Chapter 678

Chapter 678: Mighty Extermination

The practitioners from the Dao Nine World exerted all their power. They boasted terrifying achievements in body refinement and integrated the organs of Wild Demons, unleashing their demon power to bombard the four-corner formation.

The black arrows surged like a flood; even with Li Hui’s practitioners devoted to the fight, they could only retreat, noticing cracks appearing on the six array platforms. If even one grinding disc were to collapse, the four-corner formation would surely shatter.

"Hahaha, city lord of Mufeng City, you overestimate yourself! How dare you meddle in our Dao Nine World affairs? Even the Void Riding Cultivators ignore us, what does the insignificant Hao Family’s city lord count for?"

"Boom boom, boom boom boom…" The black arrows, with destructive force sufficient to pierce the ages, threatened countless lives. Had it not been for the large number of Li Hui’s followers, the formation, and spirit treasures for defense, they would have suffered significant casualties.

Tianyi suddenly soared into the sky, unleashing swarms of insects alongside three thousand six hundred crescent moon blades, which clashed with a continuous "bang bang bang." It turned out that Hao Yue Lin carried formidable mechanisms; such a multitude of crescent blades managed to hold back the flood of black arrows.

"Those are the annihilation blades from the Demon Five World!" came a voice from within the Temple. "City lord of Mufeng City, you must be a lackey of the Demon Five World."

Li Hui chuckled but did not confirm or deny it. In his heart, he mused, "Whether the mechanisms on Hao Yue Lin are related to the Demon Five World is hard to say, but who cares! If they are useful, that’s all that matters."

Tianyi desperately shook off the assassination weapons left by Hao Yue Lin, but the Temple’s defenses were quite formidable, concealing a mysterious power that made it difficult for the Void Riding Cultivators to breach.

The military strength of Mufeng City was not weak; placed on other continents, it could sweep through all cities. However, this was the Nine-Mystic Continent, where the Ouni practitioners managed to take root, showcasing their formidable strength.

This was a tough nut to crack, one that could break your teeth if you tried.

Seeing the torrent of black arrows once again take the upper hand, the formation’s spirit treasure platforms began to crack further.

However, the heart of this formation lay with Li Hui, and the thirty-six Dragon Rhino Beasts grew agitated, scraping their hooves restlessly. They were not afraid of the black arrows but of their master in the carriage behind them.

At this critical moment, Li Hui rose, pointed a finger and declared, "Talisman come, exterminate!"

The sky darkened with swirling clouds, and suddenly, all the clouds gathered into cloud talismans, forming towering heavenly gates that rose high into the vast sky.

At that moment, all gazes turned toward the skies, unsure of what the city lord of Mufeng City was conjuring.

Quickly, everyone understood that this fleeting genius of the Hao Family, who had been off traveling for hundreds of years, was up to something, and the shock in their hearts was beyond words.

A gigantic city appeared in the skies, its silhouette untraceable and casting an ominous shadow over thousands of miles, shrouding the atmosphere with a suffocating pressure that left even Traveling Realm cultivators shaken and at a loss.

The silver snake returned the Tian Tun Mirror, which, in conjunction with the Tian Kui Lantern, produced endless marvelous uses. Mufeng City did not need to physically descend; it could draw upon the light and shadow merely by expending talisman power.

Thus, Li Hui felt very safe in the Nine-Mystic Continent. Today, he aimed to establish his authority using the practitioners from the Dao Nine World. He openly dealt with the Ouni Clan under the pretext of eradicating the dark hands from another world, but secretly, he sought to eliminate Kong Yuhui trapped within the bronze coffin along with Changsheng Tian. In the future, anyone who opposed Li Hui would face unexpected consequences, leaving them unaware of the reasons behind their downfall.

"Exterminate!"

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom…"

The noise was deafening; the assault was brutal! As the rays of light fell upon the ground, the previously created chasms from the four-corner formation seemed insignificant in comparison.

Four square black holes appeared on the ground, and with every successive wave of bombardment, the Temple crumbled, hundreds of Blood Springs spraying into the air—no matter what demon they had fused with, they would be annihilated before such power.

"Spare my life, lord city master, spare me!"

Many Ouni clan practitioners within the Temple panicked. Once invincible, today they sensed the scent of death. The city lord of Mufeng City was a madman, unreasonable, and overly meddlesome.

"Boom, boom, boom…" The beams of light continued to rain down, leaving these practitioners no chance to breathe. Kong Yuhui and Changsheng Tian fell without ever knowing why; they mistakenly thought the Nine Maangs Practitioners had comprehended their clan’s arrangements, but in reality, it had nothing to do with their layout. The city lord of Mufeng City came solely for them.

The Nine Maangs Practitioners could never imagine that the city lord of Mufeng City was Li Hui, who was now known as Hao Wentong. Six hundred years ago, they had forged this fate, and after six hundred years, it had taken root so deeply that, should anyone uncover the hidden truths, they would have to consider the consequences that awaited these practitioners.

Two incense sticks later, the Temple ceased to exist, and a magnificent beam of mirror light swept downward, reducing all spirit treasures and fragments within the ruins to scraps.

To Li Hui’s surprise, after the mirror light passed over, not only did it replenish the talisman power consumed in the explosive attacks, but it also resulted in substantial gains.

"Tsk tsk! With my assassination weapon at hand, does anyone in the Nine-Mystic Continent dare to challenge Mufeng City now? Perhaps I should pay a visit to the Nine Phoenix Sect? Yes, I must visit them and crush their momentum…"

This battle marked a victory for Mufeng City. Those from outside viewed it as a spectacle, while insiders saw the underlying intricacies. They could only guess at the number of experts who stood aghast, feeling icy chills in their limbs.

The master of the Nine Phoenix Sect sensed trouble and felt uneasy in the face of the city lord of Mufeng City establishing his authority. Even before Li Hui could visit, the master had already sent people with lavish gifts.

The He Family and the Xiahou Family also sent generous gifts to welcome the city lord of Mufeng City back from his travels. The Hao Family ancestral hall sent commendations, praising Hao Wentong for stabilizing the crisis in the Nine Maangs.

In truth, the Hao Family was not without its own perplexities; during the design and construction of Mufeng City, they had anticipated that the power would reach its peak, but they never expected it would be less than what Hao Wentong could summon today when conjuring the phantom of Mufeng City—they had underestimated the intensity of his eruption.

What a terrifying conclusion!

By this calculation, was Mufeng City’s power now five or ten times the peak capacity, or even more? How had this young man achieved such feats? It must relate to his accumulation of spirit treasure fragments!

No, the Hao Family ancestral hall would never acknowledge this Hao Wentong as being unworthy; he was a fine son of the Hao Family, as long as he did not vie for the position of clan leader. Anyone who dared to claim he was not a Hao Family member would quickly find themselves subject to a swift rebuke from the ancestral hall.

Li Hui chuckled to himself, thinking, "The situation has become too rigid! The Hao Family, in their greed, sought to absorb great fortunes but never expected to foster such a calamity in me. Now that the tides have turned, I can easily take the lead, but I am not the sort to bite the hand that feeds me…"

The ancestral hall of the Hao Family sent people over to commend him, but in reality, they were testing the waters. The results exceeded their expectations: this city lord was indeed the powerhouse responsible for Mufeng City’s prosperity over the centuries and saw through the situation with clarity.

Li Hui worked on enhancing collaboration with the Hao Family. He couldn’t afford to stir trouble in the Nine-Mystic Continent with the pressure from the ten Great Families; at least for now, he needed a protective umbrella that could help him with fortune enhancement. In fact, the ten Great Families were doing much the same, pressuring for fortune to suppress celestial projections, thereby gaining a foothold in the intricate game of authority on the Nine-Mystic Continent.