Chapter 54: Leave No Stone Unturned

“Protect Qingyan.” Luo Feng gave the order, lifted his wine flask, and stepped out of the cave dwelling.

“Rest easy, Master.” Mo Luo Sa stood beside Mo Yu Qingyan, gazing up at the frost that blanketed heaven and earth; the cave’s array activated naturally, shielding both Mo Luo Sa and Mo Yu Qingyan.

Mo Yu Qingyan looked nervous: “Lord Luo Sa, should I take shelter in the flying vessel?”

“I’ll seal you inside the flying vessel’s secret treasure when the moment calls. For now? Just watch the battle.” Mo Luo Sa smiled toward the distance. “The Shí Nation is attacking—this fight will be spectacular.”

Mo Yu Qingyan glanced at Mo Luo Sa beside him, uneasy. Lord Luo Sa was merely a Void True God—if the Shí Nation’s might spilled over, both of them would be reduced to ash.

“If Master arranged it this way, he must trust Lord Luo Sa.” Mo Yu Qingyan had no choice but to watch nervously, silently praying not to be caught in the crossfire.

At this moment, Luo Feng had taken only a few steps and arrived at the nearby core structure.

Deep beneath this building lay the entrance to the forbidden zone.

“I only need to guard the entrance—no one gets in.” Luo Feng stood at the temple’s entrance, watching countless white threads descend through the night, weaving into a vast celestial net that instantly bound the three colossal mechanical treasures surging skyward.

The Jin Xiao Legion, largest in size, had taken the form of a monstrous ‘Jin Xiao’ beast; as the white celestial net enveloped it, it struggled to tear through the net.

The two Hu Yang Guard units controlled two mechanical treasures: the Three-Sword Rending Beast and the Blade-Winged Devourer. Though less formidable, they were equally fierce.

“Shhhhhhh~~~”

Bound by the white celestial net, the three colossal mechanical treasures clearly lost much of their power.

“What a magnificent net.” Luo Feng sipped a small mouthful of wine from the doorway, feeling even more exhilarated. “This binding technique alone could defeat the Blood Serpent Guild Master. The master behind this move must rival Mo Li Xiao.”

Beneath the immense white celestial net, a figure coalesced—a woman with a body of ice.

Her entire form was frozen ice; her gaze was colder still.

“Do the Jin Xiao Legion and the two Hu Yang Guard units think they can stop me?” Yu Tian Yi’s voice echoed everywhere. “Attack!”

“Kill.”

“Destroy this place.”

Amid rolling thunder, four figures had already stormed into the camp.

“Insolent!”

High above, the colossal Jin Xiao, still bound by the celestial net, roared with terrifying might—its cry triggered the full power of Hu Yang City’s array. Above the camp, countless mysterious arrays materialized.

Luo Feng looked up. Layer upon layer of arrays hovered in the sky—some glowed golden, others pulsed black energy, still others shimmered purple. Yet all worked in perfect harmony, forming a vast abyssal vortex.

This colossal abyssal vortex descended, engulfing the entire camp, forcing the once-mighty celestial net to contract.

“Hu Yang City’s array is truly vexing,” Yu Tian Yi immediately sensed its terrifying power. “Under this array’s suppression, even my strength is reduced by thirty percent—other Eternal True Gods suffer even greater losses.”

With the array’s aid, the colossal Jin Xiao, the Three-Sword Rending Beast, and the Blade-Winged Devourer surged in power, charging toward Yu Tian Yi in midair.

“You rely solely on your legion-class mechanical treasures for such might—your techniques are crude.” Yu Tian Yi sneered. She extended her hands, and giant blades of ice coalesced in midair.

“Kill!”

Her blade art, forged over eons—nine colossal ice blades tore through the heavens, surrounding the colossal Jin Xiao, the Three-Sword Rending Beast, and the Blade-Winged Devourer.

These ice blades were terrifying in power, their techniques exquisitely profound.

“She is Yu Tian Yi of the Yu Tian Clan’s ‘Yu Tian Five Gods,’” the Jin Xiao General transmitted to the two Hu Yang Guard commanders. “She long ago mastered Chaos-level blade techniques and forged a ‘Body of Ice’ through mechanical treasures. Even united, we cannot defeat her—only focus on self-preservation! Protecting the forbidden zone falls to Luo He Shenjun.”

“Yu Tian Yi?” The two Hu Yang Guard commanders felt immense pressure.

The Jiǔ Jiāng Chaos Region of Yu State bordered the Liuyin Chaos Region of Shí State.

The Liuyin Chaos Region was the fief of Marquis Liuyin! Among his famed Eternal True Gods, only a dozen or so stood out—Yu Tian Wu Shen ranked among them, each formidable enough to crush several legions alone.

…

Inside Hu Yang City’s core: the Governor’s Mansion.

The Hu Yang City Governor, Mo Li Xiao, the White-Haired Elder, and the Horned Man—General Yong—all four of their divine power incarnations stood here, watching the city’s surveillance scenes.

“Several ordinary residential zones have been attacked,” the Hu Yang City Governor observed. Hidden Eternal True Gods were freely infiltrating residential areas, slaughtering indiscriminately.

These residential zones housed True Gods, all living rent-free, each granted no more than one kilometer in length and width. Within merely ten thousand kilometers squared, over a hundred million residents lived—density was extreme. Though protected by arrays, these zones could not withstand top-tier Eternal True Gods; the arrays shattered swiftly, and the residents inside offered no resistance, vanishing instantly into ash.

Boom boom boom~~~~

The wanton destruction within the city darkened the faces of the Hu Yang City Governor and his companions.

“Hu Yang Guard units have been dispatched,” Mo Li Xiao said. “They’re deliberately wrecking the city to force us to divert Hu Yang Guard forces—to scatter our strength.”

“The Shí Nation has no morals whatsoever,” the Horned Man said coldly. “They don’t care if they slaughter the city’s citizens to achieve their goals.”

“We must protect the city’s citizens,” the Hu Yang City Governor said. “The residential density is too high. This mass slaughter will cause panic—when the Marquis learns of it, he will punish us severely!”

When Mei Wu Qi slaughtered hundreds of millions, his worst act occurred during the assault on the ordinary city Fang Jiucheng, when its citizens were already fleeing in chaos—he seized over a hundred million at once.

In Hu Yang City, though he committed atrocities, he was far more cautious: each time he seized only a few, even requiring Hu Yang Guard Commander Qian Yu Chong’s help, to ensure cleanliness and avoid panic.

The Shí Nation’s mass slaughter, if excessive, would cause panic—many citizens would flee the city and refuse to reside here, directly impacting rent collection!

Marquis Jiǔ Jiāng and the Shenwang forbade such incidents.

“All three forbidden zones are under attack. The Shí Nation has deployed formidable forces—beyond Xue Yun, they’ve sent Yu Tian Hu and Yu Tian Yi!” The Hu Yang City Governor turned to his three companions. “I’ll guard the Governor’s Mansion. You three handle the forbidden zones.”

!

“The Governor’s Mansion is paramount,” the Horned Man said calmly. “Don’t worry about the three forbidden zones.”

…

Luo Feng had been standing before the forbidden zone’s temple, wine flask in hand, calmly watching the battle between the three mechanical treasures and the Shí Nation’s elite.

But when Hu Yang City’s array erupted with terrifying power, five of the Shí Nation’s Eternal True Gods attacking—only Yu Tian Yi and one Thunder-wielding Eternal True God still pressed toward the forbidden zone. The other three Shí Nation Eternal True Gods retreated violently, fleeing toward ordinary residential zones near the camp, instantly striking to shatter the arrays shielding those zones.

“Kill them!” Luo Feng’s face turned cold; his wine flask vanished.

The three Eternal True Gods who had fled beyond the camp now scattered, far from Luo Feng.

Hum!

Suddenly, golden armor cloaked Luo Feng as he stood at the temple entrance; pairs of golden wings unfurled behind him. With perfect divine power, he channeled the might of the Shi Wu Wings, stirring chaos itself.

The Shi Wu Wings’ Chaos-level technique: “Command Chaos!”

At this moment, Luo Feng made no effort to conserve his perfect divine power—he expended it recklessly, expanding the range of “Command Chaos” enormously. Chaos energy descended across tens of billions of kilometers, dissolving matter and energy back into primal chaos.

“Hmm?” Yu Tian Yi, who had been fighting the three colossal mechanical treasures alone, frowned. She sensed the surrounding heavenly forces returning to chaos.

Thick, heavy chaos currents surged.

“Such a powerful chaos domain—trouble!” Yu Tian Yi realized the danger. Her ice body was unaffected by this restraint—but her subordinates would be annihilated.

The three Eternal True Gods who had fled to the residential zones, ready to slaughter and force the Jin Xiao Legion and Hu Yang Guard to intervene, suddenly felt the surrounding heavenly forces returning to chaos.

Infinite chaos currents surrounded them.

The chaos currents seemed sentient, binding and crushing them.

“No, no—”

These three Eternal True Gods each possessed unique strengths; their power rivaled Hei Duo Mo. With sufficient merit, they might earn a mechanical treasure from the Marquis.

In enemy cities, merit was easy to gain—though it required risk.

The more risks taken, the greater the chance of death.

“Puff! Puff! Puff!” Under the crushing force of the chaos currents, the three top-tier Eternal True Gods shattered in terror.

Luo Feng, standing before the temple, frowned slightly: “Of these three Eternal True Gods, my Command Chaos only crushed two true god hearts—the third had no true god heart inside.”

Luo Feng knew well: some Eternal True Gods possessed peculiar “Law Origins,” or trained in unique lineages, granting them special survival techniques.

For instance, the Duan Dong He lineage’s survival technique, “Immortal River,” was even more potent—but Luo Feng’s perfect divine body had no need for such tricks.

“Pity—I couldn’t eradicate them completely. Only killed two.” Luo Feng’s gaze swept over Yu Tian Yi and the other Thunder Eternal True God still pinned down.

“Luo He Shenjun!” Yu Tian Yi’s eyes now burned with battle-lust—mere domains couldn’t frighten her.

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