Chapter 28: Who Killed?

The Vine Dragon Legion hung high in the sky, an invisible force enveloping the ruins of the Blood Python Society headquarters. It swept out the surviving members, and in the vast headquarters, spanning a billion kilometers, millions of members were extracted.

"After the battle, only ten to twenty percent of these Blood Python Society members survived," Jiang Chengrong observed from above, shaking his head slightly.

"Almost all the survivors were hidden deep underground," his deputy beside him said. The Blood Python Society headquarters did indeed have a large number of underground structures, and the Origin Continent's land was thick and stable enough for one or two tenths of the members to survive this terrifying conflict.

"Hmm?"

General Jiang Chengrong and his deputy both noticed the latest bounty mission sent by the Flame Wind Pavilion's Dark Hall. The Dark Hall only actively sent updates to clients when bounty missions changed.

The bounty mission stated: The assassination mission for Blood Python Society President Muyang has been completed!

"The Blood Python President is dead?" The deputy was surprised; they hadn't seen the body of an Eternal True God in the ruins, so they truly didn't know the extent of casualties.

"If the Flame Wind Pavilion confirms his death, then he is truly dead," Jiang Chengrong nodded. Since the Flame Wind Pavilion's Dark Hall issued assassination missions, it naturally had full confidence in determining the target's life or death.

The deputy said solemnly, "Our entire Vine Dragon Legion couldn't defeat the Blood Python President. But now he's been killed..."

"The expert who acted is stronger than our entire legion!" Jiang Chengrong exclaimed with emotion, "I wonder who it was."

In the distance, a group of figures streaked through the void. Leading them was Moli Xiao, the supreme commander of all ten great legions of Huyang. Moli Xiao's face was somewhat aged, and his eyes, burning with purple flames, scanned the battlefield.

"You manage the Vine Dragon Legion; I'll go greet Commander Moli," General Jiang Chengrong instructed.

"Understood," the deputy immediately replied.

Each of the ten great legions of Huyang, at full strength, had two Eternal True Gods, over twenty thousand Void True Gods, and over twenty million Elite True Gods. This was double the standard allocation! It ensured that at all times, one Eternal True God, over ten thousand Void True Gods, and over ten million Elite True Gods were present within the legion's mechanical-flow secret treasures.

This allowed them to rotate shifts, ensuring that even if an Eternal True God encountered an accident, it wouldn't affect the legion's operations.

"Whoosh."

General Jiang Chengrong flew out from the massive Vine Dragon Legion to personally greet Commander Moli Xiao.

"Commander Moli," General Jiang Chengrong said, arriving by his side.

"The Flame Wind Pavilion confirms that the Blood Python President is dead," Moli Xiao said, looking at the vast ruins of the Blood Python Society headquarters. "In Huyang City, those capable of killing the Blood Python President are few and far between!"

"Indeed, there was no escaping; he was killed outright," Jiang Chengrong nodded, then added, "Their engagement occurred entirely within the Blood Python Society headquarters. I immediately moved all surviving Blood Python Society members aside so they wouldn't disturb the battlefield."

Moli Xiao nodded slightly.

With a thought, boundless black mist diffused, completely enveloping the Blood Python Society ruins, meticulously examining the traces left behind. Based on the residual marks in the ruins, it was possible to deduce some details of the engagement.

"The matter and spatial-temporal energy here were completely crushed and refined into chaotic energy not long ago," Moli Xiao observed carefully, stating, "This is not the Blood Python President's method."

Jiang Chengrong nodded: "It seems the one who acted should possess a mechanical-flow treasure capable of controlling chaotic energy."

"Merely relying on a mechanical-flow treasure isn't enough to kill the Blood Python President," Moli Xiao shook his head gently. "You wield a legion mechanical secret treasure; can you kill the Blood Python President?"

General Jiang Chengrong smiled: "The one who acted is far stronger than I am."

"Very strong, and not one of the few I'm familiar with," Moli Xiao frowned, "A new formidable expert has arrived in Huyang City!"

Neither of their subordinates, who were following behind them, dared to utter a sound during their conversation.

Beside Moli Xiao was his favorite young disciple, Gao Wushui.

Listening, Gao Wushui was secretly astonished.

In his heart... his master was the pillar of Huyang City! General Jiang Chengrong was also an extremely powerful Eternal True God. And now, this mysterious expert apparently made even his master quite wary.

"We must ascertain his identity as soon as possible," Moli Xiao stated.

"As long as that mysterious expert claims the bounty, the Flame Wind Pavilion will surely know his identity," General Jiang Chengrong said, "but the Flame Wind Pavilion will not betray its clients."

Moli Xiao nodded: "As long as he's not siding with the Food Nation, it's good news for us."

The Food Nation frequently invaded neighboring territories, and Huyang City, as a border city, naturally faced immense pressure.

Inside the Dream Flower Tower.

Shang Tianyan and Sang Shuiyun sat opposite each other in a hall, drinking and chatting. They were frequent visitors to the Dream Flower Tower.

"Hmm?" Both of them also received the latest bounty mission from the Flame Wind Pavilion's Dark Hall.

"The Blood Python President is dead?" Shang Tianyan was surprised. "He was one of the overlords in Huyang City. I always avoided him; who could kill him?"

The winged man Sang Shuiyun, exuding an air of despondency, remained indifferent even to this news. He casually said, "Since one establishes a dark force and constantly engages in battles, isn't it natural to eventually be killed by another powerful expert?"

"True, after killing many, he finally met a formidable opponent," Shang Tianyan nodded, a flicker of excitement in his eyes. "But I'm still very curious about who did it."

"Why ponder so much? With time, you'll naturally find out," the winged man Sang Shuiyun gazed leisurely at the wine in his cup.

"Who could kill Blood Python President Muyang?" A lean old man, who was preparing a meal, suddenly froze, then a slight smile curled his lips. "Huyang City is getting more interesting."

"In the bounty missions, the Blood Python President's bounty ranks fifth, and I'm ranked fourth with an even higher bounty. Will he target me?" Puppet Shadow Tower Lord Chun Yuyi, also a leader of a dark force, felt a tightening in his heart upon hearing the news.

At this moment, every client of the Flame Wind Pavilion's Dark Hall in Huyang City received the latest bounty mission. The news of the Blood Python President's death naturally caused a stir throughout Huyang City.

The death of Diao Rongyan had a relatively small impact, as he was weaker.

But the death of the Blood Python President was a huge deal! After all, the few individuals in Huyang City capable of killing him would cause the entire city to tremble with their slightest movement.

"Was it one of those few? Or a new powerful expert?" All factions were eager to know.

President Zanyun sat on the top floor of the Sky Cloud Tower, holding his communication token.

"The one who killed me is Luo He! He killed me with an extremely powerful mechanical-flow secret treasure! His mechanical-flow secret treasure far surpasses my secret treasure 'Life Blood River', which is worth 1.5 million cosmic sand. His mechanical-flow secret treasure is worth at least 5 million cosmic sand!" The Blood Python President had sent a message and an image to President Zanyun just before his death.

The image showed a terrifying scene of Luo Feng with six pairs of golden wings unfurled on his back, surrounded by chaotic energy.

"It's Luo He?" President Zanyun was somewhat surprised. "Are the six pairs of wings on him ordinary secret treasures or mechanical-flow secret treasures?"

Many mechanical-flow secret treasures could be integrated into the body, making them invisible from the outside.

Furthermore, throughout the long history of the Origin Continent, the number of Eternal-grade mechanical-flow secret treasures born was unknown. In Huyang City alone, the Huyang Legion possessed ten legion-class secret treasures, and the Huyang Guard also had weaker legion secret treasures. There were also many single-unit mechanical-flow secret treasures.

"To be able to kill the Blood Python President, his strength rivals Moli Xiao and Xue Yun," President Zanyun affirmed this point.

The current controller of the Moli Clan, Moli Meng, also received the identical message and image sent by the Blood Python President just before his death:

"The one who killed me is Luo He! He killed me with an extremely powerful mechanical-flow secret treasure! His mechanical-flow secret treasure far surpasses my secret treasure 'Life Blood River', which is worth 1.5 million cosmic sand. His mechanical-flow secret treasure is worth at least 5 million cosmic sand!"

Moli Meng looked at the message and the image of Luo Feng's Shi Wu Wings unfurled.

"Two mechanical-flow secret treasures, that's 6.5 million cosmic sand right there. Not to mention the other treasures he carries," Moli Meng mused. "He intentionally wants to use me as a tool. I can't help but be tempted."

"But this Luo He is too mysterious; I don't know his background at all," Moli Meng shook his head gently. "This information is not suitable to tell my father."

His father was Moli Xiao.

"My father is the pillar of the Moli Clan; I cannot let him take great risks." Moli Meng had decided to act as if he hadn't seen the message.

Just before his death, the Blood Python President used a Karmic Communication Token to send this message to five factions within Huyang City. These five factions shared a commonality: they all had very powerful backgrounds and could summon terrifying experts from other places.

Outside Huyang City.

Deep within the boundless wilderness, a dark venomous insect burrowed out of the ground. After emerging, this dark venomous insect naturally transformed into a figure: the gaunt Vice President Mulin.

"I cultivated this venomous insect body specifically because of its strong life-saving ability," Vice President Mulin gazed at Huyang City in the distance. "My natal venomous insect has always been hidden outside the city."

"That Luo He is indeed terrifying. According to the bounty mission sent by the Flame Wind Pavilion, the President is also dead," Vice President Mulin shook his head gently.

His natal venomous insect carried an ordinary communication token. It could only receive information from the Dark Hall when near Huyang City. An ordinary communication token wasn't as miraculous as a 'Karmic Communication Token'; its communication range was limited, but it also wouldn't be locked by karma.

Vice President Mulin was much more cautious than his kin, President Muyang.

"It's time to leave and distance myself from Huyang City. Otherwise, if Luo He discovers me, the large number of venomous insects I painstakingly cultivated will turn to ash again," Vice President Mulin was indeed afraid of Luo Feng. "Of the three large cities in Jiujiang Chaos State, I'll go to Xuyin City!"

Vice President Mulin made his decision and immediately headed towards Xuyin City.

Inside Huyang City, at the City Lord's Mansion.

Three divine power avatars stood side by side, all observing the city-wide surveillance.

It was precisely by relying on city-wide surveillance that the City Lord's Mansion could constantly monitor the movements of all dark forces, and coupled with the location tracking of 'identity tokens', they could determine which True Gods the dark forces had killed.

Ordinary True Gods all had identity tokens and had to regularly pay a residency fee, or else they would be expelled from the city.

"If the one who acted used a miniature universe domain to block detection, we wouldn't be able to trace him," a white-haired figure said.

"Let's check first; maybe we'll find something," the three-eyed Huyang City Lord observed the scenes recorded by the surveillance.

Commander Moli Xiao was also nearby, watching in silence.

Huyang City was built by a coalition of many mechanical-flow experts. All scenes recorded by the surveillance would be preserved for at least one epoch. Therefore, they could view past scenes.

"Look!" The white-haired figure, the Huyang City Lord, and Commander Moli Xiao were all energized.

The city-wide surveillance clearly showed—

After Luo Feng separated from Morosa and Moyu Qingyan, he walked alone to the main gate of the Blood Python Society headquarters. Only then did darkness suddenly appear out of nowhere, completely enveloping the Blood Python Society headquarters.

"It's him," the Huyang City Lord said excitedly, "It's Luo He!"

"He didn't obscure or block detection; he just openly walked to the Blood Python Society headquarters," Commander Moli Xiao nodded. "He did it on purpose."

Any Eternal True God could use a miniature universe domain to block prying eyes, making it impossible for city-wide surveillance to detect them.

"Throughout Huyang City, only our City Lord's Mansion constantly monitors the entire city. So he just wasn't hiding it from us," the white-haired figure said. "This Luo He is benevolent towards our City Lord's Mansion."

Commander Moli Xiao and the Huyang City Lord both nodded upon hearing this.

The spacetime of the Origin Continent was stable; no one in Huyang City could reverse time and view past events.

Therefore, only the City Lord's Mansion, which constantly monitored the entire city, could replay the scene of Luo Feng arriving at the Blood Python Society headquarters.

After leaving the Blood Python Society headquarters, Luo Feng flew onward, and at this moment, he could already vaguely see the Flame Wind Pavilion in the distance.

"The City Lord's Mansion monitors the entire city, so they should be able to see the scene of me arriving at the Blood Python Society headquarters," Luo Feng thought. Between the City Lord's Mansion and the Food Nation's lurking forces, he would naturally side with the City Lord's Mansion.

As he thought this, Luo Feng had already flown to the Flame Wind Pavilion: "Time to collect the bounty."