Chapter 2481: Emperor-Level Battle

Viper did not say a word and directly executed the old man. With a dull thud, the old man's corpse fell heavily from the sky to the ground.

This dull thud was like a heavy drumbeat, striking hard at everyone's heart.

Looking at Viper high in the sky, everyone's faces turned pale, their eyes filled with fear.

At this moment, Viper, looking at the city full of people below, was also suffering from a massive headache.

He did not know the altered appearances and identities of Ye Changqing and the others; what was he supposed to do with so many people?

"Everyone who entered the city within the last half-hour, step forward."

After thinking for a moment, Viper said in a deep voice.

But as his voice fell, everyone in the city was scared witless; not a single person spoke up.

No one knew what Viper wanted to do. Faced with the unknown, who would dare to step forward at a time like this?

Wouldn't that be courting death? If they stepped out, what if Viper just executed them the next second?

Ye Changqing and his three companions were also mixed in the crowd, feigning terror and remaining motionless.

Seeing this, Viper's brows furrowed tightly.

His hands were itching; he wanted to kill someone. He was already burning with rage, and now that not a single person in this city responded to his words, they were truly courting death.

He wanted nothing more than to strike down with one palm and raze the city below to the ground, but he could not.

What if he ended up killing Ye Changqing in the process?

But with so many people, if he had to verify their identities one by one, heaven knows how long that would take.

For a moment, Viper found himself in a dilemma; this was damnably difficult.

His divine sense had long since enveloped the entire city, and he had hoped to use it to find Ye Changqing's location and see through their disguise technique.

But after several sweeps, Viper discovered that the grade of Ye Changqing and the others' disguise technique was not low; it was impossible to detect with divine sense alone.

This made Viper's mood even worse.

If divine sense wouldn't work, he would have to find them one by one, but the time...

"No one stepping forward? Do you all want to die?"

The rage in his eyes grew more intense, and his pressure increased once again.

Yet, the more Viper acted this way, the less the people in the city dared to move. It was obvious he wanted to kill; how could anyone possibly step forward voluntarily now?

"Point them out yourselves—whoever is beside you that entered the city within the last half-hour. Anyone who dares to hide it, dies."

Seeing this, Viper spoke again.

But he was met with boundless silence once more. Everyone kept their heads lowered, faces filled with terror, not daring to speak.

As for pointing anyone out, that was even more... let alone the fact that they didn't know themselves; after all, there were so many people entering the city, and they didn't know each other. How the hell was he supposed to know who entered when?

Even if they did know, they wouldn't dare to spout nonsense at a time like this.

Seeing this, Viper gnashed his teeth in anger, yet he couldn't bring himself to act.

Watching Viper seething with rage but hesitating to strike, many in the city guessed what was happening.

Everyone wasn't a fool. If an Emperor Realm expert really wanted to act, their entire city would likely be dead already.

Slaughtering a city was no pressure at all for an Emperor Realm existence, let alone Viper, who was a Star Bandit—he had even less of a burden.

The fact that he hadn't acted yet meant Viper had a reason not to. Combining this with his previous words, he was looking for someone?

That was why he didn't dare to strike randomly, fearing he might accidentally kill the person he was looking for.

Realizing this, many felt a slight sense of relief.

As long as he had reservations, it was fine. What they feared was Viper going crazy, acting recklessly, and slaughtering the city—that would be an unprovoked disaster, losing their lives for nothing.

The two sides were stuck in a stalemate when Li Xue, who had been a step behind Viper, arrived.

He hadn't been willing to use a secret technique, so his speed was slower than Viper's.

Chasing all the way to White Pine Valley, he saw that the city-protecting array had been broken by Viper. Li Xue frowned and stepped forward to ask.

"How is it now?"

"That brat escaped into the city. I can't confirm his identity."

Hearing this, Viper spoke truthfully. Li Xue also frowned. What now?

Looking at the sea of people below, Li Xue felt his scalp tingle.

What were they supposed to do with so many people? The most critical thing was that White Pine Valley wouldn't give them much time.

That woman was likely already on her way.

After a moment of silence, Li Xue said in a deep voice.

"Shall we take them all back first?"

"Fine."

This was the best option at the moment. Viper nodded without much thought.

But as he said this, Li Xue actually had no confidence in his heart; he didn't know if they would have enough time.

"Everyone, get back to the Blood King Palace territory. Whoever dares to run, dies."

Viper said coldly.

Hearing this, the spirit chef in the crowd transmitted a terrified message to Ye Changqing.

"Boss Ye, what do we do now? If we go back, we will definitely be exposed."

This spirit chef was completely terrified. Ye Changqing also had no confidence at this moment.

He naturally knew they couldn't go back, but they couldn't run now either.

Li Xue's suggestion had another layer of intent: he wanted to use pressure to make Ye Changqing and his group lose their composure.

With so many people, it was truly impossible to find Ye Changqing's group in a short time. But if Ye Changqing and his group chose to run regardless, their suspicion would be confirmed instantly, making it much easier to capture them.

This was Li Xue's conspiracy. So, after a slight hesitation, Ye Changqing still decided they could not run.

"Don't move recklessly. Follow everyone else."

He was determined to stay mixed in the crowd and act according to the situation. ===== CHAPTER 2482 =====