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Chapter 139 Speak Up Obediently

Taking advantage of the chaos among the men in black, Su Jinghuan unleashed his ultimate technique.

He raised his long sword high, and spiritual energy condensed on the blade, forming a huge golden tiger shadow.

Su Jinghuan roared, "Tiger's Roar Across Heaven and Earth!"

The golden tiger roared and pounced on the men in black. Wherever it passed, the men in black were knocked away, their screams echoing everywhere.

Gao Kuo and his shadow guards were not idle either. While maintaining the spiritual energy shield, they kept looking for flaws in the black-clad men's formation.

The shadow guards worked in pairs, cooperating with each other to unleash various spells and counterattack against the men in black.

However, the man in black did not seem to intend to give up easily.

After a brief period of chaos, they quickly adjusted their formation and launched another attack on Tong Lei and his group.

This time, their attack was more ferocious, and their formation was more sophisticated.

The leader of the men in black stood at the back of the formation, his hands forming a mudra while he chanted incantations. As he moved, a huge black rune array appeared beneath his feet, emanating a powerful suction force that attempted to pull Tong Lei and the others into it.

Tong Lei's expression changed, and he shouted, "Everyone be careful! There's something strange about this rune array! Don't get sucked in!"

Upon hearing this, everyone increased their spiritual energy output in an attempt to resist the suction force.

Just then, Gao Kuo discovered a weakness in the rune array. He shouted to Tong Lei, "Senior Tong, the spiritual energy fluctuations in the southeast corner of the rune array are weaker; perhaps that's the opening!"

Upon hearing this, Tong Lei immediately turned around, condensed a powerful beam of silver spiritual energy in his hands, and shot it toward the southeast corner of the rune array.

The silver beam of spiritual energy, like a sharp blade, instantly struck the southeast corner of the rune array.

The rune array was attacked, its light flickered, and its suction force weakened instantly.

Su Jinghuan seized the opportunity and led his shadow guards in a counterattack.

They unleashed their strongest spells, attacking the man in black. With their rune array damaged, the man in black struggled to withstand the counterattack from Tong Lei and his group, and their formation immediately crumbled.

In the end, under the combined attack of Tong Lei and others, the men in black fell to the ground, losing their ability to fight.

Seeing that things were not going well, the leader of the men in black tried to escape.

Tong Lei was not about to let him succeed. He flashed and instantly appeared in front of the leader of the men in black, blocking his way.

"Want to run? It's not that easy!"

Tong Lei said coldly.

The leader of the men in black was deathly pale, with large beads of sweat rolling down his forehead, but a resolute glint flashed in his eyes.

He suddenly spread his arms, emanating a strange black aura, as if he intended to escape by self-destructing once again.

Tong Lei would not give the evil cultivator another chance. He quickly formed hand seals, and a silver spiritual energy shackle flew out from his hands, accurately wrapping around the leading man in black and instantly sealing his spiritual energy.

The man in black struggled a few times, but when he realized he couldn't break free, a look of despair and resentment appeared on his face.

Tong Lei stepped forward, staring intently at him, and said coldly, "Speak, who is the mastermind behind Xuanji Hall? What exactly are your schemes against the Royal Holy Land?"

The man in black gritted his teeth, his lips tightly pressed together, looking as if he would rather die than submit.

Seeing this, Su Jinghuan stepped forward, pressing his long sword against the man in black's neck, and said coldly, "If you don't talk, I'll send you to meet the King of Hell right now!" A hint of fear flashed in the man in black's eyes, but he still pretended to be calm, "Hmph, kill me, and you won't know anything!"

After pondering for a moment, Gao Kuo said, "Senior Tong, this person must have received special training. Ordinary threats will probably not be enough to make him talk. Why don't we take him back to Wuji Tower first? With Wuji Tower's methods, we won't have to worry about him not revealing the truth."

Tong Lei nodded slightly. "That's good. Be careful not to give him another chance to escape."

Gao Kuo responded, then knocked the man in black unconscious and carried him on his shoulder.

After a short rest and a check of their injuries, the group confirmed that they were all unharmed and continued their journey toward the palace.

Meanwhile, Gu Changzhou and Liu Sijun had successfully entered the palace and, led by guards, quickly arrived at the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Bei Chenyao sat upright on the dragon throne. Seeing the two of them looking hurried, he vaguely guessed what was going on and asked with a serious expression, "Minister Gu, Miss Liu, is there something urgent?"

Gu Changzhou and Liu Sijun quickly bowed, and then Gu Changzhou recounted in detail the battle with Lin Yan and the news he learned from Lin Yan that the true target of Xuanji Hall was the royal holy land.

Upon hearing this, Bei Chenyao's expression instantly turned extremely ugly. "These traitors dare to covet the royal family's sacred land! Their crimes are utterly heinous!"

Liu Sijun continued, "Your Majesty, according to our speculation, Xuanji Hall has been planning this for a long time and may have already planted spies within the royal family. Therefore, this matter needs to be carefully considered and handled with caution."

Bei Chenyao frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.

After a moment, he slowly spoke: "What Master Liu said is absolutely right. This matter is of great importance. If we are not careful, the royal family will be plunged into an abyss. I will immediately arrange for people to investigate in secret and we will definitely find out those hidden traitors."

He turned to look at Gu Changzhou: "Gu Qing, what do you think we should do to strengthen the defenses of the Holy Land?"

The sacred site is heavily fortified, making it difficult for ordinary people to approach, let alone enter.

But since Xuanji Hall dared to target it, they must already have a way to break the restriction.

At this moment, Tong Lei, Su Jinghuan, Gao Kuo, and others arrived at Wuji Tower with the unconscious man in black.

Wuji Tower's prestige in the entire Great Yu has been increasing year by year since its establishment sixteen years ago. It seems that five years ago, after Molin Marquis defeated Fenglei Kingdom, Wuji Tower's strength reached a new level.

It has unique interrogation methods, and so far, there is nothing it cannot get out of people.

Tong Lei led the man in black to a secret room, ordered his men to tie him to a specially made torture device, and then used his spiritual power to awaken him.

The man in black slowly opened his eyes, looking at the unfamiliar and eerie surroundings. A flicker of fear crossed his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.

Tong Lei sat on a chair to the side, looking at him coldly, and said, "I advise you to speak up obediently. The methods of Wuji Tower are not something that ordinary people can withstand."

The man in black snorted coldly: "Don't waste your energy, I won't say anything."

Tong Lei nodded slightly and gave a wink to his subordinate beside him.

The subordinate understood immediately and stepped forward to activate the spiritual energy mechanism on the torture device.

Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through the man in black; it was not a pain of flesh or bone, but a pain that pierced his very soul.

He couldn't help but scream, but he still gritted his teeth and refused to utter a single word.

Su Jinghuan watched from the side, feeling somewhat anxious. "Senior Tong, this kid is very stubborn. This can't go on."

Tong Lei pondered for a moment and said, "This person has received special training, and ordinary torture methods are unlikely to subdue him. It seems we need to try a different approach."

(End of this chapter)