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Chapter 365: [364] Massacre in the Netherworld, Obtaining the Spoils

Airship.

When Cheng Han said, "I personally don't like fighting, I'd rather be a designer," the group of merchants had different expressions upon hearing it.

The fat merchant nodded in agreement, "Indeed, fighting is too dangerous. That Red Armor soldier killed the strange creature just now, but also got injured."

On the other hand, the old merchant with graying temples, who had been rebuked before, seemed to hold a grudge and now sang a different tune:

"Yao Zhong, you can't say that. If it weren't for the soldiers who stood up, everyone here could have been killed by the strange creature."

This guy put on a righteous and stern look, "It's one thing for you to be cowardly, but to turn around and mock brave people, is that right?"

Cheng Han knew very well that this statement was ostensibly directed at the fat merchant, but it was actually mocking himself as a coward.

His gaze swept over the blood-colored skull on the halo and the remnants left by the powerful Xuan Master, feeling a sense of strangeness in his heart.

Am I a coward?

The fat merchant retorted a little angrily, "Zuo Daqian, when did I mock that soldier? Don't you dare talk nonsense."

Seeing that an argument was about to break out, the other merchants quickly intervened.

"Let's talk it out!"

"Both of you, calm down."

Cheng Han shook his head slightly and looked back at the image in the center of the halo.

Inside the underground cave.

Just as Gerald let out a dying wail, the people outside the secret room seemed to hear some movement, and hurried footsteps immediately followed.

"Your Excellency Bishop?"

"Your Excellency, is there something wrong?"

The questioning voices were mixed with a sense of vigilance.

Accompanying these voices, the strings of the five spiritual maps automatically appeared, indicating that there were five followers of the Divine Gods outside the secret room.

These people came here to check the situation and also because there was a precious item from the Prayer for Life inside the secret room.

Cheng Han's lips curled up slightly as he quietly gave another command, "Start cleaning up the remaining enemies. Leave one Prayer for Life member per person, and only kill twenty percent of the Destruction Legion!"

If the higher-ups of the Prayer for Life were to discover that their people were all dead while the cooperating party suffered minimal losses, what would they think?

Of course, they would suspect that someone from the Destruction Legion had secretly betrayed the Prayer for Life!

Hmph!

The two major Divine God organizations wanted to unite and launch a decapitation operation against me? Then I'll plant a big thunderbolt for you!

The response from the Netherworld came immediately.

"Understood!"

"We will follow your will!"

Half a second later.

"Boom!"

The stone door of the secret room was broken open.

In that instant.

Five dark and extinguished spiritual spears flashed.

The souls of all the Netherworld were under Cheng Han's control, essentially becoming one entity. Therefore, their level of cooperation far exceeded the imagination of ordinary people.

The five spear shadows almost arrived simultaneously, each hitting one enemy with an interval of less than 0.001 seconds.

"Ah~"

Screams of agony rang out one after another.

Five blue flames suddenly appeared outside the secret room.

It was still an instant kill!

At the same time.

A Netherworld suddenly teleported into the secret room, quickly picked up the blood-colored skull, and then activated the Leap of the Netherworld to leave.

Obtaining the spoils!

The All-Knowing Eye moved slightly, transmitting a large amount of information.

After digesting the information, Cheng Han muttered to himself in his heart, "The Prayer for Life Skull is so sinister! But there is a lot of knowledge that can be learned from it."

The preliminary analysis showed that the Prayer for Life Skull seemed to have been created by a Divine Grade powerhouse who sacrificed a large number of people, resulting in this evil object.

In any case, it had an extraordinary background.

Cheng Han felt even more pleased, "When the Prayer for Life discovers that all of their people are dead and the treasure of the Church is lost, how could they not suspect the Destruction Legion?"

Inside the halo.

The merciless massacre continued.

Cheng Han didn't pay much attention to it and shifted his focus back to the observation hall.

At this moment.

The small conflict between the fat merchant and the old merchant finally subsided with the help of everyone.

The old merchant was obviously a narrow-minded person and muttered with a pointed finger, "One should always be grateful!"

The fat merchant became a little annoyed, "You..."

The group of people quickly persuaded him again.

"Uncle Zuo, just say a few less words."

"We are all people from the same small spiritual realm, why bother like this?"

The fat merchant suppressed his anger for a moment and didn't say anything more.

The old merchant muttered quietly, "I didn't say anything wrong," but faced with the dissatisfied gazes of the crowd, he ultimately didn't continue to provoke.

After this incident, the atmosphere in the hall became awkward.

Cheng Han smiled slightly and suddenly changed the topic, "I'm sure you've all heard about what happened to Miss Yin, right?"

In this sentence, "Miss Yin" referred to the beautiful woman.

Many people nodded.

"I know!"

"I've heard something."

Yin Ying's appearance was so outstanding, and she was a widow. Almost everyone present had paid some attention to her.

Cheng Han's tone changed, "Have any of you ever wondered why Miss Yin, who had never met the steward before, was harassed by the steward?"

The group of people shook their heads.

"Not sure."

"Is there something hidden in this?"

The old merchant remained silent, but his expression slightly changed, appearing somewhat unnatural.

Cheng Han deliberately paused for two seconds before leisurely saying, "As far as I know, someone happens to be acquainted with the steward and happens to have a batch of goods to be transported to another small spiritual realm."

"Therefore, he privately informed Steward Yin that the lady is a widow and has no one to rely on, in order to obtain a 5% discount on transportation fees as a reward."

As he said the second half of the sentence, his gaze remained fixed on the old merchant.

Immediately, there was an uproar among the crowd.

The meaning behind this was evident to anyone.

The old merchant couldn't sit still and angrily retorted, "You brat, don't you dare spread false accusations. When have I ever..."

The fat merchant intentionally shouted loudly, "Before the airship started ticket inspection, I saw Zuo Daqian chatting with the steward in a small room for quite a while."

Zuo Daqian was indeed the old merchant's name.

Several other merchants also revealed what they knew.

"Zuo Daqian does indeed have a batch of goods to be transported."

"I remember Zuo Daqian had a bit of a relationship with the steward."

The old merchant anxiously defended himself, "This is all nonsense. I was only discussing transportation fees with the steward. When did I mention Ms. Yin?"

However...

No matter how he explained, the gazes of the people looking at him were filled with disdain.

For a small benefit, they had "sold" a beautiful widow to a lecher. Was this something a human would do?

The old merchant couldn't bear it any longer and, leaving behind a remark about his innocence being slandered, put on an angry expression and fled.

The corners of Cheng Han's mouth lifted slightly as he looked back at the halo screen.

At this moment, the underground cave had completely quieted down.

Throughout the entire process, not a single person resisted, and not a single person knew the attacker's location. The followers of the divine cult all died inexplicably.

This was an undisputed massacre!

It was also an unprecedented long-range massacre!

Only a few members of the Destruction Expedition, less than ten in total, under the deliberate indulgence of the Netherworld, used the Blinking Escape Formation to flee the city.

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Thousands of kilometers away.

Anliang Small Spiritual Realm.

Anxi City, Guardian Palace.

Two guardian cultivators from the local Xuan Pavilion were closely watching the image above the seat of the Xuan Formation, their expressions extremely solemn.

They saw waves of different extraordinary fluctuations constantly flashing in the image.

"The extraordinary fluctuations are located 800 meters underground. This is definitely the stronghold of some divine organization."

"This depth has far exceeded the range of the Xuan Formation's attack."

This situation made the two guardian cultivators feel quite powerless.

The enemy had already caused chaos in the city, and they, as guardian cultivators, couldn't do anything.

"What exactly is happening underground?"

"From the current situation, this is most likely an internal conflict!"

"The possibility is high! Let's report to the Xuan Pavilion!"

"By the way, Master Xuan from the Tianjing Hall of the Xuangong Temple is also in our small spiritual realm. Should we inform him while we're at it?"

"Then go ahead and inform him."

Half an hour later.

Master Xuan Ye, the head of the Tianjing Hall, and another Xuan Master named Gao Ting, along with a team of Xuan Warriors, managed to enter the underground cave.

The main responsibility of the Tianjing Hall is to eliminate the organization of the Divine Cult. Since such an incident has occurred in the city, it is only reasonable for this Xuan Master to inquire about it.

Soon enough.

Inside a larger cave, the group saw piles of strange ashes.

Master Xuan Lingye took a few glances and turned to his colleague, saying, "Deputy Master Gao, these seem to be ashes of corpses. You are better at identifying traces. What do you think?"

Gao Ting stared at the ashes for a few seconds, and his pupils suddenly turned into eerie double pupils. His expression became extremely serious. "This is a highly advanced fire-based Xuan technique. It seems to be able to ignite souls."

Master Xuan Lingye nodded slightly, his face also becoming solemn.

The others all changed their expressions.

Just the phrase "highly advanced fire-based Xuan technique" was enough to make people fearful.

And the mention of "igniting souls" was an extremely rare and powerful Xuan technique, even the Xuan Supervisors had to be cautious.

There is no other reason.

What can be used to defend against a Xuan technique that directly reaches the soul?

Only to withstand it!

If you can't withstand it, you will undoubtedly die!

If you can withstand it, your vitality will be greatly damaged!

Soon enough.

Inside a secret room.

Master Xuan Lingye saw a pile of larger ashes and immediately took a breath. "These are the remains of Xuan Masters!"

This Xuan Master continued, "This method of death is the same as the other ashes, it seems that there is only one culprit!"

To single-handedly kill nearly twenty Transcendents, isn't that too brutal?!

Gao Ting looked around and spoke with deep confusion in his tone, "Some of the followers of the Divine Cult managed to escape, but I didn't smell any traces left by the attacker. This person has not been here."

The implication of this statement is truly chilling.

Master Xuan Lingye couldn't help but be incredulous, "This can't be possible, right?"

The group of Xuan Warriors who came along also looked at each other.

Gao Ting said softly, "In all these years, my 'Spiritual Insight Double Pupil Eyes' have never been wrong."

Master Xuan Lingye couldn't help but take a breath, "If this person hasn't come in, how did they kill so many people?"

Gao Ting shook his head, "I don't know."

He paused and continued, "Some of the methods of Xuan Supervisor-level powerhouses are beyond our imagination as Xuan Masters."

The implication is that the culprit is a Xuan Supervisor powerhouse.

Master Xuan Lingye fell silent all at once.

Because logically speaking, this is the most likely answer.

(End of this chapter)