Chapter 872: Zero (2)
By the end, he couldn’t help but laugh in cruel mockery. A glint of killing frost flashed in Li Xiaofei’s eyes.
Shlick.
The Blood-Drinking Sword twisted sharply and a soul-searing agony burst through Nie Yucheng’s body. Even his very soul seemed to writhe in torment.
“Aaaargh!” A shriek of unimaginable pain tore from his throat.
No one could withstand such suffering, not even the toughest warrior. And Nie Yucheng... was far from that. Yet even in the midst of his screams, he refused to give up the location of Si Kongxue and the others.
Li Xiaofei did not hesitate further. He immediately dismissed the Realm of Eternal Samsara. Leaving Nie Yucheng skewered on the Blood-Drinking Sword, he returned to the real world while dragging the man along like a bloodied banner as he began searching the Forging Association buildings in a frenzy.
But even after overturning the entire place, Li Xiaofei still found no trace of Si Kongxue or the others. He did, however, detect remnants of their aura in a sealed chamber. They were clear signs that both Si Kongxue and her daughter had been there. But they had already been moved.
“Tell me, where were they taken?” Li Xiaofei growled, lifting Nie Yucheng by the sword, his patience nearly gone. “Speak! Now!”
Cough, cough, cough...
Nie Yucheng spat out blood, his face twisted in a broken smile. He said, “I don’t know... hahaha... With my level of authority, all I could do was borrow them to bait you. Even during that period, Zero personally oversaw everything. There was no room for error. The moment you appeared at the Forging Association base, they were transferred elsewhere.”
Zero. The supreme leader of Eden in the Xiao Kuang Star Region. The true puppet master behind the curtain. A shadow looming over every cultivator’s head. For centuries, both military and civilian forces, and even elements within Eden itself, had tried to overthrow and assassinate him. Yet he still lived. And everyone who had tried to kill him... was dead.
Even someone like Nie Yucheng, who was vicious, cunning, and obsessed with power, could do nothing but submit quietly beneath Zero’s feet. He could only carry out orders in trembling deference. That alone spoke volumes of Zero’s terrifying might.