Chapter 283 (1/2)

Translator: Radiant  Editor: Radiant

“Palace Head Chen, have you confirmed their identities?” Xue Ying controlled the anger rising within him as he transmitted the question to Palace Head Chen.

“We are certain they came from the Dark Abyss, and that the master of the evil spirit which Feng Dong killed is Nuo Nuo An!” Palace Head Chen replied. “Further investigations are ongoing, and, for the moment, we cannot confirm where the team from the Dark Abyss is located.”

“Let me know as soon as you find them,” Xue Ying said.

“Okay, Xue Ying. Rest assured, our Xia Clan will absolutely not forgive them!” Palace Head Chen staunchly replied.

“By the way, the team from the Bloodshed Tavern warned me to be especially careful of the group from the Dark Abyss.” Xue Ying informed Palace Head Chen of everything Chen Jiu told him. Despite his killing intent going through the roof, he had to first understand the other party’s combat power.

Very soon, the two of them broke the connection.

Xue Ying was still standing within the empty county. Looking around, he understood that he was currently the only person alive in the entire area. Although it was still early in the day, and the sun was high up in the sky, only the sounds of moaning could be heard as the winds blew, and the entire place reeked of blood. It made Xue Ying feel a chill which permeated his bones.

Outsiders from the Dark Abyss! Xue Ying’s eyes were filled with the desire to kill. Even though those weak little demons were hibernating around the world, their combat power was too weak to kill a large amount of humans in a single swoop. Such a massacre had not taken place in a long time.

…

This matter could not be kept secret.

Soon, every Transcendent of the Xia Clan knew about it. They were stunned for a moment, but then anger took over them. They wanted vengeance, yet, as per the orders of Palace Head Chen, the Demigods were already on the search for the perpetrators, so other Transcendents were forbidden from acting! The enemies were far too strong, so any ordinary Transcendents participating in the search would just be sending themselves to their own deaths.

“Damn it!”

“Outsiders, outsiders!”

“This is our homeworld, the world of our Xia Clan!” Every single one of the Transcendents felt angry and bitter. Those outsiders had actually come into their homeworld and slaughtered their people! Who could bear such pain?

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Atop a mountain peak where the cold winds howled past,, there was a figure dressed in black robes. His face looked wasted away, as if only his bones remained, and his eyes glowed green. The cold winds brushed past, causing his robes to flap in the breeze. This was none other than the man the entire Xia Clan was searching for, Nuo Nuo An.

Xiu. A portion of space in the surrounding area was torn apart. A woman garbed in bright red flew over from within and respectfully offered him a crystal ball, while confidently saying, “Master, I’ve collected the souls of a hundred million humans.”

Soon, figure after figure began tearing through space and coming over to the man. In a similar fashion, they handed over crystal balls to their master using both hands.

“Master, I’ve collected only sixty million human souls.”

“Master, I could not…”

All of them were feeling nervous.

They returned back under the orders given by their master.

“Alright.” The black-robed man waved his hand, collecting all the crystal balls. Right then, his eyes widened.

Weng—

For a moment, the black-robed man’s eyes were like a passageway which the servants began flying into.

“Who would’ve thought that I’d be found by the Xia Clan despite the haste of my actions. It’s such a pity that the amount of souls I’ve collected is lower than I expected,” the black-robed man mumbled softly. In a flash of his figure, he entered the volcano nearby.

Flying down through the top of the volcano…

He soon arrived at a huge lake of magma, deep inside the volcano. The lake covered an area of a few kilometers.

Hu.

He placed himself right on top of the surface of rolling magma, which released ‘gu gu gu’ sounds, and said, “General Ku Meng, it’s time to wake up!” His voice was directly transmitted deep down inside the magma lake.

Gu gu gu~ The magma lake started frothing on the surface and began surging upwards. A huge fire emerged from deep within, from which an enormous, bald, shiny head without a hint of hair appeared. Even the face was free from any hair whatsoever—it was bright and clean. This enormous head the size of a hill reached a height of two hundred meters.