Chapter 56: The True Culprit

"I know you won't believe this, but—"
"It's true."
Old Qi looked anxiously at Feng Xu, tears shimmering in his eyes, his whole body trembling with terror.
"My heavens, this is truly fascinating..."
"Kill him! Kill them all!" Suddenly, within the Demon Sect, someone let out a furious roar, and several people immediately charged at Wu Haotian.
Meanwhile, after his outburst at headquarters, Hu Long returned to his office and sat down. Now, he needed to monitor the planets under the Human Alliance's control. The insect swarm had advanced on those planets again, and Hu Long had to prepare for any contingency.
Yan Ruyu had revealed so much, clearly not treating her as an outsider. This moved Li Xirou deeply.
After the Celestial Kunpeng finished speaking, it released a powerful wave of divine consciousness and, turning around, transformed into its true form.
Even Daoist Hu felt this request was excessive, but with his life at stake, he had no choice but to bring it up. Otherwise, he would fall into the hands of other Nascent Soul cultivators from rival sects. Far better to return to Heavenly Star Sect, where at least some bond of kinship remained, even if his body became a sacrificial tool.
No sooner had he finished speaking than his fist smashed into the European man's face. Unsurprisingly, the man's skull shattered, killing him instantly. The snake-like jet of water in the distance also dissolved into harmless droplets, splashing onto the ground.
Behind the towering, majestic archway stretched a long flight of stairs, and at the top, one could see palatial buildings of opulent splendor.
Jiang Yang was behind the wheel of the armored Mercedes racing car. As the familiar streets and buildings passed by, Huo Qing felt a wave of disorientation, almost as if he had been granted a second life. Jiang Yang and Ren Qingkuang laughed and joked loudly, trying to dispel the awkward, stifling atmosphere inside the car.
Though the voice was strange, the words set off a flurry of discussion below.
"Fang Yan, go into seclusion and cultivate," Daoist Yun Shang said, putting away his treasure and setting Fang Yan down. With that, he left a parting remark and sped toward the Heavenly Star Secret Realm. Compared to his condition in the Abyssal Ridge, Fang Yan was much improved, though still somewhat feeble, his soul yet to fully recover.
"Boom, boom, boom!" Just as Wang Hou saw the breach sealed and a batch of Outerworld Beasts cleared out, and prepared to return, the Outerworld Beasts launched another assault.
By now, they had gained some understanding of Chen Feng's strength. So, as they watched Chen Feng's duel with Xuanyuan Huihuang drag on, they knew he had yet to show his true power.
Mu Fengye finally realized what had sparked with Raincutter earlier. Though they could still be cleaved by Raincutter's sharpness, their hardness was now nearly equal to it. Ordinary obsidian weapons would hardly threaten them anymore.
As soon as the words fell, something invisible sliced open the driver's throat, blood spraying across the windshield.
"Who is it?" His eyes searched in all directions, but not a trace of movement appeared. He strained his ears, but heard only the howling wind.
Yang Jian slung his machine gun over his shoulder and looked at the insect before him with disdain. Its menacing jaws dripped with viscous saliva, its jet-black exoskeleton seemed impenetrable, and its two sharp forelimbs glinted with a cold, eerie light in the sun.
Then the third match began. Fang Gangyi had intended to vent his anger on Chen Feng, but Chen Feng used the Nine Shadows Phantom Step, and instead of venting his anger, Fang Gangyi received blow after blow from Chen Feng's fists.