The scene before them could be summed up in a single word: horrifying!
It was even worse than the Purple Gold City, because every person here had died in such a ghastly manner that it was almost unbearable to look at. If Purple Gold City could be described as being littered with corpses, then the Five Tiger Stronghold at this moment was a living hell — there wasn't a single intact body to be found, only pools of blood and scattered remains.
This sight was unbearable even for the battle-hardened people of Vermilion Bird City. Su Hen's face had gone pale with shock. As for the Vermilion Bird City guards, some were trembling all over, some were on their hands and knees retching, and some had simply been scared into unconsciousness — and even after passing out, they were foaming at the mouth and convulsing violently, a clear sign of just how terrified they truly were.
"Could they have been silenced? Who could be so ruthless!"
"It seems Chu Feng has run into serious trouble. I need Xiao Rou and Xiao Mei to maintain their ties with him."
Su Hen's brows were tightly furrowed. He had no idea that Chu Feng was behind this. Instead, he assumed that the mastermind who had been secretly backing the Five Tiger Stronghold had orchestrated this to silence everyone. Looking at this gruesome sight, he could only imagine what a dangerous person that mastermind must be — and since Chu Feng had provoked someone like that, Su Hen naturally wanted no part of it.
Within the Xuan Wu City domain, security had been tightened significantly. All of the Xuan Wu City guards had been mobilized, and many of the city's secluded experts had emerged from seclusion. The reason for this was that an extremely dangerous individual had recently appeared in the Xuan Wu City region.
No one knew this person's true face, because everyone who had ever seen it was killed — and all of the victims were members of the Gong Family.
What kind of status did the Gong Family hold? They were the rulers of Xuan Wu City, and the ones being killed were all high-ranking figures within the family. This was clearly a deliberate provocation against the Gong Family, someone making a powerful enemy of them.
Gong Family experts were being killed one after another, and their authority was being challenged on their own territory — something the Gong Family could never tolerate. So this time, they had truly mobilized a massive force, swearing to root out the culprit.
"Ugh—!"
"Damn it — who are you?! How dare you repeatedly attack my Gong Family!"
In the mass graves outside Xuan Wu City, a middle-aged man in luxurious robes lay collapsed on the ground, his mouth full of blood and his face twisted in terror. Around him, nearly a hundred Xuan Wu City guards lay sprawled — but none of them were breathing anymore.
He was a member of the Gong Family, possessing a cultivation of the third level of the Xuan Martial realm. He had been sent by the Gong Family to hunt down the assassin who had been killing their people.
And today, he had finally encountered this killer. But he never could have imagined that the assassin would be so powerful — so overwhelmingly strong that even at the third level of the Xuan Martial realm, he was utterly helpless.
"Tell me — where is Gong Luyun!" Chu Feng wore a coarse hemp cloak. These past days, he had been lurking around Xuan Wu City, systematically eliminating Gong Family experts one by one. His goal was not revenge — it was to find Gong Luyun. He would destroy the Gong Family sooner or later, but there was no rush. The one he most wanted dead right now was Gong Luyun, the man who had secretly annihilated his Chu Family. Until Gong Luyun was dead, the hatred in Chu Feng's heart could never be appeased.
"So it's about Luyun. Kill me then — I'd die before I ever tell you where Luyun has gone." This Gong Family member, at least, had backbone.
Chu Feng had long been prepared for such a reaction, because this was far from the first time he had encountered it. In truth, every single person he had killed before this had refused to answer his question.
The Gong Family certainly had no shortage of courage — that was something rare and admirable. But when people like this became your enemies, they turned into a real headache. And after observing the situation over these past few days, Chu Feng had come to a realization.