Chapter 193: Possessed by the Strong

Seeking justice?

The gathered Second Heaven experts were startled at these words, then frowned.

They were deeply puzzled; they could not see through the person before them, which meant this individual was also a Second Heaven powerhouse, at least their equal. What kind of injustice would a powerhouse of this level need to seek redress for?

"What exactly are you trying to say?"

That Ye Family Second Heaven expert was the first to break the silence, speaking in a deep voice.

"Didn't I already tell you what I wanted to say?"

"Seeking justice," Li Heng smiled slightly.

"Then what injustice are you seeking to redress?"

The Demon Suppression Division's Xuan Dao took a step forward and spoke. He was very curious about Li Heng's cultivation, background, and purpose. He felt that since he himself, as a Great Second Heaven, could not see through this person, yet this person had simply uttered the words "seeking justice," the matter must absolutely not be simple!

"Naturally, the injustice of being wanted."

"I didn't do anything, yet I ended up on a wanted list for no reason."

Li Heng shook his head with a sigh.

The gathered Second Heaven experts were stunned upon hearing this; this person was wanted?

How could this be? Who would dare to put a bounty on a Second Heaven expert whose depth was unknown? Unless this Second Heaven was some kind of Evil Demon, Outer Path, or Weird entity, but it was obvious the person before them was not.

Otherwise, they would not have been recognized as master by the Jinhua Bell.

"Please elaborate on this matter."

Xuan Dao frowned.

This wanted notice must have been issued from within Jinhua City; otherwise, this powerhouse of unknown depth would never have run into Jinhua City and caused such a huge commotion.

However, there were only two departments in Jinhua City capable of issuing a wanted notice. One was their Demon Suppression Division, and the other was the Prefecture Governor's Mansion; both were official institutions of Great Li.

So, which side issued this wanted notice?

A faint sense of unease arose in Xuan Dao.

Could it be that during his period of seclusion, some of his subordinates had acted on their own initiative and placed a bounty on this mysterious Second Heaven expert? Currently, he held deep wariness toward Li Heng and did not wish to make an enemy of him.

"Why don't you all go and take a look?"

"I imagine my wanted notice is still posted on the city wall."

Li Heng smiled slightly.

"Fine, I will go!"

In order to understand what was going on, Xuan Dao stepped forward directly, tore through space, and used a Secret Technique to reach the city gate.

With Xuan Dao gone, the surrounding Second Heaven experts focused their gazes on Li Heng. That Ye Family Second Heaven expert suddenly spoke up.

"I don't care whether you are wanted or not, but we must properly discuss this matter of the Jinhua Bell. The Jinhua Bell is the treasure that guards Jinhua City; is it appropriate for you to take it away so easily?"

He challenged Li Heng, and most of the other Second Heaven experts nodded in agreement.

Although for a long time, no one had been able to gain any advantage before the Jinhua Bell or get it to recognize them as master, as long as the Jinhua Bell remained in Jinhua City, it gave them a glimmer of hope, and that was enough.

Perhaps in the future, their cultivation would break through...

And the Jinhua Bell would recognize them as master?

This was like meat in a pot.

Although the meat was very hot and they could not eat it for the time being, they were all waiting—waiting for this piece of meat to cool down before eating it.

But now, an outsider had taken advantage of the meat being too hot to eat and swallowed it in one gulp. How could they endure this? Eating so fast, eating it while it was so hot—weren't they afraid of ruining their body?

"That is where you are attached to appearances." Li Heng smiled slightly.

"Since ancient times, heavenly treasures..."

"Are possessed by those with virtue, is that it?" Before he could finish, that Ye Family Second Heaven expert suddenly spoke, interrupting Li Heng's words with a cold sneer.

"The Jinhua Bell has no intelligence, and even if it did, it would be dim-witted. How do I know if you have virtue? Perhaps you used some Outer Path methods to get your hands on the Jinhua Bell, who knows."

He continued to speak, effectively tearing off the mask of civility.

Although he felt this person before him was unfathomably mysterious and there was no need to provoke him if not necessary, when it came to the Jinhua Bell, he had to provoke him. When it came to interests, whoever backed down was a fool.

Could this person before them really do anything to their Ye Family?

Don't make me laugh!

"That is why I said you are attached to appearances."

Li Heng was not annoyed, shaking his head with a smile.

"What I said was... possessed by the strong."

As soon as these words fell, the Second Heaven experts present could not help but frown. Saying it like that—wasn't it too arrogant? Heavenly treasures, possessed by the strong? Could it be that you mean you are very strong, stronger than all of us?

For a moment, the expressions of the many Second Heaven experts turned unfriendly.

None of those who could advance to the Second Heaven realm were pushovers; they all had histories of being prodigies themselves, slaughtering their way across the land, and some could even be called geniuses to this day, possessing great combat power.

Yet Li Heng dared to say such things.

Wasn't this clearly provoking them?

"Good, what a 'possessed by the strong'!"

After a moment of silence, the Ye Family Second Heaven expert sneered incessantly. He had been worrying about what excuse to use to take back the Jinhua Bell, and he hadn't expected this person to give him the opportunity directly.

Didn't you say it's possessed by the strong? Then I will be stronger than you!

"Since that is the case, I will take back the Jinhua Bell, and surely you cannot say anything about it then." He continued in a ghostly tone, his words sharp and exposed, his aura surging straight into the clouds, incomparably arrogant.

He was not a fool; he knew Li Heng was not easy to provoke.

But with so many people here, most of whom wanted to take back the Jinhua Bell, he would simply be the first to stick his neck out and target Li Heng, and then most of the others would follow suit and attack.

If he couldn't beat him, others would follow up.

If Li Heng was truly very strong and invincible against everyone present, sweeping through all sides, then they would all attack together. He did not believe that they could not defeat Li Heng with so many Second Heaven experts joining forces.

It does not matter if the Jinhua Bell cannot be obtained now.

But the Jinhua Bell must remain in Jinhua City!

He was also not worried that these Second Heaven experts would be hindered by any sense of face and fail to gang up on him. Face is empty; only profit is real. As long as they are the winners, who would dare say they disregarded face? Are there a few who might very likely not make a move?

Therefore, there is simply no need for concern.

"Ye Family, Ye Zhangfeng, do you dare to fight!"

Ye Zhangfeng was swift and decisive, directly issuing a challenge.

"Oh? You are from the Ye Family; no wonder the Yin Qi is so dense."

Li Heng was slightly surprised upon hearing this.

"What, are you afraid?"

Ye Zhangfeng said disdainfully.

However, this was not strange; although their Ye Family was not the kind of supreme noble family that could establish a dynasty, their Yin Qi Bloodline still held a formidable reputation, and ordinary people could rarely contend with it.

It was not surprising that the person before him feared their Ye Family.

"I am not afraid, but rather afraid that I might accidentally beat you to death."

Li Heng said softly.

There was no help for it; the Ye Family's many methods were useless against him, and the so-called Yin Qi Bloodline was even more ridiculous, but any random punch of his could shatter the Yin Qi protection and reach this person's soul to blast it apart.

That would be a bit troublesome.

He did not want to beat the small one only for the old one to come.

"How bold!"

Ye Zhangfeng's expression changed abruptly upon hearing this, as it touched his psychological defenses.

The last time he heard similar words was during the Ye Family's struggle for the position of young master. At that time, he had been beaten like a dead dog by the Third Young Master, Ye Xuanxiao, and it had once become his psychological trauma.

Now that he had advanced to Second Heaven, someone actually dared to say such things to him? Did they really think he was easy to bully?

He erupted with all his power, his aura rising rapidly, directly reaching Strong Second Heaven Peak and approaching Infinite Great Innate, as dense Yin Qi spilled out like black ink and assaulted Li Heng.

In his blind rage, he could not care that this place was the Bell Tower in the center of the city; he only wanted to suppress and kill this person as quickly as possible.

Seeing this, the various Second Heaven experts frowned and moved to use their power to protect themselves. They complained inwardly that Ye Zhangfeng did not choose another place to fight; what if the surrounding mansions were affected?

But it seems.

These words apparently touched Ye Zhangfeng's reverse scale, causing him to attack in a rage. Ye Zhangfeng was a Strong Second Heaven, and with the blessing of his bloodline, he could reach Strong Second Heaven Peak like this; he was very strong.

Now there would be a good show to watch.

The various Second Heaven experts revealed playful smiles, thinking this was a good opportunity to observe this person's True Reality strength. However, this person seemed very young, so even if he were strong, he likely would not be outrageously so.

Seeing this, Li Heng sighed leisurely.

"Everyone, you are witnesses; I did not strike first."

Immediately, his palm moved, shaking the Jinhua Bell in his hand. "Ding dong dong!" The bell sound vibrated outward, the Yin Qi as dense as black ink exploded directly, and the sound waves assaulted Ye Zhangfeng.

Ye Zhangfeng was startled upon seeing this and deployed his Yin Qi protection.

But the next moment, the layers of protection he deployed shattered completely under the power of the bell sound, finally reaching his body, resounding deep within his soul, and then exploding violently.

His form stiffened, and finally, unable to support himself, he fell to the ground.

The various Second Heaven experts were stunned, not yet having reacted.

But the next moment, they finally realized what had happened and were directly dumbfounded. Once the bell rang, Ye Zhangfeng's methods were shattered, and then he just fell to the ground?

What kind of joke is this? Ye Zhangfeng is a Strong Second Heaven!

"Tsk, truly weak and unable to withstand a blow; he fainted immediately."

Li Heng shook his head with a tsk, feeling somewhat speechless.

What he was speechless about was not Ye Zhangfeng, but himself.

After all, he had just started; that was only the first time, and he had not controlled the power well, directly causing the bell sound to explode in Ye Zhangfeng's heart, causing him to faint. Hmm, it is not even certain if he will be able to wake up later.

The various Second Heaven experts gasped upon hearing this.

What does it mean to be weak and unable to withstand a blow?

Ye Zhangfeng was a Strong Second Heaven, considered a medium-to-high-level existence among them, yet he received the evaluation of being weak and unable to withstand a blow, and once the bell rang, he was directly knocked unconscious?

Could this person be that strong? Directly crushing him?

"Grandpa, I told you, he is really strong."

"Now Aunt has a chance to be saved."

On Ma Zonghua's side, Ma Xingkong muttered in a low voice, his eyes growing brighter, feeling that Li Heng was truly too strong. However, because of the height difference, he did not see his grandfather's increasingly furrowed brow.

The many Second Heaven experts were immersed in that strike of Li Heng's just now, and they all focused their thoughts without making a sound, causing the entire scene to fall into silence.

At this moment, space tore open once again.

Xuan Dao stepped out from the Rift, holding a yellowed piece of paper in his hand. He was about to speak but discovered that the atmosphere here was very strange; it was a bit too quiet.

"Eh? Why is this Ye Zhangfeng sleeping on the ground?"

"Forget it, never mind."

Xuan Dao shook his head and looked solemnly at Li Heng.

"This really is the wanted poster from my Demon Suppression Division; it was actually hidden by a Guard, giving me quite a search. But... what is this about Ma Suxuan being an accomplice?"

"Is this kind of charge worth issuing a wanted notice?"

"Oh, Jin Feihai, you are here too; that is a coincidence."

"You tell me, what exactly is going on here!"

He looked at Jin Feihai, who was hiding among the many Second Heaven experts.

He furrowed his brow and said sternly.