The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 941 How could they be so ruthless?
Lu Daoren was a pragmatic person.

Upon seeing Li Ping'an, he surrendered without resistance. Later, he treated Lin Chen with utmost respect, feeling that it was shameful for a Nascent Soul cultivator to be controlled by a Golden Core cultivator.

While the title "Mr. Lin" is still used, it carries a greater sense of respect now.

The battle against the Crimson Dragon King was fierce, with all three Void Realm experts dying, not even their primordial spirits escaping. Afterwards, the Crimson Dragon King pursued Gu Yuexi, and the Nascent Soul Elder who was protecting Gu Yuexi was shattered with a single slap.

Despite the perilous circumstances, Lin Chen managed to lead Gu Yuexi to safety.

This is not something anyone can do; at least, it's not something Lu Daoren can do.

The four people left Nanyue and headed straight for Kongyuan City.

Three days later, Lin Chen and his group arrived in Kongyuan City.

Kongyuan City was not small in scale, with a permanent population of 400,000. However, the entire city has now become a ghost town with no one in sight.

Zhu Lin, an elder of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, was the first to arrive here. He was the city lord of the neighboring Sword Qi City.

Zhu Lin stepped forward: "Sect Master!"

After briefly introducing both sides, Yue Shanhe said, "Tell me the situation."

Zhu Lin said in a deep voice, "I went into the city and checked carefully. A row of houses in the city lord's mansion collapsed. Next to it, I found Elder Chen's remains. Like the others, his flesh and blood had disappeared."

Lin Chen frowned: "A row of houses collapsed?"

Zhu Lin replied, "Yes, Elder Chen De is different from others. He did not die under the Myriad Spirits Blood Array. Instead, he was killed first, and then his flesh and blood were absorbed by the Myriad Spirits Blood Array."

Yue Shanhe said in a deep voice, "The city has a spirit light array and a barrier. Even if it is the Myriad Spirit Blood Array, as long as the barrier is still there, it is impossible to slaughter all 400,000 citizens. Did someone enter the city first, intercept Elder Chen, and close the barrier?"

"Yes."

Zhu Lin replied, "There are signs of a battle in the City Lord's Mansion, but only a row of houses collapsed. It must have been caused by an attack, probably when Elder Chen retaliated."

"Either the opponent possessed overwhelming strength and instantly killed Elder Chen, or they approached Elder Chen and launched a sneak attack, leaving Elder Chen unable to react in time and killing him instantly."

"After killing Elder Chen, the other party also slaughtered the guards of the city lord's mansion. I also checked all the spirit light array management offices one by one, and many spirit light arrays were also attacked."

"This was an organized and premeditated operation. The enemy entered the city, killed the city lord, attacked the Spirit Light Array, prevented the Spirit Light Array from activating, and then the Myriad Spirit Blood Array was activated, turning all 400,000 city residents into blood."

Lin Chen's expression was grave. Half a year ago, he had discussed with his master the views of cultivators on the lives of ordinary people. He never expected that at this moment, the extreme evil of human nature would be displayed before him.

Four hundred thousand lives were instantly turned into blood, eventually forming a single Blood Pearl of Myriad Spirits. Lin Chen came from the human realm, where, although poverty, the strong were respected, and the law of the jungle prevailed, the lives of ordinary people were largely protected; at least they weren't slaughtered indiscriminately like pigs and dogs.

Even in battles between cultivator families, the focus is usually only on eliminating the cultivator, cutting off their path to cultivation, and banishing them to the mortal realm, leaving them with no chance of recovery. They don't readily wipe out entire families.

Lin Chen, a master of annihilation, has wiped out many powerful cultivation families along the way, but he hasn't killed many people.

But right before our eyes, a city, 400,000 people, turned into blood.

All for a single Myriad Spirit Blood Bead that can enhance one's strength!
Is that human being?
This is a man-eating demon from hell!

Yue Shanhe said in a deep voice, "Let's take a look."

Lin Chen remained silent and followed the crowd into the city.

The streets were bustling with people, shops were filled with customers, and children were playing in the open space...

The city was covered with bones. Everything in the city was normal, except that disaster suddenly struck, killing everyone and taking away their flesh and blood.

Lin Chen felt a tightness in his chest, as if an invisible blade was pressing against his heart, causing him a dull ache and making it difficult to breathe.

Su Mubai covered his face with his hands, tears streaming silently down his face.

"So many precious lives, who are they, and how could they be so heartless?"

Yue Shanhe said in a deep voice, "Those skilled in the art of refining were considered evil sects in ancient times. In their view, everything in the world can be killed and refined. The extreme ones even refine their own relatives because people of the same bloodline are more likely to absorb the essence..."

Lin Chen asked, "In such a large city, not a single person survived? With so many cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage or above, is it possible that not even a single Nascent Soul cultivator escaped?"

Zhu Lin shook his head: "Under the Myriad Spirits Blood Array, everything can be refined. Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and even Primordial Spirit can all be refined into pure spiritual energy."

The group arrived at the city lord's mansion and landed in the spacious courtyard.

Zhu Lin pointed to a skeleton on the ground: "This is Elder Chen. I haven't touched anything here yet."

Lin Chen looked down and saw the skeleton of a man dressed in fine clothes.

Lin Chen's gaze fell on him, and suddenly, his eyes stopped.

(End of this chapter)