Chapter 28 Who Killed?

The Vine Jiao Legion hovered in the sky, its invisible force enveloping the ruins of the Blood Python Association Headquarters, dragging out the surviving members one by one. For a moment, deep within the vast headquarters spanning a billion kilometers, millions of members were relocated.

"After the battle, only one or two tenths of these Blood Python Association members survived," said Jiang Chengrong, looking down and shaking his head slightly.

"Those who survived were almost all hiding deep underground," the deputy general beside him added. The Blood Python Association Headquarters indeed had a multitude of underground structures. It was only because the land in the Land of Origin was solid and stable that one or two tenths of the members survived the horrific battle.

"Hmm?"

General Jiang Chengrong and the deputy general noticed that the Flame Wind Association's Dark Hall had sent a new bounty—each time there was a change in bounties, the Dark Hall would actively send them to their clients.

The bounty displayed: The mission to assassinate the Leader of the Blood Python Association, Mu Yang, had been completed!

"The Leader of the Blood Python Association is dead?" the deputy general asked in surprise. Since they could not see any eternal true god corpses in the ruins, they indeed did not know the extent of the casualties.

"If the Flame Wind Pavilion confirms the death, then it is indeed true," Jiang Chengrong nodded. Since the Flame Wind Pavilion's Dark Hall issued assassination missions, they naturally had full confidence in confirming the target's life or death.

The deputy general spoke solemnly, "Our entire Vine Jiao Legion couldn't do anything against the Leader of the Blood Python Association. And now he has been killed..."

"The power of the one who took action is stronger than our entire legion!" Jiang Chengrong sighed, "I wonder who it was."

Whoosh!

A group of figures shuttled through the void, arriving from afar. Leading them was the Supreme Commander of Huyang's Ten Great Legions, 'Moli Xiao.' Moli Xiao had a somewhat aged face, with his eyes burning with purple flames as he surveyed the battlefield.

"You take charge of the Vine Jiao Legion, I'll go to greet Commander Moli," instructed General Jiang Chengrong.

"Right," the deputy general immediately responded.

The Ten Great Legions of Huyang, when at full strength, each had two eternal true gods, over twenty thousand true gods of void space, and over twenty million elite true gods. This was a double configuration! They always made sure to have at least one eternal true god, over ten thousand true gods of void space, and over ten million elite true gods within the Legion's Mechanical Flow Secret Treasure.

This way, they could rotate shifts, ensuring that an unexpected event befalling an eternal true god wouldn't affect the legion's operations.

"Whew."

General Jiang Chengrong flew out of the colossal Vine Jiao Legion to personally welcome Commander Moli Xiao.

"Commander Moli," General Jiang Chengrong flew to the side.

"Flame Wind Pavilion has confirmed that the Leader of the Blood Python Association is dead," Moli Xiao gazed at the vast ruins of the Blood Python Association Headquarters. "In Huyang City, there are only a handful who could kill the Leader of the Blood Python Association!"

"Indeed, he couldn't even escape, just forcibly killed," Jiang Chengrong nodded, then continued, "The confrontation was always inside the Blood Python Association Headquarters. I immediately relocated all the surviving Blood Python Association members to one side; they haven't destroyed the battlefield."

Moli Xiao nodded slightly.

Hum~~~

With just a thought, endless black mist spread out, completely covering the ruins of the Blood Python Association, carefully inspecting every trace of the ruins. By examining the remnants remaining in the ruins, it was possible to deduce some of the details of the clash.

"The matter here and the Power of Heaven and Earth were completely shattered and melted into Chaotic Power not long ago," observed Moli Xiao carefully. "This is not something the Leader of the Blood Python Association would do."

Jiang Chengrong nodded, "It seems that the one who took action must possess a Mechanical Flow Treasure that can control Chaotic Power."

"Just by relying on one Mechanical Flow treasure, one cannot kill the leader of the Blood Python Association," Commander Moli Xiao lightly shook his head. "The secret treasure you wield is of the Legion Mechanical Flow, could you kill the Blood Python Leader?"

General Jiang Chengrong smiled: "The one who acted is much stronger than me."

"Very strong, and not one of the few that I'm familiar with," Commander Moli Xiao frowned, "A strange powerhouse has come to Huyang City!"

Their conversation was followed in silence by a group of subordinates who didn't dare to make a sound.

At Commander Moli Xiao's side was his favorite disciple 'Gaowu Shui'.

Listening to this, Gaowu Shui felt secretly alarmed in his heart.

In his heart... his master was the pillar that supported the entire Huyang City! General Jiang Chengrong was also an extremely powerful eternal true god. Yet now, even his master seemed quite wary of this mysterious figure.

"We must identify his identity as quickly as possible," Commander Moli Xiao spoke.

"As long as that mysterious strongman goes to claim the reward, the Flame Wind Pavilion will certainly know his identity," General Jiang Chengrong said. "But the Flame Wind Pavilion would not betray a client."

Commander Moli Xiao nodded: "As long as he's not standing with Shi Kingdom, it's good news for us."

Shi Kingdom often encroaches upon the neighboring areas, as Huyang City is a border city, the pressure is naturally great.

...

Inside Dream Flower Tower.

Shang Tianyan and Sang Shuiyun sat opposite each other in a hall, drinking and chatting leisurely, frequent patrons of Dream Flower Tower themselves.

"Hmm?" They too received the latest offered task sent from the Dark Hall of Flame Wind Pavilion.

"The Blood Python Leader is dead?" Shang Tianyan was surprised, "He was one of the overlords within Huyang City. I always avoided him whenever I saw him. Who could kill him?"

The dispirited winged man Sang Shuiyun was indifferent to the news, casually saying, "Since he established a Dark Force and continuously engaged in battles and killings, isn't it only natural he was killed by another strongman in the end?"

"That's true, he met a formidable opponent after killing so many," Shang Tianyan nodded with excitement. "But I am still very curious about who exactly made the move."

"Why bother wondering so much? Give it time, and we'll naturally find out," the winged man Sang Shuiyun leisurely looked at his wine cup.

...

"Who could kill the Association Leader Mu Yang of the Blood Python?" A gaunt old chef suddenly paused in his cooking, a slight upturn appeared on his lips, "Huyang City is getting more and more interesting."

...

"In the reward task, the bounty for the Blood Python Leader ranks fifth while I am ranked fourth, with even higher rewards. Could he be eyeing me next?" Puppet Shadow Master 'Chun Yuyi', who was also a leader of a Dark Force, tensed upon hearing the news.

...

At this moment, every client of the Flame Wind Association's Dark Hall in Huyang City had received the newest offered tasks. The news of the Blood Python Leader's death naturally caused an uproar throughout Huyang City.

The death of Diaorong Yan had less impact; after all, Diaorong Yan was rather weak.

But the assassination of the leader of the Blood Python Association was a significant event! After all, among those in Huyang City who could kill him, each one's slightest movement could cause Huyang to tremble.

"Who are they? Or are they new powerful arrivals?" All the forces wanted to know.

...

Chairman Zan Yun sat on the top floor of Sky Cloud Tower, holding a transmission token.

"My killer is Luo He! With an extremely powerful Mechanical Flow Secret Treasure, he killed me! His Mechanical Flow Secret Treasure greatly surpasses my 'Life Blood River', which is valued at 1.5 million Cosmic Sand. His must be worth at least 5 million Cosmic Sand!" the Blood Python Leader sent this message and a visual to Chairman Zan Yun just before his death.

The visual showed Luo Feng with six pairs of golden wings unfurling behind him, surrounded by a terrifying scene of Primal Chaos Current on both sides.

"Luo He?" Chairman Zan Yun was somewhat surprised, "Are the six pairs of wings on his body ordinary treasures or Mechanical Flow Secret Treasures?"

Mechanical Flow Secret Treasures often can be integrated into the body, invisible from the exterior.

Moreover, throughout the long history of the Land of Origin, an unknown number of Eternal Level Mechanical Flow Secret Treasures have been born. Just in Huyang City alone, the Huyang Legion boasts the Ten Great Legion's class treasures, and the Huyang Guards also have slightly weaker Legion Treasures. There are also many individual Mechanical Flow Secret Treasures.

"Able to kill the Blood Python Leader, his strength is on par with Commander Moli Xiao and Xue Yun," Chairman Zan Yun affirmed this point.

...

The Moli clan today, whose controller is 'Moli Meng', equally received the message and visual from the Blood Python Leader just before his death.

"My killer is Luo He! With an extremely powerful Mechanical Flow Secret Treasure, he killed me! His Mechanical Flow Secret Treasure greatly surpasses my 'Life Blood River', which is valued at 1.5 million Cosmic Sand. His must be worth at least 5 million Cosmic Sand!" the exact same message.

Moli Meng looked at the message and the visual of Luo Feng's Sha Wu Wings unfolding.

"Two Mechanical Flow Secret Treasures, adding up to 6.5 million Cosmic Sand. Not to mention the other treasures he carries," Moli Meng mused, "He's deliberately using me as his weapon, and I can't help but be tempted."

"But this Luo He is too mysterious; I have no idea of his background," Moli Meng shook his head lightly, "This message is not suitable to tell my father."

His father is Commander Moli Xiao.

"My father is the pillar of the Moli clan; I cannot let him take great risks," Moli Meng had decided, as if he had not seen the message.

...

Prior to his death, the Blood Python Leader used the Karmic Messenger Order to send this message to five forces within Huyang City. These five forces shared one thing in common: they all had big backgrounds, capable of summoning some terrifying fighters from elsewhere.

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Outside Huyang City.

In the midst of endless wilderness, a pitch-black Poisonous Insect drilled out from the depths of the earth, transforming naturally into a figure—the gaunt Vice-chairman Mu Lin.

"When I refined the Poisonous Insect body, it was for its strong survival skills," Vice-chairman Mu Lin looked toward the distant Huyang City, "My Life-bound Poisonous Insect has always been hiding outside the city."

"Indeed, Luo He is terrifying. According to the bounty mission sent by the Flame Wind Pavilion, our President also perished," Vice-chairman Mu Lin shook his head lightly.

His Life-bound Poisonous Insect carried an Ordinary Transmission Order, only able to receive Dark Hall messages when close to Huyang City. Unlike the Karmic Messenger Order, the Ordinary Transmission Order's communication range was limited and it wasn't locatable through karmic means.

Vice-chairman Mu Lin was far more cautious than his fellow clansman and President Mu Yang.

"Time to leave, stay away from Huyang City. Otherwise, if discovered by Luo He, the hard-earned multitude of poisonous insects would again turn to ashes," Vice-chairman Mu Lin was indeed afraid of Luo Feng, "Of the three major cities in Jiu Jiang Primal Chaos Prefecture, let's go to Xuyin City!"

Having made his decision, Vice-chairman Mu Lin set off toward Xuyin City.

...

Within Huyang City, city owner's mansion.

Three Divine Power Incarnations stood shoulder to shoulder, all watching the citywide monitoring.

It was precisely because of this citywide monitoring that the city owner's mansion could keep constant tabs on all the movements of the Dark Forces, coupled with 'Identity Token' position locking, to confirm which True Gods the Dark Forces killed.

Ordinary True Gods each had an Identity Token and had to regularly pay the Residence Fee, or else they would be expelled from the city.

"If the one who took action uses a minor Cosmic Domain to block detection, we won't be able to track him," a white-haired figure said.

"Let's wait and see; we might discover something," Lord of Huyang City said while observing the recorded scenes on the monitors.

Commander Moli Xiao was also silently watching.

Huyang City was built in collaboration by a large number of Mechanical Flow experts. The city's monitored scenes were preserved for at least a century. Therefore, it was possible to review some past scenes.

"Look!" the white-haired figure, Lord of Huyang City, and Commander Moli Xiao all tensed up.

Clear for all the city monitoring to see—

Luo Feng walked alone to the front gate of the Blood Python Association Headquarters after parting ways with Morosa and Moyu Qingyan. Only then did darkness suddenly materialize and completely envelop the Blood Python Association Headquarters.

"It's him," Lord of Huyang City exclaimed excitedly, "It's Luo He!"

"He didn't use any concealment to block detection; instead, he just walked openly to the front of the Blood Python Association Headquarters," Commander Moli Xiao nodded, "He did it on purpose."

Any Eternal True God was capable of using a minor Cosmic Domain to block surveillance, making it impossible for citywide monitoring to detect them.

"In all of Huyang City, only our city owner's mansion is constantly monitoring the entire city. So, he's merely not hiding from us," the white-haired figure explained, "This Luo He is showing goodwill towards our city owner's mansion."

Both Commander Moli Xiao and Lord of Huyang City nodded their agreement.

The space-time in the Land of Origin is stable; to perform space-time backtracking to see past events? No one in Huyang City could achieve that.

Therefore, only the ever-vigilant city owner's mansion was able to look back at the scene of Luo Feng arriving at the Blood Python Association Headquarters.

...

After leaving the Blood Python Association Headquarters, Luo Feng flew away, and now he could already see the distant Flame Wind Pavilion.

"The city owner's mansion monitors the entire city; they should be able to check the scene when I arrived at the Blood Python Association Headquarters," Luo Feng thought. Between the city owner's mansion and the Shi Kingdom's undercover forces, he naturally favored the city owner's mansion.

While thinking, Luo Feng had already flown over the Flame Wind Pavilion: "Time to claim the reward."

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Thank you to the two Alliance Hierarchs for their rewards: ZY Chengfu and Mu Yi Chengzhou0919.