Chapter 85: Cause and Effect

Inside the City Lord's Mansion, the Eternal True Gods remained constantly on guard, fearing an attack from the Heart Shadow Sect.

"Luo He has made his move! He killed an Eternal True God from the Heart Shadow Sect!"

"He also destroyed a super-large mechanical treasure. It was annihilated with a single strike! This is his true power; it's far more terrifying than General Yong's."

The entire Huyang City functioned like a super-large mechanical city, with the City Lord's Mansion as its core, allowing constant awareness of all activity within the city. Especially when Luo Feng acted, there was no concealment, and the City Lord's Mansion naturally had a clear view. The leaders of the five great families gathered to watch the recorded scenes of the recent engagement.

"God Monarch Luo He's strike ripped open such a vast spatial rift! Its power is terrifying; no wonder he could kill Blood Cloud!" Mo Yang Lixiao exclaimed in awe. His strength was already greater than Blood Cloud's, and this single strike surpassed Blood Cloud's power.

"God Monarch Luo He likely would have killed Blood Cloud in just a few strikes outside the city," the Huyang City Lord remarked with admiration. "Incredible! Absolutely incredible!" The leader of the Wu clan was also excited.

"God Monarch Luo He has now turned against the Heart Shadow Sect. This is excellent! We've gained a significant ally."

"Luo He turning against the Heart Shadow Sect doesn't necessarily mean he'll help us!" the leader of the Meiwu clan said. "Don't forget, he previously quoted an employment price of 100 million Universe Sand Energy!"

"Regardless, him turning against the Heart Shadow Sect is good for us," the white-haired elder stated.

"City Lord, quickly contact Luo He to see if he needs assistance!" Mo Lixiao urged. The Huyang City Lord nodded and immediately contacted Luo Feng.

"Brother Luo He, you've turned against the Heart Shadow Sect, and your situation is very dangerous. You can escape to the City Lord's Mansion now. Once inside... with your help, the Heart Shadow Sect won't be able to breach the Mansion!" the Huyang City Lord messaged. "Alternatively, you can flee outside the city. The Marquis has also dispatched elites who will come to meet you there!"

"No need. The Heart Shadow Sect still can't do anything to me!" Luo Feng replied.

The Huyang City Lord messaged, "I know your strength, God Monarch, but the Heart Shadow Sect, after all, has its roots in a God-King level sect. Even in decline, it should not be underestimated!"

"If I need help, I will ask!" Luo Feng messaged.

"Alright, as long as you ask, the elites outside the city will immediately act. Rescuing Brother Luo He won't be difficult!" the Huyang City Lord specifically messaged.

After the communication with Luo Feng ended, the Huyang City Lord looked at his four companions.

"Well?" The four companions were unclear on the situation. "Luo He said he doesn't need our help!" the Huyang City Lord said with a self-deprecating laugh. "He even claimed the Heart Shadow Sect couldn't do anything to him!"

"He doesn't even put the Heart Shadow Sect in his eyes," the Meiwu family leader couldn't help but remark. "No wonder he never cared about our five great families."

"With his strength, unless a Chaos Realm expert makes a move, who can threaten him?" Mo Lixiao shook his head. "True, ordinary people can't do anything to him, but the Heart Shadow Sect has many means. No single Eternal True God can resist a Heart Shadow Sect siege!"

The Huyang City Lord said, "God Monarch Luo He probably only has a grasp on escaping alive! Being able to escape a Heart Shadow Sect siege would already be remarkable!"

Mo Lixiao said, "I've also synchronized this information with the elites outside the city." The Huyang City Lord added, "If Luo He truly falls into desperation, the elites outside will immediately act to rescue him. At that time, Luo He will owe us a debt of gratitude for saving his life!"

The leaders of the five great families continued watching the city-wide surveillance, observing the unfolding events.

Seven Flames Tower, one of the nine great artifact shops established by disciples of the Sky Flame Sect, was founded by seven of the sect's most distinguished direct disciples. Among the nine shops, it was the strongest and had the most apprentices.

Three Eternal True Gods leisurely walked in. With a flick of a finger or a wave of a hand, the artifact masters, apprentices, and customers in three areas within Seven Flames Tower instantly turned into dust, leaving only their artifacts behind.

"Hand over all treasures, or perish!" The three Eternal True Gods' gazes swept across Seven Flames Tower. Many cultivators inside were enraged and horrified because their relatives and friends had died. They had close friends, but blindly rushing forward against the Heart Shadow Sect's might would only lead to death! Seeing that no cultivator dared to resist, the three Eternal True Gods were satisfied and turned to walk towards another nearby commercial establishment.

"To the next one!" "Junior Brother, you don't need to massacre indiscriminately. Those Void True Gods wouldn't dare to resist anyway!" A grey-robed figure, who was patrolling outside, spoke.

"Brother Qiu," the grey-robed figure said, "massacre intimidates and allows for quicker plunder! Moreover, comprehending the Dao of Destruction requires experiencing the Heart of Destruction!"

The smallest of the three Eternal True Gods said, "The very foundation of our Heart Shadow Sect's legacy is the Grand Dao of Destruction."

"Neither you nor I have reached the Chaos Realm, and you're already thinking about the Grand Dao of Destruction?" The grey-robed figure shook his head.

"Having the Heart of Destruction allows for better comprehension of our sect's legacy!"

"Brother Qiu, if you don't wish to slaughter, then just watch from the side!" The three Eternal True Gods left with disdain, while the grey-robed figure watched the scene.

"Legend has it that World Beasts, born from the Grand Dao of Destruction, know only destruction. In the end, they were besieged and killed by various forces on the Origin Continent. Only the World Beast in Tianmu Kingdom, which became a slave and dared not slaughter indiscriminately, managed to survive," the grey-robed figure, Qiu Yi, sighed inwardly. "The Heart Shadow Sect acts recklessly. Last time, they accidentally caused the death of Saint Nine Source's bloodline, provoking Saint Nine Source to attack, leading to the complete decline of the Heart Shadow Sect!"

"Even now, the Heart Shadow Sect still hasn't learned its lesson and refuses to repent!"

"True, the patriarch who founded the Heart Shadow Sect comprehended the Grand Dao of Destruction! The five God-King level legacies he left behind all contain the Grand Dao of Destruction," the grey-robed figure gently shook his head. "But the patriarch is dead. Reckless destruction will only lead to self-destruction in the end!"

"My master showed me great kindness. Without him, I wouldn't be where I am today. That's why I crossed five divine kingdom territories to return and help the sect establish its foundation!" The grey-robed figure looked around. "If the Heart Shadow Sect's environment is like this, I truly dislike it!"

"After the sect establishes its foundation this time, I will consider my debt of gratitude repaid and won't need to return," the grey-robed figure murmured.

Suddenly, the grey-robed figure's pupils contracted as he saw a grim, black-robed figure appear. As this figure appeared, invisible blade energy naturally spread, enveloping the heavens and earth.

"It's Luo He, the top-tier Eternal True God in the Yu Kingdom!" The grey-robed figure's heart trembled. "Indeed, stronger than me!" Qiu Yuan, who had been quite confident, realized he was no match the moment he saw God Monarch Luo He.

After Luo Feng appeared through the void, his gaze swept over all the Heart Shadow Sect disciples below, causing their hearts to tremble.

"God Monarch Luo He!" The artifact masters and apprentices in Seven Flames Tower became excited. As Sky Flame Sect disciples, almost all of them recognized Luo Feng.

"The Heart Shadow Sect carried out a massacre?" Luo Feng's gaze swept over the scene, instantly spotting many storage items, weapons, and secret treasures scattered on the ground.

"They certainly did massacre!" An artifact master immediately spoke up, manifesting with divine power the scene of the three Eternal True Gods slaughtering. "The three of them didn't say a word when they arrived; they just started slaughtering."

Luo Feng watched the manifested scene of the massacre and nodded, "I see!" His Life-Death Domain already covered a vast area, and within that area were the three Eternal True Gods!

With a single thought from Luo Feng, the three Eternal True Gods were bound. Still somewhat caught off guard, they were forcibly teleported into Seven Flames Tower! The three of them stared in shock at the artifact masters, apprentices, and customers in Seven Flames Tower, who also saw the black-robed Luo Feng!

"God Monarch Luo He, God Monarch Luo He, our Heart Shadow Sect truly respects you!" the three Eternal True Gods said, trying to curry favor.

Suddenly, all Heart Shadow Sect disciples within Huyang City received a message. The order had been transmitted: 'All disciples, listen! God Monarch Luo He has crushed a super-large mechanical treasure of our Heart Shadow Sect and has become a great enemy. Upon seeing God Monarch Luo He, immediately flee!'

The Heart Shadow Sect's highest echelons reacted quickly. They knew that ordinary disciples facing God Monarch Luo He would only be committing suicide, so they simply ordered them to flee.

"Run, run, run!"

"Escape quickly!" Numerous Heart Shadow Sect disciples nearby were terrified and fled madly. Meanwhile, the three Eternal True Gods suspended in mid-air were filled with despair. "It's over, God Monarch Luo He!" They wanted to say more, hoping God Monarch Luo He would spare them!

Luo Feng didn't bother to say anything more as he looked at them.

"Buzz!" The power of the Life-Death Domain flowed, and as life and death cycled, the three Eternal True Gods were crushed as if by a massive millstone, instantly reduced to dust and killed on the spot!

The artifact masters, apprentices, and customers who witnessed this scene firsthand became excited!

"Good riddance!"

"They deserved it!" They had long been filled with hatred. Luo Feng waved his hand, collecting all the cultivators from Seven Flames Tower. Then he stepped into the void, traveling to the next artifact shop!

After Luo Feng left, the Heart Shadow Sect disciples in the distance finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the super-large mechanical treasure that had been fleeing also stopped. "This is God Monarch Luo He's power!" These disciples' hearts trembled.

In the distance, the seemingly inconspicuous grey-robed man, Yue Yi, watched this scene. "Junior Brothers, I told you long ago not to slaughter indiscriminately! There's karma in this world; every cause has its effect!"

In Chaos Zone A, at the Heart Shadow Sect headquarters, the Heart Shadow Sect Master and eighteen elders gathered. They were either in their true forms or divine power avatars.

"Sect Master... Luo He has already acted against our Heart Shadow Sect. At the Black Jade Artifact Shop, he killed no less than ten Eternal True Gods!"

An elder eagerly asked, "At this point, are we still going to tolerate this?"

"Why did he suddenly make a move?" the Heart Shadow Sect Master urgently asked.

"The Black Jade Artifact Shop was established by Luo He's servant duo, Mo Yu Qingyan, and her brother, Mo Yu Liuxing!" an elder interjected. "Our Heart Shadow Sect disciple, Chan Wuqi, was in charge of confiscating treasures and killed the cultivators at the Black Jade Artifact Shop, including Mo Yu Liu's brother."

The Heart Shadow Sect Master frowned. "He turned against our Heart Shadow Sect for his servant's brother?" Many elders felt that God Monarch Luo He was too insane!

"Enraged, Luo He first killed Chan Wuqi after arriving at the Black Jade Artifact Shop. At the time, the super-large mechanical treasure 'Black Flame Beast' was nearby. Simply because it dared to inquire, Luo He destroyed the Black Flame Beast, killing eleven Eternal True Gods and numerous disciples inside. He even said, 'You dare speak when I'm doing business? You truly seek death!'"

"This Luo He is utterly mad!" an elder exclaimed.

The other elders were also furious. God Monarch Luo He's actions showed he completely disregarded them! The Heart Shadow Sect Master was still hesitating.

"I'll contact Luo He!" the Heart Shadow Sect Master said.

"Contact him about what?" an elder interjected. "At this point, Sect Master, are you still going to tolerate this?"

"Luo He has struck again." The Heart Shadow Sect Master and the eighteen elders saw the scene through the sect's extensive surveillance: Luo Feng appeared at Seven Flames Tower and crushed three Heart Shadow Sect Eternal True Gods.

"He just openly killed three of our Heart Shadow Sect's Eternal True Gods. Sect Master, are you still going to tolerate this?"

"Sect Master, if you can tolerate it, I can't."

"Sect Master!" One by one, the elders felt their rage ignite and were no longer willing to tolerate it.

The Heart Shadow Sect Master looked at this scene. The disciples scattered outside had been gathered to the Heart Shadow Sect. The sect's internal structure was already loose, only tenuously held together to establish a foundation. If they were to tolerate God Monarch Luo He's open and continuous killings, the Heart Shadow Sect disciples would likely become even more disheartened!

"If we don't act now, the Heart Shadow Sect disciples will lose all spirit."

"If we're even afraid of a single God Monarch Luo He, what's the point of fighting Marquis Jiujiang's army?" More than half of the elders were unwilling to tolerate it any longer.

The Heart Shadow Sect Master sighed inwardly. Things were already beyond his ability to stop. With his three eyes filled with murderous intent, the Heart Shadow Sect Master declared, "We gave God Monarch Luo He enough respect, but he trampled on the face of our Heart Shadow Sect! In that case, we can't be blamed! Before the big battle, let's use God Monarch Luo He as a warm-up. This time, we must kill him; we cannot let him escape!"

The eighteen elders answered in unison! Even if a few elders had doubts, with the Sect Master's order, all elders no longer hesitated.