In Hunter's Castle, several stewards, including Lord Wu, had ugly expressions on their faces.
This was because the group of people who had entered the Manor World had died again in the past few days. Moreover, it was multiple deaths.
Now, only nine people were still alive. Apart from Zi Chen's group of five, Gou Wen and Gou Qiang were still alive, and Wang Jun was the only one left. As for Liu Wei and the others, they were all dead.
After receiving the news, City Lord Mu Feng quickly rushed to Hunter's Castle. Other than Mu Feng, City Lord Lu Guang also followed closely behind.
City Lord Lu Guang had guessed the reason after his city gained a new lease of life. That was why he had come to Huping City. Since then, he had been living in the City Lord's Mansion, secretly anticipating something.
"Did something big happen?" Mu Feng couldn't help but ask.
Lord Wu shook his head and said, "I'm not sure, but this is the first time that multiple people have died in one day."
"Who's still alive?" Mu Feng asked again.
"Zi Chen's group of five are still alive. The two formation brothers are still alive, as well as Wang Jun, who was given the token by Zi Chen." Lord Wu frowned.
Although the key people were still alive, no one knew what would happen next. Could Zi Chen and the others be bitterly holding on?
Lord Wu looked at the dejected City Lord Lu Guang and asked, "How's Lu Guang City?"
City Lord Lu Guang sighed and said bitterly, "It's not good. In just two days, only Gou Wei is alive. Now, I'm sure that they've all gathered together."
"With such a large number of casualties, could they have been besieged by other forces?" Ling Xing frowned.
After all, they had just received news that Yanbo Castle had suffered heavy losses this time. Although they weren't sure if Zi Chen and the others were responsible, they had some guesses in this regard.
"No one can say for sure. Now, we can only hope that Zi Chen and the others will return alive." Lord Wu sighed.
"That's right. I hope nothing happens to them again."
Just as the officials in Huping City were worried about Zi Chen's group, Zi Chen sensed that something was wrong when he did not see anyone after searching for several signal points.
"Is it a coincidence, or is it intentional?" Zi Chen stood in the air. He looked down at the battlefield with a gloomy expression.
Swish.
Another signal light shot up into the sky, followed by a familiar fluctuation. Zi Chen's gloomy face was instantly filled with killing intent. He looked up to the sky and roared, "If I find out that someone is deliberately plotting against me, then don't blame me, Zi Chen, for being impolite."
With that, Zi Chen rushed towards the source of the signal.
At this moment, thousands of miles away, a woman wearing tight armor with a ponytail and emitting green light was being besieged by a group of cultivators.
Among these cultivators, there were more than a dozen half-step Domain Realm cultivators and two first-stage Domain Realm cultivators.
As the woman attacked, beams of green light flashed. The green light seemed to have a life of its own as it rushed towards the cultivators in front of her.
Swish, swish, swish. …
As soon as these green lights appeared, a look of shock appeared on the faces of the cultivators. Then, they retreated.
"Hehe, little beauty, we've already broken your trick. It's useless."
After dodging the attack, a Domain Realm cultivator rushed forward and smiled lecherously at the woman.
The woman was none other than Shang Guan Hong. Her whereabouts had been discovered and she had been besieged.
Shangguan Hong glared at Miao Dongcheng and said coldly, "Miao Dongcheng, you will regret it in the future if you attack me today."
The people besieging her were Number 68 Miao Dongcheng's men.
"Regret."
The leading cultivator laughed sinisterly and said, "If I, Miao Wei, don't take you down today, little beauty, I'll really regret it."
As he spoke, Miao Wei licked his lips with a lecherous look in his eyes.
"Go to hell."
Shangguan Hong's body suddenly released a powerful aura. Rays of green light were like life seeds that had opened their eyes as they quickly flew forward.
The speed of the Life Seeds was much faster than before. This made it impossible for the crowd to avoid them. Several of them were accidentally hit.
"Damn it. Attack with all your might and injure her first."
Miao Wei's face turned ugly when he saw that he had lost five or six half-step Domain Realm cultivators. He growled and prepared to launch a powerful attack.
"Explode."
Shang Guan Hong suddenly yelled coldly. The towering trees formed by the cultivators in the surroundings unleashed powerful auras at the same time.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"
The towering trees exploded in an instant. A destructive aura rippled between heaven and earth. The other cultivators were instantly enveloped by this violent aura.
Swish.
Shang Guan Hong gritted her teeth when she saw that her attack was effective. She fled into the distance.
However, before she left, she condensed a light spot with one hand and dropped it to the ground.
"Zi Chen, if I die, avenge me."
Shang Guan Hong shot towards the distance at extreme speed. However, she had only travelled a kilometre when she stopped. She saw that another group of cultivators had appeared there.
The leader was a Domain Realm cultivator. The rest were half-step Domain Realm cultivators.
The leader of the group smiled at Shang Guan Hong and said, "Beauty, why did you leave without saying goodbye?"
He waved his hand. The half-step Domain Realm cultivators spread out and surrounded Shang Guan Hong.
Because of this delay, a few people rushed out from the violent energy. The leader was Miao Wei.
However, at this moment, he appeared to be in a very sorry state. There were many deep holes and cracks on his armor.
The attack just now was so powerful that it almost destroyed his armor.
Apart from him and another Domain Realm cultivator, only two half-step Domain Realm cultivators survived. The rest were all killed.
"Damn it. How dare you kill so many of us. Kill her."
Miao Wei was furious as he shouted at the Domain Realm cultivators in front of him.
"Boom."
The three Domain Realm cultivators attacked together. The other dozen half-step Domain Realm cultivators also attacked with all their strength.
The surging energy directly drowned Shang Guan Hong.
"Let's see if you die."
Miao Wei looked coldly at the violent energy in front of him. However, as the energy gradually dissipated, he saw a ball of green light. This green light was like a tree seed. It exuded a surging vitality and stood in the sky.
"Humph, is this a defensive light shield? Boom, blast it with all your strength."
Miao Wei's eyes were filled with killing intent. He felt that his opponent was extremely difficult to deal with. If it was a one-on-one battle, he might be killed even if he had the strength of a first-stage Domain Realm cultivator.
"This damned Hu Ping City. It's only the end of a thousand years. Why did such a troublesome existence appear?"
Surging energy appeared in the sky again. Then, it blasted toward the tree seed with a terrifying aura.
"Boom."
As the energy raged, a series of tremors sounded in the sky. The tree seed's light dimmed.
The tree seed's powerful defense was extremely shocking. After all, three Domain Realm cultivators and a dozen half-step Domain Realm cultivators had joined forces. However, they still could not break through.
"Boom."
The third wave of energy attacks appeared again. As the terrifying energy vibrated, the light around the tree seed finally dimmed. Then, the tree seed exploded with a loud bang. Shang Guan Hong's figure appeared. Her face had turned pale and blood kept flowing from the corner of her mouth.
"Die."
The fourth wave of energy between heaven and earth raged. Then, the surging energy drowned Shang Guan Hong …
There was a group of cultivators in the distance. They looked indifferently at the battlefield in front of them.
"Big Brother, this woman is really difficult to kill." A Domain Realm cultivator could not help but sigh.
At the front of the group was Miao Dongcheng, who was leading the group this time. He nodded and said, "It is indeed very troublesome. I didn't expect such a beautiful and extraordinary existence to appear in Huping City. It is really a pity that such a beautiful woman will be killed just like that."
The Domain Realm cultivator beside him said, "Killing a woman is a huge loss. I really don't know what will happen if she kills other people. However, no matter how difficult it is, the end result will be the same."
Miao Zhendong smiled coldly. At that moment, he and the others were looking at Shang Guan Hong, who had been engulfed by the fourth wave of energy. However, the indifferent expression on their faces turned into shock in the next moment.
By the time Zi Chen arrived, the battle had already ended. The world had become empty. There was nothing left except for the aftermath of the battle.
The battlefield seemed to have been deliberately cleaned up. Zi Chen could not find any useful clues.
At this point, if Zi Chen still believed that this was just a coincidence, then he would be too stupid.
"Is it Yanbo Castle or Miao Dongcheng?"
Zi Chen's mood became very bad. Although he was not responsible for the death of his companion, he still felt very guilty.
His mood became worse and worse after missing his target time and time again. Due to the self-blame in his heart, he had accumulated too much murderous intent.
Just as Zi Chen was at his wit's end and did not know who to look for for revenge, a ball of green light suddenly appeared in the void.
The green light flew directly in front of Zi Chen. The moment Zi Chen saw the green light, he froze in place as if he had been struck by lightning.
This was because he recognized that the green light came from Shang Guan Hong.
When the green light arrived in front of Zi Chen, it released rays of light. The water-like rays of light turned into images that appeared in front of Zi Chen.
"Miao Dongcheng, you'll regret it in the future if you attack me today."
"If I, Miao Wei, don't take you down today, I will really regret it."
As the images played, Zi Chen heard these words. The monstrous murderous intent that he had accumulated for a long time surged between heaven and earth.
"Miao Dongcheng, you and I are irreconcilable enemies."
The murderous intent around Zi Chen was almost tangible.
"Zi Chen, avenge me."
"Zi Chen, I have never regretted meeting you and falling in love with you, even if … you have never cared about me."
In the end, the image froze on Shang Guan Hong's beautiful face.