Chapter 649: Void Demon Blade

Abyssal Crystals are regarded by the intelligent races of the Prime Material Plane as the top prohibited items; even mere possession is a crime equal to treason and betrayal, let alone activating an Abyssal Crystal to summon a Demon army.

Ai Lun E Si's many hardships and epochal changes throughout history are all owed to the Abyss.

This is a lesson paid for by countless lives!

Whoever opens an Abyssal Gate, no matter how high their rank or illustrious their status, will be sentenced to death without any excuse.

Even though people had already speculated when they saw the Abyssal Gate, they still clung to a sliver of hope that the gate was the work of Demon Lord Sha Hela Si and unrelated to others. Hearing Lei En say it himself, they were instantly horrified.

A Naiser elder actually opened an Abyssal Gate in Nuosiruier!

As Lei En said, fortunately he held back the Demon army; otherwise, letting them scatter would have carried more Abyssal Crystals to open Abyssal Gates across Nuosiruier, and the demons would spread like a plague, causing countless casualties.

"How dare he!" Ge Niu Si's face turned ashen.

If the demons succeed, this Consul would be hard to absolve himself, becoming the greatest stain on his political career.

The Grand Arbiter Luspeier and Patriarch Lao Di Ya also suppressed their anger.

The two great churches, taking it upon themselves to resist evil and protect the people, despise such crimes against the innocent most; the Sword Saint, priests and Earth Nuns all turned their gaze to the unconscious De Sa De on the ground, filled with disgust and fury.

The others also could not believe that a Naiser elder could be so insane.

Ke Luo Nuo Man Se and Ha La Wa were both heartbroken and their faces complex; the scandal would deal a huge blow to Naiser's reputation if it spread.

"What's his purpose in doing this?" An De Luo asked, frowning.

The Silver Star Duke's student was certainly not foolish; he was asking knowingly. The Storm Queen's student A La Man Se immediately replied: "Of course he wants to kill Lei En, the Speaker."

The two Legendary Wizards of the Oversight Group asked and answered, instantly prompting people to think of more.

The people Lei En mentioned are not nameless: the Heroic Spirit Fighter, the Lawbreaker, and the Bimon Priest, plus a Battle Wizard and two Naiser elders working together, and a massive Abyssal Gate leading directly to the Demon Lord's realm, already enough to threaten the lives of Saint Rank Transcendents.

Such a powerful lineup, still aimed at the caster, would give no chance of survival even if any Legendary Peak Wizard took its place.

Yet Lei En stood here unharmed.

This alone shows his terrifying power!

Thinking deeper is even more frightening: De Sa De's standing and strength in the Elders' council were unremarkable; he lacked both courage and ability to plot such a dreadful attack.

There must be someone behind De Sa De pulling the strings.

Anyone who paid even slight attention to the Empire's situation could guess who it was without thinking; for a moment, everyone remained silent, unwilling to speak.

Ke Luo Nuo Man Se suddenly asked, "Where is Elder Fa He Lun?"

"I've already beheaded him."

Lei En replied calmly, opening a random portal to a villa hundreds of meters away, showing everyone Fa He Lun's corpse and severed head on the ground.

Another one!

This was everyone's shared thought: Fa He Lun was the second Naiser elder to die at Lei En's hand, leaving only ten members in the Naiser Elders' council.

Ha La Wa looked at Fa He Lun's youthful face, his expression extremely sorrowful.

Yet he could not utter blame; Lei En acted in self‑defense, and Fa He Lun participated in opening the Abyssal Gate, so their death was justified.

Not only Fa He Lun, De Sa De would soon also be unable to escape the death penalty.

"Fa He Lun was a young talent I highly regarded; I never expected them to take this evil path, sigh…" Ke Luo Nuo Man Se also lamented deeply.

Lei En's Soul Eye saw that his grief was genuine, truly sorrowful over Naiser losing a gifted junior, and, admittedly, he felt a slight thrill that with two fewer elders supporting Bu Ao Yang Si, Naiser would fall under his control.

"Fa He Lun must have been bewitched by someone!"

Ke Luo Nuo Man Se concealed his sorrow, speaking gravely: "Consul, under Luspeier's crown, under Lao Di Ya's crown, please rigorously interrogate De Sa De, uncover the mastermind behind him, and restore the Naiser Floating City's innocence. The vast majority of Naiser wizards would not commit such a mad act; a scoundrel like De Sa De is a rare exception, and the Elders' council will purge him."

"I support Elder Ke Luo Nuo Man Se's opinion," Ha La Wa immediately echoed.

The two Naiser elders subtly expressed their stance.

Everyone present sensed the deeper meaning; they were not merely distancing themselves from De Sa De, but truly pointing at Elder Bu Ao Yang Si and the unnamed powerful figure behind him.

The Naiser Elders' council has fractured!

Ge Niu Si slowly nodded and said gravely, "I will send people to investigate this matter."

He spoke cautiously, unlike the two Naiser elders, evidently fearing that exposing Duke Hong Shi would make the situation uncontainable.

Matters involving Holy Soul Wizards can only be left to the Supreme Council to decide.

But someone thought otherwise.

Luspeier, without such reservations, the silver‑haired elder's expression solemn, said bluntly, "No need, Consul, judging criminals is the Justice Church's duty; De Sa De is right here, and we can judge him immediately."

Ge Niu Si's expression shifted slightly; he had intended to leave some leeway, but the Justice Sword Saint shattered it.

Nevertheless, he did not intervene.

Luspeier raised his hand, and a silvery white light entered De Sa De's head, dispelling the coma and instantly waking him.

De Sa De opened his eyes and saw himself surrounded by a crowd.

The representatives of the three great churches, the Sword of Order, the Earth Nun, the Vice‑President of the Mechanical and Steam Guild, and the Legendary Wizard of the Oversight Group…

and Lei En, whom he feared most.

Everyone stared at him coldly, and the churches' transcendent beings glared with anger.

De Sa De instantly grasped his predicament, his whole body trembling; yet the centuries‑long prestige of the Naiser elders barely kept him composed, and he slowly rose, pointing at Lei En to begin an accusation.

Lei En stared at him expressionlessly.

"De Sa De, if you tell the truth and reveal who ordered you and Fa He Lun to open the Abyssal Gate and plot the attack on Speaker Lei En, then…" Luspeier's eyes flashed with a sword‑like sharpness, as if they could pierce the heart, and he interrogated, "Considering you were once a Naiser elder, on the day you accept judgment, I will allow you some dignity."

De Sa De's face turned ashen.

"I… I…" his legs went weak, and he collapsed again, lips trembling, unable to speak.

Luspeier shouted loudly, "Speak!"

His will radiated endless authority, justice stern, shaking hearts, leaving no thought of resistance, prompting instinctive obedience.

Facing a Thirty-level Sword Saint, the God of Justice among the strongest Chosen Ones on earth, De Sa De could not resist at all.

With so many powerful beings watching around, there was no chance to flee.

His mental defenses collapsed instantly.

"It's Bu Ao Yang Si."

De Sa De quickly blurted out, "All of this was because he made me do it! The Abyss crystal was also given by him, and those who attacked Lei En, Fa He Lun and I don't know; they were all in contact with Bu Ao Yang Si. We were only responsible for setting up spatial seals and sound‑light barriers!"

"Bu Ao Yang Si left after activating the crystal."

"We didn't want to act against Lei En, but Bu Ao Yang Si assured us that we only needed to hide in the shadows and assist those people; if the situation turned bad we would retreat, and no one would ever discover it was us who did it."

"Bu Ao Yang Si deceived us!"

"And the fake accounts of Fu Kong Cheng were also commissioned by him. All the funds and materials we withdrew from Fu Kong Cheng were handed over to Bu Ao Yang Si; he said it was for the future of Fu Kong Cheng, since the money would be useless in a warehouse and better used elsewhere."

De Sa De rattled off everything he knew like beans spilling from a bamboo tube.

Everyone's expressions were quite vivid.

Although it had been anticipated, there was no evidence; now that De Sa De has exposed the hidden scandal, everyone still feels shocked.

Lei En suddenly asked, "Where did Bu Ao Yang Si use that money and those materials? Or rather, to whom did he hand them over?"

De Sa De hesitated.

People were mentally rattled, muttering that Lei En's courage was too great.

"Bu Ao Yang Si didn't say to whom he gave them," De Sa De, knowing his death was certain, gave up and sneered, "Actually, I don't need to say it; you all know he delivered the items to…"

"Enough!" Lu Si Pe Er barked.

A beam of light descended, enveloping De Sa De, instantly paralyzing his Willpower and body; he floated involuntarily, expression blank, unable to utter a sound.

"De Sa De will be taken back by the Justice Church for further interrogation," Lu Si Pe Er waved his hand, letting two legendary holy swordsmen take over control of De Sa De, and said, "The most important thing now is to capture Bu Ao Yang Si; we must not let him escape."

"Elders, please lead us to Nai Se."

"Under Lao Di Ya's seal, please purify these demon corpses so their filthy blood does not contaminate this land."

The Justice Sword Saint quickly made arrangements.

Except for Lei En, everyone else breathed a sigh of relief. If De Sa De were allowed to speak freely, it would inevitably cause a massive upheaval in the Empire's upper echelons.

Lu Si Pe Er had already achieved his goal, doing only his duty: interrogating the Nai Se elder to assert the Justice Church's authority.

Obviously, he does not wish to become entangled in the Supreme Council's struggle.

It can be foreseen that the Justice Church's subsequent trial of De Sa De will focus on the crime of opening the Abyssal Gate, and will never involve Duke Hong Shi.

Lei En felt regretful; this was an excellent opportunity to tarnish Duke Hong Shi's reputation.

A foe that cannot be eliminated for now can first have his reputation destroyed, making it much easier to later eradicate his body.

Unfortunately, I have no influence over the Justice Church and cannot change Lu Si Pe Er's stance.

Ke Luo Nuo Man Se opened the portal.

He, Ha La Wa, and Lu Si Pe Er, bearing the Sword of Order, teleported to Nai Se, heading straight for Bu Ao Yang Si's tower, while the others stayed behind.

In fact, everyone knew this trip was destined to return empty‑handed.

Bu Ao Yang Si was the mastermind behind the attack, certainly observing from the shadows from the start. De Sa De was captured alive by Lei En and then interrogated by Lu Si Pe Er, wasting too much time; he could leisurely escape Nai Se, and may have already left Nuosiruier.

A legendary peak wizard specializing in both ice and fire elements and proficient in spatial magic, who had long prepared, making several locations impossible to capture.

Even if there were a chance to intercept Bu Ao Yang Si, Lu Si Pe Er and the Nai Se elder would deliberately let him slip.

Bu Ao Yang Si must not be captured; once caught, there would be no way out.

Lei En shook his head silently.

"Let the tiger return to the mountain!"

Bu Ao Yang Si escaped this time; he holds no real grudge against others, but his hatred toward me runs deep to the bone. A legendary peak wizard lurking in the shadows could turn against me at any moment, like a thorn in the back, never comfortable.

Patriarch Lao Di Ya led the priests in purifying the demon corpses.

Several legendary wizards also lent a hand.

Lei En did not take part; a few Mirror Images scoured the battlefield, and before their duration expired, they handed the Nebula Ring, the Blood Roar Great Axe, and the Deep‑Blue Great Sword to Lei En, along with two Dimensional Space Rings, all relics of those legendary strongmen.

The most eye‑catching item was a fist blade, the weapon of that battle wizard.

It was about half a meter long, a long triangular blade that had once been black as ink in the battle wizard's hand, with no reflection. Now its true form is revealed: a solid dark‑blue crystal, speckled inside with twinkling starlight, its edge razor‑sharp, as if it could cut through space.

Lei En examined it briefly; it is a tremendously powerful epic‑grade weapon, bearing numerous void‑related enchantments, its might comparable to a Legend Grade weapon.

"Void Magic Blade!"

Bei Li Sa Liu*Ka Er's voice rang out.

The vice‑president of the Steam and Machinery Guild looked surprised and approached, saying, "Was the battle wizard who attacked you Nida Sa?"

"Vice‑President, do you recognize this weapon?" Lei En asked.

"I've seen it once before," Bei Li Sa Liu nodded, "It belonged to a black wizard named 'Nida Sa', who, like you, was from the battle school, showing great talent in his youth. Unfortunately, later misfortune triggered his extreme temperament, and he ultimately went down the evil path."

"After Nida Sa's fall, he operated on the New Continent and joined the Shadow Blade, becoming the New Continent's most feared top assassin."

Bei Li Sa Liu's expression was regretful, as if he had more stories with that battle wizard.

Shadow Blade again!

Lei En already knew.

The Soul Eye saw Nida Sa's flame of faith, worshipping the deceit god Lo Xi, but not devoutly, so the flame was weak.

He glanced at the Void Magic Blade in his hand, feeling it was a pity.

Battle wizards are already few, and those who ascend to Legendary High‑rank are counted on the fingers; Nida Sa's power already stands at Legendary Peak, his speed unparalleled in a lifetime.

The greatest threat of this attack was actually Nida Sa.

If it weren't for using Thunder God's Spear to draw his attention and secretly striking with Thunder God's Hammer that can lock onto the void, it would have been hard for me to kill him.

Nida Sa's death was rather unjust; his entire power may not have been fully displayed even three times.

This Void Magic Blade is worth at least five hundred thousand Gold Shields.

It is as valuable as the Blood Roar Great Axe of Priest Bimon and the Deep‑Blue Great Sword of the Heroic Warrior; their Dimensional Space Rings also contain vast wealth, and the Breaker's gear is also pricey, but it was shattered by Thunder God's Spear.

Lei En put away the spoils.

Lusipeier and two Nais Elders quickly returned, all three looking grim; the Chronomancer shook his head and said: "Buoyangsi has already escaped."

(End of chapter)