240: The Great Battle Begins (Third Update)

Zhao Tai was also filled with astonishment.

How could this be!

How could that person be himself?

And where did this recording shadow ball come from? He had only given one to Hu Guang, and besides him, absolutely no one else had obtained it.

"President Zhao, I wonder what explanation you have for this?"

A contemptuous laugh rang out, and a person suddenly appeared beside Xu Zhen. It was Su Hua.

Compared to before, the current Su Hua had already fully adapted to his True Immortal cultivation base. Furthermore, because he possessed an Immortal Body, the aura he released was incredibly terrifying, causing others to feel a palpitation in their hearts.

Immortal Bodies were extremely rare in the Immortal Realm and possessed the ability to kill enemies across cultivation levels.

Although Su Hua only had a True Immortal Early Stage cultivation base, his actual combat power was definitely comparable to a Half-Step Profound Immortal. If he could stabilize it for a while longer, defeating a weaker Profound Immortal would not be difficult.

Upon sensing Su Hua's aura, the crowd's eyes narrowed.

At this moment.

Before Zhao Tai could speak, Sun Qiliang pointed at Su Hua and shouted angrily:

"It must be you who tampered with this recording shadow ball, which is why the person in the footage is problematic."

"Heh, tampered? I think it's you who tampered with it, right?"

Su Hua sneered and continued, "I merely repaired the recording shadow ball. You... are the ones who truly tampered with it."

"Also, aren't you curious where I got this recording shadow ball from?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhao Tai's expression changed drastically, and he immediately looked towards Hu Guang.

Now.

Hu Guang no longer had his previous crazed appearance; he wore a smile, looking like a kind uncle.

"President Zhao, my acting was decent, wasn't it?"

"To actually use such methods to frame others—President Zhao, you seem quite experienced. You must do this sort of thing often, right?"

Although he spoke in a mild manner, the coldness in his eyes was undisguised, as if he wanted to mince Zhao Tai into a thousand pieces.

The incident regarding his wife was the pain of his life. Now that it was brought up again, how could he not be furious?

Zhao Tai's eyes widened. He looked at Hu Guang in disbelief. How could he not be controlled by his Heart-Eroding Gu?

That Heart-Eroding Gu had been given to him by the Third Elder; anyone below the True Immortal Late Stage absolutely could not resist it. How could he, a Heavenly Immortal Late Stage, possibly break free from the control of the Heart-Eroding Gu?

Huh?

The people in Fengyu City were dumbfounded.

What was going on?

How did it start to reverse?

The sudden turn of events left everyone unable to react.

Even Xu Zhen, who was involved in the situation, was completely bewildered at this moment. He looked at Hu Guang, then at Su Hua, his eyes full of confusion.

What on earth is going on!

Didn't Hu Guang backstab him? How is it all an act now?

Su Hua looked contemptuous and said with a faint smile, "If I'm not mistaken, President Zhao must have used the Spirit-Devouring Sect's Heart-Eroding Gu on Hu Guang, right?"

"I didn't expect President Zhao to actually be a member of the Spirit-Devouring Sect. You hid it really well. I just don't know if President Zhao is the only one from the Spirit-Devouring Sect among the three major chambers of commerce, or if all three of your families are."

His Immortal Body was the 95th-ranked Blazing Sun Immortal Body, which belonged to the extreme Yang type.

And the Heart-Eroding Gu belonged to the Yin attribute. Su Hua had a very strong sensitivity to such things.

During a chance encounter with Hu Guang, he discovered that the other party had been infected with the Gu, so he directly dispelled it for him.

The Heart-Eroding Gu controls the body and replaces it completely, so Hu Guang knew what had happened.

After learning of Zhao Tai's plan from Hu Guang, Su Hua made a series of countermeasures.

You like to stand on the moral high ground, don't you?

Now that the roles are reversed, let's see what you will do.

The heads of the three major chambers of commerce who were originally preparing to retreat, seeing this situation, decided after much deliberation to give up on helping Duobao Pavilion.

The situation was too subtle and somewhat beyond their control.

Taking sides with Duobao Pavilion at this time was simply too risky.

Su Hua looked at the livid-faced Zhao Tai and said with a light laugh, "What's wrong, President Zhao? Won't you explain? Lifting a rock only to drop it on your own feet—that doesn't feel too good, does it?"

In Fengyu City, only Su Hua's mocking voice remained.

The people who were originally confused also gradually reacted.

"How is there a reversal in this situation? At the beginning, President Zhao said Xu Zhen was a member of the Spirit-Devouring Sect and even produced evidence, saying this evidence was provided by Hu Guang."

"And now Su Hua says that Hu Guang was infected with Zhao Tai's Heart-Eroding Gu, and Hu Guang has indeed returned to normal. So, does that mean... Zhao Tai is actually the one from the Spirit-Devouring Sect?"

Someone analyzed with a solemn expression.

But others did not join the discussion, only looking up at the sky with serious expressions.

The matter had developed to this point, leaving them unable to see the situation clearly. Everyone could not even distinguish whose words were true.

Zhao Tai said Xu Zhen was from the Spirit-Devouring Sect. Although he produced evidence, now that Hu Guang had a problem, his evidence was not enough to confirm it.

And on Su Hua's side, something like the Heart-Eroding Gu was a supreme treasure of the Spirit-Devouring Sect. How could their cultivation level dispel it?

Therefore, the words of both sides had problems.

Zhao Tai took a deep breath, calming his inner emotions, and then looked at Su Hua with extreme indifference, his eyes filled with killing intent.

He never expected that in the end, Su Hua would ruin things.

And he was even accused in return.

Zhao Tai continued coldly, "The Demonic Path is the Demonic Path; with a few words, you've washed yourself clean of suspicion. You say I controlled Hu Guang, but I think it was you who controlled him, right?"

"Looking at your methods, you must have used the Heart-Eroding Gu. Originally, I needed to investigate whether you were a member of the Spirit-Devouring Sect, but now it seems there is no need to investigate."

"Everyone, let's do it!"

"Today, we will eliminate this scourge for the people."

The matter had reached this point, and there was no need to continue fighting a moral war.

If it continued to develop like this, it would only be more disadvantageous to him.

According to normal circumstances, today's matter was absolutely foolproof. The Heart-Eroding Gu required at least a True Immortal Late Stage to dispel, and Duobao Pavilion did not have a Cultivator of this level.

But now things had exceeded his expectations; the Heart-Eroding Gu had actually been dispelled.

Therefore, Zhao Tai had to destroy Duobao Pavilion as soon as possible. Once they were dead, wouldn't the truth be whatever he said it was?

If he said Duobao Pavilion was all Demonic Path, who could produce evidence to refute it?

And who would dare?

Wu Mu and the others also discovered that things were developing in an uncontrollable direction, so after hearing Zhao Tai's words, terrifying auras were all released from their bodies.

On the side of the three major chambers of commerce, the pressure of six True Immortals pressed down on the entire Fengyu City, making it hard to breathe.

The great battle was about to erupt!

Many people couldn't care about watching the drama and quickly moved away.

A battle between True Immortal experts—if one were to be drawn into it, it would be a certain death. Moreover, this was not just one True Immortal, but a battle between eight True Immortal experts.

"Although I don't know who is the Demonic Path, that doesn't matter. I only know that Duobao Pavilion is likely in trouble."

"The three major chambers of commerce have six True Immortal experts, while Duobao Pavilion only has two True Immortals. The other chambers of commerce seem unwilling to help, looking at the situation. With just those two True Immortals, I'm afraid they won't be able to resist."

"This is also normal. If it were me, I would choose to stay away. If I help Duobao Pavilion to the death now, what if they really are from the Spirit-Devouring Sect? That would be getting on a pirate ship. And I see President Zhao is quite confident; I'm afraid he still has some trump cards unused."

In the shadows, many experts discussed it heatedly.

But many people couldn't help but shake their heads, guessing that Duobao Pavilion would likely be destroyed next.

Su Hua looked at the six people with powerful auras, and a sense of Battle Intent flashed in his eyes. He twisted his neck, and his body surface began to turn crimson.

An extremely oppressive aura permeated from his body.

"After all that chattering, I've long wanted to beat you all to a pulp."