Hidden Motives

After Tian Yuanzi was slain, Chen Wang flicked his hand, sending true fire spreading out. It quickly burned him to ashes.

Only a shriveled leg remained where he had stood. Judging by its appearance, it was a left leg.

Chen Wang raised his brow. "Another body part from the Heavenly Demon?"

Another Tian Yuanzi had suddenly emerged from the palace and attacked, greatly surprising Chen Wang.

Originally, he had merely intended to dig three feet into the ground and unearth any Demonic Entity relics that might be hidden here, then use everyone's strength to deal with them. But now, it seemed there were other mysteries within this palace.

The Middle-Aged Scholar stepped forward, glanced at the left leg, and said gravely, "As far as I know, this left leg was sealed in Borderland City of Evernight. How could it have appeared in Sword Saint Lu's Youlan Mansion?"

Chen Wang asked in a deep voice, "What do you mean? Wasn't this left leg here all along?"

The Middle-Aged Scholar shook his head. "No. This matter is extremely secretive, but I happen to know something about it. Back then, Sword Saint Lu used great divine power to slay the Heavenly Demon and divide its body apart. Once separated, those body parts no longer possessed the Heavenly Demon's overwhelming power, and their realms fell greatly. Yet they still retained unimaginable abilities. This left leg was sealed in Borderland City of Evernight. It absolutely could not have been in Youlan Mansion."

Chen Wang raised his brow and said coldly, "Someone brought this left leg in. During the chaos just now, they let it possess Tian Yuanzi."

The moment those words were spoken, sharp gasps rang through the great hall.

Chen Wang himself felt a chill rise in his heart.

He had dealt with the