423: Chapter 423 People in Panic

The facts were exactly as Chen Hu had anticipated.

After Grand Commander Zhou Jishan brought the person back to the Prefecture City.

During the interrogation, the moment the other party revealed a single word, it triggered a self-destruct Restriction.

This also made the Prefect realize that the organization behind these abductions was not simple.

After all, the Prefect was a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and even he had not detected the Restriction within that Taiyi Golden Immortal's soul.

From this, it could be deduced:

The person who placed the Restriction was either a Grand Unity Golden Immortal proficient in Restrictions,

or an existence surpassing a Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

Likewise, Golden Immortals and Taiyi Golden Immortals within the Xinglan Prefecture continued to go missing.

For a time, this caused widespread panic among the Taiyi Golden Immortals and Golden Immortals within Xinglan Prefecture.

Many clever people headed directly to the Prefecture City for refuge.

Others chose to go into hiding.

This brought considerable trouble to the patrols of the Seven Kills Battalion.

Those Golden Immortals or Taiyi Golden Immortals from the Families simply did not show themselves.

Even the City Lords of certain cities did not appear.

"Chen Hu, what do you think we should do now?" Commander Xing Ying asked angrily.

"Report to our superiors and seek their guidance!" Chen Hu said.

Hearing this, Commander Xing Ying was silent for a moment.

She then sent a message to Grand Commander Zhou Jishan, describing the situation they were currently facing.

One day later.

Grand Commander Zhou Jishan sent an order for the Seven Kills Battalion to lead their teams back to the Prefecture City.

Because the Prefecture City had received news.

Not only were Golden Immortals and Taiyi Golden Immortals in Xinglan Prefecture disappearing on a large scale,

but a significant number of Golden Immortals and Taiyi Golden Immortals in Liuli Prefecture, Canglang Prefecture, and Yuanming Prefecture had also disappeared.

As for news from further prefectures, it had not yet arrived.

Being able to act simultaneously in four prefectures showed that the power of this abduction organization was beyond imagination.

Even if the Seven Kills Battalion continued to patrol, they could not deter this organization.

It might even make the four main officers of the Seven Kills Battalion targets of the abduction organization.

Thus, Commander Xing Ying ordered the ships to turn around and head toward the Prefecture City.

But after traveling for more than two hours.

Chen Hu furrowed his brows.

Because he discovered that there were actually five Taiyi Golden Immortals hiding in a Formation ahead.

It was obvious that they were targeting the three Golden Immortals and Commander Xing Ying, who was a Taiyi Golden Immortal.

Among the five, there was one eighth-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal, two seventh-stage, and two sixth-stage.

"There is an ambush ahead!"

Chen Hu transmitted to Commander Xing Ying and the other two Ten-Thousand-Man Commanders.

Swish!

Figures flashed by.

The figures of Commander Xing Ying, Commander Liu Xing, and the Third Battalion Commander also appeared on the warship where Chen Hu was.

"How many people, and what is their strength?"

Commander Xing Ying asked directly. She knew that Chen Hu could not be judged by common standards, and even more so, she knew his perception was very strong.

"Five Taiyi Golden Immortals!" Chen Hu said calmly, "One eighth-stage, two seventh-stage, and two sixth-stage!"

Hearing that there were five Taiyi Golden Immortals ambushing them,

Commander Xing Ying's expression immediately became very ugly.

Her Grand Unity Immortal Talisman was a one-time-use Talisman.

She asked again, "How far are they from us?"

Chen Hu said, "Over three thousand li away, hiding inside a Formation. It just so happens they are gathered together. Why don't you use the Grand Unity Immortal Talisman in your hand to wipe them all out? Otherwise, once they come out and disperse, it will be difficult to take them all down!"

"Alright!" Commander Xing Ying nodded solemnly.

"I have a Teleportation Talisman that can transport us directly near them. When the time comes, I will point out the direction, and you can use the Grand Unity Immortal Talisman to blow them to death!"

As Chen Hu spoke, he took out a golden Talisman.

"I'll listen to you!"

The next moment, Chen Hu grabbed Commander Xing Ying's arm and activated the Teleportation Talisman.

In an instant, they appeared three thousand li away.

"Throw it there!"

Chen Hu marked it with his Immortal Sense.

A flash of viciousness crossed Commander Xing Ying's eyes, and she directly activated the Grand Unity Immortal Talisman held in her hand.

"Boom!"

A hundred-zhang-tall fire Phoenix flapped its wings, appeared in front of the Formation in the Void Realm, and then exploded directly.

The powerful explosive force tore the concealment Formation apart, engulfing all five Taiyi Golden Immortals hiding within.

Their bodies melted at a visible speed.

In an instant, they died without a trace.

"What a pity, we couldn't capture them alive!" Commander Xing Ying said regretfully.

"What is there to regret? Even if we captured them, we wouldn't be able to interrogate anything out of them!"

Chen Hu said dismissively, then shoved the image-recording stone to Commander Xing Ying, "With this recording, we can consider it a great contribution!"

For the rest of the journey, they did not encounter any more accidents.

The Seven Kills Battalion returned to the Prefecture City very smoothly.

Then Commander Xing Ying took Chen Hu to report to Grand Commander Zhou Jishan.

Upon learning that Commander Xing Ying and Chen Hu had cooperated to kill five Taiyi Golden Immortals on the way back, he was overjoyed.

Because of the abduction organization, the Prefect had been in quite a temper these past two days.

Bringing this news to the Prefect would make him happy.

Sure enough, when Grand Commander Zhou Jishan brought this news to the Prefect, the Prefect was very satisfied.

He even personally rewarded Chen Hu and Commander Xing Ying with many things.

Unfortunately, the Prefect's mood soon turned sour again.

Previously, the abduction organization was relatively low-key.

After learning that they had been exposed, they began to become high-profile and intensified their actions.

In just a few days.

Another 200-plus Golden Immortals and over 30 Taiyi Golden Immortals went missing.

But the members of the abduction organization were all Taiyi Golden Immortals.

And there were so many Immortal Cities.

It was impossible to send a few Taiyi Golden Immortals to guard every large and medium-sized Immortal City, right?

The Prefect did not have that many Taiyi Golden Immortals under his command.

In the end, with no other choice, the Prefect could only send experts to bring the Taiyi Golden Immortals and Golden Immortals outside the Prefecture City into the Prefecture City.

Because of the fear of being intercepted and killed.

The 12 teams sent by the Prefect were each composed of 100 Taiyi Golden Immortals, and each team had 10 ninth-stage Taiyi Golden Immortals.

But the boldness of the abduction organization was somewhat beyond the Prefect's imagination.

The twelve teams sent to pick up people all mysteriously disappeared.

It almost made the Prefect vomit blood in anger.

That was a full 1,200 Taiyi Golden Immortals, including 120 ninth-stage Taiyi Golden Immortals.

At the same time.

More news came from the outside world.

A large number of Golden Immortals and Taiyi Golden Immortals had gone missing throughout the entire Yuzhou.

According to incomplete statistics.

Currently, the number of missing Golden Immortals had exceeded 300,000, and the number of Taiyi Golden Immortals had also exceeded 10,000.

For a time, even the Golden Immortals and Taiyi Golden Immortals within the Prefecture City became fearful for their own safety.

Originally, the Prefect had intended to personally investigate the abduction organization.

But after learning that so many Golden Immortals and Taiyi Golden Immortals had gone missing throughout Yuzhou,

he dared not go.

He worried that once he left the Prefecture City, the abduction organization would wipe out all the Taiyi Golden Immortals and Golden Immortals within the Prefecture City.

Inside the Seven Kills Battalion.

Chen Hu, Commander Xing Ying, Commander Liu Xing, and the Third Ten-Thousand-Man Commander were drinking and chatting.

And the defensive Formation of the Seven Kills Battalion was also activated.

Mainly to prevent the abduction organization from infiltrating.

"Chen Hu, your background is extraordinary. Tell me, what is the background of this abduction organization?" Commander Xing Ying took a sip of wine and asked, feeling frustrated.

Now, as long as one wasn't a fool, one understood that the abduction organization was not simple.

Moreover, it had a Hunyuan Golden Immortal backing it.

Otherwise, the abduction organization would not dare to be so audacious.

After all, Yuzhou had a full 367 prefectures.

The Prefect of each prefecture was a Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

To dare to provoke 367 Grand Unity Golden Immortals simultaneously, besides a Hunyuan Golden Immortal, could it be that a Grand Unity Golden Immortal would have such guts?

"You overestimate me!"

Chen Hu said speechlessly, "My Revered Master is only a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, not a Hunyuan Golden Immortal. Even if he were a Hunyuan Golden Immortal, he might not necessarily know the origin of the abduction organization!"