from different parts of the city like black flames.
Dozens.
Then hundreds.
Then thousands.
Each one was weak.
But together…
They formed something terrifying.
The Righteous Sect Panics
Inside the main hall of the Qingyun Sect, alarms rang.
"Report!"
"Demonic energy detected across the entire city!"
"How many sources?"
"…We can't count them all!"
The sect leader stood up, his face pale.
"That's impossible…"
Demonic cultivators were rare.
One was enough to cause chaos.
But now?
Thousands?
Back to the Platform
The three elders looked at Wu Ming with killing intent.
"You… what have you done?!"
Wu Ming answered calmly:
"I gave them a choice."
The elder shouted:
"You've turned the entire city into demons!"
Wu Ming shook his head.
"No," he said.
"I showed them what they already were."
The First Wave
Suddenly—
A man rushed onto the platform.
It was the beggar from earlier.
His eyes were bloodshot, and dark energy surrounded his body.
"Food…" he muttered.
Then he attacked a disciple.
The disciple tried to defend himself—
But the beggar bit his throat open.
Blood sprayed everywhere.
The crowd screamed.
More people began to lose control.
The servant girl walked into the courtyard, her master chasing her.
"You little slave! Come back here!"
She turned around.
Her eyes were completely black.
"You said I was nothing…" she whispered.
"Let me show you… what nothing looks like."
Chaos
The city exploded into violence.
Neighbors attacked neighbors.
Servants attacked masters.
Prisoners broke free and started killing guards.
The poor rose against the rich.
It was not organized.
It was not controlled.
It was pure chaos.
The Scholar's Smile
Wu Ming stood on the platform, watching everything.
He looked… satisfied.
"This is the true nature of humanity," he said.
"Suppress them, and they explode."
"Control them, and they rebel."
"Deny them power…"
"And they will take it."
One of the elders roared and attacked him.
"You devil!"
Wu Ming dodged easily.
"No," he corrected.
"I am just honest."
Heaven Watches Again
In the Hall of Judgment, the angels were silent.
The Heavenly Observation Mirror showed Qingyun City.
But now…
The mirror was unstable.
Because the number of demonic energy sources…
Was too high.
"This is spreading too fast," one angel said.
"At this rate…" another added,
"…multiple worlds will be affected."
The six-winged angel spoke:
"This is not a rebellion."
"This is an outbreak."
In the Void
Mo Wudao watched everything calmly.
Thousands of new names appeared in the Demonic Script.
"Very good," he said.
He looked at the universe.
"One spark creates a flame."
"One flame creates a wildfire."
"And a wildfire…"
"Cannot be controlled."
He leaned back on his throne.
"Heaven…"
"How will you deal with this?"
The Turning Point
Back in Qingyun City, the situation had gone completely out of control.
Even the righteous sect disciples were struggling.
Because the more they killed…
The stronger the demons became.
The elder realized the truth too late.
"The more we suppress them…"
"…the stronger they become."
Wu Ming nodded slightly.
"Now you understand," he said.
Final Scene
The city was burning.
Dark energy filled the sky.
Screams echoed everywhere.
And in the middle of it all…
Wu Ming stood calmly.
Like a conductor…
Leading an orchestra of chaos.
"This is not destruction," he said softly.
"This is evolution."