Threaten With The Innocent

"Luo He God King, please continue to guard the forbidden area. The forces of the Shi Nation may return for a surprise attack at any time," Mo Lixiao responded. "Currently, there are multiple forces from the Shi Nation attacking within Huyang City. Once the city is stabilized, you will have completed your task."

"Alright," Luo Feng replied.

He understood that, on one hand, the City Lord's Mansion had made detailed arrangements, and the defensive forces were strong enough, so his assistance wasn't necessary. On the other hand, as a hired hand, the City Lord's Mansion's trust in him was limited.

"I wanted to spar with a few more experts, but it seems that won't happen," Luo Feng thought as he returned to the entrance of the forbidden area's hall, reflecting on the previous battle.

Yutian Yi's divine power was far inferior to his, and even with the mechanical flow treasure's 'Ice Power,' she was no match for his perfect divine body.

"Her blade technique…" Luo Feng recalled, "It had a profound impact on space, quite different from the Myriad Worlds Teleportation Order."

Luo Feng contemplated and understood.

The path to 'Chaotic Law' was not easy, and having only been an Eternal True God for just over twenty epochs, Luo Feng's experience and understanding were far behind that of Yutian Yi, Yutian Xu, and Blood Cloud.

Luo Feng would learn from his opponents to grow even faster.

"Our forbidden area has won! The other two forbidden areas are still in battle," said the members of the Jin Sha Army, Three Swords Rift Beast, and Blade Wing Devourer as they communicated among themselves, feeling much more at ease.

"Luckily, we had Luo He God King. If it were just us, we might have had to call for reinforcements."

"Luo He God King indeed keeps his word. He even managed to kill several of the Shi Nation's Eternal True Gods!"

"That Thunder Eternal True God, who likely had a mechanical flow treasure, also fell into Luo He God King's hands."

"Earning a million or two Universe Sand is truly a piece of cake for Luo He God King."

They exchanged thoughts, full of envy.

Although the City Lord's Mansion believed that the chances of Luo He God King betraying them were very low, they still had backup plans! If Luo He God King did turn against them, the City Lord's Mansion would immediately mobilize reinforcements.

...

"Boom!" "Boom!"

In the night sky, two towering figures clashed in battle.

One was Mo Lixiao, commanding the army's mechanical treasure 'Six-Armed Divine Owl,' while the other was Yutian Xu, in his towering true form, wielding a long staff and burning his divine power.

The clash between them made it seem as if the heavens and earth were trembling.

"This Yutian Xu truly deserves to be the leader of the Five Gods of Yutian! His divine body has been cultivated to an unimaginable level, possibly even on par with the Infinite Divine Body," Mo Lixiao marvelled. "Even with the aid of the army and the Huyang City formation, I can barely injure him!"

Yutian Xu wasn't defending at all, attacking relentlessly with a ferocity that felt like a collision of worlds! Any minor injuries were instantly healed by his divine body.

Mo Lixiao found himself in a difficult situation.

"Blood Cloud God King only has an advantage in terms of realm when facing me; he can't threaten my divine body at all," Yutian Xu thought confidently. His divine body was considered one of the most terrifying at the Eternal True God level. He had also trained the divine power burning technique to an extremely high level, making him fearless when unleashing his full power.

"Yutian Xu, retreat now," Blood Cloud God King suddenly transmitted.

"Retreat?" Yutian Xu questioned, transmitting back, "Why retreat?"

"Yutian Yi has failed on her side, and I've encountered the 'General Yong Hu' from the capital of Yu Kingdom. I need to escape as well. If you don't retreat... you might get surrounded, so retreat quickly," Blood Cloud God King replied.

...

Although Blood Cloud God King served the Shi Nation's Flowing Shade Marquis, he had never truly fought with his life on the line in Huyang City! At most, he had only shown about half of his strength, but even that was enough to intimidate Huyang City and demand a large amount of resources from Flowing Shade Marquis.

"The more they expose, the heavier the burdens they'll bear, and the stronger the opponents they'll face. One day, they might even die."

"Hiding some strength is the key to living longer! My goal is not to fight for the Shi Nation, but to gather resources to break through to the chaotic realm," Blood Cloud God King was very clear about his own goals.

In Origin Continent, most large cities had several super-strong Eternal True Gods! But Blood Cloud God King didn't regard them highly; his realm accumulation had already reached an unfathomable level.

Even Yutian Xu and Yutian Yi believed… he had one foot in the chaotic realm.

"I practice both bloodline and law and have comprehended nine chaotic-level techniques. Looking across all the Eternal True Gods in the Shi Nation, it would be hard to find one stronger than me in terms of realm. But even so, I still haven't broken through," Blood Cloud God King thought as he observed the terrifying presence before him, "This time in Huyang City, I've finally encountered someone on par with me."

The three forbidden areas were guarded by Luo Feng, Mo Lixiao, and the white-haired elder.

General Yong Hu was a hidden force, and when the three forbidden areas were attacked, he chose to confront Blood Cloud God King because the strength Blood Cloud God King displayed this time was terrifying and had become a threat to the forbidden area.

"Today, you won't escape!" General Yong Hu's killing intent soared.

He had cultivated the Infinite Divine Body and was an extraordinarily talented Eternal True God in the entire Yu Kingdom, highly valued by the Divine King! He had also learned many Divine King techniques, reached an extremely high level in terms of realm, and comprehended chaotic-level techniques.

With the Infinite Divine Body, Divine King inheritance, realm, will, and weapons, General Yong Hu had no weaknesses.

"This Blood Cloud's divine body isn't as strong as mine," General Yong Hu's killing intent was intense, "But his realm accumulation surpasses mine, and his techniques are unpredictable. Fortunately, I have the Huyang City formation to assist me; today, I have a chance to kill him."

Without the Huyang City formation, General Yong Hu wouldn't be able to deal with him.

"General Yong Hu, you're just taking advantage of the formation," Blood Cloud God King smiled lightly, and suddenly his body transformed into rolling blood waves, instantly covering a vast area.

Luo Feng, using the mechanical flow treasure 'Life Blood River,' could also transform into a blood river.

But Blood Cloud God King, having combined several chaotic-level techniques, could completely transform his divine body into an endless blood wave, and in terms of finesse, it was far superior to Luo Feng's simple use of the mechanical flow treasure.

"Hmm?" General Yong Hu was startled.

"Suppress!" General Yong Hu shouted, and a massive phantom seal descended from the night sky, slamming into the blood waves below, causing parts of the blood waves to be obliterated.

The remaining blood waves spread in all directions, instantly engulfing an area of hundreds of millions of miles! Everything within this vast range, whether it was the resident True Gods or the Void True Gods, was devoured, and the blood wave continued to expand.

"Audacious." General Yong Hu's expression darkened; with just this one wave of blood, over ten billion lives had been devoured.

"General Yong Hu, I admit you have more treasures than I do, and with the formation's help, I can't escape if we drag this out. But while you're trying to kill me, how many lives do you think I can massacre? Five hundred billion? A trillion? Hahaha, with such a massacre, can you bear the consequences?" Blood Cloud God King's voice echoed through every part of the blood waves.

As the massive phantom seal crushed parts of the blood waves, the rolling blood waves swept across another region.

"No."

"Help!"

"What's happening?"

Large numbers of beings, facing this sudden catastrophe, were instantly annihilated within the blood waves.

"Get lost." General Yong Hu's face was grim as the phantom seal in the sky retracted into his hand, and the formation's power was withdrawn.

"Hahaha, General Yong Hu, you are truly wise." The rolling blood waves scattered and vanished without a trace.

General Yong Hu stood in place, unwilling to let go.

"General Yong Hu," the white-haired elder approached.

"Sacrificing hundreds of billions or even trillions of lives to kill an Eternal True God from the Shi Nation is not worth it," General Yong Hu shook his head, "If he really massacred that many, not only I but all of your five great families would be held accountable!"

"How is Blood Cloud God King this strong?" The white-haired elder couldn't believe it. "After all these long years, he's never shown such power before."

The two sides had been in conflict for many years, and Blood Cloud God King had even been at a disadvantage.

"Without the Huyang City formation, I wouldn't be able to handle him either." General Yong Hu was indeed shaken. He had an unparalleled reputation and was nurtured by the Divine King! Yet this Blood Cloud God King, who was not well-known, had accumulated a realm beyond his own.

General Yong Hu sighed inwardly.

Status does not equate to strength.

Even among wandering cultivators, there could be those with extremely high realms, and perhaps even a chaotic master might emerge.

"Never underestimate any opponent," General Yong Hu scanned his surroundings.

The True God residential areas in Huyang City were divided into sections, but even so, the range of the endless blood waves was too vast, and within a few exchanges, tens of billions of lives had been slaughtered.

"It's estimated that around 8 billion lives were lost to Blood Cloud," the white-haired elder said grimly, "Such a massive loss must be reported to the Marquis and the capital."

"We did our best." General Yong Hu turned and left.

Although chaotic master-level battles could casually swallow an entire large city, wiping out all life in an instant!

However, for a conflict at the Eternal True God level, considering the destruction and slaughter across multiple areas of Huyang City tonight, nearly 100 billion lives were lost, which was a significant headache for the City Lord's Mansion. Such open slaughter couldn't be hidden.

...

In front of the forbidden area's hall, Luo Feng sat cross-legged, while Morosa and Mo Yuqingyan stood guard beside him.

"Luo He Brother, your task is complete," Mo Lixiao transmitted to Luo Feng. "The Shi Nation's forces have fully retreated; they won't act rashly again."

With General Yong Hu appearing, the Shi Nation forces were naturally cautious.

This time, Blood Cloud God King had relied on massacring countless lives to force General Yong Hu to stop.

"Alright," Luo Feng stood up and transmitted back, "What was the outcome this time?"

"Not good, many city residents died," Mo Lixiao transmitted. "The details will probably spread soon."

Mo Lixiao was well aware of how well-informed the various factions in Huyang City were. Such a significant event couldn't be concealed, especially with Yan Feng Guild being excellent at gathering intelligence, even surpassing the City Lord's Mansion in many ways.

Luo Feng glanced at Morosa and Mo Yuqingyan, "We can return now."

"Luo He God King, we owe you for this," General Jin Sha and the two Huyang Guard commanders came to see him off.

"It was nothing," Luo Feng nodded, then left with Morosa and Mo Yuqingyan on a flying boat.

General Jin Sha and the two Huyang Guard commanders watched the scene.

"Our losses here were minimal, but the other two forbidden areas suffered significant damage," General Jin Sha said. "Especially Blood Cloud God King, who massacred too many lives this time."

"After we defeated Yutian Yi, if we had immediately sent Luo He God King to the other forbidden areas for support, the outcome might have been different," Gao Wushui said.

"That's not for us to decide," the other Huyang Guard commander shook his head.

In Huyang City, the core decisions were made by the highest levels of the City Lord's Mansion.

They could only follow orders.

...

Luo Feng was flying back with Morosa and Mo Yuqingyan on the flying boat.

"Luo He Brother, something big happened this time," Zhu You transmitted to Luo Feng. "General Yong Hu from our Yu Kingdom's capital appeared in the city and fought to kill Blood Cloud God King. Blood Cloud God King unleashed far more power than ever before, slaughtering over 80 billion lives and forcing General Yong Hu to retreat."

"What happened?" Luo Feng frowned slightly.

From the intelligence provided by his master, Zuoshanke, and the Duandonghe lineage, Luo Feng was well aware of the brutality of Origin Continent. Even leaving aside the chaotic masters and Divine Kings, the battles between super-strong Eternal True Gods could still impact countless lives.

"I'll send you the detailed information," Zhu You immediately sent a comprehensive report. "This is the latest intelligence gathered by Yan Feng Guild, very detailed."

Luo Feng immediately reviewed the detailed report. Before this, he hadn't known that 'General Yong Hu' was in the city, and in over twenty epochs, he had never found Blood Cloud God King.