Chapter 324: Episode 8: City Founder

"My current strength is about on par with Hall Master Wei Yang and Hall Master Gai Tao," Luo Feng replied. At this moment, almost all his energy was focused on comprehending the Dao of Life and Death. At his level, he could split his consciousness into billions of thoughts! Especially after consuming the 'Hundred Tribulations Heart Marrow', his comprehension had greatly increased, and his speed of thought had surged three thousand times over.

His conversation with Hall Master Yuan Xiang, including his previous move to wipe out an elite team of infiltrators, had consumed less than one-thousandth of his energy.

"On par with Hall Master Wei Yang and Hall Master Gai Tao?" Hall Master Yuan Xiang was overjoyed.

"Such strength is not enough to change the situation," Luo Feng said, feeling no excitement at all.

"Luo Feng!"

Hall Master Yuan Xiang said urgently, "I have already requested reinforcements from the Dark Sacred Realm. A team of cultivators from the Dark Sacred Realm has already set out and will arrive in a little over a day. We need to hold out until this team arrives."

Facing the siege and ambush of the low-level lifeform legion, the Jiuhe Sacred Realm itself had no ability to provide support.

Although the Jiuhe Sacred Realm possessed two existences at the 'two-and-a-half Hunyuan-level Dao' realm, they had only dispatched clones to hold the fort. Their most important secret treasures were all in the Dark Sacred Realm, and they had no ability to break into Yulan City from the outside.

"Luo Feng, I hope you will accept the 'City Founder's' authority," Hall Master Yuan Xiang messaged. "Ever since I built Yulan City, I have never considered myself the City Lord. I know that I am severely polluted, and I have been waiting for a suitable successor. You are that suitable successor."

Luo Feng was stunned.

The City Founder's authority, transferred to him?

"My strength has not yet completely surpassed Hall Master Wei Yang and the others," Luo Feng messaged back. "After the war, Hall Master Wei Yang's clone should return to Yulan City."

"No need to worry about him. The most urgent thing for Yulan City now is to hold on!" Hall Master Yuan Xiang messaged. "As for you, you have only been in the Jiuhe Sacred Realm for two thousand five hundred epochs, yet you have reached the strength of a half-Hunyuan-level Daoist. Your talent is far above mine. It would be Yulan City's fortune for you to take charge!"

"Luo Feng, the situation is critical now; there is no room for hesitation!" Hall Master Yuan Xiang messaged urgently.

"Fine, then I will accept the City Founder's authority." Luo Feng did not hesitate further.

On one hand, he was confident in himself; his strength would quickly surpass Hall Master Wei Yang and the others, allowing him to sweep away all opposition.

On the other hand, this was indeed a critical moment, concerning the lives of hundreds of millions of cultivators in Yulan City. By taking the City Founder's authority and gaining some assistance from Yulan City, he could exert even greater strength.

"Good!"

Hall Master Yuan Xiang messaged, "Arrange a clone immediately and head to the outer city district. I will give you the detailed address. Come here, and I will transfer the 'City Founder's Seal' to you."

Only after receiving the detailed address did Luo Feng realize that Hall Master Yuan Xiang was actually hiding there?

"You must keep the matter of you taking over Yulan City strictly confidential. Apart from me, no third party must know," Hall Master Yuan Xiang warned. "Because once the news leaks, the low-level Hunyuan lifeform infiltrators will hunt you down at any cost."

"I understand." Luo Feng realized.

Facing the King and the true bodies of the leaders hunting him down at any cost, he was not confident he could withstand it either.

Luo Feng had a thought.

His strongest clone, who was guarding outside the quiet room, waved a hand and put away a Tai Xu Ming Tong ship inside the room. At this moment, the clone that had consumed the 'Hundred Tribulations Heart Marrow' had already entered the Tai Xu Ming Tong ship to cultivate.

"With the low-level Hunyuan lifeform legion attacking the city, I cannot fully immerse myself in cultivation." Luo Feng had no choice; he had to spare a few thoughts to do many things.

At this moment, he had to participate in the defense of the city.

If he didn't participate, Yulan City would fall faster! The time left for his 'breakthrough in the Dao of Life and Death' would only be shorter.

Even while busy with outside matters, with the consumption of the Hundred Tribulations Heart Marrow, his comprehension efficiency remained extremely high, and he was constantly perfecting the 'Dao of Life and Death'.

"Whoosh."

The strongest clone left quietly, leaving only an ordinary clone with a hundred times the perfect divine body energy reserve, still sitting in this place with the help of the Alchemist Tower's array.

With Luo Feng's current realm, even his ordinary clone was significantly stronger than the Master of the Strange Workshop and others, and with the Alchemist Tower's array, his strength was sufficiently formidable.

……

"King, we were hunting down the Master of the Changqing Tower of the Alchemist Tower. Who would have thought we would encounter a terrifying Blood Sea array at the Alchemist Tower? Our elite team of infiltrators was completely wiped out." A leader's true body messaged immediately.

That elite team had eight leader-level clones; after the clones were wiped out, the true bodies naturally knew the whole situation.

"Blood Sea array? Alchemist Tower? It's the cultivator Luo Feng!" The King immediately confirmed. Before launching the war, they had infiltrated and naturally had already purchased sufficiently detailed information.

"Should we target Luo Feng and find a way to hunt him down?" The leader messaged to ask.

"No need!"

The King's eyes were cold. "At this critical moment, every bit of our infiltrator team's strength is important! The cultivator Luo Feng should be on par with the Master of the Insect Nest and the Master of the Myriad Shadows Small Building. Cultivators at this level have numerous clones, and it is very difficult to kill them. With the help of the Alchemist Tower's array, his strength is likely approaching that of the three Hall Masters."

"During the city siege, our main priority now is to kill those weak Elders."

"Weak Elders are easier to kill. Every time an Elder dies, Yulan City's defense system weakens a little." The King ordered, "Luo Feng is not an Elder; don't waste strength on him."

"Yes." The leader obeyed.

According to known intelligence, the difficulty of killing one Luo Feng was likely harder than killing twenty ordinary Elders!

Apart from the three hundred or so Elders, Yulan City had about 400 powerhouses with Elder-level strength who were not serving as Elders. The infiltrator teams were unwilling to be distracted by targeting these powerhouses.

……

"Haha, worthy of being God Emperor Luo Feng!"

"Impressive!"

"Wiped out an elite infiltrator team in an instant."

The Elders in charge of Yulan City's defense system could perceive the situation in the entire city and had also discovered the conflict at the Alchemist Tower, where an elite infiltrator team was directly wiped out. This made them excited and inspired!

There was no help for it; these infiltrators were too difficult to kill.

They were all low-level Hunyuan lifeforms of the mental type, with incredible speed! They could easily hunt down Elders, but the Elders found it very hard to kill them.

"To be able to wipe out an elite infiltrator team in one move, God Emperor Luo Feng's strength should be comparable to Hall Master Wei Yang and Hall Master Gai Tao."

"If God Emperor Luo Feng has sufficient strength, he should immediately take on the role of a new Hall Master."

"Right, with sufficient strength, he should be a new Hall Master. With one more Hall Master, our defense of the city would be much easier."

"His strength is likely not enough yet. He set up a huge and complex array at the Alchemist Tower, and it was only by relying on the array's advantage that he could wipe out an elite infiltrator team in one go. If it were outside the Alchemist Tower, he likely wouldn't have such strength." Some Elders objected.

"Everyone, no need to argue." Hall Master Yuan Xiang messaged. "I am currently being hunted by infiltrator teams and can only hide temporarily. I have no way to go to the Elder Hall, open the Elder Hall, and preside over the trials for new Elders or new Hall Masters."

The many Elders understood.

That was right.

The most terrifying team of lurkers, previously led by the Over-Limit Heart-Bewitching Worm, had already reached the Marquis Yuanxiang's mansion, and even Marquis Yuanxiang had gone into hiding.

Without the City Founder's authority, there was no way to open the Elder Hall and start the 'Elder Trial' or 'Hall Master Trial'. Only by passing the trials could one become an Elder or Hall Master.

"Hall Master, you must be careful and never let the infiltrators discover you. If you are discovered, Yulan City's defense system will weaken again, and I fear defeat will be inevitable." The Elders could no longer withstand any more blows.

Of the three Hall Masters, only Hall Master Yuan Xiang remained to hold the fort. Without Hall Master Yuan Xiang, Yulan City's defense system would weaken even further.

……

Inside Yulan City at this moment.

The Elders were using Yulan City's defense system to resist the wild attacks from the outside while finding ways to intercept and kill the infiltrator teams.

The infiltrator teams were also trying every possible way to ambush and kill the Elders one by one.

Both sides were fighting to the death.

"Surround them!"

The Elders also dispatched clones to form teams, and those powerhouses in the city who possessed Elder-level strength but were not serving as Elders also joined in. They hadn't become Elders precisely because most of them didn't have clones; their true bodies were in the city, and they couldn't afford to lose.

Team after team of Elder-level powerhouses could use Yulan City's defense system to understand the traces of the infiltrator teams and intercept and surround them in advance.

The infiltrator teams, however, were all incredibly fast!

Both sides had their advantages.

"They are too slippery!"

The Elder-level teams surrounded them time and again, but the infiltrator teams were much faster and easily shook them off. Only the attacks from the Yulan City array descending from high altitude could not be dodged by the infiltrator teams, forcing them to resist and withstand them.

"Hmm?"

An elite infiltrator team was in the middle of flying when it suddenly discovered that the surrounding trees and plants were swaying, and terrifying poisonous mist was spreading everywhere.

Under the spread of this poisonous mist, most of this elite infiltrator team died almost instantly, and the remaining ones were all heavily poisoned.

"Such terrifying poison."

"It's Elder Xingyi!"

This infiltrator team immediately guessed.

They saw a huge tree stand up, with a face on its trunk, and countless surrounding trees and plants crazily surrounding and attacking the infiltrator team.

"You infiltrators all deserve to die." The tree man's face was filled with killing intent. This tree man was also a puppet of Elder Xingyi and had no life aura at all. Therefore, the infiltrator team had no awareness of it.

A powerful puppet combined with a pre-arranged grand array, waiting for the rabbit in the core node of the city! They finally waited for a passing infiltrator team.

Under the grand array of trees and plants combined with the poisonous mist, in just over ten breaths of time, this infiltrator team was completely wiped out, and not a single one managed to escape.

"Elder Xingyi, well done."

"Wiped out another elite infiltrator team." The other Elders were quite inspired.

Up to now, only Luo Feng and Elder Xingyi had wiped out an entire elite infiltrator team. These infiltrators were too cunning; they all avoided the top-tier Elders and specifically went to ambush the weak Elders.

"Hmph."

The King was also in a cave dwelling at this moment, and another Elder had died, and all his clones in the Jiuhe Sacred Realm had died along with him.

"Elder Xingyi? Those top-tier Elders are indeed troublesome." The King's strength could naturally target the top-tier Elders. But that efficiency was too low.

Whoosh.

The King was also hunting some weak Elders. When he killed those weak Elders, the Elders didn't even have time to self-annihilate their clones.

……

Luo Feng's strongest clone was traveling rapidly according to the address given by Hall Master Yuan Xiang. Relying on the imitation Life and Death Eye to observe from afar, he also avoided the infiltrator teams along the way and didn't cause any extra trouble.

"Whoosh." Luo Feng flew into a seemingly ordinary cave dwelling.

"Hall Master Yuan Xiang, I have arrived."

Luo Feng carefully observed this ordinary cave dwelling but didn't discover any life or anything special.

Suddenly, not far from Luo Feng, Hall Master Yuan Xiang's figure appeared out of thin air from the void.

"Luo Feng." Hall Master Yuan Xiang revealed a smile and nodded slightly.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 325 =====