Serpent Ancestor
Chapter 548: Seek justice

In the world of cultivation, the total amount of Spiritual Qi is constant, and the process of cultivation is essentially the process of absorbing Spiritual Qi. The strong remain strong, and the weak remain weak.

The birth of a cultivator at the Divine Transformation Stage requires an unimaginable amount of Spiritual Qi, which means the death of countless lower-level cultivators.

Liefeng City had already been surrounded by a hundred experts.

Five forces, each guarding a position, set up formation flags, presenting a fully encircled stance, sealing Liefeng City completely. Under such a blockade, not even a mosquito could fly out.

"City Lord Luo Gang of Liefeng City, I give you the time of a stick of incense to consider."

"Surrender, or face the annihilation of the entire city?" Xiong Yan's cruel laughter echoed inside.

To be honest, if it weren't for a few righteous sects within their five forces, he would have really wanted to massacre the city.

The cultivation technique of his Blood Refining Sect required fresh blood to break through.

They first surrounded the city and then issued their ultimatum, leaving Liefeng City no time to react.

But soon, everyone realized something was amiss. Inside Liefeng City, it was eerily quiet, with not even a guard at the city gate, as if it were a dead city.

"Could they have anticipated our arrival and prepared in advance?"

Such thoughts arose in everyone's minds.

In a coalition of over a hundred people, intelligence leaks were inevitable, but as long as the city remained, the plan continued.

Each of the five forces dispatched two experts into the city to investigate.

They soared into the air and easily entered the city.

Upon entering, they were surprised to find the streets deserted, the buildings dilapidated, and the scene desolate. Not a single person, not even a ghostly figure, was in sight.

Cultivators from the Ancient Tomb Sect detected an extremely strong aura of death. Their Yellow Spring technique was highly sensitive to deathly auras, and there was no mistake!

Only the sudden death of a large number of cultivators could produce such a strong deathly aura.

This left everyone astonished. What kind of preparation could result in such a scene?

"What a strong scent of blood!"

The two elders from the Blood Refining Sect also looked shocked.

Storage bags littered the ground, as if countless people had died, yet the bodies were nowhere to be found.

Strangely, the concentration of Spiritual Qi in the city was the highest they had ever seen in their lives.

Staring at this eerie empty city, everyone had an ominous feeling and immediately retreated, planning to leave first.

"Welcome to the city!"

Suddenly, a chilling voice echoed in their ears.

A ghostly sword light flashed across their backs, and in the next second, everyone was sliced apart, blood spraying everywhere.

Immediately after, their broken physical bodies were devoured by a monstrous mouth. The escaping Elemental Infants were also eroded by desolation, completely dissipating and turning into pure Spiritual Qi, merging into Liefeng City.

The dozen or so people who entered the city died instantly.

Those outside the city witnessed it but had no time to rescue them.

"Dead?"

"What speed!"

"Who did this?!"

Everyone's faces changed drastically. The opponent acted too quickly, and they didn't even know who it was.

At the same time, they noticed the anomaly within Liefeng City.

"Not a single living person in Liefeng City, the entire city is filled with death and blood, and the Spiritual Qi is several times denser than outside!"

"This city is strange, very strange!"

The coalition was filled with horror and uproar.

However, they had long anticipated that this would be a tough nut to crack. Most remained calm, and some prominent figures had already prepared contingency plans.

"Hmph! With so many experts among us, are we afraid of a mere Liefeng City? Watch as I raze this city to the ground!"

The Grand Elder of the Divine Puppet Sect, Ji Qian, waved his hand, releasing countless puppet cannons aimed at the city's buildings.

Over a thousand cannons covered all areas.

"Fire!"

Ji Qian gestured, and all the cannons fired simultaneously, countless shells falling like a meteor shower into the city, launching a full-scale bombardment.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"...

The cannon fire echoed, shaking the entire city under the barrage.

Commercial districts, residential areas, martial arts arenas... various buildings and facilities collapsed under the bombardment, turning to dust and rubble.

This was a comprehensive bombardment, covering the entire Liefeng City in flames.

Although Ji Qian's fame was not as great as Ji Shu's, he had lived for over a thousand years, and for a puppet master, the most important thing was heritage. The longer one lived, the more puppets they accumulated.

These thousand cannons, each of fourth-tier top-level quality, could easily destroy a small country!

Using them against Liefeng City was somewhat overkill.

The bombardment lasted for the time of a stick of incense before stopping.

Looking around, there was no intact building left in Liefeng City. Everywhere was pockmarked with craters, a scene of devastation, even the City Lord's mansion was demolished, and large sections of the city walls had collapsed.

Only the Spiritual Qi in the area remained undispersed, and after the bombardment, it was even denser.

Moreover, they confirmed that there was not a single person in the city!

Qingyunzi's face darkened as he flew up, cupping his fists towards the City Lord's mansion, "City Lord of Liefeng City, why play tricks? Why not come out and meet us?"

"Hehehe..."

Only then did a broken, intermittent laughter come from the ruins of the City Lord's mansion.

But the laughter was somewhat piercing.

From the ruins of the City Lord's mansion emerged five figures: Wang Xiu, covered in blood and holding an evil sword; Ding Yi, whose body had swollen into a ball with fangs; Gongsun Bo, holding a dice; and Luo Gang, whose eyes were indifferent and devoid of emotion.

And in the middle, the most inconspicuous figure, Xu Hei, looking bewildered.

Xiong Yan squinted his eyes, a flash of killing intent, "So you are all here! Where are the people of Liefeng City?"

Elder Wen from the Ancient Tomb Sect said, "Do you even need to ask? With such a strong aura of death, of course, they were killed, by their own people!"

"What?!"

Everyone was in an uproar.

This outcome exceeded everyone's imagination. They couldn't believe that the residents of Liefeng City were all slaughtered by the City Lord's mansion.

A moment ago, they were threatening that if Xu Hei wasn't handed over, not even chickens and dogs would be spared. But it turned out, there were no chickens or dogs left.

"Is this true?" Qingyunzi's eyes were filled with disbelief.

"Indeed, he speaks the truth," Luo Gang nodded, "The thirteen thousand people of Liefeng City have been slaughtered by us at the City Lord's mansion, as you wished, not even chickens or dogs were spared."

The entire scene fell into a dead silence.

Who could have thought it would turn out like this? What kind of place had they attacked?

Qingyunzi took deep breaths, his eyes red, seemingly unable to suppress his anger, gritting his teeth, "What a massacre of ten thousand, what a City Lord's mansion of Liefeng City!"

"Today, our Tianhen Sword Sect will seek justice for the tens of thousands of innocent people of Liefeng City!"