Chapter 72

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The journey back was calm and peaceful, with no major incidents—at least not for Yin Xuege. Yin Tianjue, Farnborough, and a large number of old men and women who were either riding on fierce demonic birds, or creating gusts of yin wind, or flying stealthily by themselves, gathered quickly like a group of vultures that had smelled the scent of carrion. It was unclear what they were secretly discussing.

From the various ornaments and emblems on the old men and women, Yin Xuege recognized several representatives of the Blood Demon Clan's thirteen ancient lineages. These ancient lineages, like the Yin Clan, now controlled territories of at least 100,000 square miles.

As for the Blood Demon Clan nobles who controlled territories of about 10,000 square miles, Yin Xuege saw nearly a hundred different family crests and emblems coming and going. For a while, the Yin Clan's group was as bustling as a market.

Fortunately, Yin Xuege had a solid foundation in the Palace of Innocence and had put a lot of effort into the course on Blood Demon family crests. Therefore, he could recognize which families these old men and women belonged to and even explain their relationships with the thirteen ancient lineages and their bloodline connections.

However, he knew less about the other burly men and fierce women who had rushed over. These men and women were representatives of various werewolf tribes, from the noblest Golden Wolves, Silver Wolves, Moon Wolves, and Blood Wolves to smaller branches like Ice Wolves, Wind Wolves, Fire Wolves, and Night Wolves. Representatives from dozens of werewolf tribes and castles were constantly coming and going.

Yin Xuege had his own separate magic carriage in the group. He often stood by the window, curiously observing these uninvited guests.

He vaguely knew their intentions—on the Mountains of the Twilight of the Gods, the Eastern cultivators had subtly displayed their strength, and countless Blood Demons and werewolves who were tracking the Yin Clan's army had witnessed it. As a result, the entire Western cultivation world was alarmed. The Eastern cultivation world was making a big move, and many of the old immortals had come out of seclusion. They needed to find out what was happening.

At the end of the Law Era, with the chaos about to descend, no one wanted to be suddenly obliterated in the chaos, and no one wanted their family to crumble. Therefore, everyone was very cautious and careful. The large-scale appearance of Eastern cultivators forced the Western cultivation world to form alliances and make various response plans.

But all of this was irrelevant to Yin Xuege. Although he was not weak, his strength was carefully kept as a secret by the Yin Clan and Farnborough. Outsiders had no idea how strong Yin Xuege was. He was just a child of the Yin Clan, and with his limited experience and status, he did not have the right to meddle in matters concerning the clan's future.

So, Yin Xuege obediently stayed in his magic carriage throughout the journey. The large group safely returned to the Yin Clan's city-state, and Yin Tianjue, along with several elders and Farnborough, disappeared without a trace. Yin Xuege knew they had gone to a large gathering of the Western cultivation world, which was also irrelevant to him.

Upon returning to the Yin Clan's city-state, without even taking a moment to rest and wash off the dust, Yin Xuege immediately gathered the people he could use.

Accompanied by the Silver Wolf leader Wu Mu, the eight major stewards assigned to him by the Yin Clan, and the two major governors of the Great Berlin City-State, Fa Yinlan and Allen, Yin Xuege held the token issued by Yin Tianjue and ordered the Blood Punishment Hall to take action. The father and son, Yin Jiwu and Yin Xuejiao, along with their followers, were suddenly and completely captured by the Blood Punishment Hall, unaware of what was happening.

The Merit Hall of the Yin Clan was where the clan's children registered their contributions to the family, received merit points, and various rewards and cultivation resources. All the Yin Clan's children liked to visit the Merit Hall, as it was like a big piece of fat meat, attracting the attention of all the clan's children.

But the Blood Punishment Hall was a notorious and cursed place.

Among the various halls of the Yin Clan, only the Blood Punishment Hall was always personally managed by a senior of the Tian generation, unlike the other halls, which were now controlled by the Ji generation. Any Yin Clan child who committed a serious crime, betrayed the clan, or caused significant damage to the clan's interests would be severely punished by the Blood Punishment Hall.

Not to mention the countless terrifying tortures inside the Blood Punishment Hall, its appearance alone was enough to make one uncomfortable!

The massive Blood Punishment Hall was entirely blood-red, and its main hall was shaped like a bloody skeleton. All those entering and leaving the Blood Punishment Hall had to go through the hall's gaping, bloody mouth, but to leave, they could only fly out from the two eye sockets that constantly emitted a dense, bloody smell. It was impossible to return the same way.

Yin Xuege was now standing in the core of the Blood Punishment Hall, in the torture chamber.

Under his feet was a thick, half-foot layer of black, viscous blood plasma. The black blood plasma, driven by Blood Demon secret techniques, emitted a pungent stench and rippled like the tide. Over a hundred blood-red crosses stood in the blood, and the naked father and son, Yin Jiwu and Yin Xuejiao, along with their many loyal followers, were tightly bound to the crosses.

Around them stood numerous burly men with exposed chests, their faces rough and their bodies covered in thick hair. They were low-ranking werewolves whose souls had been controlled by the Yin Clan's secret techniques. These low-ranking werewolves, who were naturally cruel and bloodthirsty, were the perfect executioners. They could use all sorts of unimaginably cruel methods to torture prisoners, causing them the greatest pain.

The head of the Blood Punishment Hall, Yin Tianli, a senior of the Tian generation, sat in a large chair, his face full of smiles, watching the pale and terrified father and son, Yin Jiwu and Yin Xuejiao, with great excitement. He was so excited that his whole body was trembling, and his feet were constantly shaking!

Indeed, seeing his own younger generation sent to the Blood Punishment Hall for their mistakes, Yin Tianli did not feel the slightest bit of regret or pain. He was only excited, incredibly excited! The ability to thoroughly torment the bodies and souls of these younger generations, to listen to their screams and cries, was the greatest pleasure of his life! In the Law Era, when the Yin Clan was still in the East, Yin Tianli was the clan's elder in charge of the torture chamber!

"I am innocent, I have been wronged!" Yin Jiwu, deeply aware of the terror of the Blood Punishment Hall and the twisted and perverted nature of Yin Tianli, screamed at the top of his lungs, struggling with all his might: "I have not committed any crime, I have not betrayed the clan, Yin Xuege, whatever schemes you have, come at me, why are you taking revenge on Xuejiao?"

Yin Xuege floated above the black blood plasma, which roiled but did not touch him. He crossed his arms, looking coldly at the father and son, Yin Jiwu and Yin Xuejiao, and recalling the various troubles they had caused him since he was old enough to understand.

For a full quarter of an hour, Yin Xuege could not find even a hint of color or light in his memories, and almost all of his dark memories were due to this father and son. So, he shook his head and pointed fiercely at Yin Xuejiao.

Wu Mu, also stripped to the waist and exposing his muscles, roared with excitement.

He grabbed a heavy ox-horn axe and, with all his might, struck Yin Xuejiao's knee. Poor Yin Xuejiao, with his low strength, could not withstand Wu Mu's violent attack. His knee exploded, and a large amount of blood and broken bone fragments scattered, and a segment of his lower leg was directly severed from his body.

Yin Xuejiao's eyes almost popped out of their sockets, and he let out an inhuman scream. Yellow urine suddenly spurted from his lower body, and the torture chamber was instantly filled with a pungent smell. His body convulsed violently like a dying fish, and he looked at Yin Xuege with despair, his eyes turning completely blood-red.

"Not enough, not enough, he didn't even faint from the pain! Xuege, you are still too soft-hearted. For traitors who betray the clan and reveal clan secrets, you need to be even more ruthless!" Yin Tianli clapped his hands and shouted: "Give this boy double the dose of the elixir, it will amplify his pain a hundredfold! That's what torture is all about!"

Two low-ranking werewolves, overjoyed, pounced on Yin Xuejiao, forcibly opened his mouth, and poured the Blood Punishment Hall's secret elixir, which enhanced nerve sensitivity and increased the pain of the tortured, down his throat.

Before long, Yin Xuejiao's entire body was covered in a light layer of blood, and he convulsed violently, then fell into a deep coma.

Yin Jiwu's eyes bulged, and two streams of blood tears rolled down his cheeks. He looked at Yin Xuege with despair and screamed: "It was me, Yin Xuege, it was I who ordered my subordinates to betray your whereabouts to the Farnborough family! Don't go after Xuejiao! You are brothers, you are brothers! You can't be so cruel to him, you are blood relatives!"

Yin Xuege sighed softly and said to Yin Tianli, who was sitting beside him: "Hall Master, he has confessed! I haven't even mentioned that the three thousand-year dukes of the Farnborough family were captured by me, and he has already confessed."

Yin Tianli, with a smile on his face, shook his head repeatedly and stood up, waving his hands and sighing: "You young people just can't distinguish right from wrong! Family matters should be resolved within the family, why do you have to collude with outsiders? This is a serious crime, a serious crime! Yin Jiwu, you fool, I will bring your parents into the Blood Punishment Hall, I swear, I will definitely do it!"

Yin Jiwu's face turned extremely ugly, and he looked at Yin Tianli in disbelief, screaming: "What does this have to do with my father?"

Yin Tianli shrugged and laughed maniacally: "How can it not be related? He gave birth to you but didn't raise you well! You betrayed the clan's only Sun Walker descendant, colluded with outsiders, and wanted to destroy the clan's hope of rising, which is a capital offense!"