Swallowed Star 2: Origin Continent

Chapter 28: Who Killed Him?

The Tengjiao Legion hung high in the sky, with an invisible force enveloping the ruins of the Blood Python Society’s headquarters, extracting the surviving members. In an instant, within the vast headquarters spanning a billion kilometers, millions of members were relocated.

“After such a battle, only about one-tenth or one-twentieth of these Blood Python Society members survived,” Jiang Chengrong looked down, shaking his head slightly.

“The survivors are mostly those who hid deep underground,” said the deputy beside him. Indeed, the Blood Python Society’s headquarters had numerous underground structures, and the thick and stable ground of the Origin Continent allowed one to two-tenths of the members to survive the horrific battle.

“Hmm?”

Both General Jiang Chengrong and the deputy noticed the latest bounty mission from the Dark Hall of the Yan Feng Pavilion. The Dark Hall would only actively send notifications to clients when the bounty missions changed.

The bounty mission showed: the task of assassinating Mu Yang, the leader of the Blood Python Society, had been completed!

“The Blood Python leader is dead?” The deputy was shocked. In this ruin, they couldn’t see the body of the Eternal True God, so they were unaware of the casualties.

“If the Yan Feng Pavilion confirms the death, then he is truly dead,” Jiang Chengrong nodded. Since the Dark Hall of the Yan Feng Pavilion issued assassination tasks, they had absolute certainty about the target’s life and death.

The deputy solemnly said, “Our entire Tengjiao Legion couldn’t deal with the Blood Python leader. But now he’s been killed…”

Whoosh!

In the distance, a group of figures traversed the void, led by the supreme commander of the ten legions of Huyang City, ‘Magili Xiao’. Magili Xiao’s face was somewhat aged, and his eyes, burning with purple flames, scanned the battlefield.

“You oversee the Tengjiao Legion, I’ll go greet Commander Magili,” General Jiang Chengrong ordered.

“Alright,” the deputy responded immediately.

The ten legions of Huyang City each had two Eternal True Gods, over twenty thousand Void True Gods, and more than twenty million elite True Gods when at full strength. These numbers were doubled to ensure that at all times, there was at least one Eternal True God, over ten thousand Void True Gods, and more than ten million elite True Gods within the legion’s mechanical secret treasure.

This way, they could rotate shifts, and even if an Eternal True God met with an accident, it wouldn’t affect the legion’s operations.

“Whoosh.”

General Jiang Chengrong flew out of the gigantic Tengjiao Legion to personally greet Commander Magili Xiao.

“Commander Magili,” General Jiang Chengrong flew to his side.

“The Yan Feng Pavilion confirms that the Blood Python leader is dead,” Magili Xiao looked at the vast ruins of the Blood Python Society’s headquarters, “In Huyang City, there are very few who can kill the Blood Python leader!”

“Indeed, he couldn’t escape and was killed outright,” Jiang Chengrong nodded, then added, “Their fight took place entirely within the Blood Python Society’s headquarters. I relocated all the surviving members first thing, without damaging the battlefield.”

Magili Xiao nodded lightly.

Buzz~~~

With a thought, endless black mist spread out, completely enveloping the ruins of the Blood Python Society, meticulously examining the traces left behind. From the remnants, some clues about the battle could be inferred.

“The materials and the force of heaven and earth here were thoroughly shattered and melted into chaotic energy not long ago,” Magili Xiao observed carefully, “This isn’t a method of the Blood Python leader.”

Jiang Chengrong nodded, “It seems the one who acted should possess a mechanical treasure capable of controlling chaotic energy.”

“Just one mechanical treasure wouldn’t be enough to kill the Blood Python leader,” Magili Xiao shook his head lightly, “Even if you wielded a legion’s mechanical secret treasure, could you kill the Blood Python leader?”

General Jiang Chengrong smiled, “The one who did it is much stronger than me.”

“Very strong, and not one of the familiar few,” Magili Xiao frowned, “A new powerful figure has arrived in Huyang City!”

During their conversation, the followers behind them remained silent.

Beside Magili Xiao was his favorite disciple, ‘Gao Wushui’.

Gao Wushui listened, feeling secretly astonished.

In his mind… his master was the pillar of Huyang City! General Jiang Chengrong was also a mighty Eternal True God. And now this mysterious strong person evidently made even his master wary.

“We must find out his identity quickly,” Magili Xiao said.

“If that mysterious strong person claims the bounty, the Yan Feng Pavilion will surely know his identity,” General Jiang Chengrong said, “But the Yan Feng Pavilion won’t betray their clients.”

Magili Xiao nodded, “As long as he’s not siding with Shiguo, it’s good news for us.”

Shiguo frequently invaded the surrounding areas, and as a border city, Huyang City faced tremendous pressure.

—

Inside the Dream Flower Pavilion.

Entropy Tianyan and Sang Shuiyun sat opposite each other in a hall, drinking and chatting. They were regular visitors of the Dream Flower Pavilion.

“Hmm?” They also received the latest bounty mission from the Dark Hall of the Yan Feng Pavilion.

“The Blood Python leader is dead?” Entropy Tianyan was surprised, “He was one of the overlords of Huyang City. I avoided him whenever I saw him. Who could kill him?”

The winged man Sang Shuiyun, exuding a decadent aura, remained indifferent even to this news, casually saying, “Since he established a dark force and kept fighting, it’s only natural he was eventually killed by another strong person.”

“True, after killing so many, he finally met a formidable opponent,” Entropy Tianyan nodded, his eyes showing excitement, “But I’m still curious about who did it.”

“Why think so much? In time, it will become known,” Sang Shuiyun leisurely gazed at his wine cup.

—

“Who could kill the Blood Python leader, Mu Yang?” A small old man cooking delicacies suddenly froze, then a slight smile appeared on his lips, “Huyang City is becoming more interesting.”

—

“The Blood Python leader’s bounty was ranked fifth. I’m ranked fourth, and my bounty is even higher. Will he target me next?” Pavilion Master of the Shadow Pavilion, Chun Yuyi, felt a twinge of fear upon hearing the news.

—

At this moment, all the Yan Feng Pavilion Dark Hall clients in Huyang City received the latest bounty mission. The news of the Blood Python leader’s death naturally caused a stir throughout Huyang City.

The death of Diao Rong Yan had little impact since he was relatively weak.

But the death of the Blood Python leader was a big deal! Among those in Huyang City who could kill him, any movement by them would shake the entire city.

“Is it one of them? Or a new powerful figure?” All forces were eager to know.

—

President Zanyun sat at the top floor of Tianyun Tower, holding a communication token.

“The one who killed me is Luo He! He used an extremely powerful mechanical secret treasure to kill me! His mechanical secret treasure far surpasses my ‘Life Blood River’, which is worth 1.5 million cosmos sand. His mechanical secret treasure is worth at least 5 million cosmos sand!” The Blood Python leader sent a message and an image to President Zanyun before he died.

The image showed Luo Feng with six pairs of golden wings spread out, surrounded by chaotic currents, presenting a terrifying scene.

“It’s Luo He?” President Zanyun was surprised, “Are the six pairs of wings on him an ordinary secret treasure, or a mechanical secret treasure?”

Many mechanical secret treasures could be integrated into the body, making them invisible from the outside.

Throughout the long history of the Origin Continent, countless eternal-grade mechanical secret treasures had been created. Huyang City alone had ten legion-type secret treasures, and the Huyang Guard also had slightly weaker legion secret treasures. There were also many single-type mechanical secret treasures.

“If he can kill the Blood Python leader, his strength is on par with Magili Xiao and Blood Cloud,” President Zanyun concluded.

—

Magili Meng, the current controller of the Magili Clan, also received the same message and image from the Blood Python leader before he died.

“The one who killed me is Luo He! He used an extremely powerful mechanical secret treasure to kill me! His mechanical secret treasure far surpasses my ‘Life Blood River’, which is worth 1.5 million cosmos sand. His mechanical secret treasure is worth at least 5 million cosmos sand!” The message was identical.

Magili Meng looked at the message and the image of Luo Feng with his six golden wings spread out.

“Two mechanical secret treasures, totaling 6.5 million cosmos sand. Not to mention the other treasures he carries,” Magili Meng marveled, “This is deliberately trying to use my blade. Even I am tempted.”

“But this Luo He is too mysterious; I know nothing about him,” Magili Meng shook his head lightly, “This message is not suitable to tell my father.”

His father was Magili Xiao.

“My father is the pillar of the Magili Clan; I cannot let him take great risks,” Magili Meng decided to act as if he hadn’t seen the message.

—

Before he died, the Blood Python leader used a karmic communication token to send this message to five major forces in Huyang City. These five forces had one thing in common: they all had significant backgrounds and could summon formidable warriors from other places.

—

Outside Huyang City.

In the endless wilderness, a pitch-black venomous insect burrowed out from the ground. After emerging,

it transformed into a figure, the gaunt Deputy President Mu Lin.

“When I originally refined this venomous insect body, it was for its strong life-saving ability,” Deputy President Mu Lin gazed at Huyang City from afar, “My true venomous insect has always been hidden outside the city.”

“That Luo He is indeed terrifying. According to the bounty task from the Yan Feng Pavilion, even the President is dead,” Deputy President Mu Lin shook his head lightly.

His true venomous insect carried an ordinary communication token, which only received Dark Hall messages when near Huyang City. Unlike the miraculous karmic communication token, its transmission range was limited but could not be traced karmically.

Deputy President Mu Lin was far more cautious than his fellow clan member, President Mu Yang.

“It’s time to leave, far away from Huyang City. Otherwise, if discovered by Luo He, my painstakingly refined venomous insects will turn to ashes again,” Deputy President Mu Lin was indeed afraid of Luo Feng, “Among the three major cities in Jiugang Chaos State, I will go to Xuyin City!”

Deputy President Mu Lin made his decision and immediately headed towards Xuyin City.

—

Within Huyang City, at the City Lord’s Mansion.

Three divine power incarnations stood side by side, watching the city’s surveillance.

It was through this surveillance that the City Lord’s Mansion could constantly monitor all the movements of the dark forces. Combined with the position lock of the ‘identity tokens’, they could determine which True Gods were killed by the dark forces.

Ordinary True Gods each had identity tokens and had to pay a regular residence fee; otherwise, they would be expelled from the city.

“If the person who acted isolated the investigation with a small universe domain, we wouldn’t be able to track his whereabouts,” said a white-haired figure.

“Let’s check first; we might find something,” said the Huyang City Lord, observing the surveillance recordings.

Commander Magili Xiao was also silently watching.

Huyang City was built by a large number of mechanical experts, and all recorded scenes were stored for over an epoch. Therefore, it was possible to review past events.

“Look!” The white-haired figure, the City Lord, and Commander Magili Xiao were all invigorated.

In the city’s surveillance, it was clearly visible——

After separating from Morosa and Moyu Qingyan, Luo Feng walked alone to the front gate of the Blood Python Society’s headquarters. Then, suddenly, darkness appeared out of nowhere, completely enveloping the headquarters.

“It’s him,” the City Lord said excitedly, “It’s Luo He!”

“He didn’t conceal or isolate the investigation but openly walked to the front of the Blood Python Society’s headquarters,” Commander Magili Xiao nodded, “He did it deliberately.”

Any Eternal True God could isolate investigation with a small universe domain, making it impossible for city surveillance to detect them.

“Only our City Lord’s Mansion constantly monitors the entire city. So he deliberately didn’t hide from us,” said the white-haired figure, “This Luo He is friendly towards our City Lord’s Mansion.”

Both Commander Magili Xiao and the City Lord nodded upon hearing this.

The space-time of the Origin Continent was stable, making it impossible to rewind time to see past events.

Therefore, only the constantly monitored city surveillance could replay the scene of Luo Feng arriving at the Blood Python Society’s headquarters.

—

After leaving the Blood Python Society’s headquarters, Luo Feng flew all the way and could now see the Yan Feng Pavilion in the distance.

“The City Lord’s Mansion monitors the entire city. They should be able to see the scene of me arriving at the Blood Python Society’s headquarters,” Luo Feng thought. Between the City Lord’s Mansion and the hidden forces of Shiguo, he would naturally lean towards the City Lord’s Mansion.

As he pondered, Luo Feng had already flown to the Yan Feng Pavilion: “Time to claim the bounty.”