Chapter 1341: Li Li Jingzhe and the Faceless Shadow King

Beyond the River Realm, in the void.

Li Li Jingzhe gazed down at the shadow in the darkness with a cold expression; his faint voice, carrying a terrifying pressure, echoed throughout heaven and earth.

"I had vaguely sensed some unusual fluctuations before, but I never expected it to be one of the Thirteen Shadow Kings of the Guiyi Society—the Faceless Shadow King."

"Wherever the Guiyi Society goes, chaos follows."

"So, can you tell me, what are you plotting by lurking in this River Realm?"

The Faceless Shadow King's blank face slowly writhed, as if a low, gravelly laugh emerged: "No can do, even if you're Li Li Jingzhe, the Void Triple-Crowned King, I still can't reveal the Guiyi Society's plans."

Li Li Jingzhe was not surprised by the Faceless Shadow King's answer; his deep gaze shifted toward the River Realm, then settled on the golden talisman floating above it.

The talisman radiated an indescribable divine aura, even causing Li Li Jingzhe to feel a trace of solemnity.

For those energies came from the Four Heavenly Kings of Tianyuan Outer Shenzhou.

"The Guiyi Society's goal is to destroy this 'Four Heavenly Kings' Sealing Talisman,' isn't it? The River Realm holds an extremely terrifying aura of malevolent intent, suppressed by the Four Heavenly Kings' Sealing Talisman, preventing it from coalescing—you wish to release it, and combine it with the 'Black Rain Ghost Calamity' to utterly destroy the River Realm." Li Li Jingzhe's calm voice rang through heaven and earth.

The Faceless Shadow King let out a strange laugh: "Maybe we'll also take out all the King-level powerhouses stationed here in the River Realm, and make your Four Heavenly Kings of Tianyuan Outer Shenzhou stretch their bones."

Li Li Jingzhe said: "What puzzles me is that this Four Heavenly Kings' Sealing Talisman contains the power of four Heavenly King-level experts; to destroy it from the outside—even you, Faceless Shadow King, couldn't do it. Even the top three among the Thirteen Shadow Kings—the Grand Shadow Kings—would be unable."

Among the Thirteen Shadow Kings, the top three were true Triple-Crowned Kings!

The Faceless Shadow King chuckled: "What schemes the Guiyi Society undertakes—how could you, Li Li Jingzhe, possibly guess? I advise you not to meddle. If you truly anger the Guiyi Society, toppling your Li Li Tianwang lineage isn't beyond our reach."

Li Li Jingzhe sneered. He knew well how mysterious and vast the Guiyi Society was; in terms of depth, his Li Li Tianwang lineage truly couldn't compare. But if the Guiyi Society could act so brazenly, it wouldn't need to operate so covertly.

Thus, the Faceless Shadow King's threats were merely empty bravado.

"The exterior of the Four Heavenly Kings' Sealing Talisman is indestructible—even Triple-Crowned King-level experts cannot shatter it. The only possible way to destabilize it is for a King-level being to strike from within the Realm. But due to the talisman's suppression, King-level beings cannot enter, nor can any aberrant King be born inside the Realm."

Here, Li Li Jingzhe stared at the River Realm and said slowly: "What method are you using to breed a King-level being within it? To break this balance?"

"Guess?" the Faceless Shadow King replied with a grin.

Li Li Jingzhe shook his head slightly: "Then I can only suppress you and interrogate you slowly."

As his words fell, the heavenly and earthly energies of the entire River Realm surged violently; three layers of majestic, noble crowns appeared above Li Li Jingzhe's head.

Those three crowns were supreme and exalted, radiating an awe-inspiring majesty that made even the heavens dare not look directly. Every pattern flowing upon them seemed to gather the primordial essence of heaven and earth, brimming with divine essence.

Only the third crown appeared slightly ethereal.

Endless pure light descended from the crowns; within the light, a giant hand fell, encircled by a ten-thousand-zhang golden dragon, its palm clutching a golden bamboo glowing with thunder, upon which flowed a mysterious green wind.

The golden dragon hand held the thunder bamboo; the thunder bamboo flowed with divine wind.

The moment it struck downward, the entire River Realm trembled violently; countless beings looked up in horror, witnessing the terrifying sight descending from the heavens.

The Faceless Shadow King felt most acutely the crushing pressure descending from above; he dared not underestimate it. He thrust his sharp palm into his own cheek and tore it open with brutal force.

Ssschhh!

He ripped off his entire face.

The face peeled upward, expanding with the wind, instantly becoming a ten-thousand-zhang colossal visage floating in the sky—yet upon this giant face grew a mouth filled with black, razor-sharp teeth.

From that mouth poured endless black smoke, from which countless human faces emerged, each spewing more smoke.

This infinite layering created a black smoke that threatened to engulf the entire River Realm—an image of terrifying magnitude.

Yet the golden dragon hand, wielding the thunder bamboo and divine wind, still struck down with full force.

Boom!

In that instant, the entire River Realm shook violently; surging energy storms raged uncontrollably.

Even the vast River of Heaven far above, ever-flowing in the heavens, rippled slightly.

The endless eerie black smoke was utterly destroyed in the collision; the golden dragon hand shattered the void and smashed the colossal face into countless fragments.

Those fragments sliced across the sky; each one, like a black meteor, turned tens of thousands of li of land into cold, charred earth.

The Faceless Shadow King's true body let out a muffled groan; cracks appeared faintly on his face. In the next instant, black flames surged from the fissures, rapidly burning his body into a pile of ash.

"Think you can run?"

Seeing this, Li Li Jingzhe swept his sleeve; boundless emerald divine wind erupted from his sleeve, piercing into the void.

Simultaneously,

In the bustling cities of the River Realm, figures laughing with others suddenly froze mid-sentence, then turned and walked away amid many startled gazes.

But the moment they turned, a thread of emerald divine wind, like a shadow, pierced through their faces, instantly drilling a bloody hole.

Though their faces were pierced, the figures did not stop—they ran forward several paces before their bodies began to spew torrents of malevolent intent, spreading outward.

Immediately, terrified screams erupted; city guards rushed over frantically to extinguish the malevolent aura.

Similar scenes occurred simultaneously across every corner of the River Realm.

The Faceless Shadow King's hidden preparations were beyond imagination.

But Li Li Jingzhe's divine wind moved with pinpoint precision, traversing the void of the River Realm at an unimaginable speed, tracking down and erasing every one of his spawn seeds.

In less than half a stick of incense, countless Faceless Shadow King clones were wiped out.

Until, at one moment, a pained, sinister groan echoed faintly in the void; a childlike face drifted out, shredded by a thread of emerald wind.

And all sensing and pursuit ceased.

Li Li Jingzhe stood in the void, sweeping his sleeve; boundless emerald wind surged from the void into his sleeve.

The Faceless Shadow King had severed one of his life-face masks, completely severing the "Divine Green Wind"'s tracking.

"Li Li Jingzhe, I remember this wound to my face. Do you think you can stop the Guiyi Society's scheme? Foolish delusion. This plan—even if Li Li Tianwang himself came, he couldn't stop it!" A venomous voice echoed faintly from the depths of the void, then vanished completely.

Li Li Jingzhe frowned slightly. Though the Faceless Shadow King was only a Double-Crowned King, his escape techniques were truly peerless.

As he frowned, boundless heavenly and earthly energy surged in this void; three figures radiating infinite majesty broke through the heavens.

"Pulse Leader Li Jingzhe, who were you fighting?" The speaker was a withered old man riding a colossal white elephant—the White Elephant King, Zhu Yuan, of the Zhu Li Tianwang lineage.

The other two were Qin Jiujie and the Divine Tiger King Zhao Zong.

Li Li Jingzhe glanced at the three of them and said: "It was the Faceless Shadow King of the Guiyi Society. He was hiding here—likely because the Guiyi Society has some scheme underway."

At these words, the three men's expressions changed at once.

"That fiend was wounded by me and fled into hiding, but he certainly won't leave the Boundary River Domain. I suggest the four of us join hands next, track him down, and at the same time send word back to each of our Li Li Tianwang lines. If the Guiyi Society truly is plotting something, it must be earth-shattering. The four of us alone... may not be able to hold it down." Li Li Jingzhe said slowly.

Qin Jiujie furrowed his brow slightly and said, "Li Li Jingzhe, the Faceless Underworld King is only at the Double-Crowned King realm. There's no need to make such a big fuss, is there? And with the four of us stationed here, how would he dare to cause trouble from now on?"

"The Faceless One is not to be feared, but the Guiyi Society has been plotting in the Boundary River Domain for so many years, and we haven't gained a single scrap of intelligence. That alone compels one to feel wary." Li Li Jingzhe said expressionlessly.

At these words, White Elephant King Zhu Yuan and Divine Tiger King Zhao Zong couldn't help but nod as well.

Seeing this, Qin Jiujie's gaze flickered, and he said no more.

However, just at this moment, Li Li Jingzhe's expression suddenly shifted. He slowly raised his head and looked toward the vast great river above the void.

At this moment, the Boundary River — as if it had existed since time immemorial — actually began to erupt with extremely violent and terrifying waves of energy.

The entire Boundary River Domain trembled violently under the churning of the Boundary River.

Within the Boundary River Domain, countless gazes filled with fear turned toward the horizon.

Boom boom boom!

For they saw that, at this moment, a torrential downpour was pouring from the void above, rumbling as it covered every corner of the Boundary River Domain.

That rain was black.

The Black Rain Ghost Tribulation had descended ahead of time.