Blood Fiend Sky-Severing Stele

The madam shifted forward, almost pressing against Wang Feng, and said sweetly, "Young Master Wang, why didn't you let us know you were coming? I've missed you so."

Wang Feng slung an arm around the madam, his face flushed with excitement. "You need to make arrangements tonight. These gentlemen are my new brothers; don't slight them in any way."

As he spoke, he stuffed a wad of banknotes into the madam's ample bosom, eliciting a string of coy laughter. "I certainly won't disappoint you, sirs."

The sounds of revelry and music swirled around them. In the center of the main hall, a raised platform held seven or eight graceful figures dancing. Their sheer, gauzy attire offered tantalizing glimpses of pale skin, captivating everyone's gaze.

Following the madam up the wooden stairs, Su Ye noticed many inscriptions carved into the floorboards.

One, the character for "listen," was crooked and misshapen, as if deliberately carved. He carefully pieced together the lines of text but found no discernible meaning.

Soon, they entered a private room labeled "Heaven." Inside, a large round table was carved with dragons and phoenixes, and the stools were cushioned with silk. Wooden cabinets on either side displayed numerous rare stones and antiques.

Once everyone was seated, Wang Feng began the introductions. "You all know Brother Xue Ping already."

"This is Li Jia, whose family runs a medicinal herb business." Li Jia, tall and slender, cupped his hands in greeting.

As two servants brought over more than a dozen dishes, which were placed on the redwood table, the atmosphere grew serious after a few rounds of drinks. Wang Feng's tone shifted back to the previous topic.

"Linshan County is not what it used to be. Those Demonic Beasts have gone mad for some reason. Recently, they've been burning, killing, and looting everywhere. They actually massacred an entire town."

He paused, his eyes wide with fear. "I also received news that it's not just Linshan. The entire Yunzhou is now surrounded by Demonic Beasts, in utter chaos."

"Wang Feng, are you joking? Yunzhou has General Jiang guarding it. What Demonic Beast would dare show its face?" Li Jia retorted incredulously.

"I'm not joking."

Wang Feng's expression turned extremely grim. "Pingyang City in Yong'an Prefecture has already been wiped out by Demonic Beasts."

At his words, everyone's faces changed drastically. Li Jia stammered, "Brother Wang, is this true?"

"It's true. The news came from my family."

Wang Feng's face was somber. He drained his cup and continued, "Rumor has it that it was a Mountain Lord. This demon is incredibly powerful, a Roaring Moon Demon King with several top experts under him."

The others didn't know Wang Feng's family background, but his words now made them uneasy. Unless he was insane, the Demon Suppression Division would raid his home and exterminate his entire clan for such talk.

"When... when did this happen?" they asked in unison.

Su Ye's heart churned with shock. Hearing of a great demon slaughtering a city, the sense of security he had gained from his recent power increase vanished instantly.

"This happened just seven days ago. I believe it will spread throughout Yunzhou soon," Wang Feng said gravely.

"These Demonic Beasts are too rampant. They committed such heinous acts; they should all be killed."

Li Jia looked worried. "Could the County Lieutenant have recalled us because of this matter?"

They exchanged glances. If this matter involved them, they wouldn't even qualify to watch. They'd be no more than a mouthful of teeth for the demons.

Wang Feng said, "These matters will be handled by the higher-ups. We should focus on the present. Our Linshan County is also in grave danger. Tangjia Town was massacred by demons."

"The County Lord probably summoned us to discuss this very issue."

Ma San chimed in, "The situation is so dire, I'm sure the county yamen will act decisively to eliminate the invading demons. We brothers all serve the government."

"So, this demon-slaying business naturally falls to us..."

"Ma San is right." Wang Feng slammed his wine cup onto the table, his face sincere. "Why don't we brothers form an alliance? We can look out for each other then."

"Now is the time for us to support one another."

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Their faces grew solemn, and they readily agreed. As they clinked glasses, Su Ye's mental link was buzzing frantically. Big Black was constantly sending him messages.

There was a situation that needed reporting.

Su Ye's expression faltered slightly. What could it be? Big Black was so anxious that he was even expending mental energy.

There was a treasure, and he needed to return to the inn quickly. Big Black was about to lose control.

Su Ye's expression froze. What kind of treasure could it be? Big Black, with his strength equivalent to the Body Tempering Ninth Layer, couldn't suppress it and was even using mental energy to send him an urgent message.

Su Ye stood up. "Since we've reached an agreement, I have an urgent matter to attend to. Please excuse me."

"Of course, of course. Constable Su, please take care." The four of them stood up and escorted him to the door before returning to the room to discuss the specific details.

Su Ye exited the Drunken Flower Pavilion, quickly found a dark alley, and stepped onto the eaves, rushing towards the Changfeng Inn.

In less than fifteen minutes, Su Ye leaped from the roof of the inn next door into his room.

Big Black exclaimed anxiously, "Boss, hurry and help me! I can't hold it anymore."

Big Black was like a mother hen, pressing down with both claws on a red mass the size of a human head beneath him.

Without time to examine it closely, Su Ye took three quick steps and grabbed the violently trembling red mass with both hands.

Only then did he have time to see its true form. Inside, it looked like the base of a broken stele. The source of the trembling wasn't the stele itself, but seemed to be the red mass merging with the stele, causing a collision.

At this moment, text suddenly appeared on his status panel.

Artifact [Blood Fiend Sky-Severing Stele] - One-fifth incomplete.

"Artifact?"

Su Ye froze, nearly dropping the treasure in his hands. He quickly steadied his mind and looked at his hands again.

Staring at the red light cluster in his hands, Su Ye frowned. The divine artifact was good, but he didn't know how to handle it. He couldn't just hold it all day. If he let things develop, who knew what the consequences would be.

As if sensing Su Ye's thoughts, the panel changed again.

Valuable Item [Blood Fiend Sky-Severing Stele] is incomplete.

Can be fused.

Fusion will charge Assistance Points based on the host's realm.

Specifically, Meridian Opening Realm requires 1000 Assistance Points, with a 100% fusion success rate.

Aperture Opening Realm requires 800 Assistance Points, with a 100% success rate.

Until the panel displayed "True Martial Mirror requires zero Assistance Points, 100% success rate," and other words. Could it be that only the True Martial Mirror realm could truly master this item?

He knew this was only one-fifth of the complete stone stele. If he could gather all the pieces, it might be a tremendous opportunity.

After several days of understanding, Su Ye learned that after Body Tempering, Meridian Opening, Aperture Opening, and Core Formation, the next stages for Martial Artists were True Martial and Heavenly Phenomenon Realm, with rumors of even higher realms, though those were beyond his knowledge.

In Yunzhou, over the past few centuries, the twelve prefectures under its jurisdiction had no less than tens of millions of Martial Artists. Yet, there were only a handful of True Martial Realm experts.

Detected that the host's current realm lacks sufficient Assistance Points for fusion.

The system will provide a sealing function. This function requires the host to spend 100 Assistance Points.

[Note: The divine artifact fragment will be sealed within the host's body and can be retrieved at any time. Re-sealing will incur additional Assistance Points.]

Seal it?