Chapter 317: The Spirit Condor (2/2)

He had never expected that Shi Qing would actually speak so highly of the man.

“Let’s go.” Hu Rong led the way.

Soon, the two of them walked out of the Blood Skull’s headquarters.

Meanwhile, Dong Baijie and Dong Li hid around a corner of the street, and observed quietly as Nie Tian and Hu Rong walked further and further away.

After a moment of pondering, Dong Baijie asked, “Did you notice the ring on that man’s finger?”

With a suspicious expression on her face, Dong Li said, “Yeah, I saw the pattern on the ring’s surface. That Hu Rong person is probably with the Spirit Condor. He is probably in charge of the Spirit Condor’s branch in Shatter City. Normally speaking, people from the Spirit Condor won’t do business with men with low cultivation bases, like Nie Tian. They normally only deal with powerful and influential men or organizations. What is he doing with Nie Tian?”

“Beats me.” Dong Baijie shook his head. “As far as we know, the Spirit Condor is not a Qi warrior sect, but rather a mysterious, ancient organization. Their influence reaches every corner of the Domain of the Falling Stars. Even the most powerful Qi warrior sects like the Heaven Palace Sect aren’t as well-informed as the Spirit Condor.

“Now that the Spirit Condor has approached Nie Tian, could it be that they’ve learned about his true identity?”

Dong Li’s expression flickered slightly as she said, “It’s very likely! If any organization has the ability to dig Nie Tian out, it must be the Spirit Condor!”

“Damn!” Dong Baijie secretly felt regretful. “If the Spirit Condor has indeed learned about Nie Tian’s true identity, it won’t be very long before the Heaven Palace Sect gets the word. Once they do, they’ll immediately send people to Shatter City.”

“So what should we do then?” Dong Li asked.

Dong Baijie sighed. “Let’s observe for a while first.”

In a remote corner of Shatter City…

It was a run-down block. Rusting, small stone pavilions sat on both sides of the narrow street. A disgusting and nauseous smell filled the air.

This place was the slum of Shatter City, where only the most down-and-out Qi warriors gathered.

Every single courtyard and stone pavilion in Shatter City had been built by the Blood Skull. Wherever you lived, you would have to pay rent to the Blood Skull in spirit stones.

The more spacious and noble the residence was, the higher the rent would be. This block, however, was the place where people could find residences with the lowest rents in Shatter City.

Hu Rong lived in one of the numerous humble stone rooms on this block.

Nie Tian followed Hu Rong into the stone room, and found that there was nothing but a bed and a stone table inside the room.

While Nie Tian was still frowning from the foul smell in the street, Hu Rong laughed embarrassedly and said with an apologetic tone, “Sorry for the poor environment here.”

With these words, Hu Rong slowly closed the door, along with the only window of the room.

Afterwards, an ocean-blue light screen suddenly spread out across the inner walls of the humble stone room, isolating the room from the outside world.

Nie Tian’s eyes instantly glittered with a strange light.

“Alright, no one will be able to hear us now.” Hu Rong grinned and showed his mouthful of yellow teeth. He went ahead and poured himself a cup of strong tea. Despite the fact that the tea seemed burning hot, he took a sip of it, and with a enjoyable expression on his face, he asked, “How much of the first fragmentary star mark have you learned and refined?”

Nie Tian’s expression flickered dramatically.

Almost simultaneously, he formed a chaotic magnetic field around himself and unleashed one Heaven Eye.

As soon as his chaotic magnetic field was formed, the layer of ocean-blue light sealing the small stone room began to fluctuate violently.

Even the stone room began to give out cracking sounds, as if it couldn’t bear the strong impact and was going to collapse.

Keh! Keh!

Hu Rong choked on a mouthful of strong tea and coughed loudly as he hastily waved his hand towards Nie Tian. “Wait! Don’t be so nervous! I mean no harm!”

“Who are you?!” Nie Tian blurted loudly.

He had never expected that this wretched-looking man would be the first to reveal his true identity.

After discovering via his Heaven Eye that Hu Rong was only at the late Heaven stage, a strong killing intent was born in Nie Tian’s heart.

Since he hadn’t fully mastered Starfall, it meant that he hadn’t even refined the first fragmentary star mark yet.

With the first sentence that came out of his mouth, Hu Rong had disclosed Nie Tian’s true identity. This made Nie Tian feel an imminent threat.

Therefore, he secretly prepared to kill and silence him forever.

“I’m with the Spirit Condor.” Hu Rong chuckled. “You’ve caused such a huge stir in Shatter City recently, so it was fairly easy for me to learn about your true identity.”

“The Spirit Condor? I’ve never heard of it.” Strong kiling intent continued to hover within Nie Tian’s wide eyes.