Way of the Devil - Chapter 680

Chapter 680: 680

The Clear Prince Mansion .

There was a slight drizzle . The densely packed raindrops were like countless threads which landed on the entire Clear Prince Mansion diagonally as they were blown by the wind .

The prince’s mansion was dark . Some of its corners were lit by lanterns, but the lanterns also had pitch-black outer covers . Light merely leaked through the openings on top and at the bottom of the lanterns .

The main entrance was deserted . Not even the guards could be seen .

The streets around the mansion were also deserted . There was only an occasional pedestrian, but they all walked with hurried footsteps . There were even those who ran like their lives depended on it when they passed by .

Little Zhen wore a bamboo hat and a woven rush raincoat . He walked slowly up to the Clear Prince Mansion’s main entrance .

His face was covered in thick layers of gauze, and his neck was thickly layered with a scarf . This way, his peculiar crane-headed figure was covered up .

‘Is this the Clear Prince’s mansion?’ Although Little Zhen had just recently had his intelligence activated, he was well-learned . He flew over many places and saw many things . He was not someone with a low level of knowledge .

He clearly knew just how much influence a prince could have .

However, this prince mansion before his eyes did not even have a single guard . This was strange .

After giving it some thought, he slowly walked to the side of the prince mansion . He leapt over the wall nimbly, and landed in the weed-covered garden on the other side .

The wealthy liked to have these ornamental gardens which were not of much practical use .

Little Zhen shook his head internally . He took a look around himself . Still, he could not see anyone .

‘That’s strange . ’ He steadied his stance and walked toward the main building of the prince’s mansion .

He did not go through the winding corridors . Instead, he immediately leapt over the walls . He chose displacement .

In no time, Little Zhen entered the second floor of the main building in the center of the prince’s mansion . He floated into the building along the eaves .

“Who goes there!?” Suddenly, a loud shout came from the second floor’s hall .

In an instant, a gray figure pounced out and aimed a claw at Little Zhen .

“Who dares trespass into the Clear Prince Mansion!? You’re looking for death!” With the emergence of the gray shadow, a sharp and peculiar voice sounded in the air .

Little Zhen did a somersault in midair and peculiarly dodged the incoming gray figure . At the same time, he threw his sharp talons upward .

“Pchht!”

The gray figure was suddenly torn to shreds . With a wail, it turned into smoke and dispersed .

Little Zhen scanned the surroundings with his eyes . The hall was completely scrutinized by him .

Packed shelves lined all four walls of the hall . They were filled with human heads with their eyes open and laughing faces .

No matter where his eyes looked, including the ceiling, all he could see were densely packed human heads .

These human heads seemed to have been processed . They showed no signs of decay .

Several gray-robed men sat cross-legged in the center of the hall . They held some books in their hands, and were hastily rising to their feet as they looked at Little Zhen .

“Kill him!”

The arms of two of the gray-robed men suddenly turned semi-transparent . Then, they elongated like noodles and thickened as they shot toward Little Zhen .

“Ardent Shadow Gale!” Little Zhen turned and countless shadows of claws erupted around him . The claws instantly torn the arms that got near enough to shreds .

The gray-robed men wailed, and scattered in an attempt to flee . However, Little Zhen swiftly caught up to them . With each swipe of his claws, their necks were completely broken, and they lay there lifelessly .

There was no smell of blood in the air . The dead gray-robed men’s bodies did not release any bloody liquid . They quickly faded and vanished as if they had never been there in the first place .

“This place…” Little Zhen frowned .

“To think that someone’s bold enough to infiltrate my Clear Prince Mansion . ” A fat figure walked in from the stairs at the hall’s entrance .

It was the impressive-looking master of the house, the Clear Prince .

He was smiling as he slowly sized Little Zhen up .

“You… are you from the Moon Prince Mansion?” He clearly recognized Little Zhen’s background . The demonic power he inherited was exactly the same as the crane demon which stayed by the Moon Prince’s side .

“Little Zhen pays his respect to His Highness the Clear Prince . ” Little Zhen slowly bowed and saluted him .

“What’s your objective for barging in here? Tell me . ” The Clear Prince did not seem at all concerned that Little Zhen might suddenly jump on him .

“My master wishes to return the favor of your gift to His Highness the Moon Prince . Thus, he sent me here just to repay your kindness,” said Little Zhen reverently .

“Oh? Repayment?” The smile on the Clear Prince’s face thickened . “And how do you intend to do that?”

“Just like… this . ” Little Zhen erupted with power and shot toward the Clear Prince with lightning speed .

However, the moment he got near, he felt as if he had plunged into a sticky swamp . His movements, strength, and speed were greatly affected .

Little Zhen wanted to break free, but his demonic power did not have any effect . It was swiftly devoured and absorbed by some unknown entity .

“Pitiful little fellow…” Before he knew it, a big and tall swordsman in pitch-black clothes had appeared behind the Clear Prince .

A huge shadow in the form of black mud extended from the swordsman’s body . It wrapped Little Zhen in layers . In the blink of an eye, Little Zhen could no longer be seen .

A boiling ball of black mud was left in the hall .

“He dares send a minor demon to his death here…” The Clear King’s expression remained unchanged . He was still wearing that peculiar smile just as before .

“Milord… Can I eat it?” the black swordsman asked softly .

“Eat it if you like . Remember to clean up after yourself,” said the Clear King drily .

“Understood… I will clean it up!” The black swordsman’s tone was slightly excited . He walked slowly toward the black ball .

“Pooh!”

In an instant, a crane talon broke the black mud’s surface and shot toward the Clear King .

“Hiss!”

Countless black arms emerged from the black mud to stop the crane talon in its tracks . However, their efforts were futile . The difference between their strength was too huge . Before the black arms could get a grip on the crane claw, they were torn to shreds by the great force .

“Bam!”

With a loud bang, the Clear King was mercilessly hit as he let down his guard . He reeled and crashed heavily into the wall .

At this moment, the black mud ball was torn to shreds like clothes . Little Zhen’s swiftly enlarging body was revealed .

His height had been at two meters before this . Currently, he was swiftly growing larger . His muscles shone with a faint metallic sheen as the available light was reflected .

His arms seemed to have been bound by countless steel cables . Grayish-black veins popped all over his body . The little hall was quickly filled by his height .

In the time it took for him to take a few breaths, Little Zhen’s ordinary two-meter-tall body spiked to a height of more than six meters!

Rumble!

With a loud sound, he sent the incoming black swordsman flying with a solid punch . Then, he easily destroyed the entire ceiling .

The two floors were directly connected now . They barely contained his massive figure .

Bricks and rubble shot out into the gloomy monsoon rain .

“Boom!”

A side of the main building exploded, and the black swordsman shot out like a cannonball before crashing heavily into the grounds of the prince’s mansion . Huge amounts of dust and rubble scattered everywhere .

“Bam! Bam!”

Little Zhen walked slowly toward the Clear Prince, who was lying on the ground . The thick shadow cast by his massive body enveloped him . Little Zhen’s footsteps reverberated throughout the entire building .

“My master sends you his regards, Your Highness . ”

The Clear King’s head was covered in blood . He managed to raise his head . He looked at this mammoth figure before him with terror .

“Boom!”

In an instant, a huge sound erupted .

The walls of the second floor instantly shattered and crumbled . A shadow giant materialized behind the Clear Prince, extended an arm, and intercepted Little Zhen’s fist hammer .

The terrifying vibrations immediately caused the floor to crumble .

“Kill him! Kill him! I want to make mincemeat of him!” the Clear Prince howled wildly amid the loud sounds .

The shadow giant and Little Zhen flew out of the ruins at the same time, and they dropped heavily onto the prince’s mansion .

The two giants fought with their full might . The giant was five meters tall, but had extremely powerful strength . Little Zhen was taller than it, but he was weaker, though he maintained an advantage in speed .

However, in a situation where the difference in strength was not too great, the advantage in speed became the key to victory .

The two of them exchanged blows with fists and kicks . Every impact would release a loud explosive sound which reverberated throughout the entire prince’s mansion and sent vibrations through the ground . The dust and tiles on the eaves shook and were dislodged .

After a dozen blows, the shadow giant was hit in the head by a punch . It staggered and fell to its knees .

Little Zhen wanted to move in for the kill, but he caught a glimpse of several other shadow giants charging at him from the distance . These giants had emerged from the ground of the prince’s mansion . They quickly took form and charged toward him speedily .

“Well then, we’ll meet again . ” He leapt lightly sideways as his body shrunk rapidly . His arms turned into feathered wings, and he flapped them . In the blink of an eye, he had exceeded the boundaries of the prince’s mansion as he drew an arc in the air . He flew into the distance and vanished in no time .

The Clear King was helped to his feet . He had a fearsome look on his face .

“F*ck! F*ck! F*ck! F*ck!” He cursed wildly as his face contorted . His usual dignified and gentle air of a prince was nowhere to be seen right now .

“Moon Prince Mansion!” He gritted his teeth as he seethed with curses .

A shadow swordsman came up to him, and softly said, “Milord… Vala is dead…”

The Clear King swiftly walked up to the shadow giant that had fought with Little Zhen . The five meters tall shadow giant was swiftly shrinking as the black shadow of its body quickly dispersed .

Its stature was swiftly reduced from five meters to three meters, two meters, one meter… Eventually, it took the form of a skinny dwarf who was barely half a meter tall .

“The Moon Prince!” The Clear Prince’s expression was extremely sour .

“Milord… Shall we strike back?” asked a swordsman beside him .

“Useless!” The Clear Prince slapped the swordsman .

That ability to suddenly become powerful, instantly spiking from an ordinary minor demon to a demon general’s rank . That was…

“This is only a probe, and a warning,” said one of the shadow giants . “Milord, the Moon Prince Mansion is also more than it seems…”

“Let’s not make any rash movements for now . When everything’s ready, I want no survivors left in the entire Moon Prince Mansion!” said the Clear Prince coldly .

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Lu Sheng changed his clothes and sat on the third floor of the tavern . He enjoyed the special Osmanthus wine here .

Outside the window, the skies were gloomy as rain drizzled . He was now in a place called Late Autumn Town, which was located several kilometers away from the Clear Prince Mansion . He was enjoying the wine as he waited for the report .

He had infused Little Zhen with more than 500 years of competence . On top of that, this was high-quality Pure Qi after the derivations . It’d instantly boosted Little Zhen’s strength to a level that he could not gauge as well .

Hence, he also intended to observe and compare Little Zhen’s strength this time .

There were not many customers in the tavern . Because of its high price tag, only a few officials and merchants sat at tables . He was inconspicuous as could be in the corner .

“Father, the mission has ended . I’m injured . ” Suddenly, a voice reached Lu Sheng’s ears directly . It was Little Zhen .

“Is it serious?”

“Slightly . I’ll roughly need two days to seclude myself and tend to my wounds . However, I managed to kill one of their elites as well . ”

“You’ve done well . You should head back now,” Lu Sheng said drily .

“Alright . ”

Little Zhen’s voice faded slowly .

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