Urban Seduction: Housewives Club

Looking at the ruins piled up to a height of three stories, the Great Vehicle Dharma King asked puzzledly, "Rinpoche, is Li Hong, that traitor... is he really finished like this?"

Eric shook his head slightly. "It shouldn't be that easy..."

The complete version of "Sandification of the Earth" is a magic that can destroy all earthen buildings in a city, so naturally, this earth-element magic is incredibly powerful! Unfortunately, its power is only against buildings, not against people.

Eric didn't believe that a pile of sand could bury a pre-heaven expert, especially since the incomplete version of the Sandification of the Earth did not turn the entire Shura Tower into dust. Using the gaps between the reinforced steel and stones, even if they were tens of meters underground, a pre-heaven expert could break through the earth!

Strangely, after more than forty minutes, even though rescue personnel had found sixteen survivors from the ruins, they still hadn't found any trace of Li Hong and his important followers.

"Rinpoche, should we continue waiting?" The Great Vehicle Dharma King asked amidst the chaotic rescue scene, with some reluctance and regret.

Speaking of which, Eric was someone who didn't care much about human life. Back in Celestia, in order to prove that his newly discovered magic, "Wrath of the Sea God," was as powerful as the water-element taboo magic "Torrential Flood," he conducted experiments on the quiet sea.

The result not only proved his conjecture correct but also caused a huge tsunami in the coastal areas of the Delshi Empire. This resulted in the death of over 70,000 people, over 500,000 people homeless, and economic losses exceeding 80 million gold coins. Yet when he learned of this, he didn't feel a hint of guilt or negative emotions!

It was this indifferent and ruthless character that made him unmoved by the current scene, just sighing and saying, "Let's go back first! I wonder if Li Hong was unlucky enough to be buried alive, or if he was lucky enough to escape this disaster..."

Two days later, the ruins of the Shura Tower site had been almost cleared. Of course, this only referred to the surface debris. Due to the depth of the burial and the lack of life signs detected by instruments, the local government had given up excavation of the underground. According to news reports, however, the collapse of the tower resulted in 236 deaths and 352 injuries.

Afterward, based on survivors' accounts and expert analysis, the relevant authorities concluded that the collapse was entirely due to substandard construction quality. Where there should have been reinforced concrete, a large amount of sand had been mixed in, greatly reducing the overall load-bearing capacity of the building and drastically shortening its lifespan, leading to this catastrophic collapse!

This conclusion immediately caused an uproar nationwide, with many taking to the streets to demand a thorough investigation by the government to uncover the corrupt building contractors!

Under public pressure, all levels of government in Country A cooperated swiftly. After just one day, they identified the construction company responsible for building the Shura Tower.

To everyone's surprise, the behind-the-scenes boss of the company responsible for the "shoddy work" turned out to be none other than Li Hong, the leader of the Shura Cult.

Now, Li Hong had become a rat crossing the street. Even the former followers of the Shura Cult were expressing strong anger towards their former leader, who had callously disregarded human life for the sake of making money. Everyone believed that Li Hong's disappearance was actually his escape after embezzling funds.

Under the collective condemnation of the entire country, even the Country A government, which had secretly supported Li Hong, did not dare to speak up for him. They even issued a wanted order.

However, like a mud cow entering the sea, Li Hong disappeared without a trace. Even the dozens of confidants who disappeared with him had no news. This made the FBI agents extremely frustrated, and they even suggested distributing a set of "playing cards wanted order" to the public.

The Jiecui Temple, where the Great Vehicle Dharma King preached, was located in various parts of Country A.

"Rinpoche, your plan is really wonderful! This way, even if Li Hong manages to escape pursuit, he will have no way to openly preach anymore, nor will he receive support from the Country A government. Dealing with him in the future will be much easier!" After reading the news, the Great Vehicle Dharma King couldn't help but express his admiration for Eric once again.

Eric nodded slightly. All of this was his design.

From the mouth of the Great Vehicle Dharma King, Eric learned that when Li Hong was building the "Shura Tower," in order to keep the secret of the underground layers from being discovered, he specially formed a construction company, whose workers were also selected from loyal followers of the cult.

It was because he knew this news that Eric decided to use the "Sandification of the Earth," a slowly heating taboo magic with gradually emerging power.

The ultimate goal was to tarnish Li Hong's reputation after his escape and make it impossible for him to make a comeback.

In fact, if Eric really wanted to find Li Hong, there would be no problem at all. After all, he could use the "Dark Chronicles" to find someone, although not as easy as turning one's hand, it was not difficult either.

It's just that Eric didn't want to chase after Li Hong all over the place, so he decided to let him go. After all, he had already destroyed his hard work, and the murderer who directly harmed Tan Ailing had been killed on the spot. This revenge was enough!

Just as Eric was about to tell the Great Vehicle Dharma King that he was planning to return to his country tomorrow, a sharp and long howl came from afar.

The Great Vehicle Dharma King's expression changed, blurting out, "It's Li Hong, that traitor..."

Eric shook his head slightly, feeling somewhat helpless. He had originally planned to let you go, but you insist on coming to me. It seems that fate is catching up to you...

A few minutes later, dozens of figures leaped onto the square of the Jiecui Temple.

"Great Vehicle Dharma King, you bastard, come out quickly..." From Li Hong's voice, you could feel that he was starting to lose his mind.

"Li Hong, you traitor, what right do you have to shout and scream here?" Facing his old enemy, the Great Vehicle Dharma King, who had just come out, couldn't help but retort.

"Hmph, you are truly despicable and shameless, actually conspiring with outsiders to attack and kill hundreds of my followers. I underestimated you before!"

"What conspiracy with outsiders?" The Great Vehicle Dharma King was puzzled.

"What are you still pretending for now?"

"No need for more nonsense, let's settle this with our lives!" Just as the Great Vehicle Dharma King was about to ask again, Eric spoke calmly.

"Very well..."

Seeing the Great Vehicle Dharma King's respectful and humble demeanor, Li Hong laughed loudly. "Great Vehicle Dharma King, you are really embarrassing our Sakya. You actually show such respect to a young brat. He must be a senior disciple of the Hongmen, right?"

Li Hong still thought that the Hongmen were the reinforcements brought by the Great Vehicle Dharma King.

However, the Great Vehicle Dharma King and the group of lamas from Sakya naturally did not know Li Hong's thoughts. When they heard him call the Living Buddha a "young brat," they were greatly angered. Prompted by their indignation, they began to shout and curse.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Li Hong smirked, "It seems that Sakya is about to become the running dog of the Hongmen..."

Before he could finish his sentence, a cold light suddenly struck towards him, its fierceness and strangeness beyond words.

Although Li Hong was startled, he was after all a mature pre-heaven expert with excellent adaptability. With a full force of his palms, he immediately caught the cold light.

Looking at the sharp hidden weapon in his hand, shaped like a lotus petal, Li Hong felt a faint familiarity, but for a moment he couldn't remember where he had seen this before!