263: Most loyal

The word "suspected" made Jin Hua hesitant, but in the end, Jin Hua decided to go and see for himself.

North Pattern City ranks twenty-second in strength among the entire North Faction, at least stronger than the former Bei Guan City.

On this day, as Jin Hua arrived at North Pattern City in disguise, he immediately discovered traces of a great battle within the city that, although having been dealt with, were still clearly visible.

Based on these traces, Jin Hua found that it seemed a giant Fierce Beast had been forcibly suppressed and dragged away by several King-level powerhouses.

In this giant city where the battle occurred, a deep claw mark seemed to narrate the helplessness and unwillingness of its owner.

Qingyang was currently in a deep slumber, and although Jin Hua had learned the general human forms and true bodies of many companions from Huang Shan and Yin Li, he had never seen them himself, so he could only confirm their identities by seeing them with his own eyes.

As a King-level powerhouse, even though Jin Hua had tried his best to conceal himself, he was ultimately discovered by someone with intentions.

Currently, the City Lords of the major giant cities had all gone to the Middle Faction, so any disturbance would inevitably attract attention.

Noticing that he had been found out, Jin Hua no longer bothered to hide and directly revealed his identity.

Furthermore, when Jin Hua explained that he had come on behalf of the "Chu" who had been involved in the battle a few days prior, the Vice City Lord of Bei Wen City directly said:

"You mean him? He's already been killed."

"Killed? What happened?" Jin Hua asked in shock.

Beside him, the Vice City Lord of Bei Wen City's expression was somewhat grim, but out of respect for Jin Hua, he could only continue:

"We originally thought this guy was a blessing for our Jinwen City, but who the hell knew he was our misfortune? He couldn't be tamed at all, constantly thinking about escaping. He even killed two of our King-level powerhouses, so we had no choice but to kill him."

Since he couldn't determine if the person was the one Qingyang was looking for, Jin Hua, upon hearing that a "Chu" had been killed, quickly asked again, "His corpse? Can I see it?"

Facing Jin Hua's peculiar request, the Vice City Lord of Bei Wen City looked at Jin Hua with some surprise but ultimately agreed.

Every giant city had some heinous creatures, all imprisoned in places similar to jails.

As Jin Hua followed the Deputy City Lord into a massive, downward-sloping dark cave, gusts of chilling wind from within the cave made Jin Hua extremely uncomfortable.

As they proceeded, various large Bone Beasts and Humans were seen, tortured beyond recognition and wailing in agony.

At the very front, the Vice City Lord of Bei Wen City, ignoring the surrounding wails, said softly, "That fellow, after all, possessed 'Chu' Battle Power, so he's in the deepest part.

His corpse is currently just lying there, waiting for the City Lord to return and devour him."

As they spoke, the two had already reached the end of the prison.

The air was thick with the smell of blood, and the surrounding dark brown walls, carved with mysterious runes for reinforcement, looked as if they had been soaked in blood countless times.

A massive prison door, hundreds of meters tall, opened, revealing a thousand-meter-long giant beast, its limbs, neck, and body all suspended in the air by thick siderite.

As Jin Hua entered the prison door, he immediately noticed this colossal blood-colored beast with thick, blood-red fur and sturdy limbs.

"This is? Blood Town." Jin Hua's pupils contracted, and he exclaimed in surprise.

Blood Town, whose true form was a Blood Mastiff, had joined Qingyang's command along with Ming Tian and Bu Bai when they were still in the Phoenix Pool.

Although Blood Town had a low sense of presence within Qingyang's small group, his loyalty was unmatched by anyone else.

It was precisely because of Blood Town's loyalty as a Blood Mastiff that even after arriving in the Inner Realm, he single-mindedly wished to find Qingyang, which led to Blood Town's current predicament.

"Swoosh~"

"Bang bang bang~"

At this moment, as Jin Hua clearly saw Blood Town's figure, he instantly appeared around Blood Town.

After several quick snaps of the siderite breaking, Jin Hua returned to the Vice City Lord of Bei Wen City's side and said in a hurried tone,

"I was ordered to come here for him. Qingyang once said, 'I want to see him alive, or his corpse if he's dead.' Name your price."

Upon hearing this, the Vice City Lord of Bei Wen City's eyes instantly narrowed.

"Oh? You want him even if he's dead? A price, well, it's not impossible to name one, but he was personally…"

Just as the Deputy City Lord was about to say something more, Jin Hua abruptly interrupted him.

"Name your price."

"Fifteen billion zhen crystal."

"Deal."

The value of a living "Chu" was unimaginable, but a dead "Chu" at most had energy comparable to a King-level Second Layer powerhouse.

However, the other party was now making an exorbitant demand, asking for a full fifteen billion, which was ten times the value. While Jin Hua was displeased, he ultimately agreed.

Beside him, the Vice City Lord of Bei Wen City hadn't expected Jin Hua to be so straightforward.

Thus, both parties happily reached this agreement.

Jin Hua had not brought so many zhen crystal with him on this trip. In the end, he could only give the other party one hundred million zhen crystal as a deposit, and then he could take Blood Town's corpse after bringing the rest of the zhen crystal.

However, just as Jin Hua and the Deputy City Lord were preparing to leave the area, Blood Town, who had previously shown no signs of life, suddenly opened his blood-red pupils without any warning.

Then, no longer restrained, Blood Town suddenly raised his front paws and lunged at Jin Hua and the Vice City Lord of Bei Wen City.

Facing this sudden attack, the Vice City Lord of Bei Wen City instantly manifested a black cat's phantom behind him, and a powerful attack surged around him, immediately striking at Blood Town.

"No!"

In the nick of time, Jin Hua exerted all his strength to get in front of Blood Town, barely blocking the fatal blow. At the same time, Jin Hua turned his pale face to look at the heavily wounded and dying Blood Town and said softly,

"Thankfully, thankfully. If you were in your current heavily injured state, that attack might have taken your life. Qingyang ordered me to find you all. Just wait quietly for a few days; you don't need to do anything else. Remember, prioritize preserving your own life."

As he spoke, Jin Hua quickly flew outward.

In contrast, the Vice City Lord of Bei Wen City looked at the departing Jin Hua, then at Blood Town, who had suddenly come back to life, his expression somewhat grim.

On Jin Hua's side, although he was severely injured by a single blow from this King-Level Tier 5 powerhouse, Jin Hua still dragged his injured body back to the Precious Crystal Spring Mine and recounted Blood Town's situation to everyone.

Seeing Jin Hua's severe injuries, Mao Qiu initially thought of arranging for Yin Li to go and bring Blood Town back.

However, because the other party did not recognize Yin Li, Mao Qiu had no choice but to give all the remaining fourteen billion zhen crystal to Jin Hua and send Jin Hua and Yin Li together.