Chapter 730: Chapter 733: Feast! (Third update! 1000 monthly tickets for additional updates)

Inside the Qingye Sect, Iron Granny watched the imperial procession leave with a smile on her face.

Liang Zhihuan finally took Ning Qingxuan back to the palace. Iron Granny believed that nothing would go wrong this time. Ning Qingxuan had lost her memory, and everyone had been saying that Lin Zhen was not good enough for her, so she couldn’t possibly have any lingering feelings for him.

The education Ning Qingxuan had received from a young age was to marry Liang Zhihuan and become the queen. This time, things would surely go smoothly.

Moreover, Lin Zhen wouldn’t be able to cause any more trouble; he should be captured soon. Once Lin Zhen was dealt with, everything would be settled.

“Let’s go and check on the situation at Hell Volcano.”

After Iron Granny went to take a look, Liang Zhihuan on his part, didn’t idle either.

Ning Qingxuan sat in the imperial procession, maintaining a distance from Liang Zhihuan, as she was still not used to being close to men, even if this man was her husband.

Although Liang Zhihuan was somewhat impatient, he wouldn’t force himself on Ning Qingxuan here. Nobody could force her anyway. He believed that things would naturally fall into place once they returned to the Imperial Palace and shared a meal.

“Your Majesty, please watch the Dimensional Universe, Lin Zhen has been spotted.”

“Oh! I’ll watch it immediately.”

Liang Zhihuan hurriedly opened the Dimensional Universe and watched the broadcast from Hell Volcano.

At his side, the always cold Ning Qingxuan was also attracted to the screen, watching together with him.

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The news of Hell Volcano being excavated spread rapidly.

At this moment, Nan Liang’s news once again successfully occupied the headlines.

People opened the Dimensional Universe one by one, wanting to see how the criminal who had been declared guilty by the Emperor of Nanliang, and who had later committed repeated crimes, would be captured.

Whoever could capture Lin Zhen first would truly become famous.

Iron Third Lady wanted to step forward with her sword, but she was pulled back by Iron Second Lady.

“Third Sister, our mission isn’t to make a splash.”

Iron Third Lady didn’t move, nor did Shi Zhonglie. The savvy old man knew that Lin Zhen wasn’t easy to catch, and it was better not to stick his neck out.

But while he didn’t want to make a splash, there were always those who did.

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Gu Mu was the owner of the largest private martial arts hall in the Nan Liang region.

He was quite famous; he entered the Longevity Realm at the age of 6,500, and established the largest private martial arts hall outside of the official ones. He had taught countless students, and was considered a master of his generation in Nan Liang.

Since entering Longevity, Gu Mu rarely taught students personally and seldom made public appearances. Some of his disciples couldn’t hold up the pressure, and the business of the martial arts hall began to decline, gradually being surpassed by competitors.

After the incident of Lin Zhen slaughtering civilians, Gu Mu was the first to jump out and criticize him.

He even became the first volunteer, coming to Hell Volcano to capture Lin Zhen.

All these actions indeed brought him a lot of benefits. His high exposure recently had led to the martial arts hall becoming popular again.

He actively requested to be the first one to capture Lin Zhen, which was part of his plan to promote his martial arts hall.

He even had his lines ready.

After capturing Lin Zhen, he would definitely denounce him righteously: “You audacious scoundrel, did you think no one could put an end to your evil deeds? Be it the royal family, the common people, or our Divine Fist Martial Arts Hall, none of us will tolerate you! Today, I, Gu Mu of the Divine Fist Martial Arts Hall, will eliminate this menace for the people!”

Listen, such a perfect advertisement!

Just thinking about it excited Gu Mu. If he could seize this opportunity, the Divine Fist Martial Arts Hall would become famous in the Original World, and it was easy to imagine the thriving business and rolling profits.

The current Hell Volcano was left with only one boiling magma pool, which had already lost its erupting power.

Cooling agents were constantly injected underground, and the magma connected to the Earth’s core had even been temporarily cut off from the bottom.

The army set up a cordon, having all the people start retreating, and leaving an area of several hundred meters around the core for the courageous Master Gu Mu.

Master Gu Mu walked out, waving at the surrounding people, his face with a spring-like smile.

Flashes surrounded him, illuminating Master Gu Mu’s heroic figure for all to see.

“He looks so strong.”

“Of course, this is the owner of the Divine Fist Martial Arts Hall in Nan Liang, a Longevity Expert.”

“For your daring to be the first one to capture Lin Zhen, I’ll support you. Tomorrow, I’ll sign up for the Divine Fist Martial Arts Hall!”

“Fight on, Master Gu Mu!”

The Dimensional Universe was filled with countless messages of support, and even louder cheers and applause at the scene.

Gu Mu struck a final pose, adjusted his clothes, and decided to descend into the lava pool, as enough cooling agents had been dropped.

“Lin Zhen, surrender now!”

Gu Mu took a deep breath and jumped into the magma pool!

All cameras followed him immediately. In particular, from the best position, the largest camera kept filming. This was the royal family’s camera, broadcasting directly to the emperor. It was as if Liang Zhihuan’s eyes were on the scene.

Within tens of thousands of meters around, people got ready to capture the moment Lin Zhen was caught, some even flying in the air on their mounts to be the first to capture the scene.

The world falls silent…

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Gu Mu dove into the magma pool, it was not deep, only about twenty meters.

Underneath, it was still scorching hot, he endured the heat and swam downwards, soon reaching the bottom of the magma pool.

Inside a fiery red mass of magma, there was a figure – Lin Zhen.

Gu Mu’s heart leaped with joy, he released his Star Power, driving back the surrounding magma, and strode towards Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen knew someone was approaching, but he didn’t pay any attention as he was researching something.

He discovered that the volcano’s connection to the underground magma was temporarily severed, and it was not a good thing.

Because the volcanic vent is where the earth’s core magma is released, forcibly cutting it off would quickly accumulate magma, and if it’s not promptly cleared, it might cause trouble.

However, the people of Nan Liang were too preoccupied with capturing him, Lin Zhen, to care about this situation.

After studying for a while, Lin Zhen lifted his head and looked at Gu Mu, who was approaching.

“Who are you?” Lin Zhen asked.

“Hahaha~! Everyone in the world has the right to ask, but you, Lin Zhen, a scumbag, have no right to ask. You just need to know that I am here to capture you, and I am a righteous person, that’s enough!”

Gu Mu loudly rebuked Lin Zhen, feeling extremely pleased. He had recorded this scene and planned to use it as promotional material when Divine Fist Martial Arts Hall reopened. He believed the effect would be explosive!

Lin Zhen’s eyebrows twitched slightly, “Oh! It seems that in your eyes, I am an evil person.”

“No! I don’t just represent myself, I represent the entire people of Nan Liang. In all our eyes, haven’t you, Lin Zhen, committed countless heinous acts? I didn’t intervene when you broke into the medicinal materials storehouse and injured the Emperor, but why did you kill innocent civilians? What crime did they commit? With so much blood on your hands, you’re an indiscriminate killer who no longer deserves to live in this world! So… I, the Lord of Divine Fist Martial Arts Hall, Gu Mu, have come!”

Looking at the seemingly righteous old man with ulterior motives, Lin Zhen sneered coldly.

“Good! A self-righteous hypocrite! Since everyone believes I, Lin Zhen, am evil, I can’t let you down. Over ten billion people are here to capture me, aren’t you afraid you can’t leave?”

“How dare you! You’re the first and the last one who dares to roar like this in front of me, Gu Mu!”

“Haha, yes, the last one, because you won’t see the next one!”

Lin Zhen had already determined the underground situation and stopped wasting words with Gu Mu. With one leap of his foot, he instantly closed the distance to Gu Mu!

Instantaneous Movement!

Gu Mu didn’t expect Lin Zhen to use instantaneous movement under such circumstances, and he couldn’t defend himself against Lin Zhen getting close. Then he saw Lin Zhen’s fist heading for his abdomen!

This punch had no fancy moves, just simple, direct, and forceful!

Without better options, Gu Mu released his Star Power in an attempt to block Lin Zhen’s punch.

Both of their Star Powers formed a brief confrontation!

In the magma pool, Star Power had nowhere to dissipate. The ground below was sealed, and the airflow generated by the confrontation between the Star Powers could only rise into the sky.

All cameras captured this scene.

A huge column of light shot out from the magma pool, piercing through the clouds and even the atmosphere!

“They’re fighting!”

Someone roared, and the atmosphere in the scene suddenly became tense.

Because such a pillar of light is clearly due to confrontation, could it be that Lin Zhen, a criminal, is so strong that he could actually challenge Master Gu Mu?

Boom~~~!!!

The pillar of light suddenly disappeared, and then an explosion was heard. Two figures shot out of the magma pool, clinging to each other like a wind-fire wheel, trailing flames as they rose into the sky!

Starlight and firelight dazzled people’s eyes!

If accompanied by some music, this scene would rival a blockbuster sci-fi movie!

People gaped with mouths wide open, staring up at the two figures rising higher and higher, finally reaching a resolution at an altitude of over a thousand meters!

Lin Zhen suddenly lunged and choked Master Gu Mu from behind!

Master Gu Mu’s eyes rolled back as he kicked and struggled, clearly unable to last much longer. He was no match for Lin Zhen!

Countless people in the field shouted, pleaded, warned, cursed, and scolded loudly!

Nasty words formed a torrent, rushing towards Lin Zhen in the sky!

Looking at the excited crowd below, Lin Zhen’s eyes were icy cold.

He gazed into the distance, where the scene could truly be described as a sea of people. As far as the eye could see, both the sky and the earth were filled with people!

“Hahaha~! Good! An ocean of people! Good! The power of the people of Nan Liang!”

“Since everyone wants me dead, I can’t disappoint you too much. You want Gu Mu back? I’ll give him back to you!”

Lin Zhen’s hands suddenly plunged into Gu Mu’s back and brutally tore him into two halves in mid-air!

“Whoever wants my life, come all together!”