Seeing how flustered Shen Fuxin was, Ye Yu couldn’t help feeling puzzled.

So he asked softly, “What happened that has you so worked up?”

“There’s a rumor outside—an unknown woman wiped out Balance City by herself. The Balance God and Yinghuo are both missing, life or death unknown.”

Shen Fuxin spoke fast, her face tight with anxiety.

Whatever else, she had stayed in Balance City for a time and knew both Yu Buxia and Yinghuo. Hearing they were in trouble naturally made her feel awful.

Ye Yu was shocked as well.

How could this be?

In the dream, Balance City was only almost destroyed, and the one who acted was the Flesh-and-Blood Demon God Shen Kangren.

So who was this mysterious woman now?

What in the world was going on?

There was no such development in the dream.

At his side, Bone Consort took Ye Yu’s right hand and comforted him. “I’ll go with you to take a look.”

Though Bone Consort and Yinghuo didn’t get along, she knew what to do when lives were on the line.

Shen Fuxin said she wanted to go too.

But Ye Yu decisively refused Bone Consort’s offer.

“You two stay here and wait for me. I’ll go alone and see what’s what.”

Shen Fuxin’s realm was far too low; if something happened on the way, she could be in real danger.

Bone Consort was Heavenly God realm. Not weak, strictly speaking, but hardly strong either.

Naturally, Ye Yu wasn’t bringing her.

If they came along, he’d have to worry about their safety. Better to find a few fallen corpses and perform Demonic Conversion, then use them as Dao Protectors he could throw into danger at any moment.

Bone Consort and Shen Fuxin tried to argue, but Ye Yu talked them down. They could only obey and remain in the Ye Manor.

They reminded °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° him again and again: do not risk yourself. No matter what happens, come back first and plan.

To calm them, Ye Yu could only pretend to agree.

After leaving the manor,

he didn’t dare delay. His figure shot toward Balance City.

In just four hours, he reached his destination.

Just as Shen Fuxin had said, Balance City had become a field of ruins.

A few godly corpses were still faintly visible on the ground.

Ye Yu picked two early–Heavenly God powerhouses, performed Demonic Conversion to summon them, and began reading their memories from life.

One of them had been the Chief Attendant to Balance City.

Her memories were the most complete.

Five days ago—the same day Ye Yu entered the dream—an uninvited guest arrived in Balance City.

She was hideous beyond belief and monstrously fat.

She came in through the east gate, shattered the City Lord’s barrier, plopped herself onto the City Lord’s seat, and demanded to see Yu Buxia by name.

The Chief Attendant couldn’t subdue her and had to call for City Lord Yu Buxia.

Before long, Yu Buxia and Yinghuo hurried back.

To everyone’s surprise, Yu Buxia knew the woman’s identity.

He even called her “cousin” outright.

I had served as Chief Attendant to the Balance God for a million years, and I had never once heard that the City Lord had such an ugly cousin.

Her name seemed to be Yu Manhua. She even had a very intimate way of addressing the City Lord—

Nuonuo.

Hard to imagine the City Lord had such a cute nickname.

But affectionate words couldn’t hide the killing intent between them.

Those cousins clearly didn’t get along.

As the Balance God’s Chief Attendant, I knew exactly where I should stand.

And with Lord Yinghuo present to help, we should be able to subdue that ugly woman quickly.

Just as I expected, the fight began at once.

The shockwave blasted me away in the first instant.

Alas, my cultivation was too meager. A battle at the Ancient God realm was beyond me.

All I could do was watch from afar with the other attendants, unable to join.

About fifteen minutes later, Lord Yinghuo was the first to be hurled through the air. I meant to rush in and help, but in the next second I saw a divine artifact pierce the City Lord’s abdomen.

Not only that—the Balance Scale that symbolized Balance City was seized by Yu Manhua.

At that sight, I couldn’t stay put any longer. I led the attendants in a desperate charge to win the City Lord a path to live.

But before absolute power, courage changes nothing.

The scene ended there.

The Chief Attendant fell.

Even in death, she did not see how Yinghuo and Yu Buxia ended.

Panicking, Ye Yu immediately performed Demonic Conversion on the other corpses,

hoping to use their memories to learn the final outcome.

Unfortunately, those gods had all died before Yinghuo and Yu Buxia did.

Whether the two were dead or alive remained completely unknown.

Ye Yu spread his divine sense through the area, but still found no trace of them.

No bodies—maybe that meant they were alive?

If they were alive, where would they be?

Ye Yu tried to deduce the whereabouts of Yu Buxia and Yinghuo,

but the gap in strength was too great; he simply couldn’t.

Helpless, he prepared to return to the manor—

and, if need be, have Bone Consort try contacting Jiyue Pavilion to see if they had any news.

A top-tier divine alliance in the God Realm, after all.

Their information vaults were far stronger than those of lone cultivators.

Only, on the way back to the manor,

Ye Yu ran into someone he never expected.

Tao Ku—

the House of the Demon Gods’ resident tout for Poison Madam Tao Hua.

When Tao Ku saw Ye Yu, he gave only a cursory glance, none of the warmth he’d shown in the dream.

Which wasn’t hard to understand.

Besides selling information, the House of the Demon Gods served exquisite dishes made from demon gods.

In the dream, Ye Yu had been the Black Bear Demon God; of course Tao Ku had been effusive.

Now he was a human who had become a god. To Tao Ku, there was no allure there at all.

So indifference was normal.

But Tao Ku’s coolness didn’t dampen Ye Yu’s enthusiasm.

Just when he needed a pillow, someone handed him one.

If Poison Madam Tao Hua dared to do the information trade, her news had to be razor sharp.

Given that, Ye Yu naturally wanted to ask her what was going on.

He stepped up to Tao Ku and spoke softly. “Take me to Poison Madam. I want to buy information.”

“Well, well. I was wondering why the weather was so fine—turns out a distinguished guest has arrived. This way, please!”

Tao Ku dropped the chill at once and beamed.

He truly hadn’t thought much of someone at True God realm like Ye Yu.

At that level, there usually isn’t much oil to squeeze.

But since Ye Yu could address Poison Madam by name, it meant they’d worked together before.

And if they’d worked together, his finances were beyond doubt—well worth the warm welcome.

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