Urban Undying Lord
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In the gloomy dungeon, the sound of a whip striking flesh and accompanied by agonizing screams occasionally echoed through the air, sending a chilling sensation through anyone who heard it.

A Japanese man was bound to a wooden post, his body lacerated and torn open.

Gu Beichen was forcefully lashing him, eliciting pitiful wails from the man as he endured unimaginable pain.

Step—step—step.

Footsteps approached from outside the dungeon.

Accompanied by the round and rotund man, Ye Xuan casually walked into the Water Prison, prompting Gu Beichen to put away his whip and stride quickly towards Ye Xuan.

“Sir, I have finished the interrogation.

This man is a member of the Muramasa family.

They used Xia Qingzhu and her father in order to reclaim the Muramasa Demon Sword,” Gu Beichen said.

“Ye…

Ye Sir…

I beg you…

grant me a swift death,” the Japanese man pleaded weakly, for Gu Beichen’s merciless whipping had left him severely injured and close to death.

As he listened to Gu Beichen’s report, Ye Xuan slowly nodded.

He didn’t need to interrogate him to guess that the Muramasa family had used Xia Qingzhu against him, solely to take back the Muramasa Demon Sword.

But Ye Xuan was puzzled about one thing.

Although the Muramasa Demon Sword was important, it was just a weapon after all.

Yet Japan held it in such high regard—there had to be more to it than met the eye.

“Bring him over, I have questions for him,” Ye Xuan said softly.

Soon, Gu Beichen brought the Japanese man before Ye Xuan, forcing him to kneel weakly on the ground.

The man occasionally groaned, evidently unable to bear the pain wracking his body.

“Tell me, what secrets does this Muramasa Demon Sword hold?” Ye Xuan asked indifferently, looking down at the man at his feet.

“Ye…

Ye Sir…

I’ve told everything I could…

This sword is the Muramasa family’s treasure…

of course we must take it back…”

“Hmph!”

The round man snorted coldly, his voice brutal, “It seems you won’t shed tears until you see the coffin.

Since that’s the case, don’t blame me for being cruel.”

“Aagh!”

In a sudden move, the round man twisted the man’s arm into a twisted shape, causing the man to cry out in pain and faint.

Splash!

A basin of cold water was poured over the man, instantly jolting him from his unconsciousness.

But the agony in his right arm made him convulse and twitch uncontrollably on the ground, clearly in extreme pain.

“I’ll…

I’ll talk…

I’ll say it…”

The Japanese man’s psyche completely collapsed, and he began to spill the secrets of the Muramasa Demon Sword.

The Muramasa Demon Sword was one of the divine artifacts of Japan, containing an unimaginable power—this was well known.

But that wasn’t the most critical part.

The key point was that the Muramasa Demon Sword was also a key, a key to unlock the Gate of Summoning Spirits.

It was said that the long-lost Heavenly Cluster Cloud Sword was hidden within the Gate of Summoning Spirits, and according to legend, this sword was a divine companion blade with the power to destroy heaven and earth.

For ages, a legend had been passed down in Japan that whoever could unlock the Gate of Summoning Spirits could dominate the entire world, but where exactly this gate was located remained a mystery to the Japanese Imperial family.

Although the Japanese Imperial family had not discovered the Gate of Summoning Spirits, the Muramasa Demon Sword was indispensable.

This is why the Emperor of Japan had ordered the Muramasa family to retrieve the Muramasa Demon Sword from Ye Xuan at all costs.

“Ye Xuan…

I have said all that I can…

But I just want to tell you…

even if you’re the greatest expert in the East…

in the end, you are just one man…

To confront the power of an entire nation…

you will find no place for your grave,”

The Japanese man burst into bitter laughter, blood pouring ceaselessly from his mouth, as he bit his own tongue and committed suicide.

“The power of an entire nation?”

Ye Xuan murmured to himself, the corners of his mouth curling into a cruel smile, his voice eerie and unfathomable, “Since you people from Japan seek death, then I’ll happily oblige and play a game with you.”

…

Jiangnan airport.

A flight bound for Japan was docked there, with numerous passengers boarding.

“Sir, are you really going to Japan all by yourself?” the plump man asked with a worried expression.

“With Wu Jue Xian leading the Netherworld members to the West, and you holding down Jiangnan City, I can leave with peace of mind.

And with the Muramasa Demon Sword in my hands, the people of Japan will not rest.”

“As for me, revenge is a must.

Since the people of Japan dare to make a move on me, they must pay a price in turn.

If I were to remain silent, wouldn’t the world think I, Ye Xuan, am easily bullied?”

Ye Xuan boarded the flight to Japan with a cold smile, his appearance undergoing a drastic change at that moment.

…

Inside Japan’s Emperor Pavilion.

The Emperor of Japan’s face was ashen, having smashed all the jade artifacts around him.

A group of trembling courtiers were enduring the Emperor’s thunderous fury.

“Useless, all of you are utterly useless.”

“What to do now?

What should we do now?”

“Not only have we failed to retrieve the Muramasa Demon Sword, but dozens of Japanese warriors have all perished.

Ye Xuan must already know that this act was of our doing.

How could he possibly let this go?”

The Emperor of Japan was roaring, and if one listened closely, they could hear the trembling in his voice.

“Your Majesty, please calm your thunderous rage.

The most pressing matter now is whether or not Ye Xuan has learned the secret of the Muramasa Demon Sword.

If he has, it’s undoubtedly bad news for Japan.” A minister spoke out anxiously.

“Hmph, even if he does learn of it, so what?

Not even we Japanese can find the Gate of Summoning Spirits, so how could he, a mere Xia Country man, find it?”

“That’s right, even though this Ye Xuan’s cultivation is unparalleled and he’s considered the number one master in the East, don’t forget, he’s just one person.

How could the bravery of a single man compete against our entire nation of Japan?”

“In my view, we find an opportunity to lure Ye Xuan to a secluded place and launch an intercontinental missile.

I refuse to believe that his body is made of diamond.

Could he really remain unscathed under an intercontinental missile?”

Various opinions were raised, casting an even darker shadow over the Emperor’s face.

“Enough, you bunch of idiots.

If we truly use an intercontinental missile, it won’t just be Ye Xuan who dies.

Even the cities of Xia Country will be destroyed.

Once that happens, Xia Country will not take things lying down.

A war of annihilation will ensue, and how could Japan be Xia Country’s match?”

“Do you not even have that bit of self-awareness?”

As the Emperor of Japan angrily roared, the courtiers fell silent, deathly still and silent once more.

Looking at these weak courtiers, the Emperor of Japan sighed out of helplessness, his voice slightly defeated, “Issue my edict, for now, do not provoke this Ye Xuan.

Have the diplomatic minsters go to Xia Country, no matter what conditions they propose, as long as Ye Xuan returns the Muramasa Demon Sword, we in Japan will fulfill them all.”

“Dismiss yourselves.”

Following the Emperor’s wave to dismiss everyone, he leaned back powerlessly in his throne, continually massaging his temples, clearly troubled to the extreme.

But what the Emperor of Japan didn’t know was that at that moment, Ye Xuan was on his way to Japan.