Chapter 1462: Shameless Council City

Chapter 1462: Chapter 1462: Shameless Council City

Poof!

Pei Yan didn’t utter a word in response to Meredith’s clamor; he merely flicked a gold coin lightly from his hand. Under the stimulation of magic, the coin cut through the air as a beam of golden light heading towards the opponent’s forehead. Following the slight piercing sound akin to scissors cutting through paper, Meredith’s forehead split open with a bloody hole. As the red and white fluid slowly trickled from the wound, Meredith stared with incredulous eyes, his body slowly collapsing.

Meredith hadn’t expected Pei Yan to genuinely rise in violence within Council City. Yet, he was no ordinary individual; the moment Pei Yan expressed killing intent, he had already applied multiple defensive spells upon himself. Still, the outcome defied his expectations. His defenses seemed as fragile as paper, effortlessly pierced by the opponent’s gold coin, leaving his body no time to react—thus perishing in vain.

For the Bright Church Bishop, to fall as a level nine Heavenly Dao strong person under such circumstances was shocking to the three main councils. However, the attendants from Immortal Palace and Dragon Realm were used to such occurrences. Was this move shocking? Indeed it was; even masters like Liu Xuanji and Jin He Xuan, top-tier Heavenly Dao experts, could not so easily kill another Heavenly Dao strong person.

But Pei Yan’s ability to achieve this relied on an unexpected attack. With the power to mix purification and obliteration, he could easily break through any worldly defenses. If one was unaware of this fact and fell victim to his sneak attack, even a top-tier Heavenly Dao expert would suffer greatly. Both high-level cultivators from the Dao Law and Spirit Realm planes were well aware of this fact and exercised extreme caution when confronting Pei Yan. It was unclear if this Bright Bishop was out of touch, hadn’t been engaged in actual combat for too long, or was simply following old combat methods, resulting in his life wasted like this. ℯℯ𝘭.

"Pei Yan! This is Council City! How dare you, out of mere words, violently murder a Bright Bishop? Your excessive actions place the three main councils in what position?" Audess stared at the corpse of Meredith before her with an intertwining of fear and anger, increasing her vigilance and defense, as she turned to angrily question Pei Yan.

"Excessive?" Pei Yan scoffed dismissively, saying, "This Meredith was likely accustomed to luxury, hiding within Council City as a superior bishop. I wonder, did he ever participate in battles against the Blood Butcher?"

"What significance does your question have? Even if he did something wrong, it was under Flamel’s orders! He didn’t... ."

"No! No! No!" Pei Yan raised a hand, interrupting Audess. Afterward, he pointed to the demon race’s corpse previously blocking Jessica and others, pierced through by Meredith’s Holy Spear on the roadside, saying, "Killing him was not only because he might have cooperated with the Blood Butcher. Do you know who this person is?"

Seeing Audess’s confused expression, Pei Yan sneered, "I suppose you don’t know either. His name is Kodwen, a veteran of the demon race who later joined Sifuer’s Thorn Territory, becoming her vassal. His identity wasn’t merely a follower of Sifuer; he was a Legion Commander of the demon race. He participated in almost all battles following the Blood Butcher’s invasion. As Legion Commander, he continuously commanded a Suicide Squad composed of demon race veterans, conquering one formidable battle after another! Such a person didn’t die on the battlefield against the Blood Butcher but died at the hands of his so-called ally—yet, someone who hadn’t even been on the battlefield! Damn so-called ally!"

Pei Yan made a vulgar hand gesture towards the speechless Audess, then continued, "My conditions have been stated; what you do is your business, and we will now leave. If the three main councils want vengeance for this person or fear what will happen in fifteen days, you can send people to pursue us now! But don’t blame me for not warning you: if you truly do this, I will consider it as the magic plane unilaterally declaring war on the cornerstone plane. We will retaliate—any pursuers will be killed without exception."

After saying this, Pei Yan paused a moment, hesitating before speaking, "Before I leave, I have one last question: can I take back Miss Sifuer’s remains? Or is her soul still alive?"

"Her remains and soul have already been purified under the Bright Archbishop’s supervision." Hearing this question, Audess trembled, initially wanting to retort Pei Yan’s previous words but now feeling guilty and ashamed, she lowered her head.

"Bastards! You bastards! How dare you do this!" Hel was first shocked by this statement, then erupted in anger, rushing out from the crowd and shouting furiously at Audess and the others. For any demon race member who worships the Demon God, being purified by opposing powers from different belief systems, with both body and soul destroyed, is unbearable humiliation and torment.

Pei Yan grabbed Hel, who intended to rush forward desperately, dragging her back and tossing her beside Xia Yu. Xia Yu and Pei Jin joined in holding back the emotionally charged demon race attendants.

This result was already anticipated by Pei Yan upon speaking. If it were an ordinary situation, there would be no need to go this far. But to cover up the truth of Flamel’s actions, they had no choice but to destroy the corpse and soul altogether, leaving no clues for outsiders.

"Rest assured, I will handle this matter," Pei Yan promised to the angry Hel and others, then pointed to the several demon race remains left by the roadside, saying, "I originally thought the three main councils would, at least for the alliance, properly arrange these remains, but now I’ve lost hope they’ll act with any integrity. Old Jiang, please gather these remains."

Jiang Feiyang nodded, tossing out several models from the storage ring. These models automatically transformed into human shapes, picking up the remains by the roadside and storing them into the ring. From beginning to end, Audess and others remained motionless against Pei Yan’s sarcasm. Only after finishing these actions did Pei Yan look at them, bidding farewell, "Now I must add one more person to the list I mentioned earlier; that Bright Archbishop involved in the so-called purification ceremony must be added."

Pei Yan said no more, turned and led the group out of Council City. As the figures from the investigation hall gradually disappeared from view, the Knight Commander responsible for pursuing Sifuer’s subordinates couldn’t help but speak indignantly, "Audess Witch, are we just letting them leave like this? According to Pei Yan’s words, these people will not rest quietly! Fifteen days later, they’ll return with even more formidable power. If we must face this battle sooner or later, why don’t we eliminate them today?"