“The malevolent aura of the Ancient God Ruins… It’s said that being exposed to this aura in the ruins helps in fusing with the Blood-Network Crystals.”
“It’s also said that killing helps in the fusion of Blood-Network Crystals.”
“It’s further said that fusing with Blood-Network Crystals requires extremely stringent physical conditions!”
Luo Feng nodded slightly, his mind now completely clear. “Obviously, both reckless killing and being exposed to the malevolent aura in the Ancient God Ruins can cause some special physical changes, enhancing certain physical abilities, thus enabling one to withstand the fusion of the Blood-Network Crystal!”
Killing?
His Earth human body had indeed killed quite a few people, but that was only in comparison to ordinary people.
If we’re talking about not many, then it was indeed very limited. In contrast, he had done quite a bit of killing in the ‘Virtual Cosmic Network,’ but those were all virtual killings that had no effect on physical transformation.
“Haha…”
“I went to the Ancient God Ruins wanting to become a Blood Warrior, or even a Black Warrior, so I went there. But I didn’t expect that the second Blood-Network Crystal wouldn’t fuse successfully.” Luo Feng shook his head in regret, then closed his eyes, connected his consciousness to the Virtual Cosmic Network, and entered the Taichu Region to begin serious cultivation.
…
On the street.
“What rotten luck, I lost again.” Yu Chunyang muttered darkly as he walked along the street.
“Brother, brother!” a voice called out.
“Hmm?” Yu Chunyang turned his head and saw a young man wearing battle armor running toward him, his face filled with excitement. He smiled and said, “Hey, Axiang, why are you so happy? Did you find our young master Nake?”
“No! The master is searching everywhere for the young master, but the young master just disappeared without a trace. No one knows where he went.” The young man in armor, Yuxiang, shook his head. “With how big and chaotic Yan Gang City is, and considering the young master’s naive personality, who knows when he might have offended someone. It’s even possible that he’s been killed.”
“What? You dare to curse the young master to be killed?” Yu Chunyang glared.
Yuxiang’s eyes rolled around, then he quickly pulled Yu Chunyang aside while transmitting his voice through his primal energy. “Brother, have you seen the bounty notice posted outside?”
“What bounty notice? I just came out from the gambling house. How would I have seen any bounty notice?” Yu Chunyang shook his head.
“Just come with me.” Yuxiang pulled his older brother along.
“Where are we going?”
“Just follow me.”
The two brothers soon arrived at a place on the street where a bounty notice was posted. The reward was so tempting that even now, there were still large crowds on the street craning their necks to look. Many were murmuring, dreaming of the possibility of discovering the murderer, reporting the information, and receiving the massive reward.
“A million treasure coins? One hundred million treasure coins?” Yu Chunyang’s eyes widened.
“Look carefully at the content of the bounty notice, the picture of the murderer, and the battle armor and weapon the murderer used.” Yuxiang transmitted his voice beside him.
Yu Chunyang looked and his eyes immediately bulged. He turned to look at his brother and transmitted his voice, “Axiang, this, this… When we accompanied the young master into the wilderness forest, the super expert we met, wasn’t he using this kind of shield and battle blade? And he instantly killed the Thirteen Axes, thirteen axes without even having time to counterattack. Among the Thirteen Axes, three were Yunxiao-level experts. That expert… he must be a Domain-level expert!”
“Exactly.” Yuxiang nodded slightly and transmitted his voice, “Our Yan Gang City rarely sees a Domain-level expert. The shield and weapon he used were exactly the same. How could that be such a coincidence? This adult Feng is really ruthless. He directly killed a temple messenger with one slash. So ruthless.”
“Us?” Yu Chunyang’s eyes lit up.
“Shall we go?” Yuxiang looked at his older brother.
“This…” Yu Chunyang hesitated slightly.
“If you won’t go, I will.” Yuxiang transmitted his voice, “Don’t regret it later. The master has treated us well, but did we join the Na family just for money?”
Yu Chunyang gritted his teeth. “Alright, let’s go!”
Thus, the two of them quickly made their way to the city lord’s mansion.
…
In the city lord’s mansion.
Si Yong sat on the palace throne, looking down at the three people respectfully standing below.
“Have you found anything?” Si Yong’s voice was low and filled with invisible pressure. “Putting up the bounty has indeed helped a lot. However, previously, you said you had three suspects, but two of them were proven to be false, and the third… we still cannot confirm. Are you sure about this one now?”
“Reporting to the World Lord!” A military general’s eyes sparkled with fervor as he exclaimed, “This time, our confidence surpasses all previous attempts! We’ve gathered intelligence from three separate sources… and every single one of them points to the same individual.”
“Hmm?” In the grand hall, Si Yong slightly lifted his head.
“His name is Feng! According to the information from these three informants… not long ago, this Feng encountered the young master Nake’s bodyguard team from Yan Gang City outside a beast-infested forest. On the way, they were attacked by the Thirteen Axes. The mysterious expert ‘Feng’ instantly slashed his blade, simultaneously transforming into thirteen figures. With thirteen slashes, he killed the Thirteen Axes, who didn’t even have time to counterattack before their deaths!”
“Thirteen Axes, what organization is that?” Si Yong slightly furrowed his brows.
“Reporting to the World Lord, this is a well-known organization within our Yan Gang territory. The Thirteen Axes refer to thirteen experts, among whom three are Yunxiao-level and ten are Sky-level peak experts.” The general respectfully replied, “Moreover, we have already confirmed the deaths of the Thirteen Axes. It was indeed this person who killed them.”
“Oh?” Si Yong abruptly stood up.
This piece of news was shocking!
Instantly manifesting thirteen illusions, killing thirteen people, among whom three were Yunxiao-level…
“Space Origin Law?” Si Yong’s eyes lit up, and he inwardly confirmed, “Yes, the black-armored warrior in the video sent by Special Envoy Motuo was indeed proficient in the Space Law, with an astonishing speed.”
“What about the weapons?” Si Yong continued to ask.
“Shield and battle blade, exactly the same as those in the picture.” The general earnestly replied.
“Excellent!” Si Yong’s eyes gleamed, “Go, find out everything you can about this ‘Feng’!”
“Yes!”
…
Nabu, who had chosen to stay in Yan Gang City instead of leaving with his family business, had his memories of that night erased. When he discovered his son was missing, he was frantic with worry, mobilizing all his resources in a desperate search for his son. Even when the bounty was posted, he didn’t go out to see it.
When he finally went to look, he was shocked.
He also suspected… the murderer was likely that adult Feng! So immediately, he wanted to take control of the former bodyguard team.
However, except for controlling four people, the others were already gone.
“Take them away!”
“Take them all away!”
“Quickly go find the others. Here is the list of the former bodyguard team members. Find the remaining few. Also… find young master Nake of the Na family as soon as possible.”
A group of soldiers stormed into the Na family’s residence, directly arresting Nabu and the old guard Lei.
…
A seductive woman dressed in a purple uniform stood outside the torture chamber. With a clang, the torture chamber door opened, and a military general walked out.
“Greetings, my lord.” The general, seeing the woman, was startled and quickly paid his respects. The seductive woman before him was one of the four subordinates brought by World Lord Si Yong, a Domain-level expert.
“Have you extracted accurate information about Feng from the head of the Na family?” the seductive woman asked.
“No, he said he doesn’t know.” The general shook his head. “I carefully questioned him and found out… that the head of the Na family should have only met Feng by chance, and they were not very close.”
“Worthless!” the seductive woman exclaimed angrily.
The general’s face turned red, wanting to say something but not daring to.
“Get out, take all your men with you. Leave the inside to me.” The seductive woman ordered.
“Yes!”
The general immediately took all the soldiers out of the torture chamber, leaving only Nabu and Lei as prisoners inside.
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Inside the torture chamber.
Nabu and Lei both had pale faces, their bodies covered in wounds, having endured much physical suffering.
“Master, when we encountered that Lord Feng, we thought it was a stroke of great fortune. Yet who could have imagined we would end up in such dire straits? Truly… utterly…” Lei shook his head with a heavy sigh. Beside him, Nabu let out a low, mournful breath. “Lei Dong, this time it is my Na family that has dragged you into this calamity.”
“Master—” Lei was about to speak when the woman in the purple robe entered the torture chamber from outside. The mere way she walked, so seductively, caused Lei and Nabu to involuntarily fix their gaze on her, their eyes gradually becoming dazed and unfocused.
“That group of idiots, using torture tools to interrogate. Such fools.” The woman in purple frowned, then began to ask, “You first, tell me everything from the beginning of your encounter with Feng. And also tell me all your speculations…”
Lei spoke first.
Then Nabu spoke again.
Under the control of the soul secret technique, both Lei and Nabu speculated… that the murderer was very likely ‘Feng’.
This interrogation caused the woman in purple to frown.
…
The cold wind was piercing, and Si Yong, with his long blue hair, stood on the corridor.
“Master.” The woman in purple approached and respectfully saluted.
“From the sound of your footsteps, it seems the interrogation didn’t yield good results.” Si Yong looked into the distance, his back to the woman in purple.
The woman in purple lowered her head. “Yes, I used soul-based secret techniques to confirm that the two of them were not lying. The Na family indeed had an ordinary relationship with ‘Feng,’ but ‘Feng’ seemed to have a particular fondness for the young master Nake of the Na family.”
“Nake? Where is he?” Si Yong asked indifferently.
“Nake has disappeared.” The woman in purple said softly. “Moreover, he vanished on the very night the temple envoys were killed. We couldn’t find any information about ‘Feng.’ At the same time, young master Nake also suddenly went missing… not even his father knew, so he kept anxiously searching for his son, not even noticing the bounty, allowing those few guards to betray us.”
“The disappearance of Nake is too coincidental. I believe it is related to the murderer!”
“There are now two possibilities.”
“First, Nake learned some detailed information about ‘Feng,’ and the murderer, fearing his identity would be exposed, killed him to silence him.”
“Second, Feng knows that killing the temple envoy is a big problem and that it might lead back to the Na family. Because he has a liking for Nake, he took Nake with him.” The woman in purple respectfully explained.
“And where is Feng?” Si Yong’s voice carried a hint of anger. “I don’t care about anything else right now. I just want to know… where this murderer is. I must capture him!”
“We don’t know. We couldn’t find any information.” The woman in purple shook her head.
Boom!
Si Yong angrily threw a punch, his fist smashing into the nearby corridor pillar. Instantly, a violent force erupted, and a terrifying shockwave burst out in a fan shape from the point of impact, instantly turning the surrounding buildings into rubble. Many servants, soldiers, and guards were instantly torn into meat paste, while some lucky ones lost limbs.
In an instant, the entire city lord’s mansion within a few kilometers was reduced to ruins, filled with screams and rumbling sounds.
“Damn it!!!” Si Yong furiously turned his head, his expression fierce, his violent aura causing the heavens and earth to tremble.
“Master, what should we do with the Na family?” the woman in purple respectfully asked.
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