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After Chen Yang removed the seal from the surface of the black stick.

The next moment, surging demonic energy burst forth from the staff, raging wildly in all directions!

A large portion of the demonic energy sensed Chen Yang's flesh and blood and instantly rushed towards him!

Chen Yang was startled: "Holy crap! This thing is so ferocious!"

He dared not be careless. He clapped his hands together, and with a "crack," several bolts of lightning instantly protected his entire body!

Immediately afterwards, Chen Yang swung his hand back and the Yang Lei Sword was already in his grasp—the sword was crackling with lightning, and wherever the lightning passed, the arrogant demonic energy scattered and fled!

Chen Yang frowned and muttered, "Damn it! What the hell is this? That old bastard Ma Wenyuan, he really is up to no good!"

As he spoke, Chen Yang reached out and grabbed the magic wand in his hand!

The stick was icy cold, but countless bolts of lightning crackled in Chen Yang's palm, so he was not afraid at all.

The charlatan was trembling, as if he were extremely frightened!

The surging demonic energy around them instantly gathered back into the stick, no longer daring to come out and cause trouble!

Chen Yang picked up the stick and opened his system panel again, only to find to his dismay that the item's name still did not appear in the panel!

"Something's not right! Judging from the quality of this stick, it should be a Xuan-rank or higher spiritual treasure. How could it not catch the system's eye?"

Chen Yang muttered to himself, looking at it over and over for a while, and then suddenly frowned!

He closed his eyes and slowly probed the demonic staff with his divine sense—sure enough, a drop of essence blood was attached to the surface of the staff, and the essence blood contained a wisp of divine sense!

Chen Yang suddenly realized: "Holy crap! It's actually a treasure that can recognize its owner! No wonder the system didn't show it; it turns out someone has already claimed it through a blood oath!"

"This essence blood still contains divine consciousness, indicating that the stick is connected to the opponent's divine consciousness!"

Chen Yang opened his eyes, glanced at the dead Ma Tinghai on the ground, and instantly understood: "This stick definitely doesn't belong to Ma Tinghai! Damn it! That bastard Ma Wenyuan! He sent Ma Tinghai with the stick to summon the people of Xinghai City, so he wanted the stick to devour the souls of all the residents!"

"The essence and spirit within the stick must belong to Ma Wenyuan!"

Thinking of this, Chen Yang once again probed his consciousness into the stick, and then a bolt of lightning crackled and popped wildly at the blood essence!

The demonic staff trembled violently, and the next moment, the divine consciousness within it was completely annihilated by lightning!

But that drop of blood remained inside the stick, and no matter how much lightning struck it, it could not be erased!

Chen Yang picked up the talismans from the ground, thinking to himself, "These talismans might still contain traces of Ma Wenyuan's presence; keeping them is too risky!"

With a wave of his hand, Chen Yang's surrounding Yang Fire Domain instantly burst into flames, burning all the talismans to ashes!

Afterwards, Chen Yang put the magic wand into his storage ring.

The essence and blood within the stick cannot be removed, meaning that only when Ma Wenyuan dies can the stick recognize a new master!

"But now that I've cleared his consciousness, he shouldn't be able to find this stick!"

Chen Yang thought for a moment, but still dared not be careless. He leaped out of the carriage and headed straight for the seaside!

Upon reaching the beach, he buried the magic wand directly in the sand, then hid and observed what would happen!

If Ma Wenyuan can still sense the stick, he won't be able to find himself.

At this moment, Ma Wenyuan, far away in Ma Tinghai's residence in the capital, was leisurely waiting for his Ten Thousand Souls Sacrifice Demon Staff to be completed.

Suddenly, his brows furrowed sharply!

Ma Wenyuan jumped to his feet, his expression changing drastically: "What happened? Why can't I suddenly sense the treasure's aura? Could there be a problem with the refining process?"

Ma Wenyuan dared not be careless—this Ten Thousand Souls Demon-Slaying Staff was his most powerful magic weapon and his greatest reliance after breaking through to the Divine Power Realm!

For this magic wand, he risked killing countless people and hid in this barren southern region for twenty years.

We absolutely cannot afford to make a mistake at the last minute!

Ma Wenyuan leaped up and "whoosh!" flew away on his sword!

The Qingfeng Sword beneath his feet was entwined with rich wind elements. Ma Wenyuan stood on the flying sword, transforming into a streak of light, and arrived at Xinghai City in an instant!

At this moment, the more than two hundred Golden Body Realm guards in Xinghai City were still unaware that Ma Tinghai was dead, and were still working hard to drive the residents into the square!

Ma Wenyuan glanced around from the air, then flashed and landed in Ma Tinghai's carriage with a "whoosh"!

As soon as they entered the carriage, a strong stench of blood hit them – Ma Tinghai lay on the ground, his head smashed open, already beyond dead!

Beside Ma Tinghai was a pile of ashes, which was the talisman he used to seal the demon stick!

Seeing this, Ma Wenyuan trembled all over, gritting his teeth in anger: "Damn it! What happened? Where's my baby? How was my consciousness erased?"

"Could it be that the Ten Thousand Souls Sacrifice Demon Staff is too powerful, turning the tables and devouring my divine consciousness? Impossible! I clearly already bound it to its master with my blood; this doesn't make sense!"

Ma Wenyuan grew angrier the more he thought about it. He stomped on the carriage with a loud "bang," then leaped into the air, quickly looking around, trying to retrieve his magic wand!

He scurried around like a mad fly, grabbing several Golden Body Realm guards at random and demanding to know Ma Tinghai's whereabouts!

But the guards couldn't answer anything. Frustrated, Ma Wenyuan waved his hand, and with a "bang," the four guards were instantly blown into a bloody mist!

Soaring into the sky once more, Ma Wenyuan's bloodshot eyes scanned his surroundings!

Hiding in the shadows, Chen Yang saw this and understood: "It seems Ma Wenyuan really can't sense the magic wand anymore! That means I'm safe to take it!"

"When I have the chance to kill Ma Wenyuan later, I can not only claim the 500 million bounty on his head, but also erase his life essence and completely control this demonic staff!"

"If even a Foundation Establishment cultivator like Ma Wenyuan is so concerned about this weapon, it must be extraordinary. It might even be a Heaven-Rank Spiritual Treasure! If I had a second Heaven-Rank Spiritual Treasure, my strength would truly take off!"

Chen Yang smiled and quietly ran towards the hiding place of the magic wand!

At this moment, Ma Wenyuan in the air was furious beyond measure, and his roar echoed through the sky: "Bastards! Everyone gather around! I want to find out everything!"

He no longer cared about concealing his identity as an enforcer and directly gathered the city lord of Xinghai City and the more than two hundred Golden Body Realm guards of the Ma family, determined to retrieve the Demon Stick!

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Chen Yang dug out the Ten Thousand Souls Sacrifice Demon Staff and, relying on the invisibility effect of "Wind Concealment Swift Steps," quickly retreated!

After leaving Xinghai City, Chen Yang frowned slightly: "Although I saved hundreds of thousands of residents of Xinghai City and obtained this treasure, I also completely drove Ma Wenyuan crazy!"

"Judging from his crazed state, he definitely won't stop until he gets to the bottom of this! With his strength and intelligence network, he'll surely be searching for the strongest person in the entire Ming Dynasty. At that time, I'll inevitably come into his sights!"

The more Chen Yang thought about it, the more serious his expression became: "No! We can't just sit and wait to be killed; we must take the initiative!"

Back in the capital.

Chen Yang leaped onto the city wall of the capital, gazing at the bustling city below as he pondered deeply.

"With my current strength, dealing with Ma Wenyuan will definitely be difficult! Although I have a chance to kill him, the greater probability is that I can't win! Even if I could win, if I can't kill him in one blow and he gets the news to Tianhai Sect, then I'll be in big trouble!"

"It seems it's best not to show ourselves before we kill Ma Wenyuan!"

With his hands behind his back, Chen Yang's gaze swept across the entire capital city. When his eyes landed on Zhaoming Academy, a sudden idea flashed into his mind!