221: Shocked Wu Meng

Xun Xiuyuan, who was inside the Ling Tian Pagoda, saw Xuan Yue disappear and quickly emerged from the Ling Tian Pagoda, standing in the void.

Zhuge Lun came before Xun Xiuyuan and slowly said, "I am Zhuge Lun, the adopted son of the Old Palace Lord, and also the Deputy Palace Lord of the War God Hall."

Xuan Yue's escape seemed to have no effect on this Deputy Palace Lord of the War God Hall. Besides mocking Wu Meng a couple of times when he first arrived, he said nothing more.

It wasn't until he saw Xun Xiuyuan that he spoke again.

Xun Xiuyuan now knew who the person in front of him was, but he was not in the mood for conversation. He only said heavily, "Old Wei is dead!"

Zhuge Lun murmured, "Old Wei, Old Wei!"

In his heart, he couldn't help but recall Wei Tieshan as an infant, a big, chubby baby with dark eyes.

Zhuge Lun narrowed his eyes and said, "Wei Tieshan sacrificed himself to protect you; he died a worthy death. You shouldn't blame yourself too much. There's nothing that can be done about the dead, but the living can choose how to continue. Don't you agree, Palace Lord?"

At this moment, everyone present, upon hearing "Palace Lord," widened their eyes, except for Zhan Tian and Lin Batian.

With Wei Tieshan's demise, Lin Batian and Zhan Tian dared not approach Zhuge Lun, not even to greet him.

Because they knew that Zhuge Lun liked Wei Tieshan the most; even the life-saving World Power token was given to Wei Tieshan. Although the reason given was that Wei Tieshan was the only King Realm Heavenly God among the Six Divine Generals, another reason was that Zhuge Lun's feelings for Wei Tieshan were inherently different.

Xun Xiuyuan was surprised by Zhuge Lun's address, but not too shocked. He just felt it was a bit early, with no real test, making it seem very casual.

In fact, it was not. Xun Xiuyuan had endured so long at Xuan Yue's hands, and even Xuan Yue's final half-divine body self-detonation couldn't kill him. Although his current strength still had shortcomings, becoming the Palace Lord of the War God Hall was not impossible.

Moreover, Zhuge Lun's personality had always been like this; he always did things very casually. If he hadn't been waiting for Xun Xiuyuan's development, Wei Tieshan wouldn't have come to the Chaotic Realm, and thus wouldn't have died.

Zhuge Lun believed that since Xun Xiuyuan was the Old Palace Lord's successor, as long as he and a few others agreed, he would be the Palace Lord of the War God Hall.

To prevent similar incidents like Wei Tieshan's from happening again, Zhuge Lun decided to announce Xun Xiuyuan's identity. Then, he would see how those people would deal with the new Palace Lord of the War God Hall.

Lin Batian saw that Zhuge Lun's expression was still calm and approached the two, asking, "Palace Lord, how should we deal with these dozen or so domains?"

Xun Xiuyuan heard Lin Batian's question and looked at Chen Li, who was beside Lin Batian, saying, "No need to persuade them to surrender. Captives as usual."

Chen Li nodded.

Then, he led the crowd to the remaining dozen or so domains of the Beast Alliance.

Zhuge Lun didn't know what Xun Xiuyuan meant by "captives as usual," but the previous phrase, "no need to persuade them to surrender," was very agreeable.

Just then, a huge window opened in the void, and two figures appeared simultaneously.

Zhuge Lun seemed to have anticipated it and didn't turn his head.

The two figures arrived near Zhuge Lun, and before they could speak, Wu Meng's figure also appeared in this space.

Zhuge Lun glanced at Wu Meng sideways: "Sect Master Wu has returned so quickly. I wonder if he has slain that Ao Tian."

Wu Meng was speechless.

Do you think Ao Tian is a cabbage, to be slain whenever you wish? Why don't you people from the War God Hall try it?

Wu Meng thought this, but he dared not say it aloud.

"Zhuge Lun, don't be so sarcastic. I rushed over as soon as I received a message from Young Friend Xun Xiuyuan. As an ally, I haven't done anything wrong."

Wu Meng patiently explained to Zhuge Lun.

Zhuge Lun looked at the void before him and said softly, "It was the Beast Ancestor of the Xuan Yue Wolf Clan who killed Little Six. Perhaps it's because of the Old Palace Lord's affairs from back then."

Ling Yun and Ling Li did not speak. They were like brothers to Wei Tieshan, and their feelings at this moment were self-evident.

Zhuge Lun added, "And Ao Tian was an accomplice."

Wu Meng saw that Zhuge Lun completely ignored him and felt helpless. The War God Hall was the best ally, and also the craziest.

Zhuge Lun turned to Xun Xiuyuan and said, "Palace Lord, please resolve this matter personally. Zhuge Lun requests to fight Ao Tian. I hope the Palace Lord grants permission!"

Xun Xiuyuan glanced at Lin Batian, who nodded.

"Then I'll trouble Deputy Palace Lord Zhuge. I will await your good news here."

Seeing Xun Xiuyuan say this, Zhuge Lun then glanced at Wu Meng and disappeared.

After Ling Yun and Ling Li exchanged glances, Ling Yun stepped forward: "Palace Lord, since the Xuan Yue Wolf Clan dared to assassinate the Palace Lord, their crime is unforgivable. Your subordinate is willing to go."

Xun Xiuyuan didn't even know who the person in front of him was, but he could feel the overwhelming pressure, which was only stronger than Xuan Yue's, not weaker.

Xun Xiuyuan cupped his hands to Ling Yun and said, "Thank you for your hard work!"

Ling Yun laughed heartily and disappeared.

Ling Li looked at Wu Meng and said, "Sect Master Wu, with such a great change in the War God Hall, it's probably not far from disbanding. Please inform the Grand Marshal that I will not be returning to the Town Heaven Army."

Earlier, Zhuge Lun and Ling Yun set off to seek revenge on the Exotic Beast Clan. While Wu Meng considered this impulsive, he had already anticipated it.

However, Ling Li's words at this moment made Wu Meng's head spin.

A Divine General died; are you people from the War God Hall trying to break away from humanity?

Wu Meng shouted, "Ling Li! Is it really that serious?"

Ling Li sneered, "Others might not know, but don't you? How did the Old Palace Lord die? Wasn't Wei Tieshan's death ultimately due to the Old Palace Lord? Why did the Old Palace Lord warn Xuan Yue? Don't you know?"

The last four words were almost shouted by Ling Li. A Divine King's wrath changed the heavens and earth.

The void itself shattered inch by inch with the sound of those four words.

Wu Meng naturally knew: "I also don't agree with some of the Zhu Xie Alliance's methods, but the situation on the Extraterritorial Battlefield is dire. Isn't leaving at this time a bit disregardful of the greater good?"

Ling Li shook his head and said, "Wu Meng, you still don't understand. If some tumors are not removed, our Great World will have no hope."

Wu Meng pondered Ling Li's words, then sighed, "If your War God Hall withdraws from humanity, then your territories belong to humanity, and the Zhu Xie Alliance will definitely demand that you hand them over. Besides, the Four United Association next to you is in cahoots with the Zhu Xie Alliance."

Ling Li said disdainfully, "Then let them come. The Old Palace Lord was all about the greater good, the greater good. In the end, he didn't even have a peaceful death."

After saying this, Ling Li couldn't help but look at Xun Xiuyuan.

Xun Xiuyuan also understood the War God Hall's intentions at this moment.

He immediately said, "The Heavenly Palace's objective is merely to protect itself and seek justice for the Cage Domain."