<h4>Chapter 678: Trampled to Death</h4>


    <strong>Trantor: </strong>Nyoi-Bo Studio <strong>Editor: </strong>Nyoi-Bo Studio


    Now, if the Barren State was split up into nine regions ording to the Holy Roads, the Dawn Road would be considered part of the same region. Taihang Mountain and the Ning n were both within the region of the Dawn Road, the eastern area of the Zhongzhou City. Back then, both Ning Huang and Yuan Zhan had entered the Holy Road from the Dawn Road. As such, the Taihang Mountain was not far from the Ning n.


    The Ning n had also once been an elite n. At its prime, it had experts on the Barren Sky Ranking, but it was now on the decline. Now, the Pce’s Elder Ning was already the most influential person that the Ning n could produce.


    For the past few days, the Ning n Leader Ning Yuan had had a feeling of unease. That day, the assassination had failed and Ning Yuen had died. Until now, they did not know who had protected Ye Futian, but it was at least a magi, otherwise, they could not have killed Ning Yuen. If he had a person of that level protecting him, what other factions were behind Ye Futian?


    The reason they had dared to assassinate Ye Futian was naturally because he had been expelled from the Pce and the Pce would not interfere. As long as the assassination seeded, nobody would know who had done it. Even if someone managed to find out, who would stick up for Ye Futian?


    Although the Zhuge Family and the Alchemy City had some rtions with him, that was only because his brother and sister were in these factions, but they were not the ones in power. So, the rtionship would definitely not be too intimate, even if Zhuge Qingfeng and You Chi valued Ye Futian’s potential. If Ye Futian was dead, all that potential would be pointless.


    Back then, Ning Huang’s death was definitely a thorn in the Ning n’s heart. However, Ye Futian had entered the Holy Zhi Pce to cultivate and they could not kill him in the Pce. Afterward, he had be the first on the Law Rank and he was protected even better. The Ning n had once thought that revenge was impossible until Ye Futian had been expelled from the Pce. That was when the assassination n had begun. However, they had failed. The corpses of the five Sage ne experts were left there, so they would know who did it at a nce.


    Thud. A dull sound was heard and Ning Yuan frowned. What was happening? It was not only him who had heard the sound. At that moment, within the huge Ning n residence, many people felt the ground shake.


    Outside the Ning n residence, the people within the city looked dumbfoundedly at the scene before them, it was a herd of Golden Apes. On the ground, rampaging Golden Apes trampled the ground, causing cracks to appear. The Golden Apes had violent demonic Qi around their bodies and in the front. The Golden Ape bodies rapidly grew to a size of ten meters, each of them looking like a mountain, crushing the ground beyond their feet as they walked forward. There were also immensely strong Golden Apes walking in the air. The Golden Ape at the forefront appeared to be the king of the apes; its golden body standing tall at tens of meters, giving people an immovable, divine feel.


    Many people started escaping in all directions. They had realized that the Golden Apes appeared to be heading for the Ning n residence. At that moment, there were people flying into the air from the Ning n residence. When they saw the grand sight before their eyes, they were startled and their bodies started to shiver.


    It was the Golden Ape n from the Taihang Mountain. What were they here for?


    There were people flying into the air in session and even Sage ne figures appeared. Standing in the air, he looked at the king of Taihang Mountain across the air and bowed slightly, saying, “Greetings to Taihang Mountain’s Ape elder. What has eldere for?”


    “Kill,” Yuan Hong said with an extremely cold voice,pletely devoid of emotion. In the next moment, the tens of Golden Apes beside him held razor-sharp golden spears in their hands and golden rays flew through the air. The golden spears then flew towards the Sage ne expert below like golden lightning.


    It was too quick, those who had thrown their spears were all strong Golden Apes from Taihang Mountain. The Sage ne expert was horrified and retreated immediately, but the sky of raining spears rained down and he could not dodge them.


    Tch... With a giant sound, the giant golden spears impaled his body, pinning him to the ground. A Sage ne expert, dead on the spot.


    In the Ning n, countless people watched the scene with trepidation, fear filling their minds. The Taihang Mountain had sent out all its experts to kill them.


    “Elder Yuan Hong, when has my Ning n ever offended the Taihang Mountain?” someone roared, only to see a Golden Apend right in front of him and crushing him with its golden palm, killing him in the air.


    As deafening rumbling sounds were heard, the Ning n’s main door was smashed to dust. Next, the buildings in the Ning n’s residence were rapidly destroyed and the Golden Apesnded on the area above the residence, their might surrounding the entire residence.


    “Yuan Hong!” a voice shouted. The Ning n Leader, Ning Yuan, flew into the air with an extremely grim expression and howled at Yuan Hong, “I did not know that Yuan Zhan was there at that time, but I guarantee that Ning Yuen would definitely not haveid a hand on Yuan Zhan.” He had already knew that Yuan Zhan had left the Pce with Ye Futian. Ning Yuen naturally had his own insight and would not kill Yuan Zhan. After all, they had no grudge with Yuan Zhan and did not want to, nor did they dare to offend Taihang Mountain.


    Yuan Hong’s golden eyes swept across Ning Yuan. Even until now, Ning Yuan probably did not know why he was here.


    “Since the Ning n likes their outstanding Sage ne figures, today, none of the Ning n’s Sage ne figures will be left alive. If any Noble ne dares to step in, kill them all.” Yuan Hong’s voice sounded like a storm in Ning Yuan’s ears, leaving him in despair.


    None of the Ning n’s Sage ne to be left alive. If Noble ne cultivators interfered, they would all be killed. This was akin to severing the Ning n’s lifeline.


    In the Barren State, the Sage ne cultivators were the elite figures. A faction could only be considered elite unless it had a Sage ne cultivator. Some small cities could not even hold their own in the Barren State without a Sage ne cultivator, not to mention a n. Moreover, the Ning n was a strong n and would definitely have offended many people. The n also had many treasures. If their Sage ne experts were all killed, how would the Ning n survive?


    Bang, bang, bang. The huge Golden Apes stepped forward and started killing. The Golden Ape n was renowned for its strong battle ability. How could the declining Ning n be a match for them? It was absolutely a one-sided massacre.


    In another part of the battlefield, there were strong Sage ne experts holding halberds in their hands, riding Qilins and assaulting a Golden Ape. However, the Golden Ape did not move and allowed the halberd to pierce its body, but the halberd could not even pierce through its skin. The Golden Apes naturally had invincible bodies that were forged by gold. His giant hand grabbed the halberd, snapping it in half, then shed downwards and split the other party into two. He did not use much technique and chose to use tyrannical force to crush the other person instead.


    Below them, the Ning n’s members all had pale faces and boundless fear in their hearts. How could this be? Was it because of the incident that had been spreading wildly? However, the n Leader had already said that he would not touch Yuan Zhan, why was Taihang Mountain still here?


    “Yuan Hong, are you mad?” Ning Yuan’s eyes were blood-red as he howled, “You dare tomit genocide against a n in the Barren State? How will the other factions in the Barren State dare to co-exist with you?”


    “When youmitted murder by using a Sage ne expert to assassinate a Noble ne cultivator, did you not think of the consequences?” Yuan Hong said coldly, staring down Ning Yuan.


    “Ye Futian killed my Ning n’s genius, Ning Huang. This is between my Ning n and Ye Futian. What does it have to do with your Taihang Mountain?” Ning Yuan bellowed. Seeing all the Sage ne cultivators die, he had gone into a frenzy.


    “Ye Futian killed Ning Huang, so you wanted him dead. Now, you tried to kill Ye Futian, so I’m here to kill you. After today, the Ning n will be removed from the Barren State,” Yuan Hong said nonchntly. As he heard his words, Ning Yuan’s expression became ghastly and he stared at Yuan Hong, saying, “Not possible, this is not possible. What rtion does Ye Futian have with your Taihang Mountain? It can’t be just because he knows Yuan Zhan.”


    Yuan Hong had led the Golden Ape n to kill them, not because of Yuan Zhan, but because of Ye Futian. He had considered the Zhuge Family and Alchemy City. He felt that these two major factions would not make a huge move because of Ye Futian, but he had not thought about Taihang Mountain. Evidently, Ye Futian, who had disappeared after that day’s assassination attempt, was now in Taihang Mountain.


    “Dead people don’t need to ask that many questions,” Yuan Hong replied cruelly. He stretched out his hand, and a golden rod appeared in his giant palm. He stepped forward and the earth shuddered under him. The golden rod crushed downwards, its might causing the entire Ning n residence to crumble. The other people’s battles all stopped at that moment. The power of the rod seemingly could cause the heavens to copse. Before the rod had evennded, crashing sounds could be heard as the Ning n residence repeatedly exploded, and some weaker cultivators were pressed to the ground, unable to move, spurting blood, feeling as though their internal organs would be crushed.


    “No!” Ning Yuan bawled and a giant Qilin appeared, flying towards the air. However, under the rod strike, the Qilin was smashed to smithereens.


    Yuan Hong was an elite high-level archmage and 18th on the Barren Sky Ranking. Ning Yuan was a mid-level archmage. There was an entire cultivation level of difference between them, not to mention that their battle abilities were not on the same level. When Yuan Hong personally descended upon the Ning n, there was already no doubt about the oue.


    As the rod struck down, Ning Yuan was pounded to the ground, blood gushing from his mouth. The color paled from his face as he saw a giant foot crushing down upon his body, getting closer by the second. Ning Yuan felt utterly pained. Was he going to die in such a humiliating way? Being crushed to death...


    Countless gazes stared in his direction, watching Yuan Hong’s foot trampling down. With a thunderous p, the ground ruptured and cracks appeared in the entire residence as the Ning n members watched with looks of despair. Their n leader had been stepped on and crushed to death. What a humiliating way to die.


    “Do your job.” Yuan Hong raised his head and looked at the Golden Apes in the air. The Golden Apes immediately went on a killing spree and howls of agony could be heard all over the Ning n. The Noble ne cultivators all shivered, not daring to participate in the battle, their cries beingpletely drowned out by the battle.


    The Ning n was finished. After today, they would be removed from the Barren State, all because their n Leader had ordered an assassination on Ye Futian.


    Not long after, the ground shook and roaring sounds could be heard as Taihang Mountain’s demonic beasts took to the skies and left. Outside the residence, countless people came over to the Ning n, but what was left was crying and rubble.


    The apes on Taihang Mountain are really brutal, many people thought. The Golden Ape n were still demonic beasts after all, and the rage of a demonic beast was utterly barbaric!