Chapter 658

"Hah! Qian Zhen, do you really think I don't know who's behind you?"

At that moment, another person appeared on the three-part training ground.

This person was even stranger than Tie Kuangtu.

His appearance resembled a child of seven or eight, seated on a wooden hobbyhorse children often play with.

Yet when Qian Zhen saw this person, he was even more shocked than when he saw Tie Kuangtu, and couldn't help exclaiming,

"You're Lord Tonghuang, aren't you?"

The Tianchi assassins revere Lord Tonghuang as their leader.

Yet outside Tianchi's inner circle, no one has ever seen Lord Tonghuang.

But strangely, Qian Zhen not only knew the past of the Tianchi assassins—he actually recognized Lord Tonghuang!

466 It's as if it was completely drained?

"Hehe! My guess was right after all."

"Qian Zhen, Desheng, and you all these misfits—where is Xiongba?"

Lord Tonghuang rocked back and forth on his hobbyhorse, yet his tone was ancient and weary.

"Xiongba? I have no idea what you're talking about."

Qian Zhen's face turned pale, and he denied it outright.

Desheng was equally bewildered, saying,

"My lord Tonghuang, I, Desheng, have come to join the Rutianxia Society and serve you, my lord.

As for the boss of Xiong Gang, I truly have no idea where he is…"

"Yes! I really don't know…"

Another Paizhang Sect leader was just about to say the same.

Unexpectedly, Lord Tonghuang pulled out a rattle and gave it a light shake.

A sound rang out, like demonic music, leaving everyone from the Sanbangqi Sect dizzy and disoriented.

Disciples with low cultivation levels collapsed outright.

"I'll ask one more time—where is Xiongba?"

Lord Tonghuang's single strike had left them all dizzy; after establishing his dominance, he paused and asked again.

"My lord Tonghuang, I, Desheng, swear I'm not lying.

I'm not under Xiongba—I serve the Yunzhou Imperial Court…"

Seeing Lord Tonghuang's attack was intangible yet terrifying, Desheng, before the next strike could come, immediately revealed the power behind him.

"Me too…"

"Me too, me too!"

Instantly, all the Paizhang Sect leaders except Qian Zhen confessed.

So the leaders of the Sanbangqi Sect, who had supposedly divided the Wu Lin of Yunzhou, were all agents of the Yunzhou Imperial Court—except Qian Zhen?

Lord Tonghuang was utterly stunned—had his calculations been wrong?

Had Xiongba truly died?

Originally, Xiao Aoshi, Xiongba, and the Zi Yi Elder and his son had clashed atop Tianshan.

The residual shockwaves of that battle had leveled the peak of Tianshan.

The terrifying combat left the Twelve Killers of Tianchi trembling with fear, and they had long pondered whether Xiongba still lived.

They waited a long time, but Xiongba never appeared.

Yet Desheng, Qian Zhen, and others of the Earthly Immortal Realm had divided the Wu Lin of Yunzhou.

Lord Tonghuang found it strange—he assumed Xiongba feared some presence but refused to relinquish control of the Wu Lin of Yunzhou.

Thus, he had secretly hidden behind the scenes, manipulating Desheng, Qian Zhen, and others.

So he deliberately rebuilt the Jiantianxia Society, invited Desheng, Qian Zhen, and others to come, yet feared Xiongba might still be alive and too powerful for him to face alone.

He went to Tie Xin Island and summoned Tie Kuangtu, who had great ambitions.

Together, they would provoke Xiongba into revealing himself, then kill him.

But who knew that behind Desheng, Qian Zhen, and the others was not Xiongba—but the Yunzhou Imperial Court?

The Yunzhou Imperial Court, on the surface, had two experts on the Heavenly Dao Golden List: Xiongwu and Shi Dingtian!

And both their rankings were far above Tie Kuangtu's.

If they angered the Yunzhou Imperial Court, and it sent out Xiongwu or Shi Dingtian,

his newly founded Jiantianxia Society would surely be obliterated in an instant.

As proud as Lord Tonghuang was, he now couldn't help but panic.

But Tie Kuangtu saw through his thoughts, and coldly smiled, saying,

"Lord Tonghuang, since you summoned me out, do you truly think I've made no progress in all this time?"

As he spoke, he shook his Heavenly Tribulation Battle Armor.

Suddenly, one blade on the armor's shoulder unfurled, transforming into a blade shaped like a spider's leg.

With a single sweep, that blade severed an entire sect from waist to waist, right before Lord Tonghuang's eyes.

"This… this power…"

Whether Lord Tonghuang, Desheng, or Qian Zhen—all recognized the terrifying strength Tie Kuangtu now possessed.

Yet none of them had entered the Mythical Realm, so none truly knew how powerful Tie Kuangtu had become.

"Good! Then…"

Lord Tonghuang's eyes lit up—he now saw that with Tie Kuangtu's support, he need not fear angering the Yunzhou Imperial Court!

"What a fearsome set of battle armor!"

At that moment, along the mountain path outside the three-part training ground, a You Dongying man walked in slowly.

He looked at the Tianjie battle armor and couldn't help but praise it.

"A You Dongying man? I did not invite any You Dongying man! Shi Weixian..."

Lord Tonghuang felt something was wrong; though not all of the Sanbangqi Sect had arrived, how could there be a You Dongying man among Yunzhou's Sanbangqi Sect?

"Are you referring to him?"

The You Dongying man then threw down a fat, bloated head.

It was none other than Shi Weixian's head after his transformation.

"Ah! You killed Shi Weixian?"

Lord Tonghuang was stunned; among the Twelve Tianshi of Tianchi, Shi Weixian's strength ranked second only to Lord Tonghuang and Zhi Tanhua.

Now Shi Weixian was dead—how could he not be shocked!

"Oh? Can't I kill him? Then I'll make use of the waste."

Saying this, the You Dongying man kicked Shi Weixian's head with his foot.

Then he reached out, caught the head, and unleashed a strange aura from his palm.

Soon, Shi Weixian's head melted into a pool of pus, which he sucked into his body.

"What kind of demonic art is this!"

Everyone present—Lord Tonghuang, Yan Kuangtu, De Sheng, Qian Zhen, and others—felt their scalps prickling.

Killing someone is one thing; letting their head be the end of it!

But this You Dongying man not only killed Shi Weixian—he seemed to have sucked his head clean?

Though not as horrifying as Shi Weixian eating people, it was far stranger.

After sucking in Shi Weixian's head, the You Dongying man wore a look of comfort.

"The full cultivation of a Heavenly Being Realm—quite good, quite good!"

"Next—who among you will come?"

"Who are you? Are you from Yunzhou's imperial court?"

Lord Tonghuang, sensing the man's uncanny nature and unable to fathom his origins, asked at once.

"How could I, Jue Xin, be from Yunzhou's imperial court?"

In truth, this man was Jue Xin, returned from Da Song!

The technique he had just used was the Souhun Hand, obtained from Lian Chengbi at the Xiaoyao Cave!

The Souhun Hand was dark and tyrannical, capable not only of absorbing others' cultivation.