There was actually a person on that fiery bird!

He was a young man with a cold and stern face, exuding a heavy aura of power. What was most unsettling was his golden eye on his left side—

It radiated a golden light even more dazzling than the flames of a firebird's feathers, like the indifferent eye of a god looking down upon them.

The mayor was in turmoil, and his heart almost stopped!

Such a powerful and terrifying beast, the Firebird, was actually controlled by a human. Just how strong must that person be?

He instantly realized that it was no wonder that Zhongzhou allowed him to ride strange beasts freely within its borders; the strength and background of the newcomer were probably unfathomable.

"There are people above me!" The young law enforcement officer nearly fell over.

"Stay calm!" the mayor whispered to his subordinates, while secretly wiping the cold sweat from his palms.

The phoenix slowly landed on the small square in the center of the town, and the scorching heat wave forced the surrounding crowd to retreat.

The mayor almost instinctively switched expressions instantly, his face plastered with a humble, even obsequious smile. He strode forward, bowed deeply from a distance, and spoke in a loud voice with just the right amount of excitement:

“I am Di Bao, the mayor of this Stone Town.”

"We were not informed in advance of our distinguished guests' arrival, which is truly a failure to welcome them properly. Please forgive any shortcomings in our hospitality."

He straightened up, his gaze "respectfully" fixed on the figure on the firebird's back, and cautiously asked:

"May I ask your name? Is there anything you wish to do in our remote and impoverished town, or is there any assistance you require? The entire town of Shi will do everything in our power to help!"

Mayor Di Bao spoke humbly, adopting an extremely low posture, secretly trying to figure out the other party's origins and purpose.

"Li Yu." Li Yu spoke calmly, his golden left eye sweeping over Di Bao with an indifferent gaze.

"Li Yu?!" Di Bao's smile froze instantly, and his heart skipped a beat!

But he forcefully suppressed his surging blood and panic, feigning extreme surprise. He forced an expression of astonishment and reverence onto his face, and said in a trembling voice, "..."

"So it's Li Yu, the hero of Zhongzhou! Your presence truly brings honor to our humble abode, Shizhen!"

Di Bao turned around and winked at his men behind him, signaling them not to act rashly.

"What are you all standing around for! Hurry up! Get ready to welcome Li Yu, the hero!"

"No need." Li Yu interrupted his performance directly, her voice completely flat.

"I came here to find the Ao family, and I have found them now."

Di Bao's heart skipped a beat, but his face displayed just the right amount of bewilderment and innocence:

"The Austrian family? What Austrian family?"

“Li Yuying, are you mistaken? We are just a remote town. Where would we find anyone with the surname Ao? There isn’t a single person with the surname Ao in the entire town.”

Just as Di Bao was about to continue his explanation, Li Yu slightly turned his head, and his golden eyes locked onto Di Bao instantly, as if they were tangible.

Di Bao felt a chill run through his body, as if he had been stripped naked and thrown into the icy snow. All his secrets were laid bare before those golden eyes, and everything was laid bare.

"Still acting?" In Li Yu's golden eyes, almost everyone in this town was connected by the Ao family's threads.

Seeing Li Yu's confident gaze, Di Bao instantly knew that he couldn't hide it anymore!

His energy erupted instantly, and at the same time, a bell rang out, its sound echoing throughout Stone Town.

Upon receiving the alarm signal, the people in the town sprang into action as if they had rehearsed countless times.

A group of them immediately unleashed a resolute momentum and charged towards the square.

The other group didn't look back and fled in all directions as fast as they could.

At the same time, the humility and bewilderment on Di Bao's face vanished instantly, replaced by a ferocious and resolute look of despair.

He took a sudden step back, his voice shrill and piercing:

"Kill him!"

The dozens of awakened individuals behind him, disguised as law enforcement officers and residents, were already poised to strike.

"kill!!"

Amidst the frenzied shouts, the Awakened Ones behind the town's mayor, like maddened beasts, unleashed various supernatural abilities and attacked Li Yu and the Firebird.

Several others moved like lightning, rushing forward to attack at close range!

However, their attacks seemed utterly ridiculous in the face of true power.

The phoenix didn't even make a big movement, just gracefully flapped its wings.

call--!

A platinum-gold wave of fire surged forth like a tsunami, instantly engulfing all incoming attacks and figures rushing forward.

There were no screams, no resistance.

Those with superpowers and those who launched the attack were reduced to ashes the moment they touched the wave of fire.

A large area in the square was instantly cleared, filled with the smell of burning.

Seeing this scene of utter stagnation, Di Bao's face turned even paler, but his eyes still burned with a mad hatred.

"Even if the members of the Ao family die, they will die standing, for the honor of the Ao family!"

Li Yu lightly leaped down from the phoenix's back and walked step by step toward the leopard, stopping in front of him.

Even at this point, Di Bao was still uttering threats:

"Li Yu, do you think you can kill all the members of the Ao family?"

"Even if you kill us now, it won't do you any good! The Ao family bloodline is spread throughout Zhongzhou; you can't kill them all! We will definitely wait for our chance, the chance to tear you to pieces!!"

The leopard, surprisingly adopting a dignified and resolute posture as if facing death, raised its head and said:

"Go ahead! You won't get the whereabouts of the other members of the Ao family out of us!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yu not only did not get angry, but instead leaned slightly closer.

Those cold, golden eyes stared directly into the leopard's eyes, which were filled with fear and hatred, and whispered a question in a voice that was almost a whisper but sent chills down one's spine:

"So how do you think I... found you?"

Di Bao was speechless.

He stared at the golden pupils so close to his face, seemingly able to pierce through all illusions, and a terrifying thought struck his mind like lightning!

Awakened Eye Type!

"Could it be...you..." Di Bao's lips trembled with extreme fear, but he could no longer utter a complete sentence.

Could it be that the Ao family has already been exposed to Li Yu?

A chill deeper than death instantly froze his thoughts!

If that's the case, then the Ao family is truly finished!

There are no secrets left, no possibility of a comeback! Let alone revenge...

As an arrow rose in front of Li Yu, about to strike, the fear of death finally overwhelmed everything.

Di Bao instantly realized that if Li Yu could really track down the Ao family members through his pupil-type abilities, then their current resistance would be completely meaningless.

He, who had just been bravely facing death, suddenly begged for mercy:

"No...don't kill me..."

A streak of light flashed, and the leopard was instantly pierced through, forever silenced with its unspoken words.

Seeing the remnants of the Ao family scattering and fleeing, countless flames suddenly ignited around the phoenix, preparing to burn Shizhen and everyone else to ashes.

Upon seeing this, Li Yu's expression changed, and she hurriedly raised her hand to stop him.

"Don't move!"