Qingyuan Empire Famous Teacher Hall.
Straw mats were placed side by side on the ground, with eight corpses lying on top.
Every corpse was wearing a famous teacher's uniform, with seven stars shining on the chest, showing their identity.
The old man in the middle is very familiar to Zhang Xuan. Because of his unfair treatment, he broke into the hall and even fought with him... I thought that this man would wait until the headquarters for interrogation and eventually be deprived of his qualifications as the hall leader. Unexpectedly, He actually died here.
"What's going on?" Zhang Xuan frowned and looked at Master Wu.
"It happened this morning... According to the list you gave me, I only interrogated eight people. As a result... eight famous teachers died in the hall!"
Master Wu's face was ashen.
After Zhang Xuan learned the list from Qingtian Emperor, he passed it to him. In order not to alert others, he interrogated quietly. He had just interrogated the eighth person when he heard a report from his subordinates that eight seven-star masters had died in the hall.
Including... Hall Master Gou!
Zhang Xuan's face darkened.
After interrogating eight people, eight famous teachers died, and they were all seven-stars. It was obvious that the other party was giving them a warning.
"Moreover, they died in the same way as Chen Zhe, with their souls leaving their bodies and leaving only their bodies..."
Master Wu continued.
Zhang Xuan was silent.
As soon as he came in, he discovered that everyone, including Hall Master Gou, had been turned into corpses by someone using a soul-detaining technique to take away three souls and seven souls.
"He is... cruel!"
Clench your fists.
Even Hall Master Gou is not immune to this. I am afraid only ruthless people can do it.
It's just... He was in the Jibei swamp. According to the confession of Emperor Qingtian, there seemed to be some kind of imprisonment that restricted him and made him unable to escape... How could he use this secret method to kill so many famous masters in a row
"Where were they found?" Confused, he turned around and asked.
"They were all in their own residences. My family thought they were resting, but they couldn't wake me up at dawn, only to find out that they had stopped breathing!"
After saying that, Master Wu couldn't help but look over: "Is it related to Emperor Qingtian? But Emperor Qingtian... wasn't he killed?"
Emperor Qingtian, as a soul shaman master, possesses this special secret method. Master Zhang had already told him about killing Chen Zhe before... Since they are all dead, who used this trick, so weird
The unexplained death, without even a single sign, has caused the entire Famed Master Hall to panic and become a little scared.
Everyone has a fear of the unknown and incomprehensible things, and this is exactly the case.
Hall Master Gou can be said to be the most powerful being in the entire Qingyuan City. He could not resist being killed silently. No matter who he was, his neck would feel cold.
"The Emperor of Qingtian is dead, but... the person behind him is not dead yet!" Zhang Xuan shook his head.
"The person behind you?" Master Wu was confused.
The ruthless man's matter was too involved, so Zhang Xuan didn't tell anyone about it, and even he didn't know about it.
"Well, although Emperor Qingtian is an emperor of the Foreign Spirit Clan, but... the inheritance of the Soul Shaman Master is cut off, he can learn... because someone taught him behind the scenes! The person who did it should be this one!"
Zhang Xuan nodded.
"The person who taught Qingtian Emperor Shaman Soul? This person... what kind of strength is he? He has exceeded the title of the imperial class. I can immediately report to the headquarters and ask them to send someone over!"
Master Wu's pupils shrank and he said hurriedly.
The Famous Teacher Hall has its own rules. Under normal circumstances, if the branch can solve the problem, it should be reported in writing at most, and the people above will not be allowed to come down.
Firstly, the people at the headquarters are very busy and have no time to wipe the butts of their subordinates; secondly, it is also a good exercise for the people in the branches.
You have to ask the headquarters for everything... A real senior master, why don't you work to death
However... once the strength exceeds the level of the titled empire, it will be different. It will involve countless people who have lost their lives. They can apply to the headquarters and send higher famous teachers down to deal with the matter.
"How long will it take to send someone here?" Zhang Xuan frowned.
"The empire closest to us has a half-step eight-star master master... It will take about ten days for them to send someone here... As for the empire alliance with an eight-star master master, we are now informing that it will take twenty days at the earliest. arrive!"
After some calculation, Wu Shidao.
"Ten days, twenty days? It's too late..." Zhang Xuan shook his head with a solemn expression: "When these people come over, I'm afraid more people will die in the Famed Master Hall!"
"What should we do?"
Master Wu was a little anxious.
Ten days and twenty days were indeed too late. The other party killed people invisible. Eight people died overnight... If we really wanted to take action, after such a long time, I am afraid that all the seven-star famous teachers in the Qingyuan Empire would have been almost wiped out.
"I don't know what the strength of the person behind Emperor Qingtian is, but... he shouldn't be beyond the out-of-body realm! Otherwise, the Headquarters of the Famous Master Hall must have noticed..."
Without answering his question, Zhang Xuan analyzed it.
Although the Master Hall headquarters lets its power go unchecked and lets its subordinate branches handle any difficulties, it will also frequently patrol the world. Once a life above the level is discovered, it will be dealt with personally.
The most pinnacle existence of the Titled Empire is the out-of-body realm... The fact that this ruthless man with eyes can stay here without being discovered shows... that he probably hasn't broken this limit.
"Even if it does not exceed the Out-of-Body Realm... But there is a big gap in each level of the Out-of-Body Realm... As long as it exceeds the early stage, we will not be able to compete!"
Wu Shidao.
In the out-of-body realm, where the soul leaves the body, you can use the power of nature to control the surrounding environment. Every time you advance to a small level, you need to experience a thunder tribulation. The more you experience, the stronger your strength will be. Each small level Time is not the same, it can even be said to be completely different.
Take the early and middle stages of the Out-of-Body Realm as an example. Although there is only a small level difference between the two, their combat effectiveness is several times worse.
The former, ten of them put together, or even arranged in a formation, may not be the opponent of the latter.
Therefore, even if the opponent is still in the out-of-body realm, the gap between reaching the peak... and the initial stage is too big, and it is impossible to defeat it.
"I know, but I don't know the specific level... However, now is not the time to dwell on this. You... aren't you wondering how this guy killed these people?"
Frowning, Zhang Xuan knew that it was impossible to know the opponent's strength based on this kind of speculation alone, so he walked around the corpses on the ground and said.
"How to kill?"
"Yes, I was attacked by Emperor Qingtian that day. I know their methods. With the help of altars or even souls, they can invade other people's consciousness and take away the soul... In other words, no matter how powerful the secret method of summoning souls is, it requires a medium to perform it. … What was the medium that killed these eight people? Have you made any careful inquiries?”
Zhang Xuan asked.
The ruthless person uses the method of soul confinement. If the distance is close, he can do it directly, but if he is tens of thousands of kilometers apart, he can only use various artifacts.
For example...an altar!
But Master Wu of the altar took them away and waited for review by the headquarters. How did these people... die
"This...I didn't pay attention to this..."
Stunned for a moment, Master Wu didn't know how to answer.
"If you look carefully, you might be able to find something..."
After giving the order, Zhang Xuan said no more and turned his eyes of understanding to look at the many corpses lying in front of him again.
The expression on Hall Master Gou's face before his death was frightened, probably because he had encountered something he couldn't believe.
Textures flowed in his eyes. After looking at them for a while, Zhang Xuan shook his head.
The cause of Hall Master Gou's death was exactly the same as Chen Zhe's. The soul was taken away and turned into a corpse.
Even with a clear eye, one cannot see why.
"By the way, where is King Zhongqing? Where is he being held?"
Not seeing anything, Zhang Xuan thought of someone and asked hurriedly.
"He was arrested again and imprisoned in the dungeon of the Master Hall. The news must not be conveyed... Last night, His Majesty Chu Tianxing planned to ask for an audience... However, I refused!"
After thinking for a moment, Wu Shidao.
"Chu Tianxing wants to see you?" Zhang Xuan frowned.
This guy is just a prince, not the emperor's biological son. Why does he come here when something happens? At great cost
"Yes, but the two of them haven't met... there shouldn't be any problem, right?"
Wu Shidao.
"This is unclear, but... Chu Tianxing is very likely to have a problem!" Zhang Xuan looked solemn.
King Zhongqing, through the memory of Emperor Qingtian, has determined that there is a problem... But this emperor is so close to him that he doesn't believe it if there is no problem.
"Do you want to arrest him for interrogation?"
"Don't be too busy yet. Once the interrogation occurs, the commotion will immediately become louder and the chaos will be even greater... The most urgent task now is to find the medium that killed these people. What is it... and then find a way to get rid of the mastermind behind it!"
After pondering for a moment, Zhang Xuan analyzed: "Only when the black hand is dead, will everyone be truly safe."
"That's true!"
Master Wu nodded.
Master Zhang is right. Attacking the emperor of an empire can easily make people panic.
Not only will it cause turmoil, but more importantly, there will be no solid evidence, which will affect the credibility of the Famous Teacher Hall.
If a famous master's hall sitting on one side wants to take action against the empire, it must have irrefutable evidence that no one can refute. Otherwise, what will other empires think
Wouldn’t everyone be in danger
Mere suspicion is not enough.
"I'll send someone to check..."
Think about this, Wu Shidao.
"Not only will we check, but we may also need to prepare some people, and then, let's go to the Jibei swamp together!"
"Jibei swamp?" Master Wu was puzzled.
"I suspect that the black hand is hiding here..." Zhang Xuan explained.
"Okay, I will select the most elite forces from the Famous Master Hall, as well as the masters from the Battle Master Hall!" Wu Shidao.
"Well, you prepare in advance, and I will also prepare..."
After making arrangements, Zhang Xuan nodded.
If you want to go to the swamps of Jibei to find the ruthless man, you need to do two things. First, increase the strength of the Jinyuan Ding and strive to let it reach the out-of-body state; second, let the ruthless man who has devoured the Qingtian Emperor pass through as soon as possible. Thunder disaster!
Only in this way can the strength truly reach the out-of-body realm, otherwise... with his current cultivation level, he is not ruthless enough... If he rushes over, he may become a tonic for the other party, and then there will be nothing he can do.