Chapter 4: Sun True Fire

Before Li Heng's eyes, two suns appeared.

The first sun was the one depicted in the Great Sun Visualization Diagram, a vast Great Sun hanging high, emitting wisps of golden light to illuminate the earth.

It looked incomparably Sacred and solemn.

The other was the one he had visualized himself.

A simple sphere, with a bit of light added, a bit of temperature, and then the concept of breaking demons and punishing evil attached.

There, a brand-new sun was formed...

As if!

Li Heng's consciousness emerged within his mind, looking at the two suns manifested there, his face showing a grave expression.

He had underestimated the difficulty of Visualization after all.

Or perhaps, the sun depicted in this Great Sun Visualization Diagram was simply too high-level and too detailed to be easily visualized.

He had spent these past few days on it.

His progress in Visualization had barely reached one percent.

He was still very far from fully visualizing the sun from the Great Sun Visualization Diagram; one could even say it was unreachable.

He could feel that as the progress increased, the structure became more and more complex, and the difficulty of Visualization also grew higher.

Could it be that his realm was too low?

Li Heng pondered in his heart and returned to Reality.

He shook his head; even though the Great Sun Visualization Diagram was placed right beside him for him to copy, it was still difficult to visualize.

However, he had not been without gains these past few days.

Merely one percent progress in Visualization was enough to greatly increase his combat power, far surpassing what it was before.

And...

Li Heng's thoughts stirred, and a golden flame rose slowly from his palm; as the firelight flickered, it emitted a Terror-inducing aura, and the surrounding space seemed to be distorted.

Was this... the legendary Sun True Fire?

He guessed in his heart, but quickly dismissed it.

Because this was unlikely; a single wisp of the legendary Sun True Fire could scorch the earth for a thousand miles and burn all things to ash.

This golden flame of his could not compare.

Perhaps it was a lower-level version of the Sun True Fire?

If so.

If he could truly fully visualize the sun from the Great Sun Visualization Diagram, wouldn't he be able to evolve it into the real Sun True Fire?

If he were to consume more Source Power.

He could even manifest the visualized sun into the World!

Becoming like the Great Sun himself, illuminating the heavens!

Thinking of that scene, Li Heng could not help but feel a surge of joy. But soon, he suppressed his thoughts and calmed down.

One must walk the path step by step; avoid being overly ambitious.

After careful consideration, he decided to perform Visualization again; one percent progress was not his limit, he could continue, and at worst, he would just go into seclusion for a few more days.

In this World, there were so many demons and Strange Monsters.

Before his development was complete, he still needed to be steady.

Li Heng's thoughts stirred, his consciousness entered his mind once more, the two Great Suns appeared again, and he began to visualize and construct them.

Night, West City of the outer city.

The outer city was divided into four districts: east, south, west, and north.

The East City was for trade, bustling with heavy traffic, while the West City was a place for peddlers, porters, and water transport.

Precisely because of this.

A criminal gang, the Giant Wave Gang, was entrenched here.

The Giant Wave Gang monopolized water transport and had immense power; if business was poor on any given day, they would even engage in robbery on the water.

However, because their influence was deeply rooted and they had a protective umbrella, even with such arrogance, they had not been struck by the Government, making them a hegemon of Bei'an City.

At this time, the West City was already pitch black.

However, in a courtyard near the water, lights were still burning, appearing out of place with the surrounding darkness.

Cao Hong, the Second Gang Leader of the Giant Wave Gang, lay on a grand armchair in the room, savoring the taste of those young women.

Those bitches at Zui Xiang Lou really knew how to play.

Cao Hong sighed in his heart.

That feeling of ecstasy and romance made his heart burn, and he wished he could battle for three hundred rounds through the night.

Forget it, he would just go tomorrow.

The affairs of the gang could be left to the Gang Leader to handle.

Cao Hong thought wonderfully, making up his mind.

At this moment, the front gate outside was suddenly knocked.

"Knock, knock, knock."

Cao Hong frowned, a murderous aura appearing between his brows. Who was so blind as to dare disturb his, Master Hong's, rest?

Did they not know he had to battle for three hundred rounds again tomorrow?

If it wasn't something urgent, and they still dared to disturb his recuperation, he would see how he would deal with them.

"Who is it?" he shouted in a deep voice, somewhat dissatisfied.

The visitor outside did not answer, but after hearing Cao Hong's words, the knocking became even more urgent and violent.

"Thump, thump, thump..."

The force of this knocking was immense, causing the iron-skinned, wood-hearted gate to vibrate and emit a loud sound.

Yet, strangely, despite creating such a commotion,

the people nearby remained unaware and continued to sleep soundly.

At this moment, Cao Hong also realized something was amiss.

The visitor was likely not a member of his Giant Wave Gang.

Otherwise, facing him, the Second Gang Leader, they would never act with such rudeness.

Cao Hong picked up the Steel Buckle Ring Saber beside him, a cold sneer appearing on his face; he wanted to see exactly who dared to act so presumptuously here!

This was West City, the territory of his Giant Wave Gang!

Carrying the heavy saber, he slowly pushed open the room door and walked into the courtyard; under the reflection of the courtyard lights, the saber emitted a chilling, murderous gleam.

He raised the heavy saber, then quickly opened the gate and, with lightning speed, struck directly downward.

It did not matter who it was.

If they dared to disturb his rest, he would hack them to death first!

In any case, if it was someone he could afford to offend, what did it matter if he hacked them to death with one strike?

Unfortunately, the visitor was not human.

Cao Hong froze, because his heavy saber had actually become stuck, rather than slicing through flesh and blood as he had expected.

By the light in the courtyard,

he finally saw the visitor's face clearly.

It was a pale, bloodless face with a deep ligature mark around the neck, devoid of any vitality.

Was this a person?

This question could not help but rise in Cao Hong's mind.

Suddenly, before he could react,

a rope with a loop hanging from above the eaves inexplicably snared Cao Hong's neck.

Then, with a pull upward,

the large man was left hanging in mid-air.

The rope constricted his neck, crushing his trachea, leaving Cao Hong unable to breathe as he struggled in the air.

However, after struggling for only a few minutes, everything became still.

"She... is not here..."

Suddenly, the breathless Cao Hong opened his eyes, hanging in the air, and spoke with a wooden expression.

The Weird turned and left, having found her scent.

As the Weird departed, the supernatural phenomenon vanished.

Cao Hong, who had still been opening his eyes, instantly lost all momentum; his eyes closed, his head drooped, and he hung in the air.

Swaying slowly with the night breeze, swaying...

The next morning.

The maid who came to serve Cao Hong saw the corpse of Cao Hong hanging at the entrance of the gate, swaying continuously.

"The Second Gang Leader is dead!"

The maid collapsed onto the ground, spilling a basin of hot water, and let out a deafening scream, filled with terror, trembling uncontrollably.

In the morning, the case file was presented to the County Magistrate at the County Government.

At noon, the County Government sent the file to the Demon Suppression Division.

Demon Suppression Division Chief Meng Lingyun looked at the file and frowned; a large man at the Nurturing Essence Realm Peak had been hanged to death?