"How could this happen?"
Xueming City is the most crucial military stronghold on the borders of the Xueying Empire. If it falls, it would be a fatal blow to the border defense.
"It must be Gu Xiao’s retaliation!" The Emperor of the Xueying Empire’s expression beca sowhat sinister. "It must be him who ordered it! Lord Envoy, you ntioned earlier that the Divine Profound Hall would provide us sufficient protection. Please help us drive away those assailants!"
"Over 200 Divine Cultivators at their peak..." The Core Disciple frowned.
Under normal circumstances, a handful of Core Disciples would have been enough to deal with them.
However, the last ti we aided the Xingyu Empire, a large contingent of Core Disciples was sent out. Although these people were redeed, they have now practically lost their combat capabilities. Their injuries alone will take at least several months of recuperation before they can even get out of bed.
So disciples even suffered ntal trauma, and even if their bodies recover in the future, it will be hard for them to regain their fighting spirit.
As for the remaining disciples, almost all have tasks assigned because this ti, they have to deal with Zhang nglong and others from the Sunset Sect, requiring substantial manpower and resources.
There really isn’t anyone available to be sent to deal with those people now. If we expose the Core Disciples and Elders ant for Zhang nglong too soon, perhaps Zhang nglong wouldn’t fall into the trap on his own.
"Don’t worry," the Core Disciple reassured, "It’s just one city, and as you heard, those people did not indiscriminately slaughter but only destroyed the city and retaliated against those who tried to stop them. Essentially, it’s just economic damage, but we will compensate you adequately in due ti."
At this mont, the minister seed to have received other news, and his face turned increasingly grim, even visibly pale.
Having listened to the news, he collapsed to the ground, as if his body had been drained.
"What happened now? Did those people start destroying other cities after Xueming City?"
"It’s not just those people," the minister said with a troubled face, "Just recently, 17 more cities experienced similar situations. You wouldn’t believe it; so even used disposable teleportation arrays to bring tens of thousands of people into cities to start wreaking havoc. Almost every city saw the presence of hundreds of peak Divine Cultivators!"
"Hundreds of peak Divine Cultivators in one city?" The Emperor of the Xueying Empire turned deathly pale, as there were only a handful of peak Divine Cultivators in the entire country. Given enough ti, a few hundred could destroy the entire country, let alone this many."
"Lord Envoy!" The Emperor looked again at the Envoy from the Divine Profound Hall.
"Don’t panic; it’s just a dozen or so cities..."
"But Lord Envoy, if they continue causing such destruction, they might soon reach our capital, or even the entire country could soon be destroyed!"
The entire Xueying Empire has a total of 275 cities, and nearly 20 have been damaged in just a few hours. He even suspected that the lack of news from other cities wasn’t because no one was causing destruction, but because they hadn’t had the chance to relay the ssage.
"You guessed right, your capital has already been dismantled!"
At this mont, a voice with a hint of malice echoed through the opulent palace.
"So it’s soone from the Divine Profound Hall; no wonder a tiny Xueying Empire dares to act so audaciously."
"Who is it?" The disciple of the Divine Profound Hall was a bit nervous, but only slightly, as he wasn’t alone. Accompanying him were two Elders of the Divine Profound Hall, both Dao Realm powerhouses, far above peak Divine Cultivators in strength.
"A working man," a figure in a black robe slowly appeared from the void, "Soone’s offering 10 trillion Divine Crystals to destroy the capital of the Xueying Empire. Opportunities to earn money like this don’t co often."
"Oh, by the way, you’d better have your two elders from the Divine Profound Hall co out. I don’t want to waste ti playing hide-and-seek," the man in black cloak chuckled, "If ti allows, I might even make a few extra bucks."
"May I inquire who you are and why you’re opposing us at the Divine Profound Hall?"
"I’m not interested in opposing the Divine Profound Hall," the man in the black cloak laughed. "You people are like sticky candy; once tangled with, it’s hard to shake off. But I also don’t want to miss out on this business, so why don’t you leave? A tiny Sixth-Grade Empire, even if you save it, what’s the point?"
"Oh, by the way, I don’t like people calling by my na, but I do like being addressed by my alias, Hei Ming Venerable."
"Hei Ming Venerable..." The Core Disciple hunted through his mories for the na. Anyone addressed as ’Venerable’ was undoubtedly a Dao Realm Martial Artist, one whose na was known even among Dao realms, otherwise, they wouldn’t receive such a title!
"Hei Ming... Hei..."
Suddenly, his pupils dilated, as if recalling sothing terrifying.
Hei Ming Venerable, a Fifth-Grade Dao Realm powerhouse! He received the inheritance of an ancient powerhouse, belonging to one of the now-destroyed superpowers.
Hei Ming Venerable’s strength is equivalent to that of an elder in a superpower. Before his fortuitous encounter, he wasn’t a good man either. He stumbled into that Land of Inheritance while escaping a group assault by those self-proclaid righteous people.
Upon his return, the first thing he did was annihilate those hunting him, including their families.
Since then, he beca a lone wanderer, traveling wherever whims led him, sotis sacking cities, sotis doing a bit of good, but without a doubt, he wasn’t soone to be trifled with.
"It seems so young people still rember ," Hei Ming Venerable laughed, "So, will you leave on your own, or would you like to kill you? Your two elders aren’t quite ready to fight , at least have a Grand Elder or Vice Hall Master co, perhaps?"
"Lord Envoy, this..." The Emperor of the Xueying Empire was already drenched in sweat. How could he not have heard of Hei Ming Venerable’s infamous na? To date, he has destroyed over 5,000 cities, the deaths could circle the entire Xueying Empire tenfold.
Yet the Core Disciple didn’t glance at him, "Since the senior has arrived, the younger generation naturally dares not disturb you. We’ll et again!"
With those words, the Core Disciple turned and left the palace.
"Hei... Hei..."
"Shh! Don’t talk!" Hei Ming Venerable grinned widely. "I don’t know who you offended, but they valued you at 10 trillion Divine Crystals. Even if your entire empire’s assets increased a hundredfold, they wouldn’t be worth 10 trillion Divine Crystals. Given a hundred chances, I’d take this job a hundred tis!"
"Venerable One... Are you truly going to destroy my Xueying Empire?"
"Of course!" Hei Ming laughed even more brightly, "Also, your head; there’s an additional 10 trillion Divine Crystal bounty for it. Sorry, I’m going to borrow it. Next life, rember not to offend people casually!"
...
With a loud crash, the palace of the Xueying Empire, a structure that had stood for over 17,000 years, collapsed with a thunderous roar...
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