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Chen Yu also didn't bother with these people and casually took some pieces of lamb from the pot to share with Jin Lingsu before heading directly towards the nearby mountain.

The architectural style of this place was far too similar to August Sacred Mountain; it seemed like it was recreated in the image of the holy mountain, only on a slightly smaller scale.

Chen Yu's lips curled into an odd smile—it looked like Ural already had his sights set on the Mountain Elder's position.

When the two of them reached the base of the mountain, they were stopped by several men who drew the weapons from their waists.

"Where do you think you're from, you rascals? Don't you know the rules here? You dare to approach the Sacred Mountain."

Chen Yu was taken aback. These men's ambitions knew no bounds; they straight-up called the place they were in Sacred Mountain. What did that make August Sacred Mountain?

Jin Lingsu had long since run out of patience with these unreasonable folks and pulled out a spike, ready to start a big fight.

Chen Yu stopped her and then took out the short sword that the Mountain Elder had given him.

"I am here on orders from above, with important business to discuss with Mr. Ural."

But these men didn't care at all; two of them came forward to frisk them and even demanded that they kneel.

Chen Yu, struck by a sudden idea, raised the short sword high in his hand.

"I am here today to deal with significant matters. Who knows, by the end of the day, the owner of this short sword might just be Mr. Ural. Are you ready to be held accountable for the grand scheme of things?"

Upon hearing this, the men became excited.

"Why didn't you say so earlier? Please, come inside."

Chen Yu breathed a sigh of relief; he hadn't expected everything to go so smoothly.

He didn't bother with pleasantries and, escorted by a group of people, swaggered into the castle.

When he entered the main hall, he immediately felt nauseous.

The masked elder had told him before that Ural was the strongest warrior of the Lakato family.

But the man before him was clearly a fat pig.

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The massive, obese body nearly filled half the room, and the table in front of him was extraordinarily wide, covered with all sorts of delicacies.

The man had no regard for appearances, grabbing a leg of lamb with one hand and tearing into it fiercely.

"What's wrong with you dogs? Bringing strangers here, can't you see I'm eating?"

Two subordinates quickly approached and hovered beside Ural.

"My lord, these two folks were sent by the Mountain Elder. It seems they're here to hand over the short sword that symbolizes supreme authority to you."

Ural immediately perked up: "Is that so? That old man agrees to give up power."

Chen Yu didn't say much and respectfully stepped forward with the short sword in hand.

Ural, either out of a broken mind or some other reason, didn't show the slightest doubt and stepped forward to take the short sword.

Chen Yu seized the opportunity, touching Ural with one finger, and a blue-white light instantly radiated out.

The smell of char spread throughout the room at that moment.

Chen Yu frowned and swiftly took several steps back.

Originally, he had thought that due to the guy's large size, it might take a stronger electric current to shock him, but when the current was released, he realized that there was just too much fat on this fellow.

Before long, the fat inside and outside his organs began to resonate and ignite spontaneously.

The subordinates standing by had never dreamed that their boss would suddenly burst into flames without any apparent reason.

Chen Yu's movements just now had been very discreet, and besides, the blue-white light was only visible to Chen Yu when it wasn't very strong.

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"Hurry up and put out the fire!"

No one knew who shouted, but only then did everyone react, and the guards outside hurried in with water.

But this type of spontaneous combustion usually starts inside the body, burning the body's own fat and muscle.

Once it begins, it doesn't stop until all the fat on the body is consumed.

So pouring water over it is basically useless.

Moreover, this guy had so much fat that once it caught fire, it became uncontrollable, and in the blink of an eye, he collapsed to the ground, motionless.

"We must leave, this is a punishment sent from heaven. His body will probably continue to burn for three days and three nights, and the entire castle won't be spared."

Chen Yu shouted, then grabbed Jin Lingsu and was the first to run out of the castle.

Seeing their boss dead, the others did not linger and fled as well.

Not long after everyone had escaped the castle, the whole mountain began to blaze.

Ural's size was simply too large, and combined with the large amounts of fine wine stored in the castle, the fire would not stop for three days and nights.

The people who had escaped immediately panicked, having lived in the desert from a young age with devotion to the mountain elder, they had come here.

It then transformed into personal worship of Ural.

Therefore, most of them were uneducated and lacked any concept of spontaneous human combustion.

Moreover, confronted with such a situation, they were at a loss, each standing there with a vacant look in their eyes.

Chen Yu glanced at the expressions of the people, coughed twice, then found a platform to stand upon.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I was ordered by the mountain elder to deliver this short sword, which symbolizes authority, to Mr. Ural. However, I did not expect that he could not bear the divine will. It seems that I must find the next person."

In any other place, such nonsense would probably be dismissed, but here it was as if guided by the hand of a deity.

One of them, who was dressed like a wizard, hurriedly stepped forward.

"Many years ago, the first mountain elder left a prophecy stating that only someone who can bear the power bestowed by heaven can truly command the Lakato Family. It seems Mr. Ural was not the chosen one."

The people present nodded in agreement, even treating it as gospel truth.

Some even saw Chen Yu holding the short sword without any issues and immediately knelt down, wanting to recognize him as their new boss.

"Everyone, for many years now, Mount Augustus has been the sacred land in the hearts of our Lakato Family. Yet Ural has come to this place for no reason to build a castle, clearly wanting to remove us from the protection of the gods. In my opinion, we should relocate to Mount Augustus."

Not a single person opposed, and some were already eager to go home and pack their belongings.

Chen Yu said no more and directly pulled over the wizard who had just spoken and two others who looked more reliable.

"I leave these children of the deities in your care. You must lead them safely to Mount Augustus with all your heart and effort, or else you will face divine punishment."