Within the mountain range, human figures were rushing past as though they were fleeing for their lives. Every single one of them had a panicked expression on their faces. From time to time, they would glance behind them. It was as though they were worried that there would be a demon chasing them from behind.
Those people were naturally the residents that Mu Chen rescued from the city. After they left the city, they frantically made their way, fearing that they would be captured by the Blood Fiend Clan again.
Thus, they did not stop to rest. Even if some of them fell behind along the way, they still did not stop.
Mu Chen stood in the sky with his Spiritual Energy retracted, concealing himself in space as he looked at the residents with pondering in his eyes.
After following them for so long, he could already tell that these people clearly had a clear goal in mind. They seemed to know where they would be safe.
"Is it the so-called Empress that they're talking about?"
Mu Chen muttered to himself. This made him feel extremely curious. Could it be that the strength of the natives in this Lower Plane was sufficient to protect themselves?
But he didn't feel that there was a high possibility of that. But if that wasn't the case, why would the residents of this Lower Plane gather together under the rule of the Blood Fiend Clan?
Due to all sorts of reasons, he did not reveal himself. On the contrary, he chose to follow behind them. He wanted to meet the so-called Empress under their guidance.
Naturally, before he figured out the background of their Empress, Mu Chen had no intention of interacting with them. Right now, he was alone in the territory of the Blood Fiend Clan, so he had to be cautious.
As these thoughts flashed through his mind, Mu Chen lowered his head and looked at the crowd below.
After two days, Mu Chen finally sensed that their speed had started to slow down. At this moment, he looked up ahead and couldn't help squinting his eyes.
That was because he saw that behind the endless mountain range, there were many majestic cities. The cities were filled with clamor, and there were towering walls connecting the cities. From afar, it looked like an incomparably huge city.
Mu Chen swept a glance and couldn't see the end of this city. According to his estimations, there should be over a hundred million residents in this city.
This made him a little shocked. The Blood Fiend Clan actually allowed such a massive city to exist?
While Mu Chen was shocked, those that arrived here cheered in excitement before they charged towards the city.
When they approached the city, a few hundred silhouettes flew out and obstructed them.
"Where did you guys come from?!" Those figures seemed to be guards. They looked at the large number of people rushing over and shouted.
"We're from Ironblood City." The lady that Mu Chen had previously saved stood out.
"Ironblood City?"
The guards exchanged a look with shock on their faces. "There's a Blood Demon General guarding there, how did you guys escape?"
The lady emotionally replied, "It's a Great God. He descended from the sky and killed all the experts of the Blood Fiend Clan in Ironblood City. Even the Blood Demon General was killed by him!"
All the guards were dumbfounded, and they immediately rebuked in unison, "Nonsense!"
They had a clear understanding of the Blood Fiend Clan, and their power wasn't something that they could resist. As for the Blood Demon General, he was even more terrifying. But this lady actually said that he was killed by a single palm? How ridiculous!
However, in the face of their furious rebuke, the other natives all voiced out their support. Their agitated expressions gave the guards a huge shock.
"Captain, could it be that they're speaking the truth?" A guard whispered to the leader.
The captain knitted his brows. Although he felt that this matter was too absurd, he couldn't stand the protests of so many people. Could it be that what they've said was true?
"If this matter is true, we have to report it to the Empress immediately."
The captain's gaze changed before he waved his hand. "Let them in."
At the same time, he looked at the lady. "Follow me to meet the Empress and tell her the truth!"
As he spoke, he turned around and left. The city gate behind him also slowly opened at this moment. The crowd outside the city immediately erupted into cheers as if they had just survived a calamity.
There was a majestic palace in the center of the city. When the captain reported this matter, a bell rang out from the palace.
Inside a large hall, the upper echelons of the city were quickly gathered.
Mu Chen was hidden in the void as he swept his gaze over the palace and was slightly startled. That's because he realised that everyone in the palace was emanating a pretty powerful energy fluctuation. Naturally, it wasn't weak compared to the residents that he had seen before.
However, there were a few that were extremely powerful, and according to Mu Chen's estimation, they were actually approaching the Blood Demon General's strength.
If it was in the Great Thousand World, they would be equivalent to a pinnacle Greater Earth Sovereign.
But under Mu Chen's senses, he could vaguely sense a cold aura emanating from them. It wasn't an unfamiliar aura, it belonged to the Blood Fiend Clan.
"Their bodies are mixed with the power of the Blood Fiend Clan." Mu Chen squinted his eyes. It looked like this city might seem independent, but it was still under the Blood Fiend Clan's surveillance.
"We welcome the Empress!"
While Mu Chen was probing the higher hierarchy of this city, a voice resounded in the palace and everyone was kneeling on one knee.
In Mu Chen's perception, a silhouette in a white dress slowly walked out. What made Mu Chen a little startled was that the so-called Empress was actually a bewitching lady!
The girl's face was also extremely beautiful. Her skin was as white as snow and her figure was curvaceous. Under her white dress, her curves were extremely alluring. Her eyebrows gave off a heroic aura and her bright eyes contained a trace of majesty. As she looked around, she gave off an oppressive aura.
But what made Mu Chen startled wasn't her age or appearance, but the fluctuation that emanated from her. It wasn't any weaker than the Blood Demon General's.
"She doesn't have the cold aura of the Blood Fiend Clan in her body. Does that mean that her power came from herself?
But the energy in her body isn't refined, so a portion of it should be from an external source. "
Mu Chen exclaimed in his heart. He had a whole new level of respect for this lady, since he knew how much fortune and talent was required to reach this level in the Lower Plane.
If he was not wrong, this girl was probably the most powerful person among the natives of this lower plane.
It looked like no matter where it was, there would always be someone outstanding standing out when a race was facing extinction, accepting the mandate of the heavens to save them.
While Mu Chen was sighing in admiration, the white-dressed girl sat down on the main seat of the hall. Her bright eyes stared at the girl kneeling in the hall and gently said, "Can you tell me in detail about what happened in Ironblood City?"
The lady in the palace raised her head and looked at the white-dressed lady with excitement. When all the lifeforms in the world were being slaughtered by the Blood Fiend Clan, only this person stood out and experienced the difficulties to give the last piece of land for humanity to live in.
In times of crisis and despair, countless people saw the girl in front of them as their final savior.
"Your Majesty, what we've said is the truth. There was indeed a Heavenly God who descended and he was incomparably powerful. With just a single palm strike, he killed the Blood Demon King of Iron Blood City." The young lady grew agitated when she spoke about this matter.
Her voice spread out in the hall, and as expected, it caused another uproar.
It was so much so that even the white-dressed lady had shock on her face. She knew the strength of the Blood Demon Generals of the Blood Fiend Clan. Although she could defeat them, it's impossible for her to kill them with a single palm.
"Hmph, what Great God? You're just lying to yourself!"
However, a cold laughter suddenly rang out while the hall was in a state of shock. Everyone looked over, only to see a sinister-looking old man standing at the front of the hall with a sneer on his face.
"I feel that we shouldn't be thinking about that dogshit Great God, but how to deal with the rage of the Blood Fiend Clan!"
The sinister-looking old man swept his gaze around before looking at the Empress. "A Blood Demon General and so many experts of the Blood Fiend Clan have died. The Blood Fiend Clan will definitely not let this matter rest, and they will surely track these people down.
"So I suggest that Your Majesty should send these people back and compensate 5,000,000 people to quell the rage of the Blood Fiend Clan. Otherwise, our last piece of peace will be reduced to ashes under their rage!"
"The Grand Imperial Teacher is right. We have to quell the rage of the Blood Fiend Clan, and we have to hand these people over."
When the sinister-looking old man finished speaking, three voices echoed out. They were three middle-aged men with faint crimson light flickering in the depths of their eyes.
Their voices resounded in the hall, causing many people's faces to turn pale. They clenched their fists, but they did not dare to speak. That's because they knew that this group of Imperial Advisors was only inferior to the Empress. Most importantly, they were close to the Blood Fiend Clan, and their power came from the Blood Fiend Clan.
"Your Majesty, please don't!"
When the lady in the hall heard that these people wanted to hand them over to the demons of the Blood Fiend Clan, her face turned pale and she frantically kowtowed towards the Empress with her mournful voice echoing throughout the hall.
The white-clothed Empress also clenched her fists with her fingertips digging into her palms, causing a stinging pain.
In the hall, an armored man's face was ashen. He finally couldn't help but roar, "Grand Imperial Teacher, these people have come from tens of thousands of miles away because they view us as their final salvation. Now, you want to hand them over to those demons? Is your heart made of iron?"
When the Imperial Teacher heard that, he coldly swept a glance at him and mocked, "I never expected that the Great General would be so passionate. But if we anger the Blood Fiend Clan, will the Great General be the one to fight with them?"
The Great General gritted his teeth. "Even if we perish, it's better than this!
Others might think that we relied on our own strength to gain a foothold here, but we all know that it's because we have to send out 5,000,000 citizens every year to be enslaved by the Blood Fiend Clan!
"Only this way can we preserve our survival, but do we really need to live without dignity?!
"Rather than being devoured year after year, why don't we give it our all and fight with the Blood Fiend Clan, even if we're annihilated!"
When he finished speaking, his eyes were already on the verge of splitting apart. His eyes were blood red, and his grief and indignation filled the entire hall, causing the eyes of all the higher-ups to turn red.
The white-clothed Empress on the throne was also trembling. Her fingertips were deeply pierced into her palm and blood dripped down from her fingertips.
Many people viewed her as the saviour of the world, but only she knew that she wasn't strong enough. The reason why she could maintain the existence of this country wasn't because of her own strength, but because the Blood Fiend Clan didn't want to annihilate them, since they needed an endless supply of food.
Every time she handed over millions of citizens, she would hate herself for being powerless to watch them being taken away by the Blood Fiend Clan. She had also wanted to perish together with the Blood Fiend Clan, but she knew that they wouldn't have any chance if that happened.
When Mu Chen saw this scene, he instantly understood why this country could exist. It turned out that the Blood Fiend Clan did it on purpose, since they needed a large amount of food. Although this country seemed to be the final salvation, it was only using its citizens to survive.
Looking at it this way, it was truly pitiful.
Mu Chen sighed in his heart. But at this moment, he suddenly saw the white-clothed Empress raise her head and looked at him.
Her gaze left Mu Chen startled. One must know that he was completely concealed at this moment, and no one could sense him. Could it be that she could sense him?
While Mu Chen was bewildered, the white-clothed Empress stood up and bit on her rosy lips before bowing in his direction. The girl's hoarse voice resounded.
"Lord, since you're here, then please show yourself."
(To be continued.)