Chapter 1190: Chapter 1190: Dominating Star Mansion’s Wanted Notice
Inside the Scrolls Room.
Xiao Yi swiftly reviewed document after document.
What he was reviewing was precisely about the bloodbath in large cities within the Four-direction Domain in recent days.
In fact, he was quite sure that it was definitely not the work of the Heavenly Demon Blood Bat or other demon beasts.
Yet he was always unable to know exactly what was going on, which is why he specially came to the Wind Shattering Hall’s Main Hall to review the intelligence.
He intended to gain experience, and these strange and dangerous events were just right for training.
Moreover, perhaps the Main Hall might list these matters as bounty tasks as well.
With sufficient intelligence and enough information, completing the task would be much easier.
Otherwise, if it really were some terrifying fierce beasts, at least he could be prepared.
It was only after a full four hours that Xiao Yi came out from the Scrolls Room.
But, at this moment, Xiao Yi’s face was unusually serious.
"How did it go?" Qing Lin, waiting in the Outer Hall, quickly asked upon seeing Xiao Yi’s serious expression.
"The situation is much more serious than we imagined," Xiao Yi said in a deep voice.
The two walked over to a corner on their own.
"What happened?" Qing Lin asked in confusion.
Xiao Yi shook his head and said in a deep voice, "The major cities that have been bloodwashed in these days are far more than a few."
Earlier, he reviewed intelligence from the past half month while in the Scrolls Room.
The intelligence from Wind Shattering Hall indicates that not fewer than ten major cities were bloodwashed.
Moreover, all of them followed with the beast tide, a lingering yin energy blowing into the city.
Where the energy passed, no humans or beasts remained in the entire city.
Inside the city, there wasn’t the slightest sign of conflict or any trace of battle.
Not even a drop of blood, a corpse was left behind.
But in moments, the whole city was left empty, as if all the martial artists inside vanished out of thin air.
The entire city also appeared like a ghost town.
"Sss." Qing Lin gasped upon hearing Xiao Yi’s words.
"What exactly are these ghostly things that are so terrifying?"
"Unknown." Xiao Yi shook his head, "But Wind Shattering Hall’s Main Hall dispatched strong people to investigate a few days ago."
Wind Shattering Hall is the most skilled among the Eight Palaces at intelligence gathering.
Xiao Yi’s access was limited, and the intelligence reviewed in the Scrolls Room was just this.
"Did you find any tasks worth taking here?" Xiao Yi asked.
Qing Lin was not a martial artist from Wind Shattering Hall and couldn’t take tasks here.
But at the Task Department, he could see the tasks marked on the task plaques and view the task information.
"Quite a few," Qing Lin replied.
Since training is required, naturally, one should take enough tasks.
Additionally, there were plenty of tasks listed on the Academy’s documents in their hands.
However, the Academy’s tasks could be completed incidentally during training.
Qing Lin looked at the task plaques, just about to say something.
Around them, sudden bursts of discussion arose.
Since this place was within Wind Shattering Hall, these discussions naturally came from various Wind Masters coming to take tasks.
At this moment, those Wind Masters were holding a brand new scroll in their hands.
"What’s that?" Qing Lin asked in confusion.
Xiao Yi replied, "Wind Shattering Hall is the most skilled in intelligence, and periodically offers a new intelligence report for free."
"Palace martial artists can know recent major events in the region based on that."
"Of course, for specific matters, individuals still need to review the intelligence themselves."
Saying this, Xiao Yi also went to the Task Department to take a scroll.
Xiao Yi scanned it a few times; what was recorded were some major events occurring in the Four-direction Domain this month.
Xiao Yi wasn’t interested in unrelated matters, looked it over a few times, and was just about to put it away when his expression suddenly changed.
His gaze fixed tightly on a piece of news on the scroll.
Qing Lin also glanced curiously.
"Eh." Qing Lin suddenly expressed surprise, "This is a bounty order from Dominating Star Mansion, and the one being hunted is... Purple Flame Yi Xiao."
Discussion around them started up again.
"That Purple Flame Yi Xiao, quite audacious, even dared to kill the Dominating Star Mansion’s Young Master, Chen Xing."
"But this person is also incredible, at a young age, has already obtained two ancient Ice Venerate Tokens."
"Talents ranked second and sixth among the Eighteen Mansions, Ran Qi, and Chen Xing, had consecutively fallen to him, and even one of the Sixteen Venerable Envoys was completely defeated by him a few days ago."
"Humph, no matter how skilled he is, in the end, he hasn’t fully matured, can he possibly overpower the Overlord Force like Dominating Star Mansion?"
"The bounty order from Dominating Star Mansion has been announced throughout the Central Region, even sparing no expense to hire assassins from Heavenly Nether Mansion to hunt him down."
"I heard Heavenly Nether Mansion’s assassins arrived at Four-direction Domain a few days ago."
"..."
These discussions poured into Xiao Yi’s ears.
Xiao Yi’s expression grew increasingly grim, "Chen Xing is dead?"
This matter, he only learned of now.
Xiao Yi looked back at the intelligence on the scroll, which clearly wrote that Chen Xing was slain outside Sky Square City 9 days ago.
"Outside Sky Square City, amidst deep mountains and wild forests, Chen Xing fell, including several martial artists from Dominating Star Mansion." Xiao Yi squinted his eyes.
Xiao Yi suddenly remembered Cang Yue’s words.
’A Heavenly Talent as arrogant and self-assured as you won’t last long.’
’Just now, I randomly met one and killed him effortlessly.’
"Cang Yue, it was you..." Xiao Yi’s face involuntarily twitched.
The surrounding discussions continued.
Yi Xiao gained fame for completely defeating one of the Sixteen Venerable Envoys; and also Young Master Chen Xing from the Dominating Star Mansion being killed undoubtedly were topics of endless debate within the Four-direction Domain.
"Humph, a bunch of fools."
Just then, a crisp and disdainful voice sounded.
"Hmm?" The nearby Wind Masters looked over in response, only to see that the speaker was merely a young man.
"A brash kid, what do you know?" The nearby Wind Masters disdainfully looked at Qing Lin.
Indeed, the speaker was none other than Qing Lin.
"You guys know nothing," Qing Lin pursed his lips, "Hunting Yi Xiao? That’s Heavenly Nether Mansion digging its own grave."
"You know Yi Xiao too?" Xiao Yi furrowed his brow; Qing Lin had only been in the Four-direction Domain for a few days, right?
"Of course." Qing Lin said matter-of-factly, "That guy consecutively defeated two Eighteen Mansion’s Talents, completely defeated an Ice Emperor Palace’s Venerable Envoy."
"With such a stunning record, the name Purple Flame Yi Xiao has long been listed among present-day Heavenly Talents."
"In terms of reputation, it even surpasses common Eighteen Mansion’s Talents, I naturally know it."
Finished speaking, Qing Lin looked toward nearby Wind Masters, "Do you know what truly defines a supreme monster? And do you realize how terrifying Yi Xiao, such a lone supremely talented monster can be?"
"Numerous crises lurking across the world, countless natural dangers cannot harm such a monster in the slightest, let alone trivial forces?"
"Watch closely, unless Dominating Star Mansion and Heavenly Nether Mansion can kill him with one strike; otherwise, such a monster will only grow stronger through setbacks."
"The more oppressed and hunted, the more likely he’ll suddenly rise; when such a monster triumphantly soars, these two great forces may only be able to crawl and tremble before him."
"That does make some sense." The nearby Wind Masters contemplated hearing this.
"Naturally." Qing Lin boasted, "My family elder’s words, naturally make sense."
Xiao Yi watched from the side, shook his head, went to the Task Department, took several tasks, and then left.
"Were these words also told to you by the Vice Dean?" Xiao Yi asked while walking.
"Yes." Qing Lin nodded, "That old guy’s strength is mediocre, but when he speaks this sort of thing, he’s quite a talker."
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The first update.
