Chapter 1178 - 852: Slumber

Chapter 1178: Chapter 852: Slumber

Shen Tang had one more thing she was keen to know, "I also want to ask, was the Blood Soul Jade stolen by the Divine Hall back then?"

The person’s eyes turned hollow and vacant, like a manipulated puppet, and muttered, "Blood Soul Jade... treasure of the Blood Clan..."

"Yes, exactly the Blood Soul Jade which is the treasure of the Blood Clan! As expected, it was taken by you, right? Where on earth has the Divine Hall hidden it?" Shen Tang urgently pursued.

She had previously searched all over the Divine Hall but found no trace of the Blood Soul Jade. Even Shu Kui had no knowledge of it; he had said that perhaps those at a higher rank, the Holy Seats, might know more.

The Holy Seat nodded and said, "A thousand years ago, when the Blood Clan was destroyed, the Blood Soul Jade was indeed obtained by a spy we planted in the Blood Clan. However, it is not with the Divine Hall; it was, it was offered to Our Lord, Our Lord..."

His words suddenly became stammered, his face flush red, veins bulging violently all over his body, revealing an extremely painful expression, as though referring to some unspeakable taboo, merely mentioning that existence caused immense agony.

Shen Tang realized something and directly controlled his sea of consciousness with spiritual power, "Continue speaking! What do you want to do by stealing the Blood Soul Jade? Where is your ’Lord’ hiding?"

"Blood, Blood Soul Jade... treasure... can resurrect others... is needed by the Lord, it’s ’His’ command..."

"The Lord is not here... asleep... the establishment of the Divine Hall... everything was for... the awakening—ah!"

Before he finished speaking, his body exploded loudly.

Shen Li, being the closest, quickly drew Shen Tang into his arms, his fox tail wrapping in front to shield against the energy ripple from the Holy Seat’s self-destruction.

The fox tail lightly shook, scattering dust and contaminated blood.

Shen Li looked down at her, asking with concern, "Are you okay?"

Shen Tang shook her head, "I’m fine."

She looked down at the pool of blood on the ground, her expression extremely grave; it seems there was some kind of restriction placed inside the Holy Seat, forbidding them from speaking about anything related to Our Lord, otherwise they would self-destruct and die.

Xiao Jin and Lu Xiao’s expressions changed, positioning themselves in front of her.

"Exactly these wanted fugitives! They are the ones who want to destroy the Divine Hall, truly guilty of heinous crimes, sinners of the entire Eris Star!"

Unknowingly, a large group of beastman army surrounded them.

Leading them was Shou He, the newly selected acting Clan Leader of the Hunting Leopard Clan, along with other aristocratic power holders, all arriving with hostility and menacing intent.

Shen Tang also saw a familiar figure.

Yue Lin had also come.

The young man’s gaze penetrated through the crowd, staring intently at Shen Tang, as if the people around were of no consequence.

The moment their eyes met, Shen Tang’s heart skipped a beat, quickly averting her gaze... Knowing Yue Lin’s feelings towards her, she indeed found it unbearable. She had left without a word back then, and upon meeting again now, she still felt a tinge of awkwardness.

Yue Lin stood among the crowd, his expression unchanged, yet tumultuous waves surged within, his fists clenched at his sides, and his breath became rapid.

It truly was her.

He had finally found her.

She had been gone for so long, without a trace, he even believed she had already left Eris Star and that he would never see her again.

Unexpectedly, Heaven still granted him a chance to meet her again.

Yet when Yue Lin saw the Beast Husband beside Shen Tang, as well as Xiao Jin, a flicker of desolation passed swiftly through his eyes of delight, the two ultimately reconciled.

She had so many people by her side, he still stood no chance.

The situation was similar, yet he and Xiao Jin had ended up with different outcomes.

Shou He glared maliciously at Xiao Jin opposite him, saying resentfully, "You, the traitor of the Hunting Leopard Clan! The madman who killed your parents, dragging our whole clan into the mire! Now I strip you of the Clan Leader title on behalf of the whole clan, to punish you, you sinner!"

Recently, the team searching outside the Hunting Leopard Clan discovered Shou He’s corpse, reportedly in an extremely miserable state!

The exact culprit was unknown, yet it hardly mattered, as Shou He publicly accused Xiao Jin of the deed.

Now the entire beastman community of the Hunting Leopard Clan believed Shou Jin was a madman who killed his own parents. After being wanted by the Divine Hall, he brought disgrace to the clan wherever they went. Such a person was unfit to be their Clan Leader! As the clan’s sinner, he must be executed to quell public anger!

Xiao Jin’s lips curled into a wicked smile, rotating his wrist, taunting playfully, "Just with you all, you think you can come to punish me? Very well, let’s see if you have the skills."

With that said, he charged forward, engaging in battle with those people.

Many could tell the female was the most crucial, capturing the king first to catch the thieves, and tried to seize Shen Tang.

Unfortunately, before they could take action, the Moon Wolf Clan’s army blocked their way.

Someone questioned loudly, "Young Master of the Moon Wolf Clan, what are you trying to do? Could it be you want to be enemies with the Divine Hall?"

The silver-haired youth readily admitted, "Yes, not only will I be an enemy to the Divine Hall, but the Moon Wolf Clan will also sever all cooperation with the Divine Hall, standing on the opposite side until death!"

At these words, the whole scene was stunned.

The people were shocked to the core; this Young Master of the Moon Wolf Clan was truly audacious, daring to directly lead the entire clan against the Divine Hall? No one had ever dared to do so before!

The person who questioned earlier was even red in the face, pointed at him, angrily saying, "You! You intend to abet villains, help those wanted criminals? You’ll regret it! You’ll drag the whole Moon Wolf Clan down with you!"

Yue Lin laughed openly, "Worshipping a false god that preys on the blood of all clans will truly drag my Moon Wolf Clan into Hell!"

Many upon hearing were stupefied, showing incredulous expressions.

Someone instinctively questioned, "What... what do you mean by these words? What do you mean by false god? Are you referring to the Divine Hall?"

"Exactly that damnable Divine Hall!" Wu Wei stepped forward, unabashedly cursing, "The source of pollution is the Divine Hall! Those mutant species were created by the Divine Hall’s laboratories! Every year, many beastmen from all clans go missing one after another; they haven’t died by accident, they were all captured by the Divine Hall, used to create an army, and a large portion of them were even made directly into weapons by the Divine Hall, turned into things neither human nor ghost! The mutant species you killed might just be your clan members who have mutated!"

Such world-shattering remarks utterly shattered everyone’s faith in the Divine Hall.

"No, this can’t be, how could the Divine Hall possibly do such a thing?"

Many didn’t believe it, thinking she was spouting nonsense.

Yet some hazily said, "We thought the Divine Hall was a savior... but come to think of it carefully, after the Divine Hall descended, the situation of the Polluted Land not only didn’t weaken, but got even worse..."

Numerous followers of the Divine Hall hearing these words were panicked, loudly reprimanding, "Don’t listen to these people’s words! They’ve been bewitched, speaking nonsense, spreading lies to confuse people! The Divine Hall has done so much for us ordinary folks, opposing the monopoly of aristocratic families, giving precious resources to us, even providing us opportunities for survival! The Divine Hall stands on our side!"

"Where is the Divine Hall’s army? Why haven’t they taken action to capture these people?"

Many witnessed it, although the Divine Hall had lost many hands in the war, their military reserves were equally astonishing, with many troops still stationed at the battlefield.

But strangely, these troops hadn’t continued attacking.

The followers of the Divine Hall were certain, with so many reinforcements coming, along with the Divine Hall’s army, they could surely purge these rebels thoroughly.

What they never expected was for the Divine Hall’s army to encircle them instead, those most vocal beastmen were all subdued and suppressed.

Those people were dumbfounded, angrily shouting, "What are you doing? You are the army of the Divine Hall, we’re here to aid the Divine Hall! Are you all blind?!"

"Those are the Divine Hall’s wanted criminals! Why aren’t you capturing them, why are you arresting us?"