An Understated Dominance

After executing the officials, the rage in Li Guanglong's heart finally subsided somewhat. At this point, Lincheng was beyond saving. It was only a matter of time before the red mist devoured the entire city. With his current capabilities, nothing he did would make a difference. He might as well vent his frustration by killing a few corrupt bureaucrats. “Buzz~!” Suddenly, a loud rumble echoed from the skies above. It sounded like thunderclaps tearing through the heavens, and even the ground beneath their feet trembled slightly. “What’s going on?” Li Guanglong frowned deeply. “Your Highness! Something’s happening outside!” Wan Zhong entered the hall and quickly reported. “Let’s go see!” Without wasting any time, Li Guanglong strode out of the mansion. Far off in the sky, a massive energy vortex had appeared at some unknown point. The vortex was over a hundred meters wide --- at a glance, it looked like a black hole, exuding an immense sense of power and dread. ...

“Uncle Qian! Who was that just now? How could someone possess such divine power?” After a moment of stunned silence, Li Wenxing quickly became excited. With just a wave of the hand, the figure had triggered a celestial phenomenon, completely devouring the red miasma across several kilometers. That could no longer be called a man --- it was a living god on earth! “Too far away --- I couldn’t see clearly,” Qian Jin replied, his eyes wide, face still filled with shock. That figure just now was simply too powerful. So powerful, in fact, that Qian Jin felt as though he had just seen a deity descend. He never imagined that in this remote southern frontier, such a terrifyingly powerful being could be hiding in plain sight. Such divine powers… probably not inferior even to that one from Mount Longhu. This was truly one man reversing the tides of disaster, single-handedly saving a collapsing world. “Investigate! Immediately!” Li Wenxing’s face lit up with excitement. “Find o...

Wugang City, central district. Thick red poison mist had erupted from the hospital and was spreading rapidly in all directions. In just one hour, the toxic mist had already expanded over six to seven kilometers --- more ferocious than a wildfire. And wherever it touched, it turned everything into ruins. Any human who came into contact with it would die within two minutes, their body melting into a pool of blood. Even lifeless objects were corroded until they were riddled with holes. At this rate, it would only take a single day for the red mist to engulf the entire city and turn it into a lifeless wasteland. At that moment, on the rooftop of a tall building not far from the city lord’s residence… Li Wenxing and Qian Jin stood on the rooftop, watching the ever-expanding red mist in the distance with helpless expressions. They had tried everything --- mobilizing manpower and resources to halt the spread of the mist. But none of it worked. They had lost many lives in t...

“Your Highness, what should we do now?” Qian Jin asked anxiously. “You’re asking me? Who the hell am I supposed to ask?” Li Wenxing looked utterly miserable. “The two divine physicians are dead, we can’t control the plague, and now there’s this deadly poison mist that kills everything it touches --- how am I supposed to handle this? My head’s about to explode!” “Your Highness, maybe we should retreat for now? If the mist keeps spreading, this city will be doomed. Staying here will only put your life in danger,” Qian Jin advised. “Retreat? Retreat where? If Wugang City falls, then so does my future!” Li Wenxing slumped in defeat. Everyone knew this plague-containment assignment was a test from the emperor. If he performed well, he could very well be chosen as heir to the throne. If he failed, he could kiss that dream goodbye forever. He had come so far --- how could he accept losing the crown now that it was almost in his grasp? “Your Highness, as long as you’re alive,...

Pei Nan was dead --- suddenly and without warning. Even Dustin didn’t react in time. Staring at Pei Nan’s exploded skull and her corpse lying in a pool of blood, Dustin frowned slightly, and the smile on his face quickly disappeared. There had been no attacker. It wasn’t suicide either. Her head exploded because someone had implanted a Gu worm in her ahead of time. This particular Gu had been hidden inside her head, lying dormant and undetectable, not affecting the host at all. However, the moment the host intended to betray the Bone Cult, the Gu would awaken --- and immediately self-detonate. This kind of internal explosion was impossible to guard against. Dustin had not thoroughly examined Pei Nan’s body earlier, which led to the oversight and allowed the Gu to go off. Otherwise, with his current skills, destroying a worm in someone’s brain wouldn’t have been difficult. In fact, even Pei Nan herself hadn’t realized she’d been implanted. Otherwise, she would’ve self-...

“You… What did you do to me?!” Pei Nan struggled frantically, but her entire body was paralyzed. She couldn’t even move a finger. As a Half-Step Grandmaster, she had never experienced anything like this before. It felt like an ant facing a mountain --- utterly powerless. “Don’t be nervous. I’m not going to kill you.” Dustin smiled slightly and walked slowly toward her, locking eyes with her. “I’m going to ask you two questions. If you answer honestly, I’ll let you go. But if you lie, I’ll make you regret everything you’ve done today.” “Hmph! Just kill me! You think I’m afraid of you?!” Pei Nan looked as if she were ready to die without fear. To her, death meant returning to the embrace of the True Bone God --- it would be a release. “I said I won’t kill you. But I will make you suffer a little.” As he spoke, Dustin flicked his finger. A silver needle shot forward and pierced Pei Nan’s body. “Ahhh!” As the needle entered her body, Pei Nan instantly felt an unbea...

"Boss, look out!" Su Lan had been keeping a close eye on Pei Nan's movements. The moment she saw the chains break and red mist erupting from Pei Nan’s body, she immediately stepped in front of Margaret to shield her. However, the red mist was pervasive, instantly engulfing everyone in the room, and spreading rapidly outward. It expanded at an alarming speed, quickly reaching the surrounding areas. The red mist was highly toxic --- wherever it passed, plants withered and died, the soil turned black, as if the entire world was being consumed. "Hahahaha… Die! Die! All of you, die!" "This world is rotten, the heavens unjust --- only the True Bone God is eternal!" "You filthy creatures, today I’ll use the Blood of the Bone God to cleanse you of your sins!" "I shall offer your lives as a sacrifice to the Bone God!" "Long live the Bone Cult! Glory to the True Bone God!" “……” Pei Nan’s maniacal shouts echoed ...