Langya Emperor's title might not have been as terrifying as that of the Demon Sect's Six Great Dao Lords. But when it came to his fearsome reputation in the Imperial City, he certainly stood above the Six Great Dao Lords.
Langya Emperor entered a small wooden hut and glanced at Meng Ying, who was suspended from iron chains. A cold chill flashed through his eyes as he asked, "How did you capture her?"
There were two other Martial Dao experts inside the hut, both powerful figures in the Earth Venerable Realm.
One of them, a burly man with the back of a tiger and waist of a bear, said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, this bitch defected to Netherworld Manor and became the First Netherworld Envoy under Young Master Chuan."
Meng Ying was currently hanging from a beam, iron chains locked around her wrists. Sharp Iron Thorns had embedded themselves into her flesh and bones, sealing all the Martial Dao Essence Qi throughout her body.
This was the "Dragon Binding Lock" invented by Dark Emperor City, specifically meant for prisoners with powerful Martial Dao cultivation. Once this set of chains was put on, even someone with divine powers capable of overturning heaven and earth would become docile.
Meng Ying's wrists were covered in bloody marks. Even the slightest movement brought agony beyond endurance, as though every vein in her body had been violently torn.
Langya Emperor stared at her alluringly beautiful face and said coldly, "As Number One Gold-Rank Assassin of the Imperial City, you should know very well what happens to those who betray the City Lord, shouldn't you?"
Meng Ying clenched her pearly teeth tightly. She did not cry out and beg for mercy like other prisoners.
Langya Emperor nodded. "As expected of someone from our Assassin Hall. You