14: Empress of Southern Chu, you're in trouble.

"With the Myriad Beast Dharma Image and the Immeasurable Golden Body, few people below the Dragon Elephant Realm should be able to defeat me."

Cao Meng thought happily.

The Myriad Beast Dharma Image not only drastically increased his close-combat explosive power.

More importantly, during the process of Fusion with the true blood of those exotic beasts, Cao Meng also inherited their fighting techniques, causing his close-combat methods to undergo earth-shattering changes compared to before.

Now, for long-range attacks, he had the seven absolute spirit swords, enhanced by the Sword Spirit Body.

For close combat, he had the Myriad Beast Dharma Image, the Immeasurable Golden Body, and the shen ya sword.

He definitely deserved a place among the world's strongest experts.

"Old Turtle Hai, thank you very much." After closing the attribute panel, Cao Meng walked up to Boundless Sea with a beaming smile.

"What exactly happened here?"

Senior Sister Qing Luan finally recovered her senses and looked around at the East Factory Governor's residence, which had already been reduced to ruins.

"Fairy Qing, don't you know?" Commander Wang asked, somewhat surprised.

Qing Luan wondered, "Know what?"

The three commanders exchanged glances. "Fairy Qing, this is what happened: Young Master Cao came to the West Factory holding the Emperor's Decree, stating that Boundless Sea had colluded with the Empress of Southern Chu and that he was ordered to capture him and bring him to justice... Didn't Fairy Qing know about this?"

"What?" Qing Luan's expression changed.

Boundless Sea was Revered Master's trusted subordinate and a Dragon Elephant Realm expert. If he had betrayed them, Revered Master shouldn't have sent Junior Brother.

If anyone was to be sent, it should have been her... "Junior Brother, did you have Revered Master's decree?" Qing Luan asked with a serious face.

"No," Cao Meng chuckled.

"You~" Qing Luan's beautiful eyes widened completely. She was speechless... The Governor of the East Factory, Revered Master's confidant who had countless merits, and a Dragon Elephant Realm expert, had just been completely crippled by him.

His audacity was simply too great!

Old Turtle Hai, lying on the ground, was so enraged that he spat out a mouthful of old blood.

"You, you... you little beast, you ruined me..."

He had originally thought his conspiracy had been exposed and detected by the Empress.

He never expected that the Empress hadn't suspected him at all; he had been unexpectedly foiled and tricked by this young man... Ten years of planning had been ruined by this boy's interference, all for naught.

How could he not feel depressed?

"Junior Brother, you are being too reckless!"

Qing Luan glared at Cao Meng speechlessly, grabbing his arm. "Come on, follow me back to the palace to beg Revered Master for forgiveness. With me here, Revered Master shouldn't make things too difficult for you."

Cao Meng felt a warmth in his heart and quickly said, "Senior Sister, forging Master's decree is true, but this old fellow really is a traitor."

Qing Luan was speechless. "Nonsense. If even Master doesn't know, how could you?"

"Senior Sister, is there really no trust between us?" Cao Meng shook his head helplessly, squatted down, and looked at Boundless Sea.

"Boundless Sea, you are a dignified man. Why don't you obediently confess yourself, lest I waste more effort."

Boundless Sea did not answer Cao Meng but closed his eyes and carefully inspected his body.

Suddenly,

He abruptly opened his eyes and stared fixedly at Cao Meng, as if he had seen a ghost:

"No, why is my sensitivity to the Sword Dao so weak..."

"My, my Blood Devouring talent is gone... What did you do to me, you~"

Terror~

Shock.

This young man in front of him was actually capable of destroying another person's talent.

This was too horrifying~

"Blood Devouring talent?" A trace of surprise and doubt appeared on Qing Luan's beautiful face.

Boundless Sea had always presented himself as a Sword Dao expert; she had never heard of him having any Blood Devouring talent.

Furthermore, judging by his tone, Junior Brother seemed to... "Enough. You are now useless and don't have many days left to live. Just confess quickly... and save yourself some dignity."

Boundless Sea stared intently at Cao Meng, sighing only after a long moment.

"Fine, fine. With a Prodigy Disciple like you assisting Your Majesty, she is certain to rule the universe in the future. Unfortunately, I won't be able to see it... What a pity~" He then confessed his collusion with Empress Luo Ying of Southern Chu, and simultaneously revealed all the various spies Southern Chu had planted within Great Zhou.

As the saying goes, a dying man's words are good.

Looking at Boundless Sea, who lay on the ground with a look of utter despair, Cao Meng sighed slightly.

The thoughts of a castrated man are indeed unique.

This old fellow's collusion with the Empress of Southern Chu was not because he genuinely wanted to defect to her side.

In fact, he had an even grander plan: to enter the Saint Realm, seize the throne, restore his male body, and then, as a king, marry his destined goddess—Wu Feiyan.

His admiration for the Empress Revered Master had never changed; it was just that his love had soured.

"You eunuch dog, coveting my woman?" Cao Meng drew the long sword from his waist.

*Pfft~*

The head flew off, and blood splashed everywhere.

Killed a First-Layer Destiny Holder.

destiny value + 700!

He hadn't expected that after repeated Plundering and devouring, this old eunuch Hai could still maintain the title of a First-Layer Destiny Holder.

Did this mean that if he hadn't killed him today, he would still have had a chance to make a comeback?

A First-Layer Destiny Holder was still a Destiny Holder, protected by destiny.

Cao Meng had quietly Appraised the three commanders in front of him and found that their destiny value was only three or five hundred, not even reaching the First Layer, and they could not be Plundered.

Senior Sister Qing Luan looked at Boundless Sea, whose body and head lay separated on the ground, and spoke sternly to the three commanders:

"The three of you, you are not allowed to mention today's events to anyone. If outsiders ask, say that I personally executed Boundless Sea. If I hear anything otherwise, the three of you will pay with your lives!"

"Yes!" The three commanders immediately knelt down and agreed.

Qing Luan nodded, then turned to Cao Meng and said, "Let's go. Follow me to see Master."

Cao Meng laughed, "Senior Sister, don't you have the habit of collecting loot after killing monsters?"

"Killing monsters and collecting loot?" Qing Luan was utterly confused.

"Follow me~"

Saying this, Cao Meng grabbed Senior Sister Qing Luan's small hand and went into the ruins. Following Boundless Sea's confession, he found the mechanism for the secret treasure vault.

After activating the mechanism and walking through the tunnel for more than ten zhang, an underground secret vault, roughly two acres in size, appeared before their eyes.

What first caught their attention was a luxurious Dragon Throne crafted purely of gold. On a clothes rack beside the throne hung several bright yellow imperial robes.

Around the Dragon Throne, everything was magnificent, with gold bricks piled up into small mountains.

Cao Meng was someone who had seen the Emperor's treasury, so he naturally wasn't distracted by this gold and silver.

Soon, behind the Dragon Throne on a bookshelf, he found a blood-red Legacy page.

"Is this the Blood Demon True Scripture?" Qing Luan curiously leaned closer, and a fragrant breeze wafted over him.

"It should be."

Cao Meng subconsciously used the Appraisal Technique on this Legacy page.

Blood Scripture [Incomplete Volume] [Heaven-Grade High Grade]: The upper half of the ancient world-shaking Demonic Technique, the Blood Scripture. It was obtained by Empress Luo Ying of Southern Chu ten years ago and was edited and adapted by her into the Blood Demon True Scripture... The Cultivation Technique has enormous flaws; once Cultivated, the practitioner will certainly be controlled by it!

"This Empress of Southern Chu is truly insidious."

Cao Meng shook his head. Poor Boundless Sea, he wanted to use that Empress of Southern Chu, but he didn't know he had already fallen into her trap.

If Cao Meng hadn't accidentally killed Boundless Sea, allowing him to continue, Wu Feiyan, that Fox Spirit, would likely have suffered a great loss.

He also had the upper half of the Blood Scripture in his hands, but his was the complete upper half.

This Empress of Southern Chu was formidable; she could actually edit and modify this Demonic Technique to ultimately achieve the goal of controlling people.

Truly excellent methods.

"Empress of Southern Chu, you have the upper half of the Blood Scripture, but I wonder if you have the lower half?"