Chapter 242 - 242 242 News of Feng Zhengxiong

Chapter 242: Chapter 242: News of Feng Zhengxiong Chapter 242: Chapter 242: News of Feng Zhengxiong “`

That afternoon, a very strange event suddenly occurred in the Yanhuo Empire.

The oddity began spreading from Yanhuo City.

Three days prior, a massive battle had taken place, leaving tens of thousands of soldiers dead from both nations, a significant number.

After the battle concluded, the corpses of the soldiers were still being processed, which was time-consuming given the great number of deaths.

But by this morning, it was discovered that the bodies of those soldiers not yet processed had all turned into skeletons, their flesh mysteriously disappeared almost overnight.

Even the bodies of soldiers that had been buried after processing had turned into piles of bones.

Witnessing this eerie and frightening phenomenon, the soldiers handling the corpses were terrified out of their wits, even fearing a haunting.

In just one night, a vast number of bodies had all turned into skeletons!

No one knew what had happened.

Upon discovering this eerie event, the soldiers immediately relayed the news back to the Imperial Capital.

Duan Tian Hun and other high-ranking officials were shocked beyond measure, having never heard of such a bizarre occurrence.

The Empire had only just finished a brutal war, suffering severe casualties and still had many complex issues to deal with, everyone busily at their wits’ end, and yet this odd occurrence happened.

Amidst all the other messy affairs requiring attention, none was more urgent than this eerie event. Duan Tian Hun and Yang Tianxian hastened to Yanhuo City at once.

By the next morning, upon receiving the news, Huanyang immediately rushed to the Feng family in Unmatched City.

It just so happened that the Feng family had an uninvited guest today!

Moreover, this uninvited guest was the man who had previously disguised himself as a Feng family guard!

“I am He Mo, greetings to the Grand Commander,” a man entered the hall and politely greeted Feng Wuchen.

Feng Wuchen calmly scrutinized the man, asking, “Who are you? What brings you here?”

“It’s you!” Feng Wuchen had barely finished speaking when Feng Qianyang’s face suddenly changed dramatically, pointing at the man and angrily shouting, “It really is you!”

“Oh? The elder has a good memory, still recognizing me!” He Mo said with a slight smile, surprised but showing no sign of panic.

“Wuchen, it was him who disguised himself as a guard from our family! The Family Head’s capture must be related to him! Don’t let him escape!” Feng Qianyang urgently bellowed.

“What?” The expression of the Feng family’s upper echelons changed dramatically, and Xiao Qingqing urgently shouted, “Chen Er, do not let him escape!”

Knowing it was the man who had disguised himself as a Feng family guard, Xiao Qingqing and the others’ first reaction was that this man must not be allowed to flee!

Feng Wuchen’s face turned ice cold in an instant, and in the blink of an eye, he had already appeared before He Mo, the Supreme Dragon God Sword now pressed against He Mo’s neck, displaying a terrifying speed!

“Aunt Xiao, rest assured, this bastard won’t escape!” Liu Qingyang angrily shouted, as he and Miao Qingqing darted over, blocking He Mo’s retreat.

“Where is my father?” Feng Wuchen asked indifferently, his demeanor ferocious, each word tinged with chilling murderous intent.

Should He Mo dare utter a word of dissent, Feng Wuchen would not hesitate to kill him!

“The Grand Commander is ruthless and cold-blooded; I am very aware of that. Your power to kill a third-layer Tianyuan Realm expert with a mere first-layer cultivation is indeed terrifying,” He Mo said with a calm smile.

“If you do not reveal the Family Head’s whereabouts! You will not live to leave this place today!” Feng Qianyang yelled in anger.

It had been far too long! The Feng family had waited too long and suppressed their emotions for too long!

Finally having a clue about Feng Zhengxiong, they could not afford to miss it!

With a cold gaze fixed on He Mo, Feng Wuchen said icily, “You had the courage to come here, indicating my father is still alive. You’re able to remain so calm in front of me, which means you’re confident, at least that you won’t die here.”

“True to your reputation as the First Genius of the Empire, the Grand Commander is indeed clever!” He Mo said with a smile.

“That’s great! The Family Head is still alive!” Hearing this, everyone in the Feng family inferred from the conversation that Feng Zhengxiong was still alive, the household erupting with cheers.

“Quickly tell us! Where is Zhengxiong?” Xiao Qingqing demanded coldly, her tone commanding.

He Mo, unafraid, said with a slight smile, “Why the rush, Lady Feng?”

The Supreme Dragon God Sword made a slight swipe, and a trace of blood appeared on He Mo’s neck, a sliver of fresh blood oozing out. Feeling the sting, He Mo’s face subtly changed.

“It seems you’re underestimating my methods! Did you really think I wouldn’t kill you? If you don’t want to test my resolve, you’d better tell me where my father is, or I won’t hesitate to kill you!” Feng Wuchen said icily, an immense and terrifying aura bursting forth.

Feng Wuchen continued, “If I kill you, the power behind you will certainly send someone else after me. What do you think?”

Actually facing Feng Wuchen and feeling his terrifying oppressive aura, He Mo began to feel a hint of fear and his back broke out in a cold sweat.

No longer daring to test Feng Wuchen’s patience, He Mo, suppressing the shock in his heart, said, “Feng Wuchen, my master wishes to meet you.”

“I asked where my father is!” Feng Wuchen said frostily, moving the Supreme Dragon God Sword a fraction further, deepening the cut on He Mo’s neck and causing him to tremble with fright.

Feng Wuchen only wanted to know the whereabouts of Feng Zhengxiong. He had no interest in who He Mo’s master was.

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“In… in Jiuzhou!” He Mo said in terror, unable to withstand the terrifying pressure and icy killing intent of Feng Wuchen any longer.

“The Mainland’s Jiuzhou? It really is related to you!” Feng Qianyang frowned and said, “Jiuzhou is not far from the Empire, situated at the westernmost border of the Mainland. No wonder we’ve been unable to locate the Family Head’s whereabouts!”

“Jiuzhou?” Feng Wuchen frowned, not unfamiliar with Jiuzhou, because the Xiao family was there!

The Xiao family resided in Jiuzhou yet knew of Huangfu Tian’s matters. From this, Feng Wuchen could guess that Huangfu Tianba and his people were also hiding in Jiuzhou!

With a cold gaze fixed on He Mo, Feng Wuchen asked, “What is the purpose of kidnapping my father?”

“For the Nine Layers Qiankun Tower!” He Mo replied bluntly, no longer beating around the bush.

“The Nine Layers Qiankun Tower?” Feng Wuchen’s brows furrowed slightly, the allure of the Nine Layers Qiankun Tower was indeed terrifying.

The Nine Layers Qiankun Tower, being a half-grade Immortal Artifact, naturally had incredible power, but what was even more fearsome was its dominant suppressive force, which was absolutely a rare treasure for the powerful.

Not to mention a half-grade Immortal Artifact, even a high-grade Spiritual Artifact was extremely precious and rare, especially some high-grade Spiritual Artifacts with terrifying power, which were priced like rare treasures.

The existence of Immortal Artifacts was very rare even on the Mainland, an ultimate treasure that countless cultivators dreamed of owning.

“Despicable and shameless! They want to use the Family Head to force Wuchen to hand over the Nine Layers Qiankun Tower!” Feng Qianyang said darkly and angrily, his killing intent so strong that he wished he could kill He Mo on the spot.

Liu Qingyang’s face twitched in anger as he shouted, “How audacious of you to covet Feng brother’s Nine Layers Qiankun Tower! It seems you have grown tired of living!”

“Grown tired of living? Do you know the power backing me? The four Great Emperors and all the major powers of the four Empires want to get their hands on the Nine Layers Qiankun Tower. If my master really wants to seize it by force, what are the four Empires to count for? My master is simply trying not to draw unnecessary attention,” He Mo said with disdain.

The fact that He Mo didn’t consider the four Great Empires a threat showed how strong his backing was.

“Go back and tell your master that I will go to Jiuzhou. If a single hair on my dad is harmed, I will flatten your backing forces!” Feng Wuchen said coldly.

“The Grand Commander can rest assured. The Family Head is doing fine. My master only wants the Nine Layers Qiankun Tower and would not harm the Family Head in the slightest,” He Mo said with a smile.

“Get lost!” Feng Wuchen ordered coldly.

“I take my leave.” He Mo then quickly left.

No sooner had He Mo left than Feng Wuchen turned to Xiao Qingqing and asked, “Mother, you’re more familiar with Jiuzhou, which power do you think it could be?”

Xiao Qingqing shook her head and said, “There are five major powers in Jiuzhou. We can exclude the Xiao family, but there are still four others, and I don’t know which it could be.”

“Wuchen, since you know his name is He Mo, it won’t be hard to investigate. Once you’re in Jiuzhou, you will naturally find out,” Feng Qianyang said gravely.

“Qingyang, go to Sky Pavilion at once and have Wushuang and Chi Huang head to Jiuzhou immediately to investigate,” Feng Wuchen ordered.

“All right! I’ll go at once!” Liu Qingyang said solemnly and immediately employed his flying martial skill, rushing towards Sky Pavilion.

The power behind He Mo and its strength were still unknown; it was imperative to find out.

Liu Qingyang had just gone to Sky Pavilion when Huanyang appeared right behind him.

“I pay my respects to the Grand Commander!” Huanyang saluted respectfully, looking somewhat panicked.

“Huanyang? What happened?” Feng Wuchen asked with a frown.

“Something strange happened yesterday!” Huanyang reported, “The dead soldiers of Yanhuo City turned into skeletons overnight. It’s unclear what happened, but the Emperor and the State Preceptor hurried to Yanhuo City yesterday.”

“What? They turned into skeletons overnight?” Upon hearing this, the entire Feng family was shocked.

Even Feng Wuchen felt a shiver run down his spine, knowing that tens of thousands of soldiers had died; for them to have all turned into skeletons overnight, how frightening would that be?

Frowning, Feng Wuchen asked, “When the skeletons were discovered, did anyone see anything?”

Huanyang shook his head and said, “I don’t know either. I only found out this morning and came to report to the Grand Commander immediately.”

“Let’s go and see,” Feng Wuchen nodded.

Just as Feng Wuchen was about to set off, he suddenly sensed a chilling killing intent and his face instantly changed, “Who’s there!”

“The Tianyuan Realm!” Feng Qianyang frowned.

“Such a formidable presence! Greater than even Murong Tianlie’s!” Huanyang exclaimed in shock. Could there be someone more terrifying than Feng Wuchen in the Yanhuo Empire?

“Whoosh!”

A figure appeared in mid-air above the Feng family courtyard, a young man dressed in white silk, quite handsome, the overwhelming aura emanating from him.

The young man looked at Feng Wuchen as well, his face always carrying a faint smile.

“The Fourth Layer of the Tianyuan Realm!” Feng Wuchen’s brows knitted slightly as he surveyed the man floating in mid-air, puzzled, “What’s with his aura? It’s evil, filled with resentment and a chilling air!”

“Chen Er, be extremely careful, his aura is too strange!” Xiao Qingqing cautioned in a low voice.

“This visitor means no good, and we don’t even know who he is,” Feng Qianyang said gravely, his old eyes filled with wariness.