Chapter 252: Li Zhangsheng Takes Action, Wu Lie's Guess!

Su Yu sat cross-legged quietly on the bed.

He had managed to sneak in for now.

But truth be told, Su Yu had not yet figured out what to do next.

According to the plan, he would enter the Energy Ore Vein himself, detonate the Energy Ore Vein, and just like before in Leopard City, trigger chaos in Leopard City.

He could even seize the opportunity to slay some of the Mist Tribe's experts and weaken the Mist Tribe's strength.

Although the Mist Tribe was a race, truth be told, it was not even comparable to Leopard City.

Back then, when Su Yu blew up the entire Energy Ore Vein, the Leopard Tribe had mobilized no fewer than four Great Sun Grand Masters, over a dozen Bright Moon Grand Masters, dozens of Star Ancestor Masters, and over a hundred Flying Heaven Realm experts before they could barely suppress the situation.

But even so, the Leopard Tribe still lost several Bright Moon Grand Masters.

If he could successfully detonate the Energy Ore Vein, the Mist Tribe's losses would likely be even more devastating.

Unless the Mist King took action.

However, Li Zhangsheng's existence would not allow the Mist King to act easily.

Given the chance, Li Zhangsheng was itching to kill the Mist King — how could he possibly let the Mist King act easily to stop the Energy Ore Vein's explosion?

But the most important problem right now was...

How to enter the Energy Ore Vein!

To enter the Energy Ore Vein, one needed the City Lord's decree. Even though Wu Jie was the City Lord's son, obtaining the City Lord's decree would not be so easy.

Unless... he could render a great meritorious service!

And right now, the most important merit was undoubtedly the City Lord's position.

As long as the crucial final point fell on himself, and he helped the City Lord secure his position in one stroke, combined with Wu Jie's identity.

Obtaining the decree would be much easier.

"But the trouble now is, what if the first two rounds are both lost — wouldn't that all be for nothing?"

Su Yu's brows furrowed slightly.

Being the third battle was very important, but let's not forget.

If the first two rounds were lost, it might not even reach his turn before the City Lord's position already belonged to someone else.

"Although in Wu Jie's memories, his father was the strongest among the three Great Sun Grand Masters, but if the other two had made a breakthrough, that would be troublesome."

"Perhaps... I could get Teacher Li to take action!"

Su Yu's eyes lit up.

Li Zhangsheng was an invincible Grand Master. If he took action and severely wounded the two Great Sun Grand Masters, the City Lord would inevitably win the first round.

So the final trump card fell on Su Yu.

At the thought of this, Su Yu took out a jade slip from his Space Ring.

This was a communication jade slip exclusive to Li Zhangsheng and Su Yu.

It was not of very good quality, but it could still manage short-distance communication.

Then, Su Yu transmitted his idea to Li Zhangsheng.

At the same time, among a layer of clouds nine heavens above Mist City.

Li Zhangsheng reclined comfortably among the clouds, drinking fine wine.

Suddenly, a vibration came from his chest.

Li Zhangsheng took out a jade slip from his robes.

On it, there was unmistakably a message from Su Yu.

After reading the message, Li Zhangsheng's expression turned somewhat peculiar.

"Severely wound the other two Great Sun Grand Masters, and help the City Lord win the first round?"

Li Zhangsheng's expression was very peculiar.

His relationship with the Mist Tribe was one of fight to the death.

Although he was very willing to severely wound the Mist Tribe's Great Sun Grand Masters, the moment he saw that Su Yu wanted to help the Mist Tribe's City Lord keep his position.

Wasn't this purely helping his own mortal enemy?

However, Li Zhangsheng also had a strong sense of the big picture. He was well aware that to severely wound the entire Mist Tribe and complete his revenge, he had to act according to Su Yu's plan.

Li Zhangsheng took a deep breath, his gaze gradually turning sharp.

His eyes fell upon Mist City below.

"Since that's the case, then I'll collect a little interest from the two of you!"

Back then, when Li Zhangsheng's student fell, these three had also added fuel to the fire!

Collect a little interest!

Nightfall descended slowly, and a sky full of stars adorned the void above.

It was as if they formed a magnificent oil painting, brimming with an ethereal feeling.

Mist City.

The mist still shrouded all of Mist City. Under the mist, many people would easily lose their way to begin with.

At night, the mist's effect became even more pronounced.

Even some of the Mist Tribe's experts, if their cultivation was a bit weak, were unwilling to go out at night.

So, Mist City's nights were very quiet.

At this moment, inside a mansion in Mist City.

In the main hall, an old man and a youth were conversing.

A young man knelt on the ground, speaking with a runny nose and tears streaming down his face.

"Father, you must stand up for me! Today you didn't see it — that Wu Jie's gaze was like he wanted to kill me! All I did was covet his Mist Beast — does he really have to kill me over that!"

This person was indeed Wu Xing, whose courage Su Yu frightened today.

At this moment Wu Xing knelt on the ground, continuously complaining to his father.

In front of Wu Xing, an elderly man sat quietly on a chair, his body extremely massive, his skin extremely pale, yet a tremendously powerful aura radiated from him.

It was like the scorching sun, unbearably hot.

"Hmph! You have the nerve to come here to complain! That Wu Jie is only at the sixth Golden Body, while you are already at the eighth Golden Body. With such a vast gap in strength, a single glance from him scared you half to death. I truly don't know why I gave birth to a son like you!"

The elder said, sounding as if he regretted that iron failed to become steel.

This man is one of the three Great Sun Grand Masters of the Wu Clan, Wu Lie.

He is also a candidate for this contest for the Wu City City Lord position.

Wu Xing said, sniffling and crying.

"Father, Wu Jie's gaze is truly terrifying. It feels just like when I first saw my brother!"

Wu Xing said, feeling aggrieved.

"Your brother?"

Wu Lie's eyebrows twitched slightly.

He has three sons; Wu Xing is the youngest, and also a contestant in the third round of this city lord battle.

Above Wu Xing there is an older sister and an older brother.

The sister married into a noble family of the Wolf Clan, and the brother became a squad leader in a Wolf Clan legion.

Although the Wolf Clan is not a top‑tier race, like the Leopard Clan it has a King-Conferred Strong One stationed there.

Wu Lie's daughter marrying into the Wolf Clan is considered to have clung to the Wolf Clan's power.

For this Wu City city lord seat, Wu Lie, leveraging his daughter's connections, recruited a Bright Moon Grand Master strong one from the Wolf Clan to fight in the second round.

Wu Lie's eldest son, now in the Wolf Clan legion, has reached the Flying Heaven Realm Perfection in cultivation.

He has also taken part in numerous battles, killing countless people.

Wu Lie knows clearly that the gaze Wu Xing described is the same as his eldest son's gaze.

That is a gaze only someone who has truly fought on a battlefield can muster.

Wu Lie's eyebrows twitched slightly.

"Is that true?"

Wu Lie knows that although his son has terrifying talent, he may even reach the Great Sun Grand Master realm in the future, inheriting his mantle.

However, having been pampered since childhood, the only thing he fears is his own elder brother.

The reason for his fear is the sky‑rising killing intent that his elder brother possesses.

Wu Lie did not expect that Wu Jie also possessed such an aura.

"If we go by what you say, Wu Jie's hidden strength must be rather deep; it seems in this third round he will be your formidable opponent!"

Wu Lie's brows knit tightly.

It was already a foregone conclusion, but Wu Jie's concealment gave Wu Lie some unease.

"Alright, you go back and rest first; I'll think about Wu Jie's matter myself!"

Seeing his still‑complaining son, Wu Lie waved his hand irritably, signaling him to leave.

Wu Xing reluctantly left the hall and returned to his own room.

Wu Lie sat alone quietly in the hall, his aura continuously fluctuating.

"This Wu Jie is a threat; it seems I must find a chance to eliminate him."

A murderous intent flashed across Wu Lie's face.

He has coveted the city lord seat for a long time; any threat will be completely swept away by him.

Suddenly, a cold voice sounded beside Wu Lie's ear.

"I'm just afraid you won't get the chance!"

The instant he heard the voice, Wu Lie's hair stood up all over his body.

"Who's there!"

Wu Lie let out a booming laugh; behind him, a Great Sun Illusory Shadow suddenly materialized, its sun‑like power radiating scorching waves capable of vaporizing everything.

The surrounding mist was largely dispelled as well.

Yet no human figure appeared within Wu Lie's sight.

As Wu Lie's brows remained furrowed, a sharp Sword Qi burst instantly from the void.

The Sword Qi, moving at lightning speed, struck Wu Lie's chest in an instant.

Wu Lie's complexion changed wildly; the Sword Qi's speed was simply too fast— even though Wu Lie had already deployed his divine soul power, he still failed to perceive its presence.

Poof!

The Sword Qi easily sliced through Wu Lie's chest, its fierce force tearing his flesh and bone apart.

The intense pain forced Wu Lie's whole face to contort.

The cold voice sounded again.

"Consider this a small lesson, a little interest; sooner or later you will die beneath my Sword."

As the voice faded, Wu Lie vaguely saw a faint silhouette flickering in the void before it vanished.

Wu Lie, unable to track the figure's movement, hurriedly activated Grandmaster's Power to disperse the Sword Qi inside his body.

However, the Sword Qi inside him clung like maggots to bone; no matter how he used his Grandmaster's Power, it stubbornly remained, continuously ravaging him.

"Damn it, this Sword Qi feels so familiar…"

Wu Lie clenched his teeth, grinding away at the Sword Qi bit by bit.

Suddenly, his pupils snapped shut.

"This sword aura… the Eternal Sword aura!"

He let out a startled cry, and his whole body rose to fight despite the pain.

He looked around, his face gravely serious, and faintly through Wu Lie's eyes could still perceive the deep‑seated fear.

"Eternal Sword, Li Zhangsheng."

"That guy has come to the Mist Clan, hasn't he!"

At the same time, in the residence of another Great Sun Grand Master in Mist City, the exact same incident occurred.

That Great Sun Grand Master, called Wu Kuang, faced Li Zhangsheng's sword and his body was almost sliced in half.

The lingering sword aura on Wu Kuang continuously damaged the life force within his body.

His cultivation was even weaker than Wu Lie's; facing Li Zhangsheng's sword, he was nearly slain.

At this moment, he was extremely weak.

It took a full night to disperse a third of the sword aura inside his body.

Now Wu Kuang's complexion remained exceedingly pale.

He stared at the heavens in terror, the mist blocking his eyes.

"Damn it, how did that Death God infiltrate my Mist Clan's territory? Are all the Three Races' people shit‑eaters? Someone like that left the battlefield and didn't inform us immediately!"

He muttered a curse.

The Three Races keep watch over some of the Human Race's overwhelmingly powerful warriors.

For example, the Human Race's Marquis King, and the Human Race's Invincible Grand Master.

As the second‑ranked Invincible Grand Master on the Grand Master list, the Three Races also have someone monitoring Li Zhangsheng.

But who is Li Zhangsheng?

To monitor Li Zhangsheng, one must be a Marquis, and how could a Marquis possibly spend such a great cost to watch a Great Sun Grand Master?

Therefore, Li Zhangsheng shedding surveillance is a piece of cake.

At that moment, Wu Lie's figure appeared in Wu Kuang's residence.

Wu Lie looked at Wu Kuang's pale complexion and gave a wry smile.

"You were also attacked by Li Zhangsheng!"

Hearing that, Wu Kuang snapped into awareness.

"What? He also came looking for you?"

Wu Kuang looked at Wu Lie and indeed saw Wu Lie's complexion a bit weak, with faint blood still seeping from his chest.

Li Zhangsheng's sword aura is truly overbearing.

Even though both are Great Sun Grand Masters in cultivation, dispersing Li Zhangsheng's sword aura cannot be done in a day or two.

Wu Lie said with a grim expression.

"At a time like this, Li Zhangsheng appearing in the Mist Clan is certainly no good."

Wu Kuang fell silent.

"The priority now is to determine Li Zhangsheng's true purpose in coming to the Mist Clan. If it's the Mist King, there's no need to worry, but if it's us three, we must be on guard!"

Wu Lie sighed and said.

"Back then Li Zhangsheng might not have been our match, but now he far exceeds us; unless the Mist King intervenes, the three of us cannot contend with Li Zhangsheng."

Wu Kuang hesitated.

"Should we inform the Mist King? If the Mist King steps in, Li Zhangsheng could do nothing, no matter his intentions."

Wu Lie shook his head and said.

"The Mist King is currently attacking the mid‑stage of a Marquis; once successful, our Mist Clan's standing will rise, so notifying the Mist King now is not worth it."

"Moreover, Li Zhangsheng clearly had a chance to kill us last night, yet he didn't. This seems rather odd!"

Wu Lie squinted and murmured low.

Listening to Wu Lie, Wu Kuang's pupils suddenly contracted.

"You mean Li Zhangsheng didn't kill us because of something else."

Wu Lie nodded and said.

"I went to the City Lord's residence today. Guess what I found?"

"What?"

A ferocious grin flashed across Wu Lie's face.

"Wu Lin wasn't injured at all!"

Hearing Wu Lie, Wu Kuang's pupils jolted.

At this moment, Wu Lin indeed was unharmed.

Wu Lin, the current father of Wu Jie and the City Lord of Mist City,

You see, both Wu Lie and I were wounded, yet Wu Lin was not—what does that indicate?

Especially at such a critical moment.

In a few days, the City Lord Battle will commence, and despite Li Zhangsheng's sudden appearance, Wu Lin remained unharmed.

Some things instantly became obvious.

Wu Kuang clenched his teeth.

"You mean Wu Lin colluded with the Human Race's Li Zhangsheng to strike us, all for the upcoming City Lord Battle?"

Wu Lie nodded and said.

"It should be so; although there's no concrete evidence, yesterday my incompetent son went to cause trouble for Wu Jie."

"But Wu Jie had been hiding something; my child said Wu Jie carried a killing intent only those who descend from the battlefield possess."

"Do you still remember that period of time when Wu Jie disappeared a year ago? I think back then Wu Lin probably already sent Wu Jie to the Myriad Races Battlefield for training."

"Heh, as expected of the City Lord, after so many years, with the City Lord Battle about to happen, you started preparing so early."

Wu Lie let out a cold snort.

Wu Kuang fell silent.

"To be honest, he doesn't have much thought about this City Lord Battle, after all, neither Wu Lie nor Wu Lin is someone he can compare to."

"But the appearance of Li Zhangsheng has given him some ideas."

"Colluding with the Human Race, or Li Zhangsheng—if the Mist King finds out, this Wu Lin is finished!"

Wu Kuang let out a cold snort, his eyes filled with killing intent.

Wu Lie said lightly.

"We still can't let the Mist King know, after all, we don't have his evidence yet."

"But it's coming soon; as soon as the City Lord Battle ends, the evidence will appear."

Wu Lie let out a cold snort.

Wu Kuang frowned slightly, obviously not understanding.

Wu Lie said.

"In the City Lord Battle, we'll go up wounded; if Wu Lin wins, we'll use that as a pretext to attack Wu Lin, then we'll blow things up and alarm the Mist King."

"Even without clear evidence, in the Mist King's heart, he will develop some suspicions toward Wu Lin."

"By then, the City Lord's position will still be just a word from the Mist King, right?"

"Moreover, Wu Lin secretly sent Wu Jie to the Myriad Races Battlefield behind the Mist King's back—who knows if he went to collude with the Human Race? When the time comes, with both arrows flying, I don't believe the Mist King will still trust Wu Lin!"

Hearing Wu Lie's words, Wu Kuang's eyes lit up.

"This scheme is excellent!"

The two exchanged a glance, both revealing a smile.

At this moment, Su Yu was still cultivating in the room.

Su Yu didn't know the conversation between Wu Lie and Wu Kuang, but if he did, he would surely laugh his head off.

For Su Yu, entering the Energy Ore Vein is one thing, but if he could cause the Mist Clan to fall into chaos, that would be even better.

As for Wu Lin's situation, Su Yu doesn't care; Su Yu cares about how to provoke internal strife in the Mist Clan.

If Su Yu knew their thoughts, he might even add another log to the fire.

Let this fire burn even more fiercely.

Anyway, detonating the Energy Ore Vein is all about causing internal strife in the Mist Clan.

And now, if we don't need to detonate, we can still cause the Mist Clan to riot.

Wouldn't that be better?