Chapter 428: Young City Lord, Exiting the Forbidden Land

'I haven't even figured out how to fuse them, and all the external Heavenly Destiny Bones are starting to merge on their own?'

Lu Chao was astonished...

He then watched as the ten Heavenly Destiny Bones gathered together, slowly transforming into a single, brand-new Heavenly Destiny Bone.

A jolt shot through Lu Chao's entire body. 'It fused... and actually became a Moon-level Profound Bone! It contains the Meridian Maps of the Red Bee Bone and the others, and they're all perfectly integrated.'

The ten Heavenly Destiny Bones had shed their unnecessary meridians, keeping only the essential ones.

They had transformed into a single, perfect Moon Profound Bone.

Lu Chao focused on the changes within, and a completely new set of meridians gradually appeared in his body. He began to circulate his energy wildly. Since he had already fully comprehended the ten external bones, the flow was exceptionally smooth.

Suddenly... BOOM!

He had broken through again, soaring directly from the Peak Third Layer to the Fourth Layer.

His consciousness remained in the Bone Inner World...

Lu Chao stared at the Heavenly Destiny Bone formed from the fusion of ten others and murmured, 'It seems all I have to do is devour ten external Heavenly Destiny Bones and fully comprehend their Meridian Maps. Then, they'll fuse perfectly into one and advance.'

'My Star Devouring Bone is truly mysterious beyond compare.'

Lu Chao had intended to figure out the fusion himself, but the Life-taking Star-devouring Bone had gone ahead and completed the process, saving him a great deal of time.

'From now on, I'll call you... Red Blood Fierce Wolf Bone.'

Having named the brand-new Heavenly Destiny Bone, Lu Chao's consciousness returned from the Bone Inner World. Aboard the Flying Feather Black Eagle, he channeled the full power of the Red Blood Fierce Wolf Bone.

Instantly... VWOOM!

The aura of a Moon Profound Bone erupted from within Lu Chao, and his entire body took on a feral, wolf-like quality.

Suddenly, Lu Chao commanded, "Blood Swords, rise!"

Much like how Chi Ting had condensed his Flying Needles, blood-red flying swords instantly formed around Lu Chao—Blood Swords created from True Qi Release. After a brief pause...

Lu Chao commanded again, "Slaughter Sword, Thousand Kills!"

SWISH SWISH SWISH SWISH...

Dozens of Blood Swords shot out, unleashed by his Slaughter Sword Bone. They moved with such blinding speed it was as if dozens of Lu Chaos were all attacking at once.

Lu Chao commanded once more, "Soldier-Breaking Slaughter Sword, Thousand Kills!"

Instantly, the dozens of swift swords were infused with the Power of Soldier-Breaking, and their might became explosive.

The Flying Feather Black Eagle beneath him... SCREECH! SCREECH! SCREECH!

If it could speak, it would surely be screaming, 'Stop practicing! I'm begging you, stop! You're going to get us killed!'

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Chao recalled his swords.

He murmured to himself, 'Peak Fourth Layer, two Moon-level Profound Bones... is it enough to fight the Young City Lord Red Sword?'

Taking a deep breath, Lu Chao sat back down.

He stopped cultivating and slowly took out his Bone Flute. "Time to play the Biyin Bone Flute again."

And so, a melodious tune flowed from the Bone Flute.

The Flying Feather Black Eagle was indeed swift. In just three or four days, the border between the Dragon Flame Kingdom and the Nanye Dynasty was already in sight. The stench of battle slowly began to fill the air.

By now, the Dragon Flame Kingdom and the Nanye Dynasty were already at war.

...

「Azure Flame Sect's Forbidden Land」

THUMP THUMP THUMP!

Heavy footsteps echoed from within the Forbidden Land. One by one, figures emerged, passing right through the first layer's barrier.

Leading them was none other than the Young City Lord Red Sword, Chi Xingxun.

At his side were Commander Ke and ten Blood Sword Guards. They had finally fought their way out of the Azure Flame Forbidden Land.

The sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth layers—a full four levels of brutal Illusion Realms.

Chi Xingxun was incredibly formidable; within those brutal Illusion Realms, he had actually managed to catch up to Commander Ke, who had started ahead of him.

However, Chi Xingxun's face was livid with rage. He had lost a finger.

"Ten days! It took me ten goddamn days to fight my way out of the Azure Flame Forbidden Land! AAAAAAGH!"

Seeing the light of day again, Chi Xingxun let out a furious roar.

Ten days! It was too late for anything. That damned Azure Flame Sect disciple was long gone, who knows where.

Just then, Chi Yuan and Chi Ting hurried forward and knelt. "Greetings, Young City Lord."

Chi Xingxun shot them a cold glance, then looked past them to the Red Sword Guards behind. "Why are there so few of you left?" he asked, puzzled. "Where did Vice Commander Liu go?"

Hearing this, Chi Yuan quickly replied, "Young City Lord, Vice Commander Liu took ten Red Sword Guards and Shen Ji to the Dragon Flame Kingdom five days ago."

He then recounted the entire story of how Shen Ji had found Zheng Liling's corpse and witnessed the Dying Glow.

The moment he finished speaking... SMACK!

Chi Xingxun slapped Chi Yuan so hard he went flying. "You bastard! You knew that Azure Flame Sect disciple had escaped, but you didn't give chase immediately? You waited five days for me?"

"Five days!"

"If you had gone after him immediately, you might have been able to get my finger back and preserve it! Now it's gone! I'm really... the nine-fingered Young City Lord now, goddammit!"

"And another thing! Why did you let that Azure Flame Sect disciple into the Forbidden Land in the first place?"

After that, only Chi Xingxun's furious curses echoed before the Azure Flame Forbidden Land.

And, of course, the trembling, incessant explanations from Chi Yuan and the others...

Suddenly, Chi Xingxun's roaring stopped. He spoke coldly, "Chi Ting, this is all your fault. You're useless now, so there's no longer any reason for you to live."

As his words fell, Chi Xingxun flicked a bolt of True Qi, ruthlessly striking Chi Ting dead.

With that done, he turned his gaze to the trembling Chi Yuan...

"You just said that Azure Flame Sect disciple's father-in-law is in Saint Su City in the Dragon Flame Kingdom, correct?"

After Chi Yuan nodded, Chi Xingxun gave a vicious smile. "Good. Very good. Now, send a message to Vice Commander Liu. Tell him not to start killing when he reaches Saint Su City. Instead, he is to inform the one in charge of Saint Su City that I intend to take their Patriarch's daughter as my concubine."

At this, the corner of Chi Xingxun's mouth curled into a cold smirk...

"The Patriarch of the Saint Bone Su Family... the father-in-law of that Azure Flame Sect disciple. I'm going to take *his* woman and make her my concubine."

"That exquisite woman... the more I think about her, the more I want her."

Shen Ji knew about the Saint Bone Su Family, and he also knew that its current Patriarch was Lu Chao's father-in-law.

Therefore, Chi Yuan naturally knew all of this as well.

He had just finished telling Chi Xingxun everything.

In other words, Chi Xingxun was messaging Vice Commander Liu with his intention to take Cheng Yunsu as a concubine.

"Have Vice Commander Liu intimidate Saint Su City first. We'll arrive shortly after... As for that Azure Flame Sect disciple, he's sure to show up as well."

"I'm going to take his woman right in front of him."

Finished, Chi Xingxun swept his gaze over everyone present. "Move out!"

The message was sent ahead, but Chi Xingxun would naturally arrive several days after Vice Commander Liu.

They didn't have any powerful mounts. They had skirted around Yan Soul City to get in, as riding Demon Beasts would have made them too easy to spot. The beasts they did have were all ones they had conquered on Cyan Sword Mountain after entering the Azure Flame Domain.

In terms of speed, they were of course no match for the terrifying pace of Yan Mu's Sword-Winged Ice Wolf.

...

「Near the Azure Flame Sect」

A Sword-Winged Ice Wolf landed on a nearby mountain peak.

A Sword-Winged Ice Wolf signified the arrival of experts from Yan Soul City. It was, of course, Mo Jing and his retinue of masters from the city.

The moment it landed, a figure flashed out to greet them. "Lord Mo Jing, you've finally arrived."

The person who appeared was Zeng Quan.