"I want a top-notch room!" Mo Wuji slammed his hand down, smashing the reception counter of the inn into pieces before the attendant realized what was happening.

The attendant quickly averted his gaze from Han Qingru and said repeatedly, "Yes, yes..."

He hurriedly registered Mo Wuji, still stunned by Han Qingru's beauty.

Due to the rules of heaven and earth in Tianwu City, exceptionally beautiful women were rare. Even if they did appear occasionally, they wouldn't be seen on the streets.

In Tianwu City, burly women were more common. The way of brute force was promoted here, and the greater one's strength, the higher one's status.

As Mo Wuji escorted Han Qingru to rest in the inn, her portrait and the rumors of her beauty had already reached the palace of Tianwu City.

In Tianwu City, the most powerful person was the Witch Lord Zhou Shang, who was also the city lord of Tianwu City.

As the Witch Lord of Tianwu City, Zhou Shang not only controlled nearly 200,000 witch soldiers but also possessed the cultivation of a Witch King at its peak.

At this moment, he was excitedly clutching the portrait in his hand, staring intently at the woman in the picture. This woman was simply too beautiful; even the holy maiden of Tianwu City was definitely not as beautiful as the woman in the portrait. His eyes practically wanted to devour the image.

"Someone, bring this woman to me..." Zhou Shang had only said half a sentence when a witch soldier in red rushed in anxiously.

"What is it?" Zhou Shang's face darkened. The witch soldier's intrusion had dampened the joy he felt upon seeing the stunning beauty.

"Reporting to the Witch King, the savage beasts in the Copper Ash Mountains seem to have gone mad. At least tens of thousands of savage beasts are charging towards Tianwu City..." The red-clad witch soldier dared not delay and quickly reported.

Almost simultaneously with the red-clad witch soldier's report, tens of thousands of savage beasts had already reached the outskirts of Tianwu City.

When the tens of thousands of savage beasts crashed against the city walls, the terrifying rumble could be clearly heard throughout the entire city. Zhou Shang's face turned grim as he raised his hand, grabbing a massive spiked mace beside him, and shouted sternly, "Does this stupid beast really think Tianwu City is afraid of him? Order all witch soldiers in the city to defend the city with all their might, and prepare to strike at any time!"

His voice echoed throughout the palace, quickly spreading outwards. Squads of strong, tall witch soldiers rushed to the city walls, and fierce battles began.

...

In the room at the inn, Mo Wuji exclaimed in surprise. Han Qingru, sitting beside him, asked, "Wuji, are the savage beasts attacking the city again? This happens often, sometimes every few days. But each attack doesn't last long. I'm used to it here."

Mo Wuji shook his head. "I feel like this time is different. Tens of thousands of savage beasts are frantically attacking the city, as if they won't stop until they smash through Tianwu City. And the city lord of Tianwu City is actually going out to fight personally. That's interesting."

Mo Wuji said it was interesting because he sensed that the city lord of Tianwu City possessed strength almost comparable to a God Fusion cultivator. The only difference was that this guy seemed to lack divine sense and a nascent divinity.

Hearing Mo Wuji mention the city lord of Tianwu City, Han Qingru instinctively shivered.

Mo Wuji grabbed Han Qingru's hand and asked, "Qingru, what's wrong?"

Feeling the warmth of Mo Wuji's hand, Han Qingru calmed down and composed herself. "That city lord is called Zhou Shang. He's also the Witch Lord of Tianwu City, and he's a complete devil. When I first came here, Huan Lu'er secretly hid me in that basement..."

"Right, what about Huan Lu'er?" Mo Wuji remembered Han Qingru mentioning Huan Lu'er before, but they hadn't continued the topic due to other matters.

Han Qingru's eyes reddened. "I harmed her. At the time, I could use a secret technique to activate my ring, and I took out some pills that made her appearance and skin even better..."

Hearing this, Mo Wuji had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, Han Qingru continued, "But after Huan Lu'er's skin and appearance changed, she was captured by the Witch Lord's mansion as soon as she showed her face and handed over to that Zhou Shang. Later, I heard that Zhou Shang tortured her day and night, insulted her, and eventually beat her to death. And that's not all. Zhou Shang also thought that Huan Lu'er was too weak and didn't satisfy him, so he nailed Huan Lu'er outside the palace..."

"Bang!" Mo Wuji slammed his hand on the tea table in front of him, shattering it into pieces. He stood up and said, "Qingru, don't worry. I will definitely avenge Huan Lu'er. I will nail that Zhou Shang outside of Tianwu City as well. As for that Witch Lord's palace, let it be Huan Lu'er's tomb."

Han Qingru wiped her eyes and said, "After hearing this news, I was filled with shock and anger. I could only disfigure myself by weaving animal fur. I didn't expect that I would only hide for two years before that fat woman discovered the basement..."

Mo Wuji understood the rest without Han Qingru needing to say it. That fat woman blocked the basement and made Han Qingru work for her until he arrived.

"Eh!" Mo Wuji suddenly frowned and exclaimed in surprise. Then he pulled Han Qingru and said, "Qingru, let's go to the city wall and take a look too."

Mo Wuji's expression was very unpleasant. He naturally recognized the Witch Lord, who had taken a spiked mace and led his troops out of the city lord's palace and onto the city wall.

What made his expression unpleasant was that he saw Pan Jie. Pan Jie was wearing a heroic suit of armor, holding a thick-backed saber in his hand, standing beside the Witch Lord. Clearly, Pan Jie was a confidant of the Witch Lord.

Pan Jie could barely be considered his nominal disciple, yet he was now following such a cruel Witch Lord. It would be strange if Mo Wuji felt comfortable with that.

When Mo Wuji and Han Qingru came out, the battle on the city wall was already raging fiercely. A large number of witch soldiers were being killed, and a large number of savage beasts were also being slaughtered. Blood and flesh flew everywhere on the city wall, making it look extremely tragic.

Pan Jie's strength had obviously improved much faster than Han Qingru's. Every time he swung his saber, a streak of blood would erupt. Any savage beast that faced his saber would only meet death.

In Mo Wuji's view, Pan Jie's Divine Essence cultivation should already be equivalent to a Heavenly God at its peak. Moreover, Mo Wuji could also sense that Pan Jie's body refinement had reached the mid-stage of Divine Body, indicating that Pan Jie was a natural body refiner.

The bloodbath looked extremely tragic, but in Mo Wuji's eyes, this battle was nothing. Back in Zhenxing, he had faced battles with hundreds of millions of combatants.

The battle lasted for nearly two hours before a red-haired savage beast let out a roar. The countless savage beasts besieging the city retreated and disappeared into the distance. After the fierce battle, Tianwu City was ultimately not breached.

"It seems that these savage beasts won't be besieging Tianwu City in the short term." Seeing the demon beasts retreating, Han Qingru breathed a sigh of relief.

Mo Wuji chuckled. "You should say that an even larger-scale group of demon beasts will be charging over soon. That was just a test."

He had seen many such battles. This demon beast attack was obviously deliberate. It was likely probing how to breach the city. Such tests would increase in scale each time, and in the end, they would all rush up together and completely occupy Tianwu City.

As before, the demon beasts retreated, and many witch soldiers rushed out of the city gates, looting the corpses of the savage beasts in a disorderly manner.

"Wuji, let's go and inquire about your disciple. I know a place where we can inquire about people." Han Qingru didn't want to stay here for even a moment longer.

Mo Wuji sighed. "There's no need to inquire. He's already here."

Mo Wuji and Han Qingru were standing very close to the city wall. Besides the witch soldiers, there were only the two of them nearby. Han Qingru was incomparably beautiful, and her dress fluttered in the breeze, as if she might fly away with the wind at any moment. It was impossible not to be noticed.

Just as Mo Wuji said, Pan Jie saw Mo Wuji and Han Qingru and walked over with two witch soldiers.

Mo Wuji looked at Pan Jie quietly, without saying a word.

When Pan Jie walked closer and realized it was Mo Wuji, he immediately exclaimed, "Mo... Wuji..."

Hearing this, Mo Wuji sighed inwardly. He knew he could leave. Although he hadn't seen Pan Wu, with Pan Jie here, Pan Wu should be fine.

He had taken several nominal disciples and true disciples, but Pan Jie was the first to call him by his name directly upon meeting him.

"Hahaha! Beauty..." Zhou Shang, covered in blood, also walked over. His eyes were fixed on Han Qingru, like a hungry wolf seeing its prey. The greed in his eyes could no longer be concealed.

Han Qingru instinctively leaned closer to Mo Wuji, but Mo Wuji didn't make a move. He was just watching Pan Jie. He wanted to know what Pan Jie would do.

"Father, this person is called Mo Wuji. I knew him before, and we had some connection." Pan Jie took the initiative to walk in front of Zhou Shang, bowed, and said.

"Oh? In that case, let him report to the witch soldier team. I'll take this woman away. Don't worry, after I'm done with her, she will be yours, to pass on a new bloodline for the Pan clan." Zhou Shang laughed heartily, his eyes growing increasingly satisfied.

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