Time flowed swiftly at this moment.
Space rippled slightly, and a figure appeared before Huo Feng, dropping to one knee in the void with utmost respect.
"Xiao Chi, Vice Hall Master of the Elite Hall, greets Hall Master!"
Only then did Huo Feng come back to his senses, his gaze falling calmly upon Xiao Chi.
He casually tossed out a jade slip, which Xiao Chi caught before looking at him in confusion.
"Lock down this area. Kill anyone who appears."
Xiao Chi immediately sent his spiritual power into it, and his confusion only deepened.
"Hall Master, wasn't this region assigned to Zhan Yunting of the Zhan Clan and Xu Dong of the Brahma Sound Temple? It was previously said that they were pursuing Si Yingxue, the Young Sect Master of the Thunder Punishment Sect."
"They're dead!"
Huo Feng said casually.
Xiao Chi's pupils suddenly constricted, as though he understood Huo Feng's meaning.
But soon, he said with difficulty, "But Hall Master, our mission is to guard the Myriad Thunder Pool. The higher-ups said that nothing must go wrong here."
Huo Feng's expression remained indifferent, never changing.
He looked at Xiao Chi. "Are you finished?"
Xiao Chi froze. Clearly, Huo Feng had not taken his words to heart.
"Master, this disciple... is finished!"
Xiao Chi changed the way he addressed him.
Huo Feng was not only the Hall Master of the Elite Hall, but also the master of this Vice Hall Master.
"Then go do it!"
"Remember, mobilize every force you can command."
Huo Feng replied blandly. The instant his words fell, his figure had already vanished without a trace.
Xiao Chi remained half-kneeling in the void for a long time, taking a deep breath before slowly exhaling.
Then he, too, departed.
Very soon, before the Myriad Thunder Pool, figure after