Divine King of Honour

Xu Nian followed this General Tie Yan toward the city.

Actually, it would have been really easy for them to enter the city.

These soldiers would definitely not be able to stop them.

It was merely out of curiosity, wondering why these soldiers were so repulsed by their entry into the city.

But, when Xu Nian and his group entered the city, they were shocked by the scene before them.

The streets and alleys within the city were completely devoid of people, which is to say, the entire city had turned into a ghost town.

And there was a thick, putrid stench pervading the city, the smell of decaying corpses.

Xu Nian's eyes suddenly turned sharp.

Could it be that everyone in the city had died?

Xia Bingling and the Bull Demon King noticed this too, a trace of astonishment on their faces.

"Now you understand why these soldiers didn't want you to enter the city, right? Indeed, all the residents of the city have died," stated General Tie Yan as he turned back to them.

"Died? How did they die?" Xu Nian hurriedly asked.

"I don't know, but judging from the condition of the corpses, it seems they all died from having their souls sucked out. Millions of people in the city perished, including the City Lord. No one survived. I was ordered here by the Prefectural Governor, and by the time I arrived, the residents' bodies were already rotting," continued General Tie Yan.

"Killed by soul absorption?"

Upon hearing this, a look of horror appeared on Xu Nian's face.

Millions of souls had been devoured.

Who could be such a cold-hearted monster?

"It must be the work of someone cultivating an Evil Technique, using these residents' souls for their practice. Such a Cultivation Technique is truly despicable," Xia Bingling remarked.

Xu Nian frowned upon hearing this.

He couldn't help but think of Lin Ruolan.

Lin Ruolan was capable of absorbing souls.

However, Xu Nian felt that this massacre wasn't her doing.

After all, Lin Ruolan primarily fed on the essence of blood and rarely on souls.

Moreover, it was even less likely for her to target common civilians.

Hence, the real perpetrator must be someone else.

"Alright, now that you know about the massacre, I advise you to leave. It's possible that the demon hasn't left yet, and you could end up losing your lives for no reason," urged General Tie Yan.

After speaking, he was ready to lead Xu Nian and the others back.

However, both Xu Nian and the Bull Demon King stood still, their expressions solemn as they looked ahead.

General Tie Yan and Xia Bingling were both taken aback, not understanding what was going through their minds.

"We can't leave anymore; the evildoer you mentioned has already arrived," Xu Nian said with a faint smile.

Within his soul perception,

A shadowy figure was rapidly approaching them.

The speed was incredibly fast.

General Tie Yan and Xia Bingling's expressions changed drastically upon hearing this.

Then they saw an elder dressed in a blood-red robe appear before them.

The elder's figure was skinny, like a mummy.

His aura, however, was extremely powerful.

He exuded a thick scent of blood.

At this moment, the elder's gaze was fixed intently on Xu Nian and the Bull Demon King, his face showing a strong greed,

As if he had found an exceptionally delectable prey.

"Is he the culprit behind the massacre? Quick, call for help!" General Tie Yan, seeing this person, immediately grasped a Long Spear in his hand.

He was about to attack the elder.

The elder, seeing this, gave a mocking look, not taking General Tie Yan seriously at all.

"General Tie, step back. You are no match for him. This person's Cultivation has reached the Holy Realm," Xu Nian stopped General Tie.

"Holy... Holy Realm!" General Tie Yan, hearing this, was stunned.

Was this demon actually a master of the Holy Realm?

"The five thousand elite soldiers you had stationed in the city have all been killed by this demon," Xu Nian spoke up once more.

"What?" General Tie Yan instantly looked around upon hearing this.

Indeed, following his loud shout earlier, not a single person showed up.

Did this mean that all five thousand of his subordinates had died?

General Tie Yan clenched his fists tightly, his eyes filled with boundless fury.

He had personally trained those soldiers, and now they had been annihilated without his knowledge.

How could he not be enraged?

"Ga ga, your soldiers were quite good, their souls were much stronger than those of the ordinary civilians. It's a pity there were only five thousand of them. If there were a hundred thousand or even eighty thousand, I might have been able to break through to the Two-star Holy Realm. But now, I've found two prey that are even better than a hundred thousand soldiers," the Blood Robed Elder said with a sinister laugh.

Towards the end, he turned his gaze towards Xu Nian and the Bull Demon King.

Both the Bull Demon King and Xu Nian had opened their Mud Ball Palace.

Their soul power was undoubtedly much more formidable.

Even after Xu Nian's soul had split, his soul strength was still equivalent to that of a One-star Saint.

So the two decent preys mentioned by the Blood Robed Elder were none other than Xu Nian and the Bull Demon King.

Upon hearing the Blood Robed Elder's words, a surge of anger also welled up in Xu Nian's eyes.

Although he was not an extremely compassionate and kind person, the thought of the massacre of the city's populace filled him with intense killing intent.

Among the million civilians, many were women and children.

They toiled all their lives, merely hoping to live out their days in peace and stability.

Yet the arrival of this Blood Robed Elder had turned the entire city into hell.

Based on this alone,

Xu Nian had already decided that he must kill this elder today.

To prevent him from harming more lives.

"Hmph, old man, you want to devour the soul of this old bull? I think you're tired of living!" The Bull Demon King stepped forward, with the cultivation of a One-star Demon Saint bursting forth in an instant.

A One-star Demon Saint?

General Tie Yan stared fixedly at the Bull Demon King.

He hadn't paid much attention to this young man before, but he hadn't expected the young man to be a One-star Demon Saint.

It was rare to encounter a Saint on ordinary days, yet suddenly two had appeared.

And it seemed they were both about to take action.

General Tie Yan felt utterly shocked.

The situation unfolding before him had completely surpassed his expectations.

However, he could only hope that this Demon Saint could stop this demon.

Otherwise, they would all be doomed!

However, upon seeing the aura emanating from the Bull Demon King, a look of disdain appeared on the demon's face.

"Meet your demise!"

Seeing that the elder looked down upon him, the Bull Demon King instantly summoned a steel trident in his hand.

Swinging the trident directly at the elder, the weapon contained terrifying might and its speed was like a shooting star.

"Hmph, mere child's play!"

But at that moment, the elder let out a cold snort.

His figure flashed, appearing directly above the Bull Demon King, and then he slapped his palm onto the Bull Demon King's chest.

The Bull Demon King's body instantly shot like a straight line, crashing into the distant city wall.

"Boom!"

A loud noise followed.

A large section of the city wall collapsed instantly.

Seeing this scene, General Tie Yan felt a suffocating sensation.

His eyes widened in shock, revealing an expression of utter astonishment.