74: We'll talk about it tomorrow.

These two cowards became even more terrified than before, even hugging each other.

In their eyes, this Earth God was invincible.

The previous one that Chen Heng killed was only because there were not enough living souls.

The Earth God in front of them had devoured at least a thousand living souls, possessing immense power, so why did it suddenly crack open?

Crack, crack.

As the cracks on the Earth God's body grew larger, the two became increasingly frightened.

Snap... The worst thing they feared still happened; the head of the white Earth God statue fell off, hitting the ground and shattering into pieces.

Immediately after, the body of the statue also began to break apart, clattering to the ground in pieces.

"Gulp." Qian Zhicheng swallowed, reaching out to poke the fragments scattered on the ground.

"What's going on?" Qian Zhizhong was utterly bewildered; he couldn't understand why the statue, which was fine just a moment ago, suddenly exploded.

"So you two little rats were here."

Suddenly, a large hand tore open the wall of the room where the two were hiding.

"I had quite a search for you..."

A head with blood-red eyes poked in, exhaling white hot air.

"Ahhh!" Qian Zhizhong screamed and fainted, leaving only Qian Zhicheng trembling.

In their eyes, Chen Heng, at full power, looked no different from a monster.

Let alone such a dramatic entrance.

An incense stick's time ago, Chen Heng encountered a situation similar to the previous mine.

He was pulled into a completely dark space.

A familiar opponent, familiar moves.

The only difference was that it was a bit stronger and a bit larger.

Well, just a bit larger, about the height of a seven-story building.

But the current Chen Heng was no longer the Huajin Martial Artist he was then.

He was now a Tongxuan Martial Artist walking the Asura Way!

It only took him five minutes to easily crush that giant Anomaly.

Moreover, this Anomaly was merely a Profound-grade Anomaly, yielding ten Optimization opportunities.

Including all previous Optimization opportunities, Chen Heng could Optimize thirty-one times!

Even more delightful was that the optimization buttons for Indestructible Vajra Divine Art, White Tiger Geng Metal Saber, and Eight Extremes Fist were all glowing.

This indicated that these three Martial Skills could be further Optimized!

However, Chen Heng temporarily didn't Optimize them, as there were still matters to attend to.

Following the lingering stench, Chen Heng found a dilapidated tiled house.

And then it became the current situation.

Of the two culprits, one was scared unconscious, and the other was too terrified to move.

But this also saved Chen Heng a lot of trouble; at least he didn't have to continue playing cat and mouse.

Grabbing one with each hand, Chen Heng took the two and got into a carriage bound for the White Tiger Hall.

No sooner had Chen Heng left than the distorted human faces on the ground vanished completely.

Ninety-nine percent of the living souls returned to their original owners' bodies, with only a very small number of unlucky ones having their living souls completely devoured.

Many people stood bewildered, wondering why they were in Goulan Street.

As for those unlucky ones whose living souls were completely devoured, they would only be able to live as vegetative states for the rest of their lives.

Aside from breathing and eating, they could do nothing else.

White Tiger Hall, Assembly Hall.

Qi Longhu, who was sleeping soundly, was pulled up by Chen Heng.

He sat in the main seat of the Assembly Hall, wearing only his underwear.

"What's your situation?" Qi Longhu was very displeased, his old face as dark as the bottom of a pot.

"Speak," Chen Heng said, throwing the still somewhat conscious Qian Zhicheng onto the ground.

There was also that pile of statue fragments.

The surrounding stewards were all discussing amongst themselves.

Qian Zhicheng had never seen such a scene and was too scared to speak.

"With such little guts, you still try to play cults like others," Chen Heng shook his head, recounting the appearance of an Evil God in Black Oil Alley.

"Fude Orthodox Sect!?" Qi Longhu immediately woke up upon hearing that term, standing up and grabbing Qian Zhicheng by the collar.

"How is that possible? Weren't they all wiped out five years ago?"

"This is a big deal; we must report it to the Old Gang Leader."

"But the Old Gang Leader is still in seclusion now; it's probably..."

"I, I don't know..." Qian Zhicheng, who had recovered for a while, finally spoke.

Because if he didn't speak, Qi Longhu's fist would land on his face.

"We were invited to Qiyang City half a year ago by someone, and that person was Hook Dragon Sword!"

"He made us use the Earth God embryo to control the miners in the mine and extract their living souls!"

"This time, the extraction of living souls was also the idea of Hook Dragon Sword and the High Priest; we two are just pawns."

"I know where the High Priest is hiding, and he also has evidence of Hook Dragon Sword colluding with the Fude Orthodox Sect!"

"Don't kill me, don't kill me and my brother!"

"As long as you don't kill us, we'll do anything!"

The gang members nearby had planned to torture him before questioning him.

Who would have thought this kid would be so quick-mouthed, selling out Hook Dragon Sword and the Fude Orthodox Sect completely?

"Do you swear that everything you said is true?" Qi Longhu's face was ashen; he never would have thought that Hook Dragon Sword was colluding with the Fude Orthodox Sect.

"No, wait! Why would Young Lord Hook Dragon collude with your cult?"

An Internal Steward suddenly caught a loophole and questioned sharply.

"He wants to extract the living soul of Old Gang Leader Gou Longxun and then control him, so he can be the next Old Gang Leader!"

Qian Zhicheng didn't hesitate at all, directly revealing Hook Dragon Sword's plan to harm Gou Longxun.

The entire Assembly Hall was deathly silent.

No one had expected things to be like this.

"Do not spread this matter for now." Qi Longhu threw Qian Zhicheng aside.

"First, send these two to the Black Tiger Prison. For the matter of the Fude Orthodox Sect, don't alert the enemy yet."

"As for Hook Dragon Sword's matter..."

Qi Longhu pondered for a moment and made a decision.

"Tomorrow, I will invite everyone from the Azure Dragon Hall, Black Tortoise Hall, Vermilion Bird Hall, and Qilin Enforcement Hall to jointly exterminate the Fude Orthodox Sect."

"Then the truth will come to light."

"Remember, do not spread this matter for now!"

Qi Longhu's tiger-like eyes swept around, nodding in satisfaction.

"Chen Heng, stay." After driving everyone else out except Chen Heng, the two sat facing each other.

"Do you think it's true or false?" Qi Longhu was also a bit flustered.

Although he was powerful in martial arts, he had no experience dealing with such matters.

If it were up to him, he would just beat Hook Dragon Sword to death; he never liked him much anyway.

"How would I know?" Chen Heng spread his hands; he had no intention of getting involved in such troublesome affairs.

One wrong move, and he could be tainted.

"I think it's better to just tell the Old Gang Leader; he's his son, not mine."

"Absolutely not. The Old Gang Leader is currently at the most crucial stage; he absolutely cannot be disturbed."

Qi Longhu shook his head, rejecting this suggestion.

"Never mind, let's wait until everyone arrives tomorrow before discussing it."