Chapter 292: The Thousand-Face Demon Sovereign!
Chapter 292: The Thousand-Face Demon Sovereign!
Although Mu Ran Yan wasn't a Grandmaster, her mastery of the Heavenly Sky Domain allowed her to fly through the skies like Qin Meng, with the ability to move swiftly without being detected by ordinary people.
In an instant, she left Cold North County, heading towards the direction from which the call for help had originated.
Her discussions and sparring with Chen Mu had given her a deeper understanding of the Earthly Firmament Intention, which opposed the Heavenly Sky Domain. Now, she wanted to test her newfound knowledge, and having a few monsters to practice on would be ideal.
And so she flew through the sky.
Mu Ran Yan flew for an unknown duration, eventually reaching a snowy forest on the vast plains where the call for help had been sent. The forest was covered in frost, and within it, there were signs of a chaotic battle.
However, as Mu Ran Yan entered the forest, her brows furrowed slightly. She saw the signs of battle but didn't sense any ongoing fighting. Could she have arrived too late?
Swish!
Mu Ran Yan followed the traces, continuing to fly forward, and finally, in a secluded valley, she spotted a group of about ten people. Most of them were Seven Mysteries Sect disciples, along with two Clerks and a Defender. All of them were covered in blood, indicating a fierce battle.
Mu Ran Yan scanned the surrounding mountains but found no trace of the enemy.
Her brows furrowed slightly, but she didn't hesitate for long. She swiftly descended from the sky and landed in the valley.
Her arrival caused the group in the valley to tense up, and almost instinctively, they drew their swords. But upon recognizing Mu Ran Yan, they all relaxed.
"Defender Mu," one of the Seven Mysteries Sect disciples greeted her with relief.
Mu Ran Yan glanced at them and asked, "What's the situation here? Have the monsters retreated?"
"Yes," the group replied.
The Defender who led the group was Liu Chan, a direct disciple of Lesser Profound Peak. He had now advanced to the Six Viscera Realm and become the Defender of Lesser Profound Peak. Despite his injuries, especially the severe wound on his right leg, he had managed to stop the bleeding and apply a makeshift bandage.
Upon seeing Mu Ran Yan, Liu Chan also breathed a sigh of relief. Even among Defenders, Mu Ran Yan was an exceptional presence. With her support, they were safe unless they encountered a Venerable from the Celestial Demon Sect.
"Defender Mu, it's like this..." Liu Chan quickly explained the previous battle to Mu Ran Yan.
He had led a group to investigate a hiding spot of the Celestial Demon Sect's monsters. However, they had fallen into an ambush, and the number and strength of the monsters exceeded their expectations. There were at least four Sixth-Rank Monsters among them.
Liu Chan had no choice but to fight and retreat, eventually taking a defensive position in the secluded valley.
The only strange thing he noticed was that the Celestial Demon Sect's monsters had almost broken through their defenses several times but hadn't forcefully charged in. At the time, he had thought that the monsters were selfish and didn't want to take the lead.
"In the end, they must have realized they couldn't conquer us and knew our reinforcements were coming, so they retreated." Liu Chan summarized the situation.
However, as Mu Ran Yan listened, her brows furrowed even more. She felt something was amiss and asked for more details. Finally, her expression changed, and she said, "This is bad!"
Without hesitation, she took off, flying back towards Cold North County Hall at full speed!
The strange behavior of the Celestial Demon Sect's monsters could be explained, but something still didn't sit right with Liu Chan. As he regained his composure and recalled the battle, he realized that the monsters had seemed intent on surrounding them without killing them from the start. If they had attacked all at once, they wouldn't have been able to retreat to the valley.
As Liu Chan finished speaking, not only Mu Ran Yan but also Liu Chan himself sensed something amiss. It seemed like their group had been used as bait to lure Mu Ran Yan!
"To lure Defender Mu here without setting up an ambush... The Celestial Demon Sect's goal..." As Mu Ran Yan flew away, Liu Chan, the Clerks, and the disciples all realized the problem. The Celestial Demon Sect had lured Mu Ran Yan but didn't intend to ambush her. Their true target was... Frost Northern County Hall!
"Let's go!" Liu Chan, despite his injured leg, quickly led the group of disciples out of the valley, heading towards safety.
The Celestial Demon Sect had taken a significant risk by surrounding them. Their goal was not as simple as wreaking havoc on the county hall. Their target might even be the other person stationed there—Chen Mu!
Mu Ran Yan, flying back to Frost Northern County Hall at full speed, wore a grave expression.
"His words are indeed spoken without a guilty conscience. After all, even the experience points on the system panel are accumulated through his own hard work, not gained out of thin air."
"Without accumulating small steps, one cannot reach a thousand miles; without accumulating small streams, one cannot form great rivers."
Meng Danyun naturally understood the importance of accumulation, and with this realization, she was satisfied: "Thank you, Junior Brother, for your guidance. I've gained much today, so I'll take my leave and ponder on this further."
"Alright."
Chen Mu smiled in response to Meng Danyun.
Meng Danyun turned and walked out the door, but just as she exited Chen Mu's courtyard, a yellow-faced man in a messenger's uniform approached her, passing by her side on his way into Chen Mu's courtyard.
Meng Danyun's gaze paused briefly, assessing the yellow-faced man, assuming he was a messenger bringing news to Chen Mu. She didn't pay much attention, but after taking a few steps forward, she subconsciously stopped, sensing something amiss.
Suddenly, she turned back.
Boom!!!
A deafening explosion erupted from Chen Mu's courtyard, causing the heavens and earth within a radius of several dozen zhang to become chaotic. The terrifying power of the heavens and earth materialized, surging in all directions.
Visible to the naked eye, cracks appeared on the green stone walls of Chen Mu's courtyard, eventually collapsing along with the entire building, accompanied by a sweeping gale.
"!!"
Meng Danyun's heart trembled, and she instinctively raised her hand to block the raging wind while looking towards the center of the courtyard.
In front of Chen Mu, a pitch-black venomous needle seemed to contain a terrifying poison, emitting a faint glow as it slowly approached his neck. However, as it entered within three feet of his body, it was gradually ground into black powder and scattered!
Chen Mu remained standing calmly in front of a stone table. The yellow-faced man who had just passed by Meng Danyun stood a mere ten feet away, but the space between them seemed to have split into two distinct halves.
From the yellow-faced man's body, a surging and violent demonic aura suddenly emerged, as if he had pretended to bring news to Chen Mu but launched a surprise attack instead. However, his attempt was unsuccessful, and the mere sensation of this terrifying demonic power caused Meng Danyun's expression to change, for it far exceeded the level of a Sixth Rank Demon.
A Seventh Rank Demon Sovereign!
A Seventh Rank Demon Sovereign had appeared so brazenly in the county government, attempting to assassinate Chen Mu!
"A Venerable from the Celestial Demon Sect..."
Meng Danyun's pupils constricted intensely at this realization. The yellow-faced man had just passed by her side, and she hadn't noticed anything unusual. A dignified Seventh Rank Venerable had concealed his demonic energy so thoroughly that he appeared like an ordinary messenger in her perception. In other words, if he intended to kill her, it would be a matter of a finger snap!
A Seventh Rank Demon had just passed by so closely,
How could Meng Danyun not feel a chill down her spine and a lingering fear in her heart?
Obviously.
The assassination attempt on Chen Mu had failed, and it was likely only Chen Mu who could remain composed and unhurried in the face of a Seventh Rank Demon's concealment and surprise attack.
Chen Mu's courtyard was located within the inner city's government complex, and the sudden loud commotion naturally alarmed the entire county office. Numerous figures rushed towards the scene, but they all stopped several dozen zhang away, their faces changing as they were intimidated by the terrifying demonic power and the oppressive force of the heavens and earth, unable to take another step forward. They could only watch from a distance!
"This... is a Venerable from the Celestial Demon Sect?!"
"How did a Venerable from the Celestial Demon Sect appear here? How did he get in?"
Shen Lin and other Seventh Mysteries Sect existences were all shocked, their eyes filled with astonishment.
It wasn't unusual for a Demon Sovereign to appear in Ice Province, but this was the inner city's government complex. For a Demon Sovereign to enter unnoticed and then suddenly create such a commotion without any prior signs was undoubtedly terrifying.
Judging by the situation, it seemed that Chen Mu was the target of the attack. If it had been any other clerk or defender, no one would have been able to withstand it. They would have been killed in a single move, leaving no time for rescue.
"To be able to conceal one's presence to this extent, it must be him."
Meng Danyun's gaze intensified.
Among the Demon Sovereigns of the Celestial Demon Sect, only one person could infiltrate the county government unnoticed, even passing by Meng Danyun without her noticing anything amiss—
The Thousand-Face Demon Sovereign, Sang Huai!
(End of Chapter)
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