Chapter 405: Who Exactly Are You?

"Bang!"

Just at this moment, Bai Tu actually swelled up on the spot. A terrifying shockwave swept in all directions, and Shen Yu bore the brunt of it.

Bai Tu's self-detonation caught Shen Yu somewhat by surprise, but he successfully suppressed this force of self-detonation.

If he were outside, he might have been a bit more cautious, but this place had long been enveloped by the Mountain and River Map; did they really think the Mountain and River Map in his hands was just for show?

Thinking they could use the moment of Bai Tu's self-detonation to create an opportunity for themselves and escape in the chaos—what a nice thought.

Everyone here was already under the prison of the Mountain and River Map; it was impossible to escape.

You say, if you had still been hiding in Bai Tu's body, using the power Bai Tu had absorbed these days plus your own methods, perhaps you could have struggled a bit.

But now that you've run out yourself, without even a body, left with only some remnants of mental power, then you can't blame anyone else.

Imprisoning the mental power that wanted to flee, a cold sneer appeared at the corner of Shen Yu's mouth: "Little thing, let's see how I deal with you in a moment."

A powerful, mountain-toppling and sea-draining mental power surged forth, drowning the opponent in an instant.

Soul Suppressing Gold Jade, Soul Falling Bead—he had many treasures in his hands; he was least afraid of dealing with such incomplete mental power.

In just a fleeting moment, he had already scattered the opponent's thoughts, then pressed his advantage, wiping them out completely in one go.

"No! I am not reconciled, I am not reconciled!" The roar of unwillingness echoed, as if ringing in everyone's hearts; everyone was wearing a look of shock.

This level of mental power, even when on the verge of dissipating, still possessed such great might; it was truly the most they had ever seen in their lives.

In this situation, those among them who were well-informed had once inadvertently seen it in ancient books: Bai Tu had clearly had his body occupied.

No one had expected that there would be such a thing inside Bai Tu; no wonder they had heard that the Baicao Sect leader Bai Tu used to have a kind and honest personality, so why had his temperament changed so drastically recently?

Harming the innocent was one thing, but he had actually dared to dig open river embankments, flooding villages and farmlands, causing countless people to starve to death on the streets—this could no longer be described as just being devoid of conscience.

This Jianghu was truly becoming more and more terrifying; if an expert like Bai Tu could have his body occupied so easily, where was there any sense of security for them?

Ignoring the opponent's roar, Shen Yu acted ruthlessly to kill that alien mental power, dissipating it into the air.

Accompanied by infinite unwillingness and resentment, the opponent completely dissipated into the air at this point.

"System, sign in!"

"Sign-in successful, obtained Hundred Years of Internal Energy!"

Not until the system prompted that the sign-in was successful did Shen Yu dare to confirm that the opponent had completely disappeared, and only then did he heave a sigh of relief. It looked like they were truly dead.

It was just that this fellow looked like a small fry; he had been busy for half a day only to get such a small reward, which was far worse than those old monsters.

Hundred Years of Internal Energy was just a small appetizer for him now, not even enough to fill the gaps between his teeth.

Apart from feeling that the power within his body had become a bit more solid and substantial, other improvements could be said to be negligible.

At his current level, a simple increase in internal energy could no longer bring much improvement; he needed more of various insights. A moment of sudden enlightenment was far better than a hundred years of empty practice.

Having resolved everything, Shen Yu's clone disappeared, and his true body walked out leisurely. He retracted the Mountain and River Map; it was another great success.

It was the right choice to let the dangerous clone go; although the opponent's desperate counterattack just now didn't have much impact, being careful never hurts.

"Lord Shen, many thanks for your help, Lord. If it weren't for you, Chengzhou would be finished!"

"That's right, Lord Shen saved the people of Chengzhou from fire and water; please accept our bow!"

Seeing that Bai Tu had been completely killed, these experts of Chengzhou swarmed over one after another, their flattery coming one after another.

Even Bai Jincong had not expected that these expert seniors, who were high and mighty in his eyes and usually appeared aloof and indifferent, could one day flatter someone so loudly.

So, these experts were also worldly people. It wasn't that they didn't flatter, it was just that his own rank wasn't high enough before to see this scene.

Facing an expert far superior to oneself, no matter how strong you are, you can only bow your head just like them.

"Lord Shen, please take the seat of honor!"

Swarming up to surround Shen Yu, everyone was full of obsequiousness; this enthusiastic posture made Shen Yu feel a bit overwhelmed.

They were all considered people of status, but this flattery was too blatant.

However, just as Shen Yu was preparing to leave, the expressions on the faces of these experts suddenly changed, looking pained and ferocious.

Immediately after, everyone was detonated in an instant; black bloodstains formed from countless amounts of blood instantly stained Shen Yu's body, and a terrifying force surged onto him.

This force was not meant to harm him, but to imprison all his power in an instant.

For an expert like Shen Yu, this imprisonment time was very short; perhaps the power obtained from the sacrifice of so many experts could only delay his movements for one or two breaths.

But for experts, let alone one or two breaths, even a blink of an eye was enough to kill ten or eight times over.

Blood splattered onto him, and before he could react, heavy attacks had already caused him to collapse.

All the changes came unexpectedly, so fast that one couldn't react at all; before he could even react, he had already completely dissipated.

Only then did Shen Yu realize that these experts had long since been tampered with. And this level of tampering could never have been done in a short time.

In other words, these experts had actually been controlled long ago; it wasn't at all as he had thought, that Bai Tu had lured them over to plant Seeds in them.

And these people were still unaware of the changes in their bodies, or rather, they were tampered with without knowing it at all.

From the very beginning, they were weapons aimed at him. When he thought he had eliminated the target and was smug, letting down his guard, these people who came up to flatter him were the supreme sharp weapons to deal with him.

He really had been self-righteous, falling into someone else's trap without knowing it.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind; in an instant, Shen Yu fell into darkness, and his last bit of vitality was completely extinguished.

"Hehe, hahaha!" Shen Yu, who had completely lost his breath, was followed by the appearance of a person who let out a harsh, mocking laugh.

Immediately after, he completely imprisoned Shen Yu's corpse; he wanted to slowly make all the power inside his own.

Looking at Shen Yu, who no longer had the slightest breath, the opponent looked triumphant, and he couldn't help but show a bit of mockery on his face.

"Surprised? Unexpected? You Heavenly Prides always give people all kinds of surprises; without absolute certainty, how could I easily make a move?"

"It's a pity, you are too self-righteous. Do you really think what you see is necessarily true?"

These Heavenly Prides are favored by heaven and earth, often able to turn the impossible into the possible. Opportunities, inheritances, and so on, which others can only encounter but not seek throughout the ages, are easily obtainable for them.

No one knows how many trump cards they have in their hands or how many methods they are hiding. The world thinks these old monsters are terrifying, but no one knows how troublesome these Heavenly Prides are.

They often make people suffer huge losses inadvertently, especially when their strength has not fully recovered; too many people have capsized in the gutter, which makes one have to be on guard.

Therefore, one cannot give them any chance to turn the tables; one must directly lay out a plan to kill them with the force of a thunderbolt.

Regardless of how many trump cards he has, or how many powerful methods he possesses, as long as he is not given the chance to unleash them, those trump cards are nothing but a pile of useless waste.