Chapter 438: Mysterious Murderer

A figure of dark red mist landed on the surface of a lake within a city. Its blood-red eyes surveyed the surroundings. “All delicious,” it murmured.

Suddenly—

Centered around it, dark red mist quietly descended within a thirty-mile radius. Most people within this area were already asleep, though some lingered in brothels, soldiers patrolled the streets, and disciples diligently cultivated in academies. But at this moment, they were all terrified. Their skin and flesh began to decompose, transforming into blood mist, which intensified the dark red hue within the domain.

Those who were awake watched in horror as their bodies disintegrated.

Those who were asleep experienced intense pain and fear throughout their bodies, then knew nothing more.

The perpetrator had chosen the southeastern corner of Yu'an City, where the outskirts were inhabited by ordinary commoners. However, the population density here was high. Over a million people disintegrated into blood mist. Their anger, resentment, and the resulting sinful grievances upon death were also absorbed.

The blood mist, sin, and resentment transformed into endless dark red waves, all converging towards the center of the domain.

“Hmm?”

The sudden appearance of this blood-mist domain and the surging resentment naturally alarmed the Godfiend guarding Yu'an City.

“That mysterious perpetrator, has he come to my Yu'an City?” Inside an ordinary courtyard, King Lyu Yue’s expression changed.

Because the war situation had changed and the demon threat had greatly weakened, many ancient Godfiends, sealed as kings, had fallen back into slumber. Fewer cities within the Great Zhou Dynasty were personally guarded by sealed king Godfiends than before. However, it was King Lyu Yue who guarded this city.

After the two previous mysterious attacks, Yuanchu Mountain had naturally distributed the dossiers to the Godfiends guarding each city, and all the guarding Godfiends were highly vigilant and prepared.

King Lyu Yue immediately used his token to call for aid.

“I want to see who this mysterious perpetrator really is.”

“That blood-mist domain is fifty miles from me.”

“By speed alone, I can’t reach it in two or three breaths, but my venomous insects can.” King Lyu Yue instantly transformed into a streak of light and pursued. His speed, typical for an ordinary sealed king Godfiend, was significantly slower than that of King Zhenwu and others. With a wave of his sleeve, a dark mass flew out.

This dark mass was a cluster of over seventy venomous insects.

These insects were much faster. The fastest among them could cover nearly twenty miles in a single flash. They were rushing furiously towards the blood-mist domain.

In Nanshui City, the night was still as water. Meng Chuan sat cross-legged in his courtyard, bloodblades flying around him as he practiced his techniques.

Hidden by his Seamless Domain, no one nearby could detect any movement.

“Hmm?”

Meng Chuan suddenly opened his eyes. He flipped his hand and took out his token; ‘Yu’an City’ lit up on it, its blood-red light dazzling.

“Yu’an City?” A cold light flashed in Meng Chuan’s eyes.

After waiting for over half a month, it had finally arrived!

“Boom.”

The bloodblades quickly flew back. Meng Chuan himself had already torn through the air and departed.

Standing on his Bloodblade Disc and employing his Limitless Movement Art, Meng Chuan flew through the world at extreme speed. Moreover, silver mystic patterns appeared on both sides of his forehead. Streaks of silver lightning flickered around his head and in his eyes. While the external time flow remained normal, the time flow within Meng Chuan’s own perception had changed.

Divine Power: ‘Quicksand’!

The surrounding scenery became completely blurred. Weaker Godfiends would feel fear at such speeds because they wouldn’t be able to see their surroundings clearly.

Covering 1,600 miles in a single flash, this was an incredible speed. Normally, only Imperial Lords could easily surpass it.

Imperial Lords could teleport a thousand miles in a single blink. In a single flash, they could teleport two or three times, covering two or three thousand miles. This was merely the slowest speed among Imperial Lords. If one accounted for their control over time and the powerful treasures they possessed, their speed would be much faster.

Yet Meng Chuan’s speed could at least rival many Creation-level Venerables.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.”

The surroundings blurred as Meng Chuan continued to advance at super-high speed.

From Nanshui City to Yu’an City was a total of over six thousand miles. In just over a breath’s time, Meng Chuan had arrived.

“Here.”

Meng Chuan arrived above Yu’an City and immediately spotted the Dong’an district. There, a rich blood mist, tens of miles in radius, surged and churned, accompanied by overwhelming resentment. Swarms of venomous insects were assaulting the blood-mist domain. These insects were quite formidable, advancing within the blood-mist domain, but due to the heavy resistance of the blood-mist domain, their flying speed had slowed.

“It’s King Lyu Yue.” Meng Chuan also saw King Lyu Yue. With the speed of an ordinary sealed king Godfiend, King Lyu Yue could only cover about ten miles in a breath and hadn’t yet reached the blood-mist domain.

The moment Meng Chuan arrived, his third eye between his brows opened, and his Thunder-Magnetic Domain enveloped the area below.

The Thunder-Magnetic waves swept everywhere, locking onto the figure at the core of the domain. That figure was protected by an energy barrier, making it difficult to discern its appearance clearly.

“Hmm?”

The figure shrouded in dark red mist was startled. “Oh no,” it thought.

“Found you.” Meng Chuan stared into the distance as bloodblades flew out from his Bloodblade Disc, surrounding the target.

“It’s King Dongning.”

King Lyu Yue, who was still approaching, also spotted Meng Chuan and couldn’t help but show joy. “King Dongning’s speed is unmatched in the world. With him here, the perpetrator won’t escape.”

The bloodblades shot forward. Meng Chuan was filled with killing intent. However, Yuanchu Mountain had instructed them to capture the target alive if possible!

So these bloodblades surrounded the figure, aiming to first sever its limbs and seal its power.

“Boom.”

Surging blood mist attempted to block them, but it couldn’t stop the bloodblades’ assault.

Even without the continuous acceleration from his Thunder-Magnetic Domain, and having reached the peak of the Law Domain realm, the power of the bloodblades released by his Tribulation Realm secret treasure was astonishing enough. With a roar, the blood mist was easily torn apart. The mysterious perpetrator also fought back with all its might, and a dazzling blood-red sword light flared.

“Rumble.”

The sword light was profound, and the blood-mist figure fled in disarray.

“What?” Meng Chuan’s expression changed.

Although the power the opponent used was very sinister, Meng Chuan was all too familiar with that sword art! He had once ventured through the World Gap with that person and personally witnessed them fighting the ‘Blood Asura’ with full power. Even though the sword art was now considerably more refined than before, Meng Chuan could still tell that the profound sword art used to block the bloodblades was ‘Spring and Autumn Calamity’.

Strictly speaking, it was more perfected than the original ‘Spring and Autumn Calamity’. But it clearly originated from the same source. Meng Chuan couldn’t believe there was another powerful figure in the world capable of wielding this move.

“King Dongning, don’t let him escape,” King Lyu Yue urged anxiously, still chasing from behind.

The blood-colored figure vanished through a spatial fluctuation, reappearing several miles away. It flickered several more times, swiftly escaping.

“He won’t escape,” Meng Chuan’s voice echoed beside King Lyu Yue. In a flash, he was already close to the mysterious blood-colored figure.

Meng Chuan looked at the blood-colored figure before him, staring intently. Bloodblades also hovered around them.

“King Anhai, is that you?” Meng Chuan said in a low voice.

“Hehehehe… As expected, your speed is unmatched in the world,” the blood-colored figure chuckled eerily.