Chapter 56: Grand General Yong and Xueyun Shenjun

“Lord Luohe, please continue to guard the forbidden zone; the Shiguo may return to launch a surprise attack.” Mo Lixiao replied, “Currently, multiple Shiguo factions are launching assassinations within Huyang City. Once the city is fully pacified, Lord Luohe will have fulfilled this contract.”

“Understood.” Luo Feng responded.

He understood: on one hand, the Lord’s mansion had detailed arrangements and sufficient defensive strength—no need for his aid; on the other, as a hired outsider, the mansion’s trust in him was limited.

“I wanted to fight a few more experts, what a pity.” Luo Feng stepped back to guard the entrance of the forbidden zone’s pavilion, reflecting on his previous battle.

Yu Tianyi’s divine power was far inferior to his own; even the “Ice Force” she unleashed via mechanical artifacts paled beside his Perfect Divine Body.

“Her sword technique…” Luo Feng recalled, “Exerts profound influence on space—different from the Great Escape Talisman’s spatial effects.”

Luo Feng contemplated and understood.

The path to the Chaotic Principle is not easy. Luo Feng, having only become an Eternal True God for twenty-plus eons, had far less realm accumulation than Yu Tianyi, Yu Tianhu, or Xueyun.

Luo Feng drew experience from his opponents, accelerating his own growth.

“Our forbidden zone has won! The other two are still in fierce combat.” The Jinxiao Legion, the Three-Sword Rending Beast, and the Blade-Winged Devouring Insects also communicated, feeling considerably relieved.

“Thank heaven for Lord Luohe—if not for him, we might have had to call for reinforcements.”

“Lord Luohe truly kept his word—he even slew several Shiguo Eternal True Gods!”

“That Eternal True God who wielded thunder—likely possessed a mechanical artifact—has now fallen into Lord Luohe’s hands.”

“Earning one or two million Cosmic Sands is truly child’s play for Lord Luohe.”

They exchanged whispers, filled with envy.

Although the Lord’s mansion believed the chance of Lord Luohe betraying them was extremely low, they still kept contingency measures ready—if he betrayed them, the mansion would immediately mobilize reinforcements.

…

“Boom!” “Boom!”

In the night sky, two towering figures clashed violently.

One was Mo Lixiao, commanding the mechanical artifact “Six-Armed Divine Owl”; the other was Yu Tianhu’s colossal true form, his divine power ablaze as he swung a long staff.

Their collisions shook the heavens and earth as if they trembled in fear.

“Yu Tianhu—no wonder he’s the leader of the Five Yu Tian Gods! His divine body has been cultivated to an unimaginable degree; perhaps even the Infinite Divine Body cannot surpass it.” Mo Lixiao was stunned, “Even with my legion and the Huyang City formation aiding me, I can barely injure him!”

Yu Tianhu offered no defense whatsoever—each strike was a violent, world-shattering assault! The minor wounds he sustained healed instantly through his divine body.

Mo Lixiao was momentarily at a loss.

“Even Xueyun, facing me, only gains advantage through realm—he cannot threaten my divine body.” Yu Tianhu was supremely confident; his divine body was the most terrifying at the Eternal True God level, and his divine power combustion technique had reached an exalted realm. When fully unleashed, he feared nothing.

“Yu Tianhu, retreat.” Xueyun Shenjun suddenly sent a message.

“Retreat?” Yu Tianhu frowned, replying, “Why retreat?”

“Yu Tianyi has failed. I’ve encountered Yonghu, the Grand General of the Yu Kingdom’s capital—I must flee too. If you don’t retreat now, you’ll be surrounded. Leave quickly.” Xueyun Shenjun replied.

…

Although Xueyun Shenjun served the Shiguo’s Liu Yin Marquis, he had never truly fought to the death during his long stay in Huyang City! He had always held back at most five-tenths of his strength—yet even that was enough to intimidate Huyang City and extract vast resources from Liu Yin Marquis.

“In this war between two nations, both sides have endless backing. The more I reveal, the heavier my duties become, the stronger my opponents grow. One day, I might die.”

“Hiding my strength lets me live longer! My goal isn’t to fight for Shiguo—it’s to gather resources to break through to the Chaotic Realm.” Xueyun Shenjun knew exactly what he wanted.

On the Origin Continent, every major city typically housed several ultra-powerful Eternal True Gods—but Xueyun Shenjun paid them no mind; his realm accumulation had long reached unfathomable depths.

Even Yu Tianhu and Yu Tianyi believed… he had one foot already across into the Chaotic Realm.

“I cultivate both bloodline and principle, and have even forged nine Chaotic Realm techniques. Even across all Shiguo’s Eternal True Gods, few could match my realm accumulation. Yet even so, I have not broken through.” Xueyun Shenjun gazed at the terrifying figure before him, “Finally, in Huyang City, I’ve met someone whose strength rivals mine.”

The three forbidden zones were guarded by Luo Feng, Mo Lixiao, and the White-Haired Elder.

Grand General Yonghu was a hidden force. After the three forbidden zones were attacked, Yonghu chose to target Xueyun Shenjun—because Xueyun’s recent display of power had become terrifying enough to threaten the forbidden zones.

“You won’t escape today!” Grand General Yonghu’s killing intent surged skyward.

He cultivated the Infinite Divine Body, a rare talent even among the Yu Kingdom’s Eternal True Gods, favored by the Divine King! He had learned numerous Divine King techniques, reached an extremely high realm, and mastered Chaotic Realm techniques.

Infinite Divine Body, Divine King heritage, realm, willpower, weapons and artifacts—Grand General Yonghu had no weaknesses.

“This Xueyun’s divine body is inferior to mine,” Grand General Yonghu’s killing intent burned fierce, “but his realm accumulation surpasses mine, and his techniques are bizarre and unpredictable. Fortunately, with Huyang City’s formation aiding me, I have a chance to kill him today.”

Without Huyang City’s formation, Grand General Yonghu could not touch him.

“Grand General, you only gain advantage through the formation,” Xueyun Shenjun smiled lightly, then his body suddenly dissolved into a rolling sea of blood, instantly engulfing a vast surrounding area.

Luo Feng, using the mechanical artifact “Life Blood River,” could also transform into a blood river.

But Xueyun Shenjun combined multiple Chaotic Realm techniques to fully convert his divine body into endless blood waves—his mastery far surpassed Luo Feng’s mere mechanical artifact manipulation.

“Hmm?” Grand General Yonghu was startled.

“Seal!”

Grand General Yonghu roared. A colossal illusory seal descended from the night sky, slamming down upon the blood sea and annihilating part of it.

Whoosh—! The remaining blood waves spread in all directions, instantly engulfing billions of miles! They devoured every living being within that expanse—true gods, void true gods, residents alike—and the blood sea continued expanding. “Reckless!” Grand General Yonghu’s face darkened; this single wave of blood had already claimed over a billion lives.

“Grand General, I admit you have more artifacts and the formation’s aid. If we keep fighting like this, I cannot escape. But when you finally kill me, how many lives do you think I’ll slaughter? Five billion? Ten billion? Ha! Killing so many—can you bear the consequences?” Xueyun Shenjun’s voice echoed through every ripple of blood.

As the illusory seal crushed the blood waves, the blood surged anew across vast regions.

“No.”

“Help!”

“What’s happening?”

Countless beings faced sudden disaster, annihilated instantly within the blood waves.

“Go.” Grand General Yonghu’s face was grim. The illusory seal retracted into his palm; the formation’s power withdrew.

“Ha! Grand General, truly wise.” The rolling blood waves instantly scattered and vanished without a trace.

Grand General Yonghu stood where he was, deeply resentful.

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“Grand General.” The White-Haired Elder approached.

“To kill one Shiguo Eternal True God by sacrificing hundreds of billions—or even a trillion—lives is not worth it.” Grand General Yonghu shook his head. “If he truly slaughtered that many, not only me, but all five noble families would be held accountable!”

“How could Xueyun Shenjun be this strong?” the White-Haired Elder could not believe it. “In all these long ages, he has never revealed such power.”

The two sides had clashed for eons, with Xueyun Shenjun’s side often at a disadvantage.

“Without Huyang City’s formation, I couldn’t even touch him.” Grand General Yonghu was truly shaken. What was his reputation? And he had been nurtured by the Divine King! This Xueyun Shenjun had no fame—yet his realm accumulation surpassed his own.

Grand General Yonghu sighed inwardly.

Status does not equal strength.

Even solitary cultivators might harbor beings of astonishing realm—even one who might become a Chaotic Sovereign.

“Never underestimate any opponent.” Grand General Yonghu scanned the surroundings.

The residential zones of Huyang City’s true gods were divided into separate districts—but even so, the blood waves’ reach was so vast that mere exchanges had already slaughtered tens of billions.

“An estimated eight billion lives died in Xueyun’s hands,” the White-Haired Elder’s face was grim. “This level of loss must be reported to the Marquis—and to the capital.”

“We did our best.” Grand General Yonghu turned and left.

Though Chaotic Sovereign-level battles could swallow entire cities and exterminate all life with a single breath…

…even at the Eternal True God level, the destruction and slaughter across Huyang City this night—over ten billion lives lost in one night—left the Lord’s mansion deeply troubled. Such open warfare could not be concealed.

…

Before the pavilion of the forbidden zone, Luo Feng sat cross-legged; Mo Luo Sa and Mo Yu Hu stood guard beside him.

“Lord Luohe, your mission is complete,” Mo Lixiao sent a message to Luo Feng. “Shiguo forces have fully retreated—they won’t dare strike again so soon.”

Grand General Yonghu’s presence alone deterred Shiguo forces.

Xueyun Shenjun had only forced Grand General Yonghu to stand down by threatening to slaughter countless lives.

“Good.” Luo Feng rose, sending a message: “How did things go?”

“Not well. Many citizens died,” Mo Lixiao whispered. “Details will spread soon.”

Mo Lixiao knew well how well-informed the factions within Huyang City were—such a massive event couldn’t be hidden, especially since the Yanfeng Guild gathered intelligence with exceptional skill, surpassing even the Lord’s mansion in many areas.

Luo Feng glanced at Mo Luo Sa and Mo Yu Hu: “We can return.”

“Lord Luohe, we owe you greatly,” General Jinxiao and the two Huyang City Commandants came to see him off.

“Minor matter.” Luo Feng nodded, then departed with Mo Luo Sa and Mo Yu Hu aboard a flying vessel.

General Jinxiao and the two Commandants watched the scene.

“Our losses are negligible; the other two forbidden zones suffered heavy damage,” General Jinxiao said. “Especially Xueyun Shenjun—he slaughtered too many lives.”

“If we had sent Lord Luohe to reinforce the other zones after defeating Yu Tianyi, the outcome might have been different,” Gao Wu Shui said.

“That’s not our decision to make,” another Huyang City Commandant shook his head.

Matters in Huyang City were decided by the Lord’s mansion’s innermost few.

They could only obey orders.

Luo Feng, Mo Luo Sa, and Mo Yu Hu were still aboard the flying vessel, en route home.

“Lord Luohe, something huge has happened,” Zhu You sent a message to Luo Feng. “Our Yu Kingdom’s capital has sent Grand General Yonghu into the city—he moved to exterminate Xueyun Shenjun. Xueyun unleashed power far beyond his usual level, slaughtering over eight billion lives and forcing Grand General Yonghu to stand down.”

“What happened?” Luo Feng frowned slightly.

From his Master Zuo Shanke and Duan Donghe’s lineage, he had long known the cruelty of the Origin Continent. Even beyond Chaotic Sovereigns and Divine Kings, clashes between ultra-powerful Eternal True Gods could still claim countless lives.

“I’ll send you the full details,” Zhu You immediately transmitted a complete intelligence report. “This is the latest from the Yanfeng Guild—extremely detailed.”

Luo Feng immediately reviewed the detailed report. Until now, he had not known Grand General Yonghu was in the city, nor had he ever found Xueyun Shenjun in the past twenty-plus eons.

(End of Chapter)