"What is going on? Who is carrying out such acts of City Massacre and extermination?" Old Yao asked in great shock.
A small city with a population of hundreds of thousands had been wiped out without a single survivor. The sight was truly horrifying.
Xiao Yan entered the ruined city. From the conditions here, Old Yao's soul within his ring deduced that the massacre had taken place no more than a day ago.
"Teacher, you said the slaughter here happened less than a day ago... Could it have been done by the Hall of Souls?" Xiao Yan asked suspiciously after hearing Old Yao's estimate.
Hearing Xiao Yan's speculation, Old Yao slowly said, "Whether it was the Hall of Souls or not, we'll know everything once we reach Jifeng City!"
"Jifeng City?"
At Old Yao's reminder, Xiao Yan immediately understood. Earlier, they had encountered a Hall of Souls unit several dozen li outside Jifeng City. Not long afterward, thick smoke had risen from the direction of Jifeng City. It was very possible that the Hall of Souls had been destroying evidence.
"Teacher, then let's go take a look now!" After saying this, Xiao Yan turned and was about to head toward Jifeng City, but Old Yao stopped him after only two steps.
"You brat, in this situation, going over there is no different from courting death. If something really happened in Jifeng City, news will spread soon enough! Besides, even if you prove that the Hall of Souls did this, what use would that be? Do you dare to publicly stand up and say it?" Old Yao said irritably.
Enlightened by Old Yao's words, Xiao Yan thought for a while before changing direction once more and heading deeper into the Central Region.
Along the way, Xiao Yan encountered three more cities