Chapter 896

"As you wish."

As Chen Yang said, he slowly withdrew his fist and squatted down to wipe Xiong Gui's clothes.

Xiong Gui's eyes widened, her body trembled uncontrollably, and a long-lost fear emerged in her heart.

Not too far away from him, the two Records Officers were clearly unable to move, yet their bodies were still trembling endlessly like a sieve. Never had they imagined that Chen Yang who usually greeted them with a smile would actually have such a ruthless side.

"I, I … am willing to follow Captain Chen Yang … No, City Lord Chen Yang!" The round-faced Record Officer was the first to shout.

"I am also willing to follow City Lord Chen Yang …" The square-faced Record Officer followed.

"I am willing …"

"I am also willing …"

A satisfied smile appeared in Chen Yang's eyes. He strolled to Mou Lin's side, bent down, and asked with a smile:

"What do you say, Mr. Mou?"

"I, I am willing …" Mou Lin sighed and said.

"Haha, you are willing, but I am not." Chen Yang's eyes flashed with killing intent. Without warning, he raised his fist and smashed it on Mou Lin's head.

There was a muffled "Bang" sound.

Mou Lin's head cracked open like a ripe watermelon, bursting open.

The hall once again returned to silence. At this moment, everyone's fear was magnified to the extreme.

Those who had already surrendered couldn't escape death.

"Mr. Chen, if you want to kill us, just kill us. Why do you have to trick us like this?" At this moment, the one-horned man suddenly said.

"Haha, it seems that there are still people who are not afraid of death." Chen Yang turned his eyes to the man and said.

"Of course I am afraid of death, but it is not worth it to die because of your tricks." The one-horned man said calmly.

"If I remember correctly, your name is Xuanyuan Xing, right?" Chen Yang looked at the man, raised his eyebrows, and asked.

"It is rare for Mr. Chen to know my rough name." The one-horned man said lightly.

"Very well, from now on, Mou Lin will be in charge of the patrol of Qingyang City." Chen Yang nodded and said.

Hearing this, the one-horned man could not help but be stunned.

The others in the hall also thought that they had heard wrong and were all confused.

"Mou Lin's temperament is sinister. Just now, he called for everyone to kill me. He's really like a wolf, so I naturally can't let him live.

As long as the others are willing to pledge loyalty to me, they can all live, "Chen Yang said in a clear voice.

"We are willing to pledge our loyalty to the City Lord of Chenyang City," the round-faced Warden shouted.

Soon after, the rest of the people also started to shout loudly. For a moment, the sound was like a tidal wave.

…

In the side hall next door.

"Chen Yang's carrot-and-stick approach is just right.

In this way, even if these people still have second thoughts, I'm afraid they won't dare to act rashly, "Han Li said thoughtfully.

"It's not over yet …" Gu Qianxun said with a smile.

"Oh?" Han Li was surprised.

…

Inside the hall, the voices of people pledging their loyalty gradually quieted down. It was Chen Yang himself who raised his hand to signal for everyone to be quiet.

He walked over to Xiong Gui, bent down to look at him, and asked with a smile,

"What do you want to say after surviving a great calamity?"

"Fellow Daoist Chen … No, City Lord Chen.

You know me, I'm different from Mou Lin. I don't have any ambitions, and I'm sincere in pledging my loyalty to you, "Xiong Gui was already like a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow, and his lips trembled as he spoke.

"Yes, it's from the bottom of my heart," Chen Yang nodded and said.

Hearing that, Xiong Gui's heart calmed down slightly. Just as he was about to speak, Chen Yang continued, "However, just in case, it's better to use some tricks.

After all, a restrictive spell is more reliable than a verbal oath. "

As he finished speaking, he took out a black stone bottle from his sleeve and placed it on Xiong Gui's chest, uncorking the bottle.

A three-inch long black centipede slowly crawled out from the bottle and crawled into his collar. It easily tore through his skin and burrowed in.

"Black Tribulation Bug …"

Xiong Gui wailed in his heart, but he did not dare to say anything. He could only helplessly close his eyes.

The others were like fish on the chopping board, and naturally did not dare to disobey.

With a wave of Chen Yang's hand, the tattooed Youth and the others took out a black stone bottle from their sleeves and planted the Black Tribulation Bug into the people lying on the ground.

"I believe that everyone here is familiar with the Black Tribulation Bug. I don't think I need to explain its effects, right?

Now that Du Qingyang is dead, I am the only one who can cure the Black Tribulation Bug.

If anyone makes a great contribution in the future, I will help them get rid of the bug. "Chen Yang's gaze swept across the crowd as he spoke.

The people who were still lying on the ground could only allow the Black Tribulation Bug to occupy their chests as they replied, "Yes."

The battle for the position of City Lord had finally come to an end. Chen Yang had his wish fulfilled and ascended to the position of City Lord.

However, because the hunting teams had yet to return, Chen Yang did not immediately hold the ceremony. Instead, he decided to keep the incident in the city a secret. He planned to hold the ascension ceremony after everything had been taken care of.

After that, all Chen Yang had to do was send a generous gift from Du Qingyang's treasury to Xuan City, and Chen Yang would become the legitimate City Lord of Qingyang City.

Han Li was not interested in any of this and returned to his residence at the Xuan Dojo that night.

Although he was at the center of the storm, he was also hiding behind Chen Yang, just like Gu Qianxun. Therefore, apart from Chen Yang and Daoist Xie, no one else knew what role they played in the battle for the position of City Lord.

Chen Yang had originally planned to bring Han Li and Gu Qianxun out of the Xuan Dojo and have them stay in Qingyang City as secret guests, but the two rejected his offer.

Gu Qianxun and Han Li both chose to temporarily stay in the Xuan Dojo with their original identities.

Han Li sought confirmation from Chen Yang and confirmed that Violet Spirit had indeed not appeared in Qingyang City. Therefore, he decided to stay for a while before leaving.

However, before he left, he still had some things to confirm about Daoist Xie.

That night, Han Li's room was brightly lit. He was sitting on a corner of his stone bed with his legs crossed, holding the three-headed and six-armed Fiendcelestial statue in his hand, examining it repeatedly.

His glabella flashed, and a crystalline light shot out into the statue.

Just like before, the black statue began to move its limbs in 12 strange poses, and strange characters that he did not recognize began to appear behind it.

After examining it for a while, Han Li's brows furrowed even deeper, and his expression became grim.

Right at this moment, a series of knocks suddenly sounded from outside the stone door.

Han Li raised an eyebrow as he rose to his feet and opened the heavy stone gate, upon which the figure outside strode in.

"Daoist Xie, what the hell are you doing?" Han Li closed the stone door and asked as he looked at the familiar figure.

"I don't have much time, so let's get down to business," Daoist Xie turned to Han Li with a solemn expression.

For some reason, Han Li's heart jolted slightly at the sight of Daoist Xie, and he felt as if he were looking at a completely unfamiliar Daoist Xie. He was completely different from the Daoist Xie that he had met earlier, and he was also different from the Daoist Xie that he had met during the day.

"You've examined the statue with your spiritual sense, right?" Daoist Xie asked as his gaze fell upon the statue in Han Li's hand.

Han Li nodded without saying anything.

"Your spiritual sense is far more powerful than Du Qingyang's, so he can only vaguely see the movements of the statue, but you should be able to see the characters inside, right?" Daoist Xie continued.

"There are a total of 12 poses on the statue, which correspond to 12 lines of characters, but I don't recognize any of them," Han Li replied.

"This statue is known as the Heavenly Fiend Statue, and it's an ancient deity that has been worshipped by the Demon Realm for a long time, but it's long since been lost.

The text recorded in the statue is also an ancient text that has been lost, "Daoist Xie said with a nod.

"Mysterious language …" Han Li's brows furrowed slightly upon hearing this.

"The content recorded in the statue is a profound body tempering cultivation art known as the Heavenly Fiend Hell Suppression Art.

There are a total of 12 levels to this cultivation art, and the first three levels are all in this statue, "Daoist Xie continued.

"Seeing as you asked me to choose this statue, there must be something special about this Heavenly Fiend Hell Suppression Art, right?" Han Li's heart stirred upon hearing this.

"Those seemingly extravagant cultivation arts can only unlock around 300 orifices at most, but the Heavenly Fiend Hell Suppression Art can unlock 450 orifices," Daoist Xie replied.

"450 orifices?" Han Li raised his brows as a hint of elation flashed through his eyes.

"That's right, mastering the first three levels of the cultivation art in one statue will unlock 450 orifices.

If you can find the other three statues and master the twelfth level of the cultivation art, you'll unlock 1,800 orifices, "Daoist Xie replied.

Han Li's heart jolted upon hearing this, and he was rendered speechless for a long time.

"There's an even more important benefit to choosing this cultivation art, which is that you'll have to refine the power of a type of True Spirit Bloodline to unlock your orifices with each level of this cultivation art.

If someone else were to cultivate this cultivation art, they would most likely have to bear a lot of risk due to the conflict between the True Spirit Bloodlines within their bodies.

However, you're different as you've already refined many True Spirit Bloodlines through the 12 Awakening Transformations, and you're able to coexist with them in harmony, so the risk of cultivating this cultivation art will be significantly reduced, "Daoist Xie continued.

"Refined … True Spirit Bloodline Power?

What does that mean? "Han Li frowned as if he had thought of something.

"That's exactly what it means. Your refinement of the true spirit bloodline is still the same as when you were in the Spirit Realm.

The Heavenly Fiend Hell Suppression Technique has a high-level refining method that can allow you to completely refine the original True Spirit Bloodline Power in your body.

At that time, not only will it help you clear your acupoints, it will also make your bloodline power more powerful, "Daoist Xie explained.

"I see." Han Li nodded and said.

"Now, I'll teach you how to identify Mystic Text. I don't have much time, so let's begin," Daoist Xie said as he walked forward.

Without waiting for Han Li to agree, he began to speak to him using his divine sense.

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