254: Are you satisfied?

Hong Feng and Chang Yutian did not make a move immediately, but instead stared intently at each other.

Hong Feng knew how formidable Chang Yutian was; he himself, plus the entire Hong Family, were no match for Chang Yutian.

Once the two truly engaged, including him, the entire Hong Family would face only one outcome.

That was annihilation.

But Hong Feng showed no fear of Chang Yutian; he had his own trump card.

Once Chang Yutian truly made his move, it would be the moment for him to use his ultimate weapon.

Clutching the golden scroll tightly in his hand, Hong Feng searched for an opportunity to strike.

Meanwhile, Chang Yutian on the other side showed no signs of urgency; he simply watched as his cult army was slaughtered by Hong Lie and the Hong Family's military formation.

"Kill them, the more who die, the better..."

Beneath the soil, unnoticed by everyone, crimson bloodlines flowed into the rakshasa god corpse on Chang Yutian's arm, one after another.

It should be known that the Great God Wutong was a masterpiece Chang Yutian had slowly refined for over a hundred years, yet in the end, it was killed and drained dry by Chen Heng.

While the rakshasa god corpse didn't require as much time, it still needed a large amount of blood sacrifices and human offerings to truly awaken its power.

Moreover, the stronger the human offering, the more power it could provide.

He had long wanted to sacrifice the cult army to the rakshasa god corpse, but he had never found a good excuse.

As more and more of the cult army died, the rakshasa god corpse on Chang Yutian's arm had already surpassed the Great God Wutong in power, reaching a completely new Realm.

"Not enough, still not enough..."

Chang Yutian looked at the battlefield, which was about to quiet down; he would not be satisfied with the deaths of merely fifty thousand cult members.

No! Even if all one hundred thousand cult members died, it wouldn't be enough; he needed the human offerings of the entire Zhenxi City to refine the rakshasa god corpse.

"It seems I'll have to act personally."

Chang Yutian narrowed his eyes and took a step forward.

With just this one step, the entire Zhenxi City plunged into an atmosphere of near despair.

Everyone's will to resist vanished, and they all knelt on the ground, eyes rolled back.

Indeed, this was the power of Chang Yutian, the Grand State Preceptor of the Jade Fan Kingdom.

Although Chen Heng didn't take him seriously, others certainly couldn't afford to.

Just as there was a gap between the Xiantian Realm and Chen Heng, the difference between Hong Lie, Hong Feng, and Chang Yutian was not too dissimilar.

"Hong Lie! Come back!" Hong Feng frowned deeply, shouting down at Hong Lie, who was still slaughtering the cult army.

Hong Lie was obedient, immediately leading the three thousand city guards to retreat into the city.

After everyone had withdrawn into the city, Chang Yutian also emerged from the dense cult army.

Wherever he passed, within a radius of a dozen meters, there was no living thing.

Even the soil on the ground turned pale and lost its nutrients.

"Open the city gates, and I can leave a lineage for your Hong Family."

Chang Yutian's words were utterly arrogant, but who could blame him when he had the capital to back it up?

"Heh heh, Chang Yutian, you old dog, you wouldn't think this old man has no means to deal with you, would you?"

Although Hong Feng was drenched in cold sweat, he showed no sign of backing down.

He brought the scroll in his hand to the front and unfurled it with a rustle.

"Chang Yutian, this is an imperial decree from the Emperor of Daliang! No one within the Great Liang territory can resist it, and you are no exception!"

"Then try it." Chang Yutian sneered; he had known about this item for a long time, but its actual effect remained unknown.

"I, Hong Feng, am ordered to guard Zhenxi City and resist all foreign enemies!"

"Today, an enemy has invaded, and we are powerless to resist. I implore the Emperor to repel the enemy!"

As his voice fell, a series of chimes echoed in the sky, and a golden phantom tore through the clouds, appearing before everyone.

"Kneel!" Hong Feng shouted at the stunned Hong Lie, and the people around also knelt down.

"Chang Yutian, why aren't you staying in your own stronghold, coming to my Great Liang instead?"

The phantom actually possessed its own consciousness; he frowned deeply and asked Chang Yutian, who showed no intention of retreating.

"Hmph, old dog, you sent a monster to seize my national treasury. Do you dare to do it but not admit it?"

Chang Yutian snorted coldly, awakening Ox Can Speak and Intestine Pulling on his arm.

In an instant, the heavens and earth changed color, and wails seemingly from Hell resonated in everyone's ears.

Even the phantom of the Emperor of Daliang no longer shone so brightly.

"You actually awakened all your trump cards." The Emperor of Daliang naturally noticed the anomaly on Chang Yutian's body and said, somewhat surprised.

"Stop with the nonsense! Hand over the key to the Hundred Corpse Tomb, or this Venerable will slaughter his way into your Great Liang to retrieve it personally!"

The Hundred Corpse Tomb was related to his path to becoming a god, and Chang Yutian would never back down!

"Hmph, you come to cause trouble and can't even think of a decent excuse." The Emperor of Daliang snorted angrily, the light from his body suppressing the wails from Hell.

"Since you want to fight, then let's fight! This Emperor's imperial decree is meant for times like these!"

This Emperor of Daliang also had a fiery temper, ready to fight at the slightest disagreement.

"Hahahahaha! Do you think a mere phantom of yours can repel me?"

Chang Yutian laughed wildly, his long white hair dancing behind him. His body was instantly covered by twisted intestines and a bull's head covered in mouths.

"Even if your true body came, this Venerable would still not fear you! Return the key to the Hundred Corpse Tomb!"

As his voice fell, both of them attacked simultaneously... Their battle lasted for a full three hours, concluding with the complete annihilation of the cult army and the deaths of three hundred thousand people in Zhenxi City.

More than half of Zhenxi City disappeared, and the fortress, once hailed as impregnable by Great Liang, vanished from history.

Although he ultimately failed to retrieve the key to the Hundred Corpse Tomb from Great Liang, Chang Yutian's objective was largely achieved.

Over four hundred thousand human offerings were devoured by the rakshasa god corpse, and its power had grown to an unimaginable extent.

Not to mention the countless strong individuals and the power of the Emperor of Daliang's phantom, all of which made the rakshasa god corpse even stronger.

"Hahaha! Old dog, this Venerable will return!"

A satisfied Chang Yutian, with his remaining few dozen confidants, left the border and flew contentedly towards the Jade Fan Kingdom.

After Chang Yutian had gone far away, the phantom of the Emperor of Daliang looked at the severely wounded Hong Feng and Hong Lie.

"I expect to know exactly what happened before the Grand Sacrifice Ceremony. Do not disappoint me."

After saying this, the phantom vanished into the sky, leaving behind a field of ruins for the Hong Family to clean up.

"Father, are you satisfied?" Hong Lie lay on the ground, looking at Hong Feng, whose head was half-smashed beside him.

"Of course, I'm satisfied. After using the imperial decree, no one can monitor you or me anymore."

"And there are still six months until the Grand Sacrifice Ceremony."

"Isn't delaying for six months worth it?"

"But, the innocent commoners in Zhenxi City..." Hong Lie was still too soft-hearted, unable to accept his father's actions.

"This is all for the sake of more people; some necessary sacrifices are acceptable."