Over The World, Beyond Heaven

Half an hour earlier, at the residence within Mou Clan's defensive area...

"What did you say? Old Ma brought a group of great skilled masters to his clan's tavern in the trading area. Do you know why?!"

After Mou Clan Leader received the report about Ma-Li-Wei's movements, his face instantly turned pale with worry. As far as he knew, the assassin he had hired with a lot of money and treasure was also there.

"From the report, it seems that they have detected a psychopath hiding in their tavern, so Ma Clan Leader brought the clan's great skilled masters to deal with him. Now, it seems that they have activated defensive tactical formation and sealed tactical formation to block the psychopath's escape route!"

Bam!!!

Damn it!

Of course, Mou Clan Leader knew immediately that the psychopath was the assassin he had sent to kill Ma-Li-Wei's daughter and Zheng-Fu. However, to avoid chaos, the Ma Clan made such an announcement.

"Send our people to continue monitoring the situation. If there's any new news, hurry back to report to me!"

Yes, sir, Master Leader!

Pheeew!

"What the hell is this mess? Why do my plans fail every time? Why?! Why is it like this? What about all my previous investments!? You damn bastard!"

Thump! Thump! Thump!

"What happened, sir, Clan Leader? Why are you so enraged?!"

"Did the assassin fail?"

After the informant left, many elders immediately rushed into the tent. They saw that their clan leader was tense and furious. And when someone asked about the mission of the assassin they hired, the Mou Clan Leader became even angrier.

"How is that possible? Didn't that assassin say that he never failed? Then why…"

Enough!

"Don't mention this matter again! No matter what the outcome is, whether it fails or succeeds, we must be prepared to deal with it. Because if that assassin was open-mouthed about his employer... Old Ma and his clan definitely won't let this matter pass!"

Mou Clan Leader slowly calmed down before ordering everyone in the Mou Clan to prepare for battle. He was afraid that the assassin would tell Ma-Li-Wei about his employer. If that happened, there would definitely be a war.

"Yes, sir, Clan Leader, we'll rush to handle it."

All of the Mou Clan's elders were stressed. If a war broke out, their enemies would not only be the Ma Clan alone, but it might also include the City Governor's Zi Clan because the Zi Clan and Ma Clan were close allies.

As for their Mou Clan, even though they had the Xin Clan as their ally, they were not true allies. If Xin Clan did not benefit from this matter, they believed that Xin Clan would surely abandon Mou Clan. Therefore, they could not rely on anyone else except their clan members.

Flap!

Report, sir, Master Leader!

"What's else going on? Or is Ma Clan coming here?"

"No, sir. But it's Predecessor, sir! Predecessor has now come out of cultivation!"

Really?!

Oh, great!

"Since the trouble started, this is the best news I have heard. Huh! Father finally came out of closed-door cultivation. Let's see, those who dared to resist my Mou Clan will be eliminated!"

At first, Mou Clan Leader thought that the report would be bad news again. Since the war with the demon monster beast hordes started, he had never received any good news. But it was good news that made Mou Clan Leader extremely happy. His father finally came out of closed-door cultivation. This meant that his father had advanced to the next energy level.

"All of you, follow me back to the clan. We'll go to see..."

Whooooosh!

Pheeeeeeew!

"Why are you in such a hurry? What happened?!"

Hah!?

Father!

Predecessor!!!

But before the Mou Clan Leader could go anywhere, a figure quickly rushed into his tent like a ghost. Before that person spoke in a mysterious and terrifying voice. And when everyone saw him, they exclaimed in unison. That figure was none other than the Mou Clan Predecessor, or the father of the current Mou Clan Leader.

"What happened, Seng?! Why is your face so distressed? Did something bad happen to our clan while I was gone?" The Mou Clan Predecessor asked his son with a serious face when he saw his son's gloomy face.

"Father, during the time you were gone, our clan lost a lot of warriors and great skilled masters in the war. It caused our plan to fail, and we had to adjust it. But then... our new plans failed again and again at the hands of a young man whose origins are unknown. So, I sent a skilled assassin to deal with him, but it seemed that he would fail as well!" Mou-Seng, Mou Clan Leader, told his father everything that had happened.

He knew that he was wrong for not managing things well, causing his plans to fail time and time again. But he still told the whole story without hiding anything.

Sigh!

"Not everything will always go smoothly. We can't know if it will fail or not. But don't worry, I already broke through to the seventh level of the Great Deity Stage. From now on, Demon's Hill City and the territories under its control will belong to our Mou Clan!"

The Mou Clan Predecessor was not angry at what happened. Instead, he smiled meaningfully before confidently mentioning his intention to seize the power from the Zi Clan that ruled Demon's Hill City.

Great, Father!

"With your current energy level, no one can fight you. So, it's time for us, Mou Clan, to take back what should be ours from Zi Clan!"

Yes!!!

That's right!!!

Long live Predecessor!!!

Long live Clan Leader!!!

The Mou Clan's two pillar elders and all elders, who were in the tent, congratulated their masters in advance and were overjoyed that their Mou Clan would finally become the number one clan and the clan that ruled the city.

Back to Zheng-Fu…

Hah!?

"This energy level is...!"

After Zheng-Fu came out of the children's room, he felt an aura of a high-level cultivator from the city wall. That person must have had an energy level no lower than Zi-Dong-Lei, maybe even higher.

"Who is this person? But judging from the energy aura, he's certainly not a good guy."

Zheng-Fu analyzed the energy he sensed and concluded that its owner was not a good person, because it was full of murderous aura. If he were a good one, he would not have released such a terrifying aura.

"I have to go back to the City Governor now!"

At Zi-Dong-Lei's tent…

Hah!?

"This kind of energy is...! Could it be that Mou Clan Predecessor has come out of closed-door energy cultivation?"

Zi-Dong-Lei could also sense it, but he could already guess who the owner of the energy was. He had met Mou Clan Predecessor before and remembered that elder's aura very well.

Flap!

"Report, sir, City Governor! Mou Clan Predecessor has now come out of closed-door energy cultivation, sir. He is now at Mou Clan Leader's tent in their defense position, sir!"

Umm!

"I know. You can get out!"

Zi-Dong-Lei was not shocked at all when he received the report. He could guess that the strong energy must belong to the Mou Clan Predecessor.

Flap!

"City Governor, it seems you know who owns this energy, right?"

Hah!?

"Little Comrade Zheng-Fu!"

Suddenly, Zheng-Fu appeared in Zi-Dong-Lei's tent and asked with an expectant expression. He used the Heavenly Moving Gate to quickly go there.

"That's right, Little Comrade! I know who owns this energy. He's the Mou Clan Predecessor who entered the closed-door energy cultivation decades ago. He must have just come out today, and his energy level must have risen to the seventh level of the Great Deity Stage now. That's why his aura is so strong!" Zi-Dong-Lei replied with a tense expression.

Umm...

And when Zheng-Fu heard that, his face also showed great concern. He immediately understood and could predict what would happen next.

"If that's the case, then you and your clan are in danger. The Mou Clan has been planning to seize power and rule this city for a long time. And the fact that their Predecessor was able to break through to the seventh level means that he has become the strongest person in Demon's Hill City. Even if you're at the peak of the sixth level, you can't compare to his strength, right?"

"Yes, that's right! In the past, since I was the strongest person in this city, they didn't dare to resist or do anything outrageous. But now, it's not like that anymore. The Mou Clan Predecessor has become the strongest. Therefore, they'll undoubtedly take this opportunity to start doing something!"

Zi-Dong-Lei understood Zheng-Fu's words well. He also felt a little regretful that things had turned out this way. And no matter how much he wanted to fight, he could not. Because he could not risk the lives of so many people of the Zi Clan.

"What if I can help you break through to the seventh level?"

Hah!?

"Little Comrade, what did you just say?!"

Zi-Dong-Lei's eyes widened when he heard Zheng-Fu say that he could help him break through to the seventh level of the Great Deity Stage. However, he was afraid that he had misheard, so he asked Zheng-Fu again to make sure.

"I asked, 'What if I can help you break through to the seventh level?' Then what would you say?"

Oh!

"Little Comrade, this is no joke. This matter is very important to Zi Clan and the safety of the people in Demon's Hill City. If you just want to make me feel at ease, ..."

"I'll say it again, 'What if I can help you break through to the seventh level?' Would you believe me?"

Zheng-Fu kept repeating the same words again and again, not caring what Zi-Dong-Lei thought, because the answer he wanted was whether Zi-Dong-Lei believed it or not.