HPDBC Chapter 115 Arriving In Shangjing, A General-Level Monster!
Chapter 115 Arriving In Shangjing, A General-Level Monster!
Chapter 115: Arriving in the Capital, Confronting High-Level Demonic Beasts!
[Your good sister, Wan Hongying, had a string of bad luck and encountered multiple disasters. She was killed on the spot by two high-level demonic beasts, and her soul has returned to the heavens!]
[The 'Heaven-stealing' innate talent has been passively triggered. You have inherited half of Wan Hongying's remaining gifts before her death: Iron Mountain Boost +200, Battle Experience +100, Martial Arts Cultivation +50, Mental Power +5, and Soul Strength +8.]
[Your good sister, Wan Hongying, has gone offline. You can currently bind to a new target (75/100).]
Liu Zimo, who was talking to Lei Jun, suddenly heard a prompt in his ear, and his expression changed drastically!
Something happened!
Wan Hongying, she was a proud disciple of the Jade Xun Martial Saint and one of the future three grandmasters of the Jade Xun Martial Academy.
And now, she had died just like that!
Moreover, she died at the hands of two high-level demonic beasts!
At this moment, Liu Zimo didn't feel any joy from inheriting Wan Hongying's generous gifts after her death. Instead, he felt extreme surprise and shock!
Not only because of Wan Hongying's sudden death, which changed history.
But also because the demonic beasts that killed Wan Hongying turned out to be high-level demonic beasts, and there were two of them!
Were these two high-level demonic beasts originally undercover agents lurking in the capital, or had the wild demonic beasts already evolved to the high-level stage?!
In his previous life, he had never heard of high-level demonic beasts appearing on Earth in the first few months of the demonic calamity.
But in this life, high-level demonic beasts were appearing one after another, which was extremely abnormal!
"It seems that I must accelerate my journey to the capital!" Liu Zimo quickly made up his mind.
With a slight thought, he instantly included San Yuan City within his perception range.
He saw that the defenses outside the city were almost complete, and the soldiers from the Military Affairs Department had already taken their positions to guard the city.
Under the guidance and supervision of Xiao Feihong and Xiao Xiao, the demonic beasts within the city had been collected and cleared up.
Not to mention anything else, the edible demonic beast meat they collected was enough to feed the entire city for several days.
At this point, the purpose of coming to San Yuan City had basically been achieved, and it was time to leave!
In the end, Liu Zimo glanced at the surviving residents in the city and did not sense any signs of Nurse Liu Meimei's life force.
If nothing unexpected happened, that beautiful nurse had probably died in the first wave of the beast calamity, just like in the previous life.
What a pity!
If she had listened to advice and quit her job as a nurse early, she might have been able to avoid this disaster!
Liu Zimo sighed softly, and then he no longer had any attachment. He transmitted a message to Xiao Feihong and Xiao Xiao, bidding farewell to Lei Jun below, and flew away directly.
"Farewell, Advisor Liu!" Lei Jun stood up and saluted, watching Liu Zimo and his two disciples disappear in an instant.
"What incredible speed!"
"If nothing unexpected happens, this Advisor Liu's martial arts cultivation must have already reached the legendary Grandmaster realm!"
Witnessing the lightning-fast speed at which Liu Zimo and his two disciples disappeared, Lei Jun couldn't help but be amazed in his heart.
After breaking through to the Golden Body realm, he could truly appreciate Liu Zimo's strength and terror.
Not only could he not sense any fluctuations of energy from Liu Zimo, but even those two little disciples by his side, who were only five or six years old, were also unfathomable and unshakable!
This made Lei Jun, who had just broken through to the Golden Body realm and was feeling proud, feel greatly struck.
At the same time, it made him realize even more deeply that he was still far behind those true martial arts prodigies.
Therefore, even though he had broken through to the Golden Body realm, Lei Jun surprisingly didn't feel too much pride or complacency.
Instead, he felt even more keenly aware of his own shortcomings and wanted to work harder to improve himself.
Not to mention catching up to Liu Zimo's footsteps, at the very least, he wanted to be on par with those two disciples by Liu Zimo's side!
"Spread the word throughout the city!" Lei Jun withdrew his gaze, his qi sinking into his dantian. With a solemn expression, he loudly ordered the guards beside him, "Starting today, San Yuan City will be under complete military control, and the city will enforce wartime military regulations!"
"From now on, anyone who dares to violate the regulations and act recklessly will be executed on the spot without mercy!"
"In addition, the military merit exchange mechanism is open. Both residents of the city and soldiers in the army can exchange any resources and martial arts secrets they desire with military merits at the military supplies department and martial arts library!"
"The Military Participation Office has been established to release mission assignments. Anyone can accept military missions commissioned by the military at the mission hall of the Military Participation Office and earn military merits for their daily needs!"
"The Military Protection Department is open, providing basic living supplies free of charge to the elderly, children, the sick, and the disabled in the city, ensuring their basic right to survival..."
One instruction after another was issued and quickly put into effect.
At this moment, in the city of San Yuan, the Military Participation Office held absolute power. Once the government orders were issued, no faction dared to disobey.
In just a few hours, the entire atmosphere of San Yuan City began to undergo a tremendous change.
Especially for those ordinary citizens who had survived, they felt an unprecedented sense of security and couldn't help but cheer and cry with joy!
Everything was developing in a positive direction.
On the other side, Liu Zimo hurriedly traveled with his two disciples, without diverting his attention, heading towards the direction of Shangjing City at full speed.
As a martial artist who was knowledgeable in martial arts and had reached the Spirit Abyss Realm in soul cultivation, once he started traveling at full speed, his speed was absolutely astonishing!
He covered a distance of over a thousand kilometers in just over fifty minutes!
Outside the city of Shangjing, everything was calm and peaceful.
There was no outbreak of the expected beast tide, and there were no overly noisy and bustling sounds within the city.
Everything seemed to be as usual.
The death of Wan Hongying seemed to have caused little commotion in Shangjing City.
Liu Zimo floated in the air with his two disciples above the eastern part of the city. Before stepping into the city, he heard the sound of a prompt again:
"Your good brother Zhu Xiaolong's luck is not good, and he has suffered from continuous disasters. He was killed on the spot under the attack of two high-level demonic beasts. His soul has returned to the heavens!"
"The 'Thief of Heaven' talent passive has been triggered. You have inherited half of the remaining gifts left by your good brother Zhu Xiaolong before his death. Back-Penetrating Divine Fist +100, Battle Experience +100, Martial Arts Cultivation +40, Spiritual Power +5, Soul Strength +10."
"Your good brother Zhu Xiaolong has gone offline. You can currently bind to another target (74/100)."
Another one died?!
Liu Zimo's mind was slightly shocked, feeling more and more surprised and puzzled.
What was Hong Yuxun doing?
Hong Yuxun, whose cultivation had reached the peak of the Grandmaster Realm, how could he sit idly by while his disciples died one after another?!
They were just two high-level demonic beasts, which might be incredibly strong and unbeatable for others.
But for Hong Yuxun, who was already at the Grandmaster Realm, it should have been a piece of cake to deal with them.
But the current situation was different.
Wan Hongying died, Zhu Xiaolong also died, and those two attacking high-level demonic beasts were still at large!
If the two had died outside the city, it could still be somewhat explained.
However, Liu Zimo's divine sense had already captured the blood and energy fluctuations that Zhu Xiaolong had erupted before his death.
It was inside the city!
And the location was on the Yuhuan Mountain near the Yuxun Martial Arts Academy in the outskirts of the city!
Swish!
Without much thought, Liu Zimo teleported with his two disciples directly to the scene.
They saw Zhu Xiaolong clutching his chest, lying dead on the ground.
His sternum and internal organs had been forcibly shattered into powder by external force, and he couldn't be more dead.
With his eyes wide open in shock and unwillingness, he had a look of not being able to rest in peace.
Obviously, the two high-level demonic beasts that attacked him must have disguised themselves as people he was familiar with. That was why he had no defenses and was so shocked and puzzled, unable to rest in peace.
This was the usual method of killing used by high-level demonic beasts, which Liu Zimo had long been accustomed to.
"Master, he seems to be at the peak of the Golden Body Realm. How could he die like this?!"
Upon seeing Zhu Xiaolong's death, Xiao Feihong and Lou Xiaoxiao not only showed no fear or timidity, but instead bent down and carefully studied his injuries.
When they discovered that Zhu Xiaolong was actually a martial arts powerhouse at the peak of the Golden Body Realm, they both showed a look of astonishment.
I didn't expect that the cultivation strength of this middle-aged man in front of me would actually surpass the two of them!
Even more unexpectedly, such a powerful peak Golden Body Realm expert would die in such a mysterious way in this desolate mountain!
It seems that the capital city is somewhat dangerous!
"Well, he is a true disciple of the Yu Xun Martial Hall. He had already successfully advanced to the Golden Body Realm during the first outbreak of the calamity," Liu Zimo explained softly to the two disciples, and then took the opportunity to educate them, saying, "As you can see, even at the peak of the Golden Body Realm, there is still danger of being harmed in this chaotic end of the world."
"So, the two of you need to be more careful and work harder in your cultivation, striving to reach the Grandmaster Realm as soon as possible, so that you can have some self-defense power!"
"Yes, Master, we understand!" The two little girls nodded vigorously, their faces serious.
While they were talking, several figures flew towards them from the direction of the Yu Xun Martial Hall.
Seeing the body of Zhu Xiaolong lying on the ground, as well as the group of people watching in front of the body, they unconsciously surrounded Liu Zimo and the other two.
"You have some nerve, daring to murder Senior Brother Xiaolong near our Yu Xun Martial Hall. You..."
"Pingshan, hold your tongue!"
"Before the matter is investigated thoroughly, don't make any random conclusions!"
Before the disciple of the martial hall who was questioning could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Zhao Jiajun, who came afterwards.
"Senior Brother, what is there to investigate!"
The disciple named Pingshan retorted with a look of grief and indignation, "Senior Brother Xiaolong's body is still warm, his blood hasn't dried yet, and there were only the three of them at the scene. If it wasn't them who did it, then who?!"
Hearing this, Zhao Jiajun shook his head slightly and walked straight towards Liu Zimo and the others.
"Mr. Liu, it's been months since we last met!"
Zhao Jiajun first saluted with clasped fists, and then asked Liu Zimo directly, "May I ask, Mr. Liu, who is responsible for the death of my Junior Brother Xiaolong?"
Zhao Jiajun had always had a good impression of Liu Zimo, who had left a deep impression on him. If it weren't for Liu Zimo's early warning and leaving behind the "Awakening Technique" at the Military Department, they wouldn't know how many people would have died in the subsequent sudden outbreaks of calamities in the Yu Xun Martial Hall and the entire capital city.
Moreover, as one of the few people who knew that Liu Zimo was the one who posted the "End of the World Self-Rescue Strategy" and the "Guided Breathing Technique" online, Zhao Jiajun had great trust in Liu Zimo's character.
So, even though Liu Zimo appeared directly at the murder scene, Zhao Jiajun instinctively didn't believe that Liu Zimo had attacked his Junior Brother Zhu Xiaolong.
There must be hidden information that others didn't know!
Therefore, Zhao Jiajun timely spoke up to stop Pingshan's accusation and was willing to give Liu Zimo a chance to defend himself.
"We arrived when the person was already dead!"
Liu Zimo looked calmly at Zhao Jiajun and the group of senior brothers behind him.
Seeing that Hong Yuxun hadn't shown up yet, Liu Zimo couldn't help but ask Zhao Jiajun, "Where is Master Yuxun? Why hasn't he come out to handle this?"
"Our Master has been in seclusion since half a month ago!" Zhao Jiajun replied softly, "Now all the affairs of the martial hall are being handled by me!"
Liu Zimo nodded in understanding.
That's why. Without a master-level powerhouse presiding, it's no wonder that there would be so many high-level demonic beasts daring to rampage in the city.
Seeing that Liu Zimo seemed to have discovered something but didn't speak up, Zhao Jiajun couldn't help but speak directly, "Mr. Liu, we have met before, and we can be considered old friends. If you have anything to say, you can say it directly!"
"If you find any clues about the true culprit who killed Junior Brother Xiaolong, please be sure to let us know!"
"Senior Brother!" Pingshan spoke up again in grief and anger, interrupting Zhao Jiajun's words, "You're just wasting your breath with him. It's obvious that he killed Senior Brother Xiaolong!"
"By asking him, it's no different from condoning and sheltering him!"
"What's the difference between asking a thief if he stole something? It would be a big joke if he told you the truth!"
"Even if you usually don't get along with Senior Xiaolong, you can't distort the truth like this and let the real murderer go free!"
Upon hearing these words, the expressions of all the senior brothers present changed slightly, and their gazes towards Liu Zimo and Zhao Jiajun also changed.
Zhao Jiajun looked annoyed and glanced back at Pingshan. He felt that this junior brother, who had just been accepted into the sect by their master, was too radical. He didn't know anything and dared to speak nonsense here!
Not to mention that Liu Zimo is not the killer of Zhu Xiaolong.
Even if he really is, so what?
Zhu Xiaolong's temper was always irritable and difficult to control. After breaking through to the Golden Body Realm, he became even more unruly.
If he unintentionally offended Liu Zimo and was killed, it would be his own fault.
Of course, what's more important is that even before the catastrophe, Liu Zimo had already reached the peak of the Iron Bone Realm, single-handedly defeating all the inner disciples and true disciples of the martial arts hall without falling behind.
On the night of the first outbreak of the catastrophe, he successfully broke through to the Golden Body Realm in the Military Department, shining brightly throughout the city!
It can be said without reservation that his talent is not inferior to their master's extraordinary talent!
Now standing in front of Liu Zimo, Zhao Jiajun couldn't sense any trace of martial aura from him, feeling as if he was standing in front of their master!
If nothing unexpected happens, he might have already surpassed the Golden Body Realm and broken through to a higher level of Grandmaster Realm!
If they really had a falling out with him, unless their master personally intervened, none of the senior brothers present would be a match for him.
Pingshan's random accusations and slanders were pushing all of them towards the edge of a cliff!
This is too damn outrageous!
"Pingshan!" Zhao Jiajun's expression instantly turned ice-cold, and he sternly said, "I'll say it again, the current Yuxun Martial Hall is under my temporary control. I know what I'm doing, and I don't need you to point fingers!"
"This is my final warning. If you dare to speak nonsense again, don't blame me for disciplining you on behalf of the master and enforcing family rules!"
After speaking, Zhao Jiajun changed his expression again and said to Liu Zimo somewhat embarrassedly, "I apologize for the behavior of this junior brother Pingshan. He is a newly accepted closed-door disciple of our master, still young and impulsive. Mr. Liu, please don't lower yourself to his level!"
Liu Zimo's lips curled slightly as he calmly looked at Pingshan.
In fact, the moment this group of people arrived at the scene, Liu Zimo had already noticed Pingshan and the female disciple who had been standing with him all along.
On top of everyone else's heads, there were either red lights, golden lights, or at least blue lights shining.
Only Pingshan and the female disciple behind him had nothing above their heads, not even a shadow!
So, without thinking, Liu Zimo could already guess that the two deputy commanders who had just attacked Zhu Xiaolong were most likely these two extraordinary individuals in front of him.
"Just now, didn't Senior Zhao ask me if I had found any traces of the murderer?" Liu Zimo's gaze shifted slightly as he pointed at Pingshan and said calmly to Zhao Jiajun, "If Senior Zhao trusts me, then you should control your junior brother Pingshan and the woman behind him. There might be a surprising discovery!"
Swish!
The expressions of most of the disciples present suddenly changed. They never expected that the other party would dare to call the thief a thief and seek revenge face to face!
This was a bit too much. Did they really think they were all fools?
Pingshan had just offended you with his words, and the next second you turned the blame back on him. Wasn't this obviously retaliating out of personal grudges?!
Both Zhao Jiajun and Sun Xincheng, who had been standing by Zhao Jiajun's side, also had a change in their expressions at the same time.
However, unlike those ignorant junior brothers and sisters, both Zhao Jiajun and Sun Xincheng looked at Pingshan and the disciple behind him with a vigilant expression.
Others didn't know Liu Zimo's background and the extraordinary abilities he possessed.
But Zhao Jiajun and Sun Xincheng, they personally witnessed and heard it all!
More than three months ago, under Liu Zimo's identification, their master personally took action and killed a student in the martial hall.
Then, in front of everyone's eyes, that student directly transformed into a huge leopard-like monster.
It was that monster that sacrificed its own flesh and blood, causing the heavens and earth to change and the catastrophe to descend.
Why did Zhao Jiajun and Sun Xincheng have such a deep and awe-inspiring impression of Liu Zimo? It all started from that incident!
Now, Liu Zimo spoke again, directly pointing the finger at their junior brother Pingshan and the disciple Xinyu. How could they not be inexplicably alarmed?
Could it be that Pingshan and Xinyu were also transformed by demonic beasts?!
(End of this chapter)