In the next moment, a youth clad in black, accompanied by seven or eight others, stepped into the tavern, holding a golden token in his hand and spoke with a chilling tone.

"Yang Xingyuan, offering from the Prince Yu's Mansion, ordered to capture the demon cultivator Ye Piaoling!"

The Command of Prince Yu!

The Money Rat earlier had shown a similar token, and Wang Junze certainly remembered it.

With the Command of Prince Yu in hand, it was as if Prince Yu himself were present. In such a situation, even the Forbidden Army would dare not obstruct them.

Moreover, they did not acknowledge Wang Junze's identity as Inspector, only claimed they were there to capture the demon cultivator Ye Piaoling. Even if the Judgment Department people came over, they could pass it off with a simple "unaware."

After all, Wang Junze had no substantial evidence to prove he was from the Judgment Department.

As for the dead, the Judgment Department would most likely not trouble the Prince Yu's Mansion over a deceased person.

"One Divine Travel, three Void Shattering, and a few Heaven-Stepping... Prince Yu doesn't hold me in high regard!"

With a light chuckle, Wang Junze casually said, "Today, all of you present can be my witnesses. It wasn't my intention to kill; it was the people from the Prince Yu's Mansion who provoked me, the Judgment Department!"

Alone, Wang Junze could not contend with the Prince Yu's Mansion, so even if he were to make a move, he had to first take cover under a tiger's skin.

Undoubtedly, in the Capital City, the Judgment Department served as the best tiger's skin.

From the beginning, Wang Junze had murderous intent, but after all, this was not the Nether Sea. Even with the identity of the Judgment Department, indiscriminate killing was not possible; otherwise, a single label could harness the Court's power to kill him, so Wang Junze had to find himself a reason to kill.

Whether it was choosing a crowded tavern or deliberately having Peng Ru kill someone to attract the Forbidden Army, it was all to blow the matter up, bring it to the open, and thereby kill in a justified manner.

"Take him down!"

With a trace of icy killing intent in his eyes, Yang Xingyuan ordered coldly.

In an instant, the seven or eight people who came in with Yang Xingyuan simultaneously attacked Wang Junze.

The recently aggressive Peng Ru not only ceased attacking but stepped back a few steps and directly retreated behind Wang Junze.

Simultaneously, Wang Junze's palm gently struck the table, and the wine jar on it suddenly shattered, its contents spraying out and instantly transforming into Water Sword, stabbing towards the opponents, without a blink of an eye, Wang Junze stepped out, the Profound Ice Sword suddenly in hand, heading straight for Yang Xingyuan.

If the ruthlessness of Peng Ru's attack was chilling, then Wang Junze's sword now brought everyone a sense of elegant suffocation.

"Elegant" because this sword was extremely beautiful, akin to the Cloud Dragon's Claw, the golden Sword Aura puncturing the void, straightforwardly appearing before Yang Xingyuan.

"Suffocating" because this sword was truly terrifying.

Though Wang Junze's target was Yang Xingyuan, even the mere aftershock of the Sword Qi and the Water Sword formed from the wine instantly slew those Prince Yu's Mansion guests of the Heaven-Stepping realm.

Yang Xingyuan, although blocking this sword, was forcibly pushed back four or five steps before barely stabilizing his stance!

Such strength!

Seeing Wang Junze in action, others finally realized how terrifying this self-proclaimed Inspector from the Judgment Department was.

Not far away, the Forbidden Army Leader was frightened into a cold sweat by this sword.

Luckily, he had heeded Wang Junze's identity and did not get involved; otherwise, harboring thoughts of allying with the Prince Yu's Mansion and joining the fray might have added him to the list of the dead.

Is this truly still Void Shattering?

If Wang Junze's claim of slaying Dugu Feng in the Nether Sea was met with skepticism, now, this sword gave everyone clear evidence of his genuine strength.

"A petty Divine Travel with some small fry, fit to kill me?"

With a hint of disdain on his lips, Wang Junze did not pursue further but tauntingly spoke again.

"Arrogant!"

Anger in his eyes, Yang Xingyuan gritted his teeth, tightened his grip on his sword, and charged at Wang Junze again. As an offering of the Prince Yu's Mansion, getting this first strike chance was not easy, yet he hadn't expected Wang Junze to be so troublesome.

Yet, even at this stage, Yang Xingyuan still didn't believe Wang Junze was truly his match.

After all, it was only Void Shattering; if he were frightened off by a few words, what face would he have to see anyone?

Moreover, no one understood better than him how determined Prince Yu was to kill Wang Junze this time. He was merely the first to arrive, and soon, more experts from the Prince Yu's Mansion would come. By then, no matter how grizzled Wang Junze was, he would not escape death!

"Ignorant of life and death!"

With a sliver of killing intent in his eyes, Wang Junze's form blurred, stepping forward with his sword, slashing at Yang Xingyuan once more.

With a breath, the True Qi within Wang Junze exploded forth, instantly transforming into a Rain of Swords, enveloping Yang Xingyuan.

Rain Sword Intent!

Having made a move, killing just a few Heaven-Stepping was far from enough; taking Yang Xingyuan, a Divine Travel, would be the deterrent.

Striking with anger, even without unleashing the full power of Strangulation Sword Techniques, combining it with Rain Sword Intent, Wang Junze's strike was terrifying.

One must know that even among Divine Travel, the gap in strength is immense.

Compared to the likes of Miss Fang, who had long reached the pinnacle of Divine Travel, Yang Xingyuan, muddling through the Capital City, was pathetically weak. Even Jiao Yang was much stronger than Yang Xingyuan. Such a Divine Travel was not considered a worthy opponent in Wang Junze's eyes.

"Puff!"

Within a single strike, countless Sword Qi suddenly pierced through Yang Xingyuan's body, and Wang Junze's strike duly slashed a deep, bone-visible wound on his chest, with blood instantly staining his clothes!

This was even after a few Void-Breaking powerhouses beside him risked their lives to help block part of the attack.

In a one-on-one duel, this single strike by Wang Junze would have slain him.

Boom!

Injured, Yang Xingyuan immediately abandoned thoughts of seizing a contribution, crushed the rescue Divine Talisman, and in an instant, a golden talisman shattered, transforming into a golden light, breaking through the tavern roof, illuminating the sky!

According to the plan, if he could directly kill Wang Junze without causing a larger commotion, all the better. But if not, with the crushing of the Divine Talisman, all experts of the Prince Yu's Mansion throughout Licheng would come at once to corner and kill Wang Junze.

However, this would certainly alarm more of the Forbidden Army and even the Judgment Department, making cleanup afterwards much more difficult.

But with life and death at stake, Yang Xingyuan could no longer care about such things.

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