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Chapter 242: Destroyed Three Cities in a Row
Chapter 242: Destroyed Three Cities in a Row
Moments later, Chu Xuan stood at the highest point of Moonlight City, looking down upon the vast city of the Husbandry Faction. He did not need to lift a finger himself. His subordinates—Ghost Kings, Ghost Commanders, and Ghost Generals—would naturally slaughter their way through. If he possessed such power but could not take down a mere Moonlight City, it would be a disgrace indeed. Chu Xuan merely needed to wait here.
It wasn't long before Two Arms and Four Arms came before him, dragging two Specter Kings with them. These were Hun Fei and Hun San, the guardians of Moonlight City.
These newly promoted Specter Kings had never seen such a force before. The numerous powerful spirits surged into Moonlight City and began a massacre without a second word. They were so frightened that their spectral forms dimmed on the spot. Lacking even the strength to resist, they were easily captured by Two Arms and Four Arms.
Two-Arms announced, "Father, I've brought these two for you."
Hun Fei and Hun San exchanged a glance, then knelt down before Chu Xuan with a thud.
"Lord! We are willing to serve you loyally!"
"Lord! We pledge ourselves to your service!"
To them, the spirits who had captured them so effortlessly were exceedingly powerful. And yet, these powerful spirits were deferential to the one before them. Clearly, this was the true powerhouse. Surrendering to such a strong being brought no shame!
Chu Xuan shook his head, "Too weak and too disloyal. I have no need for subordinates like you."
Suddenly, he used the Sky-Tearing Cold Palm, taking control of the two Specter Kings. Under the soul-searching technique, all beings were equal, and their memories were laid bare.
After swiftly reviewing the memories of the two Specter Kings, Chu Xuan casually tore them to shreds. He quickly absorbed and refined them using a melting furnace technique. His soul body immediately swelled by a whole size.
Specter Kings were roughly equivalent to Ghost Commanders. However, the specters were somewhat different from ghosts as they possessed independent thought.
Thus, refining a Specter King was about equivalent to refining four to five Ghost Commanders of the same level. This was why Chu Xuan's soul power surged so dramatically.
"How much was lost?" Chu Xuan asked nonchalantly, wiping his mouth.
Two-Arms replied, "None, except I ate too quickly and broke my teeth."
Chu Xuan nodded with a smile, "Good."
Soon, there was no remnant of any soul clan from the Husbandry Faction left in Moonlight City. As for the Soul Star people who had been kept there, they had all been sent to their destined places.
Before leaving, Chu Xuan, as was his custom, cast down a Blood Evil Yin Fire. The dark purple flames rose and quickly engulfed the entire city.
Ten days later.
Two Specter Kings, each leading their great specters, arrived at Moonlight City. They stared at the charred remains of the city, their expressions ugly. They were Hun Shang and Hun Bao, rulers of Echo City, one of the twelve large cities.
Echo City, being one of the first established large cities, was rich in resources. The newly established cities of the Husbandry Faction invariably had dealings with Echo City.
Not long ago, the two Specter Kings of Moonlight City, Hun Fei, and Hun San, had purchased a batch of high-quality Soul Star seedlings from Echo City.
Hun Shang and Hun Bao had prepared the seedlings but had seen no one from Moonlight City come to collect them. Curious about the delay, they had come to investigate and were greeted by a distressingly familiar scene.
"What's going on here? First, it was Torrential Flow City, now Moonlight City?" Hun Shang frowned. He sniffed the burned ashes, "The smell is different from Torrential Flow City, seems like the flames were stronger."
Hun Bao angrily said, "It must be those lunatics from the Fireburn Gang! They even burned down a small city half a year ago!"
The Slaughter Faction was large and divided into many factions, generally categorized by their methods of killing. The major factions included the Slaughter Gang, the Devour Gang, the Fireburn Gang, etc. To them, killing was a form of amusement.
Hun Shang furrowed his brow, "I don't think so. Many souls fear the light of fire, and even the crazies of the Fireburn Gang wouldn't dare to use too much fire. Until now, they have only dared to attack our small cities, never even a medium-sized one, let alone a large city guarded by a Specter King."
Hun Bao waved his hand impatiently, "I know you've been dealing with some of the milder factions of the Slaughter Faction behind the scenes. Don't make excuses for those lunatics; it was definitely the Fireburn Gang's doing."
Hun Shang frowned. With many individuals, there are bound to be differing opinions. It wasn't strange for some souls within the Slaughter Faction to lean towards the Husbandry Faction.
Indeed, Hun Shang had cooperated with these milder Slaughter factions multiple times, which had also allowed him to gather more intelligence about the Slaughter Faction. That's why he believed the Fireburn Gang couldn't have done this.
Hun Shang tried to reason further, but Hun Bao coldly huffed, "Enough, I won't listen. Right now, on this Soul Star, the strongest are our Husbandry Faction and the Slaughter Faction. We in the Husbandry Faction have little internal strife. It must be those lunatics from the Slaughter Faction's Fireburn Gang. I'm going to find them and fight it out!"
With that, Hun Bao led his great specters away, full of fury. Hun Shang sighed deeply and also departed.
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In the following days, Chu Xuan led Two-Arms and Four-Arms, along with their Ghost Commanders and Generals, in multiple strikes. They razed a city each month, specifically targeting the Husbandry Faction. Everywhere they went, every Specter King and Great Specter was swept away.
Specter Kings were soul-searched by Chu Xuan, then torn to shreds and absorbed through a melting furnace technique. As for the Great Specters and lesser specters, they were left for the weaker spirits to absorb.
In the process, Two-Arms and Four-Arms naturally advanced to the rank of third-level Ghost Kings. Chu Xuan's own soul part also swelled significantly, almost reaching a quarter of his original body's power.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
"Three months, three large cities annihilated," Chu Xuan mused with a smile, stroking his chin. "Each time, every soul of the Husbandry Faction within the city was slaughtered, not a single one escaped. And afterward, I used Blood Evil Yin Fire to clean up the battlefield, leaving no trace that the Husbandry Faction could discern."
Chu Xuan had learned from his spies, Soul One, Soul Two, Soul Three, and Soul Four, about a faction within the Slaughter Faction called the Fireburn Gang. The name sounded almost edible, but their actions were brutal.
The Fireburn Gang's specters preferred using fire to kill other souls for their brief pleasure. Unsurprisingly, all these impressive achievements would likely be attributed to the Fireburn Gang.
The messages from his spies indicated that the conflict between the Husbandry and Slaughter factions had escalated further. What started as minor skirmishes was now heating up.
Just a few days ago, there had even been a clash between Specter Kings from both sides that ended inconclusively. However, Chu Xuan felt that things were moving too slowly.
He decided it was time to visit the Slaughter Faction directly. Given the temperament of those madmen, once a city of the Slaughter Faction was wiped out, they would inevitably lash out against the Husbandry Faction. Only then would the real battle between the two factions begin in earnest.
"Let's start with an easy target," Chu Xuan decided, quickly choosing a large city controlled by the Slaughter Faction. He didn't act personally but instead sent Four-Arms with a large contingent of Ghost Commanders to execute the plan.