Chapter 444: Shanzun and the Blood Puppet (2)
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
If the battlefield of the Dingdeng Battle was here, why would Lin Mo appear on that towering island?
Or could it be that… there was actually such a small island and towering tree under the human demon valley?!
Lin Yan’s heart tightened. He wished he could set off immediately and rush to the bottom of the human demon valley to take a look.
However, on second thought, something was wrong.
The heart-shaped Spirit Marrow was brought over by Zhang Yangzhou.
However, Zhang Yangzhou was clearly not a Puppet People!
What he said before he died was obviously on the side of the Natural People.
As for the bottom of the human demon valley, it was clearly created by G.o.d’s handiwork and instructions.
So, what exactly happened to Lin Mo? Who created Xiaozhi behind his back?
Lin Yan asked about Zhang Yangzhou, Guo Fan, and Lin Mo one by one, but Prince Jing shook his head, indicating that he didn’t know.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Chong, who had been pulled over by Lin Yan to be interrogated later, suddenly said, “Master, I know Guo Fan!”
Lin Yan’s eyes widened. “You know Guo Fan?!”
“I’ve seen him twice, Guo Fan. He’s a member of the G.o.d Slaying Organization.
“Although he’s only at the Black Grade n.o.ble Realm, because he has a unique understanding of spirituality and ancient spiritual arrays, his status in the organization is extremely high. We Golden Glory Envoys have to respect him.”
Lin Yan interrupted, “Wait, 1 remember that the Golden Glory Envoy is a cla.s.s of the Sun Chasers a.s.sociation? Cao Yang still has Silver Radiant Envoys under him?”
Zhu Chong explained in detail, “Cao Yang only imitated the G.o.d Slaying Organization and created a small organization himself. Under the Golden Glory Envoy, there are Silver Radiant Envoys and Bronze Light Envoys.
“The real G.o.d Slaying Organization doesn’t have many people, but it spans the entire eight prefectures of Dafeng. It’s far from what a small organization like the Sun Chasers a.s.sociation can compare to.
“Other than an exception like Guo Fan, all the members of the organization are Golden Glory Envoys above the Jade Grade n.o.ble Realm. There are more than ten of them.
“Not to mention, there are also three powerful G.o.d Slaying Venerables whose strength far exceeds the Jade Grade. Even I have never seen them before.”
Lin Yan said in a low voice, “The G.o.d Slaying Venerables are much stronger than the Jade Grade n.o.ble Realm? But isn’t the upper limit of the Natural People’s strength at the Jade Grade n.o.ble Realm? How did they do it with their strength?”
Zhu Chong shook his head. “I don’t know about that. I only know that the organization says that the three Venerables have extraordinary strength and are not mortals.”
At this moment, Prince Jing, who was beside him, said calmly, “Master, don’t listen to his bragging. The G.o.d Slaying Organization is just a small group that wanders everywhere and has no fixed residence. In the eyes of us Puppet People leaders, it’s nothing.”
Zhu Chong was already a servant, but he still retained his consciousness. He snorted coldly. “Prince Jing, aren’t you afraid that the wind will cut your tongue? For more than ten years, you’ve surrounded our G.o.d Slaying Organization many times, but you’ve never succeeded. Is this nothing?”
Prince Jing said coldly, “Those encirclements weren’t targeted at you at all. Instead, they were targeted at the mysterious organization that has been hiding behind you. We’ve been tracking them for many years, but we can only catch bits and pieces of traces.”
“Bullsh*t! There’s a mysterious organization behind G.o.d Slaying? I’m the G.o.d Slaying Golden Glory Envoy. Why don’t I know?!”
“Of course you don’t know! We even suspect that the appearance of the G.o.d Slaying Organization is just a smokescreen released by that mysterious organization!”
“Nonsense…”
“Enough!”
Lin Yan raised his hand to stop them. This was the disadvantage of having too many servants. He had no way of controlling them.
“Zhu Chong, how much do you know about Guo Fan?”
Zhu Chong immediately said respectfully, “Master, I don’t have a deep relationship with Guo Fan. I only know that he used the Puppet People as a foundation to develop an existence similar to the Puppet People. It’s called the Giant Spirit Soldier and can reach the Tough Realm.
“Later on, I heard that he died in a lower city. Before he died, he even used the Sun Chasers a.s.sociation to send out a portion of the information related to the Giant Divine Soldier. However, I don’t know the details.”
“Guo Fan is a G.o.d-slayer… Then, what about Zhang Yangzhou…”
Zhang Yangzhou and Lin Mo were names they didn’t know, so they naturally couldn’t answer.
Lin Yan briefly described the isolated island, the huge tree, and the strange man-woman situation he saw in the Spirit Marrow illusion. He asked, “Tell me, what could cause a person partic.i.p.ating in the Dingdeng Battle to go to such a place?”
Unexpectedly, Prince Jing and Zhu Chong actually revealed a look of contemplation, as if they knew some clues.
“Prince Jing, tell me about it first.”
“Master, something happened in the Dingdeng Battle four years ago. It might be related to what you said.”
“What is it?”
“A portion of the corpses after the Dingdeng Battle were stolen!”
“Tell me the details!”
“After the Dingdeng Battle ends, all the corpses will be secretly transported to the entrance of the human demon valley by my Puppet People Heavenly Order Army and dumped inside.
“As there are as many as two to three thousand corpses, in order to keep it a secret, they will be transported in more than ten consecutive times.
“During the last transportation, the Puppet People Heavenly Order Army was attacked by four Jade Grade n.o.ble Realm experts. In an extremely short period of time, they suffered heavy casualties. The more than a hundred corpses they transported disappeared without a trace and were s.n.a.t.c.hed away.”
Then, Prince Jing seemed to have thought of something and reminded him, “Other than the Qianyuan Prefecture, a similar incident also happened on the Dingdeng Battlefield in the Kundi Prefecture. The final investigation said that it was done by the G.o.d Slaying Organization!”
Lin Yan looked at Zhu Chong.
“That’s right, we did it.” Zhu Chong confirmed. “I partic.i.p.ated that time, but 1 did it in the Kundi Prefecture while Cao Yang was in the Qianyuan Prefecture.” Lin Yan’s eyes lit up. “Why were you s.n.a.t.c.hing these corpses? Where did these corpses go?!”
Zhu Chong replied, “This was a mission instructed by Lord Shanzun. We were just carrying out the order. The corpses were all taken away by Lord Shanzun. We don’t know where they went.”
The Sun Chasers a.s.sociation had also mentioned Shanzun!
Lin Yan immediately asked, “Who is Shanzun? Is he human?”
“Shanzun is one of the three G.o.d Slaying Venerables of the G.o.d Slaying Organization. We’ve never seen Shanzun himself. We only know that he can control a strange terrain Demon Bug that can help us pa.s.s through the terrain and avoid the Chaotic Fog. The members of the organization rarely see him and feel that he doesn’t look like a human, but he said that he’s a real human.”
Lin Yan turned to look at Prince Jing. “Do you know who Shanzun is?”
Prince Jing shook his head. “This is also the first time I’ve heard of this name. It’s the first time 1 know that they travel back and forth to the G.o.d’s Domain in this way.”
Therefore, to know where his father’s corpse was taken, what happened next, and even Xiaozhi’s background, the key was that Shanzun?
“Zhu Chong, can you contact Shanzun?”
“Yes! The tool to contact Shanzun is with Cao Yang.”
Zhu Chong quickly ran out. Over there, Marquis Wu’an seemed to be already commanding the other seven Level 7 n.o.ble Realms to deal with the corpses of the dead Jade Grade cultivators. It seemed to be related to the Flower-Picking Orchid Jade Fruit.
Not long after, Zhu Chong returned with an ancient item about the size of a fist that seemed to be made of some kind of insect sh.e.l.l.
“This is the Mountain Shaking Hammer. After I leave the fortress, ring this on the ground and contact Shanzun’s children to pick you up.”
This thing inexplicably reminded Lin Yan of the conch that the Turtle Spirit Holy Mother had left for him. It seemed to have the same effect.
“Alright… Prince Jing, when this matter is over, arrange for Zhu Chong to stay here for a few days. After I go down to the human demon valley to investigate, I’ll come back to find you and Shanzun!”
“Yes!”
The two of them bowed.
Although he had found clues related to his father, Lin Yan had more questions.
Was Lin Mo dead or not?
If he died and mutated into a human demon, why would he still remember Lin Yan?
If he wasn’t dead, why would he send Xiaozhi here when he knew that Lin Yan was in a difficult situation?
Or could Xiaozhi… really be sent by Lin Mo?
All of this could only be answered when he found Shanzun.
However, Shanzun must be an extremely secretive and powerful person. Would he tell him the answer easily?
At this moment, Lin Yan glanced at Zhu Chong and suddenly thought of something. “Hasn’t the Dingdeng Battle already ended? Why are you here this time?”
“They’re here to find the Blood Puppet!” Zhu Chong didn’t answer, but Prince Jing answered first.
Zhu Chong added, “Shanzun also sent us here.”
Lin Yan’s heart skipped a beat.. “So Shanzun needs the Blood Puppet?”