Chapter 851: Arrival of the Strong, Turmoil in Luo Town

Luo Town, Array Master Hall.

"So it was you!" Xu Zhifan's expression changed completely as he saw Yin Baiyi walking over gracefully.

He had not expected that the Eighth-Rank Grand Chief of Black Wind Hall would actually be the owner of the Destiny Bookstore in Luo Town.

"Long time no see, Array Master. You have rarely come to my Destiny Bookstore to buy books during this period."

Yin Baiyi wore a smile, but the arrogance hidden deep in his eyes was no longer concealed at this moment.

Xu Zhifan looked nervous:

"As an Eighth-Rank, why must you aid the tyrant in his oppression?"

"Aid the tyrant in his oppression?"

Yin Baiyi raised his eyebrows slightly:

"Do you really think the Law Enforcers are aiding the tyrant in his oppression?

No matter what we Law Enforcers are like, we are still far better than the human upper echelons like you who only care about preserving themselves.

If the Ancient God Beasts have no food, they will only become more frantic and kill many people.

Law Enforcers are also human and need to survive, but the human race of the Evil Realm cannot afford to support so many people.

The Righteous human race is a society, and the Tainted Blood human race is also a society."

Yin Baiyi sat down slowly and said with a smile, taking his time.

Xu Zhifan's expression changed again and again; he knew well that Yin Baiyi was an Eighth-Rank powerhouse, and now he had no choice left.

"Speak, what do you want?" Xu Zhifan took a deep breath.

Yin Baiyi said indifferently:

"Gather all the families in Luo Town; I will force them to sign a master-recognition agreement.

And your subordinates, the Array Pivot Envoys, Array Pulse Soldiers, and Array Reserve Soldiers, must also sign.

From this day forward, Luo Town will be the main base of my Black Wind Hall."

As Yin Baiyi spoke, Xu Zhifan's expression became increasingly ugly:

"You are forcing me to die!"

"Hahaha!"

Yin Baiyi smiled faintly: "You still have the face to say that? How many people have you, Xu Zhifan, sent to their deaths?

Join my Black Wind Hall, and for future matters, my Black Wind Hall will have your back.

You need not worry about the side of Zhiyang Prefecture either."

Xu Zhifan's expression changed drastically; Yin Baiyi had inadvertently revealed a heaven-shaking piece of news.

Black Wind Hall was actually capable of swaying the upper echelons of Zhiyang Prefecture.

"Have you decided?" Yin Baiyi said indifferently:

"With Black Wind Hall here, at the very least, Luo Town will not be turned into this state by a mediocre person like you, Xu Zhifan."

Xu Zhifan's expression was gloomy; every sentence of Yin Baiyi's was mocking him.

But the other party was an Eighth-Rank, and Xu Zhifan dared not refute him at all at this moment.

Xu Zhifan was silent for a long time, then slowly nodded.

Yin Baiyi produced an array disk; it was a master-recognition array.

Xu Zhifan gritted his teeth, stared at the array disk for a long time, and finally bit his fingertip, letting a drop of blood fall into it.

His eyes flickered with confusion; from now on, he could only be a dog for an Ancient God Beast.

"Not straightforward at all, and lacking self-awareness. No wonder an existence like Chen Yan was under your command for so long without you discovering his anomaly."

Yin Baiyi mocked with a smile.

Xu Zhifan's expression changed:

"What do you mean?"

Yin Baiyi looked at Xu Zhifan as if looking at a fool:

"That Chen Yan is an Eighth-Rank. Although his physical body has been severely eroded by malice, he is still an Eighth-Rank."

Xu Zhifan's expression changed drastically, and his heart shook violently.

"You... are you kidding me?!"

"Do I have any need to kid a fool?" Yin Baiyi said indifferently.

Xu Zhifan's complexion gradually turned deathly pale, his eyes wide open.

Countless emotions rampaged through his mind, making it extremely difficult for him to breathe for a moment.

Yin Baiyi smiled:

"If you had brought him along when you first cleared out the Law Enforcer settlements, how could there have been so many issues?

If you had let him stay in Luo Town, how would Luo Town have been eroded by the Small Tide?

A golden opportunity was placed right before your eyes, yet you didn't care at all, and were not even willing to explain the predicament to your Array Pivot Envoys.

Did you think my Black Wind Hall was always treading carefully because of you, Xu Zhifan?

What qualifications does a mere Creation Realm have to be taken so seriously by us?"

His voice was leisurely, but as it fell into Xu Zhifan's ears, it was like ten thousand thunderbolts constantly roaring.

Xu Zhifan sat in the main seat, his spine hunched as if his strength had been drained away.

He stared blankly at the still-laughing Yin Baiyi, suddenly slapped his thigh heavily, and a sigh rolled from his throat:

"Truly... truly, I am filled with regret!"

Yin Baiyi glanced at him and said indifferently:

"Regret is already useless. The Small Tide cannot destroy Chen Yan, but an Ancient God Beast can."

Xu Zhifan's pupils trembled; how could he not understand what Yin Baiyi meant?

"You sent an Ancient Divine Beast to kill him?"

Yin Baiyi sneered:

"I don't even know what he's actually doing; you told him to go to Qiming Village, and he actually went there like a fool."

Shock surged in the depths of Xu Zhifan's eyes; the next moment, his expression shifted, and he growled:

"Could it be that he possessed a rare object but didn't dare to expose it? If he had said so earlier, how would I have ended up like this?

Everything is his fault!"

Xu Zhifan gritted his teeth, at this moment actually blaming Chen Yan in his heart.

If Chen Yan had revealed his strength earlier, he, Xu Zhifan, would certainly have treated the other party like an emperor and served him.

But he didn't say anything.

If you're powerful, you should have said so earlier.

Damn it!

Xu Zhifan felt as if all the strength in his body had vanished completely.

At this moment, he had already chosen the Law Enforcer and had no way back.

His hatred and disgust for Chen Yan also grew deeper and deeper.

Yet, at this very moment.

Outside the main hall, the sound of hurried footsteps rang out.

Yin Baiyi was still sitting in his original seat, but the light of an array flowed over his body, as if he had completely vanished from his spot.

The Array Attendant arrived, not noticing Yin Baiyi's presence at all, and looked at Xu Zhifan in the main seat with pleasant surprise:

"Array Pivot Envoy Chen Yan has returned!"

As his voice fell, Xu Zhifan opened his mouth, but could not make a sound.

Hum!

Deep within his mind, a piercing buzzing sound rang out incessantly; at this moment, Xu Zhifan only felt his vision blur, as if his own soul had drifted away from the world.

Although the Array Attendant was still speaking, Xu Zhifan could only see the other party's lips moving constantly, yet he could not hear the other party's voice.

It was not until Xu Zhifan waved his hand with great difficulty, signaling the Array Attendant to leave.

Yin Baiyi's figure appeared; at this moment, this Black Wind Hall Master, who had always been as calm as an ancient well, also had his expression change drastically.

He stood up abruptly and looked toward the direction of the Divine Array Hall, killing intent surging in his eyes, but the next moment he slowly sat back down.

A look of complexity and anger appeared in Yin Baiyi's eyes:

"Among the Ancient Divine Beasts... there are idiots."

The Array Attendant had arrived and only reported Chen Yan's return and the death toll in Qiming Village.

As for the rest, the Array Attendant did not know either.

Chen Yan was indifferent to matters and did not care whether his strength was exposed or not.

But as a subordinate, Mu Yanwan had much more to consider.

Regarding everything concerning Chen Yan, Mu Yanwan was extremely cautious.

Therefore, she had long since instructed everyone who returned not to reveal anything about Qiming Village.

This was something she could accomplish; if she could get a hundred points, she would get a hundred points, with no flaws whatsoever.

But the mouths of those thousands of villagers in Qiming Village certainly couldn't be stopped, and Mu Yanwan did not care about that point.

Therefore, Yin Baiyi and Xu Zhifan could not learn the true situation of Qiming Village from the reporting Array Attendant.

Now.

Compared to the bewildered and shocked Xu Zhifan at this moment, anger flickered in Yin Baiyi's eyes.

He subconsciously wanted to go directly to the Divine Array Hall to kill Chen Yan.

He believed that the reason Chen Yan was still alive must be because the Ancient Divine Beast had not sent a powerful existence to deal with Chen Yan, leading to Chen Yan surviving.

"It's also my fault..." Yin Baiyi's expression was uncertain:

"At the time, I only presented Chen Yan's portrait and did not inform the Ancient Divine Beast of Chen Yan's strength."

He naturally assumed that the Ancient Divine Beast had only sent a Seventh-Rank Ancient Divine Beast to kill Chen Yan, which led to Chen Yan escaping.

Otherwise, what else could it be?

Could it be that he dodged the hunt of an Eighth-Rank Ancient Divine Beast and saved thousands of villagers along the way?

Xu Zhifan had never seen anyone in his life who could contend with an Eighth-Rank Ancient Divine Beast.

In the Evil Realm, apart from the Array Master and the Array Master's few disciples who lived within legends.

No one could contend with an Eighth-Rank Ancient Divine Beast.

Everything must follow logic, right?

It's impossible that I just randomly set up an enemy and happened to meet the Array Master.

Damn it!

"Now... what should we do now?" Xu Zhifan looked at the change in Yin Baiyi's expression and spoke in a low voice.

"What should we do?" Yin Baiyi said indifferently:

"Do what must be done; you will immediately summon all the family heads of Luo Town and all the Array Pivot Envoys.

I will summon the high-level members of Black Wind Hall to come; if he, Chen Yan, refuses to accept his fate, I will let him see with his own eyes what fate is."

Yin Baiyi stood up, his powerful aura slowly overflowing.

Compared to an Eighth-Rank who had already been corroded by malice.

Does he, this Eighth-Rank, not possess authority?

Furthermore, he intended to summon all the high-level members of the Black Wind Hall to suppress Chen Yan together with him.

Not just him alone.

Caution!

This was the caution carved into the very bones of Yin Baiyi.

"Must be fast."

Yin Baiyi said calmly:

"He has only just experienced the tide, and he himself has been corroded by malice; now is his weakest moment."

A cold light emerged in Xu Zhifan's eyes; although shocked in his heart, there was no turning back now.

After all, the master-recognition array had already been signed.

Very quickly.

The heads of all the major families from Luo Town, along with the Creation Realm martial artists of their houses, all arrived at the Array Master Hall.

Inside the Wen family.

Xu Zhifan arrived and saw Wen Jianjian lying sick in bed.

At this moment, Wen Jianjian was visibly much thinner and his face was devoid of luster; seeing Xu Zhifan arrive, he showed no respect, instead continuing to stare blankly at the ceiling.

Xu Zhifan frowned, waved his hand, and left directly.

At the same time.

All the Array Pivot Envoys, Array Vein Soldiers, and Array Reserve Soldiers of Luo Town were gathered inside and outside the Divine Array Hall.

When everyone saw Chen Yan still sitting cross-legged inside the Divine Array Hall, their expressions all began to change.

At the same time.

Zhou Ye from White Town had already arrived at Luo Town.

Lu Zhiyao, covered in sweat, rushed hurriedly toward the Divine Array Hall.

He did not even dare to take a carriage, choosing instead to travel on foot to see that towering existence.

Behind him, Peng Linjun followed step by step, his demeanor becoming more respectful as he drew closer to the center of Luo Town.

Within the Sea of Malice, a leaf-boat was rapidly approaching Luo Town.

On it, Fang Rui, the Prefect of Zhiyang Prefecture clad in black armor, had already seen the silhouette of Luo Town.

In an instant, various powerful figures gathered in Luo Town.