At the crucial moment, the scarred man released the unique aura of the Liu Family.
Furthermore, he had unleashed his strongest secret technique with the intention of killing Lin Chen.
"Hmm?"
The Palace Master of the Eighth Palace was the first to notice the abnormality.
"Damn it."
Yue Heng's face was gloomy as he cursed in his heart. His mind was quickly thinking about how to disassociate himself from the scarred man.
"The secret technique of the Liu Family?"
"How is that possible?
How can someone from the Moon Palace know the secret technique of the Liu Family? "
"Did someone from the Liu Family sneak in?"
For a moment, there was a lot of discussion in the martial arts arena. Everyone was surprised.
"Hmph."
On the bronze throne, a cold snort could be heard.
Then, Xiaoyao Hou attacked in anger.
"The Liu Family has gone too far."
A bright ray of light pierced through the array and blasted towards the scarred man.
"Die."
The moment the scarred man revealed his identity, he had already given up on the idea of escaping.
As long as he could kill Lin Chen, everything was worth it.
Therefore.
When Xiaoyao Hou attacked, he obviously sped up his attack. He wanted to fight with his life and kill Lin Chen before he died.
Boom!
In fact, his saber also hit Lin Chen's body.
However.
The latter activated his Undefeatable Hell King Body and the terrifying armor blocked the saber.
"No!"
Seeing this, the scarred man felt despair and roared in anger.
However, his body could no longer move. After being hit by Xiaoyao Hou's ray of light, his life force quickly disappeared. In the end, his body exploded and blood splattered everywhere.
Weng!
The array also collapsed due to the strong impact. The nineteen people staggered and were not injured.
Only Lin Chen stood in the middle of the martial arts arena.
He looked at Xiaoyao Hou. If the latter knew that he was the murderer of Xiao Mu, what would he think?
"Yue Heng."
The housekeeper was furious. He pointed at Yue Heng and questioned, "Why does someone from the Moon Palace know the secret technique of the Liu Family?"
The other Palace Masters also looked at Yue Heng with fear.
Although the Nine Palaces were not on good terms, it was limited to internal conflicts. When it came to external conflicts, they were still united.
What they hated the most was betrayal.
"Lord, I don't know anything about this."
Yue Heng kneeled on the ground and said in a low voice, "The Vice Palace Master of the Moon Palace is in charge of selecting the twenty participants. Because I trust him, I didn't ask too much."
"Now, I'm also very pained. I didn't expect that people from the Liu Clan would sneak into the group."
Yue Heng appeared to be very sorrowful. "Fortunately, the members of the Military Palace did not meet with any mishap. Otherwise, I, Yue Heng, would be a sinner of the Carefree Manor."
Duke Xiaoyao was silent, and so was the steward.
"Vice Palace Master, I've treated you well. Why are you doing this to me?"
Yue Heng stood up and arrived before the Vice Palace Master at lightning speed. There was a shocking murderous intent hidden in his pitch-black eyes.
"You traitor! Today, I'll clean up the house!"
As soon as he finished speaking, before the Vice Palace Master could react …
Yue Heng's palm landed on the Vice Palace Master's head.
Crack!
Blood sprayed out, and the Vice Palace Master's head fell to the ground. He had died instantly.
This sudden turn of events caused everyone to be stunned.
"You …"
The butler was furious. Yue Heng was obviously trying to silence him.
"Alright, this is the end of the matter."
Duke Xiaoyao spoke. "The Nine Palaces Grand Competition has ended. The first place belongs to the Military Palace. The three slots of the Dragon Slaying Cave belong to the Military Palace."
With that, Duke Xiaoyao left.
Everyone congratulated the Military Palace. Of course, there were some who were jealous.
Especially Yue Heng. Looking at Lin Chen who was surrounded by everyone, his murderous intent grew.
"Hmph, I'll let you be proud for a while."
After Yue Heng returned to the Moon Palace, he entered the Secret Territory and looked for Elder Yun.
"You're too reckless."
Elder Yun was a little unhappy. "I haven't recovered to my prime. If Duke Xiaoyao finds out, I won't be his opponent."
"Elder Yun, I'll be careful next time."
Yue Heng said. "Duke Xiaoyao won't find out, right?"
At the same time.
Lin Chen was also at Duke Xiaoyao's residence.
"What do you think about today's matter?"
Facing Duke Xiaoyao's question, Fang Chen said. "Duke, don't you already have a result?"
Duke Xiaoyao grinned. "Not only do you have unparalleled potential, but you're also meticulous. You're a rare genius."
"At first, I only had suspicions. But after the Nine Palace Grand Competition, I can confirm that the Moon Palace betrayed the Xiaoyao Manor." Duke Xiaoyao's face gradually darkened. There was a hint of anger in his voice.
"Do you still remember when you came out of the Devil's Pool and caused a huge commotion? No one else came. Only Yue Heng stood at the foot of the mountain and watched."
Fang Chen nodded.
"Since then, I've suspected that the Moon Palace was the one who took action in the Devil's Pool. However, I didn't believe that he had the strength to do so. Now, I know that he might have colluded with the Liu Family."
Duke Xiaoyao continued.
Yue Heng killed the Vice Palace Master in front of everyone and made him the scapegoat. There was no way he could hide this.
Instead, it made Duke Xiaoyao even more certain that this was Yue Heng's doing.
"Everyone knows about the grudge between you and the Liu Family. The Liu Family will do everything they can to get rid of you. This is their best chance."
However, they didn't expect Fang Chen's strength to be so strong.
"Unfortunately, they miscalculated."
Duke Xiaoyao said. "I will personally send you to the Dragon Slaying Cave to cultivate. You should quickly decide who the three spots belong to."
In fact, Duke Xiaoyao was still worried about the Demonic Mountain Zun.
"I know." Fang Chen nodded.
After the Nine Palace Grand Competition, everyone was preparing.
Yue Heng and Elder Yun had prepared many methods.
As for the Liu Family, after receiving the news, they were also preparing to face Duke Xiaoyao's anger.
The only regret was that they lost a young disciple and still couldn't kill Lin Chen.
As for the Demonic Mountain Zun.
He once challenged Duke Xiaoyao through the air.
Now, he finally walked out of the Secret Territory. Carrying endless anger, he headed west and stepped into the territory of the Xiaoyao Manor.
"Lin Chen, I'm here."
Wherever the Demonic Mountain Zun passed, demonic Qi filled the sky and corpses were piled up.
"Once, I wanted to take you as my disciple. However, you didn't know how to be grateful and rejected me in front of everyone. I let bygones be bygones and didn't want to bother with you. However, you took advantage of my face and killed my disciple."
The Demonic Mountain Zun's voice echoed in the void.
"Today, I'm here to fulfill my promise. I'll behead you as a sacrifice to my dead disciple."
Everywhere he went, the Demonic Mountain Zun would start a massacre.
He hated the Carefree Palace, and he hated all the people here.
This was because his disciple would forever remain on this land.
At the same time.
Duke Xiaoyao also noticed the Demonic Mountain Zun's movements. He warned the Demonic Mountain Zun to stop killing. Otherwise, he would have to bear the consequences.
"Hehe, bear the consequences?"