Berserk God of War

Chapter 406: Chapter 406 Resurrection from the Dead

”Indeed, Master Lei has profound power and exceptional wisdom.”

”In the absence of Palace Master Shen, Master Lei is undoubtedly the best candidate to lead us in a fight to the death against the Xingluo Palace.”

One elder after another stepped forward, and more and more voices supported Lei Hongteng to become the new Vice Palace Master.

”I am flattered, truly flattered... What merits or abilities do I, Lei Hongteng, possess?”

As he spoke, Lei Hongteng suddenly turned his gaze towards the Cloud Dragon Mountain Master, a sinister gleam flashing in his eyes, and asked, ”Master Yun, what do you think? I, for one, think you are more suited for the role.”

With a single sentence, Master Yun felt all the hairs on his body stand on end, repeatedly saying, ”I support Master Lei for the position of Vice Palace Master.”

Following his words, more Neutral Parties reluctantly expressed their support.

Finally, everyone’s gaze shifted to Huo Yanmei, waiting for her opinion, and she weakly said, ”Of course, I support Master Lei. With my current state, how could I not support him?”

Huo Yanmei had no choice; now was not the time to oppose Lei Hongteng. She had to support him first.

That way, she could ensure Sikong Jing’s safety.

Finally, everyone supported him, and Lei Hongteng once again put on an air of righteousness.

”Then I, Lei Hongteng, will humbly accept the position.”

Having said that, he could finally not help but burst into loud laughter, then solemnly declared, ”Now, in my capacity as Vice Palace Master, I announce that we will pay homage to Vice Palace Master Qin and vow to lead the Holy Dragon Palace to avenge her blood and hatred.”

”Wuu wuu...”

Qin Lao and others were pinned to the ground, struggling desperately, but now even their mouths had been sealed.

They could only angrily make wailing noises.

Lei Hongteng, of course, paid them no heed, thinking that once all matters were settled, he would settle the score with each of them, one by one.

And with that, he strode towards Qin Heng’s room.

Lei Hongteng’s heart burned with an unparalleled passion; he had finally become the Vice Palace Master, and soon enough, Shen Qingye might very well die in that forsaken place. And even if she returned alive, it would be of no use. He had all the time in the world to truly conquer everyone’s hearts.

And with her imminent retirement, he would eventually become the Palace Master.

The future of the Long Night Saint Dragon Palace would be his dominion.

With a fervent heart, Lei Hongteng led the crowd to the door of Qin Heng’s room.

He was the first to kneel, and the people behind him also knelt down one by one.

Then, Lei Hongteng, staring at Qin Heng’s room, said mournfully, ”Vice Palace Master Qin, your death was tragic. I, Lei Hongteng, will certainly avenge your blood feud, and I will wipe out the Long Night Star Palace, leaving no one alive, to accompany you in death.”

Having said that, Lei Hongteng turned to Lei Zizhen and said, ”Zizhen, open the door; we wish to see Vice Palace Master Qin for the last time.”

Lei Zizhen struggled to hold back tears and nodded, approaching the door to Qin Heng’s room and gently pushing it open.

But just as the door emitted a creaking sound, a laugh came from inside without warning.

”Haha, General... old Qin, you’ve lost again.”

”Hm?”

In the moment the voice was heard, the people struggling to squeeze out tears were shocked, and all eyes widened.

Whether it was Lei Hongteng or the other elders, and even Qin Lao and his die-hard followers pinned to the ground, everyone was dumbfounded.

Why would there be a stranger’s voice in Qin Heng’s room?

Only Wen Hu, similarly pinned to the ground, was secretly smirking continuously. The show was about to begin.

At the same time, Huo Yanmei sharply lifted her head, then also quietly smiled. That was Sikong Jing’s voice.

He had actually succeeded. Qin Heng was just pretending to be dead; these two had scared everyone half to death.

When Huo Yanmei heard of Qin Heng’s death, she thought they had failed.

Indeed, in the brief moment before the door was fully opened, a second voice also rang out.

”Damn it, I lost again.”

”It’s been too long since I played chess. Come on, let’s have another round. I refuse to believe I can’t beat you, kid.”

As soon as this voice was heard, everyone’s hair stood on end.

They stared unblinkingly at the slowly opening door, a terrifying thought dawning on them.

That was Qin Heng’s voice. Could it be he wasn’t dead?

Finally, the door was completely open.

In the center of the room, there was a chessboard with Qin Heng and a young man dressed as an apprentice sitting opposite each other, actually playing chess.

Buzz, buzz, buzz...

Everyone knelt there in shock, some rubbing their eyes, unable to believe it was true, thinking they were seeing ghosts.

And for those who had sided with Lei Hongteng, their minds buzzed even louder.

Lei Hongteng himself was stunned, and all of Thunder Dragon Mountain was dumbfounded. They had finally confirmed, clearly, that Qin Heng wasn’t dead.

The next instant, Lei Hongteng turned to look at Lei Hongzha; it was he who had reported it.

The latter’s face had turned to stone.

He had thoroughly checked before, and the reactions of people like Qin Lao had indicated that Qin Heng was dead.

But why was it like this?

At that moment, Qin Heng, who was resetting the chess pieces, turned his head and deliberately winked.

He asked in confusion, ”Eh, Master Lei, what are you all doing? Why are you kneeling outside my room? This isn’t Long Night Palace; we don’t practice such outdated rituals of kneeling here.”

At these words, Lei Hongteng finally took his gaze off Lei Hongzha and stared intently at the Qin Heng in front of him.

A myriad of emotions intertwined with one another, including anger, unwillingness, confusion...

And with them, a profound sense of humiliation.

It was clear now that Qin Heng had feigned death with the specific purpose of luring himself to the Qin Family residence, to witness this very scene of kneeling, to slap his own face hard.

But what to do now? What should he do?

He didn’t respond; his mind was in total chaos, and he even felt an urge to vomit blood.

At this time, Lei Zizhen, who was closest to the door, suddenly came to his senses.

He stared straight at Sikong Jing, who was sitting across from Qin Heng, and blurted out unconsciously, ”Little apprentice, what are you doing here?”

Lei Zizhen knew Sikong Jing had come back alive because someone from the Apprentice School Region had reported it.

But he hadn’t had time to deal with it and had merely ordered the blocking of all routes in and out of the Holy Dragon Palace to keep Sikong Jing from leaving, planning to deal with him harshly once his father became Vice Palace Master.

What he never expected was that Sikong Jing would show up in Qin Heng’s room, especially when the Qin Family residence was completely sealed off.

Sikong Jing shrugged his shoulders as he continued to set the chess pieces, too lazy to answer Lei Zizhen.

At the moment, no one cared about Lei Zizhen’s question. Compared to the little apprentice Sikong Jing, they were more concerned with what would happen next.

Since Qin Heng was still alive, surely something terrible would ensue.

Finally, the Cloud Dragon Mountain Master jumped up, glaring at Qin Heng and said, ”Vice Palace Master Qin, we were just told that you had passed away, which is why we all came to pay our respects.”

Qin Heng cocked his head to one side and asked in bewilderment, ”Who said that? I’m very much alive.”

As he spoke, Qin Heng suddenly slapped his forehead and said, ”I remember now, I did indeed stop breathing a while ago, but fortunately, this apprentice brought me a resurrection potion which saved my life.”

With that, Qin Heng pointed at Sikong Jing across from him...

Instantly, all eyes in the room turned to Sikong Jing.

All those who didn’t know Sikong Jing came up with one thought: who the hell is this little apprentice?