Chapter 964: Homemade Bait

Feng Lintao, enfeoffed as a King by the Human Race.

This matter caused quite a stir, as during this period, in the many battles against

the Demon Feather Sacred Ground, the Human Race had been winning more and more often!

Some of these victories seemed to have been caused by the leakage of intelligence!

Furthermore, the Human Race seemed to have a thorough grasp of the information regarding the experts within the Demon Feather Sacred Ground, even having clearly mapped out their internal connections!

This caused the Demon Feather Sacred Ground to feel the pressure!

There was also the strategic layout of this war!

In this regard, the Human Race had also seized the initiative!

And what gave the Demon Feather Sacred Ground the most headache was the rooting out of moles; since the two sides began fighting, targeting that peerless formation,

the Demon Feather Sacred Ground had secretly dispatched moles to infiltrate many areas, some of whom were essentially suicide squads, choosing to strike directly!

Others were there to lie in wait!

And the purpose of all of them was to destroy the peerless formation!

This was a major matter, so the Demon Feather Sacred Ground had prepared detailed plans and steps for it!

Yet during this period, the number of infiltrators exposed was clearly high!

All of this appeared around the time Feng Lintao was enfeoffed as a Marquis, and it grew increasingly intense, reaching its peak now that he was enfeoffed as a King!

But if it were only this, it actually wouldn't be enough to prove Feng Lintao's role and value; after all, the Demon Feather Sacred Ground knew full well that given Feng Lintao's former status, it was impossible for him to know many of these things!

It was just that... at the time of his enfeoffment as a King, using the blood sacrifice of ten thousand Sacred Ground prisoners of war as a celebration was too significant for the Demon Feather Sacred Ground!

These ten thousand prisoners of war had their own relatives, their own Dao companions, their own fellow disciples and friends; radiating outward, this could affect dozens or even hundreds of times that number!

If they had died on the battlefield, it would be one thing; the clansmen of the Demon Feather Sacred Ground, though sad, would not erupt into intense rage, but once they were publicly blood-sacrificed...

This would instantly ignite the hatred of all clansmen within the Demon Feather Sacred Ground.

But because of the existence of the formation, there were very few Human Race prisoners of war in the Demon Feather Sacred Ground, so trying to retaliate in the same way was like punching cotton—it was full of a sense of powerlessness!

Therefore, a public blood sacrifice would further amplify the anger of the Demon Feather Sacred Ground clansmen!

And Feng Lintao, as the executor and the one celebrating his enfeoffment as a King because of this, would directly become the target of hatred for all clansmen within the Demon Feather Sacred Ground.

So, when the Empress's words were spoken, and the moment Feng Lintao excitedly expressed his gratitude, outside the peerless formation of the firmament, the Sacred Ground roared, and waves of divine sense erupted from within, locking onto this formation area!

Within it, rage surged to the heavens, and the killing intent was unprecedented.

Regardless of whether he was smart or not, regardless of how he chose, this matter...

was unsolvable!

Because this was determined by demand; this was an open conspiracy.

Like a raging fire, it swept across heaven and earth!

It made Feng Lintao's thoughts churn violently!

Cunning by nature, he was naturally not a foolish person; the events of this period had long made him anxious, especially now... although he appeared excited on the surface, he had been panicked to the extreme in his heart!

This was not some secret plot, so he was very clear about the significance of this matter!

"This is to force me into a position with no way out."

"To make me completely and thoroughly bound to the Human Race."

"And this is only the first part; that Empress has a second purpose."

"She is clearly trying to increase my value infinitely, fattening me up, at least to the point where the majority of the Demon Feather Sacred Ground's clansmen hate me to the core!"

"In this way, even if the high-level officials of the Demon Feather Sacred Ground know I am wronged and see where the problem lies—after all, I don't know much of the intelligence—"

"but... if the majority of the Demon Feather Sacred Ground's clansmen hate me to the bone, then in reality, whether I am wronged or not is no longer important!"

"I have become a target... for the Sacred Ground, pushing the responsibility for their losses onto me can better stimulate the madness and fighting spirit of the clansmen, which is beneficial to the war of the Sacred Ground!"

"For the Human Race, it is the same, because if I attract the endless hatred of the Sacred Ground side, then I naturally become a bargaining chip for the Human Race!"

"Once the Human Race loses the war, they only need to hand me over to gain other war benefits."

"After all, the Human Race has pushed me to the extreme, and the killing intent of the Sacred Ground clansmen toward me exceeds everything else!"

"Even if the high-level officials of the Demon Feather Sacred Ground know the truth and are somewhat unwilling, forced by the mood and public opinion of the clansmen, they will eventually go with the flow and accept this matter!"

"How ruthless."

"Whether it is the Human Race or the Sacred Ground, they are all a bunch of deep-scheming people."

Amidst his surging thoughts, Feng Lintao maintained an excited expression, gazing at the Sacred Ground outside the formation, then looking at the Human Race Imperial Palace, and finally, with a hardening of his heart, he raised his hand toward the Demon Feather clansmen below and pressed down suddenly!

His cultivation base erupted.

The world roared; within the formation, the suppressed Demon Feather cultivators had their physical bodies collapse, their forms and spirits destroyed.

Outside the formation, the Demon Feather Sacred Ground side, seeing this, let out roars one after another!

Feng Lintao's eyes were blood-red; putting on a bloodthirsty appearance, he walked forward under the gaze of the Human Race, and the slaughter... began once again!

As the prisoners of war died, as the bloody mist spread, Feng Lintao seemed to enjoy it greatly, which made the cultivators of the Sacred Ground outside the formation feel as if their livers and gallbladders were splitting!

They watched helplessly as their clansmen died; among them were their elders, fellow disciples, and offspring... and this kind of death was undignified and cruel!

But this was war; it had nothing to do with right or wrong!

From the moment the Sacred Ground descended and started the war of invasion, the positions of both sides had already been decided!

Either you die, or I perish.

So the Human Race watched coldly, and the various clans were the same; Xu Qing did not stop it, while Erniu was licking his lips!

And Feng Lintao's slaughter was even more frantic!

To him, he only looked at his own interests; he cared about the consequences of killing the prisoners, not the process!

Finally, after the time it takes to burn an incense stick, when Feng Lintao slapped the last prisoner of war to death, his whole body was covered in blood, his expression ferocious; he looked up at the Sacred Ground in the firmament and sneered!

Then, he bowed toward the direction of the Human Race Imperial Palace!

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

From the cruelty of his actions, his words, and his behavior and attitude, no problems could be found with Feng Lintao; he perfectly cooperated with the Human Race to create such a target to attract

the hatred of the Demon Feather Sacred Ground!

Xu Qing gazed at this scene, a faint glint appearing in his eyes!

Erniu, beside him, smiled!

"This little Fengzi does indeed have the bearing of an overlord; we probably don't need to force him anymore. I'm afraid he himself had a follow-up plan long before he came to the Human Race..."

"So, to ensure the fishing is successful, little A-Qing, in the coming days, we need to find an opportunity to get five pieces of his flesh to use for my Great Five-Oxen Tracing Origin Ruthless Dao."

Xu Qing had the same intention and nodded upon hearing this!

Then the two of them hid in the crowd, leaving no trace!

Time passed slowly, and half a month went by!

In this half month, the battles between the Human Race and the Demon Feather Sacred Ground became more frequent, especially since the moles sent by the Sacred Ground side were more numerous than ever before!

And all the moles, besides the order to destroy the formation, each had an additional task!

To kill Feng Lintao.

It was just that in this half month, the matter of killing prisoners of war happened once more, and many of the merits on the battlefield were also attributed to Feng Lintao by the Human Race side!

All of this made the name of Feng Lintao resound throughout the Eastern Region of Wanggu, while also becoming the number one object of hatred within the Demon Feather Sacred Ground.

Countless Demon Feather clansmen wished they could devour him alive!

So, assassination attempts naturally occurred.

To protect this meritorious official, the Human Race side increased the number of guards around Feng Lintao!

And Feng Lintao himself seemed to have completely identified with the Human Race from heart to body; he even took the initiative to apply to go out and kill the enemy several times, appearing even more hateful toward the Demon Feather Sacred Ground than the Human Race!

But under the grace of the Human Emperor, he was not allowed to leave the formation, only permitted to search for moles within the Human Race Imperial Territory!

This made Feng Lintao very regretful, but he completely obeyed the Empress's decree; thereafter, he killed moles with extreme cruelty, occasionally sustaining minor injuries himself, but they were only light wounds!

Until... another seven days passed!

The Human Race and the Demon Feather Sacred Ground side, due to the appearance of the Demon Feather Great Emperor, escalated from small-scale battles and started a great war!

Several Sovereigns descended, and multiple Essence Gods emerged!

On the Human Race side, the Empress personally arrived on the battlefield, and the corpse gods of the past Human Emperors

also descended onto the battlefield!

The Heavenly Kings of various clans all did the same, erupting into a battle that illuminated the heavens and earth!

And at the critical moment of this great war, when the power of the Human Race Imperial Territory had a gap, an assassination unfolded in the suburbs of the Human Race Imperial Capital!

Executing the assassination mission were, shockingly, two Seven-Realm Essence Gods of the Demon Feather Sacred Ground.

They had been lurking for a long time without ever being exposed, and now, without hesitation, they launched a thunderous strike!

The target of the assassination was none other than Feng Lintao, who was returning with his guards after capturing a mole.

This assassination was timed with extreme precision, and the process was incomparably tragic!

All the guards around Feng Lintao were killed in battle, and he himself was unable to escape; his physical body collapsed, his soul was shattered, and his head was taken away!

Although the King of Suppressing Flame arrived at the fastest speed, he was still a step too late; he managed to keep one of the Demon Feather Sacred Ground assassins, but could not stop the other from leaving with Feng Lintao's head!

He could only take away all the corpses of the guards who had sworn to protect Feng Lintao to the death!

After this matter spread, the Demon Feather Sacred Ground side outside the formation immediately let out cheers of excitement, while the Empress had a gloomy expression, but clearly had no energy to consider this matter now; the war... continued!

It was just that no one noticed that after the King of Suppressing Flame returned to his mansion in the Human Race Imperial Capital with the corpses of Feng Lintao's guards, those corpses of the guards who had died in battle actually turned into illusions, becoming specks of crystal light that converged into the figure of the Dongsheng Human Emperor!

These guards were all fake!

The King of Suppressing Flame was not surprised by this at all; he just bowed his head, then gazed into the distance, a meaningful and long-lasting smile appearing at the corner of his mouth!

At the same time, outside the Human Race Imperial Territory, at the border with the Gray Sea Great Territory, in a desolate mountain, a cave was hidden!

This cavern is hidden, and this place is desolate, so it is very difficult to be detected!

And at this moment, inside the cavern, a figure sat cross-legged!

This figure blended into the darkness, looking somewhat blurry!

Until a moment later, the figure's eyes suddenly opened, revealing a sharp glint, and his whole body shone with light, causing the pitch-black cavern to actually have a glimmer of brightness!

With the help of this light, it could be seen that this figure was a young man, whose appearance was somewhat similar to the human race, except for a red line mark on his brow composed of countless tiny runes!

That is the mark of the Liaoxuan tribe, and it quickly faded away!

"Whether it is the Empress or the Demon Feather Sacred Land, what can they do to me?"

The young man muttered!

"My purpose in going to the human race is naturally not to rely on them for a long time. Although the Empress's open scheme made me somewhat passive, overall... it has not deviated from my plan."

"Finally, the faked death was a success."

"Next, since the outside world believes I have fallen, this Liaoxuan body of mine can be considered truly free from karma."

This person is none other than Feng Lintao.