Chapter 145
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Chapter 145: Too Arrogant
The battle that ended with the slaying of a saint shook the world, forever altering the landscape of the Southern Region!
This was the outcome Zhang Yang had anticipated.
However, reality unfolded quite differently.
Although Liu Yinhua’s death had indeed unleashed a Great Storm, one that was earth-shattering and soul-stirring, the reaction was not as expected.
The Liu family was consumed by fury.
The Great Xia Empire was left in shock.
The Golden Cauldron Sacred Land and Ziyang Sacred Land remained eerily silent, as if an invisible weight pressed down upon them.
The four great forbidden areas remained indifferent.
The two major intelligence organizations refrained from investigating matters concerning saints.
Yet, one thing was certain… No matter who the perpetrator was, anyone who dared to assassinate a saint would face certain death!
The Liu family vowed to conduct a thorough investigation to uncover the murderer’s identity.
Other sacred lands and forbidden areas voiced their support, pledging to aid in the search.
However, amidst all the speculation and outrage, Zhang Yang’s name was never mentioned.
In other words, no one attributed Liu Yinhua’s death to Zhang Yang.
Instead, they linked all the previous deaths—including those of the Great Boundless and Liu Feikong—to him, yet they refused to believe that Zhang Yang or his Vast Forest possessed the strength to slay a saint.
This left Zhang Yang utterly dumbfounded.
Yi Ren Zui, who was traveling with him, had been eyeing him strangely ever since.
It was clear that Zhang Yang was the real culprit—Liu Yinhua had come to Mo City with the sole purpose of killing Zhang Yang, yet he had ended up slain instead. And still, no one suspected Zhang Yang.
This was truly bizarre.
Yi Ren Zui couldn’t help but admit it—Zhang Yang was indeed… a con artist!
He must have anticipated exactly how others would perceive the situation, which was why he had dared to slay a saint.
But Zhang Yang vehemently protested against this accusation.
He genuinely wanted the world to know the truth!
Yi Ren Zui scoffed. "Who would believe you, you con artist Zhang? You’re too cunning—I need to be careful around you."
Zhang Yang rolled his eyes, feeling deeply wronged. Truly wronged.
At that moment, they were en route to the Daybreak Phoenix Ruins.
Two snow-white flying cranes pulled a carriage laden with forbidden laws, gliding high above the clouds.
Through the window, Zhang Yang gazed down at the world beneath them.
Endless mountain ranges and vast oceans passed by in an instant.
A wave of nostalgia surged through him—he was on the brink of soaring freely through the heavens.
He was at Level Eight of the Touching Heaven Realm—just two realms away from true flight.
His goal was to break through within the Daybreak Phoenix Ruins.
He longed for the day he could soar through the skies and battle amidst the heavens.
"The death of a saint has caused immense turmoil, this Great Storm," Yi Ren Zui warned. "Although it may not directly affect us, your slaughter of over twenty Great Boundless cultivators will still attract attention from all sides. They will stop at nothing to hunt you down. Don’t think you’re safe."
Zhang Yang smiled. "For that, I must thank you for inviting me to the Daybreak Phoenix Ruins."
"Why?" Yi Ren Zui asked.
"The Daybreak Phoenix Ruins restrict cultivation levels—only those at the Ascending to Heaven Realm or below can enter. Once I’m inside, I’ll be invincible." Zhang Yang smirked. "Anyone who comes after me… will die."
Yi Ren Zui rubbed her forehead.
This guy is too arrogant.
She wanted to teach him a lesson, but then she recalled how he had single-handedly crushed an entire generation of the Golden Cauldron Sacred Land.
At that moment, she had to admit—his words weren’t wrong.
"The Daybreak Phoenix Ruins opens on the fifth day of the fifth month and closes on the tenth day of the tenth month. It only lasts five months," Yi Ren Zui reminded him. "You better think this through. Once it closes, you’ll be facing countless enemies, and they won’t be restricted by the realm limit anymore."
Zhang Yang did not respond.
Instead, he toyed with a beast scale, lost in thought.
This was his first time truly venturing out alone.
Xue Feishuang and Yuluan were not by his side.
For the first time, he had no one to offer him advice, no one to suggest strategies or solutions. Everything depended on him.
This made him both nervous and excited.
Looking out the window, he watched the rolling clouds. Occasionally, he spotted birds gliding through the sky. Below, the towns looked like mere specks, like ants crawling across the land.
A surge of ambition rose within him.
One day, he would stand above the heavens and the earth.
One day, he would become the ultimate immortal.
His goals became clearer.
His conviction grew stronger.
The Daybreak Phoenix Ruins were not within the territory of the Great Xia Empire.
Although the Southern Region was ruled by a single empire, the sacred lands, martial families, sects, and forbidden areas controlled vast territories.
They were not nations—they were more powerful than nations.
The Daybreak Phoenix Ruins lay at the fringes of the vast domain ruled by the Burial Dragon Forbidden Ground.
It was said to be the final resting place of the last phoenix bloodline in the Southern Region, a land where the Major Forces once worshiped the Daybreak Phoenix Luan.
Traveling from Mo City to the Daybreak Phoenix Ruins took nearly a full day, even at the high speed of the flying crane carriage.
With little else to do, Zhang Yang and Yi Ren Zui spent the time chatting.
During their conversation, Yi Ren Zui asked,
"You made quite a name for yourself in Mo City. Do you have any unfinished business?"
"The Seventh Prince!" Zhang Yang answered without hesitation.
He had gone to Mo City to kill the Seventh Prince, yet he had never even caught a glimpse of him.
This left Zhang Yang frustrated.
"The Seventh Prince has always been watching you from the shadows," Yi Ren Zui said. "Unfortunately, he is too cautious and clever. My people were never able to locate him, though they later deduced some things based on certain details."
Zhang Yang narrowed his eyes. "It couldn’t be related to me, could it?"
Yi Ren Zui nodded.
"I knew it!" Zhang Yang sneered. "If he never revealed himself, then he must have been active in Mo City."
The competition between him and the Seventh Prince could only end with one of them dead—there was no other possibility.
The Seventh Prince was the only one at his level who could match him.
Though Zhang Yang had won in the Vast Forest, the experienced and calculating Seventh Prince remained an unknown force.
Yi Ren Zui said, "According to my intelligence, I strongly suspect that the Fourth Prince was killed by him."
Zhang Yang was slightly surprised.
He had never denied the rumors that he had killed the Fourth Prince—there was no need. No one would believe the truth, just as no one believed he had slain Saint Liu Yinhua.
However, the idea that the Seventh Prince was responsible was unexpected.
The current Great Xia Emperor, though facing some internal struggles, still held a firm grip on the throne. The battle for succession was a distant concern. The Fourth Prince, after all, had countless supporters.
His mother, Empress Qin, was as powerful as Mo Fei, and the Qin family far outshone the Mo family.
Was the Seventh Prince not afraid of exposure?
"The Fourth Prince’s death was highly secretive—no one knows the truth, making it difficult to find any evidence," Yi Ren Zui continued. "However, Kou Feiyan’s death is different. This time, there is evidence."
Zhang Yang raised an eyebrow. "Kou Feiyan was also killed by the Seventh Prince?"
The crime of killing Princess Yan had been pinned on him as well.
Yi Ren Zui nodded. "That’s correct. However, this time, the Seventh Prince left a clue—the Golden-Winged Great Roc!"
The Golden-Winged Great Roc was one of the most terrifying beasts in existence, capable of rivaling phoenixes and True Dragons once it reached adulthood.
Kou Feiyan’s Golden-Winged Great Roc had exceptionally pure blood. Though it might have had traces of mixed ancestry, it still had the potential to fully transform into a true Golden-Winged Great Roc in the future.
Its potential was unparalleled, even comparable to Kou Nanlong.
Yi Ren Zui continued, "Initially, the Golden-Winged Great Roc feared you. It hovered in the sky, keeping watch to protect Kou Feiyan. That’s why few people noticed its presence. But after the Seventh Prince struck, the Golden-Winged Great Roc must have seen everything."
"The reason I deduced that the Seventh Prince was responsible is precisely because of the Golden-Winged Great Roc," Yi Ren Zui explained.
"It shared an equal contract with Kou Feiyan, so her death wouldn’t have a significant impact on its survival. However, it had deep emotional ties to her. And yet, after her death, it mysteriously disappeared."
"Intelligence suggests that instead of returning to the Great Xia Imperial Capital, the Golden-Winged Great Roc fled elsewhere."
"The only explanation is that it knew the killer was the Seventh Prince. It understood that returning home or seeking the Great Xia Emperor’s help would not bring Kou Feiyan justice—so it chose to leave."
Just as Yi Ren Zui was about to continue, her expression suddenly changed.
She turned toward the window.
Zhang Yang sensed trouble and instinctively looked out as well.
