The anomaly lasted only three seconds. The light rapidly faded, and just as when it had appeared, there was no trace of anything unusual.
By the time everything returned to calm, the convoy heading west had vanished, leaving behind only more than twenty corpses. Not even the Hongchen Siblings had been spared.
After three days, Mu En had finally taken action personally.
One had to know that among that group were Eight Rings Soul Douluo-level experts. Even so, they had been unable to hold out for even a moment.
As for Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, the two siblings naturally could not have truly died. It was merely Mu En concealing the truth. He had casually found a man and a woman to serve as scapegoats from the independent prison within Shrek City, then dressed them in clothes that had been collected beforehand from the siblings' residence.
Under Mu En's deliberate control, the power of light had severely corroded their bodies. Ordinary methods could not possibly identify them. Though it was not as if there were no other means, as long as Jing Hongchen was not an idiot, covering it up would be far too easy.
At the same time, before leaving, Mu En completely withdrew his Light Attribute Soul Power and took away everyone's Storage Soul Tools, overlooking no detail.
In the Sun Moon Empire royal family's understanding, even if Shrek Academy had such intentions, it would not strike so close to Shrek City. This way, the blame could instead be shifted onto another faction.
And the Body Sect was undoubtedly the best scapegoat. After all, several Eight Rings experts had died without the slightest ability to resist, their corpses corroded into such a state. Combined with today's drizzling rain, every trace would be concealed, leaving behind only what