Zhang Chen sneered and slapped the messenger on the face.
Half of the messenger's face suddenly became red and swollen, and his teeth mixed with blood spattered out.
"You...how dare you!" the messenger roared in disbelief, his eyes red!
He was a messenger sent by the Son of God Daotian, and he was actually slapped?
What a shame!
"Snapped!"
His answer was another slap!
"Who do you think you are?" Zhang Chen asked disdainfully.
The envoy was stunned and looked at Zhang Chen blankly, with blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, looking completely lost.
"Tell me, where is the Son of God Daotian?" Zhang Chen asked.
"The Son of God Daotian is practicing in seclusion." The messenger replied.
"He needs the Spirits of the Four Saints for his cultivation, so I will kill him!" Zhang Chen said coldly.
The messenger looked pale.
"No, you can't..."
"Snapped!"
Another slap hit the other half of his face.
The messenger's cheeks quickly swelled and half of his teeth fell out.
"I am the envoy of the Son of God of Daotian!" The envoy shouted crazily: "If you dare to hurt me, the Son of God will definitely come to punish you and kill your whole family!"
Snapped!
Zhang Chen slapped him with his backhand.
"Who do you think you are!" Zhang Chen said contemptuously.
A little messenger who pretends to be in front of him is asking for trouble.
"You dare to take action against me..." the messenger roared.
boom!
Zhang Chen punched the envoy in the stomach. The envoy was so painful that he almost vomited blood and quickly covered his stomach and knelt down on the ground.
"If you say any more nonsense, I will kill you." Zhang Chen said coldly.
"Pfft~~"
The messenger spit out a mouthful of blood.
He raised his head with difficulty and looked at Zhang Chen in fear.
He didn't understand how a strong man in the God Emperor realm could be afraid of a little sage like him and dare to attack him.
He wanted to ask for mercy, but he didn't dare to speak.
"Get out!" Zhang Chen shouted.
"I..." the messenger just started.
Zhang Chen's fist swept across his waist, instantly shattering his internal organs!
"I...go..." He got up with difficulty and staggered away, extremely embarrassed.
Warriors from other major sects also fled in a hurry. They knew that a fierce battle broke out between Zhang Chen and the envoy.
They are all ordinary people, and they will definitely be affected if they stay here!
Zhang Chen waved his sleeves casually, and the dark clouds gathering over Suzaku City gradually dispersed. The sun shone down, and the whole city became warm.
"Father, what's wrong with you? Father!"
In the distance, a group of warriors ran in panic and rushed into the crowd to investigate.
These warriors were all warriors from the Suzaku Holy Land. They hurried over after sensing something unusual in the Suzaku City, but they did not expect that what was waiting for them was the dead and broken Suzaku City!
The warriors at the Suzaku Holy Land stared at Zhang Chen angrily, gnashing their teeth.
"You did it!" Lord Suzaku asked with a stern face.
"Oh? I killed them, do you want revenge?" Zhang Chen asked lightly.
"You..." Lord Zhuque angrily yelled: "You killed them, you are in trouble!"
He was really afraid that Zhang Chen would make things worse, which would be really troublesome.
Zhang Chen shook his head with a smile and said, "Are you worried about you? Don't worry, I won't get involved too deeply."
Lord Suzaku breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly cursed himself for meddling in other people's business. He immediately called for people to take away the injured disciples for treatment.
"What is your name? I am the elder of the shrine and I have a task for you." Holy Lord Suzaku suddenly remembered and said.
Zhang Chen was stunned for a moment and said doubtfully: "Mission? Shouldn't you ask me to help you save people?"
"No, you misunderstood, it's not my business." Holy Lord Suzaku explained awkwardly: "It is the goddess of the shrine who wants to summon you."
"Summon me?" Zhang Chen said in surprise.
"Yes, the goddess of the shrine has called you several times but failed to summon you, so she asked me to inform you. Please come with me." Lord Suzaku said respectfully.
Zhang Chen followed.
Divine goddess?
Do goddesses still exist in this world?
Holy Lord Suzaku brought Zhang Chen to the peak of the shrine. At this moment, there was an ancient tree on the top of the mountain.
This ancient tree is green all over and towers into the sky.
There is a huge platform above the ancient tree, and there are several figures sitting on the platform.
These figures are all wearing white robes, and each one exudes a mysterious aura.
There is a charming young woman in the center. She has a hot and concave figure, and her appearance is extremely exquisite. If you don't know better, you would think she is a fairy in the painting.
Her eyes were as bright as stars, and as she sat there, the energy of the world around her continued to flow into her.
This vitality is many times stronger than some super forces.
"Hello, girl." Holy Lord Suzaku said, cupping his hands.
"Yeah." The girl nodded.
"They are from our Suzaku Holy Land." Zhang Chen whispered to the girl.
"You're here." The girl turned her head and smiled, revealing two shallow dimples, very sweet and charming.
The Suzaku Saint, she is the goddess of the Suzaku Holy Land.
"Who is this?" The Suzaku Saint looked at Zhang Chen, blinked her big watery eyes, and asked curiously.
She heard that there was a genius named Zhang Chen in Suzaku City.
However, for some reason, Zhang Chen did not participate in the assessment, so they did not know each other.
Zhang Chen touched his nose and said, "I am from the Suzaku Holy Land. My name is Zhang Chen."
When Lord Zhuque saw Zhang Chen chatting with Saint Suzaku, his eyes were filled with shock!
The goddess of the shrine actually took the initiative to chat with a man. What's going on?
But soon, he noticed something, and the look he looked at Zhang Chen became more and more weird.
"This is Suzaku City. You are guests in Suzaku Holy Land, so you should rest first." said Lord Suzaku.
Zhang Chen nodded.
After Lord Suzaku left, Zhang Chen found a room to live in, and sat cross-legged to meditate and recuperate.
Now that he has entered Suzaku City, he does not have to worry about anyone catching up with him. After all, Suzaku City is too huge and it is impossible for them to find him.
However, for the sake of safety, Zhang Chen specially arranged a three-layer defense formation to ensure nothing goes wrong.
...
night.
Zhang Chen lay on the bed tossing and turning and couldn't sleep.
The scenes he encountered today came to mind, making his heart surge.
The Son of Suzaku, the Saint of Suzaku, and the Goddess of the Shrine. He never thought that one day he would be able to stand at the top of Suzaku City and overlook all living beings in the world.
Back then, in the Zhang family, I was just an unknown, inconspicuous waste.
Zhang Chen sighed, slowly opened his eyes, looked at the roof, and fell into thought.
"Son of God, Goddess, who are you?"
"Where do I come from? And what race do I belong to?"
He was so troubled that he couldn't think clearly at all.
Zhang Chen sighed, simply stopped thinking and closed his eyes quietly.
...
The next day, the sky turned fish-belly white, and the morning sun shone through the curtains into the room.
Zhang Chen woke up slowly. He stretched out and was about to wash up, but suddenly stopped.
He suddenly felt something fall to the ground!
Zhang Chen frowned and looked carefully, only to see a jade talisman falling to the ground.
There are four golden characters written on the jade talisman: 'Suzaku Holy Land'.
This jade talisman obviously fell last night, otherwise it would not have landed at his feet.
What's going on? Is this a letter from the Suzaku Holy Land?
"Could it be that the Suzaku Holy Land is looking for me for something?" Zhang Chen thought doubtfully and picked up the letter and looked at it.
On the back of the envelope, there are the words "神宫神女" written in large letters.
"This goddess is quite forthright. She will send a letter whenever she disagrees." Zhang Chen murmured to himself.
He tore open the letter paper and took out the letter.
I saw it was written in beautiful small regular script.
Suzaku City is in danger, return to the shrine quickly!
"Is Suzaku City in danger?" Zhang Chen's pupils shrank and he quickly dressed up.
Suzaku City is one of the largest cities in the Suzaku Holy Land. Its safety is related to the fate of the entire Suzaku Holy Land, so the Suzaku Holy Land will send the Suzaku Holy Lord here.
Although Zhang Chen doesn't like Holy Lord Suzaku, it doesn't mean that he hates the crisis in Suzaku City.
Zhang Chen quickly went downstairs and found that no one was in the courtyard, so he went straight out.
His mood was slightly urgent. Since the goddess of the shrine mentioned that Suzaku City was in danger, it proved that the situation was serious and he would never dare to neglect it.
On the streets of Zhuque City, there was an endless stream of passers-by in a hurry. Zhang Chen asked all the way to the square in the north of the city.
A dense crowd gathered in the square.
In the center of the crowd were ten corpses.
"Ten corpses came out of the place of death."
"The deceased was a member of the Black Tiger Mercenary Group. All twelve members who came out this time were killed!"
"However, the Black Tiger Mercenary Group has a total of 500 people. This is only a tenth loss."
"I wonder what ferocious beast or monster appeared in the land of death this time." Everyone was talking about it.
On the square, there were more than thirty people standing. They were the team performing this mission. At this time, their faces were gloomy and their eyes were red, like children who had been wronged.
The leaders among them were two middle-aged men.
The two men were tall and muscular, with muscles all over their bodies, exuding terrifying power.
They are none other than the deacons of Suzaku Holy Land, Zhu Wu and Wang Peng.
"Brother Wu, I really can't figure out why the Death Demon Ape in the Land of Death suddenly went berserk and killed our brothers." A young man in black roared angrily, clenching his fists.
"Yes, Brother Wu, we are the top three mercenary groups in Suzaku City. We are not weak, so why were we defeated so miserably?" Another young man in black gritted his teeth and said, "I wish I could eat the beasts from the Land of Death alive.
Let us avenge our fallen comrades."
"I know you are sad in your hearts, but now we still need to calm down. This is Suzaku City after all, and it would be bad if it causes a riot." Wang Peng took a deep breath, tried to calm down the anger in his heart, and said: "When we return to the Holy Land
, requesting the help of the sect’s senior officials, we will definitely find out the secret of the place of death and avenge our dead brothers.”
"I hope so." The young man in black nodded and responded. Although he was still aggrieved, there was nothing he could do.
"Huh? This is..." At this moment, Zhu Wu glanced at the debris on the ground and found a token.
The Holy Son of Suzaku? Could this jade pendant be...
Zhu Wu hurriedly bent down to pick up the token. When he saw the "Suzaku" pattern engraved on the token, his heart beat wildly.
The Holy Son of Suzaku!
He had heard this name several times. He was the only son of the Holy Lord of the Suzaku Holy Land. He had outstanding talent and was the leader of the younger generation!
Moreover, it is said that he has extraordinary qualifications and is known as the most talented genius in the history of the Suzaku Holy Land. He even killed a spirit-transforming monster hundreds of years ago!
Zhu Wu's breathing gradually became heavier, and his eyes flashed with excitement. This was the goal he had dreamed of achieving!
As long as he takes the head of the Holy Son of Suzaku and returns to the Holy Land, it will be enough for him to flourish!
Moreover, this is not against the rules, after all, the Holy Son Suzaku did die in the Forest of Death.
Thinking of this, Zhu Wu's breathing became a little disordered, and his mood became more and more excited, as if he had already seen his glorious appearance.
"Captain..." Wang Peng seemed to notice something strange, turned around and called Zhu Wu.
"It's okay." Zhu Wu shook his head slightly, suppressing the excitement in his heart, and whispered: "Gather all members immediately, I have important news to announce."
"Yes, captain." The young man in black took the order and retreated.
...
Soon, everyone in the square gathered here.
"Captain, what's going on?" The young man in black couldn't help but ask.
"The Death Forest is in danger!" Zhu Wu looked around, then stared at the distant sky: "I suspect that the Death Demon Ape in the Land of Death has been born!"
Wow.
As soon as he finished speaking, every mercenary present, including Zhang Chen, was shocked.
The Death Demon Ape is an overlord-level existence in the Land of Death, and it is said that its strength is comparable to that of a strong person in the Dragon Transformation Realm!
Doesn't the birth of such a powerful being mean that Suzaku City will face a catastrophe!
"How could a demonic ape appear in the land of death!" The young man in black stared with wide eyes.
"The Demon Ape is cruel and bloodthirsty and extremely dangerous. I guess there must be a treasure inside the Death Forest, otherwise the Death Demon Ape would never risk leaving the Death Forest!"
"The Death Demon Ape is too terrifying. If it's a spirit-transforming monster, it's okay. If it's a true martial arts monster, we will definitely not be able to escape!"
Zhu Wu continued to explain: "No matter what the reason is, there are demon apes in the land of death, and we must retreat."
"This place is not far from Suzaku City. With our walking distance, we can reach it in half a day!"
"Everyone, get ready, pack your things, and set off immediately!"
"Yes, Captain!" The mercenaries all nodded. They all knew how terrifying the Death Demon Ape was.
"Wait, don't leave in a hurry yet."
Just as Zhu Wu gave the order, Zhang Chen suddenly said: "This matter is very strange. I feel that it has something to do with the Bai family."
Hearing this, everyone raised their eyebrows and cast surprised glances at Zhang Chen.
"Oh? What do you mean by Brother Zhang's words?" Zhu Wu asked.
"The shops in Suzaku City were destroyed, and the Death Demon Ape suddenly became violent. If you say that there is no connection between the two, I don't believe it at all." Zhang Chen said indifferently.
"It makes sense." Everyone nodded and agreed with Zhang Chen's point of view.
Death Demon Apes are monsters in the land of death. Their intelligence is similar to that of ordinary beasts, but they are relatively powerful. They know how to conceal their aura and attack methods. Moreover, they are extremely greedy. Their desire for food makes them willing to pay a huge price.
Capture humans and use them as food.
But this time, the Death Forest encountered such a disaster, but they still didn't appear, which is unusual in itself.
"Look at the footprints on the ground. Judging from the marks on the soles of the feet, they should be left by humans. They are also walking in a hurry, as if they are trying to avoid something."
After Zhang Chen knelt down and checked, he muttered: "And judging from the footprints, those people seemed to be seriously injured!"