Chapter 331 Grand Martial Hall (1/2)
After receiving the new main quest, Zachary went to the Living-dead Tomb to look for Anne, but the place was quiet, and she was nowhere to be found.
”I wonder if she went to the Fairy Island,” Zachary muttered, and decided to go there himself.
Once there, he started to hear thunderous noise which he was quickly able to recognize as a fight. He knew what it meant: Anne and Tania were having another sparring match.
Zachary wasn't about to sit around and wait as they might take days to finish. He decided, then, to head back to the Peach Blossom Forest and do some much-needed recuperation.
Meanwhile, the news that Zachary had subdued the Hundred-Treasure Beast had made its way to the senior masters of the Shura College.
At that very hour, they were holding a special meeting in the Grand Martial Hall. More than ten members were in attendance; three of them were warriors of Sage Level and the rest at the premium stage of Imperial Level.
Tracy was present as well, since she was in charge of the disciples.
The three Sage Level warriors sat together. One of them, sitting on the left, wore a gray robe. Everything about him was thin and gaunt, from his hatchet face to his bony, almost claw-like hands. It was hard to believe that he was only in his fifties. ”Tracy, what the hell is going on? How did it happen that the Hundred-Treasure Beast was subdued by a mere disciple from the Celestial College?” he questioned.
Tracy answered at once, ”Master Corbin, the hunting game was ongoing at the time. According to the rules, neither I nor any other masters would be allowed to interfere in the competition. Besides that, none of us expected that the disciple named Harley Bai would be capable of such a feat on his own.”
Corbin didn't look satisfied, but he said nothing. Around him, the other warriors in attendance broke into chatter.
”It's incredible that someone at the King Level could subdue a beast at the Imperial Level!” one of them said.
”That's true. Could it be that someone was helping him secretly?” speculated another.
”That must be the case,” interjected a third. ”Even we Imperial Level warriors couldn't subdue the Hundred-Treasure Beast. How could a disciple at the King Level achieve that?”