Chapter 535 - A Night for Killing (2/2)

The night was quiet. Under the faint moonlight, Chu Qi had a peaceful look on her face. She was always quiet and never said any unnecessary words, just like a deep pool in a bamboo forest. She would not chatter and laugh all day long like Ziyun’er.

With a smile, Xiao Chen looked at her and said, “Chu Qi, you can call me Senior Brother from now on.”

“Yes, Senior Brother.”

“…”

“Well, go back and rest. Tomorrow…” Xiao Chen paused, with his eyes turning sullen. He gazed at the sparkling pool and said coldly, “Tomorrow, the counterattack starts!”

…

For those who were immersed in dreams in the Cloud Mist Academy, a night’s time so short that it was like a dream. However, for some people, it was so long; as long as a lifetime.

For those restless people in the alley of the Black-horn City, night might be their best hiding place, but at the same time, a dark night was also an abyss that swallowed up their lives.

Some people were destined to die tonight.

“Leader… leader, someone has killed our fellows… More than 170 were lying outside. All… all of them are dead…”

In a secret hall of the Black-horn City, a panic-stricken man in black suddenly ran in. On the walls of the hall hung several torches with a little spark. It could be seen that a middle-aged man with a pale face was sitting on a large chair in the hall.

There were four other people in the hall, and just like the man, their faces turned as white as a sheet once they heard that bad news.

“They are all… all dead…” Sweat beaded on the middle-aged man’s face. The messenger in black said in a panic, “Leader, please… please hurry up to leave from behind…”

“Tch!” A crisp sound resonated as the sword chopped off the messenger’s head before he finished his words. The blood splashed on the torch hanging on the stone wall. The fire flickered a few times, but it could still be seen clearly that the body of the messenger who was beheaded fell down with a flop.

“You… you guys!”

Seven figures appeared at the entrance of the hall. Each of them had a different stance. They were like shadows in the dark, approaching silently and taking away the lives of those who were hiding in the darkness and thought they had hidden themselves well.

They showed up at night and looked as horrible and foreboding as death, judging who would live and who would die.

“You… you are… Seven Night Queens…”

Before he finished his words, his blood had splashed, and the last flaming torch on the hall was extinguished.

…

A dark night passed. For those in the Cloud Mist Academy, this day was exciting, but for some people, they would stay in yesterday forever.

The morning sun had just risen. On this day, the Cloud Mist Academy seemed to be busier than usual. They were all discussing the competition for the Heaven Ranking. In fact, on the last day of each month, all disciples would compete for the Heaven Ranking. It was not only about whether they could go to the high-level area for cultivation next month, but also about the final score and reward of this month.

Therefore, the day at the end of the month was the busiest day. Some wanted to gain a higher place on the Heaven Ranking this day, and naturally, some had to prevent themselves from being challenged on the ranking list or getting a lower rank.

On this day, the Mystic Sky Pavilion would only open after noon, so in the morning, all disciples still had to go to the cultivation area and maintain their best condition. Along the way, both newcomers and senior disciples were full of discussion. They were all guessing how far Beigong Qin could go on the Earth Ranking, or even if he was able to win a place on the Heaven Ranking.

Regarding this, Beigong Qin only wore a smile on his face, as if he had a well-thought-out plan. Every time a senior disciple came to greet him and asked him which place he was going to enter, he always smiled faintly and said, “It’s all up to luck.”

In the Wind-heeding Pavilion, Xiao Chen walked in silence. Of course, there were many senior disciples talking about him. After all, among all the newcomers, he and Beigong Qin were the most outstanding ones. As for Jiang Qianqian and Yumu Shisan, they didn’t get much attention because they entered the cultivation area for senior disciples from the beginning.

“Hey! It’s that guy. Pfft! I heard that he was once beaten by Senior Sister Bai Ling. You see, he seems to have become well-behaved this time. He doesn’t raise his head when walking.”

“He can use four formations for the Body Refining Realm at the same time, but that only depends on his strong body. At first, he was so arrogant as to challenge our Senior Brother, but now he has lost his place on the ranking list. He can’t even be listed on the Earth Ranking!”

Seeing Xiao Chen and his companions, many senior disciples on the way began their discussion. However, Xiao Chen always turned a deaf ear to what they said. He walked his own path silently but firmly. He didn’t care about their discussion, and he was sure that he would have the last laugh.

“But he seems to be quite unlucky. He has just become the first newcomer to enter the Earth Ranking in recent years, but he was defeated and lost his place on the ranking list in just a few days. Do you think he will go to compete for the ranking list today?”

Because of Xiao Chen’s arrival, it seemed that people’s attention had transferred from Beigong Qin to Xiao Chen. When people talked about Beigong Qin, they always showed their respect for him. But while talking about Xiao Chen, most of them used a sneering tone.