Divine War Pill Emperor

A fire on Celestial Water Street sent shockwaves through all of Xingyuan City.

Shop after shop was reduced to ashes, yet strangely, the stores next to the burning ones were completely unaffected.

The incident also alarmed the City Lord's Mansion.

"Make way, make way!"

"The City Lord's son is here!"

Amid the shouting, men from the City Lord's Mansion arrived, escorting the City Lord's son, Feng Hu.

Beside Feng Hu was the City Lord's Mansion's butler, Zhu Sanbao, a Martial King Ninth Heaven cultivator.

At the same time, the City Lord's Mansion's Guard Captain, Lu Xing, cleared a path for Feng Hu.

The crowd of onlookers automatically parted to make way for the people from the City Lord's Mansion.

Standing on Celestial Water Street and looking at the burning shops, Feng Hu's heart pounded in his chest.

That fire wasn't normal; it was a black flame.

He immediately roared at the men from the City Lord's Mansion, "Quick, put out the fire!"

"I'm giving you fifteen minutes to extinguish it."

Under Lu Xing's command, the men from the City Lord's Mansion sprang into action. They brought water buckets and even summoned several people with Water Attribute Divine Techniques to create rain, attempting to put out the fire.

But after fifteen minutes, everyone watched in horror as the flames only grew stronger, showing no signs of being extinguished.

The sight left the crowd dumbfounded.

Lu Xing rushed over to Feng Hu. "Young Master, this fire is bizarre. We can't put it out at all."

At that moment, Feng Hu's eyes widened.

"What's going on? What in the world is going on? Who set this fire?"

"Find out for me, now!"

He was furious. His City Lord's Mansion was responsible for extinguishing the fire on Celestial Water Street, yet they had failed. It was a heavy blow to him.

Lu Xing immediately dispatched men to investigate the matter.

Crucially, Zhu Sanbao leaned in close to Feng Hu and said, "Young Master, this is no ordinary fire. It must have been released by a Martial Cultivator. And anyone who can control this kind of Black Fire is by no means simple."

"It seems many mysterious Martial Cultivators have come to Xingyuan City recently."

Hearing this, Feng Hu felt even more frustrated.

In the end, the Black Fire burned for a full day and night.

Only then did it slowly die out.

When Feng Hu and his men rushed into the shops, they discovered that the owners had all vanished into thin air.

The final investigation results came in: flames had spontaneously erupted on the bodies of those shop owners.

No one knew why.

After temporarily dismissing the others, Feng Hu, Lu Xing, and Zhu Sanbao discussed the matter among themselves.

Finally, Lu Xing said, "Young Master, all the deceased were shop owners."

"According to my men's investigation, these people had a dispute with Chenxi Pavilion before. They even sent people to set fire to Chenxi Pavilion."

"Therefore, by our estimation, this fire must be related to the people from Chenxi Pavilion."

Hearing Lu Xing's words, Feng Hu's heart skipped another beat.

Zhu Sanbao also nodded. "Besides the mysterious Chenxi Pavilion, I'm afraid no one else could have done it."

"Young Master, it seems Chenxi Pavilion truly isn't afraid of our City Lord's Mansion in the slightest."

Feng Hu was silent for a long time before finally taking a deep breath.

"Since Chenxi Pavilion did it, we'll pay them another visit."

With that, Feng Hu led Lu Xing and Zhu Sanbao straight to Chenxi Pavilion.

As for the great fire, although many were unaware of the details...

...some of the more astute people, especially the shop owners on Celestial Water Street, had already faintly guessed who was behind it.

Some who were on good terms with Cao Huai and the others were now angry and unwilling to accept the outcome.

After some discussion, they began to spread rumors everywhere.

"Did you hear? The people from Chenxi Pavilion started the fire on Celestial Water Street."

"For real?"

"Of course, it's real. Cao Huai and the others tried to burn down Chenxi Pavilion before, and now Chenxi Pavilion is retaliating."

"But Chenxi Pavilion has gone too far this time. To burn so many people to death and destroy so many shops... they deserve to die."

"Let's go! We can't tolerate the existence of an evil shop like Chenxi Pavilion."

And so, several shop owners from Celestial Water Street secretly sent people to appear in front of Chenxi Pavilion and continuously condemn it.

Inside Chenxi Pavilion, Jiang Chen sat by the counter, completely ignoring the situation outside. His Artifact Refining Technique had hit a bottleneck, and he was absorbed in thought, trying to figure out how to achieve a breakthrough.

Suddenly, he saw Feng Hu and his men walk in.

As soon as Feng Hu entered, he first scanned Chenxi Pavilion, noticing that Mr. Qiu Shui was not present.

However, Xiao Jun and Mr. Jiao were there.

And there was also Jiang Chen. Seeing him, Feng Hu was momentarily stunned.

The last time he had come, Mr. Qiu Shui had been the person in charge. However, his subsequent investigation revealed that even Mr. Qiu Shui was merely serving Jiang Chen.

He had already investigated Chenxi Pavilion from top to bottom.

Seeing Jiang Chen, Feng Hu immediately clasped his hands in a salute. "You must be the master of Chenxi Pavilion, Mr. Jiang Chen?"

Jiang Chen gave Feng Hu a cool glance.

He said quietly, "That's right. That would be me."

"What business does the City Lord's Mansion have here?"

Feng Hu suddenly asked, "Your Chenxi Pavilion set this fire, didn't you? You deliberately burned Cao Huai and the others to death."

Jiang Chen looked at Feng Hu.

His eyes were calm, without a single ripple.

But Feng Hu felt as if Jiang Chen could see right through him.

He felt a flicker of panic in his heart.

'So this is the true master of Chenxi Pavilion.'

'Even people like Mr. Qiu Shui only work for him.'

'One can only imagine how terrifying Jiang Chen must be.'

Jiang Chen smiled faintly. "If you put it that way, I won't deny it. So what if we did set it? Does your City Lord's Mansion have a problem with that?"

With his current strength, he didn't give a damn about the City Lord's Mansion.

Indeed, Jiang Chen had been the one to set the fire.

They dared to burn his Chenxi Pavilion, so Jiang Chen would only be more ruthless in return, letting everyone know that provoking him was not a good idea.

He had gathered everyone in the area and left a mark of Black Fire on each of them. If anyone dared to plot against his Chenxi Pavilion, Jiang Chen could ignite the Black Fire with a single thought.

With the current power of his Black Fire, even Martial Arts experts could be easily burned to death.

Let alone Martial Cultivators with a Martial King Cultivation, who stood no chance of resisting the Black Fire.

Feng Hu hadn't expected the master of Chenxi Pavilion to be so domineering as to actually admit it.

But right now, there was nothing he could do about Jiang Chen.

Smart as he was, he knew Chenxi Pavilion was not to be provoked.

He hastily put on a smile. "If you ask me, it was a good fire! A wonderful fire!"

"Boss Jiang, rest assured, I will take care of this matter for you."

"In the future, if you ever need anything from the City Lord's Mansion, just say the word."

Even though he knew Jiang Chen and his people were behind it, he didn't dare say a single bad word about Chenxi Pavilion.

Instead, he was all smiles, trying to curry favor with Jiang Chen.

Seeing that Feng Hu was so sensible, Jiang Chen didn't make things too difficult for him.

He smiled. "Since that's the case, then I'll be relying on the City Lord's Mansion more in the future."

"Not at all, not at all! It's what we should do."

Feng Hu immediately said respectfully.

After saying his goodbyes, Feng Hu finally left with Lu Xing and Zhu Sanbao.

Stepping out of Chenxi Pavilion, Feng Hu saw the people outside who were stirring up public opinion and shouted, "Everyone, Chenxi Pavilion did not set this fire! If anyone dares to claim they did again, the City Lord's Mansion will arrest them and imprison them for ten years!"

As Feng Hu spoke, Lu Xing led the guards from the City Lord's Mansion to glare menacingly at the crowd, speaking up for Chenxi Pavilion.

Soon, the rumor-mongers were scared into a hasty retreat.