MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again-Chapter 1276 - 253: Scheming

Faced with the repeated provocations of the hooded man, Lu Hong’s expression remained calm, as he said, "I said, if the truth is to be seen, come personally to ask, now, you can leave!"

"Hehe, do you think too highly of yourself? I said, whether you go today or not, you must go!" As he spoke, the hooded man made his move against Lu Hong.

As soon as he moved, a Qi Blood Handprint, a hundred feet in size, was blasted directly towards Lu Hong.

The speed was so fast that ordinary people couldn’t react in time.

However, Lu Hong didn’t care at all. Over the past three years, the spiritual energy in the Dark Continent showed a trend of explosive growth, accelerating Lu Hong’s recovery significantly. He had already regained his Peak Third Transformation cultivation, which was considered an existence of Martial Emperor level on this Dark Continent. Why should he fear such a trivial Late Stage Martial King character?

However, Lu Hong wanted to re-enter the God Realm, which was basically impossible because the Dark Continent still lacked the manifestation of the Law, preventing him from absorbing the Power of Laws. Lu Hong could not transform the spiritual energy within himself into Divine Power solely by relying on spiritual energy; this was indeed an important issue of energy transformation, and nothing could be done about it.

As the Blood Palm descended, Lu Hong didn’t even look at it, raising his hand to catch this premeditated attack with the force of his flesh.

Seeing the Blood Palm halted mid-air, the hooded man’s eyes widened at once. How could it be? His Late Stage Martial King strength, one of the nearly top experts in the Rongtian Domain, had been blocked so easily with a full-force strike?

How could it be possible?!

The hooded man couldn’t believe it nor accept it. He would rather believe that Lu Hong was using some special means, appearing relaxed but actually struggling.

"I can’t believe you can be on par with a Martial Emperor!" The hooded man stuck to his belief and attacked again.

Suddenly, the Qi and Blood in his body exploded again, transforming the hooded man into a scarlet meteor, fiercely crashing towards Lu Hong.

But the next second, the hooded man looked in shock at the palm above him, and his expression turned to terror.

Damn, he was so fast and had such strong impact force, yet the opponent just raised a hand to block it—could it be haunted?

"You... you’re a Martial Emperor?!"

Lu Hong did not deny it: "Sort of. Currently, I’m probably the top Martial Emperor on the Dark Continent."

Hearing Lu Hong’s answer, the hooded man was suddenly struck by cold reality. Damn, the top Martial Emperor, equivalent to the Ding Emperor of Zhongding Domain. A Martial Emperor in Rongtian Domain could only count as mediocre among the Twelve Domains, and now Lu Hong’s self-revelation that stands on par with the Ding Emperor—damn, it was simply defensive-breaking.

The hooded man’s fighting spirit faded instantly due to Lu Hong’s words, only thinking of escape.

But since he had already made a move, how could Lu Hong let him off easily? With a slight grip of his fingers, no matter how hard the hooded man struggled, he couldn’t break free.

"Since you’ve come to create trouble in my Photon City, then don’t leave." Saying that, Lu Hong squeezed forcefully.

The head of a Late Stage Martial King burst like a watermelon, and the body fell powerless to the ground.

Casually discarding the corpse, Lu Hong turned to the man emerging from the shadows, saying, "Hang this body on the city wall so that those nuisances don’t keep coming to bother us."

"Yes, Master!"

The man in the shadows quickly picked up the headless corpse and disappeared into the City Lord Mansion.

After the man left, Lu Hong immediately thought of Qin Hong, his good disciple, and asked, "A San, how has Qin Hong been lately?"

Upon hearing Lu Hong’s inquiry, another man emerged from the shadows, bowed to Lu Hong, and then spoke: "According to the spies’ reports, the Young City Lord currently enjoys a high reputation in the Western Battle Zone and seems to wish to return, but is consistently declined by Grand Marshal Long Lin due to the unstable situation there. Additionally, a large number of troops within Rongtian Domain have started heading towards the Western Battle Zone, seemingly targeting the Young City Lord. Furthermore, the Young City Lord recently made a breakthrough, reaching Second Transformation Level 3, and among his Qin Long Guards, one commander has broken through to the Second Transformation, officially becoming a Grand Master."

Listening to A San’s report, Lu Hong nodded.

Lu Hong was about to turn and leave, but noticed that the reporting A San seemed hesitant, as if he had something to say but dared not express.

"Speak."

Upon hearing Lu Hong’s two-word command, A San hurriedly knelt and bowed: "Master... I..."

Before A San could plead guilty, Lu Hong interrupted again: "Just say what you want to ask."

"As you command!" This time, A San gathered his courage and said, "Master, I’m just curious why you insist on letting Qin Long Guards expose their strength in the Western Battle Zone. The military formation of Qin Long Guards is too terrifying. Once certain people mark them, it could severely impact the development of our Photon City, or even expose us."

Upon hearing this, Lu Hong laughed and said, "Without exposure, where’s the excuse?"

A San was puzzled, "Excuse?"

"Yes, this Rongtian Domain is ruled by Rongtian’s Master for a thousand years, and the people’s hearts are with him. As a member of Rongtian Domain, what right and reason do we, Photon City, have to overthrow Rongtian’s Master’s rule? Therefore, I am giving them a chance, a reason for Photon City to justifiably engage in an internal war within Rongtian Domain."

Indeed, just a City Lord position? Would Lu Hong be satisfied? Of course not, but it’s not that Lu Hong craves power either. It’s for Qin Hong, his disciple, paving the way! Along the way, he didn’t take very many disciples, but none of his disciples had particularly good lives. Gui He was cut down back then, and he couldn’t save him in time. In the Ancient Heavenly Realm, the disciples he personally taught ultimately perished with Da Qin’s complete annihilation. This time, he wanted to provide Qin Hong with assurance to prevent repeating the past’s mistakes again.

So, Lu Hong wanted to conquer at least one domain, support Qin Hong in becoming the master of this domain. Only then could he confidently seek a way to leave the Dark Continent.

Thus, Photon City was just a beginning, with the ultimate aim of targeting Rongtian’s Master’s position.

No matter how strong a single person might be, it’s ultimately limited. He can’t just kill everyone who opposes him—what’s left to govern then?

Thus, Lu Hong wanted to leverage the exposed Qin Long Guards to actively instigate internal conflicts within Rongtian Domain. Even if needed, he’d expose the training methods of the Qin Long Guards. Let Rongtian Domain have internal strife—only then could he openly establish his banner and justly claim the position of Domain Master.

Hearing Lu Hong’s response, A San felt a surge of excitement. Little Photon City was naturally not their focal point. Yet, he never imagined his master’s target would be the position of Domain Master. If the master becomes Domain Master, it would indeed be a grand achievement! Just thinking about it filled him with immense excitement.

"Alright, you may go. Gather more intelligence lately, and also send word to Qin Hong. If faced with a life-and-death situation, there’s no need to be concerned about exposing Qin Long Guards’ training methods or the secret manuals I’ve taught. Letting these things flow out is of no consequence, and I will personally retrieve them when the time comes."

"Yes, Master!"

As A San departed, silence enveloped the City Lord Mansion once more.

Lu Hong tilted his head to look at the sky, unsure of how much longer he would stay on this Dark Continent, uncertain of the situation over in the Star Sea. Anyway, Hell’s Demon should no longer wage war externally, so the four skies should enjoy temporary stability, right?

The next morning, a headless corpse was hung upon the city wall, causing quite a stir among those passing by the city gate.

Yet, that was the extent of it. They couldn’t help their curiosity regarding the identity of this headless corpse.

However, those from other influential clans and families within Rongtian Domain couldn’t be so casual. Upon seeing the headless corpse, an inexplicable chill rose from their feet.

They dared not linger even a moment longer, quickly turning and fleeing Photon City.

This headless corpse they indeed recognized; it was one of the Clan Elders of the second-ranking Sky Family within Rongtian Domain. His strength was at the pinnacle of the Seventh Level of Martial King, with a likelihood of breaking through to the Eighth Realm anytime. Yet, he was killed silently within Photon City? Damn, how could anyone accept this?

No one expected the Photon City Lord, who only three years ago was considered a Middle Stage Martial King, to now easily kill a top figure in the Late Stage Martial King.

This news must be reported immediately; otherwise, it could lead to serious delays.