I have an endless army of warriors, rampaging across the heavens.

Chapter 80: Open up the blessed land and allow investigation; the innocent will prove themselves innocent!
Not just the Tongtian Sect.

More than just a blessed island.

In the final ten minutes of today's countdown, Zuo Jing launched a five-pronged attack, deploying five level-nine assassins to each of the five blessed lands.

Level 9 assassin!

Five times the quality.

If the 'Lone Wolf' ability is triggered again, physical attributes will increase by 1%, reaching a total of 6%.

Powerful and terrifying, comparable to the sixth stage of the extreme internal organ system.

however.

The five major forces are stationed in the five blessed lands, each with a fifth-level expert in charge.

Level 9 assassins are six times stronger than Lone Wolf. Although they can be suppressed, it is difficult to take them down quickly.

unless--

Burning blood!

"A blood-pumping moment!"

"Burning 10% of one's vital energy increases physical fitness by 1, lasts for five minutes, and leaves one feeling weak for a day afterward."

Thus, one's quality increases sevenfold, and one's strength rises to a higher level, surpassing the sixth stage of the Internal Organs' Ultimate Win. For martial artists, this is the ultimate sublimation, where the power becomes more refined and perfect, capable of being cyclical, with greatly reduced consumption and significantly increased endurance. This is the seventh stage of 'Power Cycle'.

Level 9 assassin + lone wolf + one stage of burning blood.

His physical attributes are seven times greater than those of an ordinary strongman, comparable to a seventh-level martial artist. However, he lacks the 'strength' enhancement and has no amplification, external release, or circulation effects, making him a castrated version of a seventh-level martial artist.

But that's still seventh rank!

"A castrated seventh-tier weapon against a fifth-tier weapon is a complete annihilation!"

Level 9 assassins possess a pure aesthetic of violence, a raw physical strength—

strength!

speed!

reaction!

The most basic, yet extraordinary.

Even a level nine assassin who doesn't know gun or knife skills can easily crush a level five assassin with his superior physical abilities, quick reflexes, and thick skin.

This is called 'overpowering all techniques with sheer force'!
……

After a night.

Calm and calm.

Actually, no, Shangyang City has already been turned upside down!

……

"A blessed land".

"A strange beast."

"Precious meat".

"So there are such wonderful things in this world! So there's another world outside of Great Yan, right here in Shangyang Prefecture! I've never heard of it before!"

"Isn't it those powerful families and influential clans who are keeping this information under wraps?"

"That's right! How could we ordinary folks possibly know about these things? That precious meat is said to prolong life and make one live to be a hundred years old. Such a good thing is only for those officials and wealthy gentlemen. Even if they were blind, it wouldn't be available to us poor folks!"

"Pah! What master? They're all evil spirits! You don't know? Well, I've heard that Old Yang's two sons went missing a few years ago, kidnapped by the Lü family!"

"And then there's the Fu family. They use the guise of recruitment to kill a lot of people every year. I've always wondered how so many people could die like that. Now I know, they were all secretly tricked into going to some so-called blessed land to die!"

……

Such discussions were heard everywhere in Shangyang City.

The countless small posters were scattered throughout Shangyang City. Those who could read read them and remembered them, and then told those who couldn't read about them. Those who couldn't read spread the word, and with the help of Zuo Jing's more than a thousand assassins in the city, it caused a sensation throughout the entire city.

Meng Lou!

Three surnames!

Three factions!

These families are renowned in Shangyang City. The Lü and Fu families, in particular, have a good reputation for building bridges, paving roads, and distributing porridge, earning them much praise.

At this moment, as soon as the rumor spread, those who had previously received favors from both families immediately began to argue – "Absolutely impossible!"

"It must be a rumor!"

"The Lü family is kind-hearted. They built a bridge for the village, saving us so many detours on our way to the city. How could they possibly be kidnappers!"

"Exactly! The Lü family hires workers every year, supporting countless people. They provide porridge every year, helping countless people. What kind of people are they! How can they slander such good people like this!"

……

Some people are like that; they often like to use one or more good deeds a person has done, or their own incomplete understanding, to negate one or more bad deeds a person has done.

Actually, these two things have nothing to do with each other.

Take the Lü family as an example.

He can repair bridges and roads, provide porridge and relief, but he can't traffic people and develop a blessed land?
There's no such saying!
Only a minority received favors from the Lü and Fu families; most were unrelated or even resentful bystanders.

Another group is even more special: they are the families of those who were abducted.

……

"We've all gathered here today to demand an explanation!"

Prefect Liu Chunlin of Shangyang had just emerged from the grief of losing his son, and now this major event had occurred. He seemed to have aged many years and was truly exhausted.

Today, we are joined by the heads and leaders of two surnames and three factions.

There is also Yu Zheng, the military commander of Shangyang Prefecture.

Liu Chunlin glanced at Lü Chengxiang, Fu Jianxun, Gui Songzi, and the others, and said in a deep voice, "Right now, thousands of family members are blocking the entrance to the government office, demanding an explanation! You must tell me honestly whether there was any human trafficking, and where the people went?!"

The leader of the Tongtian Sect, Sha Tongtian, was the first to jump up: "Slander! Pure slander!"

Gui Songzi followed up with a wry smile, saying, "Our Danyang Sect has always been upright and honest. This is slander from a petty person. Please, Your Excellency, see the truth!"

Lu Chengxiang and the others hurriedly stated, "That's absolutely not true!"

Liu Chunlin snorted coldly.

The ledgers and registers were right in front of them, looking very professional. How could they possibly deny it?

He underestimated the shamelessness of these people.

That's utterly shameless.

aside.

Yu Zheng said in a deep voice, "Regardless of whether it's a rumor or not, public resentment is boiling over and cannot be suppressed at all."

Upon hearing this, Fu Jianxun sighed and said, "The rumors are a mix of truth and falsehood; you can't clear your name even if you jump into the Yellow River!"

Liu Chunlin was also worried: "The famous constables of the Criminal Investigation Department, the divine constables of the Six Doors, and even the great heroes of the Golden Crow Sect have all come to this prefecture early this morning demanding an explanation. It's really not easy to fool them."

He glanced to the side and saw Yu Zheng deep in thought, so he immediately asked, "What insightful opinion does General Yu have?"

Yu Zhengdao: "I dare not presume to offer such a profound opinion, but I do have a humble suggestion."

Everyone was looking at him.

Yu Zheng didn't keep them in suspense and immediately said, "Since none of you have done such a thing, the innocent are innocent. Why don't we open up this blessed land and let those famous constables, divine constables, and great heroes go in and investigate? Once we get past them, the noise from the common people will naturally fade away."

this--

Lü Chengxiang, Fu Jianxun, Gui Songzi, Sha Tongtian, and Chen Mian exchanged glances, looking at each other in bewilderment.

finally.

Sha Tongtian was the first to grit his teeth and say, "Our Tongtian Sect is clean and innocent, we're not afraid of being investigated! Investigate us first!"

Let them investigate their tiny island!

Those abducted slaves had long since vanished and been fed to the sea. The few hundred slaves remaining on the island were easy to deal with. He had his eldest son, Sha Fanjiang, rush to the blessed land early in the morning, and his second son, Sha Taohai, throw all those slaves into the sea to feed the fish.

check?
How to check?
One hundred.

Death has no evidence.

……

This matter is temporarily set aside.

Lu Chengxiang then asked about another matter that everyone was more concerned about: "The underground society has become extremely rampant. It destroyed the Lei family and Menglou by extreme means one after another. Now it is openly spreading rumors, causing the court and government to lose face. How should we deal with this? Please give us a plan."

Fu Jianxun and others quickly echoed his sentiments.

(End of this chapter)