Chapter 407: Chapter 401: Beheading—Lian Huasheng Is Dead

Lian Huasheng originally wanted to say to Kong Aotian, "Spare my life for the sake of your father, Peacock Great Ming King."

However, as soon as he spoke, Kong Aotian panicked.

Kong Aotian thought to himself, "I spent so much effort coming up with a fake name to deceive Lin Yuan."

"You’re about to blow my cover!"

Without a doubt, once Lian Huasheng mentioned Peacock Great Ming King’s name, his identity would be exposed.

When people are nervous, their potential is limitless.

At that moment, and in the blink of an eye.

Just as Lian Huasheng was about to utter the words Peacock Great Ming King, Kong Aotian summoned his green tail feather.

This green tail feather, like a feather duster, ferociously whipped the back of Lian Huasheng’s head.

Kong Aotian’s tail feather was crafted using the method Peacock Great Ming King used to refine the Five-Colored Divine Light.

Kong Aotian made a bold move, and Lian Huasheng was completely unprepared.

With one strike, Lian Huasheng’s eyelids flipped, and he fell directly to the ground, convulsing uncontrollably.

Soon after, he passed out.

Lin Yuan was no fool; he naturally realized that Kong Aotian didn’t want his identity exposed.

It seems this Kong Aotian is probably a fake name.

However, even so, Lin Yuan did not expect Kong Aotian to actually be Kong Mengmeng.

After all, when Lin Yuan last fought with her, she was still in the Real World.

Lin Yuan hadn’t expected that upon entering the Mysterious World, she would also come back.

"Thanks for lending a hand, Brother Aotian!"

"I’ll handle killing this person myself!" Lin Yuan said to Kong Aotian.

Since Lian Huasheng knew Kong Aotian and even his father,

it wouldn’t be appropriate for him to kill Lian Huasheng.

Moreover, this was originally Lin Yuan’s own matter, so dragging Kong Aotian into it wouldn’t be right.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan approached the unconscious Lian Huasheng, raised Zhong Kui’s Ghost-Slaying Sword, and hacked toward his head.

In his prime, Lian Huasheng already couldn’t fight back against Lin Yuan, let alone now, when he was unconscious.

The move easily chopped off Lian Huasheng’s head, blood spurted, and Lian Huasheng was thus easily dealt with.

Now, Lin Yuan could slay Tier Four experts with such ease.

After killing the man, Lin Yuan, holding Zhong Kui’s Ghost-Slaying Sword, left several characters on the ground.

The killer, Lin Yuan.

"Hmph!" Kong Aotian snorted coldly, then grumbled irritably, "Such a big-mouthed idiot, deserved to die!"

From Kong Aotian’s attitude, it was clear he held no good sentiments toward the World Honored or the sect he founded.

In fact, it wasn’t just Kong Aotian who held this attitude; even Peacock Great Ming King had the same attitude.

Peacock Great Ming King, although second only to the World Honored within the sect, standing shoulder to shoulder with Wu Nengsheng,

didn’t join the sect willingly.

He joined because he lost a duel to the World Honored, a choice made out of helplessness.

His service to the World Honored was simply fulfilling an old bet.

Over the years, Peacock Great Ming King had been coasting by, indifferent to the sect’s matters.

Kong Aotian’s attitude toward the World Honored and the sect was entirely shaped by Peacock Great Ming King.

With Lian Huasheng dead, Lin Yuan’s plan was complete.

He eliminated the mastermind from the World Honored One Sect, leaving only a bunch of simpletons who would be much easier to deal with.

After dealing with Lian Huasheng, Lin Yuan did not forget to take his Power of Rules and quickly left the scene with Kong Aotian.

All cultivators have something like a Life Plate; Lin Yuan worried Lian Huasheng might have left similar measures.

With these measures, people like Zengzhang Heaven could easily find Lian Huasheng’s corpse.

Though Lin Yuan was formidable, he didn’t want to fall into the madness of being surrounded by these people.

At this time, Zengzhang Heaven, Guangmu Heaven, Dragon Tree Bodhisattva, and Great Python God were battling their opponents fiercely, when suddenly they felt a scorching heat from the jade tokens on their chests.

Upon coming to the Life and Death Trial Arena, Zengzhang Heaven and his comrades each made a jade token, leaving their own aura within.

Once a person dies, the aura within the jade token changes from gold to black.

Moreover, these jade tokens also have guiding properties, allowing one to find the fallen person’s corpse based on its direction.

The scorching jade token signifies that someone has fallen.

Though aware a comrade has fallen, everyone was locked in life-or-death battles and couldn’t spare time to look.

After some fierce fighting, those who were blocking them seemed to realize chasing Garuda further was hopeless.

Their goal was to secure treasure; since chasing Garuda seemed futile, continuing the fight held little meaning.

Life-and-death struggles hinge on benefits.

Without benefits, there’s no need to continue fighting.

Gradually, their opponents began retreating.

As their opponents retreated, Zengzhang Heaven and his comrades didn’t chase.

Especially Zengzhang Heaven and Guangmu Heaven; after sensing the heat from their jade tokens, they worried that the one who died might be each other.

Among their four brothers, only the two of them were left; if one more died, they would be truly alone.

Guangmu Heaven pulled out the jade token from his chest, and upon seeing the gray aura, he let out a sigh of relief and said, "It’s Lian Huasheng; thankfully, it’s not my second brother."

In Guangmu Heaven’s eyes, anyone else could die, but his second brother absolutely could not.

Guangmu Heaven was a simpleton, believing Lian Huasheng had the weakest combat power among the group, a waste.

If he truly had to choose among the survivors, he would pick Lian Huasheng to die.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Zengzhang Heaven also pulled out his jade token, and upon seeing who had died, his face darkened.

Now, Zengzhang Heaven faced two pieces of news: one good and one bad.

The good news was, the one who died wasn’t his brother Guangmu Heaven.

The bad news was, the one who died was Lian Huasheng!

Zengzhang Heaven was not like Guangmu Heaven; he wasn’t just a simpleton; he had some smarts.

In Zengzhang Heaven’s opinion, except for their two brothers, anyone else’s death would not impact the overall situation, but not Lian Huasheng!

In terms of combat power, there was Garuda and Great Python God.

In terms of defense, there was Dragon Tree Vajra.

Their brothers were fully balanced fighters in many aspects.

Among their small team, the remaining members still had strong combat power.

However, now the brains of the small team had died.

Thinking of this, Zengzhang Heaven’s heart couldn’t help but sink.

"Why is the one who died Lian Huasheng, not anyone else?" Zengzhang Heaven thought to himself.

Anyone else’s death could be replaced; Lian Huasheng, however, was irreplaceable.