Chapter 311

Chapter 311: The Artifact Master of South Sea City

Shi Renyong was the responsible person of the Divine Weapon Alliance in South Sea City. Hearing Lou Yun suddenly utter the name "Shi Renyong," the big man’s expression froze instantly.

After all, the Divine Weapon Alliance was still an organization hidden in the shadows, unknown to too many people. Therefore, everything about it was extremely secretive. Even among internal members, those who were not in the same branch, the same region, or of the highest level were less likely to know the names of other branch members. That was why when Lou Yun spat out Shi Renyong’s name like that, the big man was dumbfounded.

Those who could know Shi Renyong’s name had only two possible identities. One was like the big man and other disciples of the Divine Weapon Alliance in South Sea City, who were subordinate to Shi Renyong. The second was those who were of the same level as Shi Renyong or higher!

Obviously, Lou Yun was definitely not from South Sea City, let alone Shi Renyong’s subordinate, so his identity was not hard to guess.

The big man quickly snapped back to reality. Large drops of sweat were already seeping out on his forehead, and the ferociousness on his face vanished completely. With a respectful demeanor, he performed an internal salute of the Divine Weapon Alliance to Lou Yun and said, "Pei Dali, under Artifact Master Shi Renyong of South Sea City, greets the lord. This disciple is blind and has offended you a moment ago. Please, my lord, do not hold it against this lowly person, forgive this disciple. Also, forgive this lowly person’s dim eyes, I do not know who this lord is…"

Within the Divine Weapon Alliance, the highest status was the alliance leader, followed by the four leaders of Heaven, Earth, Mysterious, and Yellow. Next were the five war masters of the east, south, west, north, and center. Below the war masters were artifact masters, generally responsible for a city.

Lou Yun coldly watched the change in Pei Dali’s attitude from arrogant to respectful. After Pei Dali finished the full salute, he finally spoke, "If you want to know who I am, call Shi Renyong here!"

Hearing Lou Yun’s words, sweat was trickling down Pei Dali’s face almost like a small stream. Although he still did not know exactly who Lou Yun was, since the other party dared to directly call Shi Renyong by name, naturally his status was higher than Shi Renyong’s. So, how could he dare disobey? He could only turn around and shout to the people behind him, "Hurry, go and invite Artifact Master Shi!"

At that time, those young men who were with Xiaohai earlier were already scared witless by the scene before them. The more timid ones were trembling like chaff in the wind.

Originally, they had called Pei Dali thinking they could teach Lou Yun a lesson, but no one had expected that the situation would suddenly take a turn for the worse. The other party was actually a member of the Divine Weapon Alliance, and his status seemed even higher than Shi Renyong’s!

After saying this, Lou Yun stared directly at Pei Dali, thinking to himself, what on earth was going on? Although he had only dealt with the four leaders and the disciples of the eastern division, and did not know the other members of the alliance, he still knew that the Divine Weapon Alliance selected members through strict screening and would never allow people like Xiaohai and them to join, nor allow theft after joining!

So, either Xiaohai and the others did this privately themselves, or Pei Dali or Shi Renyong instructed them to do so.

Seeing Lou Yun not speaking, naturally, no one on Pei Dali’s side dared to speak either. So, the whole group almost stood frozen in place waiting. Occasionally, passersby would come by, but dared not approach, detouring far away. After all, it was better to avoid trouble than invite it; no one wanted to get involved.

Lou Yun, seeing that this was clearly a major thoroughfare and passersby would all glance at them, this made him quite uncomfortable. So, he said coldly, "There are too many people and eyes here. Take me to a secluded place!"

Pei Dali hurriedly nodded and said, "Okay, please follow me, my lord!"

Lou Yun glanced around at the others and said, "None of you are allowed to leave!"

After saying this, he followed behind Pei Dali and arrived at a secluded alley. The others, including the unconscious Xiaohai on the ground who was supported by two people, followed as well.

A moment later, the sound of hooves came from outside. Lou Yun sensed an Earth level two stars energy fluctuation and knew that Shi Renyong should have arrived.

Sure enough, a tall horse rushed into the alley. The person on the horse lightly pressed his hands, performed a somersault in the air, and landed steadily right in front of Lou Yun.

This man, compared to Pei Dali, had a rougher appearance—it was the responsible person of the Divine Weapon Alliance in South Sea City, Shi Renyong. Clearly, on the way here, he had heard about the general course of events. Now facing Lou Yun, he stepped forward to give a deep bow and said, "Shi Renyong of South Sea City greets the lord!"

Lou Yun lightly humphed, as if in response. After saluting, Shi Renyong immediately glanced around at Pei Dali and the others, a suspicious look appearing on his face. Then he addressed Lou Yun and said, "May I ask who the lord is?"

Before clarifying the truth of the matter, Lou Yun was not prepared to reveal his identity. So he said lightly, "Who I am isn’t important. Later I’ll tell you naturally. But now, I want to know exactly what’s going on, Artifact Master Shi. I think you better give me a reasonable explanation!"

After saying this, Lou Yun clasped his hands behind his back and looked up at the sky.

Shi Renyong was clearly puzzled, but dared not question Lou Yun’s identity further. Turning to Pei Dali, he said, "Pei Dali, what exactly happened?"

Pei Dali replied with trepidation, "Reply, Artifact Master, I don’t know exactly what happened. I received the disciples’ plea for help, saying someone attacked and injured our people, so I rushed over."

Shi Renyong frowned. Because he had a majestic appearance, he naturally exuded an awe-inspiring aura. He said coldly, "Who first had a conflict with this lord? Step forward!"

Among those young men who were there first, one tremblingly stepped forward and said, "A-Artifact Master, it, it was his, that partner of his who first grabbed and crushed Xiaohai’s wrist."

Hearing this, Lou Yun abruptly turned around. Sharp gazes shot from his eyes, fixing straight on the speaker’s face as he said, "Such audacity! Dare you lie in front of your Artifact Master?"

As Lou Yun spoke, he naturally emitted a wave of anger. The young man who spoke instantly felt tremendous pressure. His legs, already weak from fear, could no longer hold him. With a "thump," he knelt on the ground, crying with tears and snot, "Xiaohai wanted to steal his things! But we didn’t expect to be caught before even acting! We were wrong, we were wrong! We beg the Artifact Master for mercy!"

As these words came out, Shi Renyong, Pei Dali, and the others simultaneously changed colors. Lou Yun, watching from the side, saw everyone’s expressions change and instantly understood—Xiaohai and the others had done this privately themselves; Shi Renyong and the rest were unaware!

Sure enough, Shi Renyong’s eyes widened. The killing intent shooting from his eyes surpassed even Lou Yun’s just now. Pointing at Pei Dali, he said, "Pei Dali, you were the one who recommended them to join the alliance, right?"

Pei Dali also knelt on the ground with a "thump," and said to Shi Renyong, "They were recommended by this subordinate, but… but…"

After "but" for a long time, Pei Dali couldn’t say the rest. Lou Yun watched coldly from the side, a thought stirring in his mind—there must be something else in this matter, and in front of him, Pei Dali clearly couldn’t easily say it.

But Lou Yun still didn’t plan to speak. He wanted to see how Shi Renyong planned to handle this!

Shi Renyong clearly also thought of the reason for Pei Dali’s hesitation. Frowning, he waved his hand and said, "Enough, no need for excess words. No matter what reason you had for recommending them to join, their actions now violate the alliance’s rules. According to regulations, their cultivation must be abolished, and they are permanently expelled from the alliance. Pei Dali, you will carry this out. Also, your oversight was lacking, and after returning, you will be punished as well!"

Pei Dali obviously showed hesitation on his face regarding Shi Renyong’s order, while those young men were already scared stiff, stunned in place without a reaction.

Seeing Pei Dali’s hesitation, Shi Renyong suddenly shouted, "What are you waiting for? Do you want me to execute it myself?"

Pei Dali gritted his teeth and said, "Subordinate obeys!"

After saying this, he walked up to each young man one by one, ignoring their desperate pleas, and abolished their cultivation one after another. Even the unconscious Xiaohai on the ground wasn’t spared.

After all this, Pei Dali said to them, "From now on, you are no longer disciples of the Divine Weapon Alliance. In the future, not only you, but also your friends and relatives, are forever forbidden from joining!"

Then, Pei Dali walked up to Shi Renyong and said, "Reporting, Artifact Master, subordinate has completed the task!"

Shi Renyong nodded and said, "You withdraw first!"

As for Shi Renyong’s handling and attitude, Lou Yun was quite satisfied. At that moment, Shi Renyong also walked up to Lou Yun and respectfully said again, "Now can the lord inform this subordinate of your identity?"

Lou Yun raised a hand, and the ice crystal jade weapon appeared in it. He gave it a shake in front of Shi Renyong.

Back when Beichen Ming founded the Divine Weapon Alliance, considering the special and hidden nature of the alliance leader’s identity, he specifically informed every disciple in the alliance of the shape and appearance of the ice crystal jade weapon, so that they could recognize the holder as the alliance leader. Therefore, when Shi Renyong saw that the thing before him was actually the ice crystal jade weapon, the astonishment in his heart can be imagined.

Without saying a word, Shi Renyong also knelt with a "thump" before Lou Yun: "Shi Renyong of South Sea City in the Divine Weapon Alliance pays respects to the Alliance Leader!"

"Crash!" along with Pei Dali, all those standing behind Shi Renyong uniformly knelt before Lou Yun in unison.

At this moment, their hearts were all restless, especially Pei Dali, who was terrified to the extreme. No one had expected that this young man would be this alliance’s leader!