Chapter 156 - Capturing Pu Lutan Effortlessly

"Nooo! Sire, I'm willing to give you an ample amount of compensation. Just please release my son." Pu Lutan had a look of slight begging on his face, but he didn't have a choice but to compromise. Just Aurora alone was enough to kill him in a blink of an eye. And there was also the mysterious Cale who he can't even sense the depth of. Although it was very humiliating for a grand Immortal-Class level expert like him to beg someone in front of many people, he didn't have a choice but to do so. If not, then the future patriarch of their Pu Family, Pu Ta will be killed. 

"Do you think you have the qualifications to bargain with me? Killing a subordinate of the imperial family is tantamount to rebelling against the Celestial Sword Empire. You as a count should have known the gravity of your son's sins. But you turned a blind eye on everything he did." Cale spoke in a chilly tone, causing Pu Lutan to be somewhat fearful.

Aurora no longer hesitated. She did a swiping motion with her right hand, causing Pu Lutan and his subordinates' bodies who had turned into ice to instantly crack. Ice shards scattered on the ground. There was not even a hint of blood on the ground. 

Wenren Wushuang glanced fearfully at the veiled beauty. 'To think that such a harmless-looking woman can wield such terrifying power.'

Pu Ta's body also cracked into countless fragments and only his head remained intact. He appeared to be still alive and his head was facing the direction of his father, Pu Lutan. Pu Ta's lips moved, but no words came out of his mouth. Everyone saw a look of agony on his face. His head then slowly turned into ice, before it crumbled into countless pieces. 

The scene made everyone horrified. Their deaths only happened in less than a minute. There wasn't even a hint of human bodies around. Only countless ice shards were scattered freely on the ground. If they haven't seen how those people turned into ice, then they would not believe if anyone tells them that those ice shards were once human beings. 

"You demons! You killed my son! Aaargggghh!" Pu Lutan tapped his foot on the ground, leaving a deep footprint. He soared in midair in an attempt to flee. He was not a fool. If he stayed there, then he would surely be killed by them. 

"Don't kill him. Just capture him. We will let the imperial family punish him and his Pu Family." Cale said calmly without even glancing at the fleeing Pu Lutan.

Aurora nodded her head gently. She then gracefully waved her dainty right hand.

Following her movements, countless ice chains materialized in midair tailing behind Pu Lutan. An ice chain wrapped itself around his calf, stopping his escape. More and more chains then wrapped around Pu Lutan's body. 

"Aaargghhh! Release me you demons! Release me!"

A huge ball of ice chains dropped from the sky, creating a deep crater on the ground. Pu Lutan's chubby head can be seen sticking out of the ball of ice chains. 

"Baaang!"

Not long after, multiple streaks of light can be seen coming towards their direction.

"The empire's top experts are here. Hopefully, one of them is someone from the imperial family." Cale muttered silently.

Four top experts descended slowly towards the ground. They were staring deeply at the 'ball of ice chains'. They were surprised since all four of them were familiar with the fat head sticking out of the 'ball of ice chains'. Who could it be other than Fatty Pu from the Pu Family? 

Cale sighed in relief after seeing their familiar silhouettes. The four experts were Duke Shutra and the two elders from his Ignius Family, and the last one was the empire's grand general, Ling Tian.

"Little brother Cale, what happened here? And why is Count Pu Lutan in this kind of situation?" Duke Shutra asked Cale curiously while giving Aurora a quick glance. 

The other three experts were surprised at Duke Shutra's respectful tone when he spoke with Cale, but they chose to remain silent and wait for Cale's reply.

"It's good that you're here, Duke Shutra. Count Pu Lutan's good son..." Cale explained the series of events towards the four experts. Of course, he omitted the scene when Aurora effortlessly killed Pu Ta and his men. He only told them it was their group who killed them for trying to kill Wenren Wushuang who was a subordinate of the imperial family.

Wenren Wushuang flashed his token to support Cale's words. His injuries also made the four experts think that Cale's words were more or less true. 

They then glanced at Pu Lutan's chubby face with unkind expressions.

"Pu Lutan, your son actually tried to kill the subordinate of his highness the crown prince?! This is an act of rebellion! And you as a count of the empire did nothing but allow your son to do countless heinous crimes for the past few years! Truly tired of living!

Later, I will ask his majesty's permission in order for me to personally destroy your Pu Family! I won't rest until I raze your county to the ground!" Ling Tian said angrily. His late stage Immortal-Class level aura descended on Pu Lutan's battered body, making his chubby face distort in pain. He then went unconscious after that.

"This young sire, I thank you on behalf of the Celestial Sword Empire for capturing this lowlife. If not for your intervention, this father and son pair would have continued their sordid actions within the empire." Ling Tian cupped his fist towards the masked Cale. Despite his high cultivation, he was unable to determine Cale's strength, making him look mysterious and profound. He even had a late stage Immortal-Class level expert by his side. 'Who could this young man be?'

"I dare not claim the credit for capturing Pu Lutan. It was my friend Aurora who captured him." Cale shook his head with a faint smile on his face. He respected this Grand General Ling Tian who constantly stayed inside the dangerous parts of the Death Forest where countless ferocious savage beasts live unfettered.

Ling Tian spoke no more and merely cupped his fists towards Aurora. He then grabbed Pu Lutan who was still trapped by Aurora's ice chains. 'So cold...'

Aurora gently waved her right arms to dispel the ice chains she cast on Pu Lutan. It disappeared following her movements, making it easier for Ling Tian to carry him. He then grabbed Pu Lutan's unconscious body before giving one last look at Aurora and Cale. After that, he flew towards the direction of the imperial palace. He had to report the events that had transpired to the emperor. He will also report the mysterious variable inside their empire. 

"Since the matters here are done, then we shall take our leave, little brother Cale. Make sure to treat my daughter well when you go on the same missions. Hahaha!" Duke Shutra laughed gently before leading the two elders of the Ignius Family out of the scene.

Cale smiled and cupped his fist towards the direction of Duke Shutra. He then helped Wenren Wushuang to stand up and asked Brogen and Atlas to carry him.

"You should go with us for now. It's not safe for you to stay alone after this event. Many nobles will surely kidnap you to ask the specific events that had transpired." Cale calmly said while glancing at Wenren Wushuang. The latter nodded his head with a grateful look. 

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Inside the central part of the Death Forest, countless savage beasts were prostrating respectfully towards a cloaked man. His body was shrouded by a cloud of black gas, making it hard for someone to see his face. Behind him were more than fifty silhouettes who were similarly dr_a_p_ed in long black robes. Each of them was producing an aura which was equivalent to a human cultivator's Immortal-Class level expert. That is to say that everyone of them was in the Immortal realm. But all of them appeared to respectful at the man who was shrouded by a black gas.

"How is our progress on subduing the low-level savage beasts?" The man covered in black gas spoke in bestial voice. 

One robed silhouette stepped forward and bowed his head at the man before he said. "Lord Beast King, we have subdued twenty percent of the Death Forest. We can subdue a few hundred thousand more savage beasts, but any more than that will make those three old fellows wary. They might cause trouble for us or even sell us out again."

"Subdue a hundred thousand more savage beasts. As for those three old farts, I will handle them personally. Disperse!" The man said calmly before he vanished from everyone's sights. 

The robed silhouettes then vanished from where they previously stood.