75: Heavenly Punishment Instant Kill

Wang Ruihu's great saber, imbued with killing intent, slashed towards Li Si.

"Vice-General Wang, what are you doing?"

"Clang—"

The sound of a sharp blade being unsheathed rang out, and a sword light shot into the sky, blocking Wang Ruihu's attack.

[Vice-General of Luanxing City North Gate — Zhang Haiqing] (Epic Monarch)

Level: 80

Attributes: ????

Talent: ????

Skills: ????

Description: One of the eight defending Vice-Generals of Luanxing City. Wang Ruihu is his sworn enemy. Not long ago, the defending General of Luanxing City was killed, and Zhang Haiqing and Wang Ruihu are both popular candidates for the new defending General. Therefore, the two are like fire and water.

"Haha, Wang Ruihu's political rival is here."

The corners of Li Si's mouth uncontrollably turned up as he revealed his identity to Zhang Haiqing: "My esteemed teacher is Wang Shi, I am a successor of Divine Smith Valley, and I wish to see the Lord of Luanxing City."

With that, Li Si took out the divine smith token and displayed it before Zhang Haiqing.

"So it's Wang Shi's beloved disciple, a successor of Divine Smith Valley."

Zhang Haiqing's expression changed to one of great joy, and a strong smile emerged between his brows. Ever since Wang Rui Niu's death, he had been paying attention to Wang Ruihu and Li Si, never expecting such a pleasant surprise.

Wang Ruihu's face was extremely grim: Are you kidding me? When I just asked you if you had anything else to say, I was asking if you had a backer! Why didn't you say you had a backer earlier, kid? Are you intentionally trying to screw me over?

"Chirp—"

A signal mark, trailing a wake, soared into the sky and violently exploded over Luanxing City.

"This is the City Lord's mark; it can notify the City Lord," Zhang Haiqing explained.

"Mmm."

Li Si nodded slightly, secretly sighing that Wang Shi's name was truly useful; he hadn't become his disciple for nothing.

A figure flashed.

A middle-aged man dressed in a luxurious star-and-moon robe appeared in the open space.

[Lord of Luanxing City — Bi Xuan] (Legendary Monarch)

Level: 99

Attributes: ????

Talent: ????

Skills: ????

Description: The Lord of Luanxing City, one of the three major cities in Qingzhou, located in the Xia Country War Zone, also known as the Kyushu Continent. Bi Xuan possesses formidable strength and governs with impartiality. Under his rule, Luanxing City has prospered day by day, gradually showing the demeanor of Qingzhou's foremost city.

"Another Monarch."

By this point, Li Si was already used to it. The All Heavens Game was extraordinary; there were too many powerful figures, and they appeared very early. Within the Novice Village's main city, they were ubiquitous.

"City Lord, this is Wang Shi's beloved disciple, a successor of Divine Smith Valley," Zhang Haiqing said, pointing at the divine smith token in Li Si's hand.

"Wang Shi's beloved disciple?"

Bi Xuan's gentle and refined expression vanished, replaced by one of great delight: "Young man, Wang Shi has been kind to Luanxing City. Since you are Wang Shi's disciple, you are an esteemed guest of Luanxing City. You seek me... for what purpose?"

"To right a wrong!"

Li Si roared, and at the same time, a tear slipped from the corner of his eye.

This scene left Wang Ruihu dumbfounded. He really wanted to complain to Bi Xuan, saying that this kid wasn't like this just now, that this kid was acting incredibly arrogant just now. But he knew in his heart that Bi Xuan wouldn't listen to him.

"What injustice have you suffered?"

Bi Xuan looked at Wang Ruihu, and a rough guess formed in his mind.

"I was put on the wanted list by him."

"What happened? The cause and effect," Bi Xuan looked at Zhang Haiqing.

"It's like this, Wang Rui Niu...."

Soon after, Zhang Haiqing succinctly explained everything, even adding fuel to the fire and pinning many unfounded charges on Wang Ruihu.

"Wang Ruihu, how dare you! It's one thing to indulge Wang Rui Niu normally, but today you actually offended a successor of Divine Smith Valley. Wang Rui Niu's death is not to be regretted; you will forfeit one year's cultivation resources. If you offend again, you can go accompany your brother," Bi Xuan said with a cold snort.

"Young man, it's my fault for not being strict enough with my subordinates. As compensation, you can choose two properties in Luanxing City, one residence and one shop, which I will gift to you."

Holy cow, real estate?

Li Si was incredibly shocked; he hadn't even bought a house in reality, but he got one in the game.

"I choose these two places."

He pointed them out on the map of Luanxing City.

For the residence, he chose Qingyun Abode in the back street, next to the Mysterious Old Man. For the shop, he chose Tianzi Number One on the main street, directly opposite the central teleportation array.

"Young man has good taste!"

Bi Xuan showed an approving smile: "Both of these properties are top-notch; now they are yours."

[Ding!]

[Congratulations! You have obtained — Qingyun Abode (Residence).]

[Congratulations! You have obtained — Tianzi Number One (Shop).]

This reward wasn't bad.

Bi Xuan continued, "I have also lifted your wanted status. As for Wang Ruihu, considering his diligent twenty years of guarding Luanxing City, how about we spare him this once?"

"Of course," Li Si readily agreed.

After all, one doesn't hit a smiling face. Moreover, he had a strange feeling that the Lord of Luanxing City was very fake. Hmm... it was like the feeling of a wolf in sheep's clothing; was it an illusion?

"I have other matters, so I'll take my leave for now."

With the crisis averted, Li Si felt a sense of relief. Although he harbored thoughts of revenge, there was no opportunity, or rather, no strength. If he were also a Legendary Monarch, as powerful as Beatrice, he would have long since broken through the gates of Luanxing City and killed Wang Ruihu with a single finger.

[Ding!]

[Luanxing City Announcement: NPC Lord of Luanxing City — Bi Xuan has lifted the wanted quest for player — Lawless Madman. Killing player — Lawless Madman will no longer yield rewards.]

The system prompt floated in the sky above Luanxing City, triggering discussions at past three in the morning.

"Tsk, useless wanted quest."

"Crazy God is too awesome; Zhang Corporation and Wind and Cloud Guild's ten thousand people were all killed by him. Who would dare to look for him now?"

"Yeah, a useless wanted quest."

"Garbage bounty, might as well be lifted."

"......"

When the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, the online players expressed their true feelings. They didn't care about other players; in any case, if they encountered a super player again, they would definitely take a detour.

Super players were too abnormal; the players in Luanxing City knew this all too well.

Inside the Novice Village.

A mage player slowly raised his hand, summoning a bolt of heavenly lightning, instantly killing a Level 18 blue BOSS.

After seven or eight hours of continuous grinding, he finally leveled up from Level 19 to Level 20, becoming qualified to leave the Novice Village.

"Heh, Lawless Madman? A perpetually Level 1 existence. Others might fear you, but I don't," the young mage player opened his talent panel.

[Heavenly Punishment Instant Kill]: When attacking units lower in level than yourself, summon Heavenly Punishment for an instant kill. However, Heavenly Punishment is just and impartial; while it grants you an extreme execution effect, it also demands a corresponding price. Heavenly Punishment claims 90% of the experience from targets it kills for itself; you only receive 10% of the experience.

He had accidentally obtained a permanent talent with extremely abnormal attributes.

But what made him was also what broke him; he had entered the All Heavens Game at its launch, yet it took him several days to reach Level 20. Did he really have to join a guild and rely on its power to level up?

As he thought this, a strong sense of unwillingness surged in the mage player's heart.

......

The vermilion gate was as heavy as a mountain, with three-meter-high black walls, and pavilions shining under the moonlight. What a magnificent and splendid mansion.

"Is this my Qingyun Abode?"

Li Si walked to the gate and gently pushed it open.

"Creak—"

A tidy courtyard met his eyes: spacious, orderly, symmetrical, a large square courtyard.

"It's quite nice," Li Si commented indifferently.

At this moment, the bald Mysterious Old Man quietly appeared at the gate of Qingyun Abode.

"Kid, is this residence yours?"

"It's mine," Li Si nodded.

"Not bad, quite good, but compared to my Baiyun Abode, it's still quite inferior," the Mysterious Old Man said pretentiously.

"......"

Li Si remained silent, too lazy to argue with the old man.

It was just a courtyard; it was nothing. In this world, the strong were revered.

"By the way, how is the task I gave you coming along? Have you found the source of the signs?" The old man's eyes were sharp and piercing.

"I haven't confirmed it yet, but I already have a lead," Li Si said thoughtfully.

His suspected target was precisely the Weak Old Man.

Because the Weak Old Man was ruthless, his personality fit. The location was a remote town in the southern part of Luanxing City, which also fit. Perhaps the signs of the Fallen God Disturbance were related to the Weak Old Man.

"Oh? What clues do you have?"

"That's right, I met an old man in Moonfall Town. That old man was incredibly powerful and malicious; he actually wanted me to steal the ice jade marrow of the Great Ice Dragon King. His actions definitely don't bode well."

Li Si felt this was an opportunity to pit the Mysterious Old Man against the Weak Old Man.

Both old men were Level 99 Monarchs. The Weak Old Man was severely injured and certainly no match for the Mysterious Old Man. Wouldn't this be a way to get revenge?

Hmm! That's it!

Li Si secretly pondered, thinking he was a genius for coming up with this idea.

Upon hearing this, the Mysterious Old Man's expression suddenly became serious.

"An old man? Incredibly powerful? What are his characteristics?"

......