Free Web NovelChapter 59: Chapter 58: Was It That Esteemed One Who Made a Move?
’Thank goodness it was only Demon Suppression Zone Two. If something had gone wrong in Demon Suppression Zone Three, or even that special zone...’
Beads of sweat formed on Murong Hai’s forehead. He didn’t dare to think any further!
If anything went wrong in those zones, he wouldn’t be the only one to pay with his life!
His friends and family would all be dragged down with him!
It would be the execution of his entire clan!
And that wouldn’t be an exaggeration!
However, after a moment of thought, he felt he might be worrying needlessly.
’The ones guarding these zones are, for the most part, unparalleled experts from the Great Xia Dynasty!’
’There are Great Powers of the Spirit Transformation Realm from the Demon-slaying Bureau and the Prison Suppression Bureau, as well as some terrifyingly powerful Great Xia officials!’
’However, these individuals were of such noble status that he couldn’t possibly command them, and he wasn’t entirely clear on the specifics of the situation anyway.’
His mind in turmoil, Murong Hai could only try to console himself.
’I hope Brother Tian Feng has already stabilized the situation!’
Although he was the ostensible Prison Chief of the Great Xia Prison, the true stabilizing force within was Lord Chen of the Prison Suppression Bureau!
Chen Tianfeng!
At this thought, Murong Hai couldn’t help but quicken his pace.
Just as he stepped into the C Prison Area, a head guard with a delighted expression hurried over to deliver some good news.
"My lord! Lord Chen has repaired the Sealing Array! He also gravely wounded the Black Flood Dragon before sealing it away again!"
A wave of relief washed over Murong Hai.
This Black Flood Dragon called itself the Black Flood Dragon King, and its strength was comparable to the Ninth Layer of the Innate Realm!
If it were to break free, the entire prison—and even the Great Xia Imperial City with it—would likely suffer a great catastrophe!
As Murong Hai continued toward the A Prison Area, he questioned the head guard.
"Have you found out why the Black Flood Dragon broke through the Sealing Array? Did someone help it?"
As he said this, Murong Hai’s expression turned grim.
Being in a high position, he was well aware that there was no shortage of corruption within the Great Xia Dynasty.
"Reporting, my lord! Someone removed one of the Sealing Array’s cores and fed the Black Flood Dragon a Blood Dragon Fruit!"
Removed the array core?
A Blood Dragon Fruit!?
Hearing this, Murong Hai’s expression shifted drastically.
One had to understand that the cores of the Sealing Array that suppressed the Black Flood Dragon were placed in extremely concealed locations!
Without a certain level of status and power, it would be impossible to remove an array core!
And as for the Blood Dragon Fruit!
That was something even rarer!
It was a treasure of heaven and earth, exceedingly rare, and held an unimaginable allure for Demon Beasts.
It was said that consuming a Blood Dragon Fruit could not only trigger a transformation in a demon’s bloodline but also instantly heal all of its injuries!
It could restore them to their absolute peak condition!
Even a simple Pig Demon, after consuming a Blood Dragon Fruit, could transform into a powerful Demon Beast possessing Dragon Blood!
Its power would increase dramatically!
To think that someone in the prison was not only able to disable the Array but also feed the Black Flood Dragon a Blood Dragon Fruit!
The implications of this act forced him into deep thought. ƒгeewёbnovel.com
"Search the entire prison! Find any trace of this person. The moment you discover anything, report it to me immediately!"
Murong Hai said through gritted teeth, his expression a mixture of shock and fury.
This person’s actions were meant to be his doom!
Naturally, Murong Hai’s heart was filled with rage.
Upon entering the B Prison Area, Murong Hai looked at the corpses and bloodstains on the ground, his expression turning solemn.
"Did any of the high-security prisoners in Zone B Prison escape?"
A head guard from the B-Class Prison immediately stepped forward and said respectfully, "In Zone B Prison, a number of high-security prisoners were released by an unknown party!"
"Thankfully, Martial Artists from the Prison Suppression Bureau and the Demon-slaying Bureau intervened and managed to re-imprison them!"
’Someone released the high-security prisoners?’
Murong Hai’s face darkened.
’The purpose of releasing these prisoners was clearly to sow more chaos in the prison!’
’All to fish in troubled waters and achieve some other objective!’
’There’s definitely a grand conspiracy at play here!’
"You’ve all worked hard this time," Murong Hai said slowly, looking at the Prison Suppression Bureau Martial Artists beside him.
A middle-aged Martial Artist from the Prison Suppression Bureau spoke up, a hint of hesitation in his voice. "My lord, actually, we can’t take all the credit."
"In fact, someone arrived before we did and had already killed a group of the prisoners on the spot!"
Murong Hai was taken aback, his suspicion piqued.
"Do we know who it was?"
’Anyone capable of killing these high-security prisoners couldn’t be weak. This happened on my territory; of course I have to investigate thoroughly!’
The man didn’t answer. Instead, he and several of his colleagues brought forward the bodies of the dead prisoners. ƒгeewebnovёl.com
"My lord, their bodies are all here."
By the bright light of the wall torches, Murong Hai could clearly see the condition of the bodies.
The high-security prisoners had died horribly.
Nearly all of them had been killed by a single punch.
This was especially true for the fiend from the Soul-devouring Demon Sect, Wang Lingxiao.
His entire body had been blown to pieces.
The Martial Artists from the Prison Suppression Bureau had managed to roughly piece him back together, but he looked like shattered porcelain.
Murong Hai was worldly and experienced. He detected a familiar aura from the corpses.
It was the aura of the Golden Body Technique.
Furthermore, an expert who could kill these high-security prisoners with a single punch had to possess a formidable Cultivation.
They were likely an Innate Grandmaster!
And this person had likely cultivated the Golden Body Technique to the realm of Returning to the Essence!
Suddenly, an incomparably domineering figure flashed through Murong Hai’s mind!
The Immortal Golden Fist!
The Seventh Prince of Great Xia!
"Could it be... that he was the one who acted?"
His expression grew slightly excited as he looked at the others.
"It must be."
The Prison Suppression Bureau Martial Artists took a deep breath and nodded grimly.
...
「In his personal quarters.」
"Extract!"
Su Bai used up all the reward draws he had accumulated.
In the end, he obtained a terrifying sum of over eight million Experience Points!
’Killing prisoners really gives a lot of Experience Points!’
Su Bai couldn’t help but marvel at this.
’Of course,’ he thought, ’killing prisoners is a one-time, high-yield gain of Experience Points!’
’Suppressing them, on the other hand, yields fewer Experience Points daily...’
’But it’s a steady, long-term stream!’
’In the long run, the returns from suppressing prisoners are still greater than those from killing them!’
Coming back to his senses, Su Bai saw that he had also randomly acquired the Cultivation Techniques that the prisoners had practiced in life.
Su Bai didn’t much care for the other prisoners’ techniques, but those of the fiend Wang Lingxiao and the Black Lotus Sect’s Elder Chen Qing...
...those were two Cultivation Techniques he was very interested in!
「A short while later.」
Su Bai successfully obtained the Body Cultivation Technique practiced by the fiend, Wang Lingxiao.
The Nine-Turns Demon Devouring Skill!
A Sixth Grade Body Cultivation Technique!
Realm—Mastery!
Immediately after, Su Bai obtained Chen Qing’s Cultivation Technique.
A Seventh Grade Body Cultivation Technique!
The Great Demon Burning Slaughter Body!
Realm—Mastery!
’Excellent!’
A pleased expression appeared on Su Bai’s face after he acquired these two Body Cultivation Techniques.
His Physique had grown several times stronger!
’I’ve accumulated this many Experience Points?’
Su Bai looked at his Experience Points total, his expression one of surprise.
Without hesitation, he poured all those Experience Points into the techniques he had just acquired.
He raised them all to the realm of Returning to the Essence.
BOOM!
As the Sixth Grade Technique, the Nine-Turns Demon Devouring Skill,
and the Seventh Grade Cultivation Technique, the Great Demon Burning Slaughter Body,
were raised to the realm of Returning to the Essence,
Su Bai’s Physique underwent an astonishing transformation!
Dark impurities were expelled from his body, and then, his very blood began to flicker with specks of brilliant gold.
Meanwhile, his meridians and bones pulsed with a noble, purple radiance!
All over his body, gold and purple light alternated!
A moment later, the phenomenon slowly faded.
Su Bai slowly opened his eyes. He found that his Physique had already surpassed its previous state by an incredible margin.
Even he couldn’t quite fathom the exact extent of the improvement.
All he knew was that now, even an expert at the Ninth Layer of the Innate Realm probably couldn’t withstand a single punch from him.
They would be instantly blown to bits!
Su Bai reined in his excitement. He then thought of the Tian Mu Saint Son and immediately used his Divine Thoughts to scan the area.
’He’s not in the prison?’
Back in his quarters, Su Bai’s brow furrowed slightly.
He couldn’t find any trace of the Tian Mu Saint Son within the prison.
Su Bai immediately expanded the range of his Divine Thoughts.
A moment later, Su Bai located the Tian Mu Saint Son inside a hidden tower within the Imperial City.
’Hm? This person is...’
But Su Bai paid him no mind; instead, his interest was piqued by the middle-aged man standing before the Saint Son.
Now *he* was interesting.
