"Too late!" Hei Yexiao coldly shouted. The Houqing Guards swung their axes forward, mercilessly hacking at the struggling villagers. Several people in the front were instantly torn to pieces.

Hei Yexiao looked expressionlessly at the endless bloodshed before him, the bronze bell in his hand shaking incessantly.

A Wu God could curse a nation.

A Wu King could curse a city.

It was also the first time Hei Yexiao had revealed his ferocity and hideousness before us.

Lao Liu impassively fanned himself while watching the slaughter before him, muttering something under his breath.

Soon, the city was silent. Hei Yexiao stepped forward into the city.

With each step Hei Yexiao took, the blood on the ground seemed afraid to stain his feet, receding backward, clearing a clean path for him.

When Hei Yexiao's foot stepped into the city gate, the blood on the ground had already formed a reversed wave, advancing forward with his steps.

Lao Liu followed leisurely behind Hei Yexiao, "Blood paves the way, the might of the Wu King. Quite a sight."

Hei Yexiao smiled faintly, "A minor trick. Not a proper skill. A real battle between Wu Gods would shake the heavens and earth, terrifying ghosts and gods!"

"Unfortunately, in this mundane world, the Wu Clan can only reach my level, which is the limit."

"Oh?" Lao Liu asked curiously, "So there's a Wu Clan?"

Hei Yexiao said, "In the Shan Hai Secret Realm guarded by Badger's master, live true Wu people. The Wu Gods in their clan can fly into the sky, escape into the earth, chase stars and grasp the moon; they are all-powerful!"

Lao Liu pondered, "Since Badger returned from the Miao region, we haven't been able to contact the Wu God. Something must have happened in the Shan Hai Secret Realm!"

"Zero also has a suspicion that the Shan Hai Secret Realm has made contact with the Heavenly Prison."

"If, when the Heavenly Soul returns, the Shan Hai gods and strange beasts also attack the Sword Sealing Stone, the art world will face enemies on both sides."

Hei Yexiao exclaimed, "Aren't Badger's master and Ban Ming Dao Wu Zhao guarding the Shan Hai Secret Realm? Did they fail?"

"Hard to say!" Lao Liu shook his head, "Fox King Chen Ye, Ban Ming Wu Zhao, even if they are strong, they are only two people. If Wu Shen Tangtang cannot summon the Wu clan, Shan Hai will be difficult to defend."

"It seems that the Reincarnation Holy Lord is not only targeting the art world but also causing chaos in Shan Hai."

As the two were talking, the blood wave pushed by Hei Yexiao had approached the last village.

However, the previously roaring and surging blood wave seemed to be blocked by an invisible force, unable to advance any further.

Hei Yexiao narrowed his eyes, "Bu Ting! You're really something."

As Hei Yexiao's face darkened, Ye Yang and I also arrived, "Lao Hei, what Bu Ting are you talking about?"

Hei Yexiao said, "Earth Master Bu Ting betrayed the Emperor. Hall Master, don't interfere in this matter. I want to clear the ranks for the Emperor."

In his rage, Hei Yexiao took out a dagger with Wu inscriptions from his body and raised it high above his head, "Left Guard Bu Ting, betrayed the Emperor. Right Guard Houqing, by decree, execute the traitor, gods and ghosts bear witness."

Later, I learned that before the Emperor fell asleep, in order to prevent the Hou Tu Eight Guards from betraying him, he left each of them a dagger.

These eight daggers, all named "Zhu Ni (Traitor Slayer)", had only one purpose: to kill traitors and exterminate their nine generations of relatives.

Back then, all eight Hou Tu Guards swore a blood oath before the Emperor, vowing never to betray him.

Each left three drops of their own life essence blood for the Emperor to refine the daggers.

The dagger not only contained the blood of the Eight Guards but also the Emperor's will. Once someone discovered a traitor, they could activate the Emperor's will to judge whether the target had betrayed him.

Once any of the Eight Guards was identified as a traitor by the Emperor, not only would they die under the curse, but their nine generations of relatives would also be exterminated.

Even Hei Yexiao, as a Wu King, did not dare to touch this taboo.

Hei Yexiao's voice was as loud as a bell, "I beseech the Emperor..."

Before Hei Yexiao could finish his words, he heard someone roar, "Stop!"

When I looked in the direction of the voice, I saw Xiang Kai, Bu Youming, and Xia Xiaotian appearing not far from us at the same time.

Xiang Kai took a few steps forward, "Wait a minute, things haven't been clarified yet, don't start the curse."

I looked at Xiang Kai coldly, "Friend Xiang, how have you been since our parting in the Miao region?"

Xiang Kai knew that I meant that what they did in the Miao region was not honorable and almost trapped us there.

Xiang Kai cupped his fist and said, "Hall Master Li, there is some misunderstanding here. I hope you can give me some time to explain slowly."

I couldn't help but laugh, "Explain? How do you want to explain?"

"I ask you, is it you who transferred the dead people from outside?"

"You could say that!" Xiang Kai nodded, "We..."

I interrupted him before he could finish, "Do you want to say: you are just cooperating with the Reincarnation Department?"

Xia Xiaotian finally couldn't hold back when he heard this, "Xiang Kai, why bother explaining to him? He has already decided that we are enemies. Whatever you say, he will think you are just quibbling."

"I see that Liangjie Hall is nothing more than this, a group of self-righteous, arrogant people who are worthy of being called Wolf King!"