In his moment of despair, he suddenly felt the terrifying disturbance from the large hand subside; the aura of destruction calmed, merely capturing him instead of crushing him to death.

The next instant, Qingshui City rapidly enlarged in his vision, a sight created by the large hand pulling him down from the sky.

Clang... Clang...

It was only at this moment that the stationed troops of the Qingshui City Demon Suppression Bureau reacted to the Demon Fiends entering the city, furiously ringing the Golden Bell.

"Demon Fiends in the city, everyone on alert..."

The soldiers bellowed, but the sound gradually weakened. Everything happened in the blink of an eye. The Dragon-Horned Deer Monarch, such a Demon Monarch, didn’t have time to react before being caught by the golden hand, and the response of the Celestial Martial Artists was even slower.

Only after shouting did he realize that a Martial Venerable Powerhouse had already resolved the situation in the city.

"Weren’t we here to investigate? How did we expose our identity?"

Li Yunfei looked helplessly at the Dragon-Horned Deer Monarch, caught from the sky by the big hand.

With a Martial Venerable appearing in Qingshui City, even if Xue Yuanshan didn’t know them, he would suspect they were Demon Hunter Patrol Envoys.

Moreover, not recognizing them is the biggest flaw. The few Martial Venerables in the world, such a powerful one appearing suddenly, even a fool would know something’s up.

However, in that earlier situation, if Wei Fan hadn’t acted, Qingshui City might have lost at least a thousand people tonight.

Knowing Wei Fan’s character, it was certainly impossible for him to stand by indifferently and watch Demon Fiends slaughter the Human Race right in front of him.

Wei Fan, expressionless, said, "Exposure is exposure, with your methods, who knows when we’d find evidence. I think my approach is more effective!"

He stepped into the air, appearing instantly from a large hole in the roof, seizing the Dragon-Horned Deer Monarch with one hand: "What evidence do we need, this beast should provide it for us!"

Li Yunfei shook his head speechlessly, realizing this fellow had never agreed with his methods, intending to use force to investigate.

This indeed was simple, crude, and effective. If Zhong Zhenyu has issues, it’s fine; if not, it would become troublesome.

"It seems this is the only way!"

At this point, identities exposed, they could only proceed according to Wei Fan’s style.

In an instant, he and Ji Qingyue appeared beside Wei Fan.

"Who are you? A Martial Venerable attacking a Demon Monarch—do you think only the Human Race has Martial Venerables?"

The Dragon-Horned Deer Monarch, seeing Wei Fan hadn’t crushed him outright, thought his previous threats had an effect, assuming Wei Fan was wary of the Flying Tiger Venerable behind him.

Ji Qingyue sneered, "A Demon Monarch attacking a Human Race city, and you still dare to question us? Do you think the Human Race has no Martial Venerables?"

As she spoke, she flew high into the sky, launching a palm strike directly towards the mountain where the Demon Fiends, led by the Dragon-Horned Deer Monarch, had come from.

"How dare you!"

The Dragon-Horned Deer Monarch glared with rage, as that was where his kin and offspring resided.

Generally, a Demon Monarch wouldn’t attack a Human Race city personally, nor would Human Race experts massacre the Demon Race’s kind.

The Dragon-Horned Deer Monarch’s actions clearly violated this taboo, and Ji Qingyue promptly retaliated in kind.

A few breaths later, amidst the night, a tremendous roar echoed, shaking the earth and mountains.

From the distant mountains, cries of anguish resonated, accompanied by heart-wrenching beastly roars.

"Who are you, unafraid of igniting a full-scale war between humans and demons?"

The Dragon-Horned Deer Monarch finally showed some fear, realizing this wasn’t one Martial Venerable but three, seemingly all formidable characters.

Though Li Yunfei hadn’t made a move, being alongside Wei Fan and Ji Qingyue, it was clear he couldn’t be of the Divine Realm.

"They’re Demon Hunter Patrol Envoys!"

Instantly, he realized this point, or else how could three Martial Venerables appear simultaneously in a small place like Qingshui City?

"Do you think you’re worthy of sparking a true human-demon war?"

Wei Fan’s fingers exerted force, almost snapping the Dragon-Horned Deer Monarch’s neck, but stopped short of breaking it.

In an instant, the Dragon-Horned Deer Monarch’s face contorted in pain, limbs flailing wildly.

"Which senior graces Qingshui City?"

From the direction of the City Lord’s Mansion, Xue Yuanshan, a Divine Realm Martial Sect, the City Lord of Qingshui City, belatedly flew over.

He maintained a calm facade, but his mind was racing with various thoughts, speculating if the suddenly appearing Martial Venerables were Demon Hunter Patrol Envoys.

"This junior benefitted from a breakthrough, coincidentally in seclusion, unexpectedly allowing these Demon Fiends to harm the populace in the meantime. It’s fortunate that several seniors were here!"

Xue Yuanshan cupped his hands, trying to suppress his chaotic thoughts.

Regardless if they’re Demon Hunter Patrol Envoys, they must be treated as such, yet in his confusion, how could he possibly have full control?

As he spoke, his eyes subconsciously glanced at the Dragon-Horned Deer Monarch gripped tightly in Wei Fan’s hand.

"Why keep him alive, and not just kill him with a slap?"

That was his concern. The three Martial Venerables he didn’t know would not fear the Flying Tiger Venerable, so there must be deeper reasons behind not killing the Dragon-Horned Deer Monarch.

"I hope the General arrives quickly, otherwise there will be trouble."

Before he came, he had already notified General Zhong Zhenyu.

[Xue Yuanshan: Divine Realm Perfection, Demon Suppression Bureau Commander, colluding with demon fiends to harm the human race]

[Kill him and obtain 3000 years of ordinary power]

Zhong Zhenyu’s collaboration with demon fiends was unknown to Wei Fan, but Xue Yuanshan, who had witnessed Zhong Zhenyu slay the Demon Venerable, had indeed colluded with demon fiends.

"You didn’t go into retreat; you created time for demon fiends to capture people, deliberately delaying!"

As he spoke, a fiery light exploded in Wei Fan’s eyes, emanating a divine mansion-like majesty, his will power instantly enveloping Xue Yuanshan.

In an instant, a surge of awe arose in Xue Yuanshan’s heart, feeling he couldn’t deceive the divine spirit: "Yes! Senior sees through everything!"

"..."

Li Yunfei felt a chill on his scalp; Wei Fan’s will power had become terrifying enough to alter the real thoughts of a Divine Realm Perfection expert with a single idea. Xue Yuanshan, the Demon Suppression Bureau Commander, publicly admitted to his deliberate delay.

"No wonder you’re such a demon. His will power has reached such a wonderfully exquisite level."

This is unrelated to cultivation but a terrifying realm of will power.

"Who is he?"

Dragon-Horned Deer Monarch was utterly shocked, his spine tingling, staring in fear at Wei Fan.

Wei Fan seemed like a divine mansion, whatever he asked, Xue Yuanshan answered without hesitation.

Xue Yuanshan didn’t even realize the consequences of his words, still gazing at Wei Fan with sincere reverence.

Wei Fan’s indifferent and majestic gaze continued to fix on Xue Yuanshan: "So, you indeed colluded with demon fiends!"

Xue Yuanshan still hadn’t realized the consequences of his words, his heart feeling that he couldn’t deceive Wei Fan: "Junior did indeed collude with demon fiends!"

Wow...

With those words, Qingshui City erupted.

Though it was night, the commotion of demon monarchs attacking and Martial Venerables taking action had woken the entire populace of Qingshui City, and they watched Wei Fan and Xue Yuanshan’s conversation in the skies.

They clearly heard City Lord Xue Yuanshan admit to collusion with demon fiends under questioning by the same Martial Venerable who saved Qingshui City.

"You beast, you colluded with demon fiends!"

"Execute this beast!"

"No wonder every time demon fiends attacked recently, he was always late!"

...

Countless people cursed, even those from the Demon Suppression Bureau joined in.

Dragon-Horned Deer Monarch came to capture martial artists to water the Golden Body Fruit, capturing only martial artists from the Demon Suppression Bureau, as ordinary folks held no value for him.

"You beast, you’ll be executed and wiped out!"

Li Yunfei was full of killing intent, confirmed Xue Yuanshan’s treachery, and Zhong Zhenyu was pretty much done for.

Xue Yuanshan’s situation was different from Zhang Juzheng’s, who had merely suppressed Wei Fan and passively resisted demon fiends; Wei Fan ended their lives, and so long as Wei Fan didn’t pursue it, Zhang Juzheng’s family wouldn’t be executed.

For Xue Yuanshan’s collusion with demon fiends, even if Wei Fan ended his life, based on the Demon Suppression Bureau’s rules, his family would be implicated, and all executed.

Wei Fan continued: "Speak, besides you, who else in the Demon Suppression Bureau has also colluded with demon fiends?"

At those words, Li Yunfei also felt tense.

The once noisy Qingshui City suddenly fell silent.

Xue Yuanshan gazed at Wei Fan with reverence, answering without any hesitation: "Besides me, those who collude with demon fiends include Yunzhou..."

Just as those two words, Yunzhou, were uttered, the reverence on Xue Yuanshan’s face abruptly vanished, replaced by terror.

He opened his mouth wide as if to say something, yet didn’t have the chance.

Bang!

In the next moment, his head exploded like a watermelon, blood and brain matter splattering everywhere, his divine soul snuffed out.

This sudden change left Wei Fan caught off guard. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

At that instant, he sensed a terrifying will power erupt from deep within Xue Yuanshan’s consciousness, simultaneously obliterating his divine soul and blowing his head apart.

The trigger for the eruption was none other than the name he was about to reveal.