As Yao Lao said this, Zhang Tian also thought of a target: Venerable Skyfire's corpse in the underground magma chamber beneath Canaan Academy.
"Isn't that the perfect skeleton? Not to mention there's also a newly born Fallen Heart Flame."
However, the location of Canaan Academy's Inner Academy had always been a mystery, which Zhang Tian found troublesome. That was also why he had never set his sights on the place.
"withering wood Protector still hasn't returned?" Within the dark, freezing great hall, an eerie aura seeped through the air. Strange black patterns covered the surrounding walls, while Ghost Fire burned in one blue oil lamp after another, sending chills down one's spine.
Seemingly hearing the faint screams drifting from the rooms where souls were being tortured, the man seated upon the throne abruptly stopped tapping the stone armrest.
"Reporting to Hall Master, withering wood Protector went to the Gama Empire to subdue Yun Shan, intending to annex the Yun Lan Sect and seize control of the Gama Empire."
A shadow emerged from the darkness and knelt respectfully before the man as he reported. The cold and sinister aura around him did not affect him in the slightest.
"withering wood Protector is dead." Soul Hall Branch Hall Master Hun Youmu spoke coldly from his stone throne. His snort frightened Vulture Protector so badly that he staggered, nearly falling to his knees.
"How is that possible?! It's only a small country—it doesn't even have a Dou Zong!" Under Hun Youmu's oppressive aura, Vulture Protector cried out in shock. This man was simply terrifying.
He was at the peak of the Eight-Star Dou Zun realm, a level comparable to a Great Heavenly Venerate. Yet he had willingly come to the remote Northwest Continent to serve as a Branch Hall Master, concealing his strength