Chapter 40: This Night

Outside Menghua Tower.

“Brother Luo He, the Five Great Families ultimately rule all of Huyang City—they must have some hidden moves. You must be careful.” Zhu You instructed.

“I know.” Luo Feng nodded.

Zhu You smiled and nodded: “Then I take my leave.”

Immediately, Zhu You and his subordinates boarded a black flying vessel and vanished into the night sky.

Luo Feng watched them depart.

“Master, shall we return now?” Mo Luo Sa asked beside him.

“I still have one thing to do.” Luo Feng shot straight into the sky in an instant, rising to great heights—this sight left Mo Luo Sa and Mo Yu Qingyan both puzzled.

Luo Feng flipped his palm, and a miniature city—Evil City—appeared in his hand. Gazing at the over one hundred million subjects packed within Evil City, Luo Feng shook his head slightly; even he could do only so much.

“These eighteen million subjects, having endured torment to survive, many have twisted minds—quite a few are chaotic, insane.” Luo Feng stared at the miniature city in his palm. “The Five Great Families knew Mei Wuzhi was evil, yet they always tolerated him, covering for him. These eighteen million subjects—each one is a living testament to his crimes!”

Luo Feng knew well that if over a hundred million subjects appeared suddenly in some remote wilderness, the Five Great Families would quietly erase them.

But if over a hundred million subjects appeared openly within Huyang City, witnessed by countless citizens, the truth could no longer be concealed. The Five Great Families would then be forced to handle the matter with extreme caution—perfectly.

“Come out.” Luo Feng held Evil City aloft and released its hundred million subjects.

Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh~~~

Countless figures were swept out from within Evil City, landing across the surrounding areas.

The region around Menghua Tower was one of Huyang City’s most prosperous districts, frequented by countless cultivators of myriad races seeking pleasure and consumption—they all saw the vast numbers of figures descending from the night sky.

“What’s going on? These descending True Gods seem off.” Surrounding cultivators of myriad races could instantly tell—the True Gods falling from the air had unnatural eyes and qi.

Moreover, the spatial suppression of the Origin Continent was too strong for True Gods to fly under their own power; yet now, over a hundred million True Gods descended from high altitude, naturally drawing attention.

Over eighteen million subjects all landed, scattered across a vast surrounding area.

“Where is this?”

The eighteen million subjects stared dazedly around them—this incredibly prosperous city was so beautiful, so serene, far more beautiful than Evil City by countless degrees.

“I am Luo He! I have killed Mei Wuzhi—the one you despise most.” A vast voice rolled down, heard by all eighteen million subjects, and even by countless cultivators of myriad races in the surrounding regions: “Mei Wuzhi tortured and slaughtered hundreds of millions of subjects. Only you eighteen million remain alive. As victims, you may be certain the Lord’s Mansion will care for you, compensate you!”

Luo Feng’s voice, infused with divine power, reached so far that dozens of billions of cultivators in the surrounding areas heard it clearly.

“Mei Wuzhi is dead? Hundreds of millions of subjects slaughtered?”

“What’s happened?”

True Gods in their residences stepped out of their homes, gazing far toward the source of the voice—and saw the distant figure in the night sky.

The figure with black hair and pointed horns—was Luo Feng!

This figure was etched firmly into the memories of the remaining over one hundred million subjects of Evil City and the dozens of billions of cultivators of myriad races.

“Huyang City is in chaos! Someone named Mei Wuzhi tortured and slaughtered hundreds of millions of cultivators, and only eighteen million survived—saved by Lord Luo He!” These ordinary True Gods were stunned, immediately contacting friends via transmission talismans to spread and discuss the news.

As dozens of billions of cultivators spread the word, within moments, the entire Huyang City would know.

Luo Feng watched the scene from the night sky, observing the many survivors, some nearly insane.

“When the Five Great Families can no longer hide this, let’s see how they handle it.” Luo Feng murmured silently—without their tolerance, Mei Wuzhi could never have gone this far.

Originally, Luo Feng had leaned toward the Lord’s Mansion—but because of this, he now also despised the Five Great Families.

A bunch of filthy scum!

“Huu!” “Huu!” “Huu!” “Huu!” “Huu!” “Huu!”

From the night sky, squadrons of Huyang Guards pierced through space, arriving in an instant—hundreds of thousands had already gathered, with more continuously arriving.

“Mei Wuzhi illegally abducted hundreds of millions of subjects from Fang Jiucheng and tortured many to death. Lord Luo He discovered this and has already slain him. All abducted subjects, rest assured—the Lord’s Mansion will compensate each and every one of you! The Lord’s Mansion will also hold the Mei Family accountable!” A Huyang Guard commander’s voice boomed from the sky.

The Lord’s Mansion, overseeing the entire city, had already locked onto every single one of the eighteen million subjects Luo Feng had released.

The Huyang Guards moved to guide them.

“The Lord’s Mansion has arranged housing for you. Rest easy—you may reside permanently in Huyang City, with all residence fees permanently waived.” These Huyang Guards, carrying out orders, treated every subject with enthusiastic care.

“Permanently waived residence fees?” The surviving subjects, some were overwhelmed with shock.

……

Luo Feng watched the scene and spoke: “Let’s go back.”

“Got it!” Mo Luo Sa’s eyes lit up—the happy moment was about to begin!

Mo Yu Qingyan followed behind, adjusting his emotions: “My master publicly killed the Huyang Guard commander Qian Yu Chong, and then slew the Eternal True God Mei Wuzhi of the Five Great Families! Even the Black Ming Legion dared not intervene… Just now, my master released over a hundred million True Gods from Evil City—and the Lord’s Mansion blamed Mei Wuzhi entirely, showing no blame toward my master?”

If he passed the trial, he might have a chance to become a disciple.

“The mentorship opportunity my father secured for me—but this future master of mine, I still don’t fully understand him. I only know he is immensely powerful, and he has compassion for the weak.” At this moment, Mo Yu Qingyan’s admiration for Luo Feng deepened even further.

……

Vast numbers of Huyang Guards pierced through space, all guiding the survivors of Evil City.

Gao Wu Shui, one of the Ten Great Commanders of the Huyang Guards, was naturally present.

“I couldn’t touch Mei Wuzhi—but Lord Luo He openly killed him, and even the Black Ming Legion dared not stop him.” Gao Wu Shui was deeply shaken—he realized the importance of strength.

“With great strength, openly killing Mei Wuzhi—even the Lord’s Mansion must endure it.”

“As a newly promoted Eternal True God with weak power, even my position as Huyang Guard commander required my master’s help.” The joy of Gao Wu Shui’s breakthrough into Eternal True God status had already faded.

He realized that among Eternal True Gods, the gap was staggeringly vast.

The pinnacle of Huyang City stood with his master Mo Li Xiao, the leader of the Shiguo faction Xue Yun, and this Lord Luo He…

“I am still weak. Very weak.” Gao Wu Shui turned his head, overseeing the Huyang Guards below. The resettlement of over a hundred million subjects from Evil City could not afford even the slightest error.

Within a short time, all major factions in Huyang City knew what had happened.

At the top of Tianyun Pavilion.

Chairman Zan Yun gazed down at the vast city, half-hidden in mist, flipped his palm, and retrieved a transmission talisman.

“Lord Xue Yun.” Chairman Zan Yun sent a message, his tone humbler than before.

!.

He publicly ran legitimate business, avoiding all violence—so the Lord’s Mansion tolerated his existence. After all, as a major border trade city, it naturally had to tolerate merchant factions from the neighboring Shiguo.

Chairman Zan Yun knew well that figures like him were not valued by the Marquis.

Only those with immense strength, like Lord Xue Yun, were the Marquis’s trusted confidants.

“Why did Chairman Zan Yun suddenly contact me?” Lord Xue Yun replied.

“I once visited Lord Luo He—he paid me no mind, yet he has considerable ties with the Lord’s Mansion.” Chairman Zan Yun said. “But tonight’s events prove a rift has formed between Lord Luo He and the Lord’s Mansion!”

Lord Xue Yun replied: “Lord Luo He is a lone wanderer, unattached to anyone. From his actions, he despises evil and acts without hesitation. By our standards, he would also despise us.”

Chairman Zan Yun froze.

Yes, the Shiguo faction’s methods were ruthless. In terms of causing harm, they far surpassed Mei Wuzhi.

“Wait patiently. The Five Great Families won’t just endure this.” Lord Xue Yun transmitted: “And from current intelligence, Lord Luo He is extremely strong—equal to me! When they clash, neither will be able to defeat the other.”

“Lord Luo He is equal to you, Lord Xue Yun?” Chairman Zan Yun transmitted, astonished—he knew well how powerful Lord Xue Yun was.

In his view, one-on-one, Lord Xue Yun was even stronger than Mo Li Xiao.

After all, Mo Li Xiao commanded an army and had the support of Huyang City’s great array—yet after multiple clashes, he had never managed to capture Lord Xue Yun.

“Yes, he is very strong.” Lord Xue Yun replied. “Defeating Zi Yu Hou isn’t hard—it’s that he pierced Zi Yu Hou’s body with just one hand! Zi Yu Hou is a mechanical artifact of the army type. Mo Li Xiao must have recognized how terrifying Lord Luo He truly is.”

……

Yanfeng Hall.

“One hand pierced Zi Yu Hou’s body—immense power.” Yanfeng Hall’s master was eager. “What I most look forward to now is the outcome of a battle between Ying Cang and this Lord Luo He.”

The gray mist figure beside him praised: “Ying Cang’s reputation is legendary—he has killed many powerful figures, even children of Chaos Dominators, yet still lives today. His strength is terrifying. This battle will surely be spectacular.”

Yanfeng Hall’s master shook his head, sighing: “Pity I won’t see the details of this battle.”

……

At this moment, only Yanfeng Hall in all of Huyang City knew that Lord Luo He was about to face an assassination.

Outside Luo Feng’s dwelling—Chaos Armor Cave 913—the night sky concealed a gray-robed figure.

Ying Cang waited there.

“He went to Menghua Tower—he must return to his cave. The moment he steps back inside, when his guard is down—that’s when I strike.” Ying Cang murmured silently.

Since he intended to assassinate Luo Feng, he naturally had obtained detailed intelligence from Yanfeng Hall.

Any movement Luo Feng made, once known by Yanfeng Hall, was immediately relayed to Ying Cang.

This service was expensive—but Ying Cang didn’t care.

“This Luo He is surprisingly compassionate—risking conflict with Huyang City’s Five Great Families just to save some tortured weaklings.” Ying Cang, reviewing the intelligence from Yanfeng Hall, found it amusing. “Luo He and I are different—I kill targets quietly, leaving no trace. He’s brazen! Publicly killing, striking right before the Huyang Army.”

“One hand pierced Zi Yu Hou’s body? Strong indeed. I wonder if he can withstand my stealthy assassination.” Ying Cang didn’t care—the Huyang Guards’ mechanical artifacts meant nothing to him.

He waited patiently.

Time passed. Ying Cang was extremely patient.

Suddenly—

A flying vessel plunged from high above, and as it neared the cave, the cave’s gate opened automatically.

“He’s back.” Luo Feng, Mo Luo Sa, and Mo Yu Qingyan descended together as the vessel retracted.

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