Chapter 38: Brutal and Tyrannical

Thousands of fallen Void True Gods were filled with panic, seeing their commander Qianyu Chong seized by a single palm.

“How could Lord Luohe be this strong? Even with the mechanical relic ‘Ziyu Hou,’ we couldn’t match him—without it, he might just breathe, and we’d all be dead!” These Void True Gods instinctively retreated farther, even diving into crowds of guests.

Normally, patrolling in Huyang City, they were respected Huyang Guards! But now, they only hoped Luohe wouldn’t take out his anger on them!

Mei Wuqi, who had just fallen out, couldn’t believe it: “That’s ‘Ziyu Hou,’ one of the Ten Great Mechanical Relics of the Huyang Guards—how could it be pierced by a single palm?”

“It’s over, it’s over.”

Though his mind reeled in disbelief, Mei Wuqi didn’t hesitate—he burned his divine power and fled with all his might!

He had never fled so desperately in his entire life.

“Whoosh.” A massive palm instantly swept past, fully engulfing Mei Wuqi.

“No—”

Mei Wuqi pulled out a staff-like weapon and slashed with thunderous fury, trying to block the giant palm—but the moment the palm closed over him, it seized him; the staff didn’t even scratch Luo Feng’s skin.

Luo Feng hadn’t moved from his spot; his two palms had already retracted and shrunk back to normal size. Inside his palms, Qianyu Chong and Mei Wuqi were compressed into tiny forms, crushed like playthings.

At this moment, Jiang Chengyou, Zhu You, Meng Hualou, and countless guests—including Luo Feng’s servant Moyu Qingyan—stared in trembling shock; the scene struck their souls with overwhelming force.

“I only intended to kill Mei Wuqi—but now I’ve captured two.” Luo Feng gazed down at the two tiny figures in his palms.

“Luohe, I’m commander of the Huyang Guards! Are you going to kill a Huyang Guards commander within Huyang City?” Qianyu Chong looked up at the towering Luo Feng.

“Lord Luohe, I’m wrong, I’m wrong, it’s all my fault!” Mei Wuqi, trapped, was terrified and pleaded frantically: “I’ll make amends—I’ll do anything you ask! Just spare me!”

Both Qianyu Chong and Mei Wuqi were now deeply uneasy.

…

At this moment, the Five Great Families of the City Lord’s Mansion were equally anxious; they monitored the entire city, and Luo Feng hadn’t used a miniature universe field to block surveillance, so they saw everything clearly.

They saw Luo Feng’s palm pierce through the mechanical relic ‘Ziyu Hou.’

“What a formidable Luohe!”

“He can crush Ziyu Hou head-on.”

“What do we do now? He’s already seized Qianyu Chong and Mei Wuqi.” The Five Great Families’ high-ups knew the situation was dire.

“Commander Mo Li, please intervene.”

“Only Commander Mo Li can stop Luohe now.”

Immediate messages were sent from the City Lord’s Mansion to Mo Li Xiao.

“I’m not suited to act.” Mo Li Xiao refused outright.

Mo Li Xiao’s status was too high—he was among the top two figures in the entire City Lord’s Mansion; even the City Lord couldn’t force him to act.

With no other options, the City Lord’s Mansion dispatched one of the Huyang Army’s battalions: the ‘Heimeng Army.’

“I can act, but I have no confidence I can stop Luohe,” replied General Qiu Yi of the Heimeng Army.

“Hurry, hurry, get moving!” the City Lord’s Mansion urged.

…

At Meng Hualou, countless onlookers watched from afar, daring not to interfere—afraid of provoking the Five Great Families.

In Huyang City, the Five Great Families were heaven itself!

Luo Feng’s actions had indeed provoked them.

Luo Feng gazed down at the two tiny figures in his palms: “Qianyu Chong, I’ve noticed your name appears repeatedly in Mei Wuqi’s records of crimes. You helped him capture True Gods, helped him erase traces, helped him do far too many things.”

Qianyu Chong was stunned.

As an Eternal True God tied to the Mei Wu family, he had indeed done countless dirty deeds for them—he had helped Mei Wuqi capture many True Gods, since Mei Wuqi himself was sloppy and left too many traces.

“Mei Wuqi, Mei Wuqi—if you wanted to torture countless True Gods, do it in secret! Why drag so many friends along to witness your crimes, making everyone in Huyang City know? Now you’ve drawn this Luohe, and dragged me down with you!” Qianyu Chong’s heart burned with bitter rage.

“As an accomplice to Mei Wuqi, according to Yu Kingdom law, you too must be executed,” Luo Feng said.

“Lord Luohe, I know you despise evil—but I’m just a subordinate, just a servant of the Mei Wu family!” Qianyu Chong pleaded urgently. “I rose from a wild tribe step by step—please spare my life. I’ll never be an accomplice again. All those True Gods I captured—I did it because Mei Wuqi ordered me!”

“Qianyu Chong, I never dared publicly capture so many True Gods—you helped me devise the plans, you helped me! Now all these sins are dumped on me!” Mei Wuqi cried out. “Lord Luohe, I—”

Luo Feng’s palm tightened around Mei Wuqi, divine power seeping in, silencing him instantly.

“Qianyu Chong, I say this so you die with full understanding.” Luo Feng squeezed Qianyu Chong’s palm slightly; force seeped into his body, shattering his True God Core.

Qianyu Chong’s eyes widened—this moment, he felt only injustice.

He had worked tirelessly, climbing step by step to become one of the Ten Great Commanders of the Huyang Guards—yet who could have foreseen such a reckless, fearless, terrifyingly powerful ‘Lord Luohe’ who ignored the Five Great Families’ faces? He was dragged down and killed here!

“Whoosh.” Luo Feng instantly absorbed Qianyu Chong’s corpse into the Star Tower.

Corpses must be preserved—no waste.

Mo Luo Sa, watching from afar, immediately grinned and sent a mental message: “Thank you, Master. Please leave Mei Wuqi’s corpse to me—his bloodline must be extraordinary; the absorption effect will be excellent.”

Master and servant were both calm.

But the onlookers—including Mei Wuqi, still trapped in Luo Feng’s other palm—could not remain calm!

“He really killed him!”

“A Huyang Guards commander—just like that?”

Zhu You, Jiang Chengyou, the owner of Meng Hualou, Moyu Qingyan, and countless guests held their breath; the thousands of Void True God Huyang Guards far away trembled.

This Lord Luohe isn't just domineering—he's outright tyrannical.

“Lord Luohe treats life and death as nothing—he acts the moment he decides!”

“I’ve heard rumors that some ruthless types dare kill even the Wang Clan and Chaos Great Clans. Today, I’ve finally seen it.” Guests at Meng Hualou generally had connections—they came from all factions in the city—and now they watched closely, rapidly transmitting every detail they saw back to their own factions.

Onlookers had their own thoughts, but Mei Wuqi, trapped in Luo Feng’s palm, was truly terrified!

Watching his accomplice Qianyu Chong die, Mei Wuqi sensed death approaching—he pleaded desperately: “Lord Luohe, if you spare me, I’ll do anything! Anything at all!”

“Boom—” A terrifying disturbance descended.

Luo Feng looked up—floating in the night sky was a colossal spherical fortress, swallowing energy and light like a black hole, radiating terrifying might.

“One of the Ten Huyang Armies—the Heimeng Army,” Luo Feng recognized the arrival.

The Huyang Armies were far stronger than the Huyang Guards.

The earlier Huyang Guard relic ‘Ziyu Hou’ was only on par with the Blood Serpent Guild’s leader; the Huyang Armies were vastly superior—any single battalion could overpower the Blood Serpent Guild’s leader in direct combat.

Overpowering was easy; killing was hard.

Only because of Luo Feng had the Blood Serpent Guild’s leader not escaped.

“Lord Luohe, please stop,” a three-eyed face appeared on the surface of the spherical fortress. “Mei Wuqi is an Eternal True God of the Mei Wu family. Even if he broke the law, only the City Lord’s Mansion may judge him. You cannot act.”

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“Can the City Lord’s Mansion sentence him to death?” Luo Feng asked.

The three-eyed face replied: “Lord Luohe, you’ve made this matter too public. The City Lord’s Mansion cannot appear biased—Mei Wuqi may not die, but he will face severe punishment.”

“Severe punishment won’t do—he must die,” Luo Feng grinned, looking at Mei Wuqi in his palm.

“Spare me, spare me!” Mei Wuqi pleaded.

“Lord Luohe, you’ve already killed a Huyang Guards commander within the city without the City Lord’s Mansion’s trial. If you now publicly kill a Five Great Families’ Eternal True God, you’re spitting on the Five Great Families’ faces! Consider the consequences!” the three-eyed face warned.

“What consequences?” Luo Feng said calmly. “General Qiu Yi of the Heimeng Army—Mei Wuqi must die today. If you interfere, consider your own consequences.”

The three-eyed face glanced at the scattered remnants of Ziyu Hou, understanding the outcome.

Qianyu Chong had interfered.

Qianyu Chong was dead!

“This Luohe is too ferocious—his strength may rival Xue Yun,” General Qiu Yi thought silently—he had dealt with Xue Yun, leader of the Shihuo faction.

The City Lord’s Mansion had exhausted every means—Mo Li Xiao himself had intervened, even activated Huyang City’s great array—and still could not defeat Xue Yun.

And now…

General Qiu Yi believed this Luohe was no less than Xue Yun.

Even if multiple battalions under Mo Li Xiao’s command acted together, they likely couldn’t hold Luohe!

General Qiu Yi thought: “Mei Wuqi was too insane—he committed unspeakable crimes and made sure everyone knew, dragging too many Eternal True Gods to witness them. That’s why this disaster came.”

“General Qiu Yi, save me, save me!” Mei Wuqi cried from within Luo Feng’s palm.

“He’s watching you. The City Lord’s Mansion is watching you too,” Luo Feng said to Mei Wuqi. “But no one can save you. Whoever tries to save you—I’ll kill them. Anyone who dares to save you deserves death.”

Luo Feng spoke each word slowly.

All onlookers listened. The high-ups monitoring from the City Lord’s Mansion heard it too—some furious, some grim as water, some shaking their heads in sigh.

But no one moved to stop him.

“Die,” Luo Feng said, staring at Mei Wuqi in his palm—his invisible illusion instantly drowned Mei Wuqi’s terrified consciousness.

This illusion was the forbidden technique ‘Jiu Yan Sha,’ learned from the ‘Jiu Yan Jie.’ Built with Luo Feng’s peak Chaos Dominator-level mental will and executed as an extremely ruthless forbidden technique, its power was unimaginable.

Mei Wuqi, raised on resources and luxury, had a fragile mental will—he collapsed instantly.

“You loved torturing countless beings? Now taste it yourself. When you’re the one being tortured, do you still enjoy it?” Luo Feng thought, and instantly absorbed Mei Wuqi into the Star Tower.

In one empty chamber of the Star Tower.

Mei Wuqi lay there, trembling in agony, screaming in terror. His mental resilience, always pampered and weak, shattered completely under the perfected divine power and Luo Feng’s mental control of the forbidden technique ‘Jiu Yan Sha.’

In unbearable torment, Mei Wuqi’s consciousness scattered and died within merely ten breaths.

“Weak mental will,” Luo Feng observed, his consciousness enveloping everything—Mei Wuqi’s incompetence was exactly as expected.

…

Inside Meng Hualou.

“Mei Wuqi is dead,” the owner of Meng Hualou, Zhu You, and Jiang Chengyou all received the latest bounty update from the Yanfeng Guild’s Secret Hall.

The bounty on Mei Wuqi was only 20,000 Cosmic Sands—hardly worth the Five Great Families’ attention.

Yet now, this bounty had been completed.

Clearly, the Flame Wind Hall has confirmed... Mei Wuqi is dead!

“They really killed Mei Wuqi.” Zhu You and the others felt a mix of emotions.

Each of the five great families has roughly ten Eternal True Gods. These about fifty Eternal True Gods of extraordinary bloodline form the core elite of Hu Yang City, ruling over it.

Mei Wuqi was one of them.

Luo Feng killed the Commander of the Hu Yang Guard—a grave offense. But killing Mei Wuqi? The other high-ranking elders naturally felt fear for themselves. If Mei Wuqi can be killed today, could they be next tomorrow?

“Luo He Shenjun, I cannot stop you,” sighed the three-eyed face that appeared on the surface of the spherical fortress high above. “But killing Mei Wuqi… you’ve made a terrible mistake!”

“Tell the five great families—if any of you dare move, come ahead. I’ll take them all!” Luo Feng gazed upward.

The spherical fortress said no more. An invisible force enveloped the scattered Zi Yu Hou, retrieved it, then pierced through space and vanished.

Luo Feng watched this scene from afar.

“Cleaned them all out. Feels good.” Luo Feng smiled as he walked toward Zhu You. “Zhu You, got the courage to keep drinking with me?”

(End of Chapter)